Zhao Xing was not interested in the three dowry of Eastern Wu proposed by Lu Su "kindly" and even wanted Sun Jian to be an iron rooster. It would be better not to give this "sugar-coated cannonball"-style dowry at all. (_《》)

However, Zhao Xing's final reply still chose to make some concessions and compromises, and he had to express his gratitude. He was really embarrassed to ask for so many dowry expressions.

This is the art of negotiation skills. Aggression may force potential allies into the hostile camp; heavy concerns may encourage the other party to ask for prices, which will ultimately be more cost-effective. The highest level of negotiation is to grasp the timing and scale.

Although everyone pretends to be kind and kind on the surface, when they touch the bottom line of the fundamental interests of both parties, they are not willing to give in, and even torn apart.

The reason why Zhao Xing only asked the Eastern Wu that symbolically asked the two of them to come, and gave the Jin troops the killer weapon **********************, was that he did not want Sun Jian from Eastern Wu to secretly get too close to Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others. Anyway, the secret of gunpowder is no longer exclusive to Jin. As long as he can always maintain an absolute leading technology, even if he tells the recipe to Eastern Wu, he will not pose any threat to Jin.

On the contrary, the seemingly purely civilian papermaking printing and typesetting techniques were held tightly by Zhao Xing, and this time he did not even loosen his mouth. It was just because the weapon that could control the public opinion in the world was more important than gunpowder. Only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world. Gunpowder can at best scare people for a while, and controlling the publication and publication of "Jinbao" and "Tianxia" can firmly grasp public opinion and let the people follow the path you guide.

Zhao Xing also clearly told Lu Su that as long as the Sun family of Eastern Wu did not cross the boundary, they could do whatever they wanted to do south of the Yangtze River, and Jin State would not have the idea of ​​annexing Wuzhou for a while. As for Lu Su's proposal that Wuzhou was willing to aid Jin State's 10,000 naval divisions, Zhao Xing did not directly refuse, but said that there was no plan to send troops to the Three Koreans at the moment, but if the navy was expanded in the future, he would definitely think of recruiting some soldiers from Wuzhou.

Zhao Xing's answer was a bit ambiguous, but it was also completely in line with the rules of the negotiations, that is, it was not clear to refuse, but it did not explicitly agree, leaving room for maneuver for possible joint operations between the two armies in the future.

Although Zhao Xing knew that it was inappropriate, he agreed happily about the third "dowry", which is to allow merchants from Jin State to open a mine and set up a factory in Wuzhou. Zhao Xing could completely control the merchants who went to Jin State to dig gold mines, copper mines, and projects that did not involve steel smelting. Wuzhou wanted to learn how to smelter blast furnace iron and forge steel from Jin State, but he was afraid he had made a mistake in his plan.

In the end, Zhao Xing and Lu Su used a drunken relationship as a cover, and neither broke the face and blushed, nor did they basically get the rewards they wanted.

For Wuzhou, since Zhao Xing agreed to hand over ************* to himself, it proves that Zhao Xing has not yet thought of Wuzhou as the main hostile force. Of course, that's all, and it cannot prove whether Zhao Xing will become hostile to Wuzhou in the future. There are no eternal friends or enemies in this world, only eternal interests.

Although he had to pay the exchange price of two potential talents, Sun Jian would finally agree to it with Zhao Xing's personality that he never wanted to suffer losses. Lu Su had actually agreed to use Bu Zhi and Dong Xi, two famous civil and military men, as exchange conditions. Unexpectedly, he overestimated a little, and Zhao Xing finally let the two go. Compared with Bu Zhi and Dong Xi, Lu Xun is now just a clerk who is mixed in Sun Quan's mansion, and Lu Meng is not even a third-rate general.

Lu Su thought to himself, fortunately, he didn't say that Lu Ji and Ding Fenglai were impulsive, otherwise it would be a bit unprofitable. This time, Lu Xun and Lu Meng could fool Zhao Xing, which was really a lucky thing.

