Chapter 800: Boiled frog hunting! The point pointed by the king's sword is the direction of my army!
Why did the state of Qi seek alliances with other countries, but none of them agreed?
A very important reason is that King Min of Qi Tiandi once claimed to be the Eastern Emperor when Qi was the strongest in the world, and launched a war against the Zhou royal family. He even claimed to be the Emperor, and made many princes call themselves the Eastern Emperor. Qi Chen clearly showed his determination to replace Zhou!
The five countries in the world were still unwilling to form an alliance with Qi even though they knew that Qin was growing rapidly. They even took the time to attack Qi while attacking Qin. It was precisely because the five countries were all Fearing the revival of Qi State, he regained the ambition of King Qi Min to replace Zhou Dynasty!
But now, will Dai and Yan still be unwilling to form a close alliance with Qi for this reason?
Although the Qi State once shouted the slogan of unifying the world more than fifty years ago, the current Qi State has finally lost the strength to unify the world. On the contrary, the process of the Qin State's unification of the world has far surpassed the Qi State at that time!
The biggest obstacle to the alliance of Dai, Yan, and Qi disappeared as Qin no longer concealed its purpose.
Once the three kingdoms of Dai, Yan, and Qi form an alliance, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Ying Zheng could no longer say that Lu Buwei’s words were alarmist.
With a heavy heart, Ying Zheng stood up and handed over his hands, and had to sincerely whisper: "Please also ask Wen Xinhou to teach me!"
Lu Buwei sighed in his heart.
You want me to teach you?
I am so numb!
He originally thought that most of the officials in Qi were from the peace faction.
But the information given by Ying Chengyu allowed Lu Buwei to discover Lu Zhe, the hidden main fighting faction. So far, Qi State has three senior officials taking the lead!
In addition to these three doctors, Lu Buwei still doesn't know how many warring factions in Qi are hidden among the crowd!
Lu Buwei couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Five years! Just five years!"
"Our Great Qin's strategy of distant relations and close attacks has been completely broken. Looking at the world, we are all enemies!"
“Your Majesty!”
Lu Buwei sighed, causing Ying Chengyu to blush.
After sighing, Lu Buwei cupped his hands and said: "Don't mention the past, just talk about the present."
"The strategy of distant relations and short-term attacks can no longer be applied to our great Qin state relations."
"The ministers advised me, and I did not hesitate to bribe Qi with large sums of money." Prime Minister Sheng waited for the Lord and the ministers of Qi. "
"I don't want these ministers of Qi to be used by our Qin Dynasty, but I only hope that these ministers of Qi can have enough money to win people's hearts and grow stronger."
Lü Buwei’s policy was not so much about bribing Qi’s ministers as it was about supporting Qi’s anti-war forces.
There are only a few people who are willing to betray the king for money, but there are countless people who are willing to use the money given by others to implement their own ideas!
Ying Zheng said without hesitation: "This is what it should be!"
Lü Buwei admonished again: "Second, I advise the Su Yamen Office to purchase Qi's cloth at a high price. No one will refuse!"
Kui Zhuang frowned slightly and said, "Does Marquis Wenxin want to implement Guan Zi's policy of weakening Lu?"
In the past, Guan Zhong used the method of purchasing Lu Guo's silk cloth at a high price to disrupt the situation. It destroyed the internal economy of the State of Lu, leaving no one to farm and all the people in the State of Lu to weave silk.
A year later, the State of Qi stopped purchasing silk cloth from the State of Lu, and at the same time significantly increased the price of grain exports.
But at that time, most of the fields in Lu State had been abandoned, and there was very little autumn grain. They were just waiting to buy grain from Qi State to make a living.
The State of Lu had to purchase grain from the State of Qi at a high price, and eventually signed an unequal treaty, and its national power collapsed!
However, Lu Buwei shook his head: "The people of Qi and Lu know best about Guan Zi's strategy of weakening Lu."
