Before Zhao Deyan could speak, the general behind him said angrily: "Fart!" It is a matter of course for a warrior to die on the battlefield, how can there be any compensation? Besides, we have lost 100,000 warriors, so should you also compensate us? ”

Li Shimin raised his eyelids and glanced at him, playing with the ceramic teacup in his hand. Zhao Deyan signaled Dara to calm down, and said calmly to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, we are negotiating with sincerity, but you opened your mouth to say 22 million taels, which makes Ben Khan very embarrassed." We can't afford to make so much money even if we smash the pot and sell iron. ”

Li Shimin nodded and glanced at Cui Zhiguo beside him. Cui Zhiguo understood in seconds, and immediately spoke: "Dashan Khan, we can understand your situation, but since you are the ones who took the initiative to start the war, it is reasonable to compensate the victim country." Your Majesty is gracious, and you have agreed to let you pay in installments after a hundred years of deep affection between the two countries. This will relieve your stress to the greatest extent. ”

Zhao Deyan smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity. Don't know what it means to pay in installments? ”

Cui Zhiguo explained: "Yesterday Dashan Khan told His Majesty about the current plight and problems of the Turks, and His Majesty could not bear to see the Turkic people bear too much harm because of the fault of Jieli alone, so he decided to give you five years to repay this indemnity. You only need to compensate us 4.4 million taels per year, and no interest will be charged. ”

Zhao Deyan looked behind him, and the new Turkic generals and civil officials such as Dara Menghan and Menghan Rada were all counting with their heads down, folding their fingers. After a stick of incense, the smartest Menghan Rada raised a bright smile and nodded at Zhao Deyan: "Khan, the Tang people are very righteous this time, and they didn't trap us." As long as the last general goes to plunder a few Xue Yantuo and Hui tribes every year, he will be able to gather silver taels. ”

Zhao Deyan's heart was broken, but no matter how stupid the person he chose, he couldn't say it! Zhao Deyan smiled and nodded at Cui Zhiguo and said, "We agreed to this." ”

Cui Zhiguo nodded and continued: "There is also this: Jieli raised an unrighteous teacher to invade my Tang Dynasty, and his mistake is unforgivable. As a soldier who fights for the tiger, he must also be punished accordingly. Your Majesty has decided to let them contribute to the construction of Datang, I hope you can understand. ”

Kabu, the No. 3 smart man promoted by Zhao Deyan, didn't agree: "This can't be done, their wives and children can't do without their protection, you must return the captives to us!" ”

Cui Zhiguo expressed his understanding and said: "This official agrees with the last half of your sentence, and my kind majesty also considers the difficult situation of their wives and children, so he is willing to set aside a piece of land north of Datong City to house the families of prisoners of war." Not only will we buy their cattle and sheep, but we will also give subsidies to families who are struggling to make ends meet. ”

Kabu wanted to say a few more words, but Cui Zhiguo hurriedly picked up: "According to the meaning of the hundred officials of the imperial court, you are asked to cede the Huyan Valley area to us as compensation, but Your Majesty is benevolent and does not want to kill you completely, so you must be content." ”

Zhao Deyan turned his head to look at his generals again, and when he saw that they looked speechless, he turned his head and said: "Okay, you give us the list of prisoners of war, and we will organize their families to move here, but we will only persuade, not force them to relocate, I hope you can understand." ”

Cui Zhiguo nodded: "Thank you Khan, Your Majesty also specially decreed that they should come to Datong City to gather with their families on the day of Qixi every year." Please tell the Khan the truth. ”

Kabu and Dara Menghan, Menghan Rada and others muttered for a long time, and finally said that this condition was acceptable.

Cui Zhiguo then said the third condition: "The former Empress Xiao of Sui and the others have been protected by Jieli before, and have been secretly planning misdeeds, so you must hand over Empress Xiao and the others to us." ”

Zhao Deyan didn't wait for Kabu and the others to speak, and said: "This is as it should be, taking in Empress Xiao itself is just Jieli's idea, and it has nothing to do with our Turks, and when we go back, we will send them back to the Tang Dynasty." ”

Cui Zhiguo: "Khan is really a refreshing person, this official admires it!" In this way, the official will personally send you 20,000 stone of grain to help you get through the difficult time as soon as possible. ”

When the Turkic generals heard that there was food, they couldn't help but feel a light in their eyes, and Li Shimin waved his hand in his eyes: "Cui Aiqing's little family is angry, the Turks and we have been friendly neighbors since ancient times, but there is a Jieli who is making the relationship like this." Now that the culprit has been captured, why be stingy, spread my will, and quickly mobilize 100,000 stone of grain to give to the Turks. The Turkic generals were even happier, and kept praising Li Shimin for being a good emperor with kindness and love! Jieli is really a wolf-hearted person who wants to go south to invade the Tang Dynasty! What is Queen Xiao in front of food? I readily agreed.

The negotiations went smoothly, and in just half a day, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks changed from the previous saber-rattling to intimacy. Three days had passed since everything was negotiated, and Zhao Deyan had already ordered to pack up and prepare to return to the royal court. When Li Shimin learned the news, he brought countless cattle and sheep to Huyan Valley to see them off in person. But the Turkic officials were very happy, Dara Menghan and Menghan Rada pulled Li Shimin and said that they would not let him go, and they had to entertain Li Shimin with the few remaining cattle and sheep of the tribe.

