Generally speaking, both parties try to avoid "king vs. king" too early in negotiations, and give both parties room for maneuver.
Because as long as you enter the "King vs. King" situation, it will be a showdown, leaving very little room for negotiation.
It is impossible that Wei Cao, the high minister of Jin, did not understand this truth, but he still met with Li Jie early this time. He was under great pressure at home. Although it had been relieved, it was not enough.
"Evil gold... Iron farm tools, hoes, sickles, etc., I still need 60,000."
"Sixty thousand? Sixty thousand for each item or sixty thousand in total?"
Straight to the point, Wei Cao can be said to be quite direct, but this is what Commissioner Li appreciates.
There is really no point in grinding and whining. What's the point? It's a seller's market. How to sell and how much to sell? Isn't it someone Li who has the final say?
Unless Wei Cao was blind and did not see the future of iron farm tools.
"All types cost 60,000."
"Master Wei... the total is 60,000, that's easy to say. But if it's the same 60,000, your money... isn't enough."
Commissioner Li is very calm, he is not stupid, and he even goes out to do charity for the people of Jin.
After a little calculation, Lao Li thought that if Wei Cao wanted so many iron farm tools, he should be doing in-depth development of his own Wei family's territory.
The population of Jin State is extremely terrifying, and the land utilization rate is also quite high. Moreover, the long-term development and maintenance of mountains and rivers have made the area of irrigable cultivated land in Jin State the largest among other countries.
This is also in line with Jin's status as the most populous country in the world. The overlord of the Central Plains single-handedly conquered the Xiongnu, 烃狁, Chidi, Baidi, Donghu...
Under such circumstances, the Jin State could still suppress the Qin State, leaving the old Qin people with no temper at all. They could only save the fertile land in Kansai by playing ruthless and life-threatening ways.
Moreover, judging from the comprehensive intelligence from all aspects, Jin State has almost suppressed all kinds of competitors and potential competitors to death in their own three-quarter acres of land.
Not to mention the Qin State, even the very low-key Yan State, the Jin State forced the "烃狁" tribes to gradually get stuck on the Yan State's main route in and out of the southwest, which completely killed the Yan State's expansion in this direction.
possibility.
Even if the Yan State breaks out, it will not attack the Jin State, because the Yan State has to kill the "Yanxi" tribes first. This is obviously not cost-effective, but at least there is an easy road to the east.
And Zhou Tianzi's current territory is less than a quarter of the peak core area.
Most of the high-quality cultivated land abandoned at that time, that is, the area around "Haojing" and Wangji, was all in the hands of the Jin State.
It is in this area that Xianyang, the current nominal capital of the Old Qin people, is located here.
In other words, if the old Qin people walked twice from their own capital, they might end up on Jin's land.
From the Wei River and the Jing River all the way east to Huashan in Henan, the entire vast area was once the "Wang Tian" of the Emperor Zhou, and later, it was probably the "administration" of the Jin State.
In the not-so-large area near the Weirui area, the Jin State set up eleven large and small cities on both sides of the Yellow River, with a population of hundreds of thousands. As long as they still existed, the old Qin people thought
If we want to move eastward, the possibility is zero.
Even if the Jin State was destroyed everywhere, just relying on these millions and hundreds of thousands of people to defend the natural barrier would be enough to make the Qin State vomit blood.
This is the fundamental reason for forcing the Qin people to explore westward and contact Li Jie to make a roundabout way from Chu.
It’s not that the people of the old Qin Dynasty were incompetent, but that the Jin State was invincible.
However, big companies also have their own shortcomings. Seeing Wei Cao being so cheerful, Lao Li wondered if this veteran's position in the company was not stable enough, and was he trying to seize the time to add his own people to the company?
With iron farm tools, agricultural production efficiency can be improved, overall food production can be increased, and more people can be fed.
From the perspective of maintaining the future of the Wei family, it is obvious that acquiring so many iron farm tools is not a contribution to the Zhao family, Han family and others.
With these farm tools on the land owned by the Wei family, the agricultural production efficiency is several times that of other companies. So it only takes five to ten years of accumulation, even if a generation is needed, to make the Wei family the most powerful family in Jin.
Among the old families, there is absolutely no family that can compete with the Wei family.
