It was midsummer, the rocks were shining, and the capital of the Liao Kingdom, Shenyang, was not cool either. The King of Liao had gained weight in recent years, so he piled a lot of ice cubes in the palace and even the maids fanning them still found it too hot. Suddenly the eunuch came to report that it was his old friend Mr. Lu who wanted to see him. The King of Liao was startled for a moment, then jumped up from the wicker chair: "Mr. Lu? Is it really Mr. Lu? Please come quickly!"
Not long after, Mr. Lu came in. When the King of Liao saw it, he really was the one who helped him attack Goryeo. He was overjoyed: "Mr. Lu! I thought you had forgotten the lonely king!" Then he stepped forward and held tightly. He grabbed Mr. Lu's hand and refused to let go, causing Mr. Lu to not even be polite.
The two of them went to Liangdian and sat down. Mr. Lu said: "I think everything goes smoothly for the prince. He doesn't need help from others. He didn't bother him again after he came back from Russia."
The King of Liao shook his head repeatedly and sighed: "We in Liao are in a lot of troubles. Our people only know how to fight. Other countries are engaged in commerce."
Mr. Lu smiled and said: "The money they run in business is not as cheap as the prince's robbery. Westerners call you ghost knights and demon knights. You know how afraid they are of you."
The King of Liao laughed loudly: "Thank you, sir, for your early teachings."
Mr. Lu laughed with him for a while, and then said seriously: "I came today to remind the prince of something."
"Sir, please speak."
Mr. Lu said: "The Yue Kingdom annexed Wu a few months ago, and the Federation has gained most of the country. It is not far away from targeting the Liao Kingdom."
"What are you afraid of him doing?" King Liao waved his hand, "Do they still dare to fight against the lonely king?"
Mr. Lu said: "If there is a war, the prince will not be able to defeat them."
"What a joke!" the Liao King snorted, "The lonely king has not lost a battle in twenty years!"
"That's because the prince has been bullying others." Mr. Lu said, "From the time when the prince first attacked Goryeo to now when he plundered the West, he has always used firearms to bully others. The Federation, especially Yan State, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi, and Taiwan Prefecture, have stronger firearms than The Liao Kingdom has many. Regardless of the range, accuracy or explosive lethality. My lord, you know that it only took one day for the Yue Kingdom to destroy Wu, because the Yue Kingdom seconded the Yan army."
The King of Liao said: "The weapons purchased by our country, Liao, are all the strongest, and they are no worse than those of Yan."
"It's much worse than Yan State." Mr. Lu said, "The firearms of the Yan army are all custom-made and cannot be bought by other countries."
The King of Liao became serious and said: "Why can't other countries buy it? I will also customize it."
Mr. Lu said: "I didn't find out why." He said apologetically, "Red Bones doesn't like me. I don't buy goods. Since the prince is a big customer, he can ask people to find out what's going on."
The King of Liao saw that he was careful in what he said and believed him the most, so he thought for a moment and ordered someone to send a letter to Ping'an Prefecture. Mr. Lu temporarily stayed in the guest house of the King of Liao's Mansion.
Two days later, Xin Ying returned from Ping'an Prefecture. When he took out the letter and took a look, the King of Liao was shocked. Wu Xiaoxi, the chief shopkeeper of Red Bones, was inspecting the shops in Ping'an Prefecture at this time. The Liao State Purchasing Department sent firearms purchasers to Ping'an Prefecture, so he asked to see him. Shopkeeper Wu asked about this matter. Wu Xiaoxi replied that the Yan State Committee actually had many customized firearm accessories.
Just because the State of Yan obtained the firearms blueprints of the current and previous dynasties from the Empress Dowager in the capital, they had already manufactured their own firearms many years ago. Now they are both customers and suppliers of Red Bones. There are only a few key parts. They always couldn't do it well, so they had to order it from Red Bones and take it back to their own factory to assemble it into finished products. The Yan country's self-produced firearms were better than their predecessors, and their performance was much better than that of Western firearms.
