"No gift." Xiong Jing looked at Neacas who was celebrating and asked him not to be celebrating. He did not like Neacas' Egyptian etiquette, which reminded him of Egyptian pharaohs and pyramids with a decay.

"Thank you." The quarrel between Neacas and Crimenides was not without profit. It was Crimenides who concluded that Jing Buji was the King of Chuni. Neacas felt that Xiong Jing was like a king, and he did not refute it once he was reminded.

The two argued that Neacas believed that Chuni was about to perish his country and had no threat to Egypt and could fully accept his ransom; Crimenides believed that Chuni was just an army on land that was destroyed by the Qinnis, and Chuni's maritime power was intact, so she was still a threat from Egypt and could not accept his ransom to let King Chuni return to his country. Crimenides was just a general who returned with the regiment, and he could not decide on diplomatic matters.

Neacas saluted, and Xiong Jing asked him to avoid the gift. After that, the two looked at each other again. Neacas was a little surprised by Xiong Jing's calmness. He thought Xiong Jing would at least be at a loss; Xiong Jing was surprised by the keenness of the Egyptians, and he could see through his identity so quickly.

"I'm just a prisoner." Xiong Jing looked as usual, and Neacas was a little at a loss. "Tell me about yours."

"If Your Majesty is just a nobleman of Chuni, I fully agree with the conditions I just talked about, but Your Majesty is the king of Chuni, these conditions may be opposed by Alexandria." Neacas was confused on his face. From his position, he hoped to agree with the conditions of both sides, but he could not judge what Ptolemy III's intentions were.

"Yeah." Xiong Jing nodded. He understood what Nearcas meant. If he did not escape, his fate would be decided by Ptolemy III. "You cannot decide our negotiations." He nodded to show that he understood.

"No, your majesty. I can." Neacas shook his head. "I believe I can. Egypt needs armor and artillery, and the latest Thuni warships. I believe your majesty will make the right judgment. But..."

Neacas said again, but Xiong Jing still nodded to him without hesitation and signaled him to finish his words.

"The armor and artillery will eventually be damaged, and only the technology can last forever." Neacas said: "I hope that your Majesty can give some craftsmen in our country..."

"You should know that all the major events in Chuni are not decided by the king, but by the throne..., no. In your words, it is called the Senate, and everything is decided by the Senate." Xiong Jing smiled. "Warships, artillery, and giant armor are all trade goods that can be sold, and technology is not. Just as I cannot give you a chart, nor can I give you technology and craftsmen."

"If this is the case, Chuni will lose his king." Neacas had heard similar words about the dynasty of Chu.

"My son has inherited my throne. How could Chuni lose her king? Could it be that the Egyptian king has no next successor after his death?" Xiong Jing smiled even more. "I think you, and your king, should know something like this: Seventy-four years ago, my father's father's father was deceived by the father of King Qini's father and was finally imprisoned in Humdan. King Qini asked him to pay the land in a province as a ransom for freedom, but he refused. Three years later, he died in Humdan."

Xiong Jing's face was originally full of smiles, but when he mentioned his ancestor King Huai, his face was awe-inspiring. Neacas was also a little surprised when he heard this. It is known that the world had not yet entered the Warring States Period. After the war ended, the winner did not continue to attack, but signed a treaty to determine his own interests, including compensation. In such an environment, deceiving a king of a country and imprisoning him, imprisoning him until his death, is difficult for people to accept in the known world.

"Is this why the war between Chuni and Qinni?" Neacas asked.

"No! This is the beginning of the Chuni hatred of Qinni." Xiong Jing's tone gradually became colder. "The war broke out between the two countries because Qinni wanted to destroy the other six countries, annex their lands, enslave their subjects, and establish a Qinni Empire. His tyranny would inevitably be resisted by all the people of the world."

Neacas understood the origin of hatred between Qin and Chu, but when Xiong Jing mentioned the empire, he couldn't help but say: "However, when Alexander established the empire, the Persians and Egyptians not only did not resist, but instead welcomed Alexander the Great..."

"No, no! What I want to say is: People resist not the empire, but the tyranny that people resist." Xiong Jing emphasized. "Alexander can only appoint the governor of the province, and he cannot appoint any officials below the governor. Qinni's different, Qinni's control extends to everyone in order to facilitate the devotion of everyone to the war of plundering against other countries.

Can Alexander order all men over the age of seventeen in a province to enter the army? Can he order all women over the age of seventeen in a province to transport food for the army? When necessary, can he put all men over the age of fifteen in a battle?"

"The Emperor can't do it." Neacas shook his head affirmatively.

