Chapter 581: Hu Xia Peace Talks
Lee Seungji's meeting with Kalmayi was not long!
After all, Lee Seung-ji is the head of a country, and now he is in a state of war, and time is very tight. So not long after he only asked about some businessmen, Wang Yinzhi personally came to Li Chengji to report important matters.
However, the envoy of Xia had received an urgent report from Xingqing Mansion, and he was anxious to end the war with Khorasan and sign a peace treaty. As for the conditions, they have also made a lot of concessions on the original basis. As long as Khorasan stopped its eastward advance, then the Xia State recognized Khorasan's war dominance over the four states of Sha, Gua, Su, and Gan. And take Yanzhi Mountain as the boundary! To the east belongs to the kingdom of Xia, and to the west belongs to Khorasan.
In addition, he recognized Khorasan as the suzerainty of the Xia State. Successive lords succeeded to the throne and accepted the canonization of Khorasan. As for the New Year's coins, the treasury of Xia was indeed empty, and it was hoped that Khorasan would give it a reduction or replace it with something else.
Such a concession has already met the basic requirements of Li Chengji. But Khorasan was a land of five states before, and one state was missing, which was always a little unbeautiful. So Li Chengji asked Wang Yinzhi to join Heishui City in the peace talks to replace Liangzhou's shortcomings.
This is a city located on the northwest border of the Xia Kingdom, deep in the desert. To the north is the Mongolian Gobi, which was broken by the Mongol army in the early years. There is the Yan Military Division of Heishui Town, which is an important border town of the Xia Kingdom.
Although the geographical location is dangerous, it is still not the same as Liangzhou.
And it is more convenient to come and go with Suzhou! Now that Suzhou is occupied by Khorasan, Heishui City is in danger. Khorasan has been staying there and not going to take care of it, and he also knows that the little soldiers and horses in Blackwater City can't make big waves.
Now use it to exchange Liangzhou, I believe that Xia Guo should know how to choose.
In terms of New Year's coins, Li Chengji also understands the difficulties of Xia Guo. Let Xia Guo replace it with 20,000 craftsmen and 100,000 boys and girls. This number will put a lot of pressure on Xia Guo. But Li Chengji didn't really want them to hand over so many people.
but to persecute them, so that they may do their best to meet the conditions of Khorasan.
There were also merchants from Khorasan, who were free to enter and leave the Xia Kingdom. Their safety also needs to be guaranteed by Xia Guo. If there is a massacre of Khorasan merchants, Xia Guo will not deal with it, and Khorasan will enter the country to deal with it on his behalf.
At the same time, the commercial goods of Khorasan, Xia Guo could not collect customs duties. The people of Xia came and went back and forth to Khorasan, and the Xia government could not stop it. Especially the trade between Khorasan and the merchants of the Xia State, the Xia State government could not deliberately block it.
These are just commercial!
And militarily. The Xia State could not garrison troops in Liangzhou. Because it would pose a threat to the four states of Khorasan. This condition is the most difficult for Xia Guo to accept! But Khorasan's attitude was so tough. If Xia Guo does not agree, then the location of the next peace talks will be Liangzhou City.
These are the exact words of Lee Seung-ji!
The messenger of Khorasan also informed Luo Shichang. The latter was so angry that his face turned blue, and he dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.
When these conditions reached Xingqing Mansion, the hundreds of officials in the court were scolded. But this can only happen for a short time! The soldiers and horses of Khorasan and Mongolia were both in the north and south, and the Xia kingdom could not go to war with both countries at the same time.
With such a thought, Xia Guo still had to bargain with Khorasan on certain conditions. After about five days of this, Khorasan and Xia Guo reached an agreement.
First of all, there is the issue of the borders of the two sides!
On the basis of acknowledging that the four prefectures of Sha, Gua, Su, and Gan belonged to Khorasan, the Xia State added the city of Heishui.
