Iron Dynasty

The gusts of river wind blow away, taking away the heat of summer.

While talking with Fiji, Xiao Ming and Fiji walked up to Heti on both sides of the Xiaoqing River. He groaned for a moment. He said, "Since this is the day, we will continue to cooperate with the Chu King, just as Fei Ge said. The biggest threats are King Zhao, King Liang, King Yan and the barbarians. At present, it is necessary to stabilize the northern rivers and mountains."

"Yes, Your Highness, all the founders of the country have conquered from north to south, and it is okay for the King of Chu to let him go for a while." Fiji is also a scheming figure.

Before this incident, he had also said to Pang Yukun. Pang Yukun also supported his idea, because he seemed to be isolated and helpless and had many enemies. Now he should seize this opportunity.

After all, for King Chu, all he wanted was land south of the Yangtze River.

"Well, in that case, the king went back and agreed to this matter." Xiao Ming's brows stretched out.

The barbarians, the Wa Kingdom, Goguryeo, Zhao Wang, Liang Wang, and Yan Wang are the main enemies currently facing Xiao Ming. Except for the Wa Kingdom at sea, the rest of the forces are in the north, and none of these people is good. .

In particular, the barbarians are still a steppe empire that traverses East Asia to Central Asia. In the West, the barbarians are even at war with the Ottoman Empire, which shows the vastness of its territory.

For the barbarians, the country of Da Yu is just a corner under its territorial coverage, and there are more land that the barbarians are fighting for in other places.

Fighting against such a great empire will inevitably be long and lasting. If Xiao Ming's current land and resources were to be used, the consumption of the barbarians would be enough to drag Xiao Ming down.

Therefore, for whatever reason, he must dominate the north, and then he has enough manpower and material resources to completely defeat the barbarians.

Thinking all the way, Xiao Ming and Fiji head towards Qingzhou City.

Back at the palace, Xiao Ming saw the messenger of King Chu.

"His Royal Highness." The envoy of the Chu King saw Xiao Ming respectfully.

This time, in addition to the envoy of the King of Chu, Li Wei was also there. Li Wei, who had been in charge of the artillery trade in Qingzhou, also played a lot in this alliance.

During this period of time, Li Wei had been holding Xiao Ming's money as an undercover agent in Chudi, and unknowingly he had cultivated a group of officials close to Qingzhou for Qingzhou.

This shows that in any era, the charm of money is endless.

"You two, please sit down. Elder Fei Ge has already told King Chu what he meant. After thinking deeply, King Chu thinks that King Chu has a good idea."

This time the envoy sent by the King of Chu had a high status in Chu, and it was King Chu's son-in-law, Chai Lingfei, which shows how much the King of Chu paid attention to this alliance.

When Xiao Ming came in, Chai Lingfei became nervous. The difference was that the ignorant of King Wei was fearless. King Chu had seen the Dutch boats and guns. After the Qiantang naval battle was beaten by the Dutch, King Chu made up his mind. Focus on the development of firearms.

Because of this, the King of Chu was very worried that Xiao Ming would tear up the original trade agreement because of his self-reliance, and this time he hurriedly sent him to ask for an alliance.

"His Royal Highness is wise, King Chu feels that it is very difficult for His Royal Highness to fight alone in the north, and the emperor also feels brotherhood. If His Highness is willing to form an alliance, the two can learn from each other." Chai Lingfei excitedly danced.

After a pause, Chai Lingfei continued: "His Royal Highness, the emperor said, if His Royal Highness agrees to this alliance, we are willing to continue to purchase 50,000 matchlock guns. Li Weilai will also discuss the specific details with His Highness."

"Fifty thousand matchlocks, Chu Di does not lose the wealth of the world, such a large handwriting." Xiao Ming smiled lightly.

Now the steam engine drilling machine has replaced the hydraulic drilling machine, the production speed of the matchlock gun has been upgraded to a new level, and the matchlock gun has a simple structure and is extremely easy to manufacture.

Thinking that this matchlock is extremely easy to imitate, he felt that there was no need to refuse this transaction, because Li San knocked out another piece of information from Yang Zhen that made him very unhappy.

When Xiao Wenxuan was seriously ill, Wang Xi had already found the forging technology that imitated the matchlock gun. Even though this forging technology was slow to produce the matchlock gun, the technology was always imitated.

Rather than let the king of Chu also try to imitate it, he might as well sell matchlock guns, which can make money and make King Chu feel that there is no need to imitate it.

Chai Lingfei said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, King Ruyang and King Huainan took the opportunity to invade the royal land, and King Zhao looked at the land of Shu again. For the homeland of Great Yu, the emperor had no choice."

The smile on Xiao Ming's face grew stronger. At first, Chai Lingfei was talking about King Chu, but later he moved out of the Third Prince.

Now the Emperor Zhao of Chang'an has established an emperor, and the King of Chu in the south has established an emperor. He, the true heir to the throne, has become the one they are vying for.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming felt more and more that he was right that he hadn't made his edict to the world, and that it was more important to have a right and left side than a title.

But even so, Xiao Ming wouldn't be a courtier to the three princes. He said, "In this case, this king has accepted this matter."

Chai Lingfei suddenly felt relieved, and this time he came to Qingzhou to achieve the goal of his trip smoothly.

With some polite remarks, Xiao Ming called Fiji and Pang Yukun and asked them to formally sign an agreement with Chai Lingfei in the government office. The agreement stipulates that the two will not infringe on each other, and the trade between the two will not be affected and normal business.

After drawing up the agreement, Xiao Ming formally signed his seal on it, and Chai Lingfei also put the seal on it.

After the agreement was reached, Chai Lingfei said to Xiao Ming, "His Royal Highness, after this matter, I hope that His Royal Highness can provide more support for firearms. Of course, we won't let His Highness suffer."

Among the many vassal kings ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, the king of Chu had the deepest understanding of Xiao Ming's strength, and because of this, he would put down his face and win over Xiao Ming.

Of course, this time the King of Chu came to the right time. It was precisely when he saw Qingzhou's current predicament that he sent an envoy at the right time. Sure enough, as the King of Chu had expected, the agreement was successfully concluded.

Xiao Ming handed the covenant to Pang Yukun for him to keep, and he sighed slightly in his heart. The cruel reality really taught him how to play the strategy of distant and close attack.

It's no wonder that the modern Maozi's strong military has to beg the rabbit's family to find money. This is all forced by money. No matter how advanced weapons are without money, they are just a pile of scrap copper and iron.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Huns, he also dispatched Zhang Qian to envoy Dayueshi to pincer the Huns and finally won the war.

"Since the covenant has been signed, this king will naturally not violate the covenant, and I hope that the king of Chu can abide by the covenant." Xiao Ming smiled lightly. In this way, he basically completed the first step of distant and close offensive, the war against Wei Di. There are also fewer constraints.

After signing the agreement with King Chu, Xiao Ming suddenly had a bold idea. This idea was the same as Zhang Qian's goal when he went out of the country.