Li Shimin couldn't shirk it, so he had to agree. At night, the bonfires burned brightly, and in the dark night, the light of hope for the future shone on the faces of the Turks. Kabu personally roasted a fat cow for Li Shimin, and Li Shimin and Zhao Deyan sat side by side on the main seat, receiving the gratitude of the Turkic people who received the grain. In the intermingling of the war, the feud between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks officially turned into a generational friendship.

Cui Zhiguo, who was holding the wine bowl, took the opportunity to find Kabu, pulled him aside and whispered: "Brother Kabu, my brother has a small matter that I hope you can help with." ”

Kabu, who was blushing, touched the wine bowl in his hand and said, "My brother's business is my brother's business, just say it, my little brother will do it!" Done! ”

After the two drank all the wine in the bowl, Cui Zhiguo said: "I heard that you raise sheep just to eat meat? ”

Kabu wondered: "That's nature, otherwise what are you doing raising sheep, and you can't ride on the battlefield like a horse." ”

Cui Zhiguo hurriedly said: "Brother, can you help my brother collect some wool?" A load of wool brother is willing to pay fifty dollars! ”

Kabu was stunned for a long time and gritted his teeth and said: "Brother is a good person, our sheep are generally sold for the same amount of money, since my brother has spoken, I will give you all the sheep of the tribe, don't mention the money." ”

Cui Zhiguo was also stunned, and immediately reacted that this kid had heard the wrong thing, and quickly explained: "Brother, you misunderstood, what do I want sheep for?" All I need is wool! It's useless for you anyway, just leave the wool next when you kill the sheep. It's wool! Make no mistake bro. ”

Kabu glared at a pair of small eyes and said in surprise: "Brother wants wool?" That's useless! ”

Cui Zhiguo whispered: "Don't be so loud, someone in my family accidentally discovered other uses of wool, and no one knows about it yet, so we just profit from it." How about the old man, okay to you. ”

Kabu retreated from the wine and asked in a low voice: "Can the elder brother tell me in detail, the younger brother can't believe it." ”

Cui Zhiguo said in a seductive tone: "Brother, let me tell you, wool can actually be used to weave cloth, you know this. ”

Kabu nodded: "I know this, we will also use wool to weave blankets or something." ”

Cui Zhiguo said: "Wool blankets are a luxury, and they need to be woven slowly with high-quality wool, and I have a way to weave ordinary wool into clothes. The efficiency is extremely high, that is, we Han people are not good at raising sheep, so don't you want your brother to help? Just take the ordinary wool, and if you have many sheep, you will give them twenty pennies for a burden, and they will surely be happy. And my brother and I bid 50 wen a load, and the remaining 30 wen is the hard work fee for my brother. It's okay, right? ”

Kabu's arithmetic of tens of thousands of dollars is very difficult, but the transaction of dozens of dollars is still very fast, and he instantly calculates his monthly income in his heart. I couldn't help but grin. Cui Zhiguo hurriedly covered his mouth and said urgently: "Low profile!" Low profile! You can't let anyone know. ”

Kabu quickly put away his laughter and patted his chest and said, "Brother, my brother did this!" When the brother goes back, let people collect the wool! How much wool do you think you need each month? ”

Cui Zhiguo looked left and right and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he stretched out a finger. Kabu was surprised: "A thousand quintals a month? Could it be too much? ”

Cui Zhiguo shook his head and said, "Keep receiving!" You have as many brothers as you want! I'm afraid you won't be able to count the money by then! ”

Kabu wanted to laugh excitedly, but when he remembered Cui Zhiguo's words, he quickly held back, and swore to the sky: "Brother, don't worry, I, the patriarch of the Chino tribe, Kabu, swear here, and do my best to meet my brother's needs!" ”

Cui Zhiguo hammered Kabu's chest with great satisfaction and said with a smile: "Okay, I have been appointed by His Majesty as the prefect of Datong City, and we will have to have more contacts in the future!" ”

After the two finished talking, they talked and laughed and returned to the table. Kabu was in a very happy mood to make a living, and after sitting for a while, he carried the wine jar around looking for someone to fight, until he was drunk and unconscious!

After Li Shimin arranged the trivialities, he returned to Chang'an in advance, and Cui Zhiguo officially took over all matters in Datong City, first informing the families that they could come over to collect the prisoners, and then walking outside the rumors: Jie's interest rate of 100,000 elite soldiers went south. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty led an army of 250,000 to start a big battle with Jieli in the Red Stone Cliff, which caused flying sand and stones, ghosts and wolves howling, and earth-shattering, and finally the Tang Dynasty annihilated the Jieli army at the cost of 200,000 casualties and captured Jieli Khan! The new Turkic Dashan Khan personally came to Datong City to negotiate for this purpose, and after fierce arguments between the two sides, the Turks finally surrendered with an indemnity of 4.4 million taels of silver. Datang also compensated the Turks with 100,000 stone of grain for this, which shows that Datang did not take advantage of it at all! What a kind Datang! What a bullying Datang! Are you excited, brothers? Rich and friendly Datang welcomes you!