King Zhao said: "If you have any more questions about Yan Gong's plan to rebuild Zhao Palace, you can discuss it separately. Song Qiao Gong's plan is also a unique idea of ​​​​ruling the world. You may wish to share it with me.

quick."

King Zhao interrupted the interrogation of Shu'er by the ministers and merchants, and Shu'er bowed gratefully to King Zhao. Seeing that Shu'er was a little tired, Lin Ying jumped up quickly and brought her a cup of tea. She took it.

He drank the tea cup in one gulp and gave Lin Ying a look, telling him to go back to his seat first and not to be rude.

Qiao Jing was not as eloquent as Shu'er, so he said simply and concisely: "The strategy I propose is actually consistent with Brother Yan's strategy. Brother Yan's advice is meticulous, but my advice is nothing more than eight words:

'A big country governs a small one, and a small country governs a big one'. I believe that in order to govern a big country, you should be good at management and unify all departments, so that you can be more efficient, just like governing a small country. And when 'a small country governs a big country', the so-called bigness does not mean the size of the territory, but the size of the territory.

The prestige is far away. If a small country is famous, there will be an endless stream of guests and wealth. With gold and silver in hand, you can raise troops and build cities. There is no need to be vain and submissive to a powerful country. You can be impartial and establish yourself in Kyushu. As Brother Yan said, rebuild the Zhao Palace.

, recruiting celebrities and merchants from all over the world to gather in Pingliang is what I call ‘a small country ruling a big one’.”

Prime Minister Lu Xin asked: "Although it is possible to 'gover a big country from a small country', bringing money and celebrities together in the Zhao country will inevitably lead to trouble. If the Zhao country is rich, Chen and Song will raise armies to seize it. At that time,

, How can a small country survive?”

Qiao Jing asked calmly and confidently: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the two countries Chen and Song have not seized Zhao for hundreds of years. Don't you know the reason?"

Lu Xin's hair stood up at the cold eyes of the Song men, and he smiled awkwardly and said: "A hundred years ago, when King Zhao Zhuang, King Zhao Xiang, and King Zhao Wen, the State of Zhao was powerful and its territory was much larger than that of the Song State today. The State of Zhao was divided

The Chen and Song dynasties avoided war. At that time, the two kingdoms of Chen and Song were still weak. They relied on the support of Zhao to gradually stabilize the people's livelihood. Once the Rong tribe outside the pass rebelled and invaded Chen Guojiu County. Without the help of the whole country from Zhao, Chen Guofan would have been defeated.

Beijing has long been under the iron cavalry of the Rong tribe. At that time, Bashu was not unified, the Song State was resting, and Chu and Yue were in war. Zhao State was the only one in the world. Whenever Zhao State dispatched troops and generals to help other countries, it sent envoys to Jiuzhou

The kings signed an agreement that "Zhao and other countries will never fight against each other." Although Zhao lost its territory under the coercion of the rise of Chen and Song, even in the battle between Chen and Song more than 20 years ago, the Chen and Song army suffered casualties.

The most disastrous battle was the Battle of Pingliang. The State of Zhao turned into a hell of corpses, and the capital of Pingliang was almost razed to the ground. General Li under King Chen, who is now King Chen himself, personally invaded Ninghe

In the palace, the late king was still there at that time. He took out the contract between Chen and Zhao that they would never fight each other, and said to General Li: "The talent of a general is not to support the army, but to govern the country. If the general can capture Chen in the future,

The king's throne must be justified and convinced by the world. The contract between Chen and Zhao still exists. If you kill the Dugu family of my Zhao country, you will be a traitor. How can you talk about the etiquette of a king?'"

Qiao Jing said: "Since the Prime Minister knows the contract of never fighting each other, why do you need to say more? Zhao State is not strong now, but it can still stand alone and independent from the world, because none of the nine states are willing to violate it.

Honesty is something that is despised by others. When Zhao is here, the Kyushu Convention etiquette is there. In the future when Zhao is strong and its people are prosperous, other countries will be more willing to have good relations with Zhao from generation to generation, demonstrating the country's etiquette."

