The terrain of Shu is much better than that of Chu. At least they have many good places to grow food. In addition, this is also an important transportation thoroughfare. If you want to get from the Chu Kingdom to the territory controlled by the orcs, the shortest way is through the Shu Kingdom.
This country also received some aid from Cyric before the war started and built many railways. Now, with the help of the Tang State, they have connected these fragmented railways to form a barely adequate railway network.
In the royal city of Shu, in a newly opened tavern called Silver Fox, a middle-level cadre of Datang Group was entertaining guests from Cyric.
Now, although the two companies maintain a competitive relationship on the surface, everyone knows that Datang Group is already a very influential shareholder behind Cyric.
Because it is on their own territory, there is no need to worry about the walls having ears. The cadres of the Datang Group picked up their wine glasses and said with a smile: "Shu has connections, and of course they don't want to see Qin doing whatever they want on the orcs' territory, so they will Provide us with a very hidden smuggling route."
If the Qin State can deal with the orc threat on the side, then the defense line in the northwest part of the Shu State will naturally double the pressure, so the Shu State has always been an important route for smuggling weapons to the orc areas.
Shu officials would always turn a blind eye to these arms smuggling issues.
To some extent, the relationship between Shu and Qin is not very good. They have always been vassals of the Great China Empire before, so they are not willing to turn against each other.
But with the decline of the Great China Empire, the conflicts between the two countries have become increasingly acute. But what people didn't expect was that with the mediation of the Tang Empire, the relationship between them gradually stabilized.
As the man introduced, he drew a straight line on the table: "Generally speaking, we disembarked from the port of Chu State, then crossed all the way across Chu State to Shu State, and then smuggled from Shu State to the orc territory..."
This road has only been completed in the past month, which also means that some human commodities can be transported directly to the orc territory without any obstacles.
Datang is the master behind this line, Shu can also get a share of the pie, and Chu can also enjoy some dividends. Everyone can benefit from it, and naturally everyone is happy.
"You are responsible for providing enough Cyric rifles, Cyric artillery, Cyric cars, and all other weapons that the orcs need. We provide promises, food, cloth, and even medical drugs." After he finished speaking, He pointed at the Cyric representative opposite.
The Cyric representative had heard about Tang's plan before he came, but he really didn't expect such a large trade volume.
If this line remains open, the supplies obtained by the orcs will be huge, and the money Tang will earn will be immeasurable.
However, what he didn't understand was who would benefit from this: "I don't understand, don't you support Qin?"
The representative of Datang Group nodded and answered the other party's question proudly: "Of course, we have always supported Qin."
"But you tacitly allow us to smuggle weapons to the orcs." Cyric's representative asked again: "They are orcs..."
"Who gave you the illusion that if we support the Qin State, we cannot also support the orcs? In fact... we support the war." The representative of the Tang State shook the wine in the cup and said with a smile.
After he finished speaking, he drank the wine in the cup domineeringly: "The war can only end if we allow it, and the war can only break out if we allow it. In the past, the game Cyric played You are really too behind in setting things up, that’s why... you lost to Datang Arms Group.”
"We will also sell arms to both sides..." Cyric's representative defended the masters behind him very depressedly: "It's just that we didn't dare to smuggle arms to the orcs so blatantly at that time."
The Datang Group representative shook his head: "No, you still don't understand. We are not just providing arms to both sides, we are also providing a solution to everyone in the world."
"War is only part of the solution. There are also economics...politics, culture, medical care, food...we can solve any trouble. This...is the ultimate goal of Datang Group." He talked eloquently, describing A grand vision.
Cyric's representative shuddered: "Your appetite is really too big."
"Too big? No, you still can't keep up with our thinking. We can do more than you think." The representative of Datang Group looked disdainful.
"Do you think the Qin State doesn't know about this smuggling route? No, you are wrong, they know. Moreover, they are happy to see such a route exist." He played with the wine glass in his hand and asked another question to answer himself .