Wu Xiaoxi also said that over the years, Jin, Shu, Chulu and other countries have tried to make their own firearms, but they were not as good as Western ones, and the cost of making them was much more expensive than purchasing them, so they gave up. Only Yan State's firearms have never stopped research and development, and have long been compared to
Western goods are strong and getting stronger. Liao's purchaser asked why the firearms of the Western army are worse than those of Red Bones? She smiled and said: "Westerners have three advantages. First, Westerners hate each other deeply. Firearms would rather be sold.
Give it to Asians in distant places and never sell it to enemy countries. The second reason is love of money. The third reason is that the owner of the Western Kingdom is not the owner of the people, but just the leader of many small principalities. The price of selling it to the Red Bones is higher than that of selling it to the Western Country.
The army is so advanced that they won’t even sell a high-quality fire or gun to our troops. We really have much more money than the Western armies.”
After reading the letter, the King of Liao hurriedly asked Mr. Lu and his son to read the letter together. Mr. Lu nodded and said, "I guess so. In the past 20 years, Daxing Institute of Technology in Taiwan has only been building phonographs and washing machines.
, making firearms is the secret way to cross Chencang."
The King of Liao patted the armrest of the chair and said regretfully: "The King of Jin is just short-sighted, but how come the King of Shu, who was born in the army, does not make firearms? He should know the pros and cons better than others. If the Shu Kingdom can make firearms, why should the Shu Kingdom be allowed to make firearms?"
The Yan family is the only one in power."
Mr. Lu shook his head and said: "The State of Yan has the blueprints, just follow them and improve them. As for Jia Cong, I remember that when he was about ten years old, he recruited a group of Western monks to study science and engineering. People all over the capital said that he was bored with things. Therefore.
After the division of the world, he was the only one to build a polytechnic school in Taiwan. In addition, the Yan State had old craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. The Shu State had been working for several years, and the firearms they made were not only much more expensive than the ones they bought, but also much worse.
How can we be willing to invest more? The same goes for other countries. After all, Shu has money and can buy the best." King Liao nodded unconsciously.
The prince of the Liao Kingdom thought: "In my opinion, sir, you are worrying too much. Except for the few places that originally fell into the hands of the King of Yan, in that federation, the rest of the countries are all attached to them for some reason or seeking benefits from them. Good luck to the State of Zhao.
It is about to be annexed by neighboring countries. The princes of Qin and Jin are both young. Yue's ancestors are greedy for money and want to do business with them to make money. Every country is willing to do so, and no place is inaccessible by war."
Mr. Lu said: "They may not fight other countries, but Liao will definitely do it." He suddenly sat down solemnly, and the King of Liao and his son did not sit upright when they saw him, and listened. Mr. Lu said seriously, "When Tianjin found the Dagang Oilfield,
, "Yanjing Weekly" once published Jia Cong's words, there are large oil fields hidden in the Liao Kingdom. Now the Federation is building automobile factories on a large scale, and cars will replace horses in the future. The oil fields will be very important at that time. They will not do anything no matter what.
The Liao Kingdom will be spared."
The King of Liao thought: "The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade. If Yan's firearms are really stronger than ours, it will be difficult to resist once a fight breaks out."
The prince said: "Father, what if we join the Federation?"
The King of Liao glanced at him: "Have you read the laws of the Federation?"
The prince was stunned: "I wonder what that is for."
"You take a look first and then talk."
The prince really went back to look for the laws of the federation countries. After only two days of reading, he knew why he could not join the federation. So he also had a headache. He rushed to the Liao Prince's Palace with a sullen face to see Mr. Lu and asked him for ways to protect the country.
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Mr. Lu smiled bitterly and said: "If I had any idea, I would have told the prince. But..."
The prince hurriedly asked: "Sir, do you have any ideas?"
