Liu De's words had completely exceeded Kong Daqian's expectations, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.
From Liu De's perspective, seeing that Kong Daqian could remain so calm after hearing such news only strengthened his conviction that the man was a true expert. He spoke up again at once...
"I am willing to appoint you as Imperial Advisor, sir. Please come out of seclusion and join me in plotting a great undertaking!!"
Faced with this situation, Kong Daqian was completely dumbstruck. He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was panicking like mad.
Still, he was an outstanding talent with three-star intelligence potential, so he did possess a little presence of mind in a crisis.
At that moment, looking at Liu De's eager face, Kong Daqian suddenly came up with an idea and put on an indifferent expression...
"I'm just an old farmer. What would I know about such things? You jest, sir."
Yet after hearing this, Liu De became even more convinced that Kong Daqian was extraordinary.
He immediately began listing all kinds of evidence.
What he spoke of was nothing more than Kong Daqian's earlier predictions that the food supply would run into problems, along with the various responses the authorities would make afterward.
As things stood, every single one of those words had come true. This left Liu De regarding him with utter awe, as though he were a heavenly being.
But how could Liu De know that although some of those words had indeed come from Kong Daqian himself, the vast majority had been taught to him by Zhou Xu before the operation. At most, Kong Daqian had merely absorbed and mastered the speech.
After all, Kong Daqian had previously been nothing more than a farmer. Even with decent intelligence potential, it was impossible for him to change