Chapter 225 Peace in the Blink of an Eye

"Oh, you also have a strategy for governing the country?" Liu Xinyu became interested. She is really happy today, because she feels that since she became a "regency", everything seems to be going so smoothly.

Xingchang County has successively won big victories, and today there are even more talents from the distant Kunlun Continent; now that Zhang Hao wants to recommend himself, Liu Xinyu suddenly changed his posture.

She turned sideways slightly, leaning on the back of the chair, she lost three parts of her strength, but added a bit of indescribable enchantment and laziness.

Then Liu Xinyu said slowly, with a little laziness, "Tell me."

Zhang Hao is also not polite: "The strategy of governing the country I want to present may be completely different from the traditional understanding, but it has been practiced.

This strategy of governing the country, I call it: industrial and commercial power.

Industry and Commerce is the abbreviation of industry and commerce.

Industry, His Highness has actually seen it. What the Zhang family is developing now, as well as what the Artifact Refining Guild and the Black Iron Guild are doing, is industry. It is a brand-new production method, and its production efficiency is ten or dozens of times that of traditional handicrafts. It can make products that some handicrafts cannot do.

The representative product of pre-industry is artillery.

There is also business. The business I am talking about is a completely different concept from the business in the past. In the past, business was buying low and selling high, hoarding goods for odds and doing anything for profit, which seriously damaged the national interest.

The business I propose is rooted in industry. It is an extension of industry and a brand new business.

Taking artillery as an example, whether it is researching artillery or producing artillery, it needs to consume a lot of money; and only by selling the artillery can the Zhang family get back the funds and continue to produce more artillery and research more powerful artillery.

During the production of artillery in Zhangjia, we need to purchase black iron from Dayang Group, and then sell the processed artillery to Dayang Group.

The Dayang Group used artillery to win on the battlefield, and obtained its own benefits from the battlefield to supplement the loss of purchasing artillery.

In this way, a perfect cycle is completed. Industry and commerce are inseparable. "

The idea of ​​industry and commerce is relatively new. Although Zhang Hao spoke very bluntly, Liu Xinyu and everyone were still lost in thought.

After a while, Liu Xinyu nodded thoughtfully: "It sounds good, but what does it have to do with the country?"

"Your Highness, one Zhang Family and one Dayang Group are already like this. What if there are ten Zhang Family, one hundred Zhang Family, and one hundred Dayang Group?

Even if each group can only produce one weapon, that is one hundred weapons that can change fate!

And different from the Nine Suns Sect, once each group is formed, it will form an intricate relationship with the local area. It is not an easy thing to want to treason or something. And the country can counter the group through business.

Commerce is the lifeblood of industry. As long as the state controls commerce, it can pinch the neck of industry.

And the country can also develop industry, and even have more advantages. "

Liu Xinyu was really moved this time. She narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was thinking about the future; but she was a little skeptical, the Zhang family was really willing to put a collar on herself?

After a while, Liu Xinyu suddenly smiled: "Today I heard four completely different ways of governing the country, but they all seem to be good. Let me go back and think about it. Come here, first arrange for Xu Jie, Yan Qing, and Zheng You Residence, stay in the upper house temporarily."

The three of Xu Jie thanked each other, and then said goodbye to Zhang Hao before leaving.

When Xu Jie and the others left, Liu Xinyu looked at Zhang Hao with a half-smile: "I am very curious, why did these three outstanding people come to the Zhang family?"

Zhang Hao sighed: "Your Highness, let me tell you a story."

Stories are the most vivid. Compared with boring narratives, stories are more touching. Liu Xinyu seems to have seen a pair of brother and sister fled to the country of Qixia in embarrassment under the pursuit of countless murderers. The elder brother suffered the trauma of death in order to protect his younger sister.

Then the elder brother reluctantly left his younger sister, wanting to leave silently by himself, waiting for death to come; but he did not give up on survival, and finally got an unknown adventure by accident, broke through the Nascent Soul stage, and was able to extend his lifespan by eighteen years . But after all, he could not escape death.

But during these eighteen years, my elder brother did not forget his country. He accepted his disciples and asked them to return to the west of the Fertile Land Continent with their will and remains. And because the country of Shaoze was in chaos, he had to come to the country of Qixia.

After listening to Zhang Hao's story, Liu Xinyu felt a little lucky: I am very lucky, I have met such talents. Is this the so-called "God help me too"?

Although the abilities of Xu Jie and the others are still uncertain, as long as they bring these ideas, Liu Xinyu is confident that she can take advantage of the strengths of the other families and strengthen the country of Qixia.

There is also the idea of ​​industry and commerce provided by Zhang Hao, which is also very novel; and the current development of the Zhang family, as well as the victory of Xingchang County, etc., all make Liu Xinyu have a faint yearning for industry and commerce.

