Chapter 144: The Treaty of Kuroishihara
Although King Xirong was very angry about Xiao Yuan's conditions, the domestic situation made him have no choice but to agree.
He was afraid that the Qin army would continue to penetrate deep into Xirong, and if it was another three hundred miles, it would be time to hit his lair.
But in fact, due to various circumstances, the current Qin army cannot go any further.
A few days later, Gern went to the Qin army camp again.
This time, after meeting Xiao Yuan, the two of them didn't talk nonsense, they went straight to the point, and directly began to talk about the war and peace.
In the big tent, Gern said: "The three conditions previously laid down by the general have been reported to my king, and we can make certain concessions after consultation at home. ”
"Good." Xiao Yuan nodded, and he didn't plan to beat around the bush at all: "The gold and silver compensation of the twelve cities, can there be a detailed name?" ”
"This." Gwen pondered for a moment and said, "Based on the calculation, our side is willing to compensate the general with 100,000 taels of gold and 1 million taels of silver, which is also the biggest concession of our country." ”
Hearing this number, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but glance at Shangguan Wenruo.
At that time, the ratio of gold to silver was one to one hundred, that is, 100,000 taels of gold was enough to exchange for 10 million taels of silver.
But those are twelve cities, twelve counties, before they were occupied by Xirong, not to mention how prosperous they were, at least, the population was there.
With only these gold and silver, how could Xiao Yuan be willing!
He also immediately sneered: "The biggest concession? The envoy is really joking, doesn't he treat this official as a three-year-old child? ”
As he spoke, he said again: "300,000 taels of gold, 5 million taels of silver, this is also the biggest concession that this official can make." ”
What the!? Hearing this, Gerna's eyes widened suddenly, and he said incredulously: "This, this, general, this is too much of a bully!" ”
"Bullying?" Xiao Yuan sneered and said unceremoniously: "When you Xirong invaded my Qin land and slaughtered my people, why didn't you say that you were bullying people!" ”
"Yes...... But that's the war......"
"Now it's war too!" Xiao Yuan interrupted him: "There's nothing more to say, the official still says the same thing, whether it's war or peace, it's up to you Xirong yourself." ”
He was too strong, and he couldn't help but increase the pressure on Gern, and after being stunned for a while, he swallowed his saliva and said: "General Xiao, this matter, this matter, I think that it can continue to be discussed, but you ...... like this"
Next, the two undoubtedly began to fight again, Gern continued to bargain, Xiao Yuan after several temptations, seeing that this condition was indeed beyond the scope of Xirong's bearing, he also borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and began to accept it when he saw it.
In the end, the two sides each took a step back and reached a peace at the price of 200,000 taels of gold and 1,000,000 taels of silver, plus 10,000 war horses and 1,000 cattle and sheep.
The matter was negotiated, Xiao Yuan also got pen and ink, and the two sides began to sign relevant documents.
The content of the document, written by Shangguan Wenruo, describes in detail all the post-war matters of the war, and the agreement reached between Qin and Xirong.
He was a literati, his handwriting was smooth, very clean and neat, and when he finished writing, Xiao Yuan first took it and looked at it, and then handed it to Gern.
As an official of Xirong's diplomacy, Guen naturally knows the Chinese script, he didn't write a word, carefully read the document, and then said with a bitter face: "General Xiao, I think we can discuss it again......
Xiao Yuan's face sank: "This official has made enough concessions, if the envoy is like this again, there will be no sincerity!" What a truce! ”
His tone was very unkind, almost cold, and when Guern heard this, he had no choice but to smile bitterly, and then picked up the brush, and began to sign on behalf of Xijon.
He signed Xirong, and after Xiao Yuan read it, he also wrote down his name with a pen, and then stamped it with a seal, and the matter was counted.
At this moment, it also left a heavy pen and ink in the imperial history books, and became the famous Treaty of Kuroishishihara in the future.
After the matter was done, Gerna sighed and left the Qin army camp, and then, Xirong began to escort people and send huge compensation, and after Xiao Yuan's inspection, the whole army also began to retreat.
This battle was a little unacceptable to Xirong, but for Xiao Yuan, it was undoubtedly a taste of the sweetness of fighting to nourish the war.
Qindi is very poor, and if you want to develop the economy, you can't get up in a year or two, and it takes a transition of time in between.
But with this batch of large compensation, he was able to raise the army and recruit troops.
After nearly a year of war, a complete victory was finally achieved, and the officers and men of the Qin army were all cheering, and the generals of all departments were full of spring breeze.
Because after returning to Qinzhou, there is no doubt that Xiao Yuan will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds.
Here is a triumphant return, the team is huge, the flags are fluttering, and the soldiers in black armor and red tassels are lined up in a long line, and there is no end in sight.
After several days of marching, the Qin army was finally about to enter Qingshan County.
Right now, he was riding a high-headed horse, walking at the front of the team, and behind him, on the left and right, was protected by several Qin generals.
Twenty miles ahead, it was Qingshan County, but looking at the surrounding terrain, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but hold the reins.
As soon as he stopped, the large army behind him also stopped.
"What's wrong, sir?"
Xiao Yuan didn't respond, but observed it carefully, and then pointed around and said: "You see, the terrain here is simply a natural pass, which can be said to choke the northwest throat of my Qin land. ”
As he spoke, he sighed lightly: "It's a pity, we are poor......"
Listening to what he said, all the generals couldn't help but look around, the terrain here is indeed very good, if Xiongguan can be established, it is equivalent to giving Qin Land an extra door.
Shangguan Wenruo thought about it for a moment and said, "My lord, I think it is feasible to establish a pass here, and in terms of gold and silver, my lord can send a note to the imperial court to explain this matter and ask the imperial court to allocate funds." ”
"Huh." Xiao Yuan smiled, shook his head with a smile and said, "Lord Shangguan has thought too much, this Dao chapter will not play a role." ”
"Your Excellency is right." Shangguan Wenruo did not defend himself, but said: "The real intention of this piece is not to make the imperial court allocate funds, but to make the imperial court have no reason to ask for money from Qin Di again. ”
"Oh?" Xiao Yuan couldn't help but look at him and motioned for him to continue.
Shangguan Wenruo said: "I heard that the Son of Heaven has recently been in the Great Cultivation Palace again, and it won't be long before he will definitely ask for forced taxes from all over the country again, but at this time, the adults played a chapter in advance, and stretched out their hands to ask the Son of Heaven for money to build the city pass. ”
After listening to him, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile on his back: "Haha! It makes sense, it makes sense, Lord Shangguan is really quick-witted, and the things that this official only mentioned casually were so far away from you......"
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