"Zhao envoy Wei Jia has seen the king." Before noon on this day, during the lunch of the court, Xiong Jing finally met with Zhao Envoy again, and the two sides were no longer talking about a peace alliance, but about the transfer of military technology, such as the art of giant iron.

"The villain Guo Zong pays a visit to the king." The chubby Guo Zong also came with Wei Jia, after all, he is the master of iron smelting, and he is an expert in bargaining and screening technology.

"No courtesy." Xiong Jing did not summon the two of them in the Yan Dynasty, but in the Ming Hall outside the Yan Dynasty. He didn't have time to go around in circles with the two, and said directly: "What Dr. Gong Yin said, do you two agree?" ”

Technology transfer is limited to giant iron, with the exception of trebuchets and crossbows. And the art of transferring the iron is also very particular: even if the money is paid to the Chu State, the Chu State does not transfer all the technology at once. The ink furnace and coke used in ironmaking need to be purchased from the Chu State, and the finished swords forged by the craftsmen of the Zhao State also need to be finalized by the craftsmen of the Chu State of Zhao, and the Zhao people are not allowed to interfere.

Such an impertinent request made Wei Jia very angry, in his concept, buying something is buying something, and he can take it away after paying the money, how can he buy a refining furnace from the Chu State afterwards, and also ask the craftsmen of the Chu State to deal with the final process. But Gong Yin Dao said this, buy it, buy it, don't buy it if you don't buy it. Today, the two of them are here to bargain.

"Your Majesty, what Dr. Gong Yin said about the foreign ministers is false." Weiga preemptively took the lead. "The furnace of refining and the carbon were all purchased from the Chu State, but the Chu State and the Zhao State were separated from the Qin and Wei States. If Qin and Zhao were at war, how would the furnace carbon be sent to Zhao? Furthermore, the benefits of huge iron are known to the world, hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops are in urgent need of huge iron soldiers, how can only a few craftsmen from the Chu State enter Zhao make hundreds of thousands of huge iron blades in a few years? ”

"The price of huge iron is not cheap, why did Zhao Guo build hundreds of thousands of huge iron weapons in a few years?" Xiong Jing asked rhetorically.

"If the king can remember the brotherhood between Zhao and Chu and exempt him from the patent fee, Zhao will definitely be able to create hundreds of thousands of iron soldiers within ten years." Wei Jia was a little dissatisfied in his words. The lion of Chu opened his mouth, and the equipment purchase fee paid in the early stage was as high as 30,000 gold, and then for each huge iron weapon produced, he had to charge two gold patent fees, which was simply a sky-high price.

"Zhao envoy don't forget, this is a deal, or a deal based on the relationship between the two countries." Xiong Jing emphasized. "If you are too troublesome, you can wait for the sea ship of Chu to be built in three years, and directly purchase the iron weapons from Chu State."

"The villain is willing, willing." Wei Jia was not happy, but Guo Zong was very happy. "The villain has sent a message to Handan, asking people to quickly transport gold to Yingdu. However, then, then ...... "Guo Zong is an official and businessman of Zhao State, and his clan was originally in Jinyang, but he moved to Handan because of the invitation of Zhao Jianzi, the ancestor of Zhao State. "Great King, the refining furnace is indeed too far away from the Chu State, and it passes through the Qin realm, if Zhao and Qin go to war, I am afraid that the refining furnace will be lost."

"The ships of Chu State can be launched in the year after tomorrow, and they can be connected to Handan in the year after next and at the latest in the fourth year." Xiong Jing explained. "Within four years, Zhao and Qin will go to war?"

"No, no." Guo Zong laughed again, fighting whether he fought or not, how could he say it clearly. He also proposed: "Dare to ask the king, can you give more refining furnaces in Zhao State, Yingdu to Handan thousands of miles away, this, this ......."

Guo Zong's request is not unreasonable, the ink furnace is too troublesome to buy in the Chu State, once the furnace is broken and cannot be used, then it will not be able to smelt the iron. But what Chu wants to control is the ink furnace, not only to control the number of sales, but also to recycle the waste ink furnace - the waste ink furnace is still the ink furnace, broken and boiled again with water.

