The reason for Ying Zheng's reaction was simple.
Because the Song Country's conditions were simply an insult and provocation to the Qin Country!
The land of Zhao was a piece of land at the border between the Qin and Song countries. The two countries had a huge disagreement over this place for a long time and did not give in to each other.
The several generations of emperors of the Qin State had never given up on fighting for this piece of land, so how could he give up?
If he gave up on Zhao, how would he have the face to meet the successive kings of Qin after his death?!
Facing the furious Ying Zheng, everyone was terrified.
The ministers all knelt on the ground, no one daring to provoke him now.
There was only one exception.
Fu Su stood up immediately, then cupped his hands and said to Ying Zheng,""Royal Father, I have a plan that can solve the problem of our Great Qin's lack of armaments.”
His voice was clear and resounding in the hall.
All the officials in the hall looked in the direction of the voice. When they saw the person who spoke, many of them were filled with shock.
Young Master Fusu?
Everyone was puzzled because Fu Su rarely expressed his views on political affairs. It was rare for him to take the initiative to speak today.
Ying Zheng's gaze also fell on Fu Su. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Fu Su, what do you have in mind?"
Ying Zheng asked straightforwardly, his heart filled with anticipation.
He had always had high hopes for his eldest son, but Fu Su's indifferent personality and his respect for Confucian etiquette and law, as well as his lack of participation in political affairs, made him rather unhappy.
As the future ruler of Great Qin, how could he be so unambitious?
However, things seemed to have changed.
Fu Su replied,"I think that Great Qin doesn't need to buy equipment from Song. We should buy it from Tang."”
"The smelting technology of the Tang Empire is far superior to that of the Song Empire, and the equipment is also better than that of the Song Empire. Therefore, it is the best choice to buy equipment from the Tang Empire.”
Fu Su voiced his opinion.
But after hearing his words, Zhang Yi smiled helplessly and explained to Fu Su,"
"Young Master's idea is good, but the Great Tang has always strictly prohibited the sale of weapons and equipment to the outside world. Otherwise, why would we want to buy equipment from the Song Country?”
Qin had also tried to buy equipment from Tang.
However, the Tang Empire refused without hesitation. There was no room for negotiation.
"That's because the transaction method is wrong."
Fu Su said without hesitation.
"The reason why the Tang Empire is unwilling to sell us weapons and equipment is that they don't trust us and the price we offered isn't satisfactory.”
"As far as I know, although the Great Tang is strong, it is extremely short of warhorses. Even B-class warhorses are rare in the country, so it is always difficult to resist the threat of the Turkic cavalry.”
"As long as Great Qin is willing to form an alliance with the Great Tang and exchange warhorses, how could the Tang not be willing to sell us equipment?”
Fu Su said with bright eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the ministers were boiling with excitement.
"That's right! Why don't we use warhorses to exchange for the weapons and equipment of the Tang Empire?”
"I've long heard that the Great Tang cavalry is weak and has been bullied by the Turkic cavalry. If Great Qin can sell warhorses to them, they will definitely be more than happy!”
"They lack horses, and we lack equipment. We can complement each other!”
"Great Qin has countless good horses!”
"Young Master Fusu is indeed smart. This is a good plan!”
……
The ministers were all enlightened and felt that Fu Su's plan was feasible. They all praised him.
Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the throne, looked at Fu Su with a hint of admiration in his eyes, but he shook his head.
He was still too young.
How could the officials of the court not have thought of this breakthrough? It was just that no one dared to say it.
To provide warhorses to the Tang Empire was equivalent to aiding the enemy!
Once the two countries went to war, who could stop Tang? Who would bear this responsibility?
Because of this concern, no one dared to mention it.
Therefore, after Fu Su made this suggestion, everyone pretended not to know about it. But in fact, they all understood, and Ying Zheng knew it very well.
Glancing at those jubilant ministers, Ying Zheng prepared to give a few words of praise to Fusu.
After all, this was the first time Fu Su had expressed his political views, so he had to be encouraged.
But at this moment, Wei Yang coldly said,""Young Master's idea is too naive. It's impossible to exchange warhorses for equipment from the Tang Empire.”
"The Tang Empire is powerful, but its only weakness is the lack of warhorses. Once we send warhorses, the Tang Empire will have no more weaknesses.”
"Once our Great Qin starts a war with them in the future, how will we stop them?”
As soon as he said this, the entire hall fell silent.
Everyone knew about this hidden danger, but Wei Yang spoke bluntly.
Even Ying Zheng was a little dissatisfied.
It's fine as long as you know it in your heart. Why did you say it out loud? It wasn't easy for Fu Su to express his opinion, but you had to attack him.
However, he understood that Wei Yang had a cold and hard personality, so he was helpless.
Fu Su should have been very embarrassed to have his question exposed, but he only smiled faintly.
"It seems that Lord Shang is not proficient in diplomacy.”
Fu Su said with a smile. Then, he looked at the crowd and said,"This is the reason why I proposed to form an alliance with the Tang Empire.”
" The first point-"
As he spoke, Fu Su raised a slender and fair finger. His tone was calm.
"Through the alliance, we can gain the basic trust of the Great Tang, so we won't be completely unrelated.”
"Secondly, as long as we form an alliance, we can at least guarantee peace for several years or even longer.”
"As long as you have these two points, then this exchange will not be a problem.”
Hearing this, Wei Yang frowned.
"Young Master, you haven't solved the problem that I just raised. If the two countries start a war, what should we do?”
"A short period of peace doesn't mean anything.”
Wei Yang asked again.
Everyone looked at Fu Su. If this conflict was not resolved, then it would be impossible to make this exchange with the Great Tang.
"Shang Jun still doesn't understand the crux of the problem.”
Fu Su did not panic at all. He looked at Wei Yang and said,""The so-called trade is naturally mutually beneficial. When the Tang Empire gets our warhorses, we also get their weapons and equipment.”
"Training a strong cavalry is not something that can be done with just warhorses. It is impossible without five to six years.”
"However, as long as Great Qin obtains saddles, stirrels, weapons, and armor, the fighting power of our army will be doubled.”
"At the same time, we can study the Great Tang's equipment and secretly learn their iron-smelting techniques.”
"Since we are all becoming stronger, why should our Great Qin fear the Great Tang? Our Qin people are still bloodthirsty and never fear other countries!”
Fu Su's eyes were sharp as he looked at Wei Yang.
"We should be on good terms with distant countries because there is no direct conflict of interest between the two sides. Nearby countries want to attack, because the side of the bed does not allow others to sleep.”
"This is…making friends far away and attacking close at hand!"
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