After a full day of discussions, every detail was already arranged.

All kinds of diplomatic supplies began to be prepared, whether by land or sea, and four caravans began to form and then headed south. But if the road of that caravan is more difficult, it should actually be Yizhou.

The caravan heading to Jingzhou, they only need to get out of Tongguan and pass through Nanyang to reach Jingzhou. Since it was a regular caravan, even Liu Bei didn't dare to intercept it casually. Otherwise, who else would want to come to him for business?

Nowadays, the princes of the south need to rely on the merchants of the north to smuggle some horses to them, otherwise the cavalry will not be able to be formed at all. Fortunately, there is also a horse farm in the Han Dynasty in Yuzhou, which makes Liu Bei's horses not completely dependent on imports. If you just want to quickly build up combat power, you have to buy it.

The profession of merchant was actually very popular in times of war. Even if it is nominally the lowest profession, no one will be easily offended at such a time, especially those of the big businessmen.

The caravan to Jingzhou set off from Tongguan to Nanyang, and after a simple transaction, continued south. There are almost no robberies along the way, at most there are some checkpoints set up by local governments. Nowadays, all the princes are not rich, and without these checkpoints, they do not know where the tax comes from.

The key is that these business travelers from the north may not be able to rest assured, and more will be counted. The excessive southward movement that can be stopped is also the main purpose.

Twenty days later, the caravan finally entered the territory of Jingzhou and soon came to Xiangyang.

Compared to them, the caravan to Yangzhou was the easiest. There is not even a need for a caravan as a cover. Go to sea directly in Xuzhou by sea boat. When you come to Wu County along the coast, you can directly visit Liu Xuan. However, now Liu Miao is quelling the chaos, just because there is a thief named Yan Baihu, who is making trouble, and has contributed two county seats.

This giant who had been stealing Wu County for a long time can only make a small fuss now. Under Liu Xuan's special targeting, life is not very good. There is only one younger brother under his command, Yan Xing, who can't achieve anything big at all, and it seems that he is about to be destroyed.

The messenger was not idle. Since Liu Miao couldn't meet him, he followed the information provided by the Han Soul Organization and hooked up with Liu Xuan's favorite concubine, Mrs. Ji. Of course, it was not to hook up, but to find a way to catch this line, and after giving a rich gift, Mrs. Ji promised to let Liu Miao meet with the messenger well.

The envoy to Jiaozhou was not too troublesome, at most he was not used to sea boats, and he was just a little seasick. Considering that the two places had not yet established a trading dock, they brought a lot of supplies south, but even so. Dozens of days of sailing career also made the envoy lose more than ten pounds.

Somehow. finally arrived in Jiaozhou, and after a simple rest for three days, he handed over the famous thorn to Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Xie.

Of the four caravans, the most difficult was Yizhou. Originally, the two places bordered each other, and it was not too difficult to walk, at most by Hanzhong, which was not a big problem.

The real problem is that after entering the Baishui Pass, the entire land of Bashu is a rugged mountain road. These trails are so hardly developed that large horse-drawn carriages are not allowed to enter and exit.

The most traditional caravans here are carried by mules, horses or donkeys carrying goods, and travel through this Shu road. No matter how careful you are, it is inevitable that some mules and horses, or even caravan members, will accidentally fall off the cliff and die every year.

It is difficult to go to the blue sky, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky, which is such a Bashu environment. As an envoy's troops, they suffered a lot here, and then they entered the Sichuan Basin, and then came to Chengdu, the Yizhou Governance Office.

The time wasted on the road was up to twice as much as the caravan on the way to Jingzhou.

When Yizhou's caravan came to Chengdu, Liu Miao also completed the conquest of Yan Baihu. This local tyrant couldn't resist in the end, so he chose to surrender to Liu Xuan. In the absence of talent, Liu Miao agreed to his surrender, but almost overthrew him, and even if he commanded the troops, his henchmen served as deputy generals.

TOEFL, Liu Miao finally returned to Wu County in time and met with the envoy from Jinyang. Originally, he didn't plan to meet, but the wind on the pillow was really strong, and he also felt that it was okay to meet, so the two sides met smoothly.

The name of this envoy is Chen Xiu, from the Yingchuan Chen clan, and he is a member of Fang Yun's maternal clan. When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was formed this year, it was transferred from another place. Fang Yun also paid attention to it at that time, this was not even a wild history general, and he did not have the so-called 'negotiation' talent, but his diplomatic skill was LV8, which was only two levels away from MAX.

At the same time, his debating skill level is LV7, which is quite a high level, which shows that this guy is indeed a diplomatic talent. Because of this, he became one of the messengers of this departure, and the target was Liu Xuan.

"Foreign Minister Chen Xiu, I have seen Lord Assassin Shi!" Chen Xiu was summoned by Liu Xuan, and when they met, they saluted.

Liu Miao can be regarded as a prince and king with real power, and it is not an exaggeration to meet with the attitude of foreign ministers. In fact, Chen Xiu's posture has another purpose, that is, to test Liu Xuan's ambition.

"Liu is a relative of the Han Dynasty, and the Yangzhou assassin appointed by the imperial court is not a prince, so there is no need for foreign ministers!" Liu Miao's face darkened, and he returned with a little dissatisfaction.

