Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, looked at Shi Tianyou, the captain of the Qihang, with expectant eyes.
He shook his head and said nothing.
The Daliang Port where they docked was the port where the Wei Kingdom garrisoned its capital.
All the most elite warships of the Wei Navy are here.
Even people who don't understand the navy can tell that Wei has no intention of purchasing warships as long as they see the warships docked in the port.
The fleet sailed north along the American continent.
Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, will visit Cao State, the third largest country in America.
Jin Kuohai was not optimistic about the relationship between Song and Cao.
Cao State already has close relations with Rui State in Europe.
Unless Song State surrenders some fundamental interests, it will be impossible to win the favor of Cao State.
It was impossible for the Song Dynasty to give up its fundamental interests and only wanted to open up trade between the two countries.
For a country, economic relations are the basis of all relations.
Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai only visited Cao State out of respect for Cao State.
He was able to reach a trade treaty with Zhao and Wei, and has completed the non-main task of this visit.
The main task of Prime Minister Jin Kuohai was to sell the surplus warships of the Song Dynasty at high prices.
If he wants to achieve this goal, Cao Guo is obviously not a good choice.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai rubbed his swollen temples. He could only take one step at a time.
Even if the Song State's backlog of warships cannot be sold, this is a trade treaty reached during a foreign visit, which can give the Song State a breather.
Wei State and Cao State are neighboring countries, and the distance between the two countries is very close.
The Chinese fleet quickly arrived at the fishing port of the DPRK.
After Song Prime Minister Jin Kuoshang landed, he was warmly welcomed by Cao Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan and Cao Guogong Liu Zhengyuan.
Jin Kuohai's understanding of Liu Yuanshan was limited.
I only know that he is the brother-in-law of King Cao Li Dazhuang, and his position in Cao State is very important.
Liu Zhengyuan, Duke of Lu State, is a person very familiar to European countries.
He is the consecutive representative of the Cao Kingdom and the Rui Kingdom, and is also the largest arms dealer in Europe besides the imperial arms dealers.
He promoted Cao's weapons and ammunition to all parts of Europe and gained recognition from many countries.
Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai used standard diplomatic etiquette to communicate with representatives of Cao State.
He made a request to meet Cao Wang Li Dazhuang.
Liu Yuanshan, Prime Minister of Cao State, said with a smile, neither soft nor hard, "The king has authorized the prime minister to negotiate any agreement between the two countries.
If the envoy has any questions, he can just talk to me directly, there is no need to disturb the king."
Jin Kuohai's request was directly declined by Liu Yuanshan, Prime Minister of Cao State.
Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai heard his request but was declined.
He frowned slightly, Cao Guo did not want to have a too close relationship with Song Guo.
Cao Guo rejected his request, but he had already considered it before speaking.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai heard Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan's answer, and he was curious about the busy work of King Cao Li Dazhuang.
His surprised expression disappeared in a flash, and he soon returned to normal.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai visited the customs and customs of Cao State at the invitation of Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan.
He always felt that the people of Cao State were living a somewhat depressed life.
The laws of Cao State are very strict. Cao State has strict laws on this trivial matter wherever the people take out garbage.
When Jin Kuohai saw the people of Cao State, he always felt that they were not ordinary people, but a militia.
The words "all people are soldiers" flashed through his mind.
He was very interested in Cao Guo and asked to take photos.
Liu Yuanshan thought for a moment and agreed to Jin Kuohai's request.
They and their group accompanied Jin Kuohai throughout the entire visit, so there would be no scenes that were not suitable for photography.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai received permission to take pictures, and he immediately took the camera from his attendant.
Today's cameras have been miniaturized into boxes that can be held together with one hand.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai held the camera and began to take pictures of places that interested him.
When he came to the train station, he saw that Cao Guo's train was extremely busy.
Both Caoguo Train and Weiguo Train are doing similar things.
A large amount of weapons and equipment are being circulated via railways.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai also saw that most railway stations were under martial law.
From the carriage that passed by, he could see neatly arranged troops sitting inside.
He subconsciously picked up the camera, pointed it at the train and pressed the shutter.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai is very familiar with this scene, when the Song State and the Chu State were in conflict.
The Song State also mobilized its army to fight a war with the Chu State at any time.
Wei and Cao mobilized their armies at the same time.
He could already smell the strong smell of gunpowder smoke in the Americas.
