Chapter 938: The Magnificent Power of Han (Sixty-Two)

Wu Qi stared at the maps with thick black lines pushed over by Gao Yuan, his lips couldn't help trembling, and his body couldn't help shaking on the leather mattress.

"Shameless, extremely shameless!" He finally couldn't help shouting. The thick line drawn on the map pushed over by Gao Yuan enclosed almost most of the entire Wei State into the territory of the Han State, and Several counties near the border of Zhao State belonged to Zhao State.

He looked at Gao Yuan with red eyes: "King Han, you must not mean this, right?"

"Of course!" Gao Yuan spread his hands, "If that's what I mean, you won't be able to see this map."

Wu Qi exhaled a long breath and seemed much more relaxed. He stood up and bowed deeply to Gao Yuan, "Wu Qi thanks the King of Han for his righteousness, and my king will also thank the King of Han for his preservation."

"Preservation is not necessarily necessary!" Gao Yuan said calmly: "Since Zhao Guo has this idea, Mr. Wu, please forgive me, it is difficult for you to resist now. Don't forget that in Daliang, Zhao has 10,000 elite people. They are stationed there, and your troops are basically facing the Qin people on the outside. If the Zhao people make any move, your troops will not be able to rescue them at all."

"Since King Gaoyi of Han has revealed this secret to us, we will naturally be on guard. After I go back this time, I will try to expel the Zhao people from our country, Wei." Wu Qi gritted his teeth.

"Absolutely not!" Gao Yuan shook his head repeatedly, "Wu Xiang, if you are so anxious, you will show your traces. If the Zhao people find out the traces, I'm afraid you will be the first to suffer. And if you conflict with the Zhao people, The Qin people are afraid that they will march straight in. And if there is no support from Zhao, I dare to ask Prime Minister Wu, what can he use to resist the Qin people's attack?"

Wu Qi suddenly withered. The State of Zhao has always been the staunchest supporter of the State of Wei. Over the years, without the support of the Zhao people, the State of Wei would have collapsed long ago. But to this day, the State of Wei is under the control of the people of Qin. Under the continuous attack, the last drop of blood was exhausted. The Zhao people abandoned themselves and used their own land to please the Han State. Naturally, it was because the Wei State could no longer share the pressure for Zhao State.

"Why do you teach me, Your Majesty?" Wu Qi sighed deeply. The Zhao people wanted to sell the Wei State, and the Han State was naturally not a docile cat, but a tiger descending from the mountain. The Wei people were caught between Zhao and Han , Qin Jian, even describing the current situation as a dying man is not enough to describe the current predicament, but now he can only grasp the last straw. Since Gao Yuan entrusted Zhao Qi's conspiracy and Panxiang to him, at least He has no plans to annex Wei State now, which can at least buy Wei State a little time.

"Under the current situation, the Wei State must not lack the support of the Zhao* team, but since the Zhao State has already thought of abandoning the Wei State, then, as a Wei person, we might as well introduce another army as a way to As a result of the mutual restraint with Zhao's troops, no one dared to act rashly. In this way, Prime Minister Wu can devote all his energy to resisting the Qin people." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"The King of Han is saying, let us invite your troops to enter Daliang too?" Wu Qi felt a little strange.

"That's right!" Gao Yuan said: "Prime Minister Wu, don't worry. We, the Han Dynasty, are not covetous of Wei State's land. Speaking of land, Prime Minister Wu also knows that the area controlled by Han State is the largest in the world. We have no shortage of it." Land. Even the land we have taken back from the Qin people still belongs to Wei State, and we will only take care of it for a period of time."

Wu Qi remained silent as Gao Yuan's words made it hard for him to believe it.

"Xiang Wu, what do you think our Han country lacks?" Gao Yuan asked.

Wu Xiang thought for a while and said: "Your country lacks men and a strong economic foundation. In previous wars, it was against the Donghu who had a worse economic foundation. But when fighting Qi, the victory lies in surprise."

"Prime Minister Wu saw correctly that I, a big man, do have a lot of land but little material, but what's the use of being big? Without people, there will naturally be no endless wealth. Therefore, the most precious thing in history is not land, but people. We big men If we need to grow, we need a large number of people, and we need to accumulate a certain amount of economic strength to prepare for possible conflicts with Qin, Chu, and Zhao."

Gao Yuan paused for a moment, then continued: "To be honest with Wu Xiang, although I, a big man, have established a country now and look majestic, in fact, I am really an empty frame, and the national treasury has been wiped out, so I need to do it in a very short period of time." Accumulate enough strength within time. Those areas in your country are fertile and densely populated, so although I know that the appearance is a bit ugly, I still need to control him in my hands. It’s not that I am boasting, in our hands, it won’t take more than three or five. In the coming years, these places will definitely be able to create huge wealth, but this is simply impossible in the hands of your country, and without us, you would not even be able to protect these places."

"But those places now belong to the Han State and not the Wei State!" Wu Qi couldn't help but sneered. "What's the benefit to our Wei State?"

"No!" Gao Yuan shook his head repeatedly, "I said before that we are just trustees. When we accumulate enough strength, these places will still belong to the Wei State, and we, the Han people, have recuperated in the past few years. I think we have made great progress, at that time, do I still need your small territory?"

"The King of Han means that you will return these places to Wei in three years as early as five years as late as possible?" Wu Qi asked suspiciously.

"That's right." Gao Yuan said without hesitation: "And in order to show our sincerity, when Han State is in charge of these areas, your army can still recruit troops in these places. Of course, it can only be recruitment and not forced recruitment. Because we need the people here, but we will not stop the young people from Wei who are determined to serve the country from serving the country!"

"Are you serious?" Wu Qi stood up excitedly.

