Lu Qiyuan, a member of the American Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chu State, took a boat from Chu State to Yan State.
On behalf of the King of Chu, he requested to see Siming, the Duke of Yan.
Lu Qiyuan had just stepped out of the car when a gust of cool wind blew. He was wearing a thick cotton coat and was swaying constantly when the cold wind blew.
Most of the country in Yan is a land of bitter cold.
The degree of coldness in this area is similar to that of the Outer Mongolia region of the empire.
If you want to live well in this harsh cold zone, you cannot live without strong liquor.
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, was the general of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and the team he founded was mainly composed of people from Liaodong.
The customs and habits of Yan State are similar to those in the northeastern region of the empire.
Lu Qiyuan thought about this information, and he could grasp the scale of negotiation with Duke Yan.
After waiting for a while, a man who was more handsome than most men in the Yan Kingdom came over.
"Master Lu, the monarch has agreed to see you."
Lu Qiyuan heard that this man's accent was not too rough, and he immediately understood his identity.
"Thank you, father-in-law, I'll leave now."
Lu Qiyuan just said a polite word. After hearing this, the person on the opposite side immediately changed his face and scolded in a sharp voice.
"How come you, a foreign envoy, are so blind?
You are blind, how can you think of me as a dead eunuch?"
Lu Qiyuan saw this man's fierce appearance.
He didn't want to get into trouble here, so he immediately apologized and said, "I just said it in a smooth tone. Please forgive me, girl."
"Hmph! If you weren't an envoy from outside, I would kick you out.
The king is still waiting to see you, so follow me to see the king.
People in the palace don’t know you. If you go the wrong way, don’t let the guards treat you as an assassin and beat you to death.”
Lu Qiyuan immediately followed this rough-looking woman and rushed towards Duke Yan's residence.
He observed the situation in the palace, and the guards patrolled very frequently.
Occasionally, female officials would pass through the palace.
The only thing he didn't see in the palace was eunuchs from all over the world.
Han eunuchs have been banned by the emperor with great prestige.
But the need for eunuchs will not disappear.
After all, there is no way to confirm bloodline now.
Differences in blood types can only exclude certain cases of non-biological children.
In the inheritance of the royal family, bloodline is extremely important.
In some situations, female officials are not as useful as eunuchs.
Eunuchs in various countries are mainly Japanese and local indigenous people.
Lu Qiyuan held it in for a long time, and she asked curiously: "It seems that there are no eunuchs in the palace."
The female official replied in a stern tone: "The king has ordered that the existence of eunuchs be completely prohibited in Yan State.
The population of Yan State has always been a big problem.
Now that large-scale immigration has basically ended, relying only on a small number of immigrants every year will have limited impact on the population.
If Yan State wants to have a large population, it can only rely on the fertility of its own citizens.
Eunuchs, products that violate human ethics, must be completely banned, and the monarch must set an example for the people.
In order to increase the fertility rate in our country of Yan, every time a child is born, the monarch rewards the parents with five taels of silver coins and exempts them from 1% of the tax. The upper limit of the tax exemption is 50%.
For the people at the bottom, the silver coins they receive allow them to not have to worry about the cost of raising children.
For wealthy people, tax exemptions will make them desperate to have children.
Even if they can only raise legitimate sons, they can only keep their concubine sons alive.
But the country gained a sufficient population to cope with future crises."
Lu Qiyuan gave a thumbs up and praised: "The policy of Yan State is really smart, the country also pays too much attention to population.
From the policy of Yan State, we can see the potential of Yan State."
Lu Qiyuan knew that Yan State knew the purpose of his coming to Yan State.
Only then will an official be arranged to explain Yan's policies to him.
As long as he is a smart person, he can understand Yan's strategy from this policy of Yan.
Yan State is definitely not a country that accepts its fate like Qi State.
Yan State wanted to strive for the status of a great power, so it made such a series of policy adjustments.
Lu Qiyuan soon came to the study of Siming, the Duke of Yan Kingdom.
The decoration here is extremely simple, and the materials used are not as good as those of some millionaire businessmen.
The building is basically a reinforced concrete structure, with only some paint on the walls and beams, and no expensive decorations at all.
Duke Siming of Yan State saw Lu Qiyuan's arrival.
He immediately ordered: "Come here and give Mr. Lu a seat."
Lu Qiyuan stood opposite Siming, the Duke of Yan, and greeted him respectfully: "The foreign minister has seen Yan.
The king has already communicated with Duke Yan, and now he is sending foreign ministers to Yan for more detailed communication."
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, did not engage in official talk with the petty officials in front of him.
