In 362 BC, the seventh year of King Xuan of Chu. In order to cooperate with Bai Gui to sell horses, in order to get as many horses as possible, King Xuan of Chu led his troops north, looking like he was going to fight.

There are still more than ten small countries between Huaibei and Sishang, and on the surface he is here to attack these small countries, but in fact, it is for Bai Gui's horses.

King Xuan of Chu stationed troops on the border and occasionally launched one or two large-scale wars. War is fake, coercion is real. The state of Chu was also a great power at that time, and its real strength was even stronger than that of Wei. So! Under the pressure of a large army, the average small country does not dare to do anything.

Among these small countries, there are slightly larger countries such as the Song Kingdom. In the past, both the Song State and the Chu State had done it directly. At last! Defeated. At that time, if it wasn't for the help of the Jin Kingdom, the defeat would have been even worse, and the country would have almost been destroyed.

At that time, the Jin State had not yet been divided into the current Wei State, the Zhao State and the Korean State, and it was still a superpower.

After the Jin State was divided by the Wei State, the Zhao State, and the Korean State, the power was much weaker. The three of them protect themselves, and no one cares about the surrounding small countries. Furthermore! In order to expand their strength, they also had the intention of annexing these small princes. So! In many cases, when others come to attack, not only do they not help, but sometimes they take advantage of the troubled waters to fish.

After the three families were divided, Wei gradually became stronger, and Zhao developed well. Only South Korea is slightly worse among the three countries. Wei and Korea are close neighbors, so! He was often bullied by the Wei State.

In a word! At that time, the situation in the Central Plains was very chaotic.

Including the Song State, these small countries were forced by the military suppression of the Chu State to agree to the request of the Chu State to let the horses they bought pass through their own countries.

A thousand horses is not a small number. The key question is! Probably more than a thousand.

The spies who followed Zhongshan had already inquired clearly, and Bai Gui sold nearly 20,000 grassland horses this time.

20,000 horses! What is the concept? In modern language, it is possible to equip a cavalry corps.

Of course! The state of Chu knew that if it wanted to get more horses, it had to have good relations with the various vassal states along the way. Since you have a good relationship, you have to use horses to bribe. If you don't pay bribes or give favors, the kings and powers of the vassal states will not agree. On the surface, he agreed under military pressure, but he was dissatisfied in his heart. So! If you want to get more horses, you have to put aside all grievances for a while, achieve your goal first, and talk about it later.

I want horses now! So! Everything is put aside.

Seeking common ground while reserving differences, isn't it just a horse? We all sat down and divided the horses.

So! After Bai Gui drove the horse to the territory of Zhongshan Guolan Gongzi, he was not in a hurry to make a move. Anyway! I've got supplies in short supply! I have important strategic supplies, and all your princes and kings will come to me! My horse! Don't worry about not being able to sell.

After the spies of the Chu State got the exact news, they used the "Flying Pigeon Messenger" to transmit the news back to the Chu State with code words as quickly as possible.

After the Chu State got the information, it immediately sent people to have a showdown with the big countries such as Zhao State, Wei State and Song State! They want to buy a batch of horses from Zhongshan country, pass through your country, and hope and let them go.

At this time, the ability of merchants was limited, and out of strategic considerations, the general vassal states did not dare to let them go.

It is equivalent to arms sales in modern society, which is not so easy to sell and easy to buy.

Let alone! In that period of antiquity! If you sell your horse to someone else, you will have to pass through our land. If I promise you, in the future others will use these horses to equip them into cavalry, and then attack us. Am I stupid? I let you pass?

So! Merchants could only sell a small number of horses across the border. And the transit of large quantities of horses can only be through the diplomatic channels of officials.

After Bai Gui drove the war horse into the fief of the prince of Zhongshan Guolan, he waited for people from various vassal states to come to him to negotiate the number and price of the horses.

Of course! Not everyone can see him as a big businessman. Even if he had time to see him, he wouldn't see him.

The average small vassal state sent people to him to buy horses, and he didn't sell them yet! It's not that he doesn't sell, it's that his subordinates come forward and refuse to sell the horse.

"If we sell the horse to you, my business in (so-and-so) country will be counted in the future. So! I can't sell you this horse. ”

In fact! There is nothing at all, it is all a virtual country made up. Any vassal state has festivals with other vassal states. Now there is no holiday, so I will turn over the old accounts.

Let others think it's true, but it's actually a lie.

When others are disappointed and dissatisfied, they will send someone to give this person some guidance, saying that he knows whom, and I will take you to find someone, and you will definitely succeed. And then! The envoy will definitely go with that man. And then! The introduction was successful, and with the help of that person, he directly found Bai Gui and negotiated the purchase of a horse.

Or! At the right time, Baekyu personally came out to speak and made a deal.

After such a toss, Bai Gui's face became bigger. Later! If you go to this vassal state, you will definitely become the guest of honor of this envoy.

How much money do you still want to make doing business properly?

No treachery, no business! Or rather! No business, no treachery! It is very difficult for people who do not use their brains to make money in business. The legendary "Confucian merchants" in later generations were all fools.

If the envoys sent by the princes and kings of the great powers are the ones who receive them, they will have a different attitude. Nature! Don't dare to offend and don't stutter, looking embarrassed.

Zhao is a country that must pass through, and its attitude is even more unusual. To receive the envoys of the Zhao State, it is generally Bai Gui who receives them personally.

Zhao Guo! It is a must-pass place for horses to be sold in Baigui.

Only by passing through the Zhao State can you reach the Wei Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, and other surrounding small vassal states. After the Zhao State entered the surrounding small vassal states, everything was easy to say. The small vassal states had almost no sovereignty and did not dare not agree to such large countries as the Qi State, the Chu State and the Wu State in the south.

Zhongshan is not a problem, it is a small country. Bai Gui was able to bring rich tariffs to Zhongshan through Zhongshan Country, and it would be foolish for them not to agree. Bai Gui's caravan just passed by, and it was not an invasion, and it was a good favor, so why not do it?

Furthermore! Shang Sheng Bai Gui saved Lan Gongzi. Although Lan Gongzi is a waste son, he still has some connections. Because of this, the people of Zhongshan Kingdom even gave Bai Gui face.

Whoever the hereditary nobles of Zhongshan Kingdom are waiting for, and what they want from Zhoudi, as long as they open their mouths, Bai Gui will do everything possible to buy them for them, and then give them away for free.

In this society where bribes can be given, as long as you have money! What can't be done?

Wei over there! There is a side road leading to Zhongshan Province. So! Horses and other places sold from the grassland can be transported directly from Zhongshan Province. But! This path is not easy to follow. The fastest speed is to pass through Zhao State, and then turn to Wei State.

Separated from the Qin State and other tribes in the northwest, they are not short of horses. What they lack is the materials to exchange, and without the materials to be exchanged, people will not give you horses at all.

Qin State! It's a poor country! Over there! There is no way to do business. Furthermore! Under the presiding alliance of the Wei state, wars were frequent. So! It was also not safe to do business in the Qin State.