The afternoon discussion was agreed upon, but it didn't start until the end of the day despite Wanyan Aguda's continuous dispatch of people to urge it.
"The weather is so hot, and I didn't sleep well last night. I can't help but take a break after lunch, right? Negotiations are not urgent. In short, the three northern roads will be ceded to you Jurchens. Everything else is trivial.
What's the hurry?" This was Lin Jue's answer.
Wanyan Aguda didn't say anything on the surface, but he was actually muttering in his heart. According to the reports of his subordinates, the Luoyan Army's camp building operations did not stop for a moment. Yesterday, the camp was still a flat land, but it had changed drastically this afternoon.
It looks like the walls have been built around the camp with a radius of several miles, and the arrow towers around the camp have also been erected. Earth platforms of all sizes have also been erected. It is no longer like an ordinary camp, but like a
The city was built up from the ground. Since Lin Jue had agreed to surrender, but he stepped up the construction of such a camp, why? Is it just for defense? Or is there some other intention?
Wanyan Aguda decided to speed up the negotiation. He figured out that as long as the territory of the three routes was obtained, everything else was not important. There were not many people in the Zhou Dynasty in these three routes. They all fled to death, and there were not many left.
.Even if all the rest are gone, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to move the tribal people from the Jurchen tribe here, move the people from the Liao Kingdom southward here, and then plunder some people from the Zhou Dynasty to fill the area. So.
He decided that he would agree to all the fussy details proposed by Lin Jue, so that this kid could not delay any longer. If he signed the agreement as soon as possible, there would be no room for denial.
Sure enough, the afternoon discussion was beyond Lin Jue's expectation. All the detailed discussions he proposed were quickly solved by Wanyan Agu. There was only one solution. No matter what Lin Jue said, Wanyan Agu mostly nodded in agreement. As expected.
The wrangling and bargaining did not happen, which caught Lin Jue off guard. Wanyan Aguda only insisted on one bottom line, which was the issue of land ownership of the three northern roads of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as he agreed to attribute these three roads to the Jurchens, he did not care about anything else.
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Lin Jue was a little depressed. If this continues, it would be impossible to delay any longer. If all the problems are solved and he doesn't sign, Wanyan Aguda will definitely understand that he is deliberately delaying time and deceiving him. And the construction of the camp
Although it has begun to take shape, it has not yet achieved the effect. It will take at least one or two days tomorrow to reach the minimum standard of defending the camp. The Jurchens have more than 250,000 soldiers and horses, although the main force is less than 200,000, and the rest
They are all cannon fodder. However, their combat strength is twice that of our own. Especially in field battles in such flat areas, their advantage lies. Lin Jue must change this battle situation out of thin air and become what the Luoyan Army is good at.
A defensive battle that can fully utilize the advantages of firearms based on the terrain is the key to victory.
As a result, Lin Jue raised a serious problem, hoping to delay it for a longer period of time.
"Chief Wanyan is extremely happy, and this negotiation has gone very smoothly. There seems to be no major differences in the previous matters regarding the relocation of property and materials, the establishment of business houses, and trade transactions among the people in the three-way land. However, there are no big differences.
, there is one more thing that we need to discuss. As I said this morning, these three roads are
After the cession, I personally will be scolded by the officials and people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In addition, those officials who have property and land in the Three Roads will also make trouble with me. I need to compensate them and block them.
Mouth. Besides, I have to bear the infamy myself, so I’m afraid the big leader will have to give me some compensation. Otherwise, won’t I just be infamy for eternity and get no benefits at all?”
Wanyan Agu laughed loudly and said: "Easy to say, easy to say. How do you want to compensate? Do you want gold, silver or jewelry?"
Lin Jue thought for a while and said: "Cash cash is naturally the best. I can use it to compensate those big officials who are clamoring. In addition, if the court is dissatisfied with me, I can also use it to silence them. At least it will alleviate the financial pressure on the court.
It can be considered that the three-way cession is not in vain. Naturally, I personally want to prepare some money and buy some land in case of unexpected needs. Maybe because of this, I will lose my official title, and then the whole family will drink the northwest wind.
What?"
Wanyan Aguda sneered and said: "Don't tell me whether you have these things or not. In today's Zhou Dynasty, you are a man who can cover the sky with one hand. Who dares to dismiss you from your official position? It's almost as good as your dismissal from their official position."
Just tell me how much money you want without beating around the bush."
Lin Jue rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "This, I feel a little embarrassed to say it directly. How about this, you compensate me with this amount of money, I think that's enough."
Lin Jue stretched out three fingers.
"Thirty thousand taels?" Wanyan Agu Avenue.
Lin Jue's face darkened and he sighed: "Is Chief Wanyan sending beggars away? What can you do with thirty thousand taels?"
Wanyan Agu laughed and said: "Just kidding, that's three hundred thousand taels. Well, the amount is indeed not small, but... I agreed. I'll think of a way to raise three hundred thousand taels for you."
