The grass and rattan armor in front of him was tattered, and there was a large hole in his chest that had been punctured by a spear, and there were many scratches caused by wolves around him, and even his arms and back were damaged to varying degrees.

It can be seen that if these weapons really fall on people, the other party will show a bloody and miserable situation.

Yu Jingming is right, fortunately today is a drill, if it is on a real battlefield, will the people under him still be alive?

Shui Sanzi's face turned pale, and the cold sweat wet the clothes on his back in an instant, he looked at Yu Jingming in a panic, his lips trembled, and it took a long time to find his voice: "...... Second Brother Yu, what should we do now? If the imperial court uses this kind of military formation against us in the future, then we will ......."

"The exercise is over, and the most important thing now is to negotiate later." Yu Jingming's face was gloomy, and he stretched out his hand to interrupt him, "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to make good use of the negotiation and strive for as many benefits as possible for us." ”

Mizumiko's throat rolled, wanting to say something, but he couldn't spit out a word.

He had been a pirate for decades, and he was used to being free and loose, and he didn't want to belong to the court at all. Helplessly, Tao Lian was bent on returning to his roots, so he had to follow the boss to Shaoxing Mansion to negotiate, thinking that he would beat the officers and soldiers in the exercise, so that Tao Lian could see how cowardly and incompetent the imperial court was, so as to teach him to dispel his thoughts of returning.

Who knew that it was themselves who were defeated in the end, and it was such a fiasco, they were almost wiped out, but there were basically no casualties in the imperial court.

In this way, not only did Tao Lian strengthen his idea of belonging, but he was afraid that the rest of the people would also be shaken.

At the end of an exercise, the pirates were no longer arrogant, and sat down at the negotiating table with gloomy faces, with different thoughts.

Su Qi has a somewhat unruly temperament, but he is quite reliable when doing the right thing, calm and calm, not flustered, and it makes people feel at ease when he looks at it. But after all, he was still a young man in his twenties, and Su Qi was in a good mood after a big victory in the exercise, and said with a deliberate smile:

"This halftime is really resting, I feel refreshed now, don't you think?"

The faces of the pirates on the opposite side were extremely ugly, and they were not in the mood to talk at all, only Tao Lian was worried about the embarrassment of the scene, and barely squeezed out a dry smile at him.

Once again, the two sides sat down at the negotiating table, but their respective positions were very different. This time, Mei Feng and the others relied on the confidence to win the exercise, with a smile on their faces, but their attitude was quite tough, and they almost wrote on their faces, "If you don't agree, just wait for us to beat you to death like we did just now."

I don't know if they were scared of being beaten, or if they were not in the mood to fight with them, Tao Lian and a few people kept their faces calm throughout the whole process, and they said very little. No matter what conditions Mei Feng and the others offered, although they did not agree, they did not refute it.

Tao Lian's title, the whereabouts of his subordinates, and the specific official positions and benefits in the future...... After the negotiation of one item after another, Tao Lian and a few people seemed to be dumb, and basically did not raise any objections, and the negotiations went smoothly in this way.

As the days went on, the negotiations finally came to the last and most important one—the sea trade business run by the Cultivator faction.

Tao Lian is a pirate, in addition to robbing houses, of course, he also does serious business. The maritime trade of the imperial court was mainly to sell silk, tea and other goods of the dynasty to Western merchants, so that they could bring them back to their Western countries for sale, and Westerners would also sell some of their knick-knacks, such as clocks and watches, to our own country.

Although in this process, the imperial court's exports were far greater than imports, and there were many profits, but the trade routes were too single, and they were all through Westerners as middlemen, and the imperial court was relatively passive.

However, Tao Lian and others started from the South Seas, and the base camp of their forces is in the South Seas, and the scope of trade and business covers most of Southeast Asia. On weekdays, he mainly sells some special products from Southeast Asia and even South Asia to Westerners to earn silver.

Or they also act as middlemen, transporting local goods to the South Seas and then selling them to Westerners. Westerners completed the transaction ahead of schedule and saved travel expenses, so they were naturally happy, and Tao Lian also made a profit from the difference, and he made a lot of money over the years.

Besides, Tao Lian, as a pirate, has a strong force as a support, black and white are mixed, and he has a wide range of contacts, which also leads to their business scope and business types being larger and more than ordinary merchants, and even in some aspects, even the imperial court cannot compare to them.

If they can collect the business network they operate at the same time as Zhao'an Taolian, it will be of great help to the imperial court, which is also one of the important reasons why the imperial court tries its best to fight for Zhao'an Taolian.

The maritime trade business is a cash cow for Tao Lian and others, not only the imperial court is hot, but they themselves also regard it as extremely important. If this matter is changed to negotiations before the exercise, Mei Feng must be cautious and offer the most generous conditions possible to facilitate the recruitment of peace.

But at this time, with the confidence to win the exercise, Mei Feng didn't have to scruple too much, and spoke confidently and calmly: "Regarding the maritime trade business run by the Tao gang leader, the imperial court's method is to have the government take shares, incorporate it into the official system, and send someone to gradually take over it in an all-round way. ”

"The Tao gang owner only needs to keep a certain amount of shares, and he can receive dividends every year, and he doesn't have to worry about anything else."

This is similar to Tao Lian giving up all the business under his name to the imperial court.

In fact, in the original plan, the imperial court made many more concessions than this, and almost handed over most of the autonomy of maritime trade to Tao Lian. But Mei Feng believed that even under such harsh conditions as today, Tao Lian and the others did not dare to say anything.

Sure enough, hearing Mei Feng's words, several pirates' faces turned red, and they wanted to get angry but didn't dare. Shui Sanzi, who couldn't hold back his anger the most, just wanted to slap the table and get up, but Su Qi's casual eyes were cold, and they were completely extinguished in an instant.

After chatting about everything, Mei Feng slowly closed the official document in his hand, and asked neatly: "The above are all the conditions we can offer for Zhao'an, what is the idea of the Tao Gang?" If you agree, we can sign the agreement today. ”

Tao Lian stiffened his face, smoothed his breath a little, and said for a long time: "...... The stakes are very high, and I still have so many brothers under my hands, so I have to discuss with them anyway, and let me go back and think about it for a few days. ”

Mei Feng also knew that he had to give him some time to slow down and accept this reality, so he readily agreed: "Okay, no problem." But the Tao Gang will give me an exact time, and we can't just keep us waiting. If you don't agree, we might as well take another step as soon as possible. ”

It is self-evident what the "other way" is.

Listening to Mei Feng's overt and secret threats, Tao Lian's face was ugly as if he had eaten a fly: "...... Many of my brothers are out there, and it will take some time to recall them, so you give me a month...... No, Chinese New Year's Eve, I will definitely give you an answer before the end of the year. ”

It is now the fourth day of the lunar month, and there is less than a month before Chinese New Year's Eve, which Meifeng can afford to wait.

He smiled and nodded: "Okay, then wait for the news of the Tao Gang Master." ”