Chapter 948

Drinking with Lu Yu made Qin Mu feel very relaxed.

Although they were talking about official business during the meal, Lu Yu used a method that was not so serious.

While drinking and betting with Qin Mu, she talked about official business.

This made the official business seem so relaxed.

Lu Yu already had a flush on her face, but she still smiled and picked up the wine cup.

"Great Qin has a wise ruler like Your Majesty, and a great general like Qi Jiguang who is skilled in both civil and military affairs; the future will surely be more and more prosperous!"

Qin Mu looked at Lu Yu sideways.

This woman, from the beginning when she joined Great Qin, actually did not have such a firm heart.

She was just forced by the Lu family in the Great Tang, with nowhere to turn.

She likes to lead merchant caravans, travel the world, and takes this as an achievement.

But the Lu family only treated her as a tool. The reason is that she is a woman.

In the Lu family, even if a woman is a direct descendant, she has no future to speak of.

In the eyes of the Lu family, their best future is to marry into other big families. Either marry into the Cui family or the Fan family.

From the moment she was born and her gender was known, her life had already been decided by the family elders.

That's why she came to Great Qin.

She wants to grasp her own destiny and do what she likes!

After joining Great Qin, she received several tasks in succession, and Lu Yu completed them well.

Because of this, she received Qin Mu's praise.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yu gained a full sense of achievement in Great Qin!

This time in Liaodong, Qi Jiguang also praised her, saying she was unconventional and a heroine among women!

Returning to Changancheng this time, Lu Yu behaved somewhat abnormally. The reason for this lies here; her view of Great Qin has changed.

"Your Majesty, please predict the situation in Liaodong again, and see what Liaodong will become after experiencing such development?"

Qin Mu pondered for a moment.

Predicting the situation in Liaodong is not a difficult task for him. From the beginning of planning the development of Liaodong, Qin Mu already had a clear idea of Liaodong's future.

No one knows better than him the resources and locational advantages that Liaodong possesses.

But analyzing the situation is a technical job; one cannot just say whatever comes to mind.

Especially facing Lu Yu, who still has the sensitive status of a noble young lady.

"Liaodong is bitter and cold, with a sparse population. This is just the old concept people had about Liaodong.

Now, you have also seen the potential that Liaodong possesses. Imagine, what will happen once the population of Liaodong increases to five million, or even ten million?" Great Qin is going to transport ten million Indian prisoners of war to Liaodong; Lu Yu already knows about this.

But it was only until now that she started to think along with Qin Mu's words.

What will happen?

Necessarily, all demands for food, clothing, housing, and usage will skyrocket!

And because of the increase in labor, the things produced will also roll upwards.

With this back-and-forth, the transportation of materials will definitely become a problem!

Therefore, a port must be built in Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, what I can think of, you have already thought of. After the port is built, will anything else happen?"

Qin Mu was somewhat dumbfounded.

This girl, why didn't she continue to think further when she thought of building a port?

The answer is right in front of her.

"Once the Liaodong port opens, people around will gather in this place to enjoy the convenience of such abundant materials. At that time, the Khitan, Dingling, Sushen, and Tungusic people will also unknowingly integrate into it. This is subduing the enemy without fighting!"

Can it still be like this?

"But Your Majesty, the Khitan, Dingling, and Tungusic people, they are all enemies?"

Lu Yu was puzzled.

According to the previous way of thinking, to deal with such enemies, one could only marry a princess.

Great Qin is different from Great Tang; it will only beat the opponent until they submit!

So Lu Yu always thought that one could only be at odds with those people!

"Who would complain about having too much labor? Attract a portion of people, and for the die-hard elements at the end, of course, they must be uprooted!"

Qin Mu felt that he shouldn't have said so much to Lu Yu.

Sure enough, Lu Yu's expression dimmed.

She thought of her own family.

The hatred between Great Qin and the noble families is known to everyone. For Great Qin, the noble families are those die-hard elements.

Is it possible that in the future, Great Qin will also uproot all the noble families?

Lu Yu thought so in her heart, but didn't dare to ask. If this question came out, she would probably annoy the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, then will Liaodong in the future be a place specifically for arranging prisoners of war to produce materials for Great Qin?"

"Yes!"

Qin Mu pinched the wine cup, but his heart was filled with all kinds of feelings.

How could it be so simple?

At present, the most important condition limiting the development of Great Qin is the lack of population.

It is easy to expand territory, but it is difficult to have so many people to garrison these conquered territories.

Not only must more prisoners of war be collected, but they must also be gradually integrated into the atmosphere of Great Qin and become subjects of Great Qin.

Repeated screening, removing those who are restless and have ulterior motives.

Only those who remain and work hard will have the opportunity to become subjects of Great Qin.

Qin Mu looked up and drank it all in one gulp, throwing away the empty wine cup.

"For the die-hard elements of the Great Tang, it is the same.

Either turn over a new leaf, do coolie work, and slowly strive for the forgiveness of the Great Qin people.

Or die, so as not to disturb this prosperous world!" After saying this, he left the seat.

Leaving only Lu Yu alone, dazed on the spot.

She couldn't stay for long either.

Soon, a eunuch came over and stood in front of Lu Yu.

"His Majesty has left, you should leave the palace!"

Lu Yu had no choice but to bow and salute in the direction Qin Mu left. Then she turned around and left the imperial palace. Lu Yu had also thought about this question countless times before.

Whether she could become a bridge between her family and Great Qin.

Unfortunately, no!

In the current situation, either she completely rebels against the family and cuts off all entanglements with the Lu family!

Or she returns to the Lu family and waits for the future judgment.

For Lu Yu, there is actually no room for consideration.

She joined Great Qin not only to live happily for herself, but also to witness this prosperous Great Qin.

It can be foreseen that the future of Great Qin will surely be an incomparably brilliant era.

And she, being able to be fortunate enough to participate in it and contribute a meager effort.

This is the meaning of being born as a human!

After Qin Mu left.

Suddenly Yu Huatian appeared.

"Your Majesty, a secret report from Jiangnan."

"Speak!"

"Your servant arranged for the Goguryeo person Jin Tian to disguise himself as a Goguryeo noble who fled to the Great Tang to buy land in Jiangnan for farming.

This person is quick-witted and has hooked up with Zhangsun Wuji's line.