War horses and fine iron are both controlled products, and no country can sell them on a large scale because they often represent a country's national strength. .
War horses represent chariots and cavalry. No matter how bad they are, they can still transport grain, grass and baggage. There is no doubt about its importance, and fine iron is even more critical. Nowadays, the weapons of various countries have gradually transitioned from bronze to iron. The most representative one is the Yan Kingdom With Zhao State, followed by Qin, Qi, Chu, and finally South Korea.
Because South Korea lacks land area, it has very few resources and manpower, let alone so-called war horses and fine iron.
Of course, South Korea doesn't care either.
In this awkward position, apart from occasionally joining the big brothers from various countries to humiliate the country bumpkins in the Land of Baiyue, or joining forces to attack Qin, South Korea is on the defensive side most of the time, and does not dare to send troops to attack other countries. , naturally there is no need for a large number of war horses to develop cavalry.
Even if you have the heart, you don't have the strength.
This is also considered the way of survival in South Korea.
As for iron, all countries are developing. Although iron is limited by forging technology and is not as mature as bronze, it is rich in resources, cheap, durable, and hard enough!
It is for this reason that all agricultural tools in various countries are made of iron.
The Yan Kingdom also eliminated bronze wares because of this. Of course, the main reason is the terrain. It does not lack such strategic resources at all, and is not afraid of being coveted by other countries. This is obviously not the envy of South Korea. The younger brother among the Seven Kingdoms is no joke. , its geographical location is similar to that of Wei State, and it can be called a brother in distress.
If there is something really good, how can it be kept?
Zhao Jia has learned a lot about these things recently, and has some ideas because of this. He has too many forging technologies that are ahead of this era in his mind. The steel frying method alone is enough to change the weapon pattern of this era.
Enough to outlaw bronzeware altogether.
Of course, Zhao Jia doesn't think that a steel frying method can change anything. If you want to develop industry, you have to have someone with time and resources.
This span is at least three to five years, or even ten years, and Zhao Jia must sit in a high position and control the overall situation. At the moment, he obviously does not have this condition, and he is not willing to make a wedding dress for Qin, so naturally he has to do it tactfully.
Let’s save some money first.
The Emerald Tiger naturally understood what Zhao Jia was talking about. Who dared to touch what the other party said? Without the support of any country, any businessman who dared to put his hand on it would die without knowing it. How did he die?
He knew this very well and was very rational, so his expression was shocked for a while and then returned to normal.
The smiling tiger did not answer Zhao Jia's question. Instead, he looked at Zi Nu with his small eyes and said with a smile: "Miss Zi Nu, please go out and prepare some delicious food. I want to entertain the young master tonight."
The topic at hand is obviously not suitable for an outsider like Zi Nu to know. Even if there is any agreement with Zhao Jia tonight, Zi Lanxuan will not be wiped out from Xinzheng.
At this moment, he thought a lot.
"It's useless, Miss Purple Girl is mine."
Zhao Jia smiled, shifted his gaze from the jade cup to the jade tiger, and said softly.
The Emerald Tiger was stunned when he heard this, and said with some surprise: "Oh? Could it be that Zilanxuan is also related to the Young Master? This villain has never heard of it."
He had heard that there was a descendant of Guigu behind Zilanxuan, but he had never asked about the others. Could it be that the descendant of Guigu had already taken refuge with the person in front of him? If so, Zhao Jia, the deposed prince of the Zhao Kingdom, would be a bit scary. The other party may have already laid out its plans in South Korea a few years ago.
When he thought of this, the Jade Tiger's heart tightened and his hair stood up.
I have to say, brainstorming is scary.
A flash of astonishment flashed through Zi Nu's pair of deep and charming purple eyes. She rolled her eyes at Zhao Jia with an angry look, and patted Zhao Jia's shoulder with her slender jade fingers: "Young Master really loves to joke. How could this little girl ever be the Young Master's? You two." Let’s continue chatting, I’ll take my leave first.”
With that said, she was about to turn around and leave, but she never thought that Zhao Jia's dog paws came over, grabbed her Rouyi, and pulled it into her arms with a little force.
Zi Nu’s arms tightened, Ben
If you want to resist, you can think of the conversation between Zhao Jia and Jade Tiger, and your thoughts of resistance are suppressed instantly.
With such hesitation, she was undoubtedly pulled into Zhao Jia's arms, his big hands clinging to her slender waist.
The fiery big hand made Zi Nu's body tighten, and her beautiful eyes stared at Zhao Jia. Fortunately, Zhao Jia didn't go too far.
He looked down at Zi Nu's beautiful purple eyes and chuckled: "Isn't this a matter of time? You stay and listen, and give me some advice. Maybe you will be responsible for this business in the future."
"?!"
