Destiny Only Han

Chapter 664 Liu Ying: Pan Shell × Counterfeit Coin√
August [-]th, the breeze is not dry, the sun is bright but not hot.

Liu Ying stood with her legs spread apart, letting the big yellow horse ride her head down to nibble on the juicy aquatic plants.

In front of him is the Dianchi Lake, which has always been known as the "pearl of the plateau", with blue sky and white clouds, a lake with clear water, a sea of ​​flowers in the distance, and birds flying in the sky.

But the big yellow horse was too lazy to appreciate the beautiful scenery. After nibbling a circle of aquatic plants like a lawn mower, it was about to drink some water to pad its stomach, and then found that the more it drank, the better it got.

Without him, the water tastes salty...

Liu Ying shook her body, put on her trousers, turned around and walked back. There was a Han army camp several miles away.

Near the camp of the Han army, there are three military camps with banners with pictures of different birds and animals.

There is the capital of Dian kingdom near Dianchi Lake. For the Bo people and Dian people who are vying for the throne of Dian king, as long as they can control the capital, they can be crowned as the next Dian king.

Therefore, during the more than ten days when Liu Ying led the Han army to march hard, there was one less force competing for the king of Dian. Now, apart from the direct relatives of the king of Dian who control the capital, there are only three forces left.

There are two Bo people, and although the remaining family is also Bo people, they are the original generals of the Dian Kingdom, not the tribal leaders.

The first Dian king, Zhuang Yu, was a former general of the Chu army. He changed from a general to a Dian king, and his subordinates naturally followed suit.

Now with the addition of the Han army, a total of five armies gathered on the hills and plains near Dianchi Lake, just like the battle of the five armies in the movie...

It's just that the battle of the five armies is about gems and wealth, and the current battle of the five armies is about the throne of the king of Dian.

Liu Ying dismissed the so-called throne. What he wanted was the landscape in front of him, the huge reserves and high-quality copper mines, and the population living in this landscape!
So he stepped into the army tent and participated in the pre-war meeting.

Zhou Yafu pointed to a very abstract map in front of him, and said with some disgust:

"The situation is like this. If our army attacks the capital, it may encounter a joint attack from the other three forces. But if we defeat the three forces outside the city first, we can attack the capital without any worries."

Kuai Che frowned and said:

"The old man has a different opinion."

"The Dian people are different from the Central Plains people. They are greedy for life and not afraid of death. They worship the strong extremely, just like those Bo people who are next to our Han army camp at this moment. As long as our army shows unparalleled strength, it is not difficult to make them submit. "

Liu Ying walked over, waved her hand to stop Zhou Yafu from asking questions, looked at Kuai Che and asked, "What do you mean, sir, that you want our army to capture the capital of Dian with a thunderbolt?"

"Yes, yes." Kuai Che stroked his beard, and continued: "The king's capital of the Dian people started from Chu Jiangzhuang, and it has been in operation and construction for nearly a hundred years. It was built on the hillside, with trenches and archery towers."

"It's not that those Bo people leaders never thought about storming the capital, but after all, they didn't master any siege skills. Even though the walls of the capital were mainly made of wood, they just covered the outside with a layer of mud to prevent moths... so there were casualties Tragic, but in vain.”

Liu Ying tapped the table with her finger, raised her head after a moment of contemplation and asked, "It's not difficult to capture the King of Dian. Can you guarantee that after the city is broken, the Dian people will submit to me?"

The corner of Kuai Che's mouth raised, and he said decisively: "The head is the guarantee!"

He doesn't have the ability to march and fight, nor does he have the ability to govern the country, but he has practiced hard for many years to stir up the situation with his three-inch ability, and he is also very good at things like pretending to be powerful.

Moreover, the Han army is no longer what it used to be, and the army is equipped with a large number of firearms.

This is his trump card for persuading the Dian people to surrender.

After all, no matter how sharp the bows and crossbows are, and no matter how strong the armor is, it is always within the understanding of the Dian people. After all, they also have bows and crossbows and armor, which are nothing more than tattered.

But firearms are different.

Especially those cannons, which have the power to open mountains and crack rocks, and are invincible!

The important thing is not to mention those extremely superstitious and ignorant Bo people. Even Kuai Che, who claims to be well-informed, almost couldn't help but pay homage when he saw the rumble of artillery in the army for the first time... …

Liu Ying raised her finger, stopped Zhou Yafu from speaking again, looked at Kuai Che seriously and said:

"Since that's the case, we will reorganize the army and horses tomorrow morning and conquer the capital of the Dian king."

"Let the siege of the city and the village be left to Gu Lai, and the matter of agitating the tongue and persuading the Bo people to turn their backs and drop their armor, I will leave it to you sir."

Kuai Che bowed to the ground: "The prince's order, dare not obey it!"

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On August [-]th, the sky is clear and the air is crisp, with a breeze blowing.

In the twilight of the morning, the gates of the Han army barracks opened wide, and groups of soldiers in strong and sharp clothes came out in columns.

In this battle, in addition to leaving 5000 people to Zhang Buyi to defend the camp, Liu Ying led more than [-] main forces to the other side of the hill to prepare for the attack.