Lin Jue smiled and shook his head without saying a word, waving three slender fingers.
"What do you mean? Do you mean three million taels of silver? I can tell you, don't go too far. Three million taels of silver? Are you crazy?" After Wanyan Agu was shocked, he immediately said angrily.
Lin Jue rolled his eyes, shook his three fingers and said, "It's not three million taels, it's... thirty million taels of silver."
"What?" Wanyan Agu's mouth was so shocked that he could see the pituitary gland in his throat. "You must have lost your mind and gone crazy. Thirty million taels? Do you think the money is just rubbish? It's everywhere? I see.
Come out, you are here to amuse me, you have no sincerity at all, are you trying to delay time? Forget it, I will kill Wanyan Mingyue and you scoundrels, and then order the army to attack, we will see the outcome on the battlefield.
"
Wanyan Agu angrily slapped the table and stood up, looking furious.
Lin Jue sneered and said: "I gave you three fertile lands. Do you know how much land there is in the three northern roads of Great Zhou Dynasty? It takes three days and three nights to travel on horseback for more than 600 miles of land. There are millions of fertile fields.
Mu, there are hundreds of capitals and cities in the state, enough to feed tens of millions of people. More importantly, it is the gateway to the north of our Great Zhou Dynasty. You have got so many advantages, and you still behave? If you want to fight, then we will fight. You
We have many soldiers and horses, and the terrain is favorable, so we may be able to defeat us. But our Luoyan Army is not a soft persimmon, as you have experienced. Even if we are all defeated, our Luoyan Army will be defeated.
, I have to leave you half-dead. What big things can you accomplish by then with tens of thousands of remaining soldiers? You still have to be chased by the Liao people and run around like rabbits. Even if I, the soldiers and horses from the Southern Prefecture of the Great Zhou Dynasty gather here, you are no match.
.Hmph! Short-sighted people can’t be described in words.”
Wanyan Agu cursed angrily: "You want thirty million taels of silver, your appetite is too big. Firstly, I don't have that much silver to give you. Secondly, even if I do, you can't even think of me giving it to you."
You have so much."
Lin Jue smacked his lips and said: "We can talk. You can give me as much as I want? You can bargain, you know? Threatening to attack at every turn, threatening the lives of my wife and children, what does this mean? It shows the lack of sincerity."
Wanyan Agu said angrily: "If I am not sincere, I will not talk to you here. Thirty million taels is absolutely impossible. Three million taels is impossible."
"If you are stingy with this little money, then we really have nothing to talk about. I don't want you to take it out all at once, knowing that you are very poor. I'm afraid you Jurchens have never seen hundreds of millions of taels in your life.
It’s no wonder that the money is piled up like a mountain. Let me give you a discount, ten million taels, no less. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have cash to pay, you can pay it off in five years. In addition, you can offset it with materials. Materials
If they are balanced, I only need two things, one is a good horse, and the other is refined iron. I heard that you have opened a large iron mine in Liaoyang, and there is an endless supply of iron dug out of the ground. This does not require you to dig out your pocket and get iron ingots.
It's enough." Lin Jue said a lot of nonsense in order to stabilize Wanyan Agu. He knew that Wanyan Agu would never agree to this amount, let alone use strategic materials such as war horses and iron ingots to offset it. Lin Jue
The purpose is to shift the focus of the dispute and create another point of dispute to delay time.
Sure enough, Wanyan Aguda didn't understand the art of sophistry at all and was immediately fooled.
"What you have in mind is to compare war horses and iron ingots. Wouldn't that be giving you a knife? If we fight in the future, wouldn't it be an act of capitalizing on the enemy? Don't even think about it. Don't you think I don't understand?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to coexist peacefully with me, the Great Zhou? Why did you say you wanted to go to war with us? It can be seen that you are full of lies, harboring evil intentions, and your ambitions are not extinguished." Lin Jue successfully created another contradiction.
The two began to quarrel and even curse each other on many contradictory topics. Sometimes they would reason, sometimes they would scold each other, sometimes they would threaten each other, and sometimes they would deceive each other. Lin Jue provoked one after another to make Wanyan Agu angry.
The jumping point completely dominated the argument and successfully delayed the time until the sun went down.
"That's all, just follow what you said. Set the number at five million taels, that's fine. If you don't want to use horses and iron ingots to offset it, you can use other things to offset it. I will tell you what kind of payment is used to offset it.
Let's make the final decision tomorrow morning. It's getting late, so I'll go back to camp and rest. I'm really tired from negotiating with you. My mouth is dry and my throat is burning. I have to go back and have a good rest. See you there early tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning,
We must sign the agreement, and I don’t want to meet with you anymore. After signing the agreement, I will lead the troops to leave, and the rest of the matter will be completed by sending envoys from both sides." Lin Jue left these words with his words.
The people walked away in a hurry, and Wanyan Agu had no choice but to go back to the camp.
