"It's actually Yang State!" In Shao State, the temporary residence of the envoys from the Kingdom of Shang and the Kingdom of Zhao, Ji Buxian looked at the message sent by Xu Ren in surprise.
After being surprised, Ji Buxian asked Xu Ren, "Do you want to go back to the Shang Kingdom?"
"No need! This simple matter can be handled by the wise king." Xu Ren said in a straightforward tone, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. "Old Ji, haven't you been looking for an opportunity before, an opportunity to announce the strength of industry and commerce and convince the people of Zhao to accept the changes? Perhaps, the opportunity has come!"
"Opportunity?" Ji Buxian raised his head immediately. "Could it be that the Kingdom of Shang has the ability to declare war on the Kingdom of Yang, which is 300,000 miles away, and send a large army to attack?"
Xu Ren smiled, his smile was full of coldness: "Just watch. Anyway, I will never let you down! Let's go, it's time for us to meet the Emperor of Shao. Although yesterday's negotiations went as expected, we also have to visit His Majesty the Emperor of Shao. We will set off for Xing later."
Xu Ren and his team had a smooth negotiation, which was smoother than expected. During the negotiation, there was almost no quarrel between the two sides.
The representatives of the Kingdom of Shang and the Kingdom of Zhao did not go too far, but instead carefully divided their respective interests. Both Xu Ren and Ji Buxian understood that if they wanted to keep this artery healthy, they could not eat alone. Moreover, the Kingdom of Shang also wanted to establish its own good image, so the Kingdom of Shao did not suffer any loss.
The prime minister of Shao State was extremely happy to see this. He was happy for two reasons:
First, they were prepared to bleed, but they didn't expect that Shang and Zhao were not greedy. This was naturally worth celebrating.
The second point is the most important. Just as Gongsun Jue said, the Shang Kingdom pays special attention to credibility, reputation, etc. In this case, it is correct for Shao Kingdom to change its strategy to deal with the Shang Kingdom!
After all these calculations, Xu Ren, Ji Buxian and Zhao Ming bid farewell to His Majesty the King of Shao and headed for Xing. Three hundred planes took off, attracting the attention of countless people in Shao. When the planes took off, the prime minister of Shao suddenly hesitated - would it really work to fight against the Kingdom of Shang with a soft knife
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The carriage creaked, and the situation in the east of Yingzhou became increasingly tense, but this team of carriages was very leisurely. This group of people was Xiang Bowen and Zhang Yuan's family. There were not many people in the group, but they all had some means, so they did not encounter any major troubles along the way.
"The country of Zhu is ahead." Xiang Bowen flipped through a very crude, simple map with only basic lines, "Once we reach the country of Zhu, it means that we have left the east of Yingzhou and started to move inland."
After saying this, Xiang Bowen suddenly sighed, "After seeing the atlas of the Shang Kingdom, looking at these maps again is really unbearable."
"It's good to have a map to look at." Zhang Yuan smiled brightly. After leaving the political circle, Zhang Yuan seemed to be looking for his original self.
But then Zhang Yuan looked out of the carriage and sighed: "The inland of Yingzhou has begun to dry up!"
Xiang Bowen put down the map and looked around. He saw trees with sparse leaves and sighed, "Since seven or eight years ago, the rainfall has been decreasing year by year. In recent years, it has dropped even more sharply. The east is better because it is close to the sea. The inland... probably won't last more than two years! You will see that by then, all countries will cut off rivers, fight over lakes, and fight for fertile fields with lush grass and aquatic plants for water resources. This is an unavoidable natural disaster, and natural disasters will inevitably lead to tragic man-made disasters!"