Ye Qing glanced at this rich and vast cave sky, stood in the shadows under the airships with his hands behind his back, and smiled at the stocky middle-aged man in front of him: "Hanghou, my reward, do I get it myself, or do I get it myself?
you give me?"
Zhang Weicun's face twitched, and he was very unwilling to accept it, but the roaring vibrations were still ringing outside the cave sky, and the boundary membrane was shaking endlessly. Even if the immortals joined, it would only be slightly better - it was obvious that the enemy's Zhenjun ship and Hongwu ship cluster had joined.
bombing sequence
Feeling her husband's deep resentment, Hong Hao bit her lip and bowed to the young man in front of her: "Bless you, Duke of Han. I thought this reward might be enough for me."
Ye Qing looked at her sideways and sneered: "Mrs. Xianghou wants to sell herself to me at a discount?"
"Why...why do you say this?"
Hong Xiao's face froze, and her anger disrupted the rhythm of bargaining. She felt her husband's strange gaze behind her, and was startled... He wouldn't really consider this matter, would he?
Fortunately, the three-year relationship between husband and wife was enough for her to be familiar with the weaknesses of the person next to her, and she quickly changed her mind: "The Duke of Han is joking. I am the daughter of Uncle Shui of Xiangzhou, the princess of Tianfeng, and the wife of the Marquis of Xiang Ming. How can I give it to you at the same price?"
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Zhang Weicun's eyes cleared, and he sighed secretly...Why shouldn't the hero's heart be discounted for the sake of the foundation?
But there are conditions. If this lady is a concubine with no status, he can really give it away no matter how much he loves it. However, the daughter of the Earth Immortal, Princess Tianfeng, cannot be insulted lightly. She is also the official wife he got from his matchmaker, and represents Hunan.
He is not as careless about the face of the Hou Mansion as that little bastard of Prince Qing, so he still has to maintain the relationship between husband and wife.
Xiangzhou was originally the only place left in southern Hunan. If he sold the Hongxiao and lost the first-line support of Shuifu, he dared to say that he would be driven out of Xiangzhou by Ye Qing who had all the advantages in two years. The strategic losses and backstage would be caused.
How can a cave's resources make up for the loss?
As if he was deliberately irritating Zhang Weicun, Ye Qing looked at the red ribbon with a smile, ignoring her excuse: "If it is the red ribbon, it can actually be discounted, or you can ask your husband first?"
Hong Xiao was silent for a moment, knowing that he was referring to the value of his daughter, the Earthly Immortal of Water Mansion, but this kind of joke was malicious. She thought she would not speak and just looked back at her husband.
Zhang Weicun had already weighed the pros and cons in his mind and said with a serious expression, "Don't joke, Lord Han, and stop gossiping. Just make a list and I'll give it to you. I can't give you even a cent of food. This is the lifeblood of people."
I can’t give it either.”
Ye Qing guessed that this was the opponent's bottom line. Yu Jian touched his palm and ignored the saying that he would not give people to people: "Okay, I don't want food, I just want some specialties from your cave, and there will be 300,000 refugees..."
"Three hundred thousand? Why don't you go and grab only three thousand?" Zhang Weicun seemed to have forgotten the absolute statement just now, and his tone was still serious.
"Xianghou——"
Ye Qing raised his voice and stared into the middle-aged man's eyes: "I have heard for a long time, Marquis of Xiang, that you have occupied most of Xiaozhou, leaving only two counties. The population of the four counties in southern Hunan has withdrawn eastward to Xiaozhou, and the strategic focus has long been shifted...
Did I say anything wrong?"
Zhang Weicun was a little shocked, but he didn't expect to see through the strategic preparation, and said calmly: "So what?"
"I have another suggestion." Ye Qing stopped, without mentioning the other party's shift of focus, and raised an index finger to wave: "I don't want any reward, I just want the Xiangyin Cave Sky and the four connected counties of southern Hunan.
You take the troops back to Xiaozhou, and I will give you a large reward in return... This way everyone will be happy and relaxed."
Could it be that he is out of his mind and crazy?
Hongxiao blinked to the side, thinking that she had misunderstood Ye Qing's so-called suggestion. Looking back at her husband's face, she saw that he was not surprised or angry, and she suddenly became confused.
She was only aware of the struggles between those men, but now they became distant and blurry, and she could not understand the way of communication between them at all.
Unlike his wife who was confused, Marquis Xiang said without blinking: "Tell me the price."
It seems that the temptation just now was correct. This man is very tolerant and can even sell women as long as the price is right. In other words, Hongtu Hegemony is his only real wife...
Ye Qing thought in his mind and carefully organized his words: "As far as you are concerned, most of Xiangzhou in northern and central Hunan is under my rule. It is difficult for Xiangyin Cave to be yang-yang, and it has been attacked by foreign lands. If it cannot develop, it will be just
The heavy burden has hindered the unification and governance of Xiaozhou."
"Why don't you just give it up?"
