Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 2945 Liu Xiu: Need more money

Chapter 2941 Liu Xiu: Need more money

Although the senior officials of the Shu Han Dynasty did not believe that the identities of the two women were false, they still had two completely different attitudes towards their intentions.

The conservatives headed by Zhang Song and Xu Shu believed that they should not take risks. They felt that the Shu Han Dynasty, which had experienced the defeat of Yinan, could no longer afford any major losses.

However, the radicals headed by Su Qin and Shen Shiqi believed that in a time of great strife, if you don't fight, you will die. If you don't fight, after the Qin destroys the Wei, Song, and Ming Dynasties, the Shu Han will have no chance even if they want to fight.

Liu Yu was a gambler with no shortage of adventurous spirit. He was able to get to where he is today because he won the huge bet back then. Not only did he defeat his old enemy Liu Ji, but he also gained power. Now, the opportunity to make a fortune in the colony is right in front of him. Even if it was risky, he still decided to give it a try.

"Ying Hao, if this is really a scam set by you, then I will admit it even if I eat it."

Liu Yu gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, then adopted the radicals' opinions and summoned the envoys from Wei and Japan to the palace.

At the same time, outside the main hall.

Just when the two women were still wanting to talk to each other to find out more about each other, a voice came from the hall asking them to enter.

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that the envoys from Wei and Japan will come to visit you."

After hearing this, Cao Ying and Luo Xian looked at each other and strode in at the same time.

After seeing the two women, Liu Yu was also a little surprised. Although he knew that the envoys from the two countries were women, he did not expect that both of them were stunning beauties.

"Are Cao Cao and Japan trying to use a beauty trap against me?"

Liu Yu secretly thought to himself, and at the same time he was slightly angry. After all, his reputation was originally very good, but because of his forced marriage to Lu Fei, he was also notorious for being lecherous and bullying his widowed wife.

But the reason why Liu Yu married Lu Fei was to appease Liu Ji's old tribe, not because he was really lustful. You must know that he is a disciple of Buddhism.

But Liu Yu has already taken advantage of it, so naturally he won't care about some infamy.

So what if I was called lecherous?

Except for a few princes in the world, there is no one who is not scolded as lecherous, and the same goes for Ying Hao.

"Hmph, it's just a beauty trap, Cao Cao, you underestimate me."

Liu Yu thought with some displeasure in his heart, while the two women below saluted together and said: "The envoy of Wei, Cao Ying (the envoy of Japan, Luo Xian), is here to see your majesty."

"No gift."

Liu Yu waved his hand to indicate that the two women were level. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with the two women and directly asked them to express their intention.

Later, Luo Xian and Cao Ying explained the purpose of their mission again in front of the Shu Han civil and military officials.

The senior officials of the Shu Han Dynasty had long known the purpose of the two women's visit, but after hearing it from the person involved, including Liu Yu and Su Qin, they all had completely different feelings.

No one would have thought that the total population of a mere four islands and one state was only three to four million, but the total strength of the Japanese and eight-party forces in the Qin, Wei, Song, Ming, and Wu dynasties was almost reaching nearly 800,000.

"My dear, the situation in Yingzhou has reached such a state of chaos. Compared with the Yellow Turban Uprising and the Central Plains during the period of heroes, I'm afraid it's not much more concessions."

This is not what Liu Yu thinks alone, but most people will think so after knowing it. After all, the level of chaos in Yingzhou is indeed far beyond what a state can bear.

In addition, Liu Yu only knew that there were a lot of gold mines in Yingzhou before, but he didn't have a clear idea of ​​the specific number, but now he finally knows.

Shuhan is also a big mining country, and it is now relying on gold mining to maintain its finances. However, Shuhan's gold mines are small in scale, and mining is difficult. That's why Liu Yu recruited 100,000 miners to dig a small gold mine, but there are restrictions. Due to the mining technology, it is basically impossible to dig at the later stage.

But Yingzhou is different. Not only is there a large number of gold and silver mines, the purity of the ore is high, but the mining difficulty is also low. The shallow ore alone would be enough to be mined for hundreds of years.

It turns out that there are so many gold and silver mines in Yingzhou. No wonder the Qin, Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties and other countries were unwilling to give up on Yingzhou. Instead, they fought life and death on a small island. This was simply picking up money. Liu Yu thought excitedly.

"... As the great nation of China, if the Han Dynasty is willing to send troops to support small countries like us, Japan is willing to donate 10% of the income from Shi Jian Yinshan, and all the gains from the war will belong to your army." Luo Xian said solemnly.

Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi promised to offer 30% of the proceeds, the bottom price would not be revealed at the beginning of the negotiation. If the greed of the Shu Han people was aroused and the price was higher, the gains would outweigh the losses.

When Liu Yu heard that the profit was only 10%, and it was just a mountain of silver, his face suddenly showed a look of displeasure. He felt that the Japanese looked down on him and only gave him 10% of the profit from a silver mine.

"It seems that your Japanese country has no sincerity..."

