readx;???? Under the guidance of Shangguan Hongdu, Shangguan Xiu sat at one end of the long table, Shangguan Hongdu, as the landlord, sat at the other end of the long table, and beside him, there was also a middle-aged man of his age, gorgeously dressed, wearing a striking royal badge on his chest. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Shangguan Xiu had just met him and knew that he was the younger brother of King Tia, Duke Dang Wei Adesti.

After Shangguan Xiu was done, Shangguan Hongdu waved his hand to Qingshan, Qingyuan, Lishan, Leon and others who were standing on the side, and said, "Please take a seat." ”

"I think everyone understands now that the so-called gathering is just a pretense, and this time everyone is brought here, mainly to discuss cooperation with Feng Guo Zhenjun. Shangguan Hong said in Tiya language.

Qingyan sat next to Shangguan Xiu and whispered her father's words in wind language to Shangguan Xiu.

"My opinion is that we should negotiate with the court of the Wind Country, not with the commander of the Zhenjun army. Dang Wei glanced contemptuously at Shangguan Xiu on the other side and continued, "He looks like he's just a child. ”

After hearing Qingyan's translation, Shangguan Xiu snorted and laughed, and said, "If Lord Duke says so, then isn't my Emperor of the Great Wind just a child in the eyes of Lord Duke?"

Dangwei's face changed, and he said in a deep voice, "I didn't mean that. ”

"Since the Duke doesn't want to use age to divide people's weight, there is no need to talk about age on the table anymore. Shangguan Xiu reminded slowly.

When Wei frowned, stared at Shangguan Xiu, and muttered in his heart: What a sharp-toothed boy! He snorted coldly and asked, "What capital do you have to come to Wendurt and discuss state affairs with our Tia?"

"Just because I am the commander of the 400,000 Zhenjun army, does the Duke think this weight is not enough?" The entire army of Tia, when it is full, does not exceed 200,000, and one Zhenjun army is equivalent to the army of two whole of Tia.

When Wei was about to speak, Shangguan Hong waved his hand slightly, approached Dang Wei, and talked to him in a low voice. Then, when Wei swallowed the words back into his stomach, he folded his arms around him, leaned back behind him, and no longer spoke, only squinting at Shangguan Xiu.

Shangguan Hong smiled and said, "Ah Xiu, we Tia can give you a certain amount of assistance, but the amount of assistance given to you also depends on how much you repay Tia. ”

Shangguan Xiu narrowed his eyes and asked: "Marquis Shangguan means ......" On the occasion of discussing government affairs, Shangguan Xiu's title to Shangguan Hongdu is not good, he is not an uncle, so he can only change it to Marquis Shangguan.

"First, you have to make sure that you can govern in the Windy Country. ”

Shangguan Xiu almost choked on his own saliva, ruling the country? He asked: "What does the Marquis of Shangguan mean by asking me to usurp the throne?"

"Whether it's a usurper or a regent in the Wind Country, in short, you have to make sure that you have a firm grip on the power of the Wind Country. Then, the second point, you have to lead the court of the Wind Country, remove all the administrative institutions set up in Tia, the Wind Country no longer has any jurisdiction over Tia, of course, Tia is still willing to continue to be a vassal of the Wind Country, and is willing to continue to bow down to the Wind Country, and will still pay tribute and pay taxes to the Wind Country every year as before, but the Wind Country can no longer interfere in Tia's internal affairs. ”

Shangguan Xiu didn't have any opinion on this point, and now the jurisdiction and administrative institutions set up by the Wind Country in Tia are all in name only, but the question is, how can he control the government of the Wind Country? Tang Ling will not tolerate it, the ministers in the court will not tolerate it, and the people of the entire Wind Country will not tolerate it.

Seeing that Shangguan Xiu's eyes were lowered and he was silent, Shangguan Hong smiled and said: "Ah Xiu, you have military power in your hands, this is the biggest weight for you to obtain the power of the wind country, of course, it is not enough to have military power, we will provide you with the corresponding technology, so that your Zhen County, from the most barren county in the wind country, to the strongest county in the wind country, when your strength is strong enough, strong enough to overwhelm the imperial court, is it not a matter of course?"

Alas, Tia really doesn't do a loss-making business, Shangguan Hong is his own uncle, yes, but he is also the marquis of Tia, the minister of Tia's court, in the final analysis, he still stands in Tia's position to speak, and Tia finally wants only two words: independence.

But Tia is also very smart, they know very well that with the power of Tia can not be completely independent, so they will continue to bow to the country of the wind, continue to pay tribute and pay taxes to the country of wind, in exchange for the protection of the country of wind, so that Tia will not be invaded by foreign tribes.

As the saying goes, there is no pie that falls in vain in the world, and no one can do it as long as they give back and do not pay. Shangguan Xiu knew this truth very well in his heart.

His eyes rolled, weighing the stakes, and he didn't answer for a long time.

