Jia Yigong stood aside.

Chu Emperor Xiong Minne was silent.

With a serious expression, he stood up from his seat and paced through the main hall.

Before that, he had been very depressed, watching the rest of the big countries still engaged in fierce trade with Cangguo, seeing the dislike between Chu and Cangguo, and happily watching from the wall, he had a feeling of hating iron and not steel.

It's just that the subjects of the Manchu Kingdom don't understand, but the emperors of the other countries don't support it either, which makes him feel too lonely, and when he stays in the palace and thinks about the countermeasures to balance the Cangguo, he has a chill.

Is there only one smart person in the whole world?

Is it only you who has seen through the ambition of Cangguo?

Is there not a man in the rest of the nations who has a long-term vision?

Could it be that they are not afraid of the rise of the Cangguo?

And so on, and so on, lingering in his heart, lingering, and gradually becoming painful.

However, just now, Jia Yi's series of questions woke him up.

Yes, will Cangguo become a threat to all countries, will it have the heart to sweep the world, is it a Chu country capable of managing it? The State of Chu is not the overlord, and the State of Cang is not invincible, and the countries may be waiting to see his jokes at this time.

In the past, I thought too much about myself!

It's just that this time, Chu Emperor Xiong Minne has a feeling of being sudden.

The general trend is like this, even if he is an emperor.

What is the trend today?

It's just a matter of annexing a powerful country.

Since the state of Chu eliminated its old enemy Wu State, its strength has increased by leaps and bounds, and it is when it stands at the crossroads of a strong country, and its future potential is limitless, so why bother to make trouble for yourself for the future of the whole world?

There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and all countries are not in a hurry, so why should Chu panic?

There is no life of the alliance leader, and the heart of the alliance leader is manipulated.

"Jia Lao is worthy of being an important minister of the two dynasties, the pillar of the country, his words are thought-provoking, Min Ne is embarrassed, and he almost missed the Chu State." Xiong Minne bowed his hand to Jia Yi and treated him as a national scholar.

Jia Yi hurriedly returned the salute and said: "There are not too many twists and turns in this, but Your Majesty has a long-term vision, so he is worried, and he doesn't check it for a while, and the old minister is just a little bit of a move." ”

"Jia Lao Mo should be so modest, the pillar stone of the country really lives up to its name, and now the gap between Chu and Cang has been born, according to Jia Lao's opinion, how should I deal with it? Please also ask Jia Lao to teach a lesson or two. ”

"Don't dare to teach, Your Majesty is tormenting the old minister."

Jia Yi hurriedly waved his hand, although his status in the Chu State was not low, and he did not show a slave in front of the emperor, but the monarch and the ministers, these etiquettes were still needed, and he was a courtier, so he couldn't afford the word "gift".

"Jia Lao doesn't want to teach me?" Xiong Minne asked.

"No, no, Your Majesty misunderstood." Jia Yi waved his hand helplessly, and said: "The reason why Lao Chen can wake up His Majesty is because His Majesty has fallen into a dead end, even if it is someone else, as long as Your Majesty can listen carefully, in the final analysis, Your Majesty is a virtuous monarch, looking at my Great Chu for four hundred years, which king can have such the ability to expand the territory?" Your Majesty has a long-term vision, and he can definitely take countermeasures. ”

Jia Yi's words are from the heart.

Indeed, in the matter of targeting Cangguo, Chu Emperor Xiong Minne is a little tendoned, thinking a little long-term and impatient, but it is undeniable that he is still a virtuous king, even if many things are done contrary to the interests of the domestic nobles, such as the establishment of the Hanmen Academy, but over the years, the Chu State has also grown rapidly at a visible speed and has become a behemoth.

After listening to Jia Yi's words, Xiong Minne didn't say anything.

Although he was a little disappointed in his heart, after thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem that Jia Yi had to be.

As long as he stops his hostility to Cangguo, there will be no shortage of talented people in the country to advise him.

Raising his hand, Xiong Minne put his hand down again, sighed, and said, "According to Jia Lao's opinion, the gaffe has developed so far, how can I repair diplomatic relations with Cangguo again?" ”

"It is no longer possible to fully restore the relationship." Jia Yi shook his head and said: "Cangguo is already strong enough to be qualified to say no to my Great Chu, even if Your Majesty intends to show goodwill, Cangguo is unlikely to restart diplomatic relations between the two countries, but Your Majesty does not have to worry, everything has advantages and disadvantages, as long as there is no friction, it is not impossible for the two countries to maintain the current relationship." ”

"Huh? Isn't it necessary? ”

"Over the years, the trade between the two countries seems to be a balance and mutual benefit, but in fact, my Dachu has lost far more than that. The amount of money between the two countries is very huge, but paper money is used as a medium, and our Chu State gets weapons, glassware, books, and paper from Cangguo...... And so on, these goods are very expensive, and the profits of Cangguo are huge. But what did my Chu State pay for this? As we all know, it is grain, pig iron, horses...... Silk and cotton ...... purchased at very low prices"

After a pause, Jia Yi continued: "These things are the foundation of a country, the things that the people rely on to live and the army to develop are all exchanged for some almost luxurious things in Cangguo, which can be said to be a way of plunder. ”

Xiong Minne nodded subconsciously, agreeing with this point of view, except for a small number of weapons, most of the goods purchased from Cangguo are some flashy things, which only nobles can afford to use, and civilians rarely come into contact with them.

And it is precisely these things that constitute the foundation of a country, the pre-war reserves of a country.

Over the years, the Chu State has been fighting repeatedly, the consumption is very huge, and because of the trade with the Cangguo, it is even more unbearable, after the destruction of the country, the silver is plundered less, but the Cangguo does not accept the silver, only recognizes paper money, which has caused a very special phenomenon, the silver in the treasury is piled very high, but in the granaries of various places, the rice grain is almost bottoming out, and the price of rice and grain in the market has risen to more than three times the previous price step by step compared with six years ago.

It is precisely because of this that the life of the people at the bottom is more difficult, and the contradictions between the commoners and the nobles are more acute.

"In this way, the nobles of the domestic family ......"

Xiong Minne hesitated a little, it was okay to maintain the current relationship with Cangguo, but how could the nobles in the country be willing, they were a group of lords who were not bad for money, but only for enjoyment.

"There is no need to worry about this matter, once Your Majesty expresses that he wants to shake hands with Cangguo, Cangguo will not mind making money." Jia Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Lao Chen has an idea, he might as well set up a trade checkpoint on the border between the two countries, collect high tariffs, and limit my Great Chu's caravan to trade with Cangguo, which is a balancing act." ”

"That's ...... All right? Xiong Minne hesitated a little and said: "Privately setting up checkpoints to collect taxes is against the rules of the trade alliance of the states. Won't you lose your trust in the world? Wouldn't the rest of the member countries of the state trade alliance also set up checkpoints in Dachu? It wasn't good then. ”

Xiong Minne was very worried, if it was really like what Jia Yi said, then the state of Chu would not be facing the Cangguo, but the whole world.

Over the years, the state of Chu has relied on the trade alliance of states to trade with other countries, and has made a lot of money, and even has a very positive effect on the war.