Chapter 259: Negotiation Ends Up Benefiting the People

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Half a month after the arrival of the Tubo people, a very heavy snow covering the area fell, if the road repair was not good here in Yizhou, it is estimated that it would be sealed, and Tubo was not good, only the place in Yizhou only fell a little snowflake, and before the people of Yizhou appreciated it, it turned into a light rain.

Ke Mu Ji and he were not idle during these days, and he was looking for the people to inquire about all kinds of news about the two families of Zhang Wang as much as possible, and he was also giving gifts to the people in the original eleven yamen in the local area, so that he could help find a way.

The people are not very willing to deal with the Tibetan people, if they don't come to negotiate, it is estimated that the people can tear up Kemu and others, and after receiving the gifts, they will talk about the affairs of the two families of Zhang Wang, everyone is good, exaggerating the people of the two families.

Obviously, this kind of praise is not what Kemu Ji wants to understand, he wants to get the words of Zhang Wang's two families about the rebellion from the mouths of the local people, and then he will make Zhang Zhong bad.

The people of the yamen received more gifts, but Mu and sent pearls, jade, and exquisite gold and silver ornaments, sent once, the other party received once, but when it came to doing things, his face was full of helplessness, saying how hard he worked, how he was trained, but it was not done, and the gift was not returned.

The moment the heavy snow fell, Kemu Ji knew that he couldn't delay it any longer, and it was not easy for him to dig grass roots now, so he could only ask people to go to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to discuss the matter of exchanging livestock for food.

Zhang Xiaobao also felt that the time was almost up, and began to give the usual price, the relative kind, the price of all livestock was pressed by fifty percent, and only calculated according to the weight after being sent, not according to the head, it must also be alive, and the dead do not want, who knows if it is sick and dead, what should I do if I get sick after eating?

In terms of grain, it is still only sold millet, saying that it is good for people to eat this, and people in confinement eat this and eggs, and the price is also very generously reduced to 40 wen a bucket.

Just when Kemu was happy, Zhang Xiaobao mentioned another freight matter, the war has just ended, the Tubo people can not come in a large number at once, they need to be picked up outside the customs in Pengzhou, this road is not easy to walk now, it is snowing, and it needs to increase the transportation cost by two percent, which is forty-eight Wen a bucket.

This price was already three times the usual price, but Mu Jihe agreed very reluctantly, he was afraid that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan would suddenly regret it, and he didn't know whether it was useful or useless after writing it, so he hurriedly sent someone back to Tubo to raise livestock.

Left and right, it costs a lot of money to transport the livestock, and it costs a lot to transport the grain back, and it really waits for the Tubo people to eat it, and the price of a bucket of millet is estimated to reach more than 100 yuan.

But Mu Ji and the people who don't know whether they can agree to it, Yizhou began to post notices here, collect old grain, only collect millet, and exchange old grain for new grain, one to one point two, that is, one pound of old millet can be exchanged for a pound of three taels of new grain.

A notice, get the news, think that the freight is cost-effective, the people think that Zhang Zhong is crazy, there is new grain, who is willing to eat the old grain, others change it is used to make wine, with less new grain for more old grain, Zhang Zhong is good, transferred over, a little closer to the place, even if it is plus freight, it is just a little less than three taels of grain, good and the original quantity.

Kemu Jiji also found out about this matter, and found Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and said that what they wanted to exchange was new grain, not Chen's, Zhang Xiaobao took out the contract and showed it to him, and there was such a sentence on it, Tubo was willing to use the specific standards of livestock recognized by Datang to exchange with Datang for the corresponding negotiated value, and a certain number of people in Yizhou, Jiannan Province and the surrounding areas of Datang Province had enough to eat in previous years.

In other words, Zhang Xiaobao dotted the punctuation marks according to the habits gradually formed by Datang, and there was no punctuation in this sentence, just for fear that someone would find fault with it, in order to ensure that there were no mistakes, it was also written at the bottom of the contract that the final interpretation of this contract belongs to Datang.

Kemu Jiji looked at that line of words, thought about it, and finally understood what it meant, when he first said it, he said that at least enough food for the people here in the Tang Dynasty to eat before he could exchange the rest with himself, after all, some people have food at home, and they also understand it this way when they read the notes.

How do you know that this is not the meaning at all, wasn't that old grain in previous years? It turned out to be exchanging this part for yourself? Then the price is even higher.

After the people of Tubo got the result of the negotiation with Kemu, the exchange of grain was too expensive, but considering that they only had to pay 300,000 yuan, they did not have to worry about Juan Juan taking advantage of the time in Yizhou to call again, and the price seemed to be relatively cheap.

This time is different, there was no such ruthless person as Juan Juan to lead the troops before, and after her family left Yizhou and recovered herself, she would have to survive this winter.

