Chapter 166: Conspiracy destroys the foundation

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

"Chang Huan, serve tea." Li Xiaoyue ordered, "Mr. Gongsun, sit here. I happen to have something to tell you."

Gongsun Lian chuckled, "Is it a matter of being a prisoner?"

Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Yes, yes. Don't let these prisoners go."

Gongsun Lian caressed his beautiful beard and said in a long voice, "This matter is not easy to handle. The Qi State has sent a mission as quickly as possible to the capital to surrender."

"According to past practice, after accepting the letter of surrender from the Qi State, we will issue an order to let these prisoners go back with the mission personnel."

Li Xiaoyue has been planning this matter for a long time, and he feels that he cannot always take advantage of Qi Guo.

Keeping doing this made the cost of Qi's invasion of Da Yan too low, so after the troops and horses were strong, they immediately thought of invasion.

"Mr. Gongsun, although I know that your majesty and the court did this to show the majesty of the strict heavenly kingdom, our kindness did not earn the gratitude of the country of Qi."

"We are the only ones who strictly abide by the peace treaties and trade treaties we signed. We can tear them up if they want. The price we paid was just a disastrous defeat on the battlefield."

Gongsun Lian nodded, "Yes, I also feel that this method will not be of much benefit to our great strictness."

"But those people in the capital who have read the books of sages 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 succeed."

Li Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Since it failed, it proves that the previous method was wrong. We must find a way to let the people of Qi know that attacking Da Yan will cost a heavy price."

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

Gongsun Lian thought for a while, "Xiaoyue, do you mean those prisoners?"

Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Yes! In fact, commercial methods can also be used between the two countries."

"For example, when we do business, if we tear up the contract, half of the deposit will be gone. But look, when the Qi Kingdom tears up the peace treaty, there is no cost at all!"

"It's not impossible. When the Qi Kingdom comes to Beijing, they will also bring a large amount of treasures to offer."

Li Xiaoyue shook her head, "That's how much! It's not enough at all. In order to deal with this war, we have consumed a lot of food and grass, training troops, and pensions. These are all expenses."

"Since you have broken the contract, you have to pay a price. We captured these prisoners on the battlefield based on our ability. If they want to take them back, they can spend money to redeem them."

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

"Wrong!" Li Xiaoyue quickly retorted, "The highest official is the prince of Qi State, but there is only one of him!"

"If the asking price is too high, maybe Qiguo won't pay. We still have to eat and drink well and support the prince of Qiguo. Thank you."

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

"We are doing the opposite this time. The higher the official rank, the cheaper the ransom will be. The lower the official rank or ordinary soldiers, the more expensive the ransom will be."

"When the time comes, when Qi State spends money to redeem people, if officials are redeemed with very little money and returned to Qi State, the people's hearts will inevitably be scattered."

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

"After a few years, these people will live a stable life like ours, and then let them live a precarious life for the country. I guess they won't be happy either."

"When the time comes, we will continue to build the city outside the west gate of the town, and then let some people live there. Only by continuing to move westward can we continue to assimilate."

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

If you think about it differently, there are actually so many benefits.

"Xiaoyue, I understand. It's an urgent matter. I'll go back and write the notes first."

"I'll come visit you again when I'm done with it."

"Wait!" Li Xiaoyue called to Gongsun Lian, "Chang Huan, bring over the cotton-padded jacket I made for your adoptive father and try it on."

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

"Of course." Li Xiaoyue said with a smile, "More than 100 kilograms of cotton, each of us has a cotton-padded jacket." After putting on the cotton-padded jacket, Gongsun Lian was not only not bloated, but also had a slender figure that looked like a tree in the wind.

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

"You're welcome." Li Xiaoyue chuckled.

Li Changhuan also packed some chicken cakes for Gongsun Lian.

After Gongsun Lian returned, he stayed behind closed doors for a day and wrote a summary of the changes in Qi's policy.

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

After this book was delivered to the capital, it was the time when Emperor Yan Ping stopped taking the elixir and his body gradually recovered.

The old censor of Qin also arrived and strongly supported Gongsun Lian's method.

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

We cannot let Qi State develop the inertia of fighting if they want to fight and suing for peace if they don't want to fight.

It's useless to treat them with kindness, so be tough.

The old censor of Qin was in charge of the negotiations, and the Qi envoy was so angry that he screamed and denounced the officials of Da Yan, who were cruel and unjust.

Some ministers felt that this should not be done and argued in the court.

The old censor of Qin, a skinny old man, showed unparalleled fighting power in the court.

The old censor of Qin could even rebuke the emperor, let alone these officials.

"Your Majesty, there is no price, or the price is too small, that's why the Qi country will repeatedly and easily tear up the alliance between the two countries."

"As long as we increase the bargaining chip to tear up the alliance, we can make the contract country surrender..."

The old censor of Qin quarreled with the Confucian scholars, and even talked about the innermost feelings of Emperor Yan Ping.

So the way we handled it this time was very different from the past.

Almost all are determined according to the contents of Gongsun Lian's book.

There are some changes in it, but they are only quantitative changes.

Prince Sarman, ten taels of silver.

A noble general one level below the prince, 100 taels of silver.

A low-level general, 1000 taels of silver.

Ordinary soldiers, 2000 taels of silver.

The Qi State envoy couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw that the prince above only paid ten taels of silver as ransom.

But when they saw that an ordinary soldier was worth 2000 taels of silver, they were so angry that they vomited blood!
This conspiracy is going to break the foundation of their alliance!

Almost all the young and middle-aged troops followed the eldest prince and Prince Sarman to attack Zhenxi Pass.

Less than [-] people fled back.

There were nearly 4 prisoners, and King Qian told Wan that the more than [-] prisoners must be brought back to replenish the troops.

Excluding generals and generals, there are 4 ordinary soldiers.

Based on 2000 taels of silver per person, it would take 8000 taels of silver to redeem the soldiers.

Even if the entire contracted country is drained, it may not be able to afford it.

Da Yan is not willing to release the prisoners at all, he is too vicious.

(End of this chapter)

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