Chapter 10 Negotiations

Due to the special geographical location and topography, there are basically no mineral deposits in the Wa Kingdom, and there is one thing, that is, silver. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 For a long time, the silver of the Wa Kingdom played an important role, and in some cases even produced up to a third of the world's total silver.

The largest deposit of silver in the Wa Province is Iwami, a northern Wa country region near the Sea of Japan.

When the detained crew members came back and mentioned the place where they had been forced to do hard labor, the eldest grandson remembered the place.

And this silver mine was of great significance to ancient China.

The gold standard has always been used in the West, and there are many records of gold before the Han Dynasty in China. But after the Han Dynasty, this system could not be implemented. Therefore, in the Tang and Song dynasties, copper was basically used as currency for circulation, forming a relatively rare copper standard system. In the Ming Dynasty, with the improvement of mining technology, the system of the silver standard was gradually adopted.

The existence of a large amount of silver in the Wa Kingdom can solve this problem well.

Large-scale superficial copper deposits have already been discovered in Luzon. If you can control or get a large amount of silver, then Datang's finance is undoubtedly much better. You must know that in the Song Dynasty, due to the lack of silver and copper, iron was even used as currency for circulation. As for the circulation of early paper money such as Jiaozi, it reflects more of a kind of progress in helplessness.

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise.

Thinking of this, he was even more convinced of the idea of Changsun Tang controlling the Wa Kingdom to obtain silver.

"Master Hou, isn't this a bit excessive, you said let's bring these crew members over, we brought them over, and we didn't put forward any conditions, but now you are bombarding the city gate, which makes it too difficult for us to do." When Su I entered the deer and saw the eldest grandson, he deliberately suppressed the anger in his heart.

"I didn't intend to, but you're too slow. My temperament is more anxious, so since the cannons have been pulled out, I always feel that there is something unsatisfactory if I don't hit it twice, you say yes. The eldest grandson said casually while drinking tea slowly.

After a long time, Su I reluctantly suppressed the evil fire in my chest. He said, "Well, now that this has happened, I won't say anything more." I don't know if Lord Zhennan Hou will be able to withdraw the army when he says it? ”

"Withdrawal? What kind of army? Is there an army here? The eldest grandson looked back and asked.

"No, we're just armed to catch them, and we're here to rescue the kidnapped crew." Wu Yuanqing next to him naturally knew what the idea of the eldest grandson was fighting.

"Catch fast? Is this a catch? "Su I felt that I was very shameless before, but now it seems that this shamelessness is really endless.

But this is not the time to question, Su I, who was suppressed by the artillery fire just now, just wants to send this group away, so he continued: "Then even if it is a quick catch, now this person has been saved without pulling one, is it possible to withdraw now?" ”

"Even if you call it, this is what it is." Wu Yuanqing also followed the nonsense.

"You said that these are quick arrests, so this quick arrest is out of the rescue, and will be responsible for exterminating the bandits, so as not to let these bandits continue to do evil, originally you didn't plan to meddle in the affairs of this territory, but who let our crew be hijacked." Changsun Yu said.

"You don't have to worry about this banditry, Master Hou, we will do it well." Su Irulu once again suppressed the anger in his heart, he felt that he had begun to form a habit like this.

"That's not good, if the bandits are not exterminated, if something happens to our crew in the future, then this matter will be a big deal." Now that Wu Yuanqing knows the intentions of the eldest grandson, he will naturally carry some things over sometimes.

"I promise not." Su I into the deer said.

"Is there any use for your guarantees? And you protect those people like this, I believe that maybe you did it. I said I didn't know about this before, but in the end, you didn't send this person back? Even if you didn't do it, it definitely had nothing to do with you. "Eldest Sun Tang's trick is naturally thorough.

It's hard to find an excuse to fool you so easily? If you don't have anything here, I won't come if you invite me, and since you know that there are good things here, then if you don't come, it will be a sign of a serious lack of intelligence.

"Then what do you say?" This Su I into the deer is now also playing a bachelor's game.

"First, hand over Ichiro Watanabe, one of the culprits this time, to us to deal with; secondly, we sent troops to exterminate all pirates and to ensure the safety of our ships and personnel; The third is to compensate us for our losses. This includes the cost of the vessel, the cost of the cargo on board, the cost of lost time and mental damage of the crew, and the related expenses incurred by our expedition. Wu Yuanqing said.

Although there are three articles, the second one is the most obscure. Ambiguity opens an opening for the future, as for the security issue, it is not easy to do, that is, nothing happened, I said that if something happened, it was an accident, you see what to do.

Su I was a little hesitant, he was able to agree to the first and third articles here, as far as the third article is concerned, it is just a matter of money, and the few articles proposed by the eldest grandson will not incur much cost, even if it is a pile of silver. It's just that he is a little unsure about this second one, what is the relationship between this promise and not agreeing, with his current experience, he still can't figure it out.

"That's it, Master Hou, I'm here today, I didn't bring any gifts, why don't you take this Watanabe Ichiro as a gift from us to your country, I'll go back and bring him over tomorrow, what do you think?" Su I weighed it for a while, but I really couldn't figure out the way of this eldest grandson.

"Okay, since you say so, then I'll let you go, lest you say that I'm not interesting enough for this marquis." Although he is said to be a plenipotentiary, this eldest grandson must also understand that this Su I will definitely not make this decision.

"Thank you so much, Master Hou." After saying that, this Su I immediately turned around and left, for fear that the eldest grandson would regret it.

Early the next morning, Su I rushed over when he entered the deer, and he was afraid that this eldest grandson was coming to urge him with a cannon.

"Meet Master Hou. Send the gift to Master Hou. The attendant said that a wooden box was brought up, and then opened.

