In the eyes of outsiders, the "upper class" talks about things, decides on things, quotes scriptures, argues based on "reasons", explains attitudes, talks about the past, the present, and the future, which is extremely high-minded.
In fact, it is not the case. After weighing the pros and cons, there are not so many twists and turns, and most of them are straight forward. Two thousand at a time, three thousand a night, two thousand once or twice. If you want to change clothes, it will work, if not, then it will not work, just change it. Only the taxi fare is paid.
Everyone knows the basics, and no one is a particular person, so there is no need to pretend.
Just like Han You now, his eyelids rolled up: "Just tell me what you want."
Gao Minglin: "Gunpowder."
"You look like gunpowder to me."
"Didn't you ask me what I wanted?"
“Be practical.”
"What you told the envoy last night was shield, spear, crossbow barrel, and hand crossbow."
Han You rolled his eyes: "It's not a big problem."
"Commander Han."
Zhao Tai quickly interjected: "They are all weapons, sharp weapons, how can it be so easy..."
Gao Minglin was not happy anymore: "Is there any sharp gunpowder?"
"They can't be compared." Zhao Tai was not angry and said patiently: "The shield and spear can stop cavalry, and the crossbow barrel is easy to carry. It can be used by infantry and for city defense. The hand crossbow is extremely exquisite. If it is a military Used by both mid-step and cavalry soldiers, it is a rare battle weapon."
"I don't want to talk to you."
Gao Minglin immediately changed his face: "I want to talk to Commander Han."
Zhao Tai didn't know whether to laugh or cry and remained silent.
The old man behind the desk was also smiling. Compared with Zhao Tai and Han You, he believed in the latter more. Han You had never caused the palace to suffer losses, let alone the country.
"You have to understand that I promised you these three weapons on the premise of jointly attacking Yingdao, not because six people from your Goguryeo mission died."
Han You said with great seriousness: "You have also seen that Chao Wenli, Chang Zhi, and Xu Mingfang are all from Yingdao. Yingdao wants to provoke a war between you and us. It is the right thing for us to join forces with Gaoyingdao. .”
Gao Minglin shook his head and hesitated to speak.
"Why, you have an objection."
"It's not that the envoy has any objections, it's just that..."
Gao Minglin remained silent again.
Zhao Tai wanted to curse. When he spoke to me, he used his own name. When he spoke to Han You, he said his name. Who else was he looking down on? I wonder if I am Han You's father-in-law.
Han You is not a patient person: "If you fart, let it go."
"or…"
Gao Mingli glanced at the emperor behind the desk: "Your Majesty, how about we treat the deaths of our Goguryeo mission members as in vain?"
Lao Ba: “…”
Han You slapped Gao Minglin's thigh and got angry: "What the hell do you mean, are you playing with me? If you say your death is in vain, your death is in vain. The one who died is not yours... No, even though the one who died is yours." People, but they are in the capital of our great Zhou Dynasty."
Gao Minglin sighed, closed his eyes, and said with a heartbeat: "Anyway, our Goguryeo will not go to war with Yingdao."
It can be seen that Gao Minlin is really upset. It was obviously one of their people who died, but now he feels as if his person is the murderer. He is killing people of Da Zhou, as if he is causing trouble to Da Zhou.
"That's not right. I remember that you and Yingdao didn't deal with each other either. Although there was no big battle, there were probably quite a few small-scale conflicts at sea."
Han You looked suspicious: "You are not a lackey of the Ying people, are you?"
Qian Ji reminded: "Commander Han, be careful what you say."
"nothing dealing with you."
Goguryeo glanced at Qian Ji, then looked at Han You and said: "In short, we will not go to war with Yingdao. Even if we say a thousand words, we won't, we won't, we still won't."
"Give me a reason."
"Reason?" Gao Minglin lowered his head and muttered like a dead child: "Isn't the Commander-in-Chief asking the question knowingly?"
Lao Ba finally spoke and couldn't help but ask: "Is it possible that the high envoy is afraid that if the war starts, I will be out of reach, and you, Goguryeo, will have to fight with all your strength?"
Gao Minglin is too lazy to complain, and he is still beyond his reach. He doesn't even have a decent warship. Is that beyond his reach? If a war really breaks out, you can only stand by and stare. Why should we, Goguryeo, pay such a high price to fight against Yingdao...
Thinking of this, Gao Minglin's expression changed slightly.
"Wait a minute." Gao Minglin looked at Han You with a very strange look on his face: "Why do we mention war? Those who died are our people, so we will regard it as a wasted death. We will not investigate or care about it. If Dazhou wants to fight with The war on Yingdao is about to start a war. What does it have to do with our Goguryeo?"
Lao Ba was silent, as were Qian Ji and the other three. Not to mention, Han You said he wanted to carry out the project and directly led the topic, making it seem as if Goguryeo had no choice but to carry out the project.
Seeing this group of people chatting and not understanding at all, Huang Youwei, who acted like a normal person, finally spoke.
Huang Youwei, who was anxious to leave the palace and go back to eat, said calmly: "There are rebels and traitors everywhere in the East China Sea. The country wants to get rid of the thieves, and Yingdao will never stay out of it. After Yingdao intervenes, it is equivalent to starting a war with me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. Things are inevitable.”
"That has nothing to do with us Goguryeo."
"That's right, it doesn't matter. Yingdao, what you want is the country. Whether this country is the East China Sea, or Goguryeo, Baekje, or Silla, it doesn't matter."
"What did you say!"
Gao Minglin was afraid of Han You, not Huang Youwei, so he said coldly: "My lord, what do you mean?"
"If I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, want to go all out to clear the East China Sea, why don't we give gunpowder to Yingdao? If Yingdao has gunpowder, it will definitely attack Goguryeo first."
Gao Minglin: "I can't say for sure. Why didn't Yingdao first..."
"Because we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are a country of etiquette. We have written an alliance and will definitely make it happen. If we form an alliance with Yingdao and Yingdao attacks Goguryeo, we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, can buy five to ten years to prepare the fleet."
"That's a good idea. I, Goguryeo, am not a soft persimmon. Yingdao doesn't care about the alliance. I want to attack you..."
"Not to mention the Twelve Roads, even if the three East China Sea Roads are surrendered and Yingdao lands with all the strength of the whole country, how can it fill up all the cities in the East China Sea?"
"Then take advantage first..."
"You can't occupy it, and you don't need to occupy it. If you want to occupy the East China Sea, you have to move all the warships there. How can you defend the rear after you have moved the warships? I have no warships in Dazhou, but you have them in Goguryeo. There are many warships. If you The king of Yingdao, should he attack the East China Sea, which has an empty rear, or rely on the power of gunpowder to attack Goguryeo first, which has no gunpowder and many warships."
Gao Minglin's eyes jumped: "I am Goguryeo, Silla..."
"Silla and Baekje are not the same as you, Goguryeo. You, Goguryeo, want to swallow up Silla and Baekje. Silla and Baekje are not the same. If Silla and Baekje see Yingdao, there will be thunder. Gunpowder, 80% will surrender without a fight and take refuge in Yingdao. One thing is going down, the other is going up, can you, Goguryeo, hold on?"
Being interrupted by Huang Youwei one after another, Gao Minglin's mentality was about to collapse, and he shouted indiscriminately: "Our people died in vain, isn't it true that they died in vain? Don't bully others too much!"
