Chapter 415: Germain Surrenders
When he heard the envoy's words, the Germanic prince exploded in anger.
It's so annoying, it's too bullying.
There is only one way, surrender.
Otherwise, it's death.
Think of how brave the Germanic people are, even if they are now invincible to Rome, they have been majestic for a while.
Rome was strong because they had mastered a higher civilization. And Germania has remained in the barbaric era, so it is gradually being distanced.
That's the point, in terms of soldier bravery, there are few races in the world that can compare with the Germans.
However, this is the law of social development.
Now, a higher civilization than Rome has invaded, and in the face of such a general trend, Germanic has to succumb to this obscenity.
When a bomb comes down, it kills a group, and everyone in the world can resist such a devastating weapon.
Things are too big, and it's not the time for him as a prince to make decisions.
Therefore, Prince Germain had to report the situation to his father.
When the news came back to Germania, how did it not cause the anger of the Germanic leadership.
The ministers were furious and demanded a decisive battle with the Chinese army on the spot.
However, after the angry scolding, he had to calm down.
How to fight to the death, do you really want to push all the soldiers to the death?
Without the people at the bottom, how can there be a powerful life for the people at the top.
Therefore, soon there were people who spoke about surrendering to China.
Although surrender is a humiliation to the country, it can ensure that the interests of everyone will not be greatly harmed.
If they don't vote, as those in power, they will definitely be persecuted by the Chinese army.
Who doesn't want to live well, in the face of a strong enemy, can't resist, can only choose to obey.
It's just that such voices can only account for a minority.
The Germans were a warlike people, and they had warlike blood in their blood.
They still have an army of 200,000, and even if they are called now, they can recruit hundreds of thousands more young people.
It's not yet the last moment, how can you easily say surrender.
The hardliners even went crazy on the spot and wanted to cut down these weak ghosts who were afraid of death.
Not to be outdone, the capitulation faction can also be exchanged for greater benefits by surrendering now.
When you surrender when you have no power to resist at all, or even have no use value, people will not bird you at all, and they will control your life and death.
They were not just for the individual, but for the Germanic people as a whole.
Is it true that it is true to be patriotic to send soldiers to the battlefield to die?
Look at the mighty Roman Empire, which has not yet been beaten down by the Chinese army.
Those Roman soldiers who surrendered to China fought bravely, and they did not suffer at all.
With this precedent in the past, why not surrender.
The two factions quarreled and were quite chaotic.
Eventually, the centrist came out to act as a peacemaker and asked the king to negotiate with the high-ranking officials of the Chinese kingdom in person.
If you can keep enough benefits, you can surrender.
If not, then the whole people will fight bloodily.
The Germans are a large people, once with a population of tens of millions.
Although it has now been defeated by Rome, the people who became kings also have some wisdom.
Even if they are tyrants and dumb kings, they know how to protect their own interests.
When his kingdom is gone, his power will naturally collapse.
Therefore, the Germanic king accepted the advice of the centrist and prepared to go to the front to negotiate in person.
The request for talks reached Zhou Yu, who immediately called Lu Bu.
Lu Bu didn't say anything, and directly handed it over to Zhou Yu to negotiate.
Because his foreign policy has long become a formula for integration.
In terms of the general strategy, these are the constant floors.
After getting full power, Zhou Yu naturally felt at ease and boldly talked with King German.
A general and a king negotiated a national covenant on an equal footing, and Zhou Yu's power could be regarded as reaching the peak of history.
Sure enough, the bigger the platform, the greater the power.
Since it's a sit-down conversation, it won't be too tense to meet.
Zhou Yu also showed the posture of an ambassador of the Great Empire, and said very calmly: "My emperor is benevolent, although it is a conquest, it is to create a pattern of world unification. The world is unified, there will be no war, and the world will be peaceful. Conquest is not pure plunder, but more giving. β
As soon as these words came out, the Germanic king and his high-ranking officials all looked moved.
The king of Germania couldn't help asking: "The emperor of your country is indeed extraordinary, if I surrender to the Germans, I dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor of your country what kind of treatment can give me Germans." β
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "It's not a simple surrender, but a unification." Our emperor is powerful in the world, and we must carry forward the world civilization. If the Germans submit, our emperor may promise you the throne to continue to rule over the Germanic people. Your culture will be preserved, and I, the Han people, will absolutely respect it and will not interfere. As long as it is not a law that is contrary to the law of our country, you can implement it yourself. This law is called autonomy, which means that all kings have autonomy over the Germanic peoples. β
Everyone's faces were softened, and they all bowed their heads in appreciation.
Zhou Yu continued: "And you will be temporarily classified as a colony of our country, and after the expiration of the colonization period, you will officially be incorporated into the Chinese nationality and enjoy the same or even slightly preferential treatment as our Han people. Your obligation is to learn the language and culture of our Han people at the same time, to respect the laws of our dynasty, and to accept the rule of the laws of our dynasty. And I will pass on a higher civilization to you, and live in harmony with you and develop together. β¦β¦β
Zhou Yu told the money one by one, and everyone in Germania completely understood.
If you understand it, that's easy.
Either bargain or the talks fall apart.
And such a contract, in fact, the one who suffers the most is naturally the emperor.
For the courtiers, the difference was not great.
To put it bluntly, it's just a change of boss, and his position is still about the same.
Even according to Zhou Yu's words, in the future, their power will be greater, and the life they can enjoy will be more abundant.
Therefore, a number of high-ranking Germanic officials continued to make suggestions to the king, saying that they could accept the surrender of Hua.
In this situation, what could the Germanic king do?
All the ministers voted, against the will of the people, and he was also alone.
All he could do was to get more benefits from Zhou Yu.
He wanted to fight for a larger fiefdom and more soldiers.
At this point, Zhou Yu did not communicate with Lu Bu anymore.
Since LΓΌ Bu gave him full authority, Zhou Yu gave the Germanic king the right to establish 50,000 pro-troops according to the old rules.
Because Zhou Yu didn't know that Lu Bu was already cutting Huang Zhong's military power.
However, Germania was still very backward, and even with 50,000 soldiers and horses, it would not make much trouble.
Therefore, now that stability is the main priority, the two sides have a fairly pleasant talk.
As for the fiefdom, it can be divided according to Lu Bu's standards.
Whichever piece of land you want, it's up to the other party to circle it by themselves.
The rewards of all the princes and marquis of Huaguo basically came in this way.
The exclusion of the local is Lu Bu's personal reward, and the generals who are fighting outside, you can go to the circle by yourself if you like it, and Lu Bu basically never objected.
As long as it's within the standard range, everything is fine.
Even if the land you enclose is full of gold and oil, that's what you should earn.
In the end, Germain accepted Zhou Yu's offer.
When the decree was telegraphed, the Germanic king and all the powerful people bowed down.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"