Zhao Kuo didn't know about King Wei's anger, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it seriously.

To be honest, except for the Qin State and the Chu State, which had the strength to fight with the Zhao State, the other countries were like that.

Wei Wangyu is not Wei Wenhou after all, he is indecisive and timid, he is destined to only take advantage of some small advantages, and he will never be able to achieve great things.

Historically, Qin failed in the Battle of Handan and was defeated by Wei Wuji and led by the coalition forces back to Hangu Pass, Wei Wangyu not only did not take this opportunity to unite the six eastern countries, but also pursued the victory, weakened Qin, and improved Wei's international status. Instead, he took the opportunity to destroy and defend the country, seized the Pinglu of Qi, pulled out the Korean Guancheng, and defeated the Chu State in Suiyang, Cai, and Zhaoling.

The Taoyi of the Qin State was also occupied by the Wei State during this time.

The state of Wei seems to be majestic, and its sound shocks the world. In fact, it offended all the surrounding countries.

When Qin attacked Wei again, there was no one to support Wei.

Wei was the land of four wars, and during the reign of Marquis Wu of Wei and King Hui of Wei, the national strength was much stronger than now, and it was beaten several times by the surrounding countries.

Wei Wangyu didn't learn a lesson, but instead painted a picture of the boss of the sky, the second of the earth, and the third of me, not knowing how to unite part of the country and suppress part of it, but like his ancestors, he beat the surrounding countries again.

As for the other three countries, that's not to mention.

According to the history that Zhao Kuo knew, as well as the current situation of the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Qi and Han, unless a miracle happened, there was no salvation.

No matter whether the direction of his efforts is right or not, at least he has worked hard.

Qi Yan and Han Sanguo directly lay flat.

"It's better to go back to Handan."

Zhao Kuo was lying in the courtyard of the palace, Tian Shu and Tian Yi sisters beat his legs, the sun was not dazzling, accompanied by a faint breeze, and the sound of leaves rustling in his ears was heard, not to mention how comfortable.

"Whoever let the king have to work hard and go out on patrol in person, it will be more than half a year away." Tian Shu said angrily.

"There are some things that can only be done by the widow himself, there is no way, maybe this is the ability to work harder." Zhao Kuo stretched, "But until the Chinese New Year, there shouldn't be any more worries."

Winter is coming soon, and under normal circumstances, countries would not start a war in winter.

Another one, the Qin State and the Chu State, which have the ability to start a war, have been fighting for several months this year, and the people are sleepy and tired, so it is time to rest and rest.

Although the Jiuding in his hand flew away, which made Qin very angry, the king of Qin also had to consider the feelings of the soldiers.

"I don't know if the State of Chu has annexed the State of Yue, with the strength of the State of Chu, there should be no accidents." Zhao Kuo thought in his heart.

"What about next year?" Tian Shu asked.

"I'll talk about next year, anyway, it's impossible to be peaceful in a troubled world." Zhao Kuo pulled two grapes and put them in his mouth, and now the Central Plains countries can eat grapes in Handan, "Not to mention anything else in the Western Regions, the fruit is still delicious." Not only can they be planted outside, but they can also be planted inside the palace, just like grapes, they can grow with a wooden stick in a corner."

"Great King, the concubine heard that there should be fewer trees in the palace, and it is better not to plant them, because trees can provide a place for assassins to hide, which is a safety hazard." Tian Yi raised his head and said

"Then don't plant it." Although Zhao Kuo didn't think that someone would hide under the vine and assassinate him, there was no need to try.

There is no benefit if you win a bet, and there is a loss in blood if you lose a bet.

"The king, the merchant (Zhao Mu) asks to see you." At this time, the guards came in to report.

Since Zhao Kuo's parade, Zhao Mu moved out of the palace and lived back in the previous Mafu Monarch's Mansion.

After all, the palace is like that if you live more, except that it is a little bigger, it is no different from the Mafu Monarch's Mansion. And after Zhao Kuo went out to parade, all the women in the palace except him were dependents, and it was not good to continue to live there, so Zhao Mu moved out.

"Let him in." Zhao Kuo said.

"Then the concubine will retire first." Tian Shu and Tian Yi saluted and retreated.

"Brother Wang." Zhao Mu clenched his fists and said.

"Yes, more mature." Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Mu and nodded approvingly.

A few years ago, Zhao

Mu is still a hairy boy, his face has not faded clean, and now he has become the largest businessman in the world, and the corners of his mouth have grown a beard.

"Brother Wang, my brother came this time because I want to discuss something with Brother Wang." Zhao Mu sat down and said.

"What's the matter?"

"I want to lead a caravan to the Western Regions." Zhao Mu said.

"No." Zhao Kuo immediately said, if the Western Regions is fun, it is a terrible place, you will not be ruthless if you are killed, who cares if you are the younger brother of King Zhao.

