Longzang

Chapter 992 My Personal Princess (Part 2)
In the study, Wei Yuan and the Sixth Princess sat facing each other.

Wei Yuan said solemnly, "To begin, I will teach you a secret technique that is unparalleled in the world, created by an extraordinary person. Let's put this book, 'Initial Exploration of the Desolate Realm,' aside for now and learn this secret technique first. This technique is called: The Five Tones of the Desolate Roar."

Next, Wei Yuan taught in detail the basic principles of the Wild Roar, the key points of the first note, and the techniques for exerting force.

Wei Yuan felt that the Sixth Princess's physical body looked too white and soft, lacking strength, so he decided to start with that, as it would be the fastest and most obvious way to improve it. The Roar of Desolation was a sacred technique for strengthening the physical body, and there were few paths in the world that could compare to it.

The Wild Roar may seem simple, but it actually requires a very high level of talent. Wei Yuan thought that teaching this to the Sixth Princess would effectively buy time, and she could practice it on her own later.

After teaching the basic techniques, Wei Yuan demonstrated by exhaling and making a sound: "Awoo!"

The sixth princess followed suit: Meow!

Wei Yuan: "That's not how it works! You need to use sound as the pivot, circulating your Dao power to vibrate your entire body, destroying weak muscles, activating vitality, and thus achieving the effect of tempering the body and undergoing a complete transformation! Now, repeat after me: Awoo!!"

Sixth Princess: Meow!
Wei Yuan patiently guided him: "You need to feel the vibration, the surge! Imagine the feeling of waves crashing against your body..."

The little princess's body shuddered, and she began to swing violently, making Wei Yuan dizzy.

Wei Yuan sighed and said, "You keep practicing, I'm going to handle some official documents. Don't watch 'The First Exploration of the Wilderness' until you've mastered the first note, so as not to get distracted."

The Sixth Princess nodded and then went to practice in the study on her own. Wei Yuan returned to his desk to review and process official documents, and casually put away "A First Exploration of the Wilderness".

In the short time he was away seeing Yan Shi, the little girl had already finished reading the third chapter! If she were allowed to continue reading, what would become of her?!
In her, Wei Yuan vaguely saw the scene of when he taught Ronglong mathematics.

However, Wei Yuan had only approved a few official documents when he was annoyed by the Sixth Princess's constant meowing. This little girl's voice also had a peculiar ability to ignore Dao Heart defenses.

Even when Wei Yuan hid his divine sense within the mortal realm, it was useless; he could still hear the meows of kittens. Helpless, Wei Yuan delegated most of the routine tasks to the mortal realm, then opened a map of Zhao and began to ponder the dense markings on it.

The sixth princess stopped meowing and came over. Her expression changed as soon as she saw the map of Zhao. She asked, "How much more of our land do you plan to take?"

"Land occupation? What would I do with land occupation?"

"Don't try to fool me! Isn't war all about seizing territory?" The Sixth Princess looked unconvinced.

Wei Yuan thought that military and national affairs also needed to be taught, so after a moment of thought, he said, "Zhao has only so much land. There has been no war in the country for many years, so the population is growing. Most of them are poor people from the lower classes, and many of them have no land to cultivate. Most of the people I took away in this battle were poor people from the border counties. Zhao can make up for the population shortage in ten years, and it only takes half a year to cultivate the land again. Relocating people from other counties is more than enough."

The sixth princess, who also had a basic understanding of state affairs, nodded. These landless poor people were considered a burden by all nine kingdoms, but Zhao, having enjoyed years of stability, had a particularly large number of them.

Wei Yuan continued, “Now that trade is open between the two sides, my caravan can travel freely throughout the entire Zhao territory. I can buy whatever I need, and I also have everything that Zhao needs. This is a case of mutual benefit when we cooperate, and mutual harm when we separate. Moreover, I have some goods that are not available elsewhere. So why would I need land?”

The Sixth Princess said, "I know, they're looms, cannons, and chariots. But you're not selling these!"

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "Sell it, why wouldn't I? I wouldn't have sold it before, but now that you're here, there's nothing I can't sell. Let me ask you, if your father wants to wage war against various countries, what equipment do you think is the most important?"

The sixth princess pondered: "A war chariot?"

Wei Yuan shook his head.

"Cannons? Rapid-fire machine guns? Armor?" The Sixth Princess guessed several things, but none of them were correct.

Wei Yuan didn't keep them in suspense, but said, "It's flying boats and freight cars, mainly freight cars. With enough freight cars, supplies and troops can be mobilized at will, and the use of troops will be much more relaxed. If the troops can be mobile, there will be no need to maintain so many local garrison troops; we can just deploy elite troops."

The sixth princess seemed to understand but not quite.

