Zhao Liang's eyes were split, he was not only worried about Zhao's income, but also worried about the exchange of technology with the extreme west after the Silk Road was cut off, which was the most deadly. As the former crown prince and the prime minister of Zhao State, he knew very well what Hu Shang represented.

Since ancient times, the Eurasian continent has been connected by land routes, and Eastern and Western civilizations and technologies have been exchanged through the land Silk Road. If this is ignored, it will be difficult to face up to the whole history. For example, the Han Dynasty before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had not yet entered the Iron Age, but archaeological evidence shows that the Xiongnu of the same era had already entered the Iron Age around the third century BC [Note 6: History of the Xiongnu, 118-122]. ]。

Before the Qin Dynasty, most of them, including the Xiongnu, were called Hu; After the Qin Dynasty, with the understanding of the grassland, the Xiongnu was the Xiongnu and the Hu was the Hu. In the face of the Xiongnu who mastered the Silk Road passage, the Han soldiers actually did not have a comprehensive technical advantage, but because the horses were at a certain disadvantage: 'up and down the mountain, in and out of the stream, the Chinese horse is like a horse; The dangerous road is poured, and the gallop and shoot, China's riding and also. ’

The Silk Road brought trade revenues and technical exchanges, and what Zhao Liang really cared about was the latter. The sea boat of Chu State connected the extreme west, and the connection of the Maritime Silk Road would naturally cut off the land Silk Road, which was an unbearable loss for Zhao State.

Zhao Liang was anxious before, but now he is depressed. Because of his frustration, and also because his vision is only Zhao and Qin, at most he has no subversive change: from now on, Chu will become the center of the whole world, and most of the technology will be exported from Chu instead of relying on intermittent exchanges between the East and the West.

"Your lord, your lord's ......" Ge De shouted a few words, and Zhao Liang looked at him distractedly. Your Majesty has something to report. ”

"Yes. You say it. Reluctantly cheering up, Zhao Liang shook his head and looked at Ge De in front of him.

"20 million stone millet requires more than 40,000 gold. If Zhao Guojin is not enough, you can ask Chu Qi Qian Bank to borrow ......"

"Borrowing?" Zhao Liang interrupted Ge De again, he still didn't understand the meaning behind the loan.

"Yes, yes." Ge Dedao. During this mission, the main agreements reached included two aspects: military, and economic. In terms of economy, taking corn as an example, it also includes the internal economy of Zhao, the rectification of laws, and the assistance of Qi and Chu to Zhao's economy, which not only lends gold and silver to support Zhao's stabilization of the currency, but also includes the import of corn and military funds by building sea boats.

The economic aspects involved were so extensive that Ge had to talk for an hour and a half before Zhao Liang understood what Chu and Qi were going to do. He had no choice but to passively accept the demands of Chu and Qi economically, and during the war, prices soared, coins depreciated sharply, and some nobles and merchants were already secretly hoarding. But he also knew very well that once the value of Zhao State's coins was stable, the market would be stable, and the market would be stable, not only would the imperial court be able to purchase a large amount of military funds, but the people's sentiment would also be stable.

"When did the people of Chu Qi come to Zhao?" After Ge De finished speaking, Zhao Liang thought for a while, and finally asked.

"Your Majesty's Intentions......" Ge De asked rhetorically. According to the negotiations in Linzi, if Zhao accepted the agreement, he would completely lose control of the domestic economy. Although we don't know the consequences of this matter, the consequences are certainly not good.

"If I don't promise, I will lose my country, what can I do?!" Zhao Liang smiled bitterly. Surrender the right to mint money, not allow the Handan court to interfere with the merchants, have to allow the Handan court not to increase taxes without permission, and the most important thing is to allow the acres of Jiashi's land to be privately owned.