The fact that he was able to receive the Chu envoys meant that he had reached an intention to cooperate with Chu King Lu Chenyang on the phone.
Siming, the Duke of Yan, said categorically: "As long as Chu's ammunition arrives at the port and the money to purchase Yan's national debt arrives.
The State of Yan abides by its agreement and launches an attack on Zhao State."
Lu Qiyuan didn't say much, but Siming, the Duke of Yan Kingdom, immediately agreed.
As a distant relative of King Lu Chenyang of Chu, he was able to obtain such an easy task.
Lu Qiyuan raised his hand and said: "The cargo ship transporting arms from the Yan Kingdom has docked at the port of the Benniu Dao Empire.
As long as the Yan State prepares its army for war, the weapons will be set off immediately.
The State of Yan declared war on the State of Zhao, and the State of Chu purchased Yan State's national debt of no less than 30 million taels of silver coins through Huaxia Bank.
This deal can be signed under the witness of the empire."
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, laughed and said cheerfully: "Chu State is really happy to do things. I took out the contract. Now invite the imperial ambassador to come over and witness our signing of the contract."
After Zu Siming said this, he acted very quickly. He immediately called the imperial ambassador over and signed the contract.
Lu Qiyuan represented the Chu State and signed the contract.
He declined the banquet invited by Duke Yan and returned to the embassy of Chu.
It will report to Chu King Lu Chenyang through the embassy's confidential line.
This time Chu State supports Yan State, and it is not only Chu State that contributes.
The State of Chu was only a representative selected by various European countries, representing the will of most European countries, to come to the aid of the State of Yan.
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These two countries will contribute, even if Zhao chooses to retaliate.
Chu and Song would not choose to compromise with Zhao because of fighting on two fronts.
When European countries made this choice, they actually had an unspeakable purpose.
If Chu and Song really went to war with Zhao.
This is good news for European countries currently involved in the war.
They don't need to reserve part of their strength to guard against Chu and Song suddenly joining the battlefield, and can fight their opponents as much as they want.
After Siming, the Duke of Yan State, signed the contract, he summoned the main ministers of Yan State to celebrate the event.
He looked at the Governor Song Xuewen and asked, "Now that we are going to war with Zhao, what are our chances of winning?"
Governor Song Xuewen said helplessly: "The most optimistic view of the Governor's office is that our chance of winning is only 25%.
If Xiang State also launches an attack from the south of Zhao State, the chance of victory will be 40%."
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, said cheerfully: "If we in Yan State can sign this contract, we know that Xiang State will also take action.
A 40% winning rate is already worth our while.
The Governor's Office, prepare for war."
Governor Song Xuewen said in a serious tone: "We in Yan State are always preparing for this war. We only need to recall the recently retired soldiers and we can launch an attack on Zhao State at any time."
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, saw many civil servants and heard that the winning rate was 40%. This was a winning rate that required close cooperation from the State of Xiang.
Their brows couldn't help but frown, they were all lost in thought, and were indifferent to the sumptuous dishes.
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, ordered: "Xuewen, tell us why we still take action when the winning rate is so low."
Governor Song Xuewen said helplessly: "Now is the best time for us to take action.
Our country, Yan, is a bitter cold land and it is difficult to grow food. Most of the food now needs to be purchased from outside.
We must seize a slightly warmer zone from Zhao State.
Even if the climate environment is similar to that of Liaodong Province, food can be grown for one season.
Our Yan country can continue to survive.
If things continue like this, not only will the weather be very cold, it will also be detrimental to the reproduction of the people.
One day, the weather will be bad and global food production will decrease.
The Yan State spent a huge price, and when it was unable to buy food from outside, the Yan State would surely perish.
This is just a situation where the Yan Kingdom fends for itself.
But with the existence of Zhao State, Yan State cannot survive on its own.
The gap between us and Zhao is getting wider and wider.
If we start the war now, we still have a 25% winning rate.
Once Zhao is given another ten years of peaceful development opportunities.
The industrial potential of Zhao State completely exploded.
We are at war with Zhao State, and we don't even have a 2% winning rate.
Even before that time, as long as the Zhao State judges that most of the countries in Europe are at war and the empire will not intervene in the vassal states, they will definitely take action against our Yan State.
Our country of Yan has a special status. The king led our pioneering group to grow into a country.
There were hundreds of pioneering groups back then, but we were the only ones who successfully established the country.
Our country, Yan, does not belong to the vassal state entrusted by the empire and is not protected by the empire.
This shows that Zhao State does not need to declare war on us and can invade our country at any time.
