Hearing that Zhu Youzhen was reluctant to send troops, Rao was an experienced Puti, and a cold sweat broke out on his head, so he couldn't care about his attitude anymore, "Don't hide it from Minister Huang, Dacheng is in a very unfavorable situation, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and other places in the north have fallen, and Donghu is also stationed on the southern border, which may give Dacheng a fatal blow from the south at any time." ”

"The form is so critical? Why didn't the national teacher say it earlier? Huang Xiaofu showed a surprised expression, and then changed his words, "National teacher, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai should have been the land of the Ming Dynasty, right?" The 800 Dadian Division was previously occupied by Donghu. ”

"As long as the Ming Dynasty sends troops to repel Donghu, my king is willing to return these Ming homelands to the Ming Dynasty." Putty knew that this belonged to the Ming Dynasty's 800 Dadian Division, which was later annexed by Donghu, and was occupied by Dacheng when Donghu was in decline for a short time, and now these lands have been reoccupied by the Donghu Dynasty.

"If Dacheng is willing to return this land to Daming, I persuade His Majesty to send troops as soon as possible to rescue Dacheng, maybe there is a glimmer of hope." When it comes to the land issue, Huang Xiaofu knows that this is the main topic of the Ming Dynasty's dispatch of troops, "But this is the homeland of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not enough to impress His Majesty to send troops, I don't know what other conditions the national teacher can provide?" ”

Putty finally ushered in a glimmer of hope, of course he would not give up this glimmer of hope, "If the Ming Dynasty sends troops to expel Donghu, my city is willing to move the border line to the south for two hundred miles, and give up all this piece of land to the Ming Dynasty." He gritted his teeth, he didn't care about discussing with King Parase, if Daming did not send troops, with the current strength of Dacheng, he would definitely not be able to resist the north-south attack of Donghu, for the sake of Dacheng, he had to make huge concessions, but his heart was dripping blood.

"Two hundred miles to the south?" Huang Xiaofu frowned, but he smiled secretly in his heart, "That's the land of Dacheng, if it is assigned to Daming, wouldn't it trap me Daming and injustice?" He didn't give Putty a chance to speak, "However, only in this way can we see the sincerity of the national teacher." ”

"What Minister Huang means......" Putty was confused by Huang Xiaofu, should he want it or not?

"I mean, now that all the land occupied by the Donghu army is assigned to the Ming Dynasty, what does the national teacher think?" Huang Xiaofu's face was unusually grim, and Puti did not allow Putty to oppose it at all.

Putti also did not hit ∴dǐng∴diǎn∴ small ∴ said, .≤.o≧s_(); Even if it is opposed, most of these lands are not the land of Dacheng in the first place, and a few originally belonged to Dacheng, but Dacheng relies on its own strength, and it is impossible to come back. He didn't know the exact land in Huang Xiaofu's heart, so he deliberately threw out this designed bait.

"No, national teacher, I'm talking about everything, including this land." In a private meeting with Huang Xiaofu, Zhu Youzhen clearly told Huang Xiaofu that this was a piece of land that must be contested, and with this land, the Ming Dynasty could enter Malacca by land, greatly strengthening the control of Malacca.

"That'...... All right! Putty didn't seem to dare to oppose Huang Xiaofu, but he was secretly happy in his heart that Da Ming finally swallowed this piece of bait.

"National teacher, Daming's grain and grass reserves are insufficient, and once the army enters Dacheng, Dacheng needs to provide grain and grass." After the land issue was negotiated, Huang Xiangfu became relaxed, and he was like chatting with an old friend.

"Of course, the Ming Dynasty fought for the big city, and the big city provided grain and grass, and it should be, I don't know how much grain and grass the Ming army needs?" Putty agreed without thinking about it, Dacheng is located in the tropics, can grow three crops of rice, and the country is rich in grain, he only hopes that Daming can send troops as soon as possible.

"If you want to completely defeat Donghu and eliminate the threat of Donghu forever, the Ming Dynasty must send at least 100,000 troops, and Dacheng needs to provide 300,000 stone grain." Huang Xiaofu did not say that the Ming Dynasty wanted to occupy the whole of Donghu, but vaguely said that he wanted to eliminate the threat of Donghu forever, in fact, the only way to eliminate the threat of Donghu forever was to completely eliminate the Donghu regime.

"Okay, Dayutthaya will definitely prepare 300,000 stone grain." Putty keenly grasped the word "forever", he felt that he was going to sign a very favorable contract, originally only prepared for the Ming to expel Donghu's army, according to the contract, if Donghu's army invaded again, Daming should send troops to help again, he did not diǎn broken, hoping that Huang Xiaofu did not find out his language mistake.

"In addition, Donghu is not a weak country militarily, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Donghu, and the soldiers will inevitably have a large number of casualties, but they are not far away to help Dacheng retreat from the enemy, and the Ayutthaya Dynasty should come up with a certain pension." This article was not within the scope of Zhu Youzhen's explanation, but Huang Xiaofu saw that Putty agreed happily, and he wanted to seek greater benefits for the Ming Dynasty, "The national teacher, the issue of casualties and compensation for sergeants is the most fundamental reason for the ministers to send troops." ”

"Ayutthaya can pay pensions, but I'm a big city, small, poor and weak, and invaded by Donghu...... Don't know how much pension you need? Putty is not against pensions, but if the amount of pensions is too large, Ayutthaya may not be able to afford them.

"According to the military law of the Ming Dynasty, if a soldier dies in battle, the pension is two hundred taels, and the disability is about one hundred and twenty taels." Huang Xiaofu exaggerated the amount of military pension, and he was not worried that Putty would know in the future, if Putty asked, he would already have the answer, the sergeant fought for the country, and the pension had a fixed amount, but in order to assist other countries, the standard of the pension must be raised, otherwise it would be difficult to mobilize their enthusiasm for fighting.

