When Prince Guangping saw Sun Haocai's office, he couldn't believe it. As the lord of a city, Sun Haocai's office environment was equivalent to that of an ordinary citizen's home. There was no decoration on the walls, and they were even a little mottled; there was no stone slab on the ground, just a layer of sand.
The desk was a bit old and only had a computer, some documents, paper, pens, etc. which were pretty good.
Seeing such an office environment, Prince Guangping did not show respect, but rolled his eyes. Everyone is playing politics, and Prince Guangping saw at a glance that Sun Haocai was putting on a show. But it must be said that Sun Haocai's show was very successful, and all he heard along the way were words of praise for Sun Haocai.
When they met, Sun Haocai spoke without waiting for Prince Guangping to say anything. He first invited Prince Guangping and his party to sit down and served tea. Then Sun Haocai went straight to the point: "Prince Guangping, after repeated consideration, and I have also reported the situation here to the Prime Minister's Office of Shang State, we have decided to abide by the words of Commander Su Zhongge. You have already lost the friendship of Shang State!"
Prince Guangping's heart trembled, but he was unwilling to accept it. "I apologize for my past mistakes, but now the three worlds are facing an unprecedented crisis. If Shang Kingdom does not help, I am afraid that there will be a great loss of lives."
Sun Haocai shook his head and spoke very impolitely: "Prince Guangping, since you are here in person, I will also speak frankly. What benefit will helping you bring to my Shang Kingdom? The reason why I helped you before was because we all belong to the same human race. But your performance has disappointed the whole country. Shang Kingdom is really not interested in helping an ally who starts to demolish the bridge before crossing the river. Moreover, as of now, Shang Kingdom has invested more than 100 million taels of gold in the Nine Lands, and the country has already had a lot of opinions. To sum it up in one sentence: If we help you, Shang Kingdom will not see any benefits at the moment, and may even be demolished in the future!"
Prince Guangping's brain was spinning rapidly, and before Sun Haocai had finished speaking, he immediately said, "If Shangguo helps us, we can introduce Shangguo to the core level of the Nine Lands. We are only a marginal place, but without our introduction, Shangguo will have some problems in contacting the core level of the Nine Lands."
"No! As long as we show enough strength and provide a large amount of arms to fight against the evil beasts, our Shang Kingdom will be the best friend of all the major worlds! Shang Kingdom has a lot of experience in communication in this regard."
Prince Guangping said again: "We can help wave the flag and cheer!"
"Shangguo has a complete advertising system. Even if we need outside help, the help you can provide is limited and not worth our investment!"
Prince Guangping was sweating, gritted his teeth and said: "We can respect Shang as our suzerain state!"
"No, no, no, this is even more unnecessary. What Shang needs is trade and peace, not arrogance. Therefore, Shang only needs friends, not vassal states. In the eyes of Shang, there are only three types of countries: friends, enemies, and strangers! Unfortunately, because of your performance, you are now classified as a 'strangers'."
Prince Guangping roared: "If the Shang Kingdom is willing to lend a hand, the entire Guangping Realm can become a part of the Shang Kingdom!"