Daqin Ghost Valley, makes you vertical and horizontal but not unified

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At the court meeting of the State of Qi, hundreds of officials gathered.

"Report to Your Majesty, the envoys of the Han Kingdom seek to see you."

"Xuan!"

Chapter 363 Envoy to Qi State

Following the sound of a melodious clash of bronze wares, Zhang Cang walked in slowly, and under the watchful eyes of all civil and military officials of the Qi State, he stepped into the hall that represented the core of Qi State's power.

"Foreigner Zhang Cang, I have met King Qi and Queen Mother!"

Zhang Cang walked to the center of the hall neither humble nor overbearing, and bowed to the figure on the throne.

On the throne, Qi Wangjian was dressed in a purple robe, looking at Zhang Cang calmly.

Sitting beside her is the empress dowager who is in a detached position.

This old queen mother has a respected status in the state of Qi, and she seldom appeared in the past.

But this time it was rare to appear in the court, which was a bit unusual.

Among the civil and military officials on both sides, there are also acquaintances of Cao Chao, one is the prime minister of the country, and the other is the general Yan Ju.

"Your envoy has come here this time, but I don't know why?"

Qi Wangjian spoke with a friendly tone.

In these years, the Qi State made a southern expedition to the north, and first took advantage of the opportunity of the battle between Yan and Zhao to send troops to attack the Yan State, besieged the capital of the Yan State, and forced the other party to cede land and pay compensation.

Then he participated in the joint vertical coalition, defeated Qin, and got a lot of money.

In the end, the Lu State was destroyed in one fell swoop, which made the national strength a lot stronger.

All this is due to Cao Chao's previous advice, so Qi Wangjian has a good impression of the big man.

The most important thing is that the two sides are separated by hundreds of thousands of miles, and there is almost no possibility of conflicts of interest between the two countries.

"My lord, there are several purposes for the foreign ministers to come here this time.

"One is to say hello to the king and the queen mother on behalf of my king. The king was taken care of by the king and the queen mother in Qi State in the past. He missed them very much, so he asked the foreign ministers to bring some gifts to the king and the queen mother."

As soon as the words fell, a palace official walked in holding two boxes.

Zhang Cang signaled the palace servants to open the first box, and inside was a purple phoenix robe with several pearls inlaid on it, which was radiant and extremely luxurious.

Zhang Cang: "This phoenix robe is made of three layers of Shu brocade, and it was weaved by ten artisans specially ordered by the king to spend seven to seven 49 days.

Your Majesty said that the Empress Dowager's birthday will be in one month, and he specially asked the minister to bring this gift to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, hoping that the Empress Dowager will accept it. "

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials in the hall couldn't help but all nodded.

Shu brocade is a luxurious thing, not many people even the nobles in the palace can afford it, not to mention how precious it is made of three layers of Shu brocade.

On the throne, the Empress Dowager nodded lightly, and she was a little kind when she was used to a serious expression. She smiled and said:

"I didn't expect the King of Han to still remember Aijia's birthday, so I have a heart.

"Please send your envoy to convey Aijia's thanks to the King of Han, and say that Aijia likes this gift very much."

"promise!"

With the delivery of the first gift, all the civil and military officials knew that the Han Kingdom was here to make friends with the Qi Kingdom, so there was no need to put on a tense face, and the atmosphere in the hall began to become more relaxed.

Zhang Cang signaled the palace staff to continue opening the second box.

With Zhu Yu in the first box in front, all the officials wanted to see what kind of treasure was in the second box, so they looked around one after another.

To their surprise, the second box was not a treasure, but a pile of white powder.

"This is……"

On the throne, Qi Wangjian naturally saw the powder in the box, and asked with a frown.

Based on his understanding of Cao Chao, this person has a delicate mind and a strong purpose in doing things, and he will definitely not just give him some unremarkable powder.

Sure enough, what Zhang Cang said next surprised him.

"My lord, this is refined salt!"

"what?!"

