The Jagged Empire of Daqin

"It's the minister's dereliction of duty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Yang Ze replied deeply.

"It's good if you know you're wrong, you go back first, assign people immediately, and do as I say!" Ying Chang said expressionlessly.

"Follow the order!" Yang Ze nodded in response, and immediately turned around and left the imperial study room.

After Yang Ze left, Ying Chang moved his butt back, leaned on the dragon chair to make himself more comfortable, and then asked Chang Zifei, "Is there any movement in the Jin Empire?"

"Not yet!"

Speaking of the Jin Empire, Chang Zifei couldn't help but frown, his expression slightly dignified.

Everything in the Great Qin Empire is now heading in a good direction, but it is easy to be held back by external factors. Once Qin and Jin go to war, it will consume a lot of manpower and financial resources. If a soldier dies, the court will issue pensions. Recruiting young and strong to supplement the army, and the people will lose one young and strong, and one less young and strong will reduce one labor force, and the shortage of labor will involve farming and land reclamation.

As the saying goes, one hair can move the whole body!

National power is fought in war, and no matter whether you win or lose, you will lose national power more or less.

"If Qin and Jin go to war, what are our chances of winning?" Ying Chang looked at Chang Zifei with steady eyes and asked.

Chang Zifei fell silent and fell into deep thought. After pondering for a few breaths, Chang Zifei replied with a solemn expression: "If it is a war of attrition, our Great Qin will definitely be defeated. Although the Jin Empire lost more than 20 yuan seven years ago The elite, but the background is still stronger than us, and the treasury is rich!"

"And our Great Qin has just started, and our national power is in the stage of waiting to explode. The background is simply not comparable to that of the Jin Empire. If we let us develop for two or three years, our Great Qin's victory rate will be [-]-[-] equal to that of the Jin Empire!"

Chang Zifei answered to the point without being blindly confident.

"What about an annihilation battle?" Ying Chang asked again.

"War of annihilation?" Chang Zifei fell into deep thought again. After a while, Chang Zifei smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty, it will be very difficult for us to win the war of annihilation. The combat power continues to decline, and unless the [-] Yang family troops from Xiguan are transferred back, there is a chance of winning, but the Qiang people in the west are ambitious, if we withdraw, the Qiang people will not give up this great opportunity!"

"It's difficult to fight. If the Jin Empire really sends troops to attack Qin, we will fight a war of annihilation, destroy them in one go, and then regain the lost ground!" Ying Chang shouted forcefully and awe-inspiringly.

"Now our Daqin has only this way to choose..." Chang Zifei said helplessly.

"Let's not talk about this. Why hasn't Jarrow come back? It's been five months since he went out, right? Nothing will happen, right?" Ying Chang changed the subject, with a worried look on his face, and no news came back in five months. , this is very worrying.

Chang Zifei shook his head disapprovingly and said, "It's unlikely. If something happens to Mr. Jia, the left and right generals will definitely send someone to send news. Maybe, Mr. Jia has brought the horses back..."

"Report!"

At this moment, a loud voice came from outside the imperial study room, interrupting Chang Zifei's words.

Chang Zifei subconsciously turned around to look, and Ying Chang also looked outside the hall, only to see Li Ming, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, standing outside the door with a face full of excitement, and a familiar person standing beside him was Jia Luo.

"Oh shit!"

Both Chang Zifei and Yingchang were taken aback. Just now when Jia Luo was mentioned, Jia Luo appeared at the door. Chang Zifei's mouth is a bit clever...

"Cao Cao is not so fast, is he?" Yingchang slandered inwardly, dumbfounded.

"Come in quickly!" Ying Chang waved impatiently.

When Jia Luo heard the words, he immediately walked into the imperial study, and Li Ming, the deputy commander, bowed to leave.

"I said Master Jia, when did you come back? Why didn't you notify in advance?" Chang Zifei looked at the smiling Jia Luo in surprise and said.

"Haha!" Jarrow couldn't help chuckling, then bowed to Yingchang, and then said with a smile: "Isn't this a surprise for His Majesty, haha!"

"It's a surprise, it's really a surprise, but I've been worried for a long time whether I can report next time!" Ying Chang said angrily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern for me, I am very grateful!" Jarrow replied with a touch of salute.

"Looking at you, it looks like you've returned home with a lot of rewards! Haha!" Ying Chang smiled at Jia Luo with a smile.

"That's natural!" Jia Luo was a little embarrassed, and Chang Zifei couldn't stand it anymore.

"You two sit down first, don't just stand!" Ying Chang pointed to the chair next to him, Chang Zifei and Jia Luo were not polite, and each took their own seats.

