Chapter 272: Deng Qin’s Transaction

Qin's plan was very good, and he was sure that even if Deng got the war horse from Qin, it would be difficult to form an army without several years of hard work. I am afraid that before Deng's cavalry formed, Qin had already recovered and attacked Deng.

But they didn't know that Deng Sheng had a cheating device. As long as there were enough battle points, Deng Sheng could exchange for an elite cavalry training method at any time. When he formed the Longxiang Guard, Deng Sheng specially transferred some elite cavalry to train. There were not a few people in the Deng army who could do riding skills. In less than a year, Deng State could train a large number of cavalry. Moreover, Deng State was not without cavalry, and Longxiang Guard was not worth much compared to the Qin and Zhao cavalry.

After Bailijin left Chang'an, he advanced all the way east. After coming to Wuguan, he understood his purpose to Li Xiucheng, the general of Longwu Guard stationed in Wuguan. Li Xiucheng did not dare to let the Qin people enter the pass without authorization, so he asked Bailijin and his group to stay outside Wuguan for some time. He sent someone to Wancheng to report to Deng Sheng.

After receiving Li Xiucheng's letter, Deng Sheng was also very confused. Deng State had no contact with Qin State. This time, Qin State sent people to come and didn't know what was going on. However, Qin State sent envoys to come, and Deng Sheng was not afraid of seeing each other, so he sent someone to order Li Xiucheng to order him to let Qin State envoys enter the pass and send troops to escort him to Wancheng. In name, it was escort, but in fact it was surveillance.

When the messenger left Wancheng, Deng Sheng convened the four ministers, Jiang Wan, Cui Hao, Su Hong and Zhang Bin, to discuss the matter.

In Ganyang Palace, Deng Sheng briefly said the matter, and then asked several people: "Young masters, what do you think the Qin State sent envoys to come this time? Is it a good or a bad thing?"

Everyone pondered, and after a long time, Su Hong came out and said, "Return to the king, I think it is not a bad thing for Qin to come to the envoy this time."

"What does Su Qing mean?" Deng Sheng asked.

Su Hong replied: "King, think about the fact that Qin has just pacified Guanzhong. Guanzhong has experienced years of war and people's livelihood withered. Qin is now too busy to take care of himself. How could he come to trouble me, Da Deng at this time? But what exactly is it? You still need to meet the Qin envoy to know."

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Well, let's talk about it after seeing the Qin envoy. However, my great Deng and Qin have never had any contact. Now Qin is also a hegemon. You must not lose your courtesy in the reception. After Jiang Qing went down, he would discuss the reception issue with the Ministry of Rites. You must not be rude!"

"Here!" Jiang Wan responded.

On the fifth day of the eighth month of the 18th year of Qianyuan, Qin envoy Bailijin and his group arrived in Wancheng, and Chen Qun, the Minister of Rites, personally received it.

In the Wancheng Ministry of Rites Inn, Chen Qun accompanied Bailijin into the inn. Chen Qun said to Bailijin: "Doctor Baili, wait and rest in the inn first. My king will meet Baili in Jingyang Hall three days later. In the next few days, I will personally accompany Baili to visit the scenery of Wancheng."

Baili Jin nodded with a smile and said, "Then I'll have to pay for the trouble of Chen Shangshu. He has lived in Xiliang for a long time and is very eager for the scenery of Nanyang. He needs to visit it."

In the next few days, Chen Qun accompanied the Qin delegation to visit the scenery inside and outside Wancheng, and the etiquette was even more grand than that of the Chu State back then.

On the eighth day of the eighteenth year of Qianyuan, he walked into the Jingyang Hall of Deng's government affairs hall on a hundred miles away. Deng Shenggao sat on the throne, and all civil and military officials were listed on the left and right.

"The foreign minister, the Censor of the Qin Dynasty, Baili Jin, pays homage to King Deng!" Baili Jin salutes Deng Sheng.

"You don't have to be too polite!" Deng Sheng waved his hand with a smile.

