"Brother Ali, the Timur Khanate must not lose the son of Balitu Mianma Suhu!"
Brother Ali introduced his identity seriously, hoping to attract the other party's attention and gain some bargaining chips in the negotiation.
In the Timur Khanate, Tu Mian was not only an official of ten thousand households, but also a prince.
Bie Shi Bali has a larger sphere of influence than the Black Sheep Kingdom and the Aries Kingdom. It is nominally a province of the Timur Khanate, but in fact it is more like a tribal alliance system.
In a sense, it can be considered an independent regime dependent on the Timur Khanate.
This is also the bargaining chip used by Ma Suhu to start negotiations. I can rely on Timur or Daming, it just depends on who gives more!
Chen Mao looked at the young man in front of him with a cold expression and said: "My surname is Chen and my given name is Mao. I am the Duke of Jun in the Ming Dynasty. I guard the Hami Guard by imperial edict. I am hereditary."
After being conveyed by the translator, Alibaba put his right palm on his left chest and bowed his head in salute to express his intention.
"Excuse me, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty has already arrived in Hami, why don't you come to negotiate in person? This would show your sincerity."
Chen Mao said bluntly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed in Hami, but you are not qualified to see the Crown Prince."
These words were said without politeness, but Brother Ali was not anxious or annoyed because he had already prepared for it.
Since you are here to negotiate, you must do some homework beforehand.
With his own identity, Chen Mao had already gained face by coming to negotiate in person. It didn't matter whether he met the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty or not. He just wanted to confirm whether the Ming Dynasty really wanted to send troops.
Because Daming's attitude will directly determine his next choice, whether to fight or make peace, but he must not make a mistake.
"Your Excellency Duke Jun, let's get down to business!"
Seeing that the other party was so direct, Chen Mao was not polite and said: "Tell me, what are your requirements?"
Ali Buge said: "There has never been a large-scale conflict between the Timur Khanate and the Ming Dynasty. Why are they so mobilized today and even the crown prince himself went to conquer it?"
After hearing this, Chen Mao was so angry that he laughed and said: "The crown prince's personal expedition is naturally because our emperor is besieged by your army. I think you are young, how can you be more confused than me?"
Ali Buge defended: "From the beginning to the end, you have been waging war and constantly challenging the bottom line of our Timur Khanate. Let's start with Tehran. It was our territory, but it was forcibly occupied by your emperor. This It was you who started everything!"
“Tehran is your territory?”
Chen Mao couldn't help but laugh and said: "You call him and see if he agrees?"
"Your Excellency Duke Jun, you are being unreasonable!"
"If I were unreasonable, I would have kicked you out a long time ago. How can I be so polite to you?"
Alibaba had no choice but to explain: "The name Tehran comes from the Persian word Ragha, which is enough to show that this place was part of the Persian dynasty a long time ago."
Chen Mao waved his hand and said: "Not to mention whether the above statements are based on evidence, even if Tehran used to belong to the Persian state, what does it have to do with your Timur Khanate?"
Hearing this, Brother Alibaba was startled for a moment, and then said: "The great conqueror of Central Asia, Timur the Great, spent thirty years conquering the east and the north, and established a huge khanate that encompassed the entire territory of Persia. From the right of ownership,
Generally speaking, all the territories of the ancient Persian dynasty belonged to the Khanate."
"What's your point?"
Chen Mao felt that this young man seemed to be a little confused, so he said: "Your Timur Khanate has no inheritance relationship with the Persian Dynasty. Moreover, ancient Persia perished two thousand years ago, and the only ones left are the Persians and the Persians."
Persian."
"Over the past two thousand years, times have changed. Many dynasties have appeared in that land. The Parthian dynasty and the Sasanian dynasty are just passing clouds. The same is true for your Timurid Khanate. Don't imagine yourself as the chosen one.
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"You just said that you conquered all the territories by force. However, Tehran is not under your actual control, so why should it be under your jurisdiction?"
Alibaba realized he was wrong and said: "At least from a geographical point of view, Tehran is located closer to the Timur Khanate, so it should be more appropriate for the Khanate to govern it."
Chen Mao said lightly: "From a geographical point of view, the Timur Khanate is also very close to the Ming Dynasty!"
Brother Alibu broke into a cold sweat on his back. After a long time, he said: "Your Excellency, Mr. Jun Guo, is there nothing to talk about anymore?"
