Playing intrigue is worse than engaging in infrastructure

On the evening of the third day, Gerile's special envoy arrived as promised, but the person was changed.

It is said that the special envoy developed a high fever the next day for some unknown reason, and is still lying on the sickbed, so he had no choice but to send another person over.

The new special envoy was dressed in brocade clothes, and he had a condescending attitude all the way.

As for seeing Song Qingyuan...

Of course, as no one expected, the new special envoy reluctantly agreed to the request for 50 tons of coal as soon as he saw Song Qingyuan.

"Within three months."

Song Qingyuan raised his eyebrows, "If I don't see [-] tons of coal within three months..."

There is no guarantee that the explosion will sound again.

The people in the tent automatically completed Song Qingyuan's unfinished words in their minds.

"One hundred thousand tons of coal?"

The newly appointed special envoy gritted his teeth and asked word by word: "Isn't Your Highness's request a bit too forceful?"

If the 50 tons of coal has nothing to do with him, he can put on an air of being nothing to do with himself, and easily respond to Song Qingyuan's request.

Anyway, judging from the current situation, their leader has no right to refuse.

Others might be able to, but not him.

To put it bluntly, as the largest source of income for the Sanger tribe, coal mines are closely related to the pockets of nobles like them.

The 50 tons of coal that Song Qingyuan casually asked for was like cutting flesh from them, and it was the thickest piece. How could he not be in a hurry?

"Is it difficult?" Song Qingyuan took a sip of tea.

Before the special envoy could open his mouth, he heard a light voice from above.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

The special envoy felt as if he had been shot by an arrow in his knee, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

Song Qingyuan put down the teacup, and continued to stab the knife: "It's not that I asked you to rebel, and you were defeated overnight."

Song Qingyuan's words were harsh, but they were also telling the truth. Coupled with his calm and flat tone, it almost filled up the value of ridicule.

The face of the person in front of him was distorted, and his neat teeth were about to be crushed by himself, so he finally resisted the urge to yell at him.

It was a joy to see everyone turn their heads one by one.

"Your Highness," the special envoy finally found his voice after a while.

This new special envoy is indeed a person who can get along well with people like Gerila, and he calmed down quickly. Although his eyes were still flushed from suppressing his anger, his tone was no different from usual.

Seeing Song Qingyuan cast a casual look, he sneered and said, "Have you ever thought that the army of the Sangge tribe is now in the Qishan Mountain, and the Ruozu tribe behind them is on good terms with us? Return to the territory of the Sanger tribe, with the current strength, I'm afraid His Highness can't do anything to us, right?"

This can be called a naked threat, and it runs counter to the task Gerile first gave him.But there is nothing he can do now.

They all rely on excavation and selling coal every year to make profits. If they really agreed to Song Qingyuan's request, how can they maintain their rich life?

But to his surprise, the people in the tent didn't panic at all because of his threats. If you look carefully, you can even find some emotions called "disdain" on their faces.

Dan Renji sneered directly, and said, "Then let's see, whether the so-called Ruozu tribe you have made friends with will recognize you as a good friend."

The Ruozu tribe has recently made a lot of money selling private salt, and it is a busy time.

Although there is a toll to pay, the salt produced by Song Qingyuan is of good quality and low price. At this time, it coincides with the chaos in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and the price of salt has risen sharply.In this way, even if such a fee is deducted, they still earn a lot of money.

In this case, they are crazy to turn against Song Qingyuan for a tribe that is already hopeless.

With current interests, close friends and close friends may betray, not to mention that the Sanger tribe is just an old ally.

Although the special envoy is well-known in the Sanger tribe, he is not very clear about the complex relationship between the tribes.

Hearing this, although he still had an arrogant look on his face, the sound of his opening revealed his already panicked heart.

"If your leader also has this idea, I advise him to look up at the cliffs of Qishan Mountain, and then think about whether he can leave safely."

Song Qingyuan's eyes were slightly closed, and his casual tone made his words more convincing.

Sure enough, the special envoy was in a panic and hurriedly said, "What do you mean?"

"It means literally."

Song Qingyuan looked unwilling to talk more, "Go back and tell your leaders, if you can't give me a satisfactory performance before the sun goes down tomorrow, I won't guarantee... This time, I will leave nearly half of you alive again. "

It's over, it's all over now.

The special envoy walked out of the big tent with a pale face, looking like he had lost his six souls.

Their leader asked him to meet Song Qingyuan's request as much as possible, calm down his anger, and make plans after returning to the Sanger tribe.

But what did he do?

Not only did he fail to complete Gerile's mission, but he brought back a big trouble for their tribe...

How did he know that Song Qingyuan had left behind?They all hid in Qishan Mountain, how could the explosion hit them?

He couldn't understand these questions, he only knew that if he caused such a big trouble, Geril would kill him!

Unlike the special envoy who couldn't walk steadily, Song Qingyuan's big tent was full of joy.

