Iron Dynasty

Chapter 545 Signing a Covenant

A gust of river wind blows, taking away the summer heat.

Xiao Ming and Fiji walked up to the Heti on both sides of the Xiaoqing River while talking, he pondered for a while, and he said: Since this day, we will continue to cooperate with the King of Chu, just as Fiji said that the current king is facing The biggest threats are the kings of Zhao, Liang, Yan and the barbarians, and it is the northern country that should be stabilized at present.

Yes, Your Highness, all the founders of the country from ancient times to the present have conquered from north to south, and the King of Chu will let him relax for a while. Fiji is also a wily person.

Before this incident, he also told Pang Yukun. Pang Yukun also supported his idea, because he seemed to be isolated and helpless and had many enemies now. He should seize this opportunity now.

After all, for the King of Chu, all he wanted was the land south of the Yangtze River.

Well, since this is the case, this king will go back and accept the matter. Xiao Ming's brows stretched out.

The barbarians, the Japanese kingdom, Goguryeo, the king of Zhao, the king of Liang, and the king of Yan, these are the main enemies that Xiao Ming is currently facing. Except for the Japanese kingdom at sea, the rest of the forces are in the north, and none of these people are good. .

In particular, the barbarians are still a steppe empire that traverses East Asia to Central Asia. In the west, the barbarians are even at war with the Ottoman Empire, which shows the vastness of their territory.

For the barbarians, the Great Yu Kingdom is only a corner of its territory, and there are more lands that the barbarians are fighting for in other places.

Fighting against such a big empire is bound to be long and lasting. If Xiao Ming's current land and resources are used to seal the kingdom, just consuming the barbarians will be enough to drag Xiao Ming down.

Therefore, for whatever reason, he must unify the north, and then he will have enough manpower and material resources to completely defeat the barbarians.

Thinking all the way, Xiao Ming and Fiji headed for Qingzhou City.

Back at the palace, Xiao Ming met the messenger of the King of Chu.

His Royal Highness. The envoy of the King of Chu saw Xiao Ming's respectful attitude.

This time, in addition to the messenger of the King of Chu, Li Wei was also there. As Li Wei, who had been in charge of artillery transactions in Qingzhou, he also played a lot of roles in this alliance.

During this time, Li Wei had been acting as an undercover agent in Chu with Xiao Ming's money, and unknowingly, he had cultivated a group of officials close to Qingzhou for Qingzhou.

It can be seen that in any era, the charm of money is still infinite.

Please sit down, Mr. Fei Ge has already told this king what the king of Chu means. After thinking about it, this king thinks that the king of Chu has a good idea.

This time, the messenger sent by the King of Chu had a very high status in Chu, and it was Chai Lingfei, the son-in-law of the King of Chu. It can be seen that the King of Chu attached great importance to this alliance.

When Xiao Ming came in, Chai Lingfei became nervous. The difference was that King Wei was ignorant and fearless, but King Chu had seen the strength of the Dutch, and after being beaten by the Dutch in the Battle of Qiantang, the King of Chu made up his mind. Focus on the development of firearms.

Because of this, the King of Chu was very worried that Xiao Ming would tear up the original trade agreement because of his independence, and this time he hurriedly sent him to ask for an alliance.

His Royal Highness is wise, the King of Chu deeply feels that it is very difficult for His Highness to fight alone in the north, and the Emperor also feels his brotherhood. If His Highness is willing to form an alliance, the two can learn from each other's strengths and complement each other. Chai Lingfei beamed with excitement.

After a pause, Chai Lingfei continued: His Royal Highness, the Emperor said that if His Highness agrees to this alliance, we are willing to continue to purchase 50,000 arquebuses. Li Weilai and His Highness also discuss the specific details of this matter.

50,000 arquebuses, Chu is no less rich than the world, such a big hand. Xiao Ming smiled lightly.

Now that the steam engine drilling machine has replaced the hydraulic drilling machine, the production speed of this matchlock gun has reached a new level, and the matchlock gun has a simple structure and is extremely easy to manufacture.

Thinking that this matchlock gun is extremely easy to imitate, he felt that there was no need to refuse this transaction, because Li San knocked out another piece of information from Yang Zhen's mouth that made him very uncomfortable.

When Xiao Wenxuan was seriously ill, Wang Xi had already found the forging technology to imitate matchlock guns. Even though this forging technology was very slow to produce matchlock guns, the technology was always imitated.

Rather than letting the King of Chu find a way to imitate it, he might as well sell the matchlock gun, which can make money and make the King of Chu feel that there is no need to copy it.

Chai Lingfei said with a smile: His Royal Highness, King Ruyang and King Huainan took the opportunity to invade the royal land, and King Zhao was eyeing the land of Shu again. For the sake of the homeland of the Great Yu Kingdom, the emperor was forced to do so.

The smile on Xiao Ming's face became more and more intense. At first, Chai Lingfei was talking about the King of Chu, and then he moved out of the third prince.

Now that the King Zhao of Chang'an has established an emperor, and the King of Chu in the south has established an emperor, he, the real heir to the throne, has become the person they are vying to win over.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming felt more and more that it was right that he did not make his post known to the world, and it was more important to have both sides than a title.

But even so, Xiao Ming would not call himself a minister to the third prince, he said, Since that's the case, this king will answer this matter.

Chai Lingfei felt relieved for a while, this time he came to Qingzhou to successfully achieve the purpose of this trip.

After some polite remarks, Xiao Ming called Fiji and Pang Yukun and asked them to formally sign a covenant with Chai Lingfei at the government office.

After the agreement was drawn up, Xiao Ming officially signed his own seal on it, and Chai Lingfei also put the seal on it.

After the agreement was reached, Chai Lingfei handed over to Xiao Ming and said, Your Highness, after this matter, I hope Your Highness can give more support in terms of firearms. Of course, we will not let His Highness suffer.

Among the many vassal kings, the King of Chu felt the deepest perception of Xiao Ming's strength. Because of this, he would put down his face and win over Xiao Ming.

Of course, the King of Chu came here at the right time. It was precisely when he saw the current predicament in Qingzhou that he sent an envoy at the right time. Sure enough, just as the King of Chu had expected, the covenant was successfully achieved.

Xiao Ming handed the covenant to Pang Yukun for him to keep, and sighed slightly in his heart. The cruel reality really taught him how to play the strategy of distant ally and close attack.

It's no wonder that the current Maozi's powerful military has to beg the Rabbit's family to find money to spend. This is all forced by money. No matter how many advanced weapons are not supported by money, they are just a pile of scrap metal.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty expelled the Xiongnu, he also sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to attack the Xiongnu and finally won the war.

Since the covenant has been signed, this king will naturally not violate the covenant, and I also hope that the king of Chu can abide by the covenant. Xiao Ming smiled lightly. In this way, he basically completed the first step of the distant and close attack, the war against Wei land. There are also fewer constraints.

After signing the agreement with the King of Chu, Xiao Ming suddenly had a bold idea, which was the same purpose as when Zhang Qian went out.

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