"No. You must have seen the Jutie Mansion, which is expanding, and there is a shortage of ink furnaces in my country. Xiong Jing prevaricated. After he finished speaking, he looked at Wei Jia, who was dissatisfied: "Zhao Envoy thinks that the asking price of Chu State is too high?" ”

"Exactly." Weiga spoke loudly. "If this matter spreads to the world, the king and the state of Chu are afraid that they will be laughed at by the people of the world."

"If the State of Chu doesn't sell the art of refining and building soldiers, will it be ridiculed by the world?" Xiong Jing asked silently.

Wei Jia did not answer. Xiong Jing smiled: "If it weren't for Chu Zhao's brotherhood, the art of giant iron should not have been sold. In the past few days, the envoys of Wei have also begged our country to ask for a great iron technique......"

"The king must not." As soon as Wei Jia heard that Wei Envoy asked for the art of Giant Iron, he immediately changed color. "Those who are in the Wei state are also weak countries. If the art of selling huge iron is in Wei, the Qin people will rob it, and the two countries of Zhao and Chu will be in danger. ”

"In that case, what is there to complain about?" Xiong Jing motioned for Changjiang to prepare to send off the guests. "Zhao Guo has many horses, although the patent fee is high, it can be paid with horses."

After Xiong Jing finished speaking, Changjiang sent off the guests, although Wei Jia was still angry, he still solemnly said goodbye, and Guo Zong smiled. He is also an iron smelter, so he doesn't believe that he can't learn the art of iron in the Chu State.

"What does Gong Yinqing think?" After the two left, Gong Yin Dao was still there, and the sale of the art of Ju Tie was a major event, and the key points had to be determined repeatedly.

"I think it's foolproof." Gong Yin Dao grinned. 30,000 gold, plus the patent fee, may have 10,000 or 20,000 gold per year, this transaction is really too profitable. He smiled and said: "The Zhao people have no ink furnace, and they can't hold a lot of iron; Second, there is no coke, and there is no melting iron; 3. No quenching oil, no quenching iron; And the quenching is carried out by the craftsmen of our country who enter Zhao, and the Zhao people do not know its secrets, and they cannot become a huge soldier. These four are not known by the great king, and they cannot be known by mortals in their lifetimes. ”

"Are you flattering me?" Xiong Jing was happy in his heart, but there was no joy on his face.

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister thinks that the iron technique, there are many dangers and obstacles, and it is impossible for the king to do it, so there is this statement." Gong Yin Dao is colorful, and it is immediately another one. "The king is the king of my Chu country, and the Chu country will prosper."

"Alright." Xiong Jing snickered. "As far as you can see, how many huge iron weapons can Zhao Guo forge in a year?"

"Although Zhao Guo has many businessmen, he is not rich." Gong Yin Dao didn't know how old Zhao Guo was a year, but he knew Xiong Jing's worries, so he said: "King, if Zhao Guo forges too much every year, reduce its ink furnace and coke." ”

Gong Yindao's reminder made Xiong Jing nod again and again. He wanted such a high patent fee, because he didn't want Zhao Guo to have too many huge iron weapons. Now, it seems, the worry is unnecessary. As long as the number of ink furnaces and the amount of coke exported to Zhao are controlled, the output of Zhao's huge iron weapons can be controlled; If you control the production of Zhao Guo's huge iron weapons, you will also be able to control the number of huge iron weapons in the hands of Qin State in the future. In Xiong Jing's heart, the Zhao State is always going to be destroyed by the Qin State.

"You agree with the Great Sima Mansion to set a number and see how many huge iron weapons Zhao Guo produces in a year." Xiong Jing confessed to him.

"I understand." Gong Yindao nodded again and again, and then retreated after a while.

"The Queen Mother invited the king to Ruoying Palace for dinner." After Gong Yin Dao left, Xiong Jing was about to return to the Yan Dynasty to continue the discussion, Chang Jiang whispered.

"Meals?" Xiong Jing was very uncomfortable, because he almost didn't dare to see his mother because of the sky-high patent fees. "You just say that the current state affairs are heavy, I ......"

"Jing'er!" What are you afraid of, Xiong Jing's excuse has not been explained, and Concubine Zhao appeared at the entrance of Mingtang.

