Given Jia Yu’s current strength, dealing with trouble on the border is incredibly easy. This alone would be enough for the Faceless Ones to carry out a decapitation strike, inciting internal strife among the enemy. Of course, such a strategy would be impossible for anyone else, as the abilities Jia Yu possesses are far too formidable for this era. In his view, only methods available to ordinary men could truly be implemented. As a transmigrator, Jia Yu understood the nature of these barbarians perfectly. From trade warfare to contingency planning, Jia Yu used ingenious language to set his entire strategy down on paper. It took him an hour to complete a plan for pacifying the North.
For example, by using grain as leverage, he could create a long-term dependency on their trade; when the enemy eventually launched an attack, they would find themselves cut off from all business. Once they had hoarded a large quantity of wool in preparation for selling it at a high price, the Great Chu would simply cease all purchases, plunging them into a crisis. Without food, they would starve. Lacking grain support, marching toward the border would be no easy feat.
After Jia Yu handed in his paper, he was escorted to a side hall. The Emperor was so intrigued by what Jia Yu had written that he ordered an attendant to fetch the essay and read it on the spot. The others present remained unaware of the Emperor’s actions, their heads bowed as they scribbled away.
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