Chapter 200 Business Transactions
Qin Tianxiong didn't expect Shang Zhanchen to say such a thing, and leaned back in his chair.
"Oh, I'd like to hear the details." He wanted to hear what the prince of the Shang Dynasty had to say.
Although Qin Tianxiong didn't seem to be very sincere, Shang Zhanchen didn't care and told him his thoughts in detail.
"The reason why Qinchuan repeatedly invades our Shang territory is simply to steal sweet potatoes. If that's the case, why don't we open up trade between our two countries?
We, the Great Merchants, will sell sweet potatoes to the Qinchuan Kingdom at a reasonable price, and Qinchuan can buy them with money.
You can also exchange items. We will conduct trade based on the principle of mutual benefit...”
Shang Zhanchen told Qin Tianxiong all the details, including the price of sweet potatoes and the minimum number that could be sold each year.
They agreed to purchase a large amount of charcoal from Qinchuan State and also offered a reasonable price. It can be said that every one of them made Qin Tianxiong's heart beat fast.
There were constant border wars between Dashang and Qinchuan, and the root cause was all because of Qinchuan, because Qinchuan was short of supplies.
The country cannot be self-sufficient, and there is no trade now, so the only way to obtain it is to start a war to rob it.
But they only robbed supplies and did not harm the people.
In fact, he was not a warlike person, but he had no choice but to do so for the sake of the people, although he was often at war with neighboring countries.
Hearing Shang Zhanchen say this now was like a person in the dark suddenly seeing a guiding light, making him feel as if his eyes were brightened.
He felt like agreeing immediately, but quickly calmed down and looked straight at Shang Zhanchen.
"How can I believe what Prince Shang said?"
This sounded tempting, but based on his status as a crown prince, it was hard for him to believe it.
In addition, there have been constant wars on the border between Qinchuan and Dashang for several years, and there has long been deep resentment. How could such a good thing come to Qinchuan?
Looking at Qin Tianxiong's alert expression, Shang Zhanchen curled the corners of his mouth.
"As long as Prince Qin agrees, I can sign a peace agreement with him now. From now on, we will stop fighting and start economic trade with each other."
"Peace agreement!" Qin Tianxiong frowned and became alert again.
You must know that once a peace agreement is signed, the agreement to stop the war must be fulfilled.
If he starts a war again, he will be spurned by all countries. How can his Qinchuan Kingdom survive among the countries?
I don’t know what the injured prince is planning in his mind, but when I meet Qin Tianxiong’s scrutinizing gaze, I know what he is thinking.
"After all, this matter concerns the future development of our two countries. I am not in a hurry. Give Your Highness three days to consider."
Qin Tianxiong obviously had doubts about what he said, and he was not surprised. After all, there was no trade between the countries at present.
It is undoubtedly not easy to take this step, so he has enough patience and intends to give Qin Tianxiong enough time to consider it.
If he can understand that this is a mutually beneficial thing for both countries, he will be willing to sign a peace agreement with him.
The next morning, Shen Yiyi was still awakened by the noise outside. She heard a lot of talking outside in a daze.
Without looking, she knew that they were the people who were going to follow her into the mountains to collect herbs, so she quickly got up and put on her coat.
After washing up and going out, I saw that it was indeed them. Each of them was holding a rope and a bag, and they were chatting with each other on the playground.
“……………………” She curled her lips.
They got up too early. It's just dawn. What are they busy with? But since they are waiting, we can't delay any longer.
After a simple breakfast, he packed up his belongings and went out with everyone.
"Miss Shen, how long do we need to dry the herbs we collected before we can make medicine?" Doctor Zhang looked excited.
I don’t know how many kinds of medicinal herbs are needed for the Crown Princess’ detoxification powder, and how long it will take to cure the disease after collecting them.
If time is short, you can make more and use them for a while longer.
"Dry it out to dry? No need to dry it out!" Shen Yiyi looked at Doctor Zhang.
In her case, medicinal herbs are only hung out to dry when there are leftovers. Normally, they are used right after they are brought home.
"No need to dry them in the sun? Don't medicinal herbs need to be dried before they can be prepared?" Doctor Zhang looked curious.
Although some medicinal herbs can be used directly after being picked, most of them need to be dried before being used as medicine.
But from what the Crown Princess said, it seemed that all the medicinal herbs did not need to be dried in the sun and could be used directly. This was too strange.
"No need. It will take a long time to dry." Shen Yiyi shook her head.
Drying medicinal materials takes time. If it is done as Doctor Zhang said, wouldn’t it be a waste of a lot of time?
If she had that much time, she could have refined the elixir instead of going through all the trouble.
After hearing what the Crown Princess said, Doctor Zhang became even more confused.
"Miss Shen, how should we use the herbs that are not dried......"
Doctor Zhang was interrupted by Jiang Zuo before he could finish his words.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Zuo looked at everyone nervously.
He turned around and quickly jumped onto the tree, looked into the distance, and quickly jumped down again.
"Miss, there are at least a thousand people ahead of us, heading towards us."
"What?" Shen Yiyi was stunned.
He stared straight ahead for a long while before looking at Jiang Zuo again.
"Could it be the same people as yesterday?"
Even though I asked this out loud, I had already guessed the answer in my heart, and it should be pretty close.
This place is far away from human habitation, so many people cannot be local residents, let alone soldiers in the military camp.
There is only one possibility, that is, they are the enemy like those people yesterday.
"Yeah, very similar, and the number is about the same as yesterday." Jiang Zuo nodded.
The clothes of those people are very similar to those of yesterday, so they are most likely the enemy.
“……………………”Everyone looked nervous.
Unexpectedly, they encountered the enemy here again. Everyone drew the swords at their waists and took a vigilant stance.
“……………………”Shen Yiyi was depressed.
His face suddenly became gloomy. How could people pick herbs properly? They encountered one wave yesterday, and they encountered another wave today.
"Miss, how much medicine did you bring yesterday?" Jiang Zuo looked at Shen Yiyi.
I don’t know if the medicine brought by the Crown Princess is enough. If not, I’m afraid there will be an inevitable fight today.
"Enough!" Shen Yiyi pouted and glared fiercely at the forest in front of her.
The medicine they brought was for poisonous insects, but they ended up running into this bunch of guys. When will this end?
When everyone heard that the Crown Princess had brought enough medicine, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and Jiang Zuo's face also lit up with joy.
"Miss, please take out the medicine quickly. They are coming soon."
“……………………”Shen Yiyi’s face was filled with black lines.
Even though she was holding her breath, she still pouted her lips, took out the bamboo tube, and started stuffing the little white ball into it.