Chapter 2944 Liu Xiu: You have to increase your money


    Chapter 2941 Liu Xiu: You have to increase your money


    Although the senior officials of Shu Han did not think that the identity of the two women was fake, they still showed two completely different attitudes towards the purpose of the two women.


    The conservatives led by Zhang Song and Xu Shu believed that they should not take risks and felt that Shu Han, who had experienced the defeat in Yinan, could no longer withstand any major losses.


    However, the radicals led by Su Qin and Shen Shiqi believe that if they don’t fight in a big battle, they will die if they don’t fight. If they don’t fight, after the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Wei, Song and Ming dynasties, Shu Han would have no chance to fight.


    Liu Yu was a gambler who was not lacking in adventurous spirit. He was able to get to this day and won the original gamble because of the bet, which not only defeated his old enemy Liu Ji but also seized power. Now the opportunity to make a fortune in the colonial world is right in front of him. Even if there is a risk, he still decided to give it a try.


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


    Liu Yu gritted his teeth and started to murmur, then adopted the opinions of the radicals and summoned envoys from Wei and Japanese countries into the hall.


    At the same time, outside the hall.


    Just when the two women wanted to talk to each other to further find out the other''s background, the sound of letting them in came from the hall.


    "Your Majesty has an order to announce the visit of the envoys of Wei and Japanese countries."


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


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


    "Does Cao Cao and Japan want to use beauty tricks on me?"


    Liu Yu thought to himself, and was a little angry. After all, his reputation was originally very good, but because of forcing Lu Zhi, he was also criticized for being lustful and bullying his widowed sister-in-law.


    But the original intention of Liu Yu marrying Lu Zhi was to appease Liu Ji''s old subordinates, not because he was really lustful. You have to know that he is a Buddhist disciple.


    But Liu Yu has taken advantage of it, so he naturally won’t care about the slightest infamy.


    What''s wrong with being scolded for being lustful?


    Except for a few princes in the world, there is no other person who is not scolded for being lustful? Isn’t Ying Hao the same?


    "Hmph, just a beautiful woman trick, Cao Cao, you underestimate me too much."


    Liu Yu thought with some displeasure, but the two girls below saluted together and said, "Cao Ying, the envoy of Wei Kingdom (the envoy of Japan Luo Xian) will meet Your Majesty."


    “No gift.”


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


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


    The senior officials of Shu Han had known about the purpose of the two women, but after hearing the person involved said it personally, Liu Yu and Su Qin had completely different feelings.


    Anyone could have thought that the total population of only four islands and one state was only three to four million, but the total force of the Japanese forces in the Qin, Wei, Song, Ming and Wu Dynasties was almost reaching nearly eight hundred thousand.


    "Good, the situation in Yingzhou is so chaotic. It is probably not much worse than the Central Plains during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the heroic period."


    This is not Liu Yu''s idea alone, but most people will think so when they know it. After all, the degree of chaos in Yingzhou is indeed far beyond the endurance of a state.


    In addition, Liu Yu used to know that there were a lot of gold mines in Yingzhou, but there was no clear concept of the specific amount, but now he finally knew it.


    Shu Han is also a major mining country and is now relying on gold mining to maintain finances. However, the scale of the gold mine in Shu Han is not only small, but it is also difficult to mine. Therefore, Liu Yu recruited 100,000 miners to dig a small gold mine. However, due to mining technology, it is basically impossible to dig in the later stage.


    But Yingzhou is different. Not only are there many gold and silver ores, the ore is highly purified, but it is also very difficult to mine. The shallow ore alone is enough to be dug for hundreds of years.


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


    "…As the supreme country of the Celestial Empire, if the Han Dynasty was willing to send troops to support our small countries, Japan would like to offer 10% of the income from Shi Jianyinshan, and the war income of your army belonged to your army." Luo Xian said in a deep voice.


    Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to offer 30% of the profits, the negotiations did not reveal the lowest price as soon as they came up. If it caused the greed of Shu Han, the price would be even more ruthless, it would be more costly.


    When Liu Yu heard that the income was only 10% but it was just a silver mountain, his face suddenly showed displeasure. He felt that Japan looked down on him and was just giving him a beggar. He actually gave only 10% of the income from a silver mine.


    "It seems that you, Japan, are not sincere..."


    Before Liu Yu finished speaking, Su Qin came to his ear and whispered to him: "Your Majesty, Shi Jian Yin Mountain is the largest silver mountain in Yingzhou. Even if the silver produced is only 10% of it, its value is higher than that of our small gold mine."


