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This negotiation ended without a hitch, and Richard was not in the mood to stay in the Qin Mansion any longer, so after a few casual greetings, he got up and said goodbye.

Li Qi only said a few polite words, but did not stay.

After Richard and the others left, Zhao Huan sighed and said, "Li Qi, I think that even if you talk about it like this, even if you talk about next year, it will not be possible, and I don't think they will agree to the price of salt." ”

Li Qi smiled and said, "I know this." ”

"And you still say that?"

Li Qi said: "Your Highness, you must have never done business. ”

Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, and thought, since ancient times, have you ever seen a prince run to do business?

As soon as these words came out, Li Qi also reacted, knowing that he had lost his words, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing." ”

Zhao Huan smiled and said, "It's okay, you can tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

Li Qi explained: "Your Highness, this deal is negotiated, since we want to negotiate, then we must bargain, until the last moment, both sides will never say the bottom price in their hearts, so before the result comes out, we will leave room for ourselves." Let's put it this way, if the reserve price in my heart is one penny, then I quote ten cents, and I have nine cents in the middle to operate, anyway, as long as it is higher than one penny, then I will earn, and vice versa, the other party will definitely force me to say the reserve price, it depends on who is more patient. ”

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "What you said also has some truth, but what is the reserve price in your heart." ”

"Two through two hundred wen, this is my reserve price, even if it is one less, I will not be willing." Li Qi squinted slightly.

Zhao Huan said again: "What about the horse?" ”

Li Qi said: "The ideal number in my heart is 30,000 horses per year, but now the horses in Western Xia are indeed a little tight, so I plan to count 10,000 good horses in the first two years, and in the third year." It had to go up to 30,000 horses. ”

Zhao Huan nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, sighed, and said: "In fact, no matter what, once the salt ban is lifted, it will be their earnings, and our salt solution will not be able to sell their green and white salt at all, once their green and white salt flows into our Great Song Dynasty, then this money is a hundred times stronger for them than what we get." ”

He was not exaggerating at all. If the Western Xia can increase the financial income of hundreds of thousands of guan every year, then the national strength will rise by leaps and bounds, relatively speaking, the Great Song Dynasty is equivalent to spending twice the price to buy a horse, because the salt will definitely suffer a loss, positive and negative calculations, the Great Song Dynasty is undoubtedly still a loss.

However, Li Qi didn't think so, and he smiled: "Your Highness." Since we want to develop the economy in the Great Song Dynasty, we must increase import and export trade, yes, on the surface. It is true that we have lost money, but if we can get the markets of the countries in the Western Regions, then the domestic production industry will surely develop rapidly. Nowadays, China's finances are empty, and it is difficult to support it at home alone, so we must rely on foreign markets to restore our economy. ”

Zhao Huan nodded a few times. Said: "But how do you convince your father and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, this issue has been debated since the founding of Taizu Shengshang, but the results are the same, that is, we must not let the green and white salt flow into our country, even if it is occasionally loosened, it is also forced by the situation, and now that the Quartet is stable, I think it is difficult for my father to agree." ”

Li Qi nodded and said: "I know this, so I just lowered the price to death, the purpose is to give myself a buffer, if the emperor really refuses, then I can use this to reject them." ”

Zhao Huan saw that he still had room to spare, and he was slightly relieved in his heart.

As everyone knows, this deal Li Qi is bound to win, he actually knows what the lifting of the ban on salt means for Western Xia, if it was ten years ago, he would not have bothered with Richard at all, but now he really has no choice, he knows very well in his heart that today's Great Song Dynasty is impossible to withstand the two sides of Western Xia and Jin at the same time, once Jin Guo comes to attack, Western Xia will take the opportunity to sneak attack, Hengshan will be lost, and even Hehuang will not be guaranteed, but Tokyo is completely open to the two countries, and at that time, it will not be possible to move the capital.

Maybe in the eyes of others, this time should be weakened Xixia, but Li Qi thought the opposite, he knew very well that once a country encountered internal political difficulties, then it would inevitably transfer internal pressure to diplomacy, and then it would force Xixia to be determined to stand on the same line with the Jin State, so Li Qi could only do the opposite, give Xixia enough temptation, hang it, and let them have at least one idea in their hearts, that is, Song Immortal is more beneficial to us, even if the temptation at this time can be exchanged for a trace of hesitation in Xixia, Then Litchie also felt that it was worth it.

Because the key is still in the Jin country, if you can't win the Jin country, it will be the same whether the Western Xia comes or not, if the Great Song Dynasty can repel the Jin soldiers, then he will have more capital and deter the Western Xia, and pull the Western Xia to his side.

In addition, the exploitation of the people by the imperial court is too fierce now, and the people are really holding on with their lives, and now they have reached the limit. Since it is necessary to promote the national economy, then the expensive necessities of life will directly affect the result of the change, if the people have worked hard to earn such a little money, and the result is that all of them are used to buy salt, which is equivalent to the imperial court will take away the liquid capital in the market, and the less liquid funds in the market, then the economy will become more and more depressed, which is equivalent to the opposite, so the introduction of Western Xia salt can also promote the economic development of the country in a certain way.

