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Chapter 1325: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (2)

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Not all Westerners were like this though. The Westerners who came to Great Qi in the early years, such as businessmen like Andre, had long changed their living habits. Although they weren’t as particular about hygiene as the Qi people, they weren’t like their fellow countrymen who only took a few showers in their entire lives.

In the beginning, Caucasian Square was not so chaotic. Although it was not a big deal for the aristocrats to relieve themselves wherever they wanted in their home country, smart businessmen here knew how to do as the Romans do. Therefore, very few of them would violate the bottom line of the Qi people.

However, as the cost of going out to sea decreased, more and more people were willing to take the risk to sail overseas. Furthermore, all kinds of workers were needed on a ship, resulting in all kinds of Westerners coming to Great Qi, making them even harder to manage.

Only then did such a phenomenon appear in Caucasian Square.

In order to find the “good solution” that their father had mentioned, Little Leopard and Baozhu studied the formation of Caucasian Square and its residents.

The more they learned, the more helpless they became.

Not only the county magistrate of Guangzhou County, but even the magistrate of Guangzhou had also thought of many solutions. For example, he strictly prohibited the practice and then sent someone to guide and supervise those people. He even sent someone to teach the foreigners of Caucasian Square the most basic etiquette, propriety and sense of shame.

However, the results were minimal.

Little Leopard felt that the reason why those people wouldn’t correct this habit was because back in their home country, everyone including the nobles did such a thing. There were only two ways to change them. One was to assimilate them like Andre over the course of ten to 20 years, or even longer. Little Leopard, who had always been impatient, felt that this wasn’t feasible. Besides, it was still uncertain who would assimilate who at that time.

After all, his mother had said that bad habits were easy to pick up, but good habits were hard to form.

The second way was to change the behavior of the entire country, be it the commoners or the nobles.

However, if he could not even correct those people in Caucasian Square, how could he correct the behavior of an entire country? Furthermore, there were several countries.

Little Leopard felt that the only way was to attack them and order them from above.

When Mu Yangling found out that her son had racked his brains to take over the Western countries just to make sure they develop the habit of not relieving themselves everywhere, she immediately felt a little tired. She sized up her son and asked, “Are you a clean freak?”

Otherwise, she really couldn’t understand his madness.

Little Leopard shook his head. “Although I like cleanliness, it’s not to that extent. Mother, don’t worry.”

Mu Yangling deliberated and said, “Perhaps you can convince them by approaching the issue from a health angle?”

“It’s too much trouble to reason with them.”

“Isn’t it troublesome for you to go to war and unify the West?”

Little Leopard shook his head decisively. “It’s just a war. What’s the trouble?”

He looked outside and said wistfully, “When the time comes, Great Qi’s flag will be planted in every corner of the world. If we want them to change their bad habits, they’ll have no choice but to do so. How wonderful is that?”

He then smiled and said, “When the time comes, Mother, you can go wherever you want to play. I’ll build a residence for you and Daddy in every region. If you’re tired, you can stop and stay for a year or two. If not, you can rest for a while before moving on to the next destination.”

Alright, not only was her son going to start a world war, but he was also going to be a global real estate tycoon. She said, “Thank you. I hope your father will appreciate your kindness.”

Mu Yangling felt that she had to discuss Little Leopard’s education with Qi Haoran. How did this child become a war maniac under her watch?

She had taught Little Bear, Little Lion, and Tiger Head the same way, but the three of them turned out perfectly normal.

While Mu Yangling was worried, Qi Haoran praised his son and said, “As expected of my son. Great ambition.”

Oblivious to the fact that Mu Yangling was glaring at him, he continued to say smugly, “When the children grow up, we’ll let them expand Great Qi’s territory. Each child will be assigned one direction, the north, south, east, and west…”

Fine, this was the biggest war maniac.

