I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Change is the most terrifying thing for a country.

No one knows what a small change can bring.

Kamalubo is considered a very old country, and they have been passed down for more than 300 years so far—although to Datang, it is more like a clan that has been passed down for more than 300 years.

In the past 300 years, they have too much experience to learn from.

The diversion of a river can determine the life and death of several nobles.

Not to mention something that involves the entire country.

King Kamalupa was silent, he was thinking about this matter.

"This is not a bad thing for you." Xue Rengui sat cross-legged across from him, and then put the gun in his arms on the table.

King Kamarupa looked at this strange thing in amazement.

what is this?
Xue Rengui continued: "Accept Dalang's request, your country will be stronger and richer, and Dalang will not interfere with your normal state affairs."

"He only cares about how much rubber you can supply."

King Kamaluva still did not agree immediately.

Xue Rengui sighed, raised his hand and clicked on the pistol: "You are a little far away from Datang, how much do you know about Datang?"

King Kamarupa was just about to speak.

Xue Rengui didn't give him time to speak, but went on: "Let me introduce this thing to you. This is the most masterpiece that I think Da Lang launched."

"Its name is the gun."

"Oh, of course, you should have heard of it, but in the outside world, they often call it weird names like Tianlei and Thunder Punishment."

King Kamarupa's heart skipped a beat.

Of course he knew about Tianlei, but he didn't expect that it was such a small one, and it didn't seem to have that much power.

"Do you know how useful this thing is?" Xue Rengui continued to introduce, with an excited face, looking like a child showing off his treasure.

"Do you know Goguryeo?"

"I used to be in charge of leading an army from the Tang Dynasty to attack Goguryeo. Thousands of people captured a city."

"I killed more than 20 enemies with my own hands. Most of them were headshot with a single shot. With a bang, that person's head exploded."

As he said that, Xue Rengui raised his pistol and pointed it at King Kamarubo's head, making a "bang" sound from his mouth.

King Kamalupa trembled in fright.

Xue Rengui chuckled: "I'm scared, I'm joking with you."

King Kamalupo was sweating coldly on his forehead, staring at Xue Rengui's eyes without a trace of a smile, he was a little speechless.

"You also know about Ning Yuan Country, right?"

"Maybe you still call it Dawan Kingdom here?"

"At that time, I brought four hundred people and swept Ningyuan Kingdom, from their border to the capital, without using heavy firearms."

"By the way, I'll take you to see the heavy firearms. We put them on our boat. They can hit thirty feet away. At that time, Goguryeo was a city three or four times bigger than yours. The city walls were still built of bluestone. More than ten shells will destroy the city."

King Kamalupa broke out in cold sweat even more.

He understood exactly what Xue Rengui meant.

You are threatening yourself.

I didn't have a chance to think about other things. Apart from actively agreeing, it seemed that I could only agree passively—should I agree now to make a good impression, or...after being beaten up before agreeing.

"It's our blessing that Mr. Zhengyang is willing to do business with us." He forced a smile and nodded in agreement.

Xue Rengui put the gun back and waved his hand to the back: "Hello and I are really good."

"Then let me show you the contract."

King Kamarupa was taken aback.

contract?

And this thing?
The ranger behind him took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Xue Rengui, who then put it in front of King Kamalubo.

The above is the Western Regions characters.

King Kamalupa could understand it. He carefully read it, thinking it was a contract of selling his life, but... he never expected that the conditions given above would unexpectedly move his heart.

Mr. Zhengyang bought tree sap at a price of five cents per catty.

And it will also teach how to plant and cultivate geranium for free.

In addition, the country of Kamaluva is allowed to buy a certain amount of grain and glassware at the price of the Tang Dynasty, and even build ports and power plants in the country of Kamaluwa.

Of course...these are not free, they have to be paid by the Kamaravā Kingdom.

King Kamalupa read this contract many times, and even interpreted the words, but he still failed to interpret any information that was not good for him.

"Is the contract really like this?" King Kamalupo was a little surprised and couldn't believe it.

Fair, too fair.

Fairness is what it should be.

But... It is the most unreasonable and abnormal thing for a country as powerful as Tang Dynasty to adopt such a fair attitude towards a small country like itself.

"Of course." Xue Rengui saw the meaning in his eyes and waved his hand, "I know what you are wondering about."

"Datang is different from other countries."

"We won't be bullying."

King Kamalupo glanced at Xue Rengui's chest holding the pistol, pursed his lips and did not dare to speak.

Xue Rengui shook his head.

In fact, he could choose a safer method - for example, set up a chamber of commerce in the country of Kamaluva, and then collect tree sap at a high price.

When more people come to sell, teach them how to plant trees.

Gradually, it will naturally achieve the goal that Dalang wants.

He was indeed prepared to do so from the beginning.

But he was stopped by Wu Jue, who taught him the method he is using now.

Although the method he thought of was safe, it was slow to take effect, and it would take five or six years to develop slowly, just like the snack street in Huaizhenfang, which took many years to fully develop.

Five or six years is not a long time, but for the rapid development of Datang, it is a drag.

The more resources, the faster the development.

In order to seize these five or six years, Wu Jue came up with such a method.

Give them a mallet first, and then show them how delicious this candy is.

"Do you think there is anything to be changed in this contract?" Xue Rengui asked casually.

King Kamaluva hesitated for a moment, and tentatively said: "Here, can the settlement currency be exchanged for gold or silver instead of Tang money?"

Seeing that Xue Rengui's attitude had softened, he had the urge to push his nose on his face.

Xue Rengui narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes became sharp.

King Kamalupo quickly changed his words: "No, no, I thought about it, and Tang Qian is also very good."