On July 21, 3011 in the Tang calendar, Count Gerasim, the senior counselor of the Jisk Imperial War Department, walked into the county guard mansion of Kangshan City with several retinues, and he came to negotiate with Su Yi on behalf of the Jisk Empire.

In the afternoon of the same day, Su Yi began negotiations with Gerasim in a conference room in the county guard's mansion.

"Your Excellency, this time I am here on behalf of the Jisk Empire with sincerity, such as today the Star Empire and our Jisk Empire have signed a truce agreement, our Jisk Empire is not willing to ignite the war again in the territory of the Celestial Star Empire, so I hope that His Excellency the Baron can lead the army under his command and take the initiative to withdraw from Kangshan County of the Celestial Star Empire." Gerasim said to Su Yi calmly.

After the translator recounted Gerasim's words in Tang, Su Yi snorted coldly and said, "Needless to say, those high-sounding words, if it weren't for the more than 50,000 prisoners of war of your Jisk Empire in my hands, presumably Count Gerasim would not have appeared in Kangshan City today." ”

In the naval battle with the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Jisk Imperial Navy, the independent fleet captured more than 10,000 officers and sailors of the Jisk Empire, and in the battle to capture the entire Kangshan County, the army under Su Yi also captured more than 40,000 officers and soldiers of the Jisk Imperial Army, making the Jisk Empire's prisoners in Su Yi's hands more than 50,000.

Gerasim then said with a smile: "Your Excellency Baron, I came this time not only to hope that Your Excellency the Baron will withdraw from Kangshan County, but also to hope that Your Excellency the Baron can release more than 50,000 captured officers and soldiers of our Jisk Empire, of course, our Jisk Empire will pay a ransom for the more than 50,000 officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire and the twelve captured warships, how about five million silver dollars?" ”

When Su Yi learned from the translator that the Jisk Empire was only willing to pay a ransom of five million silver dollars for more than 50,000 prisoners of war and twelve warships, he couldn't help but pouted and said, "Count Gerasim, are you Jisk Empire sending a meal!" Five million silver dollars to redeem more than 50,000 prisoners of war, as well as four dreadnought battleships, four former dreadnought battleships, two ironclad battleships, an armored cruiser and a light cruiser, it's a dream! ”

Gerasim shrugged his shoulders and said, "So how much does His Excellency the Baron think is appropriate?" ”

Su Yi stretched out a palm and said: "500 million silver dollars, I will return the more than 50,000 prisoners of war to your Jisk Empire, as for the twelve warships, they have been incorporated into the fleet under my command, it is useless how much money you Jisk Empire pays!" ”

After Gerasim listened to the interpreter tell him the amount Su Yi said, Gerasim smiled angrily and said, "Your Excellency, your appetite is inevitably too big, aren't you afraid of breaking it!" ”

Su Yi smiled and said: "My appetite is very good, even if there are more, I can consume it, Count Gerasim, I think that 500 million silver dollars can redeem more than 50,000 experienced officers and soldiers, and there are more than 10,000 professional naval officers and soldiers, and your Jisk Empire will definitely not suffer." ”

Gerasim sighed and said, "Okay! We, the Gisk Empire, are willing to pay 20 million silver dollars to redeem more than 50,000 officers and soldiers and twelve warships. ”

"480 million silver dollars, which can only redeem more than 50,000 captured officers and soldiers of your Jisk Empire."

"Your Excellency, 30,000,000,000 silver dollars......"

After nearly an hour and a half of bargaining between Su Yi and Gerasim, the two sides finally agreed that the Jisk Empire would take out 150 million silver dollars to redeem the captured more than 50,000 officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire, and as for the twelve warships captured by the Jisk Imperial Navy by the Independent Fleet, no matter what Gerasim said, Su Yi was unwilling to return them to the Jisk Empire.

Before he came, Gerasim knew that it was almost an impossible task to get back the twelve warships captured by the baron fleet of the Gisk Imperial Navy, so Su Yi was finally unwilling to return the twelve warships, and Gerasim didn't care too much, before Gerasim came to Kangshan City, the task given to him by the emperor was only to redeem the more than 50,000 prisoners of war in Su Yi's hands.

"Your Excellency, now that the issue of the captured officers and soldiers of the Jisk Empire has been resolved, the amount of 150 million silver dollars is a bit high, but presumably His Majesty the Emperor of the Jisk Empire should agree, so I don't know what you think about the issue of your evacuation of Kangshan County?"

Being able to sell more than 50,000 prisoners of war from the Jisk Empire for 150 million silver dollars, Su Yi felt very satisfied, and when he heard Gerasim ask whether the Su family army would evacuate Kangshan County, Su Yi said with a smile: "It's no problem to return Kangshan County to the Celestial Star Empire, but you can't let me give up such a large piece of territory for nothing!" ”

Gerasim's brows furrowed again, "What are the conditions for your Excellency the Baron to give up Kangshan County?" ”

"I can return the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Kangshan County to the Celestial Star Empire, but Kangshan City and Kangshan Port, I will not let them out anyway, and the Celestial Star Empire needs to compensate me for a loss for those eight counties, such as a hundred transport ships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, I have already formed hundreds of thousands of army troops in Kangshan County, if you want me to transfer these hundreds of thousands of troops out of Kangshan County, you have to give me some transport ships!"

"Your Excellency, we in the Gisk Empire hope that you can return the entire Kangshan County to the Celestial Star Empire, including Kangshan City and Kangshan Port, otherwise, maybe the war will be ignited again." Gerasim said in a deep voice.

Su Yi sneered and said: "Count Gerasim, you don't have to scare me, Kangshan City and Kangshan Port, I will never let it out, if your Jisk Empire wants to storm Kangshan City, even if you let the horses come, I don't believe that with so many warships and artillery support, your Jisk Empire's army can still capture Kangshan City!" ”

Su Yi's words made Gerasim's brows furrow suddenly, with the existence of the powerful fleet under Su Yi's command, even if the Jisk Empire gathers a million troops, it will be difficult to capture the port city of Kangshan City, and that loss is not something that the Jisk Empire can afford.

"Your Excellency, your request involves the Celestial Star Empire, so I need to report back to China."

"No problem, I'm not in a hurry anyway."

Lazarik, the emperor of the Gisk Empire, after receiving Gerasim's telegram, called Maxim, the prime minister of the Gisk Empire, to discuss.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Su Yi will not give up Kangshan City and Kangshan Port, but in order to settle the affairs of Kangshan County as soon as possible, the minister thinks that it can be agreed that our Jisk Empire should focus on completing the content of the agreement and establish the concession of our Jisk Empire in the provincial capitals of the Celestial Star Empire and the capital of the Celestial Star Empire as soon as possible."

Emperor Lazarik said with some unwillingness: "I really want to send troops to destroy that Su Yi and avenge the fallen soldiers of our Jisk Empire." ”

"Your Majesty, the strength of the fleet under Su Yi is too strong, if Su Yi retreats all the army troops to Kangshan City, we can't help him even if we gather a million troops."

"Forget it, I'm just complaining, so what does the Prime Minister think about Su Yi asking the Celestial Star Empire for a transport ship?"

"Your Majesty, this matter can be discussed with Su Yi by the Celestial Star Empire itself."