Chapter 813 - Indemnity for Land Cession

At the beginning of the banquet, Wei Ba got up and raised his glass to make a speech, first praised Du Qiong twice, and then focused on praising Li Feng, almost saying that Li Feng was the first merit of this negotiation. Zhang Wen and others also knew about those things inside Shu Han, and then touted Li Feng, and said that Li Feng was dizzy, really thinking that he could control the overall situation, with the strength of wine, he swore that as long as Sun Quan compensated General Zhennan for the military expenses in full, he could guarantee that after a few days, the Shu Han army would be able to retreat on all fronts, and the two countries would be reconciled as before, and they would be the same family.

With his assurance, Zhang Wen and Sun Song also breathed a sigh of relief, and praised them repeatedly.

Li Feng said excitedly, and said to Deng Yang and others who came to accompany the wine, General Zhennan has made a lot of efforts to promote this negotiation, and everyone here is also a hero, your merits, I remember in my heart, and when I return to Chengdu in the future, I will truthfully report to the general, and I will not make you feel cold. As for General Zhennan's expenses for this expedition, Sun Quan will also be truthfully compensated, otherwise, even if General Zhennan agrees, he will not agree, and the general will not agree.

Deng Yang smiled secretly in his heart, and said in his heart that this young general either drank too much, or was born stupid, he didn't know how much money he had, and he was so big enough to show that this person was stupid. However, he would not be stupid enough to remind Li Feng, but instead knocked the matter to death through Li Feng's words, and quietly shifted the responsibility to Li Feng's head.

The next morning, Wei Ba sent Deng Yang to send the freshly baked military expenditure report to Li Feng's account.

Li Feng didn't wake up from a hangover, and he was still lying on the couch, but after glancing at the number. He broke out in a cold sweat, and when he woke up, he got up with a wheel, and his eyes were round.

"So much?" Li Feng looked at the words "120,000 gold", and only felt that the world was spinning in front of him. He originally thought that a division of 100,000 was a thousand gold a day, and Wei Ba was less than 100,000 people, and he had just fought for seven or eight days, and he was full of calculations. 10,000 gold is enough. How did you come up with such a big number?

"Not much." Deng Yang sat on the seat for a long time. He was very angry at Li Feng's rude behavior. Seeing Li Feng embarrassed, he felt a little more comfortable. As a celebrity, he knew that Wei Ba Weishenme would send him. Also ready haode to do your job.

"Major General. You are also a man who is familiar with the art of war. Knowing that the army is spending too much. Think about how much food a soldier eats in a day, and how much it costs to spend a day. Don't say it, 10,000 sailors will go on an expedition to Wu County, so how much will it cost? General Deng and General Xiahou recruited those pirates and bandits to help, which one didn't need money? It's not that I don't know, I'm shocked, in order to complete the task assigned by the general, in order to let the major general complete the mission, General Zhennan spent a lot of money this time. This is just an account that can be calculated, how can General Zhennan's hard work be calculated for this? ”

Who is Deng Yang? That's a celebrity on the same level as Xiahou Xuan, this mouth is too capable of talking. He gave Li Feng a reckoning, and Li Feng suddenly felt that he still owed Wei Ba a big favor, and he really had to calculate carefully, not to mention 120,000, 200,000 was not enough.

The question is, can Sun Quan take it? Not to mention 120,000 gold, even if it is 20,000, he may not be able to take it.

Li Feng raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Deng Fujun, Sun Quan can't take out so much money." ”

"Wouldn't it, a dignified Soochow can't come up with such a little money?"

Li Feng shuddered, and said in his heart, this celebrity really dares to say, a little money? Is it a little money? When the Great Han Kingdom was at its strongest, the annual tax income was only 800,000 gold, the annual tax income of the Shu Han Dynasty was only 70,000 gold, and the annual income of the Wu State could not exceed 100,000.

