538: C538 The Imperial Court Did Not Have That Appetite

C538 The Imperial Court Did Not Have That Appetite

"Nanmo!"

Ji You's gaze landed on a handsome youth in the corner.

Nanmo's surname was unknown.

After marrying into the Jee family, he followed his wife's surname, and his full name was Jee Nanmo!

This person was eighteen years old.

He was the future husband of the Jee family's young miss, Ji Shi Shi!

He had yet to consummate his marriage with Ji Shi Shi.

But he had already stayed in the Jee family for more than ten years.

He was different from the other son-in-law of the Jee family.

This Jee Nanmo was a different person.

He wasn't proficient in secular affairs, but in terms of intelligence and martial arts, he possessed extraordinary talent.

It was a pity that Charm Country did not attach much importance to martial arts.

Even decent martial artists were rarely seen.

Therefore, although Jee Nanmo had great martial talent, he had never been able to develop it!

The young lady of Jee family once sighed. Nanmo had been born in the wrong place.

If he was in some continent where martial arts were the mainstream, he would probably become a tyrant.

It was precisely because of this that the young lady of Jee family attached great importance to this future husband of hers.

Even the patriarch, Ji You, had heard of Jee Nanmo's talent.

"Patriarch."

"The Imperial Court's decree must not be defied!"

"If not, Jee family will be doomed!"

Jee Nanmo heard this and said in a deep voice.

The moment he said that, all the people of the Jee family furrowed their brows.

It wasn't that they didn't believe Jee Nanmo's words.

Instead, they felt that what Jee Nanmo said was a little too absolute.

Could it be that the Imperial Court would really fall out with the Jee family?

Even if the regent was in power now, the Jee family was still different from the nobles of the capital.

They had occupied an entire county.

Half of the people in Ji County were from the various branches of the Jee family.

If the Imperial Court wanted to deal with the Jee family, they were not afraid of inciting a civil war.

"Continue."

Ji You You nodded.

Her and Jee Nanmo's judgment were basically the same.

Both of them felt that they were going against the imperial decree at this critical juncture.

It would definitely anger the Imperial Court, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, if the Jee family followed the imperial decree, it would also hurt their vitality greatly. This was also what Ji Youyou did not want to see.

How to make a choice was the most difficult choice for the Jee family.

"Yes!"

Jee Nanmo replied.

He organized his words.

"Patriarch, elders."

"In my opinion, the Imperial Court is definitely making a big fuss!"

"What it wants is the attitude of the local tyrants!"

"It's not really killing a local tyrant with a single blow!"

"Therefore, our Jee family should take the initiative to respond to the Imperial Court's decree."

"Let half or one-third of our family's son-in-law submit to the Capital Camp."

"This way, the Imperial Court will be able to provide an explanation, and the family will not suffer any serious losses!"

Jee Nanmo's strategy was relatively simple.

He would take the initiative to respond to the Imperial Court's decree and offer a portion of his son-in-law.

Under the current situation, this could be considered the safest strategy.

"Why do you think that the Imperial Court will be satisfied just because our Jee family sends out a portion of the son-in-law?"

Before the patriarch, Ji Youyou, could speak, the eldest daughter, Ji Wenwen, had already voiced her doubts.

She felt that the method Jee Nanmo spoke of seemed to be reliable. Not only could it deal with the Imperial Court, it could also preserve the foundation of the family.

However, there had to be a prerequisite.

That was, the Imperial Court was really like what Jee Nanmo had said. It was like thunder and rain!

Without this prerequisite, Jee Nanmo's strategy was simply a rotten idea.

"Miss, this is actually very easy to judge."

"How many places in our Hundred Charms are rich and powerful? And how many son-in-law do we have?"

When Jee Nanmo heard this, he smiled slightly and replied with a question.

When this question came out, Eldest Miss couldn't help but frown.

"I'm afraid that one in twenty percent of the entire Hundred Charms population belongs to the group of son-in-law."

Jee Nanmo nodded.

"That's right. At least one-twentieth of the population is the son-in-law group!"

"According to the total population of over twenty million, one-twentieth of the population is the son-in-law of one million!"

"Then here comes the question. Can the Bai Mei Imperial Court raise an army of one million?"

"Taking a step back, even if the Imperial Court can raise so many soldiers!"

"Can the surrounding countries allow the Bai Mei to become so strong overnight?"

Jee Nanmo's words were straight to the core.

The young lady and the others were tongue-tied.

That's right, for generations, the charming army had always maintained a range of five hundred thousand.

This was already the scale of an Empire's army.

Now, Baimei's territory had shrunk by who knew how many times.

There was simply no need for so many soldiers.

Not to mention a million troops!

Furthermore, the other countries would not sit idly by and watch as Bai Mei grew stronger.

If the Imperial Court really wanted a million troops...

The other countries would probably send out their troops to stop them at the first possible moment.

This way, Baimei would become the enemy of the entire world.

The Imperial Court was not stupid. How could they not see this?

"If that's the case... this Imperial Decree of the Imperial Court is merely an act?"

"Since that's the case, then why should our Jee family pay attention to it?"

The Eldest Miss said disapprovingly.

Jee Nanmo shook his head when he heard this.

"No, young lady, you are wrong!"

"The Imperial Court is definitely serious!"

"As for why I decided that the Imperial Court would eventually make a big fuss about it!"

"It's because the Regent and the others in power are all from the outer continent!"

"No matter how wise and powerful they are, it's impossible for them to completely understand the population structure of Bai Mei in such a short period of time!"

"Furthermore, over the years, Bai Mei has been hiding more and more people, and her son-in-law is the largest group of people in hiding!"

"Which noble family doesn't have a spouse?"

"Even the local Hundred Charms officials might not be able to figure out the exact number of Concealment people, let alone the Regent from the foreign continent!"1

Jee Nanmo's thoughts were still very clear.

He started from the population structure and analyzed clearly why he felt that the Imperial Court would eventually be thunderstruck and quiet!

Because... the entire Imperial Decree, or rather, the Prince Regent who issued the Imperial Decree.

From a fundamental point of view, there was already a mistake.

He might have misjudged the number of charming suitors.

The Imperial Court did not have the appetite to eat up all the son-in-law groups in one go!

"Patriarch, ladies and elders!"

"The group that the Imperial Decree calls for isn't just the son-in-law!"

"There are also merchants!"

"In terms of numbers, merchants are several times the son-in-law! "

"How can the Capital Camp swallow such a huge number?"

"Hence, the Imperial Court will definitely realize this in the end."

"Then... the final situation of the Imperial Decree will become like a thunderstorm!"

"The various noble and powerful families only need to send out a portion of their people to satisfy the Imperial Court!"

Jee Nanmo said faintly.

His tone was full of confidence.

All the people of Jee family including Ji Youyou had a look of enlightenment on their faces.

It really seemed like that was the case!

In this way, it was far from being a serious injury to their Jee family!

"Nanmo's analysis is very reasonable!"

"My Jee family will follow the Imperial Court's decree!"

"Then... which one of you is willing to share the burden of your family?"

Ji Youyou's gaze swept across everyone present and spoke slowly.

The final question came.

Even though it didn't require all of the son-in-law to be added to the army.

However, it was impossible for the Jee family not to send out a single person!

Therefore, who would be willing to take the initiative to stand out for the son-in-law of each room?

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