The Beauty Scheme in a Shadow War

Following Jian Shang's military plans, Lord Xinling Wei Wuji outlined the political plans for Lingnan.

Six commanders had already asked to withdraw during the first military meeting. They were still discussing these plans to make the Wuhuan Faction's ambitions and wealth clear, and to ensure Lingnan's factions knew what it intended to do.

A city was often said to be worth a fortune. That alone spoke to the immense cost of building one. Otherwise, the vast expanse of Lingnan would not still have only two major cities, Fanyang City and Panyu City.

The Wuhuan Faction had plainly announced that it would build one large city and four smaller cities or fortresses. Wei Wuji's words even suggested that more cities or military strongholds would follow, leaving Lingnan's commanders dumbstruck.

The Wuhuan Faction's wealth was no empty rumor!

Of course, most of Lingnan's commanders missed Wei Wuji's implication that food and other necessities would be traded for labor.

More importantly, through this military meeting, Jian Shang had sent the factions of the world a message: the Wuhuan Faction genuinely had no wish to contend for the Central Plains. It intended to hold its corner of the world, which was why it would spend an enormous fortune building cities and fortresses along every military route.

The Tianyun Mountains formed the barrier between Lingnan and Changsha Commandery. Stretching thousands of li east to west and nearly a hundred thousand li north to south, they made a superb natural stronghold. One fortress built there by the Wuhuan Faction would seal the passage between the two sides.

The Minhuang Mountains were the natural barrier separating Lingnan from Minzhong Commandery, Zhang Commandery, and the rest of Jiangdong. They were no less immense than the Tianyun Mountains.

If Wei Wuji's vast project came to fruition, it would link