bestfiction Chapter 499 Showdown
Chapter 499 Showdown
"Your Majesty, Yu Cai, the Grand Lieutenant of Great Shang, suddenly came to visit and wanted to become the Pan vassal state of Da Qian. We discussed it and found that Great Shang is willing to pay tribute of 300,000 taels of silver and 30,000 shi of grain every year. At the same time, he will give private tribute to the minister. There are 1,500 good horses, and 50,000 taels of silver are to be secretly returned to Yu Cai."
"This matter should be Dashang's delaying strategy. The purpose is to temporarily delay Daqian's attack, or to allow Daqian to attack Daliang first, so as to reap the benefits. However, I believe that this matter should be agreed to."
"Da Qian needs to recuperate and recuperate most now. Whether it is money or avoiding war, these are what Da Qian needs most. Moreover, the burden on the people of Da Qian has increased, while the burden on the people of Da Qian has lightened. Over time, there will definitely be countless Da Qian people competing to take the lead. Come and do it. At that time, the merchants will not be able to stop you."
"When we complete our training, we can start the attack from Daliang. If Dashang joins forces with Daliang again to deal with us, then the relationship between the vassal states will naturally break down, and we will have legitimate reasons to send troops to attack Dashang."
"If the great merchants stand still, then we will break the bridge first, and then let the great merchants increase the annual tribute. The population of the great merchants will gradually decrease, and the taxes paid will only increase. As time goes by, the great merchants will inevitably be unable to hold on. , fall out with us. At that time, we can also attack Dashang. "
"Therefore, this matter will not affect future attacks. Therefore, I believe that we should agree and hope that your Majesty will make a decision."
"In addition, the Sirius Kingdom in the East is watching with eager eyes, and I am very worried. I have a plan. I want to send a caravan to open up a little-known path and directly deliver the weapons and armor to the hands of Da Qi Kingdom."
"Da Qi and Tianlang have been fighting for years, and we have transported equipment to them. Da Qi's combat power has increased, and Tianlang has to pay attention to it, so it has no time to concentrate on dealing with us."
"This matter involves weapons and armor. I cannot make the decision alone. I still need the emperor's approval."
After putting down the pen, Lin Xiaofan took a deep breath and packed it up.
With a slight cough, a black shadow slowly walked out from the side. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to tell it's a person.
"Give this letter to the Zhao family in the capital and ask them to deliver it to the emperor."
"promise."
The black figure took the letter, bowed slightly, and then disappeared into the darkness again.
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"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Fierce drumming sounded in the west of the city. The most desolate place in the past was now lively.
Big drums were placed on the edge of the martial arts stage, and the strong and naked men beat hard, and cheers came from the people below.
The martial arts stage was built yesterday and today is the first day.
A pile of gold is placed next to the martial arts stage. The most conspicuous place is emitting a golden light under the sun, which is particularly eye-catching.
"Starting today, the martial arts stage will recruit magi. Those who take the stage can choose to be warriors or generals. If you choose a warrior, you need to be able to move a stone mill. If you want to be a general, you need to fight against my personal guard, who can withstand thirty moves. That’s it.”
With that said, Lin Xiaofan pushed Tian Meng and asked her to take a step forward.
"Those who are chosen as warriors will be rewarded with five taels of gold and will be paid twenty cents per day in the future. Those who are chosen as generals will be rewarded with three hundred taels of gold."
Lin Xiaofan spoke, and the audience immediately cheered again. Five taels of gold alone would be difficult for an ordinary family to save in a lifetime. It is unthinkable to even think about working for twenty cents a day and taking care of food and housing.
For a time, many young guys were eager to give it a try.
"I'll try."
A young man jumped up, landed smoothly on the martial arts stage, and walked all the way to the stone mill.
He grabbed the bottom of the stone mill with both hands and lifted it up with all his strength. The entire stone mill was raised above his head. After doing all this, he threw the stone mill aside, and selected a spear from the weapon rack on the side. It danced back and forth in the air a few times. It was so beautiful that it immediately attracted cheers from countless people.
"Hero, tell me your name."
Lin Xiaofan asked.
"I am Chu Qiu, the thirteenth generation descendant of the Baji Sect. I have been practicing martial arts for ten years. Master Hou, the champion, are you sure that as long as I can withstand thirty moves from this little girl, I can be selected as a general?"
Chu Qiu clasped his fists and looked at Tian Meng.
He has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years, so he can naturally tell that Tian Meng is also good at martial arts. But for such a little girl, it is estimated that she has been practicing for less than ten years since she was born. In addition, she is so thin and thin. It is reasonable to defeat her with thirty moves. It would be too easy to just survive thirty moves.
"Yes. Let's say it first. You only have one chance. Don't underestimate the enemy."
Lin Xiaofan smiled slightly. Each person only has one chance to challenge. Otherwise, if several people come to fight, even Tian Meng will not be able to bear it.
Hearing this, Chu Qiu didn't ask any more questions and said:
"Then let's get started."
As he spoke, he put on a defensive posture and had no intention of attacking at all, for fear of accidentally beating the little girl in front of him.
Tian Meng glanced at Chu Qiu, not caring at all about being looked down upon. After all, she was used to it.
Seeing that Chu Qiu had no intention of attacking, she was not in a hurry, took off the big knife from behind and inserted it into the ground.
"boom!"
With a sound, the entire ground shook.
Her broadsword was made of flying iron from the sky and was extremely heavy. If you are not strong enough, you may not be able to lift it, let alone wave it.
Chu Qiu was also startled by the sudden shock. He looked at Tian Meng's black knife with some palpitations in his heart. But what concerned him more was, could Tian Meng really be able to swing this knife with such a small body, and how fast could he swing it?
Before he could think about it, Tian Meng suddenly pulled out the knife, rushed to him in a few steps, and swung the big knife straight into his face.
The strong wind caused by the swing of the sword hurt his face. Realizing that he was completely unable to catch the sword, he hurriedly ducked to the side and barely escaped the blow.
Before he could react, Tian Meng's sword suddenly changed direction and slashed horizontally towards his waist.
This time, he had no room to dodge, and in a hurry he could only raise the spear in his hand to resist.
The moment the weapons collided, he felt a huge force coming from him. His whole body seemed to be hit by a rapidly rolling boulder, and his body gradually lifted off the ground.
"boom!"
He fell to the ground, his weapon falling beside him. However, the instinctive consciousness derived from years of martial arts training made him immediately stand up like a carp, lightly step on the end of the spear, and the spear flew into the air, and he grabbed it easily.
Tian Meng was three steps away from him, holding the big knife with both hands.
Chu Qiu understood instantly that Tian Meng kept his hand. If the other party wanted to, he could have killed himself when he fell just now.