The siege of Wuyang City continued. The false emperor, the third prince, the Wang family and Shangguan Guang were gradually unable to withstand the pressure. At the critical moment, Wang Chuan decisively ordered to retreat!
He took the false emperor, various officials and others with him and prepared to withdraw from Wuyang City and return to his own territory, Guangling County.
At this time, the envoys from Jin State were negotiating with Li Xian.
Li Xian looked at Sima Xuan, his tone slightly mocking: "Although Jin is one of the most powerful countries in our east, the industrial and commercial development of Anyang is a completely new thing. These are two completely different things."
Sima Xuan chuckled and said, "Court Governor Li, please explain, what's the difference?"
"There are at least three differences!" Li Xian held up three fingers. "First, the systems are different. Second, the foundations are different. Third, the concepts are different."
"I understand the first point, but what do the second and third points mean?"
"The foundation is different because Anyang is based on industry and commerce, and the entire society has changed from focusing on cultivation to doing business. The concept is different because we are implementing the idea of industry and commerce from top to bottom, so we have the current Anyang. In contrast, almost all countries in Yingzhou are based on centralization. Just looking at these three points, it will be difficult for Jin to fully cooperate with Anyang!"
Sima Xuan did not reply or refute immediately, but was thinking carefully; what Li Xian said made a lot of sense, even Xu Ren and others beside him were thinking about it.
Sima Xuan was thinking, and Li Lisong, the commander of the Jin army, asked: "General Li, what if we just cooperate to build an industrial base? Build an internal combustion engine factory, a cannon factory, an aircraft factory, an underground turbid gas separation and purification factory, etc."
This is a case of digging up the family's wealth. The first thing they did was to ask for Anyang's current major technologies - technologies that are widely known to the outside world.
Li Xian's eyes flashed with sarcasm, "General Li, it's not impossible to cooperate, but if we want to cooperate, we must be fair. I, Anyang, can provide these technologies, but what will you use in exchange?"
"Uh..." Li Lisong was a little stuck for a moment. As a commander, he had no problem marching and fighting, and leading troops to plunder, but he was unable to handle issues related to these transactions.
Finally Sima Xuan reacted, "Commander-in-Chief Li's words are very profound. How about this, we don't cooperate in all aspects, but only in internal combustion engines, artillery, aircraft, and underground turbid gas separation and purification? In return, I can decide to set up 10 bases with a diameter of 10 kilometers in Jin and give them to Anyang forever."
Li Xian shook his head: "Prime Minister Sima, the base is only a part of Anyang's external business strategy, not a technical cooperation. If Jin wants to start technical cooperation with Anyang, it needs more sincerity. Goods have a price, land has a price, but technology is priceless! With technology, wealth can be created, so please ask Prime Minister Sima to propose some practical basis for cooperation."
Sima Xuan was not surprised, this was all expected. Commodities have prices, because they are meant to be sold; technology is priceless, because technology is another kind of cash cow. As the prime minister of Jin, Sima Xuan certainly understood this.
After a little consideration, Sima Xuan said jokingly, "Recently, I heard a rumor that Anyang is planning to unite with Guangling County, make friends with Jin State, and destroy Nanyang County in one fell swoop. I wonder if this is true or false?"