"Can't really get it?" Deng Yang looked very embarrassed. "What does the young general mean...... The Great General to pay? ”

Li Feng was startled, his head shook like a rattle, joking, so much money, let our father and son pay?

"What then?" Deng Yang stroked his beard, frowned slightly, and was silent.

Li Feng suddenly became clever at this time, turned over and sat up, hurriedly took a piece of beautiful jade, stuffed it into Deng Yang's sleeve, and said with a smile: "I have heard the name of Deng Jun for a long time, but I have never met, and I am not respectful, and I am not respectful." ”

"Well, how can this be done?" Deng Yang said as he tucked Meiyu into his sleeve and said with a smile: "The young general is so gracious, how can I reciprocate." ”

"Good returns, good returns." Li Feng was also welcome, he knew that he was being tricked by Wei Ba. Yesterday in front of so many people, he patted his chest, he wanted to be a heavy shoulder, who would have thought that Wei Ba would give him such a heavy burden, this is what it means to crush him into scum. Deng Yang's expression was obviously here to ask for a bribe. Okay, even if you are ruthless, now bow your head and give in, and when I return to Chengdu, report to the general, and see how I clean you up.

"This question is complicated, it is indeed complicated, but it is simple, in fact, it is also simple." Deng Yang attached himself to Li Feng's ear and whispered a few words.

Li Feng suddenly realized, overjoyed, nodded again and again, barefoot, and politely sent Deng Yang out. Back in the tent, he climbed back onto the couch, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became.

"Haha, Wei Ba, you don't know your heart, you didn't expect these celebrities to eat inside and out, give me such an idea."

Li Feng was in a comfortable mood and slept again, until the third day of the day, Zhang Wen asked to see him for the third time, and he got up unhurriedly. When Zhang Wen entered the account, he pushed the page in front of Zhang Wen, and said slowly: "Zhang Huishu, take a look, this is the compensation that General Zhennan wants, you take it back to King Wu, if he is willing to agree to pay, this war will be over." ”

Zhang Wen nodded again and again, but as soon as he saw those numbers, the smile on his face suddenly froze there, and he said after a while: "Major General, this is ...... Mistaken, right? ”

"Not bad." Li Feng waved his hand: "There is no problem with the account, I have reviewed it." If it weren't for some military secrets, I could have let you take a look. However, I'm sure you probably think that King Wu can't afford to pay so much. ”

"Not probably, for sure." Zhang Wen angrily threw the paper on the ground: "Major General." This is not compensation, this is blackmail, General Zhennan has no sincerity at all, how can this be talked about? In that case, it is better to fight to the death. ”

"If you really want to fight, I don't object to it." Li Feng crouched on the desk, touched his chin, and looked at Zhang Wen with a smile. "Can you be sure, if you definitely want to fight, then I won't go to Wuchang. Report directly to the General. Ask him to strike in full force. ”

Zhang Wen was stunned, he glared at Li Feng, eager to slap Li Feng in the face. And say it's not blackmail? This is clearly blackmail. However, thinking about the consequences of Li Yan leading a large army to attack. Zhang Wen lost his confidence again.

"Major General Mingjian. So much money. I really can't afford it. Send this number to Wuchang, I believe that there is only one result, and King Wu will definitely fight to the death. He had no other choice. ”

Li Fengpi looked at Zhang Wen with a smile: "No, he has another choice." ”

"Major General, please speak."

"Cut the ground." Li Feng said word by word: "Dedicate Changsha and Nanjun to the imperial court, and pay 100,000 gold in compensation." To tell the truth, General Zhennan has already occupied the whole of Changsha, and if he wants to withdraw, he will definitely not be reconciled. When did you see a tiger eat meat and spit it out? Changsha is lost, how can Nanjun be left alone? Instead of paying 120,000 gold to General Zhennan, it is better to dedicate Changsha and Nanjun to the imperial court. This account, I believe you will all calculate, Nanjun has been barren for twenty years, and there are few people, so it can be ignored. How much is the tax in Changsha in a year? Compared with 120,000 gold, it's not worth mentioning. Changsha is under the nose of General Zhennan, sooner or later it will be the meat in his mouth, rather than worrying about it every day, it is better to simply dedicate it to the court, which can be regarded as the contribution of King Wu's ministers, and King Wu will be able to sleep peacefully in the future. ”

