Chapter 415: Qi State Miscalculates

Huang Fu's soldiers hesitated for a while, and said after a while: "Cai Guo's red copper mine, the emperor of Cai Guo is going to sell the situation of the wing barrel to Anyang. Zhu Chongde flew to Anyang overnight to prepare for the negotiation a moment ago, and it is expected to go to Anyang tomorrow morning. I can see your virtuous king."

The Anyang businessman on the opposite side was surprised, "I want to know the specific information, and the remuneration depends on the situation."

Huang Fu's soldiers were silent for a while, and finally made up their minds: "Okay, I believe in Anyang's reputation, so I will tell you. The specific situation is: the bottom line, do not interfere in Cai's internal affairs."

"Hey, what I want for this sale is 50 magic weapon-level flying swords in nine words. But if the sale is successful, it will be worth the price! I will inform King Xian of this information first. For specific information, you can pay attention to Anyang Daily; If it is important, I will notify separately. It is still the same place and the same method.

The reward for 50 flying swords will be delivered within one month at the latest! "

"good!"

A few minutes later, Huang Fu looked at the Lingtong Baojian in front of him, "Good stuff!"

Here, the information appeared on Li Xian's desk a few minutes later! Poor Zhu Chongde, the plane has not yet left the border of Cai Guo, and the bottom line of Cai Guo's negotiation has already been placed on Li Xian's table!

Li Xian, Xu Ren, Li Yuanming, Yan Ze'an, Yuan Yong who had just returned, and other new think tanks, etc. looked at the information in front of them, and they started discussing each other.

The discussion was almost over, and Xu Rencai made a concluding speech: "Obviously, Cai Guo has not given up his last effort and is still struggling.

They want to throw the copper ore to us, and let us stand up for them to withstand the pressure of various countries and face the greed of various countries.

After our discussion, we have two opinions, both of which are of reference value.

First, ignore it completely and watch the fire from the other side. When everyone is almost done fighting, we will send troops together with Tang Guo, and it is very likely that Cai Guo's Sanchuan will be controlled.

The second is to accept, but we treat red copper as an alternative munitions and sell it openly, which can also relieve the pressure from all countries; and our doing so is also a balance that all countries want to see, and we can also profit from it.

Moreover, using red copper to open the way can well assist the commercial development of Anyang, and can open up many joints that were blocked in the past.

I personally lean towards the second one. But there is a problem, we are not sure how productive this ancient cupric mine is. In fact, I think this cuprite should have been exhausted long ago, and what remains is just residue. "

"Actually, I'm more interested. Who disclosed this information?" Li Xian pointed to the information on the table.

Everyone shook their heads, and Chen Jinbing shook his head even more: "The person who communicated with me was Wang Linyuan, the son of Wang Jingde, the owner of Qingquan Commercial Bank. I asked Wang Linyuan about the identity of the other person, but Wang Linyuan didn't know. Also very good."

Yan Ze'an suddenly sneered: "Do things cautiously and flawlessly, but there is no rumor at all, who is this person, isn't it ready to be revealed!"

Li Yuanming narrowed his eyes slightly, "If it is the information revealed by that person, then we have to be careful, we don't know if there is a trap in it. It is the 'capable minister' who can make Prime Minister Yan almost doomed!"

Yan Ze'an looked embarrassed.

Xu Ren chuckled: "There are traps, but I'm afraid they are not aimed at us, but at Zhu Chongde!

Taking a step back, even if this trap is aimed at us, we don't want this red copper mine at all! Black iron, red copper, mithril, fine gold, etc., we have already been able to industrialize production. Whether we want this mine or not has no effect on us. "

Everyone had a heated discussion, each with their own opinions, but generally they still prefer to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. What's more, there is Tang State between Anyang and the current Cai State. Although Tang State Anyang seems to be one, it is essentially two "regime" after all.

The relationship between Anyang and Tang is more like a brother country; of course, because Li Yulong is Li Xian's father, there are some things that must be paid attention to. But from a political point of view, starting from the essence, these are actually two independent countries.

Therefore, if Anyang takes over the red copper mine, it will still be a bit inconvenient-the most important thing is that there is no benefit! There is no shortage of red copper in Anyang, and it can produce it by itself, which is unexpected by Cai Guo!

At the end of the discussion, even Xu Ren couldn't stick to his initial choice.

Just when everyone was about to make a final decision, Li Xian stood up suddenly, "Do you have a detailed topographic map around the red copper mine?"

