The Qin State has been having a hard time recently, and the economic situation has gradually become worse with the outbreak of the civil war in the Great China Empire.畾
The civil war in the Dahua Empire cut off the trade route from Qin to the Tang Empire, directly preventing Qin's cotton and other crops from being exported to the Tang Empire, which directly affected Qin's income.
The orc slave trade, which originally prospered through the Western Wall's defenses, also began to decline with the civil war in the Great China Empire. What makes Qin most desperate is that there are competitors in the slave trade.
In the past, most of the orc slaves that the Tang Empire needed went directly to the Qin State, which was considered a trade subsidy to the Qin State.
Now, with the civil war in the Great China Empire, it is no longer easy for the Qin State to trade orc slaves, so they can only watch their market share being taken away by the Shu State.
The Orc Empire has also fully reacted over time. They found that instead of risking their lives with the Qin State at the end of the desert and being captured by others, it would be more beneficial for them to directly start a population trade with the Shu State.
Because there is no need to fight, the price for Shu to purchase orc slaves is obviously lower, and because they "sell themselves" voluntarily, these orc slaves are easier to manage and more obedient.
With the cooperation of the orcs, the entire orc empire and the Shu Kingdom packaged human transactions into a new category: "labor exports." This thing is high-end and classy, and the people of the Orc Empire are obviously more willing to accept this kind of "people go to higher places."畾
Even in turn, the middlemen of the Shu Kingdom and the compradors of the orcs had to charge a fee. After all, they gave the orc civilians who couldn't even eat enough a new choice.
The best, the most beautiful and strongest orcs, the smartest orc children, plus some rich orcs among them, will be selected and sent to the Tang Empire. After all, the Tang Empire is not easy to fool, and the quality of slaves must be guaranteed.
The next best thing depends on the operation. Some people are willing to cooperate and pay, then they can go to the prosperous Tang Empire as slaves. Those who can't pay, the orc civilians who can make do, can stay. Shu State, or go to Chu State to make a living.
The abilities of these orcs may not be that good, but compared to the original orc empire of yellow sand, the natural conditions of Shu and Chu are definitely better, so it is not a loss to stay in Shu or Chu.
As for the crooked melons and cracked dates, it is not that there is no place to deal with them. Some can be directly sold to the Great China Empire at a low price as slaves, and some can be processed at a low cost and sent overseas...
Don't think that you are at a disadvantage if you can't go to the Tang Empire, because the Tang Empire itself has strict naturalization management regulations, so orcs are often unable to obtain nationality in the Tang Empire. They are always just outsiders here, so their social status in the Tang Empire is not high.
But staying in Shu or Chu is different. They can work hard and find a suitable opportunity to stay permanently, which obviously has a slight advantage.畾
The difference is that the orcs in the Tang Empire have a pie painted by Tang Mo. This pie is a better place that the Tang Empire will choose in the future for the orcs who have made outstanding contributions in the Tang Empire to found their country.
Back to the Qin State, the Qin State discovered that the slave trade route that passed through the Shu State, Chu State, and then to the Tang Empire was replacing the trade route from Qin State's Dahua to the Tang Empire. Things had become increasingly unstable. Controlled.
Looking at the trade of agricultural products in turn, in addition to the trade goods exported to the Great China Empire, the trade products exported to other countries are all being exploited by the Shu Kingdom.
After passing through Chu State, the younger brother of the Tang Empire, the price was really unbearable. This kind of trade is fragile, and Qin must find a way to save itself.
Economic suffering is a fait accompli, and Qin cannot change anything by relying on economic means in a short period of time. It could neither put pressure on the Great China Empire, nor could it control the geese of Shu and Chu. Therefore, the Qin State had to start considering outside moves.
For more than half a year, Qin State has been trying to lobby the Tang Empire, trying to persuade the Tang Empire to resolve the civil war in the Great China Empire as soon as possible.
They even
An ambitious-sounding plan was put forward: Qin and the Tang Empire would send troops from both sides to attack the Great China Empire and quell the civil war in the Great China Empire within one to two months.畾
It’s just that this secret plan was rejected by the Tang Empire: The Great China Empire in front of us is almost the meat on the chopping board of the Tang Empire. What the hell is going on with you, the Qin State, coming to swallow a piece of it?
Of course, the Qin State did not intend to rob anything. They just hoped to quickly quell the civil war in the Great China Empire, or simply carve up the Great China Empire and border the Tang Empire. From then on, there would be no middlemen to make profit.
