Chapter 2 Transactions
Liu Feilong led a hundred horsemen to gallop through the streets of Liaocheng, and the originally orderly streets became noisy, but the strange thing was that there was only the sound of neat horses' hooves, and not a single horse neighed.
In the first iron cavalry of the Chen State, even a horse was selected and well-trained, and for the peasants they did not kill the cultivated cattle, because the oxen were humane, and for the soldiers of the Chen State, it was the same, their horses were humane.
Those soldiers who took over Liaocheng and were responsible for maintaining order wanted to stop it, but as soon as they saw the Qinglong banner embroidered with the word "willow", they were immediately stunned.
There is only one person in the entire continent who dares to take care of the affairs of the "Liu family"! That is King Chen, and it is difficult for anyone to come except for King Chen. There are even rumors that if it weren't for King Chen's promise to give Liu Zhanguo a status above 10,000 people, I'm afraid Chen Guo would have to change his surname to "Liu"!
Of course, the flame of this rumor was extinguished by a bubble of urine before it could flourish, and King Chen would never allow such rumors to threaten his position and the stability of the country.
As for the "bubble of urine" that extinguished the fire, it was an old man named Mu Qing, the third powerful figure in Chen Guo, second only to King Chen and Liu Zhanguo, and all the laws and rules of Chen Guo were drafted and formulated by him, and he had all the powers to implement and supervise.
With Mu Qing's existence, King Chen can save one-third of his time every year to be a shopkeeper, and with Liu Zhanguo, he can save one-third of his time, so King Chen is the king who everyone envies among the nine kings of the Nine Kingdoms, and he can enjoy life for two-thirds of the time every year.
But this does not mean that King Chen wastes his time in enjoyment, King Chen spends most of his time wandering outside every year, whether it is beautiful mountains and rivers or poor mountains and rivers, most of the mountains and rivers of Chen and even several other countries, he has traveled.
For the rest of the time, he stayed in the army most of the time, so that the Jinluan Palace in the capital of Chen Guo was like a decoration, and he couldn't open the door a few times a year and go to the early court a few times.
In the tavern, Liu Zhanguo moved his ears, heard the sound of horses' hooves, frowned slightly, looked at the wine bowl in his hand, and raised it slightly, the wine in the bowl turned into a straight line and flew out, falling steadily in the middle of the street, leaving a water mark on the ground.
Liu Feilong pulled the reins sharply, and the war horse slowed down instantly, and stopped steadily in front of the water mark, without crossing half a minute, and the hundreds of people galloping behind also stopped one after another.
Two sounds of leather armor rubbing, dismounting, kneeling on one knee, without a trace of superfluous sound, the movements are neat and uniform, which shows how well-trained he usually is.
Liu Feilong should have been the first to dismount, but he didn't get off the horse, sat up straight on the horse, looked straight ahead, and didn't even look at Liu Zhanguo.
"Yo, the wings are stiff?" Liu Zhanguo looked at Liu Feilong with interest, this first tiger general under his command, brave and strategic, with countless military exploits, put it in any other country, he can be in the position where Liu Warring States is now in the Chen State, under one person, above ten thousand people.
Liu Feilong finally dismounted, knelt on one knee and hugged his fist, which was considered a salute.
"Get up, disperse, don't block the streets, the big guys are still doing business. Liu Zhanguo waved his hand at the hundred people and motioned for them to disperse.
Hundreds of people immediately lined up, leading war horses to line up on both sides of the street, giving way to the wide road in the middle.
"Feilong, come over for a drink?" Liu Zhanguo beckoned to Liu Feilong.
With a hint of stubbornness on his face, Liu Feilong walked to the wine table, didn't say anything, picked up the wine jar and drank the wine inside.
"It's watery. Liu Feilong finished drinking, slammed the wine jar on the table, and wiped his mouth and said.
The corners of Liu Zhanguo's mouth twitched slightly, the wine outside basically couldn't come in after the Liaocheng military was under control, there was only consumption in the city and no replenishment, and the store had to do business, so he could only sell the original good wine with more water, otherwise it would have been sold out long ago.
And this jar of wine can be regarded as the strongest wine in Liaocheng at present, and it was drunk by Liu Feilong, if you want to say that Liu Zhan Guo is not distressed, it is fake, and the wine worm in his stomach has not yet been satisfied.
"Liu Feilong, what is the crime of disturbing the people on the street?" Liu Zhan Guo pretended to be serious.