"Even if I, Da Qin, increase the price of cloth by ten times or a hundred times, the Qi State and the Central Government will not We will never allow all the people to weave, and we will definitely leave enough manpower for farming.”
"The strategy that used to weaken Lu in the past can hardly weaken Qi now!"
Use the strategy that Qi's prime minister came up with to deal with Qi?
Isn’t this just a fool’s errand?
Kui Zhuang asked in confusion: "In this case, what is the purpose of Marquis Wenxin's policy?"
Ying Chengyu said thoughtfully: "Marquis Wenxin intends to bribe Qi Are the people of this country powerful? ”
Lu Buwei was obviously a little surprised: "Why did Lord Chang'an say that?"
Ying Chengxuan thought about it and said: "We, Da Qin, purchased Qi's cloth at a high price. It seems to be a trade between Qin and Qi. "
"But in fact, we, Da Qin, cannot go deep into the people of Qi to purchase cloth. We can only purchase it from Qi merchants. Although the common people of Qi can benefit from it, they can only get small profits. "
"The current Qi King has very little control over Qi State, and I am afraid that not much of the proceeds from this transaction will flow into Qi State's treasury."
"This is the best opportunity. The people who benefited from the transaction were the powerful people of Qi and the scholar-bureaucrats of Qi who secretly controlled the merchants of Qi! ”
"At that time, the people of Qi, the strong and powerful scholar-bureaucrats, might be grateful for our generosity, or they might sneer at my great wisdom." I, Da Qin, have tied the ship of profit.”
“As long as the wealth they earn through trade exceeds the wealth they can earn through war, they will unconsciously support me, Da Qin, no matter how they feel about it. Qin Qi is in peace, so as not to cut off the source of wealth!"
Giving money, gifts, and women is just the simplest and most low-level way of buying people.
The more common form of bribery is the "boiled frog" style of "hunting" that lasts a long time, is highly concealed, and is very confusing.
The more solid bribery is the community of interests formed seemingly inadvertently.
When a community of interests is formed, no matter how much the acquiree looks down on the acquirer, he will still spontaneously defend the acquirer in order to protect his own interests!
In Ying Chengyu’s view, Lu Buwei’s strategy is to use profits to tie the common people and powerful people of Qi into Qin’s chariot!
Who wants to fight when you can make money while eating fish and singing songs?
Lu Buwei stroked his beard and smiled happily: "What Chang'an Jun said is what I meant!"
"Chang'an Lord is really good at persuading!"
Ying Chengyu raised his hands and sighed: "If Marquis Wenxin hadn't recommended this policy, I would never have imagined that this policy could divide the central and local governments in Qi."< br>
“This strategy will indeed cost our Great Qin a lot of money, but it will help our Great Qin get a lot of help.” “When our Great Qin takes over Qi, these people will provide many conveniences to our Great Qin.”< br>
“I think that Marquis Wenxin’s policy is very good!”
Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "This strategy is effective, but it is just a strategy to quench thirst by drinking poison."
Seeing Ying Chengyu chatting directly with Lu Buwei, Han Cang finally couldn't help but stand up and cup his hands. : "Marquis Wenxin's strategy can indeed hinder Qi's attack on our country Qin."
"However, our country Qin is exhausted!"
"Although Lord Chang'an destroyed the country several times It has earned a lot of money for our country, but we have more places to spend it!”
“If this strategy is adopted, it will inevitably cause delays in the internal affairs of our country.”
"I believe that it is important to prevent Qi from attacking Da Qin, but it is even more important to strengthen Da Qin itself!"
Lu Buwei glanced at Han Cang and did not directly answer Han Cang's question, but faced Ying. Zheng bowed his hands and saluted again: "Third, Qi State should congratulate you with generous gifts for this blessing of rich soil."
"I advise you to tell the travelers of Qi State to tell King Jian of Qi that you should give millions of stones as a gift of grain." Congratulations!”
Han Cang’s eyes lit up and he immediately became silent.
Yao Jia frowned and said: "Qi State has successively donated millions of grains of stone to me in recent years."
