king of war

Chapter 15 The Second Wave of Visitors

"What's the question?" Demis asked subconsciously, stunned for a moment.

"The biggest problem is the Persians. They stand between China and Greece." Qin Rongshuai said with a sad face, "If we don't solve the Persian problem, our trade routes will be cut off by them at any time."

Themis calmed down at this moment. After a few seconds, he suddenly stood up and said impassionedly: "Please convey the friendship of the Greeks to the ruler of your country. At the same time, on behalf of the Greek city-states, I am willing to form an alliance with China and cooperate with your country." country against the cruel and tyrannical Persian Empire."

Qin Rongshuai just wanted to slap his thigh and say that's what I was waiting for, but suddenly felt that it was wrong, there was something wrong with Dimisi's words.What does it mean that you represent the Greeks? Can you represent all the Greek city-states? You are just a consul elected by Athens. You cannot even represent Athens before passing a resolution.

There is also the phrase willing to form an alliance with Huaxia, which seems to be attacked by Huaxia, and now it is rushing to form an alliance with you.

Speaking is really an art. The meaning of words is different if the word order is different.

Demis is really a standard politician. It is shameless to come to sneak attack and deceive me, a foreign envoy.

However, Qin Rongshuai is not surprised at all. This person has been like this in history. He has done all these things, bribed elections, manipulated oracles, and deceived the people. It is simply a basic operation to play tricks in front of Qin Rongshuai.

The alliance was planned by Qin Rongshuai for a long time. He really valued this matter and relied on him as a link to connect Athens and Sparta to form a military alliance to fight Xerxes' army together.

Otherwise, depending on the strength of one family alone, it would be easy to be defeated individually. Qin Rongshuai didn't care whether Greece would be conquered by Xerxes. What he cared about was whether he could reverse the tragic end of the Battle of Thermopylae, which was related to his system reward settlement.

Sparta and Athens are the two most powerful city-states in Greece. Neither of them obeyed the other. After the Hipporian War, the two sides also fought a Peloponnesian War for the supremacy of Greece. In the end, Sparta won , but this is also the beginning of Greece's decline.

It is not impossible but very difficult to reach a consensus by relying on the two sides themselves. The two sides have been arguing for a long time, and in the end it will delay the battle.Promoting an early alliance between the two sides will be of great benefit to Qin Rongshuai's future tasks.

You must know that Thermopylae is very close to Athens, so it is very convenient to provide reinforcements and logistics. As long as you help at the right time, the direction of the battle will be completely different.

The leaders of the alliance have a great say in the actions of the coalition. If Greece or Sparta make decisions that are not beneficial to the war situation for their own interests, then Qin Rongshuai's mission will be over.

Therefore, the dominance of the alliance must not be left to any one side. Qin Rongshuai must ensure that he seizes more cards.

As for Qin Rongshuai's confidence?

First, he has the title of a foreign envoy, backed by the powerful country behind him, he can use all kinds of modern things to prove the strength of his country, and he can brag vigorously, anyway, the Greeks can't go to this place now The Huaxia of the plane can't expose him.

Secondly, trading rights, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests, Qin Rongshuai used trading rights as a bargaining chip, and the Athenians could not resist this temptation at all.

Athens has too many competitors, not to mention other Greek city-states, there is a Sparta next door.Going further, the entire Mediterranean Sea is his counterpart, and even Persia can talk about it, and Athens has no room for bargaining.

In the end, what Qin Rongshuai wanted was just the name of the leader of the alliance and the right to speak in strategic decisions. He did not want their military power and city-state leadership. Besides, with him as the third party in the middle as the leader, whether it was Sparta or Athens, , it’s easier to accept.

So Dimisi wanted to take the initiative, but he didn't even think about it.

At this time, Qin Rongshuai deliberately made an expression of astonishment, "Alliance? Your Excellency the Consul, when did I say that we would form an alliance?"

Themis's expression froze for a moment. He originally wanted to tie China into a chariot to deal with the Persians through an alliance. Greece was in the west and China was in the east, forming a strategic pincer attack.If Persia is attacked from both sides, all forces cannot be put on dealing with Greece.

Then Greece can carry out a strategic counterattack, using the coastal city-states of the Asia Minor Peninsula as its base and encroaching step by step. This is what the Greek coalition did in the later stages of the Greco-Persian War.

Qin Rongshuai's answer caught Demis a little off guard. If the alliance cannot be formed, this strategic concept will come to nothing. It is even possible that China will directly fall to Persia and use Persia to open up trade routes.

By that time, Persia will become the trade middleman between the two continents of Europe and Asia. They will seize most of the trade profits, and Athens will lose its status as a commercial center. This is unacceptable to the Athenians.

Themis was in a bitter mood. What he said at the beginning was just to gain the initiative. After all, dominance means pricing power. This is a huge business. Unexpectedly, Qin Rongshuai didn't buy it at all.

He wanted to make amends quickly, "Your Majesty the Envoy, please forgive my inappropriate words just now. I think an alliance is extremely beneficial to both of us. The Persians are cruel and greedy. With such an empire blocking the way between us, normal development cannot happen at all." trade.”

"But now you are at war with Persia. What should you do if you are wiped out by Persia after we signed the alliance agreement?" Qin Rongshuai pretended to be embarrassed and said, "How can you convince me that you can continue to fulfill this agreement?"

"We defeated Persia ten years ago, and this time is no exception!" Themis said impassionedly, and then he cited many examples to illustrate that although Athens did not have an advantage, it had a high chance of winning.

Finally, after Dimisi's hard work, Qin Rongshuai was finally persuaded, and the two sides reached an agreement to sign an alliance and trade agreement with each other.Athens will also woo Sparta to join the military alliance. Qin Rongshuai represents the Huaxia side. As the alliance's deputy commander, he has the right to vote in strategic decisions.

At the same time, Themis also promised that Athens would ensure that the Chinese side had sufficient voice and formulated the principle of consensus between the two parties during the voting. For example, when Athens voted in favor, Qin Rongshuai also needed to vote in favor, and vice versa.However, Qin Rongshuai has the highest priority, that is, when the two parties disagree, Qin Rongshuai will prevail on behalf of Huaxia.

Such a private agreement was equivalent to selling Sparta, but neither party cared about Sparta's interests, especially as the agreement about Sparta did not mention trade rights at all.

Demis felt that the Spartans were not interested in business matters anyway, so Sparta didn't have to worry about trade.

After the agreement was reached, both parties relaxed a lot, and naturally they were in a good mood. Qin Rongshuai achieved half of his goal, and the rest was to convince the Spartans.With this agreement, Themis can persuade the Athens Citizens' Assembly to reach a consensus against Persia, and at the same time have more voice.

"Persia divides its forces from land and sea, but as long as one of them is defeated, the Persians have to retreat. Last time Athens defeated the Persian army on the Marathon Plain by relying on its own strength. This time, not only Athens, but also Sparta The Spartans have the most powerful army, and the Persians are no match at all." Themis raised his glass happily, "Let's toast to the alliance."

When both parties were happy, the Amazon female warrior suddenly walked in, "Master, a group of people came from the back door, claiming to be people from the Delphi Temple. They want to see you."

Temple of Delphi?
see me?

Qin Rongshuai was stunned. What did these gangsters do when they saw me?
(End of this chapter)