After the peace talks began, Xin Qiji placed a new peace agreement that combined the original five requirements in front of Shen Gai and others.
Shen Gai and others obviously made some mental preparations for what was about to happen, and had no opinions on many conditions. It was fine at first, but when the Ming Dynasty asked for the cession of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, Zhou Linzhi couldn't help it.
"Quanzhou and Guangzhou are where our important shipping companies are located. If Quanzhou and Guangzhou were lost, wouldn't the Song Dynasty be trapped until death? Wouldn't it be too much to go to the country?"
"How could you possibly go too far in trying to destroy the Yellow River dams?"
Xin Qiji spread his hands: "This is what His Majesty put forward emphatically, and it cannot be changed. If the Southern Dynasty wants to truly reach an agreement, it must agree, and agree to the letter... Having said that, it has already reached this point, and the Southern Dynasty still has What's there to worry about?
Mr. Shen, you should understand that there is no room for bargaining in the Southern Dynasties, not to mention there are so many clans in Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and there is also an overlord in Wenzhou... Of course, the one in Wenzhou was requested by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, so you don't need to Worry. "
Zhou Linzhi's expression froze.
Zhang Shi's face was expressionless.
Lu Yongyan observes the nose and the heart with eyes.
The bureaucrats of the Southern Song Dynasty who were originally aggrieved also looked embarrassed.
Obviously, this is a problem they cannot avoid. As a bureaucratic group that has actually betrayed the Southern Song Dynasty, any clan other than Zhao Dun that is still operating in the Southern Song Dynasty is very dangerous.
Their rule is not stable, but is full of crises and is in danger of being overturned at any time.
In fact, Shen Gai held several meetings before Xin Qiji arrived.
These meetings discussed the problems of a large number of clan members in Quanzhou and other places, as well as the problems of Zhao Gou in Wenzhou. How to deal with them, how to prevent them from setting up a separate central government to fight against Lin'an, and how to deal with the future of the Ming Dynasty. Cross-examination and so on.
The most prominent problem at the moment is that the Ming army has annihilated a large number of the Southern Song government's troops, so that the Lin'an court currently has only more than 60,000 troops. Such a huge land and 60,000 troops do not match it.
This is a very serious problem.
A problem in which the central government has lost all credibility and cannot effectively govern local areas.
After the two Ming and Song wars, the credibility and deterrence of the Southern Song government dropped to freezing points. They had lost their huge military strength. Without military strength, they could not effectively control the territory, let alone the political and legal status of Zhao Dun, the leader of the country. It has not yet been recognized by everyone.
So after the Ming army retreats, will there be a large-scale wave of resistance within them?
Will someone support some of the Zhao and Song Dynasty clan members to rebel against the Lin'an Central Committee and proclaim themselves kings, and then blatantly fight against the Lin'an Central Committee?
By that time, will the Lin'an Central Committee have the ability to suppress them?
There is a high probability that it is not possible. It is difficult for the existing troops to protect themselves. Rebuilding the army will require a huge amount of time and energy, as well as a huge amount of money. Even if they can spare the time and energy, they will never get the money. Not coming out.
If a deterrent army cannot be rebuilt, the land south of the Yangtze River will face a situation where grass-headed kings are everywhere, a situation they are unwilling to face anyway.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is willing to help them deal with the Zhao and Song clan, this is a scene they are very willing to see. At least the biggest problem is gone, and no one can pull the banner and use it as a tiger skin.
But despite this, they cannot guarantee that there will be no careerists in the local area. Once the local area gets out of control, all they can control are some areas around Lin'an, and political orders will not leave Lin'an.
Their power and interests have been greatly reduced, and their luxurious enjoyment has disappeared. How can they feel satisfied with this reduced power and status?
Impossible to be satisfied.
So, they have to think about something like this.
Therefore, headed by Shen Gai, the coup bureaucracy could only choose to agree to these seemingly excessive but actually very excessive demands and accept all the demands of the Ming Dynasty to ensure the smooth progress of the peace agreement and preserve the last vitality.
