I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

In the past, everyone thought that the Qilan Kingdom was so arrogant, so the Jiaozhi Kingdom, which is larger in strength and territory than the Qilan Kingdom, may not be like that.

Mo Shi and the others were all ready to prepare gunpowder barrels on the spot - they originally wanted to prepare them in advance, but they were severely stopped by Liu Tan.

After all, this thing is really not stable enough, and what if it is prepared in advance and gets wet?

In the past few days, they almost all walked against the wind and rain. Liu Tan figured it out, oh, the rainy season is coming.

Marching in such a season is very difficult, and Liu Tan feels that mushrooms are about to grow on his body.

On the road, he was bored and could only study the situation of cochin.

In fact, what can be studied is the map. The current territory of Jiaozhi is roughly equivalent to the combined appearance of Guangzhou, Fujian, and Hainan in later generations. Xuwen Port is near Hainan.

With such an area and the support of sea transportation, Cochin's economy should be good.

Because they can trade with the big man, but this means that Jiaozhi is not yet able to do business with Luzon Island, otherwise if they are allowed to contact Luzon Island, I am afraid that the economy may be stronger than the big man now.

The closer to Cochin, the more alert Liu Tan will be, and at the same time, he will make everyone ready for a battle, and prepare for a tough battle.

When their team set foot on the land of Jiaozhi, Liu Tan thought about it and felt that the matter of face still had to be maintained.

If the other party doesn't give face, then it will tear up the face.

In the past, Lan Guo didn't mean that Liu Tan repeatedly gave them face, but in the end they insisted on finding a job.

Liu Tan sent envoys to negotiate with the border of Cochin Kingdom, and at the same time admired the characteristic architecture of Cochin Kingdom.

I have to say, this journey, aside from those annoying things, is really very informative.

The envoy went quickly and returned quickly. Not only did he come back by himself, but he also brought back the envoy from the Jiaozhi Kingdom.

When Liu Tan heard that it was the envoy sent by the King of Cochin, he was very surprised: "The King of Cochin is very well informed, but he actually arranged for the envoy to be here in advance, it seems that he wants to have a good talk."

Since he is willing to have a good talk, in Liu Tan's heart, even if the other party is a little arrogant, he will bear it, and he can't go all the way and explode all the way, right?

He didn't bring so much sulfur with him, and the saltpeter was still reserved for ice making. It was much hotter in Luzon Island than here, and I don't know if his father has ice for it now.

But there shouldn’t be any. After all, the temperature over there has never been below zero all year round. Where can I find ice.

As a result, when the envoy from the other side came, he put his posture very low, and saluted Liu Tan—although Liu Tan was a little unaccustomed to the big gift of cross-toeing, the other party's attitude was indeed there.

The other party respectfully said: "Your Majesty heard that His Royal Highness King of the Northern Realm is coming soon, so he specially asked me to wait here to greet him. If there is anything that makes His Highness unhappy, His Highness must speak up, and we will try our best to do it."

Liu Tan was stunned on the spot, and then said after a long while: "No...it's nothing, we just want to borrow a way, and then use your port. If possible, maybe we need to buy some materials, and..."

Before he finished speaking, the messenger said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the king has already understood His Highness's needs before, and has already prepared a boat for His Highness."

Liu Tan suddenly felt vigilant, lowered his eyes and smiled, "I'm sorry, our boat has some special functions, so we have to build it ourselves, I wonder if we can find a place for it..."

Cochin's boats may be better than Dahan's previous boats, but no matter how good they are, they can't go to Luzon Island, so those boats are useless.

And who knows if the Cochin King will do anything on it, it's not a joke at sea, even if the opponent's boat is better than theirs, Liu Tan doesn't dare to use it with confidence.

The envoy was a little bit embarrassed after hearing this, and at this moment Mo Shi came out and said, "It doesn't need too much space, just give it an open space."

The messenger hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, no, please don't misunderstand me. I was just wondering which shipyard near Xuwen is suitable."

Liu Tan glanced at Mo Shi after hearing this, and Mo Shi immediately said, "Our shipbuilding is closed, when the time comes, you..."

The envoy gritted his teeth and said: "It's okay, I will let you use it there, and you can return it when you run out of it."

Liu Tan was dumbfounded when he heard this. Those who knew it was a negotiation between the two countries, but those who didn't know thought he had encountered a dog licking, um, a big man's dog licking.

But the problem is that Jiaozhi seems to have never been so honest.

Basically, there is no need for Liu Tan to talk about the next thing, and the people below can get it all done with just one word from me.

Fortunately, there was no contention in this matter itself. Liu Tan and the others really just wanted to simply borrow a place and bring the people back safely before going back. They didn't want to have any conflicts with the local area.

But they don't look too much, and they don't necessarily look like it to the other party. After all, they ran to other people's homes and made such demands.

Liu Tan originally prepared a lot of money to open the way, but he didn't expect it to be completely useless, and they accepted all their requests for intercourse!

After sending the envoy away, Liu Tan sat on it very puzzled and said, "What is King Jiaozhi planning?"

If the other party is bargaining back and forth, then he will not doubt anything. The other party agrees to everything, but it makes people feel a little confused.

Wei did not question: "Your Highness, should we send someone to investigate?"

Liu Tan said: "What can the people we send out find out? How can this kind of thing spread among the people? Wait and see."

Anyway, no matter what the Cochin King's idea is, sooner or later there will be a day when the fox's tail will be revealed.

The group of them were received into the post house, and then they were arranged to go to Xuwen at the shortest speed.

The Cochin King sent guards along the way, which they called protection, but in fact they should be regarded as guards and precautions.

This is not a problem, if it was Liu Tan, he would do the same.

No, if it was him, he would definitely not give the other party a chance to enter his territory.

Looking at the other party's behavior, Liu Tan couldn't help muttering: "Why do I feel like sending off the plague god?"

"Your Highness is right, we are no different from the God of Plague in the eyes of the Cochin Kingdom."

As soon as Liu Tan looked up, he found Mrs. Wei standing outside the door.

He looked at Mrs. Wei and said, "Oh? Have something to say."

After Mrs. Wei came in to salute, he handed a document to Liu Tan and said, "Your Highness, please have a look."

Liu Tan picked up the document and glanced at it, then he was very surprised: "Information about Jiaozhi Kingdom? How did you get it?"