After leaving the palace, Luo Zhang returned to the military camp again. At this time, the bonfire in the military camp did not go out, but became even more powerful. The sheep were roasted on the grill and were sizzling with oil, which looked very appetizing.
Luo Zhang went to the big tent. Liu Renyuan, Sun Renshi and other royal navy generals were sitting around, drinking and chatting. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
"It's quite lively!" Luo Zhang looked at everyone and said with a smile.
"Sir, are you back?" Everyone stood up and saluted.
"Everyone, sit down, sit down!" Luo Zhang said to everyone, squeezing his hands.
Seeing everyone sitting down, Luo Zhang smiled and said: "What are you talking about? You are having a lot of fun!"
"Sir, didn't your Majesty give you several promotion decrees? Didn't you ask us to consider who performed well before you left? We were just talking about this!" Liu Renyuan reported.
"Is there any result?" Luo Zhang looked at Liu Renyuan and said, these blank promotions were not high, only the seventh rank, which is considered the position of a school captain. It doesn't look very good, but you must know that this is the direct title of the seventh rank. Officials, unlike others, have to take a scientific examination, and after passing the examination, they will be awarded titles, and the official position cannot be promoted to the seventh rank in one step. They have to slowly gain seniority. After seven or eight years and perform well, they can be promoted to the seventh rank.
But what about Luo Zhang? If the imperial edict for promotion is blank, he can fill it out at his own discretion. If others find out about this, he will go crazy with jealousy, and even try his best to stuff his nephew into the Royal Navy.
And this is not the first time. The first time was Liu Renyuan's time. The highest position given by the imperial edict for promotion could even be given to the sixth rank, which was given by Luo Zhang to Liu Rengui.
I gave it this time, but it wasn’t as meaningful as the first time, so I only gave it to the seventh grade, but even so it was pretty good.
After hearing Luo Zhang's inquiry, everyone looked at each other and said, "The results are there. I am going to fill in Duguhong's name in this seventh-grade edict. According to Sun Renshi, his performance these days is very good. , His bravery in battle has been praised by many people, I think he is qualified to be awarded the position of seventh-grade captain!"
Hearing Duguhong's name, Luo Zhang remembered that Duguhong was in his Royal Navy, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "So it's him. I didn't expect that he performed well in the navy. Since you all think he can be promoted to captain For the position, let him take it. As for the others, you know better and you have the right to speak. Fill in the name of whoever you think can be promoted and leave it to me in the end. I will give it to His Majesty!"
Everyone bowed to accept the order, with smiles on their lips.
Just when everyone was chatting in a lively manner, a soldier holding a tent came in from outside the door and reported: "Sir, the envoy of Gaogouli wants to see you!"
After hearing that the Gaoguli envoy asked for an audience, everyone immediately stopped talking and looked at Luo Zhang, waiting for Luo Zhang's order to capture the Gaoguli people directly.
Seeing the looks of the generals, Luo Zhang said amusedly: "What are you doing? They are here to give us money. If you do this, you will scare them. Who will give us money then?"
When the generals heard this, they all laughed. There were no stupid people here, so they naturally understood what Luo Zhang meant.
Give money, no matter what money you give, it is naturally the money to redeem people. Those Gaoguli prisoners who were left in their hands were also sold as slaves. How much can slaves be sold for? An adult man only has one tael of silver, and a few hundred taels only costs a few hundred taels. This little money is enough for what you can do, but it is not enough to buy wine for all the soldiers to drink.
But selling it to Gaogouli is different. It's not just a tael of silver per person. They can ask for tens of thousands, or even a hundred thousand taels. Do you think it's expensive? Sorry, at this price, I will buy it or not.
When the envoy of Gaogouli was welcomed into the big tent, the generals were very polite and greeted the envoy of Gaogouli one after another. Their smiles were as eager as they could be, as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years. generally.
This scene made Gaogouli's envoy a little confused. He couldn't understand what was going on. Could it be that the people of the Tang Dynasty were so enthusiastic? Shouldn't he be greeted with anger when he arrives?