So he agreed, collected the livestock, kept the good ones, sent the ordinary and bad ones to Datang, and told him that before the exchange, don't forget to give the animals more water to drink, and if you don't drink it, you will fill it.

The exchange of materials between the two countries, in some places, is far away, and it is estimated that it will take at least a month to complete, which is quite fast, and it will be almost the New Year by then.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also sincerely blessed Kemu and Ji, hoping that the Tibetan people can have a good year, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the two countries maintain peaceful coexistence, strengthen economic exchanges, and work together to create a harmonious and stable border environment.

But Mu Jiji finally knew why the people who fought the war were afraid of the juan, it was too shameless, if you don't beat me, don't kill my people, don't burn my grain and grass, will I have no food to eat? It is also necessary to strengthen economic exchanges, according to this kind of exchanges, two more times, Tubo does not need to be beaten by anyone, and it will be gone.

The three old men followed at the beginning, afraid that Xiaobao and Juan Juan would not negotiate and suffer losses, but later the three old men were busy with their own affairs and didn't care about the two of them at all.

During the negotiation, one moment and the other time, the next moment they slapped the table and stared at each other, the other time they said that it was not easy to raise food, and the other time they said that they would immediately raise enough food to fight them.

Rest assured, completely rest assured, if there is a need to negotiate in the future, let the two little guys go over, and the two little guys are still smart, they can't speak Tubo before going to Tubo to fight, and when they come back, they can speak fluent Tubo dialect, and they also taste in dialects of different regions.

For a while, I use the language here, and for a while, I talk to others about Tibetan, and when I say Tibetan, I am pulling feelings, when will there be feelings at the negotiation table?

"It seems that I used to always look for them and ask them to give something, they didn't say they couldn't talk to me, but let me, according to my words, it's really a good baby, caring."

Old man Bi watched the negotiation between Xiaobao and Juan Juan with people, and finally found that as soon as he said something, the two little guys immediately followed his own words, and finally suffered a small loss, not because they didn't understand, but on purpose.

Old man Zhang also admitted: "Xiaobao and Juan Juan are really good, be gentle with their own people, and be indifferent to outsiders, this time the 300,000 yuan, the court issued an order to say that they don't want it, and the Zhang and Wang families don't seem to want it, I don't know how they will arrange it, is it all used for compensation for new grain for old grain?" ”

"It's about the same, but it's not for sure, just look at it." Old man Yao couldn't be sure who made the Zhang family have too many means, and no one knew what they wanted to achieve in the end.

Li Longji also received detailed information on the war and economic warfare in the capital, as well as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan personally made a burnt hump for him and Gao Lishi.

The two of them were in a room built by Li Xun next to Xingqing Palace, enjoying the hump that had been warmed by the charcoal fire, while reading the information.

Gao Lishi's wish was finally realized, Xiaobao was willing to recognize him as his godfather, one was that someone in the court was good to talk to, and the other was that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had a very good evaluation of Gao Lishi, at least better than Li Bai, who had not yet been found.

Wang Juan thinks that since you Li Bai have big ambitions and want to participate in politics, then drink less, if you really let you take care of anything, as soon as you find you at the critical moment, you have to be carried over, who can stand it.

Gao Lishi took the letter written by Zhang Xiaobao, read it over and over again, first agreed, and then when he returned to the capital, he would do everything he could.

Zhang Xiaobao's ultimate goal is to influence the entire Datang through Gaolis, and it is too time-consuming to always try to change it from below.

Li Longji looked at the happy Gao Lishi, a little envious, he also wanted to recognize Xiaobao or Juan Juan as a son and princess, but he knew that he couldn't do that now.

Gao Lishi, who read the letter several times, checked the food box, confirmed that no other person had moved, and checked the mark sent by the pigeon, it was really made by Xiaobao and Juan Juan, and he didn't find anyone to test for poison, so he opened it and tasted it first, and after half an hour, it was fine, and then he said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, you can also taste it, it's delicious, it's better than what the imperial chef in the palace makes." ”

Seeing that Gao Lishi was not poisoned, Li Longji also picked up the chopsticks and put some in the food box, and said before putting them in his mouth: "It is naturally delicious for you, even if they send you a quick stone, you can break a little bit of it, and you can't mix up state affairs and family affairs in the future." ”

In understanding, Gao Lishi was warned again, Li Longji brought the sandwich to his mouth, tasted it carefully, and said to Gao Lishi: "After they return to Beijing, they will bring them to the palace to play, there are many ingredients in the imperial kitchen." ”

As soon as Gao Lishi, who was accompanying the eating, understood it, and finished eating the little bit he had scooped into a small bowl, he stopped his movements and gave it to Li Longji to eat.