When Mi Xuan and Ying Nan arrived at the main hall, they found that the Queen Mother Zhao had just arrived. In addition to Xiong Jing, there was another cunning Hu Shang in the main hall. She and Ying Nan were like Zhao Concubine Zhao. Before Xiong Jing saluted, Xiong Jing said: "Mother, the child summoned Hu Shang again. The treasure he carries, but he likes it, so he stays it."

Before Zhao came to the ward, he heard that his son was furious when he was watching the court, and angrily accused the ministers of criticizing the matter of the royal court. On the way he came, he thought that Hu Shang's belongings might be bought by his son. Sure enough, as soon as he entered the ward, Hu Shang smiled and stood by. With his son's words, Hu Shang directed his servants to open rows of boxes, and the general secretary instantly became jewel-like.

"The king is guilty of all people and loves one person, this is a mistake." Concubine Zhao was not at all happy, because she was afraid that her son would be hated by the people.

"What's wrong with a child loving his mother?" Xiong Jing said. "Don't be deceived by them, thinking that if a child is so unkind and righteous, he will lose his country. The country in Zhongshan in the past also practiced benevolent and righteous, but was eventually destroyed by Zhao."

When Zhongshan was practicing benevolence and righteousness, King Wuling of Zhao was wearing Hu clothes and riding and shooting. Of course, the survival of the country did not only depend on internal affairs. Many times, diplomatic factors were more important than internal affairs, but these were no longer something that Zhao Concubine could care about. The example of Zhao's destruction of Zhongshan made her stunned, feeling that what her son said was not unreasonable.

"My mother?" Xiong Jing looked at his mother with a longing look.

"Auntie, the king is pure and filial, how can he disappoint the king?" Ying Nan persuaded her, her voice a little hoarse.

"My mother, the words of the king are reasonable. No one or two taels of gold from the royal court come from the country, and no one ounce of money from the capital, and no one ounce of money from the people's wealth and paste. These are all obtained from foreign ships. The court officials criticized the royal court, which is indeed not necessary." Mi Xuan also advised.

"Mother," the three of them begged each other, and Concubine Zhao finally moved, "If there is something suitable..."

"I know what is suitable." On that day, Yingnan was trying to sell Hu merchants' goods, and Concubine Zhao also picked up a few items. The items were in the open box, and Yingnan immediately took them back.

"Too many, one or two pieces are enough." Concubine Zhao waved her hands repeatedly. She symbolically only took a bottle of Su Hexiang and the simplest pair of gold jewelry, and the rest were asked to retreat to the maid.

"Mother Queen." Xiong Jing knew Concubine Zhao's concerns, so he said: "No one will tell you about what happened today."

"Even if no one tells you, it's too extravagant." Zhao Fei said. "My mother is old, let Ying Nan Mixuan choose more."

Concubine Zhao did not dare to choose more, and Mi Xuan and Ying Nan did not dare to choose more. Finally, relying on Hu Dansaozhi's guidance, Xiong Jing picked out their favorite things from a pile of boxes. After the selection, Hu Dansaozhi temporarily retreated, and Xiong Jing had something to ask about him. Only Concubine Zhao, Xiong Jing, Mi Xuan, and Ying Nan were left in the general chapter.

"The king chose too many things, so it's extravagant." Although he didn't buy more last time, there were more than a dozen items left this time. Concubine Zhao was worried that the road drum outside the door would be knocked out.

"Hu Shang originally wanted to return empty-handed, and the things sold today are half price." Xiong Jing smiled. "And the things Hu Shang come from the West, like ducks. The Egyptians thought that ducks could swim in the yellow spring, so they loved them."

The rouge box was made into the shape of a duck. At first, everyone thought it was good-looking, but they didn't expect it to have such a meaning. Ying Nan's eyes looked at Xiong Jing differently. She tried hard to find out the topic, but she was too nervous and had limited knowledge and didn't think of anything. Instead, Mi Xuan asked, "Dare you ask the king, where is Egypt?"

"Egypt is west of Seleucid and south of the sea in the earth. There was a dynasty more than two thousand years ago." Xiong Jing replied. "After his death, he placed his body with spices and oil, which could not be rotten for thousands of years, so there were many spices."

Originally, Xiong Jing wanted to talk about rouge. Most of the rouge spices came from Egypt, but not only did they pull the mummy. Ying Nan's hand holding rouge shook, and Lu Li's bottle was broken immediately, and the whole chapter was fragrant. Ying Nan hurriedly apologized. "I..."

"It's nothing." Xiong Jing didn't care about a bottle of rouge, and didn't even look at her. "My mother should not worry about the national affairs, nor about Zhao. The fleet led by the Red Crane had pulled out Zhifu yesterday, and more than a thousand fishing boats in the port were enough to remove the people from Handan."

Outside his son's throne, the survival of his mother country was the most concerned thing about Concubine Zhao. Zhao State was about to perish, but Xiang Yan failed to save him. The current solution is to transport all the Zhao people in Handan City out of Handan to hope to restore the country in the future.

"What about Qi State, how about Qi people?" The son said that he was pulled out, and Concubine Zhao heard it very clearly. Last time, his son had already talked about how to rescue Zhao State. It was too late to send troops, so he could only send boat transporters. Concubine Zhao did not expect that the price of saving Zhao was to fight with the Qi people.

"The people of Qi have no faith and want to make Handan stand for another three years. However, Handan has no food, so it is necessary to evacuate before winter. This matter is being decided." Xiong Jing was not worried about Qi, he had already given up on Qi.

