Chapter 305: Unequal Treaties
"Ono! Thou hast reproached the king, and thou shalt have beheaded thee; However, if the two countries do not fight each other, I will spare you first, and present the credentials. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Ono didn't dare to say more, so he quickly took out a national letter from his bosom and presented it. Dong Dazhuang took it and handed it to Cheng Zhijie. Lao Cheng looked at it but it was written in Chinese, and the first sentence was: "The Eastern Emperor bowed his head to meet the Western monarch." ”
On the back, it is written that I don't know why I angered the monarch and caused the heavenly soldiers to invade my border. Special Ono Girl came as a messenger to explain; I hope that the great monarch will withdraw his army, and the two countries will always be reconciled, and we are willing to bow down to you, attack every year, and come to court every year, etc.
After Cheng Zhijie finished reading it, he passed it to Du Ruhui and the others next to him, and they all nodded slightly and obviously wanted to agree to this request.
Cheng Zhijie saw that this was not good and said: "Xiao Ye, you don't know why our army went to the Japanese country, I'll tell you." Originally, my army was fighting Baekje, and it was already on the verge of victory. Your navy dared to send troops to help Baekje, causing nearly 10,000 people to die in my army; The damage to property is even more numerous.
Although we have destroyed this army, our people cannot die in vain; That's why I let my generals go out of Jiujin to avenge my subordinates. I tell you, My principle is: If no one sins against me, I will not offend anyone; If anyone sins against me, I will offend. ”
Ono Meizi and Nanyuan Yu'an looked at each other, and only now did they know that their country's 40,000 troops disappeared silently, and it turned out that they had been completely annihilated.
Coupled with the Battle of Jiujin, this time the Wa Kingdom has lost 50,000 troops, almost one-fifth of the national army, which is a big loss that hurts the muscles and bones.
Cheng Zhijie said angrily: "It is because of your rude intervention that we have suffered huge losses, for which you must make compensation." ”
Sister Ono and Nanyuan Yu'an were stunned in shock, why haven't they seen each other for a few years, and the Central Plains has changed completely? How they have abandoned benevolence, righteousness and morality, and their mouths are full of extortion. Du Ruhui and others also didn't understand it very much, and they lost 10,000 people? We dispatched a total of 10,000 people, and I don't know if we lost 1,000 people in the two times; How dare this guy say it!
Cheng Zhijie said: "Listen to my conditions, make a record and go back to tell your Majesty, if you don't agree, I will do my best to have 300,000 troops in the country and discuss with her."
First, compensate our Great Demon Kingdom with 2 million taels of gold as compensation for this loss.
Second, cede Jiujin as the garrison base of the Great Demon Kingdom, and the garrison costs will be borne by the Wa Kingdom.
Third, open up the entire territory of the Wa Kingdom, allow the merchants of the Great Demon Kingdom to enter and do business in it, and exempt any commercial taxes.
Fourth, in order to help the Japanese get rid of ignorance as soon as possible and enter the civilized world; The Great Demon Kingdom will send personnel to help the Wa Kingdom establish a system and learn Confucian culture.
Fifth, in order to facilitate communication, in the future, the two countries will have the same text and the same language; The Wa State should stipulate that Chinese is the only official language of the country, and Chinese characters are the only official language; All must learn. ”
Okay, that's all I want, are you going to sign it now? I still need to say more to your Majesty the Queen. ”
Du Ruhui and the others glanced at each other, can they still do this? 2,000,000 gold? The Great Demon Kingdom is enough to eat for 10 years without collecting any taxes. Although they felt a bit harsh, none of them objected.
Sister Ono and Nanyuan almost didn't get angry, that's all? Which one of these is not to dig up our ancestral graves! 2 million taels of gold, that's 200 million taels of silver, not to mention our Wa Kingdom, even your Great Sui Dynasty has to work hard for ten years to earn it!
There is nothing to say about the remaining ones, this is completely for the life of our country, and they want to use us as puppets!
"Demon King Chitose, this, this, isn't it a little too harsh?" Ono asked boldly.
Cheng Zhijie smiled: "Too much? It doesn't matter, I've always been convinced by virtue. So be it! We can pay 2 million taels of gold in installments and pay it off in ten years; As for the interest, let's reduce it by 1 percent! Just give me 210,000 taels of gold a year. ”
"Poof!" The two of them sat on the ground completely, no wonder they were called the Great Demon Kingdom? This guy is really a devil, not a demon king! If you really want to agree to his condition, you have to be cut by a thousand knives when you go back.
"Demon King, your conditions are really harsh, please forgive us for not agreeing."
