Chapter 1343 Ning Xiaolan Visits

On the vast sea, a huge fleet rolled forward, pushing up waves like mountains as it passed.

Yuan Zhao stood on the bow of the ship, standing side by side with the leader of the iron-blooded mercenary group, Wu Zhenren, and the two admired the vast sea together. During the development of colonial trade this time, Yuan Zhao personally went to Yongzhou to prepare for on-site command.

When the Pengcheng Wanli Group and the Youlong Mercenary Group were optimistic about Yunzhou, the Jiuzhongtian Group, the Jagged Mercenary Group and others organized a group to go to Yongzhou.

However, Yongzhou is a bit far away, and it may take half a year for the fleet to arrive. At this time, Yuan Zhao also received the information that Li Xian would give priority to rewards, but at this time he had no choice but to give up.

"It's a pity, we're probably going to be a little behind this time." Wu Zhenren looked at the reward from King Xian, a little greedy.

Yuan Zhao smiled indifferently: "It's no pity, it's just a one-year tax exemption, it's no big deal. In comparison, the future is more important.

At that time, the Jiuzhongtian Group started relatively late, but it is not yet ahead. "

Master Wu nodded, and many people around him also praised him. Since everyone has chosen Yongzhou, they pay more attention to long-term benefits rather than short-term benefits.

While everyone was discussing, another news came. The Pengcheng Wanli Group and the Youlong Mercenary Group signed the first colonial treaty of the Shang Dynasty: the "Beihai Treaty".

Yuan Zhao became interested, and opened the "Beihai Treaty" to read: "Come, let's study together."

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On the Anyang side, the "Beihai Treaty" was directly published on the Internet, and it was seen by everyone in the Shang country, even abroad. The influence is very extensive.

Li Xian is also watching with Xia Qingqing:

First, admit your mistakes and apologize. The Shenbingmen and Baihongmen took the initiative to attack the merchant fleet because of greed, which seriously affected the friendship between the Shangguo and the people of Yunzhou; for this, Jian Wuxin, the head of the Shenbingmen, and Lan Yingyu, the head of the Baihongmen, apologized and asked Shang Guo "declined".

Second, Shenbingmen and Baihongmen promised to cede Beihai City and the land within a radius of 100 kilometers of Beihai City to the Kingdom of Shang for 1,000 years, taxing 10,000 taels of gold each year, and the Kingdom of Shang would pay in one lump sum.

Third, within the area of ​​influence of Shenbingmen and Baihongmen, there are more than 100,000 miles and more than 200 countries, and a fixed 2% tax rate will be charged for goods from merchant countries, and the tax will be deducted at Beihai Port in one go. Merchant merchants will no longer pay the rest of the tax.

Fourth, citizens of the Shang Kingdom enjoy the treatment of relatives of the emperor within the sphere of influence of the Shenbing Gate and the Baihong Gate. The common people of the Shang Dynasty enjoy the treatment of nobles, and the locals also have no right to judge.

Fifth, commercial trade within the influence range of Shenbingmen and Baihongmen needs to abide by the commercial laws and norms of the Shang Kingdom.

Sixth, citizens of the Shang Kingdom can freely start businesses within the influence range of Shenbingmen and Baihongmen, and also enjoy a fixed tax rate of 2%. When Shangguo enterprises conflict with local laws and regulations, they need to apply for arbitration from Shangguo lawyers.

Seventh, if a Shang country citizen is treated unfairly or even killed, the local royal family, Shenbingmen, and Baihongmen must thoroughly investigate; in serious cases, the Shang country reserves the right to intervene with military forces.

Eighth, within the sphere of influence of Shenbingmen and Baihongmen, the currency of the Shang Kingdom is the only legal currency; the Shang Kingdom will build a bank here to promote the development of local commerce and trade.

Ninth, for scientific research within the influence range of Shenbingmen and Baihongmen, it is necessary to apply for a patent at the Patent Office of Shangguo, otherwise it will not be protected.

Additional Terms:

First, when the interests of Shang Guo are threatened, Shang Guo has the right to revise the terms.

Second, Shang Guo will assist Shenbingmen and Baihongmen to grow stronger.

There are nine clauses in total, plus two supplementary clauses; there are many details under each clause, which almost plugs all loopholes.

"Very good!" Li Xian nodded affirmatively after reading it. He even asked Sun Haocai to send a letter to Zhang Xianzhang - well done, keep up the good work.