As for Zhao Xing's guise to reject Wuzhou's paper-making technology, it was also under Lu Su's expectation. If Zhao Xing could not even see the great political significance behind the paper-making technology, he would not be able to achieve his current achievements. Although he did not directly obtain paper-making technology, at least in the future, Wuzhou's cultural education will save a lot of money due to the support of Jin State, and he can also obtain many useful books from Jin State, which is also an important gain.

Zhao Xing happily accepted all the three "dows" prepared by Wuzhou. Although he did not immediately express his acceptance of the assistance of the 10,000 Wuzhou Navy, he left a backdoor for the future joint operations of the two armies. Whether Zhao Xing saw Sun Jian's small abacus, the two joint wars were better than the battle between the two armies. Such a joint political symbolic significance is far greater than the actual military significance.

So Zhao Xing really has no idea about Dongwu? The answer is naturally no. Due to the geographical environment, Zhao Xing's last stop to unify all parts of the country was destined to reach the Jiangdong region. The process of looking across the river from Dongwu will last at least eight to ten years.

If the operation is done properly, the speed of expansion of Eastern Wu is appropriately controlled, and it is limited to the land of Wu and Yue. After Zhao Xing pacified Yizhou and Jingzhou and forced Liu Bian to abdicate, the millions of troops under Zhao Xing's command will be invaded the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the north bank. It is very likely that a war or even a war can be conquered Jiangdong.

Since people can die or fewer people, why did Zhao Xing force Sun Jian to unite with other forces to fight against him? Give Sun Jian a reassurance, let him concentrate on dealing with the Baiyue tribe in Wuzhou, and devote his main energy to the management and development of the southern part of Wuzhou and northern Jiaozhou. He can give full play to the talents of many civil servants in the Eastern Wu, and at that time he can obtain a densely populated and prosperous territory. Wouldn't it be a killing two birds with one stone?

As the saying goes: Keep a line of things and meet each other in the future. Zhao Xing's approach of being a person and doing things is not a reflection of indecision and procrastination, but a true political wisdom.

After the end of the Jin State Defense War, Zhao Xing was fully capable of taking advantage of the withdrawal of troops from various states, sending a large army to Luoyang to do what Dong Zhuo had done in history. In order to vent his dissatisfaction, he even burned the Luoyang area to white land and directly destroyed the royal family of the Liu family.

However, Zhao Xing did not do this, but reached an understanding with the court. After that, he willingly guarded the northern border for the Han Dynasty, devoted his main energy to preventing and fighting the plague and eliminating the Xianbei. Later, he helped the court to eliminate Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju and deal with Dong Zhuo under the banner of the court.

Because the Han royal family always existed and Zhao Xing did not take the initiative to rebel, over the years, ambitious people like Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Yan, Sima, etc., never dared to blatantly break away from the Han rule. Even if the court would launch an attack on Jin from time to time, the intensity could no longer be compared with the Bingzhou War. The Jin State and the court were fighting and not going to the point of defeating the death.

The Han royal family has not yet planned to move the capital from Luoyang to Xiangyang, which fully proves that Zhao Xing's strategy of boiling frogs in warm water is very effective. Just imagine, if Zhao Xing directly destroyed the Han Dynasty, he would not only be a crime like Dong Zhuo burning Luoyang in history, and lose a large number of people's hearts, but also immediately create a large number of warlord forces. At that time, there would be no 10 or 20 years of trouble, and I am afraid that it would not be unified.

The most important thing is that Zhao Xing has fought many opponents so far, and several forces have even been destroyed, but the lives of the people have become more and more prosperous! In other words, the war launched by Zhao Xing has always controlled its destructiveness and lethality, and has not damaged the fundamentals and vitality of the Han Empire.

Even a guy like Yuan Shu who could only rebel but did not know how to manage internal affairs was always shocked by Zhao Xing. He had to use Zhuge Xuan and Zhuge Jin's good strategies to manage internal affairs. Otherwise, the people of Yangzhou would be killed by his heavy taxes, poor labor service, and were scared away. Where could there be any military source and wealth to ensure his safety?


Chapter completed!