And what appeared in Liu Xinyu's mind at this time was Zhang's seaport, the small iron-clad ship, and the big steel ship under construction.

After a while, Liu Xinyu nodded slowly: "Let's put these things aside for now, let's talk about the exchange of prisoners and peace talks."

This discussion lasted for half a day. After Zhang Hao returned to Zhang's house, he immediately ordered: to produce shells and artillery with all efforts, and at the same time produce a crude benzene bomb. The explosives used in bombs do not need to be purified, the more the better.

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In the blink of an eye, it was ten days. Ten days later, an unprecedented big negotiation was held between Guangling County and Jianwu County in Qixia Country.

To be exact, the negotiations have been going on for ten days, and the most important purpose today is to exchange prisoners. By the way, both parties need to finalize the 'truce agreement'.

Because the two sides wanted to exchange more than 200,000 captives, a vast venue was needed, so everyone chose a place called "Tangjia Town". It's an ordinary town -- and it won't be.

Tangjia Town is a very interesting place. It is located in a relatively wide flat land, but on the flat land, there happen to be two small hills. The hills are not high, about 20 to 30 meters apart; With the ability of a cultivator, standing on the top of the mountain, you can easily talk through the air.

Liu Xinyu appeared in person, standing on a hilltop to the west; beside Liu Xinyu, there were Zhang Hao, Guan Zhengqing, Ouyang Si, Wu Fanghai, Zhao Donghe from the Land of Canglan, etc.

On the opposite hill stood Zhao Huaiyun, the crown prince of the Kingdom of Jinyang, and beside him were Wei Zirong, the prince's young teacher, Pang Chong, the prime minister, Sima Zhen, the general of hussars, and others.

At the foot of the mountain, the two sides dispatched 100,000 legions each, all armed to the teeth; the Qixia Kingdom even displayed a full 25 artillery pieces in a fair manner. On the other side of the Kingdom of Jinyang, there were also hundreds of magic weapons of war—a kind of flying platform floating in mid-air, with a ferocious giant crossbow above it.

Under the suppression of the armies of both sides, each took hundreds of thousands of prisoners.

Sima Zhen immediately focused his attention on the cannon. For a master in the Nascent Soul stage, he could see a lot of detailed information at such a short distance. The Kingdom of Jinyang is trying to build artillery, and it is very important for Sima Zhen to see Zhang's artillery with his own eyes.

Moreover, Sima Zhen keenly discovered that some of the cannons seemed to be 'very fat'!

But soon, Sima Zhen's eyes shifted. After scanning for a long time, he finally focused on Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao waved to Sima Zhen with a smile, very familiar. As a producer of artillery and as the president of Dayang Group, Zhang Hao is qualified to attend this 'meeting'.

Seeing Zhang Hao waving, Sima Zhen was a little dazed - I was glaring at you just now, what do you mean by waving?

Liu Xinyu looked at the prince of the Kingdom of Jinyang, with a sneer and sneer on the corner of his mouth. "Now that everyone is here, let's start exchanging prisoners."

Zhao Huaiyun, the prince of Jinyang Kingdom, is very calm, even personable. He bowed from a distance: "I see Her Royal Highness again, you are still so beautiful and fascinating."

"Hmph!" Liu Xinyu snorted coldly.

But at the next moment, Zhao Huaiyun sighed: "Never mind, such a peerless beauty can actually kill her brother with her own hands! It's the most tragic thing in the world! Princess, princess, at that time...you really managed to do it?"

Liu Xinyu's face turned cold instantly, and she had countless guesses in her mind: Did Zhao Huaiyun get the information? Or guesswork?

If it is a guess, it can also make sense. Because the saying of "going crazy", smart people don't believe it. As long as you play politics, you can probably guess it.

But what if it was leaked? The consequences of this are serious-there are not many people at the scene, and in theory they can be completely trusted!

Liu Xinyu gritted her teeth and decided to test it out: "His Royal Highness is joking."

"Are you joking? Everyone knows that!" Zhao Huaiyun smiled and continued, "But today we are not here to quarrel, we are here..."

"Ah..." Suddenly there was a scream from the side, and a master next to Zhao Huaiyun rolled on the ground covering his heart.

Zhao Huaiyun's complexion turned dark instantly.

On the opposite side, Zhang Hao is holding a doll made of Shenyin wood, playing with it!

It is said that after the last experiment, Zhang Hao threw this population into the corner of the storage ring. And obviously, during the period of time when Zhang Hao didn't use it, a fluke broke out in the heart of a certain master. But today, on a whim, Zhang Hao took out the doll again.

As a result, the effect is remarkable.