It is a pity that all efforts to carve up the Great China Empire or force the Great China Empire to quell the civil war have failed. The civil war in the Great China Empire seems unlikely to end in the short term, and Qin's economic environment will also have to endure long-term deterioration.
Although the Tang Empire was willing to provide a loan of 100 million gold coins and an economic aid of 3 million gold coins to make up for Qin's losses, Qin still felt that its future was bleak.
Since there was no way out economically, Yingduo, the king of Qin, naturally placed all his hopes on Qin's strong military strength.
The Qin State may not have saved anything else in these years, but the combat effectiveness of the border troops near the Western Wall is as arrogant as the rest.
Defeating the Tang Empire might not be fun, but when it comes to defeating other countries, Qin's military is still confident.畾
What's more, over such a long period of time, Qin purchased a large number of Type 113 armored vehicles from the Tang Empire, received military assistance from hundreds of No. 4 tanks, had P-36 fighter jets in the sky, and purchased production rights from the Tang Empire. DO-17 bomber.
When it comes to military strength, the Qin State, the little overlord of the northwest, is really genuine and absolutely powerful.
Since there was the capital to launch a war and the need to launch a war, the Qin State began to choose its goals.
In fact, there is no good choice. The transformation of the Orc Empire is too slow. Even if tens of thousands of Orc prisoners are captured, the Qin State lacks channels to directly attack the Tang Empire.
Therefore, Qin Duo, the king of Qin, naturally turned his attention to his southern neighbor: Shu.
Who is the middleman making the difference now? Shu Kingdom! Who is trying to replace Qin's slave trading status? Shu Kingdom! Who is the weakest and easiest to bully around? Shu Kingdom! Whose economic situation is better and there is money to be made? Shu Kingdom!
Look! Look! He looks like he's been beaten, he still has money in his pocket, he's skinny, withered and short... Who the hell is going to hit you if you don't?畾
So the envoys sent by the Chu State to participate in the Linshui Expo did not return to the country after the expo. Instead, they stayed and changed their identities into special envoys. They began to have frequent and covert contacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire. Questions about Qin's invasion of Shu arose.
There is no way, the Tang Empire seems to have become the most powerful existence on the Western Continent. No matter what you do, if you don't get the permission of the Datang Empire, you can't do it.
This is a reflection of a country’s strength, and a visual demonstration of a country’s international influence: Without my nod, you can’t do anything within my sphere of influence!
Qin had no choice. They had to consider the attitude of the Tang Empire: Shu now monopolized the trade routes between Qin, the Orc Empire and the Tang Empire. This was the reason for Qin to attack Shu. At the same time, This was also the reason why the Tang Empire wanted to protect Shu.
Once Qin and Shu really go to war, it means that the Tang Empire's trade on the Western Continent has basically stopped. The losses caused by this are immeasurable, so the Tang Empire must intervene.
Therefore, Qin must persuade the Tang Empire to tolerate Qin's war, and clearly guarantee the duration and scope of the war, and even the distribution of Tang's interests after the war.
This is politics, and this is the tragedy of a weak country: a strong country does not need to consider these things when declaring war, but a weak country needs the permission of a strong country whether it is to start a war or make other decisions.畾
To put it bluntly, if a strong country does not nod in agreement, a weak country may not be able to buy ammunition for its battle to defend its homeland.
The country does not agree, and the weak country does not even dare to surrender - it will fight to the last person for the sake of world peace...
Therefore, some countries can kneel down because they do not have the capital to stand up. On the other hand, as long as a country can stand up, it cannot kneel down. If it kneels down, it is not the so-called survival of humiliation, but the subjugation of the country and the annihilation of the species.
The most heart-wrenching question in the world is probably: What qualifications do you have to surrender? Do I give you permission to surrender?
The Qin State did not intend to kill them all this time. The main strategic goal of Qin King Yingduo was to sweep across the northern part of the Shu State and cut off the connection between the Shu State and the Great China Empire.
Does it sound like it has nothing to do with the Tang Empire? In fact, the translation of this sentence is: occupy the northern part of Shu and obtain the border with Chu.
In this way, Qin's situation is completely different: it can restructure the trade routes from Qin and Chu to the Tang Empire to ensure its own trade security.
In turn, Qin can also benefit from the logistics dividends of Shu's exports to the Dahua Empire and Chu's exports to the Dahua Empire. Between one plus and one minus, Qin's side is equivalent to getting double the happiness.畾
So the question is, since there is such a good strategy of going south and there are so many benefits, why did Qin not react until now and start studying this expansion plan that seems so reasonable?
