The first thousand three hundred and eighty-eight chapters real money
Gao Jie is not stupid. Not only is he not stupid, he actually has a good mind for negotiation. When he came to Bianliang, his purpose was firstly to do business with the Song Dynasty, and secondly, he wanted to use the horses that the Song Dynasty needed most to build a good relationship with the Song Dynasty.
, he completed these two tasks perfectly at that time, which shows...
When he first met Li Qi, he saw that Li Qi was so enthusiastic and had high hopes in return. Little did he know that Li Qi changed his subject and said nothing about official matters, which was like giving him a slap in the face.
Who is Li Qi? He is famously shrewd, and whether it is the civil strife in Dali or the invasion of Jiaozhi, it must have been directed by Li Qi. How could Li Qi not know the purpose of his coming here? However, Li Qi said
Not mentioning official business made Gao Jie think that Li Qi had rejected him.
Li Qi looked down at Gao Jie, who was sitting on the ground, with a narrow smile flashing in his eyes. This man was so smart that he was misled by his cleverness. He quickly stretched out his hand and said: "Brother Gao, I'm really sorry, is this the chair I have here?"
It’s too narrow.”
This chair is too narrow. I'm obviously scared of you. Gao Jie was about to say no, but Li Qi immediately said: "Come here, please change my brother Gao to a wider chair."
"yes."
Soon the soldiers changed a chair for Gao Jie, and the food was also served.
Gao Jie traveled all night and didn't even eat dinner. He was really hungry at first, but now when he looked at the table full of food, he really didn't even feel like picking up his chopsticks.
Li Qi pretended to be curious: "What? The food doesn't suit your appetite?"
"Oh, no, no."
Gao Jie was startled and quickly picked up his chopsticks, but he suddenly put the chopsticks down in mid-air and said to Li Qi: "King Yanyun, actually---I came here today to ask King Yanyun for something."
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Damn it! This looks like someone asking for help! Li Qi patted his chest and said, "Brother Gao has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. As a brother, I will definitely help you."
"Thank you, King Yanyun."
Gao Jie had no time to discuss the issue of seniority with Li Qi. As long as Li Qi can agree, he can call me dad! He said sarcastically: "That's it. I believe King Yanyun also knows about my situation in Dali."
When Li Qi heard this, he deliberately pretended to avoid suspicion and said calmly: "I've heard a little bit about it."
Have you heard anything? You are behind this. I am afraid you know better than me. Gao Jie cursed secretly, but said: "Now our Gao family is desperate, and we hope that King Yanyun can help.
,Save my Gao family."
Li Qi pondered for a moment, feeling very puzzled: "If it's Brother Gao who asks you for help privately, I won't hesitate to protect you, but if you want to protect your entire family, alas, you also know the relationship between Zhengyan and our Emperor.
Relationship, this matter is not easy to handle."
Gao Jie said hurriedly: "I know all this, but this is just the friendship between the Duan family and Your Majesty. We, the Gao family, have also had many contacts with your country, and we have never had any bad relations. Now we don't ask for anything else, we just hope
King Yanyun can protect my family, that's all."
The implication is that they don't want any position or power, as long as they can save their lives.
You idiot, hurry up and bribe me. If you don't show some sincerity, even if I want to help you, I can't do it. Because this violates the principle of asking for help and is really unethical. Li Qi sighed and tilted his head slightly
Go and rub your chin with a very embarrassed expression.
Gao Jie didn't know what Li Qi was thinking, and he felt uneasy. Because he thought Li Qi had politely rejected him earlier, he didn't dare to bargain. He could only throw out the bottom line and said: "King Yanyun, if you can take action Save him, and we will definitely pay him back later."
Isn't this just right? If you say a hundred good words, it would be more practical to give Guangyuan money. Li Qi coughed slightly, and he became more energetic and said: "Brother Gao, what you said is actually very good, no matter if it's me personally , Our Emperor has no grudges against you, the Gao family. It was the Emperor’s decision that we help Duan Zhengyan. The key lies in Jiaozhi, not against you. I am just following orders. To be honest, I actually I have never thought about doing anything to you, the Gao family, and I even want to be friends with you, the Gao family. My purpose is actually very simple, which is to regain Jiaozhi. Anyone who is a friend of Jiaozhi is my enemy."
There is drama.
