After the first wave of thirty ships of grain and grass arrived, Pei Qian was obviously relieved. With this batch of grain and grass, even if the subsequent forty ships of grain and grass did not arrive on time, the three Persian Gulf families would at least be able to survive this year with difficulty.
It would not be possible for hundreds of thousands or millions of people to die in one year.
"The first batch of grain and grass has arrived, we need the second half of the information." Ahmada came to see Pei Qian as soon as the grain arrived.
After Pei Qian thought for a while, he tore up the second half of the information and handed it to Ahmada. Ahmada looked solemn. After taking the second half of the information, he wanted to rebel. To be honest, he had not thought of asking Pei Qian directly.
Grab this information.
But on the one hand, Pei Qian also has his own guards, and on the other hand, it is very easy to destroy paper documents. Once Ahmada takes action, if Pei Qian sees that something is wrong and destroys it directly, then the whole thing will be in vain.
After all, for so many years, Guishang has not had many opportunities to obtain information from the Han Dynasty, and this is the first time that he has seen information related to talent structure and ideas.
Therefore, even if Ahmad wants to turn against him, he must consider whether it can be obtained from other places. But looking at the current situation, Ahmad is somewhat worried that the three Persian Gulf companies do not want to trade at all, but just want to get some food.
"If you give us the remaining quarter now, we can guarantee that forty ships of food and grass will be delivered within the next ten days." Ahmad turned over the information in his hand. He found the previous half here.
I have known it by heart for more than ten days. Just after reading it, I knew that this was indeed the original, and the content was very exquisite. But it was precisely because of its exquisiteness that the remaining quarter was needed.
"You have to transport the grain and grass here to get the last quarter." Pei Qian said very calmly. The first thirty ships were all refined grain, which is the so-called Indian indica rice, the kind of long and thin rice that is eaten.
It still tastes good. This amount of refined grain is enough for the three Persian Gulf companies to save hundreds of thousands of people from dying this year.
"Go and burn one-third of the indica rice." Ahmada said calmly to the grain merchant. We don't have a basis for trust. Although I don't know why you exchanged this kind of information, I said it at the beginning.
I asked you whether you need us to provide shelter, and you say you don't need it. Then I have to think about what's going on with you.
Although Ahmed did not investigate why the three Persian Gulf families needed so much food, Ahmed at least knew that the three Persian Gulf families needed food and grass, otherwise he would not have traded this information with them for food and grass.
Pei Qian's face darkened. The three Persian Gulf companies were a little too eager in this matter, but they were caught. The problem is that in this matter, they couldn't be impatient. They even took out this information just for the sake of
To attract a master who can really take charge of things, being too eager is indeed a fatal flaw.
"It's a headache. I originally wanted to say that business cannot be done without justice, but there is no basis for trust between us at all." Pei Qian said with an unhappy face, "I originally hoped to wait until the second round and get the food for the forty ships behind.
Come here, seeing as your strength is not weak, even if we don’t want to trade, we still have to provide you with materials to end the deal, but if you are so direct, there is really no way to trade."
The three Persian Gulf families are not easy people to deal with. Although they are prepared for the worst, they will never be polite if they can take advantage of others. Who is willing to trade with Kushan in real money?
As long as there is no choice, it will not be good.
As for whether it will have any impact if you take advantage of others, the two sides are at war with each other. Who cares about the so-called impact? Why do you want me to spit it out if you are the one who takes advantage of others based on their ability?
So from the beginning, the three families in the Persian Gulf planned to deceive the grain and grass, and then kill the people. As for killing a figure of the status of a prince, would Guishang be angry and send troops to fight with them?
, is this a problem? If the food is not cheated, at least half of the three families' total population of two million, including local naturalized people, will die.
Can so many people die in a war? Of course not, and if so many people die in a war, the righteousness of the three families will not be defeated, nor will the local naturalized people become hostile. But if so many people really starve to death,
Not to mention the local naturalized people, the hundreds of thousands of people brought from the country have to be hostile to the three Persian Gulf families, which will starve to death!