Zhang Wen sneered: "If Changsha is handed over to General Zhennan, I am afraid that it will not be Changsha that will be worried in the future, but Wuchang." Major General, your suggestion is not comprehensive. ”

"Otherwise, as I said, Changsha is dedicated to the imperial court, not to General Zhennan, but only temporarily under the responsibility of General Zhennan, and Nanjun must have someone else. After the agreement was reached, King Wu was the King of Wu of my Han Dynasty, and General Zhennan was also the General Zhennan of my Han Dynasty, and he would not dare to send troops to attack Wu without the order of the Great General. You also heard it yesterday, and now it is not General Jinnan who can make the decision, but me. Li Feng pointed to his nose: "Because I am the messenger of the general." ”

Zhang Wen suddenly realized that he understood what Li Feng meant.

Shu Han began to fight for power again.

If Wu Guo compensated this huge amount of money according to Wei Ba's request - assuming that he could afford it, most of this money would fall into Wei Ba's pocket, the reason was very simple, he was the only one who sent troops, and the others did not move at all, so of course this money should be taken by him. With this money, Wei Ba's strength will grow by leaps and bounds, surpassing Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, and becoming the most powerful minister in Shu Han.

Rich rivals the country, probably referring to this situation.

However, if Changsha and Nanjun are ceded to Shu Han, not only does Wu Guo not have to bear such a huge amount of money, it is easier to accept, and it is also a good choice for Shu Han. Changsha County will not bring much strength growth to Wei Ba, but Li Yan can gain a higher reputation through this negotiation, and the recovery of Changsha and Nanjun will become his credit, and he may even send his cronies to garrison Nanjun to expand his strength, and monitor and contain Wei Ba who has made great achievements nearby.

This is somewhat of Li Feng's wishful thinking, but for Wu Guo, it is an opportunity that can be used. If you can take this opportunity to make Wei Ba and Li Yan turn against each other, and they can't coordinate in the future, even if they abandon Changsha and Nanjun, it will be worth it. Zhang Wen thought for a while: "Who will serve as the Taishou of Nanjun in the future?" ”

"This is negotiable." Li Feng said incomprehensibly.

"Are you sure General Zhennan will agree to this condition?" Zhang Wen reminded with ulterior motives: "I believe in the major general, but it doesn't mean that he really believes in you." ”

"That's my business." Li Feng replied proudly: "Don't bother Zhang Jun. ”

Zhang Wen smiled and nodded: "Since the young general is so confident, I can report to King Wu, but I can't guarantee that he will agree." ”

"He'd better say yes." Li Feng smirked: "I can only guarantee that this treaty will be effective before the fifteenth." There are still seven days left before the fifteenth, and in seven days, a lot of things may happen, and at that time, maybe Changsha and Nanjun will not be enough to compensate, maybe you will have to add Jiangxia. At that time, King Wu's face will not look good. ”

He paused, and then said, "I think General Zhennan regrets what he said yesterday now, and next time, he won't give me this chance again, so you'd better not let go of this opportunity." ”

Zhang Wen nodded in frustration. Seven days doesn't seem to be a short time, but minus the time when going back and forth on the road, there are only two days left for Sun Quan to make a decision, and Li Feng is ruthless enough, this is the rhythm of driving Sun Quan crazy. Changsha and Nanjun were ceded to Shu Han, and King Wu completely lost control of Jingzhou, and more than 20 years of efforts were in vain, and Wu was at an absolute disadvantage strategically.

He really didn't dare to guarantee that Sun Quan would agree, but he also knew that Sun Quan had no more choice...... (To be continued......)