"Three conditions." Zhao Kuo looked at Lord Xinling calmly and said, "As long as Wei agrees to my three conditions, the sacred land of King Zhou Ji will be surrendered to Wei by Zhao."
Zhao Kuo, who is earnest and seductive, looks like a female businessman who buys and sells goods.
"The foreign minister is willing to hear the details." Lord Xinling naturally felt from Zhao Kuo's words that this trip might not be easy, but he calmly said to Zhao Kuo with clasped fists.
Zhao Kuo nodded, and then said: "The alliance of Zhao State is made up of Wei, Chu, and Han. Now we want to give land to Wei State, and Chu State should not insult it lightly, but also divide its territory; and Han State betrays its alliance and relies on Qin , It will ruin my great mission, so I must cut it down."
"Therefore, the first condition is that rewards and punishments are in their proper place. The three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu can divide the territory of the King of Zhou, and we, the Zhao Kingdom, want to attack Han to set the record straight. During the intervening period, Wei and Chu cannot stay out of the matter. "After Zhao Kuo said this, he immediately looked at Lord Xinling.
After hearing this, Lord Xinling began to think quickly.
Although Zhao Kuo's words are the first condition, from the perspective of Lord Xinling, they actually contain two levels of meaning.
The first is to limit the scope of land acquisition by the Wei State, followed by the Chu State. The key is that the Zhao State also joins it, which not only greatly reduces the land and cities that the Wei State can allocate, but more importantly, the central city of Zhou Wangji—— The ownership of Los Angeles is very problematic.
You must know that the taxes of Luo City account for almost half of the entire Zhou Dynasty. If Zhao State takes Luo City as its own, then even if Wei State gains some territory, the harvest will be very limited.
What's more, Wei Guo still has to pay so much price, and it is even possible to make ends meet.
Secondly, Zhao State wanted to conquer Han State and needed the support of Wei and Chu. This point is irrelevant to the Wei State.
First of all, if it is said to be a conquest, it will not take place until at least next year's autumn harvest. No one knows what will happen then. After all, after Han Zhiguo learns that his Qin father has suffered a defeat, he will definitely report to Zhao as soon as possible. If the country's uniform is weak, then there will be a question mark as to whether Zhao will continue to conquer the country.
Secondly, even if it is a conquest, it is not a big problem to deal with a mere country of Han, let alone Zhao, even the current Wei. If Wei is to join it, it is to share the benefits with Wei. Naturally, Wei Guo could not miss it.
Therefore, Lord Xinling quickly grasped the key point in Zhao Kuo's words - the three families were divided into weeks - Luocheng was the key.
"Report to the King of Zhao." Lord Xinling said immediately: "The Korean army betrayed the alliance and should attack on its own. If Zhao is willing to take the lead, we, Wei, will follow suit. Chu has suffered heavy losses in this battle, so he must be willing to help Zhao." country."
"It's just." Lord Xinling paused, looked at Zhao Kuo again, and then continued: "At the time of the covenant, the King of Zhao had a word first. The Kingdom of Zhao and the King of Zhou would not take any land, and all the gains would belong to me, the Kingdom of Wei. All. Now that the land is divided, Chu State may get one-third, and I, Wei State, should get two-thirds."
"Jun Xinling has a good memory." Zhao Kuo was not annoyed when he heard this, and continued: "However, since I am willing to give, I won't be so picky about it. Lord Xinling wants Luo City, just say it. "
Faced with Zhao Kuo's "outspokenness", Lord Xinling was speechless.
Zhao Kuo then continued: "The reason why I want to divide the cities into several cities is not that I am reluctant, but I just want the Zhao army to have a place to station themselves. Otherwise, when the Qin army comes, can Lord Xinling stop it?"
Hearing this, Lord Xinling suddenly became speechless again. Obviously, he was really not sure whether he could block it.
"However, since Lord Xinling said so, that's all." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, "As for the details of how to divide the army, how to garrison troops, and how to coordinate operations, Lord Xinling can discuss it with Lord Pingyuan later."
"Yes." Mr. Pingyuan immediately said with clasped fists.
"Thank you, King Zhao." Lord Xinling immediately clasped his fists and said, "So, I, the State of Wei, have no objection to this first condition."
Obviously, Zhao Kuo's concessions in terms of territory were not small. Not only does Luo City not want it, but judging from King Zhao’s words, even an ordinary city is not ready to be wanted.
However, as a result, Lord Xinling became more cautious. After all, King Zhao is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Why?
You might suffer such a big loss.
The only possibility is that King Zhao wants more than he imagined.
Sure enough, after Lord Xinling agreed, Zhao Kuo immediately continued: "The second request is grain. I know that King Wei has prepared a million grains, but I only need 200,000 dans of grain."
"Oh?" Lord Xinling couldn't believe his ears.
During negotiations, shouldn't the other party raise the price? Why did you shout so low? And it’s so much lower!
If there is no conspiracy, I would not believe it even if I beat Lord Xinling to death.
But if there is a conspiracy, this food is a real thing, so how can there be any conspiracy!
As if seeing the doubts in Lord Xinling's mind, Zhao Kuo immediately said: "Today's King Ji of Zhou can be said to be prosperous from all kinds of waste. If King Wei wants to restore his former heroic appearance, he will have to invest a lot of money and food. In such a situation, Next, I think that if the King of Wei wants millions of grains, he will push the people of Wei into water and fire."
Listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Lord Xinling looked a little ashamed for the first time.
After all, before he came, he also had the idea of "suffering the people". However, I didn't expect that he, the king of Zhao, cared more about his people than he and his family did.
After being ashamed, Lord Xinling also took a deep look at Zhao Kuo who was on the throne. He knew that only those who care about the world would care about the people of other countries.
However, Zhao Kuo's next words left Lord Xinling speechless again.