Beside, after Xia Qingqing finished reading, she looked up at Li Xian, and asked with some concern: "Is this really good? Will it arouse resentment from the outside world? Although Shang Guo had some tricks in the past, it still maintained equal trade in the end." This is also one of the reasons why the Shang Kingdom can grow and develop.

If the entire Immortal Territory becomes hostile to the Shang Kingdom, then..."

However, Li Xian smiled: "In the current state of Shang, we no longer need to care about the words of those weak. Equal trade actually has a basis, that is, equal status. Now, places such as Yunzhou and Yongzhou have no qualifications to compete with each other. Shang Guoping is on an equal footing.

The most important thing is that the Shang Kingdom has no time or effort to reason with those backward regions. We need to move towards a more ambitious goal! "

After all, Li Xian looked up at the sky with deep eyes. Li Xian can't forget the message and leftover images from the broken soul deep in his mind. In that majestic palace, golden immortals stood guard and divine beasts guarded the gate; in the current state of Shang, they don't even have the qualifications to guard the gate for others.

And that is the future enemy of Shang Kingdom.

People who ascended from the mortal world will be deprived of their opportunities and wiped out. There is obviously a powerful evil hand behind this. Once the Shang Kingdom enters the Immortal World, it will inevitably collide with this black hand behind the scenes. Therefore, the Shang country needs to be stronger, so the Shang country has no time to communicate with those backward regions and countries in a friendly manner.

Don't blame others if you fall behind.

Xia Qingqing also nodded silently, yes, now Shang Guo no longer cares about the voices of those backward areas. This world has always been the world of the strong, and no one cares about the groans of the weak unless they have other plans.

In the blink of an eye, more than three days later, the "Northern Sea Treaty" aroused great repercussions among the people of Shang Dynasty. The stock price of Pengcheng Wanli Group soared again, and it also aroused the jealousy of countless people. I don't know how many people regretted that they acted too late.

Of course, the news and content also spread to Ningguo. Ning Xiaolan has read the "Beihai Treaty" over and over again, and it took three days to read it. At this moment, he finally raised his head, his eyes were a little deep, "Is this colonization? This is the trampling of one region on another! Shang Guo, finally revealed his greedy and ferocious face!"

Beside him, Du Zhiyuan, who has become the servant of the right, said softly: "Your Majesty, by doing this, the Shang Kingdom is making an enemy of the world. I am afraid that the monster clan will be hostile to the Shang Kingdom."

"The monster clan has long been hostile to the Shang country!" Ning Xiaolan said softly, as if talking to herself, "But the powerful Shang country no longer needs to care about other people's eyes, and of course it doesn't need to care about the monster clan's eyes either."

In this battle, Yaosheng Island originally wanted to unite with the Cultivation Alliance, but then suddenly backed out; Ning Xiaolan is very clear about the inside story of this. Generally speaking, the Kingdom of Shang would not use sky fire bombs on the human race, but if the monster race dared to make a fool of themselves, the Kingdom of Shang would not be relentless.

After thinking for a while, Ning Xiaolan told Du Zhiyuan: "Go and prepare. After tomorrow morning, we will set off to visit the Shang Kingdom and take the teleportation array of the Shang Kingdom. You will follow me and choose a few old-fashioned ones." The minister, a few pioneering and innovative ministers, and some outstanding new officials will go to Shang Country to experience it."

In the early morning of the next day, Ning Xiaolan discussed the latest politics with everyone, especially the colonial trade started by the Shang Kingdom. The discussion was very positive, and the actions of the Shang Kingdom did indeed bring pressure to Ning. Ning Xiaolan ingeniously pushes her hands, and uses this pressure to further integrate Ningguo.

Then Ning Xiaolan personally ordered a few people, including Zhongshu Ling, and Li Jihua, a great scholar in Ningguo—it was Li Jihua who drove Zhang Quan to a dead end (Chapter 1151). Now, Ningguo "respects only Confucianism, and a hundred schools of thought contend", making Li Jihua almost equivalent to Ningguo's national teacher.

However, Ning Xiaolan is very particular about her work, which is respected by Confucianism, but she does not establish a national teacher, which prevents Confucianism from interfering in national politics openly. In fact, in terms of the national system, Ning Xiaolan is more inclined to the legal system of the Shang country.

Through the teleportation array, Ning Xiaolan arrived in Anyang City in the afternoon.

Four weeks ago, countless reporters had already come here. Ning Xiaolan is an empress, and just a few days ago, she killed her husband's family completely, making Ning Xiaolan famous in the country of Shang, but it doesn't seem to be a good thing fame.

