Early next morning.
Liu Chan got up from the bed and touched his side, but found nothing.
It turned out that Guan Yinping did not spend the night in the room last night, but went with Sun Shangxiang.
I don’t know what is so special about his Sun Xiaoniang that she is so attracted to this little girl.
Originally there was a repertoire of brushing teeth in the morning, but counting the days, this repertoire has not been performed for a few days.
Hey~
I was really forced to restrain myself.
Under the service of the maid, Liu Chan dressed neatly in the robe of the crown prince of Hanzhong.
After all, this is a relatively formal place for negotiation and peacemaking. If you dress casually, wouldn't it be a loss of etiquette?
Walk all the way to the lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion.
At this moment, in the huge lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion, there were two rows of tables on the left and right. There were pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the tables, and there were servants and maids waiting on them.
When Liu Chan was sitting on the main seat, both parties had already arrived.
certainly...
The main seats in the hall are actually quite interesting. There are two main seats.
The main seat next to Zhuge Jin was vacant at the moment, obviously reserved for Sun Quanxu.
Apart from anything else, this aspect of etiquette is taken very seriously.
Liu Chan carefully looked at the faces and expressions of Zhuge Jin and others.
I found that except for the tired look on Yu Fan's face, people like Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun were in great spirits.
Tsk tsk tsk~
Zhuge Jin's body is really good!
The three girls who stayed together last night, woke up the next day with normal expressions and even more energy. They really have two strong kidneys!
Ouch~
My old waist!
As everyone knows, Zhuge Jin is already complaining secretly at this moment.
He could only say two words about yesterday's beauty:
Very moist!
But after moisturizing, my body did feel a little weak.
This Hanzhong Crown Prince Liu Chan is really abominable!
Do you think you can defeat me, Zhuge Jin, in this way?
It’s just a beauty trap!
In fact, what's the harm if we come back a few more times?
Don't think that just because I enjoy the service of those beauties, I will make concessions in negotiations. It concerns Jiangdong's interests, and I won't give in!
Zhuge Jin's eyes were sharp, he glanced in Liu Chan's direction and snorted softly.
This old guy...
Liu Chan shook his head. He really got the advantage and behaved well. I will send you four more tonight to see if you can withstand it!
Putting aside the thoughts in his mind, Liu Chan looked at the people in the hall and said loudly:
"Now that everyone is here, let's start the peace talks."
"promise!"
Pang Tong, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Xu Xiang and others stood up one after another and saluted Liu Chan.
Jiangdong envoy Zhuge Jin and others also stood up and saluted.
"Since it's a negotiation, let's talk about it one by one. The first thing is this matter of food and grass."
As the host, Pang Tong was the first to speak. His eyes were blazing, his tone was sharp and domineering, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he could really cut people.
"It is clearly stated in the form that one million stones of grain will be sent, but where is the grain and grass? You people are here, why didn't the grain and grass come? It should be noted that it takes time to transfer grain and grass. Is it possible that if the negotiation is 10%, then Jiangdong can transfer the grain and grass to Jiangling? ?”
Faced with Pang Tong's aggressive attitude, Zhuge Jin showed no panic on his face. He stood up and said: "One million stones of grain and grass is too much. Even with all the material resources from Jiangdong, it is difficult to transport one million stones of grain and grass. If you can transfer one million stones of grain and grass, If one million stones of grain and grass are exchanged for five hundred thousand stones, then I can write a letter to establish the business and deliver the grain and grass within ten months."
In fact, half a million stones of food and grass is already quite a lot.
Three hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, for an army of three hundred thousand, would barely be enough to last for two and a half months. An army of three hundred thousand must have at least fifty thousand elite troops. These fifty thousand must ensure that each person has at least five kilograms of food per day. Here It accounts for 250,000 kilograms of grain per day. The 100,000 ordinary infantrymen have at least three kilograms of grain per person per day, which is 300,000 kilograms per day. The remaining 150,000 logistics handymen range from 1 to 2 kilograms per person per day, that is 150,000-300,000 per day, totaling 700,000-850,000 catties per day.
Of course, this does not include rations such as war horses, horses, oxen, etc., as well as losses during transportation, storage and use. If all are included, it would barely be enough to support an army of 300,000 men for a month.
If Jingzhou had an army of 100,000 men, and if they were frugal and spent on food and fodder, half a million stones of food and fodder would be enough for a year.
but...
If you can get more, you will naturally have to get more. Besides, now is the time to talk, which is easier than growing food.
When my neighbor collects grain, I store my gun, and my neighbor is my granary.
If we don't cut Jiangdong hard now, we won't have this opportunity in the future.
"We promised a million stones of food and grass, and that's a million stones of food and grass. How can we break our promise?"
"We came here to discuss things. If we don't discuss things, what would we do here?"
Lu Xun also helped.
"Five million stones of food and grass!"
"I can give in and give you 990,000 stones of food and grass."
Zhuge Jin has black streaks all over his head and only gave up 10,000 stones of food and grass. Who are you looking down on?
"Fifty-one million stones of food and grass!"
Zhuge Jin can be said to be on par with Pang Tong.
