Chapter 385 Contest
Early in the morning, Deputy Commander Hao Youcai stretched his waist and stood on a relatively high rock overlooking the distance; after floating in the sea for a month, he finally got his feet on the ground.
This kind of down-to-earth feeling is really refreshing, and this kind of sharp contrast, coupled with the changes in the development of Anyang's luck, has increased Hao Youcai's cultivation base and perception a lot. When I woke up, I jumped from the middle stage of the early stage of the Nascent Soul to the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul!
Back then, he was just a sailor in the Qi refining stage, but he became a master in the Nascent Soul stage in four years! This kind of transformation can be called a miracle, but it is very common in Anyang high-level.
This is the biggest superficial reason for the rise of the Age of Nations. In the past, if you want to practice to become a master in the Nascent Soul stage, you have exhausted all kinds of methods and racked your brains. It is considered a record-breaking achievement to achieve the Nascent Soul Stage in a hundred years. But in the era of the country, especially the stage when the country has just been established and expanded its territory, it is almost a routine to achieve the Nascent Soul Stage in three to five years!
Not to mention generals and officials, even ordinary soldiers have made significant progress—it’s just that the death rate of soldiers is too high.
Soon all kinds of shouts came from the surroundings, finally landed, and then had a good sleep, all this beautiful is to enjoy. Of course, because of the night vigil, some soldiers just fell asleep. Hearing the loud roar, these soldiers who just lay down couldn't help cursing a few words.
Fortunately, it was very quiet last night, and nothing bloody happened.
It was rare for Hao Youcai to finish washing step by step without using spells, and regarded this as a different kind of enjoyment. Then drink a cup of hot tea beautifully, and this is the beginning of a day's life. At sea, on this month-long sea, there are strict regulations on food every day: there must be tea, soybeans (and their products), and various vegetables.
This was stipulated by Li Xian. No one knew the reason at the beginning, but soldiers must obey orders, so they didn't feel anything about this strange rule. It is normal to drink tea, and it is not bad to have soybean sprouts and tofu every day. Not to mention all kinds of vegetables, floating in the sea, it is enjoyable to look at the green color of vegetables every day.
Only the merchants, at the beginning these merchants didn't care about anything, just picked up fish from the ocean and ate them. I have been in contact with the Dragon Palace and the Sea Clan for a long time, and everyone knows that there are many marine life that have no status in the ocean, such as ordinary fish and shrimp, etc., just like the vegetation on land, no one cares.
But after a few days of eating, problems began to appear. Many caravan crew members began to feel weak, pale, sweating and so on. On the contrary, no one in the navy had this problem. At this time, Hao Youcai finally realized - it turned out that the King Xian knew about this situation a long time ago.
But why?
After drinking tea, eating soybeans and vegetables for a few days, all the crew gradually recovered. Then, the merchants in Anyang, these merchants who sailed for the first time, finally made a decision-this matter should be kept secret for as long as it can be kept. This advantage alone is enough to make Anyang's ocean caravan Occupy countless advantages.
While the positive thoughts were diverging, some soldiers came to Hao Youcai, "Commander, the prime minister of the Southern Yue Kingdom is here to visit."
"Oh? So fast? Wu Guo let it go?" Hao Youcai was a little surprised.
But then another soldier came, "Marshal, the Prime Minister of Wu has also come."
The two countries are going to crash again! Hao Youcai thought about it for a while, and immediately made a decision, "I'll meet him personally, and the two of us will meet together."
When we came to the gate of the temporary camp, we saw two teams waiting quietly. Perhaps due to the influence of Anyang, these two teams actually have "flags". I didn't know where to remove the flag in a hurry, and it was still in the shape of a triangular flag like a battlefield battle flag.
A flag is three feet in size, and the inscription "Yue Guo" is written on it.
A flag is five feet in size, and the inscription "Wu Guo" is written on it.
When Hao Youcai came out, the flag bearers of the two countries were staring at each other. Of course, the prime ministers of the Wu and Yue countries also stared at each other.
But while crossing their eyes, everyone in the Wu and Yue countries turned their heads to look at the seaside from time to time, where nine large white steel ships docked quietly. Especially the leading warship has attracted countless eyes. With a length of 175 meters, it can hardly be seen at a glance, like a steel island floating in the sea.
You will be shocked when you see it. The slender warship is like a saber, and it immediately attracts everyone's attention.
"Welcome, please, please." Hao Youcai came out to welcome you, "Please, please, please."
During the walk, the Prime Minister of the State of Wu said: Our Majesty has officially ordered the Daqingshi Island to be presented to Anyang, and the imperial decree has been sent to you.
The Prime Minister of Yue also seized the opportunity and said: We have brought many, many treasures, treasures!
In the state of fighting spirit between the prime ministers of Wu and Yue, the three parties sat down, but after they were seated, Hao Youcai spoke first, "Both of you, I am a soldier, so I speak straightforwardly, and I also say some things first, so as to prevent any unhappiness and misunderstanding."
Wu Guozai immediately nodded in appreciation, "I like directness."
