Although bribery of elections is no longer an open secret, the various forces used by various forces to be elected prime minister are full of tricks. But the final result is still confusing.

Because it was Li Mu who was elected. Compared with Li Mu's campaign. Throughout the election process, Li Mu had very few opportunities to show up. Even on the day of voting. He didn't even show up. But it turned out that Li Mu was elected. This result is unacceptable to many people.

In the eyes of other candidates, Li Mu must have cheated. You must know that they spent no money for this election, but it turned out that Li Mu was elected. This result is really unacceptable for them.

On the western coast of the South China Sea, which is today's southern part of Vietnam. Two Chu wooden ships docked quietly. Compared with other Chu State merchant ships. These two wooden boats looked very dilapidated.

Among the two wooden boats, the mast of one wooden boat was dumped on the boat. If it weren't for another one to tow this ship, I'm afraid it would be impossible for these two ships to dock.

"This is the place where the South has not yet been explored." A middle-aged man with a big beard and shabby dress, looking very tired, walked off the boat and said.

"Old oligarch. There is no one here!" At this time, a young man who was equally dilapidated said boldly.

"There should be no one. This must be our own place." The middle-aged man said excitedly.

"Great. We finally have our own land." Those who got off the boat said excitedly.

"Great. Great." They hugged each other. He clenched his hands and screamed excitedly. The middle-aged man called the old oligarch knelt down on the ground excitedly.

"God. We finally have our own land." The middle-aged man exclaimed excitedly. His hands are full of the dirt of this land.

These excited people who are about to cry are from Chu country. A large-scale slave riot broke out in Chu State. These people were slaves under the control of the nobles. They took the opportunity to escape after the riot, and they ran to the southeast coast of Chu Kingdom. Take some boats to the colony. Then they survived in the colony by doing things that no one wants to do, but deep down in their hearts, they still have a great desire for land. The colonies that have been developed have developed very rapidly. The population gradually became denser, but the colonies were built on the long and narrow coastal plains, and in some places they could not even expand to a greater depth into the western mountainous areas. Also because the population is becoming denser. And the land is scarce. Some farmers who are pursuing land, and these slaves, the more they want to go south, because they heard about it. The further you go south, the less people there will be. And the wider the land there is, the land where there is no one. This is for peasants and slaves who seek to own a piece of land. It is a very big temptation. So they organized themselves. Form an expedition. I want to open up my own colony further south.

These fleeing slaves were very attached to owning a piece of land, and this attachment was also reflected in the peasants. Land has become a symbol of wealth. In Chu State, people have a great desire and endless pursuit for land. Land is equivalent to gold. Gold is very limited. But land can produce food. hemp. These are the necessities of life. Even if you have land, you have taken root.

at the same time. Farther south in Chu State, it is about the coastal area of ​​Guangxi now. Another colony of Chu is undergoing a historic transaction.

"Will they sign this contract? They only speak their own words, not even words. We can do tricks on it. Are these people not afraid?" A man in his thirties wearing a captain's hat Looked at the other person and said.

"No matter what? Our land can be expanded. And just by giving them some supplies, we can get such a large piece of land. I think we still have great benefits, regardless of these, as long as we get the land, everything That's good. Sir." said a man in the Qin Army officer's hat. A pistol is pinned to his waist. Behind him stood more musketeers carrying muskets, and there was a small artillery gun facing this side farther away, as long as there were any accidents here. They can reinforce them at any time.

They are the colonial militia team that Chu has just occupied here. On the opposite side is a group of indigenous people. Indigenous people hold blow arrows. Javelins, stone axes and other weapons. There are still some paint smeared on their faces, and there are many of them. There are about five hundred people. On the colony side, there were only nearly a hundred people. There is a huge disparity in strength.

A disheveled hand out. The man with some tattoos on his arm was looking at the paperwork, and the colony sent a man who knew a little language to explain something with his hands. On a table made of a few wooden boxes, there are two sheets of paper, a writing brush, and a red stamp painted on it.

"It's really troublesome." The man with the captain's hat said impatiently.

