Chapter 516 A Moment in History
"Lu State attacked Jin State?" Li Xian looked at the information in his hand in surprise, "This is to take advantage of the fire! But Cai State has always been very quiet before, this time it seems a bit sudden to send troops outrageously!"
That's right, although the state of Jin sent troops to the border of the state of Lu before, it was not to attack the state of Lu, but to defend it. At that time, Jin State wanted to swallow Liu State in one go. Of course, in the end Jin broke his teeth.
But Lu Guo had always behaved relatively honestly before, and had always been very passive. Even if troops were sent to help Liu Guo before, it was only based on the principle of "dead lips and cold teeth". After discovering that Liu Guo blocked Jin's attack, Lu Guo immediately withdrew his troops.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lu Guo took the initiative to send troops.
Xu Ren flipped through some documents beside him, "According to the information we have received, this incident, speaking... we have a lot to do.
That's roughly how it went. The state of Jin asked for help from the surrounding countries, including the states of Lu, Shao, Chen, Zheng, Deng, etc., and even us.
Of course we don't need to say it here, the young master knows it all.
Chen Guo is now too busy to take care of himself. He is competing with Cai Guo for territory and is losing ground.
But after discussing with the rest of the countries, they came to the conclusion that they need a relatively powerful country that is strong enough, has enough strategic depth, and can hold our footsteps and attract our attention.
And the state of Jin has begun to weaken and is gradually being corrupted by us. Obviously, it cannot meet the expectations of various countries.
Under such circumstances, Jin's distress letter made all countries think that Jin was completely hopeless. Therefore, all countries are ready to abandon Jin, and instead support Liu and Lu to swallow Jin, increase their national power, let Liu and Lu directly border us, and form a direct confrontation with us.
It's a pity to say that Jin's distress message actually had the opposite effect, bringing them the most desperate result. The countries actually abandoned Jin because of this. "
Li Xian immediately opened his eyes wide, this is really good gossip information. The state of Jin went to ask for help, but all countries thought that the state of Jin was weak, so they decided to sacrifice the state of Jin and strengthen the states of Liu and Lu. And let Liu Guo and Lu Guo hold back the development of Shang Kingdom.
This is really... a little political joke.
However, Li Xian frowned slightly: "The state of Jin should still be very powerful now. All the information we have here shows that the state of Jin is still very strong. After all, this is an old empire with a strong foundation. .
Moreover, in the past few years, after our cooperation with the Jin State, the domestic industrial power of the Jin State has also risen, and they have gradually established their own industrial system. On the whole, the power of Jin is much stronger than it was a few years ago. "
Li Yuanming smiled: "Jin is at least 30% stronger than before! But other countries don't know it!
Blame the state of Jin for asking for help. In my opinion, the reason why Jin State asked for help was to use the power of other countries to put pressure on Liu State so as to reduce its own losses. At the same time, Jin also wants to paralyze us, so that we can buy arms from us, etc., and let us temporarily ignore their assassination.
But I didn’t expect it to be the opposite. The countries didn’t know much about the Jin country. The message of help was sent out, so the countries thought that the Jin country was already weak, so they decided to swallow the Jin country as soon as possible, strengthen Liu and Lu, and let Liu and Lu replace Jin. Come hold us back.
It's a pity, the real situation... Haha, Jin is still very strong, and the countries made mistakes in their calculations; but Jin also didn't get the political assistance it wanted, and instead fell into a state of fighting alone.
I laughed all night when I saw this news!
It really was pie in the sky for us! "
Yes, this is really funny, even Yan Ze'an, who has a serious face, laughed at this time. There will always be such "making the enemy laugh" scenes in politics.
You can say that all the allies are corrupt, but now the countries of Jin are really not corrupt, but they are very shrewd, and they are calculating each and every one of them. But I don't want to, after all the calculations, one hundred secrets and one sparse! The so-called cleverness is mistaken by cleverness, it is right now!
Li Xian smiled, "This is the consequence of talking in circles. Between us, we should try to be as clear as possible, otherwise we will lose ourselves. Things always have to be done. Talking in circles cannot evade responsibility, it will only make things worse."
"What the young master said is true!" Everyone immediately agreed... Maybe it was flattery.
But then Li Xian became heavy, "How is Teacher Sun's situation? Is there any news?"
The surroundings immediately fell silent, and there was still no news. The situation is getting more and more worrying! This was the first time Shang Kingdom had encountered such a situation, and he was completely unprepared and without any useful countermeasures.
Li Yuanming said cautiously: "Young Master, there is no news from the other side so far, I'm afraid...it's not an ordinary kidnapping. They don't want to know the foundation of our development through Mr. Sun, right?