No one likes to go in circles if they can, it's just that sometimes they have to.
Hao Youcai said slowly, "First of all, I'm a soldier, and I'm more of an official who executes orders than issues orders, let alone negotiating.
Secondly, we are here to expand business routes this time, and the military only provides initial protection for private businesses. Therefore, if you want to buy goods, please communicate with merchants.
Third, thanks to Wu for the gift of the island. If there is no accident, Anyang will establish the first commercial base on this island in the future.
Fourth, this exchange is only a preliminary attempt, and the three warships are not included in the sale. If you are interested in buying warships, you can organize a mission and follow us back to Anyang to meet the virtuous king.
Fifth, in this exchange, I cannot give you any guarantee. I am a soldier, and only a soldier. In Anyang, soldiers are not allowed to interfere in politics. Please forgive me on this point.
Sixth, I will not interfere in business communication. But if there is a robbery, buying and selling, etc., we will step in. In addition, if you find that Anyang merchants have illegal behaviors, such as lack of weight, you can come to me to complain during this exchange. I have the right to punish these merchants according to Anyang's legal standards.
Anyang's punishment for untrustworthy businessmen is very severe.
But it is limited to this exchange; for the next exchange, Anyang will establish a complete business management organization here. At that time, the two countries are also welcome to visit, exchange and learn. "
After Hao Youcai finished speaking, the prime ministers of the Wu and Yue countries were a little dazed... We prepared for a long time, prepared a lot of words, prepared a lot of negotiation skills and contingency issues, but it didn't work! Hao Youcai is really talented, one, two, three, four, the prime ministers of the two countries can only stare blankly!
Hao Youcai got up to leave, and Wang Jingde, Xiao Zihou, and Liu Shuren came in with their subordinates to start business negotiations. In this commercial exchange, the three commercial firms joined forces with the outside world, unified pricing, and unified negotiations. The shrewd and confident Anyang businessman made the prime ministers of Wu and Yue countries a little overwhelmed.
At this moment, the prime ministers of the two countries are like businessmen in the market, blushing and thick necks arguing. No wonder the two had such a quarrel, it was really the commodity Anyang brought this time, it was too precious.
Ocean voyages carry more than simple commodities. The internal combustion engine, such a powerful engine, made the prime ministers of Wu and Yue almost roll up their sleeves and fight.
In Anyang's words, locomotives, large steel ships, and airplanes came only when there were internal combustion engines; this time, Anyang brought thousands of internal combustion engines, including those for locomotives and airplanes. By the way, there are also propellers for ships and aircraft.
The internal combustion engine used for locomotives can be used in ships with a little modification.
As for the fuel problem of the internal combustion engine, Anyang gave a direction-no matter what kind of Chinese pine, stinky oil fruit, or alcohol can be used. But how to process these things into qualified fuel, Anyang doesn't care, telling you this news is already very interesting.
Here, an internal combustion engine can be exchanged for almost ten times its weight in gold; and an internal combustion engine used in an aircraft can be exchanged for up to fifty times its weight in gold! Don't talk about the price at all, just go straight to the weight. Put the internal combustion engine here, and after adjusting the leverage, just put gold on the other side, and when it is balanced, when it is closed.
In addition to internal combustion engines, there are also bearings, springs, stainless steel, etc., which are the targets of competition between Wu and Yue.
The remaining ones are talisman seals. Anyang uses "printing technology" to print talisman seals at a very low cost, and the external selling price is only 60% of the price of ordinary talisman seals—lower than the cost price of Wu and Yue. Moreover, the talismans are very light, and many can be carried on board. Therefore, this is also the focus of the transaction.
In addition, the artillery is a big killer, and the two sides are even more blushing and neck-deep. They just roll up their sleeves and choke each other's necks.
At noon, when the two sides were almost done copying, Hao Youcai arranged for several test shots with different cannons.
As for the large amount of liquid spiritual energy and the large amount of unrefined bacterial liquid, the two countries even rushed to buy it-it is so worth it to be able to exchange gold for this thing!
According to Anyang, all the "pills" are the essence of elixir, and all of them have reached the standard of "hundred-year potency". The efficacy of the medicine is indeed so, this point, Anyang did not cheat; but the source of the problem, so ha ha.
And the aura wires made of boxes of mycelium made the prime ministers of the two countries throw away their majesty as prime ministers and compete with each other. This kind of spiritual wire has a wide range of uses, such as arranging formations, etc., it is really useful, and it saves time and effort, is fast and convenient, and can be used as a trump card!
After arguing until sunset, all the goods were sold out, and the six commercial iron-hulled ships were also sold, three for one country, and each iron-hulled ship sold for two million taels of gold.
By the way, the entire transaction was calculated according to Anyang's measurement standards. Unknowingly, while selling products, Anyang is also selling its own "standards" to the outside world.
Standards can be regarded as business rules, an invisible fishing net!
The goods are sold out, and we need to know more; even the two countries of Wu and Yue have already started to order goods from the three chambers of commerce in Anyang, which is another conversation.
