Chapter 1227: Lost the Bet

"Ma, when it comes down to it, you still aren't willing to give up, wanting to wait here a bit longer to see, right?"

Ma nodded slightly, and the soldiers Ma brought with him had the same idea.

"Fine, then how about this: we wait here for another two days. If no other tribes have come after two days, we will head back immediately, how about that?"

Ma slapped his thigh: "Good! Regimental Commander Ju, then it is settled. We will stay here for another two days. I won't be so stubborn anymore; after all, safety comes first."

Ju pointed around: "Then let's hurry and set up the camp. Everyone get moving. It just so happens that we've been on the road for so long, we can rest here for two days, and after that, it's a long journey again."

Yishang's condition was gradually improving; at least now he could stand up and walk around. After recuperating in the Western Development Group for two days and taking medicine for two days, Yishang felt he had pulled back from the brink of death, only he felt very sad about his weak body.

Perhaps this was Heaven telling him that he had lived long enough, that it was time to be old, and time to die?

When chatting with Changle, Yishang told Changle this thought, and Changle immediately grabbed his arm and told him that this was simply impossible.

"Uncle Yishang, Heaven wouldn't do that. Since you didn't die from illness this time, you will only get better from here on out. My father once said, 'He who survives a great disaster is destined for future fortune'!"

The way you are now is just because you didn't receive treatment in time. Didn't Yuzhu also say that if it weren't for all this flesh on you, you really might not have been able to hold on until you got here? So, having flesh on your body is the best thing.

As for this flesh, once your illness is cured, we will go back to Huaxia to eat and drink well, and it will grow back quickly. I will ask my father to allocate more meat for you; if you eat meat every day, you will definitely be fine.

As long as the flesh grows back, your strength will naturally return."

Yishang was very happy that Changle would say such things. He was truly gratified; he was indeed a child he had watched grow up. Most of the time, he looked at Changle as being even closer than his own children.

"Then Changle, what about you? How has your work been going during this time? Why don't you go back with the Engineering Team when the time comes? They will probably leave a bit earlier than us."

Changle sighed deeply: "Uncle Yishang, I won't hide it from you. Actually, my father wanted me to come this time to see if the place here at the Western Development Group is suitable for building a capital. But after being here for so long, I still think it's not suitable; it can only be used to build a mediocre city, one mainly for grazing."

"Capital? What does that mean?"

Changle still had to explain it to Yishang on the spot: "A capital is the center of a country, where the King resides and conducts official business. The current Huaxia City is our capital, but that's only because our Huaxia has too few cities and no other choice.

What my father means is that to unlock Huaxia's ability to manage the entire western region, we must build more cities, and we must also build a larger city in a central location of our territory to replace Huaxia City.

The current Huaxia City is actually not suitable as a capital because it is too close to other tribes, and there are no other cities in front to block them. If other tribes come to attack, they would reach Huaxia City in an instant.

But if we build many cities in the west, there would be Huaxia City and Lema City blocking in the east, and other cities blocking in the west."

Originally, this place was chosen, but the conditions here aren't good enough to be a capital. It's impossible for a capital to be used for grazing, and the flat land here for building houses is too small.

If a future capital is to be built, it must definitely be bigger than Huaxia City!"

Hearing what Changle said, Yishang's hands shook a bit more: "Changle, this, is this something that can be said? Doesn't it need to be kept secret?"

Changle said indifferently: "Uncle Yishang, you would know this sooner or later. It was originally planned to be announced this Winter, so you're just knowing it a bit in advance. And I trust you; you won't tell others after you go back."

Yishang turned his head away: "Sigh, Changle, you shouldn't have told me. For such an important matter, you should have just told me about unimportant things."

Changle chuckled: "Alright Uncle Yishang, then shall I tell you something else?"

"You can tell me, but don't let it be such a secret; I don't dare to listen."

Changle held Yishang's shoulder and said: "Just like I said earlier, if this place were suitable for a capital, the value of the surrounding land would be higher than that around Huaxia City. So, when the fiefs were first exchanged, my father traded more for less. If he had known this place couldn't be a capital, my father might have traded one-for-one."

Yishang widened his eyes in shock. So there was such a thing behind this! And if that were the case, the King was actually willing to distribute the land around the capital to them. People used to say this was the King cutting down their fiefs, but thinking about it now, the King was truly generous.

Changle continued: "It's a pity that a capital cannot be built here; it can only be a regular city, and the land can basically only be used for grazing. It really is a good place for grazing.

Uncle Yishang, you all came here to exchange for fiefs, and I went to look at them too. Farming is not as good as grazing. Your fief is the same; grazing doesn't require as many people and tools as farming does.

If a capital could really be built here, your fiefs would be so valuable. The area is so much larger than the ones in Huaxia City. Even the rocky beaches where you can't farm could be used as a Pasture for grazing. Now, it's a huge loss."

"But Uncle Yishang, this is just how it is, because none of us knew what the fiefs here were like, and we didn't know what your previous fiefs were like either.

Now, just treat it as having lost a bet. Who can say that everything in this world goes smoothly? I went out to look for a site for the capital and got stuck on the road, so I can only come again next year.

But Uncle Yishang, this isn't entirely a bad thing, right? Now that you know the situation of your fief, you have to work hard to see if you can find a way to start domesticating livestock here now. At least that way, you'll be a step ahead of others, and it can also make your fief generate value sooner, right?"