No money? There are mines, too. No mine? The shipbuilding wood you used to hoard will also work. What? The lumber has been sold out, is there really nothing left?
That person can do it too. If any of the captives are unruly or disobedient, sell them to me. It can not only reduce your pressure on food and grass, but also exchange for some food and grass.
"Two million stones, what does the Yue Kingdom need so much food for?" Zhao Kuo said strangely. Two million stones of grain and grass is not a small amount. It is enough for the entire Yue Kingdom for nearly half a year. Even if the Zhao Kingdom has it, it cannot be easily sold to the Yue Kingdom.
Moreover, Zhao State is not rich in grain and grass. Soldiers need to be raised, officials and craftsmen need to be raised, prisoners need to be raised, and the Hetao needs to be developed... Zhao State bought a lot of grain and grass from Qi and Chu two years ago and last year, and there is a steady stream of fleets. Only by sending fish over can the food needs be met.
Although granaries in various places were built, they were not even one-tenth full. After the summer grain harvest this year, Zhao State was able to meet its own food needs, but there was still not much surplus grain.
Zhao Kuo also thought about continuing to buy grain from other countries and filling the granary. According to his plan, when the granary is full, Zhao Guo can stretch his muscles.
"I thought... Yuejun wanted to restore the country!" Lu Zhonglian said in a deep voice.
"So fast, didn't the Yue Kingdom just wipe out the surrounding Ouyue? Don't you need to recuperate?" Zhao Kuo's action of pouring water suddenly stopped. Even after the battle between the Zhao Kingdom and the Qin Kingdom, he had to stop for a while to take a breath and start again. Continuing to fight, the Yue Kingdom turned out to be so fierce that they even gave up recuperation!
Zhen Zhen’s world is not big, and there are many strange things.
"The terrain of the Yue Kingdom is special. Hundreds of thousands of mountains divide the Yue Kingdom into pieces. Ordinary recuperation will not promote the integration of the tribes in Ouyue. Instead, it will gradually restore the tribes to their previous state. Only the war can win a piece of territory and allow everyone to come out. With mountains and mountains, only the Yue Kingdom can rule powerfully and effectively, knitting everyone together."
"As for food, the Yue country is close to the sea and has advanced navigation technology. Fishing can solve part of it, and the remaining part needs to be cultivated by ourselves and purchased from our country, Zhao. Moreover, restoring the country can enhance everyone's collective consciousness and collective sense of honor. Overall, , it is better to restore the country early than to restore the country later. Of course, the premise is that it can be successful." Lu Zhonglian said.
He had heard that the relationship between Yue and Qin was somewhat ambiguous, but the two countries were separated by Chu, and Yue could not buy grain from Qin even if it wanted to.
It is even more impossible for Chu State to sell grain to Yue State. Yue State will either buy from Zhao State or Qi State. However, unless it cannot be bought in Zhao State, Yue State will not buy it from Qi State.
Yuejun's restoration has been carried out silently. If more countries know about it, there will be more risks. At least for now, Zhao State is trustworthy, but Qi State is not necessarily.
Tao
"I estimate that the Yuejun does not want to restore the country immediately. He should just be prepared for any disaster, prepare food and grass first, and wait for the opportunity. But it will not take too long. It is rainy in the south, and the food and grass cannot be stored for several years. The Yuejun will not let this batch Food and grass are wasted," Liu Ping said.
"I also feel the same way. If the Yue Kingdom rashly announces its restoration, it will be attacked by the Chu Kingdom with all its strength, and the possibility of failure is as high as 90%. On the contrary, if you wait for the right time, the possibility of success is still very high." Lu Zhonglian nodded.
"What if Qin is behind this?" Zhao Kuo suddenly asked.
"What does the king mean...Qin is preparing to create opportunities for Yue?" Lu Zhonglian asked.
"Not bad." Zhao Kuo nodded. If the Qin State helps attract the Chu State's firepower, the possibility of the Yue State's restoration is still very high.
Moreover, it is also good for Qin to have the nail of Yue stuck in the back of Chu.
"I think it is unlikely. Looking at the Qin State for so many years, it has been using others to achieve its own goals. How could it be possible to sacrifice oneself to achieve the success of the country? Moreover, for the Qin State, the Chu State is no longer its biggest enemy. Qin The country's expansion in the southeast has reached its limit. The existence of Yue is beneficial to Qin, but it is not very big. It is not worth Qin's doing this." Lu Zhonglian said.
After the Battle of Yanying, Qin's biggest enemy has always been Zhao. If it was to put a nail in Zhao's back, Lu Zhonglian felt that it was possible for Qin to do this, but it was unlikely for Chu.
"Qin State has been fighting with the Qiang people in the southwest area, but it is not fierce. They should be training troops. I have not received news that Qin State has sent troops to Jiangling and Nanyang, but I do not rule out the possibility of secretly increasing troops." Liu Ping said.
"What did Yue use in exchange for food and grass this time?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Seven thousand prisoners, all young and strong." Lu Zhonglian said. According to the actual price, the price of 7,000 young men was more than double that of 2 million stones, grain and grass. Obviously, Yue State also knew that Zhao State would not agree easily, so it paid twice the price.
What Yuejun didn't know was that the people he gave to Zhao now would provide great convenience for Zhao to destroy Yue in the future.
Tao
"Do you think the grain should be sold or not?" Zhao Kuo pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at Lu Zhonglian and Liu Ping.
To be fair, the restoration of Yue State would be beneficial to Zhao State. If Qin and Zhao regard each other as their biggest enemies, then Chu is undoubtedly the second biggest enemy of the two countries.
Although the strength of Chu State is sometimes strong and weak, and the mind of Chu Jun is also good and bad, the overall strength of Chu State has never fallen out of the top three by virtue of its vast territory.
Now Chu State has chosen to unite with Zhao State, but no one knows when it will fall out. Zhao State needs Yue State to contain Chu State from behind.
But Zhao Kuo was worried that Yue's restoration would disrupt Zhao's plans. Once this war starts in the southeast and Vietnam successfully recovers, the war is likely to spread to the entire Central Plains.
However, it has not been two years since the reform of Zhao State, and what needs to be done most is still recuperation, not war.
If the restoration of Yue failed, Zhao would lose a chess piece behind Chu, which would also be a loss.
"It is inevitable for Yuejun to restore his country. Even if Zhao does not sell grain and grass to Yue, Yuejun will find a way to buy it from Qi. However, I think this matter can be postponed for a while." Lu Zhonglian said.
"Delay it?"
"After the summer harvest, give the Yue State 500,000 stones of grain and grass, and after the autumn harvest, give the remaining 1.5 million stones of grain and grass. When the grain and grass are harvested, they will be dried and transported to the Yue State. It is already winter. The Yue State is in winter. The possibility of launching a war is unlikely, and it will have to wait until next spring at the earliest. At least this year, our Zhao country can develop stably. As for next year, no matter what the outcome of Yue Chu is, it will not affect our Zhao country in a short time. Even if It was Qin that started the war, and Han and Wei acted as a barrier." Lu Zhonglian said.
The three years after the reform were the shortest time for stability that Zhao needed. Of course, longer is naturally better.
But everyone knows that it is unlikely. Wei is no longer in the period of Wei Wenhou, and it is rare to have peace for three years.