"If you want to talk, I can accompany you. However, I advise you not to waste your time!"
"Okay then, let's talk about Ming's demands."
Chen Mao suddenly asked: "Are you here today on behalf of the Timur Khanate or on behalf of Bie Shi Bali?"
Brother Alibaba frowned and asked: "Bishi Bali is part of the Timur Khanate, what's the difference?"
"The difference is huge!"
Chen Mao shook his head, and then said: "If you represent the Timur Khanate, I have only one sentence, either surrender now, or see you on the battlefield!"
Brother Alibu had a thought and asked: "What should I say if I represent Don't lose Bali?"
Chen Mao said: "My Ming Dynasty is a kingdom in heaven, and it benefits all directions. It has never been an enemy of the surrounding foreign countries. Moreover, it will also give various rewards. You should have heard about it, right?"
Brother Ali Bu thought to himself, those small foreign countries that were related to you are gone, and they have all been included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they will not be enemies with you.
"Please, Your Excellency Duke Jun, please speak more clearly."
Chen Mao nodded and continued: "If Ming Dynasty reopens the Silk Road and opens up the trade routes between the East and the West, do you know what it will mean to you?"
"Mean...what?"
"Don't lose Bali and occupy half of the Western Region. When the trade route is opened, what do you think it means?"
Brother Ali suddenly lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
Like other grassland tribes, the Beishibali people all rely on agriculture and animal husbandry to make a living. Because of the harsh climate and poor water and grass, the local people are very poor, so poor that they don't even have oil or water.
If the Ming Dynasty reopened the Silk Road, by then, this trade road would run through Beelse Bali.
What does trade route mean?
Money!
Trade, commerce, is money!
Before that, the best preparation he made was that Ming promised to surrender the father and son with gold and silver.
Everyone likes gold and silver, but if you want to make money, you have to spend it.
As the leader of Bie She Bali, getting money is not a problem. Even if the people don't have money, they can still go to the surrounding tribes to plunder, or reach out to the Khan to get it.
Therefore, if Ming's promise was only gold and silver, it would not be too tempting.
Besides gold and silver, there is only power.
However, in front of the two armies, who knows which words are true and which words are false?
Even if you make a promise now, what can you do if the situation comes to an end?
Before this negotiation, Masuhu and his son discussed for a long time.
They thought about all the possible answers from the Ming army, and then carefully studied which words were trustworthy and which words were not trustworthy, and how to deal with any situation. They were fully prepared.
At the negotiation table, Brother Ali also acted according to his father's instructions. However, things suddenly went beyond expectations, leaving him at a loss.
No gold or silver was promised, no official position was promised, not even a kind word was said.
Just by reopening the trade route, everything immediately becomes different.
Just imagine, if things are true as what the other party said, and the Silk Road reconnects the East and the West, what changes will it bring to Besropali?
You can plant whatever land you want, graze whatever you want, just sit at home and count the money!
After a long time, Brother Alibaba raised his head and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to go back and discuss it with my father before I make a reply."
Chen Mao stretched out three fingers and said lightly: "Three days."
"What?"
"You have three days to think about it. If there is no reply after three days, we will only see you on the battlefield."
Brother Alibu's expression changed drastically and he said: "Three days is too little, how about a month?"
"It's only three days, no negotiation."
"Half a month?"
"Three days!"
"Ten days?"
"Three days!"
"Five days, five days is enough, right? It will take me two days to go back from here, and three days is not enough!"
Brother Alibu looked very anxious, because deep down in his heart he did not want a war.
Although Daming's promise was just empty promises, it was really too tempting.
What Ming Dynasty can give, Abu Saiza will never be able to give in his lifetime.
Chen Mao said: "This journey can be done by riding a fast horse for a day and a night. It will give you a day to discuss, and then a day and a night to return here, which is enough."
"It's too busy to travel day and night, can you..."
"The war is imminent and life and death are at stake. Do you still want to have a good night's sleep?"
Brother Alibu had no choice but to say: "The matter is too big and it affects the future of hundreds of thousands of people in Bali. I'm worried that my father can't make up his mind either. Please give me two days of grace."
Chen Mao lowered his face and said: "A real man must decide whether to surrender or to fight. What is there to hesitate about?"
