Emperor Qin

This winter, Huaibei is colder than usual.

The people of Chu and Qin have been stalemate for ten months.

In the past few months, Xiang Yan became more and more anxious, and slapped soldiers on the side several times, but the Qin army was like a group of dead people, hiding behind the camp, and did not respond to their calls.

Of course he can also attack by force, but the siege battle relies on the crushing of superior troops, and it often takes three times the number to polish the defenders in the city.

But the Chu army has no advantage in military strength.

On days like this, most of the Chu army trained, bragged, and fattened up. If it weren't for the wives and children at home who might be starving and freezing, they would actually like to dawdle in the barracks like this.

Yan Jiang took Li Xin around the Chu camp as if nothing had happened, and didn't go too far. He just learned about the Chu people's military system and military formation, made some records, and then gave Xiang Rong an idea—— Ask Xiang Yan to write a letter to let Chu State go to Qi State to borrow food.

"Is this possible?" Xiang Rong thought of the 800-year grievances between Qi and Chu, and felt unreliable.

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. There must be famous people in Qi who can see the true meaning. Besides, it depends on the strength of the envoy." Yan Jiang said casually, "Isn't the middle school negotiating with Qin? If Chu is willing to cede the land of bribery to Qin Qi, Qi Guo must be willing to borrow."

As early as a month ago, the king of Qin had already received the letter of credence from the state of Chu, and the young master had brought a letter from King Han of Chu, which meant that Chu Qi had been in-laws for hundreds of years. It's almost done, I'm willing to give you the good place in Chenchengsong Land, everyone take a step back, don't pinch it, okay?

The brother of King Chu Kaolie spoke impassionedly about ruling the country with benevolence, righteousness and kingship. After reading it and listening to it, King Qin calmly put the letter of credence aside, praised his reasoning, and then rejected him.

Xiang Rong said helplessly, "Your lords will definitely not accept such a rich land."

Chencheng and Lu are both the best lands in the Chu State. If everyone in the Qin State is convinced, if you are in the Qi State, they will only be willing to give them the land of three or two small counties, and they will never give more.

Yan Jiang just wanted to laugh. Is this the time to fight for land? This is clearly the time to drag Qi into the war army. You don't want to build a good relationship, but you dislike the weak state of Qi and don't want to give money. How can there be such a cheap thing.

He drank a glass of water indifferently, and said sincerely: "Forgive Zhao Jiang for his incompetence, there is really no other way."

Of course, he can give a solution and even go to Qi State to talk about the matter in person. Maybe there is a historical story about Yan Zi recommending himself to besiege Qin and seek Chu, but it is not necessary. to play.

Xiang Rong also felt that no one in Chu State had the ability to persuade Qi State, and his face gradually became firm, saying that as long as Chu State is united, it will surely overcome the difficulties.

Yan Jiang said a few words of relief, told him something interesting about the eldest son in the family, changed the topic, and then took advantage of the opportunity to say goodbye.

Xiang Rong thought that he was afraid that the sword would have no eyes on the battlefield, so he didn't keep him. He just hoped that he could return to his birthday and continue to help him with food and grass.

Yan Jiang refused, saying that these days he was exhausted and needed to rest for some time, and he had to think about future plans.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of going, Xiang Rong kept a few sentences, so he agreed to the matter, and made an agreement with him to visit when he was free.

In this way, Yan Jiang and his entourage, Li Youcheng, rode away leisurely from the camp of the Chu Army, and was sent off by Xiang Rong respectfully.

When they walked away, Li Xin couldn't help but look back at Xiang Rongyi's back, thinking of how frightened and angry the other party would be when they would meet each other on the battlefield in the future, he felt a little sympathy for a while.

How unlucky is it to meet a monster like Yan Zi?

On the matter agreed with the "person", Yan Zi didn't open his mouth without talking nonsense. He said he would go for a few days, and he would go for a few days, not more than ten days.

Then he made some food for the king, took out the pot helmet he brought from Pingyu City, put it on the table, said that it was military rations specially made to support his army, and planned to expose the matter.

King Qin didn't think he was a stingy person, he had a broad mind, so of course he chose to forgive him.

It happened to be the evening meal, King Qin abandoned the soup on the table and tasted the delicacy brought by A Jiang.

The taste of the cauldron helmet made of dead noodles was indescribable. King Qin took a bite, remained silent for a while, and looked up at A Jiang with a cold and ruthless expression.

"If you want this thing, you have to drink it in hot soup." Yan Jiang skillfully pulled out King Qin's sword, split a few small cakes, and sat down beside him lightly, holding a piece of cake soaked in hot soup, and handed it to his lips forward.

"En!" Yan Jiang moved closer, raised his head slightly, and blinked.

King Qin had never encountered this kind of taste before, his face turned red for a while, and he took a bite with some restraint.

The taste is really different, it is very sweet to chew, and the broth is delicious, and it is not hot when you eat it, and it has a chewy head. Seeing A Jiang's expectant appearance, it is very easy to eat.

So he ate it in one bite with satisfaction, and after Yan Jiang finished feeding a piece, he lowered his head and squeezed his neck and said leisurely: "I'm busy, hungry and thirsty, how can you give up halfway?"

Then signal A Jiang to feed him.

Yan Jiang smiled slightly: "If the king is full, how can there be rewards?"

The corners of King Qin's brows raised slightly, indescribably arrogant: "It's been seven days since I wanted to reward you."

Meng Yi has quietly moved from the inside of the hall to outside the hall, wondering if he can ask for his order to be released outside, he always feels that it is very dangerous to live these days.

