Four hundred and fortieth chapters after the victory of the big business
Most of the aristocratic young people in Xianyang knew each other and grew up playing together. Take Zhao Kang's former friends as an example. This generation has indeed produced a lot of talents. In Xianyang, there are Meng Tian, Wang Ben,
Gan Luo and other outstanding young people...the older one, such as Wang Ben, is now on the edge of Guannei Hou, while the youngest one, such as Gan Luo, has also served as the Qin State's Shangqing.
Most of this group of children grew up to become excellent generals, but Gan Luo was an exception. Gan Luo was thin and weak, not suitable for fighting on the battlefield. But the difference was that he had a flexible mind and an excellent eloquence.
When Gan Luo was playing in Xianyang, he cleverly joined Zhao Kang and became the dog-headed strategist in Zhao Kang's evil young gang. Because he knew how terrifying Zhao Kang's fighting power was and who was standing behind him. He would definitely play with Zhao Kang.
He is not afraid of being beaten.
In many cases, he relied on his outstanding eloquence to help Zhao Kang deceive other children and establish Zhao Kang's "dark rule" in Xianyang... When Gan Luo was very young, he achieved the highest ranking among his peers.
An unimaginable achievement, but now, his title is the lowest. Considering that Zhao Kang, who was still white at the time, is now a dignified Marquis of Guannei, the gap is a bit too big.
However, there was nothing Gan Luo could do. Why didn't he have a father who was the Marquis of Che?
It is said that because of Zhao Kang's achievements in governance in Kuaiji County, some ministers even proposed that he be promoted to the Marquis of Cheche... Of course, Ying Zheng did not agree, but instead reduced the title of one level to all the ministers who submitted the letter. Gan Luo has been
They were all waiting for the opportunity. Now, he was waiting for it. Because he defeated this wise prime minister, the Qi State had the possibility of peaceful reunification. If he could persuade a country to surrender, wouldn't his credit be as good as that of Zhao Kang?
From the moment Gan Luo set off from Xianyang, he began to think about various ways to deal with it. He spent all his experience investigating the two people, King Qi and Hou Sheng. Hou Sheng was a complete money-grubbing villain. He was a little smart, but he didn't.
Great wisdom. By virtue of his kinship with the Queen, he was favored by King Qi. Unfortunately, he only had money in his mind. As long as he had enough money, he could sell anything.
The best way to face him is to appease him and make him believe that Qin will not take away his money after reunification and will allow him to live a life without worries about food and clothing... As for King Qi, King Qi
He is a person without any opinion, a child who has not grown up. The queen doted on him too much, which made him what he is today. However, he is still the king of Qi after all, even if Hou Sheng persuades him to give up resistance
It is also a difficult thing.
If you want to deal with the King of Qi, the first thing is to prevent the ministers who are opposed to surrender from persuading him, the second thing is to make him feel scared and there is no chance of winning, and the third thing is to threaten him with what he values most.
..For example, his mother's grave. Gan Luo knew that such behavior was really not a gentleman. If Zhao Kuo found out about it, he would definitely reprimand him severely. However, this was a last resort to avoid unnecessary
sacrifice.
The news of the demise of Chu State indeed put a lot of pressure on Qi State. In a short period of time, Hou Sheng experienced several assassinations. The Qi people wanted to get rid of him and save their country. Hou Sheng
Sheng was naturally more cautious and did not give these people a chance to murder him. Gan Luo set out from Xianyang and spent several months finally arriving at the capital of Qi. Sure enough, Qi was as prosperous as ever.
The people here live a pretty good life, but the problem with the officials is huge. The officials here all follow the example of Hou Sheng, probably because they got their current position through Hou Sheng, or maybe they are unwilling
Living this way will lead to death. In short, the situation here surprised Gan Luo. When Gan Luo's envoys just entered the territory of Qi, the officials sent by Hou Sheng to greet them were already waiting.
The leader was a sanctimonious Qi general. He frowned and had a solemn face. He came to see Gan Luo in person. When he stood in front of Gan Luo, he said righteously: "I came here because of your order."
To welcome you, please ask the accompanying warriors to put down their weapons and hand them over to us. Next, we will escort you to the capital. On the land of Qi, soldiers from other countries are not allowed to carry weapons..."
Gan Luo realized that he was a difficult person to deal with, so he hurriedly got out of the car, paid a visit to him, and ordered the accompanying warriors to bring out some gifts for him.