So what should we do, do we still need to think about it? Of course it is to get food. As for the other things, we will talk about it later. If we can't pass this level, if millions of people really starve to death, then it is not a matter of killing the head of the family. Chang'an
When the edict came down, all three of their families would be put to death. Maybe Chang'an wouldn't even need to open his mouth, and the three of them would be punished by the surrounding families.
After all, the number of people who died in the war and the number of people who died in the famine are completely different. In the former, the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire probably only suffered about one million casualties in a ten-year land war. In the famine, the three families in the Persian Gulf could die hundreds in a year.
Wan, you should know how to choose with your fucking feet.
"I can swear on the princely state of Gujarat that if you give us the remaining information now, the next forty ships of food and grass will definitely be delivered here within twelve days." Ahmada looked at Pei Qian and said.
, and he also knew that the two sides were now fighting against each other. Pei Qian was afraid that if he gave the information, they would not give him the food and grass from behind.
"Bei Gui's oath is still worth some money, but I can't agree to this kind of national event just because of the oath." Pei Qian shook his head and rejected Ahmada's proposal. He was not talking nonsense, but a very realistic point. Gu
The state of Gilat is considered a hammer!
The two parties were deadlocked here. This was the most difficult part of the zero-trust transaction. Seeing that the other party always wanted to defraud him, what was even worse was that Pei Qian knew very well.
Okay, no matter how difficult it is to give you incomplete information, it will be a good idea.
Similarly, looking at the oath sworn by Ahmada on the other side and his previous preparations to burn food, we knew that the other side also had a deceptive mentality, which was very uncomfortable.
At this time, Pei Mao's voice came from Pei Qian's mind, "Stop talking. The other party obviously wants to take advantage of the enemy. Thirty ships of food and grass are all indica rice and there is no miscellaneous grains. With our cooperation before
Even if the grain and grass smuggled in other states are not enough, the locust plague can be overcome with the rationing system, so it is better to strike first."
"What should we do if they set fire to the food?" Pei Qian asked through a conscious call.
"Gamble, in the eyes of the other party, information is more valuable than food." Pei Mao replied with a fierce look in Pei Qian's mind, "This is actually the first transaction, it's a gamble!"
Wang Bin and Zhang Fan were both a little numb at this time. Although they both held the idea of taking advantage of others, after all, if they could avoid being accused, it was best not to be accused. Who would want to die if they could live, let alone them?
A very decent life.
It was only after the originally prepared second round of forty ships of supplies arrived that they carried out the plan of taking advantage of others. Facing Ahmada's situation, it seemed a bit difficult to implement it.
"Don't think too much, just do it. This is in the Persian Gulf. We can defeat the opponent quickly by using our trump cards at all costs." Pei Mao said sharply to Zhang Fan and Wang Bin. The three of them
Among them, only Pei Mao truly had the ability to lead an army, and he did so resolutely.
"No matter how hard we work, thirty ships of indica rice is indeed enough for us to carry it, but in fact it is just barely enough. Even if we have mobilized all the people to collect all the weeds and vegetables in the fiefdom, even if it is based on the rationing system,
It’s also hard to get through it.” Wang Bin frowned and said.
"Use your trump card to quickly defeat Ahmada, but don't kill the opponent, and let the opponent go back with incomplete information. I bet that the opponent will not be willing to accept it, and will come back with some food and grass to trade. Of course, if the opponent still dares to come, then come
The strength is much stronger than it is now." Zhang Fan lowered his head and thought for a moment before making a quick judgment.
The three of them looked at each other and then made up their minds.
Just as Pei Mao estimated, it was the first transaction after all. Although Ahmada had an idea, he really didn't hold it and left directly. The so-called burning of food was just a threat, and only one ship was prepared to burn food.
Kerosene for grain use.
