Munitions Empire-Chapter 1030 - 952 King of Qin’s Worry

Chapter 1030: 952 King of Qin’s Worry

Qin Country has had some difficult days recently, as the economic situation has gradually worsened with the outbreak of civil war in the Dahua Empire.

The civil war in the Dahua Empire has cut off Qin Country’s trade routes to the Great Tang Empire, directly impacting the export of its cotton and other agricultural products to the Great Tang Empire, and consequently affecting Qin Country’s income.

The slave trade of orcs, previously booming along the western defensive line, has also become depressed with the internal conflict of the Dahua Empire. The most despairing aspect for Qin Country is the emergence of competitors in the slave trade.

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In the past, the Great Tang Empire’s demand for orc slaves was mostly met through the route via Qin Country, which served as a form of trade subsidy for Qin Country.

Now, with the civil war in the Dahua Empire, Qin Country is finding it increasingly difficult to conduct orc slave trade and can only watch helplessly as Shu Country seizes their market share.

The Orc Empire has also completely come to terms with the situation over time. They realized that instead of desperately fighting with Qin Country at the edge of the desert and ending up captured, it would be more beneficial to directly engage in population trade with Shu Country.

Because it eliminates the need for warfare, the price at which Shu Country purchases orc slaves is noticeably lower, and because it involves voluntary “sale of service,” these orc slaves are also easier to manage and more submissive.

With the collaboration of high-ranking orc officials, the entire Orc Empire and Shu Country have repackaged the population trade into a new category: “labor export.” This concept appears high-end, classy, and the common orcs are evidently more willing to accept this form of “reaching higher grounds.”

Even the orc middlemen in Shu Country and the representatives of the Beastmen make some money, for they have given those orcs, who could not even afford enough food, a new choice.

The best, most beautiful and strongest orcs, along with the smartest orc children and some of the wealthy among the orcs, will be meticulously selected to be sent to the Great Tang Empire. After all, the Great Tang Empire is not easy to deceive, and the quality of slaves must be guaranteed.

The selection process is up for operation; those who are cooperative and willing to pay can become slaves in the prosperous Great Tang Empire. Those who can’t afford it but are still fair enough can stay in Shu Country or go to Chu Country to scrape by.

While these orcs may not be as capable, compared to the desert-like conditions of the Orc Empire, Shu Territory and Chu Territory naturally have better environments, so staying in these lands is not a bad deal.

As for the spoiled and damaged goods, there are places to deal with them: some can be sold cheaply as slaves to the Dahua Empire, and some can be disposed of cheaply overseas…

Don’t feel disadvantaged for not being able to go to the Great Tang Empire, because the Great Tang Empire itself has strict immigration controls, and Beastmen often have no chance of acquiring citizenship there. In the Great Tang Empire, they are forever outsiders, hence their social status is not high.

However, staying in Shu Country or Chu Country is different; they can work hard, find suitable opportunities, and possibly settle down permanently, thereby gaining a slight advantage.

The difference is that in the Great Tang Empire, Beastmen have a pie in the sky painted by Tang Mo – the idea that a favorable location will be selected within the Great Tang Empire to establish a nation for those orcs who have made outstanding contributions.

Turning back to Qin Country, Qin Country discovered that the slave trade route passing through Shu Country and Chu Country to the Great Tang Empire is starting to replace the trade route from Dahua to the Great Tang Empire, and things are becoming increasingly out of control.

Looking back at the agricultural product trade, besides those exported to the Dahua Empire, trade goods exported to other countries are being exploited by Shu Country.

Furthermore, after going through Great Tang’s little brother, Chu Country, the prices are truly unbearable to look at. This form of trade is fragile, and Qin Country must think of a way to save itself.

The economic hardships are a fact, and Qin Country cannot change anything economically in the short term. It’s powerless to exert pressure on the Dahua Empire or influence Shu Country and Chu Country’s profiteering, so leaders in Qin Country have to start considering unconventional tactics.

In recent months, Qin Country has been trying to persuade the Great Tang Empire to quickly resolve the civil war in the Dahua Empire.

They even proposed an ambitious plan: Qin Country and the Great Tang Empire would send troops from both sides to encircle the Dahua Empire and quell the civil war within one to two months.

However, this secret plan was rejected by the Great Tang Empire: the Dahua Empire is almost like meat on the chopping board for the Great Tang Empire, so what’s the deal with you, Qin Country, trying to grab a piece?

Of course, Qin Country isn’t really trying to snatch anything; they just hoped to quickly resolve the civil war in the Dahua Empire or even divide it, bordering the Great Tang Empire and eliminating middlemen who profit from price differences.

Unfortunately, all efforts to divide the Dahua Empire or force it to quell the civil war have failed. It seems the civil war in the Dahua Empire will not end in the short term, and the economic environment in Qin Country will have to endure a prolonged deterioration.

