From Wuji's mouth, Xiong Jing can take out a lot of things west of the Green Ridge, especially India. From Zhu Fang to the sea, take the north wind boat can go all the way south, even if the route is unknown, under normal circumstances, it can also dock in Java. The South China Sea is like a kettle, and Java is the bottom of the kettle, which is also the reason why there are many Chinese in Java. From Java, across the Sunda Strait is the Indian Ocean, and across the Bay of Bengal is India.

India is a big country, and according to the unscrupulous saying, the rent of Indian farmers is as high as one-sixth, and that of China is one-tenth. Excluding the hunger tolerance of Indians, it is enough to prove the high agricultural production on the banks of the Ganges and Indus rivers. The state of Chu needed food, and the nearest and most feasible thing was to trade with India.

And if silk, iron, porcelain, and spices could be transported to the Mediterranean, and then used to buy grain in India in exchange for gold and silver, the profits of trade would be multiplied. However, it is unclear whether Ptolemy II of Egypt dug the ancient Pharaonic Canal, and it is likely that the merchant ships of the Chu State would have to go south to southern Africa, bypass the Cape of Good Hope into the Atlantic Ocean, and then enter the Mediterranean Sea from the Dakhlacles Pillar (Strait of Gibraltar), trading in the unavoidable mentioned Rhodes Island and the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean.

In this case, the merchant fleet would have to cross more than half the world and enter the Atlantic, which is extremely dangerous. But in order to get good horses in Western Europe, merchant ships had to go - Wuji had never heard anyone talk about Arabian horses, which reminded Xiong Jing of an uncertain rumor: Arabian horses were actually cultivated by Muhammad, and Muhammad lived in which era Xiong Jing did not know, but certainly not in the current era.

In this way, the merchant ships of the Chu State were divided into two types, one was a simple grain carrying sail cargo ships, which directly transported grain from India back to Zhufang or Hangying, and carried silk, iron, porcelain, spices, paper and other goods when they went, but most of these goods were not traded with the Indians; The other is the fast clipper, which goes to the eastern Mediterranean to trade in exchange for gold and silver, and when it comes to India, in addition to paying for gold and silver for grain, it will also load new goods in the port for the next trade.

Thinking of this, Xiong Jing couldn't help but feel a little excited, and he finally understood how the entire trading system should be established, and how the tonnage of merchant ships should be distributed. Before that, he was always agonizing over how many clippers and how many sailing cargo ships to build.

"No, I'm going to invite you to drink." Xiong Jing smiled and said to Wuji, he hadn't finished writing this sentence yet, and he didn't know that he was the other company, and the combat department came here. It is imperative that he already knew Zhu Ao at this time, and he consciously retreated when he saw this.

"What?" did not return to the Yan Dynasty, Xiong Jing took everyone to sit down on the pavilion of the garden.

"King, Qin will cut down Zhao." Don't let me keep my face strained, Xiong Jing asked before revealing a hint of tone.

"Oh?" Qin Jun's attack on Zhao was expected, and Xiong Jing was not surprised. He was surprised that the Qin army chose to meet the alliance at this time, in September, and now it is only June, is it ...... Did Qi people leak the news?

"Please take a look at it, the King." There is not only one spy or one pigeon cage in Xianyang City, but the pigeons that can fly out of the Changping Jun's Mansion have the highest level of secrecy, so high that only Bei Ji and Xiong Jing can read the contents of the secret letter.

“…… One battle is three years, three times and Zhao died, during the period of three years as a soldier to rest, so it takes 12 years. Zhao died, Jing Qi was weak, at this time, I was based on Zhao Yan's land, and I got the people of Zhao Yan, and then cut down Jing Qi, and got twice the result with half the effort. This can be done in 12 years. ”

Wei Yi's words in Qutai Palace were displayed word for word in front of Xiong Jing's eyes. He read it several times before returning the secret letter to me, and under the curious eyes of Fu Kai and others, the secret letter was burned by me on the spot.

"The Qin State has made a decision to destroy Zhao with all its might, and after destroying Zhao, he will attack Chu." Xiong Jing's words made Zhu Ao breathe a sigh of relief, and some people couldn't help laughing.

Su Kai said: "Great King, Zhao State has newly acquired Yan Land, and with the help of our country and Qi State, Qin State may not be able to destroy Zhao." ”

"The Qin army is almost a million, and they are going all out to attack Zhao, and Zhao can't support it, please ask the king to help Zhao as soon as possible." Xiang Yan left for Qi Country, and the most important thing to say in the Great Sima Mansion was that I am Li.

"Please tell the king of Qi that the alliance should be sooner rather than later." Cheng Jie and Nao Cunning almost spoke in unison, and the Qin State sent troops in advance, probably just to destroy the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

"The king, the minister is willing to go to Linzi to say that the king of Qi will meet as soon as possible." Zhao Huang also said.

"It's really better to do this sooner rather than later." Higashino Guya Road. There was a lot of hatred between Qilu, but at this time, there was nothing more important than the Triple Alliance.

"King, Xianyang is more than 1,000 miles away from Yingdu, send envoys to Qi, please after the fifteenth." Don't let me remind. Carrier pigeons can fly hundreds of miles a day, and if you want to pretend that there are no carrier pigeons, then you must calculate the time with the itinerary of ordinary business travel.

