Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 151 On the way
Thanks to the profit-seeking nature of businessmen,
Although Xinxia had just started formal contact with Persia, the trade between Sindhu and Persia had a long history.

Merchants brought Persian glass products in exchange for gems mined in Sindhu.

therefore,

When Xinxia needed someone to act as an interpreter to help the two sides communicate, it spent some effort and money and did recruit someone.

As long as you add enough money,
You can find out any news.

of course,

Which is true or false?

It can only be determined by the Xinxia envoys themselves.

……

"That is to say, we have only been here for a short time, and this country called Persia is about to be destroyed?"

"Why did it die so quickly?"

Xia Jun'an's son, Master Suisi, slapped his thigh and said with a sigh to his companions Qin Jin and Zhao Ning.

No matter what the rumors say,

The battle lines don't lie.

The remaining loyalists in Persia were indeed running towards the eastern border.

Their armies and wealth are constantly being transferred.

However, these people are only a minority in the crumbling country.

After all, the reason why this country was quickly advanced and penetrated was inevitably due to the surrender and defection of more noble lords.

Anyway, once a new dynasty is established, it will inevitably have to win over the old nobles in order to maintain its rule.

Zhao Ning also sighed, "This is the barbarian!"

"If you do not accept the teachings of the saints and do not know the principles of loyalty and righteousness in your heart, and you can only sell out your country and people as long as you can keep your wealth and status, what is there to hesitate about?"

Along the way,
The delegation also visited some feudal lords and nobles in eastern Persia.

They asked these nobles through the interpreter, "I heard that your country is being invaded by foreign enemies and the capital in the west has fallen. Why are you still living in your own fiefdoms and not going to the king to defend him?"

The nobleman being questioned was confused, "Why should I serve the king?"

"What does the reign of Darius III have to do with me?"

He said it with confidence.
It also left Sui Si and others, who had received strict Zhuxia education since childhood, speechless.

Although the various princes of Xia were fighting each other,

It is not uncommon for ministers to dislike their own monarchs for being too stupid and thus seek out other wise rulers.

But more often,
Be loyal to your Lord,
Do good for your friends.
It is also common.

In the rich and diverse moral values of the gentlemen of the Xia Dynasty:
Wu Zixu's behavior of fleeing to the State of Wu and then returning to attack his hometown State of Chu can be praised.

Shen Baoxu ran to the State of Qin and cried for several days at the gate of the Qin palace. In the end, his tears made King Ai of Qin soften his heart and support the restoration of the State of Chu. This is also worthy of praise.

At its core,

It means "doing your job well while you are in your position."

You don't want to fulfill your obligations, and even want to fight back.
One must first cut off relations with the master he served before, instead of eating the master's food while smashing the master's tripod.

But this kind of guy who would be condemned as a "villain" by the gentlemen of the Chinese nation is everywhere in Persia, and they are even proud of it.

look,

Whoever comes wants to win me over.

This demonstrates my status and power!

Sui Si and others lamented that the "collapse of rituals and music" in the barbarian countries was far worse than that in other Chinese countries, and then discussed the other party involved in the war.

Sui Si said:
"That country called Macedonia has occupied a lot of Persian land and is hunting down the monarch here."

"But I also heard from others that the population of this country is not as large as that of Persia. Isn't he afraid that if he occupies this place, the bloodline inherited by his ancestors will be replaced in the end?"

A small tribe controls a big country.

For Xinxia,

It’s quite appropriate actually.

The reason why our predecessors in the early Western Zhou Dynasty were able to persist for hundreds of years under the system of "Xia King and Yi Min" was that they finally successfully educated countless barbarians and transformed them into the Chinese.

This is because the ancestors of the Xia people already had a sufficient population at that time, but they were not able to spread throughout the world.

Now in the new summer,
However, without such support, they could only ensure that their ancestors' bloodline and culture would not be polluted by the large number of barbarians by continuously introducing talents from the distant Western Regions and sowing seeds in the country.

Judge others by your own standards.

Sui Si thinks that since Macedonia swallowed up a larger country with its small size, it should also have such concerns.

"Who knows what that king is thinking!"

"What if he just wants to indulge himself and hit as many as he can?"

Qin Jin was eating dates nearby, and he did not forget to share some with his companions, "These dates are so sweet!"

Zhao Ning was still sighing, "I hope it won't affect us!"

"What are you afraid of!"

"We have brought many bows, crossbows and swords. Do we still have to worry about attacks from others?"

Qin Jin cracked a date pit and took out the crossbow hanging from his waist and played with it for a while.

Before they left the other states, Gongzi Chao and the Mohist school stayed in the State of Qin for a while.

The Qin people were good at making bows and crossbows, so the Mohists absorbed those skills and made improvements.

Because of the long-term travel,
In order to facilitate the battle with the barbarians that appeared along the way, Sui Chao and others improved the bow and crossbow, making it more convenient to carry while maintaining its power.

this time,

Because the leader is the king's son,

The king also specially ordered the craftsmen of Xinxia to make new bows and crossbows for the delegation, making them more sophisticated and using more copper and iron to enhance their power.

Walking here,
The effectiveness of these bows and crossbows has been proven with the blood of the barbarians.

In addition to bows and crossbows,
There were also heavy spears, which were wielded by the strong and horse-riding men in the delegation, killing people like cutting grass.

Qin Jin had been very strong since he was young. When he was still a teenager, he even instigated Sui Si to take him and Zhao Ning into the ancestral temple and tried to lift the large tripod used to worship ancestors in the temple.

Finally, the tripod was moved, making a loud noise, which attracted the king and his ministers.

The three guys who were about to cause trouble when they were not careful were hung on a big tree at the entrance of the ancestral temple and beaten with belts by their elders.

But obviously,

Just a beating.

It's not enough to change the nature of these guys.

"You still have to be careful."

Zhao Ning felt that as the most stable of the three, he should keep a clear head.

So he said, "In such a chaotic situation, even if we have powerful weapons, what can we do if we don't have enough people?"

The number of armed envoys was only 120.

Although there are many nomadic people outside Xingshan, which allows them to obtain enough horses and transform enough chariots, this is ultimately a barbarian country and they are the ones with shallow roots.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time!"

Sui Si thought about it and finally made the decision.

……

the next day,
The armed mission set out again.

Qin Jin did not sit in the chariot, but rode the tallest horse, leading the way.

He is a very good horseman.

Even without the aid of saddles and stirrups of later generations, he could still control the horse steadily and run in this desolate place.

therefore,

Qin Jin was assigned the task of exploring the way.

Today, he also said to Sui Si and Zhao Ning, "I'll go ahead and explore the way first!"

"be careful!"

"understand!"

then,

Qin Jin, along with several attendants who were also good at riding horses, squeezed their horses' bellies and began to leap forward.

(End of this chapter)