Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 221 Provocation, World Situation, Planning (35)

Since the establishment of the Academy of Engineering, Lu Wuyou's side has also become busy.

The number of resources that those engineers need is not particularly large, but the types are varied and have everything.

Many of them are still out-of-the-way items, which are not found in the capital at all, and have to be transported from other places.

Not only in the capital, but in the whole of Jiangbei.For example, the "rubber" mentioned by Su Yuan and him, he had never heard of this thing, and he didn't even know what it was.

Considering how much Su Yuan attaches importance to the Academy of Engineering, Lu Wuyou can only use more resources and give priority to mobilizing the items that need to be used.

One day, Jerry from Saxon came here suddenly.

As soon as Jerry entered Lu Wuyou's office, he explained his purpose with a smile on his face.

"Lu, our company wants to start a new business with you!"

"Oh?" Lu Wuyou invited him to sit down and asked for details.

I saw Jerry took out a small bag from his pocket, which contained some withered gray broken leaves, the color of which was quite like the ashes of burned paper.

"What is this?" Lu Wuyou asked curiously.

"This is a good thing!" Jerry reached into his arms mysteriously, took out a small cigarette pipe, opened the small bag, and poured the contents into the mouth of the pipe.

Lighting it with a match, Jerry took a sip from the cigarette holder and exhaled a puff of white smoke with a fluttering expression on his face.

"Comfortable……"

Lu Wuyou: "..."

Jerry said with a smile: "Lu, this is a good product. It feels very comfortable to smoke. And the price is very good. It doesn't cost much money to buy a box. Come on, you have a try?"

"No." Lu Wuyou refused, "What good is this thing?"

"Of course there are benefits!" Jerry said excitedly, "Think about it, it's very difficult to live comfortably. For example, how much money does it cost to go to a restaurant for a big meal? A few bites of this thing will make you feel comfortable." Yes. With it, ordinary people can save a lot of money!"

Lu Wuyou heard the words, and directly pointed out the key point: "Will smoking this substance be addictive?"

Hearing this, Jerry's expression was a little unnatural, and he shook his head with a dry smile: "I'm addicted, why? At most, I just like this comfortable feeling, and there will be nothing else."

"Otherwise, our company can send you dozens of boxes first, and you guys try sending it out first? You will definitely feel good then!"

After Jerry finished speaking, he realized that Lu Wuyou's expression was not right.

"Jerry, do you know which country was in charge of this land before the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Lu Wuyou's sudden question made Jerry a little confused, he shook his head and said he didn't know.

He is a foreign businessman, how could he know what happened in this land hundreds of years ago.

"It's Daliang." Lu Wuyou continued to ask, "Then do you know why Daliang destroyed the country?"

Jerry shook his head again.

Lu Wuyou said: "It's because Daliang from top to bottom, from the royal family to the common people, is obsessed with something called 'Hundred Flowers'."

"..."

Jerry's face changed slightly, and his hand holding the pipe dropped.

Lu Wuyou said coldly: "This kind of thing that poisons the body and mind and kills people's mind was strictly prohibited as early as the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, let alone our Bei'an? Why are you here to sell this thing now!"

boom!
Lu Wuyou slapped the table, accompanied by stern reprimands, which scared Jerry a lot.

He jumped up from the chair and waved his hands again and again: "This...a misunderstanding..."

He had never seen such a cold side of Lu Wuyou, before he could say anything, Lu Wuyou directly took him into the army.

"Jerry, you'd better explain the matter clearly, otherwise I will immediately report to the prince and suggest that the commercial trade between Bei'an and the Saxon Kingdom be terminated!"

"What? Oh no! God, it's not okay!"

Jerry was impatient when he heard this. He knew very well that this trade must never be broken.

You must know that during the period of cooperation with Bei'an, the Bei'an goods shipped to the Saxon country have made a lot of money!

Their company, and even the officials they support, have grown a lot because of this.If the trade is cut off at this time, it will not kill him.

Jerry quickly begged for mercy: "Lu, don't! We are the best partners. The business must not be interrupted, or my career will be over!"

Lu Wuyou glanced at him coldly: "Then explain everything clearly."

Jerry had no choice but to start explaining.

Lu Wuyou listened, the more he listened, the more serious his face became.

After listening, he asked Jerry to go back first, and then he immediately went to report to Su Yuan.

……

Su Yuan's office.

As soon as Lu Wuyou said the beginning, Su Yuan's anger surged up.

"What?" he said angrily. "They're trying to sell us cigarettes?"

As a celestial traveler, there is no doubt that he cannot accept this stuff.

Lu Wuyou said: "Your Majesty, the officer also sternly refused at that time, and forced him to tell the details."

Su Yuan listened with a gloomy face.

"Jerry said that this is the decision of their Saxon government. Because they found that this thing is sold very well in the small southeastern country and made a lot of money, so they also want to sell it here."

"Because Jerry's company has established a stable commercial route with us, so let him come to talk about it. And he gave the conditions."

"Conditions?" Su Yuan sneered, "What conditions."