The general's face softened a little, and he said: "It's okay not to hand over your weapons, but please don't embarrass me. I will send you to the royal capital, and no one will embarrass you again along the way...",
Of course Gan Luo wanted to thank him for his help and asked the warrior to give him a gift. The general laughed and said, "Don't worry, there is no need to hide the crossbows. With me here, no one dares to say anything."
..I see that the accompanying samurai are all so tired. I still have some cars here, and I will send them over right away so that they can drive there."
Gan Luo seemed to understand something and hurriedly gave another gift.
"I wish you good health, and wish that the friendship between Qin and Qi will last forever. I hope that Qin will be able to rule the world soon, and I wish King Qin to establish an immortal reputation... I will ask my wife at home to prepare a meal for you now.
Come on, tell me what you want to eat..."
When Gan Luo gave another gift, the general was silent for a long time and said, "Let me chant Qi Feng to you..."
The Qi State was completely led astray by Hou Sheng. Bribery was a common practice from top to bottom. It took Hou Sheng more than ten years to turn a country of etiquette into a country where etiquette and law were completely abolished. Gan Luo felt a little relieved.
What kind of resistance could such a Qi State have? Qin State's infiltration in Qi State is still very powerful, because Qin State has money, but these villains only want money. Gan Luo did not go to visit the King of Qi, he was going to visit him
Win later.
There is nothing wrong with this, because Gan Luo cannot go to see the King of Qi so exhausted. Generally speaking, he needs a few days to cultivate, and then follow the etiquette to meet the king. Hou Sheng has long known that Gan Luo came with a large amount of money.
During these days, he had been waiting on tiptoe for Gan Luo when he came to Qi State. When Gan Luo arrived in the capital, Hou Sheng couldn't wait to send someone to pick him up.
Hou Sheng looked at Gan Luo in front of him with a smile. Hou Sheng was not young. Now, if he didn't speak and had that white beard, he would look like an outsider. He was more elegant than Zhao Kuo.
Unfortunately, there is little relationship between a person's character and his appearance. Gan Luo, who was familiar with Hou Sheng's character, did not mince words after meeting Hou Sheng. He said: "Qin is only one step away from becoming the king of the world.
We don’t want to cause too many sacrifices, but we don’t know how much money will be needed to make Qi surrender without a fight?”
Hou Sheng's eyes lit up. He had already guessed Qin Guo's intention, but he didn't expect that the baby in front of him would be so direct. He just liked such direct people. He only talked about money. He said it was for the world and the country.
What are you talking about? This is a big deal. Hou Sheng smiled and asked Gan Luo to sit down. He then took out a pen and paper and began to count. As he wrote, he said: "Qi State currently has eighty
In addition to the large county town, there are many villages and towns... We measure it according to the Qin system..."
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"Let's first calculate the land, and then calculate the population... I can give you the lowest price. In addition, there is a lot of food and armament in the treasury. If you don't want to pay the treasury, it doesn't matter. I
You can move them in advance. As for the soldiers and generals, they will be calculated according to the soldiers in the counties and counties, and the soldiers recruited will not be counted. Do you think it is fair? In addition, Qi State still has mines..."
Gan Luo was stunned. Is this really "traitory"? This is serious traitory!
Hou Sheng's calculation speed is very fast. It can be seen that he still has a certain talent in mathematics. He started calculating happily. Gan Luo just nodded. Hou Sheng calculated and showed it to Gan Luo. Hou Sheng was very satisfied.
After calculating for more than two hours, he finally came up with a sky-high price. He smiled and said: "Of course, if Qin cannot afford so much money, it can use land and titles instead..."
"However, we have to make an oath to ensure that Qin will not take these things away from me in the future..."
Gan Luo was stunned for a moment. As an excellent diplomat, Gan Luo could not hesitate. He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I will do as you said." Gan Luo did not care about this so-called oath.
, and didn't care about the amount of money, his purpose here was just to make King Qi surrender. After Hou Sheng got a positive answer, he finally felt at ease. Guo Kai sold Zhao State to Qin State at a low price, but
, he was rewarded in the end and was not executed.
This made Hou Sheng very happy. With Guo Kai as an example, he should be fine. After all, Guo Kai persecuted Lian Po, Li Mu and others offended Zhao Kuo, and they are all living well now. He has not offended anyone.
Fair trade...Hou Sheng is a very strange person. Since he was a child, his family has been in a good situation. After all, he is a relative of the king and queen. He has never suffered any crime, and he has never experienced poverty. It can be said that he has a smooth life.
