"His Majesty Jibu has any suggestions for Kii. I am willing to listen attentively." Seeing that the atmosphere in the venue was gradually returning to the right track, Commander Tsuda hurriedly spoke and brought the meeting back to the main topic.
"Mr. Tsuda, you're too polite. It's not a suggestion, it's just an idea. It needs to be discussed with everyone." Yu Qiuping waved his hand very politely, but what he said next was not polite at all, "Before the discussion, I want to
Let me confirm one thing with you first—"
Yu Qiuping prolonged his tone, looked around at everyone present, and whispered in a calm tone: "The people of Kiyi Country have lost this battle, and the people of Kiyi Country admit the fact that they have failed. Is that right?
"
Yu Qiuping's somewhat provocative words made the conference room a little restless for a while. He could even faintly hear whispers of curses coming from some corners, but he didn't care. He waited patiently for a while, and the conference room became quiet again.
Finally, he nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, after reaching a consensus on this point, the negotiation can continue."
"I never said that." Suzuki Shigei couldn't hold it back after hearing this, and whispered in an annoyed tone, "I didn't say that we had reached a consensus with His Highness Jibu."
"Oh?" Yu Qiuping frowned, glanced at Suzuki Shigei, and then looked meaningfully at Suzuki Shigekane sitting next to him, "A few days ago, when your son and I were negotiating, he admitted defeat and did not admit defeat.
We are willing to negotiate peace. What does His Highness Suzuki mean now? Can I understand that the Suzuki family is not the only one speaking?"
"Tch." After being choked hard by Yu Qiuping, Suzuki Zhongyi snorted coldly, lowered his head and said nothing. After seeing that Suzuki Zhongyi had compromised, other hard-liners did not dare to say anything at this moment.
What, honestly waiting for Yu Qiuping to speak.
"Okay, then you should remember it. What is said next is what a victor says to a defeated person who is no longer able to resist, rather than two businessmen bargaining. I have no interest in being like this with you in a crowded environment.
Many people are bargaining, so I will directly tell you the bottom line of my negotiation." Yu Qiuping slowed down his speech to let everyone realize his determination. The reason for adopting such a tough negotiation method was that Amano Keidei repeatedly said before the meeting
He believed that Ji Yi's group of thorns were unreasonable, and Yu Qiuping might not be able to succeed if he wanted to convince others with virtue. It would be better to overwhelm them with momentum from the beginning and seize the initiative in the negotiations.
"His Royal Highness, please speak." Commander Tsuda immediately took over Yu Qiuping's words, set up a step for him, and whispered while staring at the eyes of his companions.
"I will give you two ways to deal with the wealthy families and the people of the country. The first is to follow the model of Hanoi and Izumi, sign a lease agreement with the Yuqiu family, and lease your territory to the Yuqiu family for management. Every year,
We will pay you rent and post-harvest remuneration to ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing. At the same time, you will also get a seat in the House of Lords to defend your power." Yu Qiuping paused and continued,
"I have already sent someone to explain to each of you about the House of Lords and what this lease agreement is, so there is no need to waste any more words."
"What's a lease? Isn't it just a change?" Suzuki Shigehide heard this.
He complained loudly, "What's the difference between this and the confiscation of territory?"
"Yes, of course." Yu Qiuping immediately shook his head and retorted, "First of all, most of the officials in the territory will remain as your original candidates. Secondly, the sovereignty of the territory is in your hands. After the lease agreement expires, you
You can choose to take back your territory."
"It's just nice to say it! His Highness Jibu has signed lease agreements with so many people before, but until today, he has never seen any wealthy family take back their territory?" Suzuki Shigehide spread his hands and said to
Zhuyu Qiuping mocked, "Isn't this self-deception?"
"That is their own choice. After the lease agreement expired, the Yuqiu family and all the small wealthy families signed a new contract and extended the time limit of the treaty. They could choose to take back the territory, but they actively refused."
"Whether he refused actively or was forced to have no choice, who knows?" Shigeharu Dohashi sneered twice angrily, "You have to bow your head when you are under the eaves. If you weren't worried about His Highness's world-famous Red Leaf Army,
, which samurai is willing to rent the land passed down from generation to generation to others?"
"You are short-sighted. I should take you to Sakai Town another day." After hearing Dohashi Shigeharu's words, Yu Qiuping, instead of being angry, laughed helplessly, which surprised the wealthy Kii clan present.
"You guys have been digging in the soil all your life. All you think about is planting land and harvesting food. When you have food, you can raise soldiers to fight, seize more land, and then continue to grow food." Yu Qiuping glanced at those things.