After all, from the outside world's point of view, the young master first learned jade craftsmanship from Mr. Sun, and only then did he have the present Shang Kingdom. Perhaps, many people think that Mr. Sun has mastered something crucial. Don't forget, our first product is a colorful lantern, which is directly related to Mr. Sun. "
Li Xian frowned suddenly, there is really such a possibility! Of course, Li Xian and the others knew that the core of the Shang Kingdom was not controlled by just one person, but was controlled by tens of thousands of people in the entire Qingyun Valley.
But the outsiders don't know, they only know that the core of the Shang Kingdom is in the hands of certain people.
It's normal to have such thoughts; according to the tradition of cultivators, everyone is a "small multi-faceted expert", a powerful cultivator, that is alchemy refining tools, etc., can be self-reliant in everything.
So, if we continue with this idea, is it true that in the Kingdom of Shang, all people related to scientific research are facing the danger of being kidnapped?
Well, that's a really good question. Naturally, such a question fell on Wang Shen, director of the National Security Bureau. It is said that the new official has three fires when he takes office, but the king god has three heavy burdens when he takes office!
Everyone was discussing the situation of the Jin Kingdom, the situation around the Shang Kingdom, and the issue of national security protection. Of course, it is indispensable to discuss how the Shang Kingdom will develop in the future.
Also, the ongoing negotiations with Zhao Guo. The negotiation with Zhao Guo is the most important thing for Shang Kingdom now. Over the past period of time, the two sides have launched all-round negotiations. From people's livelihood to military affairs, from national infrastructure construction to national defense projects, from economy to law, it is almost all aspects of negotiation.
Of course, it also includes the privileges, taxation, security, and patent protection that businessmen in the Kingdom of Shang can enjoy in the Kingdom of Zhao. When it comes to technology, it is natural to talk about patents. On this point, Shang Kingdom is very tough.
Now, the two sides have finally reached the final negotiation of intention-the main artery!
After a period of investigation, Zhao Guo's Zhongshuling Ji Buxian finally realized the value of the railway. Although Shang Kingdom's railway operation bureau is always in a state of loss, in fact, this so-called loss is because the railway bureau is constructing railways on a large scale.
Now that the decision was made, Ji Buxian finally began to negotiate with Shang Kingdom on the construction of the main artery.
Just as he was talking, the clock rang, and it was already nine o'clock in the morning. It's time for negotiations between the two parties.
Before nine o'clock in the morning, Li Xian and others need to deal with the internal affairs of the Shang Kingdom; negotiations will start after nine o'clock.
It was still the main meeting hall, and a stick figure was placed on the wide table at the moment. Ji Buxian is adding to this simple picture. Seeing Li Xian and others approaching, Ji Buxian raised his head and said, "This is the topographic map we have traveled along the way. I don't remember it very clearly, so I can only use it as a rough reference.
I roughly calculated that it would take about 180,000 kilometers to bypass some wide lakes, swamps, tall mountains, and abysses. "
Li Xian and Zhao Ming, Prince Zhao, looked at each other, sat down quietly, and sat in the first place, waiting for signatures and seals.
Xu Ren and others started intense negotiations.
Xu Ren was the first to respond: "Since your country has made a decision, let's start. For this railway, our Shang Kingdom only needs to convert 40% of the equity in terms of technology; the remaining 60% is what we need. discussed."
Ji Buxian frowned immediately, this is really a lion's big mouth, such a big artery can open 40% of the mouth. But Ji Buxian also has an understanding of technology, "I don't know what your so-called technology includes?"
Xu Ren took out a notebook and began to read: "Including address survey, railway planning, material production and testing, train technology, operation guidance, etc. Among them, geological survey and railway planning are the most difficult.
With a distance of 180,000 kilometers, there are countless mountains, valleys, big rivers and swamps. To overcome these difficulties requires considerable technology. And these, for the time being, only our Kingdom of Shang can do it! "
"Isn't that right?" Ji Buxian immediately objected, "If it's a high mountain, we can send experts from the Transformation Stage to open it up. If it's a swamp, we can also send experts from the Nascent Soul Stage to fill it up. These things don't have any technical content at all. It’s just a waste of time.”
"Engineering construction is not destruction. Mr. Ji, you are wrong to think so. Engineering construction is construction, not destruction.
Project construction must follow the environment, so that it can live in harmony with the local environment, withstand the test, and be accepted by the local environment and life.
After all, we want to transport Qi luck through this main artery, not plunder Qi luck. Therefore, the local environment cannot be damaged..."
The two sides began to argue with each other, but the technical advantage still allowed Shang Wanguo to firmly grasp the initiative. As long as it talks about technology, Ji Buxian sighs.
This is another negotiation that is destined to be protracted. The two sides are engaged in fierce battles over laws, responsibilities, interests, etc.
According to the plan, in order to protect the railway, Jindanqi and Nascent Soulqi should be guarded every certain distance, and even masters of Huashenqi should be sent to guard it. In this way, there must be a large number of masters, and who will send these masters is a big problem.