Mu Yangling pushed him down and picked up a pillow to cover his chest. She sat on him and asked, “When did you come up with this idea? You’re a general. How many people will die in a war? Also, the situation in Great Qi has only just improved slightly. Are you going to let the commoners starve again to support the soldiers of Great Qi? Do you need me to tell you the stories of the Emperor Wu of Han engaging in wars of aggression at will?”

Qi Haoran rubbed his head and said, “It was just a casual mention…”

“The children were led astray by your words. I was wondering why a child taught by a peace enthusiast would become a war maniac. It turns out that you were behind this. Tell me, what else have you said to them?”

Qi Haoran said, “Since the children are ambitious and want to expand Great Qi’s territory, I can’t very well discourage them. Great Qi’s military strength relies on them, after all.”

Therefore, whenever his sons said that they wanted to conquer Great Yuan and swallow West Xia, he would encourage them. He hoped that they would work hard in martial arts and learn how to arrange troops and strategize formations to contribute to Great Qi.

Mu Yangling glared at him, feeling that the kids had been led astray by him.

However, Qi Haoran said, “Don’t worry. When they grow up, they will understand these principles. It’s not like they don’t know the hardships of the human world. Surely they won’t disregard the people and the empire of Great Qi for the sake of expanding its territory?”

Qi Haoran twirled Mu Yangling’s hair and comforted her. “When Little Bear was young, he even said that he’d send troops to the west and conquer the other side of the sea for you. But look at him now. Did he mention it again? Moreover, our children are all kind-hearted and wouldn’t engage in wars of aggression at will.”

Mu Yangling thought about it and agreed. In the past, when they lived in Guangzhou, Little Bear saw that she always wanted to take a boat out to play, so he declared he would lead troops to occupy the entire western region for her to have fun in when he grew up.

And the children were indeed kind-hearted.

They weren’t kind in the sense that they sympathized with the little chicks and rabbits, but they sympathized with the poor people of Great Qi. They knew that they were living a hard life and that a bad decision by a ruler could shatter a family.

Mu Yangling heaved a sigh of relief at the thought of the children’s performance, but she was still unwilling to let Qi Haoran off. She pressed him down and said, “Don’t say such things in front of the children in the future. Do you hear me?”

Qi Haoran nodded repeatedly and restlessly went to touch Mu Yangling.

In response, Mu Yangling slapped his hand away and turned around to sit on the bed, then kicked him off the bed and said, “As punishment, you’re not allowed to sleep on the bed tonight. Go out and sleep on the soft couch.”

Qi Haoran lay under the bed and pretended to be dead.

Mu Yangling leaned against the bed and whispered, “Why don’t you sleep sitting on the couch tonight?”

Qi Haoran puffed up his cheeks and got up to settle the score with his youngest son.

At this moment, Little Leopard was excitedly pulling Little Fu to look at the sea map that he had sneaked out of his father’s study. He pointed out, “When the time comes, I’ll lead my troops and occupy this large area. Can you be my Military Advisor?”

After all, Little Fu was a year older than him and had attended the Royal School for three years. He tilted his head and asked, “Where would you get the troops? What if Brother Crown Prince doesn’t agree to send troops?”

Little Leopard said nonchalantly, “It’s not a big deal. I’ll recruit them on the spot. There are people with two legs everywhere.”

Little Fu was shocked. “That’s called rebelling.”

Little Leopard was confused. “How can it be a rebellion when I’m not going against Royal Uncle and Brother Crown Prince? I’m just helping Great Qi fight for territory. Shouldn’t they be happy?”

Little Fu thought about it and felt that it made sense. So he asked, “But do you have money? It costs a lot to recruit soldiers and buy horses, right?”

Distressed, Little Leopard tilted his head and said, “I think I have a lot of money. I don’t know if it’s enough though. If it’s not enough, can you lend me some?”

Little Fu hesitated for a moment before nodding. “But you have to return it to me. I don’t have much money either.”

Little Leopard patted his chest, indicating that he would definitely return it.

Just like that, the two little friends reached an agreement.

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