Vol 2 Chapter 2293: Qinnan International Trade, Anti-Japanese Alliance
Chapter 2293: Qinnan International Trade, Alliance to Fight against Japan
Chapter 2289: Qinnan International Trade, Anti-Japanese Alliance
As for ordinary people, anyone can do things like martial arts contests to recruit brides, as long as it doesn't cause turmoil, and the general government will not care about it.
But if an envoy from one country sets up an arena in the capital of another country and charges money to compete in martial arts to attract brides, this will definitely arouse people's imagination, and it is somewhat inappropriate after all.
At the very least, it only adds to the jokes and damages the image of the country;
At a more serious level, it is suspected of being provocative and damaging the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
If a hostile country does this, Ying Hao may use it as an excuse to extort some benefits, but the Nanman cannot do this. After all, the Nanman is not only an ally, but also a more reliable ally than the Wei and Song Dynasties.
Although the Wei and Song Dynasties are preparing to marry with the Qin Dynasty, even if the marriage is successful, the relationship between the three countries will appear to be incompatible and there will be a war sooner or later. On the contrary, the Southern Barbarians are completely different.
The Southern Barbarians are not bordering the Qin State, and the two countries do not have any conflict of interest, so they can cooperate with confidence and use the Southern Barbarians to hold back part of the Shu army.
Nan Man's military power is not weak. Local operations can even pull up 200,000 troops, but they are limited by national strength. Therefore, each battle of Yizhou can only dispatch 100,000 troops, and they cannot fight for a long time.
It is precisely because of this that even with a top commander like Chi You, the Southern Barbarians were still unable to defeat the Shu army and capture Yizhou.
At present, Ying Hao has reached a consensus with his counselors, that is, during the period of rest and recuperation, he will support the Southern Barbarians to fight against the Shu Kingdom, so that they will be in the war and unable to restore their national strength, so as to weaken the national power of the Shu Kingdom.
Of course, there are certain risks in doing this. If Chi You captures the Kingdom of Shu, it will be a disaster. Therefore, the support for the Southern Barbarians cannot be too strong, and their national strength must not be increased to the point where they can annex the Kingdom of Shu. .
The Great Qin wanted to use the Southern Barbarians to contain and deal with the Shu Kingdom, and the Southern Barbarians also wanted to use the resources of the Great Qin to develop and grow. There was no conflict between the goals of the two sides, so the relationship between the two countries naturally improved, and 8 items have been negotiated so far. Trading plan.
Nowadays, the Southern Barbarians are undeveloped, with barren mountains and rivers, and extremely low productivity. It is a veritable wilderness.
After Chiyou unified the various tribes of the Southern Barbarians, the Southern Barbarians, who had no internal friction, experienced rapid population growth. However, the country's GDP remained unchanged, so that it was impossible to feed such a large population, and a large number of people could not even have enough to eat. Can't even eat.
It’s not that Chi You didn’t want to develop and construct the Southern Barbarians, but this was simply impossible in the short term, and the Southern Barbarians did not have talents who were good at governance.
It is precisely because of this that Chi You will continue to lead his troops to attack Shu, because once he captures Yizhou, the Southern Barbarians will be able to completely solve the food crisis. Even if they fail, they can reduce the population pressure, whether they win or lose against the Southern Barbarians. It's all a good thing.
Although the Southern Barbarians are so poor that they cannot even afford food, luxury goods such as jade, agate, and ivory, as well as rare medicinal materials such as Smilax, hibiscus, and donkey-hide gelatin, are piled up in mountains, and they cannot sell them even if they want to.
Therefore, Da Qin could trade with the Nanman barbarians for daily necessities such as grain, salt, cloth, farm tools, etc., in exchange for these luxuries and medicinal materials, which were useless to the Southern barbarians but were of great value to Da Qin.
If this deal is concluded, it will be of great benefit to both Daqin and Nanman. Zhu Rong has no reason to refuse, so he happily agreed.
Ying Hao also knew that the equipment of the Nanman army was very poor. In order to show his sincerity and consolidate the alliance, he also gave Zhu Rong a thousand swords, five hundred shields, and one hundred war horses.
Seeing that Qin Hao was so generous, Zhu Rong was so happy that he climbed up the pole and offered to buy weapons, war horses, and armor.
The arms purchase was different from the previous transactions. The overall amount was too large, and the Southern Barbarians were poor. The ivory medicinal materials accumulated in the warehouse may not be enough to exchange for sufficient sophisticated equipment.
Zhu Rong is not greedy either. He is planning to trade the equipment of 10,000 troops first, and then make the trade according to the situation after returning home.
Ying Hao naturally did not refuse this, but he did not expect that Nanman was too poor to even pay the deposit, so he asked Zhu Rong to pay a symbolic payment of 10,000 yuan as the deposit.
