Qin Feng did not doubt Chen Sibao's determination to defend his family and the country. He smiled cheerfully and seemed extremely relaxed. He had no fear at all about the truce agreement that might be torn up.
"Although your country lost this national war, it is not so much that Brother Chen was defeated by me, but rather that he was defeated by the logistics."
"Now, we have lost our home court advantage. The two sides are on the same level. If we can beat Brother Chen this time, it will be enough to prove that I am stronger than Brother Chen."
"Hahaha, I'm looking forward to it."
Qin Feng's laughter echoed in the room, but the three ministers present were silent.
They could not detect the slightest bit of "cowardice" in Qin Feng's eyes. Facing such a person who was not afraid of fighting, they had to be more cautious in using troops.
Qin Feng and Chen Si looked at each other, and there were fierce sparks in their eyes.
On one side is Marquis Tianlu of the Liang Kingdom, and on the other is the only general Beidi can rely on.
It can be said that these two people can decide the direction of the two countries, whether it is war or peace.
After staring for a long time, Chen Si took the lead in softening his sharp gaze and immediately raised his head and laughed: "Qin Feng, to be honest, sometimes even I find it strange."
"After spending half my life on the battlefield, I was invincible and victorious. In the end, my most difficult opponent turned out to be a young boy."
"The two countries have worked hard to achieve peace talks. Even if the war continues, they must be cautious."
"The situation has become clear. Whether or not there is a war depends on two points. The first is the Sangzhou rebellion, and the second is the peace treaty."
"In the next war, it won't be my turn to worry about peace talks and treaties."
Speaking of this, Chen Si looked at Li Yu with a smile, and his eyes suggested that he should take over and continue talking to Qin Feng!
In fact, the initiative in this private negotiation meeting does not lie with Qin Feng, but with Beidi.
After all, with one against three, the longer the conversation goes on, the less energy Qin Feng will have. On the other hand, if the three of them are fighting on the opposite side, sooner or later they will be able to negotiate a result.
Li Yu already understood Chen Si's deep meaning. Tonight's seemingly hasty banquet was actually extremely important.
If Li Yu couldn't keep his temper and left early, he would have missed the best opportunity for negotiation.
"In addition to war reparations, exchange of hostages, and the Sangzhou rebellion, there is one most important item in the treaty, which is trade."
"I wonder how the Marquis of Qin plans to trade with our country?"
The attention of everyone at the scene was once again focused on Qin Feng. Compared with war, trade was particularly important to Beidi.
After this war, Beidi's vitality was severely damaged and it was in urgent need of restoration, and trade was the most important option.
Qin Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After talking about important topics for so many times, he finally got to the point.
Trade negotiations are Qin Feng's core interests.
Despite the fact that there is no minister in charge of trade at the wine table, as long as the deal is settled here, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works will just go through the process, and there will be almost no resistance.
Qin Feng picked up the wine glass and showed an extremely sincere smile. At this moment, he was no longer a soldier, let alone a politician, but an out-and-out businessman.
"Our requirements include the following points."
"First, open trade routes to neighboring vassal countries. Not only must your country not destroy trade routes, on the contrary, it is also one of your responsibilities to protect the smoothness of trade routes."
"Secondly, when I, a businessman from Daliang, enter Beidi, I must abide by the law. As long as it is trade, your country cannot secretly make things difficult. Businessmen from Daliang enjoy the same treatment and rights as merchants from Beidi."
"Third, the market is free, and business issues must be resolved by business. Unless local laws are violated, the court cannot intervene."
“The last point, and the most important point, is the trade tax, which is set by us.”
After hearing what Qin Feng said, the three people present, including Jing Ci, all sneered.
Li Yu forced a smile and said: "Qin Hou, this is not the way you talk about things. I'm afraid you can't fulfill any of the four demands you made."
"Where is this trade? It's clearly another way to capture cities and territories."
"It seems that the rumors in the market are not just based on rumors. The Marquis of Qin is really determined to kill me, Dadi."
Qin Feng waved his hands repeatedly with a smile on his face: "What Mr. Li said is too serious. I made these four demands for the sake of business."
"If there is not a good business environment, how can any businessman dare to come?"
"Beixi County is an example. What was once a remote rural area has now become the most important trade transit point."
Li Yu sneered twice: "The market is free, and business problems should be solved by business? Well said, it's really better to say it than to sing it."
"Does Marquis Qin think that since we are not officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, we know nothing about business matters?"
"Since market freedom is so good and has an extremely positive side in creating a benign business environment, why did Beixi County under the command of Qin Hou not adopt it? On the contrary, business practices are strictly controlled."
Faced with Li Yu's doubts, Qin Feng felt aggrieved. He really thought about Beidi. After all, Beidi's business environment has improved, and Daliang merchants can also benefit. It's a win-win situation, why not?
As for Qin Feng himself, he does not adopt market freedom...
Can this thing be used casually?
If used well, the business index will increase exponentially; if used poorly, the entire region will be dragged into the abyss.
Let’s not go too far, just take Beixi County as an example. All trade activities require three major prerequisites.
Enrich the people, enrich the county, and enrich the northern border.
Any businessman who wants to enter Beixi County must give up profits and be allowed to make money, but not too much.
After all, businessmen are stateless. As long as the benefits are large enough, businessmen may even dare to sell the country.
Beixi County is just a transit station, unlike the Central Plains or Jiangnan, which is rich in products and self-sufficient.
In addition, it is located on the border, in case there is any turmoil.
All the money went into the businessman's pocket, and the businessman walked away, leaving only Qin Feng and a group of people, messy in the wind.
Free trade and market economy are both good policies, but in any poor and weak market environment, they are extremely risky behaviors.
Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.
Ordinary small merchants simply cannot compete with big businessmen. In the end, all the money will flow into the pockets of big businessmen.
Of course, the positive side is to promote the economic development of the entire country.
Therefore, it was natural for Beidi to do such a risky but profitable thing.
Beidi bears the risk. If the game fails, Qin Feng will leave without losing anything. If the game goes well, Beidi will be Qin Feng's cash cow.
In order to deceive Beidi into accepting the free market, Qin Feng took great pains, even at the expense of his words.