Liu Yuanshan, Prime Minister of Cao State, snorted coldly. He was very dissatisfied with the train delay.
After the two prime ministers finished their tour, they began to discuss cooperation between the two countries behind closed doors.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai originally thought that Song and Cao could not reach any agreement.
After communicating with Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan, he found that Cao State had a good attitude and was a pragmatic country.
Cao Guo believes that reaching a tariff-reciprocal trading partner with Song Guo is good news for both countries.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai was very happy when he saw Cao Guo's attitude.
As an island country, the Song Dynasty has more countries that it can trade with, the safer it will be.
This is the third time Prime Minister Jin Kuohai has signed a trade treaty. He already understands what these American countries need?
A trade treaty between Song and Cao was quickly signed.
After Prime Minister Jin Kuohai and Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan signed the trade treaty, they stood up and shook hands excitedly.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai also tested the issue of whether Cao State was short of warships.
As soon as he said his words, he was rejected by Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan.
Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan's words were very rude.
If Cao State really lacks warships, they will purchase them directly from the empire. They cannot trust the quality of warships from other places.
The sinking of a warship is a trivial matter. Cao Guo can afford to pay for a warship worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
It costs a lot to train a navy capable of fighting.
If the quality of the warships is not good, naval officers will suffer heavy casualties.
No one in the Cao Kingdom can afford this responsibility.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Prime Minister Jin Kuohai heard the reason for Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan's rejection, he stopped talking about this topic.
Cao Guo didn't want to take responsibility, so he couldn't let Song Guo take responsibility.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai left Caoguo Port with excitement on his face.
There was no look of disappointment in his eyes.
After his trip to the Three Kingdoms, he had already found a buyer for the Song Dynasty warship.
Captain Shi Tianyou smiled when he saw Jin Kuohai's portrait, but he couldn't smile at all.
Song and Cao definitely did not reach a warship deal.
As a representative of the Song Navy, his main task was to participate in warship transactions between the two countries.
Just to escort Prime Minister Jin Kuohai, we only need to send one cruiser to complete the task.
Pirates in the Atlantic Ocean can never defeat cruisers.
The navies of various American countries will not take the initiative to attack warships where diplomatic missions are located.
Once any country does this, it will inevitably be squeezed out by all countries.
No one would do something like this that would bring no benefit at all and would cause big trouble.
Captain Shi Tianyou's tester asked: "Prime Minister Kim, does the fleet have other plans to return home?"
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai raised his right hand high and pointed to the north.
He said excitedly: "How can I return to China now? I haven't sold the excess warships in the country.
Our next goal is Xiangguo.
Although this country has a low reputation, after my analysis, it is the country most likely to purchase our warships."
After Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said this, he turned back to his room, took out the reagent and started developing the photos.
These photos played a decisive role in his negotiations with Xiang Guo.
When Captain Shi Tianyou heard the news, he beamed with joy.
He doesn't care why Prime Minister Jin Kuohai sold the warship.
He just needs to know that the warship was actually sold.
Now these warships have become a burden to the Song Dynasty.
Now I can only throw away my baggage and travel light.
Captain Shi Tianyou looked excited and commanded the fleet to go to Xiangguo.
He recalled the situation of Xiang State. Xiang State, Zhao State, Cao State, and Wei State were all old vassal states founded at about the same time.
Xiangguo is a small country in the world and has never developed.
The main reason is that King Xiang Su Li was seriously injured during the founding of the country.
Before the Xiangguo system was determined, they lost their leader.
The emergence of this situation directly caused chaos in Xiangguo during its golden development time when stability was most needed.
After the situation in Cao's country stabilized, he saw that its neighboring country was a weak country.
The state of Cao launched a brazen attack on the state of Xiang.
Had the Empire not stopped it and taken over the Bull Run, building a canal from the Run to the Bull Run.
The country Xiangguo no longer exists.
Even though Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing is quite capable, he is powerless when faced with a huge mess.
When Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, came to Xiangguo, he immediately felt like he was at home.
Zhao Guo, Wei Guo and Cao Guo gave him the impression that they were just coping with each other.
These three countries wanted to trade with the Song Dynasty. When they saw the arrival of Prime Minister Jin Kuohai, they took this opportunity to negotiate a trade treaty.
Xiangguo gave him the feeling that it was a country that had been closed for a long time. They were very happy when a guest suddenly arrived.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai communicated with the officials who came to greet him, and he proposed the idea of meeting Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing.