After saying these words, both Zi Nu and Jade Tiger were shocked.
Zi Nu was surprised by what Zhao Jia said.
Jade Tiger was convinced that Zilanxuan was related to Zhao Jia.
"Let's sit down and talk."
As Zhao Jia spoke, he hugged Zi Nu and walked towards the wine table, acting like he was taking over the host. Naturally, Jade Tiger had no objection to this. He gave the maid beside him a look, and then followed Zhao Jia.
"Sir, please~"
Jade Tiger respectfully invited Zhao Jia to take a seat, and then knelt down opposite him, his posture a little more reserved than before.
Without him, if all his guesses are accurate, then the eldest son of the Zhao Kingdom in front of him is undoubtedly more terrifying than Ji Wuye. The other party's status is placed here. If the other party can inherit the throne of the Zhao Kingdom in the future, then... he dare not Think more.
Zi Nu sat down obediently with Zhao Jia. She also wanted to see what tricks Zhao Jia could do.
"When I was young, I had a teacher, General Li Mu of the State of Zhao. You should be aware of his prestige in the frontier fortress of the State of Zhao. I can write a letter. As long as you can contact him, it shouldn't be a problem to get a batch of high-quality war horses. , As for fine iron, there’s no rush, we have to look at your ability first.”
Zhao Jia looked at the Emerald Tiger calmly, not feeling nervous about talking about big things, but just a kind of calmness and calmness.
As for whether Li Mu would agree to this matter, Zhao Jia felt that it was not a big problem, because the frontier troops of Zhao State were too miserable. Most of the time, they were self-sufficient and satisfied themselves by plundering Hu people. To be honest, Zhao State was Among the Seven Kingdoms, the country that has the greatest shortage of war horses, especially after King Wuling of Zhao's reform of riding and shooting in Hufu, the entire army of Zhao is extremely good at riding and shooting!
This is also the reason why Zhao State was able to confront Qin State head-on.
It's a pity that the Battle of Changping...is not worth mentioning.
As for the flow of war horses into South Korea, it has improved South Korea's national power... Even if a child has a knife, he is still a child.
Of course, the main reason is that there are no disputes between South Korea and Zhao, and they have always had a good relationship. In the past, Brother Zhao often helped Han Han, his younger brother. Unfortunately, after the Battle of Changping, Zhao was too busy to take care of himself, and how could he still have the strength to help South Korea? Even He was not even interested in forming an alliance, for fear of being targeted by Qin.
In addition, Zhao Wangyan is also an arrogant maniac. It is impossible to form an alliance. I am invincible!
Therefore, even if Zhao Wangyan knows about this matter, the trouble will not be too big. Of course, the premise is to satisfy the appetite of God of War Guo Kai and prevent him from holding back.
"Ability? Master, please tell me clearly?"
The Emerald Tiger's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice.
Zhao Jia said unhurriedly: "I can provide you with connections, but after all, this happened in Zhao State. No matter how hard it is, it is impossible to hide it from the eyes and ears of Zhao State. However, with the relationship between South Korea and Zhao, my My father will not be too angry if he knows about this matter. The prerequisite is that you have to convince the Prime Minister Guo Kai, and this matter can only be done secretly. It is best not to make it known to the world, otherwise it will be difficult for the Qin State to explain."
He needs to use the manpower from South Korea to establish a relationship with Li Mu so that he can take the next step.
As for the people in Handan, many of them are Zhao Jia's elders and value him very much. Unfortunately, the area in Handan is the territory of Guo Kai and others, and it makes little sense to intervene rashly. Therefore, start from Li Mu. Even better, we can also join forces with Yan Dan in the future.
The iron ore in Yan State is quite good, and it is worth sucking a wave of blood.
"Guo Kai?"
The Jade Tiger's eyes flashed and he hesitated. He naturally knew who Guo Kai was, and he knew even more about the hostile relationship between Zhao Jia and Guo Kai.
That
Guo Kai is the current teacher of Prince Qian, and he is also the Prime Minister of Zhao State!
"In Shangyan Shang, I only provide connections for this matter and hide it behind the scenes. My teacher Li Mu is responsible for my father's side. For Guo Kai's side, you need to clear the way. Although this matter has nothing to do with Guo Kai Big, but this person is narrow-minded and greedy for money. If you don't give him certain benefits, he will definitely do something small."
Zhao Jia said calmly.
This matter seems to be cooperating with Jade Tiger, but in fact it is cooperating with Ji Wuye. It depends on whether Ji Wuye dares or not.
But with Ji Wuye's character, he must be willing. No general can refuse the war horse. Regardless of Ye Mu's cooperation with Luo Wang, as long as Zhao Jia can provide greater benefits, he can let Ye Mu call him daddy!