Zhang Hao didn't expect that a certain unlucky master was actually on the scene.

In this serious scene where the two sides began to negotiate and confront each other, a master next to the Prince of Jinyang Kingdom suddenly fell down clutching his chest, screaming and rolling.

The scene, don't be too exciting.

The initiative held by the prince of Jinyang Kingdom collapsed in an instant.

Liu Xinyu's spiritual sense saw Zhang Hao's movements, and a smile appeared on his gloomy face: "Your Highness, your people seem to have gone mad too!"

Zhang Hao put the doll away after a few stabs, and waved to Sima Zhen again with a friendly smile on his face.

Sima Zhen, Zhao Huaiyun and others looked ashen.

Liu Xinyu took the initiative to watch again, and her red lips parted slightly: "Okay, today we are not here to quarrel, but to negotiate and exchange prisoners. Then, let's exchange prisoners first."

Zhao Huaiyun's face turned livid: "Your Royal Highness, you must have made a mistake. If you don't sign an armistice agreement first, how can you exchange prisoners!"

"You're so narrow-minded." Liu Xinyu took advantage of being a woman, and said impatiently after muttering: "Okay, okay, sign a peace agreement first."

With that said, Liu Xinyu signed the agreement, stamped it with a seal, and asked Prime Minister Ouyang Si to send it to the opposite side.

After reading the agreement, the crown prince of the Jinyang Kingdom asked Sima Zhen to read it. After confirming that there was no problem, he also signed and stamped it. Then the agreement was made in duplicate, one copy was left by the Kingdom of Jinyang, and one copy was brought back by Ouyang Si.

After Liu Xinyu confirmed the agreement, he waved lightly: "Let's start exchanging prisoners."

Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Tiegan, and Zhongshu Ling Guan Zhengqing, who had been preparing for a long time, shouted together: "Start the exchange of prisoners. One hundred people in each wave."

A total of more than fifty 'handover points' have been set up between the armies of the two countries. At each handover point, both sides handed over a hundred prisoners each time.

But the handover of prisoners did not go smoothly at the beginning!

Although the captives captured by Qixia Kingdom were weak from hunger, they didn't suffer any flesh and blood. But the captives on the side of the Kingdom of Jinyang were all covered in wounds.

The handover point erupted in an instant.

"Quiet!" Yu Tiegan roared angrily, and came to a handover point, "Everyone be quiet, come on, take out a prisoner."

The country of Qixia sent a prisoner with no wounds all over his body, and his clothes were even relatively clean.

The Kingdom of Jinyang also released a prisoner, not to mention wounds all over his body, he was also very weak, and his clothes were torn.

Yu Tiegan came to the prisoner with a look of regret: "Soldier, what's your name?"

"Wei Yishan." The soldier said weakly.

Yu Tiegan nodded: "Then, how did they beat you? Say it boldly, today we have 100,000 brothers supporting you!"

Wei Yishan hesitated, and then slowly said: "It has been 40 days since I was arrested, and they only give me one meal a day, which is bad food, mixed with sand, spit, etc. Sometimes we eat , and they peed on our heads.

These days, we have been forced to do coolies, dig ore, transport materials, pick manure and so on.

They beat us with whips, punches and kicks to make us obey. During the 40 days, 23 of the 50 people in our team were beaten to death in a horrible way, and many of the rest had broken bones. I'm the best one on the team. "

While talking, Wei Yishan actually cried.

"Well, do you remember how many times they kicked and whipped you?"

"I don't really remember, but there are no less than 40 feet and no less than 30 whips every day. There are also slaps, no less than 50. Anyway, the beatings never stopped!"

Yu Tiegan nodded, came to the Qixia Kingdom, and said to the soldiers on both sides: "Have you heard it!"

The soldiers of Qixia Kingdom were filled with righteous indignation and nodded fiercely.

Yu Tiegan looked at the restless prisoner of Jinyang Kingdom and showed a ferocious smile: "Beat! A total of 1,600 feet, 1,200 whips, and 2,000 slaps!"

"Stop!" The prince of Jinyang Kingdom in the distance was angry, "This way of fighting, Yuan Yingqi will also be beaten to death!"

Liu Xinyu smiled, and the smile was a bit indescribable: "His Royal Highness, haven't you read our armistice agreement? When exchanging prisoners, one complete for another, one injured for another injured, and one disabled for another." One crippled, one dead for another dead.

Black and white, clearly written! "

"But if you continue to fight like this, you will be a dead man!"

Yu Tiegan answered: "His Royal Highness, it depends on whether the Kingdom of Jinyang has sincerely redeemed these captives. We are not unreasonable. If we want to prevent the death of these soldiers, then use Dan Let's change the medicine.

