Gongsun Lian came in, and there were Li Changfu, Li Changlu and others in the house.

"Changhuan, serve tea." Li Xiaoyue instructed, "Mr. Gongsun, sit here, it just so happens that I have something to tell you." ”

Gongsun Lian chuckled, "It's a prisoner's business, right?" ”

Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Well, yes." Don't let these captives go. ”

Gongsun Lian stroked his beautiful hair, and his voice was leisurely, "This matter is not easy to handle, the Treaty State has sent an envoy as quickly as possible to the capital to bow down." ”

"According to the old practice, after accepting the letter of surrender from the treaty state, an order will be issued to let these prisoners go back with the members of the mission."

Li Xiaoyue had long been thinking about this matter, and he felt that he couldn't always be cheap.

This has been done all the time, causing the cost of the Pact country to invade Dayan is too low, so after the army is strong, the first thing that comes to mind is aggression.

"Mr. Gongsun, although I know that Your Majesty and the imperial court are doing this to show the majesty of the Heavenly Empire, our kindness has not been exchanged for the gratitude of the Covenant State."

"Those peace treaties and trade treaties that have been signed, only we are strictly abiding by them, and the pact countries will tear them up if they want to, and the price we pay is just that fiasco on the battlefield."

Gongsun Lian nodded, "Yes, I also feel it, this way is not much good for our Dayan." ”

"But those who read the books of the sages in the capital are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and feel that they should be more kind to these border countries and influence them."

"But in fact, it didn't work out."

Li Xiaoyue smiled, "Since it is not successful, it proves that the previous method is not right, we have to find a way to let the people of the Treaty country know that the price of attacking Dayan is very heavy." ”

"It's not just about winning or losing on the battlefield, it's about the competition after the war."

Gongsun Lian thought for a moment, "Xiaoyue, do you mean those captives?" ”

Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Yes!" In fact, between the two countries, you can also use the commercial one. ”

"For example, if we do business, if we tear up the contract, half of the deposit is gone. But you see, the Pact countries tore up the peace treaty, but there was no price at all! ”

"It's not for nothing, when the deed country enters Beijing, it will also bring a large number of treasures for offering."

Li Xiaoyue shook her head, "That's just a lot!" It's simply not enough. In order to cope with this war, we have to pay a lot of money to the grain and grass, the cost of training, and the pension, these are all expenses. ”

"Since you tear up the contract, you have to pay the price. These captives were captured on the battlefield by virtue of our ability, and if they wanted to bring them back, they would pay to ransom them. ”

Gongsun Lian's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Hey, this is a good idea!" The bigger the official, the more the ransom. ”

"Wrong!" Li Xiaoyue hurriedly retorted, "The biggest official is the prince of the Deed Kingdom, but he only has one!" ”

"If the asking price is too high, maybe the treaty country will not pay, and we will eat and drink well, and support the prince of the contract country, thanks to it."

"I have always felt that the real strength of a country is not determined by people at the top, but by people at the bottom."

"Let's do the opposite this time, the higher the official position, the cheaper, and the lower the official rank or ordinary soldiers, the more expensive the ransom."

"When the time comes, when the Pact country spends money to ransom people, it will redeem the officials with a very small amount of money and pass it back to the Pact country, which will inevitably scatter the people's hearts."

"Leaving these strong laborers can not only divide the contract country, but also work for us."

"After a few years, these people will live a stable life for us, and then let them live a precarious life in the Covenant Country, I guess they will not be happy."

"When the time comes, we will continue to build a city outside Zhenxi Pass, and then let some people live there, and continue to move westward in order to continue to assimilate."

Gongsun Lian listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more frightened he became.

Another way of thinking, there are so many benefits.

"Satsuki, I see. It's urgent, so I'll go back and write an excerpt first. ”

"I'll come to see you when I'm done."

"Wait!" Li Xiaoyue called Gongsun Lian, "Changhuan, take the padded jacket made for your father-in-law, bring it over and try it." ”

Gongsun Lian was delighted, "I also have precious cotton clothes?" ”

"Of course." Li Xiaoyue said with a smile, "More than 100 catties of cotton, let's each have a cotton jacket." ”

After changing into a padded jacket, Gongsun Lian is not only not bloated, but also has a slender figure, and the jade tree is in the wind.

"No wonder my mother keeps praising it, it's really soft and comfortable." Gongsun Lian praised, "Thank you Changhuan, thank you Xiaoyue." ”

"No thanks." Li Xiaoyue chuckled.

Li Changhuan also packed some chicken cakes for Gongsun Lian.

After Gongsun Lian returned, he closed his door for a day and wrote an excerpt on the change of the policy of the treaty country.

Gongsun Lian not only wrote Li Xiaoyue's fresh views, but also added his own opinions to make it more comprehensive.

After this excerpt was sent to the capital, it was the period when Emperor Yan Ping stopped taking pills and his body gradually recovered.

Qin Lao Yushi also arrived, and strongly supported Gongsun Lian's approach.

The more Emperor Yan Ping looked at it, the more he felt that it made sense.

The Pact countries should not be allowed to develop the inertia of fighting when they want to fight and seeking peace if they do not want to.

It's useless to treat with benevolence alone, so let's be tough.

Qin Lao Yushi was in charge of the negotiations, and he was so angry that the envoys of the Treaty State screamed, and kept angrily reprimanding the officials of Dayan, who were brutal and unkind.

Some ministers felt that they should not do this, and argued in the court.

Qin Lao Yushi, a thin old man, broke out in the court with unparalleled combat effectiveness.

Qin Lao Yushi can even be angry with the emperor, let alone these officials.

"Your Majesty, there is no price, or the price is too small, so the Pact country will repeatedly and easily tear up the alliance between the two countries."

"As long as you increase the bargaining chips to tear up the covenant, you can make the pact country ...... a mouse."

Qin Lao Yu Shi tongue the battle group of Confucianism, and said that Emperor Yan Ping's heart.

So this time the way of dealing with it is very different from the past.

Almost all of them are determined according to the content of Gongsun Lian's excerpts.

There are some changes in it, but only in a few quantities.

Lord Sariman, ten taels of silver.

A noble general one level lower than the prince, one hundred taels of silver.

A low-ranking general, a thousand taels of silver.

Ordinary soldiers, two thousand taels of silver.

The envoy of the deed country couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw that the prince had only paid a ransom of ten taels of silver.

It's just that when they saw an ordinary soldier, who was actually worth two thousand taels of silver, they were so angry that they vomited blood!

This conspiracy is going to break the foundation of their contract country!

Almost all of the young and middle-aged troops followed the eldest prince and the prince of Sariman to attack Zhenxiguan.

Less than 20,000 escaped.

There were nearly 40,000 captives, and the king told him that he must bring back those 40,000 captives to replenish his troops.

Excluding the generals, there were 42,000 ordinary soldiers.

According to two thousand taels of silver per person, it would take eight thousand twenty thousand taels of silver to redeem the soldiers.

Even if the foundation of the contract country is hollowed out, it may not be able to afford it.

Da Yan is not willing to let go of the prisoners at all, it is too vicious.