Chapter 0663. Compromise, undercurrent
In fact, there are not many conditions for the Fujian State, the first is that the three countries will completely cease war, and the territory will remain in the current actual territorial control area, and the king will be defeated. [This site has a new URL,Shorthand method:,.]
To the victorious state of Fujian, the Byzantium tribute of 1 million dinars of gold, 500,000 taels of grain, a number of male and female slaves, and 100,000 gold coins and 50,000 taels of grain every year in the future, although these are heavy, but for Syria and Egypt, it is not unaffordable, if the war starts, lose these two last pieces of anointed land, then there is nothing.
The only thing that made Abdullah hesitate was that the Min Kingdom wanted Jerusalem and nearby lands to be founded by the Jews, one of the two holiest cities in Islam, where it is rumored that Muhammad listened to Allah and became enlightened, regardless of religious significance, it is also located in the triangular core of Syria, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and the strategic location is extremely important, handed over to the Jews whom the Arabs have always despised?
"We Arabia are willing to give another million dinars, a thousand female slaves, guaranteed to be young and beautiful virgins, ten chests of jewels and jade, and ask the king of Min to give up Jerusalem, I don't know if it is possible?"
Finally got the bottom line of Fujian, but Abdullah couldn't wait to listen to Xiao Sheng's nagging for two more days, and half of his white beard was about to be pulled off, Abdullah hesitated for a quarter of an hour, and then asked embarrassedly.
It's a pity that Xiao Sheng shook his head confidently as he sat on the fishing boat: "This is the most important point in the entire contract!" Money, we are not short of Fujian, to be honest, one million dinars is just the pocket money of our King Min every year, and the same is the food, where the Jews are supported to build a state, what Fujian needs is a peace of mind! β
"What if our Arab empire refuses to hand over Jerusalem?" With a raised brow, Abdullah suddenly hardened, but in order to find out the truth and truth, Fujian has run all over Syria these days, where will Xiao Sheng be afraid of his lust? Shaking his head with a smile, Old Xiao Sheng was well maintained and gently knocked on the table with both hands.
"Mr. Abdullah, how can you keep 10,000 cavalry from Jerusalem and Syria, or 20,000 Nubian infantry from Egypt? If your lord does not agree, we can continue negotiations under the city of Jerusalem in six months' time. β
The implication is that if you don't agree, we will fight by ourselves!
Even the final mobilized troops have been figured out by the other side, how can they continue to fight? Moreover, before the peace talks, Mu'awiyya released the news of the peace talks in order to stabilize his position, and if he forced the army to be summoned again, he would inevitably be disheartened, and finally like a deflated ball, Abdullah lay on the negotiating table, pushed back the conditions of Fujian, and said dejectedly: "I hope to bring this condition back, and my caliph will not condemn me."
"No, maybe this is a good beginning for the three Middle Eastern countries." With a victorious smile on the corner of his mouth, Old Xiao Sheng stroked his beard with a smile.
The negotiation that lasted for more than ten days ended in such a dramatic day, and Abdullah was also afraid of Xiao Sheng's tirade, signed the contract, and left the deputy envoy and Mu'awiyah's gift to Li Jie, and Abdullah returned to Syria with the contract on the same day, and rushed back with the receipt in less than three days, and sure enough, Mu'awiya agreed to the contract of Fujian.
The dawn of peace seems to be on the verge of reaching the blood-soaked land of the Middle East.
Approaching the dry season in the Middle East, the trade route that should have been depressed at this time became prosperous again, in order to show sincerity, Fujian even first lifted the ban on the Uzzi steel trade, batches of black iron eggs from the north of Tianzhu flowed into Damascus, and the raw materials fed the sword craftsmen who were on the verge of unemployment because of the war, because the demand of the Arab army decreased, the fine Damascus swords flowed back to Fujian, and the exotic swords became the high-level collection of the Fujian magnates.
With funds, the same large number of oriental goods into the Arab Empire, the rice of North Tianzhu fed many people, the spices of Southeast Asia enriched the table of the aristocracy, especially tobacco, a small amount of tobacco from Fujian had aroused the cravings of the Arabs, and now the tobacco widely cultivated in the South Tianzhu dry qu has been sought after by a large number of Arabs as soon as it entered the country, and the streets of Damascus can even be seen everywhere with hookahs smoking cigarettes and leisurely greeting Arabs, and even Muawiya himself has created several cigarette bags.
However, the negotiations are over, and it seems that the Min State has just remembered a major event, and has not yet notified the allies, so the Ministry of Rites of the Min State sent a copy of the peace agreement to the West in mid-August, promising to declare the Byzantine Empire to the Min State, in the hands of the Eastern Romans, as for what the Byzantines think, from Li Jie to many cabinet ministers, they did not care too much, when did the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks talk, when did they need to listen to the opinions of the Western Regions, and all the ministers needed was to respect the will of the suzerain.
