Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Mission of Ministers

But King Zhou is different.

He actually wanted to send someone to communicate with He Xi. Let's talk about it.

Although the king of Zhou has already decided to unite with Beijing. But it's always time to talk about it, and at least get some support from Beijing.

The union belongs to the union, and the price code belongs to the price code.

These two are not the same.

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The Nanyang envoys naturally hit a soft nail in Nanjing.

After all, Zhu Yunwen was not willing to negotiate conditions with the Nanyang kings at all, and even Zhu Yunwen felt that it was problematic for the Nanyang kings to send people over in this era. You must know that there is still a public case between Zhu Yunwen and the kings of Nanyang.

This public case is no one else. It is the King of Jingjiang.

King Jingjiang is dead. Zhu Yunwen has maintained the idea of chasing and killing the remnants of Jingjiang Wang. However, the kings of Nanyang have a feeling of sadness for the king of Jingjiang, and they are not willing to attack the remnants of the king of Jingjiang, and more importantly, Nanyang is very big. There are many islands, and these people hide in one place. It's hard to find.

Even if you know where to find them, it takes a lot of effort.

None of the princes would do that.

However, Zhu Yunwen asked the Nanyang princes to dispose of the remnants of King Jingjiang and send them to Nanjing.

I met this kind of soft nail. Zhu Yunwen was naturally unhappy.

This is no longer just a matter of King Jingjiang, it can even be said to be Zhu Yunwen's obedience test to the kings of Nanyang. Obviously, this result made Zhu Yunwen dissatisfied. The concept of the whole world is not the king's land is deeply ingrained in Zhu Yunwen's heart.

He was uncomfortable with the presence of the kings of the South Seas.

If the kings of Nanyang are all the original Nanyang countries, Zhu Yunwen will be able to be gentle and far away. Not care. Because these people have no political influence on the Central Plains, any scholar treats these people as barbarians.

But the kings of the South Seas are different. They are not barbarians, and their political status is much higher than that of the previous Nanyang countries.

It is in conflict with Zhu Yunwen's desire for the supremacy of monarchy.

Both sides have their own knots, so naturally they can't talk about anything.

In Beijing, the Nanyang Mission met a warm welcome.

He Xi thinks about one issue all the time, that is, to maintain the value of the currency. Maintain the value of the banknotes he issued, and only in this way can Beijing have a steady stream of financial resources to continue the war.

This matter has always been the top priority in He Xi's mind.

And to do so. On the one hand, there is enough hard currency. The other thing is that there is enough purchasing power.

Essentially, it's about increasing productivity. To increase the production capacity of the team's commodities, and when the commodities are produced, they need to be sold, and more markets are needed.

He Ximing secretly restricted the direct exchange of paper money for gold and silver, these means, many people can see, but it does not affect the value of Beijing banknotes, because Beijing banknotes can sell a lot of things.

So, the market is very important for Beijing.

As a result, as soon as the Nanyang mission came, the persuasion of the war between the north and the south that the Nanyang mission wanted to talk about had already been put on hold by the princes what the princes wanted to discuss with the Beijing government politically.

There was no talk at all.

Instead, the first Beijing Expo was held.

Will all kinds of new inventions, new creations. All taken out. I want to see the kings of the South Seas. After all, the Nanyang Kings are Beijing's biggest customers, and the Nanyang Kings are not only their own consumption, but also the largest distributor of Beijing's goods. Monopolize the goods from Beijing to the West.

He Xi naturally had to use his greatest strength to sell.

The prince of Zhou Wang hid his identity in the mission, and he saw this very wonderful scene.

A scene that he didn't know what to say.

On Beijing's Chang'an Avenue, the spacious Chang'an Avenue is surrounded by soldiers and occupies a large area of the road, with countless sheds on both sides of the road. The prince of Zhou took his entourage and looked at the district one by one.

The first thing you see is a model train.

