"This wheat cake, this wheat cake is really a common food in the homes of the people in Stobi City?"
The Second Prince stammered.
"That's right. This dish is crudely made. It comes from the common people, not from the royal chef." Xia Zhe answered meaningfully, glancing at Lillian.
"Good! Excellent! Don't worry, Your Majesty! If Macedonia attacks, as long as it's not the invincible Silver Shield Spear Legion, I will personally lead the army to support and fight with all my might!"
The Second Prince patted his chest and said this. As he spoke, he swallowed the remaining half of the wheat cake in his hand in one gulp.
"However, the king needs to allow us to trade these wheat cakes with my tribe. As for the price, how about exchanging it for ten times the amount of high-quality beef?"
What?
After hearing the words of the Second Prince, the High Priest and Xia Zhe were both confused.
The high priest's mood suddenly improved.
For three days, he tried every possible way to persuade the Second Prince to agree to an alliance.
After all, the city of Stobi has few soldiers and is being targeted by Macedonia.
The Second Prince is not a fool.
He doesn't want such an ally who has no fighting power and will also attract a lot of trouble!
However, Xia Zhe actually used only one wheat cake to make the Second Prince take the initiative to ask for an alliance! It was incredible!
As for the famous Silver Shield Spearmen, the high priest was not worried.
The silver shield spearmen were the core capital of Macedonia in its fight for world dominance and its competition with superpowers like Athens and Sparta.
There is no way Macedonia would send its precious Silver Shield Spear Legion to this godforsaken place!
On the other hand, the transaction price was ten times that of premium beef!
This also greatly shattered the high priest's common sense.
You know, within a radius of thousands of miles, the best food is the beef cattle fed with clover by the Wheat Tari tribe.
Especially the top quality beef, which is extremely expensive!
Don’t even mention exchanging ten times the beef for wheat cakes!
Even if you exchange ten times the wheat cakes for beef, it is still a good deal that is sure to make a profit, enough to make people wake up laughing in their dreams in the middle of the night.
In fact, the world of the ancient city-state and the game that Xia Zhe used to play every night are very compatible.
Certain special foods are of great significance to the development of cities!
However, the wheat cake was crudely made and looked terrible.
Not only did the high priest not think about it in that direction, Xia Zhe also didn't think about it that much!
Without saying a word, he walked slowly around the Second Prince three times, observing him carefully.
Looking at him, he is still as strong as a bull. Is there any sign of poisoning?
"Could it be that this poison only affects the brain? That's why the Second Prince started talking nonsense?" Xia Zhe thought to himself.
Seeing Xia Zhe's strange behavior and his refusal to express his opinion, the Second Prince became anxious.
He grabbed another wheat cake, took a big bite, and spoke loudly.
"Do you think my offer is too low and I'm not sincere? Well, I'll raise the price! How about twenty times the price of top-quality beef? No, fifty times, fifty times the price of top-quality beef! In addition, my tribe will send at least three heavy infantry legions to be stationed in Stobi, and they will obey the king's command completely!" The Second Prince said fiercely.
Fifty times the quality of the best beef!
Plus there are three heavy infantry legions stationed there permanently!
Such a sky-high price was so high that no one present could believe their ears!
Even Lillian, who made the wheat cakes herself, couldn't help but be amazed!
"It's absolutely not possible for the Legion to be stationed permanently!"
Realizing that the Second Prince was serious, Xia Zhe finally spoke, shaking his head repeatedly.
The total military strength of the entire city of Stobi is less than 10,000.
The most combat-effective heavy infantry corps is the only one under the general.
The permanent presence of three barbarian heavy infantry legions is definitely a major move to stabilize people's hearts!
However, what Xia Zhe wants is to be dismissed!
The stronger the garrison and the more stable the people's hearts are, the more difficult it will be to achieve his goal!
Therefore, Xia Zhe could never agree to this matter!
"My king is extremely wise and far-sighted, he doesn't seem like a young man at all!"
Seeing Xia Zhe refuse without hesitation, the high priest beside him sighed secretly.
At this critical moment, His Majesty the Second Prince threw out the bait of garrison troops to assist in the defense. Anyone who is not thoughtful enough will definitely agree to it.
However, if you think about it carefully, allowing the main force of 3,000 barbarian troops to enter the city will actually cause endless troubles!
Who can guarantee that the friendly forces will not suddenly change their attitude?
If this really happens.
At that time, there was no advantage in city defense outside and no military force inside to compete.
Before the Macedonian army arrived, Stobi was destroyed by the Little Madame Tariq!
Of course, the high priest was just thinking about it in his mind and was not stupid enough to say it out loud.
On the other side, seeing that Xia Zhe was still hesitant, the Second Prince became more and more anxious.
He swallowed the second wheat cake, slammed the wall, and raised his voice again.
"One hundred times! How about one hundred times the quality beef in exchange for your wheat cakes? Plus my mobilization token! With this token, Your Majesty can mobilize the seventeen legions stationed in the south of my tribe without notifying me! Among them are six heavy infantry legions! It only takes one day for them to rush to the city of Stobi to support us!" The barbarian prince shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Agreed! Agreed! Our city accepts the Second Prince's conditions!"
Before Xia Zhe could express his opinion, the high priest on the side spoke hurriedly.
Negotiation also requires skills.
The Second Prince has already unilaterally raised the price several times, and it is time for us to show some sincerity.
The current conditions are so good that they are breathtaking.
The high priest felt that if he hesitated any longer and missed the opportunity, he would regret it for the rest of his life!
"What do you think, my king?"
After hearing the High Priest's statement, the Second Prince was still worried. While questioning him, he handed over a troop mobilization token made of pure gold.
After all, the king of Stobi City is Xia Zhe.
The Second Prince was very worried that Xia Zhe would not agree and hoped to make it a fait accompli.
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