There are headlands on the left and right sides of the harbor, and there are many cliffs and boulders, forming a semi-enclosed deep harbor in the shape of a crescent. These two headlands greatly slowed down the flow of water into the harbor and at the same time blocked some of the sea breezes, so that the harbor could become a good harbor for large ships.

The outer sea of the headland on both sides of the harbor is also covered with large and small reefs and small islands, the large ones stand on the surface of the sea like high platforms, the small ones only emerge like a sharp stone like bamboo shoots, and some hide below the water surface to form reefs, from which only the most experienced sailors can find a channel to pass safely. This is also one of the secrets that the navy of Stygian Harbor relied on to defeat the huge fleet of Mighty Waterfall City.

But today the two armies do not intend to fight again, but are preparing for a second peace talks. This time, the place of the peace talks was changed to the sea, and since neither side was willing to risk falling into the other's deception and trap to board the enemy's ships for negotiations, the flagships of the two armies tacitly formed a confrontation one nautical mile away from each other, and then the commanders of the two armies each took speedboats to a large nearby reef to meet and talk.

Since they met on a bare, uneven reef, there was no place for a table this time. When the time comes, if one party is emotional and wants to slap the table, there will be no more to shoot!

However, before I came, I gave Liu Han a wake-up call and told her not to stimulate Song Liangcai again for a while, because this time we have confidence in our hands, and we don't have to rush into trouble with him.

It took a long time for the speedboat of Giant Waterfall City to get to the edge of the reef, and Song Liangcai climbed the reef from a steep slope with his hands and feet in a bit of embarrassment. His previous arrogance was gone, but his face was pale and angry.

Seeing that he didn't speak, I knew that he still couldn't save this face, so I took the initiative to give him a step down first, and proposed: "Deputy City Lord Song, the Underworld Harbor is not far from the Giant Waterfall City, and there have always been businessmen and merchants, and the Lord of Hong Kong also admitted that he was indeed not polite before, and he did not have time to visit the Wei City Lord of the Giant Waterfall City. Now that the two armies are willing to negotiate peace, I will first express my attitude: Stygian Harbor is willing to form a brotherly city with Mighty Waterfall City, and I am also willing to respect the Wei City Lord of Mighty Waterfall City as a brother, and I will be a brother, and send ten Stygian Sea Beads as a gift of friendship. What do you think? ”

After hearing these words, Song Liangcai's face finally softened a lot, but he still said a little arrogantly: "It has been a hundred years since the establishment of the Giant Waterfall City, and it is several times the size of the Stygian Harbor in terms of population size and commercial scale. But this time, our army came on an expedition, consuming countless military expenses, grain and grass, and the Lord of Zhai Hong Kong must give a little compensation, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the Lord of Wei City after I go back! ”

"You sent troops to attack the city and cost military expenses, grain and grass, don't we spend money on the defending side? Fighting a war is a matter of labor and money, and since you came to attack first, why did we compensate you? Liu Han couldn't help but retort.

Song Liangcai's face suddenly turned from black to red, and he said angrily: "The Giant Waterfall City has more troops than you, and the number of ships is also more, and it is an expedition of laborers, so the amount of grain, grass, and military expenses consumed is not only ten or a hundred times that of yours?" ”

I was afraid that the two would start arguing again, so I hurriedly gave Liu Han a look and asked her to take a step. When Liu Han saw it, he held back the ridicule he was about to say, and only "hummed" in his nose.

Song Liangcai insisted on using the amount of food and grass and military spending as the reason why the Stygian Harbor should compensate the Giant Waterfall City, and its logic was really ridiculous. However, since he only made such a request for compensation for military expenses, it just shows that he lacks confidence. You know, in the first peace talks, he wanted to force Hades Harbor to surrender and sacrifice the city!

It's really this time, that time, the situation is stronger than people!

After thinking about this, I had the bottom in my heart, so I said to Song Liangcai: "This battle was provoked by Giant Waterfall City, not the fault of the Underworld, and it is categorically unreasonable to compensate for military expenses." But if it's just to compensate you for some food and grass, we can negotiate......"

"How much is the compensation?" Song Liangcai really fell into the trap, and when he saw that I was relieved, he asked directly.

I thought for a moment and said, "If I'm not mistaken, your army doesn't have much grain and grass left from Giant Waterfall City, right?" If you are willing to retire from the army, I can give you a boatload of food for your return journey. ”

"No way!" Song Liangcai immediately shook his head, with a resolute attitude, "How can one boat be enough?" At the very least, it must be all the food and grass we have spent on the time we send our troops to the time we return to the city! ”

I didn't rush with him, but smiled and said: "The gift of grain and grass for your return trip is just a gesture of goodwill, since you want to negotiate peace, you can't just talk about the aftermath, but also talk about the future relationship between the two cities!" ”

"Humph! The battle is over, and a lot of people have died, what do you think about the relationship between the two cities in the future? Song Liangcai scoffed.