For a soldier at the seventh floor and below in the Qi refining stage, three Peiyuan pills will protect his life. Of course, we still have to fight, but he will be spared, and the degree of injury is the same as that of the Qixia Country soldiers exchanged.

There are eight and nine floors, four Peiyuan pills.

Ten layers, five Peiyuan pills.

In the early stage of foundation building, 15 Peiyuan pills; in the middle stage, 30 pills, and in the later stage, 50 pills.

In the golden elixir stage, 200 Peiyuan elixir in the early stage, 500 in the middle stage, and 1,000 in the later stage.

You can use Peiyuan Pill and other pills of equal value. Attention, only pills! "

Zhao Huaiyun, the prince of Jinyang Kingdom, was furious: "You..."

Yu Tiegan didn't wait for Zhao Huaiyun to say wow, and immediately snorted coldly to the soldiers on both sides: "What are you waiting for, fight! Don't forget, feed him some 'tea'!"

The soldiers let out a hey, and immediately punched, kicked, and waved their leather whips. The shrill screams drifted between the sky and the earth.

Zhao Huaiyun pointed at Liu Xinyu tremblingly, and suddenly roared: "We will fight too!"

"I can't, Your Highness!" Sima Zhen panicked at the side, and whispered: "Your Highness, you can't fight, the soldiers of Qixia Kingdom are already very weak, if we kill our plan, it will fail.

The top priority now is to stabilize the country of Qixia. After we clean up the country of Danyang, it will not be too late to clean up the country of Qixia.

Moreover, the soldiers are all watching! "

Zhao Huaiyun was trembling with anger, but finally he had to hold back his breath and agreed to the conditions. Of course, we still need to negotiate. Liu Xinyu also took a step back, and the transaction price was discounted by 20%.

An unprecedented captive exchange was going on in the little-known little place 'Tangjia Town'.

The Country of Qixia, or Liu Xinyu became ruthless and strictly implemented the 'agreement'. For example, replace the handicapped with the handicapped—make sure that the location of the fracture and the broken arm are not bad, and do it on the spot.

The exchange lasted until four quarters in the afternoon (16:00), and the two sides exchanged a total of more than 130,000 captives. The Qixia Kingdom only detained some masters in the Nascent Soul stage, while the Jinyang Kingdom still detained tens of thousands of prisoners from the Qixia Kingdom.

At this moment, the prince of Jinyang Kingdom finally had a bit of pride on his livid face: "One for another, unfortunately, there are no prisoners on your side. Let's go, we will meet later!"

The army of the Kingdom of Jinyang retreated mightily, but they were wary of the Kingdom of Qixia. With a large group of wounded soldiers who had just returned, they retreated steadily.

Back up, back up again, and gradually leave the appearance of three or four kilometers. The army of the Kingdom of Jinyang breathed a sigh of relief, and the defensive barrier began to thin out.

According to general war rules and experience, after three kilometers, the coverage of almost all attacks has been exceeded.

But at this moment, a mighty voice suddenly came from heaven and earth: "I am Wu Fanghai, Hussar General Wu Fanghai of the Qixia Kingdom. On behalf of the Qixia Kingdom, I officially declare war on the Jinyang Kingdom!"

"What!" Everyone was stunned by the change of Jinyang Kingdom, and everyone was stunned.

Prince Shao Fu Wei Zirong was the quickest to respond: "The Qixia Kingdom is treacherous!"

Almost at the same time, Liu Xinyu's voice drifted over, with strong sarcasm in his voice: "We signed an armistice agreement, but the armistice agreement did not say how long the armistice will be. We have already ceased fighting for a moment just now.

I now declare the armistice to be void. And officially declared war on the country of Jinyang.

Hmph, we don't fight undeclared war like you! "

As soon as Liu Xinyu's voice fell, there was a fire flickering in the distance, and 25 black spots rushed towards him like lightning.

Sima Zhen's pupils contracted, and he screamed, "Cannonball! Double-layer defensive barrier! Any defense will do, just rigid!"

The enchantment that had not completely dissipated suddenly strengthened, and behind the defensive enchantment, everyone propped up many small defensive enchantments. Seeing this, Sima Zhen heaved a sigh of relief.

Then he saw 25 black dots of different sizes piercing through the first layer of defensive barrier.

But wait... no explosion?

Sima Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, the shell fiercely pierced through the second layer of defensive barrier, and then plunged into the ground.

"Pfft..." The shell pierced directly into the soil, creating a 'crater'.

"Hasn't exploded yet?" Sima Zhen was in a daze.

But the next moment, violent explosions, flames, and death filled Sima Zhen's field of vision.

(Finally the third watch, Dazhang. It's late at night, please ask for a ticket. I'm so sleepy, my fingers don't work.)