Even if they managed to gather craftsmen to make one or two guns purely by hand, they could forget about mass-producing them. They could not be used in war.
You can also work as a worker for the whole country and forge guns.
Then who would farm? Who would fight? Who would do business?
But what if there were lathes, electricity, and fuel?
Even if there were tens of thousands of guns, he could make them in a short period of time, let alone one or two.
Although Chen Country was small, Chen Wei was confident that he could make it stronger than all the other countries!
When they had guns in their hands and Chen Country had money, the second step of the plan would be to unify the world and expand their territory.
"I've made up my mind! You don't have to persuade me anymore!"
Chen Wei waved his sleeves, his face was very impatient, and the officials almost did not dare to persuade him anymore.
Cao Jing frowned and thought for a moment." Ruler, I request to go to Chu and give auspicious signs!”
"Doctor Cao, have you thought it through?" Chen Wei was stunned and glanced at him.”
"Yes, please…let me go!”Cao Jing bowed 90 degrees to Chen Wei.
He knew that this trip to Chu was not just to give auspicious signs to King Chu.
There was also another matter, which was to make the King of Chu promise that the Chen Kingdom could exercise self-restraint.
The Chu Country would also become a strong country and form an alliance with the Chen Country. If there were any foreign enemies invading, the Chu Country would have to send troops to help.
In this way, Wu Yue would not dare to be rough with the Chen Nation anymore.
At the same time, he had the Chen Nation divert their attention to defend against the Nanman.
Chen Wei nodded secretly.
At this moment, Cao Jing's loyalty increased by several points, reaching 78.
" Perhaps he's a promising talent. Let him try.'
'But at the same time, I can't trust him too much.'
Who knew when this guy's loyalty would fall.
Don't forget, Cao Jing was a greedy person!
Chen Wei thought so and said,"Alright, I'll let you go to the State of Chu and give this white tiger auspicious sign to the King of Chu."”
"Right, there's one more thing. Jiang Yao, I order you to quickly spread the auspicious omen to the various countries and let them know the intentions of our Chen Country.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jiang Yao cupped his hands and quickly agreed.
He was relieved.
He wasn't afraid that King Chu would go back on his word.
After all, you just received my auspicious sign and turned around to devour the Chen Kingdom.
Regardless of whether Chen Wei agreed or not, the Central Plains would seize this opportunity to send troops to attack Chu.
Because no one could just watch as you had auspicious signs, a strong country, and a strong army.
As long as the King of Chu went back on his word, the various countries would have a reason to send troops.
The most important thing in a war was a reason. Any reason could lead to a war.
You can't just fight whenever you want.
In that case, you will be denounced as a tyrant by the ancients, despised by millions of people, and attacked by all countries.
For example, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms,
In order for Liu Bei to conquer Western Shu, the phoenix Pang Tong chose the most dangerous route to enter Shu. He was ambushed and died on the battlefield.
This gave Liu Bei a reason to send troops, to help him enter Sichuan for his benevolence and faith.
This was the importance of reason.
If Pang Tong did not die, Liu Bei would never attack Shu.
Because he had no reason to be a tyrant who would start a war.
He believed that King Chu Cheng would never do such a stupid thing.
This was completely based on the superstitions of the ancient people in the Spring and Autumn Period. Otherwise, it would never have succeeded.
If this matter succeeded, the Chen Nation would have a big brother like the Chu Nation.
If Wu Yue dared to bully the Chen Nation, he would take it out on Big Brother.
But of course, the Chen Kingdom would never pay tribute to the Chu Kingdom.
It was just an alliance.
He believed that King Chu Cheng was greedy for the auspicious sign and would probably agree to the Chen Wei Alliance's request.
……
After that,
Cao Jing and Jiang Yao didn't leave immediately.
Instead, he spent the New Year with Chen Wei in the western suburbs.
Chen Wei used the sacrificial meat he hunted to sacrifice to his ancestors and family gods according to the ancestral system, and then distributed it to the ministers.
On a warm and snowy day after the wax sacrifice, Cao Jing set off with the white tiger.
At the same time, the news of the auspicious omen from the Chen Nation spread throughout the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Word of mouth,
The young king of the Chen Kingdom, Duke Lingyun, sent Cao Jing as an envoy to the Chu Kingdom to curry favor with the strong Chu Kingdom and presented auspicious signs.
King Cheng of Chu was overjoyed in the hall and agreed to the Chen Nation's alliance request without thinking.
Not only that, King Cheng of Chu also gave him many gifts in return.
All kinds of silk, jade, literature, and antiques were worth 100,000 taels.
Smart people could tell that this was the Chen Nation's diplomatic policy.
They had clung onto the thigh of the Chu Country and intimidated the Wu and Yue Country at the same time.
This caused Wu Yue's operation at the southwest border to fail.
Upon hearing about the Ling Chu Alliance, the Wu and Yue countries retreated and returned to their capitals.
Only a fool would denounce the State of Chen for being short-sighted and not knowing the auspicious signs, and actually trying to curry favor with the Southern Chu people.
During this period, in the hearts of the various countries in the Central Plains, the Chu Country was located in a barbarian land. Its people were valiant and did not have any manners. They looked down on it very much.
Little did they know that the Chu Country was currently in a rising period, and its national strength was rising very quickly.
Otherwise, they would not have defeated the Song Country three years later and become a powerful country.
Only the young king of the Chen Nation saw through this.
This caused a phenomenon. In the various countries, many scholars praised Chen Wei's method.
It was said that Duke Ling Yun was young and promising. His eyes were like torches and he could see through the future situation.
Scholars also traveled thousands of miles to visit the cultural geography of the Chen Kingdom.
As a result, after the Spring Festival, the Chen Nation was bustling with activity.
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