Chapter 565: A Million Troops Gather, Just for a Moment (Part II)
Lu Zhe had a reason to laugh dumbly, he felt that the Qin State was worthy of being the Qin State, he never cared about face-saving matters, and everything was based on practical interests, and only in this way could he develop from a small country on the northwest border to dominate the world.
Does the Qin State now have a way to take Lu Zhe, who has already occupied eight counties in the south and has a million troops in his hands? Obviously, even if there is no need to deal with the countries and the grassland Hu people, the Qin State's attack on Lu Zhe will not be destroyed overnight. Now that the Qin State is not only at war with the three kingdoms of Qi, Yan, and Zhao, but the southward movement of the Hu people in the grassland is also imminent, there is nothing to do with Lu Zhe.
Since there is no way to take Lu Zhe, and even prevent Lu Zhe from attacking Qin when Qin is dealing with the countries and the grassland Hu people, then naturally what is effective and useful can be done, what face can be compared to eliminating a very threatening enemy?
If it is said that it is a political compromise for Lu Zhe to be crowned king, at this moment Fusu proposed something similar to ...... It's not similar, it's really the intention of the all-round alliance, that is, to eliminate hostility one step further.
Although the Qin army was strong in combat before the unification of the world, it was not only the army's ability to fight well that played the greatest role in the unification, but also the flexible and changeable diplomatic relations of the Qin State!
Whether it is a horizontal strategy or a long-distance and close attack, the Qin State relies on flexible and changeable diplomatic relations to disintegrate the enemy, and any situation that can achieve a favorable situation for the Qin State will be operated or maintained by any means.
Lü Zhe believed that the Qin State was not only exercising a policy of "quasi-diplomatic relations" against himself, but also against the other countries Qin State. And it seems that Qin's diplomatic relations with other countries are not going well, so Qin's diplomatic relations with Lu Zhe will be so wide and big.
If the restored countries are willing to implement unrestricted commercial and trade cooperation, then Lu Zhe will definitely raise his hands and feet in favor, because the countries have been wiped out once, even if there are big merchants in their own countries, they will definitely be greatly injured in the war of annihilation, but if the Qin State wants to trade with each other without restrictions, Lu Zhe has to take it easy.
No matter how difficult it is for the Qin State now, but after all, the Qin State once destroyed the countries and unified the world, not to mention the plundering of the state's violent organs, didn't the merchants of the Qin State gain huge benefits in the battle of unification?
No matter how powerful Lu Zhe looks. None of them can change the fact that it is just a recent rise, he has a merchant under the rule of support, but the time is short, compared with the Qin State of 551 years, the financial resources, material resources, and connections of the merchant are simply the difference between the mosquito leg and the elephant leg.
Think about it, a Zhao Gao family that has been in the rise for less than 20 years, they have several pastures in Longxi and Beidi, and they can sell more than 200,000 horses to Lu Zhe with a casual use of their connections, so what about those families who have been saving for hundreds of years?
Lu Zhe and Bashu have always had a routine, and he originally thought that Widow Qing was a fictional character. The result? There is really a Ba clan in Shu County, and it is still the "original (sealed) monarch clan" left behind when Qin destroyed Bashu. This family has been doing business since "losing the country", is the largest cloth merchant in Bashu, and also deals in salt and iron, as if it is a huge business empire at the same time, the wealth and materials that can be taken out are even richer than the country.
In addition to the Ba clan of Shu County, the Qin State also had the Wu clan of Longxi, the Meng, Xi, and Bai clans of the north, and the Ying clan (i.e., the royal family) of the internal history. Most of these are prominent families that have been in business for hundreds of years, and many are families that have only risen in the past one or two hundred years. Such as Wang Jian family, Meng Tian family, Xu Yan family, Wang Juan family, Kui Lin family, Li Si family, Feng Zao family...... Some are in the limelight. Some are slowly declining, and there will be no less than twenty huge families, and they are not only high-ranking officials and nobles of the Qin State, but also run chambers of commerce!
Since Guan Zhong played "economic strikes" to destroy or weaken several countries, the "economic stick" is not an uncommon thing for Huaxia at all. Lü Zhe had a vast territory and many resources, but the industry under his rule had just begun to develop, and the merchants had just begun to support it, so if he really formed economic exchanges with Qin without "trade barriers". You can imagine what will happen to you.
Lu Zhe was very suspicious that the Qin State had made a series of arrangements, as long as the side agreed to unrestricted trade, those merchant families or nobles and meritorious families should enter Lu Zhe's rule to make arrangements.
"It is feasible to trade horses and other livestock. It's also okay to set up Cui Chang in Hanzhong County," Lu Zhe looked at the smiling Fusu and continued: "It's no problem to join forces to encircle and suppress Baiyue and other alien races in the southwest, but who is the main general?" What kind of area will be responsible for logistics and supply, and which area to occupy will belong to whom, all of these must be decided in detail. ”
In other words, there is a rejection of comprehensive and unrestricted trade, non-committal borrowing and mutual assignment, and the exchange of weapons, tactics, and so on.
Fusu still kept smiling, but he was extremely surprised in his heart, of course he knew what some cooperation intentions meant, and he couldn't help but glance at Lu Zhe's clear refusal to trade without restrictions, and also understood that Lu Zhe's rise was not a coincidence.