"No." Don't worry that I am to protect the marquis in Xianyang, but thinking of the important matter, Zhu Ao can't care about the marquis anymore. "Please send an envoy to Qi as soon as possible, and also send an envoy to Zhao as soon as possible. Handan is not far from Gaotang, and after the news of King Zhao, he quickly entered Qi from the plains, and the king also entered Qi. At that time, even if the king of Qi was unwilling to join the alliance, he was still stubborn, and he regretted it. ”

Su Kai's proposal everyone couldn't help nodding, it will take several days, or even more than ten days, from the court to determine the dispatch of troops to the actual dispatch of troops, and the Qin State will hide its whereabouts under normal circumstances, and the king of Qi may hear the news of the dispatch of troops in more than 20 days or a month. Taking advantage of this time to meet the alliance, the situation in the world was determined. As for Wei and South Korea, South Korea has no strength, and it will come as soon as it is pushed; Once Wei Guo saw Zhao Guo fall, he would take the initiative to lean over.

"Great King......" Zhu Ao was anxious, and Xiong Jing suddenly hesitated.

"I heard that nearly half of the courtiers of the Qi State opposed the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and took advantage of the fact that the King of Qi did not know that the Qin State sent troops to ally with him, which is not a gentleman's doing." Xiong Jing's words surprised the proposed man, he never knew that Xiong Jing would act in a gentleman's manner.

"Yes. The minister thought that this matter should be told the truth. Nao Wei completely agreed with Xiong Jing's proposition, and his next sentence made the man who wanted to refute speechless: "After the alliance, if the king of Qi regrets knowing that the Qin State sent troops, what good will the alliance be?" ”

"However, the matter of Qin's dispatch of troops must not be directly reported to the Qi court, and only the king of Qi can be informed." Chengsuke's wrist was more sleek than Nao's, and after he finished speaking, he said: "Please ask the king to make the ministers into Qi, and after ten days of the ministers into Qi, please invite the king to join the Qi Alliance." ”

"Good." Xiong Jing agreed without hesitation this time, among the Ao, that is, Cheng Kai and Su Kai are the most slippery, but they are also slippery, Cheng Jie is just in the middle of the soft, and Su Kai is a hidden needle in the cotton, and it is most suitable for him to go to Qi State.

"Then Cheng Qing went to Qi to say that the King of Qi will meet next month." Xiong Jing swept past the somewhat disappointed Zhaoxiao. "Ten days later, I will not leave Ying. Zhao Guodang quickly sent the war boat out of the chasm to Yuanjin, and quickly informed the Zhao people. ”

"Respectfully." Chengsuke and Su Kai said, and the two of them went in a hurry.

"Qin Fa Zhao, my Chu country can breathe, this is good." The group walked in the garden, and Dong Yegu said naturally, "I just don't know how long Zhao Guo can last?" ”

"Eight years for the shortest, twelve years for the long." Wei Wei's judgment is very valuable, as for the reason why Xiong Jing has two conjectures about the length and shortness, it is mainly based on historical inertia that the survival of the Zhao State is placed on Li Mu alone.

"Eight years?!" Higashino Gu is a military general, and he knew very little before he became Qi Ao, and he was shocked by the statement that Zhao died in eight years.

"The king once said that Qin died in more than ten years, and Zhao died and swallowed Han Wei, and then destroyed Chu." Nao Cunning always remembered Xiong Jing's words, and this was a few years ago.

"Ten years, maybe only ten years." Seeing that the schedule was getting closer and closer, Xiong Jing's smile was a little bitter.

"My lord, I think ten years is enough." Nao was full of confidence, and there were also Zhao Huang who had the same idea as him, as well as the Great Elder Song and Lan Hao, only Dong Yegu had an indescribable fear of the Qin people.

"Henan has a lot of water, and the Qin people are afraid of my boat master and dare not attack Chu again, what can Zhao do?" Lan Hao's confidence was built on the war boat of the Chu State, and he who had been Peng Cheng Yin knew how important the war boat was.

"Why are the Yue Chu warriors afraid of the weak Qin pawns? Let them come! "Great Elder Song is not only an elder of Xiou, but also a tribal warrior himself, and it is said that the head hanging at the door of his house is the most falling of all.

"The Great Sima Mansion will take ten years and make several plans." Xiong Jing explained to Li on his side. "Imagine the worst-case scenario, such as less than ten years, or the defeat of the general, or ...... Or the Qin people also have large-wing war boats. ”

"The minister knows." Li understands Xiong Jing's prudence, he is also a cautious person.

"King, if it is less than ten years, what about the old Ying?" Nao asked slyly, the last time the old Ying was discussed was set in nine years, if there is no ten years, when will the old Ying be recovered?

"Seven years." Xiong Jing, who mastered the rhythm of the Qin army's attack, said a number, this was the second year of the Qin army's second expedition. "The shortest is six years." He still couldn't rest assured that he couldn't get rid of the old Ying, so he gritted his teeth and advanced it a year earlier.

"Remember." He nodded repeatedly.

"Talent is a top priority." Xiong Jing was afraid of Li and did not understand what he meant, and once again emphasized the importance of human beings. "The old Yingyi cannot be defended, but it can also be built on the north and south sides of the Han River to defend it, and this needs to be built. However, no matter how long it is kept, it is necessary to rob people. ”

"The minister knows." Let's say it again. After the establishment of the Great Sima Mansion, the staff operations were completely based on numbers, and even under the inspiration of Xiong Jing, they began to consciously use the Lanchester equation. The figures come from battlefield measurements, operational summaries, historical records, and various military-related tests, and these data become effective support for staff operations.

"And ......," Xiong Jing remembered Shi Hui. Da Sima Mansion is in charge of everything, that is, it doesn't care about making money, and money, or the economy, is the source of war. The matter should not be that the Grand Sima Mansion first makes a plan and then asks for the support of the whole country. Things should be reversed, the whole country first makes an economic plan, determines how much war money to give to the Great Sima Mansion, and then the Great Sima Mansion makes a war plan based on these war expenses, the most important of which is food.

Thinking of this, Xiong Jing changed his words and said, "Quickly summon Shi Yan." ”