Da Zongbo Mochi immediately promised ten million taels of silver.
Xu Zhiqiong was deeply skeptical of this, because the figure of 10 million taels was beyond the affordability of many kingdoms.
When Daxuan was operating normally, the treasury always had 80 million taels of silver and 20 to 30 million taels of gold. According to Emperor Changle, during the heyday of Daxuan, the treasury once reached 20 million taels of silver.
On such an economic basis, ten million taels of silver may really be nothing.
But this is Daxuan, not Yuxian.
How could Yu Xianguo, whose territory was torn into pieces, get ten million taels of silver?
Even if it can be obtained, can this person named Mo Chi make the decision?
Xu Zhiqiong blinked and said: "It's best to discuss this matter with Lord Dayu before making a decision."
Mo Chi smiled: "Marquis Yun, can't you trust me?"
"Ten million silver, I agreed as soon as I said yes, and I also said that five million will be sent within three days. Uncle Zong, Da Yuguo is not your family. If someone else talks about this amount to you, would you believe it?"
Don’t believe it?”
Mo Chi remained silent, but Shan Yan said from the side: "Marquis Yun, you must not know the identity of the eldest uncle."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Shan Yan in surprise.
Da Zongbo’s identity is Da Zongbo, what other identity could he have?
Shan Yan looked at Mo Chi, who nodded slightly, indicating that she could speak out.
Shan Yan said to Xu Zhiqiong: "Uncle Mo Chi is the third son of my Emperor Da Yu."
Xu Zhiqiong's eyes twitched and he stared at Mo Chi for a while.
Is he a prince?
The prince went to Daxuan to become the great uncle?
And he was sitting at the forefront of the storm when the two countries were at war with each other?
Is Yu Xianhuang really willing to give up?
Isn't he afraid that Emperor Daxuan will get angry one day and directly kill his son?
Presumably he had many sons, so he didn't mind losing one or two.
"Excuse Xu for being presumptuous, may I ask how many princes there are in your country?" Xu Zhiqiong really asked, if Emperor Yu Xian had one hundred and eighty sons, this prince might not have actual value.
This question was really presumptuous, and even Shan Yan felt a little embarrassed.
Mo Chi didn't mind, and said frankly: "The eldest brother died young, and my father only had two sons left."
There are only two sons, and one of them is given away?
Xu Zhiqiong became increasingly suspicious of this.
Mo Chi said with a smile: "If Marquis Yun still can't trust me, you might as well wait three days and wait for the five million silver to arrive before doing the screening again!"
After chatting for a while, Xu Zhiqiong resigned, returned to the palace, and told Emperor Changle the news.
Emperor Changle was very happy to learn that the other party was willing to offer 10 million taels of silver, but he was not too surprised: "Brother, I knew you were a good businessman, but this war has made a lot of money!"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Emperor Changle in confusion: "Ten million taels of silver, such a sum, are you not surprised?"
"What's so surprising about this?" Emperor Changle puffed out his chest and adjusted his hair crown, "I am the king of a country, is it possible that I haven't seen money yet?"
The king of a country can't even get the money to build river embankments now. In such a situation, it still doesn't affect the strength of your bragging pen.
Emperor Changle took a sip of tea and said: "If King Tunu said that he would take out 10 million, I would definitely not believe it. But if Emperor Yu Xian takes out 10 million, it is really not that difficult."
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Is Emperor Yuxian richer than Emperor Tunu? No matter how bad Tunu is, the territory will be intact after all."
Emperor Changle smiled and said: "Yu Xian is much richer than Tunu. Emperor Yu Xian is the orthodox authority of Suzaku. There are a large number of Suzaku cultivators in the country and a large number of secret techniques for praying for abundance.
In addition, the land in Yuxianguo is fertile and the climate is suitable. The output of one acre of land is more than twice that of our Daxuan.
This is because our Daxuan has the support of the Suzaku Palace. Compared with other countries, the output of one acre of land in Yu Xianguo is four to five times that of theirs."
Four or five times?
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "In other words, there has never been a famine in Yu Xianguo?"