"One hundred rods, those who have military positions will be demoted by one level, and those who are serious will be directly expelled from the barracks. Liu Feilong replied.
"Knowing the law and breaking the law?" asked Liu Zhanguo.
"I'm here to save people, and everything in the mission is mission-oriented. Liu Feilong replied loudly and confidently.
"Who assigned you the task? Why didn't I know about this?" Liu Zhan Guo raised his eyebrows, seriousness was no longer pretended, and a murderous aura was released around him, and the people passing by on the street couldn't help but rub their arms, feeling as if the weather had suddenly become cold.
"What does the general want to do?" Liu Feilong didn't answer the question, but glared at Liu Zhanguo and asked.
"What do I want to do? Lao Tzu still wants to ask what you want to do! Is this the attitude you should have towards me?" Liu Zhan Guo slapped the table, startling the shopkeeper, when the hundred riders stopped at the door, the shopkeeper knew that the two people in front of him were amazing, hiding behind the counter and carefully not knowing what to do, for fear that the two would fight and destroy his small shop.
Liu Feilong breathed fiercely in his nostrils, obviously not having a taste in his heart, but he had nowhere to vent.
"Give!" Liu Feilong pulled around his waist and threw the water bag he was carrying to Liu Zhanguo.
"I'm not thirsty. Liu Zhanguo's face softened slightly, and he said that he was not thirsty, but he still opened the water bag and planned to take a sip, he actually understood why Liu Feilong had such a bad attitude, but some things were really not as simple as Liu Feilong thought.
The moment he opened the water bag, Liu Zhanguo was stunned, sniffled, and a strong aroma of wine penetrated into his nostrils, and inhaled it all the way down his nasal cavity, which immediately made Liu Zhanguo feel comfortable.
"When I heard about you, I rushed back from the south, and begged for it from the iceman, and I knew that there was no good wine in the place where the bird didn't. Liu Feilong explained.
The south that Liu Feilong said is naturally not the south of the Chen Kingdom, but the southernmost part of the entire continent, from where the Chen Kingdom passes through the Immortal Temple, where the people are the best at making wine, and the wine brewed is the best in the entire continent!
"I have a heart. Liu Zhanguo's complexion softened completely, he poured a sip of wine into his mouth, swallowed it in his stomach, took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out.
"General, I know it's a bit reckless to do this, but ......" Liu Feilong didn't know what to say.
"Feilong, what are we soldiers for?" Liu Zhan asked calmly in Chinese.
"Of course, it's to defend the country and protect the people. Liu Feilong replied as a matter of course.
"And what about fighting?" Liu Sengoku then asked.
"It should ...... It's also about defending the country and protecting the people. Liu Feilong replied a little hesitantly this time, not understanding Liu Zhanguo's deep meaning.
"It's a part, but you can't see far enough, the war is for reunification, in order to make the four seas peaceful and the eight directions calm. You think, if the whole world is unified, then it will all be your own people, and there will be no war, right?" Liu Zhanguo said.
Liu Feilong was silent, feeling that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Liu Zhanguo's logic.
"But did you know that the unification of the whole world is almost impossible to achieve. Liu Zhanguo shook his head again and denied what he said before.
Liu Feilong was even more puzzled, what did Liu Zhan Guo want to express?
"The war will never stop, Chen Guo is strong now, but can he stay strong?" Liu Zhan Guo had a trace of worry between his eyebrows.
"With the presence of the general, the country of Chen will surely prosper for eternity. Liu Feilong said firmly.
"Don't talk about these imaginary things, even if it is an 'immortal' who has hit the immortal gate, it is just two or three more than ordinary people, how can anyone live for thousands of years. Liu Zhanguo shook his head.
"Chen Guo is too small, that is, the same size as the other eight countries, and it is surrounded by various countries, once one day I pass the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, how long do you think Chen Guo can defend?" Liu Zhan Guo looked at Liu Feilong, Liu Feilong didn't know how to answer.
