Regarding this negotiation, both Xixia and Jin sent old acquaintances. The person from Xixia was Richard, while the person from Jin was He Shiliebohe. ◇↓
It's just that Richard didn't expect that such bad news would come to him just after he arrived in Bianjing. When he left Xixia, he didn't know about it. This undoubtedly increased his psychological pressure and also cast a shadow on this negotiation.
A shadow.
On the contrary, Heshi Liebohe was very happy when he heard the news. He almost fainted from joy. If Wanyan Zongwang had wiped out Xixia now, there would be no need to talk about it.
Zhao Kai didn't dare to let the two people meet, otherwise they would have to fight, so he arranged for Qin Hui to meet Li Chaer at Honglu Temple, while Li Qishi met He Shiliebohe at Xiangguo Temple. However, Zhao Kai was afraid of Li Gang for a while.
Being impulsive and doing bad things, he temporarily ordered Li Gang not to participate in the negotiations, so Li Qi was left to take the lead.
In fact, Li Qi does not like such serious negotiations. He likes to negotiate in relatively quiet and relaxed environments. However, this matter is not a trivial matter. Both parties have a mission and must be treated seriously.
But among the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin, besides He Shiliebohe, there was another person. This person was the cousin of Wanyan Xilie, one of the three giants of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Xilie.
It can also be seen from this detail that Wanyan Sheng no longer trusts He Shiliebohe very much, because the relationship between Heshiliebohe and Li Qi is too complicated, including some business dealings, but He Shiliebohe
Shi Liebohe was most familiar with the situation in the Song Dynasty. For such a big matter, he must be sent to guide the way.
Therefore, when Li Qi greeted him at the door, he was too embarrassed to reminisce about old times with He Shiliebohe. Moreover, Heshiliebohe did not show any intention to do so. The two sides only exchanged a few words in a very formal manner, and then
He went inside and sat down.
"Distinguished guests, the economic construction of our two countries is now on the right track and in full swing. It can be seen that the original Yunsang Alliance was a win-win alliance!"
Li Qi first mentioned his advantages when he opened his mouth. Look, how quickly your Kingdom of Jin has revitalized with the help of me, the Song Dynasty. You must keep this in mind!
Just when Heshi Liebohe was about to nod, Wanyan Xilie on the side suddenly said: "The Privy Councilor's words are wrong. This is a win-win situation."
He is Wanyan Xilie's cousin, and he has a relatively high IQ. He is proficient in Chinese, and he will not be sent here without permission.
Li Qi snorted and said, "I wonder what General Wanyan said?"
Wanyan Xilie said: "Although we, Daikin, sell you a lot of cattle and sheep every year, and your country has recently promised to increase the number, the price seems to be a little too low."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "I don't understand this. We all buy and sell at market prices, and what we bought from you is much more expensive than Xixia, but we didn't undercut your price."
"That's the problem."
Wanyan Xilie said: "What you said is right. You did not lower our prices, but the quantity of goods you sold to us was huge. The money from selling cattle and sheep has not even stayed in my country for a while, but it has returned to your country.
Song. If this continues, we will have no money to buy, and this kind of unbalanced business will not last long."
Li Qi frowned secretly. Judging from the other party's words, he knew that this person must not be underestimated. In fact, this is the fundamental purpose of Li Qi's economic construction, to use finance to bring down Daikin. Because only the animal husbandry industry can take advantage of Daijin.
They have to take action, but they need too many things, and almost all of them are purchased from the Song Dynasty. The same was true for the Liao Kingdom at the beginning. Since the Chanyuan Alliance, the Liao Kingdom has begun to decline, and the entire country has been in an economic crisis.
, and the Song Dynasty is thriving. If it is not possible to solve the currency crisis, then there is no telling how prosperous it will be. Now the Jin Kingdom is also facing the same situation, not to mention that the Song Dynasty does not give them annual tribute, even if it is
, maybe before the middle of the year, the Song Dynasty would have made all the money back by virtue of its economic advantages.
Li Qi pondered for a while and frowned deeply: "This problem is complicated. In fact, the price of the goods we sell to you is already very cheap, and many of them are even duty-free. If it is lowered further, who will
I will also go to your country to do business, and the price of your cattle and sheep is already high enough. Of course, I also know that your cattle and sheep are indeed better than those in Xixia, so this is a supply and demand relationship, and we cannot
Violate this supply and demand relationship."
Wanyan Xilie nodded and said: "We also understand this, but what the Privy Council promised at the time was that this economic construction can last for a long time. If this problem is not solved, I am afraid it will be difficult to continue for a long time, and it must be solved as soon as possible, so our Majesty hopes that you will
If you can think of a solution as soon as possible, oh, your country is still very powerful in this regard, but we are helpless."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed a problem. I almost ignored it. We will definitely find a solution as soon as possible."
Wanyan Xilie smiled slightly and said, "Then it will be hard work."
Li Qi thought they would take the opportunity to make things difficult, but after knowing just such a sentence, he looked a little startled, and then realized, oh, I was fooled, why am I following his rhythm, damn, this person still
He is really as cunning as Wanyan Xiyin.
