Chapter 224: Armistice Conditions
And this time, the reason why Cai Shanji sent Wen Liufang to appease Yu Xiaotian was also selfish, and now anyone can see that when Zhu Yifeng was defeated on Nanri Island, his official position was no longer guaranteed, and he was already the end of his term as governor.
But who will be the governor of Fujian next, many people have a lot of ideas, at least the current Cai Shanji has a lot of ideas about this position, because after Zhu Qinxiang was dismissed, Zhu Yifeng was promoted from Fujian on the spot.
This time Zhu Yifeng lost his position, and if he didn't get it, the imperial court might still promote officials from Fujian to take over the post of governor of Fujian, and at present, it seems that the most favorable challenger to this position is Cai Shanji.
And the relationship between Cai Shanji and Zhu Yifeng is not very good, Zhu Yifeng should not be involved in his deposition this time Cai Shanji, the black pot can let Zhu Yifeng carry it, he only needs to turn the tide at this time, stop the rebellion of the sea wolf, then it is very likely that he will make great contributions because of this matter and win the position of governor of Fujian.
This is the main reason why Cai Shanji sent Wen Liufang here to recruit Yu Xiaotian this time, at this time, if he can recruit Xiaotian and use it for him, he can not only make meritorious contributions, but also have a usable military force, as long as the sea surface of Fujian is swept in the future, this credit will be great!
Not to mention the governor, if this goal can really be achieved, there is even the possibility of going up in the next step, and it is not impossible to be a governor.
Wen Liufang was carrying Cai Shanji's careful thoughts, and came to the center left to find Yu Xiaotian, but this was just a face, and Wen Liufang's hole cards were seen through by Yu Xiaotian.
Now it seems that it is impossible to scare Yu Xiaotian, and the possibility of recruiting Yu Xiaotian is not very large, because Yu Xiaotian has obviously seen that Cai Shanji is recruiting him, and the conditions that can be offered at hand are not too high, and Yu Xiaotian does not seem to pay attention to such conditions at all.
But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, Wen Liufang found that Yu Xiaotian didn't seem to have the posture to completely fight the government to the end.
At least now Yu Xiaotian gave him a chance to talk, and although he bluntly said that he was not afraid of the officials and soldiers coming to suppress him, and he was not willing to accept Zhao'an, but he still vaguely revealed a hint of the possibility of maneuver.
After thinking of this, Wen Liufang's mood was somewhat better, she shook her head and sighed, and said to Xiaotian with her fists in her fists: "Yu Dangjia is really powerful, it can be said that his eyes are like torches!" In this case, the students still want to remind Yu Dangjia.
Although Yu Dangjia is now powerful, it seems that Fujian does not have much to do with you sea wolves for the time being, but if Yu Dangjia continues to act so boldly and recklessly, sooner or later it will attract a large number of officials and soldiers to suppress it, presumably Yu Dangjia does not want to see such a situation!
So in that case, let's talk about how to end this matter......"
Yu Xiaotian sat in the temporary study, and Lin Yiyang sat opposite, and the two of them were drinking tea and talking at the same time.
"What do you think about the government's statement this time?" Lin Yiyang looked at Yu Xiaotian's eyes and asked Xiaotian.
Yu Xiaotian leisurely blew a piece of tea on the water in the tea bowl, took a sip and said with a smile: "Zhao'an, I won't consider it for the time being!"
But continuing like this is not an option! Although we now have the initiative, the Fujian authorities really have no way to deal with us.
But if we keep fighting like this, we will delay a lot of business! With our current strength, although we can compete with Fujian, we can't compete with the entire Ming Dynasty.
We have to rely on the trade of the sea to maintain, if we stay in this state of war for a long time, the government can afford to consume, but we can't afford it!
Our business mainly comes from Fujian land, although we can also buy goods from Guangdong and Zhejiang, but after all, the distance is far away, so it is not cost-effective to do so.
It's okay for a short time, but it's not good for us for a long time, so this time we've reached this point, and it's almost time to take it when we see it!
In fact, our goal has been achieved, this Wai Tou Bay has been controlled by us, and it will become our source of wealth in the future!
If we continue to fight, we can say that we are empty in Baoshan, but we can't grab half of the financial resources, so we will accept it when we see it, and now we must let the Fujian officials acquiesce to our control of this area! ”
Lin Yiyang nodded and said: "The big boss is very thoughtful, but the current question is whether the Fujian official may agree to our conditions?" This Weitou Bay is an important place that the Fujian government is staring at, whether it is Kinmen, Zhongzuo or even Gaopu City, it is the place where the government guards it, how can the government agree lightly? How dare Cai Shanji agree? ”
Yu Xiaotian raised his eyes to look at Lin Yiyang, put down the tea bowl and said, "It depends on how Mr. Lin helps me find a way!" I won't return this Weitouwan to the government, but this battle will also be stopped, how to do it, I would like to hear what Mr. Lin can come up with! ”
Lin Yiyang lowered his head and was silent for a while, silently tasting tea, Yu Xiaotian didn't urge him, he looked like an old god was there, and enjoyed tasting his tea.
