Chapter 108: Han Yi
Since he did not have supplies in Tazawa on the first day, Maier did not leave early the next morning, but decided to stay for another day. If Tian Zeguo still doesn't trade with him on this day www.biquge.info he will let the team set off to the next country to buy supplies.
Han Yi was in a hurry to deal with the backlog of supplies, so he rushed to the camp of the Letin people early in the morning. On this day, Maier also got up early, so as soon as Han Yi came, Maier immediately met with him.
Maier thought that the motivated Han Yi was a radiant middle-aged man, but he didn't want to find out that the other party was an old man with white hair after meeting, but he didn't guess wrong about his radiant appearance.
"I don't know if His Majesty Han Yi is here, I hope I will forgive me."
The other party is the lord of a country, so before talking about the topic, Maier still has to politely greet him. He spoke with a Letin accent, but his words were in the style of the Ira, which made Han Yi feel very fresh.
In fact, Maier's wording in this regard was learned from Yu Changnian and Nam Yi Jushi, and before that, his greetings were in the style of Tayrong people, and the use of formal occasions was not too standardized.
In terms of culture, the Ira, Taiyong, and Mingji people have many similarities, such as the fact that these three races are more reserved in terms of speech and wording, and are not as unrestrained as some races. Han Yi thought that Maier had deliberately said this for himself, and he couldn't help but be a little moved.
"Where, where, you're welcome." Han Yi smiled, "The old man is just a bad old man, how dare you call me 'Your Majesty', you can just call me Han Yi." ”
"Then what's the matter, you are my elder, and I still have to call you 'adult'."
"Then call it as you wish."
Because he is the lord of a country, Maier calls him "Your Majesty". If it is in the culture of the Ira people, there is nothing wrong with calling it like this. However, the Mingji people did not have the concept of centralized authority, and whether they were prophets or great prophets, they would call them "great people", and the prophets and their retinues were also called "great people".
In terms of titles, the Tairong people are more similar to the Mingji people, the nobles are basically called "adults", and the retainers and officials under the nobles are also called "adults", and they may be called "Your Excellency" in private. As for the Leting people, they don't pay so much attention to their titles, and they only need to remember to add honorifics when talking to their superiors or magnates.
For example, at the Cornate family's castle, Mel didn't even call Moridin by his first or last name, just "Lord Lord", but Mo
Reading didn't care at all. For the address of the elders, the Leiting people are also relatively casual, and if you have a good relationship with the elders, you can even call them by their names or nicknames on formal occasions.
It is worth mentioning that the Mingji people, like the Dugu people, do not have the concept of surnames, but the concept of nationality and region is relatively strong. Therefore, these two races are relatively united, and if a civil war breaks out between these two races, it must be an irreconcilable contradiction between the two warring parties, otherwise the two races will not fight a civil war.
The Mingji people attach great importance to doctrine, so the civil wars of the Mingji people are basically because of doctrinal conflicts. Different prophets taught the people of the settlement differently, and if the people of one settlement went to visit friends in another settlement and inadvertently talked about doctrine, and if the two sides could not get along, and a physical altercation broke out, the matter would immediately escalate to the political level. The prophets of the two settlements had to meet to clarify doctrinal issues. If the two sides do not agree, a civil war between the two settlements may break out.
However, this is not the worst outcome. If the prophets of the two settlements find the Great Prophet and ask him to convene a national convention to judge the prophets of the whole country, the settlement struggle will turn into a factional struggle. The dispute will not end until one faction convinces or subdues the other.
War is the most exciting pastime for the Mingji people. Every Mingji person feels that he is fighting for truth and doctrine, for eternal life
And fight, every battle must do its best, every battle must be fierce and not afraid of death. If the defeated side refuses to "correct its mistakes," the victorious side may directly slaughter the city and the village, and in the name of "cleaning up the gate."
All races have learned the fearlessness of the Zealots of the Mingji people, so even if the Mingji people have no desire to expand and are not self-motivated, the general forces will not fight the idea of the Mingji people's forces.
In history, the Mingji people have only launched five wars of aggression against foreign countries, all of which were justified by insults of faith. The first four wars ended in victory, and the people in the territory of the defeated side were slaughtered. The last war was declared against a Tugu power, and the war inevitably turned into a full-scale war between the two races.
In the end, the Dugu people won by a narrow margin, but they were unable to fight any longer, so they could only make the target of the war apologize to the Mingji people and try to reconcile with the war-declaring party.
All in all, the Mingji people are not easy to mess with, and they are also very feared by foreigners. Therefore, the Leiting people in the camp before only saw some armed people among the onlookers, and immediately became alert. This is also the reason why Tian Zeguo's neighbors deliberately suppressed the purchase price, they didn't want to make the beast that likes to sleep around them bigger and stronger, so Tian Zeguo slept more soundly, but its neighbors couldn't sleep.
"Thank you, Lord Hanyi, then you can just call me Maier."
By the time the two sides exchanged letters, Han Yi already knew Meier's name. The two sides used the Leting language to communicate in the letter, and Han Yi had traveled to the power of the Leting people when he was young, so his Leting script was very good. Although Maier asked Han Yi to call him by his first name directly, this was a formal occasion after all, so Han Yi still used honorific titles.
"You're welcome to be old, Mistress Maier."
Mel didn't care much about salutation, and after the pleasantries, he got straight to the point.
