Chapter 219: The Sorrow of a Weak Country
Listening to Wang Dalun's ridicule and sarcasm, Li Liang was very dissatisfied, but he had to nod again and again: "Yes, yes!" I know I'm wrong!"
"My Celestial Dynasty has always been magnanimous, especially for the subject country, although you have made a big mistake, as long as you correct it, the emperor will still forgive you, and will continue to recognize you as a subject country!" Wang Dalun said lightly.
"Yes, yes! This king, no, I will definitely change, I will definitely change! Li Qi nodded hurriedly and said.
"To correct mistakes, you don't just have to talk about it, you have to be sincere, you have to take practical actions, you can't just stop at words! Do you know the way? You have to let the emperor know your sincerity and sincerity! Wang Dalun said coldly.
"Yes, yes! I will immediately dedicate the letter of state, from now on, North Korea will always be a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and I will never dare to betray again, I will increase the number of tributes, and I must let the great tomorrow know the sincerity of our waiting! Li Qi nodded hurriedly.
Wang Dalun nodded and said, "I think the emperor will be happy to see you and others who have lost your way!" In the future, there will be no need for Houjin's tribute, people, it is better to be single-minded! ”
"Yes, yes! I'll do it! From then on, we and Houjin are enemies, and we will never dare to have any more dealings! Li Liang nodded hurriedly and said, as for whether it will anger Houjin, this is a matter for the future, let's pass this level first.
"That's the best!" Wang Dalun nodded.
Li Qi looked at Wang Dalun's face and asked cautiously: "Lord Wang, I did everything you said, I don't know when your army will withdraw?" ”
Wang Dalun stared at Li Liang and saw that Li Liang was furious in his heart. Lowering his head, he said slowly: "You just did such a little thing, it seems that you are sincere?" Your sincerity is too fake! Not enough! I can find any person to be the lord of this country, and I can do it, so what is the use of me keeping you? ”
Li Liang trembled in his heart when he heard this, it seems that the other party is not a civil official like before, as long as he shows the humility of the country and gives enough face to the Ming Dynasty, he can pass the test, this Wang Hu does not seem to be the kind of person who is easy to dismiss!
"General, please command, I will do my best!" Li Qi thought for a moment. It's coming. Sticking out your head is also a knife, shrinking your head is also a knife, it's better to simply let you say what you really want!
"Not as much as possible. Yes is a must! Wang Dalun said in an accentuated tone.
"Yes. Be! General, please speak! Li Qi nodded hurriedly.
"The first. The emperor has just got married, and the North Korean royal family has always had the habit of offering princesses, which has been interrupted in recent years. So make it up to me! Wang Dalun opened his mouth to explain.
"Yes, this king will definitely choose the daughter of the royal family who is gentle and virtuous!" Li Qi nodded and replied.
Wang Dalun's request made Zhou Guichun, who was immersed in recording, couldn't help but raise his head, he glanced at Wang Dalun, and couldn't help but think with admiration, it's really high, although the emperor is not very good, but he belongs to the country, which represents the authority of a king, and the emperor will definitely be happy.
"The second one, you promised one million taels of silver and one million stone of grain, you must give it to me!" Wang Dalun said.
"General, there are not so many in this country, and if you gather the strength of the whole country, you can't take out so much, if you really take out so much, more than half of our people will starve to death! Emperor Ming doesn't want to see our country annihilated, right? ”
Li Wei didn't dare to agree to this request, this is his financial income for a year or two, not to mention that North Korea is not rich in grain in the first place, he really agreed, it is estimated that he will not be a king for long, and a hungry and crazy peasant can do anything.
You can't take it out! Wang Dalun sneered in his heart, and said: "Since you can't take it out, then you don't need it!" ”
"General Xie is considerate, and the people of the whole country are grateful for the general's benevolence!" Li Yu said with great joy.
"Don't be busy, I'm not done!" Wang Dalun interrupted Li Liang coldly, and then said: "Since you can't take out so much, then use other things to pay, so let's do it, Tieshan will temporarily lease me Daming for fifty years, and after fifty years, we will return you!" ”
Hearing that the other party wanted Iron Mountain, Li Liang was anxious, Iron Mountain, as the name suggests, is a place rich in iron ore, and it was really lent to Daming, so what should I do? In the future, I will lose a source of money, and more seriously, what will happen to my soldiers' weapons in the future?
So Li Qi hurriedly said loudly: "General, no, Iron Mountain is the only iron-producing land in my country, and it is leased to you, what should we do?" ”
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, do you have any sincerity? In the future, North Korea will be protected by my Ming Dynasty, why do you need so many weapons? And in the past two years, all the iron ore produced by Iron Mountain has been paid tribute to the Tartars, do you still want to continue to invest in the enemy? Wang Dalun shouted in a loud voice.