After Jia Luo sat down firmly, he took Chang Ying to the editor and said: "Your Majesty, I am going to the Kama tribe in the Mofeier Prairie. I will return with 50 high-quality horses. Each high-quality horse will be traded for 30 taels of silver. At the cost of [-] taels of silver, the Kama tribe also presented six hard-earned horses, which can travel thousands of miles a day!"

"50 taels per horse? And six hard-earned BMWs?" Chang Zifei was a little surprised. The strange thing was not that it was expensive, but that it was cheap.

For a high-quality war horse on the market, 50 taels is a normal price. It is not surprising that Jia Luo traded at this price. The strange thing is that Jia Luo bought it from the Qiang people. What is the relationship between the Qiang people and Daqin?The relationship between enemies is logically not for sale, but the Kama tribe not only sells, but also does not raise the price too much, and even sends six war horses.

Chapter 101 Jarrow's plan!

This is a bit of a feeling of being courteous for nothing, rape or steal.

Ying Chang was also a little strange, because he was already mentally prepared to spend 100 taels of silver to buy a high-quality war horse, and he was even mentally prepared that the Qiang people would not sell it, but now, everything has turned upside down.

"In addition to the gift, I also compensated [-] high-quality war horses!" Jia Luo continued without answering Chang Zifei's doubts.

The more Chang Zifei and Yingchang listened, the more confused they became. It was a gift and a compensation. What happened?

"What's the matter, don't write it down, tell me quickly!" Yingchang felt itchy in his heart, and wanted to smash the gourd of Jia Luo directly to see what medicine was sold inside.

"That's right, if you dare to whet Your Majesty's appetite, you Shangshu don't want to do it anymore, do you?" Chang Zifei said in a threatening tone, his heart was itchy, and his curiosity was completely aroused by Jia Luo.

Jia Luo glanced around, and Yingchang immediately understood, and immediately waved to some court ladies: "Go down!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" All the maids knelt down and saluted, and not long after, the maids serving Yingchang in the imperial study retreated and closed the door of the imperial study.

"Tell me, what happened!" Yingchang looked a little dignified, Jarrow was so mysterious, there must be something big and shady, otherwise Jarrow didn't need to be so cautious.

Jia Luo got up from the chair, walked not far from Yingchang, and saluted with a solemn expression. It was completely different from the previous expression, and the atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly became serious.

Chang Zifei and Yingchang watched the scene and knew that it was not a small matter.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when I led the convoy through the Cannibal Valley of the Murphyr Prairie, I was ambushed by Gan Fengyun, the young leader of the Kama tribe, killing and injuring [-] soldiers. Zhongyi, use the spear to lift the middle jacket to show surrender!"

"When Qian Fengyun saw us surrendering, he stopped the ambush and discussed with the minister. After learning about the purpose of the minister's visit, he brought the minister into the base camp of the Kama tribe, and discussed with the leader of the Kama tribe, Qi Qitor, about the purchase of war horses... ...."

Jarrow revealed all the things that happened along the way, and also told about the export of Kama tribe ironware.

Chang Zifei and Yingchang fell silent after hearing this, their brains were still sorting out what had happened.

Cannibal Valley attacked—Take off your trousers and surrender—Negotiate with Zizitor—Jaro uses the export of iron as a lure—The Kama tribe is tempted—Agreed to trade horses—Compensate for the casualties and three high-quality war horses—The Kama tribe collects the entire Mofei High-quality war horses in Er Prairie—also collected from other prairie—Jarrow and Qiqitor signed a secret agreement on the export of ironware between the Great Qin Empire and the Kama Tribe—Jarrow brought the horse back to Beijing!

"What twists and turns, Jia Shangshu, you are so confused!" Chang Zifei first sighed, and then reprimanded with a look of resentment.

Isn't it digging your own grave to sign an ironware export agreement with a foreign race?

Chang Zifei and Yingchang finally knew why Jia Luo asked the court lady to go out. It turned out that they were worried that the secret agreement would be leaked.

"It's a helpless move to be dismissed!" Jarrow said helplessly.

"Ugh!"

Chang Zifei sighed heavily, and his heart was full of worries. Let’s not talk about what will happen to other countries when they get the news. Let’s talk about whether the Qiang people will counterattack Daqin after they get the iron tools. Originally, the weak point of the Qiang people was the iron tools. , Jia Luo made up for the weakness of the Qiang people.

"Haha!" Ying Chang burst out laughing suddenly, making Chang Zifei look dazed.

Your Majesty, can you still laugh?Do you have a tendency to be masochistic? Could it be that you have become used to being masochistic in the past seven years?

Jarrow didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and his expression showed admiration.

"Jia Aiqing, just tell us your plan. Look at how anxious our prime minister is, haha!" Ying Chang said with a blushing smile.

