Chapter Ninety-Nine: Negotiating with the Greek Emissary
"Great King! We have received emissaries from Greece from afar, they have brought news of Persia, shall we send them back? "Sparta's fierce folk customs are really not covered, even the envoys sent by his lovely allies have to rush back, Guo Jia helplessly stroked his forehead, it seems that Sparta's toughness is really not a star and a half!
"No, I'm going to see him in person. Lead the way, Carl Hughes. Guo Jia gradually adapted to the situation here, and his words had a unique Western accent.
"Yes, my majesty!" The strong man led the way, and Guo Jia was behind him, and they were all happy as they passed by the newly cultivated farmland and looked at the wheat fields that were growing happily.
"Honorable messenger, His Majesty our great king Guo Jia has arrived!" The scenery along the way did not slow down the two of them, and they soon reached the palace of Sparta, where the place where the general should have been given to a handsome man, who looked to be about eighteen years old, who must have just passed the rite of passage, and whose ornaments made him look extremely noble.
Guo Jia didn't greet him, but sat on the throne with his buttocks, gently touching the hair of the animal skin in the palm of his hand, feeling the feeling of softness in the palm of his hand.
"Your Majesty Guo Jia, the contemptible man is the messenger of Greece, representing the honor guard of the sun god Apollo, and has brought you some news. It is an honour for me to meet His Majesty. When the man saw Guo Jia taking a seat, he quickly got up and bowed his waist, giving Guo Jia the most sincere courtesy.
"O Greek envoy, there is no need to be so polite, you have come to Sparta as our honored guest, and as the king of this place, I extend my sincere welcome, and I will set up a feast for you and set up the best banquet in Sparta to welcome you." Bite the text and chew the words! If you don't say the purpose directly, then Guo Jia will also hang his appetite, anyway, it's a big deal to use back the Spartan method of treating visitors back then.
"Dear Lord Guo Jia, my name is Ali Amari, and I have come from Greece to receive instructions from the priest of the Apollo sun god. Persia is about to attack us Greece! Ali the messenger bowed down, not daring to lift his head. He had heard of the way he treated his guests, and if he didn't win Guo Jia's heart, he would be beaten up and thrown back to Greece in a carriage.
"Ali, can you tell me more about the dynamics of Persia? I'm concerned. Guo Jia nodded, this person is quite respectful, forget it and see if the news he brought is useful.
"Dear Lord Guo Jia, you know that the king of Persia, Darius I, had a strange personality, and not long ago he made a bold vow to set foot in our Greece, and for this matter, the king of Greece personally sent his guards to find out all kinds of situations. It is true that the Persians have trained their troops more diligently than before, and the king suspects that they are indeed thinking of attacking us. Ali the messenger spoke slowly, but what he said was only speculation about Persia.
"How many troops do they have now?" Guo Jia now needs to grasp the key points to figure out everything, confidant he has done it, now is to complete the second-hand preparation, know the other!
"We don't know their total strength yet, but no less than 10,000 is certain." The envoy spoke in a hurry, fearing that Guo Jia would not participate in the war to defend Greece because of the disparity in strength.
"Greece is the birthplace of the gods, and we must not be afraid of these brutal barbarians, Warriors of Sparta, tell me what you will do if they invade our land?"
"Hahahaha, screw their heads off and stuff them into their mother's belly!" The heroic laughter made the envoy breathe a sigh of relief, and it seemed that this Guo Jia was interested in helping Greece.
However, the laughter of this group of soldiers did not make Guo Jia happy, it is a good thing to have morale, but what do people use to beat 10,000 people when they go out? His own country can only summon an army of hundreds or less than a thousand people to fight against 10,000 people, to be honest, Guo Jia is still a little unconfident.
"Messenger Ali, you have also heard that our soldiers are not afraid of Persia, but you also know that Sparta, although all the soldiers are good soldiers, is still a little outnumbered, I wonder what Greece has done this time to prepare for this attack of Darius I?" Guo Jia calmly asked the messenger in front of him, since he came to move the rescue soldiers, he had to leave something behind. It's not right to exchange gifts.
"Lord Guo Jia, you don't have to worry about this, our king said that he would allocate more food and more weapons to you!" The envoy Ali finally waited for this moment, he was now going to negotiate with Guo Jia, you must know that the Spartan city-state is the most powerful here.
"Okay, so we're done! Carl Hughes, go and tell your servants to prepare a sumptuous dinner for the messenger Ali Amari! Guo Jia waved his hand to let his soldiers convey the message, and now the problem is to figure out the relationship between Persia and his position.
