The next day, Xiao Yuan met with the Beidi envoy again, agreed to a good relationship between the two parties, and proposed mutual trade matters.
When Balon heard this, he was overjoyed and couldn't help saying nice words and compliments in front of Xiao Yuan.
The reason why he is like this is because repairing peace with Qin is Beidi's biggest concern at the moment.
When he left Qindu, Xiao Yuan also gave him some gifts in return.
The Central Plains pays attention to the etiquette of reciprocity, which must be cultivated well. People have traveled thousands of miles to bring so many gifts, so naturally Xiao Yuan will not be stingy in this.
More than a month later, Balon returned to Beidi and explained his entry into Qin in detail to Shane.
At that time, Beidi's culture was backward, and even the fabrics and clothing of the aristocratic class were plundered from the Central Plains. In the tent, looking at the silks and satins brought back by Baron, Shane couldn't help but said: "These exquisite silks, to us , is a real treasure."
As he spoke, he glanced at Balon again and said, "By the way, when you enter Qin this time, what is King Qin's attitude towards you?"
"It's very friendly." Balon said immediately: "The King of Qin not only entertained me warmly, but also treated me with great courtesy, and all of this was for the sake of the great Chanyu."
"Haha, good!" Sha En was overjoyed when he heard this, put away the silk and said: "What do you think of the trade thing King Qin said?"
"I think this is something that is very beneficial to us. We have a lot of cattle, sheep, and horses. We can use these to exchange for precious items from the Central Plains. This will also make us richer," Balon said.
"Well..." Shane nodded and said, "In this case, you can immediately pass on my order to summon the tribal leaders to discuss matters."
"Yes." Baron quickly saluted and retreated.
This incident had a huge repercussion for Beidi's senior officials. In the large meeting room, many tribal leaders couldn't put it down while holding exquisite silks, and whispered with the people next to them.
Shane stood directly above him and said: "These are all products of the Central Plains. They not only have exquisite silks and satins, but also salt, rice, rouge, etc. Regarding trade issues, everyone has them." What do you think?"
"If we were at odds with Qin, we would definitely not be able to win now. Since King Qin doesn't remember the previous grudges, wouldn't that be a good thing?" someone said.
Another leader said: "Yes, we all need these things from the Central Plains. Since King Qin is so generous, we should also express our sincere friendship."
This incident, just as Liu Yuzhi expected, was without any surprises.
On the Beidi side, the matter of mutual trade was confirmed after a simple discussion, and the news quickly spread to Qinzhou.
Regarding this matter, the ministers of Qin State discussed this matter in the court and gave the suggestion to open Beiyuan City first as a place for trade between the two sides to see the consequences.
Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and then adopted this opinion. However, since it was a major matter, officials naturally had to be responsible. All the ministers expressed their opinions on the diplomatic and trade relations with Beidi.
After some discussion, the first person recommended by the ministers was Li Yong, the magistrate of Liangzhou.
However, this was not the best candidate in Xiao Yuan's mind, because considering that Li Yong, the general in charge of Liangzhou's political affairs, must be busy with official duties and unable to get away, Xiao Yuan neither agreed nor vetoed, but pondered for a moment and scanned the Under the eyes.
Seeing this, Liu Yuzhi stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, since we are dealing with Beidi, I thought it would be better to appoint Liangdi officials, and they would be more comfortable."
After hearing this, Ding Rong immediately followed up and said: "I agree, what the Prime Minister said is reasonable. For example, Ruan Ming, the censor of the capital of Liangzhou, is loyal and loyal. He has lived in Liangdi for many years and knows the habits of the Beidi people very well. Moreover, his talents are outstanding. If he is responsible for this matter, it will definitely be of great benefit to our country."
It is indeed a good choice for the Ruan family to handle this matter. No one knows why Ding Rong thought of recommending Ruan Ming.
However, Liu Changqing had always been at loggerheads with him, so he couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "Master Ding recommended Ruan Ming this time. I'm afraid he received a lot of heavy gifts from others, right?"
"You!" Ding Rong suddenly became angry from embarrassment. He first glared at Liu Changqing, then quickly faced Xiao Yuan and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I sincerely recommend you. How could you expect that Mr. Liu always has the heart of a villain? Your Majesty knows this."
"Hmph!" Liu Changqing sneered again. He had an upright personality and looked down on Ding Rong very much.
Xiao Yuan was too lazy to check carefully whether Ding Rong accepted the heavy gift from the Ruan family before he was recommended. As a monarch, what he cares about is that people can make the best use of their talents.
After thinking about it, he also looked at Liu Yuzhi: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
"Excellent." Liu Yuzhi returned directly.
Xiao Yuan nodded, looked at Liu Changqing again, and asked deliberately: "Ruan Ming is responsible for this matter, what do you think, Mr. Liu?"
"This..." Liu Changqing was a little confused. Although he hated Ding Rong, from the bottom of his heart, he really believed that Ruan Ming was the right candidate.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Xiao Yuan immediately pretended to be displeased and said: "In that case, Mr. Liu can discuss the matter in the court hall from now on, but if you accuse anyone of corruption, you must provide real evidence."
"Yes, I am guilty." Liu Changqing could only lower his body.
Ding Rong was secretly happy and couldn't help but glance at Liu Changqing like a villain.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan looked at the ministers again and made a decision: "Ruan Ming will be solely responsible for the matter with Beidi and withdraw from the court."
After saying that, he also stood up and left the throne.
All the ministers saluted in unison: "Best farewell to your Majesty——"
Following Wang Ting's decision, Xiao Yuan's order quickly reached Liangzhou. After Ruan Ming accepted the order, he couldn't help but be filled with excitement and excitement.
In this matter, he also deeply understood that this was the best opportunity for the Ruan family to be reactivated. As long as it was done and done, there would be no worries about the road ahead.
Therefore, in the process of contacting Beidi, he maximized the interests of the Qin State, negotiated many times, and finally successfully opened up the trade route to Beiyuan City, and personally took charge of it. At the same time, he continued to send the latest reports to Xiao Yuan.
Under this situation, everything in the Qin State was developing in a favorable direction, and Xiao Yuan also expanded his troops again and at the same time built elite cavalry.
Regarding national policy, he adopted the suggestions of Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi, which were summarized in four points:
North Fu Rongdi.
Donghe Lingguo.
Conquer Wu and Chu in the south.
Internally cultivate military affairs.
It can be deduced from the formulation of national policies that Xiao Yuan's next goal should be to cross the Yangtze River and conquer the south, and then unify the world.
The Qin army's cavalry can move across the plains and is invincible, but in the water battle along the river, the northern infantry is obviously weak. In this regard, Shangguan Wenruo has made many suggestions, overtly and covertly, urging Xiao Yuan to deal with the conflict with King Xuan as soon as possible. thing.
