Chapter 553 [To get rich, build roads first]
When Batu opened the cowhide tip, his hands were trembling. In fact, he was always looking forward to changes, looking forward to the new generation of Bahru, and looking forward to the people's path of prosperity and strength under his leadership, in fact, before Zhao Liang came to Bahru, he was waiting with hope and recognized that this might be the biggest opportunity for Bahru.
How much kindness does Huaxia and Bai Zi hide in this tip? Will there be a huge silver note? Or will Bai Dong take out enough food and weapons to arm the 100,000 army to buy him? All the answers are about to be revealed. Batu is now like a little boy who is about to face a choice of fate, his heart beating violently.
He carefully opened the brocade bag and placed it in it. It looked like a small piece the size of a palm. When he really untied it, he found that it was a large piece. Zhao Liang and Batu took it separately and saw that the first silk book was full of the data listed, which was the annual income and various expenses of the Ba Kingdom over the past ten years, and even reached every clan and tribe. Batu's heart trembled. How did the Qin people get these information? But now he didn't care about when the detailed works of Qin State arrived in Ba Kingdom. He was eager to open the second silk book to see it. He saw a line of big words, "If you want to get rich, build the road first."
There are nearly a thousand words written below, and there is another drawing, which explains how this road should be repaired. After the road is completed, what is the Qin State's gain and how many benefits does Ba State have. It clearly explains the gains and losses of the interests and losses without any deception. After Batu looked carefully, he sighed unconsciously: "Bai Zi is indeed an open gentleman!"
The road shown in Bai Dong's picture is the famous "Shi Niu Road" in history and was renamed "Talented Bull Road". Legend has it that King Huiwen of Qin wanted to attack Shu. However, he had no road to reach the Sichuan after leaving Baogu. So he got five stone cows and placed them outside the valley. He threatened that these stone cows could be scattered gold. The spies from Shu people came to investigate. Sure enough, they found red gold under the butt of the stone cows. So the King of Shu, who had a worrying IQ, believed it and actually sent Wu Ding Lishi. In fact, several groups of workers came to dig the mountain road, preparing to get the five stone cows that could be scattered back to Xindu, but the stone cows did not get them back. However, they welcomed the Qin army.
Bai Dong naturally scoffed at this legend. After more than ten generations, the enlightened dynasty had a system of strict selection of heirs by a noble family. How could a guy with a negative IQ be the King of Shu? No matter how wise and powerful Ying Si was, he could not believe in whatever he said? Therefore, the legend of stone bull silence and gold must be fake. If this stone bull trail had not been dug by the Qin people, it would have existed for a long time. Perhaps it was just because of various reasons that were followed by giant trees and vines, or encountered earthquake disasters, and the entrance to the road was blocked by mud and stones. This is not known to the world.
This legend is naturally not a belief in history, but the first half of the legend hides some truth. It turns out that Ying Si was hunting in Baogu that day. When the King of Shu led ten thousand cavalry to come, the two kings met. Ying Si generously gave red gold as a gift, but the King of Shu returned with soil, so Ying Si was angry and wanted to attack Shu. Whenever the numbers involved in history books are mostly ten, it is not worth one. Although Shu King of Shu led ten thousand cavalry to hunt in Baogu, there were always thousands of eight hundred cavalry. If there was no road to pass, how did these more than a thousand cavalry reach Baogu? It can be seen that there must be a hidden road, and it only takes a lot of effort to find it.
"There is a secret way to leave Baogu, and you can go straight into the river. Even if thousands of people can go there, if Ba obtains this way, and passes through Qin from then on, you can get the benefits of China."
Batu held the silk book and chewed it carefully word by word, and his face began to show an ecstatic expression: "If this path is clear, then the Qin army rolled into Sichuan and left the Duke in one month. Since the old Qin got Shuzhong, he should regard Ba as a brother. The Bai family business company should enter Langzhong as a basis to make money and make money."
