Although the imperial conflict in the Kingdom of Jin was over, they only sent a small team to Li Lin first with the court's resolution, because there were a lot of things to prepare for the official mission, which would take more than half a month.
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At this time, both Daxia and Beixue have given Jin Guo time to think about it, so now Jin Guo still has a safe period of more than a month, but he needs to talk to Li Lin first, otherwise he will not be ready to play yet.
Daxia began its journey of conquest.
The scouts rushed to Xia Zhi City in a hurry of 800 miles. This journey originally took eight or nine days, but this time they arrived at Xia Zhi City in only four days.
After they handed in their credentials, they were arranged to stay at a posthouse in the city. Originally, they did not play a very important role, they were just messengers, so they did not expect to receive Li Lin's summons.
"Four of you, what do you think of this new cooperation plan?"
At this time, there was a round table in the lobby of the Jin Kingdom Prefecture. Li Lin was sitting as a guard, Yu Qian and Han She were sitting on both sides of him, and Ning Cheng and Gu Sinan were sitting on the outside.
This was arranged by Li Lin. He felt that it was too uncomfortable to have people standing all the time in meetings, and in his previous life as a 996 social animal, holding meetings like this would make him feel more atmospheric...
These people have already circulated it once, and Gu Simonan just handed it back to Li Lin.
"Your Majesty... Jinguo is diverting trouble to the east, but..."
"But it feels like the trouble is worth it, right?"
Yu Qian was the first to reply.
Li Lin finished what he had not finished, because indeed, everyone knows that this is the reason why Jin State wants to use Daxia as their shield, and the reason why Jin State can always exist is that it is the strategic strategy of the surrounding countries.
Depth.
But then again, this land can also become Daxia's bridgehead, and this fortress does not require Daxia to spend a penny to maintain it. It can be said that it was paid for free.
Everyone nodded as they listened.
"Your Majesty, I think this cannot be accepted casually. After all, this land is far away from our country. If we take over, won't the safety of the soldiers and civilians on this land be completely handed over to the hands of Jin State?" Ning Cheng frowned and said
Analysis from a typical military perspective.
"The general thinks we can give it a try. The Jin Kingdom is weak. Even if they really tear up our treaty, they can't stop Daxia's iron hoof." Han She sat upright and said seriously.
As soon as he spoke, everyone looked at him. There was no way he could help it. He was tall and thin, and the serious look on his face when he sat upright was indeed not much different from a nail.
What Han She said was not unreasonable, especially since these people had seen Li Lin's white phosphorus bombs, they were full of confidence in this. However, Li Lin's next words greatly undermined their confidence.
"White phosphorus bombs are not used casually. They are fine for field battles, but if they are used to attack a city, it is against nature."
Li Lin frowned and said, he is not a devil like Hitler, nor has he joined Li Mei's BBQ camp. This kind of weapon is too cruel to control, so it is better not to use it as much as possible.
"This..." Several people were also silent. Indeed, they only thought that they could severely damage the enemy army, but they forgot that the civilians of the city would be buried with them if they were used to attack the city. There was no point in conquering an empty city in Daxia.
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"Well... I do have an idea. What do you think of it?"
Several people looked at Li Lin with focused expressions.
"I thought that we wanted this city, but we didn't hold it."
"Your Majesty, this problem can indeed be solved, but... we can't get Jin Guo's finances, so even if we hold this open land, it's meaningless."
"The king plans to use this land as our special economic zone!"
"Special Economic Zone?"
Several people were confused after hearing this. What is a special economic zone? You look at me, I look at you, and then they all looked at Li Lin.
"Think about why we garrison troops?"
"Keep the land?" Gu Siman said.
"No, it's not necessary for us in the first place. It's just to make money from the Kingdom of Jin..." Yu Qian retorted thoughtfully, but he hadn't thought of the fundamental reason yet.
"It's for profit." Ning Cheng said.
"Oh, General Ning noticed it, keep talking!" Li Lin looked at Ning Cheng who had come up with the idea and said happily.
"Well... I only know that it is for profit, but I don't know what the specific interests are." Ning Cheng's face felt a little hot.
"Hahahaha, it's okay, it's a meeting, just say whatever comes to mind."
Ning Cheng didn't reveal the secret behind this, and Li Lin didn't care. What he wanted was for these people to speak enthusiastically, so that he could check for leaks and fill in the gaps, thereby improving the foresight of Daxia's senior officials. This was his revitalization of the court.
One of the means.
"You are not thinking of anything else?"
Several people shook their heads, and Li Lin continued after seeing it.
"The benefit is that he can replace Jinguo as a transit point for our transactions with Beixue! We can directly sell Daxia's products to Beixue without Jinguo having to earn the price difference. As for us, we can use mercenaries
Go defend, oh, these mercenaries are equivalent to... equivalent to the national bodyguard agency I hired in Daxia to protect this place for us."
A few people's eyes lit up, yes, this way we have a garrison and can get military expenses from the Kingdom of Jin. These mercenaries are just prostitutes for free. They can also use this land to do business and make money. Businesses are already very mobile, and the mercenaries did not hold back in time.
So what, it's just a timely loss of some money.
"Your Majesty's wonderful plan, what a wonderful plan!" Ning Cheng felt that this was absolutely feasible.
"Your Majesty... mercenaries are fine, but when we do business, we still have to do business with Jin Guo... I'm afraid it's a bit..."
As the only civil servant in this circle, Yu Qian naturally takes a deeper look at issues such as people's livelihood. He thought about the problem here for a moment. Jin State's business is the best in the world, and there is no big interference from Jin State officials.
It is also difficult for Xia merchants to make money.
"You can rest assured about this. I know it. Just tell me whether this is feasible."
Just kidding, I, Li Lin, a 21st century engineer, have learned how to make various things. I can't sell things here in a feudal country. If word spreads, his name as a time traveler will be stained.
When Yu Qian saw Li Lin's confident reply, what else could he say, just follow his idol.
"I think it's feasible."
The other three generals had not considered this issue at first, but now they felt relieved after seeing Li Lin's reaction.
"The general will reconsider!"
"Hahaha, Shan! In that case, Mr. Yu, I would like to trouble you to write a letter of credence and give it to Ambassador Jin Guo. Without further explanation, just say that we are waiting for the princess. Oh, no. I will wait for the princess to come to discuss before making a decision.
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"I obey the decree!"
The four of them had just stood up and were about to go about their business when a guard opened the door and came in.