When Ning Xiaolan seized power for the first time and was established as the eldest princess, she killed her own brother, Ning Zhizhen, the prince of Ning at that time; now she also killed her husband and her husband's family. What kind of sensation will Lan's appearance cause?

This is Shangguo, and the moment Ning Xiaolan appeared, the reporter rushed over, ready to interview.

Needless to say, Hu Yingning immediately led people to isolate Ning Xiaolan from the reporter, and the scene got out of control for a while.

Yan Ze'an, the prime minister of Shang, came to greet him, but the citizens of Shang were so shameless that they blocked Yan Ze'an's way. Yan Ze'an smiled slightly, just watching like this.

"The country of Shang is in chaos!" A conservative official snorted coldly, seeming very dissatisfied.

Ning Xiaolan shook her head slightly: "It's not chaos, it's someone giving us a blow."

After a short pause, Ning Xiaolan said again: "Hu Yingning, let go, it's okay. I need to leave some words here in Shangguo."

Hu Yingning let go of the guards, and Ning Xiaolan moved forward gracefully. Ning Xiaolan was the number one princess in the west of Yingzhou back then, Princess Qingcheng. Now she has become an empress, and she is even more charming. With her graceful figure and luxurious dress, the reporters in front of Ning Xiaolan suddenly don't know what to do. I spoke.

They looked at Ning Xiaolan, just like that.

If it is purely about appearance, Ning Xiaolan is probably still higher than Xia Qingqing, about the same as Dragon Princess Ao Qingxue. But Ning Xiaolan is the empress, and her gorgeous attire adds seven points of beauty.

Although Xia Qingqing, Ao Qingxue, and Gu Yue Yuhua were the queens and concubines of the Shang Kingdom, the royal family of the Shang Kingdom was relatively simple, and there was no need to dress up. But Ning Xiaolan can't, as an empress, she must have gorgeous decorations to show her dignity - this is determined by her status.

It should be said that Xia Qingqing and the others live a relaxed and happy life. Although they are not well-dressed, they are poor in appearance. Ning Xiaolan lives in the center of the vortex, she is a real loner; so Ning Xiaolan is a little arrogant, and many reporters don't know how to speak at this stop.

"Everyone, what do you want to ask?" Ning Xiaolan said softly, with a smile on her face.

After the first few reporters looked at each other, a female reporter finally said, "Hello, Your Majesty. First of all, I would like to welcome your Majesty's arrival and apologize for our behavior. I would like to ask a question that many people care about. The problem.

Your Majesty, you killed your husband, do you have any regrets? "

Ning Xiaolan's complexion gradually calmed down, and there seemed to be a trace of sadness in her eyes: "Actually, I am very envious of you ordinary people, especially you people from Shangguo. Because you can pursue your own dreams.

But I can't, because I have assumed the dream of the whole Ningguo. Therefore, the interests of the country are above all else, even above my personal happiness. "

As soon as a reporter spoke, more reporters came up immediately.

Someone rushed to ask: "Has Your Majesty considered remarrying?"

Ning Xiaolan smiled brightly this time: "Remarriage, I don't think about it. But maybe I will consider getting a concubine."

Well, this answer is very strong, and I don't know how many people were dumbfounded for a while. The empress wants a concubine, and the seventy-two of the Sangong and Six Courtyards... Is it a beautiful man~~~

Gradually, there were more and more discussions, and Ning Xiaolan seemed to have opened up the conversation box; in Ningguo, Ning Xiaolan seemed to have no chance to talk like this, and no one dared to talk to Ning Xiaolan like this. On the other hand, Ning Xiaolan also used Shang Guo's media to publicize her ideas.

Even, Ning Xiaolan personally invited businessmen, saying that businessmen from the Shang Kingdom are welcome to invest, and Ning will take care of them.

Gradually, a lot of special reports on Ning Xiaolan formed on the Internet, some of which were positive, and several major media platforms in Shangguo gave relatively positive reports; but these reports were all biased towards politics.

On some small platforms, however, the reports are varied.

For example, it was reported that if Ning Xiaolan remarried, who would dare to take the risk?

For example, Ning Xiaolan is preparing to "take a concubine", and the status of empress is very exciting.

Some reports were quite explicit, but these reports were quickly deleted, and even the relevant personnel were warned. After all, the Shang country is a big country, and some images still need to be paid attention to.

At this time, Ning Xiaolan, accompanied by Yan Ze'an, went to the palace of Shang Kingdom to meet the great virtuous king.

