Chapter 358: Conditions
After a brief cold talk, seeing that Dongfang Yu no longer wanted to talk more about Yan Guo, she didn't want to ask this question anymore.
"Then Master, let's talk about it, this time you came to negotiate the covenant, and the Chu State put forward those conditions", Qin Luoyao lost his temper and directly threw the fishing rod in his hand far away.
Dongfang Yu is not used to it, this apprentice who was taught by his own hands has very deep feelings, but today they are on the opposite side, he wants to think about the Chu State, at the negotiation table, there is no master and apprentice, only the two sides of the negotiation.
"Don't worry, I want to hear your Yan Guo's plans, I think the master understands Wei Tiange, I sent you this time, I'm afraid I'm ready to play the family card, let's talk about it, what requirements Yan Guo made this time." Dongfang Yu continued to fish for his own fish, and without looking back, he knew that Wei Yingluo was losing his temper.
The covenant that was originally agreed upon had no practical effect, but until the covenant was completely torn apart, the parties who made the covenant would still abide by it.
"Our Yan State wants to go back to Jinanzhou, as well as the original first-line city defense city of the Northwest Jin Kingdom", Wei Yingluo has relied on the direct lion to open his mouth, saying that they Yan State can revise this covenant, but let Chu State let the cities that appear in the northwest line, from Surabaya City upwards, these places were occupied by Yan State before, but because all the Yan State troops were dispatched, the troops were empty, and they were attacked by Xuan Ke with a move, so they were forced to give up these places.
There is also Ji Nanzhou has always been the city of Yan State, but before Song Xuan in order to cooperate with Han Xu to take Yan State, so he led a large army to raid from behind the Jin State, originally leaving tens of thousands of troops to stay, but under the impact of the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops led by Xuan Ke, there was basically no power to resist, and Ji Nanzhou fell into the hands of Chu State again.
It can be said that the geographical location of Jinan Prefecture is extremely important, Jinan Prefecture is the closest place to Chu in Yan State, and now only Yan State and Chu State are contending, and Ji Nanzhou is the best choice for Chu State for Yan State.
But now Ji Nan Prefecture is still under the control of the Chu State, so this time Wei Yingluo came to negotiate the covenant in order to return to these places.
Dongfang Yu heard Wei Yingluo's request, such an excessive request, if other Chu people listened to it, it is estimated that they would have stood up and scolded a long time ago, Yan Guo's request was so excessive, asking Ji Nanzhou to also be a city in the northwest of the Jin State, which is equivalent to a white wolf with empty gloves, and directly forcibly snatched back these places in Chu State.
These are very important places to open the mouth, and now many of the defense lines of the Chu State are built on the first-line cities in the northwest of the original Jin State, and the three counties of Beizhou outside Suizhou have no dangerous terrain to guard at all.
Dongfang Yu didn't speak, and Wei Yingluo also knew that this request was a bit excessive, but she was here to negotiate.
"I have a lot of appetite, do you think Chu will agree"? Dongfang Yu's fish was hooked, and when he pulled it, he hung up a white fish, Dongfang Yu took a look at it, and released the fish casually, which broke the previous cold field.
"I know that Chu State will not agree, but now we are negotiating, aren't we, Master? Don't expose your bottom line at the beginning, but try to raise the requirements as much as possible to the outrageous, give the other party a psychological hint, and it will be easier to achieve later, aren't these all taught by you"? Wei Yingluo sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and said with interest.
Dongfang Yu was sitting in the boat, while Wei Yingluo was sitting on the Diaoyu Tai behind him, the people around him had long been shunned, and no one heard the conversation between the two of them, and before they came, this place was cleared.
"The back waves push the front waves, the front waves die on the beach, the blue is better than the blue, it's a pity," Dongfang Yu was a little relieved, but after thinking about it, he was a little melancholy.
"Go back and tell Wei Tiange what other pedantic ministers there are, if you want Yan Guo to continue to stay, don't continue to expand the army and horses, can't you let the people of Yan State live a stable life, if this continues, what else can Yan Guo do besides fighting"? Dongfang Yu still wanted to persuade Wei Tiange again, after all, he was half of his apprentice, although in the end their ideas were not in harmony.
"Master, you know, what the imperial brother has decided, we can't dissuade at all, we just hope that it won't let the Yan Kingdom completely bring the Yan Kingdom to the brink of destruction," Wei Yingluo also sighed, now her identity is extremely embarrassing in the Yan Kingdom, and it has no practical effect.