"However, we, the State of Zhao, have spent so much military resources to acquire the territory, and we cannot just give it to the King of Wei." Zhao Kuo then continued: "From next year, after the autumn harvest, the State of Wei will send grain to our State of Zhao every year. One hundred thousand dan is my second request, and the Chu State is 50,000 dan."
Hearing this, Lord Xinling's heart began to work again.
It should be said that Zhao Guo's price is not high, it can even be said to be a bit low. One hundred thousand dan per year is not even enough to support an army of one hundred thousand for one month, and is a drop in the bucket for the hundreds of thousands of troops in the entire Zhao Kingdom.
What's more important is that the millions of loads of grain prepared by King Wei alone were enough to ensure the peace of the Kingdom of Zhou for eight years.
Eight years was enough for the Wei State to gain considerable benefits from the territory of Zhou Wangji. As for eight years later, 100,000 tons of grain per year will only be the tax harvest of two or three cities. It can be said to be almost harmless.
What's even better is that in this way, Wei's risk is virtually reduced.
Once the Qin State invades that year, the Wei State will have reason to pay less or even not hand over the 100,000 dans of grain. Even if the territory of the Zhou Dynasty is taken away by the Qin State, the loss of the Wei State will only be a mere 200,000 dans of grains. .
Of course, this is also beneficial to Zhao Guo, but this benefit will not be realized until at least eight years later.
It can be said that this condition is not only not harsh, but is even for the benefit of Wei.
"Where can I find such a good partner?" Lord Xinling sighed in his heart.
Lord Xinling, who had thought about this clearly, became visibly excited, and immediately agreed: "No problem, I can also promise King Zhao on behalf of my king."
Zhao Kuo naturally nodded with satisfaction.
Obviously, the first two conditions are not so much Zhao Guo's conditions as they are the fishhook set by Zhao Kuo.
The purpose is to let Lord Xinling feel the deliciousness of the bait of Zhou Wangji's land, and to make Lord Xinling fall in love with it under the favorable conditions. The next third condition is Zhao Kuo's ultimate goal. .
"The third condition." Zhao Kuo paused briefly before continuing: "I want the Dongjun of Wei State and the land of Huaisi of Chu State in exchange."
As the words fall, you can hear a pin drop.
Lord Xinling's eyes widened and he looked at Zhao Kuo in disbelief, as if he suspected that he had heard wrongly!
"What King Zhao said is that he wants the East County of Wei State?" Lord Xinling frowned and asked Zhao Kuo.
"Of course." Zhao Kuo nodded calmly.
"This is impossible!" Lord Xinling immediately refused: "Although the land of Dongjun is not a thoroughfare for business travel, it is also a place with rivers and mountains both inside and outside.
, why is the grain production only a few hundred thousand dan? Today, the land of Zhou Wangji is raging with war and is deserted for thousands of miles. It is not known how long it will take to restore the glory of the past. How can I replace it with Dongjun? "
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Lord Xinling refused decisively again.
"It's up to you whether you want to or not." Zhao Kuo smiled faintly, but did not argue with Lord Xinling at all: "These are my three conditions, none of them can be missing."
Lord Xinling wanted to say something more, but Zhao Kuo waved his hand and interrupted: "This matter is important. Lord Xinling must also need time to think carefully."
After saying that, Zhao Kuo had already stood up and said, "I am also a little tired. That's it for today."
Hearing this, Lord Pingyuan and Lian Po both stood up and sent Zhao Kuo off respectfully with their hands clasped in fists. Only Lord Xinling still sat there blankly, as if he could not accept such a big turn for a while.
It was clear that the situation just now was still in favor of the Wei State, but why did it change to this in the blink of an eye.
Of course Lord Xinling couldn't figure it out, because he didn't realize that a weak country has no diplomacy.
What he wanted and the success he saw were only given by Zhao Kuo. Just as Mr. Pingyuan advised in the previous pavilion: What the State of Zhao gives to you is yours. If the State of Zhao does not give it to you, you cannot take it away!
Since Zhao Kuo can give you generous terms and even hand over most of Zhou's land to Wei, then Zhao Kuo can naturally give you nothing!
This was the confidence given to Zhao Kuo by the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him.
It's a pity that Lord Xinling doesn't have such support behind him.
Zhao Kuo, who was about to leave, suddenly turned his head and said to Lord Xinling: "Maybe Lord Xinling should report this matter to King Wei. But it doesn't take too long. If the Chu State gets the news, In exchange for the land of Huaisi and Wuyue, it will be difficult for me to survive."
Hearing this, Lord Xinling's heart suddenly shook.
Of course he knew that King Zhao was scaring him, but what if the Chu State really sent envoys to follow his example?
You know, there is no other Chu State, but it has a huge territory! The land of Wu and Yue alone was larger than the entire territory of Wei.
Would the State of Chu really be willing to give up such a large piece of land to give back a mere land of the King of Zhou?
Lord Xinling asked himself, if he were the King of Chu, he would change his position without hesitation. Without him, the income of the entire Wuyue land could not even keep up with that of Luo City, not to mention that the mountain people there had repeatedly caused chaos and disturbed the rear.
By giving away the land of Wu and Yue, Chu would not lose much at all, but by taking over the land of Zhou Wangji, the Chu State could greatly make up for its own economic strength, and it could also use this to open up connections with the Central Plains.
Even the competition in the Central Plains is unknown.
Of course, Zhao State does not want to see the rise of Chu State, but, in other words, what if...
"Three days." Before Lord Xinling could think it through, Zhao Kuo spoke again and said: "Within three days, my promise is still valid. After three days, please don't ask Lord Xinling." Open your mouth again."
With that said, Zhao Kuo walked towards the harem without looking back, leaving Lord Xinling in a daze.
