Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Hou Sheng was stunned, then smiled and said: "Zhao Qing is really good at predicting things, and she is indeed the Chinese God of War in the new year."

Zhao Kuo was amused in his heart, this has nothing to do with the God of War or not, it is purely a psychological problem of men.

Zhao Kuo said: "Looking at Houqing's appearance, the experience last night must have been very good."

Hou Sheng beamed brightly, and said: "Zhao Qing, you don't know, the old man has regained his youth!"

Due to the short life expectancy in this era, a man can call himself an old man after the age of 30.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "That's good, that's good.

Where is the king? "

Hou Sheng chuckled and said, "Your Majesty asked me to come to you early in the morning, don't you understand?"

Zhao Kuo nodded and said with a smile: "This is a trivial matter. I will send someone to send a batch of ginseng there immediately. The quality will definitely satisfy the King."

After hearing the words, Hou Sheng felt relieved immediately, and praised: "Zhao Qing, I knew it was right for the princess to marry you! If you have time to go to Qi State in the future, I will definitely entertain you well and let you see our Qi State too." The demeanor of a local girl!"

Zhao Kuo coughed and said, "I'll talk about this later, Hou Qing, I wonder if you are interested in making a fortune together?"

Hou Sheng's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something: "You mean ginseng?"

Zhao Kuo clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Hou Qing is really smart! Does Hou Qing know how much ginseng costs?"

Of course Hou Sheng shook his head.

Zhao Kuo said in a low voice, "The lowest quality one costs 100 renminbi, like the two plants I gave to the king yesterday, the unit price is [-] million renminbi!"

Zhao Kuo didn't have any psychological pressure when he said this. This is the best wild ginseng, pure natural and pollution-free!Hou Sheng's eyes became brighter, he nodded and said, "It's not expensive, it's not expensive at all! It's just how do we make money?"

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, the origin of this ginseng is currently in my hands.

If Houqing agrees, I will give you the exclusive right to sell ginseng in Qi!In the future, all ginseng sales revenue in the Qi Kingdom will be split fifty-fifty between you and me! "

"Exclusive sales rights?"

Hou Sheng's eyes became brighter, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Qing Zhao means that in the future, I will be the only one who can sell ginseng in Qi?"

Zhao Kuo slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Houqing is indeed a smart person, exactly!"

Hou Sheng made some calculations, and said: "Brother Zhao Kuo, I'm not talking about you for my brother. You must know that ginseng is sold in Qi, and it must not be bypassed by my king. Are you giving me [-]% of the income?" A little low?"

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "Houqing's words are wrong.

Hou Qing can think about it, if I want to monopolize this ginseng business, how can I, Zhao Kuo, do it alone?

So the [-]% income from my side is actually not just mine alone. "

Hou Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Is it King Zhao?"

Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "No, it's Lord Pingyuan!"

Hou Sheng let out a long breath and said, "Since it's Mr. Pingyuan, then I can rest assured.

Just do as you say! "

After a while, Zhao Kuo smiled as he watched Hou Sheng leave with a carriage of ginseng satisfied.

In this era of business, it is absolutely impossible to bypass the government, especially for precious things like ginseng that must be sold to the powerful.

Qi State is one of the most affluent countries in the Central Plains, and Linzi is one of the most prosperous commercial cities. Being able to enter such a country can imagine how much profit it will generate in the future.

As soon as he turned his head, Zhao Kuo saw Xu Li on the stretcher again.

Zhao Kuo couldn't help rolling his eyes: "My good housekeeper, other people are lying in bed when they are injured, but you can be carried around the mansion. Is this a funeral?"

Xu Li smiled wryly, and said: "My lord, it's not that I'm busy, the main thing is that you have to find a way to get some money.

The six ceremonies are about to begin, and the Nacaina levy is due, and the mansion doesn't even have any money now, what should I do? "

There are seven steps in the wedding of this era, which are Na Cai, Ask Name, Na Ji, Na Zheng, Request Date, Personal Greeting, and Together.

Among them, the last two items are the so-called welcoming relatives and sending them to the bridal chamber in later generations, while the first five items are roughly about discussing the dowry after meeting.

Betrothal gift The betrothal gift is the betrothal gift for future generations, how can we do it without money?

Zhao Kuo sighed, thinking that he never thought that the young master would not be able to escape the clutches of the mother-in-law's dowry after all.

"You come with me."

