CHAPTER XXXV

Duan Foyin spoke again: "If Your Majesty agrees, Foyin can represent the Dali Kingdom, and increase the eighty percent that Your Majesty said to ninety, or even ten percent, and all officials can be appointed by the Ming Imperial Court." I don't know what your majesty wants? ”

Baili Wuji regretted it in his heart, he understood that he underestimated this little woman.

Her words sound incredible, but they are actually devastating.

In fact, after a rough estimate in the past few days, the number of officials to be eliminated is not as many as imagined, especially among the officials of the Zhou State, a considerable number of state and county officials are still dutiful.

More than sixty percent of the low-level officials can completely reform and control through the supervision of the gentry system.

Therefore, the estimated figure is much lower than when I discussed it with Xu Shiming.

The number of officials to be transferred to Dali will even be reduced by 20%, or even more.

In other words, it is very likely that the Ming court will not be able to send as many officials as eighty percent of the officials of Dali.

The reason why Baili Wuji still proposes the figure of eighty percent is that this article is used as a room for negotiation.

The so-called price starts on the ground and pays back on the spot.

There must always be room for negotiation.

In fact, in the official system of the Ming Kingdom, the real problem is the high-ranking officials, such as the original prime ministers of various countries, Tongping Zhangshi and the following squires, etc., especially the former Beijing officials of Kaifeng Mansion.

It is this part of the officials who ride on the wall, which affects the replacement of several dynasties in the past five generations, and it can be said that if the southern invasion of the northern Hu people is the external cause, then this part of the officials is undoubtedly the internal cause.

One percent, it doesn't sound worth mentioning. But if you look at the base, it's thousands.

Even if the Ming Kingdom wants to transfer this part of the old ministers to Dali, it will be batched. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause chaos in the country.

The official position is not a position that can be solved by replacing people with people.

Students who have just come out of the academy are not qualified for these high-ranking positions, and can only be promoted in a progressive way to the existing lower-level officials, and then work their way up until they are progressively promoted to the last level, and then they are replaced by students.

The transfer of tens of thousands of officials. It can be said that it is a huge project, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and mental, and even more costly, national strength.

And these are the officials who are going to be transferred. They are all relatively high official positions, and Dali may not have so many suitable official positions for them, so demotion is inevitable.

It really takes thousands more officials to enter Dali. This is for Ming Guo. It's not like one plus one equals two.

Baili Wuji knew that Duan Foyin's words were insincere, even if she was generous to others, she did not act like this, she must have the purpose she wanted to achieve when she spoke like this.

It is not difficult to guess this purpose, that is, one or two of the three points mentioned by Baili Wuji cannot be three points.

Because, the third point of appointing officials has been used by Duan Foyin as a bargaining chip to fight back against him. Since it is a chip, it can be discarded.

As long as there is a suitable price. You can't give up, which is an innate attribute of chips.

But the probability of Baili Wuji's guessing of the first point is also small, because the surrender was proposed by Dali on his own initiative, under the strong military power of the Ming army, Dali is in danger, and the surrender is just Duan Sicong's delaying tactic, so the nominal canonization is something that Duan Sicong will never refuse.

Then there is only the second point, the garrison.

Thinking of this, Baili Wuji smiled, and he said solemnly: "It is not easy for the Ming court to train officials, and the appointment of officials to Dali is really to send Ming governing talents to Dali, and the number is limited, so it cannot be more." ”

Duan Foyin listened to the "sincerity" and pleaded: "Your Majesty, in the past few days, Foyin has visited half of Jinling Mansion, and is deeply impressed by His Majesty's way of governing the country. ”

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One pleaded "sincerely", and the other refused "with righteousness and strictness".

You push back and forth, and if someone who doesn't know suddenly comes in at this time, it must be thought that these two people are not engaged in state negotiations, but two businessmen are bargaining.

The two were silent about other matters, and they were entangled in disputes over the number of officials sent to Dali.

And what Duan Foyin is fighting about is not that the number of Ming officials sent to Dali is too many, but that it is too few.

Duan Susu looked at the two of them dumbfounded, she really couldn't understand the reason.

Fools know that the more Ming officials sent to Dali, the less power the Duan clan can control.

Duan Susu couldn't figure out why the princess insisted on insisting on the Ming Emperor's multiple factions, and she couldn't understand that Princess Ming's mention was beneficial to the Ming Kingdom, but the Ming Emperor insisted on not accepting it.

However, the two parties seemed to be confused, and there was a taste of "dispute".

Baili Wuji felt a headache at this time, this woman was too difficult.

If she is bargaining with the conditions she proposed, Baili Wuji can completely ignore it and order her or Dali Guoyuan to accept it, otherwise she will be threatened to send troops.

But this woman did the opposite completely, not only accepted it all, but also took the initiative to increase the price, which made Baili Wuji a little caught off guard all of a sudden.

It's like a person selling goods and offering five taels of silver to the buyer, but the buyer not only does not counteroffer, but also takes the initiative to increase the price, asking, "Do you sell six taels of silver?" ”

And the problem is, Baili Wuji can't even get together eighty percent of the officials who opened their mouths, where are they ninety percent or even ten percent?

The atmosphere became a little abnormal, at least in Duan Susu's opinion, if it continued like this, I was afraid that the talks would collapse.

Negotiation is a technical job, and there is a general rule, that is, if you want to hurry, you can't get there.

If you want something, try to avoid talking about it, so that the other party can't insist on taking the initiative, then you are half the battle.

Duan Foyin was obviously well versed in the samadhi, but she knew that the change in this topic could only be made by her, because the strength of the Ming Kingdom was too strong, and the advantage of the chips in Baili Wuji's hand was enough to offset any unfavorable factors.

In the face of absolute strength, no conspiracy will work.

Therefore, Duan Foyin needs to accept it when he sees it, and know how to master the "degree", which is the most basic cultivation of a master negotiator.

Duan Foyin knew that the heat was almost over, and she lightly opened her lips and said, "Since His Majesty insists, it is difficult for Foyin to be strong." It's just that the Buddha Yin has something to understand, and I want to ask His Majesty to give advice. ”

Baili Wuji already had a very headache, and seeing that Duan Foyin gave up in time, Baili Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and responded: "Princess Foyin, but it's okay to ask." ”

Duan Foyin asked: "Foyin is wandering around Jinling Mansion these days, and I found that the look on the faces of the people of the Ming Kingdom is special, as if it is a strong self-confidence, Foyin is a little puzzled, why does His Majesty make the people like this?" ”

Duan Foyin asked a little implicitly, but her meaning was heard by Baili Wuji. (To be continued......)