"Lord Han Yi, yesterday I sent someone to buy materials in your country, but the store in your country refused, saying that foreigners must have the prophet's certificate to buy things, and they can only buy according to the materials on the certificate. I personally went to a city in your country to discuss with the local prophet about buying supplies, but they refused to sell. Later I learned that if we foreigners want to buy supplies in your country, we must first obtain your consent. ”
Most of the people in the camp were resting yesterday, but Mel was not idle. He took people to five settlements, but they didn't sell him anything. By the time he finished visiting the fifth settlement, it was already getting dark, so he had no choice but to give up. Maier was going to visit Hanyi in the capital today, and if Hanyi had arrived half an hour late, Maier would have set off.
"Indeed, international trade must be authorized by the Great Prophet, and this is the law of our country." Han Yi smiled slightly, "Old Man knows that you may be in a hurry to buy supplies, so he didn't come uninvited. ”
"Lord Han Yi is really accurate, and I thank you on behalf of everyone in the team."
After thanking Han Yi, Maier pulled out the list of goods from his bosom. Yesterday, Maier had already done a survey in those five settlements, and he knew what Tian Zeguo roughly had, so the things on the list were basically owned by Tian Zeguo, and most of them were still materials that had been backlogged for a long time.
After reading the list, Han Yi couldn't close his mouth with joy. He gave Mel a 7% discount on the market price, and after calculating the total amount, the two sides simply bargained, and finally erased a fraction of the total amount.
After negotiating the supplies, Maier was going to send the guests off. But Han Yi didn't want to leave, but asked Maier with great interest where they were going to settle after being kicked out of the Bright Wizards Association.
Meier truthfully replied that the 700,000 men would settle in a place called Byronsburg in the near future. Han Yi had never heard of this place, and thought that Byrensburg was a big Leiting force, so he persuaded Maier that the Leiting people's forces were all atheistic, and any Leiting power that the believers of the God of Light went to would be excluded, and then persuaded him to lead these people to settle in Tian Zeguo, and promised that he would definitely set aside a separate piece of land for them to live in.
Maier thought to himself, settling in the Leiting forces would be ostracized, and settling in the Mingji forces would not be ostracized?
If it is a member of the Truth Society who has settled here, the two sides may have some common language, after all, the Truth Society also pursues eternal life, and the two sides are somewhat similar in doctrine. The true belief in the god of light is too different from the belief of the Mingji people in terms of doctrine, and if Maier lets these Leting people settle in Tianze Country, it won't be long before there will be big news.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Hanyi, but Byrensburg is our target, and we have already informed the people over there that it is not good to break the contract."
"If that's the case, there's no way around it."
Han Yi pursed his lips in displeasure, but he didn't persuade again. After this, Maier sent Han Yi away on the pretext of being busy with official business, and then called Larzi and Bolton to ask them to prepare the payment for the goods and prepare to receive the supplies.
The two sides had already agreed on the deal, and Han Yi had promised Maier that the supplies would be delivered before dark on January 20, but Han Yi had defaulted. On January 20, Tian Zeguo did not even send a single truckload of supplies. Maier sent someone to inquire, and Hanyi said that the amount of materials needed by Maier was too large, and it would take at least 3 days to complete the dispatch.
There is no doubt that this is a delaying tactic by Han Yi. Han Yi said that in order to apologize, he could reduce the payment by two percent, and he could also erase the odds. From the date of entry to the time of exit, the consumption of the people of Lyting will be borne by Tian Zeguo free of charge. On January 21, Han Yi sent a sufficient amount of grain and grass for five days to the people of Leiting as promised.
The man who delivered the grain and grass brought a letter to Maier, saying that Han Yi had invited him to the capital. Han Yi said in the letter that Er was going to stay in Tian Zeguo for a few days anyway, and instead of staying dry, it was better to come to the city of Mingji people to have a good look.
Han Yi knew that these Leiting people could not be forced to stay, so he wanted to let Maier see the wealth of Tian Zeguo. He felt that as long as Maier saw the wealth of the Ming Kingdom, he would choose to stay and settle down. When Mel read the letter, he was not angry, nor was he laughing. Han Yi devotes a lot of space to describing the ecological environment and economic conditions of Tian Zeguo in the letter, and it is easy for Maier to guess his purpose.
No matter what happened, Maier would not leave these Leting people in such a dangerous place as Tian Zeguo. At first, he didn't plan to accept Han Yi's invitation, but when he read the letter, he sat in his arms. Xiaoxiao asked Maier what was said in the letter, and Maier told Xiaoxiao about Hanyi's little tricks.
"I think you'd better go for a trip."
Xiaoxiao knew that Maier listened to her very much, so she easily did not open her mouth when it came to big things. Maier knew this, so he put his chin on Xiaoxiao's shoulder, kissed her cheek gently, and whispered in her ear.
"Why?"
"In the past two days, Alice has often come to me, saying that Sata and Lulu often come to her to intercede, saying that they want to take Stranzie and Erin to relax. I secretly observed their condition, and to be honest, neither of them is in good shape right now. Stranzie was relatively fine, with blood on his face, while Erin's face was bloodless and looked a little scary. If this trip is not dangerous, why don't you let them go out for a walk? ”
"Yes."
Maier nodded affirmatively, then pressed his lips to the pinna of the smiling ear and whispered.
"You'll have to come with me, too."
Xiaoxiao raised his face and pouted.
"I don't."
"Huh? Why? ”
Smile twisted her face and tapped her finger twice on the tip of Myer's nose, then smiled.
"Let's go!"
Mel pursed her lips helplessly, and took Xiaoxiao back into her arms.
"Okay, okay, let's go together."