Putty silently calculated in his heart, if Daming had 50,000 casualties, the amount of the pension would reach 10 million taels! Based on the current taxes paid by Dacheng, it will not be paid off in ten years, and he has a sad face: "This amount is too big, I'm afraid it ......."

Huang Xiaofu's face turned cold: "National Teacher, what my Ming lost was elite soldiers, and each of them spent more than two hundred taels just to train as a qualified soldier, and besides, I still have a lot of ammunition to consume ......."

"Minister Huang, the lower officials also know that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are saving the city, but if the casualties of the Ming army reach 50,000, the pension will be 10 million taels of silver, and my city will not eat or drink, and it will not be able to pay it off in ten years!" Putty has given up the strategy of diplomacy, he can only seek truth from facts, hoping that Huang Xiaofu will raise his noble hand for the sake of pearl agate.

"So that's it?" Huang Xiaofu smiled secretly in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change, "If Daming wants to deal with Donghu, the casualties should not exceed 50,000, the national teacher, 10 million is too much, Dacheng really can't afford it, so let's determine a specific number, no matter how many casualties the soldiers have, the rest of the pension will be borne by Daming." ”

"That'...... How much pension does Ayutthaya have to pay? "It's Putti's turn.

"National teacher, let's calculate it at 10 million taels, Daming and Dacheng, each bear half, how about it?"

"Half? Five million taels? Putty still had a sad face, "Minister Huang, I have a small number of people in a big city, and the taxes are not as big as the big business of the Ming family." ”

"The national teacher's words are wrong, Daming is helping Dacheng, otherwise, none of my Daming soldiers will be killed or injured, why should they be compensated?"

If you agree to the bereavement of five million taels, if you don't get skinned and cramped by Parase when you go back, you will also be drowned by the spitting of the ministers, Putty can only hope for the pearl agate that he gave to Huang Xiaofu just now, "Minister Huang, Dacheng really can't afford it." ”

Huang Xiaofu took people's things softly, and he sighed, "Hey, how much can Dacheng come up with?" ”

Putty gritted his teeth: "Five hundred thousand at most." ”

"Five hundred thousand? National teacher, should you send it to Hanako? Huang Xiaofu's face turned cold again, it seems that the pearl agate can't play a sexual role, "You know, the ministers oppose the sending of troops, mainly because of the casualties of the soldiers, if they can't be satisfied with the pension, most of the troops will be yellow." ”

Putty fell silent, and after a long time, he raised his disappointed eyes: "A million, no more." ”

Huang Xiaofu still didn't follow: "Four million, it can't be less, with this amount, it is estimated that it can be said to move His Majesty, but the ministers are full of mouths, and it is not certain whether they can agree or not, I will try my best." ”

"Minister Huang, the taxes of the Ming Dynasty are far ten times that of the big city, so they can no longer be accommodating?" Putty was almost pleading, and he casually looked at Huang Xiaofu's sleeve again.

"National teacher, I also want to help Dacheng," Huang Xiaofu was annoyed in his heart, and his mouth was still serious, "But Daming sent troops completely for Dacheng, such a big matter is not something that I can decide as a deputy minister, or, these jewels, the national teacher will take them back first?" Huang Xiaofu's hand reached into his sleeve, pretending to return the pearl agate.

"Don't, don't, Minister Huang, it's the lower officials who are worried about the situation in the country and have made a mistake for a while," Putty hesitated, "Minister Huang...... This...... That ......"

"The national teacher can't make me too embarrassed, after all, Daming is a country where ministers are in charge, and no one can be the master."

"That'...... Million? Putty almost cried, "Minister Huang, if you want to increase it, it will be my old bone." ”

Huang Xiaofu peeked at Putty and found that he didn't look like a pretentious person, "Okay, for the sake of the sincerity of the national teacher, I will do my best to try to let Daming send troops as soon as possible, but it's ......"

"Minister Huang, but what?" Putty worries about what will happen again.

"National teacher, to be honest, two million taels of silver, it will definitely be difficult to satisfy the ministers, we have one thing, we need the help of the national teacher, if the national teacher is done, His Majesty and the ministers, there should be no objections."

"Minister Huang has something to say, you might as well say it directly, what is the matter?"

"The Lancang Kingdom, which used to be the Lao Propaganda Envoy of the Ming Dynasty, has a good relationship with Dacheng, and it seems that they have fought against Donghu together, right?"

Putty didn't understand what Huang Xiaofu meant, "Minister Huang means ......"

"Sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will conquer the Lancang Kingdom in the south, if the national teacher can persuade the Lancang Kingdom to return to the Ming Dynasty, for the Ming Dynasty, it will reduce the loss of the sergeants, and it will also reduce the pension in disguise."

"Ao," Putty replied, but was silent for a long time, "However, I'm afraid it's not easy to return the Lancang Kingdom to the Ming Dynasty, right?" ”

"National teacher, the Lancang Kingdom has not been invaded by Donghu, right? If the Ming Dynasty did not send troops to the east, would they still be able to claim the country independently? ”

"Donghu has invaded Lancang on a large scale many times, and still occupies a large area of Lancang."

"Yes."

Putty pondered for a while, and then said faintly: "Minister Huang, do your best!" ”

"It's not about trying, it's about succeeding," Huang Xiaofu interrupted Puti's words, "If you want Your Majesty and the ministers to accept the two million pensions in the big city, I'm afraid it's on this Lancang Dynasty, and the national teacher will weigh it carefully." ”