Shu'er smiled and said: "I'm going to make a crude statement. Since ancient times, I have only heard that the rich are afraid of poverty, but I have never heard of the principle that the poor are afraid of the rich. The Zhao State is simple and simple, and it can be independent of the world. The Zhao State is rich, and it can also be independent of the world.

.As long as you don’t forget your original intention, whether you are rich or not, it will all be a passing thing.”

After another question-and-answer discussion, King Zhao interrupted: "Thank you for your hard work, dear guests, lunch has been prepared in the garden. If you have free time, you can linger in Ninghe Palace for a few days. Gu wish

Discuss carefully with everyone the strategy of rebuilding the Zhao Palace. As for taking the lead, I think Duke Yan of the Chen State and Duke Qiao of the Song State both came up with clever strategies and were ranked first. Each will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver and ten acres of fertile land in the Zhao State."

Shu'er and Qiao Jing looked at each other and bowed to each other.

The Pingliang Chamber of Commerce became famous all over the world. From then on, Chen Guoyan's family was well known to everyone in Jiuzhou.

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The lunch in the Zhao Palace Garden was very lively. Businessmen from all over the world came to the table of four where the businessmen from the Chen and Song Dynasties were sitting, and toasted to Shu'er, Lin Ying, Qiao Jing, and Qiao Ling.

The businessmen secretly felt that King Zhao did not want to offend either Chen or Song, so they let Boss Yan and Mr. Qiao take the top spot. It stands to reason that the two countries of Chen and Song have been at war with each other for a long time, and there were many grudges between the people. Boss Yan and Mr.

Mr. Qiao should be tired of each other, but how come after a few days, the polite courtesy when they first met turned into sympathy?

Those jealous businessmen thought that if they could get drunk with a toast, and if getting drunk could reveal their true colors, it would be a good show. Unexpectedly, when Boss Yan was made red-faced, his face was as cold as frost.

The young master of the Qiao family actually took the initiative to stop drinking for him, and drank himself until his face turned red.

Shu'er looked at the stern Qiao Jing, whose frosty face could be so rosy. He could be said to be as gold as tin, as Gui as jade. He couldn't help but want to get acquainted with him. He smiled and said to him: "King Zhao kept it secretly."

If the wine is paired with Brother Qiao's music from the mountains and flowing water, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Lin Ying rushed to make the Ninghe Palace map. She was so tired that day that she fell asleep and did not go to Zhao Palace with Shu'er. Naturally, she did not hear Qiao Jing playing the piano. She was puzzled and said to Shu'er: "You want to listen to the piano? What about that?"

Why do you need to find someone else to play?" Secretly, he felt more and more that Qiao Jing was displeased with her. Those people were drinking from Sister Shu'er, so why should someone named Qiao block it?

Qiao Ling said with a smile: "I have long heard that Mr. Su Ying of Chen Guo is an expert in piano and painting. Mr. Su's miraculous painting skills have been seen in the Chengyu Palace. I wonder if today, King Zhao has wine and we have a qin. Mr. Su is willing to teach me how to play the qin?"

"

Lin Ying thought that Qiao Ling was helping his cousin to resist the request to play the piano in public like a geisha. She couldn't help but feel that this brother of the Qiao family was really a coquettish, dignified man. So what if he smiled for his beauty, so what if he played the piano in public? As everyone knows, in fact, forgiveness

That day, my son had already boasted to the Qiao brothers that his cousin was very good at playing the piano. Since he overheard Qiao Jing playing the piano, he would ask his cousin to give him a piece of music in return.

Lin Ying raised her lips and said, "Why not?"

Shu'er looked at Lin Ying and vaguely felt that after drinking a few glasses of wine, he was not as friendly as usual. On the contrary, the cold Qiao Jing seemed warm and cozy after drinking.

Qiao Ling immediately ordered the servants of the Qiao family to fetch the piano.
Chapter completed!