After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 346 News from Chu State
With a smile on his face at this time, Ji Ran slowly explained.

"Under the governance of Han, the new city has become more and more prosperous. Even if it changes hands in the future, the rich businessmen in the new city will not get used to the rule of Wu, so there will be no result of whether to give up or not. Big change."

"We can take advantage of this opportunity to try our best to attract those wealthy businessmen and nobles in the Wu Kingdom, so that they can be used by us. After all, the actual interests are in front of us, and no one will easily miss it. As long as we can win their help."

"Then if our country of Han really sends troops to the country of Wu in the future, we will also get a lot of help, so you can carefully consider what you should do next. If you do well, you will be able to win more for our country. time."

At this time, Yi Dun had already realized it immediately. On the surface, the Han Kingdom gave up a large part of its benefits by giving up the new levy. However, those merchants and nobles paid more attention to the benefits they actually got.

After staying in Wu for such a long time, Yi Dun knew very well in his heart that Wu Wang Fu Chai is a very happy person. Under such circumstances, he will not stop fighting abroad. This will require a lot of money and food.

Even if the Han Dynasty would provide Wu with a certain amount of food, it would still need money to buy large quantities. In this case, those merchants and nobles would naturally become the targets of exploitation.

If this happens, it will intensify the internal conflicts in the Wu Kingdom, Yi Dun said with a smile on his face when he thought of this.

"I understand what my lord means. If that's the case, then I know what to do. I will definitely publicize this matter with great fanfare. If Fu Chai, the king of Wu, doesn't agree in the end."

"The businessmen and nobles in Wu will definitely be dissatisfied by then, but if they agree, I will try my best to persuade the rich businessmen in Xincheng to stay in the city, but in this way, I need to give them some extra benefits."

"Only in this way can Fu Chai, the king of Wu, increase the tax burden in Xincheng when he is short of money. At that time, I will let these businessmen join hands to manipulate prices and make Xincheng completely different."

Hearing what he said, Ji Ran just smiled slightly, and Meng Di also spoke with great satisfaction.

"Your idea is very good. You can make statistics on their loss of interests in the future. After arriving in Huaicheng, their goods will be exempted from tax, and if things are done in the future, I will give them another reward."

One month later, Wu Wang Fuchai's army arrived at Zhongwu. At this time, he was full of hesitation. Although he thought that he would gain a lot of benefits after defeating Han, he discovered it after the two armies fought.

The style displayed by the Han army is surprising. The lineup is neat and solemn. Although the strength is inferior, the momentum is not weak at all. Fu Chai is also the leader of the army all the year round. Gotta be a powerhouse.

In addition, the news of Sun Wu's stay in the Han Kingdom has been confirmed, which made Fu Chai feel a little bit drummed in his heart, and the Han Kingdom also sent envoys.

The reason why he united with Chu State was to fight against Jin State. For such words, Fu Chai didn't believe it in his heart, but it was just an excuse. What moved him was Han State's proposal that the new city could be managed by Wu State.

At the same time, he proposed that he could support Wu's hegemony. Both of these two conditions were what Fu Chai wanted, so he seemed a little hesitant. Bo Pi, who knew Fu Chai's nature, got a lot of money this time and immediately seized the opportunity before him.

"Your Majesty, it seems likely that the troops of the Han Kingdom were trained by Sun Wuzi himself, and now according to the reports from the military marshals, Yanghu in the Pengcheng area has begun to gather troops. This is obviously to attack Pi County."

"If our two countries really go to war at that time, Pengcheng may not be able to withstand the attack of the Han army, because they have a very powerful siege weapon in their hands. Under such circumstances, shouldn't it be better for us to withdraw our troops for the time being?"

"After we get the new city, we will be able to obtain a lot of money, which will also help our country Wu to dominate, and we can't refuse Jin's request at this time. We can send envoys to Jin to explain it."

"The most important thing now is the state of Chu. They must be very proud now. They think that with the assistance of the state of Han, they must be safe and sound. In this case, we took the new city to stop the war with the Han army first, and then turned around and attacked first. Chu State."

When he was talking about this, a military marquis suddenly rushed into the big tent and interrupted Bo Pi's words, which made him quite dissatisfied, but the military marquis must have come here at this time because something important happened. So he asked.

"What happened?"

The military officer showed joy on his face, and after saluting to Fu Chai, he immediately replied.

"King Chu Zhao led his troops to help Chen Guo, and felt that suddenly there were red clouds in the sky, revolving around the sun, and then King Chu Zhao fell ill. The Chu army thought it was an ominous sign and should withdraw troops, but King Chu Zhao didn't allow it."

"Just a few days ago, King Zhao of Chu was seriously ill, and it seemed that the medicine was useless, and an elite army of Chu State set out from Yingdu, and Prince Chu Xiongzhang was among them. Because the matter involved was serious, so he came here to report urgently."

Fu Chai, the king of Wu, stood up immediately when he heard these words. He immediately realized that a major event had happened in the state of Chu. Needless to say, he sent the prince's badge to the camp of the Chu army at this time. There was a look of great joy on the face.

At this time, Bo Pi also became very excited. He immediately began to think about how to operate in order to seek greater benefits for Wu. After a while, he suggested.

"My lord, this is a god-given opportunity. King Chu Zhao is a strong opponent, and he is good at forbearance. If he really dies of illness at this time, then it is a good time for us to attack Chu."

"Furthermore, at this time, we can promise Duke Bai Sheng to cooperate with us internally and externally. Once we succeed in the future, we can promise Duke Bai Sheng to become the king of Chu. I think he will definitely be moved by this."

After Fu Chai heard this, his face showed uncontrollable excitement, and he opened his mouth to laugh.

"Mengdi, I didn't expect that things would change like this!"

(End of this chapter)