Tianze, who was sitting at the top, glanced at Han Fei with cold, snake-like eyes.
Tianze sent people to inquire about Han Fei's experiences in Qin State after he first came to Baiyue.
As a 'dead man' who should just disappear, Han Fei was willing to come to him and seemed to trust him.
However, both of them knew in their hearts that they were not friends, and it would be too much to even call them collaborators.
Both sides are just using each other.
What Han Fei and Wei Zhuang did for him before was a kind of early investment, for the suggestion just made.
Turn the troops around and point the sword at Lingnan!
This is using Tianze as a sword, pointing it at the Baiyue people.
The terrain of Lingnan is complex, with numerous mountains, forests, waterways, and poisonous miasma and poisonous insects. It can be described as a natural danger. If the soldiers of the Central Plains ventured into it rashly, they would suffer heavy casualties without the local Vietnamese people resisting.
In comparison, Tianze and his subordinates, who are both from Baiyue, are much more at home in this kind of environment.
However, Tianze knew that the tribes of Baiyue, Dongou, Minyue, and Nanyue were all different.
Even he is troubled by the extremely harsh environment south of Lingnan.
If you want to go south and regain a piece of territory from Minyue in order to make a comeback, how easy is it?
Tianze's eyes changed several times, but he was still unable to refute Han Fei's suggestion.
Han Fei was not in a hurry. He stretched his body freely and waited for Tianze's reply with a smile.
He knew very well that Tianze could see through his purpose, and he also knew that it would be a bumpy road for Tianze to go south, but he was not worried that the other party would refuse.
Tianze has no choice.
If he does not turn his troops and go south, sooner or later his resistance army will be completely swallowed up by the Chu army, and he himself will once again have nothing, or even become a prisoner.
As far as Han Fei knew, the Yue people were relatively united in the face of foreign invasion, but they never rejected internal struggles, and even the fierceness of the struggles between tribes was no less intense than that of the Central Plains countries.
If Tianze is asked to help Chu attack Baiyue, he will definitely not do it, but if Tianze is asked to invade other Yue tribes by himself, Tianze will never show mercy.
As Han Fei thought, Tianze finally spoke after hesitating for a long time.
"My king's subordinates have been fighting with the Chu army for many days and suffered heavy losses. At this time, even if they give up the struggle with Chu and attack Minyue, will they be able to achieve anything?"
I just forgot to mention that Tianze has now become the king - the King of Dongyue.
Although he, the king, does not have many troops, only a few ministers, and not even a proper city, it doesn't matter. As long as Wang Tianze of Dongyue doesn't feel embarrassed, then...it doesn't matter.
When Han Fei heard this, his eyes flashed and he smiled.
Can Tianze gain anything from attacking Fujian and Yue?
Who can be sure about this, but if you don’t fight, you will definitely gain nothing, and you will be swallowed up by the Chu army.
Tianze knew this well, but he still asked the question, naturally because he wanted to contribute something on his own side.
If you use him as a swordsman, you have to give him some help, right?
"Brother Tianze, don't worry too much. Your army is strong and your soldiers are brave. It's just that your armaments are backward and your logistics are lacking, which makes it difficult to tangle with the Chu army."
"But when facing the Minyue Kingdom, we don't have to be constrained by this anymore." Han Fei said some words of encouragement casually, "The Minyue Kingdom has a vast territory and is larger than the previous Baiyue Kingdom, but its population is even thinner.
The war-worthy troops are far inferior to those of the Chu State, and we have to guard against the Nanyue State in the south."
"Brother Tianze will definitely face far less pressure than he does now."
"Huh!" Tianze didn't answer, just sneered.
Of course, the Minyue Kingdom's army is not large, and its armaments, grain, grass and other logistical supplies are not much better than his, but how can the accounts be calculated like this?
Why not say that the combat effectiveness of the Minyue Army is definitely better than that of the Chu Army? Why not count the geographical advantages occupied by the other side?
Han Fei was not annoyed when Tianze didn't respond.
He didn’t mean to give up everything, but he just wanted to make his words clear first, and he couldn’t just let Tianze’s wishes come to him.
"Of course, Brother Tianze, as a friend, Liusha will also provide some support and help to your department."
After hearing this, Tianze's face finally softened, and he asked in a kinder manner:
"What kind of help is Liusha willing to provide?"
Han Fei shrugged and smiled, "It all depends on your needs, Brother Tianze."
"Ha... that's quite generous." Tianze chuckled, his snake eyes swept over Han Fei, who looked sincere, and asked bluntly, "What does Liusha need from me as a reward?"
Bustling and bustling, profit comes and goes, Liusha encouraged him to attack Fujian and Yue, he must have his own purpose.
Han Fei didn't pretend to be polite, and slapped his thigh, "Brother Tianze is still so cheerful, so I won't talk in circles with you."
"What Liusha needs is very simple. As long as Brother Tianze can establish a foothold in the Lingnan area and support Liusha in doing some local goods business."
"Doing business?" Tianze wrinkled the snake scales covering his face.
Doing business in the Lingnan area... This was the first time he had heard of it, but he could accept it.
As the prince of Baiyue, Tianze knows very well that although the land of Baiyue is considered a remote and barbaric land, it is rich in many luxury goods that people in the Central Plains prefer, such as gold, stone, pearls, jade, agate, ivory and so on.
When these things are shipped to the Central Plains, they can be sold at sky-high prices.
However, few people did this kind of business in the past because it was too difficult.
The prerequisite for making money by transporting goods to the Central Plains is that you have to transport them there!
The environment in Lingnan is harsh and cruel, and transportation cannot be described as inconvenient. It can be said that there are not even a few decent roads. How to transport goods?
Moreover, the Baiyue tribes have always rejected the Central Plains and will not make deals with the Central Plains forces at all.
Even if they are willing to do this transaction, the value of Zhongyuan currency in Baiyue is not large enough.
The Baiyue tribe also needs materials. The Central Plains is relatively plentiful but the Baiyue tribe is rare in materials.
This requires transporting a large amount of materials to Lingnan.
In an environment like Lingnan, the costs of transportation at both ends...
Moreover, there are so many tribes in Baiyue. It is impossible to convince one of them, but if you encounter several tribes who want to do zero-yuan purchases... this business will not work.
In addition, the countries in the Central Plains have always looked down on the foreign barbarians, so they would not pay attention to Lingnan at all, let alone spend so much effort trying to open up the trade routes in Lingnan.
But if Liusha has his support and he can occupy a piece of land in the Lingnan area, then this matter will be feasible.
The support Liusha mentioned was certainly not a simple permission. Tianze also needed to be responsible for the protection of the caravan and even take on part of the transportation work.
Tianze doesn't mind spending more effort, because the caravan traffic is also very important to him.
The majestic King of Dongyue can't always rely on quicksand's charity, right?
Business transactions are a solution that everyone can be satisfied with.
Of course, by that time, Tianze will definitely be in a state of relative concessions in the transaction between the two parties, after all, he is receiving favors from others.
Hmm...it's definitely just a temporary concession.