"Even if Qi is rich, its grain reserves may be less than 40%. Spending another million stones of grain will definitely affect the operation of Qi."
"And this time the King of Qi has openly expressed his willingness to die in the country. The official thought that the Qi State would not be willing to give me so much food and grass from the Qin Dynasty!”
Even Yao Jia felt that Lu Buwei’s policy was a bit excessive.
The Qi State, which was originally the richest country in the world, has almost become bald in recent years. Will it continue to be bald?
You can’t even catch a sheep trying to collect its wool!
Lu Buwei's eyes turned to Ying Chengyu again, and he asked with a smile: "Chang'an Lord, can you wear the armor again and fight for my king?!"
If you say you fight for Great Qin, I just want to go fishing.
But if you say you want to fight for Ying Zheng?
I must roll up my sleeves!
Ying Chengxuan stood up immediately and said without hesitation: "The direction your king's sword points at is where my army is heading!"
Lu Buwei slapped the case and laughed: "What a Chang'an Lord!"
"In this case, Chang'an Lord dares to lead two hundred thousand troops east to Tancheng?"
Ying Chengqiu smiled: " There is no need to ask whether I dare or not.”
“Just tell me when to go to war!”
I am so excited that I dare to fight against Wu’an Lord Li Mu!
As long as this enemy is not Li Mu, how can I be afraid!
Even if the enemy in this battle is Li Mu, I will not be afraid as long as I tie up Wang Jian and go out together!
Lu Buwei said emphatically: "The King of Qi refused to offer millions of stones of grain and grass to congratulate our great Qin."
"That's when Lord Chang'an led his army to go on an expedition!"
< br>Ying Chengyu nodded clearly, then looked at Ying Zheng and said solemnly: "As long as the king gives the order, I will go to war immediately!"
Looking at Ying Chengyu's unswerving gaze, recalling the countless scars and unhealed wounds on Ying Chengyu's body, Ying Zheng's eyes were slightly sparkling, but his voice was extremely decisive: "Mr. Chang'an's injury has not healed, and he must not be injured again. Fight!"
Wei Liao even cried out: "Marquis Wenxin, don't be impulsive!"
"We, Da Qin, really have no strength to fight anymore!"
Kui Zhuang also raised his hands with a bitter look on his face: "Marquis Wenxin has been absent from the court for a long time. I'm afraid he doesn't know the difficulty of governing the Qin Dynasty."
"Even if the Qin Dynasty can win this battle, the Qin Dynasty will not be able to manage Qi. , but it will cause chaos!”
Wei Liao and other Qin officials thought that Lu Buwei would have another chain to hold Ying Chenglong on since he returned to the court.
In the end, Lu Buwei hasn’t officially returned to the court yet and he wants Ying Chengyu to go out for a walk again?
Da Qin really can’t stand it anymore!
Lu Buwei smiled softly: "Everyone knows that we, the Qin State, are unable to manage the land of Qi. King Qi also knows that we, the State of Qi, are unable to manage the land of Qi."
"But, does the state of Qi dare to bet?"
"Now that the Kingdom of Zhao has been destroyed and the Kingdom of Dai has just been established, its main troops have already gone north to attack the Huns."
"The Kingdom of Yan was severely defeated. Not long after the prince of Yan committed suicide, the King of Yan even personally carried a bush to offer sacrifices. The Kingdom of Yan At a time when the king's power is unstable and the people's hearts are in turmoil, "Dai and Yan will definitely form an alliance with Qi in the future, but they will never send troops to help Qi at this time."
Lu Buwei increased his tone, and his voice was tinged with madness: "Does the King of Qi dare to bet that Da Qin will not take the risk to attack Qi?"
"Does the King of Qi dare to bet that the two countries of Dai and Yan will come to the aid of Qi? Huh? ”
"Does the King of Qi dare to bet that I, Lord Chang'an of Great Qin, will strictly implement the King's order?!"
(End of this chapter)