The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In Tian Ji's mansion, Sun Bin held a feather fan in his left hand and a cup of tea in his right hand, sitting comfortably and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the garden!

Tian Ji hurried in and saw Sun Bin leisurely drinking tea and admiring flowers. He said to Sun Bin:"Mr. Sun Bin, it's so elegant! According to the news we got from the Qin State, the current Qin State is blocked by the Wei State. The price of salt has increased several times! The Qin State is now in great chaos. Due to the low domestic salt production in the Qin State, the Wei State has now blocked them. The merchants of the Qin State cannot come out to buy salt at all. Mr. Sun Bin, You should think of a way quickly, otherwise, Qin will not be destroyed by Wei, but will be destroyed because of this salt!"

After hearing this, Sun Bin nodded and said:"Salt is the most important thing in a country. strategic materials. Once people lack salt, they will have no strength to fight. Indeed, this is a very serious problem! Brother Tian Ji, how are the prices in Qin now?"

Tian Ji replied:"Now all prices in Qin have increased. Whether it is meat, salt or cloth, even the price of food has increased a lot! As far as I know, in the Qin State now, because the people have no salt to eat, edema disease has appeared everywhere in the Qin State!"

Sun Bin said to Looking at Tian Ji, he said,"It seems we have to hurry up. Brother Tian Ji, please take me to see your Majesty as soon as possible! Only with your Majesty's consent can we send an envoy to Ba!" When

Tian Ji heard that Sun Bin wanted to see your Majesty, he quickly said:"Mr. Sun Bin, please don't go see him. Your Majesty has not come to court for more than a year now, so how can we see you?" Sun Bin said with a smile:"Brother Tian Ji, don't worry, I have a way to see you!"

Tian Ji heard that Sun Bin had a way to see the king and said:"Mr. Sun Bin, since you can see the king, why did I have to see the king before? Why didn't you use that method?"

Sun Bin coughed and said:" This method of mine is only used in emergencies. Okay, don’t say any more and take me to see your Majesty quickly!" In

Qi Palace, Qi Gong Tian Wu was drinking wine and enjoying the dance with Mingzhu. Tian Wu touched Mingzhu’s breasts. Face said:"My concubine is so beautiful, my concubine is the most beautiful person I have ever seen, she is like a fairy in the sky!" Mingzhu covered her face and said:"Your Majesty, you are so bad!" Haha~~! Tian Wu laughed.

Just when Tian Wu was about to have an acquaintance with Mingzhu, a guard came in and said:"Sun Bin, your military advisor, has come to ask for an audience! Mr. Sun Bin said that he has something very important to tell you! This matter is related to the survival of Qi State!" When Tian Wu heard that it was a matter related to the survival of Qi State, he quickly said:"Hurry up and invite the military advisors in!"——yes.

Then he turned to Mingzhu and said softly:"My beloved concubine, please go in for now, and I will arrive later!""Okay then, I will wait inside for you to come up!" Mingzhu said seductively.

Outside the palace gate, Tian Ji asked Sun Bin beside him:"Mr. Sun Bin, this matter doesn't seem to be related to the survival of our Qi country, right?"

Sun Bin said seriously:"If you don't make small things big and big things bigger, Your Majesty, will you meet us? Soldiers are deceitful, and they are all about deception!"

Tian Ji felt a little panicked:"What if Your Majesty thinks this matter is not important and thinks we are fooling him? That is deceiving you. Sin!" Sun Bin patted Tian Ji:"Brother Tian Ji, don't worry, nothing will happen!"

At this time, the palace door had opened and a guard came out and said:"Master Military Advisor, your Majesty, please come in!""Okay, Thank you!" Sun Bin said with cupped hands.

After Sun Bin entered the court, he looked at Qi Gong Tian Wu's weak appearance, and thought to himself: It seems that your Majesty has indulged too much, and he probably won't live long!

Tian Wu saw Sun Bin coming and asked hurriedly:"What happened to the military advisor? It is related to the survival of our country Qi!"

Sun Bin replied:"Your Majesty, I heard that our ally Qin State was blocked by Wei State. , which caused the price of domestic salt to rise. Many people in Qin State had no salt to eat and all suffered from edema. I request your Majesty to send envoys to Ba State!" When

Qi Gong Tian Wu heard this, he said unhappily:"Sun Bin Sir, you are talking about the affairs of the Qin State and have nothing to do with our Qi State. Why do you say this matter is related to the survival of our Qi State?"

Sun Bin replied calmly:"Your Majesty, if the Qin State is If Wei is annexed, which other country in the world can fight with Wei? Isn't this related to the survival of Qi? If Qin's national strength is greatly reduced due to edema, then Wei attacks Qi, and we Are there any allies who can help? Isn't this related to the survival of Qi?"

Tian Wu seemed to make sense when he heard it, and asked again:"Since it is a problem with Qin, why did you send envoys to Ba?"

Sun Bin Explained:"Your Majesty, please look at the map."