After playing around for a while, the King of Qin took out the planner of the post station. After Yan Jiang had been away for a few days, he recruited the ministers to discuss matters, and he basically had a rough idea. It cannot be achieved overnight.

"It should be tried in one place, and then promoted one by one," Yan Jiang pointed his fingertips over the line between Xianyang, Luoyang, and Daliang, "This place is prosperous and full of business, why not try it out for half a year from now on, and then push it forward? "

Luoyang is the most prosperous place in the world for business and trade. In the past, the emperor of Zhou made his capital here. Although the princes of the Warring States period played a fool, they still had a little respect for the declining emperor of Zhou. In addition, there are few people around Luoyang. In addition to developing commerce, Nowhere else.

Seeing this route, King Qin had a half-smile on his face: "Luoyang Commerce, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint A Jiang."

Yan Jiang paused with his fingers and turned to look at him: "What did you do again?"

The King of Qin smiled with satisfaction, and said: "It's just a specialization here, and some food and money are collected."

The laws of the Qin State are strict, and private property is inviolable?Yes!

But in the state of Qin, commerce and trade are not included!

According to the laws laid down by Lord Shang, merchants are not only not allowed to ride in a car wearing silk, but also they are the first ones to be conscripted for military service!

Because farmers have a household registration and are easy to manage, they run around in business and like to hoard goods, raise prices, and have a lot of wealth. If there is a demonstration effect, everyone will go to make money and do business, so how can they fight for food?

Therefore, whenever something happens in Qin State, he likes to use businessmen to attack him. Lu Buwei was fine when he was in power, and Yan Jiang felt prosperous when he passed by Luoyang. However, after so many major events in Qin’s destruction of the kingdoms, the King of Qin can already be very proud of the blood drawn for some years. He said that there are no big businessmen in his country!

Yan Jiang said displeased: "Has your business law not yet been finalized?"

King Qin said leisurely: "Han Fei, Li Si and others are arguing endlessly about the law of business, can A Jiang participate in one or two?"

"Let's wait until they finish their quarrel," Yan Jiang said with a headache, "How did Luoyang Commerce mess you up?"

In the words just now, he keenly heard King Qin's disdain for Luoyang's business.

Qin Wangzheng only said four words: "The debt is high."

Yan Jiang understood it in seconds, so he exclaimed again: "Things started in Chu and died in Chu. How ridiculous and mysterious this world is."

The matter of the high debts was said that after Lord Xinling rescued Zhao, Qin was defeated, and the three-year-old Ah Zheng was still a hostage in Handan, living a precarious life. At this moment, King Chu Kaolie felt that he should take advantage Qin Guo's illness killed him, so he wanted to join forces again, attack Qin, and regain the lost territory.

But the King of Chu himself did not have enough prestige, so he decided to bring Zhou Tianzi to the market, intending to go public through a back door. It happened that Qin State suffered a big loss that year, and led troops to South Korea to find some land to replenish blood. The emperor shivered habitually, so the king of Chu asked someone to provoke him: "Qin is too strong, if you want to live well, you must raise the emperor's flag and let everyone beat him to death!"

South Korea also saw the opportunity and sent people to send money to the emperor Zhou to send troops. The king of Zhou was enraged and agreed, and then called the six countries to join forces to attack Qin in the name of the emperor.

But he only had a piece of land in Luoyang, and he managed to gather 6000 soldiers, but he couldn't afford the military expenses, so he asked the merchants in Luoyang to borrow money, and he agreed to pay back the principal and interest after the fight-the birth of usury was facilitated by Guan Zhong Yes, although the original intention is to relieve farmers when they are lean.

But when it was agreed to send troops together, no one came!

Zhao Guo said that I was beaten and disabled by Qin Guo, so I couldn't come!Qi State said that he is a Buddhist country and will not compete with you!King Wei of the State of Wei was blown away by Lord Xinling's operation of stealing amulets, so he won't come!Yan Guo said it was too far away, and I have a good relationship with Qin, forget it!It seems that everyone in Korea is not coming, forget it, I am not coming either!

Seeing that everyone was not moving, King Chu Kaolie felt that he would not be able to fight alone, so he said to Zhou Tianzi's [-] army: "Forget it, we are not prepared enough, we will fight next time, you go back first."

The man came back, but all the money was spent. When the creditor came to the door, Zhou Tianzi, who was crying, had to hide on a high platform in the palace, so there was a term of high debt.

But this is not the worst, because of this, Lu Buwei sent troops to resist Hezong, but seeing no one, he wiped out Zhou.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty perished.

After the king of Qin knew about this, he despised the incompetence of the emperor of Zhou on the one hand, and on the other hand, he felt that the business was so arrogant that he could use it to fight against the country, so it would be better to teach him some lessons.

Yan Jiang casually talked about the affairs of the state of Chu, and then commented that these businesses were decided and then regretted, completely ignoring the impact of the environment on business operations.

King Qin smiled and said, "Ah Jiang, does this despise the widow and be harsh?"

"I've hated it for so many days, and the king hasn't gotten used to it yet?" Yan Jiang asked with a chuckle in his ear.

"Do you remember how many times Ah Jiang has offended others?" Qin Wang cast a glance at him and forcibly maintained his kingly state.

"Who told Ah Zheng not to punish me?" Yan Jiang gently circled his fingertips.

"Presumptuous." Qin Wangjun raised his eyebrows and insisted: "I will punish you severely after I approve the complete report!"

"Will the king agree with me about the business station?" Yan Jiang stretched out his hand to hook the king's neck, and bit his ear.

"It's up to you, it's all up to you!" King Qin said in a daze.