Sometimes an idea doesn't always work out, if the resources aren't enough.

The country of the ball is a country of mountains and forests, so there is no shortage of charcoal, and even if there are not many ready-made materials, a large number of them can be burned immediately from the mountains and forests that are now being cultivated. What they are most lacking now is stone flow yellow and earth nitrate, so they ask other countries to buy mainly these two materials.

When they applied to Mao Guo to buy it, they didn't expect that Mao Guo was still apprehensive about Xi Guo buying up their country's stone flow yellow and earth nitrate, so they naturally refused, and there was no room for negotiation.

Not only that, but the country also immediately ordered that these materials be listed as prohibited from transit, and that they should no longer be supplied to other countries.

Kui Da couldn't do it, so he asked Xi Guo, Gong Guo and Zhang Si Guo again.

On the Xi side, because Emperor Guangzhao had received Xi Zhen's secret letter in advance, he had already issued an order to strictly prohibit the sale of stone flow yellow and earth nitrate in various places, but in order to take into account the safety of Xi Zhen and the other three envoys in the country of Qiu, he symbolically promised the country of Qiu - he could make a special case for them and sell these two materials for 500 catties each.

"Is Xi Guo also so short of these materials?" Although Kui Da was satisfied with Emperor Guangzhao's approach, he was not very satisfied with the amount of 'five hundred catties each'. So he was busy asking Xizhen, and he was a little incredulous.

"It's really very short, otherwise we wouldn't have gone to Maoguo to buy a large number of them." Xi Zhen replied.

"Are all those materials used to make weapons?"

"Yes, but not much for all." Xi Zhen emphasized.

"Oh." Kui Da had no choice but to reluctantly agree to buy the 1,000 catties of materials from Xi Kingdom.

As for Gong Guo and Zhang Siguo, they also rejected their request on the grounds of the scarcity of these two materials.

So far. Kuida's original idea of making a large number of new weapons was shattered.

Sure enough, it doesn't taste good to reach out and beg for help.

For this reason, Kui Da secretly made up his mind to dominate the Central Plains as soon as possible.

In fact, this idea had already germinated in his heart half a year ago.

He felt that as long as there was joy. This dream is possible.

However, he was also keenly aware that she was wary of him. Just as he didn't dare to fully trust her.

How do you make her die for herself? Kui Da asked the ram inkstone to discuss.

"King, if you want to die alone, you must first dispel her doubts and concerns, and give her enough benefits."

"Isn't the benefit of ten cities enough?" Kui Da asked.

"Those ten cities are given to the Xi Kingdom, to be honest, it has little to do with her."

"The Prime Minister means ......"

Ram Yan immediately whispered a few words in his ear.

After listening, Kui Da nodded again and again.

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"The king is ready to buy us off with a lot of money. Remember, don't accept it, or we'll probably never be able to return to Xi Kingdom. You immediately inform the other two envoys and get everyone on a consensus. ”

Li Changsheng, who had obtained the note from the tree hole, immediately tore it up and went to see the other two envoys.

The three of them live next to each other, so there are many opportunities to meet on weekdays. But they also knew that among the men who served them were those sent by Kuida to watch over them. So every time they meet, they choose to be in front of the public.

Moreover, they formed a tacit understanding - every time Li Changsheng stood in the courtyard, they would come out of their house one after another. Because, it must be Li Changsheng who has something to inform everyone.

"Brother Li, come out in the sun?" Li Simu walked over to him with a smile.

"Yes, the sun is good today, Brother Li and Brother Wu, we might as well chat in the pavilion, right?" Li Changsheng looked at them with a smile and said.

"Okay. It's rare to have such good weather, and the flowers are in full bloom. It's perfect for drinking tea and chatting. Wu Yu said.

The three of them sat down in the pavilion planted in the courtyard and asked for tea to be served. While drinking, they pretended to chat.

They have a casual life after the ball country, because they don't have to go to court on weekdays, and when Kui Da has something important, he is the first to look for Xizhen, and he won't find them, so they are just foils throughout the whole process.

The men retreated in amusement, but did not go far, but watched them through the windows in the house.

Naturally, they all knew about it, but they pretended not to know anything and continued to chat.

Li Changsheng dipped his hand in some tea, and then quickly wrote down the contents of Xizhen's note on the stone table.

The two of them immediately understood, and nodded lightly at him.

The three of them got the news, so they didn't talk any more, and went back to their rooms.

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Sure enough, in less than three days, Kui Da wanted to reward them for their outstanding contribution to the country.

They had already reached an agreement, so they hurriedly refused.

There are still people who are indifferent to gold and silver treasures? Kui Da didn't believe it, and firmly believed that they were just superficial pushing, so he asked the queen, the crown prince, and the prime minister to put pressure on them respectively, but they still did not change their original intention - not to accept it.