Sun Bin pointed to the map aside and said:"Your Majesty, please look at this is the State of Qin, this is the State of Wei, this is the State of Ba, and now to the east of the State of Qin is the State of Wei. Come, then he can only trade with other countries by going south through the country of Ba, and Pakistan is rich in salt, which can solve the problem of Qin's lack of salt. However, because the relationship between Ba and Qin is a bit discordant, so Ba also The State of Qi was unwilling to communicate with the State of Qin, so our State of Qi sent envoys to the State of Ba to promote the good relations between the State of Ba and the State of Qin. In this way, the blockade imposed by the State of Wei on the State of Qin would be broken, and the problem of Qin State's lack of salt would be solved. be resolved, and Qin will be firmly tied to the same chariot as our Qi State, and our Qi State will help the relationship between Ba and Qin to reconcile, which will also improve our Qi State's influence in all countries in the world. The status can be said to be of great benefit to our country of Qi!"

After listening to Sun Bin's words, Qi Gong Tianwu felt that it was indeed beneficial to the country of Qi, so he ordered:"Then the military advisor will be solely responsible for this matter!"——Yes!

After Sun Bin came out, Tian Ji quickly went over and asked:"Mr. Sun Bin, has your Majesty agreed?" Sun Bin smiled and said:"Your Majesty has agreed, Brother Tian Ji, let's go back!" - OK!

Qin State Court

Qin Gong Yingshi Xi looked at the letters coming from all over the country. The lack of salt in various parts of the country has led to rising domestic prices. People have begun to suffer from edema because they have no salt to eat. He couldn't help but feel angry.

Just when he was about to throw the bamboo slips directly under the court hall, Ying Shixi forced his breath into his stomach! Asked:"Everyone, now that the State of Wei has blocked our State of Qin, our merchants from the State of Qin cannot go to other countries in the world to do business. Domestic prices have skyrocketed and there is a shortage of salt. What should our State of Qin do now?"

The ministers below all asked. Looking at each other, Ying Shixi looked down and no one answered. There was no trace of anger in his heart, but he felt very depressed.

The doctor Qian Long stood up and said,"Your Majesty, would you like to send envoys to the State of Wei? I hope that the State of Wei will not block those roads. As long as our State of Qin promises to compensate them for their losses, of course, the State of Wei will be willing to open the roads!"

After hearing this, Yingshi Xi said:"Your Majesty, I actually sent envoys to the State of Wei a long time ago. In fact, not long ago, I secretly sent envoys to the State of Wei, but they were beaten back with sticks by the people of Wei!" Gan After hearing this, Long also sat down and thought silently.

At this time, Ying Quliang stood up and said:"Father, I have a way to solve the salt problem!"

When Ying Shiyi heard that Ying Quliang had a way, he quickly asked:"Quliang, what good way do you have?"

Ying Quliang replied:"Father, we can go to Ba. Ba has a lot of salt. We can trade with Ba!"

After hearing this, Yingshi Xi said bitterly:"But our Qin country has always been at odds with Ba. How can Ba ​​be willing to trade with Ba?" Do we, Qin State, carry out trade?"

Ying Qian, who was below, immediately stood up and said,"Father, we can attack Ba State and ask Ba State to provide us with the promise of breaking our promise!"!

Yingshi Xi said helplessly:"Qian'er, Gu Ye plans to attack Ba to get Ba's salt ponds, but Ba's military is so strong that it's hard for us to defeat it! Moreover, Ba is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if we, Qin Even if the country uses an army of 200,000, it may not be able to attack close. Besides, Qin has lost too many troops and is no longer able to start a war!"

Ying Qian sat down silently after hearing this. Ying Shixi felt very powerless in his heart, and now he really didn't know what to do!

At this time, a messenger came in and said:"Good news, Your Majesty, the State of Qi has sent a caravan to the territory of our State of Qin, and the cargo is all salt!" When

Ying Shuaixi heard this, the State of Qi had traveled thousands of miles. Three teams were sent to deliver salt to Qin. He was very grateful and asked quickly:"How much salt was sent?"

"I report that a total of 50 carriages of salt have been transported into Yongcheng!"The messenger said.

Yingshi Xi was very happy, because this was the best news he had heard in this period! The messenger said again:"The merchants from Qi State also said that they would ship goods every three months. Once the salt comes in! Ying Shixi hurriedly said:"Sir, please hurry up and thank Qi State for its help on behalf of Gu Gu!""——yes!

In Tian Ji's house, Tian Ji asked Sun Bin:"Mr. Sun Bin, then who should we send to Ba?" Sun Bin thought about it and said,"It's feasible to ask Tian Zhuo to go. This man can speak well and he will definitely get Ba to agree to trade with Qin!""

"Well, I'll ask Tian Zhuo to go to Pakistan! Tian Ji said. Sun Bin took out another tip bag and gave it to Tian Ji and said,"Give this tip bag to Tian Zhuo and tell him to open it only in an emergency!""——good!