"The Song Dynasty can accept all these agreements, but the Song Dynasty also has a request, which I hope the country can agree to."
Shen Gai took a deep breath and slowly but firmly spoke to Xin Qiji: "Can the Ming Dynasty leave an army to garrison near Lin'an?"
As soon as these words came out, not to mention other members of the Chinese negotiating team, even Xin Qiji and Zhang Yuejing were a little surprised.
"Ah? This..."
Xin Qiji and Zhang Yuejing looked at each other, obviously not expecting Shen Gai to make this request.
Shen Gai nodded firmly.
"This is not a temporary idea, but a conclusion we came to after discussion. We very much hope that the Ming Dynasty can retain an army in Lin'an to intimidate the young people."
This idea was really not a temporary idea of Shen Gai and others.
Previously, Zhang Shi raised this concern after thinking that the political situation in Lin'an would be unstable after the Ming army withdrew.
"The army of the Song Dynasty was completely lost, and the remaining Lin'an garrison troops were basically new soldiers. They had no training, lacked weapons and equipment, and lacked effective command. They could protect Lin'an for the time being, but they were unable to deal with any emergencies. "
Zhang Shi said in a low voice: "To put it simply, at least within a year, we have no way to deal with the problems that may arise in various places, especially the Sichuan-Sichuan issue, which we cannot deal with.
To put it bluntly, the Song Dynasty... our Jiangnan Kingdom is now a clay-footed giant who will fall down when pushed. It's okay that no one raises an army to cause rebellion. Once someone raises an army to cause rebellion, we will be helpless. "
Zhang Shi made it very clear.
At that time, Shen Gai, Zhou Linzhi and others looked extremely sad, but they had to admit that what Zhang Shi said was right.
Considering the current strength of the Lin'an court, self-protection is still a difficult problem, let alone suppressing unruly officials.
Once a large-scale rebellion breaks out in the local area, disobedience to Lin'an, even if it is just a covert violation, will cause Lin'an great pain, so Zhang Shi boldly proposed a strategy - the fox pretends to be the tiger's power.
He took the initiative to invite the Ming Dynasty to garrison, and used the Ming Dynasty garrison to frighten Xiaoxiao.
Let the Xiaoxiao people know that although the Lin'an court has lost its deterrence, they have been recognized and supported by the Ming Dynasty. Once the Xiaoxiao people have evil intentions, the Ming Dynasty soldiers will immediately dispatch to attack them.
If you are not afraid of us, how dare you not be afraid of the soldiers of tomorrow?
With the help of the Ming Army's power to deter Xiaoxiao's disloyalty, it can buy time for the Lin'an Central Committee to restore its military strength and deterrence. You can even use the Ming Army's excellent training model to hire Ming Army officers to train the Southern Song Army, so that The army of the Southern Song Dynasty also became good at fighting. Isn't this a very meaningful behavior?
Not to mention, after Zhang Shi's suggestion was put forward, many people really agreed.
They all believe that this is the best way at the moment, and there is no better way than this.
Only Zhou Linzhi raised objections, thinking that doing so would make it clear to Lin'an that he would be a loser to the Ming State, and would even rely on the Ming State to do things, rely on the Ming State for everything, and allow the Ming State to garrison near Lin'an. Isn't this looking for death? ?
Do they still have any independent power?
"How can our country be independent in this way?"
Zhou Linzhi's words convinced some officials to support him.
These officials believe that even if they have become subjects of Jiangnan Kingdom, they cannot lose their independence. This is the bottom line issue.
But Zhang Shi's next words completely convinced Shen Gai.
"Before independence, we must first survive. If there is no existence, how can we talk about independence? In the current situation, the Ming Dynasty does not need us, it is we who need the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhou Linzhi had nothing to say, and the opposition had nothing to say.
In the end, Shen Gai decided to adopt Zhang Shi's opinions, proposed additional terms to the Ming Dynasty at the negotiation meeting, and proactively requested the Ming army to garrison and leave an army in Lin'an to assist the Lin'an central government in deterring Xiaoxiao.