Before Liu Yu finished speaking, Su Qin leaned into his ear and whispered to him: "Your Majesty, Shijian Yinshan is the largest silver mountain in Yingzhou. Even if the silver produced is only 10%, its value is The value is higher than that of our small gold mine.”

Su Qin actually didn't know the specific output of Shijian Yinshan, but even if it was just an estimate, he could get a rough idea. After all, Shijian Yinshan was a super-large silver mountain, while the gold mines in Shu were only small ones.

"What…"

Liu Yu suddenly showed surprise when he heard this, but he couldn't keep his composure in front of the envoys of the two countries. He could only suppress the shock in his heart and continued to negotiate with them, while also communicating with Su Qin through secret messages.

"Military advisor, 10% is definitely not the lowest limit for Japan. You will cooperate with me later and we will force out Japan's lowest price together."

Under the mixed torture of Liu Yu and Su Qin, it was soon revealed how the little girl Luo Xian could withstand it. After that, no matter how hard Liu Yu forced her, she refused to retreat, which also made both Liu Yu and Su Qin realize that this was The bottom line of Japan is reached.

Thirty percent was enough to make Liu Yu excited, but he still did not agree. Instead, he used the excuse of thinking about it, but actually discussed it with Su Qin.

After the meeting, Liu Yu couldn't wait to ask Su Qin: "Military advisor, I really didn't expect the Japanese country to be so generous. It seems that Yingzhou has to go."

Su Qin's eyes flashed with a glint, and he sneered: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country uses me, the Han Japanese, as a breakthrough point, not the Chu country. It seems that there are experts behind the scenes to make moves for them."

"oh?"

"Your Majesty, Japan lured our troops into the island with 30% of the proceeds from the silver mountain. On the surface, we took advantage, but in fact, Japan made a lot of money.

First of all, our army does not have a naval force. If we want to go to sea, we must rely on the navy of Chu State. Chu and Han are an iron alliance with each other. We, the Han Dynasty, send troops to aid the Japanese, and Chu State can only follow up even if it is not willing. Send troops together at the same pace. Secondly, we, a big man, do not have an outlet to the sea. No matter how many troops we send to the island and how many territories we conquer, they are just rootless things. Therefore, before we have an outlet to the sea and a navy, all we, a big man, can get in Yingzhou is money.

In the end, the Han Dynasty without a navy and an outlet to the sea posed no threat to the Japanese state. Even if they could survive in the chaotic situation of Yingzhou, they had to rely on the Japanese state to obey their orders and follow their lead. "

"hiss…"

After listening to Su Qin's analysis, Liu Yu suddenly took a breath of cold air. He already felt something was wrong. The Japanese envoy from thousands of miles away came to his door. Was it just to give him money? The result turned out to be true, and even he was frightened by the dark plot behind it.

"What a bargain."

After figuring out the key, Liu Yu immediately gritted his teeth and said: "What the Japanese country paid was only 30% of the silver mountain's profits. Not only could it win two powerful countries as allies, but it could also make a powerful army obey its orders. The Japanese country's abacus was pretty good. So shrewd."

You know, Liu Yu is also a master who only wants to take advantage and is not willing to suffer losses. He was originally very satisfied with the 30% profit because he felt that he had made a profit. However, after learning that after the intervention of the Shu Han, the Japanese country could get so many benefits, he naturally did not feel that it was a gain. If you take advantage of yourself, you will naturally no longer be satisfied with your previous gains due to an unbalanced mentality.

Liu Yu now wants to get more, but he also knows that the three achievements are the bottom line of the Japanese country, and Luo Xian is just a messenger and cannot be the master of the Japanese country.

It is not a good idea to continue negotiating, because there will definitely be a dispute, and the distance between the two countries is still too far. Too frequent communication through flying pigeons will increase the risk of being intercepted.

If the carrier pigeon flying to Yingzhou was intercepted by the Qin army, and Da Qin learned that the Han army was about to go to sea, and set up an ambush halfway in advance, the army aiding the Japanese would really be dead.

Although it is impossible for the Shu Han to send too many troops to sea when guarding against the Southern Barbarians of the Han Dynasty, there are at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops. No matter how small it is, it will not be effective. But even so, it is impossible to let an army of 20,000 to 30,000 men die.

Liu Yu thought about it and couldn't think of any good solution, but he really didn't want to give up this colonial opportunity, so he could only turn to his mastermind Su Qin for help.

But Su Qin was not omnipotent. After some thought, he said, "Your Majesty, I, the Han Dynasty, do not have room for external expansion for the time being. If we want to obtain the financial resources to recover the war damage in the short term, we have to suffer this loss first.

When Yingzhou recovers completely with the help of its financial resources, and after uniting with the Chu State to destroy the Southern Barbarians and gaining access to the sea, not only will all the Japanese schemes be wiped out, but I, the Han Dynasty, will also have a colony that can continue to provide funds. "

Hearing what Su Qin said, Liu Yu sighed helplessly: "Oh, I didn't expect that one day I would be plotted by a mere Japanese."

Later, Liu Yu wrote a handwritten letter to Liu Xiu, telling the reason for sending troops this time, and inviting Chu to participate in colonization with him.