After all, everything was really going to be burned. Pei Qian destroyed the remaining half of the information in a rage. For Ahmada, he gained nothing and lost food and grass. In addition, Pei Qian was so direct last time.
He handed over half of the information to Ahmada. Ahmada thought that he could bluff the other party and got the complete information first. Ahmada had indeed prepared the next forty ships, but if he could deceive the other party with some other information,
Yes, he won't mind either.
The war broke out quickly, and the three Persian Gulf families took out all their trump cards except King Xiang. Ahmad immediately decided to burn food. As a result, facing the huge water giant rising from the sea, the flames just started to rise.
It was washed away.
After so many years of hard work, Hanoi Zhang's spirit god model has finally taken shape. The magma version has no hope so far, but the sea giant version of the spirit god has really been created. Even if it can last for a short time, but
It's okay to use it to bluff people.
"What do you mean!" After being suppressed by the cloud, Ahmada and the guards around him looked a little ugly.
"It means we are not threatened. We have agreed that the entire information will be exchanged for 70 boatloads of food and grass, so it must be exchanged for 70 boatloads of food and grass." Pei Qian looked at Ahmada and said coldly.
Without waiting for Ahmada's reply, Pei Qian continued, "If you don't threaten us, we don't want to do this. Send them back. If they want to continue trading, send them food and grass. If they don't, then pull them down. You have already received more than three
Information on ten shiploads of grain and fodder.”
Ahmada and his party were released by Pei Qian, and then the three families in the Persian Gulf immediately organized people to deliver the grain and grass to the basement. Currently in the Persian Gulf area near the Red Sea, the personnel dispatched by the three families have seen a small number of African giant locusts flying over from the Red Sea.
, which means that the second round of locust plague has ended and has entered the pre-outbreak state.
"The next step is to bet on whether the other party will escort the grain and grass over. I guess they will. After all, they have prepared the grain and grass. The only problem is probably that the grain and grass sent this time will not be as good as those thirty ships.
Rice." Zhang Fan exhaled and said.
"It's good to eat some. To be honest, even if it's dried wild vegetables, I can accept it. It's better than eating nothing at all." Pei Mao said calmly, these days, African desert locusts are all gone.
Having flown across the Red Sea, I still don’t care about refined food or not. Just eat some grass.
"Yes, have you ever eaten grass?" Wang Bin asked Pei Mao.
"When I was in the Central Plains, I only had two thousand dan. No matter how miserable I was, I could still drink a bowl of porridge. No matter what, I couldn't survive to eat grass." Pei Mao curled his lips and said.
"Then I don't know what happened to my brain. After I left the country, I had to eat grass instead, right?" Zhang Fan said calmly, "Heaven will give great responsibilities to people here, and they have to endure some hardships. Just treat it as...
The descendants are here to come, let’s eat.”
As he spoke, Zhang Fan pulled a grass stalk from the side and handed it to Pei Mao. Pei Mao looked at it and saw that it was the prototype of Guzi's biological mother, the dog's tail grass. He chewed it twice with an expressionless face, swallowed it, and ate it.
Damn it, I am also a professional now.
After all, in a situation like Central Asia, the best way to win people's hearts is not for the people to eat grass, but for them to eat grass, and for everyone to eat grass!
Rome and the Senate actually received news from researchers in Africa at this time, but they didn't pay much attention to it. They were just locusts, nothing to fear.
However, when the first wave of locust plague took shape and the Kingdom of Kush begged to send troops for rescue, the senators of the Roman Senate felt something was wrong. Then when the professionals from the Han Dynasty arrived, the senators of the Roman Senate went numb!
"How much!" Pompianus's voice increased by more than ten degrees, and he even felt a little hoarse. He stared at Gan Jing with wide eyes.
As an astrology and calendar family that is at the forefront of the world and owns large astronomical telescopes, the Gan and Shi families also have their own reputation in Rome. After all, after Rome came into contact with the Han Dynasty, they also realized the importance of the agricultural calendar.