After a while, Lin Yiyang raised his head and smiled bitterly and said, "The big boss has a problem for the students!" The big boss is reluctant to accept Zhao'an, but it is really difficult to control Waitouwan for a long time, and to ask Fujian officials to acquiesce to this!
The subordinates thought about it for a while just now, this matter is really not easy to do! However, since the big boss wants his subordinates to find a way, then his subordinates can only think of it, and only by doing so may there be some possibilities! ”
Yu Xiaotian put down the tea bowl, looked at Lin Yiyang and said, "Oh? So Mr. Lin will talk about it! What should we do to get the official to acquiesce to our actual control of Weitou Bay? ……”
Wen Liufang stayed in the center left office for two days, and when Yu Xiaotian put forward the conditions, Wen Liufang still jumped up, shook his head and said, "No!" It's absolutely impossible! If there is a truce, even if the lord of the domain tries to find a way to give you some compensation, but you must withdraw from Waitou Bay! Otherwise, this matter will never be negotiated!
As for the restoration of the source proposed by the Yu family, this matter is not a problem, and the lord of the domain will definitely be satisfied with the request of the master.
I also hope that Yu Dangjia will take a step back, this matter is said to be the lord of the domain, even if it is a new governor, I am afraid that he will not dare to agree to the conditions of Yu Dangjia! ”
Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "I'm going to settle this Weitou Bay, and I won't retreat from these places like Kinmen, Zhongzuo, and Gaopu!" If I want to take a step back, I can not set foot in the Fuquan Office, this is already my last condition!
As for whether the lord of the clan agrees or not, that's your business, please Mr. Wen go back first, and tell the lord of the clan about these conditions, and ask the lord of the clan to decide!
I'll give you ten days, and I can stop fighting Tong'an County, but after ten days, if the Lord of Fantai can't make up his mind, then I will attack Tong'an County, and attack Fuquan Qianhu at the same time! ”
Wen Liufang was trembling all over, glaring at Xiaotian and asking, "Isn't there any room for maneuver in the Yu family?" ”
"Nope! This is already my last condition! Where to go depends on Lord Cai's decision! Yu Xiaotian shook his head unceremoniously and said.
Wen Liufang saw that Yu Xiaotian categorically rejected his request, and knew that it was useless to continue to stay and talk today, now he had to return to Quanzhou first and tell Cai Shanji about this matter, this kind of thing must let Cai Shanji have an idea, he couldn't make such a decision.
So Wen Liufang can bow his head and say goodbye, was sent to the dock, this time he did not take the boat when he came, in order to return to Quanzhou City as soon as possible, Yu Xiaotian specially sent him a flying clipper, and ordered the captain to send Wen Liufang to Quanzhou as quickly as possible, and wait for news on the big falling island in Quanzhou Bay.
Wen Liufang didn't dare to delay for a moment by boat, and immediately rushed back to Quanzhou City, at this time Cai Shanji came to Quanzhou City in person and was waiting for his news in Quanzhou City.
There was nothing to say on the way, Wen Liufang returned to Quanzhou City, and immediately asked to see Cai Shanji, and told Cai Shanji about the conditions listed in Xiaotiankai one by one.
This time, Yu Xiaotian gave Cai Shanji such a few main conditions.
First: If the Fujian official wants the sea wolf to stop the next military operation, it must compensate the sea wolf 100,000 taels of silver, and it must be official silver, not a single penny can be less, this is already the minimum amount.
Second: The Fujian authorities should allow Maoshengyuan to resume business, return the property confiscated from Maoshengyuan, and if it can no longer be found, it must compensate according to the price, and it is not allowed to interfere with Maoshengyuan's business in the future.
Third: In the future, the sea wolf has the actual control of Weitou Bay, including Gaopu City on the shore, and Xiamen Island and Kinmen Island will also be under the actual control of the sea wolf, and Weitoujiao will also be under the control of the sea wolf! To put it bluntly, the sea wolf has to have actual control over the entire fence, and it is used as a port for the sea wolf here, and the government must not interfere with it!
Fourth: For this conflict between the Fujian official and the sea wolf, the captured officers and generals and some officials were allowed to pay a ransom to redeem them, each person has a different official position, set a different price, and pay money to redeem people, in addition, for the corpses of some military generals who died in battle, their families can also pay for redemption, but the sea wolf can return the remains of Chen Wencan, who killed himself on Nanri Island, to his family for free, of course, if the family members of the soldiers are willing to pay to redeem them, they can also do the same.
Fifth: In the future, the merchant ships of the sea wolf can enter and leave any port along the coast of Fujian at will, and the local government shall not collect taxes or investigate and interfere with them!
These five are the five most important conditions that Yu Xiaotian put forward to Cai Shanji this time, as long as Cai Shanji does it, then the sea wolf will stop a military operation against Fujian, and will restrain his subordinates in the future to reduce the attack on the coastal areas of Fujian as much as possible.
When Wen Liufang told Cai Shanji about these five conditions, Cai Shanji's face turned white at that time, and he directly grabbed a jade ruler on the table, and fell heavily on the blue brick ground, smashing the jade ruler on the spot.
(A new January has begun!) I almost forgot to yell, brothers, I want a monthly pass! It's a matter of face, please, brethren! )