A few days later, the entire Huaxia City was undergoing major reconstruction in full swing, starting with the reinforcement of the city wall, the diversion of the moat, and the construction of dams.
These three projects are being carried out at the same time.
As for the planned projects, they have more than half a year to do them, so they try to do them as last as possible.
News came from the front that Jiuyuan has been completely occupied by the Chinese Legion, and some of the war machines of Huaxia City have also been diverted to Jiuyuan.
As a defensive force, with them, all foreign enemies who want to attack must weigh it.
And they have also begun to carry out major reforms simultaneously.
I believe that in the near future, the economic and population will not be much worse than that of Quyang and other places.
Sometimes a question flashes in Qingcang's mind, that is, if the population of Jiuyuan City reaches 200,000, his reward will not count.
Come to think of it, you won't know until the end.
On this day, a team of Qiang and Hu envoys had arrived outside the main city to ask for a meeting, and they were seen bringing thousands of horses.
The news of the release had an effect.
Their intention was obvious, which was to redeem the soldiers.
It's just that these horses are far away and can be withdrawn at any time.
They were probably afraid that Huaxia City would not keep their word, and they were eager to redeem the twenty or so people, so they did this.
The news soon spread to the meeting hall.
Guo Jiadao said: "As we expected, they must have used horses in exchange for coming back.
It is said that there is no negotiation under power, only obedience.
I am strong and he is weak.
As long as the conditions are reasonable, they I will also agree.”
Qingcang nodded.
Guo Jia's guess was absolutely correct.
He said, "Let them in."
After the guards left for a while, a group of people wearing strange clothes entered the meeting hall.
There was also a familiar face among them.
That person was the envoy who had been slapped in the mouth by Qing Cang.
He also appeared, which meant that they still wanted to resume trade. , at this point, everyone has guessed about 70% or 80%.
As for what will happen in the end, it depends on what Qingcang and the others think.
However, the leader now is not him, but another man.
Therefore, the main purpose of this trip is to redeem people.
The man first led everyone in a salute and then said: "Dear Lord City Lord, as you said, we have brought 2,400 horses to redeem our soldiers."
They showed enough respect.
After all, they were the defeated side and there were soldiers in the hands of the Chinese army.
This trip was to seek help, not to establish authority.
Two thousand four hundred horses are exactly twenty people, and one of them, Tianxuan, is worth five hundred horses.
Qingcang glanced at these people, and no one dared to look up at him.
It could be seen that they were very nervous, fearing that Qingcang would raise the price if he was unhappy, but their worries came to light.
Because their performance made Qing Cang feel that they could be bullied.
Qingcang said: "You responded too slowly, and you didn't predict it in advance, so you just came here.
Now the price has changed, and we need three thousand horses."
Someone yelled immediately after hearing it.
"What are you trying to do to deceive us?
We rushed here as soon as we heard the news, without even taking a break."
Qingcang didn't talk nonsense to him, he just said: "In that case, then 3,500 horses?"
The man's face turned red.
"Lord City Lord, you must be kind."
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He ignored him and added more.
"Four Thousand Horses" At this time, the leader grabbed the person and signaled that he should stop talking, otherwise the price would be increased without limit.
The man was full of dissatisfaction.
"Sir, he is bullying people."
"That's enough.
When will it be your turn to speak?"
Qingcang was about to speak, but the leader shouted before him.
"The deal is just four thousand horses."
Smart people know that arguing with Qing Cang is of no use.
They are strong enough, you are just here to ask for help, you have no say at all, and Qing Cang also calculated that they must take the person back during this trip, so he asked for such a price.
Qingcang took a deep look at this man.
Although he was young, he acted very wise.
No wonder the Qiang and Hu would come to him for negotiations.
"Very good.
After you keep the horses, I will release them naturally."
Obviously, the Chinese army has taken the initiative and has to listen to them in everything.
The envoy could only see a troubled look on his face.
After leaving the horses, if Qing Cang regrets, then the horses will be gone.
Four thousand horses is not a small number.
And if he went back without even saving anyone, he was afraid Shanyu would blame him.
Guo Jia could tell at a glance what the envoy was thinking.
"You are afraid that there is no possibility that we will go back on our word.
My Lord Commander said that one is one.
I have always been a man of his word.
If you don't believe it, just wait until next time to redeem it.
I am afraid that the price will rise again next time.
It’s not our fault.”
Guo Jia half coaxed and half threatened, and the leader immediately replied.
"City Lord, you are too worried.
We just want to see how Tianxuan is doing now."
This man's on-the-spot reaction was extremely quick.
As the saying goes, a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, and everything has to wait for redemption.
"Someone is sure to come and bring Tian Xuan."
Then someone brought Tian Xuan up.
At this time, Tian Xuan lost some authority and became more decadent.
He was probably stupid because of being imprisoned.
As soon as he appeared in the meeting hall, he saw the envoys present and was shocked: "Why are you here?"