"I can provide technology, materials, and machines as compensation - you can take away half of the population in the four counties of southern Hunan, but no more, and you can take away all the stock of resources produced in Dongtian in the past three years."
This damn little fox...
Zhang Weicun narrowed his eyes, as if he had heard something very funny, and laughed: "Is it just the value of land and caves? Duke of Han, don't go too far. You have at least missed one important point... the value of strategic maneuvers."
Ye Qing knew in his heart that he had not been deceived, and secretly cursed: The old fox has such a strong mentality, even the fleet from the outer domain was surrounding the door, and he didn't scare him.
Nuwa came over from the ship to listen. When she saw that their negotiation was getting down to business, she casually set up a shielding circle.
Seeing this, Zhang Weicun let go and said: "Yes, it is not easy for me to hold on, but there are only one state's princes elsewhere, and their lives are even more difficult."
"If this state is destroyed, there will be no strategic room, and we will be exhausted. As the Duke of Han expected, I was lucky enough to capture Xiaozhou three years ago. In the past two years, I gradually shifted the strategic focus in order to prevent the enemy from seizing the Xiangyin Cave again..."
"You use Dongzhou as the rear and Yingzhou as the bridgehead to reap the rewards. How could you not know that I use Xiaozhou as the rear and Xiangnan as the bridgehead?"
"I would rather destroy Xiangzhou than sell it at a low price. If the Duke of Han thought that he could take advantage of this opportunity, he would be totally wrong."
This tone showed her determination. Just when Nuwa thought that the talks were over, Zhang Weicun changed her words: "In terms of qualifications, I have also risen from the soil and been an emperor. I have killed foreign soldiers and generals and fought against foreign fleets. You know this well."
I also know that the most constant value in this world is your so-called material machines? No, in fact it is the power of heaven and the favor of heaven, which even the population is not enough to compare..."
"Let's not talk nonsense. Just say that you can't sustain the attack on Yingzhou. Cai Chao advises you that you can't develop because of the difficulties. Why don't you give up the burden? The Han Guoguo gave up and let Cai Chao take over?"
With all these qualifications, facts, and reasoning, it is really irrefutable. Any other person would have been blushing and ashamed.
Nuwa and Hongxiao both watched how Ye Qing responded.
Political negotiators are all as thick-skinned as the city walls. Ye Qing had no embarrassment in revealing his sinister intentions and only said: "I will retreat and ask for other compensation. If you have the power and capital, you have the right to choose, right?"
Zhang Weicun's heart moved slightly, and he said coldly: "You are not rich in the imperial court, so what compensation can you give me?"
"Joining hands, unlike the customs in the north, Xiaoxiang's cultural origins are more southerly. That is the direction you want to develop. The warm climate is responding to the trend of fire virtues rising in the south... And my basic base is in the north.
As long as you and I join forces strategically, I can help you unify Xiaozhou and even obtain land further south - there are many places under attack in the world, and there are always places that will be lost. You must give up other strategic opportunities in Xiangzhou and other areas.
Deadly? As the saying goes, running water never rots and door hinges never get beetroots. If you are trapped in strength and lose mobility, you will lose many of its benefits, right?"
"You... want me to fight with Chu State?"
Zhang Weicun was really surprised now. He was secretly shocked by the other party's far-reaching plans and how shameless he was to stumble upon his allies. He was silent for a while and said, "I can't trust you.
"Signing a secret treaty with national spirit. Once such a secret agreement is made public, it will be harmful to both you and me... I don't want to offend the Chu State that has already formed an alliance, and you don't want to offend the leading princes of this lineage. This means that you and I share the risk...
How about it?"
Zhang Weicun was moved and said, "This kind of alliance of interests is something you and I are willing to do. Why did you choose me?"
"Wei and Chu are both too powerful and have too many wings for you and me. The so-called great nations are not even partners, but they are not good partners. However, our current population, resources, military strength, caves, and even strategic room for maneuver are all great."
They are not far apart. You go south and I go north. This is a match made in heaven." Ye Qing pointed his fingers and counted the common interests of the two families one by one: "You see, our relatives are still not dealing with Cai Chao Tu De..."
Nuwa looked sideways at the side. Why did she feel that these words sounded familiar? Where had she heard them before?
Ye Qing was still there, eloquent and eloquent. From the perspective of the other party's interests, he fiercely pushed the other party's psychological balance: "I'm not forcing you, I'm just giving you an exchange option. You can choose not to. I will follow the decree of heaven."
I will still help you, but every time I save you, you will have to bleed, which is equivalent to using resources in exchange for heavenly power. Do you think this is maximizing benefits?"
Zhang Weicun thought to himself that the Duke of Han rose to become an immortal and only accumulated wisdom and experience for a few years. Are all the young people today so powerful?
Or does it mean that after becoming an immortal, your perspective will transcend the human world and be different from ordinary people?