Because of the pre-ordered goods this time, the two parties talked about the complete sale of aircraft, the purchase of complete artillery locomotives, and so on. The prime ministers of these two countries are not stupid, and want to buy a few samples to play counterfeit. But the businessmen in Anyang are more savvy, and the two sides come and go, which is very lively.
This negotiation and exchange lasted for two full days. On the evening of the second day, the three parties signed and stamped, and Anyang's first ocean voyage was a complete success. All the commodities were sold for a total of more than 40 million taels of gold, and only six iron-hulled ships sold for 12 million taels of gold.
In fact, because a lot of spiritual materials were traded during the transaction, the selling price of these spiritual materials will more than double when they return to Anyang!
Afterwards, three shrewd trading houses began to purchase relatively large islands, and more than 20 million taels of gold wealth flowed back to Wu and Yue. This time, the Yue State sold many seaside islands and waters at a relatively low price. With more than 20 million taels of gold thrown down, Anyang actually purchased a "territory" with a range of 300 kilometers on the coast of Wuyue and Wuyue, including hundreds of islands and waters.
This crazy transaction made the merchants in Anyang truly feel that the profits of ocean trade are so terrifying. The goods carried by the six iron-hulled ships were sold for 40 million taels of gold, which was almost the fiscal revenue of the past 20 years when the Great Xia Kingdom was in decline; it was almost the fiscal revenue of the previous three years of the Jin Kingdom.
And this is just a transaction! A very ill-prepared transaction!
It was also this transaction that made all participants, whether they were Anyang merchants, Hao Youcai, or the prime ministers of Wu and Yue, realize that commercial expansion has more prospects than military expansion.
Expansion of force, waste of people and money, there is always a limit to the territory, and everyone is fortified. On the contrary, commercial exchanges can mobilize the participation of the whole people, and everyone is happy to participate. If you don't let him participate, he will be in a hurry with you. All people and countries are also willing to communicate.
With this view, the Wu and Yue countries also made adjustments.
First of all, the ongoing war between the two sides is still going on, but the intensity of the war has gradually decreased, and a large number of soldiers have begun to withdraw. Although the two countries are feuds, they are now evenly matched, and if they continue to fight, they will only become a typical example of "fighting between the snipe and the clam", benefiting the surrounding countries. Therefore, the two sides are preparing for a slow truce, and then develop industry and commerce.
Secondly, since it is necessary to develop industry and commerce, it is necessary to organize a mission to Anyang. Therefore, in the early morning of the third day, when the fleet set off, Wu and Yue organized an elite visiting team to board the warship in Anyang. The visiting team included prime ministers, generals, and even princes from the Wu and Yue countries.
Almost all the newcomers were a little dazed when they first saw the Anyang warship.
When the sun rose, the three warships in Anyang moved slowly. Hao Youcai flew high into the sky and shouted, "Go home!"
"Go home!" Countless cheers came from the three warships. He sold his own merchant ship, and the people from the three commercial groups also temporarily lived on the warship—however, they had to pay.
Amidst the cheers, the warship began to roar, and the water splashed and rolled, slowly accelerating.
Without the drag of the merchant ship, the three warships accelerated crazily, and soon reached a speed of 60 kilometers per hour; they crazily smashed through the waves and sailed into the sea.
No one guards the islands purchased behind him; but this kind of behavior shows a kind of self-confidence and strength-don't look at no one guarding them, none of you can take them away!
Although Wuyue and Yue are powerful countries by the sea, it is the first time that they have gone so deep into the sea. No ship dares to go deep into the sea casually, just like no monster dares to enter the realm of the human race casually, a typical "delivery of food".
If any monsters break into the territory of the human race, they will definitely be divided up... They are all treasures. Similarly, human races with high incomes who are not prepared to enter other races' territories will also face this embarrassing situation, and there are people everywhere who want to eat Tang's monk meat.
Anyang also cooperated with Dragon Palace before he dared to go to sea.
The flag of the East Sea Dragon Palace in Yingzhou fluttered high. This is not just a simple flag, but a special magic weapon, with a "Dragon Might" on it that the human race cannot detect. This dragon is not very powerful, just tell all the sea people that this boat is protected by the Dragon Palace, so don't move around.
The envoys of the Wu and Yue countries are very interesting. The two countries are feuds. They are both on the capital ship, but one side occupies the left side of the fence and the other side occupies the right side of the fence, each watching their respective seas.
The mission sent by the state of Wu included the prince, the prime minister, the commander of the navy and the commander of the army, four main personnel, and more than 30 elites. The same goes for Vietnam.
At this moment, nearly 70 people from the two countries were lying on the guardrail of the warship, feeling the power of the warship and the vastness of the ocean. Between the sea and the sky, people are so insignificant, and the only thing they can rely on is warships.
The sea is undulating, and there is no green in all directions, only a faint blue. With the ups and downs of the sea, the sky and the earth seemed to be shaking. Although Wuyue and Yue are familiar with water, but when they came to the ocean, many people still vomited, which made Wuyue and Yue's high-level officials very embarrassed.
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