"Third, when I am in need, your Northland information network must be used by me!"
Shen Tang ignored the shopkeeper's dying look and continued to raise his conditions! Now this is just a small town, and there is their contact point, which is enough to show how widespread their strength is. At least, it is better than when it was just developed. The Dark Night Pavilion is much stronger.
Just when the shopkeeper was about to collapse, Shen Tang finally stopped.
"You must not be able to decide on these conditions. I will leave Raoyang tomorrow and stay in Hejian Mansion for five days. If I can wait for your reply within five days, then we can continue the conversation. Go down, and if I don't get a response, I will enter Zhongdu and conduct peace talks in my own way."
"In addition, the first condition must be completed before the peace talks. If you agree to the second condition, then the first transaction must be completed before the peace talks end. As for the third condition, you must find a regular contact People, just keep in touch with me at any time. Moreover, I will not promise you anything. I will not take the initiative to sabotage the peace talks. However, I will find a way to ask the Jin Kingdom to exempt me from the Song Dynasty's annual coins and compensate me from the Sizhou of the Song Dynasty. The losses in the battle will be eliminated, and the four cities that have been occupied will be returned to the Song Dynasty."
"You should understand what this means."
"Okay, you can pass the news to your master. There is no room for negotiation on these conditions, only agreement or disagreement."
One woman is married to two, with the same conditions. Shen Tang will never mind taking advantage from both sides. Anyway, it is the loss of the Jin Kingdom, so what does it have to do with him? Moreover, only Wanyan Hao knows these conditions now. Presumably, no matter what Neither he nor Wanyanyong will spread the news. Otherwise, needless to say, the Jin Kingdom will cause chaos first. And when it comes to the real peace talks, if he wants to agree to these conditions, Wanyanyong must have already done so Be prepared to deal with it.
Although the conditions proposed by Shen Tang made the shopkeeper a little desperate, I have to say that Shen Tang's words were still extremely tempting.
Their purpose was simply not to let the Song Dynasty contain Wanyan Yong's energy and strength through peace talks between the two countries. And based on the Jin Kingdom's tradition and attitude towards the Song Kingdom, they would naturally want money and land. If it were the other way around, , I am afraid that Wan Yanyong will directly get angry and start a war.
"Okay, sir, have a good rest. I will immediately pass the news to my master and give you a reply as soon as possible." The shopkeeper said quickly, and then hurriedly left Shen Tang's room.
Early the next morning, Shen Tang and others left Raoyang City and entered Hejian Mansion.
Hejian Prefecture is already adjacent to Zhongdu, so although its terrain is not as good as that of Daimyo, its bustling level is even three points better than that of Daimyo.
First, they passed through a small town called Suning, and then officially arrived at Hejian Fufu City. After that, they had to turn north and enter Anzhou, the southernmost part of Zhongdu. However, they came from Raoyang. It only took two days. As for the distance from Hejian Mansion to Gaoyang City at the southernmost tip of Anzhou, it was only over a hundred miles away. Even if they were not in a hurry, it would only take one day to reach them.
Therefore, Shen Tang decided to stay in Hejian Mansion for two days before heading north.
After entering Hejian Mansion, everyone first found an inn to stay. Then, Shen Tang said to Li Duo and others: "Everyone, if we go further north, we will enter Zhongdu Mansion. Therefore, we will rest in Hejian Two days. In addition, you have also worked hard to travel thousands of miles to the North with me. Therefore, I have some money, and you can take the opportunity to buy one or two here. I believe that this Hejian mansion has many features of the North. It’s not a waste of time for us to go north.”
With that said, Shen Tang took out two stacks of banknotes, handed one stack to Li Duo, and handed the other stack to Wang Meng.
Although Shen Tang was traveling north as an envoy for the imperial court, how could the two daughters Liu Xiangling and Shao Muyu, who doted on their husbands and loved their husbands, bring money to Young Master Shen Tang? Shen Tang’s body was stuffed with money from both of them. One million taels of silver notes, if Shen Tang hadn't stopped it, I'm afraid it would have been even more.
Li Duo and Wang Meng looked down and saw that the banknotes in their hands were at least ten thousand taels, and the thick stack in Wang Meng's hand contained twenty or thirty. They only had 500,000 soldiers and horses, even for one year. The salary is definitely not that much.
"Sir, this is too much..." The two were shocked and frantically wanted to return the money.
Shen Tang waved his hand, "Li Duo, we will have peace talks with the Kingdom of Jin in the future, and I want you to do your best to help. It's just a small amount of money, so why refuse? As for General Wang, although you have military orders, you have to work hard and risk all the way. Follow us to Zhongdu. Our safety is all under your protection. So, these coins can be used to buy some food and drinks for the brothers. And don’t worry, these money are not the money of the court, nor are they my money. However, although I, Shen Tang, won the top prize, I still don’t have an official position. Even if I want to be corrupt, I have no way. As for the imperial court, don’t you think that the imperial court will bring us tens of thousands of dollars? About ten thousand taels of silver."
Shen Tang's words made everyone present burst into laughter. Shen Tang had already handed over the money given by the court to Li Duo, and the total amount was only tens of thousands of taels of silver. Moreover, it also included some administrative expenses.
"Okay, if that's the case, then we are ashamed to accept it. General, don't refuse, because when we return, we will still need the general to protect us!"
After receiving such a large amount of money, everyone was naturally happy. However, the happiest one among them was Wulin Da Yue, the short water girl. Before, she had said that Shen Tang and the others would take her to Zhongdu and then part ways. However, Zhongdu is already on the side. Even if she goes forward, she can only travel together for four or five days at most. If she can stay here for two more days, she can listen to Shen Tang's Journey to the West a few more times. For her, This benefit is more attractive than the money.
Entering Hejian Mansion, it was already dark. Everyone found the inn, and Wang Meng left his guard behind and led the others to the inn. After resting for the night, everyone left the inn and wandered around Hejian Mansion on the second day.
Wu Lin Dayue naturally seized the last opportunity and asked Shen Tang to give her lectures anytime and anywhere. Therefore, even though she had no interest in the market, she still left the inn and followed Shen Tang.
On the streets, there are many shops and hawkers are constantly heard. Moreover, there are not many Jin people in the market. Looking at the Song people in the street, Shen Tang almost thinks that he has returned to the Song Dynasty.
In the shops on both sides, not only the products of the Song Dynasty were dazzling, but also the characteristics of the Jin Kingdom were mixed in. However, these things were not unusual for Shen Tang, so although Shen Tang saw them interestingly, he did not buy them. .