"I'll settle the account for you, it's not a problem for me to maintain a peak state for another fifty years, and if I have the opportunity to break into the Three Realms of Taixu, or even impact the Immortal Gate, then it can be maintained for at least a hundred years, after a hundred years, with the strength and area of the Chen State, once I lose my seat, in the face of the siege of the other eight countries, I can defend it for about ten years, and ideally it can prosper for a total of one hundred and ten years; ”
Liu Feilong was about to speak, but was interrupted by Liu Zhan Guo raising his hand, "I know what you want to say, do you think that even if I am no longer there in a hundred years, the Nine Kingdoms will still be able to live in peace, right? Let me tell you clearly, that is impossible, in recent years, we have beaten the other eight countries into fear, and they dare not speak out, but because of this, they have resentment and hatred in their hearts, and after a long time, it will become a grudge." ”
"My Majesty and I have discussed this for a long time, Your Majesty can see a hundred years, I am a half-ass, but there is no problem in looking at fifty years, eighty years is the final conclusion that Your Majesty and I have reached. Liu Zhanguo sighed, he is better than His Majesty in everything, but in the matter of looking at the future, he is slightly inferior to His Majesty, which is probably the reason why His Majesty is Your Majesty.
"However, if you can get half of the territory from each of the other eight countries such as Hu, Wu, and Zhao, and improve the country's institutional system within twenty years, and double the army, even if you start a war with the other eight countries at the same time in twenty years, the Chen State will be able to prosper for at least a hundred years without shaking its foundation, and it can hold on to the country for more than two hundred years without destroying the country, and there is even a small possibility that the other eight countries will be swallowed one by one to achieve unification!"
A bright light flashed in Liu Feilong's mind, as if he had figured it out, and echoed: "But there is also a great possibility that during this twenty-year transition period, it will be attacked by the other eight countries, and if it is not good, it will be destroyed within twenty years." ”
"Looks like you've figured it out. Liu Zhanguo smiled slightly.
It turned out that this was a deal! a deal at the expense of Liu Sengoku!
It's also a big gamble......
Liu Feilong has thoroughly figured out the key to this, Chen Guo or His Majesty is betting that after obtaining the territory of the other eight countries, it can survive the 20-year transition period, and then it will be able to maintain the national fortune for at least 200 years, and the other eight countries are also gambling that they can unite and eat Chen Guo during the 20-year transition period.
"Surrender half of the territory, thus solving my big trouble, all countries are extremely willing, the world is a great world, and the kings of the other eight countries also have great talents, no worse than our majesty, they are just that there is no one like me under their hands who can use it, they think that I alone is worth half of the combat power of the entire Chen country. ”
Liu Zhanguo didn't forget to praise himself when he explained, but what he said was not much different from the facts, because of Liu Zhanguo's existence, the balance of victory would tilt towards Chen Guo every time.
"Is it really worth sacrificing the general to make a bet? It may only be twenty years!" Liu Feilong clenched his fists, and his heart was extremely painful.
"Maybe two hundred years, or even longer, isn't it?" Liu Zhanguo grabbed the water bag and poured another sip of wine into his mouth, and opened his mouth after drinking, revealing a satisfied expression.
Liu Zhan Guo got up and patted Liu Feilong on the shoulder, Liu Feilong had a bitter face, at this time he really didn't know how to persuade him, he knew that the general must be iron-hearted.
As for whether it was King Chen who coerced Liu Zhan Guo to make a sacrifice, Liu Feilong didn't think about it at all, because no one in this world could threaten Liu Zhan Guo! Not even King Chen, the king of a country!
Liu Feilong looked up at Liu Zhan Guo and thought: General, there must be other plans......
"Did you bring any money? Pay for the drink, keep a little more, and the table will have to be compensated to the store." After Liu Zhanguo walked out of the store, he said to Liu Feilong.
Liu Feilong mechanically took out the silver money and put it on the table, and followed Liu Zhanguo out of the tavern.
After Liu Zhanguo and the others walked away from the door, the shopkeeper dared to poke his head out cautiously, and pushed the shopkeeper to ask him to get the silver, but the shopkeeper's legs were still weak at this time, and he couldn't stand up at all when he leaned against the wooden cabinet.
After the shopkeeper scolded the waste, he went to the table, looked at the silver money on the table, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled, the man just now seemed to say that he wanted to pay for his table, what does this mean?
The shopkeeper shook his head, reached out to take the silver coin, just touched the silver coin, the table suddenly turned into powder silently, only the ding dong sound of the silver money landing, the layer of wood powder on the ground, reminded the shopkeeper that there was indeed a wooden table here just now.
The shopkeeper's eyes widened, it turned out that the palm that Liu Zhan Guo slapped on the table just now had already shattered the structure of the table, but the control of the power was very good, and the table did not immediately turn into powder.
And Liu Feilong was able to take out the silver money and put it on the table, without letting the table turn into powder, obviously his control of power was not much inferior to Liu Zhanguo.