Chapter 97 Please call me the representative of Party A
"History of the New Tang Dynasty" records:
In the early summer of the seventh year of Zhenguan, Du He, King Situ and others signed the first unequal treaty at the beginning of capitalism. The treaty mainly focused on ceding land and paying two indemnities. This treaty has disappeared and is rumored to have been stolen.
On the way to the North American continent, Du He was damaged by wind and waves. However, after the treaty was signed, Du He harvested a thousand taels of silver and 500 acres of land... This treaty was signed near Yongningfang, so it was called the treaty by later historians.
The "Yongning Treaty" was also the first unequal treaty signed by Du He in his life. Of course, according to historians' research, Du He signed tens of thousands of unequal treaties in his life, and each treaty brought him great benefits.
As a result, Du He was called a ruthless "devil" by people at the time...
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Early the next morning.
Under Du He's arrangement, the negotiating parties gathered in the spacious courtyard of Datang Furniture Factory.
The day was overcast at first, and the gray sky seemed to have been painted over and over again with diluted ink.
After a while, it started to rain lightly.
Raindrops as thin as ox hair fell on the green leaves, like pearls.
In the courtyard of the furniture factory, there are a total of five long tables, which form a long square table.
It took two bolts of the finest silk shipped from the south of the Yangtze River to completely cover the table.
Many people saw this and thought to themselves, Du He is indeed a famous dandy in Chang'an City, and it is a waste of natural resources to cover the table with high-quality silk.
There was only one chair on the left side of the table. Du He was sitting alone, holding a pen in his hand and spinning it quickly. He looked at the opposite side with an unwavering look in his eyes. He didn't look like a fifteen-year-old at all.
young man.
On the right side, Wang and others were seated, with four rows of seats packed to the brim.
In the middle are Li Daozong, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Fang Xuanling, the Minister of Zhongshu, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin.
Du He originally invited his father Du Ruhui, who was a servant of his family, but when Du Ruhui heard the content of today's negotiation, he quickly avoided it.
This strange scene was inexplicably full of solemnity.
For a moment, everyone had their own thoughts, but their eyes were staring at Du He intentionally or unintentionally.
Wang and others discovered that from the moment they walked in, everything had been arranged by Du He, and unknowingly, they had fallen behind in terms of momentum.
Qin Qiong knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "As entrusted by Du He, I will serve as the host of today's negotiations."
After speaking, he took out a piece of paper and read: "In today's negotiation, both parties present adhere to the principles of fairness, justice and openness, the principle of friendly consultation, the principle of jointly promoting development, the principle of peaceful discussion, and non-attacking each other."
The above principles are referred to as the Five Principles of Peaceful Negotiation. On this basis, everyone negotiates on an equal footing and strives to achieve a win-win situation."
As soon as these strange words came out, everyone was a little confused.
Needless to say, the manuscript must have been given to Qin Shubao by Du He.
Not to mention, many people present felt that the Five Principles of Peace Negotiation were quite reasonable, and were stunned for a moment.
Qin Qiong coughed twice and said: "Now, let me introduce the two parties negotiating today. Party A, Du He, represents Datang Furniture Factory, and Party B, Wang, etc., represent Confucianism."
Kong Yingda, Pei Ju, and Chen Shuda looked at each other, all feeling helpless.
Du He actually used the word "wait" to replace this group of people.
Qin Qiong continued: "Today's notaries, who have also become supervisors and coordinators, are: Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Li Daozong, Minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Hou Junji, Mr. Hou, Zhongshu Ling, Mr. Fang Xuanling, observers, Mr. Zuo Lingjun.
General, Cheng Zhijie, General Cheng, and a recorder, who is the person in charge of the production of rotating wooden chairs at Datang Furniture Factory, Zhang Du. Everyone is welcome!"
Bang bang bang.
Du He applauded.
Everyone didn't know why, but they still applauded.
Some people whose brains are not working well are already confused at this time.
Everyone has never seen this kind of negotiation. Isn't it just a negotiation? There are observers, supervisors and coordinators, recorders, and moderators. It's just so cloudy and foggy that they don't understand what is being said.
However, since we are here to negotiate with Du He, we can only listen to Du He in everything.
Qin Qiong picked up the manuscript again, looked at Wang and others, and said: "Please send a representative from Party B to explain Party B's demands."
What does representation mean?
Wang and others actually thought about it for a long time before they came to their senses.
After everyone discussed it, the king stepped forward.
The king straightened his clothes and said slowly: "Our appeal is just to ask Mr. Du to see that Wang Youxing and other scholars are young and ignorant, so that they can go to your majesty and intercede for everyone. Please give him some mercy and don't treat these people.
A group of scholars were exiled to Lingnan for ten years. The sage said that God has the virtue of a good life. Now the four seas are unified and the world is at peace..."
Wang Luoli talked so much that Du He almost fell asleep.
With great difficulty, I waited for Wang to finish speaking.
Du He turned around and asked Cheng Yaojin: "Uncle Cheng, do you understand?"
Cheng Yaojin curled his lips and said rudely: "What are you talking about? I almost fell asleep, old Cheng."
Wang suddenly looked embarrassed.
He thought he had great literary talent, but when faced with someone like Lao Cheng, wouldn't he just play the flute on a horse?
Du He knocked on the table with a signature pen and said: "Representative of Party B, please express your demands in no more than five sentences, otherwise I have reason to think that you are here to cause trouble and are not here to negotiate at all. In my opinion, this
There is no need to negotiate, Wang Youxing and those guys should go to Lingnan to feed the poisonous insects."
Kong Yingda said hurriedly: "Master Du..."
Du He corrected: "At the negotiation table, please call me the representative of Party A."
Kong Yingda said helplessly: "Okay... Representative of Party A!! Please wait a moment, I will definitely meet your request."
Then Kong Yingda held Wang's hand and discussed for a long time. Finally, Kong Yingda stood up.
Kong Yingda organized the conversation for a long time before saying: "Supervisors, observers, moderators, recorders, and representatives of Party A, our appeal is: request the representatives of Party A to come to His Majesty to intercede, and let him go to the furniture factory that day.
A group of scholars are making trouble, because the original intention of the scholars is to prevent the production of revolving wooden chairs, not to harm the Supreme Emperor."
After saying a few words, Kong Yingda felt like he was about to collapse.
These new terms are killing me one after another.
After finishing speaking, Kong Yingda slowly sat down.
Qin Qiong was about to speak but forgot what to say. He quickly looked at the manuscript and asked: "Representative of Party A, do you agree with Party B's appeal and whether there are any conditions."
Du He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and threw it to Qin Qiong: "Host, please read out my conditions."
Qin Qiong picked it up and read loudly: "Party A's representative conditions are: first, compensation of ten thousand taels of silver, second, compensation of 1,000 acres of land."