In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Tian Shudao: "Sir, do you have any questions?"

Gongsun Qidao: "I dare to ask the general, why did I make an appointment with Lord Yaogu here, and when I came down to Yan State, I thought it was just to meet someone from Qi State."

Before Tian Shu came again, he had discussed this with Xia Yu for a long time. Hearing Gongsun Qi's question hit his heart, and said: "It's a long story at this time, why don't we sit down and talk slowly."

Gongsun Qi smiled, nodded and sat down. Tian Shu also followed the guidance of the restaurant owner and sat down after the table facing Shanrong Yaogu and Zhongshan Gongsun Qi. Xia Yu naturally followed the waiter and sat behind him.

After Tian Shu sat down, he was quick to speak, and directly cut to the point, saying: "I think you two also know the current situation of our Tian family in Qi State."

The words were spoken in Jin dialect, and the owner of the restaurant converted the Jin dialect into gibberish Shanrong dialect at the side of Na Yaogu and told Na Yaogu.

Gongsun Qi nodded directly, and said: "The state of Qi is fighting fiercely with the Yan people at this time, and the outcome is not yet decided." When Gongsun Qiyan came here, he paused and said, "My Zhongshan is adjacent to the state of Yan. In the name of convincing people and being good at fighting, it is only today that I know that his talent as a general is comparable to Xia Yu, the Shaobao of Qi State."

Xia Yu withdrew from Jin in World War I and defeated Vietnam in World War II. He defeated the two strongest countries in the world at the same time with one person, and his reputation shocked the world. Living in the lonely and cold northern region, with no news, the young master Furen is well-known in Yan, but not necessarily famous in other countries.

However, outside Changdi City this time, Xia Yu and the young master Furen assembled an elite battle, and the final battle was a deadlock. From the fact that the son Furen was able to revive the morale of the Yan army after the defeat of Lord Yan and the eldest son Bai, and fighting Xia Yu evenly, it is enough to make him famous all over the world.

Zhongshan Kingdom is almost located in the triangle gap between Yan Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, and Qi Kingdom. Naturally, it is very concerned about this war involving all three countries. In addition, the city in the south of Zhongshan Kingdom is not far from Changdi City on the battlefield. The news knows earlier than the nations.

Tian Shu heard that Gongsun Qi praised the young master for being convincing, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed, but he also knew that this was not the time to play tricks, so he said one by one: "Young master is submissive, but he is a good general, so I can't help worrying about Zhongshan and Shanrong. "

Gongsun Qi's face was calm, and he said very calmly: "Yan Kingdom and Zhongshan Kingdom are adjacent, although some minor frictions are unavoidable, but the two have been peaceful for many years."

Tian Shu smiled, and said: "Although the diplomatic relations between Yan State and Zhongshan State cannot be called good, they are not bad either. It is appropriate to describe the relationship between the two of you, sir. However, although Yan State is well, Jin State and Zhongshan State may not be so. It's a good word."

The Zhongshan Kingdom was originally a descendant of Baidi, a Xianyu tribe, bordering the Jin Kingdom, was attacked by the Jin Kingdom several times, and was almost destroyed by the Jin Kingdom several times.

In the past, Shangqing Zhongxing Wu of the Jin State attacked Zhongshan, defeated the Xianyu tribe in Zhongshan, and captured the king of Zhongshan. Zhongshan almost destroyed the country. Shi.In order to weaken the mortal enemy Jin State, Zhongshan State accepted Zhongxing Yin, the descendant of Zhongxing Wu who had captured its own king, and formed an alliance with Qi State, Lu State, and Wei State to attack Jin State, and sent Jipu, Boren, etc. incorporated into the map.

Later, the Fan family and the Zhonghang family were destroyed, and Zhao Zhifu, who came to power in the state of Jin, was a hard-core hawk. For his own country, the century-old overlord, the state of Jin was raped by other countries on his own land, and Bai Di, a Zhongshan The fact that the descendants of the barbarians annexed the country was regarded as a great shame and shame, and the roots of the teeth were itchy with hatred.

In order to retaliate, Zhao Zhifu personally commanded the army after he came to power, attacked Zhongshan Kingdom, broke Zhongshan Kingdom, and Zhongshan has been in a slump since then. During the decades when Zhao Zhifu was in power of Jin Kingdom, Zhongshan Kingdom has been quiet, and he does not know Was he beaten by Zhao Zhifu? Honestly, he was afraid that Zhao Zhifu would think of his old hatred and beat Zhongshan again.

At this time, Tian Shu implicitly said, "Jin and Zhongshan may not be called a good character." The fact is that Jin and Zhongshan are far from being a good name, they are enemies of life and death.

When mentioning Jin State, Gongsun Qi changed his color slightly, but Tian Shu continued his efforts, saying: "Jin State is forming an alliance with Yan State at this time, isn't Zhongshan State worried?"

Gongsun Qi's expression was slightly gloomy, but he did not answer Tian Shu's words, but lowered his eyes as if thinking about something.

But after listening to Tian Shu's words "translated" by the owner of the restaurant, the Shanrong man named Yaogu rushed to speak before Gongsun Qi, and said a lot, after speaking, the owner of the restaurant turned his head to Tian Shu, " Translator", said: "Where I was slaughtered was driven away by the Yan people in the past. This hatred is kept in my heart day and night. This time, the young master has taken people to the south, and has already transferred seven or eight soldiers from the northern border of Yan. It's very empty."