After finalizing the issue of the Chu State, Liu Yu ordered his troops to perform well in the Yinan War. Zhang Hao, the younger brother of the late General Zhang Ren, was the main general and led 30,000 Shu troops. On the surface, he supported the Chu army in conquering Wu. flag, but in fact it was to aid the Japanese and went straight to Jingzhou.

On the other side, Liu Xiu, who had gained a lot since conquering Wu, was being blocked by Sun Ce in Jianye City.

As the capital of Wu State, Jianye is undoubtedly a strong city. Liu Xiu originally thought that he would win consecutive battles. With the Wu army's morale low, it would be easy to defeat Jianye by himself. However, he did not expect that Sun Ce would defend the city in person. , the morale of the Wu army was actually pulled back, but the Chu army fell into a bitter battle.

Compared to Sun Quan, who is easy to handle, his elder brother Sun Ce is undoubtedly much more difficult to deal with.

After half a month of siege battle, Liu Xiu used all available strategies such as fire attack, digging ground, diverting water, attacking the heart, etc. But not only failed to capture Jianye, but he suffered heavy losses and wasted money. Plenty of equipment and resources.

If the fight continues like this, Jianye may be able to win, but the loss will not be something Liu Xiu can bear.

Liu Xiu didn't want to use all his main forces to build a city in Jianye, so he could only postpone the offensive and lay siege to the city first, and then solve the big problem of Jianye after the battle in the rear was completely determined.

Liu Xiu, who was troubled by Sun Ce, his great enemy, immediately became energetic after receiving Liu Yu's message. After all, it had not been more than a day or two before he wanted to colonize overseas.

Although the recent sale of prisoners of war and warships allowed the Chu State to make a huge profit from the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains and no longer had to worry about the funds to defeat Wu, the governance and development after the defeat of Wu also required a large amount of funds.

For a monarch who has outstanding abilities and wants to make a difference, money is never enough. The only solution is to create more opportunities to make money.

Now that Liu Yu took the initiative to bring money-making opportunities to his door, how could Liu Xiu let it go, so he immediately summoned Pang Tong, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Liao Li and other advisers to discuss.

The Chu State was not as divided as the Shu State. Not only did no one object, but they unanimously agreed to send troops to aid the Japanese and later colonize Yingzhou. However, there were still differences on the conditions for sending troops.

Liu Yu was plotted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and he was naturally very unhappy. Although he did not say it explicitly in the letter, he still implicitly hinted to Liu Xiu that it was not that he wanted to borrow a ship to go to sea, but that Japan gave too much. , unable to refuse at all, the implication was to let Liu Xiu also strive for some benefits.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally wanted to use the Shu Kingdom to have **** with the Chu Kingdom for free, but due to the calculation of the cautious Liu Yu, it was obviously impossible to have free sex.

Luo Xian, who was rushing to Jiangling Water Village in Jingzhou with the Shu army, received a reply from Liu Xiu halfway and learned that Liu Xiu was willing to provide warships for the Han army and transport the Han army to Yingzhou, but the Chu army would not participate in the war. , Luo Xian was completely stunned.

Luo Xian originally thought the same as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, thinking that a great colonial opportunity was right in front of him and that the Chu army would not miss it. However, Liu Xiu now told her that the Chu army would only be responsible for transportation and would come back after it was over.

Thousands of kilometers, a trip for nothing, just transport it and come back?

Liu Xiu, are you sure you are not kidding?

Naturally, Luo Xian also understood that Liu Xiu was not the founder of a charity, he was using this to blackmail the Japanese state into negotiating terms, and it also made her understand that it was impossible for her junior brother to prostitute himself to the Chu state for nothing.

Luo Xian did not dare to delay any longer, so he immediately rushed to Jiangling Water Village, boarded a Chu army's fast boat, and went all the way down the river to Jianye.

When Luo Xian arrived at Jianye, the offensive and defensive battle of Jianye was still going on. However, the Chu army seemed to be very active, but they did not launch a strong attack. They just used catapults and crossbow formations to continuously consume the Wu army in Jianye City.

Naturally, Luo Xian didn't care about this. When she saw Liu Xiu, she first let out a rainbow fart, and then praised Liu Xiu for being righteous and righteous, and for traveling thousands of miles to raise troops. It seemed like a moral kidnapping gesture, but with Liu Xiu's political wisdom How could he do this?

Liu Xiu first cried miserably to Luo Xian, saying that Chu had suffered so much in its attack on Wu, and that it was impossible to divide its troops before Wu was completely destroyed.

"My little girl heard that Shu and Chu are the Iron Guard Alliance, and they both rise and fall. Now, do you want to see your allies fighting alone overseas?"

Hearing what Luo Xian said, Liu Xiu immediately said with a painful look on his face: "Girl, you have misunderstood. Liu Yu is Gu's flesh and blood relative and brother. Gu doesn't want to just sit back and do nothing, but he is really powerless unless..."

"Unless what?"

Faced with Luo Xian's questioning, Liu Xiu reluctantly said, "I have to add more money."

Luo Xian: "..."