Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Zhao Xi is the eldest son of Zhao Xu and the crown prince of the Great Xia Empire. He has been following Lin Yi since he was a child, calling him big brother after him.

Lin Yi has also taken good care of this little brother who is only one year younger than him since he was a child.

Seeing Zhao He blinking at him, Lin Yi also glanced at Zhao He, which was regarded as a greeting.

It was still morning court time, and Lin Yi and Zhao Xi didn't want to overdo it. After the two exchanged glances, they sat on their chairs and prepared to listen to Zhao Xu's morning court meeting.

"Li Qing, please continue." Seeing that Lin Yi had also sat down, Zhao Xu said to the minister who had been confronting him before.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing that the Emperor had finally arranged Lin Yi's affairs, Li Fu spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I have two diplomatic documents here. They are official documents sent by the Kingdom of John and the Kingdom of Gaul. They hope to renegotiate the tariffs with us in Great Xia."

When Zhao Xu heard Li Fu's words, he immediately frowned.

"Li Qing, how do these two countries want me to adjust tariffs?" Zhao Xu said in a bad tone.

"Your Majesty, I listen to the wishes of the ministers of the two countries. They feel that our country, Daxia, is dissatisfied with the commodity taxes and ship docking taxes of their two countries. They hope that our country, Daxia, can exempt them from the docking taxes and at the same time reduce the commodity taxes by four times. One percent." Li Fu said bravely.

He knew very well that after he said these words, he would face Zhao Xu's endless anger.

The other court ministers also took a breath when they heard Li Fu's words.

Among the people present, perhaps the only one with the most normal expression was Lin Yi.

Because he has no idea how much business tax revenue Daxia has now. Maybe if he knew it, he would have the same expression.

In his opinion, there is no morality or principle at all at this time.

All that can be said is whose army is more powerful, whose warships are bigger, and whose artillery is more powerful.

As the saying goes, truth only lies within the range of a cannon.

At this time, Daxia was a weakling in the eyes of the Western countries, a delicious cake, and prey.

Do you think hunters care about the feelings of their prey? To sum it up in one sentence, if you fall behind, you will be beaten. When you are beaten, don't complain.

After all, who made you weak? If I don’t hit you, who will I hit?

Only two parties of equal strength can sit down and negotiate in peace.

Lin Yi is not in a hurry, because he knows that he is the opportunity for Daxia to become stronger. As long as he is given time, he can beat those Western countries that are now so superior that they will kneel on the ground and call daddy.

Prince Zhao He on the side saw Lin Yi's calm face. He thought that Lin Yi didn't know the key to this, so he turned slightly and said to Lin Yi.

"Brother, these two countries are not good things. They have made a lot of money now, and they are still not satisfied."

"Last year, Daxia received less than [-] silver dollars in tariffs from these two countries. Now they don't even plan to pay [-] silver dollars. It's really abominable." Zhao He said angrily.

When Lin Yi heard what his cheap cousin said, he secretly sighed that he was still too naive.

In this world of the jungle, if others are better than you, why should they give you money?

It is already kind to give you [-] yuan in commodity tax. If it were Lin Yi himself, he would be in the position of John and Gaul. He promised to be even more ruthless than the two of them.

"Brother Xi, have you ever thought that the other party can actually not give you a penny?" Lin Yi said slowly to Zhao Xi after listening to Zhao Xi's complaints.

Zhao He was stunned when he heard Lin Yi's words. He did not expect that Lin Yi would say this.

When he heard Lin Yi's words, he lowered his head and thought for a moment. He suddenly felt that what Lin Yi said seemed to make sense.

"Brother, tell me, what should we do now?" Zhao He looked at Lin Yi and asked slowly.

Although Zhao Xicong was made the prince by Zhao Xu, his teachers often said that Lin Yi was worthless in front of him.

But Zhao Xi felt that his brother Yi was the truly capable person. Now that he heard Lin Yi speak to the point about the relationship between Daxia and the Kingdom of John and the Kingdom of Gaul, he was even more convinced that he was right.

"This is not the time to talk. Let's talk after the morning court is over." Lin Yi pointed to the ministers who were still present and motioned to Zhao He to talk later.

Zhao Xi was not a child who didn't know anything. When he heard Lin Yi say this, he also understood that now was not the time to discuss this matter.

So, he resumed his majesty as the crown prince and scanned the crowd.

However, even Lin Yi didn't notice that Zhao He looked at him with more admiration.

In fact, Zhao Xu also noticed the little moves between Lin Yi and Zhao He, but these two people, one was his son and the other was his nephew, so he couldn't say anything.

It was just that the two of them were too young to sit still, so they were whispering there.

But then, he noticed that Lin Yi seemed to say something to Zhao He, and then Zhao He's expression changed and he became more confident.

This aroused Zhao Xu's strong curiosity.

Li Fu below them felt that something was wrong. According to the previous process, this was the time for Zhao Xu to get angry and roar.

But today, Zhao Xu was unusually quiet and didn't seem to be angry at all.

Li Fu secretly raised his head, wanting to see Zhao Xu's face.

As a result, it was discovered that Zhao Xu was staring at the Crown Prince and Prince Rui, and he was very fascinated.

Li Fu suddenly felt a little ridiculous. Is this still the diligent and caring emperor Zhao Xu he knew, but also a bit irritable?

If he could, Li Fu didn't want to remind Zhao Xu. If he could, he would continue like this, at least he wouldn't have to face Zhao Xu's anger.

But the problem is, John, the two countries of Gaul are still waiting for a reply. If time drags on for too long and these two bandit-like countries become impatient, I am afraid there will be another war.

The current Daxia has not yet recovered from the great sea battle with Sakura Country three years ago.

Therefore, Li Fu decided to remind Zhao Xu, hoping that he could make an early decision.

"Your Majesty, how should I reply to the ministers of the two countries? Your Majesty, please make it clear." Li Fu asked Zhao Xu bravely.

Li Fu's words brought Zhao Xu back to reality, and he realized that he was a little distracted.

But after he woke up, he also felt a headache.

John, the tariffs of the two countries in Gaul are already as low as they can be. Just like this, these two countries are still not satisfied and want to lower the tariffs again.

This was unacceptable to Zhao Xu, who dreamed of restoring Daxia's past prosperity. He didn't want to lose this person.

But if they don't agree, Daxia will face the threat of war from these two rogue countries again.

The current Daxia is far from a match for the two countries. It is estimated that if there is another war, Daxia will not be far from being destroyed.

Zhao Xu can be said to be in a dilemma now, with no solution at all.

At this time, Zhao Xu saw Lin Yi again, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"How about asking Yi'er? What if he has a way?"