During the first month, King Xian held a state banquet in the Hongen Palace, inviting the princes' envoys to participate in the warm-up for the alliance after the New Year. The state banquet is only a political form, and the work behind it still needs to be privately contacted with the princes' envoys one by one.

Around the eighteenth day of the first month, the four regiments of Qi, Wei, Chen, and Zhao arrived one after another, and the six countries of Song, Xu, Jin, Zhi, Sun, and Yan have been contacted in advance. The Song State is vast and sparsely populated, and the value of the armed forces participating in the war is not high, and at the same time it is attached to the Jin State, and the Jin State is also given as much as it is given.

The situation of Xu State is more complicated, Xu State is located in the most inland country, as long as the Central Plains is not lost, it is almost impossible to harm Xu State, plus the threat of Qianyue Mountain is eliminated, and the black turban scourge in the early years has not recovered so far, Xu State is now not highly motivated to participate in the war, and there is no need to arm for the time being.

As for the Yan Kingdom, Baili Yan has already shipped a batch of weapons and ammunition and the officers trained by the Yan State in the Xian Kingdom, and many of the weapons are captured from the armpit and can be used after transformation. The allocation of resources after that still depends on how the Battle of Rongcheng is.

On Sun Guo's side, the marriage with Yiyang Hou Zhentai is the only one that makes Bailiyan not have to worry too much. Sun's national strength is limited, and how to arm its army is still limited, so Sun is stationed in Liang for a long time in the future, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Jin, and Zhi still need to take the lead in fighting in the north.

On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, Bai Liyan first went to visit the Wei Guo Mission, and this time the envoy was still Wei Guo Zai Chu Ye.

Weiguo is the only prince who has learned the firearms of the Xian army, and he still has lingering palpitations, and in the past two years, the cars of the Xian army have passed through the border of Weiguo, and the magnates of the country have also learned what is the gap. This alliance was quite sincere, but Bai Liyan felt that it was not King Wei's sincerity, but the "sincerity" of the aristocratic forces represented by the Chu family.

"King Wei's sincerity is impressive, Lord Chu."

"Hehe, the world is in great trouble, and my king, as a prince, is duty-bound to send troops to protect the territory."

"Hehe......" Bai Liyan echoed and smiled, and then Chu Ye's words went down and asked, "Then how many people are you going to dispatch?" ”

"As long as the three kingdoms of Chen, Qi, and Yan can hold on to their country, our king is willing to help."

"That being the case, Ben Hou has deep respect for the righteous act of King Wei."

"Then what my king asks ......"

"Lord Chu, rest assured, my king will definitely consider it carefully and give King Wei a satisfactory answer."

"Then there is Lao Yongxinghou to bother."

In addition to arms, most of the materials demanded by Wei Guo were means of production to increase productivity, such as sewing machines, loom technology, harvesters, improved seeds, agricultural technology, breeding technology, basic metallurgy and low-end manufacturing technology, etc.

Although the influence of the Xianguo State has changed after the First World War, it is still an aristocratic society dominated by slavery, and this society has a much higher emotional tolerance for war casualties than modern society.

The social suffering and public opinion impact brought about by the death of one million people in defending the country is only equivalent to the effect of tens of thousands of deaths in modern society, and in the current environment of the great enemy and the invasion of foreign enemies, this casualty can continue to push upward, and it has to be said that a backward society also has some advantages of its own.

Moreover, the loss of patriotic labor will also bring another practical benefit, that is, the hukou will disappear, and the land belonging to the individual will be gone, and these lands will eventually fall into the hands of the powerful.

The small-scale peasant economy is characterized by the fact that the male labor force is the main source of the society's economy, and when the male labor force dies in large numbers, the survival rate of women, minors and the elderly in the household registration is very low under the slave system.

When the entire hukou dies out, whether it is legally possessed or actually occupied, the land will eventually be confiscated to the court and the nobility.

In the end, the means of production demanded by Wei Guo will not fall on the heads of the common people, but on the large and powerful groups headed by the direct line of Wei Wang and the Chu family.

By making use of the advanced production technology and means of production obtained, the agricultural and social output value should be greatly increased in order to obtain the absolute overwhelming advantage of the domestic economic rights.

But that's fine, as long as the Wei army is willing to work hard, Bailiyan doesn't mind exporting some technology and equipment to improve the productivity of Weiguo, and it will be more convenient to take over Weiguo in the future, saving some economic and political costs.

Leaving the Patriotic Embassy, Bai Liyan walked on the way home, but what she didn't think about was defending the country.

"Ranlan, with the current attitude of the princes, what do you suggest?"

"It depends on what you want to do, and with the current limited resources, it is really not easy to reconcile the current contradictions, and additional variables are needed."

"But this variable can't fall from the sky."

"Yes, the thinking of the princes is still stuck in the level of local division and a lower level of self-interest and worldview, and talking to them about global strategy and a century-old plan is tantamount to playing the harp to the ox.

And what they are most worried about now is not an external invasion, but what you do with them after the war. Obviously, we can't defeat the Xianguo by fighting, so we must drag down the Xianguo as much as possible in the current war, and it is better to lose both.