Gao Jie felt mixed emotions in his heart. You are a bit too snobbish. I didn't mention the generous reward earlier, but you didn't even bother to say anything. As soon as I agreed to the generous reward, you immediately changed my mind. But Gao Jie also heard that Li Qi There is something in his words, which is to warn them not to think of taking refuge in Jiaozhi, otherwise, no one will be able to protect you by then. I am secretly glad that I did not choose to directly settle in Shenglong Mansion. He immediately showed his loyalty and said: "Please don't worry, King Yanyun." , we have severed ties with Cochin."
"Yeah?"
Li Qi smiled half-heartedly and said, "But as far as I know, you are accompanied by 20,000 Cochin soldiers."
Gao Jie quickly explained: "That was just forced by the Duan family. As long as King Yanyun agrees to protect us, we can offer the 20,000 Jiaozhi soldiers."
When disaster strikes, they all fly away. What they say is indeed true. Li Qi sighed secretly in his heart.
Seeing that Li Qi was silent, Gao Jie said again: "King Yanyun, we came here this time and brought a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry. We are willing to give all this money to King Yanyun."
A large amount? I don't like this word very much. Maybe you think it's a lot and I think it's a little. That's possible. Li Qi said with a very calm expression: "Really? That's not necessary. I'm not short of money, so I'll keep it." You can use it yourself, you don’t need money for any of your basic necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation.”
Gao Jie understood clearly this time. Li Qi looked down on them and disliked the lack of money. He said with an arrogant look: "King Yanyun is joking. If this is just food, clothing, housing and transportation, we won't be able to use it up even if it takes a hundred lifetimes."
Li Qi took a sharp breath. He liked Gao Jie's arrogance very much. His eyes shone with light and he asked, "Really or not?"
Gao Jie said: "As long as King Yanyun agrees to protect our Gao family, we are willing to offer 500,000 taels of gold, 500,000 bolts of silk cloth, and 1 million taels of silver to express our feelings."
No---no, I heard it right, five hundred thousand taels of gold and one million taels of silver. Li Qi blinked and thought to himself, Dali is not a big country, but it has a lot of money.
As everyone knows, although Dali is small, there are no tigers or monkeys in the mountains to call them kings. The small countries in the south have to pay tribute to them every year. There are also many gold and silver mines in Dali, and the surrounding trade is very developed.
Moreover, this number does sound like a lot at first, but you must know that the Gao family moved the entire Dali treasury. Dali is also a country after all.
In fact, at the peak of the Song Dynasty, the treasury's annual revenue alone was 160 million guan. Even in the Southern Song Dynasty, when half of the country was lost, the treasury's fiscal revenue was as high as 100 million guan. As far as the Central Plains dynasty was concerned, it was not until the 21st century.
It has not been surpassed. In this way, compared with the Song Dynasty, Dali is actually a slum.
Having said that, if this money is given as a gift, it is still very considerable!
"Are you sure you didn't say an extra ten thousand words?" Li Qi clicked his tongue.
Gao Jie suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said: "Of course not - of course not, how dare I deceive King Yanyun."
It's hard not to get rich this time! Li Qi laughed, patted Gao Jie on the shoulder and said, "I deeply feel your thoughts."
Villain! Absolute villain! Gao Jie cursed in his heart, but had to cater to him: "What do you mean by King Yanyun?"
Fuck! You guys are so thoughtful. How can I refuse! Really. Li Qi pretended to ponder for a while and said: "I have said before that our Song Dynasty has no intention of killing you all. The key lies in Duan
Zhengyan. He definitely can’t tolerate you."
Gao Jie said: "But Duan Zhengyan is relying on you now. How dare he not listen to just a word from you, King Yanyun?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "That's right. But if I protect you, I will be breaking my promise. It doesn't matter if I break my promise. The most important thing is that our emperor nodded."
Gao Jie was confused again when he heard this. Are you agreeing or not? You can't just take money but also life. If that's the case, then we would rather throw all the money into the sea.
Li Qi secretly glanced at Gao Jie and saw that he was almost confused, so he continued: "Fortunately, our emperor only asked me to help the Duan family as much as possible, and did not ask us to kill them all. This is Duan Zhengyan's business, so I guarantee you
If you do, you have not broken your promise and I can protect your lives, but I have a condition."
Gao Jie was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "What are the conditions?"