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the economic construction of the two countries and raise his own status, and we were the leader. However, after doing so, it seemed that the other party was here to give him orders, and his momentum was slightly less impressive.
It seems that he is the protagonist today!
Li Qi couldn't help but cheer up. He had found a totally hopeless opponent, so he couldn't be careless.
The corners of Wanyan Xilie's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes flashed with excitement. Before Li Qi could speak, he immediately continued: "Actually, we are here because we have something very important to inform your country."
inform?
Li Qi frowned and said, "What's the matter?"
Wanyan Xilie said: "I believe that the Privy Council already knew that we were conquering the traitor Xixia. At the beginning, Xixia reached an agreement with us and expressed its willingness to submit to our country, Dajin. For this reason, we also gave them a lot of land that the Liao Kingdom occupied them. How did they know that Xixia
After getting the land, he turned his back and betrayed me, Dajin. Our Majesty, Long Yan, was very angry about this. However, thinking of the friendship between the two countries, our Majesty endured it again and again, hoping that Xixia would change his mind. However, Xixia did not know what to do, and not only did he not
We are grateful to our Majesty for your forgiveness to them, but they openly opposed me, Dajin. After our Majesty's repeated forbearance, we have finally become intolerable, so we have decided to launch troops against Xixia."
md. Why are you giving away land? You are so shameless. Didn’t you invade Xixia’s territory at the beginning? It was just compensation you gave to Xixia. Later, during Wanyan Zonghan’s Western Expedition, you regained a lot of land.
If it falls into your mouth, it will become a gift. Why should you tolerate it again and again? When you went south and your vitality was seriously injured, you dared to raise troops to attack.
Li Qi, an outsider, felt wronged for Xixia, but he also understood that this is the diplomatic advantage of a big country. What I say is what it is, principles and so on, it is just to restrain small countries. In fact, the Song Dynasty also did the same thing. At that time, Dali
Wasn't it also forcibly annexed by the Song Dynasty, but the one who benefited was not himself, so this sense of justice emerged spontaneously. This is the most basic psychological activity of a politician. He nodded and said: "I also know this, but our Majesty
We still hope that the problem can be resolved peacefully. After all, once a war is launched, it will not be a good thing for the people of both countries, and it will undoubtedly increase the burden on both countries."
Wanyan Xilie said with a smile: "The Privy Councilor is right, but as I said before, we have thought about solving the problem through negotiation again and again, but Xixia has always refused to surrender to me, Dajin, and has no choice.
We chose to use troops. Xixia is solely responsible for all this. I believe that as our brotherly country, you will support our decision."
In one word, all the responsibility was put on Xixia.
Quite shameless.
Li Qi chuckled and said: "As brothers, we should indeed support you, but you also know that our Majesty has always governed the world with benevolence and advocated opposition to all wars. If we openly support your country, it will make other countries
It has caused misunderstandings about the Song Dynasty, so we have reservations about this, and we ask for your understanding."
This time it was Wanyan Xilie's turn to secretly scold Li Qi for being shameless. You Song Dynasty is a hypocrite. When you attacked Jiaozhi and Dali in the south and Tibet in the west, why didn't you say this again? This matter fell on us.
, you started to oppose the war, which is really unreasonable. But he did not show it, and said with a smile: "We can understand this, otherwise our Majesty would not have sent us here."
Li Qi said in surprise: "How do you say this?"
Wanyan Xilie said: "Our Majesty knows that your country has a lot of business contacts with Xixia, and there are many merchants in Xixia, but swords have no eyes. Our Majesty is worried that our army in Xixia will unintentionally hurt the merchants of your country. In order to
To avoid these unnecessary casualties, our Majesty hopes that your country can suspend exchanges with Xixia to avoid hurting innocent people."
What a master!
Li Qi secretly praised, you obviously came here to beg us not to support Xixia, but you still said that you would be good for us, okay, I have never been afraid of anyone by playing this trick. He smiled and nodded and said: "Thank you very much.
Your Majesty, in fact, we do not have many contacts with Xixia, and there are not many merchants going to Xixia. Most of the business is concentrated in the Hetao area. Of course, we will discuss with Xixia as soon as possible to transfer our Song Dynasty
The merchants withdrew."
At this point, he stopped. The implication is that we may continue to communicate on the border. As long as your soldiers do not attack our border, we don't need to worry about this at all.
Wanyan Xilie originally wanted to test Da Song's intentions, but Li Qi was just a marshmallow, and his answer was watertight.
Heshi Liebohe on the side felt funny in his heart. If you were playing roundabout with him, wouldn't that be a waste of time? Roundabouts are what he is best at. He might as well go straight and be a straight man who goes straight to the point. Suddenly he saw
Wanyan Xilie glanced at him from the corner of his eye, knowing that he couldn't continue with this, so he could only skip this topic by himself. This is why many people are needed to be present in the negotiation, just to avoid this kind of cold scene. This is just a normal phenomenon.
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