A moment later, Zhao Kuo stood in the lobby, pointed at the three half-person tall boxes in front of him, and said to the two guards carrying Xu Li, "Open it."

As soon as the box was opened, a bright yellow light shone from it, turning everyone's faces yellow.

The two guards took two steps back subconsciously, their eyes fixed on the box without blinking.

money.

A lot of money.

A lot of money!Densely packed gold nuggets and copper coins are piled up in the box, which looks extremely resplendent.

What's more, there are three such boxes!The entire lobby was illuminated by this golden light.

This is where money shines!Xu Li tilted his head and stared at the three big boxes in front of him, his voice couldn't help trembling: "My lord, my lord, this is" Zhao Kuo said with a chuckle, "Everything in these three boxes is worth 3000 million dollars!"

"Three, 3000 million dollars?"

Rao Xu Li was already mentally prepared, but he almost passed by at this moment.

What is the concept of 3000 million yuan?

For example, Zhao Kuo annihilated 30 Qin troops in the Battle of Changping before, and all the money, land, cloth, etc. rewards he got were all worth 1000 million yuan.

This means that if Zhao Kuo wanted to get a reward worth 3000 million yuan for his military exploits, he would have to kill at least 90 Qin soldiers!Moreover, among the rewards that Zhao Kuo received, land, which cannot be discounted, still accounted for the majority, and these in front of him were real cash.

After quite a while, Xu Licai finally came to his senses and was ecstatic: "My lord, with this money, the financial crisis in the mansion will not be a problem! The wedding expenses are all enough!"

Xu Li looked at Zhao Kuo with adoration in his eyes.

What is the most afraid of a big housekeeper like Xu Li?

It's just meeting a prodigal owner who is extravagant.

A master like Zhao Kuo who can fight wars and make money is simply a fairy-like existence, and I don't know how many generations of blessings I have accumulated to find it.

Xu Li slapped Zhao Kuo's flattery fiercely, and then he didn't forget to ask: "By the way, my lord, how did you get the money?"

Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "This is called an exclusive license fee! Don't worry, we will pay more and more money like this in the future!"

When Zhao Kuo spoke, he was full of ambition.

This feeling of getting rich overnight is really good!

Chapter 44 Debate with Lian Po

"Zhao Kuo, why are you here again?"

Tian Wan looked at Zhao Kuo, who appeared in front of her with a smile, and she was both pleasantly surprised and a little bit shy: "We're going to go to bed soon, we shouldn't see each other every day."

Zhao Kuo chuckled, grabbed a pair of catkins of his sweetheart: "I just miss you."

After Zhao Kuo's "teaching" for the past few days, Tian Wan no longer resisted the gesture of clasping fingers, but she still lowered her head shyly.

Downstairs, what is going on now is the fifth request in the wedding process, which is to set the wedding date.

After finishing this step, the next step is the real climax of the wedding, the banquet!What makes Zhao Kuo feel distressed is that the 3000 million that Housheng brought has not stayed in his treasury for a few days, and most of it has been returned to King Qi.

Marrying a daughter is really making money!However, Zhao Kuo is not dissatisfied. Money is a trivial matter. If we don’t have it, we can earn it. It’s what gentlemen should do to make their women happy!Zhao Kuo and Tian Wanwen stayed together for a while, and said with a smile: "The wedding date has already been set, and after this meeting is over, I will formally marry you!"

Tian Wan's face was still flushed, she nodded slightly and hummed, her appearance was moving, she looked at Zhao Kuo ready to move.

However, I still dare not do that kind of thing. Qi Wang Tianjian was talking to Mr. Pingyuan, who is Zhao Kuo's elder, downstairs. If this is known, then the matter will be out of the question.

Zhao Kuo said again: "In the past few days, I will also be busy with the king's affairs at the alliance meeting. It is estimated that we will have little chance to meet before we get married."

Tian Wan snorted, a look of disappointment appeared on her pretty face.

Looking at Tian Wan's appearance, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing: "Why, don't you want to give up again?

Who said just now that we shouldn't meet every day? "

"Bastard!"

Tian Wan punched Zhao Kuo with a fist: "I know how to bully people every day!"

The happy laughter of the young couple resounded in the room.

Happy times are always short-lived.

The next day, Zhao Kuo was ordered to attend the court meeting.

This court meeting is very important, because it is related to the direction of Zhao's next campaign.

Governing a country is not about playing games. It is not about beating whoever the monarch wants. Such a monarch can only become a cruel, unkind, and obsessive king.

