Kai Fu Han

Chapter 544
"Our country is willing to become brothers with your country and will not invade each other in the future." The envoy took a step back again.

"You go back and contact your emperor. That's the condition just now. There's nothing else to discuss." Liu Xinqi asked people to take the golden envoy out with nothing.

"Alliance leader! Think again. A war between the two countries will result in the loss of lives and it will be of no benefit to anyone..."

The sound got farther and farther, and then he was probably gagged.

Seeing the Jin envoy being taken away, Gao Yuan couldn't wait to stand up and asked:
"Leader, if Jin Guo agrees to your conditions, do we really want to negotiate peace with Jin Guo?"

The corners of Liu Xinqi's mouth turned up slightly: "How is that possible? There will be no peace."

"I used to say that peace talks without strength are just a piece of paper, which can be torn up at any time. Moreover, the hatred between the Kingdom of Jin and the Xinghan League cannot be resolved without killing all the nobles of the Kingdom of Jin."

The revenge for killing my father has been settled, but my thoughts are unclear.

"Then why didn't you refuse directly?" Gao Yuan was a little confused.

"It will take at least a month to go back and forth to Shangjing Road. In this month, Zhongdu Road, Beijing Road and Tokyo Road will definitely be able to occupy them all. It is a good thing for us to use the possible peace to hold the Jin Kingdom from jumping over the wall. "Liu Xinqi explained.

"I understand."

……

Liu Xinqi never expected that the peace talks, which he thought would take a month to continue, would actually start again on the third day.

On April [-], everyone once again sat in the meeting hall of the alliance.

"We are willing to cede all the land south of the boundary river to your country, and declare ourselves a vassal to your country. Your country will enthrone our emperor. Every time the birthday of your country's leader, we will send an envoy to congratulate you. ..."

Jin made Balabala's generals put forward conditions that took a big step towards compromise.

There are three main ones:
Draw boundaries.It starts from the mouth of the boundary river in the east (later Tianjin) and reaches Fengzhou in the west, bordering Xixia, and is designated as the border between the two countries.It is equivalent to allocating all the land of the Zhao State to the Xinghan League during the Liao and Zhao Dynasties.

Jin Xianghan professed his minister.The Jin Emperor was canonized by the Han Emperor, and envoys would be sent to congratulate him every birthday of the Han Emperor.

Pay tribute.The Kingdom of Jin pays an annual tribute of 30 taels of silver to Han Dynasty. Since 3829, it has been moved to Cangzhou for payment before the end of spring every year.

Listening to these familiar conditions, Liu Xinqi thought of the peace talks between Zhao and Jin in later generations. The peace should eventually be reached on these conditions.

It's just that the State of Zhao paid tribute to the State of Jin.

Sure enough, the big fist makes sense.

"No, Zhongdu Road, Beijing Road and Tokyo Road have been occupied by us, and it is impossible to return them to you." Liu Xinqi refused directly.

"However, the west of Hebei West Road is still in the hands of our Jin Kingdom. As long as your country agrees to the peace negotiation, the Jin Kingdom will give all these territories with both hands. In exchange, the three roads north of the boundary river will be returned to our country. It is very reasonable." Jin Envoy said .

Seeing the anger hidden in Jin Shi's eyes, Liu Xinqi continued to add fuel to the fire.

"When we, the Xinghan League, occupy Xijing Road, then for you, the Jin Kingdom, those roads to the south will be enclaves. We, the Xinghan League, will have it at our fingertips. There is no need to trade with you."

"The alliance leader has gone too far to deceive others. Do you think we have no one in the Jin Kingdom?" The Jin envoy couldn't help but said angrily.

"Are there any of you?" Liu Xinqi teased jokingly.

Jin Zhi's lips trembled in anger and his body swayed a little, but he finally suppressed his anger.

Jin Guo no longer has the strength to continue fighting.

In the past three days, Jin Shi did not rest in the embassy all the time. He would come out and take a leisurely stroll as soon as it dawned.

We visited Penglai and Baishi Bay, and even Huang County in the west.The sights he saw along the way frightened the envoy.

In the Battle of Hebei, the Jin Kingdom responded with the strength of the entire country.However, this was not the case in the Xinghan League. The rear area was still so comfortable, and the people lived peacefully, as if they were not affected by the war on the front line at all.

This shows that the Xinghan League still has spare power, a lot of spare power.

As for the Kingdom of Jin, it was close to exhaustion.

"Let me go back and report to the Lord." Ambassador Jin finally compromised.

"Wait a minute, in addition to the land, this war in Hebei was started by your Kingdom of Jin. Since it was defeated, it will naturally have to compensate our Xinghan Alliance for its losses in the war. Material losses, casualties, etc., totaling 500 million taels of silver. "Liu Xinqi stopped the envoy Jin.

The Jin envoy listened to Liu Xinqi's words and his eyes were filled with anger, but Liu Xinqi continued.

"Since you are seeking peace, you must have an attitude of seeking peace. What does 30 taels of silver a year count? Are you sending beggars away? The military expenditure of a brigade of our Xinghan League exceeds 50 taels a year, and the Xinghan League now has Twenty brigades of combatable troops. In this battle of Hebei, the Xinghan League invested six brigades of troops, so your Jin Kingdom must pay tribute of 300 million taels of silver every year." General Liu Xinqi participated in the garrison of the Battle of Hebei and the servant army were included.

When his anger reached its limit, Jin Shi calmed down.

"Let me go back and report to the Lord." After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the lobby with his subordinates.

This time Liu Xinqi did not stop him.

When the Jin envoy went out and looked at the inquiring eyes of the others, Liu Xinqi smiled and said: "Don't worry, it is impossible for the Jin Kingdom to agree. They do not have the ability to pay. If they agree, it will be equivalent to destroying the country."

"So cruel!" Luo Cheng's eyes were strange.

Liu Xinqi understood that the way everyone looked at him before was not inquiring, but surprised.

Everyone knows that Jin Guo will definitely not agree to such harsh conditions.

[How rare and strange! 】Liu Xinqi thought to himself.

In later "Treaty of Shimonoseki" and "Treaty of Xinchou" in the late Qing Dynasty, compensation was based on [-] million taels of silver.

That's a real shame.

Seeing that the peace talks had come to an end, Luo Cheng stepped forward and opened a topic:
"Leader, can this year's staff recruitment exam be brought forward to June?"

"Are there not enough manpower?" Liu Xinqi understood that this must be the reason.

"Yes, there are five more places at once, and there is a serious shortage of available officials." Luo Cheng answered with cupped hands.

Liu Xinqi nodded: "Okay, you can just handle it."

Next, Luo Cheng introduced to Liu Xinqi the plan for this year's official recruitment examination.

This time it is planned to recruit 6 officials, half of which will be given to Jingdong East Road and Jingdong East Road, and half will be given to the newly occupied Fifth Road.

The exam will be held on June [-]st, and the content of the exam will be simpler than last year.

After the exam, these officials will be trained for one month, with a view to officially taking up their posts in mid-July.

"After so many years, according to the governance system of the Xinghan League, the number of officials required in a county has been reduced to 400." Luo Cheng introduced?

"Oh? Why did it drop?"

"A lot of work has been standardized, and standardized and tabulated work processes have greatly improved work efficiency." Luo Cheng said: "Moreover, as Dali Yuan gradually matures and improves, a considerable part of the work has been taken over by Dali Yuan, and Dali Yuan has taken over the work. The military also shouldered the task of maintaining stability very well, and the good division of labor and cooperation further reduced the manpower required for governance."

(End of this chapter)