In the Zhao Palace, the lively dinner stagnated for a moment. Wen Xiaowei's problem was very insightful, and this was what the Zhao king and minister wanted to know. At this moment, if the domestic military power can be strengthened first and then developed technology, it can be said to be a perfect solution.

What is the current form? The drought is getting worse and worse, and even the powerful country of Zhao, a powerful country, has been affected, and the country's fortunes have begun to go up and down.

Everyone has a speculation that after the autumn harvest this year, before the spring plow next year, there will inevitably be war! And at this time, it is impossible to have time, financial resources and manpower to develop technology. At this time, we should first arm the army at all costs.

Therefore, the first priority before Zhao, Western Chu, and even all countries is to strengthen the army! Don’t worry about anything else, and you can’t do anything else.

How did Xu Ren react to the sudden question of Wen Xiaowei? It can be described in these two words - great joy!

It was indeed a great joy. This was simply the result that Xu Ren dreamed of. The Shang Kingdom tried his best to build the so-called artery for what? Two words - business!

At this sensitive moment, if the Shang Kingdom can show the "power of industry", will it still worry about selling goods in the future? Wen Xiaowei's question was simply tailor-made for Xu Ren.

But this question was asked casually, deliberately made things difficult, thoughtful, or showed kindness? Xu Ren glanced at Wen Xiaowei, but found that Wen Xiaowei's face was relatively calm, but there was a bit of pride in his eyes.

Xu Ren immediately made a judgment - it was not the above four reasons, it was just a flash of someone's inspiration, and his blessings came to his heart. So someone was proud.

Forget it, no matter what, this question has helped a lot. After all, it has too many advantages compared to the one who has taken the initiative to propose it.

Xu Ren organized the language a little and said, "This method is very good and a more practical solution. In fact, we have long had certain templates to learn from for such a military construction plan.

This template is investment.

Before talking about investment, first talk about the issue of purchasing machinery directly from the Shang Kingdom. Although this way, although it can form production capacity as soon as possible, it lacks corresponding talents.

But the investment model can solve this problem.

The so-called investment means that talents, technology, products, and even funds are produced by the Shang Kingdom, and land and policies are released by countries that need investment and attract investment.

In this way, countries that attract investment can quickly establish industrial foundations as soon as possible, and even cultivate a large number of outstanding talents for various countries in this process."

"Oh..." The Emperor of Zhao was immediately interested, "Mr. Xu, according to your statement, if the Shang Kingdom comes to our Zhao Kingdom to invest, we can get funds, technology, products, talent training and knowledge, etc. But I don't know what kind of reward the Shang Kingdom has paid so much?"

"No, no, your Majesty, you are wrong!" Xu Ren directly denied the statement of Emperor Zhao, "It should be said that there are so many benefits to investing. The Shang Kingdom's group, business banks, and enterprises need to pay so much, and the Shang Kingdom itself also needs to pay a lot.

So, what conditions can Zhao State give to attract investment?

To put it really means that the merchants in the Shang Kingdom have been spoiled by the wise king, and the wise king encourages free competition. Therefore, if your country wants to attract investors, it needs to give generous conditions and negotiate with these merchants in person.

What the Shang Kingdom can do at the national level is to build the main artery, build friendly relations between the two countries, and build banks. As for specific commercial cooperation, we are not responsible."

The Emperor of Zhao was immediately stunned. The Shang Kingdom was like this. He turned to look at Ji Buxian next to him, but found that Ji Buxian nodded. The Emperor of Zhao immediately thought of more - if Zhao State wanted to develop, would he also learn from Shang Kingdom in this regard? Can we learn such a Shang Kingdom?

The banquet continued, but it was soon approaching its end.

Before leaving, Wen Xiaowei was shameless and broke through the isolation of Zhao officials and squeezed into Xu Ren. "Mr. Xu, if Western Chu State can provide generous conditions, can it attract your country's investment?"

Xu Ren shook his head slightly, "Young Master Wen, this matter cannot be said like this. If your country wants to invest, it must first establish diplomatic relations with the Shang Kingdom.

Only when the wise king speaks and agrees to start trade between the two countries can merchants make large-scale investments. Only such investment can truly strengthen the country."

