In the house, under Lin Ze's order, Wu Fan led a group of men and worked hard to remove the magic stones inlaid on the wand and put them together in the prepared jade box.
The wands with their magic stones pulled out were piled aside like rubbish, and the group of magicians in the yard were in pain when they looked at them.
This big shot in the Qin Kingdom destroyed magic wands just to collect magic stones like rare gems. Is he so poor and crazy?
Of course, they only dared to curse in their hearts. Wu Fan's punishment was enough to make them shut up.
Wu Fan led people to get the magic stone, and Lin Ze was not idle either. He enveloped the entire courtyard with his spiritual thoughts, monitoring everyone's every move to prevent anyone from being dazzled by the stone, unable to control their greed, and hiding what belonged to him secretly.
Cultivation resources.
Fortunately, no such unpleasant thing happened. Half an hour later, hundreds of magic stones were dug out and five jade boxes were filled.
Lin Ze put the jade box away and made a rough estimate in his mind. These magic stones were probably enough for him to complete the first fusion of divine thoughts and reduce the number of divine thoughts to less than 180.
Well, Han Xin mentioned before that this encounter was only the vanguard of the Byzantine army, followed by a main force that was more than three times the number of the vanguard.
If the number of magicians in the Byzantine military was proportional to the number of soldiers, then the Qin army would have to face at least 1,500 magicians.
This means that as long as Lin Ze defeats the next Byzantine army, he can harvest at least 1,500 magic stones.
Thinking of this, Lin Ze's eyes sparkled brightly. If he could "borrow" all their wands, the resources needed to advance to the eighth level should be almost the same.
After waving for Wu Fan to take the people away, Lin Ze fell into crazy practice again.
But things went against expectations. A quarter of an hour later, Han Xin came to Lin Ze's courtyard with two personal guards, bowed and said: "General Han Xin, I have something important to ask to see the Marquis."
Hearing the voice, Lin Ze immediately woke up from practice, thought for a while, and replied: "Come to the pavilion in the backyard, I am waiting for you here."
After hearing this, Han Xin asked the guards to wait at the door, stepped into the yard alone, and came to the backyard pavilion. Lin Ze sat cross-legged inside, waiting for him.
"What do you want to ask me about?" Lin Ze looked at Han Xin and asked calmly.
Han Xin bowed slightly and replied: "Your Majesty, our army is victorious now, so we should take the opportunity to recover the Western Region."
"It's just that the general doesn't know how to deal with the countries in the Western Region. I still hope that the Marquis will give you instructions."
Lin Ze frowned slightly, stretched out his hand to lightly touch the stone table in front of him, and slowly said: "Sit down for a moment and let me think about it."
Han Xin sat down obediently, picked up the iron pot on the table, poured a glass for Lin Ze first, and then poured a glass for himself, quietly waiting for Lin Ze's reply.
After a while, Lin Ze suddenly asked: "How do you plan to regain the Western Region?"
Han Xin was slightly startled: "Of course, we will lead the army to sweep all the way. Surrender to avoid death, and those who resist will be killed. As long as we are ruthless and kill a few who come forward, the rest will naturally be nothing to worry about."
"Although the Western Region is vast, we can be sure that it will be completely pacified within a month."
Lin Ze shook his head when he heard this and said: "This method is inappropriate. If the Qin State was still strong, killing a group of people and intimidating a group of people would be a routine operation. But now that the world is full of wars, if the countries in the Western Region are not hit at once, I am afraid that they will
It will be capricious.”
"In addition, the follow-up Byzantine army is approaching. It is unwise to spend energy on recovering the countries in the Western Region at this juncture. What if you are like Wang Li and encounter the main Byzantine army when attacking the countries in the Western Region?"
Han Xin's face turned stern and he asked, "Please give me some advice, Lord Marquis."
