At the same time, the negotiations between Li Kunyi and Prince Beigongbai also entered the final stage.
Of course, the negotiations here are completely different from Gao Shaoyi's. This is one of the few intact houses in the Dongdi Concession. Most of them were destroyed by the artillery of the suppressing army, and the entire concession was in a mess.
As for delicious food, I'm afraid there isn't much. Except for Prince Beigong, the supply in the entire concession has come to a standstill, and it's not uncommon for people to eat rats.
The few remaining troops in the Dongdi Kingdom do not have sufficient supplies. Each person only has one multigrain flour pancake per day, and even so, they will run out every now and then.
Based on the principle of humanitarianism, Liu Shan has sold grain several times. Of course, the price is very expensive. Three grain flour pancakes sold by Liu Shan for one silver coin each cost nearly three hundred yuan.
times, and the quantity sold each time is limited, whether you like it or not...
Even if these people drink water, they must pay for it. According to the calculations of some accountants of the Zhenlu Army, the price of a mouthful of water should be around 0.5 silver coins.
Li Kunyi has just put forward his own conditions. He can keep the Haicheng concession for them, but he must return the concession in Nandong Province to us. In addition, he must pay 10 million silver coins in war compensation.
"Mr. Li, this is just a normal exchange. We have already agreed before that as long as the concession is returned, there will be no war compensation. Now you suddenly added a war compensation of 10 million silver coins. This
Doesn’t it violate the spirit of the contract?”
Prince Beigong Bai's status is not low, but this guy is also polite when he speaks. During this period of time, the suppressing army has not been idle, using cannons and blockades to let them understand who has the final say in this land.
Prince Beigong Bai used to have a bad temper. Whether he was dealing with people from Dagan or Dongdi, he would always hit or scold him. He has changed well during this period.
He also knew that if someone cursed the Suppression Army, they would close the trading channel for three days. The last time it was closed for three days, there were more than 200 people under his command in the Dongdi Concession.
They were burning, killing and looting internally. In order to have a bite of food, these people were willing to do anything, so Prince Beigong Bai would never dare to do anything random.
If there are corpses all over the streets, I'm afraid more conflicts will not be suppressed. Once people see blood in their eyes, nothing can suppress them.
"Twelve million silver coins, the negotiation rules set by our Lord Marquis, when we ask you to question, we will add two million silver coins for every word we say. Maybe you are not very familiar with this matter, but next to you
Mr. Otomo Ryoji can give you a good explanation. We don’t have much time now. If we can’t reach an agreement in today’s negotiations, then we may close the negotiation channel.”
After Li Kunyi came, he put a lot of pressure on these people in Dongdi Kingdom, but he never said anything like closing the negotiation channel. It seems that he really has no patience today, and Prince Beigongbai also listened.
As I said, the Marquis has already arrived in Haicheng. This may be the reason why the young man in front of me is unwilling to continue the negotiation.
According to the information they learned, the Marquis was very impatient. If we really refused, I'm afraid the entire concession would cease to exist.
"Our government..."
Just as Prince Beigongbai was about to say that the Dongdi government would not agree to this matter, who knew that before he could say anything, Otomo Ryoji next to him very rudely grabbed the prince.
"Fourteen million silver coins."
Otomo Ryoji helplessly closed his eyes. No matter what you want to say at this time, you have to keep your mouth shut. He had suffered this loss before, but now he is in trouble. He lost two million silver coins for no reason.
Prince Beigongbai's face turned red with anger. He still had a lot to say, but he really couldn't say a word at this moment. The price of one word was too high.
Several people went back and discussed it. This money does not have to be reported to the local people. It can also be collected in the concession. What we have to do now is to liberate it quickly, otherwise the people in the entire concession will go crazy.
, they can't hold it back at all. If they don't reach an agreement after the negotiations this time, the people below will eat them up.
"In principle, we agree with your request, but it still needs to be recognized by the country. I need fifteen minutes to communicate with the country."
Prince Beigongbai didn't want to say a word more, and now he felt like his blood vessels were about to burst.
Li Kun pointed to the telegraph room next to him. Everything has been prepared for you. What you have to do now is to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. The Rakshasa Empire fleet has brought too much pressure to everyone. Others
We can make concessions on some things, and of course we will get them back in the future.
Many people within the Suppression Army do not agree with this negotiation. They think that Dongdi is too cheap. Based on what Dongdi has done to us before, the concession is a concession and the compensation is compensation. These two items cannot be treated as one item.
It's going on. Now that we've made so many concessions, these guys are still struggling.
But the situation is stronger than the people. If there is no fleet of the Rakshasa Empire, then we don't need to give in to the people of Dongdi at all. We don't need it at all. We can even go directly in and take the entire concession as our own. But now
The international situation has changed, and the Suppression Army is not yet invincible, so some concessions have to be made. The concessions made now are for greater victory in the future.
Li Kunyi still remembers the assurance made by the Marquis. As long as we defeat the Rakshasa Empire's fleet, then our fleet will be considered to have grown. Dongdi Kingdom will definitely pay the price for this in the future. They are in our
Whatever we have done to you, we will pay back tenfold.
The Rakshasa Kingdom is also at a loss at home because they have had many quarrels over the Haicheng Concession. They also want to continue sending troops to regain face, but the problem is that they currently lack funds and do not have enough money at all.
What's more, if hundreds of thousands of troops can't solve the problem, is it useful to continue to send troops? Then hundreds of thousands of troops will be mobilized, which is somewhat impossible for the current Dongdi Kingdom, not to mention that they have also lost three points.
One of the navy...
So when the telegram from Prince Beigong came back, the top officials in Dongdi Kingdom quickly responded...