Of course Zhao Zhongru knew that he was testing himself, but after hearing what he said, it was indeed a bit insulting.
"It's really unreasonable. Since a little general dares to be so unreasonable in front of this prince, aren't you afraid that I will report everything you did here to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
General Hu was a little scared at first, but if he really wanted to do this, he wouldn't tell himself.
Moreover, this is his own territory. If he wants to do something, he will definitely not let him leave here alive.
"Since I dare to let you come here today, I am not afraid that you will do anything behind my back. However, Your Majesty, I advise you to think twice before you act. If you complain about my complaint to His Highness, your safety will not be guaranteed."
You promised."
Zhao Zhongru gritted his teeth and said, "Are you threatening me?"
General Hu was so proud that he finally made the man in front of him angry.
"I don't dare, I just kindly remind the prince, otherwise if I do something wrong, we will be hurt."
The prefecture and county magistrate looked at the scene in front of him, and it seemed that he couldn't afford to offend either of these two people.
But if you keep talking like this, maybe this business will fail.
"General Hu and the Crown Prince, both of you are heroes of our Zhao country. Why don't you come here to shake hands and make peace for my sake? After all, we still have a lot of money to make."
After hearing this, neither of them spoke.
After a while, Zhao Zhongru snorted and said, "If I hadn't come here to do something important, I would never have met someone like you."
General Hu's words were almost enough to test him, so he didn't argue too much with him.
"Your Majesty, you said you want to come here to make iron, so how should I believe that this is your only purpose?"
Zhao Zhongru said in a dark voice, "Of course my purpose is not this. It is equivalent to your being a general. Your purpose is not just to lead tens of thousands of soldiers. I also have a huge vassal state."
"Oh, what the prince means is that you want to rebel. I wonder if what I said is true to your heart."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zhongru raised his head and stared at him angrily.
"General Hu, although you are an illiterate general, you still came from the imperial court. Don't you understand that trouble comes from the mouth?"
The prefecture and county magistrates were already waiting, and we were helpless.
He decisively interjected, "Two adults, please stop bickering here. We still have important things to do. If we stay here for too long and His Royal Highness's spies find out, all of us will have to do it."
It’s a head-scratcher.”
General Hu nodded, that's it. Since he has come to this place, it means that he also has his own ideas.
And as a prince of a vassal state, it would be impossible for him to be respectful and filial to the court.
From ancient times to the present, there is no king of a vassal country who does not want to rebel, and the person in front of him is no exception.
Recall that at the beginning, his eldest son, who had already received words from the four countries, was so suppressed by a bastard that he could not stand up straight.
But now, he could unknowingly block all the ministers on his body and ignore Zhao Zhongsheng, which can be regarded as an extremely patient person.
And his ambition is naturally not small.
"It's possible to practice iron here, but I don't know where the iron comes from."
For local governments, the amount of iron used each year is within the scope of national control, and is supervised by supervisors on a regular basis.
If someone with ulterior motives is discovered, the entire military camp will be implicated.
"This matter is easy to handle. Our vassal state has already formed an alliance with the Wei state. The iron ore can be brought from their country, and then the iron can be smelted here, and then the iron can be used back to the Wei state. The leader of the Wei state will naturally give you a generous reward.
reward."
General Hu was deciding whether what he said was true or false.
Although I have been in Lingnan for three years,
, but he has always had his own spies in the palace.
Recently, Wei's Shichen has indeed come to Zhao, and that person was disrespectful to the emperor as soon as he arrived, and he was not an easy person to get along with.
However, the relationship between Zhao Zhongsheng and the Wei envoy was very good, and I heard that they met in private several times.
Although General Hu didn't know what the two brothers were planning, he was sure that they wanted to rebel.
In this way, he has caught their handle, and if something happens one day, he can tell the truth about overthrowing the country and escape unscathed.
"Now that the supply of iron ore is guaranteed, we should have a serious talk about the money."
Zhao Zhongru asked coldly, "How much silver do you want?"
General Hu laughed loudly, "Yin Liang, you really underestimated me. Now that things have happened, do you think I am short of Yin Liang?"
Zhao Zhongru frowned and asked, "In this case, what you lack is power. This is easy to handle. When our vassal country is victorious, I will naturally give you a higher official position."
General Hu was very dissatisfied with his proposal.
Although I am now in the Kingdom of Zhao, behind me are thousands of people in South Korea.
I think back then, I used the bitter meat record and spent a lot of effort to finally reach Zhao Jin's side. Not long after, I was sent here again by him. It can be considered that my goal was achieved.
But now, he has a full 200,000 troops in his hands. Once South Korea wants to attack Zhao State, then Zhao State will not take away a single cent from here.
When the time comes, his 200,000 troops and the Korean army will outflank and penetrate Zhao's palace. In this way, even if Zhao Jin is extremely capable, he will not be able to escape from his grasp.
Recently, Wei and South Korea have been negotiating. Although I don't know what the outcome will be, I know that both countries want to destroy Zhao.
Now that the Zhao State is rich and powerful, especially since Zhao Jin took control of the country's affairs, its desire for external expansion has not diminished at all.
If other countries do not take some measures, they will lose to Zhao sooner or later.
"I need you to grant me a request?"
Zhao Zhongru nodded and said, "Let me tell you, if it is within the scope of my duties, I will definitely agree to it."
"You are going to lobby the king of Wei State, and then the three countries will unite to attack Zhao State. This matter does seem to be difficult, but now when Zhao State is rich and powerful, and its army is strong, if anyone can do it at this time,
If it continues to grow and develop, we will not have the slightest ability to fight back."