During the Warring States Period, all countries practiced the field system, that is, the land grant system. Most of the cultivated land belonged to the king, and the government allocated acres of land according to the household registration, and could not be inherited, nor could it be bought and sold or mortgaged, but the mansions, gardens, and ornamental fields (including the nobles' food estates) were privately owned and could be inherited, sold, and mortgaged. Because of the vast area and many nobles in the Chu State, the degree of land privatization was much more serious than that of the Three Jin Dynasty, the Qi State, and the Qin State. Under the system of honorable scholars, it is allowed to be privately owned in the acres of Jiashitian, which is essentially equivalent to appreciating the land.

The arable land of any country is limited, and once it is given away, it cannot be taken back. The state of Chu was able to realize the private ownership of the land of the warriors because of the promotion of the king of Chu, and if the state of Zhao did this, the entire national system would undergo profound changes, and the consequences would be unpredictable. But instead of dying in Qin, it is better to reward Zhao Jun's armor.

"And the law." Again, Gord spoke of the law. "And tariffs."

"The law is safe." The law is the simplest, that is, the amendment of the original provisions, and most importantly the protection of private property. Private property is not only the private property of the common people, but also the private property of the nobles and the private property of the king, which are all within the scope of private property.

"Tariff ......" Zhao Liang groaned again. Tariffs are adjustable, various countries are adjusting tariffs, and some goods are even banned from circulating for export. Once the tariffs are lost, the superior handicrafts of other countries (such as the silk weaving industry and the Ge hemp industry of Qi State, and the iron smelting industry of Chu State) will crush the original handicraft industries of Zhao State, but this is a double-edged sword, and Zhao's fur, livestock, and jade from the West will also crush the original industries of other countries.

How to protect the country's inferior industries and how to expand the country's advantageous industries all depend on tariff negotiations between countries. After the tariff negotiation was completed, the merchants of the Zhao State were not allowed to discriminate against the Gebu produced in the Qi State, and the merchants of the Qi State were not allowed to discriminate against the horses produced in the Zhao State. For merchants from all over the world, the markets of other countries are no different from those of their own.

"Yes." Zhao Liang bowed. Since the silk had been transported to the west of Zhongzhou by the sea boat of the Chu State, it was of little value to stick to the tariffs.

"There is still a boat to be built." Ge Deda breathed a sigh of relief, in terms of economy, there is no problem within Zhao Guo, and the problem in the other part is even smaller. This is mainly shipbuilding, and ships are needed to import corn, gold and silver.

"It's a small thing." Zhao Liang smiled calmly. "The king of Chu can live in a military tent, why can't the king live in a military tent? Dismantle! As long as it is a pillar that can build a sea boat, it can be dismantled! Zhao Bei and Yandi immediately recruited servants to go into the mountains to harvest Dazhang to build sea boats. ”

"There's no hurry." Gede hurriedly stopped. "To dismantle the pillars and beams, you need to wait for the craftsmen of the Chu State to build the mansion, and it is said that you can start another pillar and beam, and you don't need to dismantle the palace room."

There is no rush for the timber for the time being, and it is easier to steal beams and replace columns than to tear them all down. Zhao Liang has no objection to this. He then asked something else, "Have you ever talked about the strategy of attacking Qin?" ”

"Yes." Gede nodded solemnly.

"How?!" Zhao Liang stared at Ge De and asked.

"The king of Chu said, this matter is very difficult. Xiang Hou said that this matter is feasible. Ge De said the attitude of Xiong Jing and Xiang Yan in a nutshell.

"What's so hard about this?!" Zhao Liang hurriedly argued. "The first gentleman has already had a plan!"

The destruction of the Zhao State is imminent, as long as the country can survive, whether the plan is feasible or not is within the consideration of the monarchs and ministers of the Zhao State. The strategy of attacking Qin mentioned by Zhao Liang is the strategy of King Wuling of Zhao to attack Qin. This plan undoubtedly had a genius imagination, and the specific strategy was that the Zhao army set out from Daidi, went west to Yanmen, Yunzhong, and Jiuyuan, and then 'attacked Qin directly south from Yunzhong and Jiuyuan'.