Mr. Lu said: "Last night I was thinking whether I could send a craftsman to Yan State to steal the firearms blueprints?"
The prince shook his head and said: "For many years, our country has made money through plunder. Even if we get the blueprints, there are no craftsmen to do it."
Mr. Lu sighed: "Then there is no choice. Either move elsewhere, or we can only seek peace."
The prince frowned: "How can we give the land of our ancestors to others?"
Mr. Lu said: "A clever woman can't make a meal without rice, and a fist can't beat a weapon. What's more, the officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom have been accustomed to fighting with firearms stronger than the enemy for more than 20 years. They have never fought in a battle where other people's firearms are stronger than themselves."
"This..." The prince also frowned. The opponent turned out to be very difficult to deal with.
The King of Liao convened a group of staff to discuss the matter. They deliberated for more than ten days, but they were unable to do anything.
At this moment, the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom in Beijing sent a small stack of newspapers, which had been published by various countries in recent days. The headlines of the newspapers were about the same major event: The King of Shu is old and wants to pass the throne to his son this autumn, and he will be crown prince.
Wang. "Chengdu Weekly" and "Dajiala Weekly" simultaneously reported that Situ Yan, the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Shu, has completed his master's degree from the Ivy League University in Dajiala, and has set off back to China with a group of friends, and will be the Crown Prince this autumn.
When Mr. Lu saw it, he immediately said: "Sooner or later, the Kingdom of Shu will fall into the hands of the Federation."
A staff member quickly asked: "Sir, why is this?"
Mr. Lu said: "The prince of Shu has only this one son, and the rest are daughters. The prince only has one direct brother, and he is very capable. From the beginning to the end, the third prince has no intention of competing with his brother for the crown of prince.
He pointed at the newspaper and said, "Wang Sun Situ Yan did not go back alone, he led a large group of classmates back."
The King of Liao immediately understood. "I am afraid that this son is just like the King of Zhao and King Qin." He snarled and stumbled, "The land of our ancestors has been scattered. The lonely king suspected that the letter from Brother Wu Wang was not a fake." Then he added.
Nothing can be done.
Two days later, Mr. Lu met the King of Liao and said: "Today, the enemy is strong and we are weak. We can only temporarily implement Feng Chen's plan of three caves to wait for the borrowed corpse to return to life."
The King of Liao stroked his beard and said, "I'm afraid that your husband and the lonely king want to go together." After thinking for a moment, he ordered someone to contact "Yan Daxia".
The daughter of the King of Liao is now the crown prince of Russia. The King of Liao and several of his sons and important ministers all have territories in that country, which is larger than the Liao Kingdom.
Peter III, the leader of Russia, was a free-spirited leader who believed in Lutheran Christianity, so he had an enmity with the local Orthodox Church. Soon after he came to the throne, some people wanted to remove him. Because the former empress Elizabeth died in an assassination, the new monarch had
He was very protective of himself. Two years later, when Peter III went out hunting, a general launched a coup and surrounded the farm where he lived. In front of the two armies, someone suddenly fired a cold bullet and killed the rebel general and his two sons.
, two deputies. The rebels were frightened and surrendered.
It turned out that a Chinese merchant who came to Russia to do business was selling his goods to Peter III at the farm that day. Hearing that there was a rebellion by the rebels, he immediately led a few men to attack him in a sneak attack. Peter III was overjoyed and asked where he came from. The man laughed.
, said: "Your Majesty, please don't be frightened." His surname was Yan, he was the fourth eldest, and he was originally a green forest thief. The goods he just sold to His Majesty the Tsar were all stolen goods that he and his brothers had robbed. His Majesty the Tsar did not mind at all.
, on the contrary, he was very curious about his experience as a ranger. He was also frightened by this danger, so he asked Yan Si to stay in Russia as his bodyguard. Yan Si hesitated for a few days, but seeing that he, the emperor, had done something really dangerous, he agreed.
