The Comprehensive Expression of National Strength

What is your opinion on this matter?

Emperor Kaide looked at Fang Weiyan, indicating that Fang Weiyan could speak directly if he had something to say.

Fang Weiyan glanced at the other person, and after confirming that the other person would not blame him easily, he said softly.

"Your Majesty, I believe we should not go to war with the Dragon King. The Jiang Kingdom Jiang Kingdom currently weak, and if war breaks out, it may exhaust the last bit of its strength."

Fang Weiyan had only been here a short time and didn't know much, but among the few pieces of information he did know was that the Jiang Kingdom was too weak.

So much so that he spent more than a month causing trouble in Linbei County and spent a lot of money, but what he saw from the people in Linbei County was that they still hadn't escaped the black market.

This clearly demonstrates just how weak the Jiang Kingdom was.

It's completely impossible to break through the black grade.

Fang Weiyan didn't know the exact rank of the Dragon King. If he were to go to war with the Dragon King, the Dragon King might cause trouble later.

Then the enemy also has many lesser demons with them, so many people along the river will likely die or be injured.

Hearing Fang Weiyan say this, Emperor Kaide did not blame Fang Weiyan, but instead nodded.

He knew the dangers involved, and he brought this up to test Fang Weiyan, to see if Fang Weiyan would support Jiang Kingdom in going to war with the Dragon King.

If this person is truly chosen to inherit the throne, then further testing is necessary to ensure he is trustworthy before entrusting his daughter to him.

"Then what do you think is the best way to restore the strength of the Jiang Kingdom?"

Emperor Kaide the subject and got to the main point.

Currently, the Jiang Kingdom is weak, and the key is to figure out how to restore its national strength.

Fang Weiyan wasn't too surprised by this, but instead asked, "In Your Majesty's opinion, what aspects does the strength of the Jiang Kingdom refer to?"

This is a very important question, mainly because Fang Weiyan is not entirely clear about it yet.

Having only been here a short time, and having not gathered much information in Linbei County, I arrived in Yanhuai City.

Before he had even spent a single day in Yanhuai City, he was brought here to see the Emperor.

"Naturally, it depends on the strength of the army, the sufficiency of the national treasury, the size of the territory, whether the people live in peace and prosperity, and the strength of the Underworld Administration."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor Kaide replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

It seems to be largely as I imagined, but it lacks features such as advanced technology, a high status compared to other countries, and advanced medical care.

Is it because this part simply doesn't exist, so it wasn't included in the calculation?

On the other side of Earth, judging from the national strength he observed, it far surpassed that of the Jiang Kingdom.

From the words of the Earth God, we can also know that even at its peak, the Jiang Kingdom could not compare to the Huaxia.

So, these factors are actually included in national strength, but the Jiang Kingdom hasn't yet triggered these conditions?

However, in a world like this, Fang Weiyan estimated that there should be some extraordinary individuals whose conditions could be added to the equation.

Fang Weiyan thought to himself for a moment, and when he looked up again, he saw that the old emperor was looking at him the whole time.

The old emperor wasn't actually old; it was just that his aged face made it easy for people to think he was in his seventies or eighties.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Kaide looked at Fang Weiyan and sensed that Fang Weiyan seemed to be thinking about something else just now.

Seeing that the old emperor was waiting for his reply, Fang Weiyan carefully organized his thoughts and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that medical institutions, territory, national status, and so on should also be included in these matters."

Upon hearing Fang Weiyan's words, the Emperor Kaide became interested and rose slightly, saying, "Continue."

"His Majesty is surely aware of the importance of medical clinics. If there are highly skilled doctors who can cure patients when they fall ill, preventing the country from being ravaged by disease, then the people of this country will naturally be very safe."

"If the territory of the Jiang Kingdom were larger, the people would know that their country is vast and that its strength is extraordinary. I suppose this is related to the country's overall power."

"And status is also very important, in my opinion. Although there are no other countries around the Jiang Kingdom, there are demons. Take the Dragon King of the Wu River for example. If Jiang Kingdom has a very high status, the Dragon King of the Wu River would not dare to be presumptuous. Even when he sees officials sent by the court, he can only lower his head and be obsequious. Status is also a display of national power."

"In addition, transportation is also very important..."

In the end, Fang Weiyan's interest was instantly piqued. Infrastructure—he'd seen plenty of that stuff; he could pick any example from Huaxia and say he was familiar with it.

Emperor Kaide initially nodded frequently as he listened, showing considerable appreciation for Fang Weiyan's ideas. However, when he heard the later parts, his mouth began to widen slightly.

Does national strength include these aspects as well?

It seemed that he had never heard anyone talk about these things with him before.

"That's right."

After a long while, Emperor Kaide composed himself and praised Fang Weiyan.

"The medical clinic is indeed as important as you say," Emperor Kaide said, sighing inwardly.

He was already suffering from illness, and Fang Weiyan's words struck a chord with him.

He quite agreed with Fang Weiyan's points about territory, infrastructure, and status.

If the Jiang Kingdom truly held such a position, as it did during its Jiang Kingdom period, how could the Dragon King of the Wu River have dared to rename Zhenjiang City?

He became more and more excited as he listened to what Fang Weiyan said.

However, in his excitement, his body couldn't hold on any longer. After catching his breath a few times, a guard immediately brought him a brocade box.

Emperor Kaide opened the brocade box, preparing to take out its contents and begin eating.

Upon seeing this, Fang Weiyan couldn't help but take a closer look, secretly wondering to himself, "Could this emperor be taking some kind of elixir of immortality?"

But when he saw it clearly, he was slightly taken aback. Inside the brocade box was a long, whisker-like object.

"This item was left behind by the late emperor. It is said that someone accidentally entered Divine Farmer Valley and obtained this root of a thousand-year-old He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum)."

Seeing that Fang Weiyan had noticed the brocade box, Kaide, unusually, explained to Fang Weiyan, mainly because Fang Weiyan's words had just shocked him.

He felt that perhaps the hope for revitalizing the Jiang Kingdom truly lay in Fang Weiyan.

He was filled with excitement as he listened to Fang Weiyan's vision.

If the Jiang Kingdom could truly achieve everything Fang Weiyan described, wouldn't Jiang Kingdom national strength reach its zenith?

If that were the case, he would be content to die immediately.

Unfortunately, his body might not be able to hold out until then.