Wei Yuan conjured images of several trucks and briefly introduced their features. These trucks were high-performance vehicles, all constructed with hollow steel structures. At this moment, Qingming's iron and steel smelting was extremely advanced, resulting in ridiculously low steel prices. These trucks, made of high-performance steel, outperformed the spirit wood trucks, yet cost half the price.

But no matter how low the price, such a heavy-duty truck that can traverse mountains and valleys and carry hundreds of thousands of kilograms at a time will still cost more than 100,000 silver dollars.

After hearing about the performance, the Sixth Princess suddenly said, "When our cavalry retreated, you could actually have caught up with them?!" Wei Yuan smiled without saying a word.

The Zhao cavalry were all heavily armored, and they would typically be exhausted after traveling only a hundred or two hundred li. If Wei Yuan led his chariot troops in hot pursuit, he could annihilate this cavalry force within five hundred li.

The sixth princess stared at the images of the trucks and chariots, then suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "I want to learn how to build these trucks and chariots. What conditions do you want for me to teach you?"

Wei Yuan was taken aback, and hesitated before saying, "Well..."

Seeing Wei Yuan hesitate, the Sixth Princess bit her lower lip and said, "Name your terms! If that doesn't work, I'll give you a few children; the first three are yours!"

Wei Yuan felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, and asked, "What do you mean by the first three?"

"I have a secret family technique that allows me to have four or five children in one pregnancy if necessary. You can have the lion's share, and the rest is mine!"

Even with Wei Yuan's thick skin, he couldn't bear such lewd words.

This little girl talks about such an important matter like it's a children's game of dividing fruit, saying the lion's share goes to Wei Yuan, and the rest is hers. If that were true, Wei Yuan would definitely take it all...

Especially since the little princess spoke with that innocent face, no less beautiful than the Imperial Concubine Yuan's, yet seemingly naive and unworldly. The utterances of a naive young girl with such inflammatory words were particularly damaging.

Wei Yuan realized that his Dao heart was in turmoil again. It seemed that his recent bloody battle with the Heavenly Demon had taken a toll on him.

However, although the Sixth Princess is exceptionally talented, she is indeed inexperienced in the ways of the world, and Wei Yuan still has an opportunity to take advantage of her.

Wei Yuan then said seriously, "I can teach you the method of making carts without any cost. But learning this is not very useful. Zhao lacks craftsmen and has no sufficient templates or foundations. So relying solely on casting craftsmen to make them by hand is not only slow, but the quality will also be inconsistent."

With a wave of his hand, Wei Yuan's image of the truck automatically separated into individual parts. The truck actually had over a thousand parts, far exceeding Sixth Princess's expectations!
Wei Yuan pointed to the floor of the carriage and said, "Take this simplest floor as an example. It needs to support a weight-reducing array. Qingming only needs 500 taels of immortal silver to produce one, but in Zhao, a spliced ​​spirit wood panel with even worse performance would cost at least 3,000 taels of immortal silver. Moreover, the amount of spirit wood is limited, and there may not be suitable materials. Zhao does not have qualified craftsmen. Even if you learn the manufacturing method, you will not be able to make it."

"But I want to try!"

Wei Yuan sighed, "You're just wasting resources and manpower. Zhao is currently in chaos, its treasury is empty, and it needs money everywhere. Where would we find the extra money for your experiment?"

The sixth princess thought about it and agreed, but for a moment she didn't know what to do.

Wei Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, Zhao doesn't need to build them themselves. Given our current relationship, if you want trucks, I can sell them to your father at a lower price."

The sixth princess's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Really?"

Wei Yuan said earnestly, "Of course it's true. But your father probably doesn't have much money right now. How about this, I'll prepare a batch of trucks and rent them to him."

"Rent??" This was a completely unfamiliar concept to the Sixth Princess.

Wei Yuan explained for a while, and then said, "...So, it's better to buy than to build, and better to rent than to buy."

The Sixth Princess agreed wholeheartedly and nodded slowly. Wei Yuan then said, "If you have some free time during this period, go back to Zhao and ask your father how many wagons he wants, so I can make some preparations."

Having accomplished such a great feat on her very first day in Qingming, the Sixth Princess was greatly encouraged, and much of her resentment towards Wei Yuan dissipated.

Seeing the Sixth Princess's expression, Wei Yuan didn't say anything. He then took out a few books, spread out paper and ink, and said, "Your immortal ancestor wants human resources. I have a method that can have a significant effect in a short period of time and can collect a large amount of human resources."

The Sixth Princess's eyes lit up. She knew that Wei Yuan was a master in the art of destiny, and even her own immortal ancestor praised him highly. So she listened attentively.

Wei Yuan smiled slightly and said, "No need to be so nervous. This is quite complicated to do, but the basic principle is not difficult to understand. Let me explain to you what welfare is..."

(End of this chapter)