Yan Si only served as the personal guard of the Tsar and did not hold any official position in the court, but Peter III obeyed his advice. After the farm rebellion, the Tsar became much more timid. Yan Si said: "The whole country belongs to your Majesty, and all traitors and traitors should die."
Peter III gritted his teeth and said, "But I can't kill them."
Yan Si smiled and said: "This is not difficult. Does your Majesty know who is disloyal to you?" Peter III's eyes lit up.
Yan Si ordered his subordinates to draw up a Green Forest Post and translate it to the Tsar. This Green Forest Post was a reward for hidden flowers in Yan Si's name. After the thieves came to Russia, they followed the post to find Yan Si's tea leaves.
Shop, gave the contact code, and someone led them to see Yan Si. Yan Si told them who they needed to assassinate and how many hidden flowers they needed to assassinate. Naturally, the list of assassins was given by the Tsar. Peter III was overjoyed and immediately agreed. He just ordered him to assassinate
The wording of the post was changed to be more polite. In return, Yan Si's shop does not have to pay taxes in Russia.
Half a year later, people began to receive hidden flowers. Within two years, opponents of the Tsar were assassinated one after another. Everyone knew that it was the Tsar who did it, but no one had evidence. Many bishops died in the church. At first, it also asked the Tsar to
Protested, the Tsar swore that it was not his fault - it was not him, but Yan Si.
Later, the King of Liao formed an alliance with Peter III and wanted to borrow a passage from Russia to go to the West for plunder. Peter III had already heard Yan Si's stories about the green forest and was ready to agree; but Yan Si winked at him to dissuade him. He turned around and told Yan Si
He: The rules of the green forest are that you need to pay for the passage. The next day, Peter III met the special envoy of the King of Liao and asked for payment. The envoy smiled and said: "Of course. The rules have remained the same through the ages." The two sides quickly reached an agreement. The King of Liao
He also got to know Yan Si, met him several times personally, and called him "Great Hero Yan".
Because Yan Si hated the overwhelming power of the Russian church, he secretly discussed with the King of Liao to join forces to deal with the church. The King of Liao's cavalry robbed the money, and Yan Si's secret agents killed people. The money stolen from the church was still distributed to the Tsar, and the Tsar was very satisfied. In just five years
Within a year, the middle and high-level positions of the Russian Church were vacant. If the successor did not survive for half a year, the entire country was left with only priests. And the European continent was fighting for years, and the Holy See did not care about Russia. Without the church,
The power of the tsar was unprecedentedly powerful, and the power of the nobility was unprecedentedly powerful.
Peter III allowed the nobles to dispose of their fiefs at will. Yan Si and his companions, the King of Liao and his descendants and ministers bought a lot of land in Russia. They all made huge profits without capital, so they never collected excessive taxes and taxes from the people.
Gradually, the population became more and more prosperous. Yan Si and his companions all believed in Taoism and built many Taoist temples in their territory. Families with whole families who believed in Taoism could get tax reductions, so there were many Taoists in their territory. Today, the lower class people
and the richest families all believed in Taoism. Only the middle class, who neither had to please their lords nor could not pay taxes, still believed in Orthodox Christianity. Taoism emphasized tranquility and inaction and did not get involved in political affairs, so the tsar was too lazy to interfere. The king of Liao believed in Buddhism, so he
Following the example, they also built Buddhist temples in their territories. If the whole family believed in Buddhism, they could reduce taxes. They also sent Confucian disciples to promote Confucianism. The territories of more than 20 Chinese lords were in harmony with the four religions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
The King of Liao had been a bandit for twenty years, and he knew best the law of the jungle. Now Yan is strong and Liao is weak, and the Yan State is eyeing the Liao State's oil fields. When it is absolutely necessary, taking the upper hand is not a bad idea. But Yan Si and Liao State
The country has been an accomplice for many years and must discuss with him.