The two kings of Yingzhou, one east and one west, met in the palace of King Shang. Xia Qingqing and Li Xian came out to welcome Ning Xiaolan together.

This was a very meaningful meeting. Ningguo and Shangguo are actually in a state of confrontation, and even the war has not yet completely ended, and it is impossible to completely end.

Shang Guo is still attacking those countries that belong to the Cultivation Alliance. Although the Cultivation Alliance is now in name only, Ning Guo has taken over the banner of the Cultivation Alliance and is integrating into a powerful country.

However, the Shang State kept attacking cities and territories; although major military operations were suspended, small military activities never stopped. Even if those countries that once belonged to the Cultivation Alliance had unequivocally defected to Ning State, the Shang State still attacked. However, Ningguo is now facing the offensive of Shangguo, but it is retreating steadily.

In addition, the previous decree of the Cultivation Alliance to expel merchants and citizens of the merchant country is still in effect.

Similarly, the economic war and financial plunder of the Shang Dynasty against the Cultivation Alliance are also continuing to ferment.

Under such circumstances, Ning Xiaolan visited Shang Guo and proposed to meet Li Xian, which is of great significance.

Ning Xiaolan gave full play to her advantages as a woman, smiled sweetly, and occasionally pulled Xia Qingqing to make daily routines, constantly narrowing the distance between her and Li Xian, at least making the relationship between the two less estranged. Before he knew it, it was night, and Li Xian invited Ning Xiaolan and Ningguo senior officials to have dinner together. Of course, there are high-level officials from Shangguo to accompany them.

At the dinner party, Ning Xiaolan finally got to the point. Taking advantage of Shang Guo's luxurious dinner party, Ning Xiaolan sighed: "I haven't seen such a sumptuous meal for two years. King, there is nothing left in Ning Country now." You can't let your merchants take a break, because it's not what real merchants do to exhaust their resources."

Li Xian smiled: "Your Majesty should say this to the merchants of the Shang Kingdom. Although I am a virtuous king, the Shang Kingdom adopts a constitutional monarchy, and the actual management of the country does not belong to me. Regarding commercial matters, you may You can discuss it with our Commerce Minister Fang Shijing."

"Is it a constitutional monarchy? Then if I want to introduce technology from the Shang Dynasty, do I have to negotiate with the Minister of Science and Technology of the Shang Country?"

"Yes, it seems that His Majesty has also studied the politics of the Shang Dynasty."

Ning Xiaolan's complexion was already a little stiff, and her tone seemed to be a bit resentful: "Then the matter of the financial crisis, can the wise king just let it go like this? If the financial crisis does not change, I'm afraid it will backfire on Shang Guo itself."

Li Xian shrugged, seemingly helpless: "Shangguo believes in a free market economy. Although the state regulates it, it must respect the laws of the market. As far as the current situation is concerned, I think Shangguo's market can cope with this crisis."

Ning Xiaolan was a little dazed, although she expected that the negotiation would not go well, she never expected that Li Xian would directly become the shopkeeper, push it cleanly and confidently. But the political structure of Shang country really left Ning Xiaolan speechless. A constitutional monarchy, a standard hands-off treasurer system.

But Ning Xiaolan is not a person who gives up easily, otherwise there would be no Ning Guo and Empress now. Li Xian said ruthless, but Ning Xiaolan smiled coquettishly, her eyebrows curved, "The confidence of the virtuous king makes the little girl ashamed. I don't know if I can ask the virtuous king's way to strengthen the country?"

Li Xian looked left and right, mainly at the senior officials of the Shang Kingdom, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this little girl has broken countless men.

The way to build a strong country is actually very simple. Do not use people you doubt, and do not doubt people you employ. Make the best use of people and resources. This world, after all, belongs to the people of the world.

In the Shang Dynasty, no matter the officials and generals or the merchants, everyone is fighting for their own ideals. When everyone has ideals and strives for them, the country will naturally become stronger. "

"That's not right. If everyone in the whole country has their own thoughts, the country will be completely chaotic, and it will become a mess."

"That's right. But there is another existence beyond politics in the Shang Kingdom, the nation! Today, the Shang Kingdom has formed the 'Shang Nation'. Perhaps in the distant future, the Shang Kingdom will also become history, but the Shang Nation will stand in the The pinnacle of the world."

"What is a nation?" Ning Xiaolan looked at Li Xian with bright eyes. In fact, this is an issue that Ning Xiaolan has been concerned about for a long time.