Chapter 342 On Heroes

Zhang Hao took the lead, walked into the hall with his head held high, and said in a loud voice: "Zhang Hao, the country of Qixia, has met the general. On behalf of the queen, I will convey my greetings to the general."

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, Yan Qing who was beside him had already stepped forward holding a box.

Immediately, a guard took over the box, and after checking it in front of Zhang Hao and others, it was confirmed that there was no problem before sending it to the black-armored general. Naturally, this black-armored general is General Wuwei Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen glanced at the gift and frowned slightly.

The gift is a plant of medicinal herbs with powerful medicinal properties, and it is not trivial at first glance. Judging from the medicinal properties of the medicinal herbs, it is probably the medicinal herbs of the transformation stage! But the most important thing is that Zhao Chen doesn't know these medicinal materials!

This is an unfamiliar medicinal material, but it reveals a pure fire attribute aura. It looks like a lotus flower, but it has double petals, and the leaves are small and fiery red.

But what really made Zhao Chen frown was that he didn't know this medicinal material! You must know that there are not too many types of medicinal materials above the transformation stage. Even if you have never seen it, you have heard of it. You can at least make a general judgment by seeing the shape. But where did such a strange medicinal material come from?

Giving gifts is a science, and the gifts from Qixia Kingdom must have profound meanings! Another reason why Zhao Chen frowned was: What does such an unfamiliar medicinal material mean?

Speaking of hearing the report from Hua Shaoxiong from Wugang City the day before yesterday, Zhao Chen was thinking, what is this country of Qixia doing? What is the purpose of coming here?

Because of the chaos and isolation of the country of Shaoze, the country of Shaoze didn't know much about the outside world at this time-the internal fighting was enough. However, I still know a little about Qixia Country, especially the recent appearance of an 'Empress', which still caused some fluctuations.

Now the Kingdom of Qixia suddenly sent envoys and gave them strange gifts, which made Zhao Chen not sure what the Kingdom of Qixia was going to do for a while.

However, it is possible to talk.

As for Zhang Hao and others who said they came for business, just listen to what they said, don't take it seriously.

Zhao Chen raised his head slowly, but instead of looking at Zhang Hao, he looked at Ding Kui, the left general of the Imperial Guard at the peak of Yuan Ying: "Are you the person in charge this time?"

Zhang Hao looked at Zhao Chen with a half-smile. Everyone has entered into a state of negotiation now, and Zhao Chen is obviously 'finding fault' with Zhang Hao's practice. Zhang Hao had already expected this point.

Sure enough, when Ding Kui denied it, Zhao Chen turned to Dugu Junjie, then Yan Qing, and finally looked at Zhang Hao with a 'face of surprise', "Could it be that your little foundation building period is the one who is in charge this time? I heard that Qixia Kingdom now has a queen, but let you have a small foundation period as an envoy.

Could it be that... is there no one in the empire? "

Zhang Hao smiled faintly, and was not annoyed: "General, I disagree with you if you say that. Her Majesty the Queen was regent when the army was defeated, rose from danger, and directly resisted the long-planned Jin Dynasty with a woman." Yang Kingdom, and turned defeat into victory.

Excuse me, general, can you do it? "

Zhao Chen stopped talking immediately. The current country of Shaoze is torn apart, and this aspect is indeed incomparable. Moreover, Zhao Chen did not make meaningless excuses.

As a powerful party, he is not a hot-headed reckless man. Deep down in his heart, he still has some respect for the empress Liu Xinyu. At least Liu Xinyu used the shoulders of a woman to carry the country's heavy responsibility when the country was in crisis. In this respect, he, Zhao Chen, was incomparable.

But Zhao Chen is not a weakling, he changed the subject: "Gu admits, your empress is extraordinary. But what about you? Could it be that there is no talent in Qixia Kingdom?"

"Yes!" Zhang Hao nodded, "The empress had considered it for a long time before coming, and felt that sending a foundation establishment period would be enough."