To be honest, on the surface, it seems that Lü Zhe will gain more benefits than Qin, but in the long run, the fragile economic system under Lü Zhe's rule will inevitably be infiltrated by Qin. Not only will it be infiltrated, but as long as the Qin State discovers Lu Zhe's economic shortcomings and seizes the loopholes to manipulate and control them, then he can learn from Guan Zhong to destroy a country's economy and cause civil strife to break out in that country. As long as it can destroy a country's economy, it will be much easier to annex it by force.
Lu Zhe would not fully accept the intention of cooperation as early as Qin State expected, but partial acceptance was completely acceptable to Qin State, which meant that Lu Zhe did not have absolute malice towards Qin State.
"Qin has a number of equipment that Lu Hou wants, such as a recumbent cross......bow with a range of up to 600 steps (about 900 meters)," Fu Su said, stopped and looked at Lu Zhe with a smile and continued: "And the riding crossbow on Lu Hou's side, as well as the improvement of the pouting crossbow and bed crossbow, are what Qin wants." If you feel that you are at a loss, can Qin State still provide some of the skills that Lu Hou wants? ”
The six-hundred-step pedal crossbow has always been a militaristic weapon of the Qin State, and in the battle of unification, the long-range pedal crossbow was officially borrowed to diffuse for at least half a month before the siege, which greatly disintegrated the morale of the defenders. Now the Qin State is willing to take it out in exchange, and it is obvious that Fusu's intention is to go to the crossbow, which should be to deal with the Hu people's horse riding and shooting.
"The pedal crossbow can be replaced with a mounted crossbow," Lu Zhe also didn't want the Qin army to suffer a loss when facing the Shanghu people, but the improvement of the pouting crossbow and the bed crossbow was exempt.
The biggest change in the improvement of the pouting crossbow and bed crossbow by the craftsmen under Lu Zhe is not only the addition of a winch, but also the replacement of the bowstring is also a technological lead, which is of course because of the relationship between Lu Zhe and the "golden finger".
Simple winches are actually available in this era, such as the water lifting winch of a well. However, the multi-gear composite mode of the hand-cranked winch is not something that people can guess out of thin air, it is related to the results of the first industrial revolution, which is the principle of "mutual bite" between the big gear and the small gear to increase the propulsion force.
Fusu observed another point from Lu Zhe's attitude, Lu Zhe obviously had a very strong hostility towards the grassland Hu people, and he knew that the small continuous shooting crossbow was a sharp weapon and was willing to exchange it for the Qin State, so could he make the next step of the temptation?
"What? The secret that cavalry could charge into hand-to-hand combat? Lu Zhe's face was displeased: "I'm willing to take it out, what can Qin Guo take out in exchange?" ”
Fu Su smiled and said, "Lu Hou, let's talk about what you need, it's easy to discuss." ”
Can you curse? If he can, Lu Zhe wants to burst into foul language. Fusu: Is this what a prince should look like? It's okay to be chubby and humble when you laugh, if you don't have the rumored style of learning Confucianism and have a gentleman's style, how can you look like a businessman fat fox?
"Don't be like this, the Qin country is difficult, and Lu Hou is not an ordinary person, so there is no need for Su to pretend, right?" Fusu was not ashamed at all, and fully expressed a hippie smile to Lu Zhe.
It's too subversive, Lu Zhe decided to leave a faceless and skinless Fusu in the history books, if any country dares to record Fusu Siwen and Yushu Linfeng, it is definitely to send troops to destroy the country, see if some people dare to write history as a novel and historical overhead!
"Actually, I'm not usually like this, I just think that Lu Hou is in love, and the two sides also need to support each other in the future, and then ......" Fusu was still smiling, and took two steps forward and suddenly shook Lu Zhe's hands, and Lu Zhe resisted the urge to retreat and be on guard. I heard Fu Su say affectionately: "Besides, my father has decreed that the ninth sister Yangzi will marry Lu Hou." We're going to be relatives right away. ”
Being held by a chubby and dark-skinned fat man and talking with an affectionate expression, can you imagine how disgusting this scene is?
Lu Zhe put away his smile and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty...... It won't last long, right? ”
The expression on Fusu's face froze, and he let go of Lu Zhe's hands and took two steps back: "I still can't hide it from Lu Hou, my father really ......", the sadness on his face flashed, and he regained his grinning appearance, "Nei Mou relayed Lu Hou's words, you and I are both Qin people, and Su agrees with this very much." ”
What does that mean? is Fusu expressing that Lu Zhe is a Qin person, and the countries will never let Lu Zhe go after the fall of the Qin State, and at the same time ask Lu Zhe if he has enough strength to protect himself after the Qin State is finished, if not, it is a good choice to choose to huddle with each other to keep warm.
"Then ......" Lu Zhe looked at Fusu very seriously, and asked very sternly: "After the crown prince succeeds to the throne, will he strive to dominate the world, or will he manage his own protection to see the sky?" ”
"The world is one, and it is the long-cherished wish of the Qin people to fight for thousands of years, and the surname of Zhao is just carrying the wishes of the Qin people," Fusu was finally not a hippie smile, and saluted Lu Zhe with an extremely solemn expression: "If the surname of Zhao cannot carry the wishes of the Qin people, Lu Hou is willing to ......" He stopped here and looked at Lu Zhe with blank eyes.
Lu Zhe smiled on his face, but he scolded in his heart: "Dead fatty, only if you believe in you, will you be a ghost!" (To be continued......)