Despite the Great Tang Empire’s willingness to offer a loan of 100 million Gold Coins and 3 million Gold Coins in economic aid to compensate for Qin Country’s losses, the people of Qin Country still felt their future was bleak.

Since there was no way out economically, the King of Qin, Ying Duo, naturally placed all hope on the formidable military strength of Qin Country.

Over the years, Qin Country may not have saved much else, but the combat capability of the border Troops near the western wall was indeed a dominating presence.

Attacking the Great Tang Empire might be somewhat lacking, but when it comes to fighting other countries, Qin Country’s military was full of confidence.

Moreover, for such a long time, Qin Country had purchased a large number of Type 113 armored vehicles from the Great Tang Empire, received military aid in the form of hundreds of Tank No. 4, and with P-36 Fighter Jets in the sky, as well as the production rights for the DO-17 bomber bought from the Great Tang Empire.

In terms of military strength, this little overlord of the Northwest, Qin Country, was indeed truly powerful and formidable.

Since there was capital to wage war and a need to do so, Qin Country began to choose targets.

Actually, there were not many options; fighting the Orc Empire to monetize was really too slow, and even if tens of thousands of Orc prisoners were captured, Qin Country lacked direct channels to sell to the Great Tang Empire.

Therefore, it was only natural for the King of Qin, Qin Duo, to turn his attention to the southern neighbor: Shu Country.

Now, who’s earning the difference as the middleman? Shu Country! Who’s trying to replace Qin Country’s position in the slave trade? Shu Country! Who has the weakest military might in the vicinity and is easiest to bully? Shu Country! Who has a better economic situation that is worth plundering for its lucrative gains? Shu Country!

Look at that! Just look! They appear so beatable, and they even have money in their pockets; skinny and dry, and also shorter in stature… damn it, if not to beat them, then who?

Thus, the envoy group sent by Chu Country to the Linshui Expo did not return home after the expo ended, but instead stayed, changing their appearance to become a special envoy group and began to have frequent contact with the Foreign Affairs department of the Great Tang Empire, subtly addressing the issue of Qin Country’s invasion of Shu Country.

No choice, the Great Tang Empire had already become the most powerful entity on the Western Continent, and nothing could be done without the permission of the Great Tang Empire.

This is the manifestation of a country’s strength, this is a direct display of a country’s international influence: without my nod, you can’t do anything within my sphere of influence!

Qin Country also had no choice, they had to consider the stance of the Great Tang Empire: Shu Country now monopolizes the trade routes between countries like Qin Country, the Orc Empire, and the Great Tang Empire. This is the reason why Qin Country wants to attack Shu Country, and also why the Great Tang Empire wants to protect Shu Country.

Once Qin Country and Shu Country truly went to war, it would mean that the Great Tang Empire’s trade on the Western Continent would essentially come to a halt. The resultant losses would be incalculable, so the Great Tang Empire would inevitably intervene.

Therefore, Qin Country must convince the Great Tang Empire to tolerate Qin Country’s initiation of war, and explicitly ensure the duration and scope of the war, as well as the distribution of benefits for Tang Country after the war ends.

This is politics, this is the tragedy of weak countries: strong countries can declare war without considering these things, whereas weak countries, whether waging war or making other decisions, must have the permission of the strong.

In blunt terms, if the strong country doesn’t nod in agreement, the weak country may not even be able to buy ammunition for a war of self-defense; if the strong country doesn’t agree, the weak country doesn’t even dare to surrender — it has to fight to the very last person, for the sake of world peace…

So, some countries can kneel because they do not have the capital to stand. Conversely, any country that can stand cannot kneel; if they do, it’s not just enduring humiliation to survive, but rather the extinction of their nation.

The most heart-wrenching question in the world might just be: what right do you have to surrender? Have I given you permission to surrender?

This time, Qin Country was not aiming for complete annihilation. The main strategic goal of King of Qin, Ying Duo, was to sweep through the northern part of Shu Country, severing the connection between Shu Country and Dahua Empire.

Doesn’t it sound like it has nothing to do with the Great Tang Empire? In fact, translated, it means: Occupy the northern part of Shu Country, gaining a border with Chu Territory.

With this move, the situation for Qin Country would be completely different: It could rebuild the trade routes from Qin and Chu to the Tang Empire, securing its own trade safety.

In turn, Qin Country could also benefit from the logistic dividends of Shu Country’s exports to the Dahua Empire and Chu Country’s exports to the Dahua Empire. With such gains and losses, Qin Country would effectively be experiencing double the joy.

So here’s the question: Given such a great southern strategy with so many benefits, why did Qin Country only come to this realization now and begin to study what appears to be such a reasonable expansion plan at this moment?