In the frightened eyes of the other party, he continued to show off the omnipotence of the Tang Dynasty: "If they cooperate with us in this aspect, we will cooperate with them in other aspects. This year, the price of Qin's cotton and various products has increased by hundreds. Thirty percent, what do you think it’s because of?”
Qin was able to shut up and tolerate Shu's smuggling channels because they could get more arms assistance from Tang. If the orcs get the Cyric 1 rifle, they can get the Thompson submachine gun and 98k. Why refuse such an exchange?
In fact, everything was on the surface. Everyone knew that there was such a smuggling route, but everyone got the benefits they wanted first from here, so this smuggling route that everyone knew about just "disappeared." "Yes.
No one will investigate, no one will investigate, then no one will find out - this line will continue until the Tang Empire no longer wants it to exist.
"Unlike Cyric, we allow everyone to make profits under our model, but you Cyric...only care about making profits for yourself. This is the difference." The representative of Datang Group proudly showed off Datang mode.
Seeing that the other party was silent, he scornfully pulled the other party back from fantasy to cruel reality: "Don't think about it... You can't copy this model. The biggest difference between us and you is that we can do it The cake is on a big plate, and you can only compete with others for the cake on the plate. These are two different things, and it is also an unbridgeable gap between you and us."
This is a conspiracy, a trick that Cyric can't learn even if he sees through it. No one in this world can learn it except the Datang Group.
He pointed to the line drawn with his finger on the table that was still dry: "It's like now, we can give you profits and let you maintain your wealth, so do you suffer a loss? No, you Profit is gained. So you won’t stop us and you can’t.”
"There is a road in this world, and everyone who walks on this road can pick up what they want... and we are the guides on this road... You think, who will not follow us? What?" After saying that, he poured himself another glass of wine.
While he was pouring the wine, Cyric's representative broke away from his contemplation, stared at the Datang Group representative, and asked seriously: "Then do you think we can all go on this road? This world is There is a limit, and in the end, you are destined to return to the same old path we have walked! The cake cannot always get bigger and bigger, and you will also start to covet the cake on other people's plates!"
The representative of Datang laughed again: "Look, this is our biggest difference."
"What?" Cyric's representative asked, somewhat at a loss.
"Look up at the sky! Think about the stars hanging above your head at night. Have you ever thought about one day lifting the sky above your head to see what is on those stars?" The representative of Datang Group looked up. Looking towards the ceiling.
"What nonsense are you talking about? What does this have to do with what we are talking about... What did you say?" Cyric's representative then raised his head, but found that he could not see anything. He lowered his head with some dissatisfaction, only to find that The representatives of the Tang Group were still looking up at the sky.
Ignoring the other party, the representative of Datang Group still looked at the ceiling and asked: "Let me ask, do you think we have the opportunity to fly into the universe and see the stars above our heads..."
The universe is a distant and somewhat unfamiliar word to the representatives of Cyric. When he became familiar with this vocabulary, he stared at the other person with wide eyes and was speechless.
"The reason why I tell you this is because this line will be handed over to you in the future, and you...do you know clearly who you will be responsible for in the future?" The representative of Datang Group lowered his head and looked at it again The other party: "Should you continue to serve your old, decayed, dust-like masters? Or should you hand over your life, your faith, and everything to us who can take you to a new future?"
Cyric's representatives knew that this was a choice...a difficult one. He will either betray Cyric and become the new spokesperson of Datang Group here, or he may stay here forever.
The other party told him so much, and it was obviously not nonsense. After listening to it, he would either become a dead man who could not speak, or become a private member of the Datang Group... The choice was all in his mind.
"The villain is willing to become a member of the Datang Group and serve the Datang Group... Sir, please feel free to leave this line to the villain to take care of it... The villain will definitely not betray your trust." It took a few seconds for the person in charge of Cyric to make his choice.
"Smart people... just do your work after drinking this glass of wine. Don't let down His Majesty the Emperor's trust." The representative of Datang Group raised his glass and gave the other party a toast.
