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The recent days of Qin State have been a bit difficult, and the economic situation has gradually become worse with the outbreak of the civil war in the Great China Empire.

The civil war in the Great China Empire cut off the trade route from Qin State to the Datang Empire, directly preventing the export of Qin State's cotton and other crops to the Datang Empire, which directly affected Qin State's income.

The orc slave trade, which was originally prosperous through the Western Wall defense line, also began to become sluggish with the civil war of the Great China Empire.What disappointed Qin the most was that there were competitors in the slave trade.

Most of the orc slaves needed by the Tang Empire before went directly to the Qin State, which can be regarded as a trade subsidy to the Qin State.

Now, with the civil war in the Great China Empire, the trade of orc slaves is not easy for the Qin State, so they can only watch helplessly as their market share is taken away by the Shu State.

The Beastman Empire has also fully reacted over time. They found that instead of fighting with the Qin State at the end of the desert and being captured and captured by others, it would be more beneficial to directly start the population trade with the Shu State.

Because there is no need to fight, the price of buying orc slaves in Shu is obviously lower, and because they are voluntary "sell themselves", these orc slaves are also easier to manage and more obedient.

With the cooperation of high-ranking orc officials, the entire Orc Empire and the Kingdom of Shu packaged the population transaction into a new category: "labor export".This thing is high-end and elegant, and the people of the Orc Empire are obviously more willing to accept this kind of "people going to high places".

Even conversely, the middlemen of the Shu Kingdom and the compradors of the orc tribe had to charge a share of the money, after all, they gave a new choice to those orc commoners who couldn't even eat enough.

The best, the most beautiful and strongest orcs, the smartest orc children, plus some rich people among the orcs, will be selected and sent to the Tang Empire.After all, the Tang Empire is not easy to fool, and the quality of slaves must be guaranteed.

The next level depends on the operation. Some people are willing to cooperate and pay, and then they can go to the prosperous Tang Empire as slaves. Those who can’t afford the money, orcs and commoners who are passable, can stay Shu, or go to Chu to make a living.

The abilities of these orcs may not be that good, but compared to the original orc empire of yellow sand, the natural conditions of Shu and Chu are definitely better, so it is not a loss to stay in Shu or Chu.

As for crooked melons and dates, it is not that there is no place to deal with them. Some can be directly sold to the Dahua Empire as slaves at a low price, and some can be disposed of overseas at a low price...

Don't think that you are at a disadvantage if you can't go to the Great Tang Empire, because the Great Tang Empire itself has strict naturalization management methods, so the orcs often cannot obtain citizenship in the Great Tang Empire.They will always be outsiders here, so their social status in the Tang Empire is not high.

But staying in Shu or Chu is different. They can work hard and find a suitable opportunity to stay permanently, which obviously has a little advantage.

The difference is that the orcs in the Great Tang Empire have a big cake painted by Tang Mo. This big cake is a better place that the Great Tang Empire will choose in the future, and leave it to the orcs who have made outstanding contributions in the Great Tang Empire to build a country.

Back to Qin State, Qin State discovered that the slave trade route passing through Shu State, Chu State, and then to the Tang Empire is replacing the trade route from Qin State Dahua to the Datang Empire, and things have become more and more unpopular. Take control.

Conversely, looking at the trade of agricultural products, in addition to the trade products exported to the Great China Empire, the trade products exported to other countries are being exploited by the Shu Kingdom.

After passing through Chu State, the younger brother of the Tang Empire, the price is really unbearable to look at directly.This kind of trade is fragile, and Qin must find a way to save itself.

The economic suffering is a fait accompli, and Qin cannot change anything by relying on economic means in a short period of time.It can neither put pressure on the Great Hua Empire, nor can it control the geese of Shu and Chu, so the people of Qin have to start thinking about outside moves.

For more than half a year, Qin has been trying to lobby the Great Tang Empire, trying to persuade the Great Tang Empire to resolve the civil war in the Great Hua Empire as soon as possible.

They even proposed a plan that sounded ambitious: Qin and the Tang Empire sent troops on both sides to attack the Dahua Empire, and quell the civil war in the Dahua Empire within one to two months.

It's just that this secret plan was rejected by the Tang Empire: the Dahua Empire in front of you is almost the meat on the cutting board of the Tang Empire, what the hell is going on with you, Qin, to swallow a piece?

Of course, the Qin State didn't intend to grab anything. They just hoped to quickly quell the civil war in the Dahua Empire, or simply carve up the Dahua Empire and border it with the Tang Empire. Since then, there will be no middlemen to make money.

