778 The Land of the Four Wars
The reason was soon learned from the trembling attendants. It turned out that Da Shan died from the revolver. Since the Huns did not use this weapon, they also had no way of knowing how it was used. It is now difficult for them to capture prisoners of war from the Qin State.
The Qin Army upheld tradition. The Qin army would rather die in battle than surrender. Of course, for the newly created services. In particular, the technical services are excluded. Due to the small number of technical services, and the recruitment of manpower requires a certain level of skill. Especially the knowledge base. So, their people were allowed to surrender. Although it is not stated in the combat regulations. But in practice. The officers and sergeants of the Qin State would teach them that they could surrender as a last resort. But only if you do your job, you have to be responsible. Key technical stuff has to be destroyed. And what is important cannot be explained to the enemy either.
The Huns faced the Qin army. So, the Army is extremely conservative. They never allowed their soldiers to surrender. Soldiers who surrender are seen as a disgrace. And a disgrace to the whole collective. So, they rarely took prisoners of war. Even if there is. It will soon be killed by the revenge of the Huns. Maudun tried to change this phenomenon, he needed something important from the prisoners of war, but the few prisoners of war were tortured to death by the revenge of the Huns.
It is precisely for this reason that the Huns still do not know how to operate the weapons in the hands of the Qin people. Coincidentally, the Huns' Da Danyu was too curious. He really couldn't understand why his own people would die under those fire-breathing pipes. And as long as you are hit, it is very difficult to save you. Under such curiosity. The big man held the muzzle of the revolver and pointed it into his eye. He wanted to see with his own eyes what was hidden in the tube. It was able to kill so many Huns.
Pitifully, the Huns' hands did not stop. He actually pulled the trigger with his finger. Then the hammer hit the firing pin. Then the bullet was fired. And so the bullets erupted. Since the Huns would not use this weapon, they were given Da Shan Yu without taking out the pistol, and their Da Shan Yu happened to be too curious. At the end of the meeting, the seized weapon was played, and as a result, it was mishandled. Perhaps he didn't realize the danger in the first place.
In this way, an accidental bullet hit the eye of the Xiongnu Da Shan Yu. Then the bullet passed through the eye, shattering Da Shan Yu's eyeball. Then it continued through Da Danyu's head, smashing its head to pieces, and finally the bullet sprayed out through the entire Da Danyu's head. There was also Da Shan Yu's ** and blood that came out together, and a blood mist sprayed out, and then stained the camp tent behind. In this way, the Huns' Dadan accidentally died under a captured revolver. It's unexpected, and it's also in line with Lis's chance. History is sometimes so surprising and even dramatic. In this way, the supreme commander of the Xiongnu disappeared and died. But the future fate of the Huns did not know for themselves.
But one thing is certain, and that is that the Huns have entered a very critical crossroads. It is quite possible that this crossroads will lead the Huns themselves in a different direction. As for how to choose, it depends on how the Huns choose.
As for how to make a specific choice, it depends on the competition of the Huns' own political forces. However, Mao Dun, who was at the end of his strength, could not shake the current panic of suddenly losing his leader. For his military strength is not comparable to that of the kings who wield great military power. How this historical figure changes history depends on his own creation.
And in the south of the Xiongnu, a new contradiction began to emerge. This contradiction is not the contradiction between Qin and the surrounding countries. Rather, it is the contradiction between the emerging countries and the neighboring countries. Especially the emerging and fast-rising South Korea.
South Korea's location is right at the crossroads. Borrow your own advantageous geographical location. It is already close to the favorable conditions of the largest economic entity of the Qin State. Large-scale introduction of funds, technology, and equipment from the Qin State. Then produce and manufacture various commercial goods. Then, Korea resold these industrial products to the states of Qi, Chu, and Wei.
However, on the road of South Korea's eastward expansion. There is one country that has been neglected. This country is the State of Wei. Wei was once a powerful power in the early Warring States period. In the early Warring States period, it was the only country that was able to suppress the Qin State, but later after the Qin State Shang Yang changed the law. was quickly suppressed by the Qin State. Subsequently, the Wei State moved its capital to Daliang, and then the Wei State collapsed. So far, he's the same as in South Korea. It is already in a state where it can be extinguished with a slight push, and it is precisely this kind of consideration. The girder of the Wei state. That is, near the current Kaifeng in Henan. Wei focused all his limited efforts on how to strengthen the city's defenses. This also meant that Wei had abandoned the national defense strategy of active defense.
But the situation is always changing. With the Qin State, there was a large influx of Korean industrial products. Especially the novelties of the Qin State, as well as those large quantities of extravagant goods flowed in. Especially the royal palace decoration items. From glass, to shiny floor tiles, from beautiful crystal chandeliers. to sturdy, fire-resistant and durable cement buildings. These are stimulating the nerves of the Wei royal family's constant consumption. In particular, the financial resources of neighboring countries are becoming more and more developed. Especially South Korea. South Korea's land area is about the same as Wei's, but people in South Korea can build such tall buildings, and Xinzheng has a population of more than one million. What's even more annoying is that the taxes collected are not much, but the financial strength greatly exceeds that of the Wei state.