    Su Qin actually didn''t know the specific output of Shi Jian Yinshan, but even if it was just an estimate, he could make a rough idea. After all, Shi Jian Yinshan is a super large silver mountain, while Shu''s gold mine is only a small one.


    "What…"


    Liu Yu was shocked when he heard this, but in front of the envoys of the two countries, he couldn''t lose his composure. He could only endure the shock in his heart. While continuing to negotiate with him, he also communicated with Su Qin through secret voice transmission.


    "Military advisor, 10% is definitely not the bottom line of Japan. If you cooperate with me later, let''s force out the bottom line of Japan."


    Under the mixed torture of Liu Yu and Su Qin, how could Luo Xian hold on to it? He soon revealed his bottom line. No matter how Liu Yu forced him, he would never retreat, which made Liu Yu and Su Qin realize that this was the bottom line of Japan.


    30% was enough to make Liu Yu excited, but he still did not agree. Instead, he used the excuse of considering it, but actually discussed with Su Qin.


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


    Su Qin''s eyes showed a gleam and he sneered: "Your Majesty, Japan uses our Han and Japanese as a breakthrough point, not Chu. It seems that there is a master behind the scenes to make a move for him."


    "oh?"


    "Your Majesty, Japan lured our army into the island with 30% of its silver mountain profits. On the surface, we took advantage of it, but in fact, it was Japan that made a lot of money.


    First of all, our army has no naval army, so if we want to go to sea, we must rely on the naval army of Chu. The Chu and Han countries are in an iron alliance with each other. Our Han sent troops to aid the Japanese, and even if the Chu State was unwilling, it could only send troops with progress.


    Secondly, our Han Dynasty had no sea estuary. No matter how many troops we sent to the island or how many territory we captured, we were just rootless Ping. So before we had the sea estuary and navy, all our Han Dynasty could get in Yingzhou was money. Finally, the great man without a navy or a sea port would not have any threat to Japan. If he survived the chaotic situation in Yingzhou, he would have to rely on Japan, obey its orders and follow its leader. ”


    “Hiss…”


    After listening to Su Qin''s analysis, Liu Yu immediately took a breath. He felt something was wrong. The Japanese envoys thousands of miles away came to him. Was it just to give him money? As expected, even he was shocked when the dark plot behind his back was shocked.


    "It''s so good to count the price."


    After figuring out the key, Liu Yu immediately gritted his teeth and said, "What Japan has paid is only 30% of the silver mountain. Not only can it gain two powerful countries as allies, but it can also make a strong army of one country obey its orders. Japan''s abacus is really smart."


    You should know that Liu Yu is also a person who only has a bargain but is unwilling to suffer losses. He was originally very satisfied with 30% of the gains because he felt that he had made a profit. However, after learning that Shu Han intervened and Japan could get so many benefits, he naturally would not feel that he had taken advantage of it. Under his mentality imbalance, he was naturally no longer satisfied with what he had gained before.


    Liu Yu wants to get more now, but he also knows that 30% is the bottom line of Japan, and Luoxian is just an envoy and cannot be the master of Japan at all.


    Continuing negotiations is not a good idea, because there will definitely be disputes, and the distance between the two countries is still too far. Too frequently sending letters and exchanges through Feige will increase the risk of being intercepted.


    If the pigeon flying to Yingzhou was intercepted by the Qin army, let the Qin Dynasty learn that the Han army was going to sea and set up an ambush halfway in advance, the army that aided the Japanese would be dead and dead.


    Although Shu Han could not send too many troops to sea while guarding against the Southern Barbarians of the Han Dynasty, it was impossible for Shu Han to send too many troops to sea, at least 20,000 to 30,000, and no matter how small it was, it would not work. But even so, it would be impossible to put a 20,000 or 30,000 troops to die.


    Liu Yu couldn''t think of any good idea after thinking about it, but he really didn''t want to give up the opportunity to colonize, so he could only ask for help from his planner Su Qin.


    But Su Qin is not omnipotent. After pondering for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, my great man has no room for external expansion for the time being. If you want to obtain the financial resources to recover the war loss in the short term, you can only suffer this loss first.


    After using Yingzhou''s financial resources to completely recover, after joining forces with Chu to destroy the Southern Barbarians and have an outlet for the sea, not only will Japan''s various plans be wiped out, but our great Han will also have a colony that can continuously provide funds. ”


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


    Afterwards, Liu Yu wrote a handwritten letter to Liu Xiu, telling the reason for his dispatch of troops this time, and inviting the State of Chu to participate in the colonization with him.