"This is tyranny." Xiong Jing made his conclusion.

When he was calm, he had no hatred for Zhao Zheng. Zhao Zheng was just an unconscious tool of history, playing the role played by Hitler, who had briefly unified Europe. The similarity between the World of Warring States and modern Europe is that both worlds were in an inverted state. For the World of Warring States, all the land that can be reclaimed in the world has been reclaimed, and there is no extra land; for modern Europe, the places where the world can be divided have been divided, and there is no new colony to be divided.

This is like a person who is expected to never have any income after he is unemployed. The situation forces him to carefully consider using every coin. He will subconsciously formulate regulations as strict as Qin's laws, and be harsh on himself and everyone; at the same time, he will also count the money in his pocket every once in a while like Shang Yang's thirteenth digit in his strong country, or like the Qin's system.

This is exactly the reason why Han Fei said that the Middle Ages pursued wisdom. Wisdom means reason. Only poor people will always remain rational because their resources are extremely limited; rich people are never rational, they will only be willful because their resources can be squandered. When they understand that the territory of the world is limited, and if they do not change, they will be annexed by other countries, and reason will start from this.

When Neacas was persuaded by Xiong Jing, Xiong Jing was slightly distracted, thinking about the evolution of the world where Chu State was located. If there was really a sinner in all this, then this sinner was closed. The closure of the territory made people not be fussy and scrambled; the stagnation of technology could not be upgraded to a higher-level model, which also produced a closed effect, making people as rational as the poor.

Thinking of this, Xiong Jing couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic. The world is a closed sphere. If technology keeps stagnating, when all the land is reclaimed and there is no new land reclaimed, the world will also have rationality, and rationality will then lead to tyranny.

Looking at Neacas, who didn't know how to continue talking, Xiong Jing spoke out: "If it weren't for the technology prohibited by the Senate, I think this could be part of the ransom."

"Isn't it a technology prohibited by the Senate?" Neacas was puzzled.

"Casting artillery technology." Xiong Jing said, this is a technology that was not used by the founding palace but has been used for hundreds of years in later generations.

"Casting artillery technology?" Neacas breathed a little rapid. As far as Egypt was concerned, the function of artillery was much greater than that of warships.

"Yes. Cannons can be cast. Although the Chinnis' attempt failed, it does not prove that cannons cannot be cast." Xiong Jing explained. "Zhaofu has artillery casting technology, which can produce artillery that is roughly the same as Chunni's current artillery."

"About the same?" Neacas couldn't define the word. Thinking of Xiong Jing's definition of the lifespan of the artillery, he asked: "How many solid shells can be fired?"

"It can reach one thousand rounds." Xiong Jing said. "The disadvantage is that it is more bulky, but the advantages are also obvious. Its caliber can be made very large, large enough to destroy a city wall like Humdan."

"Gods!" Neacas had seen the city walls of Xianyang. If artillery could destroy such a city wall, then the walls of any city in the world could not resist. After amazement, he saw Xiong Jing shut up and wanted to speak but stopped.

The two of them didn't speak. When they looked at each other, the curtain suddenly opened and Lu Yangyan broke in. He held the sword in his hand and said anxiously: "Report to Da Ao, the Bai Di people know it is Da Ao."

"Irregular!" Xiong Jing didn't know how Lu Yangyan knew, so he immediately scolded him and said, "Go out."

"My..." It was the news from Yuenu Mo. Lu Yangyan rushed into the tent to capture Neacas, but unexpectedly Xiong Jing scolded him out.

After Lu Yangyan went out, looking at the uneasy Neacas, Xiong Jing stood up and looked at him and said, "Although I am a prisoner, it does not mean that the prisoner will not resist. If you agree to these conditions, then we will swear; if you disagree with these conditions..., you will get nothing in the end."

"I agree!" Neacas kept nodding, the casting artillery technique was enough to convince him to agree to the ransom deal. "But I don't know Chuni's craftsmen..."

"When my ministers arrive from Chuni to Alexandria, the Egyptian craftsmen will accompany him to Chuni. They learn to cast artillery and return to Egypt with those weapons." Xiong Jing said. "The same is true for warship sailors. They can go to Chuni with the craftsmen, and learn to return to Egypt with the craftsmen."

After Xiong Jing finished speaking, Neacas nodded repeatedly, and said, "I will draft a covenant soon and I will sign it tomorrow."

"Okay." Xiong Jing had already heard the chaotic footsteps outside the tent and the sound of soldiers and armor colliding. If he was not wrong, the White Di Knights under Zaras were surrounding the place.
Chapter completed!