"What! Wang Yu agreed?" Que Xuan was so shocked that he almost bit his tongue.
When he put forward the conditions, he didn't think that Wang Yu would agree. Did he bargain? The first offer must be as low as possible, otherwise there would be no room for bargaining later?
His Que family is most famous for his armor. Apart from that, there is nothing about him that Wang Yu likes. He is just a local tycoon.
In the battle where Cao Bao was defeated, countless baggage was captured, why are you still so concerned about the weapons in his hands?
"How dare you deceive your lord?" Que Xuan's conditions also included the removal of his title. Naturally, Li Bin could not continue to be called your majesty.
In fact, Que Xuan himself knew very well that except for his subordinates, no one in the world took him seriously as the emperor, so when he made the conditions, he didn't even think of using this matter as a bargaining chip.
Proclaiming the emperor is not just a matter of claiming to be the emperor. China is a country of etiquette, and the founding of the dynasty is not just a play, it is built as soon as you say it is built. In fact, the specific steps can be referred to the comprehensive implementation of the Qingzhou New Deal, including Yuan Yuan.
In addition to proclaiming himself emperor, Wang Yu basically did everything he could do to change the dynasty.
"But how could he agree? How is this possible? Is Wang Pengju really a fool?" Que Xuan began to speak indiscriminately.
He really felt that Wang Yu was a fool. If he wasn't a fool, why didn't he know how to take advantage of such good opportunities and conditions? Becoming emperor is the dream of many people, and he actually made an oath so casually that he would
All avenues of escape have been cut off. If this person is not stupid, are there any fools in the world?
Of course, apart from this incident, Wang Yu is still very shrewd, not ordinary shrewd. So Que Xuan can't figure out why Wang Yu doesn't bargain.
"Actually... Bin played a little role." Li Bin began to clear up Que Xuan's doubts.
"You?" Que Xuan looked up and down, and confirmed that the person in front of him was Li Bin, the guest. His eyes suddenly became full of suspicion, and the subtext was: Just you?
"Raising troops for thousands of days and using them for one day. Although Bin is not talented, he still knows the righteousness of the ancients!" Li Bin seemed to have been greatly wronged and said with emotion: "As a disciple, although I don't have Hou Ying's plan, Zhu Hai is brave.
, but Bin has a loyal heart, passionate blood, and a sharp tongue!"
"..." Que Xuan and his confidants looked at each other in shock and were stunned for a long time. Then he asked: "So, Binzhi, you really fought with the Confucian scholars and fought for a way out for me and the five thousand army? It only took eight
Hundreds of armors?”
"Although it's not over yet, it's not far off." Li Bin said enigmatically.
"Surely there are other conditions?" Que Xuan became wary.
"Lord, the current situation is like this. Our army has no food and grass inside, and there are powerful enemies outside; there is no way forward. There are rivers blocking it, and there is an elusive elite soldier lurking behind us. It is already the best in the art of war!" Li Bin spread his hands and said very
He said innocently: "Based on the power of Bin's words alone, how could General Wang give up the easily obtained victory and let our army retreat unharmed?"
"Stop talking about these useless things, just tell him what else you promised him." Que Xuan is not someone who is easy to fool. But among religious leaders, there are not many who are easily fooled. Their job is to fool people.
If others want to deceive them, can it be easily done?
"It's not what my subordinates agreed to, but what General Wang requested." Li Bin emphasized, and then explained: "General Wang originally wanted all the armor and weapons. After Bin's repeated persuasion, he finally
Relieved, he said that he didn't need the iron armor, he wanted the craftsman who made the armor..."
"Impossible!" Que Xuan slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and shouted angrily: "The art of armor casting is the foundation of my Que family's inheritance for thousands of years. If it is lost in my hands, wouldn't I become the Que family's eternal sinner?
?No, I will never agree!"
"Then..." Li Bin was not impatient and waited for Que Xuan's anger to subside a little before he asked softly: "Is this how I will reply to General Wang?"
"...Wait a minute." Que Xuan raised his hand to stop Li Bin.
People's psychology is very strange. If they don't leave or retreat, if they don't respond, they will rush to get closer. If Li Bin tried hard to persuade, then Que Xuan would never agree to it.
, but now Li Bin seems to be fine, it's his turn to be anxious.
After wiping out his own army, Wang Yu marched south. Who can resist? Who can resist? Craftsmen are very important, but if you can't even save the Que family, what's the point of talking about craftsmen? What kind of inheritance?
These principles are obvious, it just depends on whether people are willing to think about it.
Que Xuan's character is a bit stubborn and impulsive. If Wang Yu launches an attack and beats him to pieces. After suffering heavy losses, and then negotiate terms, he will most likely choose to die together, risk his life, but give nothing to the other party.
Keep.
But now, Wang Yu has offered such good conditions, which not only allows him to escape unscathed, but also saves most of his property...
The dawn has appeared, and whoever continues to risk his life is a fool.
After a while, he took the initiative and asked: "Can we discuss this further?"
Li Bin secretly praised in his heart that Zhuge Biejia's method was indeed effective. He played hard to get and the effect was great. Thinking this in his heart, a look of confusion appeared on his face: "My lord, what you mean is..."