For this reason, "the master father wanted to make the son rule the country, and the soldiers and doctors in the northwest were ...... in the northwest, and deceived themselves as envoys into the Qin ......, and the Qin people were shocked. But while the plan was still being prepared, King Wuling was killed in a battle for his son's throne.

The plan to attack Qin was suspended for more than 60 years, and when the country was destroyed, Zhao Liang turned over the dusty exploration materials again. The cavalry of the Chu army was not inferior to the cavalry of the Zhao State in terms of quality, especially the heavy cavalry of the Chu State. Li Mu's suggestion was that it was necessary to attack Qin with a thousand heavy horses, and the more light horses, the better, and there could be chariots, but not foot soldiers, at least not foot soldiers who could not ride horses.

Zhao Liang didn't care about military matters, what he hoped was that the three kingdoms of Chu, Qi and Wei could attack Qin together with Zhao and carry out what might be the last joint attack on Qin. I don't know if it can attack Xianyang and pull out Xianyang, but such an attack will definitely be able to deter the Qin State and alleviate the Qin army's increasingly urgent offensive.

"The lord of Chu, the king of Chu said, Zhao State can not keep its secret, this move is like Pang Nuan's combination, the army has not yet set off, Lü Buwei will go to the number and path of the five countries. If it weren't for Lü Buwei's pressure on the Qin court, the army would have been defeated when it crossed the river. Gede spoke of Xiong's objections. His last sentence made Zhao Liang stunned: "The king of Chu also said that if Guo Kai and others are not killed, when will Zhao Guo stay?" ”

"Guo Kai?!" Zhao Liang didn't expect the King of Chu to want Guo Kai to die.

"Yes, yes." Ge Dedao. "The king of Chu said that Guo Kai had been through Qin, and he was ...... in the past"

"Guo Kai is an old minister of the three dynasties, and he is the prince and the prince, how can he be killed without guilt?!" Zhao Liang didn't like Guo Kai either, but he didn't have any reason to kill Guo Kai. Guo Kai is not only Taifu, Guo Kai also has the entire Guo family behind him. The Guo clan has been one of the important ministers of the Zhao State since Jinyang, and Guo Kai is punished without guilt, what will happen to the other clans?

"The same is true of the minister." Ge Dedao. "Therefore, the king of Chu does not believe me, saying that this plan is difficult to do. Before the army came out, the Qin State knew our soldiers and paths, and if we waited for it, our army would be defeated. Because of this, the king of Chu only believed in Xinpingjun and Wu'anhou, and said that everything that was not purchased by Zhao's money would be given to Xinpingjun and Wu'anhou. ”

"The things purchased by borrowing money will also be repaid by Xinping Jun and Wu Anhou in the future?" Zhao Liang asked with a helpless smile, he was angry.

"Definitely." Ge Dedao. "This needs to be compensated by my Zhao Guo."

"I thought, I thought the King of Chu was wise, hey!" Zhao Liang felt lost again, but he thought that this was also the reason why he didn't attack Qindong County back then.

"Then, then, then......" Zhao Liang has already accepted his fate. With the current situation, it is almost possible for the three kingdoms of Chu, Qi and Wei to send troops, and the grain is only a few million stones a year due to the restrictions of the boat, which is more symbolic than practical.

"So what?" Ge De didn't finish some words, and Zhao Liang asked casually.

"However, there were honored people in the Chu State who went out of Yanmen last year." Gott talked about a little thing that no one ever noticed. "It is said that he went out of the county to sell horses, and he has not returned so far."

"Oh?!" Zhao Liang's mind became active again. Shangjia is a cheap business, and Yushi is a nouveau riche in Chu State, how can he sell horses and horses? "Don't make a noise about it!"

"The minister is silent." Gott replied. "The minister thinks that the king of Chu also has a plan to attack Qin, and he is the same as me."