Xiangguo officials immediately reported Prime Minister Jin Kuohai's request.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai wanted to visit the beautiful scenery of Xiangguo.
He received a reply from Xiangguo that King Su Zhenxing of Xiang was willing to receive him.
When Prime Minister Jin Kuohai heard the news, he knew that his plan was half successful.
They took a car all the way from the port to the capital of Xiang Kingdom.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai saw an idyllic scenery in Xiangguo.
He knew that the strength of Xiang State was far inferior to the Zhao State, Wei State, and Cao State that he went to before.
These three countries are full of factories, but there are very few factories in Xiangguo.
The current era is the era of industrialization.
The number of factories means the strength of the country.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai understood the strength of the Xiang Kingdom, and he had full confidence in promoting Song's warships to Prince Su Zhenxing of Xiang.
Zhao, Wei, and Cao are big industrial countries. They can manufacture warships themselves, so there is no need to outsource them.
A country like Xiangguo has weak industrial strength.
They cannot build warships. If they want to obtain warships, they can only buy them from other countries.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai believes that there are many demands that the parties concerned are not aware of their own needs.
He soon arrived at the capital of Xiang State, and King Su Zhenxing of Xiang State did not keep him waiting for too long.
Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, went to visit Su Zhenxing, Prince of Xiang, under the guidance of the eunuch of the Prince of Xiang.
He came to the palace and found that Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing was not meeting him at the court meeting.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing was accompanied by only three people, one of whom was a respectful eunuch.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai strictly followed diplomatic etiquette and paid a visit to Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing.
He began to discuss the trade between Xiang and Song with King Su Zhenxing of Xiang.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai realized from the behavior of the people of Xiangguo along the way that Xiangguo lacked cheap industrial products.
He didn't know the reason for this phenomenon, but Song State could provide what Xiang State needed.
This is the basis of trade between the two countries.
King Su Zhenxing of Xiang heard about Song's requirements and the goods it could provide. He was very satisfied with the trade between the two countries.
The national power of Xiang State was gradually declining, except for the civil strife in the court.
Various industrial products in Xiangguo are too expensive, which is also an important reason.
Due to historical reasons, the Xiang Kingdom was actively or passively subject to a trade blockade by American vassal states.
The empire can provide a large number of goods, but the prices of goods coming from afar are relatively high.
A big country like Zhao can easily consume these goods.
Xiangguo was relatively poor and could not afford to bid for the empire's goods.
When Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai saw that the trade deal was good, he clasped his fists and said: "Prince Xiang, the foreign envoy visited many countries in America.
I found that these countries are preparing for war, especially Cao State.
King Xiang also learned about the empire's attitude.
What do you think is the probability of war breaking out in America?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing said in a light tone: "I think it is 100%, they will definitely fight."
When Prime Minister Jin Kuohai heard the answer from Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing, his tone became much more relaxed.
"King Xiang, the foreign envoy said something disrespectful. With the current ability of Xiang State, it is unable to stop the attack of neighboring countries."
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing clenched his fists, veins bulging in his hands.
He then calmed down, and what he said was true.
King Xiang Su Zhenxing knew that Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai asked this question, so he must have a plan.
"Can the envoy of Song Dynasty teach me what to do?"
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai immediately used this topic to promote Song's warships.
He introduced the warships of the Song Dynasty and praised the excellent performance of the warships of the Song Dynasty.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai finally said: "If Xiangguo is willing to purchase warships.
A powerful fleet can be established in the surrounding waters immediately.
Cao Guo's way to the north was blocked by the Bull Run Road.
When Zhao went south, he also had to deal with small countries like the stars.
The problems Xiang Guo encountered would no longer be a problem as long as they had a powerful fleet in hand.
The quality of Song's warships is guaranteed, and instructors will be sent to teach them."
After Xiang Wang Su Zhenxing heard this, he immediately became excited.
The most difficult thing for the navy is not to purchase ships, but to train personnel.
Xiangguo wanted to build a naval academy before and went to the empire to recruit people, but failed several times.
For those who have the intention to go abroad, they have long been divided among the major vassal states who responded quickly.
In order to sell warships, the Song Dynasty even sold its navy.
If you miss this village, there won’t be this store anymore.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing believes that this transaction is in the interests of both countries.
After Prime Minister Jin Kuohai signed the contract, he felt completely relieved.
His mission for this trip to America has been completed.