Qin Fei put away the chaotic thoughts in his heart and slept beautifully. It was already night when he woke up again. The oil lamp was lit in the carriage. Jing Jialan held his knees and sat beside him, holding a novel in his hand. He was intriguing by reading a book of Fengyue's novel or martial arts secrets.

Seeing Qin Fei wake up, Jing Jialan put down the book and brought the prepared dinner. Although it was in the desert, the dinner was still very rich, with various beef and mutton methods, fruit platters and light vegetable soup, which are most suitable for Qin Fei who has already recovered from his stomach.

After eating voraciously, Qin Fei's mouth was covered with greasy corners, and the door of the carriage was suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man walked in. He didn't look like a barbarian at all, with a pretty face, a thin floating beard, and a pair of wise eyes, looking at Qin Fei calmly.

"Your father?" Qin Fei asked Jing Jialan in a vague way.

Jing Jialan nodded and sat down for serving the barbarian Khan Tuoba Lie.

"It's not difficult to guess who I am." Tuoba Lie said with a smile: "I came to see you specifically. Lord Wu Zun went to Dongdu for you, and you let my daughter go. I'm a little curious about you!"

Qin Fei put down the lamb leg that had not been gnawed in his hand and said seriously: "I'm also very curious. As a barbarian Khan, I don't want to open up the territory or defeat your brother Tuoba Hong. What are you thinking?"

Jing Jialan was very lawful. When the two men were talking, she knelt down beside them, serving tea and water without saying a word, and being honest like a maid.

Tuoba Hong said lightly: "The barbarians are not what you think. We occupied Middle Earth a thousand years ago, but what was the result? A rare master of heaven and his twelve dragon cavalry commanded the world and almost destroyed us. We live in the grassland and desert, and we rely on the heaven to make a living. A storm and a snow disaster are enough to kill cattle and sheep. Although the population of Middle Earth was sharply reduced like us after the war. However, you grew rapidly based on agriculture and doubled the population, and you can still feed so many people."

"It took us hundreds of years to recover, but our strength is already much worse. Middle-earth martial arts are profound and masters are emerging. Generals who can conquer and fight are emerging one after another. Our advantage is that the whole people are soldiers. Once we encounter war, we can quickly organize tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, and we can form an army of hundreds of thousands, and we don't consider any supplies at all. If we occupy a place, we will be our supplies."

"But this is also a fatal factor. We can't afford to lose, and once we lose, we will have to flee in a hurry. Otherwise, even hunger will starve the soldiers to death. Middle-earth has fought with us for hundreds of years from the Wei Kingdom to the Chu Tang Dynasty. We are still in the desert and still make a living by grazing, fishing and hunting. Have we ever changed? Oh, if it is said that it is our young and middle-aged people who keep dying in the war. This leads to more and more women and elderly people in the desert!"

Qin Fei couldn't help but look at the seemingly elegant Khan with a different look. He did think that the barbarians were barbarians, with developed limbs and simple minds. He howled all day long to annex the world. Perhaps, Tuoba Lie is a non-mainstream barbarian Khan, right?

"The Khans have fought against Middle-earth, why did they later split into barbarians and demons?" Tuoba Lieruo looked at his daughter meaningfully and asked softly: "Do you know?"

"Our royal family loves peace?" Jing Jialan just said a little, and felt something was wrong. The barbarians and demons fought to death all day long, so why did they have nothing to do with peace? She was just a woman, and it was difficult to understand things that had too much political meaning, so she looked at Qin Fei in confusion.

Qin Fei said seriously: "I want to know your answer, too."

"It's actually very simple!" Tuoba Lie smiled and said, "The two results are understood as soon as you think about it!"

"The first result is that our royal family is unified, and then we fight with Middle-earth, completely conquered Middle-earth, turn your people into our slaves, and your land into our pastures. Yes, our pastures are all under the blue sky. What a grand goal! But if Middle-earth agriculture is lost, even if the whole world is a pasture, isn't it still a meal? It's not that a storm can starve a large number of herders to death? Then what is the meaning of our conquering Middle-earth?"

"The second result is that we conquered Middle Earth and continued to let your people farm and meet the needs of survival. But Middle Earth is so big, and Chu and Wu have 800 military states in total. Even if we use surrendered troops, each prefecture will have to divide at least some royal troops into its own army? A hundred-man team in one state will require as many as 80,000 people. But what is the 10-man team? If a state capital changes, each person can drown the 10-man team with one mouthful of spit. Even if a thousand-man team is just a matter of each person! What about officials with management capabilities? It is much worse. Moreover, we are still suitable for a life of grazing and singing. Why do you need your northwest mountains and Jiangnan water towns?"

Qin Fei said, "If you can't conquer, let alone, you may be severely damaged by your energy. Like a thousand years ago, you will hide in the depths of the desert, endure the extremely harsh environment, and wait for rest and recuperation. Maybe you will be able to return here for hundreds of years."

"Yes!" Tuoba Lie pondered: "When I was a teenager, I used to disguise myself in Middle-earth study. As I learned more, I would open up the problems. The land we occupy is grassland and desert. For Middle-earth people who make a living by agriculture, even if I give up the entire desert, I am afraid that few people will live on the grassland. Since you have no intention of taking the initiative to fight, why should I take the risk to start a war?"

"If the two countries can continue to be peaceful, establish trade, and exchange our horses, cattle and sheep with rice, grain and other goods, this will create a win-win situation. First, we can store a large amount of food, and once we encounter a disaster, we can survive it safely. Second, you have obtained fur and herbal horses that are difficult to find in Middle-earth. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

Tuoba Lie looked at Qin Fei seriously: "What do you think?"

Qin Fei sighed faintly. This Khan, who had been studying in Middle-earth for many years, was indeed a far-sighted person. The State of Chu would never take the initiative to use troops to the desert. No one knew how big the desert was. If it was really impossible to win, the barbarians could run deep into the desert. And the Chu army could not extend the supply line infinitely! Although the grassland relies on the weather for food, it also had a large amount of supplies needed by Middle-earth. The most important thing is that if the two countries could reach peace, the Chu could save a large amount of military expenditure every year and use it in places where it needed more, such as official schools, official clinics, etc.
Chapter completed!