"The Chamber of Commerce is on track, and there's nothing left to do. Brother Wang, you just let me go to the Western Regions once, my brother wants to see the outside world, I heard that there is a country there that is no less than our Zhao country." Zhao Mu shouted.

Now that the Zhao Chamber of Commerce has completely monopolized the commerce of Zhao and Yan, most of the industries of Qi, Wei and Han have been almost squeezed by the Zhao Chamber of Commerce, and the rest is just hard support.

Originally, the next plan of the Zhao Chamber of Commerce was to occupy the markets of Qin and Chu.

However, the opening of the Hexi Corridor and the Juyan Ancient Road made the Zhao Chamber of Commerce give up this choice.

Doing business between the State of Zhao and the State of Chu is normally only a dozen percent of the profit, even if it is at the risk of cutting off the head, it will not exceed one hundred percent.

But the Western Regions are different, even the most ordinary silk, porcelain, and lacquerware, when they are transported to the Western Regions, they are several times the profit, and then buy jade from the Western Regions and transport the spices back to the Central Plains, which is several times the profit.

Not only will he not break the law, but he will also be supported by Zhao Guo.

As for the dangers along the way?

Hehe, don't say it's dangerous.

Even knives in the sky can't stop businessmen from making money.

Zhao Mu is not a natural businessman, he lacks the ruthlessness of a businessman, but has a more chivalrous spirit, but he is very talented and intelligent in business, and has an adventurous spirit.

Without the support of Zhao Guo, Zhao Mu may be able to break through in business, but in the end, he is likely to be betrayed by his brothers and wives like some protagonists, swept away all his assets, and returned to the pre-liberation period overnight......

However, with Zhao Guo, he didn't dare to pit him.

Therefore, Zhao Mu is like a fish in water in business.

Some time ago, Bai Yan and Duanmu Ying found Zhao Mu and proposed to expand the scale of the caravan to the Western Regions, and send a vice president to lead the team personally, it is best to let Zhao Guo arrange an official identity and get a scepter or something, so as to deter those small countries.

As soon as Zhao Mu heard this, I just went in person, whether it was the identity of the Chamber of Commerce or the official identity, I had it, and I was still the younger brother of Prince Zhao.

Although Bai Yan and Duanmu should disagree, how could they stop Zhao Mu, as long as Zhao Kuo agreed, even if they didn't agree, Zhao Mu himself could form a caravan.

"How many people did you organize this time?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"We have forty-five merchants in the Zhao Kingdom, and in addition, there are Yan States, Qi States, Wei States, and Koreans, a total of one hundred merchants, a total of one hundred and forty-five merchants. In addition to this, we intend to hire a thousand people as escorts. There are also some guides, feng shui masters, translators and the like. Fifteen hundred or so in all." Zhao Mu said.

A caravan of this size is enough to sweep through some small countries in the Western Regions.

Originally, they just wanted to unite the merchants of Zhao State, but they didn't expect that after the merchants from all countries learned about it, they all wanted to participate, after all, it was good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and who didn't know the strength of Zhao State's caravan.

In case of any accidents, it will also be the most losses of the Zhao State caravan, and they can feel a little better.

"With so many people, I'm afraid the Juyan Ancient Road won't be able to support supplies." Zhao Kuo shook his head.

The Juyan Ancient Road is not as good as the Hexi Corridor, which is a real oasis with many rivers in its territory, and the rain is abundant during this period, which not only allows grazing, but also agricultural production.

Most of the area of the ancient road is desert and sandy land, let alone farming, no one even wants grazing, and it is very difficult to replenish it.

"We don't take the Juyan Ancient Road, we take the Hexi Corridor." Zhao Mu said eagerly.

"Take the Hexi Corridor?" Zhao Kuo frowned, and then slowly relaxed, it is not impossible to go to the Qin State, the Qin State is not

Merchants will be prohibited from entering the country, but they are very welcome, and there is no problem with Zhao Mu's identity.

Even if Qin Guo knew that this caravan was led by Zhao Mu, he would not use Zhao Mu to threaten Zhao Guo, because it was meaningless.

Qin Wangji's own son was in Wei and his grandson was in Zhao, and Qin still sent troops to attack Wei and Zhao, not to mention the younger brother of the monarch.

The kings of Chu were deceived by the Qin State, and the Chu State directly changed to a king, and they did not accept the threat of the Qin State.

It's just that......

"How did you a thousand guards enter the Qin Kingdom? It is impossible for the Qin State to let you bring so many people into the country, and so many people can attack the city." Zhao Kuo said.

Don't say that a thousand people are together, even if they are separated, the Qin State will strictly inspect them, and lock them up if something is wrong, otherwise they will find some merchants at random, lead the guards into the city separately, and then join forces inside and outside, and you can earn a city.

In fact, this has happened before, but rarely.