"Meet the Queen Mother." Xiong Jing was not embarrassed, he didn't lie anymore, he only said: "The art of iron and the matter of Zhao ......"

"The art of Ju Iron and Zhao Nai are state affairs, and the queen mother does not ask about national affairs." Concubine Zhao had a serious face, and Mi Xuan was also beside her, and she smiled very happily.

"Yui. The child accompanied the queen mother back to the palace. Xiong Jing helped Concubine Zhao, and said to himself: "The battle of Chu and Qin cost a lot, so the child ......."

"As a meal, we should talk about family affairs." The last time she was refused to participate in politics by her son, she saw her son's tough methods again on the day of the funeral, and Concubine Zhao was already very relieved of her son's throne. She immediately mentioned family matters, but family affairs also made Xiong Jing embarrassed: "I heard that the Empress Dowager Huayang of the Qin State is going to send a little woman named Mi Xuan to the Chu State?" ”

"This," Xiong Jingzhen didn't know how to explain. He and Xiong Qi negotiated that the two armies of Chu and Qin would retreat separately, and after the outcome of the water battle next year was decided, Xiong Qi stuffed Mi Xuan again. This is the meaning of the Empress Dowager Huayang, and it is also his meaning. The Empress Dowager Huayang sent Mi Xuan because she didn't want Xiong Jing to be confused by Zhao Nu, and Xiong Qi's meaning was to pass on information. Xiong Jing asked for detailed information about Nanjun and Nanyang County, but it was impossible for him to come again, so it was up to Mi Xuan to deliver these information.

"The queen mother, and Mi Xuan are also Chu people." The weather was very cold, and a few people in Mingtang got on a four-wheeled ox cart, which warmed up a little.

"Chu people?" Concubine Zhao sneered, "The envoy of the Qin State is still your father, but he actually blamed you in the court, and he also sent eighty Qin troops to pull out Yingdu and make you a prisoner of the Qin people." If this Mi Xuan comes to Yingdu, I won't allow her to live in the palace. ”

"Don't live in the palace?" Xiong Jing looked at Concubine Zhao, but didn't dare to tell the true identities of Xiong Qi and Mi Xuan. "And where does she live?"

"Naturally, it's a post house." Concubine Zhao said angrily. "The Empress Dowager Huayang is the Empress Dowager of Qin, and this is the Chu State."

"Got it." Xiong Jing was very helpless, but there was no way to do it.

"One more thing." I haven't seen her for a few days, and Concubine Zhao has a lot of things. "During the sacrifice, you danced with the spirit maiden......"

The son is nearly five feet tall, but he is not dead after all. Thinking of this, Concubine Zhao couldn't go on, she was afraid that what she said would have the opposite effect, so that her son would understand the affairs of men and women earlier. Xiong Jing was waiting for her next, and when she didn't say anything, she could only look at it.

"The spirit girl should not be too close, I heard that there are many evil diseases in her body." After a few turns of thought, Concubine Zhao told a lie.

"Ill?" Xiong Jing didn't come back to his senses for a while, and only after saying that he understood what the queen mother meant, he just wanted to laugh in his heart.

"Yes, yes." Concubine Zhao is serious nonsense. "Jing'er, you remember not to get too close to it, so as not to get sick."

Thinking of the incomparably fragrant spirit girl Xiong Jing in the dungeon, his little heart was fluttering, but under Concubine Zhao's serious gaze, he could only answer honestly: "The child understands, and he will not get too close." ”

The main bed is not far from Ruoying Palace, the ox cart stopped and ascended to enter the hall, and a few days later, Xiong Jing found that the entire hall had completely changed. There are no more luxurious curtains and inscriptions, everything seems frugal, and what is cooking in Xiaoding is only a chicken, and the table is just some ordinary vegetables.

"The child is guilty, and the queen mother suffers." Xiong Jing bowed down hurriedly, he had just announced the daily dietary standard yesterday, and Concubine Zhao was honored here. On such a cold day in normal times, Dingli must be a fat sheep.

"Your queen mother is the mother of a nation, and she will share in the sorrows and sorrows of my son." Concubine Zhao said naturally.

"The queen mother still has to make clothes and clothes, and from next year, don't make silk brocade clothes, only make kudzu linen clothes." Mi Xuan, this little girl, took the opportunity to add.