Muchaha overturned the wooden table in front of him, his chest rising and falling.
He calmed down for a moment and then smiled again, "You almost took me away. Even so, what does it have to do with me? Zhao Li is dead when he dies. I have you in my hands, so Qi Ye can't do anything to me."
"The prince didn't wait for peace talks. Instead, he led his troops to resist in order to save the face of defeat to King Wala. It's a pity. Even if the eldest prince can take me and your two sons or go back, I'm afraid he will be defeated by King Wala. If you are disgusted, you will no longer have a chance to be king."
Muchaha went straight to Ji Shu and grabbed her neck.
"Don't think that I don't dare to kill you!"
"Prince... what do you think of my Great Qin Tianwei? If our emperor knew that you have been privately purchasing iron weapons and firearms with Zhao Li all year round, he would be... furious! Add you, kidnap me, threaten Qi Ye, and use his You have such a temperament that you won’t give up. You are already at the end of your battle, so what’s the difficulty in defeating them with your troops?”
Ji Shu was hit to the ground, leaving a deep mark on her neck. She got up and continued:
"When the time comes, King Wala will definitely blame you for everything! Not only will you miss the throne, but you may also be pushed out by King Wala for your sincerity in peace talks! You will definitely be dead by then!"
Ma Kuli was furious and was about to cut her with a knife to protest, but unexpectedly Ji Shu blurted out:
"Only I can help you!"
The sword stopped in mid-air.
Ji Shu stood up holding on to the dead wood on the side, "Let me go, and I can help you. Not only can you escape unharmed, but you can also make a great contribution in front of your King Wala."
Muchaha looked at her for a moment and laughed.
"You think this king is a fool! Do you believe these words you made up?"
Ji Shu's expression remained unchanged, "Prince should know how I met Qi Ye."
Muchaha's expression twisted, "If you hadn't sent him food and grass, our warriors would have razed this place to the ground..."
"I transferred more than 100,000 shi of food and grass and countless disaster relief silver. Yan'an Prefecture was besieged by snowstorms and the local magistrate was corrupt. I also paid for the disaster relief money and food. In total, there were at least nearly 300,000 taels of silver. All of these silvers were It can’t be heard when thrown out, but to me, it’s just a drop in the bucket.”
Muchaha's expression became serious.
He was the prince in charge of economics and trade in Wala, equivalent to a household official in Da Qin. He was engaged in silver trading. He seemed to have guessed what Ji Shu wanted to say.
She said slowly: "Zhao Li asked you here because I robbed him of the opportunity to make a fortune. He would not be able to escape death no matter what, but without him, there would be no iron weapons and firearms, and Wala would not be able to defeat Da Qin. Don’t you think it’s a pity that the prince will die as a cavalryman?”
"I understand." Muchaha raised his eyebrows, "You want to replace Zhao Li and do business with me."
"A horse in Da Qin costs seventy or eighty taels of silver, and good ones even cost hundreds of taels. The demand for horses is endless. But in Wala, horses are not valuable at all. If you can buy them at a low price and sell them at a high price in Da Qin, you can make a profit every year. I received countless amounts of money. Who wouldn’t be jealous of such a profitable business?”
Ji Shu stepped forward and glanced at Ma Kuli, "I want to sit down and discuss this business with the prince."
Makuri's expression froze, and he glanced at Muchaha. Seeing that he was thoughtful, he nodded to himself, and then angrily moved a stool for Ji Shu.
There was a short table in front of him, and Ji Shu said again: "Paper and pen."
Makuri gritted his teeth and handed it over.
Ji Shu said and wrote: "Let me settle an account with you. There are countless officials in my family's branch, and many of them are in various prefectures, such as Xunyang Prefecture, Tianxin Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture...these prefectures are all In places where iron ore gathers, hundreds of thousands of iron ore tributes are paid to the imperial court every year. In addition to the imperial court, there is also an escort agency used by the imperial court to escort the iron ore—"
"As long as I open my mouth, the annual tribute to the imperial court will be reduced by hundreds of thousands of stones and iron. It will be easy and no one will find out. And the things transported by my escort can be transported all over the world and escorted secretly. No one else interferes in this line. It won't be discovered at all."
"Zhao Li only dares to deliver oil and water to you from Yan'an Mansion. In a small area like Yan'an Mansion, the iron ore mined is not enough to fill your teeth. I dare to deliver iron and even saltpeter to you from the largest iron ore mine in Daqin." , gunpowder... Wala can earn this amount every year, which can save you tens of millions of taels of silver from your normal mutual market price."
Muchaha is also a businessman. He held the thin piece of paper, his hands shaking with excitement.
Ji Shu smiled and said, "If King Wala knew that the prince had brought such great benefits to Wala, would he still care about your defeat this time? If the prince did business with me, the losses from this defeat would be enough in just one year. make up."
"Why should I trust you?"
Muchaha has been shaken, but he is still not reassured.
"Nothing is guaranteed. You have to take a gamble in everything you do. It only depends on the courage of the prince. I only know that the person who can be the king will never be afraid of action."
Ji Shu said: "Besides, this is a win-win situation for you and me. I am a businessman, and I just want to make money. Zhao Li has such an opportunity to make money, so naturally I will grab it if I have the chance."
Makuri frowned, "Prince, don't believe her, she is just a woman! How could she be so capable!"
Laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.
Muchaha held the paper in his hand and looked at the smooth accounting on it. He knew that Ji Shu's abilities were not just words on paper.
Moreover, she showed no fear at all when being kidnapped here, and she still dared to discuss business with him, which shows that she is not an ordinary woman.
Only with such courage can such a great thing be accomplished.
Ji Shu leaned back on the chair and said with a smile: "It's better to be a woman. Who would have thought that women would dare to smuggle with foreign enemies. My identity is the best protection, but it is much more convenient than that guy Zhao Li. More It’s more profitable and safer. As long as I go back, I can arrange this transportation route right away.”
Muchaha held the paper and said after a long silence:
"I will think about it. Makuri, take her down first. Make a separate tent for her and find someone to keep an eye on her."
"yes."
Ji Shu lowered his eyes and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally she was fooled.
The situation was critical now and she couldn't just sit there and wait for death. She had to find a way to escape.
Ma Kuli pushed her forward. It seemed that Muchaha's attitude toward Ji Shu was that Ma Kuli's movements were much gentler.
Ji Shu glanced around, surrounded by jungle, with no way out.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the ground, suddenly caught a glimpse of something, and her pupils shrank.
"ah!"
With a shake from Ma Kuli, Ji Shu fell to the ground and rubbed his ankles with a grimace.
"The road here is very difficult."
Makuri cursed in Wala in disgust, then roughly grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the tent.
Ji Shu cried out in pain while quietly stuffing the pulled blades of grass into his sleeve pocket.
