The geographical location of Lu and Zhou is somewhat special. Its territory is very long and narrow from north to south, and somewhat narrow from east to west. Most of the country's borders are hilly and mountainous, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In the past, it relied on the country's unique natural terrain to block the attacks of the surrounding six-nation coalition forces.
However, this geographical location also has a fatal flaw, that is, there are too few plains in the middle of the country, and there are even fewer places suitable for growing crops.
Therefore, Lu and Zhou were short of food all year round and often had to purchase food from surrounding vassal states.
Fortunately, the mountains and rivers in their country are extremely rich in mineral resources. The income from copper and iron mines alone makes the entire Luzhou extremely wealthy.
But this is not the answer in the long run. We always buy food from other countries, and sometimes we have to be controlled by others. Therefore, the biggest wish of the kings of Lu and Zhou was to capture a piece of plain land.
The land of Danyang is a large plain, which Peng Wei regards as a treasure land.
In history, Lu Zhou had attacked Danyang more than once. The most successful one was only to capture eight cities, but they were quickly conquered.
This time, he actually asked his own prince to come over and seek help from the great merchant.
For Zhao Rui, this was a great thing. He was worried about how to break the alliance between the surrounding vassal states. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhou handed him a knife.
Once the land of Danyang was sealed to Lu and Zhou, they could legitimately send troops to seize Danyang in the name of the Great Shang suzerainty.
This will also put Peng Wei and Lu Zhou into a bitter fight, thereby containing Peng Wei.
Chen and Song, who are located to the south of the two countries, will also be restrained simultaneously.
I have to say, this is simply a blessing from God!
Zhao Rui pretended to be calm, glanced at the map casually, and leaned back on the chair.
"Dashang is the suzerain state of all the princes in the world. Isn't it a bit unreasonable to just give you the land of other countries so casually?"
Zhou Huan didn't care so much. The land of Danyang was too important to Lu Zhou. As long as he could capture it, Lu Zhou would have his own grain production area and would no longer ask for help.
Moreover, during this period of time, during the process of diplomatic relations, the great merchants enfeoffed other countries' lands to other princes more than once. What Zhao Rui said was obviously against his will.
However, in Zhou Huan's opinion, it must be that the benefits he gave were not enough and Zhao Rui was unwilling to help.
"His Royal Highness King Zhao, I, Lu Zhou, want the land of Danyang for nothing! I am willing to dedicate the land of Xiaosu in the north of our country to the great merchants! I just hope that the great merchants can send troops to help me capture the land of Danyang."
Zhao Rui suddenly lost his composure. The land of Xiaosu included two mountain ranges, Xiaoshan and Sushan.
These two mountain ranges intersect with each other and lie across there. Although they don't look like much, when you look at the map, you will find that these two mountain ranges are tightly restraining the southern gate of Nan Qi.
In the past, it was because of the existence of these two mountain ranges that Southern Qi could not threaten Lu Zhou, but Lu Zhou could use these two mountains to swoop in and attack Southern Qi.
However, Southern Qi has always been the largest food supplier to Lu and Zhou, so there is no resentment between the two countries and wars rarely occur.
But if these two mountain ranges were in the hands of Dashang, it would be different.
Lesheng has already captured thirteen cities in the northern part of Southern Qi, locking the north tightly. Now as long as they get the land of Xiaosu, the merchants can form an encirclement on Southern Qi.