"Could it be?" Chang Zifei's eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt that the matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

"The four major grasslands of the Qiang people each have a hegemon. These four overlords all want to unify the Qiang people to accomplish their great cause, but the power of the four parties is even, and no one is strong enough. As a result, the Qiang people have been in a four-legged confrontation for hundreds of years. It is precisely because of this that the four overlords dream of destroying the other overlords and accomplishing their great cause!"

"The Kama tribe is no exception as the overlord of the Mofeier prairie. I agreed to export iron tools to the Kama tribe. The purpose is to let the Kama tribe attack the other three overlords, let them dog eat dog, and fight to the death. It's all time for me, Qin Xiguan Worry-free, you can shift your center of gravity to the east and south!"

"When the Qiang people are unified, our Qin Dynasty will become stronger and stronger. It will be easy and effortless for us to send troops to destroy the Qiang people. As for the consequences of the iron leak, I have also thought of a countermeasure, which is to take the minister as a scapegoat." , It is said that the ministers are privately seeking benefits from the Qiang people, and have nothing to do with the court, so that the countries of the Kyushu will not be able to do anything to the Great Qin!" Jia Luo said calmly and awe-inspiringly.

After hearing these words, Chang Zifei couldn't calm down for a long time, feeling that this was another big plan.

"What if the Kama tribe wants to eat our Daqin land?" Chang Zifei still had some doubts in his heart.

"No, the idea of ​​the Kama tribe wanting to unify the grassland is the same as our Kyushu nations wanting to become the overlord of the Kyushu. Before the unification, the Kama tribe will not attack the Qin Empire, otherwise, the Kama tribe's iron source will be cut off. It's not good for the Kama tribe!" Ying Chang said decisively.

"Could it be that His Majesty and Jia Shangshu discussed this idea?" After hearing these words, Chang Zifei felt that Yingchang and Jia Luo had already discussed it in secret before, otherwise how could Yingchang be so clear.

"No, I guessed it!" Yingchang smiled lightly.

"Guess?" Chang Zifei was slightly taken aback.

"It is indeed your majesty's guess. I came up with it temporarily in the chief's tent in Zizitor. Your Majesty didn't know it at all. Please forgive me for making my own claim!" Jarrow said with a smile. edited back.

"Do you look like a guilty person?" Yingchang said angrily.

Forgive me and laugh, laughing at you big-headed ghost.

Chang Zifei couldn't help but smile bitterly, he didn't know what to say, he could only say that His Majesty is smart.

"Okay, that's the same sentence, it doesn't matter if you make your own decisions, as long as the matter is done well, I agree to the export of the Kama tribe's ironware, but this matter must not be leaked, otherwise, Jia Aiqing's head will have to be used to appease The nations of Kyushu are angry!" Ying Chang said solemnly.

"I obey the order!" Chang Zifei and Jia Luo replied solemnly.

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Chapter 102 Qi Emperor Jiang Huadong!

"Take the horse to the heavy riding camp. Let Du Aiqing see how the horse is doing, and then start training. Chang Aiqing can also tell Jia Aiqing what happened in Daqin during this period, so that he can understand!" Ying Chang said in a tone of voice. Said more calmly.

"I obey the order, but I want to ask, when will the ironware be delivered to the Kama tribe?" Jarrow asked aloud.

"You did this, so I leave it to you to deal with it. However, you need to write a detailed account book and record it, and you can let the Kama tribe use cattle and sheep to trade. My Daqin is not short of money or food, understand?" Ying Chang opened his mouth and replied.

"I understand, I'm leaving!" Jia Luo bent down and responded, and then left with Chang Zifei.

When Chang Zifei told Jia Luo about the national policy, Jia Luo was also shocked, and his admiration for Ying Chang was like a flood of the Yellow River, out of control!

Not long after Chang Zifei returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the imperial examination notices were posted all over the city, and the news also flowed out from Xianyang City. When the scholars of the three counties of Daqin learned that the imperial examinations were to be launched, they were all over excited.

Because these scholars all know that now that His Majesty has regained the imperial power and purged a large number of officials, there are countless vacancies waiting for them in the entire Daqin court. Stepping into the sacred unicorn hall, you can face the saint every day.

Such a great opportunity is right in front of them, if they don't grasp it well, it will be enough to regret it for the rest of their lives!

At the same time, the Great Qi Empire!

The Great Qi Empire has eight counties with a population of more than 400 million. The Qi Empire does not attach importance to farming and funerals like other countries. It attaches great importance to commerce and trade. Among the 400 million people in the Qi Empire, [-]% are merchants, accounting for almost half of the total population. Except for Qin The empire, all the empires have traces of Qi merchants, and the Qi empire, which has developed commerce and trade, collects astronomical figures every year.