"The marriage between the king and the princess of Qi..." Concubine Zhao remembered her marriage with Qi.

"Even if you abolish the alliance with Qi, you should also withdraw from the appointment of Qi's daughter." When Xiong Jing said that, Yu Guang looked at Mi Xuan. With Qi's resignation, Mi Xuan was the only queen of Chu, and he liked this result.

"This matter..." Concubine Zhao didn't like the daughter of Qi. The people of Zhao have always despised the people of Qi, but Concubine Zhao still felt something was wrong. "The king is like this, and the world is criticized."

"The Qi people persuaded him but were unwilling to send Zhouji to save Zhao. The last time he pretended to be defeated by the Qin people and killed Xiang Bo, and everyone in the court hated him." Xiong Jing told the truth. "Since the two countries are evil, why should they marry?"

Concubine Zhao just felt that it was inappropriate. The two countries of Chu and Qi had been in marriage for nine years. They had a setback before and then renewed their contracts. Unexpectedly, they still failed in the end. She stopped talking, sat down for a while and took Ying Nan back to the palace. Xiong Jing and Mi Xuan were left in the general chapter.

"The king must not make a feud with Qi for Xuan'er." Hearing that Chu and Qi no longer marry each other, Mi Xuan was the most uneasy among all.

"The State of Qi is no longer cured." Xiong Jing shook his head and said. "It is beneficial to the State of Chu when he gets into evil with Qi."

"It's really like this?" Chu, Qi, Zhao and Wei, were allies in the four countries, but unexpectedly, Chu was the same country in the end.

"The Grand Sima Mansion thought this was the case, and the court officials thought this was the case." Xiong Jing held Mi Xuan in his arms as he spoke. He said in her ear: "In this way, you are the only one who is the queen."

"The king loves me very much, and I can't repay you." Mi Xuan lowered her head. For more than half a year, her skin was still not used to Xiong Jing's skin. Every time she rubbed her, some small bumps would appear on her back, and heat would flow all over her body, making her whole body stiff. Just when she was afraid and expectant, the man just kissed her and let her go.

"The Hu people are still waiting." Xiong Jing reluctantly let go of Mi Xuan. Hu Dansori did not represent jewelry and spices, but sulfur and gunpowder. This time he returned to the country, the Chu State will also send a merchant group to accompany him to obtain more sulfur.

"Yeah." Mi Xuan took the initiative to offer incense kisses, and after the kiss, "I will return to the palace to wait for the king."

After Mi Xuan left, her fragrance was still floating in the general chapter. At this time, Hu Dansozhi came in. Xiong Jing looked at him and asked with a smile: "How about the transaction? Is there a net profit?"

"Everything is given by the king, how can you make money?" Xiong Jing was not easy to deceive. Hu Dansorzhi knew that his business was given by Xiong Jing. Sogdiana did not produce rouge and spices. Even if he produced gold and silver jewelry, it was not as beautiful as that of Persia. As long as Chu State had the intention, he could buy these things from Seleucau, Syria, and Egypt. He did not know that the Chu State sea boat in Wublai Port had been detained by Seleucau.

"Buying wants more sulfur." ​​Without concealing it, Xiong Jing said his request directly.

"What should be what the king said more?" Hu Dansorzhi felt the importance of Chu's state of importance to sulfur.

"Five hundred thousand kilograms, about two thousand packs." Xiong Jing said a number. This is about one hundred and twenty tons of sulfur, which is equal to one thousand two hundred tons of gunpowder. With these gunpowder, it should be able to support the sea to find sulfur.

"I wonder what price the king wants to pay?" Two thousand tuo was a huge number, and Hu Dansozhi's expression began to be serious.

"Five million Drakhma." Xiong Jing said a price, but this price did not move Hu Dansozhi.

Five hundred thousand jin of sulfur is extremely heavy, while the five million drakh horses are 87,000 jin of silver. The gold and silver in East Asia are 1 to 4, which is equivalent to 21,000 gold. But in the West, this is equivalent to 7,000 gold, which is only obtained from selling jewelry and spices today. However, jewelry and spices can be carried by more than a dozen horses, and 500,000 jin of sulfur requires at least two thousand horses to carry, and the cost cannot be compared.

"It's too honest. Why don't the king buy sulfur from Seleucus? It's convenient to ship it." Hu Dansazhi changed his methods to bargain.

"Since the price is too cheap, how much do you want?" Xiong Jing did not answer Hu Dansozhi's question, because the more he answered, the more he would increase the price. It would be better to set a price while he was still unknown.

"The villain thought..." Hu Danso's eyes began to blink. He had many doubts in his heart, but these doubts could not be answered for a while. Since he could not give a huge profit price, he could only give a price that would never lose money. "If the king could pay three thousand drakma, the villain would be willing to help the king transport 500,000 jin."

"Thirty million drachma..." Xiong Jing was shocked, and the Shi Jie standing behind him was also shocked. The price they could accept was no more than 15 million drachma, basically one pound of sulfur for half a pound of silver. Now the asking price of Hu Dansaozhi is for one pound of sulfur for one pound of silver. The silver coins in the Great Mansion may not be enough, and they can only use the gold seized from the Xianyang Shaofu.

"Yes!" Just when Hu Dansorzhi thought the deal was going to be impossible, Xiong Jing said yes. "Swear in the name of Ahura Mazda?"

"Of course, swear in the name of Ahura Mazda." Hu Dansorzhi was very serious. He dared to deceive anyone, but he did not dare to deceive his god, the great Ahura Mazda.
Chapter completed!