Cheng Zhijie smiled: "It's okay, have you all written it down?" Remember to present to your Majesty the Queen. It doesn't make much difference whether she gives it herself or I take someone to pick it up; It's just that one process is peaceful, and the other is a little bloody. ”
Ono girl gritted her teeth and said: "Demon King, there are many forces in the Central Plains now, and there are also your opponents; Don't force us to tear our faces and cooperate with them. I believe that with the strength of our country, there are still many people who are willing to cooperate with us. ”
Cheng Zhijie smiled: "Then I will also remind Your Excellency Ono that what you just said is very reasonable; However, their main targets were in the Central Plains; has been working on the development of forces on land; The vast majority have no trolls at all; Unfortunately, your navy has been annihilated by us again. I'm very curious how you can join forces, you can try it, let me see it too. ”
Xiao Ye's head was dripping with sweat, and he suddenly crawled on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty the Demon King, our Wa Kingdom is just a small country in Fanbang, a barbarian land; There is nothing to lose to you. For the sake of God's good life, please spare us! We must be grateful for your great kindness. ”
Du Ruhui and the others looked at Cheng Zhijie nervously, for fear that he would agree as soon as his heart softened. Lao Cheng sighed and said: "It's not easy to say it, your barbarian land is really hard, the people live a difficult life, and I don't want to exploit it too much......"
"Demon King! ......." Qin Qiong hurriedly got up and wanted to stop it, Lao Cheng waved his hand slightly, and Sister Ono and Nan Yuan asked An to see hope and hurriedly said, "Yes!" Oh, yes! Please be gracious to the Demon King. ”
"So be it! I don't want money, you let Tuigu abdicate, even a small country can't be governed well, what's the use of letting the people live in dire straits? I'll send someone to govern them! ”
"Ahh The two were completely dumbfounded and said, "Demon King." No! ”
"What? This is also not okay? ”
"No, forgive me!"
"It doesn't work, it doesn't work; You are too much of a deceitful! Someone came and coaxed them out for me. When the guards heard this, they came up with hula, and without saying anything, they drove them out with a blow of sticks.
There were only a few monarchs and ministers left in the main hall, and Du Ruhui said: "Demon King, I see that you are very wary of this Japanese country, do they really have anything remarkable?" ”
Cheng Zhi nodded and said: "The Wa Kingdom is a very peculiar country; Because it is an island country, they all have a deep sense of distress and do not want to occupy our Central Plains all the time. They have a strong ability to learn from other countries and extend them to create.
And their soldiers are not afraid of death; In their eyes, death means purity, cleanliness, and detachment. They are not afraid of death, they face it calmly, they appreciate it, and they seem to experience it, and they are even happy to show it to others.
It's a scary, crazy country. I am dealing with them like this now, because I am afraid that they will do this to us in the future; I'm here to never be in trouble. ”
Du Ruhui, Cen Wenwen, Li Jing, and Wei Zheng nodded thoughtfully, and Qin Qiong clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Zhijie, say it!" What to do? We're all about it. ”
Cheng Zhijie said: "I see it this way, although our territory is not small, Liaodong and Goguryeo are unstable, and we have many enemies. I want to stop expanding in the next period of time, and Liaodong and Goguryeo will focus on stability. Shandong entered a situation of all-out defense, and the right to pass through the Japanese state. What do you think? ”
Everyone groaned and nodded. Qin Qiong said: "Zhijie, I am a pure soldier. Please let me go and fight in the Wa Kingdom! ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this. Cheng Zhijie said: "Originally, I wanted to let the second brother sit in Liaodong and give me the overall situation, but he has already automatically asked for help." Then Liaodong is called to the third brother! The third sister-in-law is pregnant, so stay in Jinan! You have to be separated again. ”
Li Jing smiled: "It's okay, I'm familiar with Liaodong, and I'm more handy when I get there." Don't worry! With me, Liaodong is foolproof! ”
Cheng Zhijie nodded again and again, and said to Qin Qiong: "Second brother! This time, let Kan Ling, Han Shige, and Duan Zhixuan lead 50,000 people to accompany you! I will stay with the army of the vast sea, just in case. You may not be able to come back for most of the year, so please be prepared. ”
Qin Qiong smiled: "What's this?" The manly husband has made great achievements and gone through the years. My mother has you to take care of it. ”
Cheng Zhijie said with a smile: "I don't have to say this, you can rest assured where Aunt Qin is!" Text, the materials for the army to go out must be prepared, don't be afraid of wasting, their battle is enough for us to spend for several years.
Cen Wenwen nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Demon King, you are the only one to ask." ”
"Good! As long as we take the Wa Kingdom, we will not only have one more state, but we will also be able to attack and retreat in the future, and we can ensure that everything is worry-free! Why don't we do it, folks? ”
Three days later, Qin Qiong, Kan Ling, Han Shige, and Duan Zhixuan swore to go on the expedition, and Ono Meizi and Nanyuan Yu'an were also taken by them to the Wa Kingdom.
Ono saw that the enemy not only did not stop, but instead increased the army, clamoring to go to see the demon king Chitose.
Qin Qiong smiled and said, "Does your envoy want to agree to our conditions?" Once the war starts, the safety of Fujiwara Kyo will also be unbearable; We ask for your understanding of our difficulties. ”
Ono almost vomited blood in anger, and shouted: "The conditions in your country are too harsh, please hold off, how about a suspension?" ”