The other ministers also frowned. This loss was really unimaginable. It turned out that the wars were all fought on the territory of the Daqian Empire, so their losses were minimal, just some military expenditures.
Now that the battlefield is on the mainland, thousands of silver coins may be lost with every artillery shell falling, so the war must stop. If the war continues like this, the coastal economy will collapse. If the economy collapses, a The country is finished.
"But it is really unbearable for me to accept the compensation of 200 million silver coins..."
After about ten minutes, this guy uttered his first sentence, and the people around him heard it. Although the emperor was still unwilling, he was more relaxed than before, and now we are still Is there any other choice? The Dakan Empire's fleet may be dispatched at any time, and Yawata City is an example.
Now Yawata City has lost hundreds of millions of silver coins. Of course, this is just the beginning. It is said that a large number of transport ships have arrived. These bastards will definitely evacuate the entire city. It took us several years to build this industrial base. The treasury funds of Dongdi Kingdom will be empty in the future if they target other cities.
Hengfu Port Negotiation Location.
When Taro Kaga came out of the telegraph room, he felt that his whole body had no strength. Even a breeze could blow this guy up.
When he received the telegram just now, his heart was in his stomach, but at the same time he also felt a deep sense of humiliation.
Dongdi Kingdom is different from other great powers. Apart from the mainland, there are no redundant colonies. Therefore, even if there are any losses, it can only be borne by the local people. There are 200 million silver coins here. If they pay If you go out, you will be robbing all the people in Dongdi Kingdom.
"We agree to pay war reparations, but hope to pay them in installments..."
"I'm afraid not, we don't accept this form. The last time we paid you compensation, we also hoped to pay it back within many years, but you didn't believe in the repayment ability of our Daqian Empire, so you asked us to pay it in one lump sum, and we also The idea is that you must pay compensation within a month, and after the negotiation is over, pay 30 million silver coins at a time. If the requirements are not met, we will treat it as an armistice agreement has not been reached."
Li Hongtang then interrupted him. This feeling was so refreshing. It turns out that when negotiating with foreigners, we had to wait for the foreigners to finish what they said. We had to break apart and knead every word in it. I am broken, I want to understand what it means before I can speak, otherwise it will bring us a lot of disasters.
Nowadays, there is no need to think about this at all. I am strong, I have a big fist, I am the big brother at the negotiating table, and you people have to listen to what I say.
Gao Shaoyi is an example of a white wolf with nothing. He borrowed so much from Westerners, how could you be allowed to pay in installments? The most important thing is to get the money into your own hands. If you are allowed to pay in installments, who knows what will happen in the future? What is the situation?
"But our country simply cannot afford so much money. If we are really asked to spend so much money, our national finances will go bankrupt. A relinquished Dongdi government may not be in line with your interests. If there is a new government, they will not recognize this compensation."
Taro Kaga said a little sadly. He is the Minister of the Interior and is very aware of the financial situation of Dongdi. Currently, there are only 60 million silver coins in the national treasury. Although some taxes will be put into the treasury soon, the total is only 100 million.
The difference between silver coins and this number is too big, so it must be paid in installments.
"If this is really the case, it is not impossible, but you also understand that the interest on installment payment is very high. You must listen to us in terms of interest, otherwise you will never be able to pay in installments."
Just as Li Hongtang was about to speak, Gao Shaoyi, who was standing by the window, also spoke. Li Hongtang and Zhu Jiugong glanced at each other. What did Gao Shaoyi mean? Our installment farce has just ended, are we going to let the people of Dongdi take advantage as well? But
Gao Shaoyi is not such a person either.
Of course, there has been a tradition for a long time that when the commander-in-chief of the Suppression Army speaks, even if others have doubts in their minds, others will not say anything more and will just wait until the incident is over before explaining, so Li Hongtang and
Zhu Jiugong suppressed the question marks. Gao Shaoyi was the commander-in-chief of the suppressing army. He would do whatever he said, so as not to make outsiders laugh.
"May I ask, Mr. Guo, how is the interest calculated?"
A smile appeared on Taro Kaga's face, but at the same time there was a trace of worry. These people in front of him are all wolves who eat people without spitting out their bones. Even if they give you some preferential policies, they will not make you live comfortably.
, especially in terms of interest rates, I’m afraid it has to catch up with loan sharks.
"The annual interest is 25%. You can decide how many years to repay the loan. Of course, you can do this if you only have 100 million silver coins. You must collect the other 100 million silver coins as required. If you can't get it together, then
Don't blame me for being merciless, even if it's your debt of 100 million silver coins, you must have collateral."
After Gao Shaoyi finished speaking, Li Hongtang and Zhu Jiugong calmed down a little. They already knew that Gao Shaoyi was not a loser. The annual interest rate was 25%, which was almost the same as a loan shark, but this borrowing interest rate was still tolerable.
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In terms of interest, Taro Kaga couldn't say anything more. He also knew that it would be useless to say this result. Even if it could affect it, I'm afraid the other party would also put forward other conditions, but he didn't know what the collateral they were talking about was.
"Please tell me, Lord, what items we want to use as collateral?"
Taro Kaga had an uneasy feeling in his heart. He knew that this mortgage was definitely not an ordinary thing, but he didn't know which piece of land Gao Shaoyi had chosen, or it was a relatively precious thing in Dongdi, which could be worth 100 million silver coins.
But now I don’t know anything that can be so expensive.
"Nothing. Your country cast a jade seal three hundred years ago. It is said to be very precious. I just want to hold it in my hand and play with it. If you put this thing here, I will return it to you in three years.
, of course it depends on your repayment..."
After Gao Shaoyi's words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked...