Ji Chan deliberately brought his wife all the way here, the purpose was definitely not as simple as attending the wedding banquet of Ding Kui and Li Fei, and if he didn't make his intention clear, he probably wouldn't leave.

"The simplest and most effective thing is that I will lend you troops, is one million iron cavalry enough? Three years should be able to defeat the main force of all opponents, and the price is relatively simple, lease Shanyuan Prefecture or Haishan Prefecture to our country for free for ten years.

A million brave and warlike cavalry, you can't get together just the war horses, what can Shaodian Yong and Shaodian use to resist? It's just that they rent a state for ten years, and if the war is allowed to continue, why not waste a state for ten years?"

Ji Chan's first suggestion did not surprise Ding Kui.

"Rent a state? Why don't you just ask for money? A state pays about 80 million gold coins a year, and 10 years is 800 million gold, and the simple calculation is that it costs 800 gold to hire a cavalryman. Not so much, I'll hire 100,000 cavalry and give you 80 million gold coins. ”

Shaodian Luan was startled, and thought: Where did you get 80 million gold coins, I don't know if there are 8 million.

"It can't be measured simply by money, can eight hundred gold coins raise a full-fledged cavalry? What if we die in battle? Our warriors are not mercenaries, the empire does not train them to make money, we only need to rent a state. Ji Chan rejected Ding Kui's counteroffer.

"I said, big brother, who doesn't know the ambitions of the Northern Empire? Qi has the army of the Tongbei Empire to help fight the war, I haven't heard that Qi Guo rents some place to the Tongbei Empire, so we Shaodian Kingdom will not rent a place, I can't agree to your suggestion. "Ding Kui knew that the Gu Yuan Empire didn't want money, and he couldn't take it out if he really wanted to.

"Brother and sister. Hua Juan beckoned to Shaodian Luan, "Please take me around, they say their business, we don't get involved." ”

"Good. Shaodian Luan got up, nodded to Ji Chan, and then pulled Hua Juan out of the main hall.

"My brother has too much prejudice against the Northern Empire. Ji Chan smiled, his smile was a little reluctant, "If you think the rental time is too long, this can be discussed, we will send fewer cavalry to shorten the lease period." ”

"This really doesn't work, big brother, there is no precedent for this in my country. Ding Kui flatly refused.

"Well, you can merge troops if you want, there are a large number of adventure groups in our country, and you can arrange for representatives to come and talk to you, as long as you give the right price, they will fight for you. Ji Chan retreated.

"Adventure group, hehe, big brother has never seen my private army, they can easily kill a thousand adventure team members with five hundred people in one battalion. The current battlefield in our country is a confrontation of hundreds of thousands of troops, and how many people do I have to hire to use it? 100,000 to 200,000? ”

Ding Kui is not an adventure group that looks down on the Gu Yuan Empire, the key is that he doesn't dare to use it, and he doesn't know what purpose they have to Shaodian Kingdom.

"Don't think about it, don't be in a hurry to turn me down, you can always let me know when you want to hire. Ji Chan probably felt faceless, and two proposals were rejected in a row.

In fact, the current situation is not so bad, the main thing is that the court is fighting against the rebels, I just need to stay in Nanqiu County. Ding Kui hurriedly gave Ji Chan the steps down.

"Yes, I heard that Shaodian ordered the arrest of your husband and wife, and Shaodian Xi also openly opposed you, how long can the peace in Nanqiu County last?" Ji Chan is also a well-informed person, and he knows more about Shaodian Country than most Shaodian people.

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and if you provoke me, I will take Nanjing City down and see which state pastor will come to arrest me!" Ding Kui deduced the plan to assassinate Shao Dianxi, and he was sure that he was afraid that the follow-up reaction would not be controllable.

It is easy to assassinate a state minister, as long as there are enough masters, but it will also attract the revenge of the imperial court, and the number of people who support the imperial court is still the most, and it is not difficult to make up twenty or thirty sixth-level combat power, who can stand it in the face of such retaliation, even if the imperial court does not directly retaliate against Ding Kui and his wife, it is not easy to kill his right-hand man.

Thinking about the assassination of Liu Yu and Fei Ze and even Jiang Zhizhi, Ding Kui has a big head, and there are too many irreplaceable people under him. The imperial court is much stronger than him in this regard, killing one Shao Dianxi and thousands of Shao Dianxi.

"Oh, brother Xian, it's not my brother who said you, it's boring to teach Zhou Mu a lot, don't forget that Shaodian is in danger, so it makes sense that you should lead the troops to Zhenjing to rescue the king of your country. ”

"Big brother, I have a question, why are you so optimistic about me?" Ding Kui didn't understand.

Compared to the Siren Emperor, Ji Chan knew a lot less about him.

"Fame and fame. Ji Chan held up two fingers.

"What do you mean by that?"

Ji Chan snapped his fingers and said: "You are the eldest princess's concubine, the brother-in-law of Shaodianfeng, and you have enough fame to win the capital of the town; ”

"Do you think I can defeat Shaodian Shi and Shaodian Yong?" Ding Kui didn't have enough confidence in himself.