"We do things in accordance with the terms of the contract, and this extra reward is never acceptable." Xi Zhen said.

Kui Da had no choice but to take back the gold and silver treasures.

"The one who is indifferent to money is the most difficult person to deal with, my lord, we have to be careful." Ram Yan said to Kui Da, unable to hide his nervousness.

"But their men are in our hands, so why should we be afraid of them?" Kui Da said that he felt that the ram inkstone was too big and the problem was too small.

"Since they dare to refuse, it means that they are aiming for the ten cities." Ram Yan further explained.

"Speaking of which, I still can't get around those ten cities!" Kui Da sighed.

Indeed, now he also regrets his wild words.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, regret is useless, he can only try his best to keep them.

"Yes, my lord, what we have to do now is to find a way to keep these ten cities." Ram Yan hurriedly said.

He didn't expect that the Globe Congress would slowly change from the original active form to passivity, and he was really worried that Kui Da would ruin the whole country by accident.

So he was a little dissatisfied with Kui Da from the bottom of his heart.

However, even if he was dissatisfied in his heart, Kui Da was the king of a country, and he was also the person who gave him such a prominent status today, so he naturally did not dare to blame Kui Da in person.

"Lone knows, didn't Lone tell you several ways to deal with them? What are you afraid of what they will do? Kui Da said stubbornly.

The ram Yan didn't dare to make a sound again.

After all, it didn't do him the slightest benefit to make Kuida angry.

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Since receiving Kui Da's orders, Kui Xian has begun to approach Xi Zhen intentionally or unintentionally.

For example, sometimes he deliberately appeared near her residence, sometimes asked someone to bring her snacks and cloth, and sometimes asked her out to enjoy flowers and tea. But every time, he was informed by Xizhen, and cleverly avoided or rejected.

"She's just soft and hard!" Kui Xian ran to report to Kui Da.

Kui Da said: "Then let's take advantage of the unpreparedness, but this trick needs to be done without showing any traces, so let's find the right time first, and then act when we find the right time." ”

Kui Da is not a person who gives up easily.

Kui Xian had no choice but to nod.

Now they all realized that the ten cities were in danger.

So all their starting points now are to keep them.

Although Kui Da had already thought of a few tricks, he still couldn't help but worry, worried that he would be recognized and calculated by Xi Zhen when the time came.

"Father, why don't we think in this direction? Erchen already has a wife and children, and he really can't afford such a beautiful blessing. Kui Xian cautiously mentioned.

It's not that he doesn't like Xizhen, but judging from the number of times he has been hit recently, he finds that he can't get her down at all.

He didn't want a woman who was beyond his control.

Moreover, the father's request is not moral.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, every plan of his father did not trap Xi Zhen and the three envoys, and he was worried that the more his father calculated, the more they would be burned.

"You're thinking too much, we just haven't found a better way yet." Kui Da waved his hand impatiently and said.

On the one hand, Kui Da wanted to keep the ten cities, and on the other hand, he wanted to buy the hearts of the people of Xizhen, which was naturally not an easy task.

Xi Zhen knew this qiē very well, but on the surface he pretended not to know anything.

Gong Dou and House Dou, although she let the horse come, she has a way to deal with it.

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Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the summer is about to pass, and the mountains and forests of the country have been reclaimed.

Kui Da and Xi Zhen immediately implemented the work to the households, so that everyone could plant the saplings within the specified time.

In less than 10 days, the saplings were planted in accordance with the regulations.

Xizhen also taught everyone to bring water from the depths of the mountains and forests to irrigate.

"By splitting the bamboo tube in half, removing the middle knots, and installing them one by one along the roadside, water can be brought in from the depths of the forest." Xi Zhen said as he demonstrated to everyone.

Xizhen also built a pheasant farm in the mountains and forests, which can increase economic income, and secondly, the feces pulled by the pheasants can be used as fodder for these trees, and the two complement each other, and even fertilizer money can be saved.

Everyone unanimously supported her idea.

At this time, Xizhen's status in the hearts of the people of the country has approached Kuida.

Xi Zhen knows that once the merit is high, things will go in a bad direction.

So, she immediately prepared a response.

"The king, the courtiers in your country are all thanks to the king, so the courtiers dare not have the slightest thought of merit, in order to let the people of the country more clearly feel your emperor's grace, the courtiers dare to ask the king to allow the courtiers not to appear at this celebration banquet."

Hearing her say this, Kui Da was surprised, and was about to say, "It's okay, don't think too much about Guang'an." But seeing her strict and cautious face, she couldn't help but hold back the words that came to her mouth. (To be continued......)