Chapter 450: Stay in Xingyang
The Great Qin mission docked at the Xingyang Wharf of the Wei State, Xingyang was south of the Great River, which was once less important than the Wei State to Xingqiu, but as the Wei State moved its capital to the Great Liang, Xingyang became an important place south of the Great River, so that Xingqiu became a foil city.
Xingyang is very prosperous, just along the bank of the big river in Xingyang, ten miles of land, are Xingyang wharves, the ships coming and going under the supervision of the Wei navy, very orderly into the Xingyang wharf to load and unload goods.
Decades ago, Bai Gui, the minister of Wei, was once a big businessman in the Central Plains, since the beginning of the Wei state, Bai Gui is to attach importance to the commercial trade of Wei, Daliang City is the capital of the old Liang State, and there is no prosperity today, Bai Gui single-handedly took up the repair work of Daliang.
In the past ten years, Bai Gui has not asked for a penny of grain from the treasury of Wei, so that the head of the Jin Wei clan looked at the Daliang City that Bai Gui had repaired, and sighed: "Daliang City really rose overnight."
In addition to building straight roads extending in all directions, Bai Gui also used the tributaries of the great river near Daliang City to excavate the waterway transportation system that extends in all directions.
In order to keep the water system around Daliang unobstructed, Daliang's army could directly reach Hexi through the river, and Daliang City also had some prohibitions on merchants from all over the world After entering the territory of Wei, they had to take a straight road and drive overland to Daliang.
There are a lot of slender men at Xingyang Wharf, but they are also a little shocked when they see the huge double-decker warships of the Qin State, especially when they come down from the upper stream, the surrounding Wei soldiers still think that this is a new type of warship built by the Hexi Army, so they all look sideways.
When the warship approached, everyone found that the bow of the ship was actually flying the flag of the Qin State.
"Qin State?" Everyone looked at the warships of the Qin State, especially the dazzling flag, and everyone also showed doubts.
"Wasn't the Qin State destroyed by the soldiers of a certain Great Wei State, how could such a big warship come to a certain Great Wei State!"
"The Qin people seem to have hid in the mountains of Longxi and clamped their tails, how could they hang the flag on a certain Great Wei State?"
Most of the people around him traveled from south to north, and they also heard about confidential matters, including many businessmen who went to Longdi to trade with the Rong people, saw the banner of the Qin State, and also took out the old story of the 50,000 Wei soldiers who broke through the 500,000 old Qin people.
At the mention of Wei Wushu, those natives of Wei also straightened their chests, and two or three powerful Wei people stood up, straightened their halberds, and said: "A certain grandfather is a soldier who experienced the battle of Hexi back then!" ”
The merchants of the surrounding countries, when they heard the Wei people around them say this, their attitude was also a little more rigorous, and the generals of Wei over the years, Xiao Juan, also led the Wei warriors of Wei to fight in the south and north, consolidating Wei's position as the overlord of the Central Plains.
There is no shortage of well-informed businessmen, who also looked at the double-decker warships of Daqin, as well as the banner of the Great Qin Seal and Wenjing that was waving in the wind, and also reminded everyone: "It is the Qin State of Lingnan!" ”
"The Qin State of Lingnan!"
"Exactly ......"
Most of the merchants in Xingyang came from Hebei, and the Hexi of Wei was Hangu Guanxi, or the princes of Chu, Wu and Qi, most people's impression of Lingnan was still limited to the Han Dynasty or the Bashu country.
When the Qin State appeared in Lingnan, of course, there was no shortage of people who said the answer: "It was the soldiers who were afraid of the Great Wei State decades ago and fled to Lingnan." ”
"A few days ago, the new Cai of the Chu State was in the alliance, and the Qin State was one of the princes of the Three Roads!"
"I also heard about it, and I heard that the Chu State was still defeated in the hands of this Qin State......"
Zheng Di is the southern barrier of Wei, as Korea ignited the war into the territory of Zheng, a large number of Zheng people fled north to the territory of Wei to escape the disaster of war, but also brought the news of the new Cai Huimeng to Wei.
Originally, the news of the Qin State was still closed, but now that the double-decker warships of Great Qin have attracted attention, these merchants have also told the news they know.
"Quick, report this to the county lieutenant!" Wei Shu, who was also on a big river, saw the double-decker warship of the Qin State, and there were many figures on it, and he was alert.
Xingyang is a heavy city, Xingyang Wharf is also along the river has a length of more than ten miles, this place is at best a township, but in Xingyang, especially the Wei State attaches great importance to businessmen, in this Xingyang Wharf is also set up a county lieutenant, leading a thousand soldiers to guard.
The county lieutenant of the wharf also heard about this, and it seemed that he had expected it at the moment, and immediately notified Xingyang Shou, Xingyang Shou's name is Zhai Chong, and it is rumored that he is a clansman of Zhai Huang, the prime minister of Wei, Zhai Chong heard that the warship of Qin was coming, and he also greeted him at the moment.
