Ji Chan specially brought his wife all the way here, and the purpose was certainly not as simple as attending Ding Kui and Li Fei's wedding banquet. If he didn't let him make his purpose clear, he probably wouldn't leave.
"The simplest and most effective thing is for me to lend you troops. Is one million cavalry enough? You should be able to defeat all the opponents' main forces in three years. The price is relatively simple. You can rent Shanyuan or Haishan Prefecture to our country for free for ten years.
One million cavalry who are brave and good at fighting, you can't gather just the horses. What can Shaodian Yong and Shaodian Shi do to resist? They just rent a state for ten years. If the war is allowed to continue, what will happen is that a state will be abandoned for ten years?
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Ji Chan's first suggestion did not surprise Ding Kui.
"Lease a state? Why not just ask for money? A state's annual tax is about 80 million gold coins, which is 800 million in ten years. In simple terms, hiring one of your cavalry costs 800 gold coins. It doesn't cost that much, I'll hire 100,000 gold coins.
Cavalry, I’ll give you 80 million gold coins.”
Shaodian Luan was startled and thought: Where did you get 80 million gold coins? I don’t even know if you have 8 million.
"It can't be measured simply by money. Can eight hundred gold coins cultivate a mature cavalry? What should we do if we die in battle? Our soldiers are not mercenaries. The empire does not train them to make money. We only need to rent a state." Ji Chan refused.
Ding Kui's counteroffer.
"Brother, who doesn't know the ambitions of the Northern Empire? The Qi State has troops from the Tongbei Empire to help fight the war. I haven't heard that the Qi State rents any place to the Tongbei Empire, so our Shaodian State will not rent any place.
Yes, I cannot agree to your suggestion." Ding Kui knew that the Gu Yuan Empire did not want money, and he would not be able to get it if he really wanted it.
"Brother and sister." Hua Juan waved to Shaodian Luan, "Please take me for a walk. They talk about their own affairs and we don't get involved."
"Okay." Shaodian Luan stood up, nodded to Ji Chan, and then pulled Hua Juan out of the main hall.
"Brother, you are too prejudiced against the Northern Empire." Ji Chan smiled, a bit reluctantly, "If you think the lease period is too long, we can negotiate. We can send less cavalry to shorten the lease period."
"This is really not possible, brother, there is no precedent for this in our country." Ding Kui flatly refused.
"Okay, you can hire an army if you want. There are a large number of adventure groups in our country. We can arrange representatives to talk to you. As long as you give a suitable price, they will fight for you." Ji Chan retreated and settled for the next best thing.
"Adventure group? Haha, brother has never seen my private army. A battalion of 500 people can easily kill a thousand adventure group members. Our country's current battlefields are confrontations with hundreds of thousands of troops. How many talents do I need to hire?
Enough? One hundred thousand? Two hundred thousand? Forgive me, I don’t have the financial resources.”
It wasn't that Ding Kui looked down upon the Guyuan Empire's adventure group. The key was that he didn't dare to use it. He didn't know what purpose they had in coming to Shaodian Kingdom.
"Don't you think about it? Don't reject me in a hurry. You can inform me at any time when you want to hire me." Ji Chan probably felt that he was embarrassed because he was rejected two proposals in a row.
"Okay, okay, after all, it's my brother's kindness. I have to think about it seriously! In fact, the current situation is not that bad. The main thing is the confrontation between the court and the rebels. I just need to stay well in Nanqiu County." Ding Kui hurriedly told Ji Chan
Down the steps.
"Really? I heard that Shaodian ordered the arrest of you and your wife, and Shaodian Xi also openly opposed you. How long can the peace in Nanqiu County be maintained?" Ji Chan is also a well-informed person, and he knows more about Shaodian Country than most Shaodian people.
There are more people.
"When the soldiers come, we will cover up the water and the earth. If you offend me, I will capture the city of Nanjing. Let's see which state pastor comes to arrest me!" Ding Kui had deduced the plan to assassinate Shao Dianxi. He was sure that he would not be able to control the subsequent reaction.
live.
Assassinating a state pastor is easy, as long as there are enough masters, but it will also attract revenge from the imperial court. The people who support the imperial court are still the largest at present. It is not difficult to gather 20 or 30 level 6 combatants. Facing such revenge
Who can bear it? Even if the court does not directly retaliate against Ding Kui and his wife, it would be uncomfortable to kill his right-hand man.
Thinking about the assassinations of Liu Yu, Fei Ze and even Jiang Zhi, Ding Kui's head was in trouble. He had too many irreplaceable people. The imperial court was much better than him in this regard. If he killed a young Dianxi, he would still have tens of millions.
Ten Thousand Young Dianxi.
"Oh, dear brother, it's not like my brother told you that it would be boring to lecture Zhou Mu. Don't forget that Shaodian Feng is in danger. It is reasonable for you to lead troops to Zhenjing City to rescue the king of your country."
"Brother, I have a question. Why do you think so highly of me?" Ding Kui didn't want to understand.
Compared with the Siren Emperor, Ji Chan knew much less about him.
"Famous status and reputation." Ji Chan raised two fingers.
"how do I say this?"
Ji Chan clapped his fingers and said: "You are the eldest princess's consort and Shaodianfeng's brother-in-law. You have enough status to aspire to the capital. The Protector's family has a good reputation in your country, and it is even more popular in the army."