We must not wait until Zhao State takes the initiative to attack our country, otherwise our Yan State will have almost no chance of survival."
Siming, the Duke of Yan, waited until Song Xuewen, the governor-general, finished speaking.
He put down his chopsticks and said, "My dear friends, you all have understood.
If our Yan country wants to survive, this war must be fought.
We are by no means cowards. Even if we die, we will die vigorously on the battlefield.
You must not die in the enemy's prison."
"Support the monarch's policies."
"We have to expand our living space."
“Only warm land can grow food, only with food can we have a population, and only with people can we have a country.”
The ministers of Yan State all supported sending troops to Zhao State.
They also knew that the Yan State would continue to be trapped in the bitter cold land unless they gave up the city and chose to be nomadic like the nomadic tribes.
Otherwise, Yan State will definitely collapse due to lack of supplies.
If they really want to learn from the nomadic tribes, the first enemy to attack them will probably not be Zhao, but the Empire.
The purpose of the pioneering group was to open up the land for the Han people to live in, not to turn the Han people into barbarians.
Yan State is actively preparing for war, and their actions cannot be hidden from Zhao State's spies.
Not only the Yan State was preparing for war, but the Xiang State to the south of Zhao State also became restless.
Li Jinan, the special envoy of the King of Song Dynasty, once again walked on the road to Yindu.
Silver City is becoming more prosperous year by year.
The revitalization of Xiang King Su has stabilized the situation in Xiang State in recent years.
When Xiangguo ushered in peace, it also ushered in a time of rapid development.
Li Jinan could not rank the most powerful vassal states, but if he wanted to rank the richest vassal states, Xiang Kingdom must be ranked among the top three.
Zhao and Liao were rich in gold, and Xiang was rich in silver.
As the price of gold has risen over the years, the price of silver has been falling every year.
Rumors have spread in the empire that gold coins will be used as the anchor for prices in the future.
But the current currency in the world is still silver coins.
Whether they are traders and foot soldiers or high-ranking officials and merchants, they all believe in the value of silver coins.
As a country rich in silver coins, as long as the country can return to normal, the country's development will be in line with most people's perceptions, no matter how fast it develops.
Li Jinan, the special envoy of the Song Dynasty, was quickly received by Su Zhenxing, the king of Xiang.
The first words of King Xiang Su Zhenxing gave Song Dynasty’s special envoy Li Jinan a slap in the face.
"Affairs in the Americas are decided by the American countries, and it is not the turn of the Song Dynasty to intervene."
When Li Jinan heard what Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing said, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The tone of King Xiang Su Zhenxing's words did not sound like he wanted to cooperate with the Song Dynasty.
But he must try his best to win over Xiangguo.
Things in America are connected one after another.
The states of Yan and Xiang sent troops from the north and south to contain Zhao.
If one of these two countries is missing, they will not be able to restrain Zhao.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It has become very difficult to convince King Xiang Su Zhenxing, but he must give it a try.
Li Jinan replied straightforwardly: "We, the Song State and the Xiang State, have a cooperative partnership.
We, the Song State, are only helping each other with the Xiang State and have never wanted to interfere in the affairs of the Americas."
When King Xiang Su Zhenxing heard this, he smiled and said: "You diplomats are so eloquent.
In view of the previous friendship between the two countries, I will give you a chance."
Li Jinan saw that Prince Xiang Su was revitalizing and did not completely close the door to cooperation.
He immediately understood the problem with reason and emotion, and analyzed the problem from the perspective of Xiang Guo.
“Look at Xiangguo’s current blossoms and its development, which is booming.
However, many citizens of Xiangguo do not regard themselves as Xiangguo people, and will go to other places after making money.
If Xiangguo wants to get rid of this situation, it must build a national consensus.
The best scenario to build national consensus is a war with an enemy country.
Besides, Zhao State was extremely ambitious and always wanted to annex Xiang State.
If the State of Xiang does not resist, the State of Zhao does not need to take the initiative to attack. It only needs to bribe the people of the State of Xiang, and they can take the opportunity to seize the State of Xiang.
The State of Xiang not only had enmity with the State of Zhao, but also had an enmity with the State of Cao.
The situation between Cao and Wei was extremely tense, and war was about to break out.
But these two countries are now extremely restrained, that is because they are wary of Zhao and are afraid that Zhao will become a fisherman.
As long as Xiang State attacks Zhao State, it will not be able to interfere with the outside world in a short period of time.
There will definitely be a war between Cao and Wei."
When Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing heard this, he patted the back of the chair with his hand and said excitedly: "That's very well said.
Xiang Guo is willing to cooperate and talk about the specific content of cooperation."