Fenghou

Chapter 1550
"It's about the same size as Yongnan Island!"

It's actually the same size as Yongnan Island, that's not small!Yongnan Island is even bigger than a state in the Central Plains. If it is so generous, it must be asking for something.

Cao De smiled slightly and said, "What is embarrassing for Wuni Country, just speak up!"

After listening to the translation, Balima sighed and said: "We have learned that the Zhuluo Kingdom is going to attack Nanyang. Our Wuni Kingdom is a small and weak country with only a few hundred thousand people. Although we can hide in the forest, the soldiers of the Zhuluo Kingdom will burn and kill us." Looting, our century-old accumulation will also be destroyed, we have no choice but to implore the Yong army to protect us when Zhu Luo is killed!"

Sure enough, there is something to be desired, and giving away land for safety and protection is a fair deal.

Cao De nodded, "I understand your concerns, please rest assured that the Yong Dynasty will never allow the Zhu Luo Kingdom to come to Nanyang to make trouble, I can promise that as long as the Zhu Luo Kingdom dares to threaten the security of the Luni Kingdom, we will definitely send troops to kill them seabed!"

Balima was overjoyed, quickly took out the map, and pointed to a river in the west: "We call this river Tongla River, and it is on the east bank of Tongla River. We will give you a piece of land as big as Yongnan Island." , We also hope that your country will build a trade city there, we are rich in dipterocarp, so that we don't need to go through the merchants of the Three Buddhas, and we will not be brutally exploited by them."

Chao Kun smiled and said: "We will build a trade city, and I will give you two suggestions for your country!"

Balima hurriedly bowed and said, "Please speak!"

"The first suggestion is that the Luni Kingdom can choose to become a vassal state of the Yong Dynasty. This will be beneficial to you. Once you are bullied by other countries, we will definitely send troops to protect you."

"What price does it cost to become a vassal?"

Chao Kun shook his head and said: "There is no price, and we will not interfere in your internal affairs, but the new king must accept the canonization of His Majesty the Emperor, and then send an envoy to stay in our capital. It is best to arrange a prince in the Yong Dynasty. For reading, donate a little gift every year, you don’t need a lot, such as dozens of catties of spices, and our emperor will give you gifts in return.”

"If we don't interfere in internal affairs, we are willing to become a vassal state of the Yong Dynasty."

Chao Kun smiled and waved his hands, "Don't rush to answer, go back and discuss with the king. My other suggestion is that I will return to the court soon to meet the emperor. If you want, you can follow me to the capital."

Balima was overjoyed and said a few words to the translator. The translator explained: "The prince said, please go to their capital when the envoy returns to the court. He will report to the king and go to the Yong Dynasty with the envoy."

Chao Kun said happily: "When I go back, I will definitely stop by your country!"

Bali Ma and his men went to the VIP Post House to rest. It was still early, and the men came out to drink and shop one after another. Chao Kun and Cao De were discussing the affairs of the Kingdom of Ni in the lobby. Report to Chao's order, there are people outside asking to see!"

"Who wants to see?" Cao De asked.

"It's the translator just now!"

It turned out to be him, Cao De said with a smile: "Bring him to see me!"

After a while, the soldiers brought up the interpreter of the Han people just now, and the Han people knelt down and paid respects, "Xiaomin Zhang Quan sees the two envoys!"

"Get up! Please sit down and talk."

Zhang Quan sat down, and Cao De asked again: "Where are you from, why did you go to Luni Country again?"

"The villain is from Bianliang, Tokyo. When he was a child, he fled to Quanzhou with his family. His grandfather thought that the Jurchen would kill Quanzhou, and then he took the whole family of more than [-] people to flee to the country of Heni by sea. The country of Heni is very I valued my grandfather and made him an official, and our family lived well, so we decided to settle down in the country of Luni, and after more than [-] years, my grandfather passed away, and my father was the minister of trade of the country of Luni."

Chao Kun asked with a smile, "Your father is Zhang Kuang?"

Zhang Quan hurriedly leaned over and said, "Exactly!"

Chao Kun smiled and said to Cao De: "I dealt with his father the year before last, and he is very shrewd and capable!"

