In the palace, after some staggering, Zhao Kuo put down his fast son and waved his hand, the palace maid leaned down and retreated, and everyone looked at Zhao Kuo.

"How about watching me Zhao Guo?" Zhao Kuo asked loudly.

"The country of Zhao is rich in land and resources, and the people are rich, which is a hundred times better than my country." Chang Yang arched his hand and said.

He didn't mean to compliment, and he really felt that Zhao Guo was a hundred times better than Yue Guo.

"If the Yue envoy is willing to stay in Zhao State, the widow is willing to treat each other as a secretary." Zhao Kuo said sincerely.

There is no shortage of generals in Zhao State now, and any one of them can be taken out on his own, but there is an urgent shortage of generals in the navy.

Compared with Yuan Hua, a hairy boy, Chang Yang is obviously more experienced and experienced, as long as he is given enough support, it will not be long before he can support a water army.

Of course, Zhao Kuo is also very satisfied with Yuan Hua, talented, ambitious, daring to fight, and taking the initiative to come to Zhao from Yue to Zhao just to win that little opportunity.

But it's too young to grow up in a few years.

"The king is starting again." Yan Xiong lowered his head and whispered a smile to Gai Nie next to him.

"How?" Gai Nie just joined this circle, and he doesn't understand it very well.

Yan Xiong told Gai Nie that every time Zhao Kuo met with envoys from other countries, he had to find a way to dig the foot of the wall, and Gai Nie was stunned when he heard it.

"The King...... It's really a thirst......," Gai Nie could only say.

"The king of my family treats me very well, and I can't bear to turn my back."

It's false to say that you are not impressed, let alone the secretary position, even the doctor of Zhao State is ten times stronger than the secretary position of Yue State, but Chang Yang still refused.

"Sir is truly a man of loyalty." Zhao Kuo praised and did not force it.

"Dare to ask the king, I don't know...... When will Zhao Guo promise me the three thousand gold and 10,000 spears and 10,000 Changge of Yue Guo to ......" Chang Yang hesitated for a moment and arched his hand.

"The Yue envoy will stay in Handan for a few more days, and the gold and weapons will be raised by the king within five days, but in order to prevent them from being seized by the Chu State, these gold and weapons will be sent to the Yue Kingdom in multiple batches, and the envoy will be asked to send someone to explain to the Yue King. At the same time, the families of these shipwrights and sailors will be bought by the king for the same price. Zhao Kuo said.

"Thank you, King Zhao." Chang Yang said gratefully.

He was ready to be embarrassed by Zhao Kuo, but he didn't expect Zhao Kuo to be so easy to speak.

"This king heard that there is not much left of the big ship of the Yue Kingdom?" Zhao Kuo asked again.

"Don't dare to hide the king, there are only six big ships left in my Yue Kingdom, which is slightly insufficient compared to the big ships sold to Zhao State." Chang Yang sighed.

Back then, when the Yue Kingdom was at its peak, there were thousands of warships, thousands of good generals, and 100,000 armor, and now there are only six warships left, and the number of good generals is less than one-handed, and all the people add up to only more than 100,000.

"Since the Yue Kingdom no longer builds sea ships, I don't know if I can sell the timber left back then to this king, and my Zhao Kingdom can exchange it for armor." Zhao Kuo said.

Fresh wood cannot be shipped, it is easy to crack, and it must be dried in the shade for about three years, and the wood can only be built without being eaten by insects.

In other words, even if Zhao Guo obtained the shipbuilding technology of Yue Guo, there were craftsmen and sailors, and he would not be able to build ships until three years later at the earliest.

However, if we can get the wood that Yue has accumulated, we will be able to start building ships immediately, and we may be able to go to sea next year.

"I do have some timber in Yueguo, if the king doesn't dislike it, the foreign minister can be the master and sell it to Zhao." Chang Yang said.

As Zhao Kuo said, it is useless for Yue Guo to keep these timbers, it is better to exchange some armor and money.

"In addition to timber, the tea, Zhuzhe (sugarcane), silk and other things from the Yue Kingdom can also be sold to my Zhao Kingdom. I can buy it with money, and I can also exchange it for grain and armor. Zhao Kuo said.