All in all, it's a gamble.

The self-made Li Qi is still facing the weakest Da Song, he can only gamble, but this bet is a bit big, once he loses, then countless lives will pay for it, including himself.

But what troubled him was that not everyone thought the same way as him, no, it should be said that in the government and the opposition, he alone thought so, how to persuade Song Huizong and the Manchu civil and military forces was more difficult than negotiating with Richard.

Whenever I did, Richie would think, "What am I doing this for?" Since history is like this, then just let it continue to roll, why bother to do this stupid thing that changes your life against the sky.

But this is just a thought, when he read this history in the history books, it has made him very blocked, and he really can't accept to see that scene of human tragedy with his own eyes.

So, he quickly took out the dozen pieces of white camel felt and looked at it, what is this? This is the glory and wealth, this is the temptation of power, wanting not to lose this qiē. Then he must be firm in his own ideas, without the slightest wavering, and he constantly uses his greed to inspire his confidence.

What Zhao Huan said was not wrong at all, after he went back to inform Song Huizong of the content of the negotiation that day, he immediately set off an uproar in the government and the opposition, and the ministers united in the front and unanimously opposed, including Cai Jing and Gao Yu, the interests in this salt are too huge, so huge that no one can resist. This means that no one wants to lose.

Without salt, where did they get such a high salary, where did they get the money for their luxury, and where did they get their extra money without salt? But why don't they even think about where all this money comes from?

It is exploited from the hard-earned money of the people.

Of course, a country has to rely on the people to support, and it is reasonable to pay taxes and taxes, which is the responsibility of every people, and there is no shirk, but you can't go too far. You can't drive out the people and kill them all.

To this end, Song Huizong immediately convened an extraordinary meeting.

Inside the Chongzheng Palace.

The atmosphere was very strict, and everyone looked solemn, including Li Qi.

Song Huizong was also in no mood to play those imperial techniques anymore. His eyes shot directly at Li Qi and said, "Li Qi, you have done this too disappointing to me, about the ban on salt." It's already been decided, how can you take this lightly? ”

Li Qi arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, this time and that time." If we don't agree to the Western Xia, then they will definitely not be willing to cooperate with my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Cai You snorted: "Little enemy, why worry about it, they don't need to buy back tea, copper, and grain, if they dare to turn their faces with my Great Song Dynasty, within three years, there will be no Xixia in the world." ”

The rest of the people smiled and nodded.

Tsk, you're really a big breath! Li Qi smiled and said: "The British public saying is reasonable, if this is the case, Western Xia will die, but, if someone stands in front of you with a knife, you have no way out, what will you do?" I believe that everyone will choose to fight to the death. ”

Tong Guan smiled: "That's just right, if they dare to come, I will tell them to go and never return." ”

Cut! Win a small Xixia, or take advantage of the weakest time for others, your self-confidence can swell to this point, you have the ability to find a golden man to practice, if you can win, Lao Tzu will cut jj to accompany you to be a eunuch. Li Qi said: "The military talent of the king of Guangyang County is comparable to Han Xin, I am convinced, but it is profitable to fight, at that time, Western Xia was fighting to the death, we can't die with him, and in terms of our current financial situation, where can we stand the toss!" Besides, the Western Xia has surrendered to the Jin State, we have to be cautious, if we don't get it right, we are not facing a Western Xia, but a two-sided attack between the Western Xia and the Jin State. ”

Sure enough, as soon as Jin Guo came out, Tong Guan didn't dare to blow it anymore, but he saw the ferocity of Jin Bing's iron hooves.

Li Bangyan stood up and said: "Even so, there is no need to impose a salt ban on Western Xia, we can buy more of their livestock and sell them more goods." ”

Xiao Ding frowned and said: "The salt of Xirong is endless; If the ban is opened, it may donate millions of salt to feed the border people, and there is no embankment! It's really inappropriate. ”

Huang Xinren also stood up and said: "I still remember that Bao Longtu once said, 'Yuan Hao is a few states, and the money is used and given to Yu Qingyan'." If we open the ban, it will be equivalent to the Western Xia states, all of which will be raised by me, and then raising tigers will be a problem. ”

Cai You suddenly glanced at Cai Jing and asked with a smile, "Daddy, what do you think about this?" ”

Cai Jing was slightly stunned, sighed secretly, and said: "I thought that the black white salt pool, the Xia thief Zhu Rong regarded it as a fate, and cutting off its salt was equivalent to wasting its arms. ”

He didn't want to stand up, but he wouldn't approve of it, anyway, he knew that Li Qi's proposal would definitely not pass, but Cai You forced him to stand up, so the prime minister, the three divisions, and the Privy Council unanimously opposed it, even if Li Qi was eloquent, it might be difficult to convince Song Huizong.

Song Huizong nodded frequently when he heard this, and said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Li Qi arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, what they said is very reasonable, but I think that with just one point, we must do this deal." (To be continued)