Two days after the mobilization, the Six Nations sent their senior official, Gong Shuqin, to contact Li Jie.
Because of Gongzi Ba's relationship, the Six Nations are quite close to Li Jie. Since last year, they have stepped up talent exchanges and boldly organized trade fleets, mainly importing white sand and linen from Yinxiang, as well as
Lots of stone tools.
Stone tools are also in short supply in the Six Kingdoms, not only for the savages near the Dabie Mountains, but even in the cities of the Six Kingdoms, a good stone adze can greatly improve the living standards of a family of five.
As for tools such as stone axes that can cut down trees and chop people, if you want to make them well, the Six Kingdoms are not impossible, but they cannot be mass-produced like Yinxiang.
Just for sifting stones, the six countries cannot organize manpower, because most of the mountains, forests, rivers and swamps are owned by the owner, but it is not as flexible as "Baisha".
"Uncle, Zhou Laicheng..."
“Now it’s renamed ‘Huaizhong’!”
Gongshu Qin glared at his entourage and looked at the city, thinking that back then, this was the fiefdom of Yun Zhenluo, the "famous general" of Chu State.
Thinking of this, Gongshu Qin couldn't help but sneer, with a very proud look on his face: "Yunzhen was so arrogant back then, I wonder what the Yun family will do now?"
The followers immediately bowed to each other, and then laughed and praised: "My uncle's foresight is the reason for the prosperity of the Six Kingdoms today."
"Don't you dare to say that you are far-sighted."
The uncle Qin waved his hands, but he couldn't hide the proud look on his face.
Of course he is qualified to be proud. Although he is only a senior official, because he is a "veteran of two dynasties" and is a clan member surnamed Ji, his colleagues at the same time have retreated to death, so naturally he has a lot of say.
I think back at the beginning, when Gongzi Ba returned from the Kingdom of Wu, he wanted to bring talents from the six countries and redeem some slaves to go to the Kingdom of Wu. Many people were strongly opposed to it, especially since Gongzi Ba was not sent to Gusu, but to a shabby small village.
, or the head of a small village living as a savage.
This aroused the anger of the senior officials of the Six Nations, who believed that the young master Ba had fallen into disgrace.
In the end, Ji Ba tried his best, including deception, to get the first group of people to go back to Li Jie for use.
Among these first batch of talents, there is Ying Jian.
The person who contributed to this incident, or in other words, pushed against all opinions and pushed for Gongzi Ba, was the veteran minister Gong Shuqin.
The old man opened his mouth, but no matter how nice the other people's words were, they were all empty words. The old man could kill someone with just one sentence: "I've eaten more salt than you've ever eaten."
Experience is particularly important for small countries.
Afterwards, the Six Kingdoms made a huge fortune, and they also formed a strategic partnership with Jiangyin City. This made the monarchs and ministers of the Six Kingdoms more or less obedient, and even praised the old uncle for his outstanding vision and extraordinary worldliness.
In fact, the main thing is that the gold given by Gongziba is relatively adequate.
Who doesn't love gold, damn everyone does.
For the sake of gold, what does it mean to lose some low-level talents and some slaves that will never be used?
Outsiders don't know much about the details, and Gongzi Ba doesn't care about the details. After all, the help brought by Gong Shuqin is real. Not only did Gongzi Ba successfully complete the task, but it also consolidated his position in the six countries.
Now the status of Young Master Ba is even higher than that of the kings of the Six Kingdoms.
The nobles of the Six Kingdoms can live without a king, but they cannot live without Gongzi Ba, because Gongzi Ba can bring tangible benefits.
A piece of "Big Red 01" is enough to make the nobles of the six countries extremely happy. Once it is sold, it will be ten times the profit. If the young master Ba can bring such a profit, if he is not his father, who is his father?
As for Li Jie, the son of Jiangyin, he is an ancestor and a relative!
"Uncle, the people from Chu are also going to Liuyi. Could it be that... we refuse them just like that?"
“Today is different from the past!”
Uncle Qin's eyes widened, "At that time, the Chu people were so fierce that we were no match for them. But here in Huaihe, only the righteous can be called warriors. The Chu people were so hasty, how could we defeat them? Furthermore, the Chu people were so bold and bold in their actions.
What do you have to do with us? As long as you have the 'Red Cloud' in your hand, you can get ten times the profit today. How could you know that if you go to the capital of Ying in Chu, you won't get twenty times the profit?"
"Uncle has great foresight, and I am not as good as waiting."
A group of followers bowed to each other again, Laojianghu is Laojianghu.
In fact, when Li Jie was mobilizing, Yun Zhenlu sent envoys to the six countries to intimidate and induce them.
In short, saying goodbye to Li Jie is a big golden ticket. But if you don't listen, you will have to settle accounts with the Queen after the Chu Kingdom recovers in the future.
Don't say you didn't predict what you said.
The kings and ministers of the six kingdoms were all surprised and delighted. They were delighted when Yun Zhenlu promised that all the land in Huainan on the other side of the river from Zhoulai City could be given to the six kingdoms in the future. In order to show his sincerity, he would give two thousand gold in advance!
To say that the monarchs and ministers of the Six Kingdoms are not moved is really a difficult task, and they are not stupid. These are extraordinary times. Small countries want to expand, and this may be the last resort.
After passing this village, there is no such shop.
When the big countries calm down, I am afraid that these small countries will have no room to survive and will perish sooner or later.
As a result, the kings of the six kingdoms thought about how to have a fight with Chu Guoxu and pretend to have a breakup with Jiang Yinzi.
All the ministers felt that this was a good move. It did not offend the Chu State, but also benefited from it, and it did not substantially harm Li Jie. Overall, it sounded good.
After Ji Qin saw the performance of his country's monarchs and ministers, he was disappointed and started to complain, saying that you losers really know how to deceive yourself and others. In a world of great strife, there is no room for mere mortals to survive!
Ji Qin even warned the kings and ministers of the six countries that if they do not do anything after receiving benefits from Chu, Chu's revenge will be even more violent afterwards; and if they play tricks with a reckless hero like Li Jie, they will only be tricked even more miserably in the future!
After being scolded by the uncle Qin who made him doubt his life, the monarchs and ministers of the six countries finally recognized the reality. After discussion, they decided to follow the old rules and continue to hug the thigh of Wu.
Although I don’t know how long the old monster of Wu State can hold this thigh, at least another golden thigh has appeared in Wu State. Even if Li Jie is not as good as the old monster, at least he is now famous all over the world, and he has "righteousness" in his hands.
And judging from the rising status of Master Ba, Jiangyin definitely has great potential.
After recognizing the current situation and thinking about the future, the Six Nations sent their old uncle to Zhoulai City, which had been renamed "Huaizhong".
"This trip to the state...Huaizhong, do you all still remember your important responsibilities?"
"Don't worry, uncle, I'll keep it in mind."
"Um."
Uncle Gongqin brushed his beard and nodded. He came to meet Li Jie this time because he wanted to get an opportunity. An opportunity for the Six Nations to follow Li Jie and make a fortune.
The Six Nations had not sent troops to Biyang Kingdom to participate in the Battle of Biyang before, but they basically just watched the whole process. This time was also a great opportunity. Unfortunately, it rained heavily, and the large troops stayed in Xucheng. Has anyone been captured now?
Gongshu Qin didn't know about feeding the fish, and he didn't bother to care about it anymore.
Only now, Li Jie is very likely to launch an attack, and the Six Nations are close at hand, so it is a good time to catch up.