The most romantic little emperor

Chapter 417 A steady stream of water

As if he could feel Qin Hao's sharp gaze, a trace of barely perceptible panic flashed across Su Zhengfang's face, but he immediately suppressed it and turned it into an expression of resentment.

He straightened his back and refuted firmly: "Two million dan of grain is simply a foolish dream! King Nanyuan, if you Liao people are really asking for too much, then please go back to where you came from. We in Daxia will never compromise with you greedy people!"

"Humph, if you Liao people think you can bully us Daxia at will by relying on force, you are totally wrong. Although we Daxia are weak, we also have our bottom line and dignity!"

Unexpectedly, Su Zhengfang acted out of character, and his words exploded like thunder in the court, instantly causing ripples.

Many ministers responded and advised Qin Hao in strong words, firmly opposing lending grain to the Liao people.

"Two million dan of grain, absolutely impossible!"

Faced with this sudden storm, a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, as if he had guessed Su Zhengfang's intention, but he still maintained the composure and calmness of an emperor.

He nodded slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Lord Nanyuan, you have also seen that it is not that I am unwilling to lend grain to your Liao Kingdom, but that all the civil and military officials in the court disagree. They care about the country and the people, and I can do nothing about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Hao suddenly changed the subject and said in a gentle tone: "Forget it, I see that it is not easy for you to come all the way here, so I will sponsor you 200,000 dan of grain from a personal perspective and in my personal name, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Yelu Lingxiao's eyes flashed with displeasure, but he quickly concealed it, still with a warm smile on his face: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Daxia, two million dan of grain is really not too much for you Daxia."

"The Liao Dynasty has more than 500,000 cavalrymen, and each man and horse consumes one bushel of grain a day. Even if we are frugal, two million dan of grain can only keep us going for two months at most..."

Five hundred thousand cavalry!

This number was like a thunder-like slap in everyone's face.

threaten! A naked threat!

Yelu Lingxiao's words were clearly a threat to Daxia!

However, even everyone understood that the number of 500,000 cavalry was exaggerated.

But even so, the Liao Kingdom was able to gather three or four hundred thousand cavalry, which was already a very terrifying force.

Although Daxia had a million soldiers, due to the scarcity of war horses, its cavalry was no more than 100,000.

Although these 100,000 cavalrymen were brave and good at fighting, they were far from comparable to the Liao Kingdom in terms of the quality of their war horses, whether in terms of speed or endurance.

The Liao Kingdom was known as a country on horseback. Their cavalry was like the wind on the grassland, free and wild.

Every Liao cavalryman owned several war horses. These horses were not only their companions on the battlefield, but also a part of their lives.

The Liao people rode horses, not only to check in belongings, but also to take turns to ride, and even to eat, drink and sleep on horses. This shows how strong their fighting power was.

If the Liao cavalry really marches south, it will be unstoppable like a torrent.

Daxia's weak defense line may not be able to withstand this torrent.

Therefore, Yelu Lingxiao's threat was like a huge rock pressing on everyone's hearts, making them feel unprecedented pressure.

Qin Hao pursed his lips tightly, clenched his hands into fists, and his fingertips sunk deeply into his palms. His face was like the frost and snow in the severe winter, cold and firm. He spoke word by word: "I will say it again, three million dan of grain is absolutely impossible! If the Liao Kingdom insists on provoking a war, our Great Xia will fight to the end, until the last soldier!"

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true!"

Li Zhen stepped out. Although he was old, his eyes were full of fighting spirit, as if he wanted to set the whole hall on fire. He said in a loud and murderous voice: "Although I am old, I can still put on my armor and fight! I beg Your Majesty to allow me to lead the army and defend the dignity and territory of Daxia to the death!"

As Li Zhen stood up, the pro-war faction people volunteered to fight.

"This time, we, the Liao Dynasty, sincerely come to ask for food support from the Xia Dynasty."

Yelu Lingxiao's mouth curled up in a subtle arc, and he said leisurely: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Daxia, if you think that providing 3 million dan of grain at one time is too heavy, why don't we change to a long-term strategy and do it slowly, what do you think?"

"A steady stream of water?"

Qin Hao raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his hand to signal the generals who wanted to fight to stay calm, and asked curiously: "What is the method of slow and steady progress? I would like to hear the details."

Yelu Lingxiao smiled and explained calmly, "We can sign an agreement for a month. Daxia will give us two dan of food on the first day, four dan on the second day, and eight dan on the third day. The amount will increase every day, twice the amount of the previous day, and so on. We can give Daxia enough for a month."

"In this way, we can relieve the pressure on Daxia and ensure that Liao Kingdom gets stable supplies. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

As Yelu Lingxiao's voice fell, Qin Hao's eyelids couldn't help but jump suddenly, as if struck by lightning.

What the hell!

He cried out in his heart, as if a huge rock was thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to appear instantly.

The story of “Putting rice on the chessboard”?

This was clearly an anecdote that he was familiar with in his previous life. How could it be spoken by Yelu Lingxiao at this moment?

Could it be that this old dog Yelu Lingxiao also came from another time?

Or, is there someone like me, whose soul, carrying the memories of his past life, traveled to the Liao Kingdom?

Countless thoughts were churning in Qin Hao's mind, but on the surface he tried his best to remain calm, not wanting Yelu Lingxiao to notice anything.

However, his heart was like a turbulent sea, difficult to calm down.

At this moment, Qin Hao seemed to be in a huge mystery, and Yelu Lingxiao was the key to this mystery.

At the same time, the ministers of the Great Xia Dynasty were secretly calculating in their hearts.

This... doesn't seem to be much!

Isn’t it just a mere month?

According to this method of distribution, it is probably difficult to reach the huge amount of two million dan. At most, it would be only a few hundred thousand dan of grain.

This number is undoubtedly much less than two million dan.

The reason for this idea is that the Great Xia Dynasty did not have much mathematical concepts at all, and people were not very sensitive to numbers.

They only know that it is a considerable sum of money, but they find it difficult to be sure of the specific value.

After calculating for a long time, they still couldn't figure out the final data. They could only rely on their intuition and guesswork, and felt that this amount seemed to be quite a good deal.