However, at the juncture of the international trade between the two countries, Zhu Rong staged a drama in Luoyang to recruit a bride, which really made people doubt her intentions.
Ying Hao has not had much contact with Zhu Rong, but he also knows that Zhu Rong is not the kind of person who does not know the importance of things, so he is even more curious about why she does such unnecessary things.
However, fortunately, Zhu Rong deliberately concealed his identity, so that the competition to recruit a bride did not become complicated. After all, anything that comes close to politics will become unsophisticated.
After the battle with Yue Yun, Zhu Rong took people directly back to the embassy.
Although she didn't make enough 10,000 gold from this competition, she still gained a lot. If she stayed in the arena for a few days, she might be able to earn back 10,000 gold.
“Princess, do you still want to set up an arena?” Xian Shen said with a sad face.
“Of course I have to sell it, otherwise how will I get the deposit back?”
Zhu Rong said confidently, but in his heart he deeply regretted his rash behavior of betting on horses.
This transaction with Da Qin is extremely important, and there must be no mistakes. Therefore, she would rather go to the ring to make money by herself, but she must complete this transaction.
At this moment, the deputy envoy Meng Lin hurried in and said seriously: "Princess, Master Zhang Yi has come and asked specifically about the purpose of the competition to recruit a bride."
"It's all about making money, otherwise why?" Zhu Rong said matter-of-factly.
"Your Highness, if you are an ordinary person, there is nothing wrong with doing this, but your current identity is the envoy of the Southern Kingdom, and you represent the entire Southern Kingdom. Do you think that Da Qin will believe that the purpose of recruiting brides through martial arts competitions is just to make money?"
Hearing this, Zhu Rong reacted immediately, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She ignored that she still had an identity.
“I will go into the palace and explain it to Emperor Qin in person.”
After saying that, Zhu Rong stood up and left. After some communication, he finally met Ying Hao as he wished.
After hearing Zhu Rong’s explanation, Ying Hao was even more surprised.
Zhu Rong actually lost his deposit on horse racing, so he set up a ring in the city and earned registration fees under the guise of a martial arts contest to recruit a bride. It seemed that both he and Wang Meng were overthinking.
Sure enough, smart people think more.
“I wonder if you have earned enough deposit?” Ying Hao asked.
Seeing that Ying Hao had no intention of pursuing the case, Zhu Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said with some embarrassment: "Not yet, but if we set up a three-day arena, no, two days, we will definitely be able to get it together."
Hearing this, Ying Hao asked with a speechless expression: "You still want to show off?"
Looking at Ying Hao's handsome face, Zhu Rong's face turned red inexplicably and he stammered: "No, can't it?"
“Today, your Majesty defeated many young generals of our Da Qin. If we still set up an arena tomorrow, we will definitely attract more people to challenge us.
Generals who have become famous will naturally not make things difficult for you because of their reputation, but those young and energetic generals have no such worries. "
“May I ask Your Majesty, are there any young generals in Da Qin who are at the same level as Yue Yun, or even stronger?”
"Yes, and there is more than one." After hearing this answer, Zhu Rong was shocked.
One Yue Yun can fight her for a hundred rounds. If there are a few more, she will be exhausted. She can only earn a few hundred taels a day at most. How long will it take to get the deposit?
But other than fighting, she has no other way to make money.
After some thought, Zhu Rong could only turn to Ying Hao for help, so he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, I don't need to set up the arena, but the deposit for the military purchase..."
At this point, Zhu Rong felt a little embarrassed, but he still said shamelessly: "Can I forgive you?"
Ying Hao refused without hesitation: "Of course not. If Nanman can't even come up with a deposit of 10,000 gold, what guarantee can there be for the subsequent transaction?"
“Isn’t it really possible?”
Zhu Rong lowered his head with a disappointed look on his face and began to think of other ways to raise the deposit.
"But I have a way to make your envoy have a deposit of ten thousand gold immediately."
Hearing what Ying Hao said, Zhu Rong was overjoyed and asked quickly: "May I ask your majesty what the solution is?"
“Your Majesty has defeated more than a hundred challengers today and has not collected ten thousand gold. Now I give you a chance to compete with me. As long as you can beat me, you can win ten thousand gold.”
"What?"
Zhu Rong exclaimed, never expecting that Ying Hao would want to compete with her, but after thinking about it, Ying Hao is also a top martial artist, and his record is extremely good, so it is understandable that Ying Hao wants to find someone to fight with.
“But, this is not good.”
Zhu Rong was moved, but still a little hesitant, but Ying Hao smiled and said: "Are you afraid of hurting me? It's just a fist and kick competition, we can stop it."
“This, okay.”
After the two came to the martial arts arena, Ying Hao drew a circle on the ground with a sharp sword in his hand.