Lin Ze thought for a while and said: "There is no need to send a large army to quell the trouble. You only need to arrange people to spread the news. The Qin State understands that it is not easy for the countries in the Western Regions to survive, and plans to give them a chance to repent."
"As long as they come to Longyou City in person within a month with gifts or the heads of Byzantine soldiers, Qin will spare them this time."
"If it doesn't arrive within a month, or if the gifts prepared are not sincere enough, then don't blame the Qin cavalry for trampling upon them, destroying the country and destroying the family."
"The Byzantine army was defeated this time. I believe that many people will make wise choices."
Han Xin asked doubtfully: "What if the countries in the Western Regions refuse to come? Or will they rely on the Byzantine army and completely fall to each other?"
Lin Ze smiled slightly: "That's very good. I am worried that I can't find a reason to uproot the countries in the Western Region. If they can take the initiative to send excuses to their door, I will naturally accept it."
"Although I don't mind being accused of killing innocent people, who would want to be accused of killing innocent people if they just get rid of hidden dangers?"
Han Xin felt a chill in his heart: "Your Majesty, you want to wipe out all the countries in the Western Regions, leaving no one behind?"
Lin Ze sighed slightly and said: "I don't want this either, but the strength of the Qin State has declined a lot, and the chaos in Guandong has not yet been settled. It is not a wise move to spend more national power to forcefully control the Western Regions."
"It would be fine if all the countries in the Western Region were peaceful, but they are not the masters of peace."
But is this really the reason why Lin Ze wants to wipe out all the countries in the Western Region in one fell swoop?
Of course not, this was just what Lin Ze told Han Xin.
The real reason why Lin Ze wanted to destroy the countries in the Western Region was that Buddhism and Confucianism supported other forces' actions against Qin, which made him feel the crisis.
If we don't take the opportunity to destroy the countries in the Western Regions, who knows whether a mysterious force will suddenly appear and support the countries in the Western Regions to raise their flags against Qin?
Lin Ze would only do this if he was stupid, raising tigers to bring danger.
It is rumored that the Byzantine army was jointly invited by the countries in the Western Regions to deal with Qin. If the news is true, I am afraid that most of the countries in the Western Regions will not come to please Qin until Byzantium is completely defeated.
Therefore, Lin Ze could predict that there would be very few people coming to apologize this time.
And this was the result Lin Ze wanted.
He definitely doesn't want to leave a time bomb around.
The whole world attacks Qin? Haha, if the whole world is destroyed, no one will attack Qin.
After receiving the answer, Han Xin immediately fell into silence. After a while, he said: "There are more than 130 countries in the Western Region, with a population of more than 10 million. If the Marquis kills them all, it may harm the peace of the world."
Lin Ze looked at Han Xin in surprise: "Who told you that I am going to kill all the people from all the countries in the Western Region? You are too murderous."
Han Xin's face froze: "Didn't the Marquis say that he would destroy all the countries in the Western Region in one fell swoop?"
Lin Ze couldn't help but feel dumbfounded: "I want to destroy the country, not massacre it. After the countries in the Western Region are destroyed, prefectures and counties will be established according to the regions and brought under the jurisdiction of the Qin State."
"If we unify measurement and writing again, in a hundred years, where will there be other countries in the Western Regions? There will only be one Qin State. Compared with killing people, this is a technical job."
Han Xin's face turned red, he bowed his head and apologized: "General, I have misunderstood the Marquis, please forgive me."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding. Do you know what to do now?"
Han Xin's face was firm: "The general knows what to do, please rest assured, Lord Marquis."
"Go and get busy. With your ability, I believe you can handle it properly," Lin Ze picked up the tea cup in front of him as a sign of farewell.
Han Xin quickly stood up, bowed and retreated.
Lin Ze let out a long sigh. In fact, the simplest and most effective way is to eliminate all enemies. However, there are so many hidden bosses in this world. Lin Ze is afraid that if he issues a massacre order, he will be regarded as a big devil.