Speaking of this, the Yaogu's eyes rolled around, and he muttered a few words, the owner of the restaurant "translated" and said: "But we are small and weak, and the people of Qi want us to help. What good?"

Hearing these words, coupled with Yao Gu's slippery eyes, Tian Shu felt very disgusted and disdainful, but at this time he couldn't show it, so he could only pretend to be peaceful, and took out a brocade from his bosom , Said: "Of course I can't ask you to help in vain, so I have brought the production map of the repeating crossbow here."

As soon as these words came out, Yaogu's face showed confusion, and it was the restaurant owner who muttered and explained for a long time before he understood, and then his face showed greed, and Gongsun Qi heard it. The words "continuous crossbow" lit up his eyes.

In this era when traffic is basically based on walking and communication is basically based on shouting, the transmission of news is undoubtedly slow, but even if it is slow, the battle between Qi and Yue under the city of Linzi a few months ago has been thoroughly eaten by the princes of various countries who are interested in studying it. Of course, the role played by Lianfa in this battle was also remembered in the hearts of these caring people. Zhongshan is a vassal state with a heart, and Gongsun Qi is also a caring official clan. With the power of the crossbow, it is natural to be greedy for the production diagram of the repeating crossbow.

Even the Shanrong who didn't care much about the affairs of the Central Plains, as a Rongdi, had the instinct of the weak to prey on the strong, which made him immediately understand the power of the repeating crossbow under the explanation of the restaurant owner, and wanted to get it.

Tian Shu observed the expressions of these two people, and felt a little complacent in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, but said indifferently: "I believe you two also know the preciousness of this drawing, it can be said that it is a treasure of our country Qi. Therefore, I can only give it to one person, the one who can agree with Qi State to send troops within a limited time."

As soon as Gongsun Qi heard this, he immediately scolded Tian Shu for being cunning in his heart. No wonder he wanted to make an appointment with this Shanrong man to meet him. Zhongshan and Shanrong, two fish fighting for one bait, naturally the fisherman has the upper hand.

Before Gongsun Qi could open his mouth, Yao Gu had already opened his mouth and said in Yan language: "We Tu Heren will send troops next month, this map should be given to us."

Gongsun Qi was taken a step ahead by Yao Gu at this time, so he didn't rush to speak. Instead, he lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then sighed, and said, "Although I, Zhongshan, also want this production map, but the recent inspections in Zhaodi, Jin Kingdom Strict, my Zhongshan directly borders on the Zhao family's fiefdom of the Jin state, and I dare not deploy troops to help the Qi state at this time, it seems that we can't ask for the production plan of the repeating crossbow."

Listening to the "translation" of Gongsun Qi's words by the owner of the restaurant, Yao Gu immediately felt complacent, and turned to look at Tian Shu.

Hearing Gongsun Qizhi's words, Tian Shu knew that Zhongshan regards Jin as the number one mortal enemy. He was afraid that he could not send troops to help him at this moment, so he turned his head and said to Yaogu: "My lord Yaogu, what you said is to send troops next month. , whether it does what it says."

Listening to the restaurant owner's "translation" of Tian Shu's question, Yaogu rolled his eyes again, and said a few more words. The restaurant owner showed an embarrassed look on his face, and "translated" said: "Who are we to kill?" Single strength is weak, if we want to send troops next month, only this map is not enough."

Hearing this, Tian Shu was not angry. In Tian Shu's heart, the barbarians should be unfaithful and greedy. Fortunately, when discussing with Xia Yu before, he had a draft in his chest, and said lightly: "If Tu He can really keep his word If you send troops, I will give you a big gift from Qi. I heard that the prince forbids Yan to sell salt to Shanrong. If Tu He really sends troops on time, our Qi merchants will be able to sell salt to Tu He at a low price from now on." When Yao Gu's face revealed a look of joy, Tian Shu's eyes sharpened, staring at Yao Gu and said, "If Tu He Ren can't send troops on time, I'm afraid we Qi people will also forbid selling salt to you Tu He Ren."

Among the countries, Qi, Yan, and Yue are close to the sea, and among these three countries, only Qi has the most developed salt drying technology. The seaside of Qi is flat and suitable for salt drying. Sea, but the salt drying technology and merchant trade in the two countries are not well developed, that is, the seawater cannot be well sun-dried into salt, and the sun-dried salt cannot be sold well.

In the past, Guan Zhong reformed and listed salt as an "armament material" and only officials were allowed to sell it. Since then, only salt has made Qi a lot of money. All countries in the world, whether private or treasury, have bled a lot to buy salt. Therefore, there are not a few people who consume a lot of national power. Only when another overlord passed the Jin State later, because of the "external and internal mountains and rivers" and several large salt wells in the country, did they avoid being sucked by the Qi State.

Therefore, Qi State took up the item of salt, but it has the capital to influence other countries.

Tian Shu made this promise to Yaogu without the government's permission at this time, because after the Tian family took control of the state affairs of Qi, the business of making salt and buying salt was naturally divided up by the Tian clan. There is a special person to manage and sell sea salt, Tian Shu is naturally very confident in using this to negotiate terms with the Shanrong people.

After listening to Tian Shu's words, Yao Gu lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and gestured to Tian Shu. The owner of the restaurant saw this gesture and "translated" to Tian Shu: "My lord said, who is Tu who will keep his promise?" , I hope you will keep your promise."

Tian Shu smiled and said, "As long as Tu He keeps his promise, the people of Qi will keep his promise."

On the other hand, Gongsun Qi, who saw Tian Shu and Yao Gu reached the covenant, didn't say a word, and his expression was very calm.