For business with the Chu State, Bai Gui didn't bother anymore. He gave the shopkeeper a bottom: Chu agreed to as many horses as he wanted. The premise is! Pay with one hand and deliver with the other, no credit. And also! Hurry up and draw goods from all over the country to exchange horses with the steppe people.

Since that kind of thing happened, it was assassinated by the Wei people, and the caravan fell out with the third brother-in-law of the grassland, so he had to pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. It is necessary to rush ahead of the Wei people and transport all the horses away. Otherwise! If Wei finds out, he will be in trouble.

With the temper of King Wei Hui, if you fool him, he is going to start a war.

I sold all the horses and disappeared, and there was nothing I could do about it.

As for the relationship between Wei and Zhao, Bai Gui estimated that Wei did not have Zhao's methods. Since Zhao Guo dared to do this, he must have been prepared. He helped the State of Qi, Korea, and Chu, and if the State of Wei did anything to him, the State of Qi, Korea, and the State of Chu would not fail to help.

And he is different, Wei Guo dares to do it to you. If Wei mobilized the army from Hexi to destroy Zhongshan State, the speed would be very fast. So! He had to dispose of the horse before Wei could find out what was wrong. Without horses, Wei would no longer send troops to Zhongshan.

Bai Gui didn't know that King Wei Hui had ordered Long Jia, the general of Hexi, to transfer troops to the border of Zhongshan Kingdom, put pressure on Zhongshan Kingdom, and assist in assassinating the little boss "Trick Horse" and cheat the horse of the third brother-in-law of the grassland.

Before, Bai Gui ordered: No matter what Qi State, Korea and Chu State exchanged, we will accept it first. At the same time! In terms of our warehouse, we must do our best to prepare the goods for trading and then transport them to Zhongshan Kingdom.

Other words! Even if the Wei people didn't do anything and didn't sow discord, Bai Gui was ready to trade the goods of the horses.

Only by buying the horse first will there be no accidents.

Outcome! People are not as good as heaven, but there are still accidents. So! Bai Gui was even more anxious, and wanted to transport the goods exchanged for horses to Zhongshan Kingdom, exchange the horses first, and send the steppe people back.

Due to the backwardness of information transmission in ancient times, coupled with the backwardness of transportation. So! It's been a few months, and the goods are still not ready. The goods shipped to Zhongshan are still on the way.

Last time I came to Zhongshan Country, I didn't expect to go to the grassland. The purpose of that visit was to help Chu buy horses. In fact! He was preparing to transport his horse to the state of Chu. Outcome! married Snow Lotus, changed his original plan, and went to the prairie.

Right now! Bai Gui also had another concern, that is: with the nature of the Wei people, they might have to send people to disguise themselves as robbers and rob caravans on the way. Robbery of goods is one of them, and revenge is the main thing.

If that happens, it's a problem.

After dealing with these things, Bai Gui was busy dealing with the ore again.

Ore is as important as horses and is a strategic commodity. Even! More important than horses! For small vassal states, ore was more important than horses. Because! There is no ore, there is no own smelting plant, and your country's household utensils, weapons and other copper tools need to be imported from abroad.

Small vassal states have this disadvantage, the land area is small, the resources are not comprehensive, and they have to rely on others in many aspects. It is precisely for this reason that since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States princes competed for hegemony, the demise of the small vassal states has been accelerated.

It's the same with modern society! As globalization accelerates, it is becoming increasingly difficult for small countries to mix in international affairs. Also because of the incomplete resources, everything depends on other countries. Only if we have a good brain, form an alliance with the big powers and resource countries as early as possible, and find a good backer, can we maintain the country's prosperity and status. Otherwise! It's only going to get poorer.

In the past, it was a struggle for hegemony between the princes within the Zhou Dynasty. Right now! With the acceleration of globalization, it has evolved into a global competition for hegemony between countries.

The truth is the same!

Bai Gui didn't want to sell the ore to big countries like Qi, Korea, Yan or Zhao this time, but wanted to secretly sell it to small countries such as Song and Wei. Or! Secretly sold to the hereditary nobility of a certain country, which is disposed of by themselves.

Only by selling to these small countries, the big vassal states do not care. Because! The small princes had these ores, but they could not produce many weapons, nor could they capsize ships. The country is too small to participate in the struggle for hegemony among the princes, and people don't take you seriously.

If it is sold to Wei, Chu will definitely not agree, and it will definitely cause trouble. Of course! Here's the analogy. Bai Gui will not be sold to Wei State, with the consistent style of Wei State, they know that it is your Bai Gui's goods, and they will not give money. Selling to Wei is equivalent to giving it to Wei for nothing.

Although Wei is also a big ore country, Wei also needs to import ore for strategic reserves. And also! Wei did not produce much copper, while other ores produced more. So! Copper ore they need as much.

Bai Gui planned to sell the surplus ore to the small vassal states, and there was another purpose. That is! From small countries in exchange for more items that can be transported to the steppe.

For example! The Song Kingdom is a big country of paint, the lacquerware of the Song Kingdom is very famous, and the paint of the Song Kingdom is as famous as the color materials. The same is true of the embroidery of the Song Kingdom, which is also suitable for export. The Song Kingdom was also rich in grain, and it was also a good place to export the prairie.

Weiguo also has its own special products, such as Weiguo's copper-making process. The bronze ware made by Weiguo is not only good in texture, but also very good-looking in appearance, and it is a very good foreign trade product.

Other small countries also have their own pillar industries.

These small vassal states, sandwiched between the big vassal states, are very difficult to behave in ordinary times, and they are sanctioned by people for no reason at every turn. It's like some small countries in the world today are sanctioned by countries such as the United States and the European Union at every turn for no reason. It's true! You don't even know what's going on when you're sanctioned?

Bai Gui made a move at this time, and he often had the time to send charcoal in the snow. So! The magnates of these small countries all regard Bai Gyu as a god. It's true! In modern language, it is the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara who saves suffering.

They solved not only the problem of ore, but also the problem of export. As a result, the country's economy has been revitalized.

So! By selling ore to these small vassal states, Bai Gui could not only sell them at a good price, but also buy the special products of these countries at a low price. These countries are willing to buy ore at a price higher than the market price, and they are also willing to sell their domestic products at a low price.

The reason is this: if the goods are not sold, they are not worth anything. Only if it is sold, even if it is a small profit, it is better than zero profit.

Isn't it the same in modern society? We will certainly benefit from helping those poor countries to carry out construction. Poor countries are helped and are willing to sell their resources to you at a low price. The same reasoning! If resources cannot be sold, they are not worth much, and they cannot be brought into full play.

Just like priceless treasures, priceless equals waste. There is no priceless treasure in this world, it is a treasure, and it must have its value.

(End of chapter)