"Of course." Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Not only that, we have further measures. After a period of time, your country can also send officials to the local government offices as deputies to assist the local officials we appointed. Years later, we will return Wei State to lay the foundation."

"If that's true, that would be great!" Wu Qi was overjoyed. If Wei could still send officials there, even if it was just symbolic and without any rights, it would at least symbolize Wei's right to rule in these places.

"At the same time, by taking charge of these areas, in a sense, we are infringing on your country's interests, so we also have a compromise method." Gao Yuan took out another document from the big case and pushed it to Wu Qi's desk. before.

"Lease?" Wu Qi raised his head and glanced at Gao Yuan doubtfully.

"Yes, these places are areas that I, the Han Dynasty, have leased from the State of Wei. During the lease period, we have the right to station troops, collect taxes and administer administrative rights. The rights we enjoy have been listed in detail above." Gao Yuan He tapped the document with his finger.

"Since it's a rental, then there is a rental fee, naturally?" Wu Qi asked with hope.

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "Of course there is, but now we are short of money, but we can use weapons to make up for it. We are willing to arm a new army for Wei!"

"Give us weapons?" Wu Qi was overjoyed.

"Yes." Gao Yuan said with certainty: "Your country can recruit a new army. The officers of this army will be sent by Wei State, but the training must be done by us. Moreover, we will form an advisory group to join this new army." , Assist your country in commanding operations, Prime Minister Wu, to be honest, I have doubts about your officers’ training and combat capabilities. I don’t want us to arm a new army for your country. In the end, these sharp weapons have not yet been used. Some of its effects fell into the hands of the enemy."

After Wu Qi heard this, he couldn't help but feel ashamed. Over the years, the Wei State and the Qin State fought, and almost every battle was defeated. They were beaten back steadily. However, the Han army and the Qin army clashed several times, but they all ended in victory. .The gap in combat effectiveness between the two armies is obvious.

"If it's just to help train and assist in commanding operations, I can agree to it now, Your Majesty!" Wu Qi said with certainty.

"That's great!" Gao Yuan said happily: "With our help, I believe that in the next confrontation with the Qin people, your country will not dare to counterattack, but it will be more than enough to defend."

Wu Qi put away the documents on the lease on the table and said, "King of Han, the trouble is heavy. I still need to return to the country to discuss with the king. I believe I will get an answer from the king of Han soon."

"No problem, I hope to get a reply as soon as possible." Gao Yuan nodded.

"What should we do about this matter?" Wu Qi pointed to the map.

"The people of Zhao and the State of Wei are closely related. Now is far from the time to fall out. Moreover, the State of Wei has no capital to fall out. It can only do it slowly and step by step. I believe that with our help, your team will definitely... The combat effectiveness is slowly increasing, and the Zhao people will become increasingly difficult to attack by the Qin people. At that time, Zhao Guo will withdraw Zhou Changshou's troops without you having to say anything." Gao Yuan analyzed. "And when it comes to that. At that time, behind Wei Guo were us Han people, I believe Zhao Guo would weigh the importance."

"I hope so. Thank you King Han Gaoyi. If it weren't for King Han, our Wei Kingdom would have been destroyed forever!" Wu Qi said with emotion: "Previously, I hated King Han very much for annexing a large part of our country's territory, but now it seems that he is acting like a villain." The heart is open to the heart of a gentleman."

"A long journey will tell you a horse's power, and time will tell you a person's heart." Gao Yuan responded with a smile.

Wu Qi left. Ning Xin, who had been sitting aside, looked at Gao Yuan and asked with a smile: "Lease? Brother, can you think of it? Are you really going to return these places to him in three to five years?"

"I would be willing to pay it back when the time comes, but are the people in these places still willing to go back?" Gao Yuan chuckled.

"What if you really don't want to go back?" Ning Xin asked curiously.

"It's easy to handle. When the time comes, there will naturally be many conflicts and chaos between those who want to go back and those who don't want to go back. We can hold a referendum!"

"Referendum?" Ning Xin asked curiously: "What is this?"

"That is to allow all the people in this area to vote and decide whether to join the Han Kingdom or return to the Wei Kingdom." Gao Yuan explained.

Ning Xin was stunned, "Is this okay?"

"Why not?" Gao Yuan said: "The foundation of our country of Han is the most ordinary people. What we enjoy in our country of Han is not available in the country of Wei. Although ordinary people are at the bottom, there is no doubt that they are Most, the results of the vote speak for themselves.”

"Why should we be so tolerant to Wei? In fact, Zhao Qi's plan is not bad." Ning Xin asked. "This is too troublesome."

"Then tell me, why don't we take advantage of the chaos in Qi to take over Qi now? Is it because we are not strong enough?"

"Of course not!" Ning Xin shook her head.

"Because of people's hearts!" Gao Yuan said: "When Yan established itself during the Han Dynasty, there were voices of opposition even within Yan. What has Cao Tianci been doing all along? Isn't it to purge the remnants of Yan? This is because I am a Yan nationality and have always had a good reputation, and Ji Ling is too incompetent. If we send troops to Qi now, I am afraid that the two sons of the Tian family will join forces, and the people of Qi will unite to resist us. It is very likely that it will become a mess, and we will be deeply trapped in it and unable to extricate ourselves."

"Is it the same for Wei?"

"It's basically the same, but there are also differences. The existence of Wei is a buffer between us and the Qin and Zhao people, so we can only use more moderate means, eroding little by little, their people, officials, and troops, we will transform little by little, and there will be a day when it will come to fruition."

"I really don't know what's in your head? You can think of such a damaging method?" Ning Xin shook her head with emotion.

Gao Yuan laughed, "There is naturally wisdom in it." (To be continued)