Li Wei was frightened into a cold sweat by Wang Dalun's question, and he hurriedly promised: "In the future, we will not sell Houjin a pound of iron, I promise!" ”
"I can't believe your promises! And the Iron Mountain is of great strategic significance, I don't feel at ease in your hands, it must be under my control, I can rest assured! As rent, the grain and silver you asked for before were cancelled, and I will give you 10,000 catties of pig iron every year, you should have agreed, right? ”
Wang Dalun reaffirmed his bottom line, and at the same time made a rare concession. Li Liang saw that Wang Dalun was the most ruthless and promised to give him 10,000 catties of pig iron, knowing that this was the bottom line of the worst, so he had to pinch his nose and admit it. He nodded and said helplessly, "Okay, I agree!" ”
Zhou Guichun listened to it on the side, and admired it in his heart, he really didn't expect Wang Dalun to be able to occupy the only iron mine in the family, and from then on, not only the Dongjiang Army could get a steady stream of sophisticated weapons, but also dealt a heavy blow to Houjin, so that Houjin's weapon source was in huge shortage.
The generals on the side listened to it, and they were also impressed in their hearts, it turned out that this was the robbery of sustainable development that the marshal said! Thinking about the Dongjiang Army's own mine, everyone was very excited, and with a stable supply of iron ore, it meant that their soldiers could use enough weapons.
High! That's high! The generals looked at Wang Dalun, and a little star appeared directly in their eyes, it was really powerful, his level of robbery was really much higher than that of himself and others.
But Wang Dalun is obviously not satisfied with this, now the problem of the source of weapons has been solved, but other aspects have not been solved, if you don't take this opportunity to kill Li Liang, it will be too sorry for yourself. So he went on to say, "Third! ”
"And?" Li Liang exclaimed, he was about to cry, Wang Dalun is going to completely turn himself into a traitor, what face will he have to face his ancestors after he dies?
Wang Dalun looked at Li Liang, and said to himself: "Third, the Ming merchants licensed by the Dongjiang Army can trade freely in North Korea, and the North Korean side must not obstruct it, if the Ming merchants break the law, the North Korean side must be handed over to the Dongjiang Army for disposal!" ”
"This can't work, if trade is opened, my country will be chaotic, I can't promise this!" Maritime trade has always been a major source of income for the royal family, although the country is closed, but because of the lockdown, the royal family and other princes with trade licenses can enjoy its benefits exclusively, so how could Li Liang agree.
"What's the mess? My Ming merchant still pays taxes, and the tax rate is one-tenth, which is okay! If you don't agree, then it's fine, lease Incheon to Daming for 20 years! Wang Dalun said coldly, he calculated that Li Liang had to agree, and if he really leased Incheon, he would really lose a lot.
"I agree!" Li Liang chose to expand trade very wisely in the loss of part and most of the loss, if the Ming merchants still pay taxes, with the increase of the trade quota, their own taxes will also increase, so they will not have much loss.
Wang Dalun looked at Li Liang, nodded and said: "It seems that you are a smart person, this is very good, for the time being, you will lose a little, but with the development, you will find that you have earned!" ”
"I hope so!" Li Ju replied a little depressed.
"Definitely, I have confidence in the development of our Dongjiang Army!" Wang Dalun said confidently.
The generals don't know why Wang Dalun has to ask for this in particular, and he also has to tax North Korea, which is a complete loss, and everyone can't figure it out, but they are now slowly knowing the virtue of Wang Dalun, so they still think that this is good for themselves.
When the generals were thinking hard, one that surprised them appeared, only to see Wang Dalun say: "The last one, in view of the fact that the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army is not strong, and it cannot cooperate well with our army to resist the attack of Houjin, so we can send instructors to teach and train the North Korean army!" ”
"What? Our army does not need your teaching and training! Li Liang hurriedly shook his head into a drum, joking, the army is the basis of his own rule, if he really lets the Dongjiang Army participate, then he will not become a puppet?
"How are your troops doing, I think you know very well, they can't even resist us, how can they resist the Tartars? After you take refuge in us, will they let you go? Are you confident that you will be able to withstand the Tartars? Wang Dalun asked rhetorically.
"Of course I can't resist it!" Li Liang replied truthfully, but he still didn't want the Dongjiang Army to participate, he thought for a while and said: "Your people are only responsible for training, and they have no command, and you must not interfere with our command!" ”
"No! I take a step back, we can recruit a certain number of people in North Korea to form a garrison, which is responsible for guarding Iron Mountain in peacetime, and helping to resist the invasion of Houjin at a critical moment, what do you think? Wang Dalun said very flexibly.
"This, the maximum number of people is less than 10,000 people, we do not provide any food, and we are only allowed to be stationed in Iron Mountain, and are not allowed to enter other state roads, this is my bottom line!" Li Liang reluctantly said that he was about to be collapsed by Wang Dalun, these are all treaties that lose power and humiliate the country!
"Okay, deal! It was really a pleasure to talk to you! Wang Dalun, who has achieved all the goals, is now very respectful to Li Kun.
It's really unpleasant to talk to you! Li Liang thought very bitterly in his heart, and he had to squeeze out a smile desperately on his face. (To be continued......)