He considered the pros and cons for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Then sign the secret state air treaty... I agree with the material and population conditions, leaving half of the population in the four counties of southern Hunan for you. You have been neighbors for many years, and others may be fooled by you. I know this is not the key.
You have to support me with an industrial system."
The old fox finally showed his tail
Ye Qing secretly cursed in his heart, even the industrial system knew about it. At this moment, the tragic precedents of the United States' support for the industrial system of the Bear Country and the support of the Bear Country's industrial system by the Bear Country in the earth's memory came to mind. He was unwilling to support at will, no matter what.
Dong Shen asked: "I have two sets of industrial systems, namely a war-ready military industrial system and a civilian industrial system. You can choose one. Which one do you want?"
"What's the use of civilian products?" Zhang Weicun looked disdainful and was not fooled at all: "Just military industry."
Ye Qing stretched out his hand to him: "Deal"
"make a deal"
The two of them slapped each other, high-fived each other three times, and each got what they wanted and sold it for a good price, laughing loudly.
The general intention has been decided, and as for the specific details, their respective subordinates will form a negotiation team to negotiate. Without much delay, the two went out to start preparing for the war in the cave. What made Ye Qing feel speechless was that Zhang Weicun did not save anything this time.
During the battle preparation exchange between the immortals, Yu Jian proposed: "You can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days. If you want to do it, do it absolutely. Why not use the Xiangyin Cave Sky as a trap to lure the enemy fleet in to encircle and suppress - I
The authority is guaranteed to be blocked for a quarter of an hour.”
The immortals looked at Zhang Weicun with doubts. Seeing that he was serious, they thought to themselves that this man was crazy, so they said, "The Marquis of Xiang is the master of the house. He is not afraid of smashing his belongings. We, the foreign troops, have no objection."
Nuwa and Hongxiao, who were the only ones who knew about it, glanced at Ye Qing. Ye Qing remained calm and complained in his heart: This old fox knows that you will not be yourself after Dongtian, so you won’t feel bad if you use other people’s things.
Maybe it was meant to make him feel sick, but Ye Qing thought about the pros and cons and nodded: "This is a good idea..."
After the combat meeting ended, Ye Qing returned to his battleship. Nuwa followed him calmly and asked, "Why did you agree?"
"The old fox is cunning, but he is right - you can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but you can't guard against a thief in a thousand days."
"I know that. What I'm talking about is the military-industrial system promised to Zhang Weicun..." Nuwa said with a frown.
Ye Qing glanced at her and laughed: "I told you, right? My military industry system refers to the legal and forbidden type. This is in line with the traditional understanding of the highest laws on earth. The ordinary manufacturing industry actually includes heavy industry and light industry.
, I hid it in the civilian technology area at the exhibition...except for Cai Chao, Wei State, and Chu State, who bought some, no one else knew the goods."
Nuwa thought it was reasonable. She thought about it and laughed: "Ye Jun, you are too cunning... I remember that the armored ships were labeled as civilian patrol ships, and the five-element furnaces were labeled as new civilian steam engines. I deliberately made the pearls covered with dust.
, on the other hand, why do you blame others for not knowing the goods? These two are relatively outstanding. The Chu and Wei states bought them. Other lathes, planers, milling machines, drilling machines, grinders, boring machines...these basic heavy industrial machines were dusty.
If it doesn't even look good, who would believe it is valuable?"
"I give you a chance to choose. At least they can't blame me if they regret it in the future. Heaven will only think that I have the overall situation in mind, right?"
Nuwa was laughing so hard that she was out of breath: "Then there's also...the trick you used to convince Zhang Weicun, you go south and I go north, this is a match made in heaven...How do I feel?
Like the exact words Wei Yu told you in the grassland last time, you seem to have plagiarized them without changing them, right?"
"Don't say plagiarism is so ugly. Can excellent ideas be borrowed? I feel there is a generation gap with the old guys. I might as well use King Wei's ideas to test the thoughts of the Marquis of Xiang. It seems that the princes are not as good as the king. I will give it to you.
Crushed..." Ye Qing smiled. Regardless of Zhang Weicun's satisfaction, he himself felt that the deal was very profitable: "The Marquis of Xiang didn't know the secret of our civilian system promoting the transformation of lower soil. Not only did he choose the wrong military industry during the negotiation,
The system also misses a major value of our own cave."
"Are you... planning to go to Xiangzhou to continue doing experiments?" Nuwa stopped laughing and frowned: "You can only enter the Qi Refining Layer. Are you an immortal..."
Ye Qing glanced at her and said: "I have a special method to send the newly cultivated clones down first. The situation in Dongzhou is stable and it is not necessary. As a support, the Han people in the Qi Refining Layer can go down... But it depends on the situation.
, only by annihilating or at least severely damaging the Xingjun ship of Taoist Lingqian can we develop the Xiangyin Cave with confidence, otherwise the same power as Zhang Weicun will be contained here, and we will lose money and let the old fox get complacent."
This was a prudent move, and Nuwa had no objection to it and returned to her own ship to prepare.