"It is said that the Saxon government will no longer express its position on Bei'an's occupation of the territory of the Eastern Japan."

"Haha."

Su Yuan was directly amused.

"Can this also be a condition?"

He really didn't understand what those Westerners were thinking, did they really think that they were gods, and that their attitude was so important?
Seeing Su Yuan's expression, Lu Wuyou knew that he was very angry.

This was in line with his expectations, so he didn't give Jerry any hope, and rejected him directly.

Su Yuan continued to ask: "What else?"

Lu Wuyou said: "Jerry said that the west is not peaceful now. Various overseas western countries have different opinions on the division of overseas interests."

"For example, our trade with the Saxon country has made several Western countries envious, but they have no way to compromise with Bei'an because they condemn Bei'an's occupation of the Eastern Wa. Therefore, these countries are now very hostile to the Saxon country. It is also constantly forcing the Saxon country to cut off trade with us."

"Jerry also told the subordinates that in the western world, West Maple is currently calling for the formation of an alliance of western countries. The purpose of this alliance is to divide the interests of the countries and regions in the southeast and northeast. Its primary target is us Beian."

After Lu Wuyou said this, Su Yuan almost understood.

In the final analysis, overseas Western countries will not tolerate others challenging their interests. In their eyes, the existence of the Bei'an regime is undoubtedly a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.

Can't wait to get rid of it and then quickly.

Even if it is to establish a Saxon country with trade and commerce with Bei'an, it is because of helplessness that they cooperate in this way.From the fact that they want to sell opium, it can be seen that the officials of their government look down on Bei'an from the bottom of their hearts.

"In that case, let's be realistic." Su Yuan said, "No worries. Didn't the Saxon country buy goods from us, ship them back and then sell them to other countries? They make quite a lot of money, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, you immediately raise the tariff for me! Just double it, no, double it!"

Lu Wuyou was slightly surprised.

The current tariffs are actually already very high, and the things sold here in Beian can at least earn five or six times the value of the profit.

Now it is doubled, and the Saxon country imports according to this tariff, and I am afraid that it will not make much money if it is sold again.

"Why, do you have an opinion?" Su Yuan looked at Lu Wuyou, "Wuyou, think clearly, we have already been provoked."

Lu Wuyou suddenly said: "Yes, my lord. I understand."

He understood what Su Yuan meant.

This kind of thing can't just be an economic account. The current situation is that the Saxon country is actually trying to sell opium to Bei'an.

As Su Yuan said, it was a provocative gesture.If there is no counterattack, it will only make the officials of the Saxon country more unscrupulous.

Lu Wuyou thought up to this point, and then suggested: "My lord, I suggest not only raising the tariff price, but also restricting the export quantity."

"Good idea, let's do it like this." Su Yuan said.

After Lu Wuyou left, Su Yuan thought for a while.

He folded his arms around his chest, thinking about what Lu Wuyou mentioned, the tense relationship between the Western countries overseas, and the West Maple country's proposal to form an alliance.

All of this means that a large-scale war among overseas Western countries may also start.There is no doubt that the alliance is the first step in the war.

With the current level of the navies of various countries, even if the alliance is established, it will be very difficult to make an expedition to the East China Sea.What happened to the third fleet of Xifeng Country is enough to teach overseas Western countries a lesson.

It is more likely that there will be a civil war between overseas and western countries. After the war, the victor will devour the corpse of the loser, and the national power will be greatly enhanced.

After digesting and absorbing it, I will come to the East China Sea.

"It seems that there is no peaceful place in the world, but this is what I want to change."

Facing this world situation, Su Yuan was a little excited.

He started from a small city, and now he is able to contact and change the world situation. Step by step, he is getting closer and closer to his dream.

However, as the saying goes, a person who travels a hundred miles is half to ninety, and now the road is not halfway, so don't be impatient.

Su Yuan thought of the traditions of the Celestial Dynasty, and thought that he had better make a relatively stable X-year plan.

Just do what you want, he immediately took out a pen and paper.

"I don't need to plan for five years or ten years, because of the existence of the Heavenly Soldiers Talisman, there are unstable factors. Maybe a single call can greatly increase the progress of my plan. Therefore, it is good to only plan for one year."

He wrote a one-year deadline on paper, from now until next October.

"From October to November, Tanya must train a near-modern combat force. Engineers must also produce certain results. Overseas, Qi Jiguang must completely put down all the rebellions in the East during this period, and let Dongwa has entered a stable state."

"November to January." Su Yuan paused, thought for a while and continued writing, "Two-front battle. The main force is devoted to capturing Jiangnan, and another part is allocated to Xiali to actually control Xiali."

The reason why Su Yuan planned this was because he had previously rejected Xia Li's proposal of "fighting against others", so he was worried that Xia Li would take the opportunity to cause trouble by himself or in cooperation with other countries when he attacked Jiangnan.

In that case, it would be better to take the opportunity to take it down together, so as to prepare for the future alliance against overseas Western countries.

(End of this chapter)