On the contrary, the royal income of the Wei state, especially the king of Wei, was insufficient. And he also owed some debts to Korean businessmen. Not only that, no matter how the Liang of Wei is repaired, it can't be repaired in Korea. What's even more infuriating.
The Great Liang of Wei was on the road to Korea's eastward expansion, and a large number of merchants gathered here, and in the same way, Korea's good things began to flow in large quantities. Some civil and commercial buildings once surpassed the homes of princes and nobles. In this way, the nerves of the nobles of Wei were further stimulated.
As a result, the nobles of Wei began to use their brains. They want to suppress the arrogance of these merchants, even though they also pay taxes. But they apparently did not know the majesty of power, and the sanctity of the dignity of the nobility. The aristocracy had to defend the last dignity for the sake of what little face they had.
"My king should order that the merchants be taxed heavily. Only in this way can the arrogance of businessmen be restrained. A minister presented this to the king of Wei, who was also very disgusted by the performance of the merchants, and since it would take a lot of money to rebuild the entire city of Daliang and build the palace of the king of Wei, the minister's idea was exactly what the king of Wei wanted. So King Wei agreed without thinking.
In fact, the entire Wei state was already on the verge of economic collapse. Qin's agriculture continued to expand, especially with the large-scale annexation of land by several neighboring countries. It is especially suitable for Chu, Korea, Zhao, and Qi. All of these countries annexed land to varying degrees and then improved their agricultural structures. On the contrary, Wei did not move at all. While neighboring countries were planting new crops, Wei was still growing millet. This kind of crop, which is not high in calories and production value, still appears in the Wei State.
And in the native area of Wei, especially the Great Liang. Benefiting from the strong revitalization of the Korean economy. More and more businessmen came and went. There are more and more products gathered here. Merchants also need to keep up with various needs and services, which brings great commercial revitalization to the commercial hotel accommodation, catering, and entertainment of Wei Daliang. Prices of commercial hotels in Daliang in Wei began to rise, and various rentals began to appear. In particular, the leasing of shops and warehouses became the second major economic highlight of the Wei State Liang.
However, even in this case, the king of Wei did not care about the weakening of his own economy, especially the agricultural economy, and even wanted to increase the high taxes on Korean merchants to increase his own fiscal revenue, and 70 percent of the national fiscal revenue went into the personal pocket of the king of Wei. He will build his own palace.
The news came that Wei had increased its taxes, especially for Korean merchants who had separately increased their personal taxes. It immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the Korean people, and Wei did not dare to offend the merchants of several surrounding countries too much. Especially in Qin, if the tax on Qin merchants is increased too much, it is very likely to cause Qin to send troops. It is for this reason that it is in mind. The Wei king did not impose high taxes on the Qin merchants. As for the Qi country. The number of merchants in Qi is not very large. The increase is also not very significant. As for the merchants of the Zhao State, they are the same as the Qi State. As for the state of Chu. Wei did not dare to offend.
Only Korean businessmen. The king of Wei believed that Korea was the same as the state of Wei. All are a country that can be destroyed at once, for such a weak country. There is no need to think about it. And even if it's a double face. Wei was also not afraid of Korea. But King Wei obviously didn't read the newspaper every day. South Korea is not the same Korea it used to be. With the rapid development of South Korea's economy. South Korea is already capable of sending troops to fight against any country. Now Wei actually underestimated South Korea. How can this not cause dissatisfaction in South Korea.
"Strongly protest against Wei's practice of blocking roads and robbing." Newspapers in South Korea began to publish articles criticizing Wei's actions.
"We have increased taxes for Wei, but Wei is still not satisfied. It is necessary to increase the high amount of taxes. Why, do we, the Korean people, use the wealth of our hard work to be robbed of such a robber act as Wei in vain? No, we should send troops. The Wei people should be taught a hard lesson. A South Korean newspaper published such a radical article to stimulate the patriotic feelings of the Korean people.
Actually, there is no need for stimulation. South Koreans have already expressed their dissatisfaction. In particular, Korean merchants who traveled to other countries were the first to be hit by Wei's increased taxes.
"We can't live at all. We only earn two and a half taels for one dress. Aside from some living expenses, we can earn more than one and a half taels per piece of clothing at most. And the Wei people levied us one and a half taels at once. Sometimes it's a lot more than that. This made us go down and not make much money at all. A peddler who has been traveling around the world for a long time to make money said.
"Why? Why are we Koreans alone. The Wei people have a kind of how not to levy heavy taxes on the Qin people, why are we Koreans alone. Are we Koreans weak? As the newspapers say, we Koreans are not weak. We should send troops and beat the fuck. A young Korean boy shouted loudly with powerful arms waving. He seems to want to use this way to tell the Wei people that we Koreans are not so easy to bully.