"How come they have a famine? Even if one place is hit by a disaster, the food from other places can be turned over immediately. After three to five months, the new crop of food will be harvested again.
Yu Xianguo has never been short of food. In addition, the rivers in the country are intertwined and shipping is developed. Every year, the income from selling food alone is 20 to 30 million taels. Fanxiao and Lieyang countries have all bought food from them.
Our harvest was not good last year, and if the food turnover is really difficult, I will also buy some food from Yu Xian."
Xu Zhiqiong couldn't understand it even more: "If we are so wealthy, why is Yu Xian's national power so weak?"
"They have no shortage of money and food, but this country lacks two things, one is people, and the other is iron."
Yu Xian was short of iron. Xu Zhiqiong knew this. There were no iron mines in their country.
But Xu Zhiqiong couldn't understand the lack of people.
"How can there be a shortage of people in a place where there is no shortage of money or food? Isn't it the end of the world if you work hard?"
"Because they are always fighting wars. Although they have enough money and food to raise a group of young and strong men, it will take at least fifteen years. However, after a battle, 300,000 to 50,000 people will be wiped out in a few months.
Yuxian fought wars year after year, and the number of young and strong men fighting became less and less. Some families gave birth to boys and did not want to send them to the battlefield, so they all sent them to Daxuan. Most of the Suzaku cultivators in Suzaku Palace come from here."
Xu Zhiqiong held the tea cup and said: "It's not like we have to fight every year, right?"
"There are wars every year, and the Yu Xian Kingdom is torn apart. Under the power of Emperor Yu Xian, the land is the most fertile, and there are the most Suzaku cultivators, so they naturally become the losers. After years of war, there are not many men left.
We have announced that the number of men is basically equal to that of women, but in Yu Xianguo, there are nine out of ten women. At the most embarrassing time, Yu Xianguo did not allow adult men to get married?"
"What's the point? You know that there are few people, but you still don't allow men to get married?"
"Adult men must be gathered together and reserved as seed blood. Every household will go to the government every year to collect the seed. The people in Yuxian call it breeding cattle."
Poof!
Xu Zhiqiong squirted out a mouthful of tea.
There are still such things in the world.
Emperor Changle said: "Don't believe it. Not to mention the children of common people, even the eldest son of Emperor Yu Xian died on the battlefield. As the third son of the emperor, Mo Chi was a very important figure in the entire Yu Xian Kingdom even if he could not inherit the throne.
Emperor Yu Xian is willing to send him to Daxuan, which shows that he is a person who achieves great things."
Emperor Changle agreed to the business matters, but the date of delivery and dispatch of troops still needed to be discussed.
"He said he would send five million silver first, but I can't get any weapons at the moment, and the inventory of each battalion cannot be touched lightly. First, I will transfer Zhong Shen to the ascetic workshop and let the workshop start working at full capacity.
In addition, the soldiers and horses in Yunzhou have been sparse for a long time, and I don’t know what they look like, so someone needs to clean them up."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "We still have to choose a suitable person to take charge."
…
Three days later, Xu Zhiqiong arrived at the Zhuque Palace and was greeted by Mo Chi at the palace gate.
After entering the main hall, Mo Chi directly placed five million taels of silver in the hall.
There were fifty taels of official silver per ingot, two hundred ingots of silver, and a box of ten thousand taels. Five hundred boxes of silver almost filled the hall.
"Marquis Yun, can you trust Mo Chi this time?"
You can definitely trust it!
He has evidence!
Five hundred boxes of evidence are here!
Xu Zhiqiong nodded repeatedly and said: "Your Highness is true to his word. I will ask someone to inform the emperor soon and move the money to the treasury."
Mo Chi smiled: "Marquis Yun, I'm not busy at this. Let's talk about the covenant first."
Xu Zhiqiong took out the covenant and placed it in front of Mo Chi.
In three days, Emperor Changle successfully convinced the cabinet. Yan Anqing personally drafted the alliance and spelled out the details of the alliance clearly.