“Whoever is kicked out of this circle loses.”
“That would offend Your Majesty.”
Zhu Rong said with excitement. In her eyes, Ying Hao is already an opponent, and he is still a very strong opponent.
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There was only one fight, and Zhu Rong suffered a loss.
After Ying Hao blocked her fist with his palm, he clasped the back of her hand in a way he had never seen before, and then almost threw her away.
After the dangerous pressure line landed, Zhu Rong secretly thought that it was so dangerous that he almost lost another ten thousand gold.
Zhu Rong regrouped and attacked again, only to find that Ying Hao's physical skills were no weaker than hers, and her internal strength was even stronger than hers. The only thing she could surpass Ying Hao was her speed.
The two of them competed back and forth in the circle, and soon made hundreds of moves, and Ying Hao also tested out Zhu Rong's depth.
Ying Hao has already tested Zhu Rong’s five dimensions. Currently, Zhu Rong’s attributes are: Commander 90 (93), Force 105 (107), Intelligence 77, Politics 65, Charisma 100 (102);
Although Zhu Rong has not yet reached the peak, he has the strength to defeat, and he is also a very strong existence among the gods of war. Junior gods of war such as Yue Yun, Huang Tianxiang, and Pei Yuanqing are no longer her opponents. Once she reaches the peak, she She is undoubtedly the strongest female general in the East.
Of course, even if Zhu Rong reaches the peak, he will still not be Ying Hao's opponent. Who allows Ying Hao to cheat the system?
After playing more than thirty moves, Ying Hao was already losing interest. After all, his goal had been achieved, so he was going to let Zhu Rong win deliberately and give Zhu Rong, who couldn't afford the deposit, a step down.
Ying Hao deliberately showed a flaw. When he punched nothing, he let Zhu Rong punch him in the chest, and then used the force to fly out of the circle.
Zhu Rong could see that Ying Hao was letting go, but she didn't hold back her punch. If it hit, Ying Hao would probably be injured, so she hurriedly twisted her body to hold back her strength and changed the direction of the punch, but she was still a step too slow.
Her punch reached Ying Hao's shoulder, but Ying Hao's punch that was supposed to miss hit her chest instead, and they both fell out of the circle at the same time.
Zhu Rong quickly stood up and wanted to accuse Ying Hao. At the same time, he realized that her daughter's body must have been exposed, and her face suddenly turned red, but she didn't know that Ying Hao knew that she was a woman from the beginning.
"Your envoy is really powerful, but I lost."
Ying Hao stood up and patted the dust on his body. His face was indifferent, as if he didn't notice anything.
Seeing this, Zhu Rong was relieved, but at the same time she felt a little disappointed for no reason, and she didn't even know why.
After Zhu Rong left, Ying Hao looked at his right fist and said to himself: "It feels good." He was looking forward to what Zhu Rong would look like in women's clothing.
Shaking his head and dispelling the distracting thoughts in his mind, Ying Hao went directly to Ren Hongchang's palace.
The next day, Wang Meng reported to Ying Hao in the morning meeting that the marriage matters with the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu had been communicated.
Among the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu, as long as the Song princess Zhao Ling'er was of appropriate age, the princesses of Wei and Song were still underage and could not get married for the time being, so Wang Meng proposed that they could get engaged first and wait until they came of age to marry.
Sun Jiaocheng agreed to Wang Meng's proposal, but Cao Cao had objections.
Cao Cao had six daughters in total, but none of them were adults yet. However, considering the unstable relationship between Qin and Wei, he was eager to marry Qin, so he proposed that his adopted daughter marry first, and then his biological daughter marry after he came of age. .
Ying Hao naturally had no objections to this. After all, Cao Cao wanted to marry his adopted daughter, but she was the most beautiful woman in the Wei Kingdom, and she was much more beautiful than his biological daughter.
After finalizing the engagement, the rift between the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Song, and Wu due to the Tang Kingdom was also eliminated, so Ying Hao proposed to Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Zhao Kuangyin before they left Luoyang to form a coalition to fight against the Japanese.
“Crossing the sea to fight against Japanese invaders?”
Cao Cao's eyes widened with confusion on his face, and he didn't understand why Ying Hao made this decision.
Sun Jian and Zhao Kuangyin were slightly moved. After all, their spheres of influence were both close to the sea, and they were well aware of the harm that Japanese pirates could bring, especially to the State of Wu.
When the Japanese pirates invaded before, they caused considerable losses to all the coastal countries, but the Wu State suffered the biggest loss. They even abandoned Jiangxia County, which made Sun Jian hate the Japanese pirates deeply.
Now that the Qin Dynasty wants to organize a campaign to conquer the Japanese pirates, Sun Jian naturally cannot let go of this good opportunity.
(End of this chapter)