Zong Han shrugged at him, his face still smiling, and said, "I have two brothers-in-law. You only have one inner city to leave to your son, so my position will be inherited by another brother-in-law. If that doesn't work, my sister-in-law can inherit it. It's good to keep the wealth within the family!"
He was determined to shock them!
Zhao Jiaqi was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, and she also understood what he meant by "not having children." Since he hadn't done anything wrong to Jun Jun, she was relieved!
"Alright, how can an emperor say such nonsensical things all day? I won't be having you two over for dinner tonight. You two go back and discuss the matter of children properly!" Zhao Jiaqi waved them away, the young couple.
Honestly, with Zong Han's obnoxious mouth, if they stayed any longer, her husband might end up fighting him, and no matter who won, their reputation would be ruined abroad!
Zong Han didn't say another word and pulled Jun Jun away!
Watching them leave, Fan Zehao held his wife's hand and asked her gently, "Compared to Zong Han, I'm no match for him!"
Huh?
She didn't understand what her husband meant: "Why do you say that?"
"Zong Han is a king. He can give up having children for the woman he loves, while I've already had three with you. Just on this point, I'm not as good as him!"
So this was what was bothering him!
But she didn't see it that way: "I remember my mother saying back then that I was infertile, and you also said then that it didn't matter if we had no children and you wouldn't divorce me. How could you have forgotten?"
He certainly hadn't forgotten about it, but in the end, he had still made her pregnant, and she had given birth twice!
"When you had your second child, you had a difficult labor. I was very scared then, which is why I've always been hesitant about you having more children. I can understand Zong Han's decision, after all, losing the person you love is an irreparable loss!"
After speaking, he opened his arms and embraced her, whispering in her ear, "Thank you!"
After so many years, she hadn't heard such sentimental words. Today, he had finally spoken his true feelings, and she was deeply touched!
The next day!
Fan Zehao led a group of people to the trade city. This time, they hadn't announced their arrival in advance, intending to let these people witness the scale of their trade city!
Everyone went, toured, and saw. The sheer intensity of business left them gasping!
They all congratulated him. Although their words were insincere, their hearts were filled with envy!
Envy aside, they dared not poke the tiger's whiskers!
"We have trade cities like this in the fiefdoms of several of our princes, and business is also booming. The goods produced here will be sold to your various countries, and the goods from your various countries will also be sold to our country through this trade city!"
Fan Zehao turned to the person beside him and said with a smile, "This is what is called complementing each other's strengths. We have what you lack, and you have what we lack. Everyone takes what they need."
"In such peaceful times, when ordinary people earn money steadily, the country is prosperous and the people are strong, without war, and the common folk live comfortably, and we also live at ease. Are you not content with such days?"
Everyone was stunned by his sudden change of tone!
Before they could react, Fan Zehao's words took another sharp turn: "It's already noon. This King will treat everyone to some roasted meat!"
Prince A'le was confused, not understanding what the Prince meant. However, this did not diminish his admiration for Fan Zehao, and he chimed in, "The Prince is truly thoughtful. I'm hungry, so let me taste how the roasted meat in the inner city differs from the roasted meat on our great grasslands!"
Seeing the fawning and brainless prince, everyone's faces twitched in unison, and the group followed the Prince.
Emperor Ji Yinghao of the Tianhan Kingdom and Emperor Liang Long of Liang walked at the back, whispering to each other.
Ji Yinghao: "What do you think the Prince means by showing us the military camp and then the trade city?"
Liang Long pondered for a moment and guessed, "The Prince is demonstrating his military strength and financial power to us, and also letting us know the gap between countries, using this method to deter us from taking any rash actions!"
This was not without reason, but Ji Yinghao always felt that the Prince's move would not be that simple!
"Emperor Liang, I still feel this is only part of it. The Prince must have another intention!"
Ji Yinghao's conjecture over the past two days: "The title 'God of War Prince' is already very well-known, and he is also the father-in-law of the powerful Zongsheng Kingdom. Who would dare to bully him with these two identities?"
Emperor Liang felt that Ji Yinghao's words made sense. If they wanted to expand their territory, they would definitely not choose Fan Zehao first!
Liang Long: "Continue!"
"The actions taken yesterday were first to deter us, and second to warn Xue Kingdom and Wei Kingdom. You can understand this from the Prince's words!"
"Secondly, I think the Prince is showing us the trade city because he wants to do business with us!"
Liang Long laughed at his guess: "I don't think that's very likely. Emperor Tianhan, think about it. The goods exported from the trade city are sold to our several countries, and the people in those workshops are all busy. You and I have both seen this. Business is so booming now, they are too busy to handle anything else. How could they expand their business further?"
Ji Yinghao disagreed: "You can't say that. Who dislikes money being too hot to handle these days? Besides, a country's annual expenses are not small. The taxes collected are all spent. How much can be saved in a year?"
As they were arguing, Prince A'le, who was in front, overheard them!
He chuckled at them and said, "If you ask me, you are all overthinking it. I think the Prince is a righteous person, someone who cares about the world. If he wanted you dead, would he show you his secret weapons and such a huge trade city?"
Ji Yinghao and Liang Long found his words very insightful!
Liang Long asked him, "Then, according to Prince A'le, what is the Prince's intention with these actions?"
A'le shook his head: "I'm not sure, but I know that every decision the Prince makes is not to make us slaughter each other, otherwise, he wouldn't have established that hundred-year friendly pact back then, right?"
This statement hit them hard, as they had just been pondering this very issue!
A'le continued, "Actually, I saw the mysterious soldiers under the Prince's command the year before last. To be honest, they are fast, highly coordinated, and very disciplined. I can describe them as appearing out of nowhere and vanishing without a trace. You can't track them even if you send people to follow them."
A'le thought back to the scene when he had seen these mysterious soldiers. "They seem to have fallen from the sky and then disappeared from their original positions. You have no idea when they arrived or when they left; they are extremely mysterious, completely unlike what you see before you. Therefore, I advise you not to try to start wars, otherwise, you will also become history like Jin Kingdom!"