The Shang Kingdom was developing rapidly, and the speed was so fast that all other countries were dumbfounded. That was why countries like Jin wanted to unite to protect themselves - of course, there was still some greed in their minds.
However, the prime minister of Jin was not an ordinary person. After Sima Xuan received the reply that "Shang Kingdom was willing to join the alliance", he immediately used this as a "tool" to make Liu Kingdom withdraw its troops. This was also a small gain.
But a bigger problem faced by the alliance of more than a dozen countries including Jin State was that the Shang Kingdom was willing to join, which was a thorny issue.
Agree to join? What's the point of the alliance of countries!
Don't agree to join? The Shang Kingdom's revenge will be "from a moral standpoint".
Sima Xuan was so worried. He had been thinking about it for two days and had discussed it with various countries for a long time, but he still couldn't get a satisfactory answer.
At noon, while we were eating, a servant came to report: "Sir, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Shang Kingdom, Wang Shen, is here to visit."
"I can't even have a good lunch!" Sima Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Go, invite Lord Wang over, let's have a drink together."
After Wang Shen came over, the two of them drank a few glasses of wine with a fake smile. Wang Shen took the initiative to express his position, "Prime Minister Sima, I have contacted the country, and the wise king said that in order to show the sincerity of cooperation, we are willing to make such concessions. First, the Shang Kingdom is willing to form a brotherly alliance with all countries, cancel tariffs on each other, and the trade routes of all countries in the Shang Kingdom will be unimpeded. Second, technical support. We will invest in setting up factories in various countries to promote the industrialization process of the brotherly alliance. Third, financial support. Now the aura of the great calamity in Yingzhou has become more and more obvious. In order to resist the disaster, we need more troops; and this requires more funds. In this regard, the Shang Kingdom is willing to give low-interest loans to various countries to build armies and defend the country. For the time being, these three points, if they still cannot meet the needs of various countries, we can continue to discuss."
Sima Xuan's chopsticks fell to the ground. How could such a good thing exist in the world? The three conditions of the Shang Kingdom all sounded good.
After taking a few deep breaths, Sima Xuan finally made a rational choice - to cooperate with the Kingdom of Shang! Now, the aura of the catastrophe is gradually getting stronger, and drought and little rain have gradually begun to appear in various places in the east of Yingzhou.
In fact, drought and lack of rain had already begun to appear since the Great Xia Dynasty four or five years ago; it has become more and more obvious in recent years. Everyone can see that a huge disaster is brewing. At this time, the Shang Kingdom "brainlessly" supports the military construction of various countries. Such a good thing that is hard to come by does not need to be rejected!
Don’t worry about what the Shang Kingdom is planning, just take the benefits first!
However, Sima Xuan still kept a trace in mind - is the Shang Kingdom a brainless good man for ten generations
But no matter what, more than a dozen countries in the East of Yingzhou are ready to try to unite.
Especially Xiao Guo, after hearing the news, he breathed a sigh of relief.
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Emperor Xiao Liming of the Xiao Kingdom breathed a sigh of relief, but the Minister of Revenue of the Xiao Kingdom, Zhang Yuan, had a gloomy face. Even Zhang Quan, who was very active in the past, also had an ugly face.
In the past month, things in the east of Yingzhou have been turbulent. The explosion of "Lei Zhenzi" and the destruction of Qi State in ten days have caused a lot of discussion in the east of Yingzhou.