The state of Chu was the most business-encouraging during the Warring States period, and the great nobles were also keen on commerce.

The king of Chu needs a good reputation, take back the old king of Chu, and by the way, also stammer the old nobles, this is a win-win situation.

Bai Hui tidied up the crown clothes and stretched out a finger: "The first piece, buy a silk, I, the Qin State, am willing to buy it with twice the weight of copper coins, but I hope that the Chu State will send someone to teach us how to make the part of the wooden frame." ”

"Five!" A nobleman of the Chu State stood up, twice as much as the transportation fee, and there was no profit.

What Bai Hui bought was actually an iron plowshare, not a complete plow, so he also needed a technician to make the plow frame.

After listening to the offer of the nobles of Chu State, Bai Hui immediately bargained: "We will ship it ourselves, two and a half times." ”

It's not okay to cut people, but Bai Hui has self-confidence.

"Three and a half times, you carry it yourself."

The king of Chu spoke: "Okay, just three times." Since the Qin envoy is sincere, let's also give in. ”

For the state of Chu, this is a huge profit.

Bai Hui immediately prescribed the second one: "My Qin country is bitter, and many people don't know the taste of meat all their lives." So I want to buy a lot of salted fish. And one more thing, the fish oil on those fish on the beach, if it is not easy to transport, can be dried and sold to us. It also allows the people of Qin to taste the taste of meat. ”

"The price is good, but the quantity." Another nobleman spoke.

It's not good to make a random price, fish oil is not valuable, and salted fish is not expensive. The price of Chu is too high, and Qi also has a large number of aquatic products among the nations.

The aquatic products of Chu State cannot be eaten by the local people at all, and there are as many as they want.

Bai Hui added at this time: "Part of the payment, our Qin State exchanged it for skin. ”

As soon as they heard the skin, the officials of the Chu State were not calm, the leather goods of the Qin State were military materials, and the leather could be used to make leather armor. Of all the countries in the world, only Qin and Zhao have the best quality of leather goods.

The king of Chu thought that it was time to experience the presence of his own king, and immediately said: "Add another thousand horses every year, and you need war horses." ”

Bai Hui nodded: "Yes." The rest of my Qin country also has some mountain goods, although it is a poor and remote thing, I believe that the rich people of Chu country are also willing to try it. ”

"It's easy to say, then tentatively set 150,000 quintals of salted fish per year, and discuss how much dried fish oil there is."

"How many of our Qin State have also accepted, and the foreign ministers have thanked the King of Chu." Bai Hui's gift can be studied for several days before it can be a standard. People in this era pay attention to this, and if they can't even do it, they are not qualified to be called upper-class people.

Bai Hui retired.

The king of Chu asked his courtiers: "What do you say this Qin envoy wants fish oil for?" ”

"The barbarians of the Qin State do not understand etiquette. What's more, as Qin made himself say, they are a poor and remote place, they have never tasted the taste of meat, and they are boiled with some fish oil, and they are finally a little oily. ”

Hahaha, all Chuchen laughed.

According to the rules of the Chu State, the Son of Heaven is based on Dazai, with cattle, sheep, and pigs. The princes eat cattle, the kings eat sheep, the doctors eat pigs, the scholars eat fish, and the people eat vegetables.

This Son of Heaven is naturally the Son of Zhou, and the princes are the kings of the nations. According to the twentieth rank of the Qin State, the rank of Qing is the highest second-class lord. The doctor is the eighteenth-class prince who grows up to the seventh-class doctor. Then the scholar is the sixth class of officials and doctors to the second class of the upper creation.

The Shuren are the lowest rank of the dukes.

The nobles of the Chu State did not eat fish, and fish was the food of the inferior nobles.

The fish production of Chu is unusually amazing, relying on the Yangtze River water system, there are water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, how much this is going on.

No matter how the people of Chu ridiculed, Bai Hui also thought that he had not made a mistake.

Especially dried fish oil, although Bai Hui didn't know that it was that kind of fish, that thing was called fish gelatin, and it was a precious thing that sold at sky-high prices in later generations.

In any case, after the formal covenant was signed, Bai Hui's trip to the state of Chu was completed without danger.

With a formal covenant, Bai Hui set out on his way home.

In addition to the reward of 5,000 stone rice, Bai Hui also received 20 servants, a beautiful carriage, two gorgeous clothes, and 10 beauties.

This beauty is calculated by one, and in the eyes of the Chu people, the beauty is a living treasure.

However, this beauty was not included in the official reward, which was privately given by Xiong Zilan's mansion.

It took seven days to go to Chu and fifteen days to come back, because the grain truck was too slow, and as for the grain that Bai Qi robbed, Chu didn't plan to come back, as long as 850 high-quality war horses were exchanged, of which 50 were regarded as Qin State's apology to Xiong Zilan.

Finally, I saw Bai Qi again.

Bai Qi's cold face rarely had a hint of a smile, and after slapping Bai Hui on the shoulder, Bai Qi stretched out two fingers.

Bai Huixin said that no one should use two fingers to compare victory in this era, what does Bai Qi mean.

"You, I, Zuo Shuchang!"

"Tenth Order Zuo Chief, we are great nobles." Bai Hui was ecstatic.

Bai Qi replied coldly: "Zuo Shuchang is only a tenth lord, and our brother's food is unsealed. ”

There is a rule in the Qin law: from the ninth order, there will be a food eup, and by the tenth order, the head of the left has indeed entered the ranks of real nobles, and there will be a food eup, or a guaranteed income of five hundred stones per year.

Bai Qi didn't have much smile on his face, but said lightly: "Go home." ”

The three kingdoms of Qi, Han, and Wei have withdrawn, and Qin has also paid the price, and the area around Fengling has become the land that has been ceded, and Fengling is the wind of later generations, and then including the location where Bai Qi is now, and a city to the north, have been ceded. There are also two cities promised to the state of Chu, and officials have also begun to hand them over.

In any case, this war did not allow the enemy to enter Hangu Pass, and the Qin state was not defeated.

Before leaving, Bai Qi grabbed a handful of soil and said two words silently: "Three years!" ”

Bai Qi was unwilling, but he also understood that Qin Guo almost injured his vitality this time, and it would take at least three years to recover, but fortunately, he brought back thousands of prisoners of war from the Battle of Qin and Chu.

Cutting the land and seeking peace, this is the biggest shame in Qin Jiang's heart.

Half a month later, the two brothers Bai Qi and Bai Hui finally returned to Xianyang City, Xianyang City gave the Bai Qi brothers the glory of returning, countless people greeted outside the city gate, a lone army, the number was less than 3,000, and the wounded soldiers accounted for seventy percent. Attacking a military camp in South Korea and capturing alive the grain transport team escorted by 3,000 soldiers of the Chu State is worthy of this glory.

The two brothers, Bai Qi and Bai Hui, entered the palace and were sealed.

Qin Palace, before the two of them entered, they saw the King of Qin at the door to greet them, this is the traditional rule of Great Qin, for the victorious general King Qin must be welcomed, as far as Hangu Pass.

Bai Qi was about to give a salute, when countless pairs of eyes saw Bai Hui fall to the ground and hug King Qin Zhao's thigh: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that he can't see the king again, and the last general thinks that he can't fight for Great Qin anymore." On that day, there were no supplies, there was no food in the battalion, the city in the rear had fallen, and the camp was full of wounded soldiers...... Your Majesty! ”