Similarly, countless vicious curses should be depicted on the railway to prevent damage as much as possible.
To be honest, adding countless curses to a railway with a length of 180,000 kilometers, the workload...is not ordinary!
Also, negotiations, threats, etc. with countries along the route are not an easy task.
In the blink of an eye, it was more than ten days, and the outside world was already very exciting.
The people of Cai State awakened, and the Emperor Cai State swept half of Chen State's land with the "Sword of Heaven" composed of tens of millions of people. Finally, Chen Guo adopted the tactics of fortifying the wall and clearing the country, and Cai Guo was short of food at this time, so the two sides temporarily stalemate. However, Cai Guo, who is united in one mind and affected by evil spirits, has already revealed a palpitating aura.
In the south, Liu Guo and Lu Guo jointly attacked the Jin State, and the Jin State finally couldn't take it anymore and had to retreat again and again. Today, the state of Jin has lost one-third of its territory.
The State of Jin also asked the Kingdom of Shang for help, but the Kingdom of Shang ignored it at all.
Of course, if you want to buy arms, the Kingdom of Shang will naturally open the door to supply. As long as you have money, as long as you are willing to exchange land, it doesn't matter how much you want.
Li Yulong has completely consolidated the occupied area, and now the Tang State has fifteen counties, and the aura of strength has begun to be revealed. At the same time, Li Yulong also took a few outstanding political graduates from Li Xian, and began to carry out reforms in the country, including educational reforms.
The construction of Beidou City has begun to take shape, and some low buildings such as flower beds, streets, and residential areas have been gradually completed. The real estate market has officially opened. From the very beginning, the real estate market exploded with unprecedented vitality.
The entertainment industry, because of the joining of Song Xing's son Song Keqin, is also exploding rapidly. Song Keqin didn't have many outstanding performances, but he did a good job as a political weather vane. All of a sudden, the entertainment industry gradually began to get rid of the shadow of the past, and began to advance to the world of art.
Xie Yuhua established the "Zizhu Entertainment Planning Headquarters" as the "big sister" in the entertainment industry. Cao Xiulan, Ji Wanrou, Liu Xiaoyun and others began to emerge one by one, and many newcomers began to flourish.
Songs, dances, music, etc., began to explode. Art is like spiritual practice, with tens of thousands of years of accumulation, only one guide is missing; now in the Shang Kingdom, there is not only guidance, but also legal protection and room for development. This development is beyond imagination!
In just one month at the beginning of its establishment, the net income of Xie Yuhua's entertainment planning company reached ten million taels of gold, shocking countless people. Even Xie Yuhua himself was shocked.
At the same time, the air route from Shang Kingdom to Vietnam, 40,000 kilometers away, was officially opened; the first supersonic civilian airliner began to appear. From the Kingdom of Shang to the Kingdom of Yue, it only takes a little over two days.
The world is getting smaller.
Also, with the opening of the stock trading center, the business of Shang Kingdom is entering a new era.
The industrial revolution has greatly promoted the development of enterprises, and stock trading has brought together unimaginable funds for enterprises. The Pengcheng Wanli Group recruited more than 30 million taels of gold overnight. Many other commercial groups, etc., also began to sell their own stocks after passing the review.
The idle funds in the hands of the people have turned into the driving force of enterprise production. The emergence of stocks has enabled the entire Shang Kingdom to truly achieve "building the country by the whole people".
In the era of capitalism, with sufficient capital, too many things can be launched.
After continuously accelerating upgrades, the development of the Kingdom of Shang, not only did not collapse, flourish and decline as expected by all countries, but it took on wings and soared into the sky!
The laws of the Shang Kingdom are improving almost every day.
Behind the rapid development of Shang Kingdom is the escort of tens of thousands of legal workers. Use legal form to pave the way for commercial development.
This monster of capital, plugged in the wings of technology and industry, stepped on the road of law, and under the guidance of the lights of "capitalism", it crazily pursued wealth.
Since the official founding of the Kingdom of Shang, in just half a year, the number of railways in the Kingdom of Shang has increased by five times, and the number of roads has increased by more than ten times; there are more than 30 airports; and air routes have been established with more than a dozen surrounding countries. The farthest civilian route spans 40,000 kilometers and directly connects to Vietnam.
The most eye-catching is the construction of farmland water conservancy. A large number of farmlands in the Shang Kingdom were transformed, and the dams blocked the rivers into reservoirs like pearls in series, and the farmlands stretched endlessly. Although it was still summer at this time, the farmland of the Shang Kingdom had already attracted the attention of many people.
In contrast, many adventurers and mercenary groups allowed to go to the evil dragon secret realm that suddenly appeared in the Yaozu, but it was just a trivial matter.
When everyone was shocked by the miracles brought about by Shang Kingdom and industry and commerce, a new piece of information exploded: Shang Kingdom and Zhao State reached a strategic partnership and signed a brotherly alliance. Open air route!