"The craftsmen of our Que family are divided into several categories. The first category is the children of the Que family, who learn the most profound skills and are taught by their masters without reservation; the second category are outsiders or those children of the clan who are not very talented. Their skills are
Slightly inferior to the previous one, and he knows nothing about my Que family’s armor-making secrets; and then there are the apprentices..."
Que Xuan said with difficulty: "Apprentices must be looked down upon by kings and princes, so there is no need to humiliate themselves. There are eight hundred craftsmen in the clan from outside the clan. I can provide four... no, five hundred! As for
The master craftsman in my clan who knows the secrets..."
He gritted his teeth, and the direct descendants of the Que family around him looked sad and angry.
"Forty people! No more!"
"...Then this subordinate will reply to the Hussars General." Li Bin took the order and left.
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"Five hundred senior blacksmiths? One thousand experienced apprentices...and forty master craftsmen who are familiar with secret techniques?" This time, it was Wang Yu's turn to be shocked.
In order to collect craftsmen, he worked hard, but after searching the Qingji and Hebei states, he only found more than 3,000 blacksmiths - the ones mentioned here are experienced ones, which are roughly equivalent to the apprentices mentioned by Que Xuan. Most of them
Part of it was provided by the Mi family and other large families who had defected to Qingzhou.
As a result, a local tycoon in Quexuan District actually brought out blacksmiths who were not much less than him in one go. This is really... it is absolutely necessary to squeeze the local tycoons!
Of course, the Que family is a family of blacksmiths and has been famous since the Shang Dynasty. It is not something that ordinary powerful people can match.
A few days ago, Pang Tong showed Wang Yu the "Zuo Zhuan". It clearly said: "The armor of Que Gong is why Wu defeated Shang." That is to say, King Wu of Zhou defeated King Zhou of Shang because of the armor of Que Gong.
, Quegong is the fiefdom of the ancestors of the Que family.
However, Wang Yu was still very touched.
Later generations often talk about the five thousand years of glory of China, and also say that it is a pity that after five thousand years of inheritance, later generations have completely fallen behind. In fact, looking at it now, our ancestors have many good things, but it is only because of those large-scale alien races.
During the invasion, many good things were lost, such as the Que family's armor-making technology.
If Que Xuan had done what he did now at a similar time in history, his end would certainly not have been much better. With this person's tough character, perhaps the Que family's large group of craftsmen and his family's thousands of years of craftsmanship
Technology was simply lost in the long river of history, and was not even known.
Wang Yu was very lucky. Fortunately, he didn't rush to attack Que Xuan. Otherwise, how could such a huge harvest come from?
At the same time, he also strengthened his determination to embrace the powerful and powerful. He could not recruit enough craftsmen. The reason was very simple. The craftsmen were all trapped in the homes of powerful and powerful people. The powerful and powerful people in Qingzhou had long since died or escaped, and 80% of the craftsmen had become
Rogue bandits and the like are almost dead.
Among the five counties in Jizhou, Le'an and Pingyuan were purged successively by Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. Qinghe was purged by Wang Yu himself and Liu Bei. Wei County and Yangping County were the places where Yuan Shao's power was most concentrated. Many powerful people had their families.
Escaped.
As a result, his large-scale industrial plan has been delayed in launching. Although it is relatively primitive, industry is a technology-based industry with a high concentration of people. How can industry be developed if no one is there?
The Que family is good at forging iron and casting armor. In such a big world, there must be other families that are good at making crossbows, ships, and even mechanisms.
If Qingzhou's new policy excludes them all, it will indeed easily lead to a big mistake. Fortunately, there is still a chance to make amends.
"Kong Ming, I will leave this matter entirely to you. We must make the Que family a model and tell Li Bin that as long as he does things well, I will not treat him badly in the future..." After thinking about this section,
Wang Yu stood up and left, but not to participate in the negotiations, but in another direction.
"Eh? Kong Ming, why do you look like this? Oh, I understand, it's because the workload is too heavy, right? Shiyuan, you and Kong Ming are good friends, right? At this time, you should help each other.
It's up to you two. You must fool Que Xuan... Why should I go? Didn't I say that samples were sent? I'm going to inspect the goods. Well, Zilong, Junyi, and Wenxiang, don't be idle.
Come on, come together."
With that said, he took several generals and left without caring, leaving the negotiation work and the improvement of relevant laws and regulations to the two minors.
Zhuge Liang said depressedly: "Shi Yuan, tell me, do you still have the appearance of a wise king? He asked the two of us to discuss such a big matter, so he is not afraid of something happening?"
Pang Tongqi said: "Huh? Kong Ming, didn't you often say before that a wise ruler should know how to delegate power and let professional people do professional things? Well, you only learned this term after you arrived in Gaotang."
"That's..." Zhuge Liang was slightly embarrassed and said with a frown: "In short, Wang Zhi is not like a king. Yesterday, during the battle, he rushed to the front. Do you think this is what a king should do?
Anyway...anyway, I was tricked by him...Stop laughing, Shiyuan, if you continue to snicker, be careful, brother, you won't have to do anything." (To be continued)