The two of them each took a step back, but they didn't seem to take a step back at all.
"Nine hundred and eighty thousand stones of food and grass."
"Fifty-two thousand stones of food and grass!"
The two of them went back and forth, and in one fell swoop they had reached 750,000 stones of food and grass.
"Then it's settled, seven hundred and fifty thousand stones of food and grass!"
how……
Feeling like you've been cheated?
Zhuge Jin felt a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, for this indicator, Sun Quan gave him the highest upper limit of 750,000 dan. Although it is now 750,000 dan, it is at least within the upper limit.
"Then the second item."
At this time, Zhuge Jin began to take the lead.
"I have brought Fu Shiren here before, and Mrs. Sun also arrived in Jiangling yesterday. The matter of food and grass has been discussed and completed. Could you please let me, the Governor of Jiangdong, and the old general Han Dang go?"
Pang Tong and Liu Chan looked at each other, and after getting Liu Chan's nod, he immediately responded: "If you let him go, I will naturally let him go too. Today, we will send Lu Meng, the governor of Jiangdong, and the old general Han It should be delivered to the mission guesthouse."
Jingzhou took a step back to make Zhuge Jin feel better.
As the saying goes, if you can take the first step, you can take the second step. Zhuge Jin just took advantage of it.
"Then I will release more than 10,000 Jiangdong soldiers together."
"Your Excellency, are you trying to push yourself too far? By letting Lu Meng and Han Dang go, we have done our utmost to be benevolent. If we want to release the surrendered soldiers back to Jiangdong, we have to look at the conditions you follow!"
Pang Tong looked grim. He took a step back because of the extra 250,000 stones of food and grass.
But if you want to release people, this little food and grass will not be enough!
"Okay, let's talk about the covenant again and declare my vassalage to the King of Hanzhong. I, Jiangdong, will never agree. My lord is a minister of the Han Dynasty, and the King of Hanzhong is also a minister of the Han Dynasty. How can any minister of the Han Dynasty submit to the Han Dynasty? What is the reason for a minister to be called a minister?"
"Hahaha!"
Pang Tong laughed loudly and said, "There are ministers in the kingdoms of princes. I am the minister of the king of Hanzhong. Why not?"
"Is your master the King of Wu? If not, wouldn't it be impossible to join our Han country?"
After joining your Han China, wouldn’t Jiangdong, me, become Liu Bei’s vassal?
This was something Sun Quan couldn't accept, and Jiang Dong couldn't accept it either.
The Jiangdong family has its own interests. Now, supporting Sun Quan is in the best interest of the Jiangdong noble family.
If he became a vassal of the King of Hanzhong, what would the Jiangdong nobles be?
Liu Bei was already surrounded by the Jingzhou faction, the Yizhou faction, the Dongzhou scholars, and the Yuancong faction. The four forces were fighting for each other's favor.
How could the Jiangdong family squeeze in?
It was too crowded for two people. The cave entrance for three people was not enough, and it was impossible for four people to squeeze in!
"No, this is my lord's request, and it is also my Jiangdong's request. If you don't agree to this, then today's negotiation will not be successful."
"Is Ziyu threatening?" Pang Tong narrowed his eyes slightly. He originally looked a bit ferocious, but now if he narrowed his eyes, he would explode if he really looked at him.
"This is my request from Jiangdong!"
"We can agree to this."
Liu Chan, who was sitting on the main seat, understood in his heart that the battle at Jiangling was not enough for Sun Quan to become a vassal of the King of Hanzhong.
Not to mention the loss of 30,000 elite soldiers, but the loss of 100,000 elite soldiers, Sun Quan should not give in easily.
Unless it was a matter of life and death, Sun Quan would not be a dog easily.
It's okay to kneel to the Emperor of Han Dynasty. I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, but if I kneel to you Liu Xuande, then I will not agree!
This is probably what Sun Zhongmou had in mind.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for understanding the wishes of my Lord and Minister Jiangdong."
"hehe."
Liu Chan smiled softly without any emotion.
"I can understand you Jiangdong Jun and his ministers once, but I cannot understand you a second time. Do you understand this?"
If you, Jiangdong, can't do this to profess tribulation to the King of Hanzhong, then...
What about the cession of the three counties of Jingzhou?
Pang Tong and Liu Chan were almost heart to heart. After Liu Chan finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Then let's discuss the ownership of the three counties of Jingzhou. Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia were originally the land of our lord. Jian'an 20 In 2007, you took advantage of Cao Cao's main force to conquer Hanzhong to the west and seized the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia. Now, should the land of these three counties be returned to us?"
If not surrendering to Liu Bei is related to the face of Sun Quan and Jiangdong, then the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia are related to the face of Jiangdong.
Three counties, hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds of miles of land, how can we just give it to them?
"The land of Nanjun was originally lent by our lord to the King of Hanzhong. The King of Hanzhong did not return Nanjun, but he still wanted to take the land of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia? When the peace agreement was still there, it was already confirmed. Things are written in black and white, how can they be changed?"
"If that's the case, how about we only want Changsha County and Guiyang Jiangxia County will be temporarily managed by Jiangdong?"
What the hell!
