Looking at the envoy of Qi who was smiling and saying that he had something good to tell him, Dai Yan suddenly understood the purpose of Qi State.

Qi sent a princess to him, on the surface, it seemed that he had a big beauty for nothing, and he took a lot of advantage of it. However, in this incident, the State of Qi effortlessly exerted its influence on the core power layer of the Song State!

And in this way, the state of Qi can also directly compete for the influence of the state of Zhao over the state of Song. Although the Qi State may not be able to guarantee that the Song State will always follow in the footsteps of the Qi State in the future, they can at least guarantee that the Song State will not be completely on the side of the Zhao State when the Qi State and the Zhao State collide!

And now the Song State dares to refuse the suggestion of the Qi State? Now the entire Song State has almost been exhausted by Dai Yan, and they are all concentrated in the south of the Song State to fight a decisive battle with the Chu State. At such a moment, as long as the Qi State is willing, it will definitely be able to drive straight into the Song Kingdom!

In this way, the Song Kingdom, which has been mastered and controlled by Dai Yan, will fall into a great crisis!

Dai Yan had to admit that he really underestimated Qi Guo! Qi Guo was like a hunter, when Song and Chu were fighting inextricably, he suddenly rushed out coldly and gave Song Guo an arrow! Dai Yan had to admit that Tian Ying, who was in charge of the Qi Kingdom, was indeed not to be underestimated!

However, in fact, it was not Tian Ying who made the decision to send troops and marry the Song State, but the Queen Zhong Wuyan, the king of Qi who controlled the situation in the Qi State behind the scenes!

For Tian Ying, although his ability is very good, the grievances between him and Tao Qiu are really inseparable, and his attitude towards Song Guo has always been the toughest. Originally, according to his idea, the Qi State should have directly sent troops to destroy the Song State during the Song and Chu Wars! However, such a decision was stopped by Zhong Wuyan!

When Song and Chu fought a big battle, and the strength of the two sides was equal, and even the Song State relied on the deterrence of cavalry to gain a slight upper hand, Zhong Wuyan knew that the strength of the Song State was strong enough, and he had to find a way to suppress the Song State!

She has always disapproved of more brutal methods like Tian Ying, but adopted soft methods such as marriage. In her opinion, Gentle Township is the hero's mound, like today's King Qi, isn't he fascinated by Xia Yingchun, and then entrusts state affairs to her?

And when she had such an idea, she happened to meet the visit of the envoy of the Chu State. The envoys of the State of Chu tried their best to persuade the State of Qi to send troops to the State of Song, and in order to prevent the State of Song from threatening the safety of the two countries, the State of Song should be destroyed in advance and divided up!

Regarding Chu Guo's suggestion, Qi Guo refused without even thinking about it!

Are you kidding? Chu State's covetousness of the Central Plains, who in the world is not clear? In order to expand its power to the Central Plains, the State of Chu sent troops to Zheng State and even the Song State many times, but the State of Qi has not forgotten! Although the strength of the Song State will pose a threat to the Qi State, a powerful Song State between Qi and Chu can instead serve as a barrier for the Qi State and protect the Qi State!

No matter how powerful the Song State was, it was only a country that could mobilize a meagre 200,000 troops and could only fight on its own soil. The state of Chu is a superpower with a radius of 5,000 miles and a million armor! Who is more of a threat to themselves, it's simply self-evident!

However, Zhong Wuyan also took into account Chu State's suggestion to request to send troops together. In her opinion, it is naturally impossible for the State of Qi and the State of Chu to send troops together to destroy the Song State, but the State of Qi can put pressure on the State of Song through the State of Chu and make the State of Song accept the conditions of the State of Qi in its entirety!

In this way, the Qi country can win great benefits at a very small price! In the eyes of the ministers of the State of Qi, the queen did not refuse the matter of the State of Chu sending troops, but only promised the State of Qi to send troops to relieve the siege of the State of Chu; As for the Song State, the Qi State sent a large army to exert pressure on the one hand, and sent an envoy to marry on the other!

In this way, the State of Qi befriended the State of Chu, won the State of Song from the State of Zhao, and expanded its power to the Huai River Valley, killing three birds with one stone!

Dai Yan naturally did not dare to refuse Qi Guo's intention to marry. If he refuses now, the army of the Qi State will dare to attack Taoqiu directly the next day!

After he agreed to the marriage, the smile on Zhang Chou's face became brighter and brighter. Then he said to Dai Yan: "Duke Cao, my king is married as a princess, such a beautiful thing, the Song Kingdom naturally needs to pay a certain dowry, what does Duke Cao think?" ”

Dai Yan naturally knew about the greed of the Qi Kingdom, he was silent, and asked with a cheerful face: "I don't know what the King of Qi values about my Song Kingdom?" ”

Zhang Chou said: "My king wants Taoqiu to supply 300,000 catties of iron as a dowry every year. ”

Hearing such a decision, Dai Yan said: "The envoy of Qi should know that such a thing may be possible in the territory of other countries, but it is absolutely impossible in my territory!" I have long made an agreement with the Taoqiu merchants that as long as they operate in good faith, I will definitely not do anything to infringe on the merchants' property! ”

Zhang Chou raised his eyebrows, and just as he wanted to say something, Dai Yan continued: "However, if it weren't for the blessing of King Qi back then, I'm afraid I would have fallen into a foreign land long ago!" I have always kept this kindness in my heart. Since the Qi State needs the iron of my Song Kingdom, then I naturally can't be stingy! I will definitely reserve 500,000 catties of iron every year and hand it over to the Qi country at a fair price, how about it? ”

Hearing Dai Yan's suggestion, Zhang Chou just thought about it in his heart and immediately agreed. Because in his opinion, such conditions, for Qi Guo, are not only not losses, but the benefits are greater! After all, in today's world, iron tools are always in short supply, and iron tools are not sold at all!