As early as half a month ago, the letter of state of Qin had been sent to Da Liang, and Da Liang also sent Zhai Chong an edict not long ago, which only explained that Zhai Chong must entertain the envoy of Qin State.
On the dock, Qin's double-decker warship has been stabilized on the shore by more than 100 slender men, Zhai Chong saw Qin's warship from a distance, and there were some surprises, but soon, what made him even more surprised was that on Qin's warship, a familiar figure actually came out.
"Brother Gongsun, why did you appear on the ships of the Qin people?"
Seeing the look of doubt on Zhai Chong's face, Gongsun waved his hand helplessly and said: "Brother Zhai, Zheng Guo has been occupied by Korea, and in desperation, he has no choice but to defect to Great Qin, and now he is also a minister of Qin's mission to meet with the Marquis of Wei!" ”
Hearing Gongsun Hui say this, Zhai Chong also had some hesitation, to be honest, the neighboring countries around South Korea, such as Zhao and Wei, all allowed South Korea to annex Zheng because of the South Korean minister's plan to cut off diplomatic relations.
South Korea had already promised Wei enough benefits, and Wei was indifferent after the distress warrant sent by Zheng Guo.
"That's good...... Zhai Chong nodded, and then looked at Gongsun and waved encouragement: "I know that the Qin State has defeated the huge Chu State in Yingdu!" ”
The two chatted for a few more words, and then looked at the Qin State warship, and said in a slightly playful tone: "I often hear that my brother said that the current Qin State Minister is a capable and virtuous person, and today I want to meet and see his demeanor!" ”
When Gongsun waved this, he hurriedly explained: "It is not the minister of state who sent Wei this time, but the prince of Qin, Ying Yan......"
In the end, in order to point out the importance of this highness, Gongsun Hui also added: "This time he led the Qin army to the south, and several battles were commanded by His Highness, and the battle of Yingdu of Shengchu was also the same!" ”
This makes Zhai Chong quite upright, the prince of a country, especially the prince of Qin who defeated the Chu State, is enough for Zhai Chong to treat him with great courtesy, and from a distance, Zhai Chong saw a brocade-clothed boy walking over under the support of the soldiers.
Gongsun Hui also introduced him: "Your Highness, this is Xingyang Shou Zhai Chong of Wei State, and he is also the brother of Xiangguo of Wei State. ”
Lin Yuyan originally thought that this Xingyang Shou of Wei State came to power by virtue of his relationship, but then this Xingyang Shou's attitude was not like that of the arrogant Chu people, and it was also very beneficial to the Qin State, and all affairs were arranged in an orderly manner, which welcomed Lin Yuyan and his party into Xingyang City.
It is still pointed out that the soldiers and equipment carried by the Qin State are too much, which violates the laws of the Wei State, but the Prince of Qin is coming as a national mission, so he can naturally open the door of convenience, but it needs to be under the control of the soldiers of the Wei State.
Lin Yuyan naturally agreed one by one, and the courtesies were still exchanged, under the instruction of Wei Hou, especially the Qin people were still cooperative, Zhai Chong was naturally very polite to this group of Qin envoys.
Since Gongdi came to Xingyang, the grain brought back by Daqin was almost exhausted, and a batch of food needed to be replenished in Xingyang.
Wei is different from Daqin, densely populated, especially in the past dynasties, the Wei State built water conservancy, Yecheng and Hexi continuously sent a large amount of grain to the Wei capital every year.
The merchants of the Quartet who came to Wei also had to pay a large amount of taxes for Wei, which was also the real reason why Wei's army was able to conquer the Quartet without any worries.
The post station in Xingyang almost occupies a small half of the city, and the people who come and go are merchants from all over the world who speak various accents, and even the Rong people who speak all kinds of dialects in the Central Plains can walk on the streets of Xingyang in a grand manner.
Zhai Chong placed a large enough mansion for the Qin mission, and when he arrived in the territory of Wei, he naturally needed to convert the coins in Wei, which were cloth coins and shovel coins, and did not take much effort.
Zhai Chong did not leave, not only for Gongsun Hui, but more importantly, for the sake of this Qin Gongzi Yingyan, he should return to Xingyang City Mansion tonight, and the number and personnel of the Qin State delegation will be passed to the direction of Daliang.
Looking at this Qin Gongzi Yingyan and talking to him, it seems that this Qin Gongzi Yingyan is a little uncomfortable with the swaying of the boat on the big river, and a little seasick.
Even if Zhai Chong intended to be tempted, this Qin Gongzi didn't have much interest in answering, and finally issued an eviction order to Zhai Chong on the grounds that he wanted to go to bed early.
Jing Yi came back at dusk in the courtyard where Lin Yuyan stayed.
In the room, Jing Yi also lowered his voice to Lin Yuyan after hearing the news: "Your Highness, it is really good as what you heard before, Wei State has already taken the land east of the river!" ”