Seeing the embarrassment of the special envoy was so satisfying that it took a while for everyone to realize:

What did His Highness mean by the last sentence?

Why don't you keep alive?

"Your Highness, can the gunpowder barrel be thrown into Qishan and blow up the Gerile rebels?" Wu Qina was the first to react and asked with a look of surprise.

"Of course not." Song Qingyuan replied confidently.

If the gunpowder could blow them up, he would have done it long ago, why would he sit here and argue with Gerila.

"Then... what did you just say?" Wu Qina hesitated.

"To intimidate them, of course."

Song Qingyuan waved his hand. He knew what these people were worried about, so he explained: "It was very dark that night, and it was the first time they saw such a huge explosion. Gerile didn't notice it at all. Where did those powder kegs come from?"

Song Qingyuan even suspected that Gerile didn't even know that the powder keg fell from the sky.

As for after the explosion.At that time, the camp was in a mess, and who would have discovered that the torn iron sheets were actually shells of explosives?

Compared with the powerful lethality of the gunpowder keg, a completely unknown thing, even the origin of which cannot be understood, will bring boundless panic.

Gerile's army was not so much crushed by gunpowder as it was eroded by the fear in their hearts, and they lost the courage to fight long ago.

Everyone here is not stupid, they understood what Song Qingyuan meant when he said it.

Gerile didn't know how the gunpowder barrels came from at all, coupled with the fear of explosions, even if they didn't have the ability to explode soldiers hiding in the mountains, Gerile would have no doubts about Song Qingyuan's threat .

Sure enough, as they expected, when the special envoy conveyed what Song Qingyuan had said, Gerile and the others immediately looked up at the cliff in a panic.

When did Song Qingyuan arrange those things that could cause explosions on Mount Qi?Geryl was shocked.

Not only him, but the rest of the people were also not much better, everyone was in shock, not like a veteran soldier, but more like a frightened hare.

But soon, they remembered that in the first few days when they were stationed in Wulun River, Wu Qina had been leading troops to guard Qishan, waiting to intercept them.

After they received the news from the spies, they prepared to fight him.Who would have thought that the other party suddenly withdrew their troops for some reason, left Qishan overnight, crossed the river and returned to the Zig tribe.

They didn't pay attention at that time, but thinking about it now, could it be that at that time, Song Qingyuan sent Wu Qina to set up defenses at Qishan Mountain.

But in order to prevent them from retreating to the west of Qishan Mountain as soon as they saw the explosion, they were deliberately lured to set up camp in the Wulun River.

In this way, with a large flat and open terrain as a block, even if they intend to evacuate, they cannot retreat to a safe area immediately.

After discovering that Song Qingyuan had the opportunity to tamper with on the mountain, they felt that every plant and tree on the mountain was extremely suspicious, and they didn't even have the courage to send someone to investigate. They were afraid that a special move of theirs would cause a sudden explosion.

As for the special envoy who was covered in cold sweat, how could he dare to say that he had angered Song Qingyuan, he only said that Song Qingyuan threatened them to give him a satisfactory performance before tomorrow night.

But everyone was caught in the panic that an explosion might happen at any time, and they didn't pay attention to the panic in his words. Only a few people noticed the problem.

It was normal for them to deliver [-] tons of coal within three months, but it seemed strange that Song Qingyuan suddenly challenged them.

But the situation was urgent, and they didn't have time to think about it, so they began to discuss how to satisfy Song Qingyuan.

Seeing that everyone didn't realize his concealment, although the special envoy had escaped, he was still terrified, for fear that Gerile would suddenly notice the loopholes in his words.

Seeing this, he hurriedly stepped forward, saying that he could first take out the coal stored at home and transport it to Song Qingyuan, so that he could let them go after he was satisfied.

When everyone heard this, they showed suspicious expressions.They knew very well how greedy this envoy was usually.

The slaves he bought to mine the mine wished to be used as livestock. Why was he so generous now that he even offered to donate his own coal? The sun really came out from the west.

But this is a good way, at least for Gerile himself, he is quite satisfied.

The money is not paid by himself, of course he is willing.

Seeing this, the remaining few nobles either voluntarily or were forced to bleed a little, and finally gathered [-] tons of coal, intending to show Song Qingyuan's sincerity in exchange for him to leave here as soon as possible and return to the tribe .

Of the [-] tons, the special envoy alone accounted for half.

If these coals are sold, I don't know how much gold and silver they can get back.The special envoy was so distressed that he was about to bleed, but he didn't dare to show the slightest bit.

It's good to pay some money today, but if Gerile finds out that he angered Song Qingyuan one day, I'm afraid that if he has money, he will die.

Relying on the [-] tons of coal, Song Qingyuan finally nodded, signed a covenant with them, and promised to remove the non-existent defenses, the ones that kept Gerile awake at night and could cause explosions.

On the day the covenant was signed, Song Qingyuan ordered Dan Renji to prepare to lead his troops back to the royal court tomorrow morning.

The author says:

President Xiao Song: Go home with the spoils——