The eight northern commanderies of the Han Tribe constantly sent all kinds of resources southward. Fleets transporting iron and construction materials came and went, with at least one ship passing the docks of Tohai Commandery and the Tang Tribe every day before continuing toward the open sea.
This situation made every Tang Tribe commoner living along the Liuyang River yearn for it. The Han Tribe was simply too wealthy. If they did not produce so much, how could they have so many transport fleets?!
"Tang Yao, do you know where those ships are going? Look at them rushing toward the open sea one after another. Could it be that the Han Tribe is sending production tools to that newly conquered island?
"If so, I think the Han Tribe has really gotten the short end of the stick. Not only did they gain no benefits from conquering a tribe of a hundred thousand people, they even have to provide so many things to support them.
"Even if they can truly get a return in the future, the initial investment is simply too enormous. If it were our Tang Tribe, even if we could defeat the other side, we probably could not come up with so much money, grain, and supplies. Conquering a tribe with such a large population would only drag us down."
Consort Ji and Tang Yao stood at the docks of Tangcheng Commandery, watching the Han Tribe's ships come and go as they spoke.
"Consort Ji, what are you thinking about? It is only a small Qiongzhou Island. A population of a hundred thousand cannot affect the Han Tribe in the slightest.
"The current Han Tribe—or rather, Luo Chong—thinks differently from us. If our population suddenly increased by a hundred thousand, we would certainly struggle to absorb them, and