Having been slapped by Liu Qi, one side of Uncle Ji's face was already red and swollen.
Now, after receiving another slap from Ji Kang, the other half of his face turned red in an instant, which was exactly symmetrical.
"Uncle! You!"
Ji Kang's attitude changed quickly and he looked at his nephew coldly.
"Either you apologize to the prince immediately, or you stay here and let the prince take you away!"
Uncle Ji couldn't figure out what was wrong with his uncle, who suddenly started talking to Liu Qi.
But he had no choice. If Ji Kang left, no one would be able to protect him. He could only lower his head angrily and face Liu Qi.
"Yes... I'm sorry, Your Highness."
Although Ji Bo said it very reluctantly, Liu Qi didn't care. It was enough for him to say this.
"General Ji, I am here in Pingcheng, waiting for your good news."
"Okay, Prince, don't worry. I, the general, will convey your idea to our emperor and make sure that this happens."
"As for the foundry, I will have someone prepare it. You can just send someone to pick it up tomorrow."
"Thank you, General!"
In this way, Liu Qi led a group of men and left the foundry in South Korea in a swaggering manner.
As soon as they returned to their residence, Zhao Wenhui and Qin Wei couldn't help but ask the prince.
"Your Highness, what on earth did you say to that Jikang, and why do you seem to be a different person in the blink of an eye?"
Liu Qi chuckled lightly.
"Is that because I made a deal with him?"
"trade?"
Qin and Zhao looked at each other with doubts in their eyes.
"You still remember that my king's plan to attack the Huns this time was to give the land of Bayanna to the female empire, right?"
The two nodded.
Looking back, I remember what I said at the time was that from the day Daqing sent troops, after defeating the Xiongnu, the female empire could take the opportunity to march towards the Xiongnu Garuqin Hetao from the east.
Daqing will act as a diversion to help the female empire seize this important place.
At the same time, the Daqing troops will make a detour and capture the Huns' Bayanna tribe. After taking away the benefits, they will be given to the female empire at that time.
Of course, this was not included in the covenant with the female empire.
As for whether to send it or not, it all depends on the prince's thought.
"Actually, on the way here, I have already thought about it. A Garukin Loop, given to the female empire, is enough to seduce them."
"Giving one more Bayanna can distract the female empire's energy and pose a threat to South Korea, but it is also equivalent to standing on the opposite side of South Korea."
"Lu Liang's idea is correct. Since it is cooperation, let's cooperate more thoroughly and let the female empire see our sincerity in wanting an alliance."
"However, according to what I think, giving too much kindness may not be a good thing. As the saying goes, a cup of rice breeds kindness, and a fight of rice breeds hatred. If you give too much, I am afraid that it will make the female empire feel that I, Daqing, are right to you. She’s very dependent.”
When she heard this, Zhao Wenhui suddenly realized.
"So, His Highness is planning to give Bayanna to South Korea, right?"
Liu Qi smiled and nodded.
"Exactly!"
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket. If one is broken, there will be another one."
"Moreover, I not only want to give Bayanna to South Korea, but also give all the cattle, sheep and other property there to South Korea."
Qin Wei was shocked.
You know, products such as cattle and sheep are still very precious to Daqing. Because there are very few large pastures, a large part of it basically depends on imports from other countries or the Huns.
Bayanna was a prosperous living area for the Xiongnu. Needless to say, there were still tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.
Giving it to South Korea in this way really made Qin Wei a little confused.
"Your Highness, I will understand that you gave Bayanna to South Korea, firstly, for mutual alliance, and secondly, to contain the female empire."
"Bayanna and Garukin Hetao are not particularly far apart. This situation will inevitably lead to more disputes between the two countries."
"In this case, it is enough to give away the land. Why give the cattle, sheep and other property to South Korea? The benefit of this gift is too great."
Qin Wei looked a little anxious. Liu Qi chuckled lightly.
"General Qin, you have been with me for so long. When have you ever seen me make a loss-making business?"
"The foundry, isn't it the benefit that this king has fought for?"
Zhao Wenhui knew that Liu Qi had said before that he wanted to use it to forge the weapons he wanted.
But the problem is that casting weapons costs money, and there may not be the technology Liu Qi wants there.
In this way, Zhao Wenhui really felt that it was not worthwhile to exchange a place that could not generate profits for tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.
Zhao Wenhui couldn't help but voiced the questions in her heart.
After hearing this, Wei Qin looked at the prince with a slight frown.
"Your Highness, did Ji Kang promise to give you the foundry to our Daqing?"
"No, it's just a rental."
When they heard what Liu Qi said, the two of them were shocked. Lease? In other words, when it expires, it still has to be returned to South Korea.
Wouldn't this be even more uneconomical?
"Why are you panicking? Although it is a lease, I have not agreed on the lease period with him. It is a lease for one year, and it is a lease for two years."
"Even if South Korea wants to carry out a lease period, it should be set for eight or ten years. Otherwise, South Korea will become my land in Daqing before that long, so there is no such thing as a lease term."
Seeing the prince's confident look, Qin Wei couldn't help but think to himself, isn't the prince's tone too loud?
Can South Korea be destroyed within eight or ten years?
Although South Korea is not big, it still has combat power that cannot be underestimated. Even if General Leji is still there, he may not be able to say so.
At this time, Zhao Wenhui suddenly spoke again.
"Your Highness, even if this place can be returned to Daqing forever, if we can't make it, the weapon you want will be in vain, and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep will be blinded, right?"
"Even if we don't make weapons, just like South Korea, we use them to produce utensils. When will we be able to make back the money?"
Zhao Wenhui still said it tactfully.
Even if it is converted into the production of utensils, it will only be more complicated.
If you want to sell artifacts, you need to find a good market, and you need someone to manage them and be responsible for transportation, sales, etc.
All of these can be said to be quite complex.
But Liu Qi didn't care.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you can't make the weapons I want, I still have great use for this piece of land. In short, I won't lose money."
"If by any chance we can make the weapon I wish for, huh, it will be far more valuable than the tens of thousands of cattle and sheep."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was movement outside the door.
"Your Highness, the county guard brought a man, who he said was the foreman of the Korean foundry."
