readytorunbook Chapter 401
Chapter 401
Three days later, Xianyang City, Dian Ke Department.
"The envoys of the lower kingdom have met His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of the Upper Kingdom, and prayed to the benevolent Highness, to have mercy on the sudden locust disaster in the lower kingdom, and to help the people of the lower kingdom."
As soon as the Carthage envoy Drew saw Ying Yu, he quickly bowed to the ground, with a miserable expression on his face.
"This shameless guy!"
The Roman envoy Baclue next to him secretly scolded Drew for being shameless, and then knelt down without hesitation.
There is no way, Drew has already saluted like this, if he is not respectful, what if he is kicked out by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin in the name of disrespect?
You know, locusts are raging everywhere in their country now, and the harvests in summer and autumn this year are basically ruined. If there is no food, it may not be long before the whole of Rome will starve to death.
"The two envoys are polite, get up!"
"The situation of your two countries, the prince already knows."
"However, if you have come all the way, you should also know that my Daqin's Persian County and the Seleucid region have also been harassed by locust plagues. Now the food in the treasury has basically been allocated to the disaster relief, so Daqin is also interested in this relief. Powerless."
Ying Yu shook his head and sighed.
Rome was a stumbling block to Great Qin's conquest of the world. Although Carthage joined the Great Qin Commercial Alliance in name, it did not bring much benefit to Great Qin except for a little tribute. It is purely whimsical to want Great Qin's relief.
Ying Yu is not the group of brain-drenched ruthless scholars of later generations who specialize in giving benefits to alien races. His external principles only have one word: strength!
In this world, the only diplomatic truth is power!
The super empires of the later generations are so overbearing and domineering, but the countries dare not speak out, isn't it because their fists are big enough?
The so-called super welfare is completely raised by absorbing the blood and sweat of other countries.
Now Daqin's strength far exceeds that of other countries in the world, and its fists are big and hard enough, so it naturally has the qualifications to be strong.
The food that the people of Daqin worked so hard to grow, you just want it when you open your mouth, who are you?
Looking at the two people who were at a loss below, Ying Yu leisurely picked up the teacup and drank it.
Buckley and Drew looked at each other and didn't say much.
One is that they dare not, and the other is that according to their judgment, although the mainland of Daqin was not affected by the disaster, there should be a surplus in grain production, but after the relief of Persian County and Seleucus, it is indeed impossible to have too much left.
At this moment, the two of them are also in a state of confusion. If Daqin really has no food, what should they do?
"His Royal Highness, please take pity on my sufferings in Carthage, and sell a batch of grain from Daqin at the market price!"
Drew thought about it for a while, and quickly knelt down before Buckley and spoke.
"What time is it? How can it be possible to buy food at the market price? Carthage has no sincerity at first glance. His Royal Highness, I am Rome, and I am willing to raise the price by [-]%. I want as much as I want!"
Buck, who was preempted, glanced at Drew with a look of disdain.
I secretly calculated in my heart.
According to market principles, at this time, the grain price will skyrocket, not to mention adding [-]%, even doubling or even tripling it is not too much, as long as it can be bought, it is a credit.
And if they can buy the grain of Daqin first, so that Carthage has no food to buy, then Carthage will suffer a lot more than Rome, and the balance of the battlefield between the two sides will be completely broken.
No matter how brave Hannibal's command was, it was impossible for soldiers who were short of food to win the battle, not to mention that there were many mercenaries of various ethnic groups in the Carthaginian army.
Once the Carthaginian army runs out of food, Rome can use the food to buy it. At that time, the Carthaginian army will definitely be in chaos, and it will no longer be an opponent of the Roman army.
If you can take Carthage, it will be worth the price.
Because Rome can gain hegemony in the Mediterranean region before the opening of the Suez Canal and gain time for development.
And time is priceless!
This is the last hope for the competition between Rome and Daqin!
As for money, at most it is to issue more bonds.
Speaking of bonds, I would also like to thank Professor Daqin for this method.
By issuing bonds, Rome easily raised a large amount of money.
"Your Highness, the Romans have always liked to betray their promises, and their words must not be trusted!"
"I, Carthage, am the ally of Daqin!"
"Although Carthage is indeed in difficulty at the moment, in order to show respect for Great Qin, no matter how much Rome pays, I, Carthage, are willing to pay the same price!"
"His Royal Highness, please sell the grain to Carthage, and don't be fooled by the Romans!"
The Carthage envoy Drew said anxiously.
This food, usually inconspicuous, is far less valuable than glazed tea, but when the locust plague comes and the treasury is empty, it becomes straw enough to crush people!
Without food, this time Carthage will definitely lose its vitality.
You must know that Carthage does not have such a complete grain depot mechanism as Daqin, and all the grain depots combined can only last for three months at most.
After three months, apart from the aristocrats who have accumulated sufficient wealth, most of the common people will starve to death.
Once food is cut off, Carthage will inevitably be in chaos.
As for asking nobles to donate food, Drew didn't even dare to think about it.
That was harder than beating the Romans.
"In the treasury of the Daqin Mansion, there is indeed some old food, but..."
Just when the two had different thoughts, Ying Yu suddenly said.
"May I ask His Royal Highness, how much is this batch of grain?"
Buckley and Drew were immediately overjoyed.
It doesn't matter whether it is old or not, as long as it is there.
Now the most important thing is quantity.
"The specifics are still being counted, but it should not be more than 3000 million stones!"
Ying Yu said lightly.
When Buckley and Druton heard this, they were even more delighted.
The population of the two countries is now only a few million, with 3000 million shi of grain, and frugality is enough to support them for several months.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, that is monopoly, if it is shared, it will not be enough.
"His Royal Highness, I, Carthage, are willing to pay twice the market price for these 3000 million shi grains."
"I am Rome, and I am willing to pay three times the market price!"
"Quadruple!"
The two fought each other, and finally gave out a statistic that stunned all the Dianke officials present: ten times the market price!
You know, the market price of Daqin, even if it is based on one yuan and one stone, ten times it is ten yuan.
3000 million shi of grain is [-] million yuan, and more than [-]% of it is profit.
This data, even if Daqin's business is constantly taking off, is still a huge profit.
Then think of Daqin's food that can't be piled up in the treasuries of all states, counties and counties.
All the officials of the Dian Ke Department had their eyes widened.
He admired Ying Yu even more.
Because if it weren't for Ying Yu, Daqin would probably have a headache for food.
How could there be such a situation today, where foreign envoys are humbled.
It's just that Ying Yu's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.