Antioch, in the Eastern Roman court, somewhere.
"You know what? The Min people in the east made peace with the Arabs without paying attention to us, and they even imposed a peace agreement on us! β
"Hmph, arrogant and impudent Tang people, do you now regard our Eastern Rome as the dowry of Her Majesty Anna? No way! β
"Have you heard? His Majesty Constantine IV has actually returned to Constantinople, and only he can protect our Eastern Roman ......"
The two purple-robed senators who had just come out of the Senate Council were talking quietly while walking against the wall, and their voices were getting lower and lower, but before they could finish speaking, a burst of even footsteps suddenly came from a distance, and after looking up, the two senators immediately lowered their heads and stopped talking, and hurriedly walked over from the side as if nothing happened.
Seeing the two fat and fat guys leave, Li Que, who walked by with his arms in his arms, couldn't help frowning, she had bumped into such secret rumors more than once, this is not a good sign!
Hou Jie had mysteriously disappeared for a long time, but his warning still lingered in Li Que's ears, biting his lip, Li Que finally turned around and walked straight to the palace.
The Senate of Antioch had just finished a meeting of senators, and at this time it was already empty, and Anna, who was wearing a crown of golden olive branches and a bubble dress dressed like a big Barbie doll, was losing her temper at the empty senators.
"Damn dictator! Pig's head, megalomania, wood! I dare to make a decision without consulting with this empress, my Syria, my Egypt, I xxxxxx! β
A series of very unladylike words came from the mouth of the dignified empress, even Li Que, who was rough and bold, couldn't help but feel a little dizzy, seeing that Miss Anna was still holding her golden scepter and constantly venting into the air, Li Que couldn't help but habitually wipe his forehead and strolled forward in a cold sweat that he couldn't wipe away.
"Who made our empress so angry?"
"It's not your dim-witted King Min who ended the war like this! How did he ask me to explain to the patriarchs in China? β
At this time, Anna was still so angry, the series of victories of the Byzantine army in Asia Minor made the morale of the declining Eastern Romans high again, and they had the urge to regain all the lost territory in one fell swoop, but they played a triumphant song all the way to Antioch, seeing that what they had lost was going to be taken back, and at this juncture their allies suddenly stopped the war alone, just like a golden promotion match was about to be won, but the power suddenly went out, and the taste was absolutely maddening.
What's more, from beginning to end, the negotiations were carried out unilaterally, and it was not until the result that a notice was made to Antioch, which made the Eastern Romans who had not yet done a good job of being a subject of other countries particularly unbalanced.
At the Senate Council just now, the anger of these patriarchs was vented on Anna's head, Byzantium did not have so many monarchs and ministers to defend the elderly, and they were sharply accused, Anna is still a young girl in puberty, how can she not be mad with anger?
Seeing the corners of the mouth of the best friend who had become a good sister twitching and gritting her teeth, Li Que couldn't help but scratch her head again, and asked with a smile: "Why don't I go back to Fujian and fight for some more benefits for Byzantium, and make you feel better?"
can make Li Quan, a diehard loyalist of the Fujian Kingdom, turn his elbow outward, and Anna's personality charm is strong enough, but for her proposal, Anna shook her head depressedly.
"Forget it, King Min's temper is self-respecting, how can he listen to the words of your little military attachΓ©, besides, after the monkey of the Central Protector disappears, I still need you to help me support the situation, you are gone, who will help me support the scene?"
"Forget it, don't talk about those who are unhappy, Uncle Amuliel has already prepared a barbecue charcoal fire in the suburbs, today we will go to his manor and have a big meal to relax!"
As soon as her words changed, Anna finally became happy again, and jumped around Li Que's arm with the golden scepter. Obviously, she didn't wake up from this girl's changing face, and she was stunned for a minute, and then Li Que remembered the main purpose of coming this time, and slapped her head suddenly.
"By the way, Anna, don't you really need to pay more attention to Constantinople? Recently, there have been more and more rumors about your brother, and he is getting closer and closer to Constantinople, and if you don't take precautions, maybe the good situation will be ruined in his hands! β
Listening to Li Que's worry, she was stunned, but then Anna shook her head with a smile: "Don't worry, my brother has loved me the most since I was a child, and now that Constantinople is stable, it is natural for him and his father to come back, besides, Constantinople was saved by me from the hands of the Arabs, so I can rest assured!"
"But ......"
"Don't worry!"
Dragging Li Que, who wanted to stop talking, Anna happily boarded her luxurious royal carriage, escorted by a dozen or so Gothic cavalry, the carriage left the palace briskly, and after a black carriage, it rushed out of the city.
Anna, who was chatting happily about food, was unnoticed, and a pair of gloomy eyes brushed past her carriage, until the two carts were missed, and the man retracted his head and yelled viciously.
"Go to Konstantin's hometown!"