"If
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If it's just Ji Nanzhou, Chu is willing to give up, but if there are any northwest cities in Fontaine, don't think about it, Chu is weak now, and Yan is strong, the situation is compelling, Chu wants to develop, then it is inevitable to open trade, commerce and trade are a win-win process for Chu and Yan, but if it is for trade, it is impossible for Chu to give up the land they sacrificed many soldiers in exchange for you, it is impossible, don't open your mouth, this is the bottom line of Chu State, even if it is this matter, I still have to think about how to report to the Emperor of Chu, if I add others, I'm afraid today's covenant will be broken up."
Dongfang Yu pondered for a while, and finally decided to return Jinan Prefecture to Yan State, now what Chu State needs is a peaceful development opportunity, leaving a city, although it is a little painful, but it is not unacceptable.
And now the initiative is in the hands of Yan State, the situation is forced, Chu State has to bow its head, if it is not allowed, Yan State has the strength to continue fighting, but Chu State has no way to continue fighting.
The War of the Three Kingdoms, which lasted for half a year, almost all of the people of Chu were hungry for honeysuckle and took out their food as military rations, and if they continued to fight like this, Chu was afraid that they would be completely defeated by Yan State.
But if the Yan State chooses to continue to fight at this time, even if the Chu State is defeated, I am afraid that it will hurt the enemy by 1,000 and lose 800 by itself, obviously, since the Chu State has put forward an alliance, then the Yan State is also under the stairs, and their Yan State's 500,000 army is a big problem with grain and grass alone.
Fortunately, they won the Jin Kingdom, otherwise if they didn't get anything in this battle, they would have mobilized so many people, worked hard and lost money, but there was no gain, I am afraid that Wei Tiange's prestige in the Yan Kingdom would also be hit.
The covenant and peace talks are the best choice for both Chu and Yan at present, but if the talks collapse, continue to fight, and both sides are not afraid anyway.
"Yes, Ji Nanzhou will return to my Yan Kingdom, and we want one of the northern line cities, otherwise, I won't be able to explain it when I go back," Wei Yingluo didn't really want all the cities in the north, and now the Chu State has almost taken over the Jin State city as a defense line construction, and the Yan State has now occupied all the cities in the south of the original Jin State.
What Yan Guo wants is a city that can be stuck in the defense line of Chu State, so that even in the future, when Yan State attacks Chu State again, it can start from where to start.
Dongfang Yu glanced at Wei Yingluo with some surprise, it was too late to take back his previous words at this time, "One is one", there was no way, Dongfang Yu could only accept this request with a headache.
These cities in the north, if Yan State is not given one, Yan State is afraid that it will not be at ease, so that the negotiations are afraid that it will reach a stalemate, which is not a good ending for Chu State.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Wei Yingluo had a smile on his face, and he knew that Dongfang Yu would definitely agree, with Dongfang Yu's eyes, how could he not be able to see the current situation clearly, and give up a city would not be painful for the current Chu State.
As for the performance, there is one more city that can reach forward into the Chu State, which can better detect the movements of the Chu State, and can rely on this city to attack and retreat.
After agreeing on the matter of the city, Wei Yingluo had no intention of leaving, and Dongfang Yu did not have the idea of getting up.
"Regarding the issue of commercial taxes, the State of Chu can take a step forward, and for the merchants of the State of Yan, it will also levy fewer items, but the State of Chu will increase the intensity of inspections, if there is anything ill-intentioned, the State of Chu will not show mercy."
This time, Dongfang Yu chose to speak first, and the establishment of the covenant had two purposes, one was to establish a superficial peace and create a good opportunity for the development of the Chu State, and the other was to open up commerce and trade with the Yan State, and now as long as the trade of the Yan State is opened, then the Chu State can use the products of the Chu State to develop rapidly.
Now most of the property is in the hands of the Yan State, and many things are urgently needed by the Chu State, such as iron ore, horses, leather, and other army materials, which are most scarce in the Chu State at the moment.
And Yan Guo has won the Jin Kingdom's reserve property for many years, and there will be a lot of these things, which can be taken out and sold.
And the wine and treasures on the side of Chu have always been the luxury goods of the nobles of Yan State, and Yan and Chu have been at war all these years, and the trade link in the middle
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It is broken from time to time, which leads to the existence of these things produced by Chu State in Yan State.
