"That girl, she's quite clever."
Whatever Lord Jingnan wanted to discuss, Lord Zheng naturally had to accompany him in conversation.
"Indeed. It's precisely because she's clever that I dared to capture her and then let her return."
"In no time, your heroic feat, as Lord Pingye, will spread throughout the land. You always manage to surprise me."
"It's all thanks to your good teaching, Lord."
"Strike while the iron is hot. I'll give you another year to help me conquer Town South Pass."
"Lord, it'll take two years."
Last year, it was about surviving, and the goal was accomplished.
This year, the theme at Snow Sea Pass will be development—establishing workshops, ensuring trade routes are busy, and developing population, military strength, and self-sufficiency to a certain level.
And the year after, that's when the true transformation from quantity to quality will occur.
"Two years."
Tian Wujing neither agreed nor disagreed with this timeline.
