Chapter 395: Concealing the Truth
Hearing what the other party said, Xu Fu couldn't help but rolled his eyes and blurted out:
"So, I should thank General Xu as well?"
Xu Huang nodded sincerely and said, "We've known each other for so long, why are you still exchanging so many polite words?"
"This general has been in the military for many years. I may not know many other things, but I do know how to kill people without causing them any pain."
Hearing the sound, Xu Fu's mouth twitched.
Soon, they found another island country.
The abundant resource here is something called 'potatoes'.
Xu Huang roasted the potatoes himself, put them in his mouth, and found that they were very filling.
He thought to himself, "When we march, let the soldiers put a few potatoes in their pockets as a backup."
"If food and grass are scarce, we can use this to satisfy our hunger. Isn't that wonderful? Moreover, it can also be promoted to be cultivated by the people of our Great Qin."
After a brief exchange with the local king, Xu Huang discovered another thing: the local people ate potatoes for three meals a day.
In other words, they didn't have much food like rice, so they used potatoes as their staple food like steamed buns.
Wouldn’t you get tired of eating potatoes every day?
The answer is obvious, but the local people don’t have many choices.
Thinking of this, Xu Huang asked someone to fetch some rice from the warship.
After it is cooked, it will be served to the king of that country.
When the king took his first bite of rice, his expression was extremely shocked.
He ate the entire bowl of rice as quickly as possible.
Seeing this, Xu Huang and others burst into laughter.
The king couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "I never thought your country would have such delicious food. I'm so envious!"
If there had not been an interpreter from the Southern Qing Kingdom nearby, Xu Huang really would not have been able to understand their bird language.
"If you like to eat this rice, this general can make the decision and keep a thousand pounds of it, but you need to exchange it for potatoes."
Xu Huang stated the purpose of his trip.
The king's eyes lit up and he said, "Establishing diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries is very good. We agree!"
"I hope you can send someone to teach us how to grow this rice, and I will give you potato seeds."
"And we will send our best potato growers to help you."
The two sides hit it off immediately.
Xu Huang added, "We hope to expand our cooperation beyond rice and potatoes. In other words, our cooperation should not stop there."
"We hope that you can clear a street in the capital city so that our merchants from the Great Qin can do business here."
"Also, our country hopes to receive your policy support in doing business here."
"In return, our country will do its best to protect your interests on the ocean from infringement by other countries. How about that?"
After negotiations with many countries along the ocean, trade relations were established.
Xu Huang is very familiar with this.
The country's ruler thought the conditions he proposed were very generous.
So, without even thinking about it, I agreed.
In this way, the two sides signed the letter of credence in just two hours.
The process went extremely smoothly.
And unknowingly, the Qin State has become the "world police" of this era.
It is necessary to maintain the smooth passage of trade among maritime countries.
This is something that is bound to have an impact on history.
To be honest, for the nations.
They all look down on the maritime nations.
I think they are just the indigenous people living on the island.
How can they be compared with the people of China?
For example, the State of Yan.
When Li Shimin learned that the Qin State had sent a 300,000-strong navy to the ocean to sign trade contracts with the so-called maritime countries.
He seemed particularly contemptuous and said to Fang Xuanling and others in the court hall:
"The Qin State is truly bringing shame to our Shenzhou. They claim to be maintaining the stability of the maritime nations, but in my opinion, they are just out to rob and pillage."
"How many resources can these small maritime nations possess for Qin to send 300,000 troops to plunder?"
"I'm afraid that in the end, they will lose everything they have!"
Hearing this.
Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said:
"Your Majesty, I think it would be best to investigate this matter thoroughly."
"After all, it's well known that every policy issued by Emperor Qin Ying Yuan never loses money."
"I am worried that the Qin State has other intentions by going to the sea."
Li Shimin laughed and said, "Minister Fang, you're worrying too much. After investigation by the Bad People, we learned that the Emperor of Qin sent troops to the sea, apparently to search for some medicinal ingredients for refining the elixir of immortality."
"I originally thought that Emperor Qin, Ying Yuan, was a wise ruler. I never imagined that he would be obsessed with the so-called immortality."
"I'm afraid it won't be long before he becomes like those incompetent rulers recorded in history books, ruining the country and becoming incompetent."
After hearing what he said, many civil and military officials started to make a fuss.
"Since ancient times, even wise rulers would become tyrants if they pursued the path to immortality!"
"If immortality really existed in this world, why didn't we see immortals descend to the earth?!"
"Even the most mysterious Xia Kingdom has never seen a true immortal. I'm afraid that Emperor Qin will follow in the footsteps of all the incompetent emperors of the past!"
"As a result, the national strength of Qin will inevitably be weakened!"
“…”
However, Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji and other counselors frowned deeply after hearing their voices.
At the moment, Li Shimin was extremely happy, so no matter what he said, the other party would find it difficult to listen.
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