The eldest grandson was a little curious about what these people would give him. It's just that it's destined to be disappointing, because the box contains a human head.

"What is this?" The eldest grandson, who endured the discomfort, asked, but as soon as he asked, he knew that this must be the head of Watanabe Ichiro.

"This is the head of Ichiro Watanabe, the same fool who sent the crew of your country to work as coolies." Su I into the deer said. This was last night, and I was afraid that Ichiro Watanabe would talk nonsense, so I cut off his head and sent it over.

"I seemed to have made it very clear yesterday, what we need is his people, and what to do with it is our business." The eldest grandson frowned, and it seemed that the original plan to blame the trouble had to find another way. But this is not the point, as the so-called "there is no excuse for the crime you want to add", it is too simple to make excuses. But these small details are naturally a natural reason to talk about conditions.

"This is Watanabe Ichiro heard that he was going to be sent to the Tang Kingdom, so he committed suicide in fear of sin, and we can only do this." Obviously, Su I is not a fool, this argument was found early on.

"Then go and two people come over and identify if it's Ichiro Watanabe himself." Wu Yuanqing commanded. There are some things, especially when it comes to things between countries, that cannot be overly careful.

Su I's brows furrowed suddenly, and at the same time, he was secretly rejoicing. Someone suggested last night that someone else should send it over, but his father refused, and now it seems that his father's decision at that time was extremely correct.

Soon a few hijacked crew members came over.

"Master Hou, the gap between this lime nitrate head and the normal one is a little too big, this one is just a little similar, I can't be sure." One spoke, and the others nodded.

Su I entered the deer's heart immediately mentioned in his throat, thousands of calculations, I didn't expect this Tang Congress to set up obstacles here, now to put it bluntly, it's all up to these Tang people, he said yes, he said no, he didn't.

"Well, since they said it could be, I won't embarrass you, after all, this is the first time we've dealt with it, and if I find out that it's not, then the problem will be serious." Changsun Yu said.

Hearing that Changsun Yu didn't care too much about this problem, Su I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. said: "Yes, yes, thank you Houye." Thank you, Lord Hou. At the same time as this nod, Su I was also glad that it was fortunate that the bag was not dropped. Even if I dropped the bag, I can only say yes now.

"Then even if you pass the first one, then the second one?" The eldest grandson continued to ask.

At this time, Su I was already sweating slightly on his forehead, because this second one was completely a trap under the command of Su I Ezo. Once agreed, there will be an elite and powerful army on the land of the Wa Kingdom in the future, so that the current situation of the Wa State is estimated to change on this day. Therefore, this one cannot be agreed. Even if there is any concession on Article 3, Article 2 cannot be agreed.

It's just that this eldest grandson has just given face, and he doesn't care about the life or death of Ichiro Watanabe, but now he says, "Master Hou, we don't agree to your second article", so what is this negotiation about.

"Master Hou, there are many problems involved in this garrison, such as your country's logistics support, army command and a series of other problems, this is a little inconvenient for your country." Su I really can't think of any other excuse, this excuse is so fake that even he doesn't believe it.

"Then you don't have to worry about that." There was already a hint of impatience in Changsun Tang's words.

"You mean that the logistics of our army have been solved?" As soon as Wu Yuanqing said this, he immediately took Su I into the ditch.

"That's not what it means, that's not what it means." Su I entered the deer and resigned again and again. If this is agreed, then the Su family will definitely not have a good life.

"So you mean you don't plan to garrison us?" The eldest grandson said this.

"This, this ......" Su I entered the deer's forehead with more sweat.

"And what do you mean?" The eldest grandson asked sharply.

"What we mean by this is that we are responsible for exterminating pirates ourselves, so that there is no need for your army to provide logistics for such an army." The envoy spoke, his face full of steadyness.

"What's your name?" The eldest grandson became interested in this open envoy.

"In the lower middle of the minister's Kamakazu." is neither humble nor arrogant, but the feeling for the eldest grandson is not good, this seems to be a hard stubble.

"Can you guarantee the safety of our ships and sailors?" Wu Yuanqing said.

"This is okay, it must be possible." Su and I hurriedly agreed, this was originally their bottom line.

"Are you sure? Which of your little sampans do you have? "The eldest grandson was pressed, and the taunt skill attacked at the same time.

"Yes, yes." Su I entered the deer and hurriedly agreed. The middle minister next to him, Kamakazu, sighed softly.

"Okay, then this second article is up to you to ensure our safety, this is okay, I agreed, then the third one." The eldest grandson said lightly, which was a little out of place with the atmosphere just now.

Su I into the deer is a sigh of relief, the two most troublesome levels have passed, this third level is the problem of money, for the Su family, "the problem that can be solved with money is a small problem" is their true portrayal, this is more It doesn't matter.

"What we are proposing is the cost of the ship, the cost of the cargo on board, the cost of lost time and mental damage of the crew, and the related expenses incurred by our expedition. There are four of them, and we will talk about them one by one. Changsun Yu said.

"That's like this, it's a little too troublesome one by one, we might as well say a total at a time, I don't know what Master Hou thinks?" Of course, this Su I into the deer is not stupid. Talking about this four times is equivalent to being slaughtered four times, and it is better to come once.

"This is not troublesome, and the funds we propose are all based on and have a way forward, of course, this has to be discussed one by one." The rest of the matter is Wu Yuanqing's business. So Changsun Tang basically didn't plan to speak.

After nearly a day of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an intention to go out of the two previously agreed items, and the total amount of the third compensation was 8.2 million taels, equivalent to 420 tons, and it was to be paid in one lump sum.

In this way, the curtain came down on the Wa Kingdom of Changsun Tang on its own.

However, the plundering of the silver of the Rang Wa Kingdom has just begun...... (To be continued.) )