It is a pity that all efforts to carve up the Great China Empire or force the Great China Empire to quell the civil war have all failed.It seems impossible for the civil war in the Great China Empire to end in the short term, and Qin's economic environment will also endure long-term deterioration.

Although the Tang Empire was willing to provide a loan of 1 million gold coins and an economic aid of 300 million gold coins to make up for Qin's losses, Qin still felt that his future was bleak.

Since there was no way out economically, the king of Qin, Yingduo, naturally pinned all his hopes on Qin's strong military strength.

Qin State may not have saved anything else in these years, and the combat effectiveness of the border troops near the Western Wall is like a superior existence.

Fighting the Tang Empire might be a bit of a stretch, but Qin's military is confident in fighting other countries.

What's more, for such a long time, Qin has purchased a large number of Type 113 armored vehicles from the Datang Empire, received military assistance from hundreds of No. 4 tanks, and has P-36 fighter jets in the sky, as well as purchased production rights from the Datang Empire The DO-17 bomber.

In terms of military strength, Qin, the little overlord of the Northwest, is really genuine and absolutely powerful.

Now that there is the capital to wage war and the need to wage war, the Qin State began to choose targets.

In fact, there is nothing to choose. It is too slow to turn the orc empire into reality. Even if tens of thousands of orc captives are captured, Qin State still lacks a channel to directly attack the Tang Empire.

Therefore, Qin Duo, the king of the Qin Kingdom, naturally turned his attention to his southern neighbor: the Shu Kingdom.

Now who is making the difference in the middleman?Shu Kingdom!Who is trying to replace Qin's slave trade status?Shu Kingdom!Who is the weakest and the best bully around?Shu Kingdom!Who's economic situation is better and there is oil and water to fish for?Shu Kingdom!
look!look!He looks like he's been beaten, he has money in his pocket, he's thin, withered, and short... If he doesn't hit you, who will you hit?
So the envoys sent by Chu State to participate in the Linshui Expo did not return to the country at all after the expo ended. Instead, they stayed and changed their appearance to become a special envoy. They began to have frequent contacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire. A question arose about Qin's invasion of Shu.

There is no way, the Great Tang Empire seems to have become the most powerful existence in the Western Continent, no matter what you do, if you don't get the permission of the Great Tang Empire, then it can't be done.

This is the embodiment of a country's strength, and this is the visual display of a country's international influence: without my nod, you can do nothing within my sphere of influence!
Qin has no choice but to consider the attitude of the Tang Empire: Shu now monopolizes the trade routes between Qin, the Beast Empire and the Tang Empire. This is Qin's reason for attacking Shu. It is also the reason why the Tang Empire wanted to protect Shu.

Once the Qin and Shu kingdoms really went to war, it would mean that the trade of the Tang Empire on the western continent basically stopped.The losses caused by this are immeasurable, so the Tang Empire must intervene.

Therefore, Qin State must persuade the Tang Empire to tolerate Qin State's war behavior, and clearly guarantee the duration and scope of the war, even including the distribution of Tang State's interests after the war.

This is politics, and this is the tragedy of a weak country: a strong country does not need to consider these things when declaring war, while a weak country needs the permission of a strong country to start a war or make other decisions.

To put it bluntly, if the strong country does not agree, the weak country may not be able to buy ammunition for the defense of the country. If the strong country does not agree, the weak country will not even dare to surrender - it will fight to the last man , for world peace...

So some countries can kneel because they don't have the capital to stand up.Conversely, as long as a country can stand up, it cannot kneel down. If it kneels, it is not the so-called survival of humiliation, but the destruction of the country.

The most heart-wrenching question in the world is probably: What qualifications do you have to surrender?Have I allowed you to surrender?

This time Qin is not trying to kill them all. Qin King Yingduo's main strategic goal is to sweep across the northern part of Shu and cut off the connection between Shu and the Great Hua Empire.

Does it sound like it has nothing to do with the Tang Empire?In fact, the translation of this sentence is: Occupy the northern part of Shu State and obtain the border with Chu State.

In this way, the state of Qin is completely different: it can rebuild the trade routes from Qin and Chu to the Tang Empire to ensure its own trade security.

Conversely, Qin State can also enjoy the logistics dividends of Shu State's export to the Great China Empire and Chu State's export to the Great China Empire.Between one plus and one minus, Qin's side is equivalent to getting double the happiness.

So here comes the question, since there is such a good southward strategy with so many benefits, why didn't the State of Qin react until this moment, and started to study this seemingly reasonable expansion plan at this moment?