Cao De nodded, "I see, why didn't your father come?"

"Reporting to Shijun Cao, my father was originally sent here, but the king decided that his sincerity was not enough, so he sent the prince here!"

"Is Luni Country really sincere?"

"The sincerity is very high. The Ni country is a small country. It was bullied and exploited by the Three Buddhas. It longs for the protection of the Yong Dynasty. In fact, I came here to explain something to the two envoys at the order of the prince."

"what's up?"

"It's about the piece of land that was given to the Yong Dynasty. Actually, there is another reason. The prince didn't say it just now. He felt guilty, so let me come over and explain it clearly."

"Explain what?"

Zhang Quan hesitated and said, "Why did you give the east bank of the Tongla River to your side? It is because the west bank of the Tongla River is the Kingdom of Sanfoqi!"

Cao De hadn't reacted yet, but Chao Kun reacted very quickly, "Is the Wuni Kingdom using us as a shield?"

Cao De also understood, "Is the Tongla River the boundary between you and Sri Buddha?"

Zhang Quan sighed and said: "Tongla River was not the boundary river between the two countries before, and it will not be in the future. Ten years ago, Yongnan Island was still our land, and it was forcibly occupied by Sanfoqi. They surrounded it all the way along the coastline. The year before last they only Stop before the Tongla River, we are too weak to stop their expansion, so the king and the ministers discussed and decided to give part of the land east of the Tongla River to the Yong Dynasty to prevent Sanfoqi from continuing to expand eastward."

Cao De pondered for a moment and said, "Did the prince ask you to say it?"

Zhang Quan nodded, "The prince said, you will know sooner or later, you might as well be honest!"

Cao De walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I'm very happy that you can be honest and let me see your sincerity. I will send an army to station on the east bank of the Tongla River."

Zhang Quan hurriedly said: "We have a small city on the east bank of the Tongla River, called Siwu City. There are thousands of people in it. Please don't drive them away for now. After defeating Zhuluo, we will gradually move the people to the capital."

"It's best to have a city, and it can also provide logistics for our army, but there can't be garrisons. It's best for the officials to withdraw, and we will send officials to manage it."

Zhang Quan knew well that the other party must have taken a fancy to the population of Siwu City and wanted to keep them, so he nodded, "I understand, I will go back and tell the prince to withdraw the army and officials!"

"Go and tell the prince, choosing a date is worse than choosing a time, I will send troops there tomorrow!"

Chao Kun laughed quickly and said, "Your Majesty, wait a moment, and sign the formal agreement tomorrow, and it won't be too late to send troops the day after tomorrow."

Cao De said happily: "Then the day after tomorrow!"

Zhang Quan left, Cao De smiled at Chao Kun, "What do you think?"

Chao Kun pondered for a while and laughed, "I think the other party is not afraid of Zhu Luoguo, but Sanfoqi!"

“How come you see?”

"It's very simple. If the Zhuluo Kingdom wants to attack the Zhuluo Kingdom, it must pass through Yongnan Island. If the Luoni Kingdom is afraid of the Zhuluo Kingdom, they don't need to ask us for help. We will definitely send troops to fight the Zhuluo Kingdom.

And Mr. Cao, has he ever thought about it? The prince himself said that when Zhu Luo's army came to kill them, they would hide in the forest. Could it be that they would hide in the forest empty-handed?The wealth and food they had accumulated would definitely be taken away with them. The only things that Zhuluo Kingdom burned down were some dilapidated houses.
Only the army of the Three Buddhas will occupy their population and land, and this is what the Luni Kingdom is really afraid of. "

Cao De nodded, "The decree is very reasonable. They came to Yongnan Island at this time, and they must have got the news that Sanfoqi was going to the Yong Dynasty. They were afraid that we would be biased towards Sanfoqi, so they used an excuse to seek protection. Give us the land."

Chao Kun said slowly: "You can't want their land for nothing, you must buy it with money, even if you pay a regular amount, you must sign a sale and purchase agreement, lest in the future someone will say that we rely on the strong to bully the weak and seize other land, including hemp land. The same is true for the land on the other side of the Liujia Strait, which was acquired through purchase, and legally we have a firm foothold.”

(End of this chapter)