Chapter 393: Overseas Trade
The fourth year of Taichu, the end of August.
Xu Huang led the Liangshan navy to an island country.
This island nation, at most, has a population of only about 300,000 to 400,000 people.
As for the army...there are very few of them.
In short, when Xu Huang led his troops to land, the island country thought that there was an enemy army invading and coming to destroy the country.
Upon hearing that this army came from the vast land of China, the king of this country lost all desire to resist.
He personally led more than 100,000 civilians to surrender.
Seeing this, Xu Huang was stunned.
He had no intention of attacking this country at all.
After all, for the Qin State, gaining a piece of land the size of an island on the endless ocean is better than nothing.
Moreover, once this place is captured, it means that the Qin State will send troops to station here.
The gain does not outweigh the loss.
After some negotiations, the king realized that the huge army before him was coming to establish diplomatic relations.
I hope some kind of connection can be established between the two countries.
To put it bluntly, people come here to make friends.
Xu Huang also learned some things from the king.
First of all, this country is called Nanqing Kingdom.
The people in the country basically speak the Chinese language.
It is said that at that time there was a country called Huaguo, which wanted to unify the entire Chinese land.
Later, during its conquests, the State of Hua defeated a weak country.
At that time, the leader of that country used all the warships in the country to evacuate the people.
As time passed, the people who had managed to escape the war had already established a country on this small island.
So the Qin people could understand their language.
Both parties can also communicate effectively.
Afterwards, Dugu Sheng, the king of Nanqing Kingdom, invited Xu Huang, Song Jiang, Xu Fu and others to the palace for a chat.
The Qin soldiers stationed their troops on the outskirts of the island.
On the way to Nanqing Palace.
Xu Fu couldn't help but say to Xu Huang, "General, I think we shouldn't waste too much time here."
"After all, His Majesty said that if we can't find the Immortal Bamboo, our lives will be in jeopardy!"
Hearing this, the latter couldn't help but frown and said, "First of all, it's your life that's in danger, not mine."
"Secondly, His Majesty asked me to lead 300,000 naval forces to this vast ocean. Do you really think I was accompanying you in your search for some magical bamboo?"
Cao Cao had already reminded him before he came.
The purpose of this trip was to publicize the power of the Qin Dynasty, sign trade agreements with the countries on the sea, and establish diplomatic relations.
Xu Huang also kept this matter firmly in mind.
Xu Fu subconsciously said, "General, we can't behave like this, can we?"
Xu Huang shouted angrily, "Do I need you to teach me how to be a good man?"
"To tell you the truth, you'd better be honest with this general. Otherwise, disappearing on this dangerous ocean is a very reasonable thing to do, right?"
Xu Fu was immediately frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, and then he wanted to curry favor with Song Jiang.
After all, he heard that it was Song Jiang who founded the Liangshan Navy.
"General Song, this General Xu is too unreasonable. We have different ideals and cannot work together."
Xu Fu complained to him.
When Song Jiang heard this, he turned around and told Xu Huang what Xu Fu had said in another way.
"General Xu, Xu Fu said that we have different ideals and cannot work together. What does this mean? Does he want to feed the fish?"
Xu Huang glanced at Xu Fu and said, "I don't know, but I think so."
The latter felt very miserable.
He originally thought that if he couldn't find the magic bamboo for Emperor Qin.
Then just use three thousand boys and girls to create another race.
However, it seems now that creating a race is out of the question.
Whether or not he could return alive was another matter.
Inside the palace of the Kingdom of Nanqing.
Through Xu Huang, King Dugu Sheng learned about the power of the Qin State.
I couldn't help but feel a yearning in my heart.
The strength of the maritime countries is generally weak.
They had heard a lot about the vast land of China.
Therefore, it was incredible that the Qin State had an army of one million.
"Your country's strength is truly astonishing!"
After learning about the greatness of the Qin State, Dugu Sheng did not dare to speak loudly to them.
Xu Huang smiled and said, "Although our Qin State is powerful, we love peace and are committed to maintaining stability at sea."
"This is also one of the reasons why we are here to establish diplomatic relations with the countries on the sea."
They had heard Ying Yuan use the word diplomacy.
Over time, you will know what the word means.
Dugu Sheng was delighted when he heard this and said, "The people in our country rely entirely on fishing and hunting for their livelihood and rarely interact with other countries."
"The reason for this is that we are worried that they will disrupt our domestic peace."
"You, the Qin State, really want to maintain this peace?"
Xu Huang said solemnly, "Indeed, we, the Qin State, came here for peace. One day, we will spread the seeds of peace to every corner of the ocean."
"If you establish diplomatic relations with my Great Qin, then from now on, my Great Qin will protect your Nanqing Kingdom."
Although Dugu Sheng was very excited, he knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Their country has weak military power and is very afraid of being attacked by other countries.
If there is a powerful country that can protect them, why not do it?
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