Baili Jin stood up and said, "The Qin and Deng are both great countries in the world. My king thought they should work together, so he sent foreign ministers to cultivate good neighborly and friendship with your country. When the foreign ministers came this time, my king also prepared some polite rituals, all of which are specialties from Xiliang and Guanzhong. I hope King Deng will accept it with a smile!"

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "The King of Qin is determined. When the Lord returns to Chang'an, I will prepare a generous gift to the King of Qin."

"Thank you, King Deng!" Baili Jin thanked: "Actually, the foreign minister came here this time because he was entrusted by my king to make a deal in your country." After a greeting, Baili Jin also began to get into the topic.

"Finally, I'm going to the topic!" Deng Sheng said intimately, then straightened his face and said, "I don't know what I, the Great Deng, have what the King of Qin needs, but it's okay. I have admired the King of Qin for a long time. As long as I Great Deng can take it out, I will definitely not refuse."

Baili Jin said, "Then I would like to thank King Deng. This is actually the case. Guanzhong has been fighting for years, and a large amount of fertile land is abandoned and the grain is poor. For the sake of the people of Guanzhong, my king specially sent foreign ministers to Wancheng, hoping to buy a batch of food to help the people of Guanzhong."

"This..." Deng Sheng said, "I know the difficulties of your country, but in recent years, my consumption of money and food in Deng has been very large. I am afraid it is difficult to sell excess food to your country."

Of course, Baili Jin knew that Deng Sheng would not agree so easily, but Baili Jin was confident that as long as the chips of Qin were released, the king and ministers of Deng would not refuse. So he smiled and said, "My king also knows that your country's food is not rich, but for the sake of the people of Guanzhong, my king is willing to trade war horses for food. I hope that King Deng can think about the difficulty of the people of Guanzhong and agree to this transaction."

"Boom!" Baili Jin said this, and it exploded in the hearts of the monarchs and ministers of Deng's kings and ministers. War horses are the most scarce thing in Deng's country. Twenty years have passed. Deng's country has only worked hard to form 20,000 Dragon Xiang Guards. Why did Deng Sheng dare not intervene in the battle of the Central Plains? It was not because he was afraid of the cavalry of Zhao. Now Qin actually took the initiative to deliver war horses to his door. Deng Sheng had no reason to refuse. Deng's country had much food. Even if he sold a batch to Qin, he would recover instantly by the autumn harvest. However, important strategic materials such as war horses would be gone if they missed it.

Although he was very eager for war horses, Deng Sheng still suppressed his excitement. So he acted: "Well, just think it is for the people of Guanzhong. Even if I have difficulty, I have to squeeze out a batch of food. For specific matters, the Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan, the Zhongshu Ling Cui Hao and the Zunjiao discussed it. I wonder what Zunjiao thought?"

Baili Jin knew that it was impossible for Deng to refuse the temptation of war horses, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, King Deng, for the pursuit of the whole country. Foreign ministers thanked King Deng on behalf of the people of Guanzhong!"

Deng Sheng waved his hand and said with a righteous look: "Some small things are not worth mentioning. As long as they can help the people of Guanzhong get out of the predicament, everything is worth it."

I have to say that Deng Sheng has become a movie hero after many years of high positions.

After the scattered dynasty, Jiang Wan and Cui Hao discussed with Bailijin on behalf of Deng. After several days of bargaining, Qin finally exchanged 200,000 war horses for Deng's five million stones of grain. Although it was a bit painful to ask Deng to take out 5 million stones of grain at once, it was worth it to get 200,000 war horses. With the original cavalry, Deng could form a cavalry of 100,000 people, and there was no need to be so passive when fighting against Qin and Zhao in the future.

The same is true for Qin. Although the 200,000 war horses emptied half of Qin's war horses at once, Qin was close to the grassland. As long as the price was high, it was relatively easy to obtain war horses. The 200,000 war horses would come back in a few years and had little impact on the Qin cavalry. After all, there are more than 100,000 cavalry now. Even if the war horses are left, the new cavalry cannot be formed with the current national strength of Qin. It also requires a large amount of materials to support war horses. It is better to use war horses to exchange for the food that Qin needs most. However, it takes not long for Qin to pay the price for today's decision.
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