With rivaling influence, there is no one more suitable to be escorted by King Qin than you."
"Do you think I can defeat Shao Dianshi and Shao Dianyong?" Ding Kui did not have enough confidence in himself.
"Well, it should be said that if there is a chance, it will definitely work with the help of the Gu Yuan Empire." Ji Chan's words were learned. He did not say it was his own help but emphasized the Gu Yuan Empire.
The main hall had already been cleared, leaving only Ding Kui and Ji Chan.
Ding Kui stretched out his hand to add some tea to Ji Chan and said: "Your country's help has advantages and disadvantages. As a young man who is not familiar with political affairs, I have to be cautious."
Ji Chan held the cup with both hands: "Hey, I am here mainly to remind you. Don't forget that the powerful Gu Yuan Empire can be your ally. Don't rush to decide whether to accept our country's help.
For example, if you don't want our cavalry, our country still has a navy. Once you can control the northwest coast of Haishan Prefecture and provide a bay for the fleet to resupply and rest, our navy can go south in a big way and help you wipe out the Thousand Island Alliance and Shaodian Yong's navy.
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"Hey, let's talk from the bottom of our hearts. Will your navy come back after it goes south? Will it stay in our country's waters?" Ding Kui narrowed his eyes.
"Haha." Ji Chan smiled awkwardly but politely, "I can tell you responsibly, I don't know."
Ding Kui showed off a pair of hygiene balls.
"Really, the information I got is not detailed, because you want a definite answer, and I can't lie to you, so I can only answer like this." Ji Chan actually has the answer in his heart, but he has to be responsible to the royal family, so there are some things he cannot say.
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"Okay, I won't force you, after all, you are not the one who calls the shots."
Ji Chan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You have been to Luojing City and know the situation there. I am also doing it for your own good. In fact, you have no loss."
"The country has suffered losses!" Ding Kui said sternly, "Of course I won't blame eldest brother. I will definitely not let go of the opportunity to take advantage of the Gu Yuan Empire. Looking at eldest brother's face, I may restrain myself a little."
"Good brother!" Ji Chan stood up and gave Ding Kui a big hug.
"Okay, I have already conveyed what I need to convey. The empire cannot hide its thoughts about your country from you. My position is that everything can be discussed. As for whether the empire will take other actions? I don't know. The higher-ups should
You won’t tell me.” Ji Chan basically completed the tasks assigned to him.
"Thank you very much! I am very touched that you considered talking to me first. I am even more happy to be reunited with my elder brother and sister-in-law."
Although Ding Kui didn't like that the Guyuan Empire wanted to take advantage of Shaodian Kingdom, he couldn't express his dissatisfaction with Ji Chan. After all, he came with good intentions.
"I remember that the first time I came to Shaodian Kingdom was ten years ago. At that time, I saw you and Li Fei together. Now that they are finally married, of course I have to come as a witness after receiving your invitation. Without those mundane things, I
Come too."
Ji Chan recalled his first encounter with Ding Kui, Li Fei and others in the underground palace ten years ago, "What I remember most about you is, 'I am a knight and an upright person.' You still haven't changed to this day.
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"Hahaha, big brother and I hit it off right away!" Ding Kui was glad that he had sold a favor to Ji Chan.
"When you arrive in Luojing City, I owe you another favor. You helped me get recognition from my family and my sect. I am the one to thank. As long as you need it, I will do my best to help you!" Ji Chan
Said very sincerely.
"Brother, don't be polite. I'm not helping you just to repay you. We are brothers!" Ding Kui was never ambiguous when it was time to show off.
"Yes! We are brothers!" Ji Chan showed his true feelings at this moment.
"You should know that I like to do business, and I have also invented a lot of interesting things. Rather than letting the Lu Chamber of Commerce make money for your country, I would rather let you make it." Ding Kui took the opportunity to win over business partners.
The domestic situation is unstable, and there are risks for anyone doing business. It is important to open up a stable and safe foreign trade market. The Ancient Yuan Empire is a huge market.
"Haha, don't worry, I can still afford to support your sister-in-law. The clan and magic will always be ashamed to death if they see me doing business with you." Ji Chan couldn't bear to change his identity.
Businessmen have no status at all in his eyes. To put it bluntly, he looks down on the little money.
"Don't speak too early, I'll show you something." Ding Kui walked outside the main hall, called Ding Chuan, and gave a few instructions in a low voice. After hearing this, Ding Chuan trotted away.
"I believe that my dear brother can open my eyes. I heard that you have been researching a kind of rail car recently. If the climate in the north is not suitable, I will definitely come to you for advice."
Strong winds often blow in the northern plateau. The direction of the rail car is fixed, but the wind force cannot be fixed. It is difficult for the rail car to operate when the wind direction is opposite.
"If the weather is not suitable, we can use another kind of power. Rail cars do not necessarily use wind power, but there are more horses in the north. The benefits of rail cars are not too high, but there is not an urgent need for rail cars." Ding Kui once thought about using horse-drawn horses.
car.
"Your crossbow is interesting, but the output is too low." Ji Chan collected information about Ding Kui.
This is normal. The intelligence organization of the Ancient Yuan Empire will not ignore weapons such as crossbows. The output can be inferred from the number and speed of the crossbows' equipment.
"Hahaha, we won't sell large quantities if we have production. What I want to show you is another good thing." Ding Kui pretended to be mysterious.