But there is a big premise for all this, and there are indeed so many farm tools.
"Don't worry, Mr. Li, money... is not an issue."
The Jin State did not use "money", and coins were also the mainstream, and silk cloth could also be used as a large payment, not to mention that now it can be offset by rebates.
For example, for example, Wei Cao artificially lowered the selling price of Xu's hometown. Commissioner Li would get a rebate based on how much less he paid than the original psychological price.
However, Wei Cao, the high minister of Jin State, did not receive this part of the kickback. Instead, he converted it into cash and then purchased supplies from Li Jie.
Generally speaking, the Jin Dynasty's ministers betrayed the interests of the country in exchange for family and personal benefits.
"With Master Wei's words, I feel relieved."
The writing was put into writing, and the two parties exchanged documents, stamped the seals, signed the signatures, and stamped the signatures.
After finishing the matter, Lao Li was very satisfied. Xu's homeland was useless to others, but it was quite important to him.
From then on, the vast area in Huaibei was surnamed Li.
It doesn't matter whether Gusu recognizes this piece of land or not, because it is legal and endorsed by the State of Jin. Wei Cao, the high minister of the State of Jin, does not represent him personally. If it were the State of Jin.
It was the State of Jin that packaged and sold this "enclave" in its entirety to an individual named Li Jie.
Commissioner Li was thinking, if this vast area in Huaibei was renamed "Huailasjia", probably all the fellow villagers who eat Shanxi millet in the future would definitely complain crazily about the Shangqing of Jin at this moment.
However, this has nothing to do with him.
"It was really a pleasure to talk to Mr. Li!"
"Master Wei also has a very bad temper towards Li. He really hates that we met so late. We hate that we met so late.
"It's too late to meet each other?"
As soon as he heard the saucy words coming from Lao Li's mouth, the Minister of Jin State was surprised, thinking that this wild man from Wu State was really a bit extraordinary.
"Hahahahahaha..."
Wei Cao was very happy, laughed wildly, and then said, "Today, 'Wei will not fail Li, and Li will not fail Wei', it will become a good story!"
"It's not a good story, but I personally don't care..."
The words were spoken a bit fast, and Wei Cao couldn't understand the words, so Li Jie continued, "There is just something I want to ask."
"Li Jundan said it doesn't matter."
"readily!"
As soon as he clapped his hands, Commissioner Li's eyes shone brightly and he stared at the Minister of Jin with a serious face, "I wonder where Wei's 'Zhao Niang' is now? I want to meet her, not for anything else but to make friends."
"..."
"..."
Wei Cao, the high minister of Jin State, almost felt as if he had been hit by a chariot. His head was empty for a long time. Wei Cao sighed secretly and managed to squeeze out a smile: "Li Jun is really...
…Sincerity, sincerity.”
"That is required!"
Commissioner Li suddenly had a look on his face, "If Mr. Li were not sincere, how could so many heroes from all over the world come to join him?"
"..."
"..."
Wei Cao was frightened by Li Jie's thick skin. The Minister of Jin State was thinking about you. Are others looking at you?
That was because I was staring at King Wei of Wu Gou Chen, staring at the "Suicide Notes of King Wei", and staring at the superb military skills of the rise of the Wu Kingdom!
You, Li Jie, are just a tool. Don’t you have any clues in your heart?
"What? Could it be that Mr. Wei despises Mr. Li and thinks that Mr. Li is not worthy of being 'Zhao Niang's' friend?"
"..."
Wei Cao couldn't bear the shamelessness of this bastard, but he had to admit that when dealing with such a bastard, it was better to have someone. As long as the conditions were met, everything would not be a problem.
Just as he was about to speak, Commissioner Li said plausibly: "It is Princess Chen, that 'Little Peach Blossom Princess', who is also a gentleman's acquaintance with Mr. Li. Now she has been inspired by Mr. Li, and she has practiced the supreme way to prove it."
Hunyuan', has now cultivated the 'Nascent Soul', and in a few months, we will be able to see the effects of the 'Nascent Soul' after its completion."
Not far away, a girl dressed in men's clothing immediately covered her mouth and snickered, thinking that Ajie was really brave, even a wealthy Jin family like the Wei family dared to play tricks on her.