"Bold!" The general who had just greeted Zhang Hao next to him was furious.

Zhang Hao actually nodded: "You are right, I also think I am quite bold."

Afterwards, Zhang Hao's expression became serious: "It was I who led the opening of a route on the Green Sea of ​​Death. I also led the route to the west coast of the Land of Earth Continent by going south from the Qixia Kingdom and directly crossing the Green Sea of ​​Death. Both times, I followed the boat.

The general even knew I was bold. I am over-flattered. "

"you……"

Zhao Chen waved his hand and smiled, "You said you opened up the route to the south? I have heard of it faintly, but what's the point?"

"It's nothing!" Zhang Hao smiled brightly, "It's just that when the general is sitting here guarding the empty mountain and letting others block it, we have opened up a hopeful route.

By the way, he broke the taboo that the open sea cannot be navigated, and discovered the theory of the circle of the earth. With the power of a small country, it has established a connection with a holy place in the Territory Continent.

Alas, a voyage more than a month ago only earned more than 80 million high-grade spirit stones. It is expected that we will be able to conduct the second China Southern voyage in another month, and the number of warships will increase from two to three. It is expected to make a profit of 120 million high-grade spirit stones at a time!

In the future, we expect to add a battleship every two months, and we expect to earn two to three billion high-grade Lingshi profits by the end of the year.

Alas, the Qixia Country has a population of just over 50 million people, and each person can get 40 to 60 high-grade spirit stones on average. It is too poor.

According to our calculations, if a person wants to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, at least thousands of high-grade spirit stone resources will be consumed.

By the way, does the general recognize the gift I just gave to the general? That is the medicinal material from the Red Lotus Sect in the west of the Taotu Continent, the holy land, and it is said that it was derived from the Red Lotus of the Nine Lands. "

Zhao Chen's eyes widened, and he was a little indescribably excited. What Zhang Hao said was simple, but Zhao Chen could imagine the prosperity of Qixia Country.

What was the annual income of the place Zhao Chen occupied last year? It seems to be more than one million high-grade spirit stones, right? Compared with Qixia Country... poor people!

But as a hero, Zhao Chen is not jealous at the moment - jealousy is useless, a real hero would not have this idea. What he thinks now is—is the country of Qixia really here for business? So how much can you benefit from it?

But since it is a negotiation, Zhao Chen is also very clear that Zhang Hao cannot be led by the nose. So he smiled softly, "It looks very powerful. But I heard that the Qixia Kingdom has been overwhelmed by the surrounding countries recently, and it has no heroic spirit at all.

You say you earn a lot of money, but I think your backbone is weak instead.

Unlike us, although we are a little poor, whoever dares to mess with me, I will lead the army to destroy him! "

Zhang Hao said calmly: "The general is very domineering. But I heard that it is not as brave as a man to get angry. The courage of a wise man should be despised by the world!"

We shrink back not because we are afraid of them, but because we are waiting for opportunities and accumulating strength.

A true hero must dare to admit his shortcomings, accept failure, say 'no', and make a rational choice. Instead of fighting in a fit of rage.

It is said that the general has been fighting furiously for twenty or thirty years, and the result is getting worse and worse. However, Qixia Country has only been a year, but it is thriving.

General, do you think we are heroic?

Wait a few more months, and we will wipe out the five surrounding countries in one go! We have already thought about it, the imperial capital of the Kingdom of Jinyang is the best, and we have already started planning to build a new imperial capital. "

Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes: "Do you want to discuss heroes with me?"

"Not really, I just want to say... I don't agree with a hero like a general. A person who sends his subordinates and people to the battlefield for the sake of his own face and regardless of the consequences is not a hero. He can only be a hero." Be a fool.

