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"This looks like a negotiation. However, the garrison issue is decided by His Majesty. There is absolutely no possibility of changing this. However, I can be accommodating and ensure that the garrison will not appear in that Tuoluo City. How about that?"
Once Wei Ji said that the Han army's garrison area was not within the confines of Natuoluo City, everyone's originally tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little.
"As for the territorial issue, it can be said that as long as the agreement is finalized, Turbine City will be returned to you. I can make the decision and all the cities and pastures within a thirty-mile radius east of Turbine City will be yours."
Can Turbine City return to its own hands?
Originally, these ministers had little hope for this, but now that Wei Ji has taken the initiative to return it and divided the area for dozens of miles more, Mi Buye and Mabu Maqi are very satisfied.
Only Orton remained silent, obviously feeling regretful and unwilling to lose a large area of land to the east.
"Then the next step is the issue of the Han Dynasty canonizing the king. In fact, these are not a big deal. Our Majesty just wants to save face.
If you have a new king, you just need to send someone to inform His Majesty, and nine times out of ten, he will agree. Besides, many countries who want to be my big man's dog have no chance.
Don't miss such a great opportunity. What a big deal. It's not shameful to treat me as a vassal of the Han Dynasty. Look at the Queen of the Yuezhi.
They formed an alliance with our Han Empire early, and both the nobles and commoners in the country received a lot of benefits, and their lives were so comfortable.
Don’t worry, I guarantee this with my character. This will only be good for you. Don’t worry about face, and expand the situation..."
After Wei Ji told him, no one objected to this.
It's a joke, do you dare to object? The 600,000-strong army has been slaughtered like pigs. How can you fight with others? They have already given you enough face by sitting together and negotiating with you in a friendly manner.
"Then there is only one last option left." Wei Ji stretched his waist and said, "Our Han army has already made major concessions, do you still want to keep talking about this one?"
"Your Highness Prince Huai, how can this be called chattering?" Mabu Maqi immediately said aggrievedly, "What you want is really too much. There is no way we can raise so much money in the country now."
Wei Ji replied with a look of disgust: "Look, you're crying for poverty again, aren't you? It's only 35 million silver dollars. Converted into your gold ingots, it's only more than 6 million, so what? Not much, right?"
Six million gold ingots is not much?
Damn it, just kill me!
The entire noble widow's treasury income is only three to four hundred thousand gold ingots a year, and nine million will take at least twenty or thirty years to save.
Of course, the wealth in the hands of nobles cannot be counted on their heads, they are a special group.
Then, after some arguing between the two parties, Wei Ji pledged the compensation to 32 million silver dollars and refused to let go, which made Orton and the others feel exhausted.
Unknowingly, it was noon. Wei Ji twisted his fat body, stood up and said, "Okay everyone, it's getting late. Let's talk after lunch first."
After saying that, he pushed the chair away, took out a cigarette and walked outside the room.
Mi Buye and Mabu Maqi thought about it for a while, understood each other with a look in their eyes, and immediately followed them.
As soon as Wei Ji went out, he was stopped by two people: "Your Highness, King Huai, please stay. We have important matters to discuss with you."
Wei Ji smiled and said: "Both of you, if you are here to discuss the armistice agreement, then let it go. It is not good to discuss such important matters in private. It should be brought to the table openly.
I'm hungry. Let's wait until lunch is over. Someone will bring you food later. "
Mabu Maqi hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and whispered: "Your Highness, King Huai, can you take a step to speak?"
Wei Ji narrowed his eyes, pretending to be calm and asked: "What are you trying to do? Are you planning to murder this king? I advise you not to do this. You cannot bear the consequences."
Mian Buye stepped forward to apologize and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Prince Huai said this, we also cherish our biological family very much, how could we do something to endanger the life of the prince?"
Wei Ji: "Then if you have anything to say, just say it here. How is it appropriate to be sneaky?"
As he spoke, he led the two of them to a deserted corner.
When he arrived at the corner of the side room and made sure that no one was around, Mabu Maqi asked again: "Your Highness, Prince Huai, is it true that the compensation in this agreement cannot be any less?"
Wei Ji said sternly: "I have said that 32 million silver dollars is already the bottom line. No matter how low your Majesty is, I don't know how to explain it!"
Hearing this, Mian Buye immediately took out a bag of gold ingots from his pocket and handed it to Wei Ji: "Please please be accommodating to His Majesty King Huai. My noble widow is really at the end of her rope right now. She can't raise so much money no matter what." Money.”