"Yes!" Chen Jinbing immediately pulled out a map from the filing cabinet next to him, "This is a topographic map drawn with the latest technology such as contour lines."

The map unfolded, this is a map that has not been made public. Different from ordinary maps, this map only retains the basic city and country boundaries, and more information such as mountains, rivers and geography are marked in detail.

Chen Jinbing pointed out the location of Tongchuan: "Here, here is the topographic map of Tongchuan County in Cai State. This is Tongchuan Prefecture, and next to it is the red copper mine vein."

"Where is the exact location of the red copper mine?"

Chen Jinbing looked for it, but couldn't find it: "Because I always thought that the red copper mine was exhausted, so I didn't mark it. But the approximate location should be about ten kilometers south of Tongchuan Prefecture."

Li Xian looked at the surrounding terrain, his eyes lit up suddenly, and his tone was a little excited and hasty: "Although the whole red copper mine is located in mountains and rivers, there are two larger mountains that wrap the red copper mine in a distance of more than 30 kilometers. within a large basin."

From the looks of everyone, this is indeed the case; but this isn't something to be excited about, is it? It's just a terrain, and what's the use of this terrain? Do you want to move Qingyun Valley to here? But it's not right either!

But Li Xian didn't explain anything, just looked and looked, and finally made a decision, "This place must be taken down. Not only the red copper mine, but also this valley.

As for the remuneration for Cai Guo, I think it should not be too aggressive. After all, we use industry and commerce as our development slogan, and the food should not be too ugly. Considering Cai Guo's current situation, let's use...eight cents of the price.

This matter... Yan Ze'an, are you willing to take responsibility? "

I? Yan Ze'an pointed at himself, a little dazed, and then understood what Li Xian meant. After hesitating for a while, Yan Ze'an finally nodded, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter!"

Li Xian asked Yan Ze'an to take charge, obviously to give Yan Ze'an a chance to let out a sigh of relief. But in the same way, it is okay to vent your anger, but it cannot affect Anyang's interests.

It is interesting to say that Li Xian recently sent envoys. Let Yuan Yong go to Xiao State, let Gongsun Wushang return to Liu State, and now let Yan Ze'an negotiate with Cai Guo.

This arrangement is very meaningful.

First, give them a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

Secondly, buying people's hearts is also good publicity.

Third, Yuan Yong's understanding of Xiao Guo, Gongsun Wushang's understanding of Liu Guo, and Yan Ze'an's understanding of Cai Guo are also unparalleled, so it is very appropriate for them to come forward.

Fourth, it is also a test for these officials.

But these officials are actually happy to accept such an arrangement. Let's just say that Yan Ze'an's eyes have started to shine. Everything in the past is Yan Ze'an's heart knot. If this knot can be untied, Yan Ze'an's cultivation will have a small explosion.

After confirming that everything has been arranged, Li Xian yawned, "Let's all go to rest, it's midnight. We will be busy tomorrow. Except for Yan Ze'an, the rest of the people will discuss overseas territories and new business routes tomorrow.

In three more days, there will be final discussions on the construction of Beidou City, the initial diffusion of science and technology, and the support of private manufacturing projects. ah……"

Yawning, Li Xian staggered away from the venue, Xu Ren and others looked at each other, smiled slightly, and dispersed one after another. Here in Anyang, although everyone feels unprecedented pressure, they also feel unprecedented light. Because of hope and progress, officials and politics in Anyang are clear, trustful, and positive.

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It was late at night, and the emperor of the Liu Kingdom in the south was awake, thinking about Gongsun Wushang's performance and meaning during the dinner.

Emperor Cai Guo didn't sleep either, and was waiting anxiously.

As for the state of Jin, the emperor of the state of Jin looked at the map ambitiously, his eyes swept across Anyang, Houxia, Qi, Lu, and Liu in turn from the north to the west and to the south.

In the state of Qi, the halls of the imperial palace were even more brilliantly lit, and hundreds of civil and military officials were seated. The meeting lasted from evening to late at night, but the atmosphere was still tense.

There are two points of discussion, one is Eastern and the other is Western.

But now the focus is on the east. To put it simply, Qi's strategy in the east has been miscalculated!

In the afternoon, the envoy sent by Qi State to Hou Xia returned, and Hou Xia simply accepted Qi State's proposal and became Qi State's subordinate state. This is something to be proud of. But the envoy also brought back another piece of information-Songzhou County surrendered to Anyang!

This is simply a thunderbolt!

This small change (maybe it was) disrupted Qi's plan.

