Mirage finally signed the peace agreement. They agreed to all Tang's demands and compensated Tang's 300,000 workers. They also had to compensate Tang's 100 million gold coins.
Everyone knew that Mirage could not afford that much money to compensate Tang, but Mirage still had to sign the peace treaty.
In addition, Mirage was forced to become the first country in the world to recognize the demise of Tang and Qi. They recognized Tang's occupation of Qi and humiliated themselves by submitting a petition urging Tang Mo to proclaim himself emperor.
The Dahua Empire was first of all very dissatisfied with this petition, because Zhao Kai absolutely did not want to see a so-called empire appear on his national border, and an emperor who was equal to him in status.
However, the Binghan Empire later issued a statement, hoping that Tang Mo would proclaim himself emperor and change the name of the Tang Kingdom to the Tang Empire.
I don't know what direction the consideration is in. This kind of practice of selling Tang Mo's favors without any real investment, while at the same time creating quarrel between the Great China Empire and the Tang State, has been regarded as a game by many countries.
Everyone knows that Mirage was the first country to persuade Tang Mo to proclaim himself emperor because he was forced to do so. Mirage was actually one of the countries that was least willing to let Tang Mo proclaim himself emperor.
But the situation is stronger than the people. The Mirage Kingdom has been ridden in the face of the Tang Kingdom's battleships and cannons, so they can only act as Tang Kingdom's mouthpieces and honestly speak for Tang Kingdom according to Tang Kingdom's wishes.
In addition, they still owe the Tang State 100 million gold coins, and they must repay this huge sum of money as soon as possible.
In fact, the Mirage Kingdom had no money to repay its debts. The purpose of their bloodbath in Beiyuan City was actually to repay Cyric's debt. Where could there be spare money to pay compensation to the Tang Kingdom?
Therefore, most of the money from the Mirage Kingdom must be converted into goblin slaves, and then equivalent compensation will be paid to the Tang Kingdom to offset the war compensation.
It is obviously unrealistic to only use slaves as equivalent compensation, and the Mirage Kingdom cannot afford so many people to waste - they also need to replenish the troops lost in the battle of Beiyuan City, and resume production. People are needed everywhere. , it is simply impossible to capture slaves on a large scale.
Theoretically, every time the refugees are persecuted into slaves to pay off debts, the reputation of the king of Mirage Kingdom among the civilians of Mirage Kingdom will be damaged. Mirage Kingdom has already done something similar once, and they don't want to get worse this time.
You see, goblins are inhumane when they expand externally, and they still have to take some dignity into account when dealing with their own people.
Therefore, the 100 million war compensation from the Mirage was actually collected collectively by the Tang State from those treacherous countries.
The negotiation process of the Mirage Kingdom these days is, to put it bluntly, a process of asking for money from all the forces that made the Mirage Kingdom declare war on the Tang Kingdom.
The final result was that the Ice Empire had to covertly provide 10 million gold coins in support to the Mirage Kingdom, and the Lions Empire also had to provide 12 million to "help".
Cyric finally gritted his teeth and exempted Mirage from borrowing 20 million gold coins to help Mirage tide over the difficulties.
It looked like allies sharing the same troubles, but in fact it was a group of gangsters who paid a settlement fee to silence the captured brothers.
In the blink of an eye, the fighting has stopped for more than a month. Although the peace treaty was signed just today, the war has actually ended for more than a month.
The body of Jiang Zhi, the last second prince of Qi State who was qualified to inherit the throne, was found in the ruins, which also meant the official demise of Qi State.
If nothing happens, this country will become history, and the territory of Qi will continue to exist as the territory of Tang.
Large-scale construction has begun, and everything looks like a construction site. The construction speed of Tang State was so fast that it was surprising.
Finally, the Cyric envoy team who came from afar arrived in Linshui. They flew from Long Island to Linshui on a C47 transport plane, which gave them a first-hand experience of what an airplane is.
To be honest, they don't like this kind of transportation, because the bumps and the overload during takeoff are very uncomfortable.
But they were frightened by the terrifying speed of C47. They actually crossed half of the Endless Sea in a few days, which was simply unimaginable in the past.
The only thing that makes them feel depressed is that this C47 transport aircraft is not within the scope of aircraft technology sales this time. All they can buy is a simpler and more primitive three-engine transport aircraft.
The Sirik envoy team that arrived in Linshui did not see the sales staff of the Datang Group. The first thing they had to face was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang State.
The meeting between them was not actually about purchasing an airplane, but about compensation for the attack on Long Island.
The diplomat of the Tang State sat on one side of the long table, staring at the Gobel envoy opposite who arrived at Linshui with the Cyric envoy, and said: "As for Gobel's fleet approaching Long Island, we actually still need Gobel. The Boer Kingdom gave an explanation."