Li Qidao: "Do you think this will work? First of all, you must control the 20,000 Jiaozhi soldiers as a signal for your surrender to the Song Dynasty, so that I can speak to the emperor and face Duan Zhengyan.
There are also excuses. Secondly, you can never stay here in the south anymore. Duan Zhengyan will definitely not agree. I ask the emperor to grant you the Gao family and move your family to Bianliang or Luoyang, or even Damingfu.
, I don’t want to hide it from you, the supreme power is definitely gone, but there is no problem in your family’s prosperity.”
At this time, the Gao family was already in a desperate situation. How could they dare to ask for too much? He nodded hurriedly and said: "Okay, okay, okay, on behalf of our Gao family, I would like to thank King Yanyun, thank you very much King Yanyun."
Alas, this is all controlled by me. It took me a long time to do it, but the other party still has to thank me, md. It seems that I am born to be a good person! Li Qi said generously: "Hey, what I can do is actually very limited. It can be done with just a little effort.
What’s the big deal?”
Next, the two discussed the details of the surrender in detail. The key was how to deal with the soldiers in Jiaozhi. Gao Jie proposed to kill them all, but Li Qi immediately rejected it. Twenty thousand people, what a pity to kill!
After some discussion, it was finally decided to let Gao take a preemptive strike and control the 20,000 Jiaozhi soldiers, and then Li Qi ordered Niu Gao to take over.
The two really talked by candlelight all night, and it was only when the sky was slightly light that they settled all the details. Due to time constraints, Gao Jie did not stay too long and rushed back to resume his duties immediately.
Li Qi personally escorted him out of the camp. After seeing Gao Jie off, he just returned to the camp when he met Zhao Jingyan, "Wow! You got up so early!"
Zhao Jingyan smiled slightly and said, "Has the Gao family sent someone here?"
Li Qi nodded.
Zhao Jingyan hurriedly asked: "How was the discussion?"
Li Qi shrugged and said, "Do you think they are qualified to negotiate with me?"
Zhao Jingyan's eyes flashed with joy and she said: "It seems that you have achieved a lot."
Li Qi clicked his tongue twice and said, "Dali is really rich. Do you know how much money they brought here?"
"How many?"
Li Qi said excitedly: "One hundred thousand taels of gold, five hundred thousand taels of silver. Tsk tsk, absolutely real gold and silver!"
Zhao Jingyan frowned and said, "That's it?"
Li Qi pretended to have an exaggerated expression and said: "Wow! Isn't this enough? You are really greedy."
Zhao Jingyan said: "Although Dali is a small country, it is not poor. Especially since the Gao family has been in power for so many years, they have made a lot of money. Moreover, they have taken out Dali's treasury this time. You want to say one million taels of gold, five
One million taels of silver is still about the same."
Li Qi cursed: "Damn! You are more ruthless than me."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "You really misreported the number."
"What a false report, don't say it so harshly, okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, the total is five hundred thousand taels of gold and one million taels of silver, I lied to you like a puppy." Li Qi said angrily.
Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes and said, "You are going too far. You want to hide 400,000 taels of gold and 500,000 taels of silver. Even Wang Fu is not as ruthless as you."
Li Qi coughed lightly and said, "Are you kidding? Do you have to take it seriously? I just want to lie on gold and sleep for a few nights to see what it feels like."
He is really stubborn. Zhao Jingyan shook her head helplessly and said: "Then what conditions did they put forward?"
Li Qidao: "What else can you do, just hope that I can protect their family?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "Then what are your plans?" She knew that Li Qi would definitely agree to them. The key is people. What will Li Qi do after the money is obtained.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Actually, even if the Gao family is penniless, I will definitely protect them."
"Why?"
"I'm not stupid enough to give up a chess piece that can very well contain the Duan family."
Zhao Jingyan's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but praise: "Actually, except for women, you have almost no weaknesses."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Then do you like this shortcoming of mine?"
Zhao Jingyan was stunned, shook her head and said, "I don't know."
Li Qi said hey: "I remember a year ago, you asked me to get rid of this habit. Now my identity is different and my tone has changed a lot. You are really hypocritical - oh no, you are very reasonable."
Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes at this guy and changed the subject: "What are you going to do next?"
"Sleep, take a deep sleep, together?"
Zhao Jingyan immediately turned around and left.
"Uh... I just said it casually, you don't need to be angry." (To be continued...)