Chapter 130 Negotiation
King Wulu waved his hand and asked the guards around him to leave. Only an interpreter was left, and his tone changed to a normal tone and said: "What are you doing here?"
He Xi said: "Wrong, I was invited by your country. I am only willing to come here to represent my respect for Majapayi's strength. If there is nothing wrong with the king, I can resign now. The scenery here is good. , but that’s all.”
"If the king has nothing to do, then I will take my leave."
The situation is stronger than the people. King Wulu has many ideas and methods, but in the face of strength, he can't use them at all.
As an island country, if King Wulu does not solve the problem of the Ming Navy, many things will be difficult to handle. Even the army did not assemble in large numbers. Otherwise the coastline would be empty. The Ming army can transport the Xiwang's troops ashore at any time.
That's difficult.
He Xi could whet his appetite at will, but he couldn't.
King Wulu thought of this and became a little tired. Said; "What conditions do you want before you are willing to give up King Xi? Support me."
He Xi said, "Wrong again. When Majapayi killed my Ming crew and robbed my Ming ships, he should have known about today. Now I am here to listen to His Highness, what conditions do you want to use to make Ming forgive you. This Only one thing can be discussed before we can talk about other things.”
King Wulu opened his mouth. He wanted to say, I only found out about this matter after hearing what you said.
After all, Majapahit's political system allowed King Wulu to not be too strict in managing the private armies of various nobles. Many nobles refuse to admit such things. King Wulu couldn't investigate further. It's just that he vaguely thought that this matter might have been done by people from King Xi's side. Or the person who did this thing has now defected to the King of the West.
After all, many times, only ignorant people have courage. If Fangguan was at a port directly controlled by King Wulu, it would be difficult for such a thing to happen.
But King Wulu felt that speaking out would be a sign of weakness, so he simply acquiesced. Said: "This matter is not my intention. It is considered lax. Let's do this. All crew members will be compensated one hundred silver coins each. Each ship will be compensated with a shipload of spices. And I am willing to write a letter to the Ming Dynasty court to apologize. What do you think?"
He Xi said: "It depends on what the court will do."
In He Xi's opinion, this matter is probably done. As mentioned before, Javanese silver coins are less than one tael. A hundred silver coins are probably between fifty taels and sixty taels, more or less. For an ordinary soldier, this is already quite good compensation.
In Java, several slaves could be sold for this amount of money.
In the Ming Dynasty, five or sixty taels were enough for one person to start a family and buy a house. Although He Xi felt that it was not enough, the court would probably pass it. All in all quite reasonable. Not to mention a boatload of spices. A shipload of spices is not cheap. The court could also compensate the soldiers somewhat.
This is not the key to the negotiation, so He Xi left a hole. Focus on what matters most.
King Wulu said: "I know that the right to operate spices and a port in Java. As for the money, I will double what the King of the West gave you. And what the King of the West proposed was empty talk. If nothing else, all the islands east of Java are Under my control, why should the King of the West give the right to manage spices? As for the port, the King of the West did not ask you to attack Sulu Boyi, I will give it to you."
"Hand over immediately."
When He Xi heard this, he immediately felt that it was a scam.
God, this condition is so generous. It's almost unbelievable.
Even He Xi was moved for a moment.
However, the Ming Dynasty's army is not a mercenary army, and it does not work for anyone who pays it. The army of the Ming Dynasty must contribute to the political intentions of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, there must be no moral stains. They cannot have an agreement with King Ye here and then turn against King Ye there.
Even if there is some private targeting, it must be for legitimate reasons.
This point is used to deal with the Southeast Asian countries. But to deal with the Ming Dynasty court.
China has had some things over thousands of years, it’s hard to say whether they are burdens or wealth. Apart from anything else, if He Xi does something treacherous or capricious on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, it will be stained for life after he returns. When it comes to subordinate countries, morality has always come first. Everything else can be put away.
He Xi said: "Master, Ming Dynasty did not come to Nanyang for money."
The corner of King Wulu's mouth curled up slightly.
It seemed like a mockery.
For some people, Lu Zhongheng has an image that seems to have never seen the world and is extremely greedy for money. Maybe others don’t know yet. But King Wulu wanted to know, and he knew it. After all, he is still the former overlord of Nanyang.
There are still some information channels, but secrets may not be available. But public information is available.
When He Xi said this, King Wulu naturally found it extremely ridiculous. However, he naturally knew that many times, some scenes still had to be said, so he didn't say anything and signaled He Xi to continue.
He Xi was still not thick-skinned enough, and said a little embarrassed, "The Ming Dynasty came for the peace of Nanyang. I intend to hold a meeting of Nanyang countries in the old port early next year to discuss and solve all problems. The dispute between Majapahit and Coconut Country Conflicts can be settled at that time. Ming Dynasty upholds fairness and justice and is determined not to interfere in the affairs of its own country without reason."
King Wulu said: "Yeguo?"
He Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Coconut Country."
King Wulu leaned back slightly and said, "What a coconut kingdom."
King Wulu knew very well how much meaning He Xi's words contained. In one sentence, the Ming Dynasty did not want money, but hegemony. We want Java, the former overlord of Southeast Asia, to respectfully hand over Ming Dynasty to the position of overlord.
For a moment, King Wulu almost had the urge to kill He Xi.
Yes, now Java itself is divided. But in the surrounding islands, there are still many Javanese interests, whether they are dependent countries or other interests, such as spices in the Spice Islands. This is also controlled by Java.
These are all the reasons why they were not thrown away. Those are the surrounding countries, and the situation in Java is still unclear. At the same time, we don’t know in what direction the situation in Java will develop. As mentioned earlier, the situation in Southeast Asia has been very chaotic. For Java, although it has unified the entire island, it is not the first time that it has fought an internal counter-insurgency war.
Will the next step be to put down the rebellion quickly, or will it be protracted?
This is uncertain. The peripheral forces in Java do not dare to rebel easily.
But King Wulu knew that this battle would be protracted. Because this battle is not only an internal issue in Java, but also has the participation of Ming Dynasty. This matter has become complicated. Yes, the Ming Dynasty's army in Nanyang was not large, but it was very elite. Especially the navy. They may not be able to decide who wins, but they can decide who doesn't win.
More importantly, the Ming Dynasty's terrifying supplies.
As far as ordnance is concerned, just a batch of weapons replaced by the Ming army has greatly increased the Xiwang's combat effectiveness. After all, there is a lack of armor in Nanyang. At most, it is leather armor. Sharper swords can pierce. Originally, there were not many such leather armors. Therefore, in the Ming army, swords are actually auxiliary weapons. What really determines victory or defeat are spears, firearms, and crossbows.
But in Nanyang, swords are decisive weapons.
A little better performance here will make a big difference.
Therefore, King Wulu understood. The heyday of Majapahit was gone forever. If God gives him a few years, he may be able to deal with this situation. But during this period of time, he was not fully recovered before, so he insisted on taking charge of the situation.
God doesn't have much time left for him.
And can Dong Wang handle this situation?
cannot.
King Wulu was so angry that he didn't know who to direct it at. I sighed softly in my heart.
"I can recognize the Coconut Kingdom. But everything has a prerequisite. The prerequisite is that the King of the West retreats to West Java and the two sides draw a boundary. Each defends one side." King Wulu said.
He knew that his words directly divided the island of Java into nearly one-third. The complete and unified Majapahit era disappeared into history. But he had no other choice.
He Xi was overjoyed, with a confident expression on his face, and said, "No problem. I'll go talk to King Ye. Wouldn't it be nice if we all shook hands and made peace."
