Chapter 443: War and Peace (4)
The big goblin commander has undoubtedly never liked the role he is responsible for, the problem is that the goblin bosses who give the order, no matter which one they pull out, it can't be provoked, and the order from above has come down, and Modo Blackwater has to bow down no matter how reluctant he is. +
At this time, it could only patiently continue to grind its teeth with the human king, and said with anger:
"And how much do you want?"
"Hmph, a number that I'm happy with."
As soon as he heard this, Modo Blackwater knew that today's affairs were difficult, even if the opponent offered an astronomical price, he could bargain, but God knows how much it would have to be to make a person satisfied. Realizing how tricky this can be, it looked at Luo Zhengdao with a complicated expression and said:
"Your Majesty, consider your position."
"Oh, of course I did. If those humans die, I will bring more elites to bury them, and those overseas colonies that you have newly opened up do not seem to have good defense capabilities, and it is normal for them to be ransacked by pirates one day. ”
Luo Zhengdao talked about this, almost bluntly threatening by force, how could Modo Heishui not hear that he was intimidating himself, and immediately jumped up and slapped the table and scolded:
"Bastard, what do you want to do?"
"No, I'm just stating the facts, are you scared?"
Familiar with the trick of dancing knives and guns, and bickering with people, this is not Modo Blackwater's forte at all. This time, it was pushed to the front desk by those goblin bosses to preside over the negotiations, not because the big goblin commander suddenly understood the profiteer skills of the tongue and lotus flower, so he was particularly valued, but there was no more suitable unlucky guy to be caught in the top tank to do this drudgery.
Within the Second Goblin Empire, the upper and lower echelons of power know very well that participating in peace talks with humans is a sinkhole, and the possibility of doing things well is extremely low.
The goblins who have a slight relationship in the upper layer will walk around carefully, lest they be named on their own heads, and they will be implicated and ruined their future afterwards. There is no way, this work is too difficult to do, there are too many mothers-in-law on the top of the head, not to mention all kinds of requirements, and the negotiation opponent is the mortal enemy of the goblins, if the collegial negotiation fails, the conclusion can only be that the specific responsible person is incompetent, not that the upper echelons are unwilling to agree to the exchange conditions of mankind. Even if the talks are successful, they will probably have to face the surging waves of public opinion criticism in China, and if they don't make a good scene, they will be thrown out as a traitor and beaten to death on the street to calm the anger of the public, which is not impossible.
In this case, such a thankless and highly dangerous deed, how far a smart person can avoid it, for fear that he will be unlucky for the rest of his life, not only pit himself but also may affect future generations.
"Your Majesty, I can't accept such vague conditions."
Taking a deep breath, Modo Heishui, who knew the current affairs, suppressed the anger in his stomach again, and said:
"Do you want to draw a rough outline so that it is more conducive to our negotiations?"
After listening to what the big goblin commander said, Luo Zhengdao thought about it, nodded and said:
"Yes, the first phase is three million, the second phase is ten million, and the third phase is all released, how about it?"
The tens of millions of human remnants gathered on the main continent are more appropriate security risks for goblins than free labor resources.
The gang of little masters of death in the Bright Dynasty lost too aggrieved on the frontal battlefield, and the human race collapsed almost overnight, from the original pressure on the goblins to hang wantonly, and suddenly fell to being beaten by the goblins like lost dogs, such a sharp contrast deeply stimulated the self-esteem of the human race, and they were never willing to submit to foreign domination. For many years in a row, the resistance and escape activities in concentration camps throughout the main continent have also involved a lot of energy from the Second Goblin Empire, not to mention the rebels in the interior. Originally, for the sake of long-term peace and stability, it was a good plan to weaken the population of the human race, but if the plan did not change quickly, the main continent was about to fall again, and the goblins had to try to protect themselves first, and the goal of destroying the enemy had to take a back seat.
The above points are where Luo Zhengdao's confidence lies in daring to open his mouth, he is sure that the goblins are unwilling to play with humans, as a party that occupies a significant advantage, it is more important to stop loss in time than to hold on to the strong and not retreat, the strong have room for compromise, and the weak compromise is self-destruction.
Prior to this departure, Modo Heishui had already obtained the negotiation bottom line outlined by the military department, on the condition that a maximum of 2.5 million human slaves would be allowed to be exchanged for Dongning and Grand Canal City, and Luo Zhengdao's bid range was significantly higher than his authority.
Thinking about how to deal with it, the big goblin commander said with an ugly face:
"Your Majesty, this is impossible."
As soon as he heard this, Luo Zhengdao carefully observed the change in the expression of the negotiation opponent, and asked rhetorically:
"Oh, then you name a number, I'll hear it."
Realizing that he was at a historic juncture, thousands of thoughts appeared and disappeared in his mind, and finally Modo Blackwater, who narrowed his eyes, flashed his eyes, tentatively stretched out a finger, and said in a deep voice:
"If you want to put it all, you will release it all, otherwise you will not let go of any of it."
Hearing the sound and hearing the deep malice hidden behind the opponent's words, Luo Zhengdao's face changed greatly, and in order to hide his panicked gaffe, he immediately laughed and shook his head and said:
"Hahahaha, please show some sincerity, I don't want to degrade my identity like the market vendors, are you kidding me?"