"Messenger Ali, do you have an up-to-date map, I want to see the location of our countries." Guo Jia asked, he didn't think that the people of BC had the ability to draw maps, that is, he said casually, but he didn't expect to be really taken out of his pocket by the messenger.
"Great Master Guo Jia, this is the map you want." The envoy held up the map with both hands, and Guo Jia also motioned with his eyes to his guards to bring the map over.
The simple and rough parchment scroll was drawn with black charcoal ash and some strange tracks, fortunately, there were text marks on the map, otherwise Guo Jia was really hard to understand, the sea, Athens, Greece, and Persia The four most important locations were pointed out by black charcoal. Guo Jia began to analyze the situation, and he was also thinking about the direction of Sparta's development.
The four countries are arranged in an interesting triangle, with Sparta in the east, Athens in the west, and Persia in the west, which forms a triangular apex, and Greece in the north. This made Guo Jia a little embarrassed. Now, if Persia were to attack Greece, it would have to go through a long journey, or pass through Athens by water, and this form would not be able to be fought in any way. Wait a minute! Wrong idea! The goal of Persia was not Sparta!
"Messenger Ali, I want to ask you a question, please answer me seriously." Guo Jia wants to determine one thing, which is related to the development of his own tasks in the future.
"Lord Guo Jia, please ask, I will tell you honestly!" The envoy was puzzled, could it be that Guo Jia wanted to lose his trust?
"What is the main goal of Persia?" Guo Jia opened his mouth, because he clearly understood that this place would not be affected by the Persian war at all, but there was indeed this event in history.
"Dear Lord Guo Jia, you must know that although we Greece is rich in land and resources, we love peace, and as the inhabitants of this continent, we should be the weakest, so the first target of Persia should be us. But don't forget, my lord, if there is no support from our Greece......" Messenger Ali said the message Guo Jia wanted, but when he wanted to say something, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Guo Jia.
"Alright, I got it! I still understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, and I will help you with this favor. Also, don't talk to me in a threatening tone in the future, you know, you're in Sparta, not your Greece! Guo Jia re-rolled the parchment roll and handed it to the soldiers waiting next to him.
"Go back and tell your king that Sparta will be your best ally. By the way, allocate me more food and grass in the near future, depending on your sincerity, if you can impress me, I will help you with this favor. "It stands to reason that Greece is the strongest on the continent, but because of their own reasons, Sparta, a city-state like the jungle, stood at a fixed point.
"Thank you! Thank you! My most respectful Lord Guo Jia! The messenger's trembling voice was clearly too emotional.
"I haven't said yes yet! As I said, it depends on your sincerity! Guo Jia smiled, obviously telling the young envoy that if he could not bring himself something that could mobilize himself, he would definitely not send troops to help Greece.
This method Guo Jia has tried many times, and today's Sparta is too weak, and the area, troops, and strategic equipment of the city-state cannot make them stand in the highest place, so he must extort a lot of money.
"Yes! I understand Master Guo Jia. Ali's face changed visibly, but he still broke his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach.
"It's really annoying, it's really troublesome to have a lot of lengthy words here." This is the first time Guo Jia has complained here, he doesn't know why this is happening, but he is used to it.
After inspecting the wheat fields of the Spartan city-state again, Guo Jia looked at the late days, and was about to go back to the banquet, what he couldn't understand these days was why he was married, and one night Guo Jia was thinking about life in the palace when the blonde beauty came to him.
Although it was a Spring Festival together, he swore that he didn't touch this woman, because when he didn't see the figure of Gui Die in his mind when he saw the person who was his wife, he barely slept that night.
"Oh! Our great King is coming! ”
"Your Majesty Guo Jia, please sit down with me, I have the best wine here!"
The soldiers who saw Guo Jia coming over cheered happily, but the messenger Ali seemed even weaker among the group.
"Good! Eh, don't pour me wine, cut me a piece of barbecue first! Guo Jia saw that the soldier next to him was about to pour wine with a clay bowl and hurriedly stopped him, the people here can drink more than one another, but he can't, what if he starts to get drunk.
The fat sheep was set up on an iron shelf, and the flames below were constantly burning, and the sound of crackling firewood mixed with the oil burning in the mutton was like a pleasant song. The mutton with blood was sent to Guo Jia, and the simple seasoning made the mutton more fragrant, and when he swallowed this piece of mutton, that was when the banquet began.