The Yan side also wants the specialties of the Chu State, so the existence of the covenant is to establish a relatively stable trade.
"If the goods of my Yan Kingdom enter the Chu State, the tax will be lower than that of your Chu State, and the goods of the Chu State will enter and leave the Yan Kingdom, and the commercial tax will be decided by our Yan State", Wei Yingluo cares about this place, most of the goods exported by the Chu State are luxury goods, and if these things enter the Yan State, they will inevitably bring huge benefits to the Chu State, and most of the goods exported by his Yan State are necessities, these things are not valuable to the Yan State, but for the Chu State, they are in urgent need.
Therefore, Wei Yingluo wanted to raise the form of tariffs to avoid Yan from being at a disadvantage in trade.
"No, if the commodity tax of my Chu State is completely decided by your Yan State, I'm afraid it's too domineering, the merchants are profit-seeking, if the merchants of my Chu State are oppressed by the Yan State, they will definitely not continue to trade, I'm afraid it's not what the Yan Kingdom wants to see, in case that day, some people in your Yan Kingdom have bad intentions, and take this to talk about it, I'm afraid that the merchants of my Chu State will not be able to say it, and there will be nowhere to do it", Dongfang Yu immediately opposed Wei Yingluo's proposal.
"Don't worry, our Yan Association has a specially set up agency to deal with these things, and we won't open our mouths," Wei Yingluo said nonchalantly.
But these words seem extremely absurd to Dongfang Yu's ears, if they follow what Wei Yingluo said, then the commerce of their Chu State will be stuck by Yan State, and if they want to develop, they will be subject to Yan State everywhere.
"Since we can't talk about it together, then there is no need to establish a so-called alliance and take the people of your Yan Kingdom away", Dongfang Yu was also a little angry, this is here to negotiate, not to betray. Instead of letting the Chu State grovel to the Yan State like this, it would be better to fight.
Since Yan Guo has no sincerity, then he Chu State will accompany him to the end, isn't it just a war, Chu State has been squeezed so ruthlessly over the years, but he has not succumbed so far, if you want to fight, then fight, this is the toughness of the people of Chu State, you can die in battle, but you will definitely not be servile and laugh.
"Master, don't worry, since it's a negotiation, then there is room for negotiation, I can't figure it out, it's only been a few years, Master, you have been so ruthless to Yan Guo, and you have only been with Chu for a few years so seriously, which makes the apprentice very sad", Wei Yingluo hurriedly took Dongfang Yu's hand and didn't let Dongfang Yu go.
In fact, this condition was added by Wei Yingluo herself, in order to test the weight of Chu in Dongfang Yu's heart, now it seems that Chu is really very attractive, Dongfang Yu has only been in Chu for a few years, and he regards Chu as more important than Yan Guo, touching the interests of Chu State, Dongfang Yu turned his face on the spot.
"Forget it, Yingluo, there is no need for our master and apprentice to test each other, although I have only been in Chu for a few years, but this place has given me a sense of prosperity, like a new place, full of hope, and in Yan Kingdom, I only feel bloody and suppressed, as well as the ubiquitous iron and blood, no human taste, and I always feel that I can't fit in."
"The state of Chu treats me well, the country of Yan is the place where I am young and ambitious, the establishment of the covenant is what I hope, these years, the war has been fought for too long, it is time to give the people a chance to settle down, if you don't give a chance to breathe, I don't know if there will be people willing to listen to us in the future", Dongfang Yu said earnestly.
"Okay, since the master has said this, then I won't continue to procrastinate, the merchants of the Chu State come to my Yan Kingdom to trade, and my Yan Kingdom will collect four layers of taxes'?" Wei Yingluo stretched out four fingers and shook them.
"Forty percent? Why don't you rob it, my Yan country's tax revenue is only one and a half percent, if your Yan country's merchants come to my Chu country, our Chu country is willing to only collect one percent, but now you tell me that your Yan country wants to collect four percent, who does this mean?" Dongfang Yu said coldly.
Forty percent, this is far beyond Dongfang Yu's psychological expectations, he thought that he would charge two percent at most, but now Yan Guo actually wants to collect forty percent, which may be the old foolish courtiers of Yan Kingdom who came up with it.
If he is still in Yan Kingdom, if he is still the national teacher of Yan Kingdom, he will have to scold these old ministers of Yan Country one by one.
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