"His Royal Highness Jibu has any suggestions for Kii, and he is willing to listen to them at the lower level." Seeing that the atmosphere in the venue was gradually back on track, Tsuda hurriedly spoke and pulled the meeting back to the topic.

"Tsuda-sama is polite, the suggestion is not counted, just a little idea, I still need to discuss it with everyone." Yu Qiuping waved his hand very politely, but what he said next was not polite at all, "Before we discuss, I want to confirm one thing with you——"

Yu Qiuping dragged out his tone, looked around at the people present, and whispered in a flat tone: "The Kii people have lost this battle, and the Kii people admit the fact that they have lost. Right? ”

Yu Qiuping's provocative words made the conference room a little restless for a while, and he could even faintly hear some whispered curses coming from some corners, but he didn't care. He waited patiently for a while, and after the conference room was quiet again, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, after reaching a consensus on this point, the negotiations can continue." ”

"I didn't say that." Suzuki Shigeyi still couldn't hold back when he heard this, and whispered with some annoyance, "I didn't say that I reached an agreement with His Highness Jibu. ”

"Oh?" Yu Qiuping frowned, glanced at Suzuki Shigei, and then looked meaningfully at Suzuki Shigekane, who was sitting beside him, "A few days ago, when Ling Lang and I were negotiating, we admitted defeat and were willing to negotiate peace." What does His Highness Suzuki mean now? Can I understand that there is not only one voice in the Suzuki family speaking? ”

"Cut." After being choked by Yu Qiuping, Suzuki snorted coldly, lowered his head and stopped talking. After seeing that Suzuki had compromised, the other hardliners didn't dare to say anything at the moment, and honestly waited for Yu Qiuping to speak.

"Okay, then you remember. What follows is the words of a victor to a defeated man who is already powerless to resist, not two merchants bargaining. I'm not interested in haggling with so many of you in a crowded environment, so I'll tell you the bottom line of my negotiations. Yu Qiuping slowed down his speech, so that everyone could realize his resoluteness. The reason for such a tough negotiation method was that Amano Keitoku repeatedly asked before the meeting. He thinks that Ji Yi's gang of thorns is not reasonable, and Yu Qiuping may not succeed if he wants to convince people with virtue, so it is better to overwhelm them in momentum from the beginning and seize the leading power in negotiations.

"Your Highness, please speak." Tsuda immediately took over Yu Qiuping's words, set up a step for him, stared at the white eyes of his companions and whispered.

"For the handling of the wealthy clan and the people of the country, I will give you two ways. First, follow the model of Hanoi and Ho Quan, sign a lease agreement with the Yu Thu family, and lease your territory to the Yu Thu family to manage. Every year, we will pay you rent and abundant remuneration to ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing. At the same time, you will be given a seat in the House of Lords to defend your power. Yu Qiuping paused and continued, "Regarding the House of Lords and what this Lend-Lease Agreement is, I have sent someone to explain it to each of you before, so there is no need to bother with words. ”

"What kind of lease, isn't it just change?" Shigehide Suzuki complained loudly when he heard this, "What's the difference between this and confiscating the territory? ”

"Yes, of course." Yu Qiuping immediately shook his head and retorted, "First of all, most of the officials in the territory will remain your original candidates. Secondly, the sovereignty of the territory is in your hands, and you can choose to reclaim the territory after the lease expires. ”

"It's just a nice thing to say! His Royal Highness has signed a lend-lease agreement with so many people before, but until today, he has never seen any wealthy family take back the territory? Shigehide Suzuki stretched out his hands and mocked at Yu Qiuping, "Isn't this self-deception? ”

"That's their choice. After the lease agreement expired, the Yuqiu family and all the small wealthy families re-signed the agreement, extending the time limit of the treaty. They had the option to reclaim their territory, but they voluntarily refused. Yuqiu explained calmly, ignoring the ridicule of everyone.

"Whether it is voluntary refusal, or forced helplessness, who knows?" Shigeharu Tsuchihashi sneered angrily twice, "People are under the eaves, so I have to bow my head." If it weren't for the world-shattering Momiji Army of His Highness, which samurai would be willing to lease the land that had been passed down from generation to generation to others? ”

"I'm short-sighted, I should take you to Sakai Town another day." After hearing Tsuchihashi Shigeharu's words, Yu Qiuping was not angry, but laughed helplessly, which surprised the Kiihao clan present.

