Diqin Designer

Chapter 272: Learn from Qin to defeat Qin

Facing the unfriendly attitude of Hu Suo, Tu Sui did not care too much. He took advantage of others and let them complain a little. He smiled as usual: "What Chief Hu Suo said is very true. We need to verify it before we can rest assured!"

Hu Suo wanted to say something, but was stopped by the look of King Xiou. "Thank you, Emperor Qin, for the medicine, but only two hundred doses, I'm afraid it's not enough..."

The implication was that he wanted more medicine. Tu Sui said, "Don't worry, my king. There will be more than 200 doses. But this medicine is not easy to make in my Great Qin, and your country is far away..."

King Xiou and the other leaders also heard the hidden meaning in Tu Sui's words: The medicine is available in Daqin, but Daqin is not a kind person, and you will have to pay a price to get it!
This made the King of Xiou and the other leaders very upset. They had all decided to agree to those humiliating conditions, but the Qin people were still not satisfied and wanted more.

A leader made a suggestion: "Since it is difficult to make the medicine, and the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, why not teach us the method of making the medicine and let us make it ourselves? This will save your country the effort of making the medicine, and your country will no longer have to send the medicine over long distances. We will also have the medicine, isn't it wonderful?"

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that only a crazy Qin person would agree to this suggestion. How could the Qin people hand over the secret recipe for making medicine to them?
But it wouldn't hurt to try, so the King of Xiou and other commanders looked at Tu Sui to see how the Qin envoy would answer.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Tu Sui was not nervous at all. He glanced at the Xiou leader who made the suggestion and shook his head, saying, "It's not that I don't want to teach you, it's really..."

At this point, he looked at King Xiou and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being disrespectful. In my opinion, even if I give you the secret recipe, you won't be able to make it!"

Although Tu Sui did not raise his head when he said this, King Xiou and the other leaders felt that Tu Sui was talking to them with his nose raised, with an inexplicable sense of superiority and contempt for them.

It was as if he was turning up his nostrils, looking upwards, pointing his fingers at their noses and saying: Daqin, it's okay; you, it's not okay!

Feeling that Tu Sui looked down upon him, Hu Suo suddenly became angry. "The Qin envoy is so arrogant. Is it true that only you Qin people can make this medicine, and no one else can? Envoy Qin, can you bring me the secret recipe? I want to see if I can make it."

Tu Sui's gaze fell on Hu Suo, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether this man said these words because he was really angry, or if he was deliberately trying to take the opportunity to provoke him.

But if they were to play the art of war in front of him, these people probably wouldn't know what his job was. Tu Sui pointed to the microscope on the table and asked, "Can you make this thing?"

Hu Suo's anger was suddenly blocked. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he knew that they could not make this microscope.

"Hmph, give me some time, I will definitely be able to make an equally great mirror. Besides, what does making medicine have to do with this mirror?"

Seeing Hu Suo was stubborn, Tu Sui asked, "How long will it take you to make a magic mirror? If our Great Qin wants to make such a magic mirror, we can make hundreds of them a day. Can you make it? And who said that medicine making has nothing to do with magic mirrors? When making medicine, you often need to observe with a magic mirror. The details are far more delicate than you think. If you make a mistake, the medicine will fail."

Hu Suo wanted to speak more but was stopped by King Xiou. They also understood that these were excuses, which might be true or false, but they all meant that the Qin people would not give them the method to cure malaria, but would only sell them ready-made medicine and put a pair of ropes on them.

It was not a pleasant feeling to be threatened, but their technology was backward and they still needed help from the Qin people. It was not feasible to ask the Qin people for the secret recipe directly. The only way was to take advantage of the Qin people asking them to send hostages to Xianyang and let these people find a way to get the Qin people's secret recipe in Xianyang.

Send more people over, let them bring gold and beauties to seduce Qin's high-ranking officials or doctors, and use them to obtain Qin's advanced technology and secret recipes. In any case, you must never be threatened by Qin for long, that's too dangerous!
"It would be great if the Qin people could take the initiative to teach those advanced techniques!"

King Xiou sighed secretly. He knew that his idea was unreliable. How could the Qin people not be on guard against them and teach them advanced things? They would definitely only teach them language and writing, and would not involve the secrets of curing malaria and making this microscope. Since the Qin people would not teach them, they could only steal.

There was no way out. The Qin people's performance today made him feel the gap between himself and Qin, and he felt a sense of crisis. If he continued to be so closed and conservative and did not catch up, he would be destroyed by the Qin people sooner or later.

When the time comes, we will discuss with the Qin people to see if we can send more people to Qin. At worst, they can pay for their own expenses in Qin, and we can give the Qin people more benefits.

If more people go, there will be a better chance to get the good things from Qin. This is what is meant by: learn from Qin's strengths in order to defeat Qin.

If Li Nian knew what King Xiou was thinking, he would be surprised. This King Xiou was quite aware. Not only did he send so many Yue people who could be used as materials for colonization, he also took the initiative to bear the expenses of staying in Qin. He should be awarded the Great Qin Peace Prize.

Putting this matter aside for the moment, King Xiou asked a question: "May I ask if your Excellency will go on another diplomatic mission in the future?" The leaders also looked over.

Tu Sui thought about it and finally understood the intention of King Xiou's question. He was asking him whether he would send envoys to other Baiyue tribes and then either try to destroy them or gain some benefits from them.

Although the Baiyue were considered to be the same ancient Yue tribe in later generations, they themselves did not think so at that time. If they could monopolize the benefits, they certainly did not want to share them with their "brothers" around them. Even if there were no benefits, it would be great if they could trick their "brothers" around them.

I am not afraid of my brothers living a hard life, but I am afraid of them driving a Land Rover. What's more, these "brothers" are not very familiar with each other, and have even fought with each other to the death.

This bunch of Qin people are really good-for-nothings. Blackmailing them has also brought them certain benefits. For example, if possible, the anti-malaria drug will be enjoyed by them alone, and the other Baiyue "brothers" will not have it.

Tu Sui replied: "Of course, this is the will of your majesty to us, and we cannot disobey it! What is the meaning of your mentioning this matter?"

King Xiou said: "Of course I don't want to stop your envoy from continuing his mission, but I just want to ask if you can give us the anti-malarial medicine?"

The voice was not loud, but the Xiou leaders in the hall heard it clearly. "Specially give" meant that the anti-malarial medicine would not be given to other tribes, only to them.

But the king's suggestion was a good one. If they were the only ones with medicine to cure malaria, and the other Baiyue tribes did not have it, the other tribes would become weaker and weaker.

However, the Qin people would probably not agree to this proposal. They would definitely want to gain benefits from all the Baiyue tribes and put a bridle on all the tribes.

Tu Sui rejected the proposal of King Xiou. "We are here to establish diplomatic relations with all tribes so that everyone can live in harmony and be better off. It cannot be limited to the king and you. Therefore, I am sorry that I cannot accept the king's request, but..."

Focusing only on establishing diplomatic relations with Xiou would be beneficial to Daqin, but it would also do more harm than good, and would not be in the interests of Daqin from an overall strategic perspective.

A powerful Baiyue tribe or tribal alliance would not be beneficial to the Qin Dynasty. It would be better to let these Baiyue tribes compete and fight with each other.

(End of this chapter)