    After finalizing the issue of Chu, Liu Yu ordered to perform well in the Battle of Yinan. Zhang Hao, the younger brother of the late general Zhang Ren, was the main general and led 30,000 Shu troops. He was under the banner of supporting the Chu army to attack Wu, but in fact, he went straight to Jingzhou to aid the Japanese.


    On the other hand, Liu Xiu, who had gained a lot since the attack on Wu, was blocked by Sun Ce in Jianye City.


    As the capital of Wu State, Jianye is undoubtedly a strong city. Liu Xiu thought that he had won consecutive battles and the Wu army was depressed, and it should be a very easy task to break Jianye by himself, but he did not expect that under Sun Ce''s personal defense of the city, the morale of the Wu army was pulled back, which instead caused the Chu army to fall into a hard battle.


    Compared to Sun Quan who can easily grasp it, his brother Sun Ce is undoubtedly much more difficult to deal with.


    After half a month of siege battle, Liu Xiu used all the strategies that could be used for fire attack, digging ground, digging water, and attacking the heart. However, not only failed to conquer Jianye, he caused heavy losses and wasted a lot of equipment and resources.


    If this continues, Jianye may be able to conquer, but the losses are not something Liu Xiu can bear.


    Liu Xiu didn''t want to destroy the main force for Jianye''s city, so he could only temporarily suspend the offensive and siege the city first, and then solve the big trouble of Jianye after the battle in the rear was completely decided.


    Liu Xiu, who was having a headache for Sun Ce, was immediately enlightened after receiving the message from Liu Yu. After all, it has not been a day or two that he wants to colonize overseas.


    Although the recent sale of prisoners of war and warships made Chu a big profit in the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains and there was no need to worry about the funds for attacking Wu, the governance and development of the aftermath of the destruction of Wu also required a lot 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 deliver the opportunity to make money, how could Liu Xiu let it go? So he immediately summoned Pang Tong, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Liao Li and other advisers for discussion.


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


    Liu Yu was plotted against by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and naturally he was very unhappy. Although he did not say it clearly in the letter, he still implied Liu Xiu in a vain that it was not that he wanted to borrow a boat to go to sea, but that Japan gave too much and could not refuse at all. The implication was that Liu Xiu would also try to get some benefits.


    Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally wanted to get a free job in Chu through Shu, but it was obviously impossible to get a free job in Liu Yu after he was plotted by this.


    Luo Xian, who was rushing to Jiangling Water Village in Jingzhou, 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 when the Chu army would not participate in the war, Luo Xian was completely confused.


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


    Thousands of kilometers, I’ll take a vain trip, and I’ll come back in a short time?


    Liu Xiu, are you sure you are not kidding?


    Luo Xian naturally understood that Liu Xiu was not a good house. He was using this to threaten Japan to negotiate terms, and also made her understand that it was impossible for her junior brother to have **** with Chu for free.


    Luo Xian didn''t dare to delay any more, so he immediately rushed to Jiangling Water Village, took a Chu army''s fast ship, and went down the river and went straight to Jianye.


    When Luoxian arrived in Jianye, Jianye''s offensive and defensive battles continued, but the Chu army seemed to be very disturbing, but it just did not launch a strong attack, and simply used catapult carts and crossbow formations to continuously consume the Wu army in Jianye City.


    Luo Xian naturally didn''t care about these things. When she saw Liu Xiu, she first burst into rainbow farts, and then praised Liu Xiu for his righteousness and his army traveling thousands of miles, as if he was a moral kidnapping. But with Liu Xiu''s political wisdom, how could he be able to take this trick?


    Liu Xiu first cried with Luo Xian, saying that the Chu State suffered great losses in attacking Wu, and that he was really unable to divide his troops before completely destroying Wu.


    "The little girl heard that Shu and Chu were guarding the Iron Alliance, and they all prospered and died. Now, should the king watch his allies fight alone overseas?"


    Hearing Luo Xian say this, Liu Xiu immediately said with pain: "Miss, you misunderstood. Liu Yu is a family and relative, brother and brother. He doesn''t want to sit idly by, but he is really powerless unless..."


    "Unless what?"


    Faced with Luo Xian’s questioning, Liu Xiu reluctantly said: “You have to add more money.”


    Luo Xian: “…”


    (This chapter ends)