For the soldiers below, they don't want the old man from Dongdi to send money. If the money is sent, it means that the two countries are entering the negotiation stage. It is better for us to pull anchor and set sail.
Go outside and fight.
It's a pity that at 5:45, the scouts finally discovered Dongdi's convoy. They used carriages to pull a large amount of gold and silver. They were able to collect so much money in such a short period of time.
, Gao Shaoyi also knows how the people of Dongdi work, and it seems that they really want to negotiate peace.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to agree to such conditions and pay compensation before starting negotiations. This kind of thing happens relatively rarely, but the people of Dongdi also agreed. From this, we can imagine what they were thinking.
Although these people brought the money, Gao Shaoyi did not start negotiations immediately. Instead, he stipulated that negotiations would begin at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Since the warships of the suppressing army have not set off, Taro Kaga breathed a sigh of relief. Tomorrow
Let's negotiate tomorrow, as long as we can negotiate.
At eight o'clock the next morning, a heavy cruiser sailed from Haicheng Port. Gao Shaoyi and his officials greeted him at the port. Li Zhongtang dropped everything and came here to personally serve as the chief negotiator.
"You are really having fun now. Even I thought you were coming for a friendly visit, but I didn't expect that your friendly visit actually took up everyone's land. Old man, I am absolutely happy. If you do anything else
I have to say that you acted recklessly, but if I had been on the boat at that time, I would have been even more impatient than you."
Li Zhongtang looked at the port very happily. Before he even got off the ship, laughter could already be heard. Li Zhongtang himself was not in good health and had to be supported by others when he walked, but he was in high spirits at the moment.
, as if rejuvenated.
"What Master Zhongtang taught me is that after the battle, my heart was pounding. At that time, we were not sure of victory. Once there was no way to win, we would have to face two powerful enemies who would attack us.
It may not be worth the loss, but now it seems that we have won the victory. We will negotiate with them in the afternoon and ask Li Zhongtang to take control of the situation."
Gao Shaoyi also felt a bit thrilling when he talked about this matter. To put it bluntly, it was a big gamble, but for the Zhenlu Army, it is not bad to have such a gambling opportunity. The gap between us and others is too big. If we win the bet, we can win.
It was a long distance away, so Gao Shaoyi couldn't help but take a gamble.
"It's still this place, it's still that bastard Taro Kaga, back then... Forget it, let's not talk about what happened back then. Let's discuss it first. What is the bottom line of our negotiation this time? I guess the people in Dongdi Country won't have it easy.
Agree, we should put pressure on them during negotiations."
Li Hongtang also knew that time was urgent now and it was not the time for him to express his emotions here.
"Let's talk as we walk. Mr. Li also takes a look at Hengfu Port. It will be the naval base of our suppressing army in the future. The first thing is that we won't leave and will live here forever."
Gao Shaoyi pointed to the beautiful scenery in the distance. Although there are still traces of war, I have to say that the scenery here is good. Of course, the most important thing is the strategic location. As long as the Suppression Army leaves a fleet here, it will be like
There is a thorn in the throat of Dongdi Country. Now we have no way to fully occupy Dongdi Country, but it is quite possible to occupy such a place.
"Do you want to designate this place as the first concession of our Daqian Empire?"
Li Hongtang did not show surprise, because Gao Shaoyi always does things like this. As long as we have the upper hand, we must get enough benefits. Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the officers and soldiers who fought bravely to suppress the captives?
"Master Zhongtang is wrong. I don't want a concession, but I want them to cede this place to us. From now on, this will be the Hengfu Mansion of the Daqian Dynasty, the only overseas territory at present."
Gao Shaoyi's words surprised Li Hongtang. You must know that concession land and ceded land are completely different. The nominal land holding rights in the concession land are still in the hands of the original suzerain country, but if the land is ceded, then It has nothing to do with the overlord country.
"Is this too serious? Will it force Dongdi to jump over the wall?"
Li Hongtang said with some worry, Dongdi Kingdom still has an army of millions. Although the navy has been completely lost, if Dongdi Kingdom fights with us, it will not be easy for us to handle now. After all, there is still the matter of the Rakshasa Empire. , if we can deal with the Rakshasa Empire's naval fleet, we can fight them here.
"They have to bow their heads under our roof, and after going through this incident, they can also let Western countries treat us well, and not look at us like before. I don't care about this land, what I care about is The status of the entire Daqian Empire and the status of the suppressing army."
Gao Shaoyi has been thinking about this matter for a long time. It is indeed the same as what Li Hongtang said. If you only want a piece of concession land, it should be easy to negotiate, but if you want to cede this land, some things will not be so easy. Already.
Gao Shaoyi also wanted to do this to improve the international status of the Daqian Empire. In the next long period of time, Gao Shaoyi will do a lot of business with Western countries. If our industry wants to catch up, purchasing is an easy task. channels, but many technical personnel are unwilling to come to the Daqian Empire. They think that the Daqian Empire is a backward country, not much better than a colony.
But if we completely defeat the Dongdi Kingdom, then the position of the Dongdi Kingdom can be replaced by us. The cession of land is a very important symbol. At that time, it can also attract some Western capable people and help the Daqian Empire to enhance its international status. status.
"It is true that I am not as far-sighted as you, but if you must cede this land, you will have to make concessions in other aspects."
Li Hongtang is an expert in diplomacy. Now that Gao Shaoyi has decided to do this, we really need to make concessions in other aspects.
"Currently, we still have several concessions from the Dongdi Kingdom in our country. We can negotiate with them on this condition and we will not take them back for the time being..."
Li Hongtang was confused by what Gao Shaoyi said. Why not take this opportunity to take it all back?