Brother Alibu seemed to be touched by these words. He gritted his teeth and said, "Just three days, wait until I come back!"
Chen Mao then said: "This is what a man should be like, I'm waiting for you!"
Brother Alibu saluted solemnly, and then left in a hurry with others.
Chen Maoze returned to the prince and told the negotiation process in detail.
Zhu Jianshen opened his two small eyes and asked, "Is this all right?"
Chen Mao replied: "Your Highness, please rest assured that there will be a reply within three days."
Zhu Jianshen looked at Yu Qian and asked: "Yu Shangshu, are we... not going to fight anymore?"
Yu Qian stepped forward and said: "We still have to fight, but not now."
"Why?"
Yu Qian looked at Chen Mao and continued: "Dong Jun has made it very clear to the other party that cooperation is a win-win situation. Ma Suhu is not a fool, so he will naturally understand the truth."
Chen Mao said: "The other party will definitely agree to surrender after weighing the pros and cons."
"Just tell them that I will reopen trade routes in the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it necessary to promise some gold, silver, or official positions?"
After all, Zhu Jianshen was only ten years old, and his biggest hobby was making inventions, so he didn't know much about it.
Chen Mao said: "The premise of all negotiations is strong strength. Your Highness personally leads the army to set off. Don't lose the troops in Bali. They can't stop it. The other party comes to negotiate and also wants to maximize some benefits. What else can be compared in the world?"
Wouldn't it be more tempting to open a trade route?"
Zhu Jianshen said with a vague understanding: "What should we do next? Should we continue to negotiate with Timur Khan?"
Chen Mao said: "Timur Khan has no choice but to fight."
"Why is this?"
Yu Qian stepped forward and explained: "This Timur Khan is equivalent to the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and Ma Suhu is just a prince and noble guarding one side, just like Duke Jun. If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, Duke Jun can still surrender."
Keep your own glory and wealth, but the emperor cannot surrender, otherwise there will be only death."
Chen Mao became anxious and said angrily: "Yu Qian, what did you say?"
"Don't be impatient, Duke Jun. I'll just give you an example..."
"Why don't you use yourself as an analogy?"
"I'm not a duke guarding one side. It's inappropriate to compare myself to myself!"
"Is this suitable for me?"
"Mr. Jun Guo, calm down, anger will harm your body!"
Yu Qian could only apologize with a smile, and then said: "Your Highness, what I mean is that at any time, as ministers, we have a way out, but the emperor has no way out, and His Highness the prince has no way out. Because of this, as a king, we cannot have a way out." Any chance of success. Failure to do so will result in failure. Every major event and every war must be treated with caution, and complete plans must be made in advance. Remember not to underestimate the enemy!"
Zhu Jianshen scratched his head and said: "What Yu Shangshu said is a bit profound. I will write it down first and understand it slowly in the future."
Yu Qian secretly sighed. His Royal Highness the Prince usually hangs out with people from the Academy of Sciences. Although science and technology can rejuvenate the country, the way of monarch and minister has been abandoned.
If one day, the Ming Dynasty was invaded by foreign enemies and troops came to the city, Bei Lin or Tong Xuan and others would definitely not teach these principles. Instead, they would say to the prince, I will make you a machine gun and you can use it to tutu.
Times have really changed!
However, no matter how the times change, a king must be clear about his identity and the responsibilities on his shoulders.
Today's Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be. If we capture the Ottomans and then connect the entire Western Region, our territory will cover almost half of the world.
As the empire's territory continues to expand, various problems will follow.
If it is not handled properly, it will be like Jiaozhi during the Xuande period, with chaos after chaos, and finally giving up.
There is definitely no problem with the Emperor's civilized and military strategies, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't seem to be very interested in running the country, which makes it difficult...
Zhu Jian thought for a while and then said: "Dong Jun, Yu Shangshu, what should we do now?"
Chen Mao said: "The army is assembled and ready to go!"
Zhu Jianshen asked: "Didn't you say... that the other party would compromise?"
Chen Mao replied: "Your Highness, please remember that nothing is perfect in this world. Just now, Yu Shangshu said that you must prepare in advance and take various preventive measures, so that you can fight without danger."
Zhu Jianshen nodded and said, "I remember what the two Qings said. When can we see our father?"
Yu Qian and Chen Mao looked at each other and said, "Two months at most!"