"This negotiation is just about your unilateral request from us. Don't mention anything about getting what you need!"
"If you want to take back the young master of the Scotch family, you must fully accept our conditions!"
Li Guangyuan is very talented in negotiation. With a few words, he turned a negotiation in which both sides were evenly matched into one where his side took the initiative.
"First, you must release all Chinese in your hands, including all craftsmen and coolies!"
"Second, you must immediately withdraw your troops, return to Manila City, and promise not to invade our territory again!"
"Third, you must leave all the weapons, muskets, swords, and spears in your hands!"
"Fourth, you have to pay us a ransom of 10,000 Spanish silver dollars for the hostages!"
"Fifth, the Scotch family must compensate us and other Chinese miners for all the losses they suffered during the period when they were robbed from the mines, and repay the back wages owed to the miners."
"Sixth, the Scotch family must pay a certain amount of silver dollars to the Chinese miners who died of illness, exhaustion, or were beaten to death by supervisors in the mine, as well as pay disability compensation to all Chinese miners who were disabled in the mine!"
"Seventh, the leader of the Scotch family must publicly apologize to the Chinese people like us who have been exploited in the mines for a long time!"
Li Guangyuan stated a total of seven conditions, his attitude was very strong, and his tone was unquestionable.
Although he knew that it was impossible to get the other party to fully agree to his conditions.
But if the other party doesn't agree, that doesn't stop him from bringing it up!
Negotiation, to put it bluntly, is essentially doing business. Bargaining, demanding high prices and paying back on the spot are normal operations.
The Spanish envoy looked ugly and refused.
"This is impossible!"
"It is absolutely impossible for a noble Spaniard to agree to such conditions!"
Li Guangyuan spoke again and ordered.
"Cut people to sacrifice the flag!"
Spanish envoy: "..."
He is so mentally broken!
Li Guangyuan on the opposite side is always ready to cut down the human sacrifice flag, and has no intention of negotiating at all. How can he negotiate?!
The two sides argued with each other for a long time, and finally reached a consensus after both sides made concessions.
The Ming Liberation Army released three hostages.
The Spanish released all Chinese in their hands and paid 10,000 silver dollars to the Ming Dynasty's Liberation Army.
Including ransom and so-called salary, disability compensation, and death benefits!
He also promised to withdraw his troops and would not invade the territory of the Liberation Army in the future.
Other conditions were not agreed to!
The reason why the Spaniards agreed to these conditions of the Ming Liberation Army was because they were sure that they would defeat the Liberation Army on the battlefield in a short time.
They feel that as long as they can defeat the Liberation Army, the silver dollars they give out now can be recovered later!
Therefore, Capello was not stingy with money in exchange for his son!
As for releasing all Chinese, Oscar and others have the same idea.
They were confident that they would be able to capture the people after defeating the Liberation Army.
As for withdrawing troops and not attacking again.
Haha, if you keep your word, you have to deal with people. Do pagans count as people?
…
As the agreement was reached, the two sides began to exchange money and hostages.
Some of the Liberation Army soldiers carried boxes of silver coins and the released Chinese, and retreated into the mine.
The three hostages held by the Liberation Army were also handed over to the Spanish.
Yada was supported by two Spanish soldiers on one side and the other on the right. The fear on his face still remained.
He thought he was going to die today!
I didn’t expect to be saved!
Yada vowed that he would make Zhu Hongyu pay the price for cutting off three of his fingers.
After Yada left the Liberation Army formation, he turned around and said fiercely to Zhu Hongyu in the formation.
"I will make you, a lowly pig, pay the price!"
The soldiers of the Liberation Army beside Zhu Hongyu raised their guns and aimed at the rude Yada, preparing to pull the trigger and shoot him into a hornet's nest.
Zhu Hongyu raised his hand to stop him.
"Don't do anything, let him go!"
"This general is not the kind of person who doesn't keep his word, even to the enemy!"
Reputation seems useless on the surface, but it is the most indispensable quality for those who achieve great things.
People cannot stand without faith!
Only when a person has credibility can people be willing to listen and believe what he says.
Zhu Hongyu always talks about credibility with his enemies, and people around him will think, since the general and his enemies always keep their word, how can he deceive them?
Only everyone in the Liberation Army believed from the bottom of their hearts in the promise and pie drawn by Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu's ability to make promises was not just an empty promise, but became the carrot that dangled in front of everyone in the movement to restore the Ming Dynasty!
Only the entire Liberation Army would sacrifice their lives for the sake of the wealth and glory promised by Zhu Hongyu for a hundred generations.
Only in this way can Zhu Hongyu see the day when the Tartars are driven out and China is restored.
This is the reason why Shang Yang wanted to move Mu Lixin before the reform.
For Shang Yang, if he wants to change the law, the first thing he needs to do is to establish his own credibility!
The same is true for Zhu Hongyu. He also wants to create a character for himself who is true to his word in the hearts of everyone!
…
As the hostages were exchanged and the ransom paid, the atmosphere on the battlefield became solemn again.
Capello looked at his son's left hand that was missing three fingers and was furious.
"Mr. Oscar, please give the order. I want to kill all those damn Chinese rebels!"
Oscar nodded and said.
"Of course!"
"As God's people, the Spaniards will never yield to the pagans!"
Spanish soldiers formed a large square formation and advanced towards the Liberation Army.
Zhu Hongyu also directed the battle quickly and calmly. The musketeers in the front row of the Liberation Army checked their muskets and lit the match ropes.
The distance between the two sides keeps getting closer!
The faces of the soldiers of the Liberation Army who had not experienced much battle clearly showed timidity, but Zhu Hongyu stood in front of everyone and loudly issued instructions one after another.
"The front row musketeers are ready to fire in three rows!"
"The enemy approaches fifty meters before firing!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu's high-pitched and powerful voice injected strength into the Liberation Army.
They all know that the general is beside them and stands with them!
For a newly formed army, the general's lead is a necessary means to maintain military morale.
The two sides are gradually approaching, already less than 200 meters away!
Zhu Hongyu ordered loudly.
"Send people in front of the formation to lure and shoot!"
In the Liberation Army formation, several brave soldiers who were not afraid of death took the order, jumped out of the formation with muskets on their backs, and strode fifty meters in front of the Spanish formation.
He aimed his gun at the Spaniard opposite and pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several gunshots were fired in succession, and as the smoke filled the air, some people in the Spanish formation were shot and fell to the ground.
But the quality of the Spanish soldiers was clearly demonstrated. Even if they were shot at, no one would pull the trigger and fight back within the specified distance!
Zhu Hongyu sighed, knowing that his plan had failed.
He sent people to shoot at close range in front of the Spaniards' formation, luring the Spaniards to fire.
As long as one person could not withstand the pressure of being shot in the face and opened fire, the musketeers in the Spanish square would be useless.