"Well, it should be said that there is a chance, and with the help of the Gu Yuan Empire, it will definitely work. Ji Chan was knowledgeable in this sentence, and he didn't say that it was his own help, but emphasized the Gu Yuan Empire.

The main hall has long been cleared, and only Ding Kui and Ji Chan are left.

Ding Kui stretched out his hand to add some tea to Ji Chan and said, "There are pros and cons to your country's help, and I have to be cautious as a descendant who doesn't know politics." ”

Ji Chan held the cup in both hands: "Hey, I'm here this time mainly to remind you, don't forget that the powerful Gu Yuan Empire can be your ally, don't be in a hurry to determine whether to accept our country's help."

For example, if you don't want our cavalry, our country still has a navy, and when you can control the northwest coast of Haishan Prefecture, you can provide a bay for the fleet to supply and rest, and our navy can go south in a big way to help you sweep away the navy of the Kuril Alliance and Shaodianyong. ”

"Hehe, let's talk from the bottom of our hearts, will your navy go back after it goes south? Will it stay on my country's maritime frontier?" Ding Kui narrowed his eyes.

"Huh. Ji Chan smiled awkwardly but politely, "I can tell you responsibly, I don't know." ”

Ding Kui showed a pair of health balls.

"Really, the information I got is not detailed, because you want to be sure of the answer, and I can't lie to you, I can only answer like this. Ji Chan actually has the answer in his heart, but he has to be responsible for the royal family, and there are some things that he can't say.

"Well, I won't force you, after all, you're not the one who calls the shots. ”

Ji Chan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You have been to Luojing City and know my situation there. I'm also for your good, you don't actually have anything to lose. ”

"The country has a loss!" Ding Kui Zhengse said, "Of course, I won't blame the eldest brother, I will definitely not let go of the opportunity to take advantage of the Gu Yuan Empire, and I may be a little more restrained when I look at the face of the eldest brother." ”

"Good brother!" Ji Chan stood up and gave Ding Kui a big hug.

"Okay, I've already conveyed the meaning that should be conveyed, the empire can't hide from you what you think, my position is that everything can be discussed, as for whether the empire will take action in other aspects? Ji Chan basically completed the task assigned to him by others.

"Thank you very much, I was very touched by the fact that I was the first to talk to me, and I was even happier to be reunited with my eldest brother and sister-in-law. ”

Although Ding Kui didn't like the Gu Yuan Empire and wanted to take advantage of the Shaodian Kingdom, he couldn't express his dissatisfaction with Ji Chan, after all, people came with good intentions.

"I remember the first time I came to Shaodian Country ten years ago, when I saw you and Li Fei together, and now they are finally married, of course I want to come to witness when I receive your invitation, and I will come without those mundane things. ”

Ji Chan recalled that ten years ago, he first met Ding Kui and Li Fei and others in the underground palace, "I remember your words the most, 'I am a knight, and I am an upright person. You remain the same to this day. ”

"Hahaha, I hit it off with my eldest brother at first sight!" Ding Kui was glad that he sold his favor to Ji Chan back then.

"When you arrive in Luojing City, I owe you a favor again, I have been recognized by my family and my master with your help, the person I want to thank is me, as long as you need it, I will do my best to help you!" Ji Chan said very sincerely.

"Big brother, don't be polite, I didn't help you to repay you, we are brothers!" Ding Kui was unambiguous when it was time to pretend to be forced.

"Yes, we are brothers!" Ji Chan revealed his true feelings at this moment.

"You should know that I like to do business, and I have also made a lot of interesting things, rather than letting the Lu Chamber of Commerce make money from your country, it is better for you to make it. Ding Kui took the opportunity to win over business partners.

The domestic situation is unstable, and it is risky to find anyone to do business, and it is very important to open up a stable and safe foreign trade market, and the Gu Yuan Empire is a huge market.

"Hehe, don't worry, I can still afford to raise your sister-in-law, and the clan and magic will always be ashamed to death when they see me doing business with you. "Ji Chan can't pull down his identity.

The businessman has no status at all in his eyes, and to put it bluntly, he looks down on that little money.

"Don't say it too soon, I'll show you something. Ding Kui walked outside the main hall, called Ding Chuan, and whispered a few words, and Ding Chuan trotted away after listening.

"I believe that Brother Xian can open my eyes, I heard that you have recently worked on a kind of rail car, if it were not for the unsuitable climate in the north, I would definitely ask you for advice. ”

The northern plateau often blows strong winds, and the direction of the rail car is fixed, but the wind force cannot be fixed, and it is difficult for the rail car to run when the wind direction is opposite.

"The climate is not suitable for a different kind of power, the rail car does not necessarily use wind power, but there are more horses in the north, and the income of the rail car is not too high, but it is not an urgent need for the rail car. "Ding Kui once thought about using a horse-drawn cart.

"It's a bit interesting to have your crossbow, but it's a pity that the production is too low. "Ji Chan has collected information about Ding Kui.

This is a very normal thing, the intelligence organization of the Gu Yuan Empire will not ignore the weapon of the crossbow, and the output can be estimated through the number and speed of the crossbowmen's equipment.

"Hahaha, if there is production, it will not be sold in large quantities, what I want to show you is another good thing. "Ding Kui pretended to be mysterious.