Chapter 2289: Qinnan International Trade, Anti-Japanese Alliance
For ordinary people, anyone can do things like martial arts competitions to recruit brides, as long as it doesn't cause chaos, 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 conduct a martial arts competition to recruit relatives, this will definitely arouse people's imagination, and it is ultimately inappropriate.
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 provocation and damaging the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
If a hostile country did this, Ying Hao might use it as an excuse to extort some benefits, but the Southern Barbarians could not do this. After all, the Southern Barbarians were not only allies, but also more reliable allies than Wei and Song.
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 some of Shu's troops.
The military strength of the Southern Barbarians is actually not weak. They can even mobilize an army of 200,000 for local battles. However, they are limited by their national strength. Therefore, they can only mobilize a maximum of 100,000 troops for each campaign in Yizhou, and they cannot fight a protracted war.
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 also reached a consensus with his counselors, that is, during this period of recuperation, he will support the Nanman to fight against the Shu Kingdom, so that it will be in a war and unable to restore its 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.
Today, 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 can't 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 like mountains, and they can't sell them even if they want to.
Therefore, Great Qin could completely trade with the Southern 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 Great 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 Southern Barbarians was very poor. In order to show his sincerity and consolidate the alliance, he also gave Zhu Rong a thousand swords, five hundred large shields, and one hundred war horses.
Seeing that Qin Hao was so generous, Zhu Rong was very happy, so he climbed up the pole and offered to buy ordnance, 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 enough sophisticated equipment.
Zhu Rong is not greedy, and plans to trade the equipment of the 10,000-strong army first, and then trade according to the situation after returning home.
Naturally, Ying Hao 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 competition 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 would do such unnecessary things.
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, you still want to set up an arena?" Xian Shen said with a sad face.
"Of course we have to put it on display, otherwise how will we get the deposit back?"
Zhu Rong said confidently, but in his heart he deeply regretted his rash behavior of betting on horse racing.
This transaction with Da Qin was extremely important, and there must not be any mistakes, so she would rather go to the ring to make money by herself, but she had to complete this transaction.
At this moment, the deputy envoy Meng Lin hurriedly rushed in and said seriously: "Princess, Master Zhang Yi has come and specifically asked about the purpose of the martial arts contest to recruit a bride."
"It's just to make 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 the Great Qin side will believe that the contest for marriage is just to make money?"
Hearing this, Zhu Rong reacted immediately, 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 personally."
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 to earn registration fees under the guise of a martial arts competition to recruit a bride. It seemed that both he and Wang Meng were overthinking.
Sure enough, smart people think too much.
"I wonder if your envoy has 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."
When Ying Hao heard this, he 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 you?"
"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.
The 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 more than one."
After hearing this answer, Zhu Rong was suddenly shocked.
One Yue Yun can fight her for a hundred rounds. If a few more come, 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 apart from 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 10,000-yin deposit, what guarantee can there be for the subsequent transaction?"
"Isn't it true?"
Zhu Rong lowered his head with disappointment 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 defeated more than a hundred challengers today, but still failed to collect 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 arrived at the martial arts arena, Ying Hao drew a circle on the ground with a sharp sword in his hand.
"Whoever gets kicked out of this circle loses."
"That would offend His Majesty."
Zhu Rong said with excitement. In her eyes, Ying Hao was already an opponent, and he was still a very strong opponent.
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There was just a fight, and Zhu Rong suffered a loss.
After Ying Hao blocked her fist with his palm, he grabbed the back of her hand in a way he had never seen before, and then almost threw her away.
After landing on the line after many dangerous situations, 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 his 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 planned to deliberately let Zhu Rong win, and give Zhu Rong, who could not afford the deposit, a step down.
Ying Hao deliberately showed a flaw, and 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 saw that Ying Hao was releasing water, but she did not withdraw her punch. If it hit, Ying Hao would probably be injured, so she hurriedly twisted her body to withdraw 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 Majesty is indeed powerful. I lost."
After Ying Hao stood up, he patted the dust on his body with an indifferent expression, 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 even she didn't 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.
After shaking his head to dispel 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 Yat-sen 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. .
Naturally, Ying Hao had no objection to this. After all, Cao Cao wanted to marry his adopted daughter, but the most beautiful woman in the Wei Kingdom 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 Dynasty 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 Kingdom suffered the biggest loss. They even abandoned Jiangxia County, which made Sun Jian hate the Japanese pirates deeply.
Now that the Qin Dynasty wanted to organize a campaign to conquer the Japanese pirates, Sun Jian naturally could not let go of this good opportunity.
(End of chapter)