Perhaps the Qi Empire is not very strong in terms of military, but in terms of economy, it is definitely one of the best super economic powers among the countries of Kyushu, and the money is outrageous!

Located in the central area of ​​the Great Qi Empire, Chancheng, the imperial capital of the Qi Empire, is located here. Chancheng is very prosperous, and it is one of the few cities that never sleeps. No matter it is day or night, every street is full of roadside stalls, selling everything. Yes, it can be said that there are no surprises.

Inside the Imperial Palace and Library Pavilion!

An old man with white hair, white beard, and white clothes, about sixty years old, was lazily sitting on the golden dragon chair. His clothes were disheveled, his hair was disheveled, his face was full of red, and his eyes were narrowed into slits, giving people a feeling of drowsiness. The way he woke up, if he wasn't sitting on the dragon chair, people who didn't know would think he was a beggar.

That's right, this old man is Jiang Huadong, the emperor of the Great Qi Empire!

Not far from the dragon chair stood an old eunuch named Li Min, who had been with Jiang Huadong for more than 40 years and was Jiang Huadong's most trusted person.

Li Min holds the handle of Buddha dust in one hand, and bends the white beard of Buddha dust in the other hand, looking old-fashioned, Li Min bent down respectfully, whispered softly with his mouth wriggling: "Your Majesty, The Qin Empire has undergone major changes recently~”

"Big change? What's the big change?" Jiang Huadong opened his eyes slightly, and then narrowed his eyes again. It was impossible to see whether Jiang Huadong cared about the affairs of the Qin Empire.

"Just now there was news from Shengshui Pass that Emperor Qin Youdi launched a palace coup and imprisoned the Queen Mother Qin!" Li Min replied softly with his head down calmly.

Jiang Huadong opened his eyes, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he asked curiously, "When did it happen?"

"It's been almost five months. After Emperor Qin Youdi launched the palace coup, he blocked Xianyang City, flowed the blood of the court hall into a river, and wiped out the corrupt officials in one go. In two months, the military power of the Qin Empire will be in your hands."

"After Qin Youdi regained the military and political power, he unsealed Xianyang City, announced to the world, and declared the Jin Empire an enemy country. The country in troubled times will be stabilized!"

After Jiang Huadong heard these words, he couldn't calm down for a long time. This speed is too fast. Just after regaining the imperial power, he took control of the military and political power of the empire. The master behind Qin Youdi is a bit powerful!

"It's really interesting, it's so interesting, haha!" Jiang Huadong laughed, and Li Min also laughed.

Since the Jin Empire captured Nanyang County of the Qin Empire, the Nanguan garrison has changed from the Qin Army to the Jin Army. With the passage of time, the Jin Empire has become stronger and stronger, which has seriously threatened the security of the southern border of the Qi Empire. I can't help but attack Jin, otherwise the development of the Jin Empire will be at the speed of the Jin Empire, and the Qi Empire will be in danger!

But now, the Qin Empire is rolling with a carp, and the center of gravity of the Jin Empire has been shifted to the Qin Empire. Now it seems that the Jin Empire will not launch an offensive against the Qi Empire until it destroys the Qin Empire, unless it is confident that it will fight two.

"Call Prime Minister Zuo into the cabinet immediately!" Jiang Huadong waved his hand, and he had a big plan in mind!

"Obey!" Li Min bowed respectfully and replied, then turned around and walked away.

After about an incense stick, Li Min walked in with a minister in his 50s. This minister was wearing a red official uniform with a white crane riding a cloud, with two red ribbons on his official hat. He was the prime minister of the Qi Empire. filial piety!

The Qi Empire is still red, and all officials above the third rank wear red official uniforms. Qi Emperor Jiang Huadong's dragon robe is also red, but now he is wearing a thin white inner robe, which is very casual and informal.

"Chen Zuo Xiao, see Your Majesty, my emperor..."

"Okay, it's just the three of us here, why are you shouting, sit down quickly." Jiang Huadong pointed to the chair next to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zuo Xiao responded with a chuckle, and then slowly sat down on the chair on the right side under the dragon chair. As soon as Zuo Xiao took his seat, he said to Jiang Huadong: "On the way to enter the palace, Eunuch Li has already informed the matter. I think that the great changes in the Qin Empire will be of great benefit to Da Qi, and can help Da Qi contain the Jin Empire!"

"I think so too, but it's not enough just to hold back!" Jiang Huadong said with a serious expression.

Jiang Huadong still understands the truth that he can't be restrained for a while, but he can't be restrained forever.

"Your Majesty thinks?" Zuo Xiao asked hesitantly.