Gobel's envoy quickly waved his hand and denied the fact that Gobel's fleet was preparing for a sneak attack: "The Gobel Kingdom's fleet entered by mistake and had no intention! Our warships did not cause any actual damage to Dragon Island..."
In fact, when Tang State was at war with Qi State and Mirage State, Gobel was preparing to declare war on Tang State - if their fleet's sneak attack was successful, they would join the war within 24 hours.
But unfortunately, their sneak attack failed, whether it was a sneak attack by airship or a battleship, they all failed.
Therefore, the Goblins who were unable to use their army to participate in the war immediately gave up the idea of participating in the war. Their navy had been destroyed, and there was absolutely no point in joining the war.
Therefore, until the Mirage Kingdom was defeated, Gobel still pretended to be deaf and dumb. Even if the Tang Kingdom condemned Gobel's sneak attack on the radio channel, Gobel did not give any response in this regard.
The Tang State did not want to expand the war in its bones, so after condemning it, it had no intention of declaring war on Gobel. Therefore, the matter was shelved and has been postponed until today.
But now that Tang Mo has taken the lead in selling the aircraft, blackmailing the Gobel Kingdom and Cyric has become an inevitable thing to do.
As a result, the Tang diplomat sitting there sneered and asked, "Do you believe this explanation?"
Gobl's envoy was also a veteran and immediately shied away from responsibility: "Although it sounds ridiculous, it is actually true!"
The strong Tang diplomat looked at the somewhat embarrassed Gobel envoy opposite with contempt, and threatened: "If you don't speak human words and are not prepared to seriously explain the sneak attack on Long Island by the joint fleet of Cyric and Gobel... Then we can do things even better in some aspects!”
Gobol was also a country with coastal cities. They were really afraid of offending the Tang State, so the Tang army's terrifying fleet was ordered to go south to blockade Gobol's port.
Things will not end well at that time. After all, sending out a fleet requires money. If Tang State really uses its navy, it will definitely not give up until it returns with a lot of money.
The Gobel envoy, who had already weighed the pros and cons, immediately came up with the countermeasures he had already discussed: "Gobol is willing to compensate 2 million gold coins... and also hopes to redeem the captives at the price of 300 gold coins per person..." …”
Don’t you just want money? Isn’t it okay if I give it? Anyway, if you wiped out my fleet, there wouldn’t be any big losses. Can’t you just use a sum of money to eliminate the disaster?
"Okay, let's do it." He didn't intend to really fall out with Gobel on this matter, and he didn't think Gobel would come up with more money, so the Tang Dynasty's special envoy happily nodded in agreement.
After acquiring a large amount of gold coins from various countries in one fell swoop, the whole world seemed to be tightening their belts, and Goblin was no exception.
If you continue to rip off Gobel under this situation, the risk is actually very high. Despite the fact that Tang State's current combat effectiveness is very strong, if there is not a few years of stable development, Tang State's economic situation will also have problems.
The Tang diplomat nodded so fast that it even surprised Gobel's envoy. He even felt for a moment that he might have given too much and he should bargain...
After taking care of Gobel's envoy, the young diplomat looked at the Cyric envoy aside: "Now it's your turn, Cyric... can you explain, your airship, your Why did the battleship appear in the waters of Long Island?"
Cyric's envoy also played the same trick of shirking responsibility: "In fact, it was not sent by Lady Sophia. Cyric is a union, not a single family. Lady Sophia is only a member of the council, even if She is the chairman, and there is nothing she can do to stop the directors from making their own decisions."
"Then what?" The Tang diplomat leaned on his chair, waiting for the other party to continue explaining.
Cyric's special envoy gave the name of the one who was wronged: "This military operation against the Tang Kingdom was carried out by Marquis Seriana without permission and does not represent Cyric's collective will."
This Marquise is actually Sophia's arch-enemy, the woman who has been colluding with the dead old man Smiling Tiger and the fat man.
The diplomat of Tang State spoke directly and asked the most important question: "In order to make me believe these words... How much money do you Cyric intend to spend?"
"...10 million gold coins." Cyric's envoy was also very straightforward and quoted directly.
"It still sounds very sincere... doesn't it? But we don't want similar situations to continue to happen, so this distinguished Marquis Seriana... must be left to us to handle." The diplomat from Tang State issued condition.
"Okay." Cyric's envoy didn't even bargain.
Therefore, the diplomats of Tang State immediately realized something and made it clear: "As for killing someone with a borrowed knife, it is enough to do it once. If there is a next time, we have to discuss the issue of Lady Sophia's credibility."
"...We will convey this sentence." Cyric's envoy was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said.
(End of chapter)