Zhong Wuyan's actions in Wuyuan have long been spread throughout the world. "Das Kapital" has now become a lesson that the Chinese aristocratic class must learn. People like Batu, who boasts of being famous, have naturally seen it. How can they not know how much benefits it will bring to Batu with the power of the Bai family once they open a commercial base in Batu? That is not just a change in money. Once the Bai family's capital is injected into Batu, it will bring infinite vitality to this poor and backward country. This is the opportunity he has been waiting for!
Zhao Liang smiled and said, "Ling is going to congratulate Ba Hou. Bai Zixiang has the means of turning the world upside down. As powerful as Wei and Chu, he also want to find a way to get along with him, let alone Ba State? It can be seen that this secret path is not only for the convenience of Qin State, but also the Golden Avenue of Ba State."
"I think what Mr. Yu said is very true, but this secret path is not easy to find. Even if it can be found, it will be difficult for me to use without a series of killings. After leaving Baogu and entering Nanzheng, this secret path must be near Nanzheng. Now it is half the territory of Zhu State and half belongs to Shu State. I am afraid that the secret path is within the territory of Shu State. Although it will not be used on weekdays, it must be guarded by elite soldiers. If this happens, it will not be hidden from Zhu State. If there is no help from Zhu State, this matter will be difficult. It was only the last time that Zhu State and Ba State joined forces to fight against Shu State, but it was a big defeat. I would like to talk to Zhu State again, but I am afraid it is not easy."
"Haha, the Marquis of Ba do not have to worry about this matter. Baizi's heavenly beings had already made a decision. When Liang was in Luoyi, the emperor personally gave me a letter to him and appointed Zhu Hou as the Marquis of Dingnan. He was inherited from generation to generation. If Zhu Hou knew about it, he would be ecstatic and would be willing to use his life for me."
The Zhu Kingdom is different from the Ba Kingdom. The Ba Kingdom was established for a thousand years. It was founded during the Shang Dynasty and was even divided into feudal states in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was a viscount country with a strong and strong root. However, the Zhu Kingdom had a deep relationship with the Kaiming Dynasty. It was originally a vassal state divided by the Kaiming King. Even the king had a surname Du. Later, he broke with Shu Kingdom, but he suffered from the unjust reputation and was notorious for his ministers and rebelled against the lord. This was also the biggest trouble for Zhu Hou.
Now that the Emperor of Zhou is called emperor, the Zhou family is quite evident. The emperor has a title of Dingnan Marquis, but he is the real Marquis of the Kingdom. He is far from being the savage king of Shu. If he saw Zhaoshu, he would have been afraid that Zhu Hou would be a cannon fodder for China without any hesitation? Zhao Liang received this edict that day and didn't know why it was used. Now he knew that Bai Dong had made an arrangement. He had already calculated the variable of Zhu State. He was secretly surprised. He felt that the world was just a big chessboard in front of Baizi, and the powers of various countries were just chess pieces. He just didn't know what this great chess player would play the game of China. He was actually a little expectant in his heart.
Batu sighed after hearing this: "Baizi is far away in Qin, but all the two countries of Bazhu are under Baizi's calculations. I just don't know how to treat Bashu if Baizi attacked and destroyed Shu?"
It is naturally good to have a golden road that Tongqu and Huaxia, but once Shu Kingdom perishes, God knows how Qin will treat Ba and Zhu Kingdom? The reason why the false road is not far from attacking Guo, Batu is not interested in becoming another Yuhou.
"This matter is not something Liang can promise, but as Liang knows, Bai Zi will never treat his close friends unfairly. Even if he hates Wei and is as close as Qi, he will not distinguish between them once he becomes Bai Zi's ally. What's more, this time he attacked Shu in the name of the emperor. Ba was originally a viscount country granted by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhu Kingdom was given a new title. What's there to worry about? If Liang was the Marquis of Ba, he should give up all his concerns, be loyal to the Emperor, and be close to Bai Zi. In the future, Bai Zi will naturally not forget the benefits of Ba Hou. Ba Hou should not forget that although Bai Zi was a Qin minister, he was also a literary scholar in the world and a famous scholar. Will such a person still deceive you?"
Chapter completed!