The rich and powerful families whispered with some emotion, "But do you know? The profits from doing business are far beyond the imagination of those of you who work on the land."
"Do you know? Those small wealthy families who you think are suffering a lot and being oppressed to give up their territory are now spending their whole day drinking and drinking in Sakai Town, and their lives are more comfortable than mine." Yu Qiuping said that he felt like it.
Happy, "They can receive a lot of rent and salary from the Yuqiu family's treasury every year, which is far more than their own income from working hard in the territory for a year. If there is a natural disaster or a few wars
, they have to make ends meet every year and try their best to make ends meet. But now, they just need to sit in the mansion they built in Sakai Town and do nothing, and people will send money to their door every quarter. Then they will
Invest this money in those businessmen and wait for a share of the profits."
"Now, their money is getting bigger and bigger, and their mansions are getting bigger and bigger. They sing and dance there every day, which makes me so envious. They used to command the Hanoi and Iquan security forces, but now they don't even have military power.
I don’t want it anymore, so I’ll leave a few of my cronies as commanders, and I won’t care about it at all.” Yu Qiuping pointed at his head in a fit of laughter, “I’ve been fighting all over the country for a whole year, and my head is about to explode with all kinds of worries.
Their life is comfortable. Their children are also well-dressed and well-fed, and receive the best education. Many of them have served as high-ranking officials in the Yuqiu family or become prominent businessmen. Isn't this better than spending a lifetime digging in the dirt?
"
"I don't want to miss Shu. They are under house arrest and are just living in the apartment. They have no land and no military power."
, His Highness wants to deal with them easily. After saving so much money, in the end it is just fat on the lips of His Highness Jibu." Suzuki Shigekane shook his head, seeming to be dismissive of such a situation.
"Why should I deal with them? Does Suzuki-sama spend his whole day thinking about killing all the businessmen in the territory and taking away their wealth? I can't do this kind of thing." Yu Qiuping looked at him in surprise.
Taking a look at Shigekane Suzuki, he said, "Don't you know how much benefit business can bring to a country?"
"Although I am not as clear-minded as His Highness Jibu who is sitting in Sakai Town, I still know a little bit about business. No wise lord would do anything to a chicken that can lay golden eggs like Sakai Town." Shigekane Suzuki stared.
With Yu Qiuping's eyes, he whispered without fear, "But those small wealthy families have huge influence in the territory and are the masters of the land. How can you allow others to sleep soundly next to the bed? How could His Highness let it go?
Don't they care? Once they are dealt with, the land will belong to His Highness. Doesn't His Highness have such a plan in mind? Doesn't His Highness just want to take over the entire land of Kii as his own? Dare you say that?
Don’t you have such thoughts yourself?”
Faced with Suzuki Shigeken's aggressive questions, Yu Qiuping calmly took a sip of tea, and then spoke calmly, as if explaining the principles of life to children who were not familiar with the world: "I won't hide it from you.
Say, I really don’t have one.”
Looking at the disdainful and joking expressions of everyone in the audience, Yu Qiuping smiled again: "I know you don't believe it, and I don't expect you to believe it now. There are some things that you won't know unless you have seen them with your own eyes. You don't have them here either.
You must be an older person. Before the introduction of iron cannons, if someone told you that you could kill someone with a black iron rod and light it on fire, would you believe it? You wouldn't
Xin, you will think that he is either a madman or a liar. But what? What is the result? "
Yu Qiuping's words seemed to have touched many people, and people who had not been listening carefully at first also turned their attention to him.
"To me, land is really not that important. I only need two things." Yu Qiuping paused, stretched out two fingers, and compared them in front of everyone, "Money, and people. With money and
With people, I can send people to do business, and money begets money. With people, I can build an army, then spend money to arm them to the teeth, and then spend money to train them every day, so that others cannot disturb my business."
"With these two things, even if my territory is only as big as a county, I can pull out a red leaf army without any land at all." Yu Qiuping shook his head and confidently faced the stunned Chinese people.
The leaders said, "The agricultural output that you regard as treasures is not worth mentioning in the face of business. As long as those wealthy families are willing to let their people come out to work as soldiers, what is the point of me robbing their land?"
"Just for a few days, you can go by yourself, or send someone to board my ship, so that you can see what kind of prosperity Sakai Town is." Yu Qiuping clapped his hands, as if the matter was settled.
"After seeing Sakai Town, you should understand whether your three-thirds of an acre of land is of any use to me."