Wei's heavy tax move specifically against South Korea immediately caused discontent among South Koreans. Some businessmen have also organized mass demonstrations to express their grievances.
In front of the Prime Minister's Office of the Republic of Korea. South Korea's new military barbed wire is organized into a row of barbed wire barriers. Then the army stood in front of the marching crowd with their rifles loaded with bayonets, just to frighten and scare the people, but also to embolden themselves. But none of this can intimidate the South Korean people who have their own interests at stake, as one Korean economic newspaper put it. "If we don't unite now and let the government do something, it will affect each and every one of us in the future, and most of us Koreans work in factories. But when we can't sell our stuff, there's no point in our factories processing it. Then, there is no need to hire every single one of our workers. For our own sake, workers should first unite to put pressure on the government. "The newspaper kindled the fuse of the South Korean workers' demonstrations to some extent.
"Protest against Wei's unilateral tax increase." "The government sent troops to teach Wei a lesson." The workers were not afraid of war at all, and they openly clamoured for the government to send troops to use force against Wei. It's also rare. Korea followed Qin several times to send troops. However, the benefits were not enough to cause significant economic growth. Opposite. On the contrary, the economy of the Qin State has grown rapidly in space and value because of the initiative to start wars. This naturally attracted the attention of Koreans. They have long wanted South Korea to take the initiative to provoke a war alone. They wanted to take advantage of the stimulus of war. to take their careers to a whole new level.
"We need war." There were restless people in the crowd who demanded war. They hoped to make a fortune from the war. This reckless cry was actually a ploy by the merchants, who rejoiced when they saw that the merchants of the Qin State had received a large number of war orders, while they themselves had no military orders, so they could only accept some small orders to develop. They desperately hope that such an opportunity to quickly increase their wealth will appear in front of their eyes. And this kind of opportunity was caught by them all at once. This opportunity is war. They desperately need war to stimulate their economy.
The crowd has surrounded the entire Prime Minister's Mansion. The angry crowd demanded that South Korea's prime minister come out and give them an explanation. Or a promise. But Han Fei coincidentally merged and was not in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he was discussing countermeasures at this time.
"I, I, we ・・・・・・," Han Fei stammered.
And Han Shu is already a little angry. She couldn't bear this rude request of Wei Guo anymore. Could it be that Wei is just targeting South Korea? She didn't think so, she thought that Wei Guo did it on purpose, and that's how Wei had already behaved when he ascended the throne. Wei did not send envoys to celebrate. This has made her unable to get off the stage. What's even more annoying is that they are now increasing their own businessmen with high taxes. If the tax is also increased for other countries. She didn't expect to be so angry, but the problem was that Wei Guo actually deliberately targeted her, from South Korea. This was a real shame for her.
"Needless to say. The widow knows what to do. The little Wei State actually levied high taxes on our Korea, didn't their king know that our Korea had risen. Isn't it the same Korea it used to be? Han Shu suddenly shouted loudly. At this moment, Han Fei, who was about to express his opinions and opinions, was taken aback. He didn't know why, his king would suddenly be so angry.
"Calm your anger, Your Majesty. Wei's move was really unwise, but the king should refrain from doing so. Zhang Liang came out at this time and said.
"Restraint, can the widow still be restrained? Why didn't the Wei State impose high taxes on other countries, and why was it just a widowed Korea. Is it so easy for a widow to bully? Han Shu angrily pointed in the direction of Wei Guo and shouted loudly.
"The widow has a soldier, and the widow has an army. The outnumbered armies were armed with muskets and cannons. If you want armored fighting vehicles, you can afford them. The widow is not afraid of war. If the Wei people want to fight, the widow will fight. The widow is not afraid. Han Shu shouted loudly.
"The king is angry. For the Wei State, we will have to move troops sooner or later. Zhang Liang said calmly.
"Sooner or later, we have to move troops?" Han Shu asked with some puzzlement.
"Yes, Your Majesty, at present, we are in the center of South Korea's geographical location. To the west there is the state of Qin, and to the north there is the state of Zhao. To the south there is the state of Chu, and to the east there are the states of Wei and Qi. We develop no matter what. All are surrounded by several major powers. It can be said that we in South Korea are in the land of four wars. This is extremely detrimental to us in South Korea, but it is precisely because we are at the center that our foreign and military policies should work together to keep us invincible, and we must be cautious. Once you take a wrong step, it will be irreparable. Zhang Liang said sincerely.
And Han Fei on the side hurriedly nodded, expressing his agreement with Zhang Liang's opinion, in fact, this is what Han Fei just wanted to say. It's just that I can't say it because of my stuttering. And Han Shu made it difficult for Han Fei to say it because of her words.
Hearing Zhang Liang's heartfelt words, Han Shu began to calm down. She felt that she was so excited that she couldn't solve the problem. It's better to listen to Zhang Liang's good ideas.