After some careful consideration, King Tajik of Shule finally accepted Nalijie's proposal and decided to invite representatives of the Metasequoia Military Mansion of the Zhenjiang Army to come over for a tripartite consultation.
Tajik has his own calculations for such a decision.
On the one hand, he not only considered the issues raised by Narij about the safety of capital transportation, but on the other hand, Tajik also thought about the subsequent reactions of the Turks and the Western Xinjiang Alliance.
If a huge amount of funds were transported to Metasequoia by his men, then even if a large number of prisoners of war could be successfully redeemed in the end, once the news leaked out, the Shule Kingdom would still face the difficulty of explaining to its allies.
Maybe, Alek Jiang will take the opportunity to label them as traitors who collaborate with the enemy and incite the Turks and other Western Xinjiang allies to join forces to deal with Shule. Then the trouble will be even greater.
On the other hand, if Tajik convenes a tripartite agreement to allow the Persian business mission and the Zhenjiang Army to directly connect and deliver, then even if there are any problems in the middle, or if the Turks and Alekjiang cause trouble afterwards, he can still push it through. Jing said he had no knowledge of this.
Therefore, early the next morning, Tajik went to the posthouse where Aifen Qiya was located, expressed his willingness to accept all the conditions offered by the Zhenjiang Army, and suggested that the other party discuss with his ransom provider a specific plan to pay for a replacement. .
Efentia had long expected that her father's right-hand man, Uncle Nalijie, would be able to deal with the old Tajik fox, but she still pretended to be in trouble. With multiple middlemen coming out, she did not dare to do this for General Li Jiangyao. host. After repeated hesitations, Tajik almost died, but finally Yudala came forward as a favor and persuaded her to agree to the proposal of tripartite consultation.
At this point, the negotiations finally made decisive progress.
In front of the King of Shule, Efentia and Nalijie staged a show of bargaining, and finally determined the deadline for all the funds to be paid, as well as the time, place and location for the release of Tani and the 40,000 Shule army. Way.
Finally, representatives of the three parties signed and stamped their signatures on the parchment prepared by Eventia, successfully concluding this important negotiation on the release of prisoners of war.
On the pretext of going back immediately to raise funds and transportation capacity, Narij hurriedly returned to Chechi Wangting, not far from Lime Town, after saying goodbye to Tajik and others.
When he arrived at the place, he reported the details of the trip to Emine, and finally praised: "Master, I didn't mean to compliment you. This time, the lady really impressed me. No matter she The idea we proposed is still a negotiation game in front of Tajikistan, and it definitely inherits your style. We have obtained the tax rights and interests of the Shule Kingdom for more than 20 years without spending a penny. It can be called a stroke of genius, hahaha. "
Emani was naturally happy when he heard his most capable business manager praising his precious daughter. He waved his hand with a smile: "Hey, Narij, don't praise her like that. Efentia's age We are still young and have far less experience than you old brothers. Besides, it is not without cost. The 20 million silver coins should be given to General Li."
Nalijie explained: "My master's clear and honest style is the magic weapon for our business across the Western Continent, and my subordinates approve it very much. However, the Zhenjiang Army has other plans for this. The lady asked me to tell you. You, General Li, proposed that the ransom of 20 million silver coins be temporarily deposited with us without immediate delivery. We can gradually offset this by providing weapons, armor, horses, food and medicine to the Zhenjiang Army. A huge sum of money.”
"That's great! General Li's idea is brilliant." Eminey smiled and said: "This operation not only saves a lot of trouble and risks, but also can effectively solve the most pressing problem of the Xinjiang Army."
Nalijie responded with a smile: "Master agrees, then my subordinate will do it immediately!"
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While Narij and Emani were discussing how to mobilize supplies, Efentia, Xie Tanzhi and others had successfully returned to the Xinjiang Army's camp.
Also arriving with them were ten carts of gold and silver treasures that Duke received from Nalijie, all of which were temporarily transferred from Emani's various business houses in Western Xinjiang. It was Efentia's decision to use this money as a commission bonus on the huge amount of payment interest and distribute it to the Metasequoia soldiers.
Efentia explained that the reason why the Emeni Consortium was able to obtain the interest income of the Shule Kingdom for twenty years was entirely due to the bloody battles of thousands of Metasequoia soldiers. In other words, this generous business return is also due to their contributions. From a businessman's point of view, every merit is rewarded. In order to thank everyone for their previous contributions and stimulate their enthusiasm in the future, they should be rewarded accordingly.
As a result, the first large-scale cash reward in the history of the Metasequoia Corps of the Zhenjiang Army officially kicked off at the initiative of Efentia.
The first to receive rewards are naturally the senior commanders of each army. Including Xu Youchang, Huo Liya, Lin Feng, Du Jian, Paletahong and others, each received a small box of gold.