The problem is that with a territory as large as Rome, it would take decades to develop a professional agricultural calendar, even if all the experts in Rome who were proficient in astronomy, astrology, climate and geology were gathered together to come up with a qualified agricultural calendar.
No way, this kind of thing looks simple, but it is a really fatal thing. In fact, even in later generations, the time points for farming in the Central Plains are still calculated based on the agricultural calendar and more accurate climatology, and these
The thing is essentially the same as it was thousands of years ago, except that later generations have computers that can calculate more accurately.
Therefore, after realizing the existence of such a thing as the agricultural calendar, the reputation of the Gan and Shi families was naturally transferred to Rome, because Rome was also organizing people to work on this, and the more they worked on it, the more they felt that this thing was broad and profound, so the Gan family naturally
The status of the Shi family is relatively high.
In fact, the same is true for the Han family. When they are in China, that's it. Anyway, the Gan family and the Shi family have been studying it for thousands of years, so it's enough to be pretty much the same.
But after leaving the country and arriving in a new place, all the major aristocratic families realized the significance of these two families more and more. Farming really requires science. I regret that I was not sensible back then. I should have known better and borrowed more people.
Therefore, when the head of the Gan family was protected by the internal energy and came to the Roman Senate in person to announce the locust plague, the entire Roman Senate was paralyzed.
"According to calculations and estimates, the final wave may exceed 200 billion." Gan Jing said expressionlessly. He also felt that it was outrageous, but his own researchers in North and East Africa reported the overwhelming real scene when the first round of locust plague broke out.
After the video was sent to Gan Jing, Gan Jing felt that 200 billion might be a bit conservative, maybe it would be more.
Who knows how many billions the first wave will be? If the first wave is not more than a billion, but several billions, Gan Jing feels that 200 billion may really be unbearable.
"Two hundred billion?" Pompianus felt the world spin and his vision went dark. Pompianus, who had been standing upright, fell directly onto his chair. A group of people around him quickly reached out to help him. It took a while.
After treatment, Pompianus was awakened.
"The grain-producing lands of Upper Egypt are all gone." Pompianus said with a desperate expression.
"It is estimated that the Eastern Province and Lianghe are also finished." Gan Jing muttered at the side. Pompianus almost fainted when he heard this. There was no way, Rome really couldn't withstand such a blow.
"The Blazing Sky Ring, the Roman Empire now needs the Blazing Sky Ring to save Rome!" Pompianus made a decisive decision after being paralyzed for a few seconds, "Blow up the entire East Africa, blow up the places where the locust plague may occur, blow up, blow them all up!
"
After Pompianus mentioned the Sky Ring, all the senators in the Senate who heard the tragic news finally returned to their normal color and were no longer so pale.
After all, the senators who can sneak into the Senate cannot be pure waste. They also know to some extent what it means for the granary of Upper Egypt and the eastern provinces, as well as the two river basins, to be affected. Millions or tens of millions of people will really die.
, without these two most important grain-producing areas, food supply will become a big problem.
However, as Pompianus mentioned the Blazing Sky Ring, the senators instantly calmed down. Indeed, they still had their killing moves and the Blazing Sky Ring. It was not a big problem. It was just like burning the Lord of All Spirits.
Locust plague in East Africa!
"This locust plague is caused by the Blazing Sky Ring." Gan Jing sighed and then demonstrated the ocean currents and world climate cycles taught by Chen Xi on the planet image. There was no way. Without demonstrating this, there was really no way to convince Rome.
Use the Blazing Sky Ring.
It is very exquisite, and the scientific content inside allows smart people to understand the value of this thing just by taking a few glances. At this moment, the big guys in the Senate who know astronomy and climatology are staring at it.
The image of the planet's climate cycle in Gan Jing's hand.
Chen Xi knew very well that he should not give this thing. This is a reflection of the wisdom accumulated by world climatology for thousands of years. But in the current situation, if he does not give it, Rome will definitely use the Blazing Sky Ring. They realize that the Blazing Sky Ring is harmful to
