books44 Chapter 151 Qin wants to rule the world
Chapter 151 Qin wants to rule the world
Although Ying Zheng did not show any martial artist's aura on the surface, Zhang Liang's eyes were very sharp, even better than Bei Mingzi's. He felt a strong sense of crisis about Ying Zheng and felt that Ying Zheng had the power to threaten his life.
Facing such strength, Ying Zheng showed no fear, but instead observed the Lihuo released by Zhang Liang with great interest. However, Zhang Liang quickly retracted the Lihuo and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I can make pills thanks to the special ability of these eyes. The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the flames, and the better the alchemy skills. I trade with the farmers just to find some spiritual medicines to improve my alchemy skills. If I trade with the Qin Dynasty, there will be no problem. But these pills of mine may not be of much use to the Qin Dynasty."
"I think you are interested in high-level elixirs, right? Although I can refine them now, my success rate is not high. It may be of some use to some small forces, but for a huge country like the Qin Dynasty, it is at most barely useful. If the King of Qin wants to cooperate, it is better to wait for a few years until my alchemy technology has made significant progress. It will not be too late to cooperate with the Qin State at that time." Zhang Liang suggested with a smile.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng glared at him, his eyes full of unquestionable authority: "I want you to refine pills only for Daqin!"
"No problem. When the Qin Dynasty unifies the country and everyone in the world is Qin's citizen, all the pills I refine will be traded to the people of the Qin Dynasty." Zhang Liang answered decisively.
Ying Zheng's intention was very clear, that is, he wanted Zhang Liang to become the exclusive alchemist of the Qin Dynasty, just like Yun Zhongzi later. Zhang Liang naturally could not accept this. But he also knew that it was very important for him to exchange elixirs for spiritual medicines, which would not only obtain resources, but also enrich his alchemy experience. Behind every outstanding alchemist, there is a large accumulation of precious medicinal materials.
Whether it is trading with Daqin or farmers, it does not make much difference to Zhang Liang, he does not mind cooperating with Daqin. But this does not mean that he will give all the refined pills to Daqin.
In business, sellers can only make money if there is competition among buyers, especially for almost monopolized commodities like elixirs. If Zhang Liang only cooperated with the Qin Dynasty, his profits would definitely be greatly reduced.
Seeing that Zhang Liang insisted on his position, although Ying Zheng was not satisfied with his answer, he was quite pleased with Zhang Liang's point of view that "the Great Qin will unify the world", because he could hear that Zhang Liang was not flattering, but seemed to be convinced that the Great Qin would be able to unify the country in the future.
Let’s put the matter of the elixir aside for now. At this moment, Ying Zheng’s interest has shifted to what Zhang Liang said, “unifying the world.”
"Do you think the Qin Dynasty can unify the world?" Ying Zheng asked, staring at Zhang Liang.
"Yes!" Zhang Liang nodded affirmatively. No matter in which world, the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin was bound to happen. He firmly believed that this world was no exception.
Suddenly, Ying Zheng smiled. He had not yet shown his ambition to conquer the world. From the outside, he had only just secured his position as the King of Qin, and Lü Buwei still held great power in the country. Looking at the whole world, only a few people believed that the Qin State could possibly unify the world, and no one was as firm as Zhang Liang in believing that the Qin State would definitely be able to accomplish this feat. I am afraid that in this world, apart from Ying Zheng, Zhang Liang was the only one who had the confidence to make such an assertion.
"Tell me, how long will it take for the Qin Dynasty to unify the world?" Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
"Among the seven vassal states, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei and Qin, only Chu has some strength to compete with Qin. If there are no accidents in the war against Chu, Qin will be able to complete the unification within fifteen years!" Zhang Liang responded confidently.
"Unify the country in fifteen years? You are just a young boy, so arrogant and ignorant! Don't you know that once a war breaks out, it will cost a huge amount of money and food? If you want to unify the country within fifteen years, you have to fight year after year and you must ensure victory in every battle. It will be difficult to support it with just money and food!" An old minister asked angrily.
However, neither Zhang Liang nor Ying Zheng paid any attention to this old minister.
Zhang Liang said fifteen years because he referred to historical records. In fact, it took Qin less than ten years to destroy the six kingdoms. But the Qin was not ready to annex the world yet, and it would take several years to adjust and prepare. It was estimated that this period would not exceed five years. Therefore, Zhang Liang mentioned the fifteen-year period and specifically mentioned Chu.
The Battle of Chu was the most difficult and dangerous battle for the Qin State. In this world, it was because of Changping Jun that the Qin State suffered a disastrous defeat in its first attack on Chu.
Zhang Liang deliberately mentioned the State of Chu just to make things difficult for Changping Jun. No matter what the effect was, at least it could make Changping Jun feel uncomfortable.
As for Ying Zheng, after thinking for a moment, he felt that the number of fifteen years was not far from his own estimate, so he paid more attention to Zhang Liang's opinion.
The elixir can indeed slightly improve the national strength of the Qin Dynasty. Although it is useful, it is not of great significance to the country as a whole. However, Zhang Liang's insights and judgment are enough to make him a pillar of the country.