Regarding ordnance, it is clearly written in the covenant that 50,000 people will be delivered with ordnance within two months, and all ordnance will be delivered within five months.
Under Emperor Yu Xian, the number of combat-capable troops is only over 50,000, which is acceptable at this time.
As for sending troops, Daxuan must be given three months to assemble the army. After three months, depending on the war situation, the two families will discuss and decide on the timing of sending troops.
This condition was reasonable, but Mo Chi didn't seem satisfied.
"The covenant did not say who would lead the army."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Your Highness, we cannot talk about everything in the covenant."
Mo Chi sighed: "This is what I'm worried about. Some things were not mentioned in the covenant, but they turned into disputes in the future. The fight ended in nothing, and it was me, Da Yu, who suffered the loss. After all, you didn't announce the war.
within the territory.”
This is harsh to say, but it is indeed the case.
This was not the first time that Yu Xian formed an alliance with Daxuan, but because of his difficult situation, he always begged Daxuan to fulfill the alliance in an almost begging state.
The previous emperors had a good attitude, but in the reign of Emperor Zhaoxing, every time Yu Xian was in trouble, Emperor Zhaoxing could find a loophole in the covenant and refuse aid. Mo Chi knew that his country had suffered too much.
He was really afraid of suffering a loss.
"Marquis Yun, in my opinion, since we are sincerely forming an alliance this time, the alliance cannot just remain on paper."
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's carve a stone tablet. What do you think?"
Mo Chi said with a smile: "Marquis Yun is really funny. I want this covenant to be serious. I wonder if Da Xuan is willing to have a confrontation with me, Da Yu?"
Confront?
What does crosstalk mean?
Xu Zhiqiong brought several followers who knew diplomacy. One of the followers explained: "Exchange means exchanging protons."
Proton swap?
Is this advanced physics?
The attendant explained it again, and then Xu Zhiqiong understood what it meant.
The so-called proton exchange is to exchange hostages with each other to maintain the validity of the covenant. This is a common method of diplomacy.
Mo Chi said: "When the two countries sign an alliance, I am willing to stay in Daxuan and hand over my life to Daxuan. Will Daxuan hand over the life of a clan member to me, Dayu?"
As a prince, Mo Chi was a hostage of high worth and weight.
If Daxuan is asked to produce a hostage of equal weight, who can be produced?
No one can think of Xu Zhiqiong.
If it weren't for Daxuan's urgent need for money, and if it weren't for the threat from the Nufu Cult, Xu Zhiqiong wouldn't want to do this business.
He told the news to Emperor Changle, who unexpectedly understood Mo Chi's request.
"Yu Xianhuang has been deceived by Daxuan too many times. It is reasonable for him to want to talk to each other, but the key point is that I have no children. What should I give him in exchange?"
Emperor Changle insisted on getting the business done, so Xu Zhiqiong said helplessly: "Let's list the members of the clan one by one and see which one is worth as much as Mo Chi."
The first person on the list was Liang Jixiong, but Xu Zhiqiong denied it on the spot.
Liang Jixiong's significance to Daxuan was far greater than that of Mo Chi. If something unexpected happened, ten Mo Chi would not be able to exchange for one Liang Jixiong.
All the male members of the royal family were killed by Emperor Zhaoxing, and the next thing that could be considered was the princesses.
Among the princesses, the most prominent ones are Liang Yuyao and He Fang.
Neither of these two people should leave Daxuan, they are now an important part of the Daxuan government.
But if you don't choose one of them, the identities of the others will not match Mo Chi.
With no choice, Emperor Changle discussed it with Liang Yuyao first.
"Sixth Sister, this is what happened. You also know my difficulties. I wish I could go to Yu Xianguo and be a hostage myself.
I promise you that I will let you go for one year at most. After one year, I will personally take you back.
Sixth Sister, if you nod, you will be considered as agreeing to this matter.
Sixth sister, why are you crying...
Sixth Sister, I, I don’t want to harm you...
Sixth sister, what are you doing with the rope?
Sixth Sister, listen to me, it won’t happen, it won’t happen, why don’t you let me go?”