Only by formulating a feasible plan based on the interests of the country and encroaching on other countries step by step can we finally reach the pinnacle of victory!Zhao Wang looked around at the several important ministers present, and said slowly: "Masters, please speak freely about the goals of our Zhao Kingdom in the future."

After the words fell, whether it was the official faction or the scholar faction, both sides were a little ready to move.

Every war is a place of contest between two factions vying for power and profit, and this time is of course no exception.

In the last battle of Changping, due to Zhao Kuo's outstanding performance, the public faction led by Mr. Pingyuan can be said to have won a complete victory, so this time the three giants of Lin Xiangru, Yu Xin, and Lian Po decided to strike first.

Lian Po was the first to stand up, and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty.

Now Qin State in the west has been defeated by my Great Zhao, and cannot become a threat to Great Zhao in a short time.

Yan State in the north has always been an ally of Zhao State, and South Korea and Wei State in the south are from the same line as Jin State and are natural allies to prevent Qin State from advancing eastward in the future.

Chu State and our Zhao State do not border each other, so the only remaining country that can be conquered is Qi State! "

Zhao Wang glanced at Lian Po noncommittally, motioning him to continue talking.

Lian Po continued: "Qi State has been very weak since it was defeated by the Five Kingdoms last time. Since then, Qi State has been repeatedly defeated in the war with Da Zhao, and Qi State is a very rich country. Great Zhao brings huge economic benefits, and it can also prevent Qi from re-emerging into a first-class power, which kills two birds with one stone!"

King Zhao pondered for a while, then said, "It seems to make sense.

Does anyone else have an opinion? "

After Zhao Wang's voice fell, Zhao Kuo felt a few eyes aiming towards him intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Kuo looked up, just in time to see Mr. Pingyuan winking at him.

Zhao Kuo: ""Actually, Zhao Kuo doesn't really want to wade into the muddy waters of these political struggles, but there is no way. Pai has an inseparable relationship.

Now that you can't get off the boat, let's make your boat stronger!Zhao Kuo stood up and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I feel very inappropriate about General Lian Po's opinion!"

Zhao Wang didn't show any unexpected expression, but asked calmly: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Kuo said in a deep voice: "Qi State is indeed an easy target to defeat, but our Zhao State wants to fight for world hegemony, we can't just bully the weak and fear the strong.

In this case, those weak countries regard Zhao as a snake and a scorpion, and powerful countries like Qin and Chu regard us as thorns in their flesh. Wouldn't we become enemies all over the world and lonely?

It is undeniable that our Great Zhao is indeed the most powerful country in the world now, but after all, it is not strong enough to single out all other countries! "

Zhao Wang snorted and said, "It seems to be the reason, you continue to say."

Zhao Kuo continued: "So, I think we should continue to attack Qin! In the Battle of Changping, we have wiped out a full 30 Qin troops. Now Qin is bleeding a lot, and it seems that there is still the second most powerful country in the world. strength, but in fact, they are simply vulnerable to our Da Zhao! And this time the king called the alliance meeting, and the people of Qin did not participate. We just used this excuse to unite the other five princes to attack Qin together. The other five princes Even if you won't participate in our offensive against Qin, you will definitely be happy to see us fight to the death with Qin."

Zhao Kuo's voice fell, and there was silence in the hall.

I have to say that Zhao Kuo's words sounded more reasonable than Lian Po's.

From a moral point of view, attacking the notorious Qin State, which has always been a deterrent to the Central Plains, is obviously more acceptable than attacking Qi State, which has been dormant for more than 20 years and has been reduced to a second-rate country.

Zhao Guo is strong, and Qin is also strong now. People want to see strong confrontation, and bullying the weak is very meaningless.

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he turned his attention to Lian Po, waiting for Lian Po's rebuttal.

However, what Zhao Kuo didn't expect was that Lian Po just snorted and didn't speak.

This made Zhao Kuo a little puzzled. Could it be that the scholar faction just surrendered?

Could it be that the halo of the protagonist of my time traveler was activated?

At this moment, Yu Xin's voice sounded.

Yu Xin smiled and said, "General Zhao Kuo, wasn't you assassinated by an assassin sent by Qin State a while ago?

I'm afraid you want to avenge yourself because of this matter? "

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was immediately upset.

Good guy, you can't argue with me in terms of military strategy, so you use this kind of indecent reason to frame him?