"The merchants of our countries are separated, and each caravan only brings a part of the guards, so it will not attract attention, and after the Xianyang converges, we will obtain the customs clearance documents of the Qin State, and then recruit the remaining guards. The Qin State has been very friendly to merchants in recent years, especially those who go to the Western Regions, and will not limit the number of caravans." Zhao Mu said.

Not all cities have to be checked when they enter the city, only during special periods, or border cities will be checked, and after entering the hinterland of Qin, they will relax a lot.

From the Qin State to the Western Regions, the road was unimpeded.

However, when you come back, you will still be subject to interrogation, and while accounting for your identity, it is also for the purpose of collecting business taxes.

"Looks like you've thought it through." Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Mu.

"Hmm." Zhao Mu nodded solemnly.

"Go talk to your mother, and if she doesn't have an opinion, I'll let you go." Zhao Kuo said.

"Okay, I'll go find my mother." Zhao Mu got up and ran towards an attic not far away.

"Someone really needs to explore the way to the Western Regions." Zhao Kuo thought in his heart that in his plan, he had the idea to fight all the way to the Western Regions, but he didn't know if he could realize it in his lifetime.

After all, Zhao has not even taken the first step towards unifying the world.

"It's still too far to think about this, let's take it one step at a time." Zhao Kuo sighed, looked at the sky in the south, and didn't know how Le Yi went to Wei.

After a while, Zhao Mu walked out of the attic with a happy face.

"Brother Wang, my mother agreed."

Zhao Kuo didn't know how Zhao Mu persuaded his mother, but since his mother agreed, he didn't stop it.

After all, Zhao Mu is already an adult, and he has his own thinking and path to follow.

"Already set a date?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"Not yet, but only for a few days. If it weren't for your return, I left two months ago." Zhao Mu said.

"It's winter, and it won't be long before it snows." Zhao Kuo said.

"It's going to take a year or two on the road, and it's the same when you set off, and it will be delayed for a while in the Qin Kingdom, so you may have to wait until spring to set off." Zhao Mu said.

"Since you've made up your mind, I won't say more, and tell me when the day is ready. Brother Wang will personally send you off." Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Mu on the shoulder.

I don't know when we will meet next time.

After sending Zhao Mu away, Zhao Kuo had nothing to do, glanced back at the dormitory, gave up the idea of Bai Rixuan Yin, and turned his head and walked towards the front hall.

Since returning to Handan, he has not dealt with government affairs.

Maybe because Lin Xiangru and others blocked him at the gate of the palace last time, they felt a little guilty in their hearts, so they didn't come to disturb him in the past few days.

"King, rare guest." When Zhao Sheng saw Zhao Kuo, he quickly got up, pretending to be very surprised.

"Uncle Wang will also make fun of people now." Zhao Kuo said angrily.

"It's just that the king hasn't appeared in the front hall for more than half a year, so I'm just a little surprised." Zhao Sheng said with a smile.

"With you here, this king will let me go

heart." Zhao Kuo said.

"My lord, I just received a message. The Yue Kingdom was destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of people in the Yue Kingdom were all annexed by the Chu State, and almost no one fled into the mountains." Lin Xiangru said, holding a document he had just gotten.

"The state of Chu is generous, within a hundred years, there will be no more disasters in the southeast of the state of Chu." Even if he had guessed before, Zhao Kuo still felt a little emotional.

Both Zhao and Qin wanted to plant a nail behind the Chu State to balance the Chu State.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, this nail was pulled out by the Chu State, which not only did not weaken the national strength of the Chu State, but made the strength of the Chu State have been greatly improved.

This is a big variable for Zhao Guo.

The goal of Zhao is Yan, and during this period, it is better for all countries to have something to do, just like the war between Chu and Yue, and the war between Qin and Han Wei, so that no country has the energy to intervene in the war between Zhao and Yan.

And the previous situation is indeed moving in the direction of Zhao Guo's favor.

It was only very soon that the war ended in both theaters.

Of course, the battle of Chu and Yue was within the expected range of Zhao State, after all, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, and after Yue Guo walked out of the mountains, the right time, place and people were all on Chu State's side.

If this is the case, the state of Chu cannot be victorious, the king of Chu and all the civil and military ministers of the state of Chu can throw themselves into the Miluo River.

"By the way, what about King Yue?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"There is no news of King Yue." Lin Xiangru shook his head.

"Send someone to send some gifts to the king of Chu, saying that the widow congratulates him on destroying the Yue Kingdom, and he will definitely be able to recover the old capital and revitalize the Chu State in the future. In short, just cite the interest of the king of Chu to recover the old capital." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.

As long as it is the king of Chu, there is no one who does not want to recover the old capital, but it is just a question of whether he dares or not.

"The minister is willing to send an envoy to the state of Chu." Gongsun Long got up and said.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Mr. Zibing." Zhao Kuo nodded.