Hearing the irony, the face of the big goblin commander darkened a little, but it had no intention of giving in, the proposal just now was not given by the military department, but by some bigwigs in the Senate who instructed it to throw out this condition if necessary. Although he didn't understand what the goblin bosses were thinking, Modo Blackwater believed that they had already planned the whole plan, and that he was only responsible for using it as a microphone to inform the other party. If it weren't for that, the big goblin commander wouldn't dare to say anything, it really promised something that was not in line with the interests of the second goblin empire, did you grow up eating when you were in the military department? At this time, Modo sneered and said:
"Your Majesty, this is a final decision, and you can choose not to accept it."
Smacking the taste in these words, Luo Zhengdao looked at Modo Heishui with mixed feelings in his eyes, and the two sides looked at each other for a long time without speaking, looking like they were sitting quietly and wasting time. After some heart-to-heart battles, Luo Zhengdao, who was in a heart-to-heart battle, finally made up his mind, he nodded and said:
"Well, then release all the human slaves, but you can only exchange them for Grand Canal City, if your Excellency doesn't have one, then we will decide."
Unexpectedly, Luo Zhengdao dared to accept the conditions he offered, Modo Heishui's face turned purple, and he had to stand up and say goodbye, his buzzing head full of tangled thoughts about how to go back and explain to the military headquarters.
There are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things. The big goblin commander adhered to the plan of the small group behind him and issued conditions, Luo Zhengdao actually agreed, although it was discounted, it did pose a big problem to the second goblin empire, Modo Heishui went back to tell the negotiation process, and was almost not sprayed to death by the military boss.
The main continent is about to fall and immigrate to the Sea of Stars is a goblin that is involved. The fundamental matter of the future and destiny of the race, and everything else has to give way, this tone cannot be changed. It seems that before leaving, it will be a good move to free all the human slaves to drag the opponent to death. While the goblins would be unpleasant to think that freeing all human slaves would be tantamount to admitting defeat to humanity, the humiliation is nothing in the face of the rigors of life and death.
Where to go is a big question, the goblin bosses have been meeting for a while, and they feel that there is no better way, they simply decided to push the boat and throw all the human slaves as a burden to Luo Zhengdao.
Considering that the two parties were just making do, the idea of formally signing a contract was overturned, and the transaction was only completed by verbal agreement. Even if it only takes a sentence to reach an agreement, and the deal is done in a down-to-earth manner, it cannot be said that it will be widely implicated. At the request of the goblins, the human army withdrew from the Grand Canal City, and at the same time, the shipping blockade of the Great River was lifted to make way for the goblin migrant ships, and the humans retained Dongning as an entrepot for accepting human slaves. Subsequently, the Second Goblin Empire abolished the concentration camps, and all human slaves were restored to their freedom, and the goblins were no longer responsible for the safety of these human lives.
The newly-born Kingdom of Light is not the successor of the Bright Dynasty, it is just a new set of teams starting from scratch, and what Luo Zhengdao received is also a mess.
The self-sufficient economic system of millions of people formed in the past on Wake Reef and Qiongzhou could not cope with the flood of refugees, and if it were not for a small number of territories on the main continent that could cushion the shock, it is believed that a full-blown economic collapse would only be a matter of time.
Things can be simply described as preparing a table of meals, coming to ten tables of guests to the banquet, no matter how enthusiastic the host family has to catch this one, this is not a matter of attitude, but beyond the reach of power!
As a normal person who did not have the second disease, Luo Zhengdao had never considered the possibility of completely defeating the Second Goblin Empire in a short period of time, and it was a series of changes after the fall of the main continent that forced him to this step, which can only be said to be fate and fate.
If the opponent is not asked to release the human slaves in the concentration camps, let alone the legitimacy of the regime, even Luo Zhengdao himself will feel that this fact is beyond explanation, and now that the floodgates are suddenly opened, he will have to endure all the bad consequences. The Second Goblin Empire, which has reached a verbal agreement, will not kindly hand over the stockpiled materials to humans, either sell them on the spot or transport them elsewhere, or simply set fire to destroy them, in short, humans don't have to fantasize about picking up cheap things, and goblins will not leave the materials and food to feed the dogs to the enemy.
Luo Zhengdao is facing a dilemma, there are still so many rice in the pot as before, and the mouth to eat has suddenly increased several times, and the matter has come to this point, in addition to being stiff, it can only be stiff.
Standing in the position of goblins, reaching a compromise with humans is a last resort, and watching Will Needham swallow tens of millions of human refugees in one gulp, making a difficult choice between indigestion and unwilling starvation is a means of comfort for goblins to be self-satisfied.
The bad relationship between humans and goblins has become this virtue, and what could be more relieving than to see each other make a fool of himself? The fact that the goblins did not openly turn their faces was concerned that organizing immigrants was a top priority, that did not mean that they were willing to live in peace with humans. Luo Zhengdao once tried to buy food from the goblins on the conditions, but this suggestion was immediately rejected sternly, saying that the goblins were not short of money at all, and they were so poor that they vomited blood without nodding, everyone is a mortal enemy, and it is not easy to seize the opportunity not to pit you, so who can you be worthy of?