Dongdi Kingdom and the Suppression Army reached an armistice agreement.
The Haicheng Concession Authority of Dongdi State paid a one-time payment of 14 million silver coins as war compensation.
Return three concessions, including the concession in Nandong Province (only the Zhenlu Army is allowed to hand over)
After the handover was completed, the Suppression Army recognized the legitimacy of the Haicheng Concession and immediately withdrew from the blockade of the Haicheng Concession, but still managed it.
Normal trade between the two countries will be restored, and the tax ratio will be coordinated by officials from the two countries.
The Haicheng Concession of Dongdi State paid 11 million silver coins to redeem 8,000 captured soldiers, and the remaining 29,000 captured soldiers continued to perform labor reform tasks until Dongdi State paid off the remaining 30 million silver coins. ransom.
The navy of Dongdi Kingdom is not allowed to station in the Haicheng Concession. The former Haicheng Military Port of Dongdi Kingdom was donated to the Haicheng Coast Guard of the Zhenlu Army. Ding Kuideng, commander of the Haicheng Coast Guard reported thank you.
The original military camp in the concession was donated to the army to suppress the captives, and the Governor's Yamen of the Daqian Dynasty reported his thanks.
The Haicheng Concession can maintain a security team of 350 people, but inspections by the suppressing troops are required every month.
When Gao Shaoyi got the agreement, it was already that night, and the encirclement of the Dongdi Concession began to slowly evacuate. After all, they have already paid the money, and we can't go too far, accepting the money and not doing anything. , that will ruin our reputation, and we will continue to hang out in this area in the future.
"It's so cheap for these idiots..."
Wang Laosi looked at some of the contents in the agreement and felt a little uncomfortable. If it weren't for the Rakshasa Empire fleet, we would have ordered people to rush in. There are a lot of good things in the Dongdi Concession, which are better than those in the agreement. What was explained above is much better.
"Now and then, I don't want to keep my head down, but people have to keep their heads down under the eaves. The Dongdi Kingdom will let them go for the time being. When we finish dealing with the Rakshasa Empire's fleet, we will have to pay out whatever we owe. That’s all.”
Gao Shaoyi recorded this account for them in his mind. Of course, he had to let them go for the time being. Next, Li Kunyi had to have further talks with Prince Beigongbai and describe to them what the arrival of the Rakshasa Empire fleet would bring. hazards.
The Dongdi Kingdom can also speak with the Windsor Empire. Gao Shaoyi is worried that George alone cannot block them. If the insiders in the Dongdi Kingdom say a few words, this matter will basically be a sure thing. Already.
After resolving these matters, Gao Shaoyi turned his attention to the Gallic Empire.
Gao Shaoyi still remembers why he came to Haicheng in the first place. It was because the Gallic Empire Marine Corps killed our Haicheng County Magistrate, which led to the following events.
According to Gao Shaoyi's idea, they should be uprooted, but the Daqian Dynasty is not strong enough and has cooperation with the Gallic Empire in various aspects, so some things may not go as we think.
Of course, Gao Shaoyi's army to suppress the captives did not suffer. The concession of the Gallic Empire has been completely occupied by us. Later, the Gallic Empire also paid a certain price, and then a new concession was created. Of course, the new concession is different from the original one. Well, everything must be done according to the plan of the Suppression Army.
"How are you going to discuss this matter with the people of the Gallic Empire?"
Li Hongtang also came back from the outside. He was involved in such a big matter. Li Hongtang had to go out and meet with many business figures to prevent them from panicking. He had to calm them down. After all, the Suppression Army had previously given people His impression was that he was tough, but now suddenly the Dongdi Kingdom has become a bit weak, and it is inevitable that those people will have ideas.
"The Gallic Empire is known as the usurious empire. What they are best at is lending money. How did we get through the crisis? It's not because the Daqian Dynasty lent them 100 million silver coins. What they value most is profits. The suppressing army can also Borrow money from them."
Gao Shaoyi spread his hands. None of the people present thought that Gao Shaoyi would use such a method. But the problem is that the Suppression Army has plenty of money, so why borrow money from the people of the Gallic Empire? You must know their interest rate It’s not cheap, so why do we need to give them money every year?
"Borrowing money from them is indeed a way. They can indeed do a lot of things for interest, but the question is how much are you prepared to borrow? If you borrow less, these people may not take you seriously."
No one else agrees with this, but Li Hongtang agrees very much. Li Hongtang has been in the diplomatic scene for a long time, so he naturally knows who the main enemy is now, not to mention that diplomatic documents are just a piece of paper? When you are strong enough , you can tear up the paper at any time.
"I'm going to borrow a big loan, five hundred million silver coins."
When Gao Shaoyi said this, everyone in the room was dumbfounded. Five hundred million silver coins is not a small amount. Take the fiscal revenue of the Daqian Dynasty as an example. The annual formal fiscal revenue is only 80 million silver coins. Of course, It is impossible for the Daqian Dynasty to only have this small amount of money. Most of it was detained by governors and governors in various places, but in any case, 500 million silver coins is indeed a large amount.
"And the repayment period must be lengthened, at least to more than thirty years."
Gao Shaoyi's next words made everyone even more angry...
Even if the annual interest is calculated at 3%, it is still a very large amount. If you suddenly extend it to more than thirty years, do you know how much money you have to pay back to others?
Several people nearby began to count on the abacus.
The total principal and interest are 950 million silver coins.
This arithmetic problem was not very difficult. Everyone quickly figured out the number and gave them an extra 450 million silver coins for no reason. This was by no means a small amount. Li Hongtang often borrowed money for the court, but when he heard After this amount, his face was extremely nervous.
In the impression of these people, as long as they borrowed money from foreigners, they must pay it back. They never considered being a wolf with nothing, mainly because they have been bullied for too long, including these Even foreigners included, they never thought that people from the Daqian Dynasty would not pay back the money.
"Should you think about it more carefully? The interest over the thirty-year repayment period is really too much. The interest we pay back every year alone will be about 15 million silver coins. If the principal is added, then But thirty million silver coins."
Li Hongtang felt that his breathing was a little short. This was a very big burden. Now because he often occupied the concession, he was able to make a fortune, but even so, it was not enough to support the annual repayment of 30 million silver coins. payment……