500,000 catties of iron, accounting for almost half of today's Taoqiu iron production. Such a large amount of iron parity supply is no less valuable than the tribute that the Song State is willing to give!

Subsequently, Dai Yan said: "I can also promise that the weapons produced by the military factory of my Song State can also be completely open to Qi State!" As long as there is a war in the future, the Qi country needs weapons, and my Taoqiu's arsenal will be open to supply the Qi country! Qi must have heard about the bonds issued by Zhao and even I, Taoqiu, and I can also allow Qi to have the power to issue bonds on the Taoqiu Exchange in future wars! ”

Hearing Dai Yan's promises of so many promises, Zhang Chou was also a little uneasy. He naturally knows that there is no merit and no luck, and now that Dai Yan not only increased the benefits to Qi Guo, but also promised to give more, then he must have something to ask for! Zhang Chou asked in a cautious tone: "Thank you Cao Gong so much!" But I don't know if Cao Gong is so profitable, what do you want my Qi country to do? ”

Dai Yan said solemnly: "I only need your envoy to help me go to the Chu army camp, and say that the Qi State supports the Song State to recover the Xiangyi coal mine and iron mine." Only with enough coal and even iron can I Taoqiu produce enough iron tools and weapons for the use of the Qi Kingdom! ”

Such conditions are not particularly difficult for Qi State. Even in Zhang Chou's opinion, even if the previous conditions are met, the Qi State withdraws its troops, and the Song State has no worries, they can completely repel the Chu army with their own strength and recover the coal and iron mines!

The king of Qi sent him as an envoy, which also gave him a certain degree of autonomy, and Zhang Chou found that there was nothing wrong with Dai Yan's conditions after careful consideration, so he agreed.

Regarding Zhang Chou's reply, Dai Yan secretly sneered!

It seems that today's Taoqiu has given so many benefits at once, as if he has lost a lot, but for Dai Yan, this is his tactical defeat and strategic victory in the confrontation with Qi State!

Now threatened by the Qi State, what the Song State needs most is complete reunification and even stability. For this purpose, it is worth it even if it costs some money financially!

And the offerings mentioned by Qi State before were just Qi State's direct request for Song State. And what Dai Yan wants is for the Qi State and the Song State to form an alliance of interests!

500,000 catties of ironware, this kind of output seems to be a lot for Taoqiu, but it does not take into account the growth of Taoqiu ironware production. If Dai Yan is in need, he can even supply more iron tools in the future!

Therefore, Qi Guo only became a big customer of Taoqiu iron supply in advance. Once there is a war, Tao Qiu needs more iron tools, and he can always ask Tao Qiu to produce more iron tools!

Of course, the premise of all this is based on the fact that the Song State can recover the Xiangyi coal and iron mines and obtain sufficient sources of raw materials! Now that it is easier to achieve the goal through the Qi State, why continue to use troops and kill more people?

In addition, the power to supply weapons to Qi and even issue bonds seems to be able to wage war and mobilize more powerful forces, but it also protects Taoqiu, so that it can not be interfered with by other countries, and makes it a real financial center in the world, establishing the most solid foundation!

And all of this is just some money. And now Dai Yan, who controls the Song Kingdom, is not short of money!

After getting Zhang Chou's approval, Dai Yan immediately sent an envoy with him to the back of the Xiangyi Coal Mine, in the camp of the Chu army, to persuade the Chu army!

When Zhao Hua learned that Qi had reached an agreement with the Song State and supported the Song State to recover the Xiangyi Coal Mine and Iron Mine, he immediately made a decision: withdraw his troops from the Song State's territory!

In today's Chu State, the number of troops that can be mobilized to this place has already reached the limit. In the previous battle with Taoqiu, although the two sides seemed to be tied, Zhaohua knew that this was because Taoqiu's cavalry did not move!

Now the Song State has requisitioned tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which shows that the Song State is very determined to recover the Xiangyi Coal Mine! Now with the help of the Qi State, it is impossible for the Chu State to hold the Xiangyi Coal Mine, so naturally leaving it to the Song State is the best choice!

However, before Chu Guo left, he didn't let Dai Yan take much advantage, he destroyed the entire Xiangyi coal mine, and moved all the personnel in the entire coal and iron mine, leaving no one behind! He left Dai Yan and Song Guo in ruins like this!

However, Dai Yan is quite satisfied with such a result. After all, after the Chu army retreated, there were no more soldiers from other countries in the entire land of the Song State, and Dai Yan had completed the complete unification of the Song State!

From the time when the Chu State sent troops to seize the Xiangyi Coal Mine, to the current Dai Yan recapturing this area, Taoqiu, and even the entire Song State, have changed the world!