In the past, the land of Wuyue was the most developed area of iron smelting technology in China, but now even the weapons have to rely on the support of Zhao State, which has to be embarrassing.

"If I can sell it to Zhao State, then my Yue Kingdom is naturally very happy, but my Yue Kingdom and Zhao State are thousands of miles apart, and there are Chu States and Wei States in between, I'm afraid it's a little ......" Chang Yang said embarrassedly.

The benefits of establishing trade with Zhao were greater for Yue than for Zhao, because Yue was smaller and needed more support from Zhao.

And Zhao Guo has not many more Yue countries, and there is a lot less Yue Guo, Chang Yang really wants to promote this matter, but the reality is another matter, it is impossible for Chu State to watch Yue Guo and Zhao Guo deal with each other.

"We can go by water." Zhao Kuo said. "After the timber from the Yue Kingdom arrives in my Zhao country, our Zhao country will immediately start building ships, and we will be able to build a fleet next spring, and the country of Yue should not be short of this time."

"Then the foreign minister thanked King Zhao." Chang Yang said.

……

After the banquet, Zhao Kuo met with Ou Yeshou and Yuan Hua separately and encouraged them.

"If there is any request, tell the king directly, and the king will not refuse. The king had only one request, to see an army of 3,000 men within a year. Zhao Kuo patted Yuan Hua on the shoulder.

Chang Yang was reluctant to stay in Zhao State, Zhao Kuo could only choose Yuan Hua, if he could really pull up a fleet in a year, even if it was just a shelf, it would be enough to show his ability.

Zhao Kuo didn't expect to be able to train an elite navy in a year.

"The minister will definitely finish it." Yuan Hua said solemnly.

Sure enough, Zhao State lacks naval talents, as long as he comes to Zhao State, he will inevitably be reused!

As long as the first task given to him by the king is completed, no one will be able to shake his position in the future!

"By the way, Gaotang still has more than a hundred small boats left by the Qi Kingdom, you take people to take a look, you can use them all away, and the widows who can't use them will be used as fishing boats." Zhao Kuo said.

After Lian Po defeated the Qi army, more than a hundred small broken ships were captured along with the Qi army.

Of course, this small broken ship is relative to the sea ships of the Yue Kingdom, and for the Zhao Kingdom, these ships are still very large.

Later, the Qi State took the captives back, but these small broken ships remained in the Zhao State.

Yuan Hua's eyes lit up, he thought that he only had seven ships to use, but he didn't expect that there would be surprises. Qi's shipbuilding technology is not under Yue's, and even if these ships are a little worse, they are enough for training.

"The minister promises to train 3,000 sailors within a year, otherwise he will come to see him." Yuan Hua said loudly.

"This king believes in you." Zhao Kuo said.

"King, a thief has been recruited." Liu Ping walked in briskly and said in his ear.

"They are Ba people, who rebelled against the Qin State a few months ago, and all their people were arrested and demoted to vassals. A month ago, Qin Xiang Fan Ju sent people to find them, saying that as long as they killed the king, he would release all their clansmen. ”

"That old man is also a Ba man?" Zhao Kuo was a little unconvinced.

Other people can see from their appearance that there is a lot of difference from the Central Plains, but the old man is definitely a native of the Central Plains.

"The old man used to be a Zhao person, but he was captured by the Qin State, and he was favored by his bravery, so he became a Qin person. was also sent by Fan Ju, he should be old, and he plans to fight for his descendants. Liu Ping said.

"Ask that Bahu if he is willing to surrender." Zhao Kuo said.

After all, he is a powerhouse in the transcendent realm, and if he is willing to surrender, he can be blameless.

"That Bahu...... Committed suicide......" Liu Ping said in a low voice.

"It's a pity to be a warrior, too." Zhao Kuo sighed, and after a moment, said in a deep voice, "Give all the corpses of all the assassins to the Qin State." ”

"No." Liu Ping bowed and prepared to go down to arrange.

"Wait." Zhao Kuo stopped Liu Ping, "In addition, send a message to Qin Wangji and Fan Ju: Sending assassins to assassinate is the villain's doing." If this king encounters this again, it will surely make all the noble officials and their relatives in the entire Qin State shrouded in fear. ”

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