Secondly, in terms of trade between the two countries, Khorasan commercial goods do not need to pay customs duties in Liangzhou and Zhuoluo City. But when you enter the hinterland of the Xia Kingdom, you need to pay customs duties. But the specific amount of tax needs to be negotiated between Xia Guo and Khorasan.
And in these two places, the Xia government will give security protection to the merchants of Khorasan. However, whenever the property loss and safety of the Khorasan merchants are in danger, the government must give the Khorasan merchants a satisfactory explanation.
In view of the fact that a large number of people who had originally lived in the four prefectures of Sha, Kua, Su, and Gan had fled into the hinterland of the Xia state, the Xia government had to return these people to Khorasan within 20 days after the peace talks. There are also Huihe people, and Xia Guo will also return them.
After that, the people of the two countries could not come forward to block and interfere with the government, and the trade between the two sides was completely free. Except for the prohibited goods stipulated by both parties, all other goods are allowed to be traded. There was actually a trap hidden here, and when Xia Guo later found out, it was too late.
Third, militarily, the Xia garrison in Liangzhou remained below 5,000 troops, and the garrison in Khorasan on the border of Yanzhi Mountain did not exceed 10,000. This is the result of Khorasan's concession! Anyway, the firearms of Khorasan have always been in a state of research and development! At that time, a row of artillery will be arranged on the border, which will definitely make Xia Guo dare not covet it.
The fourth is the New Year's coin! The number of craftsmen in the Xia Kingdom was reduced to 5,000, and there were 20,000 boys and girls each. Although it is far from the conditions of Khorasan, this is the limit of the Xia Kingdom.
Subsequently, there were some details that needed to be discussed, but after these general directions were determined, the peace talks were basically decided.
The Xia Kingdom cut the soil and lost people, and Khorasan also gave a little sweetness. For example, he promised that the envoys of Xia would contact Mongolia to ensure the peace of the northern border of Xia.
In fact, it is true that the goal of the Mongol war is not the Xia Kingdom. Khorasan is still good to talk about this. After all, the Mongol occupation of the city of Wurahai was also instigated by Khorasan.
It's solved here! The border issue between Khorasan and Mongolia was also properly resolved. On previous terms, Khorasan sold firearms to Mongolia, and Mongolia recognized Khorasan's occupation of Huihe. He also agreed that the Xia State should meet the two lords and recognize the rule of Khorasan over the four state capitals of the Xia State.
Since there were no other conditions, the negotiations between Jeruahai and the Khorasan envoys went very smoothly. The border between the two countries is also dominated by the existing border of Khorasan, and Khorasan allowed Yelu Ahai to bring back Tolei, Tata Tonga, and captured Mongol soldiers.
However, the Mongolian side also wanted to send back the Huihe people who fled into Mongolia and the Huihe merchants who were stranded in Mongolia and did not return. There are also some exiled Huihe nobles, and Mongolia has to return them. And in order to ensure friendly and harmonious relations between the two countries, both countries agreed not to protect any person or force that threatened the other's rule.
Such as the royal family and tribes that destroy the country!
There are also envoys stationed in the capitals of the two countries to ensure that the two countries communicate with each other. The same is true for Khorasan and Xia. This is Lee Seung-ji's coming in accordance with the diplomatic practice of later generations! The presence of emissaries facilitates contacts between the two sides and facilitates the gathering of intelligence between the two countries in a legal manner.
Lee Seung-ji also wrote a private letter to Temujin in his own name. Because of his young age, he respected Temujin as an elder. In the letter, he euphemistically revealed that he had no intention of competing with Mongolia in the East, but only wanted to unify the Muslim world.
Although Temujin did not fully believe in his heart, Li Chengji's posture still satisfied him. This has laid a good foundation for communication between the two sides to withdraw their troops on the border.
Of course, this is also the current situation!
Mongolia needs a southern expedition! Khorasan needs to recuperate. Both sides are at the border, and neither side wants to quarrel. Then the withdrawal of troops from each other is enough to reassure both sides.
So that's something that both sides like to see.