Hey... Many people say that heroes die quickly. In fact, what everyone sees are appearances. Those who died were not heroes, but fools! "

Pairs of angry eyes stared at Zhang Hao all around, and many generals even drew their swords, waiting for Zhao Chen to say a word, and chopped Zhang Hao into a pulp.

Ding Kui, Dugu Junjie, and Yan Qing next to Zhang Hao were all sweating profusely. Ma Dan, Zhang Hao, what's the matter with your mouth!

However, Zhang Hao kept silent: "General, why don't you talk anymore? Do you also feel that you are a reckless man? Otherwise, why haven't you helped the royal family after so many years?"

Zhang Hao used a little trick to speak here - he said it was 'Kuangfu the royal family'. Although everyone wants to be an emperor in their hearts, everyone is "accumulating food widely and becoming king slowly". Didn't see that Zhao Chen just named himself 'General Wuwei'.

But Zhang Hao kept provoking like this, and Zhao Chen couldn't help it: "Then you, Zhang Hao, are you a hero?"

"It doesn't count!" Zhang Hao said firmly.

Zhao Chen's eyes flashed ridicule.

But Zhao Chen couldn't speak, so Zhang Hao continued: "I am a hero! Under my guidance, the Qixia Kingdom has opened up a route on the green sea of ​​death. With my support, the Qixia Kingdom has embarked on the road of becoming a powerful country in industry and commerce. .Under my guidance, the country of Qixia is booming.

In the end, also under my guidance, Qixia Kingdom abolished the traditional aristocratic system, etc., and established an industrial and commercial system that ruled the country by law.

Now, on behalf of the country of Qixia, I have passed through the blockade and arrived at the country of Shaoze where life and death are unknown!

If this is not a hero, then what is a hero, General?

Could it be said that he led a group of people to charge into battle, and then died generously together? No, I think these people are the real executioners, leading others to death for their own selfishness regardless of the consequences! "

Zhao Chen stopped talking. Zhang Hao's words seemed to have touched a certain emotion in his heart.

After a while, Zhao Chen waved his hand to stop the anger of the generals around him, and sighed: "You are right! You are a real hero. You are a foundation-building stage, and you can talk eloquently in front of my transformation stage!

Come on, enjoy the wine! "

A smile appeared on Zhang Hao's face. At least in this first wave of confrontation, Zhang Hao had the upper hand. Of course, it was also because Zhao Chen had the bearing of a general that he accepted Zhang Hao's statement. If a shameless top politician came, Zhang Hao still didn't know how to end it.

But Young Master Zhang soon stopped laughing.

Two soldiers came carrying the wine, yes, they carried it. A full cylinder!

"Boom..." The wine jar landed in front of Zhang Hao. This wine tank is almost one and a half meters high and one meter two in diameter, and the wine inside is estimated to be 1.3 cubic meters!

Zhang Hao's face turned blue, he could drink this shit for a year.

You're being foolish, and if you say you can't do it, I'll do it for you.

Zhang Hao rolled his eyes, and smiled immediately: "Thank you for your generosity, General, Zhang Hao has decided that he will only drink this wine for the next year."

Then, after Zhang Hao thanked him, he put the wine jar into the storage ring. Of course, by the way, it was sealed with a small seal to prevent it from leaking out.

After collecting the wine, Zhang Hao took the initiative to speak: "General, this time I came here with the sincerity of the Qixia Kingdom. Apart from doing business, I also want to find a country with the same aspirations."

This is very clear - we are here to support your rebellion! Cough cough, support your independence.

Zhao Chen stared at Zhang Hao closely, and said for a while, "What if Gu says no?"

"That is the general's loss. In fact, the reason why Her Majesty is optimistic about the country of Shaoze is because our two countries are very similar.

In the past, Qixia Country was on the edge of civilization, and we have been exploited by other countries. The asking price of a Peiyuan Pill can reach more than 80 spirit stones. General, do you know what kind of despair that is? "

When talking about suffering, everyone has a common topic. Zhao Chen said in a deep voice: "Our Peiyuan Pill has sold for more than a dozen spirit stones, which is two to three times more expensive than the surrounding countries! And our external business routes have also been jointly blocked by the surrounding countries. Already!"