If he didn't have to be graceful, Zhuge Jin would want to troll people right now.
The three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia have been swallowed up by Jiangdong, making it seem like the cession of Changsha County was a gift from Liu Chan.
Is there such a truth in this world?
"We cannot discuss the matter of ceding land. If you continue to cede the land of the three counties of Jingzhou, then there is no need to talk about the negotiation today. I will take your 750,000 stones of food and grass from my dream!"
Liu Chan, who was sitting on the main seat, had a stern look on his face. He looked at Pang Tong, who nodded slightly.
"If that's the case, let's change another condition. The Changsha barbarians are a branch of the Wuling barbarians and belong to the same branch as the Nanzhong barbarians. If any Changsha barbarians want to join my lord, you must let them go. Is this possible?"
Changsha Man?
Zhuge Jin was stunned.
He exchanged glances with Lu Xun, Yu Fan and others, and finally said, "This matter will wait for the three of us to discuss it before we make a decision."
The Changsha barbarian incident seemed to have been brought up suddenly in Jingzhou, and they were completely unprepared.
Now we have to negotiate temporarily.
The three of them walked out of the hall together. In the empty school grounds, people from the Jiangdong Mission were guarding the surroundings to prevent anyone from approaching Zhuge Jin and others fifty steps and overhearing their conversation.
"Bo Yan, what is the profound meaning of Pang Tongyan's story about the Changsha barbarians?"
Lu Xun frowned slightly, still thinking.
Yu Fan next to him said: "As long as Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong, doesn't think about the three counties of Jingzhou, what's the point of agreeing to this request? They are just some barbarians. In the past few months, many people in Changsha have been unruly. It was Liu Chan who was secretly instigating that if those unruly Changsha barbarians were allowed to go to Wuling, the troubles of Changsha barbarians would be solved, killing two birds with one stone, why not?"
Zhuge Jin heard this and thought it made sense.
Changsha barbarians have often harassed the people recently and killed more than one official appointed by Sun Quan.
Even if Sun Quan sent troops to suppress them, there was nothing they could do. When the officers and soldiers came, they hid in the mountains. Once the army left, the Changsha barbarians resumed their attack on the officials and harassed the people.
Even if they sent troops to kill hundreds of Changsha barbarians, they would only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
If we can drive these troublesome guys to Wuling, it's not impossible.
Although the barbarians could barely be counted as a population, these people were not good at farming, disobedient to discipline, and could not pay taxes, so this population was meaningless.
What if I give it to Liu Chan?
"It's just... I always feel that Liu Chan's purpose is not that simple. He has done so much to pave the way for Zhong Sima. The Hanzhong Crown Prince Liu Chan is cunning. We must not agree to this matter."
Can't you agree?
The former professed minister did not agree, nor did he agree to cede the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia, nor did he agree to cede the territory of Changsha to one county.
Now you don’t agree to the release of the barbarians to Changsha?
I'm afraid...the one who doesn't want to negotiate is Jiangdong.
The smile on Zhuge Jin's face was very forced.
"I'll give it a try."
But when he said this, Zhuge Jin was not that confident.
After the discussion, the three of them returned to the hall.
"how?"
Liu Chan sat on the main seat and looked at the three Jiangdong envoys who came back from outside the hall.
"Have you made your decision yet?"
Zhuge Jin bowed to Liu Chan and said: "Changsha barbarians are the people of Changsha County. How can you say that you want the land but not the people? In this regard, please forgive us for not being able to obey!"
Liu Chan's originally smiling face suddenly turned cold and gloomy.
"If you don't agree to this, if you don't agree to that, is this your sincerity from Jiangdong? I have retreated again and again, and now I have no way to retreat. Since you don't want to negotiate, let's leave it at that. Do you know that our army has captured Xiangyang? Taking Fancheng is also a matter of time. If we, Jingzhou, can ally with you Jiangdong, when our army attacks Fancheng, Cao Cao will attack with a large army. At that time, it will be a great opportunity for you to attack Xuzhou."
Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Jin, Lu Xun, and Yu Fan with cold eyes. He ignored the changes in their faces and said coldly: "Since you are not sincere, then Jingzhou will form an alliance with Cao Mengde. I will go down the river from Gong'an. Attacking Lukou and Xiakou, threatening Jianye, Wuling Wudang's flying army invaded Changsha and attacked Yangzhou together with the local Changsha barbarians.
Meng Deju's army sent out from Shouchun, attacked Guangling from Huaiyin, and attacked Liyang from Hefei, advancing on Jianye. The three armies numbered millions. Can you in Jiangdong stop them? "
Liu Chan's tone was cold and devoid of any personal feelings, but the words he spoke made Zhuge Jin and others feel ice cold.
If it is true as Liu Chan said, then how can he survive in Jiangdong?
Although it was just a possibility, Zhuge Jin didn't want to bet on this possibility, nor was he willing to bet on it.
"If we still can't reach an agreement, I think we should stop talking!"
"On the battlefield, swordsmanship determines the outcome!"
Liu Chan patted her butt and stood up from the main seat. Looking at her posture, she was about to leave the main hall of the Sheriff's Mansion.
"Your Highness, please stay!"
