Diqin Designer

Chapter 271 Daqin Xiou Treaty
Tu Sui shook his head: "I am not a doctor, so I don't know how it causes illness. As for the solution, if you are already sick, I don't know how to solve it. If you are not sick, it is just a precaution, but I know a thing or two, that is, don't eat raw food, don't drink raw water, cook food before eating, boil water before drinking, which can basically kill the tiny things in it."

"Cholera and malaria are caused by this. I heard that cholera is a kind of bacteria, and malaria is caused by another tiny thing. I am not a doctor, so I don't know which one it is!"

After Tu Sui's words, King Xiou and the leaders did not ask any more questions, and the hall fell into a strange silence. Tu Sui, Ren Xiong, Zhao Tuo and others were not in a hurry either, as the Qin Dynasty was now taking the initiative.

The silence did not last long. After a moment, King Xiou looked at Tu Sui with a calm expression and a calm tone, and uttered six words: "What do you want?"

"He is a good king who can remain calm in this situation. It's a pity that Qin doesn't need such a smart and strong neighbor!"

Tu Sui smiled again, but his smile seemed particularly hateful to the King of Xiou and the other leaders: "Your Majesty, Tu has said several times that we are here under the order of Your Majesty to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries and to share what we have so that both sides can be better off."

"The first is to establish diplomatic relations. This establishment of diplomatic relations means mutual recognition. Daqin recognizes your country, and your country also recognizes Daqin. Both sides will send envoys to each other. That is, we will send people to stay in your country, and the king can also send people to stay in Xianyang."

"The second is to exchange what you have. Your country has some rare and precious things that Daqin does not have, such as some medicinal herbs. If Daqin needs them, your country should sell them to Daqin. Similarly, your country can also buy things that your country does not have from Daqin."

"Since we need to exchange what we have and sell to each other, it is best to designate a few places for trading. Tu thinks that the cities near your country and Daqin are very good and can be used!"

Although they had anticipated that the Qin people might ask them to cede land, when the knife really cut them, King Xiou and the other leaders were still angry. Mature men like King Xiou and He Lao could hide their anger in their hearts, but those with hot tempers like Hu Suo showed their anger directly on their faces.

They didn't know that this was Tu Sui's private work. Neither the First Emperor nor Li Nian asked the delegation to force the Baiyue to cede land, and of course they didn't issue any order to stop it.

After all, "when an envoy is abroad, he may not be able to obey all the orders of his master." Therefore, the envoys should be given some room to perform. As long as they can complete their mission well, killing people, setting fire, robbing the queen, and creating rebellion in other countries are not a big problem.

Although he was angry, the Qin army was the most powerful force now, so the King of Xiou asked calmly, "Which cities did the envoy take a fancy to?"

Tu Sui immediately reported the names of several cities. King Xiou shook his head and said, "Too many. Only two can be used for trade!"

Tu Sui also shook his head and replied: "Two seats are too few. I think four seats are just right."

The two men bargained as if they were buying vegetables in the market, and finally agreed that Xiou would provide three cities adjacent to Daqin for the two sides to use in the transaction.

Having picked up three cities for nothing, Tu Sui said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty and everyone else, the three cities still belong to your country. They are just temporarily used for transactions between the two sides, so both sides have stationed troops to manage them together."

I don't believe you. The six northern kingdoms all know how greedy you Qin people are. How can you Qin people spit out those three cities once they are in your mouth?
Seeing that the King of Xiou and the other leaders ignored him, Tu Sui said, "Since both parties want to trade, they naturally need to make it easier to keep accounts and settle accounts. How about using our Great Qin currency in the transaction?"

They had discussed this condition before and agreed to use Qin's currency for transactions. It wouldn't be a big problem anyway. It was just currency. What could be the big deal?

Tu Sui actually didn't quite understand why Li Nian had reminded them before the mission to make sure the Baiyue people accepted the Qin currency and to use the Qin currency to settle transactions.

But seeing that the Xiou people agreed without any doubt, Tu Sui was relieved and continued, "In order to ensure convenient communication and mutual exchange of resources, Tu thinks that your country should have more people who are proficient in the language and writing of the Great Qin. Your Majesty and the leaders can select a group of people to go to Xianyang to learn the language and writing of the Great Qin." Here they come. The "hostages to Xianyang" that the Qin people wanted have indeed come. They didn't believe that the Qin people really wanted them to send people to Xianyang to learn the language and writing. This was clearly asking them to send hostages, but it was just wrapped in a nice-looking excuse.

Moreover, why do we have to send people to Xianyang to learn your Qin language and writing? Can't you send people here to learn our language and writing?

If Tu Sui knew what they were thinking, he would definitely shout: Heaven and earth, we really didn't mean to ask you to send a hostage. We really did want you to send someone to Xianyang to study. Although we do have bad intentions, don't think of us as bad.

Of course, if you really want to send a hostage, that's not a problem. You sent it on your own initiative. We didn't force you. Don't spread the rumor that Daqin forced people to send hostages and slander Daqin's reputation!

This one was also approved. Tu Sui continued, "The next one is that we hope to send people to your country to investigate. Please don't misunderstand me. We just want to send people to explore what kind of birds, beasts, trees, flowers and plants there are, and find things that can be used by Daqin and your country."

"Your country has a wide variety of birds, flowers and plants, and they are different from those in the Qin Dynasty. Your Majesty and Master Li Nian both believe that there must be many useful things that have not been discovered, so we want to send people to investigate."

This condition was not what the King of Xiou and the other leaders had expected, but it was also detrimental to their interests. Allowing the Qin people to run around on their land would not allow the Qin people to know their geographical environment?

The Qin people must have had this in mind. Their investigation of birds, beasts, flowers, plants and trees was fake, but their attempt to use them to map their mountains, rivers and geography was real.

Seeing that the King of Xiou and the other leaders did not agree, Tu Sui guessed their thoughts: "If you are worried, you can send someone to go with the Daqin exploration personnel. If there are any results, you can share them."

Seeing that there was still no response, Tu Sui smiled and said, "Tu knows what you mean. How about this? You can mark out areas that Daqin cannot explore. When Daqin sends people to explore, they will not go to the marked areas?"

This time there was finally a response, and King Xiou signaled to the other leaders with his eyes.

After seeing most of the leaders nod, King Xiou said, "Yes!"

After receiving the consent of King Xiou, Tu Sui smiled even more: "In order to show the good relations between Daqin and your country, your majesty has ordered that you should give your country 200 doses of anti-malarial medicine."

At this moment, Hu Suo suddenly said, "Your medicine has not been verified, who knows if it is effective?"

Indeed, everything we are talking about now is empty talk. These treaties will only be finalized after the anti-malarial drug is verified. Although judging from the attitude of the Qin people, the anti-malarial drug is probably real.

The King of Xiou and the other leaders were in a very conflicted mood at this moment. They hoped that the anti-malaria medicine that the Qin people had was real, but they also hoped that the anti-malaria medicine that the Qin people had was fake.

If it were true, they, their children, and their clansmen would all be less likely to suffer from malaria, but they would have to sell out their interests, accept the threats of the Qin people, and agree to these humiliating conditions;
But if it was false, they would not have to be threatened by the Qin people, but malaria would continue to plague their people and might even harm them.

　"The Three-Body Problem" is so good!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)