Moreover, it is impossible for their two families to leave Zhao State and move to other countries with such a large family property.
It was beyond his expectation that Zhao Kuo could treat them in such a benevolent way. If it were any other monarch, he would probably be cruel.
For Zhuo Su, the important thing is not money. No matter how much money he has, he will only be a businessman. He will never become a noble, let alone own a fief.
But he saw Zhuo's hope of becoming a noble from the three places in Handan Academy.
"That's what Brother Zhuo said."
Guo Zong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He only thought about bargaining and striving for more benefits, but he forgot what Zhao Kuo started from.
As a monarch who once commanded the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms to defeat Qin, and then single-handedly defeated the Five Kingdoms, would he be afraid of them?
To be unable to move is to be weak, and to be unwilling to move is to be kind.
"I heard that a few years ago there was a businessman in Handan. He learned that King Sun Yiren of Qin was in Handan as a hostage. He thought he was a rare commodity and could live in it, so he tried his best to help him return to his country and successfully became the heir apparent to the crown prince of Qin."
"Now that businessman has followed a foreigner into Qin and became the guest of King Qin. He may even rule Qin in the future. That businessman is betting on himself. We are just extravagant wealth. Are we not as good as a small businessman?
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Zhuo Su said slowly.
It is impossible for the Zhuo family to be like Lu Buwei, but if they can embrace Zhao Kuo in time, the future will definitely be more promising than now.
"Brother Zhuo's words are like Huang Zhong Dalu waking up my foolish brother. I will sell some of my property and collect five thousand gold to present to the king. If I lose the bet, I will only lose some personal belongings. If I win the bet, I, Mr. Guo, or
You can become a noble in one fell swoop, and even break the earth and become a lord."
Guo Zong clasped his hands and said solemnly.
If he hadn't spent so much money buying a lot of furniture, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones during this period, he would have been able to come up with even more, and that didn't include farmland and houses.
The Guo family is so rich that it can rival the country.
"Since Brother Guo has decided, I will stay here soon." Zhuo Su cupped his hands, stood up and walked out of the hall.
"I'll send Brother Zhuo off." Guo Zong said gratefully.
"In view of Brother Guo's magnanimity, I have a message for Brother Guo." Guo Zong sent Zhuo Su outside the door, and Zhuo Su suddenly turned around and said.
"Brother Zhuo, please speak." Guo Zong saluted.
"The king is a man who must repay his vengeance and his kindness. As long as we follow him closely, he will never treat us badly. The investment we make today will be returned tenfold and a hundredfold in the future. But... we can't leave chickens alone.
In a basket, Feng Xuan of Qi once said to Lord Mengchang: 'A cunning rabbit has three burrows, and the only way is to avoid its dead ears'. I deeply agree."
After saying that, Zhuo Su handed over his hands and left.
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The land of Ouyue.
After more than a month of arduous search, Lu Buwei finally found the remnants of the Yue royal family in a mountain in Ouyue, and relied on his sharp tongue to persuade Yue to surrender to Qin.
"Your Majesty, we have already agreed to the State of Zhao, why should we seek refuge with the State of Qin again?" the minister asked in confusion.
Although the capital was occupied by the Chu State and the country was destroyed, the Yue State still retained its previous system.
They firmly believe that one day they will revive the Yue Kingdom like their ancestor Gou Jian.
It's a pity that they aimed at Gou Jian, but did not have Gou Jian's wisdom and efforts.
The remaining 100,000 remnants were divided into several groups, loyal to different descendants of the royal family, and refused to obey anyone. They would only unite when facing the invasion of the Chu State and the natives in the mountains.
"We need the weapons of Zhao and the armor of Qin," the King of Yue said in a deep voice.
"But Zhao and Qin are mortal enemies. Will we offend both countries by doing this?" the minister said worriedly.
Even though they were located in the southeast, they knew that a war broke out between Qin and Zhao that lasted for several years, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.
The enemy of Yue State already has Chu State. If it offends the two most powerful countries in the world again, it will really die without a burial place.
"Don't worry, Qin State is in the far west and Zhao State is in the north. The two countries are thousands of miles away from Yue State and cannot threaten us. As long as Zhao State wants to recruit crew members from us, Qin State still wants to
If we help them attract Chu, they will turn a blind eye." said the King of Yue.
Naturally, the level of the Yue King cannot be compared with Gou Jian, but he can lead the Yue remnants to kill the natives in the mountains, seize a piece of territory, and escape from Chu's encirclement and suppression many times, and convince several of his brothers to become the Yue King. How can it be so easy?
generation.
I have long been familiar with these things. Yue, Qin, and Zhao are in a cooperative relationship. They each have what they need. They are not ministers of the two countries. So what if the other party knows about it?
And if he doesn't seize this opportunity, his younger brothers will seize this opportunity to cooperate with Qin or Zhao. By then, it is not certain whether he, the king of Yue, can be stable.
"Zhao and Qin are really rich." The minister said enviously.
As early as a month ago, someone from Zhao found them and asked them if they had sea-going shipbuilding skills that they could exchange for some price.
The Yue people do have the sea-ship making technology that Zhao needs, and they also have more than a dozen sea-going ships that were left behind decades ago. Now that the Yue is no longer here, they have just been defeated by the Chu state, and their strength has been greatly damaged, and they have no plans.
Waiting to die holding these things, he agreed to sell them to Zhao Guo, but the price had to be negotiated again.
Kuaiji is far away from Zhao, and traveling back and forth is a waste of time. After discussing with Qing Qin, Qing She decided to exchange Yue's shipbuilding technology and ten sea ships with three thousand gold, plus 10,000 spears and 10,000 long weapons.
Then he bought 200 shipwrights and 500 sailors for two gold pieces each.
It's not that Zhao doesn't want to buy more, but Yue doesn't have that many people.
If it were the Yue Kingdom at its peak, not to mention just 200 craftsmen, even 2,000 could be produced.
Unfortunately, that was only once...
After the two sides discussed the matter, the Yue people immediately took Qingshe and Qingqin to the seaside to receive the ship, along with 200 shipwrights and 500 sailors.
As soon as the two left, Lu Buwei came looking for them.
The process of convincing the King of Yue was very simple. As long as the Yue people did not want to stay in the mountains forever, they had no choice but to unite with the Qin State, even if they knew that they would be used by the Qin State.
This is a naked conspiracy.
Lu Buwei promised to provide 10,000 armors to the Yue State. Of course, the Qin army only wore old ones. If they wanted new ones and more armors, the Yue State would have to spend money to buy them.
After all, Qin helped Yue to stab Chu in the back, not for charity.
Moreover, the Qin State is not rich now, and Lu Buwei has surpassed 10,000 armors, but he believes that the King of Qin will agree.
In addition, Lu Buwei also promised the King of Yue that Qin could send a general to help Yue train its army, but the King of Yue refused. He did not want his army to be controlled by Qin.
"It won't be long before our country, Yue, will be able to establish itself again and declare our existence to the world." The King of Yue said with confidence.
When the materials from Zhao and Qin arrived, he could train elite soldiers, take all the Yue people into his hands, seize the indigenous territory, wait for the world to change, raise troops to attack Jiangdong, and rebuild the Yue Kingdom.