On the other side, when the peacekeeper and Shangguan Hong were also discussing in a low voice. Dang Wei whispered: "Hongdu, do you think we should really bet on this young man Shangguan Xiu? ”

Shangguan Hong leaned into Dangwei's ear, and said softly at the same time: "It's not that we haven't negotiated with the court of the Wind Country, and the number of negotiations is not once or twice, but what is the result, the court of the Wind Country will not give an inch, and resolutely refuses to revoke the control of Tia. This road is no longer passable, is it on a dead end, do we have to go on endlessly? Although Ah Xiu is young, although he is only in charge of one county in the Wind Country, I am optimistic about him. I will take a good look at him, and he has nothing to do with me being a clansman. When Ah Xiu first arrived in Zhenjun, he was only one person, but in just two years, he had already raised an army of 400,000 people in Zhenjun and became the uncrowned king of Zhenjun.

"Tsk...... Alas!" Dangwei sighed and said quietly: "The saddest thing about a country is that it cannot decide its own destiny, but must be dependent on other countries. ”

Shangguan Hong smiled bitterly and said: "Do our best, if we still can't do it in the end, we will be forced to a dead end in the end, and you and I will die without regrets." ”

Dangwei nodded and said no more. Shangguan Hongdu looked at Shangguan Xiu opposite, and asked, "Ah Xiu, your decision is ......?"

On the ground, Guan Xiu, who had been silent and silent, raised his head, looked at Shangguan Hongdu and Dangwei, and said word by word: "I can accept your conditions." ”

"Okay!" Shangguan Hongdu smiled, stroked his palms, and said, "Then now, we can draw up an agreement." ”

"No problem. "Shangguan Xiu has already made a decision, in order to introduce Tia's advanced technology, he can now accept all the conditions proposed by Tia, if he really can take charge of the government one day in the future, he will also fulfill his promise to make Tia completely independent, but after Tia is completely independent, will he send troops to attack again, but it is not certain. For the Windy Country, an independent Tia is definitely a huge threat and hidden danger, and in the face of national interests, he doesn't care if he will be called a villain who goes back on his word.

In the afternoon of the same day, Shangguan Xiu signed a secret agreement with Tia, promising that once he took charge of the government of the Feng Kingdom, he would unconditionally abolish all the administrative institutions established within Tia and give up all control over Tia, and in return, Tia would give Shangguan Xiu technical assistance for a long time.

Duke Dangwei represented King Tia and Shangguan Xiu both signed the treaty. This secret agreement also came into effect.

After signing this secret agreement, Shangguan Xiu couldn't wait to ask, "Lord Duke, Marquis Shangguan, I don't know what Tia can provide me with now?"

"Haha!" Shangguan Hong looked up and smiled, and said, "Ah Xiu Mo is in a hurry, I will take you to see it tomorrow, and I promise not to disappoint you." ”

The objects that Shangguan Hong took to see Shangguan Xiu did not disappoint Shangguan Xiu, and it was also something that Shangguan Xiu had never seen in reality, the steam engine.

In the mountains south of Wendurt, there was a huge fortified factory with a steam engine.

When Shangguan Xiu and Shangguan Hong and the others arrived, the steam engine was working. The factory is a large iron-smelting plant, and the first intuitive thing for Shangguan Xiu here is that it is huge.

Everything here is big, huge boilers, and huge blowers driven by steam engines, and huge churners.

The iron ore is melted in the boiler and enters the mixer, which removes its impurities and smelts the molten iron into the mold, cools it, and directly produces iron parts.

The entire iron smelting and forging process is completely integrated. Seeing all this, Shangguan Xiu's expression can only be described as dumbfounded, in the country of wind, iron smelting still needs to be smashed by blacksmiths, but here, it is completely done by machines, and the output is not known how many times that of manpower.

Shangguan Hong looked at Shangguan Xiu, whose eyes were straight, and said happily: "Iron smelting technology is roughly divided into two kinds, one is the mixing method, and the other is the rolling method, but whether it is smelting iron by the mixing method or smelting iron by the rolling method, the core of it needs to be used!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the huge steam engine located in the corner of the factory. "Without a steam engine, relying on manpower to smelt iron, even if a lot of manpower is invested, the daily output will only be a little bit, but after using the steam engine, manpower does not need to be much, but the output of iron smelting will increase by tens or hundreds of times. ”

"It's called a steam engine?" Shangguan Xiu looked at it and asked.

"Yes. Shangguan Hong nodded proudly and replied: "It is an important product of Tia Technology." ”

"I ...... I'd love to see it. Shangguan Xiu said quietly.

"Huh?" Shangguan Hong looked at Shangguan Xiu in disbelief, he had seen a steam engine, how could this be possible, it was impossible for such an advanced equipment as a steam engine to exist in the Wind Country.

"In a dream. Shangguan Xiu added.

Burst. Shangguan Hong almost choked on his own saliva, and looked at him with a smile.