At the suggestion of Prime Minister He Zhiguo, Qi State originally accepted Houxia as a vassal state, which served as a barrier between Dongfang and Anyang, forming a buffer zone.

But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, Hou Xia must have enough strength.

Before, Houxia consisted of three counties: Guangling County, Songzhou County, and Nanyang County. Among them, Guangling County is almost one and a half times the size of a normal county, and Nanyang County is almost twice the size of a normal county. Songzhou County is the smallest, but it also swallowed Ningzhou County and part of Wuyang County, and its area reached the average area of ​​ordinary counties.

Although Nanyang County has been swallowed by Anyang's mercenary regiment, it still retains considerable strength.

Under He Zhiguo's suggestion, Qi State stopped attacking Houxia, and Houxia still retained most of Guangling County, half of Nanyang County, and all Songzhou County, barely able to scrape together the territory of the three counties. It should be said that it is not small.

Houxia, which retains three counties, is quite powerful, enough to become a "fence" between Qi and Anyang.

However, Songzhou County's surrender to Anyang instantly weakened Houxia's power by half.

Songzhou County, Guangling County, and Nanyang County are like three legs. One leg is missing at once, and Hou Xia is already on the verge of collapse. Now, instead of being able to become Qi's barrier, Hou Xia needs Qi's support and becomes Qi's burden.

Without Songzhou County, Anyang's military power came from the east and northeast; in the east, the mercenary group, with the support of Beichen Yuqing, went crazy to grab the territory... Cough cough, save Nanyang County. Seeing that Nanyang County is not swallowed, Anyang will not give up.

Then the question arises, if Nanyang County is swallowed again, there will only be more than half of Guangling County left in Houxia, can it still be called a 'country'?

The answer is obvious, obviously it cannot be called a country anymore!

If "the country will not be the country" in the later summer, what can be done to ensure the best interests of Qi?

The answer also seems obvious: Swallow Houxia.

But there is another problem: Qi State just agreed to accept Hou Xia as a vassal state, and then turned his face and swallowed Hou Xia in one bite.

"Let Hou Xia voluntarily surrender!" Dong Jingrong, the Grand Master of Qi State, made an opinion.

"The reason?" He Zhiguo asked.

The grand master smiled very gently: "This is the responsibility of the prime minister. Earlier, you were the prime minister who said that you made Houxia a vassal."

He Zhiguo nodded seriously, "The Grand Master is right, I am responsible for this matter. I think we can follow Anyang and buy Houxia here!"

Swipe... Everyone looked at He Zhiguo.

He Zhiguo calmly turned to the Emperor of Qi, "Your Majesty, I have three considerations for doing this:

First, following the example of Anyang can avoid conflicts between us and Anyang, so that we can continue to coexist peacefully with Anyang. In doing so, Anyang has nothing to say!

Second, this can be made into a wind direction label to show our determination to promote industry and commerce. At present, there are still many people in China who resist industry and commerce, which is not good. "

As he said that, He Zhiguo cast his eyes on Grand Master Dong Jingrong, but he only glanced at him before continuing: "Industry and commerce have shown strong vitality, forming an unstoppable trend. The most terrifying thing about industry and commerce is the discovery of Everyone's pursuit of wealth.

This is an unstoppable trend, and any person, event, or thing that stands in the way of the trend will be torn apart.

Since it cannot be stopped, we must ride this trend. And the summer after the purchase has a good demonstration effect. "

Dong Jingrong glared at He Zhiguo.

He Zhiguo did not pause at all, and continued: "There is a third point, we can get a lot of benefits and avoid a lot of troubles by purchasing Houxia.

For example: We can get the talents and technologies of Houxia, and we don’t have to be responsible for the personnel arrangement of the Houxia royal family, letting them take the money and leave. What to do with the royal family of the surrendered country, which has always been the most difficult problem, can be easily solved at present.

Also, many of the stresses caused by a two-front war can be avoided. It also provided opportunities for the Baqiu and Langhuan counties in the east, which had been looted, to recuperate.

In this way, we can attack westward with all our strength.

Also, this can also prevent Hou Xia from falling to Anyang! "

Seeing that He Zhiguo finished speaking, Dong Jingrong finally spoke: "Then what if Anyang attacks us?"

"No!" He Zhiguo's tone was straightforward, affirmative, and confident, "As long as we don't take the initiative to attack Anyang, Anyang will not take the initiative to attack us. Anyang's political strategy is destined to be active in business and passive in military affairs. .”