As for Kuai Che, he ran to the barracks of several other Bo people overnight, persuading them to send envoys to observe the Han army fighting.

Therefore, not long after leaving the camp, the Han army brought in hundreds of Bo people wearing linen high-collared, barrel-waisted cardigans with green and yellow silk stripes sewn on the shoulders.

What makes Liu Ying a little strange is that the clothes of these guys are decorated with many shells, which seem to be species in the sea from the appearance.

But he wasn't sure, after all, he just glanced at it while eating.

Well, shellfish may be the earliest seafood eaten by humans. Not only will they wash up on the beach due to tides, the important thing is that the shells of shellfish are the dinner plates they prepare for humans...

Liu Ying pulled the rein lightly, slowed down the horse and approached Kuai Che, gestured with her eyes to a Bo man leader whose chest was covered with shells, and asked curiously: "What does this mean? Is it armor?"

Kuai Che chuckled lightly, shook his head and said:
"After so many years, His Highness still likes to joke so much..."

"Well, the prince is still young, and all he learns daily is the knowledge of managing the world and governing the country. It's normal that he doesn't know much about miscellaneous studies."

"That's not armor, but coins."

"Sea shells are a currency that is far older than copper coins, and they are still in circulation among the Bo people. The Bo people call sea shells 'Niemuza'. Because of their preciousness, they are decorated on clothing. The number of sea shells The more, the higher the status.”

Liu Ying squeezed her chin, said with bright eyes, "So, if Gu asks someone to go to Nanhai County to collect some shells, won't they be able to exchange for a lot of Bo people's wealth?"

When Kuai Che heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and what filled his heart was the emotion of losing a hundred million.

Yes, why didn't he think of it?
The Dian Kingdom is far from the sea, and there are basically no merchants and travelers on the road with the Nanyue Kingdom, so neither the Chu people nor the Bo people have the ability to obtain cheap seashells.

So he muffled and said with a sad face: "Of course, it's just that the seashells need to be polished to look like their hands."

Liu Ying nodded, and called a Bo man who was also decorated with seashells to "lead the way", and exchanged a small piece of brown sugar for a few seashells with smooth edges and a jade-like luster.

Then he looked at Kuai Che and said, "Should we polish it into this shape first? Or should we polish it into this shape and also form this jade-like luster on the surface of the shell."

After all, in his understanding, there are no fools in the world.

Bo people have used seashells as coins for hundreds of thousands of years. He is not the only one who thought of importing seashells of the same material from the sea and trafficking them to Dian for huge profits!
But now the Bo people's economy is still strong, and shells are still a hard currency like gold, cloth, and grain, which shows two points: someone has tried to sell shells but failed; no one has ever done it.

The second point is definitely impossible. Although the place where the Bo people live is blocked by traffic, it is not a paradise of peach blossoms, so it is unlikely that there will be no business travelers for hundreds of thousands of years.

Then the first point of failure should be the shape and gloss of the shell.

But when faced with Liu Ying's doubts, Kuai Che said with some uncertainty:
"This, I don't know. But in my opinion, if it is to be safe, it is better to have both shape and gloss. Well, this is just the opinion of the whole family. Please think twice about the specifics."

After all, he was an envoy and a spy, and he was only responsible for maintaining the diplomatic relations between the two countries, as well as infiltrating, instigating rebellion, and collecting intelligence. His daily expenses were all gold and silk, and he only heard about Haibei.

Well, if he knows the details, how can it be Liu Ying's turn to ask questions...

Liu Ying nodded lightly, and stopped asking questions, but was overjoyed in her heart.

It is not difficult to polish shells. After all, the Han people admire gentlemen like jade. Men with better conditions, in addition to the standard long sword, will more or less hang jade pendants around their waists as decorations.

Well, the analogy is watches, Casio or Cartier, it's up to you to be rich and thrifty.

So if you can polish jade, you can easily polish shells.

As for the glossiness, it is also very simple. After all, Liu Ying sells more than N pieces of suet jade in Guanzhong every year. It is said that it is handed down from ancient times. How does the glossiness of the suet jade surface come from? The glossiness of the shell surface can also be processed in the same way. ...

Therefore, it is true to pay attention to wealth everywhere...Liu Ying was playing with the sea shells bought in the trade, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, which made Kuai Che, who secretly looked at him from the corner of her eyes, even more heartbroken.

After all, I lost a hundred million...

As for Liu Ying's plan to smuggle shells, it was not for these Xu property.

The poor jingle of the Bo people, no matter how many shells there are, but the other party does not have enough goods in their hands!

Therefore, the reason why he transported a large number of seashells and plundered the Bo people's wealth was to break down the Bo people's economic system and make the shells completely worthless.

Then, the economic system of the Han Dynasty was promoted, and silver dollars and five baht coins replaced shells and became the currency of the Bo people, so that the economic system of the Bo people was merged with that of the Han people.

In this way, the national concept of gradually exterminating the Bo people is the same as the national concept of gradually exterminating the Yue people...

One Han, one nation, one language!

Holy Trinity!

(End of this chapter)