"You have spent your whole life digging in the soil. All I thought about was planting the land, harvesting grain, and when I had food, I would raise troops to fight, grab more land, and then continue to grow food. Yu Qiuping glanced at the five big and three thick wealthy families, and whispered with some emotion, "But do you know? The profits of doing business are far beyond the imagination of those of you who farm the land. ”

"You know what? Those little tycoons who you thought were bitter and hateful, and who were oppressed to give up their territory, are now spending their days in Sakai Town, and their lives are more comfortable than mine. Yu Qiuping said that he was happy, "They can take a lot of rent and money from the Yuqiu family's treasury every year, far more than their own income from a year's hard work on the territory. If there is a natural or man-made disaster, or if they fight a few battles, they will have to make ends meet every year, and they will try their best to make ends meet. Now, as long as they sit in their mansion in Sakai and do nothing, someone will send money to their door every quarter. Then they take the money and invest it in the merchants, waiting for the money to be shared. ”

"Now, their money is rolling in more and more, and the mansion is getting bigger and bigger, and they are singing and dancing there every day, but I am envious to death. In the past, they would command the Hanoi and Ho Quan garrisons, but now they simply don't even want military power, leaving a few cronies to be the commanders, and they don't care about it at all. Yu Qiuping pointed to his head with a smile, "I have been fighting in the south and the north all year long, and my brain is about to explode with all kinds of worries, how can they have a comfortable life." Their children are also well-fed and well-educated, and many of them have served as high-ranking officials or become prominent businessmen in Yuqiu's family. Isn't this better than digging in the soil for a lifetime? ”

"I can't miss it. was put under house arrest as a public servant. They have no land, no military power, and it is easy for His Highness to deal with them. After saving so much money, in the end it was just fat in the mouth of His Royal Highness Zhibu. Shigekane Suzuki shook his head, seemingly dismissive of the situation.

"Why should I deal with them? Could it be that Suzuki-sama thinks about snatching up all the merchants in his territory and robbing them of their wealth? I can't do this kind of killing chickens and eggs. Yu Qiuping pretended to be surprised and glanced at Shigekane Suzuki, "Adults don't know how much benefit business can bring to a country." ”

"Although I don't know as well as His Royal Highness Jibu, who owns Sakai Town, I still know a little about business. No wise lord would do anything to a chicken like Sakai that lays golden eggs. Suzuki Shigekane stared into Yu Qiuping's eyes and whispered fearlessly, "But those little wealthy families, they have a huge influence in the territory, and they are also the owners of the land. On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly? How could His Highness leave them alone? Dispose of them, and those lands will be all His Highness's. Doesn't His Highness have such an calculation in mind? Isn't His Highness just trying to take the entire land of Kii for himself now? Does Your Highness dare to say that he does not have such thoughts? ”

Faced with many Suzuki heavy and aggressive questions, Yu Qiuping took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then calmly narrated, as if he was telling the children who didn't know the world about life: "I won't tell you, I really don't." ”

Glancing at the contemptuous and joking expressions of everyone in the audience, Yu Qiuping smiled again: "I know you don't believe it, and I don't expect you to believe it now." There are some things that you won't know until you've seen them with your own eyes. There are a lot of elderly people here, too. Before the iron cannon came, if someone told you that you could kill someone by lighting a fire with a black iron rod, would you believe it? You won't believe it, you'll think he's either a madman or a liar. But what? The result? ”

Yu Qiuping's words seemed to have touched many people, and those who were not listening carefully at all also turned their attention to him.

"Land is really not that important to me. I only need two things. Yuqiu paused, stretched out two fingers, and compared them in front of everyone, "Money, there are still people." With money and people, I can send people to do business, and money makes money. With people, I can build an army, spend money to arm them to the teeth, and spend money to train them every day so that no one can disturb me in business. ”

"With these two things, even if my territory is only the size of a county, I can pull out a Red Leaf Army, and I don't need any land at all." Yu Qiuping shook his head and confidently said to the stunned leaders of the country, "Those agricultural outputs that you regard as treasures are not worth mentioning in the face of business. As long as those wealthy people are willing to let their people come out to work as soldiers, what's the point of me robbing their land? ”

"For a few days, you can go by yourself, or send someone to get on my ship, and let you go and see what kind of prosperity Sakai Town is." Yu Qiuping clapped his hands, as if this matter was settled, "After seeing Sakai Town, you should understand whether your one-third of an acre of land is useful in my eyes." ”