Forcibly allowing the Southern Mission's delegation to deposit money into the Xiliang Bank, such an exchange request was not thought of by the Southern Mission.

Xiao Cong continued to say to Yuan Xian: "I'm really sorry, for the sake of safety, I can only make this decision, after all, our Daliang must strive for absolute neutrality, this matter is even more important than capturing Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan, and the current negotiations between us and Da Chen are naturally aimed at this purpose in the end." ”

"So we can give you muskets, but this is also for the sake of the future of both sides."

What's next? What do you call this a strategy? Isn't this just a reasonable reason for myself and others to save money to Xiliang Bank for the sake of the country and the people?

Yuan Xian did not show joy on his face, but said sadly: "Your Excellency Prince Liang, we are Da Chen's courtiers, if I deposit the money in Xiliang Bank, I am afraid it will not be good, I have to go back and discuss it with you." ”

"Your Excellency, as long as you can convince the mission, I can make the decision to let Xiliang Bank deposit money for you at a slightly higher interest, not much, after all, I have to spend a lot of time and energy to manage that huge amount of gold, and there are regulations."

"Your Excellency Prince Wanxie, all affairs and other affairs will be discussed with the envoy first."

The two of them, who were still bargaining, respected each other for a while, because of this negotiation, both sides felt that they had earned.

……

After the banquet, Yuan Xian summoned all the people from the Nanchen delegation and said: "Everyone, let's come to Xiliang for peace talks, just now after I talked with Prince Xiliang, he put forward a difficult problem for me, this matter must be resolved before the peace talks begin tomorrow, maybe you will have to rest later tonight." ”

After working overtime at night for two consecutive days, everyone was also very tired, they all drank some wine, and even a little dizzy.

"This can't be put on the table, so everyone has to listen clearly and carefully."

Yuan Xian looked around, everyone's attention was focused, and then he said: "The people of Xiliang are willing to reconcile with us on this matter, and at the same time will give us five muskets, but all of us must deposit money into the Xiliang Bank, and everyone here will have at least one hundred taels of gold each." ”

As soon as the words came out, the audience was in an uproar, this request was really unheard of and unseen.

Yuan Xian continued: "I know that this matter is very difficult, after all, everyone is Da Chen's courtiers, but for the sake of peace and stability, we can only make such concessions, and this matter cannot be put on the table, I will not tell Your Majesty." ”

As soon as this statement came out, there was even more uproar.

The little ninety-nine in everyone's hearts is obvious.

"Yuan Xiang, really don't you want to explain to Your Majesty? If this incident happens and we do not tell Your Majesty, we will have acted treasonally with the enemy. ”

Yuan Xian sighed and said: "How can I not know about this, but once this matter is known by His Majesty, it will definitely be impossible, and the peace policy negotiated with Xiliang will come to naught, and the musket promised by Xiliang will not be there, I am afraid that the purpose of this trip will not be achieved, and next year Xiliang will definitely drive a warship to use a giant cannon to bombard and start a war with our dynasty, and then it will be ruined." ”

The group sighed at this time: "The lives are ruined, the lives are ruined, then how can we be right to the people of Dachen." ”

"Yes, yes, it's better not to fight or not to fight, Xiliang has a tough attitude, and finally made such concessions, we also have to make some concessions."

"Yuan Xiang, you are the leader, you say what you say, how to do it, we will listen to you."

Yuan Xian sighed and sat on the chair, patted his thigh and said: "Hey, I'm old, I'm worried, I can't settle down on this matter alone, but I must have to make a decision for Da Chen's good, what do you think is for Da Chen's good." ”

"Not to fight is the best decision for Da Chen."

Everyone nodded.

Yuan Xian continued: "Deposit the money in Xiliang Bank, although they say it is very good, it sounds like a permanent neutral country, and the money is guaranteed with interest in the bank, but for us, this may mean that all the money cannot be taken out, do you need to figure it out?" ”

Some people frowned slightly, but some people were not worried, these people were all nobles of Nanchen, and the channels they could get were beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and some people had already asked someone to inquire about the channels for saving money after learning about Xiliang Bank.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Yuan Xian slapped the table and stood up: "I plan to respond to this matter, and you don't have to worry, if you are worried about this matter, I will give you all your shares, and I will take all the responsibilities Yuan Xian alone!" ”

In the face of Yuan Xian's arrogant statement, everyone was moved.

"Yuan Xiang, let's go to Xiliang together, since we should share weal and woe, I will pay five hundred taels of gold, if someone is not willing to pay, the share is mine, Yuan Xiang said that it is not easy to reach this level now, how can Yuan Xiang be able to bear such a big responsibility, I will share it since we come together."

"Yes, Yuan Xiang can't be allowed to bear such a big responsibility alone, everyone pays for this matter and guarantees each other, so as not to leak the news and be bad for everyone."

Gradually, no one is discussing whether to save money, but how much money to deposit into Xiliang Bank.

Originally, Xiao Cong only asked for one hundred taels of gold per person, which is a huge amount of wealth for ordinary people, and it is just a small number for this group of people, but when it was finally reported, the least people had more than two hundred taels.

For a while, Yuan Xian wanted to laugh a little, and they all said righteous words, but in the end, everyone wanted to save money to Xiliang Bank for protection.

Suddenly, he recalled the reason why Xiao Cong proposed this plan, although what Xiao Cong said seemed to be for himself to be more secure, but from another point of view, Xiao Cong would have noticed that his group of people also wanted to deposit money in Xiliang Bank, and the purpose of saying this was to give them a reason to do this.

Judging from the current situation, if he has calculated this step, then all his own people have been tricked, and they are willingly tricked, but they think about it and feel impossible, Xiao Cong is not a roundworm in their stomachs, can they still understand their ideas?

The next day's peace talks continued, and after last night's meeting, a lot of details were finalized, and Xiao Cong did not mention the matter of Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yan, and the existence of the two was removed, and their negotiations became much simpler.

During the meeting, Yuan Xian found Xiao Cong alone and handed Xiao Cong the list of missions and the price of the deposit to Xiao Cong.

"Your Excellency the Prince, this is the amount we deposited after negotiation, and I persuaded everyone in the mission to be willing to vouch, of course, there is no Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yan in their statements, and this matter cannot be put on the table."

Xiao Cong looked at the note in surprise and said, "It seems that your sincerity in the peace talks with us is very sufficient, and the investment has exceeded my expectations. ”

"This is our Da Chen's sincerity to the friendship between the two countries of Daliang, and it is also the trust of our envoy team to His Excellency the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Emperor of Xiliang."

"Thank you Yuan Xiang, although I am not talented, but I feel this sincerity, I will definitely facilitate our peace talks as soon as possible."

"Your Excellency the Prince, I still have a reluctant request."

"You say?"

"I want to meet His Excellency the King of Jin of the Sui Dynasty."

(End of chapter)