"Liu Tingshi is loyal, the sun and the moon can be revealed, and His Majesty and the general naturally know it. It's just that people's words are terrifying, Liu Tingshi has almost no contact with us, it is inevitable that some Xiaoxiao will spread rumors everywhere, and it will inevitably lead to misunderstandings after a long time, right? Chen Xiu also took the opportunity to change his attitude, and as a colleague at the same level, he got up and said.

"Although Liu is the assassin of Yangzhou, there are still two guys in Yangzhou, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu. With them blocking the land route, Liu couldn't get close to the imperial court. Liu Miao directly put the blame on the other two princes.

"In addition, this time Lord Chen came, is it just to tease Liu?" Liu Miao immediately changed his words and pushed the crest of the wave onto Chen Xiu again.

"No, this time Chen is here, but he is just here to give gifts!" Chen Xiu smiled and returned.

"Your Majesty will ask for something, I don't know what the general commands?" Liu Miao raised his eyebrows and said with a bit of ridicule.

"Your Majesty and the Great General are now in the North. But he has always been concerned about the territorial integrity of the Han Dynasty. Just between the north and the south. There are four traitors, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce. The north and south cannot be connected, and His Majesty and the general are deeply saddened.

Fortunately, during this time, the manufacturing process of sea ships has been significantly improved, which makes it possible to go south by boat.

I can't talk about the order, I just hope that Lord Assassin Shi can maintain enough friendship between the two sides in terms of the identity of the Han clan.

If he can open a few trading ports in Yangzhou, Chen can guarantee that a large number of northern merchants will come to Yangzhou to trade in the future. At that time, all kinds of materials, and even some commodities that are in urgent need, do not need to worry about it anymore. Ineffable. You can also make a lot of money in taxes! Chen Xiu said respectfully, describing the future as much as possible.

"That's it?" Liu Miao paused for a moment, originally he thought that Fang Yun was planning to borrow troops from him for the Northern Expedition.

"Those are small, Your Majesty and the general will naturally deal with them, and they will not work hard to stab history. But if the time is ripe, it is also the duty of Lord Thorn Shi to regain the lost ground, right? Chen Xiu replied with a smile.

"Yangzhou is under the rule of Liu, and it is natural to regain the lost territory." Liu Miao didn't deny it, but how to recover it and when to recover it, but he didn't mention it.

"This is not in a hurry, the most critical at this stage. It's a question of trade. I believe this is a win-win situation for all of us. I believe that Lord Thorn will not refuse, right? Chen Xiu didn't debunk it, but just got to the point.

"This is not a problem, in Wu County and Huiji County, I will arrange a number of ports for northern merchants to supply and trade. But please also ask Your Majesty and the general to understand that the construction of several trade ports will inevitably require a lot of financial investment......" Liu Miao did not refuse, but only planned to extort a sum of money.

"On the orders of His Majesty and the Great General, I sent 20,000 yuan to support the construction of ports in various places. At the same time, Chen also brought some northern souvenirs, hoping that Lord Thorn Shi would like it. Liu Xuan's request was just expected for Chen Xiu.

Liu Miao saw that Fang Yun actually sent 20,000 yuan, and he was naturally very happy in his heart, and at the same time he was also interested in those so-called native products, and ordered the people below to bring all the things up. But he didn't want his cronies to tell him that he couldn't get these things.

He was immediately upset, what could he not take?

As the cronies went out to take a look, they learned that the so-called local specialties were actually more than 500 Xiliang war horses, and there were more than 3,000 sets of armor and weapons, which were enough to arm an elite army and form a cavalry force of 500 people!

That's not all, Fang Yun also prepared the design drawings of the trebuchet and ballista, and sent someone to make samples. As long as Liu Miao is not stupid, he can naturally see the benefits of these siege artifacts, and this is what he urgently needs.

"Isn't the general too polite?" Looking at so many supplies, Liu Miao was a little embarrassed.

"This is what Your Majesty meant, Your Majesty said that Liu Tingshi is a relative of the Han Dynasty and his imperial uncle, and it is appropriate to take care of it. The matter of counterinsurgency, Your Majesty and the general will deal with it, and these things are mainly for the assassin Shi to defend yourself. Seeing this, Chen Xiu said very calmly.

"Your Majesty is too polite, they are all their own people, why should they be so ......," Liu Miao sighed.

That night, Liu Miao hosted a banquet to entertain Chen Xiu. Chen Xiu also changed his serious appearance and exchanged glasses with him and chatted freely. In his words, he didn't boast too much about the north, nor did he flatter Liu Miao too much, but he was able to tickle his itch just right.

The whole banquet was very happy, and the next day the two sides signed a trade agreement and an alliance agreement.

In fact, everyone knows these years that this so-called covenant is just a piece of waste paper, which exists to be torn up from the beginning of its signing. However, at this stage, Liu Miao and Fang Yun have no direct conflict of interest, so this piece of paper still has some value.

At least, with Yangzhou as a jumping platform, it will be much more convenient to go to Jiaozhou for trade.

Chen Xiu spent another five days in Wu County, and then left Yangzhou under Liu Xuan's farewell and returned to the north to regain his sight. At this moment, he has almost been called a brother and sister to Liu Xuan.

It's just that only they know how much entertainment and forced laughter there is. (To be continued......)

PS: When diplomacy is underway, success is almost certain.

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