The leader said: "The Chanyu asked us to come over and redeem all your soldiers.
We are afraid that you will suffer."
As soon as he said this, he looked at Tian Xuan.
This situation did not exist.
Tianxuan said with emotion: "Thank you Shanyu for still thinking of us."
Then he glanced at Qingcang and said: "In the whole world, I only obey two people.
One is our Shanyu, and the other is you.
You will be the most powerful person in the world."
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This is the highest affirmation for Qing Cang.
Qiang and Hu warriors generally rarely convince others, unless they are those who defeat themselves, otherwise they are the Shanyu in their hearts.
During this period, when they arrived in Huaxia City, Qingcang did not abuse them, but just locked them up.
During this period, they were also exposed to many things, some things they had never seen before, from the prosperity of the city to the aspirations of the people, and the feelings in their hearts.
The governor of this city was very impressed.
"I accept your praise.
Someone, please take Tianxuan down and release him immediately after Qiang Hu delivers the horses."
The messenger also looked at the man, and he would release him only after the transaction was completed.
Tian Xuan was taken into custody less than a minute after he appeared.
At the same time, the envoy who came to discuss trade matters stood up.
"Lord City Lord, there is one more thing.
Our Shanyu requests to do business with you again."
Wow, everyone was in an uproar.
They had seen shameless people, but they had never seen anyone as shameless as Chanyu.
After the failure of the invasion, he wanted to come and obtain trade rights.
Everyone felt that they were acting out of imagination.
How could they agree to it.
Sure enough, someone came forward and said: "Commander, you can't agree.
Trade can develop the economy.
They invade us like this.
Do we still agree to them?"
"Redeeming their soldiers is already giving them face.
They still want to resume trade.
Isn't this wishful thinking?"
"Drive them out of Huaxia City.
Huaxia City does not welcome them."
A lot of opposition came and went.
Qingcang had his own ideas, and he motioned for everyone to be quiet.
He said: "I can agree to your request for trade, but you have to pay double the price to get what you need."
"Commander, no, they are so ambitious.
We are feeding a tiger into trouble."
"Commander, it's good that you didn't ask them to compensate, and you also have to agree to their trade requirements."
"We request that the order you just issued be withdrawn" Many literati expressed their opposition, and the military generals did not understand this, so they did not say anything.
Only the old people such as Guo Jia, Wu Chaojing and Xu Xun remained silent because they believed in Qingcang and believed that every step he took had meaning. location.
The Qiang and Hu envoys knew that there was no room for negotiation in all this, and they also learned to be smart, and their voices were louder than those of the literati.
"So we would like to thank the Lord of the City.
We think we can resume tomorrow."
They did not have enough bargaining chips, so they had to accept all the demands and could not object, because if they objected, Qingcang's price might be tripled or quadrupled.
Qingcang's price increase for the horses just now is the best proof.
Qingcang is not stupid either.
In fact, if it reaches three times or more, this trading partner will disappear directly.
Two times is the most suitable, and they can still make a lot of money.
"Okay, if nothing happens, send four thousand horses as soon as possible.
You can go."
He issued an eviction order "Then let's get ready."
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After these messengers finished speaking, they went out.
As soon as they went out, the clerks were still dissatisfied with Qingcang's decision, and they were full of confusion.
However, Qingcang directly asked everyone to calm down.
He explained: "We have innate advantages.
If we want to develop rapidly, we must rely on external resources.
It is too slow to develop in a hurry.
To give a simple example, such as horses, our army is now Expansion was so rapid that horses were in great need, The quality of the horses of the Qianghu people is better than that of other places.
By doing this, I reduced their prices to half of the original price.
For us, this is a win-win situation, although it is us who win.
Uniquely advantaged, they have no other choice.
In the long run, their profits will be suppressed by us.
For them, they will always be dependent on our economy.
When the volume is large, their economy will be in our hands.
Currency, resources, markets, etc. are all ours.
Party control, as long as we make some small changes, they will be quite uncomfortable.
It is better to fight economic war than to lead troops to fight.
If used well, we can win without fighting.
So we not only have to agree to them, but also expand our ties with them. " Economic war is a war without gunpowder.
Whoever has the power can control the economy.
This is an eternal truth.
"It turns out that the commander thinks much further than we do."
"To be honest, I never thought of this.
It turns out that we can achieve the goal of defeating the enemy by controlling the economy.
Now I finally understand that the commander's thinking is really advanced."
As a result, everyone stopped saying anything, and Qingcang issued an order: "Minister Wu, I leave this trade matter to you."
"yes" "Minister Wu, when they send the horses, you will be responsible for sending the twenty Qiang and Hu soldiers out of the city."
Qing Cang was not prepared to make the relationship too tense, so as soon as the four thousand horses entered the city, they were released.
After all, we have to rely on them to continuously deliver goods and trade them at extremely low prices.
"yes" Wu You and Wu Chaojing went out of the meeting hall to arrange matters.
At this time, Xia Houlan came out and seemed to have something to say.
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