However, the two of them had such a tacit understanding without any communication before. No wonder Wang Hao was so important to Qin Wangji.
In terms of emotional intelligence, Wang Lu and Wang Jian's uncle and nephew are much better than Bai Qi.
Bai Qi's stubborn temper grew, and even the King of Qin didn't take it seriously. It was like the rocks in the pit were smelly and hard. Even if King Qin Ji could bear it, other monarchs might have been beheaded long ago.
But...who knows how long Qin Wangji can endure it!
Bai Qi was promoted by Wei Ran. Wei Ran didn't want Bai Qi to die in the end. However...he couldn't protect himself now. He was watched by Qin Wangji every day, so how could he help Bai Qi?
At this time, Wei Ran noticed that Qin Wangji was looking over, and he quickly lowered his head, looking frightened.
"My dear, please get up quickly." Qin Wangji bent down and helped Song Lu up from the ground, "I will not hide this from my dear, due to my mistakes in recent years, our Qin State has suffered successive defeats. The land of the three rivers in the east of Hedong has been lost, and the national power is empty. The people's faces are hungry. I am in urgent need of a way to make money to maintain the development of our Qin State. Your return this time will be a great contribution to our Qin State."
"The king's words are serious." Song Lu said movedly.
This is the King of Qin, the king of a country, holding his rough hands like this and talking to him like an old friend.
How could Song Lu, who had never seen anything big in the world in his life, bear such treatment.
Now even if Qin Wangji asks him to die, he will not hesitate.
"Now that the Three Jins and the Chu State have formed an alliance, South Korea, which originally leaned towards our country, has also turned towards the Zhao Kingdom. If the Qin State wants to break through the blockade of the Three Jin Dynasties, the only way is to strengthen its own strength. Time waits for no one, I would like to invite Mr. Rest in Xianyang for a month, and then lead the caravan westward next month. At that time, I will personally see you off."
Qin Wangji saw clearly that although Qin had been defeated in recent years, its overall national strength was no worse than that of Zhao, and was even stronger than Zhao in many areas such as land and population.
After all, the Qin State has been going through hundreds of years since Shang Yang's reform.
Duke Xiao of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, King Wu of Qin, including King Ji of Qin, were all wise kings.
The current King of Zhao has only been on the throne for four years. No matter how strong he is, he cannot surpass Qin's one-hundred-year development in four years.
Of course, this is definitely not the case. The foundation of Zhao State is many times better than that of Qin State before Shang Yang's reform, and Zhao State's military strength is not much worse than Qin State.
However, in terms of foundation and potential, there is no doubt that Qin is stronger than Zhao.
Moreover, the Qin State controlled the Guanzhong Plain, the Bashu Basin, as well as the Chu State's hometown, Nanyang and Yanying, all of which were grain-producing areas.
If it develops normally, Zhao State will definitely not be able to compare with Qin State.
But there was only one thing. Zhao Guo didn't know where he got so much money. It was said that hundreds of cars drove money from outside to the palace every day.
The gold, silver and jewels in the palace are piled up like mountains, and the citizens can see them when they come and go.
Qin Wangji naturally didn't believe it, but it was true that Zhao Guo was rich.
Although he was far away and could not see clearly, Qin Wangji had a more or less understanding. At least if Qin had spent money like Zhao, the people would have rebelled long ago.
Now, not only did the people of Zhao State not rebel, but they trusted Zhao State more and supported King Zhao.
Qin Wangji still can't figure this out.
If you don't know where Zhao Guo's money comes from, there is no way to cause trouble.
The only way was to make himself rich, and this time Song Lu and others returned smoothly, giving Qin Wangji hope.
This is why Qin Wangji attaches so much importance to them.
If he had not been forced to a certain extent by Zhao State, even if Qin Wangji paid attention to him, he would not have been able to treat Xian Xian to such an extent. After all, it was not the time for him to have just ascended the throne.
"I will not give up even if I die." Song Lu was extremely excited, and the wrinkles on his face like pine bark trembled randomly.
Although he was less than fifty years old, Song Lu looked much older than King Qin because of his hard work.
"I don't need you to die, I want you to live well." Qin Wangji said with great sincerity, "Aiqing has just come back, and she probably doesn't have a carriage. Just keep the carriage that Aiqing took when she entered the palace. You can take it when you have nothing to do. I followed it into the palace and told me interesting stories along the way, and I liked listening to it very much."
"I obey the order." Song Lu leaned over and said.
"By the way, does Aiqing have any family members?" Qin Wangji suddenly remembered.
"Your Majesty, when I left, I still had a poor wife and two children at home. But more than two years have passed, and I don't know if she has remarried..." Song Lu sighed.
Two years ago, he told his wife that he was not willing to let his whole life go by like this. He wanted to find a future and either return to his hometown with honor or die outside.
Now more than two years have passed, and I am afraid that his wife has long thought that he died outside and remarried with his children.
"Prince, immediately send someone to pick up Aiqing's family and reunite them. By the way, there are also seventeen other Aiqing's family members. They went to the Western Regions for the Qin State. They can't even see their families after they come back. Not enough." Qin Wangji waved his hand and said.
"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty." There was another voice of people kneeling on the ground.
In the next month, the Qin State sold the jewelry, Yu's jade, spices and other items brought by Song Lu and others from the Western Regions in batches to the noble merchants of the Qin State, making a lot of money.
Originally, Qin Wangji wanted to transport these goods to the six eastern countries for sale, but in the end, they were not enough for Qin to digest.
In fact, before that, Yu's jade, spices and other items entered the Qin State through the Hexi Corridor. However, at that time, the Hexi Corridor was occupied by the Yueshi, and Yu's jade and spices were scarce in quantity and extremely expensive.
The family members of Song Lu and others were also taken to Xianyang. Fortunately, his wife was still waiting for him at home and did not remarry. Both children were alive, and the family was finally reunited.
Immediately afterwards, the Qin State transferred a large number of Shu brocade from Bashu. According to Song Lu, among all commodities, Shu brocade sold best in the Western Regions, and could easily be sold for more than ten or twenty times the price.
Of course, porcelain, lacquerware, tea and other commodities are indispensable. Qin also bought a batch of colored glaze from Chu to be shipped to the Western Regions for sale.
This time Qin was well prepared. In addition to two hundred carts full of goods, there was also an army of five hundred people escorting them on the road.
In April, Song Lu said goodbye to his family and embarked on his journey west again with eight merchants who returned alive.
Qin Wangji personally sent Song Lu to a pavilion ten miles outside the city. He watched the caravan of hundreds of people disappear on the horizon before turning around and leaving.
The Three Jin Dynasties were like a chain that completely blocked Qin's eastward path. He could only place all his hopes in the west.
If Song Lu can come back smoothly this time, it means that this trade route is definitely feasible, and Qin will have a steady stream of money.