Jade Tiger understood at this moment that Zhao Jia was not doing business with him. The other party wanted to do business with South Korea on behalf of Zhao State. It should be cooperation, but he was afraid of Qin State, so he spared such a large circle.
Could it be that it was just a game that the other party was dethroned as crown prince? !
wrong!
Guo Kai was Prince Qian's teacher, and it was well known to the world that King Zhao favored the queen and his concubine.
The Emerald Tiger pondered for a long time, and then said slowly: "Sir, a small person cannot decide on such a big matter."
If it really involves cooperation between South Korea and Zhao, how can he, a merchant, make the decision? After all, among the four vicious generals, he has the lowest status and is just a special chess piece.
"Then go and ask someone who can take charge."
Zhao Jia said softly.
"Young man understands!"
The Emerald Tiger stood up slowly, bowed respectfully to Zhao Jia, and then wanted to leave. However, when he saw the maid holding the brocade box, he hesitated a little, looked at Zhao Jia, and said with a naive smile: "Young master is coming from afar. In Korea, it’s not enough to have no one around to serve you, so I gave this girl to the young master.”
"good."
Zhao Jia glanced at the beautiful maid whose hand was severed in the original work and nodded.
This woman has a good appearance and figure. It would be good to take her back and serve as a maid for Jing Salamander. As for whether she is a spy deliberately arranged by Jade Tiger, he is really not worried about this. Who knows that none of the women around him are simple? Li Wu could easily suppress someone like the maid in front of him, let alone Da Siming, Jing Salamander and others.
Those women in his fish pond are the most ferocious in the ocean!
Zhao Ji, who has the simplest temperament, has a terrifying status.
The Emerald Tiger saw Zhao Jia taking it without any hesitation, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes. He became more and more sure of Zhao Jia's confidence, cupped his hand again, and turned to leave.
As the Emerald Tiger left, only Zhao Jia, Zi Nu, and a frightened maid were left in the house.
"My little lady won't disturb the young master's pleasure~"
Zinu glanced at the maid, then stood up and left. As for testing Zhao Jia, the conversation between Zhao Jia and Jade Tiger just now revealed too much. She had to go back and have a good chat with Wei Zhuang. If her guess was correct, Maybe something big is going to happen next in South Korea.
There is also the eldest son of the Zhao Kingdom in front of him. It is really unpredictable what kind of trouble he will stir up.
"The greatest joy is having you by my side."
Zhao Jia stretched out his hand to pull Zi Nu, held her tightly, and said with sincere eyes.
"Little girls don't dare to get involved in the young master's affairs."
Zi Nu struggled for a moment, looked at Zhao Jia helplessly, and said softly: "This little girl just wants to run this Zi Orchid Pavilion, but she doesn't dare to participate in the transactions of big shots like you."
"Okay, stop pretending and let Wei Zhuang come out."
Zhao Jia smiled when he heard this and said directly.
"?!"
Zi Nu blinked her eyes, the charming smile on her face suddenly faded, her beautiful eyes darkened slightly, and she said in a low voice: "Master, do you know?"
"Gai Nie, another descendant of Guigu, works as a swordsman next to Qin Wangzheng. Do you think I know that?"
Zhao Jia looked at Zi Nu with a smile and blinked, a little naughty.
Zi Nu didn't find it interesting. She looked at the hand held by Zhao Jia with beautiful eyes.
He said angrily: "Then the young master has been teasing me these past few days?"
"I'm serious. Compared to these trivial matters, meeting you is the biggest reward for me coming to Korea. I'm very happy to meet you."
Not only did Zhao Jia not let go, but he tightened his grip a little and said seriously.
Zi Nu looked at Zhao Jia's very deceptive and handsome face, and her heart was a little twitching for a moment, but her rationality kept her extremely calm, the smile on her lips did not diminish, and she joked: "Sir, the little girl is getting more and more beautiful now." I can’t believe it.”
"I've never lied to you."
Zhao Jia let go of his hand. If he continued to hold it, he would be acting like a hooligan. However, since Zi Nu did not resist his physical contact, it already showed that the other party had a good impression of him.
Ziya retracted her hand elegantly, glanced at Zhao Jia with a smile on her face, twisted her waist, pointed the peach at Zhao Jia, and walked out of the house.
The burning feeling in Zhao Jia's eyes flashed away.
Having feelings for beautiful women proves that he is a man, while restraint represents quality.
He looked at the maid holding the brocade box and asked, "What's your name?"
"If you want to return to the master, my servant Hua Ruo."
Hua Ruo lowered her head and said respectfully, not daring to raise her head and look directly into Zhao Jia's eyes.
"Hua Ruo? What a good name."
Zhao Jia commented.
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On the other side, the Emerald Tiger urged the carriage towards the General's Mansion.