In fact, it is essentially a toy train. On a large table, a toy train emitted black smoke and roared over various terrains such as mountains, bridges, and plains. King Zhou's eyes widened when he saw it.

The Civil War still had an impact on Nanyang, and a lot of news could not reach Nanyang quickly, such as the train in front of me.

Trains are nothing new to Beijing.

But it is the most amazing thing for the prince of Zhou, even if he has already ridden.

Still sighing.

It's just a train, which doesn't have much effect on Xingang. Because the new port is densely waterways. Water transport is well developed. You don't need a railway, and the soil of the new port is not suitable for building a railway. This is what the prince of Zhou knows best.

In history, the prince of Zhou was not a good prince. But today's Zhou Wang Shizi is different.

In Nanyang, where there were so many officials under King Zhou, the prince of King Zhou undertook a lot of work, and it can be said that he was very experienced in reclaiming land. There is too much water in the South Seas. Even when it rains, it rains for a long time, and even well-cultivated paddy fields can easily be flooded.

Fortunately, in the paddy field, the submerged time is short, and it is not a big deal, as long as it is extremely drained.

And is this railway okay?

Iron soaked in water, how fast it rusts. The prince of Zhou is experienced. It can be said that the most purchased by King Zhou from Beijing is farm tools, because in the case of Nanyang, no matter how carefully maintained, it will not take long for the iron tools to be out of shape.

A batch will have to be replaced in a few years.

King Zhou just came over and shouldered such a mission.

So for the railway, the prince of Zhou was amazed, and then it passed.

It's just that soon he came to a stall, and the things on it were nothing else. It is a firecracker, but a standard firecracker in the army.

The prince of Zhou was taken aback when he saw it, and he looked at it carefully. However, I saw that there was a smooth wooden handle inlaid with the barrel on it, and it was shiny every time, which was very exquisite. King Zhou said, "Can this thing be sold?"

The man at the stall said, "I wasn't allowed to sell it before, but now I can."

King Zhou Shizi took a closer look, and secretly said in his heart: "This must be taken. ：」

Railways are not suitable for the South Seas, but firecrackers are different. As mentioned above, bows and arrows are not suitable for the South Seas, and the South Seas must use steel crossbows, but steel crossbows are not as good as firearms.

King Zhou said, "Can I test the gun?"

"Yes, but not here."

The prince of Zhou also knew that this place was too close to the imperial city. said, "How much does it cost?"

"Ten taels and one shots. If you have more, you can discount it."

"Is the artillery sold?"

"The same. Sell, different specifications and prices are different, and there are more can be discounted. Will you buy it?"

"Buy." King Zhou Shizi said very loudly.

The external sale of firecrackers is also He Xi's most decision-making. After all, there are a lot of goods sold outside in Beijing today, but the imperial court needs a large amount of money, and He Xi thinks about it, and only weapons are the most suitable. There are enough weapons in.

The kings of the South Seas were naturally willing to pay for it.

After all, war is also a business, especially for the kings of Nanyang, many annoying natives are still there, and after the kings of Nanyang strengthen their force, they will naturally be able to defeat these natives, and the property of these natives will naturally flow to Beijing.

This is also a source of revenue for Beijing.

But the prince of Zhou thought differently.

It's one thing to buy only a small amount. But in the case of large-scale purchases, it is a different matter.

There's a lot of confidence in it.

This kind of self-confidence made the prince of Zhou feel suffocated.

Beijing never seemed to worry about turning around and beating itself after the firearms were sold.

Guns are just fine, and artillery is also sold.

This shocked the prince of Zhou very much. He suddenly had an idea in his mind, that is, to add something else to this cooperation, that is, military cooperation. The Civil War was so big. Nanyang

Naturally, the nations will send people to observe.

Including King Zhou.

Among them, the changes on the battlefield, King Zhou naturally understood. But they didn't dare to peep at these before, for fear of being beaten. Fear of being seen as rude. After all, these are the top secrets of a powerful force.

But now I don't think so