The envoy of Gaoguli always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain why, so he sat down surrounded by everyone.
Luo Zhang did not respond, but the old god sat there. It was enough to leave this kind of greeting to his subordinates. He only needed to be responsible for the negotiations. This was what he should do.
When the envoy of Gaogouli sat down, Luo Zhang finally said: "I wonder what the envoy of Gaogouli does to come to our Royal Navy barracks in the Tang Dynasty?"
Facing such a polite Luo Zhang, Gaogouli's envoy couldn't help but be stunned. Those generals and leaders could just forget about being so polite to him. Why was Luo Zhang so polite? It shouldn’t be, what’s wrong?
Luo Zhang asked, so he didn't have much time to think, so he hurriedly replied: "I came here this time to ask Luo Hou to release the captured Gaoguli soldiers and return my Gaoguli warships. In this way, I Only Gaogouli and Datang can live in a friendly relationship, otherwise this will be provoking a war, which is not good for both Datang and Gaogouli!"
"Oh? You want me to return the people and the ship? Okay, that's no problem. Isn't it just releasing the people and the ship? What a big deal. Why does the envoy need to go in person? You just need to send someone to say no. !" Luo Zhang replied politely.
"Ah, this... is what you said, Luo Hou, true? Are you really willing to let people and ships go? Are you kidding?" The envoy of Gaogouli was a little confused. This time, he was really confused. Before coming, he had thought about various complicated issues and what to do if Luo Zhang refused to release the people and the ship. Who knew that the plan he had thought of before was completely useless. They were not aggressive, let alone not letting people go. He was welcomed in very politely and agreed to release the people and the ship, which made the Kogouli envoy feel like he was in a dream, which was very unreal.
"Of course what I said is true, don't you still believe it?" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
"Then...thank you Luohou, thank you Luohou!" After the confirmation, the envoy of Gaogouli couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Don't thank me in a hurry. It's not too late to listen to what I'm going to say before thanking me!" Luo Zhang coughed.
"Huh? Is there anything else Luo Hou has to say? It's okay. You said, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse!" Envoy Gaogouli patted his chest and said, looking very pot-bellied. Since he is like this You're welcome, he can't weaken his momentum.
"Hahaha, it's not a big deal to have a good relationship. This person, the boat, stay here with me these days, food and drink, repair of the boat, escort back, and other miscellaneous things, you have to do it. Money, ahem, you won’t let me pay for this money from my own pocket, right? The Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty does not receive salary from the court. Everything is self-sufficient. Such a large amount of expenses is also a burden for us. , It would be really difficult for us to bear the responsibility ourselves!" Luo Zhang complained bitterly.
"Ah...this...if I remember correctly, there should be a lot of cargo on the warship. Is that enough to pay for the money?" Envoy Gaogouli said dumbfounded.
"The cargo on the warship? What cargo? Why didn't I know that when our people met your Gaoguli warship at sea, they seemed to have just encountered a storm at sea. The ship was broken, and there were many casualties. If we hadn't rescued them and towed the ship back for repairs, I'm afraid they would have been buried in the sea feeding the fish by now. I haven't seen any of the goods you mentioned." Luo Zhang said deceptively.
"What? This... encountered a storm at sea and the ship was towed back?" Gaogouli envoy swallowed. He finally understood that there was a reason why he was so polite, and that was because he wanted to talk to him. If you want money, let people and ships go if you give them money. If there is no money, then there is no need to talk.
"Of course, do you think our people will destroy the relationship between Gaogouli and Datang? That's impossible. My navy is the friendliest people. Plus, we are allies. How could we do that robbery? They were dragged back by us because of a storm. What can I say, can you give me the money? If you give me the money, you can take the people and the boat away immediately!" Luo Zhang continued to lie.
"Ahem, I don't know how much money Luo Hou needs. If it's not much, I can ask someone to pay it now!" The envoy of Gaogouli knew what was going on, but it was hard to find out. His attitude was so good. , what should he say, he can only hold his nose and admit it, and give him some money, it is better than having both the person and the boat detained.