Only then can they gain more time and political capital to grab technical resources from the industrial technology of the Xian State, and drag it out for 344 or 50 years, and when they develop an industrial system, the cost of unifying the princes of the Xian State will be very huge. It is the same reason that the armpit invaded you, and the industrial base of the Xian country caused a great obstacle to it.

When the gap between civilizations is smaller, the higher civilization will eliminate and merge the lower civilization, and the cost of using force and economy will be greater, and this truth will become more and more prominent in the future.

If you can't reconcile the internal problems now, you will encounter more such problems when you enter the galaxy civilization in the future, and even more powerful civilizations, but fortunately there are princes of the same clan who can provide external variables, and only humans themselves can help human civilization at that time. ”

"I see, I think. I've got a solution. ”

A glimmer of inspiration flashed in front of him just now, and Bai Liyan faintly thought of a plan, maybe he could break the current deadlock, he turned around and changed his route to the mansion of Chu Shiyuan of the Yuncang Sect.

After the invasion of the Liang State, the main hall of the Yuncang faction was moved to Wanchuan County, and the main funds and treasures were also withdrawn from the Liang State to the Xian State and put into the market and real industry.

In recent years, more than 30 percent of the investment and new small and medium-sized enterprises in various localities have been set up by the Yuncang faction, so that the capital flowing into Xianguo has a place to operate, and second, a large amount of capital will not be idle and lose its value.

When he met Chu Shiyuan, Chichka and Gusimi Khan were both guests in his mansion.

Qichika is a frequent visitor of Chu Shiyuan, he is now the number one "idler" in Shanling, no matter how chaotic the war situation in the Central Plains is, it will not affect them, and they often have to go to the streets and alleys when they have nothing to do, and every time they go out, they have some economic contacts.

In order to facilitate the acquisition of military and technical assistance from the Xian State, soon after the start of the war, Gu Simi Khan moved the embassy of the Western Barbarians in the Liang State to the Xian State, and after the interruption of shipping in the North Sea, the trade between the Xian State and the Western Barbarians relied on inland river transportation.

Gu Simi Khan and Chu Shiyuan are old friends, but the war is not frequent, after the war is interrupted, the transport needs to transit many princes, it is inevitable to be blackmailed, he can only ask the Yuncang faction to provide protection to transport goods.

After some greetings, Baili Yanjing sat aside, and Gu Simi Khan said very attentively:

"Recently, I wanted to visit your mansion, but thinking about the opportunity of the Hou Ye, I thought that I would go again after a while, but I didn't expect the Hou Ye to come today, what a coincidence."

"Lord Gusimi Khan is polite, as long as Ben Hou is in the city, it doesn't hurt for the Lord to come and visit at any time, and you don't have to worry about picking the day."

"Hehe, that's that, everyone in the world knows that Yongxing Hou is approachable, and it is precisely because of this that I can't bear to disturb you."

Gusimi Khan's compliment level has risen, I don't know if it is because he has been with Chichka for a long time and has obtained the "true scriptures", or if he is now soaked in the flowers of the Xianguo country, he is well-informed and experienced, all in all, Gusimi Khan is more oily than ten years ago.

After being polite with Gu Simi Khan, Chu Shiyuan interjected:

"The Marquis of Yongxing came to visit, I don't know what Chu can do?"

"I'm really ashamed to say that there is indeed something I want your faction to help me with."

"Yongxing Marquis said it's okay, I don't know what it is?"

"I still need to take a step to speak about this matter, I don't know what Truman's idea is."

"Please come with me."

Following Chu Shiyuan to the back hall verandah, Bai Liyan continued with Fang Cai's words:

"At present, there are many problems in the princes' alliance, originally this alliance has nothing to do with your faction, but there is one thing that only your faction can do."

"Oh, what else can stump Yongxing Hou, I have to send it forward."

"Benhou wants to borrow your connections and channels to lend money to the princes, and this money will be borne by Benhou and Xianguo."

"This ......" Chu Shiyuan couldn't figure out what Bailiyan meant, so he hurriedly asked: "Xianguo Qianfang has strong financial resources, wouldn't it be more appropriate and convenient to lend it in the name of Xianguo." ”

"There is no need to ask about this matter, I only ask if this favor is helpful."

"Help, of course. It's just that I really can't think of what Hou Ye's intentions are, and if he lends this money, what the interest will be. ”

"It's okay to have a lower interest rate than my Xianguo Qianfang loan, and the profits you get are half and half of my country."

"This is not good, now is the time when Xianguo uses money, and our faction has not paid for it, but it has also benefited, and I am afraid that it will be a laughing stock in the future."

"The Lord of Chumen has been thinking a lot, and the gentleman's wealth is taken in a good way, since this marquis borrowed the channel of your faction, and since your faction has made great efforts, what you have gained is deserved."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, but I don't know how much Yongxing Hou is going to borrow and how long the loan period is."

"The total amount has not yet been determined, but it will not be small, and I will discuss it with you after I discuss it with the king. However, this matter is also requested to be kept secret, so as not to leak the news and be known to the princes. ”

"Yongxing Hou, please rest assured, this is the rule of the door, and you must keep it a secret in the future."

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