Chapter 1336: Controlling History

The first major event of the new year was Baifeng preparing to head to the Xuanyuan Tribe for negotiations; Baifeng estimated that at this time, Xuanyuan should not have left the Xuanyuan Tribe yet, and he might also be thinking of finishing the negotiations with Baifeng before heading to the Shennong Clan together.

Of course, there was another very important reason: the grain from Huaxia had not yet been delivered, and this concerned the grand strategy of the Xuanyuan Tribe's expedition against the Shennong Clan; relying solely on the Xuanyuan Tribe's own grain would be a bit too much pressure for them.

Baifeng brought a Boat of grain with him; if no agreement could be reached on the division of war spoils, then this grain would ultimately become the goods traded for the Xuanyuan Tribe's products.

However, if they could not reach an agreement, the previous expansion of trade volume and the pricing issues that Xuanyuan had initiated with Huaxia would return to their former levels, as these benefits were all predicated on Huaxia participating in the war against the Shennong Clan.

Besides this matter, Baifeng also sent people to the Suiren Clan to give instructions once again regarding the trade with the Jiuli, and at the same time brought some Silk and grain; these were some aid for the Suiren Clan.

Now, because of the increase in taxes and the expected development of the Gold Bank, Baifeng estimated that there would not be too much difficulty regarding grain this year, even if there were a major disaster throughout the entire year and a serious crop failure, it would not be a big problem.

Everyone's stored grain was enough to last for several years, and the grain in the National Treasury was also sufficient for allocation and support; it would simply mean scaling back the amount of construction.

The number of people in the entire country was only so many, and there were only so many mouths to feed; calculating the total grain reserves of the entire country, it was enough for everyone to eat for several years, and the wealth gap was relatively small; all government expenditures were actually just moving money from the left hand to the right, and no matter how it was turned, it all ended up in everyone's mouths, so Baifeng was not worried.

Now, the entire Suiren Clan had basically accepted the fact that they were to join Huaxia, and everyone was no longer resistant, because during the Winter they had all received help from Huaxia to varying degrees, and many fewer people had died; coupled with the propaganda from some Leaders, there was no longer any opposition, only that everyone was not very willing to move away from their own territory.

They felt that living where they were now was fine, and their own land was also Huaxia's land, so why must they move to another place? They were already familiar enough with their current territory; it was merely changing the person who ruled.

Therefore, Baifeng also disclosed the matter of building a city in the Suiren Clan to Baoxi, and asked Baoxi to make a trip to Huaxia before Summer; Baifeng wanted to discuss this matter thoroughly with Baoxi.

Baifeng estimated that his own trip out would take over a month, or perhaps even longer; the distance was one thing, but he also had to scout out how far the Xuanyuan Tribe had developed by now.

Changle was not planning to go to the Xuanyuan Tribe this year, but instead sent several of his students; for Changle, the Xuanyuan Tribe no longer held much attraction; previously he had wanted to leave Huaxia and go to other places to have a good look, but now he had seen enough.

Another thing was that Ayuduo's belly was big; it was truly big now, and it was growing very fast; if Baifeng hadn't asked Changle more questions, Baifeng would have been afraid that Changle had become a "cuckold," though this era probably didn't have such things, and people of this age wouldn't have such thoughts.

There was no ultrasound, so Baifeng didn't know what the situation was inside Ayuduo's belly; if it were twins, that would be great, allowing the thin-populated Baifeng family to add some vitality early on.

Qihu could already walk steadily, and could also speak a few words vaguely; he could call the word "Grandpa" very clearly, and Baifeng was incredibly happy, but it also made him feel as if he had started to grow old; although his body truly felt like it had no problems, he had this feeling psychologically.

Zhi was also basically confirmed to be pregnant again; it was just unknown which one of them would give birth first, but he wouldn't worry about it; now, let them give birth to as many as they could; Baifeng himself hadn't given birth to many, but he wanted his children to give birth to many more.

Sui seemed to have found another woman for Yulong, but Yulong was too busy every day and had no time to deal with it; whether it was Yulong himself or Zhi, neither was opposed to having one or two more women in the house—the more the better—it was just that Yulong couldn't spare the time.

Sui's intention was to let Yulong meet her every now and then, and if he felt there was no problem and didn't find her disagreeable, he should just marry her sooner; because she was not a Primary Wife, there was no need to hold a grand wedding, just go through the process simply, and there was no need to announce anything to the people of all Huaxia; the women married in the future would all be like this, only Zhi's status and position were the highest.

Once Yulong became Emperor, his second wife would be able to have her status raised a little; one Queen, one Concubine, and the others would all be ordinary consorts, just like Baifeng's two wives.

Baifeng had no time to deal with these matters; now he felt that time was a bit tight, and perhaps within ten years, the landscape of this land would be completely determined.

Xuanyuan defeating the Shennong Clan might not take five years, and defeating Chiyou might take a little longer; at that time, it would truly be a mythical war.

Baifeng didn't even know now whether he should participate in this mythical war or keep himself far away to develop; if he participated, which side should he support? Should he support the familiar Xuanyuan Tribe, or Chiyou, with whom he had a slight kinship?

Baifeng felt that he was being carried along by the era, and it would not allow him to make too many changes; when his strength became more and more powerful, he instead felt that things were becoming more and more difficult to grasp; his control over history was gradually failing, and now he could only fight with all his might.

However, judging by the current situation, everyone was also a bit more civilized; if they were defeated, at least the person acting as the Leader would not be the first to be captured, beheaded, and stewed into soup, but would be held in high regard instead, so as to consolidate one's own rule.

Baifeng would do this, and Xuanyuan would certainly do this too, otherwise there would be no such thing as the Flame Emperor; as for Chiyou, Baifeng really couldn't be sure; those who hadn't seen him in person couldn't determine what he would do; after all, the one who failed in history was Chiyou, not Xuanyuan.

Moreover, Chiyou was not killed by Xuanyuan; he died on the way to exile, perhaps from illness, or perhaps from injuries, or from old age; Xuanyuan did not kill the remaining Chiyou tribesmen either, but treated them as his own people.

Doing this was best; everyone fought for power and territory, but they shouldn't kill indiscriminately; people were precious, and for a batch that died, it would take more than ten years for a new batch to grow up.