This windfall, even if it were placed in the imperial capital or Luoyi, would be enough to make people one of the richest, not to mention that in a poor place like Western Xinjiang, several generals who were originally comparable to poor ghosts immediately transformed into rich men. .
Xu Youchang's long-cherished BMW finally had its whereabouts, and he was happily thinking about how to show off to Murong Xue in the future; Holia also immediately placed an order for the best blacksmith shop in Metasequoia City, "Jin Ge Fang". Booking the annual magic weapon "Frost Blade"; Lin Feng kept having fun while holding the book list in his hand, which was all about out-of-print ancient scrolls; Du Jian took several of his subordinates and had a heated conversation while drinking wine Discuss where in the Imperial City to invest in real estate and buy a house.
The next to receive rewards were the mid-level officers of each battalion and team, who also received generous remuneration. Although it is not as much as several generals, it is still a large amount of income for the soldiers of the Protectorate who are used to poverty. Suddenly, everyone has hope of buying a house, buying land, and marrying a wife.
In the end, low-level officers and ordinary soldiers also received rewards, mainly silver coins and copper coins. Whether they are veterans of Shengtang or soldiers of all ethnic groups in Western Xinjiang, they have never had such an experience before - after fighting, they can still get money? All of a sudden, everyone in the Metasequoia Corps was delighted with the unexpected wealth that came out of thin air.
Everyone held a lot of silver and copper coins and expressed their gratitude to the commander-in-chief Li Jiangyao with smiles on their faces.
"It's just nonsense!" Li Jiangyao reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "As a soldier, you protect your family and country, and live and die in your own place. How can you treat it like a business?!"
Efentiah smiled lightly, and ordered people to carry the largest and heaviest gold box into the commander's tent. The commander of the Metasequoia Army, who was full of justice, immediately showed a gentle smile: "Oh, there is still mine? Efentiah Ya, you are too unruly, don’t do this next time. Hahaha, let alone, this really boosts morale, I feel full of energy, I can’t wait to go to the battlefield right away!”
Although Li Jiangyao's money-obsessed mentality was clearly exposed, what he said was absolutely correct.
Eventia's move to distribute bonuses is just a common practice in business operations. It is only natural to distribute dividends to everyone after making money. But no one could have expected that this incident itself would have a profound impact on the entire history of later generations.
According to records such as "History of Western Xinjiang" and "History of the Holy Tang Dynasty" written by later historians, the world-famous Xinjiang Army once had a unique fighting style, which was passed down for thousands of years.
That special combat style is "capturing prisoners."
It is worth noting that the "capture prisoners" mentioned here does not refer to objective combat results, but a top-down, high-frequency operation habit full of subjective tendencies.
In other words, in the counter-insurgency war in Western Xinjiang in the following years, the main armies of Metasequoia must pursue large-scale capture of enemy troops alive in almost every battle, rather than large-scale killing of enemy troops.
This distinctive fighting style has won the Zhenjiang Army the reputation of "the division of benevolence and righteousness", "the division of kings" and "the division of civilization" in Western Xinjiang and even in the Central Plains.
However, what people don't know is that for the Metasequoia soldiers, "benevolence and righteousness, civility and civility" are actually not important. The important thing is - capturing prisoners is valuable!
Compared with the Turkic Golden Armor Army and the Blood Wolf Army, who are accustomed to beheading people and hanging them on their waists to show off their achievements, the Metasequoia soldiers prefer to use gentle movements to tie enemy prisoners into a bunch and bring them back to the camp happily. Then they offer delicious food and drink.
When the business representative Miss Effentia came to pick up the people, naturally a lot of gold and silver treasures fell into everyone's pockets.
Over time, the armies of various countries in Western Xinjiang gradually developed a corresponding tacit understanding.
In fact, there is no need to fight too hard against the Zhenjiang Army. When you can't beat him, just throw away the sword and gun and let the opponent tie a rope and take him away.
Anyway, the kind kings will always find ways to take them back.
And those so-called "merciful kings" refer to Shule, Loulan, Chechi, Qiuci, Hami, etc.
Of course, they are also old customers of Lord Emmeni of the Persian Merchant Mission - loan customers.
"Xijiang Zhilue" pointedly pointed out that the Western Xinjiang counterinsurgency war, as it later developed, was no longer a battle of swords, guns, swords and halberds, but a war of money represented by debt and equity.
Starting from the need to redeem prisoners of war, various Western Xinjiang countries have continued to borrow money from foreign consortiums in terms of equipment replenishment, urban construction, economic and trade, royal expenses, etc. Such changes have gradually turned them into slaves of debt, and they have gradually lost their right to dominate decision-making.
The big creditor standing behind them was the business genius Emmeni from the Persian Empire.
At the same time, Mr. Emine owes Mr. Li Jiangyao a huge deposit.