Qi Wangjian's face changed drastically, and he stared at the things in the box.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is refined salt, which was developed by the King of Han using a secret method, and is specially sent to be tasted by Your Majesty."

Zhang Cang's tone was calm, Lang Lang said.

However, as soon as these words came out, the court suddenly boiled.

Civil and military officials had never seen this refined salt, and they all probed to see what was inside.

"Take it up quickly and let the widows see it!"

"promise!"

The servant hurried forward and carefully placed the box on the dragon case.

Qi Wangjian and the Queen Mother bowed their heads together.

The refined salt in the box is as white as snowflakes, and it is already many times better than the crude salt full of impurities in Qi State.

The two reached out to touch the box, grabbed a handful and put it in the palm of their hand.

The touch is delicate, just like stroking the soft fine sand on the beach.

Then he nodded carefully, put it in his mouth and tasted it.

salty!

It is nearly twice as salty as ordinary coarse salt.

hiss~

King Qi gasped.

If this salt is allowed to flow into the people, how can there be coarse salt from Qi?

Subconsciously looking at his mother, the Empress Dowager, he saw the same surprise and worry in her eyes.

However, Qi Wangjian had experienced a lot of wind and waves after all, and he quickly put away his shock.

"I don't know what the King of Han meant by that?"

"What my king means is that in order to thank King Qi for his kindness in the past, he can sell the refining method of refined salt to Qi. In the future, only Qi and Han will be able to sell this kind of salt."

"Is this true?!"

Qi Wangjian no longer cared about his dignity, and stood up excitedly from the throne.

There was only one thought in his mind at the moment.

The refining method of this refined salt must be taken at all costs.

As long as the state of Qi can refine refined salt, won't the wealth of the world be whatever it wants?

Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart, forced himself to calm down, and said lightly:

"I don't know what price the King of Han wants Qi to pay to buy this method?"

"Before the king left, he told his subordinates that he hoped to form an alliance with Qi Guoyong, so the king of Qi set the price. Moreover, the king doesn't want food, and the king of Qi can just give some gold."

"it is good!"

Qi Wangjian didn't expect that the other party would answer like this, and he was immediately delighted.

The most indispensable thing in Qi State is gold and silver, which also shows that the big man really wants to form an alliance with Qi State full of sincerity.

Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian turned to look at the Queen Mother.

"Mother, look at..."

"Your Majesty makes his own decision." The Queen Mother smiled and nodded.

It means that she agrees.

Qi Wangjian thought for a while and said:

"Since the King of Han is so sincere, I can't be stingy. The State of Qi is willing to give 1000 million catties of gold to buy this method. I wonder what your envoy will do?"

Zhang Cang's heart trembled when he heard this.

Before departure, Cao Chao explained that the minimum price should not be less than 500 million catties of gold, and he didn't care how to sell it.

That's why Zhang Cang thought of this move to retreat and let Qi Wangjian bid himself.

Unexpectedly, the king of Qi was so rich and powerful that he doubled the price at once.

It really is arrogant and inhumane!

Thinking of this, Zhang Cang cupped his hands calmly and said:

"It's up to the King alone, and the King of Han has another suggestion."

"Speaking!"

"Your Majesty said that this salt can be specially targeted at the princes and nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, powerful and wealthy merchants."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Wangjian's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately understood.

For the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, it means that the price can be several times higher, which is equivalent to creating an extra high-end market out of thin air.

In this way, it can not only maintain the crude salt trade in Qi State from being impacted, but also increase the income of refined salt out of thin air, which is simply perfect.

Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing.

"Hahaha! King of Han's proposal is very good, I agree!"

Seeing this, Zhang Cang hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.

"In addition, my king also suggested that in order to avoid overlapping markets between the two countries, it is suggested that the two countries pre-agreed on the market for selling refined salt. Han is only responsible for Qin and Chu, while Qi is responsible for Wei, Han, Zhao, and Yan."

"can!"

Qi Wangjian nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.