"Sir, wait. After all, we are exchanging land. These things are all things we put on and shipped. And what we exchange for is a large piece of land. This land is full of a county. That big. Such a big place is enough for us." The man wearing the officer's hat said excitedly.

No matter how this deal was calculated, it was very cost-effective for the people who came to colonize Chu. Because of the lack of materials, these indigenous people were very interested in what was in the hands of the foreign colonized Chu people.

From telescopes, mirrors, rice bowls, and even chopsticks have become very interesting things for them. but. When it just arrived. There is no conflict between the two, because very few people can come from the sea. And these indigenous peoples are extremely simple. They think that foreigners are all guests, and they will treat each other hospitably. It's really such a tradition to avoid a **** battle from happening. So, after entering this land. The Chu people who came to colonize were settled down.

It was these Chu people who settled down. People from the two parties began to come into contact. The indigenous people are very interested in the things brought by the people of Chu, and they have never seen many things. In the beginning, Chu people were generous to the other party. The other party also gives the other party something of their own. food. Prey, and some precious ivory. But with the increase in contact. Chu people are not satisfied with this anymore. They want more land. But for these indigenous people, there is a lot of land. Because they have a relatively small population. The knowledge of the land is not very extensive, in their opinion, their camp is very big. There is no need for excessive pursuit of land.

So after a period of contact. The Chu people who have special requirements for land made a bold request. Use materials that the indigenous people particularly like to exchange for each other's land. After some language and physical explanation, the indigenous people actually agreed to this request. So the people of Chu State began to write documents, and both parties signed and detained them, never repenting. In this way, the two parties complete a transaction from the legal level.

"Oh oh oh." The aboriginal explained again. Finally, with the help of the people of Chu, he put a picture on that document. As for the Chu people, who are eager to make a deal, they signed it early. After waiting for the other side to draw, each side will take a copy. Then the land belonged to Chu people.

The ceremony ended soon. After the end. Chu people also took out their treasured wines to share. The indigenous people are naturally very happy. For alcohol, they think it is a delicacy. They like it very much. Among the materials exchanged, alcohol was particularly large.

Obtaining land through exchange trade became another way for Chu to expand its colony. Compared to the use of force. The use of force has many sequelae, and the cost is also very good. To start war, it is necessary to arm people. Once armed men kill, there must be sacrifices. There will be costs. Those indigenous people often take revenge after being slaughtered bloody. Unless they can be slaughtered all at once, they can easily cause serious consequences.

The consequence is that the indigenous people continue to retaliate. Attack and harass the colony. The first few Chu colonies were faced with such a situation. The occurrence of this situation is very unfavorable to the development of the Chu colony. The colony has to spend a considerable amount of money to deal with this matter.

The exchange method, although a certain amount of materials and money is spent, can avoid the large-scale use of force and at the same time avoid **** retaliation by the other party. Harassment. This is a brand-new method for the colonial development of the Chu Kingdom. This can save a lot of cost, time and manpower.

Eastern Mengzhou in the north of Qin State.

"There is news from Xianyang of the Qin State. Prime Minister Shang Wen has already reported the matter to King Qin. It is inferred from the words obtained from left and right. Prime Minister Shang Wen will not embarrass us. On the contrary, Prime Minister Shang Wen will give us great convenience. This convenience It's very vast." Tian Chang said excitedly.

"How vast is it?" the middle-aged man on the side asked eagerly. The people around are looking at each other eagerly.

"En. From the telegram. Prime Minister Shang Wen wants to set up some colonial company. We want to cooperate with the State of Qin. On the territory of the Xiongnu, we can use more methods to benefit the State of Qin. The State of Qin uses the army as our back-up. On the other hand, we can control a certain amount of armed forces by ourselves. We can deal with the Huns by immobile means. We can adopt various methods. In other words, the State of Qin will participate in it." Tian Chang said excitedly.

"Don't understand?" The middle-aged man said, shaking his head.

"That is to say. The object of our cooperation is Qin, a country." Tian Chang said excitedly by rubbing his hands. Hear here. Everyone was very surprised.