"Thank you, sir, for telling me." When Wen Xiaowei heard Xu Ren's suggestion, he knew that it would be meaningless to waste his time here. He immediately made a decision - after returning to the Western Chu Kingdom, he immediately organized a delegation to visit the Shang Kingdom.

The Yang State was destroyed, the powerful sky fire bomb, and the military-performing and eye-catching arms industry, all deeply stimulated the Western Chu State.

Especially as Zhao, known as the most powerful country in Yingzhou, was about to learn from the Shang Kingdom, the Western Chu Kingdom could not sit still. Then Wen Xiaowei sent to stutter.

Now, Wen Xiaowei has been given a verbal speech - the Shang Kingdom is indeed the Shang Kingdom, and Xu Ren's words express a truth: Only when it is profitable can we cooperate!

The Shang Kingdom that recognizes money but not people!

In fact, this is also the image that the Shang Kingdom has always actively shaped.

Only such an image can allow all countries to "communicate with the Shang Kingdom without any restraint" and keep the Shang Kingdom neutral.

And the fundamental reason is another point - countries are originally exchanges of interests, and the Shang Kingdom tore off all the falsehood and directly reveals its essence.

After returning to the embassy in the evening, Xu Ren had not said anything, but Yuan Yong said happily, "What an unexpected gain!"

Xu Ren thought a little and understood what Yuan Yong was saying. He immediately smiled: "Yes, if we can cooperate with the two countries in central Yingzhou and allow the two countries to form checks and balances and competition, it is the most in line with the interests of the Shang Kingdom."

At the same time, in the Zhao Palace, the king and ministers of Zhao did not rest, but started discussions overnight. The Western Chu State was indeed a bit uncomfortable, and they had to respond urgently.

"Things must be done as soon as possible!" The Secretariat Ji Buxian took the lead in speaking, "Your Majesty, the machinery and funds of the Shang Kingdom are not infinite. If we can make reservations in advance, the countries behind will have to line up.

Therefore, my advice is: book a part first! Even if you can’t use it later, you can’t get a return, and you will compensate the merchant kingdom for the losses. But doing so can prevent other countries.”

"Ji Buxian's words make sense. But the subsequent strategies cannot be used!" Liang Fangwei, the Minister of Zhao State, opposed, "Your Majesty, the Shang Kingdom is the only one for the time being, but the cooperation objects of the Shang Kingdom are not the only ones!

As far as I know, the Xuan Mingzi of the Shang Kingdom is the deputy head of the devil's Sun and Moon. If we have any problems here, I am afraid that the Shang Kingdom will abandon us without hesitation and cooperate with the Wei Kingdom.

In fact, Xu Ren had already pointed out this point in the negotiations tonight. He repeatedly emphasized that the Shang Kingdom attaches great importance to interests and only to interests!"

The Emperor of Zhao gradually calmed down and began to accept reality - in this negotiation and exchange, Zhao was in a weak position! This was the first time that Zhao had encountered such a situation after ascending to the throne of Yingzhou's No. 1 power in thousands of years, and he was in a weak position.

After a brief pause, the Secretary Liang Fangwei said: "But Ji Buxian's method is very good. We can buy a large amount of machinery and hoard it. Even if we don't use it, the enemy will have nothing to use!

But one thing is that we cannot return the product anyway.

Afterwards, I was so angry that I didn’t have enough experience at the beginning, so I blindly studied the Shang Kingdom and bought a lot of unusable machinery."

After discussing for a long time, the Emperor of Zhao immediately made a decision, "Tomorrow, I will send someone to the Shang Kingdom to discuss investment promotion! And buy a large number of machinery, etc.

The empire has accumulated a treasury for thousands of years, and it is opened today!

The five people, including Ji Buxian, the Secretary of the Central Committee, Liang Fangwei, the Left Prime Minister Dong Taihe, the Minister of Revenue Liu Dabo, and the Censor of the Ministry of Personnel Sima Wei, the Five people obeyed the orders. The treasury has a total of about 50 billion taels of gold, and it is left to you to control. I need a strong Zhao State!"

The five people looked at each other and were under heavy pressure. This really gave the entire Zhao State's destiny for thousands of years to themselves. The five people immediately swore.
Chapter completed!