"Yes!" Zhang Hao nodded, "Blocked the resources, then harvested our precious internal resources cheaply, dragged down our practice world, and poached all the outstanding talents on our side.

General, this situation has been going on for 20 or 30 years, and 20 or 30 years just happened to be a gap in practice!

Relying on the foundation left by the Kingdom of Shaoze, it may last for a few more years. But what's the point of going on like this!

General, the kingdom of Shaoze needs a hero now, a real hero! This hero needs to bring hope to the land of Shaoze.

And the country of Qixia is willing to join hands with the country of Shaoze to jointly pursue their own freedom. Say no to exploitation! "

Zhang Hao's words were quite passionate, and the eyes of the generals in Wuwei General's Mansion all around turned red.

Zhao Chen finally remained calm and was not fooled by Zhang Hao. He looked into Zhang Hao's eyes and said word by word: "That's good, but what can you offer? Why did you choose our side?"

"The reason why we chose the general is, of course, that we think the general is a well-deserved hero! Before departure, Her Majesty the Empress spoke highly of the general. According to what we know, only the general is here in the country of Shaoze today. live and work in peace and contentment.

Moreover, the general's situation here is very similar to Qixia Country.

Her Majesty's intention is to bring the successful experience of the Qixia Kingdom to the Shaoze Kingdom.

When we have wiped out the remaining five countries in the West, we will jointly monopolize the West of the Fertile Continent, one East and one West. "

Zhao Chen was moved. He thought for a while and asked: "Even if we do business, the country of Canglan and the country of Taihua will not open trade routes."

Zhang Hao smiled brightly: "Just before we set off, I gave a little push, Xuanzhen Sect has more than 300 infant disciples to form a 'Lingfeng Group', which will be responsible for the business exchanges between our two places.

And in terms of price, don't worry, since it is a cooperation, we will definitely show sincerity. For example, ordinary Peiyuan Dan, how about a piece of Lingshi? "

Zhao Chen's eyes widened suddenly, and the way he looked at Zhang Hao was a little different. Before coming here, he actually encouraged three hundred Yuanying disciples of Xuanzhen Sect to form a business group! At that time, neither the Canglan Country nor the Taihua Country will dare to stop it. This is enough to ensure the smooth flow of trade routes!

In addition, the cost price of the ordinary Peiyuan Dan from the east is 0.6 spirit stones, and when it arrives in the country of Shaoze with various expenses, the cost price is definitely more than one spirit stone. And Zhang Hao's promise of a spirit stone is definitely a price of sincerity!

Of course, because of the rise of Xinglintang, the price of elixirs in Qixia Kingdom is 0.5 spirit stones, and the price difference is naturally handed over to Lingfeng Group, as well as customs duties along the way.

Zhao Chen's heart was moved, really moved.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Chen finally spoke again: "The price of the elixir you mentioned is the final price?"

"Yes, final sale price! We guarantee price stability."

Zhao Chen thought for a while, and finally invited Zhang Hao and others into the living room. Everyone sat down and started the real negotiation. Zhao Chen is a military commander, and he does things vigorously and resolutely.

But during the negotiation, Zhao Chen kept exclaiming with surprise on his face.

As long as they cooperate, the interests of Qixia Kingdom will be guaranteed, and black iron smelting technology will be given away for free - the purity can reach about 90%! And the dark iron for alchemy imported from Qixia Country is only half of the market price! Yes, half, but it needs to be kept secret!

Qixia Country can also send people to guide political construction and so on. Even artillery and army building are included.

The price that the country of Shaoze needs to pay is: local medicinal materials, spiritual materials and precious ores, as well as a large number of spiritual stones, etc., and guarantee the interests of the country of Qixia.

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