Wei Ji looked at the bag filled with gold ingots in Mi Buye's hand and instinctively wanted to take it, but he restrained himself and stopped repeatedly: "Oh, what are you doing? Aren't you trying to make me make a mistake?
You can't do it, you can't do it, take it back quickly. How can I, the king, have such a breeze in my sleeves that I can't protect myself at this late hour? "
When Mimbuye and Maibumaqi heard this, they complained wildly in their hearts: Can you stop pretending to have your special code? I was about to reach out and grab it just now. Could you please give me some face? There are two hundred gold ingots here.
So, Mi Bu also threw the money bag at Wei Ji's feet and said deliberately: "His Royal Highness Prince Huai really regards money as dirt. This kind of demeanor is worthy of being praised... Oh, Your Majesty, your money has dropped."
When Wei Ji heard this, he thought to himself: "You two idiots are on your way, but..."
He glanced at the money bag on the ground, shook his head immediately and said, "I'm afraid you two made a mistake. This is not my money bag."
This sentence immediately put the two of them in trouble. Could it be that this prince is really not greedy for money?
But the next sentence...
"It's impossible for me to go out with only this little money."
Damn it!
Mimbuye and Mabumaqi suddenly cursed in their hearts.
Then, Mabu Maqi also threw a bag filled with jade agate on the ground: "His Royal Highness King Huai, take a closer look. There is another bag here. It should be yours, right?"
At this time, Wei Ji no longer pretended. He decisively picked up the money and silk on the ground, put it under his clothes and hid it. He nodded and said, "Well, I thought about it. For your country, it is worth spending so much money now." It's indeed a bit more difficult,
Well, I will take a few steps back and ask for 25 million silver dollars, 40,000 cattle, and 120,000 sheep. Is this not too much to ask for? "
Mabu Maqi said with a bitter face: "To be honest with His Highness King Huai, even if this is the case, our noble widow country will not be able to raise money for a while. We really have no money now."
Ming Bu also echoed: "Please show your respect to His Highness King Huai."
Wei Ji sighed and asked, "Then how much can you take out?"
Buy Bu Ma Qi: "Currently, we can only come up with two million gold ingots, 20,000 cattle, and 100,000 sheep. We really can't come up with any more."
Wei Ji said: "I can understand your difficulties. Well, I will give you a clear path. You should send these two million gold ingots and cattle and sheep earlier.
As for the remaining balance, I will draw up another contract with you on behalf of His Majesty, to return it within ten years, and charge an additional 10% of the total interest every year.
If you are unable to pay, you can ship domestic iron, copper, sulfur, coal, etc. to offset your principal and interest. What do you think?
This is my greatest sincerity. If you are still not satisfied, then you have no choice but to talk to General Bai personally. However, I would like to remind you,
General Bai is not as easy to talk to as I am. If you talk to him, you will lose more. "
After Wei Ji said this, the two of them summed it up and felt that this plan was perfect and saved a lot of compensation.
As for the ore, just ask the civilians below to mine it. After all, there are several places in Guiwi that are extremely rich in mineral resources.
At this time, Wei Ji said again: "Don't think too much about it. In fact, these losses are nothing. As long as you start trading with my big man,
You will see many valuable things that can be exchanged for huge profits. Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about one thing, snowflake candy. This thing is familiar to you, right? "
When the two of them heard this, their eyes widened.
Mian Buye asked: "His Royal Highness King Huai, are you saying that the Han Dynasty has those white candies?"
Wei Ji smiled and nodded: "Of course, and there is enough."
Buying Bu Ma Qi suddenly felt that this was simply a gift of wealth. White sugar was a luxury product in the Western Regions. Nobles from all over the Central Plains, including the Western Yi, were proud to own a bag of white sugar. Their status was higher than tea, silk and pepper.
If he could obtain a large amount of white sugar from the Han Dynasty, he would definitely be able to obtain dozens of times huge profits from it. Then his loss would really be nothing, and he would only become richer in the future.
So the two of them smiled and thanked Wei Ji: "Thank you very much, His Highness King Huai. When this matter is over, please be sure to come to the city for the banquet. I will give you a small gift."
"It's easy to talk about."
Wei Ji responded with narrowed eyes, and the three of them suddenly beamed, smiling like fat men weighing several hundred kilograms.