He has experienced the best education, and even studied in Jixia Academy, but he is such a person, but he is more obsessed with money than anyone else. He collects money crazily, but does not spend it. He does not value himself.
He would not use money to buy slaves, beautiful women, etc. After he had money, he would buy land and houses, then raise the price at a low price, and then sell them to others... It is said that he had many houses in Qi State.
There are mountains of food in these houses, more than the national treasury.
He doesn't seem to make money for enjoyment, or in other words, the process of making money makes him enjoy it. He likes to look at his treasures and the wealth he has accumulated, and he is very happy just looking at it. The current transaction with Qin is probably his
It was the biggest transaction in his life, so he was very concerned about winning. At the same time, he also felt a little sad in his heart. He probably would never be able to do such a big transaction in his life.
Hou Sheng agreed to help Gan Luo, but Gan Luo still didn't think he could easily convince King Qi. Gan Luo said seriously: "We can't let the other ministers see King Qi... In addition, we must tell Marquis Wu Cheng about his preparations for the expedition."
He..." Hou Sheng waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, please leave this matter to me and I will take care of it." Gan Luo told him his thoughts again.
Hou Sheng rushed to the palace with confidence.
After entering the palace, King Qi came to Hou Sheng with a worried look on his face and asked hurriedly: "What did the envoy of Qin say? Are they still willing to live in harmony?" Hou Sheng's face looked a little sad, and he shook his head.
He shook his head and said, "Well, I came here just to tell you this. The envoy from the State of Qin said that they are going to send an army to attack the State of Qi." King Jian of Qi was startled and his face turned pale.
"Why do they do this? They have made a covenant with us. Aren't they afraid that the world will cast aside them because of this?"
Faced with King Qi's childish inquiry, Hou Sheng didn't know how to answer for a while. He shook his head and said: "Qin wants to rule the world, so it doesn't care about the alliance. I heard that Qin's general Zhao Kuo
, In Wei, there are Wang Jian, Zhao Kang, Li Mu and others assisting him, preparing to use 500,000 troops to attack Qi..." After hearing the news, King Qi's mentality suddenly collapsed, and he sat down
I sat in my seat, speechless for a long time, and my whole body was shaking.
Then why did they send envoys here?"
"He is here to persuade you to surrender. King Qin does not want to sacrifice too many soldiers, so he wants you to..."
"Impossible!" King Qi's courage came out of nowhere. He stood up and said angrily: "How can I give away the inheritance of my ancestors? This is impossible, I will never surrender!
If you want to destroy Qi, kill me first!!" King Qi was extremely angry, but Hou Sheng was not surprised at all. No matter who it was, no one would be willing to surrender in such a humiliating manner.
He had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, the Qin State is powerful... However, if you choose to fight, I will help you. However, I heard that the barbarians of the Qin State fought fiercely and were tyrannical. They previously attacked the Chu State.
They dug up the graves of Chu's ancestors and set them on fire. They attacked Zhao. If Zhao Kuo hadn't stopped them, they would have done the same thing... If you choose to fight them, they will definitely take revenge..."
"You mean?"
"The people of Qin said: If you don't choose to surrender, after they capture the capital, they will do what Chu did..."
At that moment, King Qi's whole body was cold. He was inexplicably afraid. Tears were rolling down his plump face. Hou Sheng's reminder was obvious. The Qin people would retaliate and burn down the queen's tomb. King Qi didn't know if the Qin people would.
He did that, but he was indeed very scared. He quickly wiped away his tears and looked at Hou Sheng in front of him, but his mother's serious look and his mother's instructions before her death appeared in his mind.
He wiped away his tears and said firmly: Don't be afraid of me, I will never surrender."
"Please summon the soldiers at home and use all the food in the treasury to summon 400,000 soldiers to deal with Qin's attack. 400,000 soldiers will guard Qi's cities. Even Qin will have to pay the price if it wants to eat Qi!"
, King Qi's eyes were red, and he said tremblingly. This surprised Hou Sheng. King Qi's behavior was a little different from what he thought, but Hou Sheng did not dare to persuade him any more.
He wanted to do business, but he also wanted to save his own life. King Qi was so abnormal, it would not be good if he was forced to sacrifice himself as a flag.
Hou Sheng soon had his own idea in mind, and he said seriously: "Okay, I will summon 400,000 troops to resist Qin's attack!"