I said, "Even if people die, they cannot be allowed to die in vain." If we don't reach an agreement now, I'm afraid there will be a war between the two Yin Cities in the future! ”

"Tell me what kind of agreement you want to reach?" Song Liangcai seemed to be moved by what I said.

"Trade deals!"

"A trade deal?"

"Yes!" I said confidently, "The military spending, grain and grass wasted by both sides can be completely made up for through future commercial trade." About 40% of the local produce in Stygian Harbor is shipped to Waterfall for sale each year, and Waterfall collects taxes from it. If the two cities cut off commercial ties because of the war, it would be no good for anyone, and the city would lose a lot of tax revenue as a result! ”

"I therefore propose that commercial trade between the two cities should continue. Moreover, since these specialties of the Stygian Harbor are all to be sold, it is better to sell them to other Yin Cities than to sell them to the Giant Waterfall City. Therefore, I can also make an additional commitment: starting this year, 60% of the export specialties of Stygian Harbor will be shipped to the Great Waterfall City for sale. In this way, it is estimated that the annual increase in tax revenue for Giant Waterfall City alone is more than the military expenditure given to you by the underworld, right? ”

I threw out the proposal that I had prepared long ago in one go, waiting to see Song Liangcai's reaction. This proposal was actually conceived by a sarcasm, and the reason why Giant Waterfall City wanted to attack the idea of the Underworld Harbor was, in the final analysis, for money, so that we deliberately guided the direction of the peace talks to a plan that could make money, so as to increase the chances of success of the peace talks.

Song Liangcai was really stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked back at the deputy general standing behind him.

The lieutenant general looked polite, not like a combat-oriented general, but like a bookkeeper. Maybe he is by Song Liangcai's side just like a sarcastic ghost is by my side, mainly to give advice to Song Liangcai, so Song Liangcai will ask for his opinion.

I saw that the lieutenant's eyes were constantly rolling, and his fingers were hidden in his sleeves and he was constantly gesturing, obviously settling an account, calculating whether my proposal was worth it for Giant Waterfall City?

Thinking that the lieutenant's mental arithmetic ability was not bad, two minutes later, he leaned into Song Liangcai's ear and muttered a few words.

"Eighty percent!" Song Liangcai finally opened his mouth and bargained, "Eighty percent of the goods in the Harbor are sold to the Giant Waterfall City every year, and you must also purchase at least 100,000 Yin Yuan of goods from the Giant Waterfall City every year!" ”

I shook my head and said, "Eighty percent of exports, and one hundred thousand Yin Yuan of imports is too high!" Hades Harbor is also to consider maintaining normal trade relations with Estuary Town, Thousand Islands City, and Snake Bay. If the remaining share is too small, we can't talk to them at all. In my opinion, it is acceptable to export 65 percent and import 50,000 yuan. ”

"Seventy-five percent of exports, eighty-ten percent of imports!"

"Seventy percent, sixty thousand!"

After repaying the two rounds of prices, Song Liangcai looked back at his lieutenant again. The lieutenant nodded slightly, as if he felt that this condition was acceptable.

But Song Liang saw him nod, but walked away directly, standing on the edge of the reef and pretending to look at the scenery. The lieutenant general walked up to me and said, "Stygian Harbor exports seventy percent of the local specialties to the Giant Waterfall City every year, and imports at least sixty thousand Yin Yuan goods from the Giant Waterfall City. Well, let's put it aside in advance, let's talk about private matters! ”

I couldn't figure out which play the two of them were singing this suddenly, so I was stunned and asked, "What is the private matter?" ”

The vice general rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "Imports, exports, and taxes are all the income of Giant Waterfall City, what about our Song Deputy City Lord?" You can't let his old man run for nothing, right? ”

Liu Han and I couldn't help but glance at each other when we heard this, frowned, and said in our hearts: "Alas, why is this routine again!" ”

Liu Han directly refused: "Want a kickback? No way! ”

As soon as Song Liangcai heard Liu Han say this from a distance, he coughed loudly twice, and seemed to be very dissatisfied.

And the deputy general here also immediately understood, and said with a straight face: "If this is the case, we still insist on the condition of 80% export and 100,000 Yin Yuan import!" ”

Nima! After bargaining for a long time, I went back to square one!

I stopped Liu Han, who was already about to run away again, and said sternly to the lieutenant general: "As the owner of the Harbor, I will never do this kind of thing to bribe others to keep safe by privately stuffing money, this is a matter of principle!" I hope that in the future, Stygian Harbor and Mighty Falls can propose a mutually beneficial relationship instead of endless blackmail and war! ”

In view of the fact that Liu Han and I are both very tough, this time it was the turn of the deputy general to lose his mind and go to Song Liangcai to discuss.

After biting their ears for a while, the lieutenant came back and said to me: "In that case, let's change the condition: 30% of the new export goods and half of the imported goods in the future of the Stygian Harbor must be sold and purchased through the Liangshi Firm and the Ghost Talent Firm!" ”