Chapter 1183 Installment Payment
"According to the different repayment periods, there are three installment methods: short-term three months, medium-term one-year and long-term three years. Which one should you choose?" Yang Xiu was able to successfully write out the additional agreement negotiated by the two parties.

"This?..." Cao Ang and Cao Tai looked at each other—in the short term, the Cao family may be heavily in debt, but in the long run, three years may make the entire Cao family unable to get rid of the Ma family for a long time—after Cao Ang reluctantly nodded , Cao Tai then numbly said: "Middle term."

"Since the Cao family must redeem these captives, the Ma family is also afraid that the Cao family will not keep their promises, so they need a guarantee as a mortgage. It seems that the Cao family has no other guarantees except for the region. ?”

"This?..." The two looked at each other suspiciously, and finally Cao Tai replied regretfully, "Yes."

"According to different repayment methods, it can be divided into irregular repayment and regular repayment. Which repayment method do you two choose?"

At this moment, the two of them could no longer let Ma Chao slaughter them like this.The reason why negotiations are talks is that one party must not be led by the other party's thinking, even if a scoundrel interrupts or changes the subject, it cannot be completely manipulated by Ma Chao like this.Therefore, after Cao Tai was silent for a while, he suddenly said: "General, since the two families have come to this point, I, the Cao family, shouldn't have the audacity to ask each other again. However, Master Zixiu is the son of Sikong, and the two generals are It's Sikong's confidant and favorite general, I don't know if the general can let me bring it back directly, as for the ransom, the two families have recorded it in black and white, the Cao family will definitely not break their promise..."

'Oh, not bad, I learned how to repay overdraft so quickly. Ma Chao was amused, nodded to Cao Tai, and said with a smile: "Just as Mr. Cao said, but we will discuss this in detail later."

"That's the case." Cao Tai has learned how to behave now, and quickly bowed to thank him.

Now that the negotiating tone has been set, the subsequent negotiations will be much easier.Although it can be said that this way of making the Cao family lose power and humiliate the country was proposed by Ma Chao, after the initial doubts and astonishment, Cao Ang and Cao Tai have already reacted and fully activated their brain cells to deal with Ma Chao. It went on smoothly in an atmosphere of pain and joy—naturally, Ma Chao was mostly the joy, and Cao Ang and Cao Tai were the ones suffering the most.

"General Hussars, you said just now that these tens of thousands of soldiers will be used to cultivate fields and pastures at Ma's house. I think, with the general's wisdom, he will naturally not keep these tens of thousands of soldiers for nothing. The general has vested interests, why are they here?" What else do you want to repay the interest?"

"Master Cao, do you want these tens of thousands of soldiers?"

"Where, the great general Hussars is now powerful in the world, but this time he is so embarrassing. Isn't this gaining fame and gaining benefits? All the good things in the world can't be attributed to the Ma family."

"You don't understand this. Before you redeemed them, these captives were in the Ma family, and they were the Ma family's private property, so the right to dispose of them naturally belonged to the Ma family. When did I ask you how to treat Cao's soldiers? , isn’t it? And you have increased the burden on the Ma family by detaining these tens of thousands of captives who did not belong to the Ma family. The repayment of interest is actually used to pay for me to figure out how to arrange them.”

"..." Cao Ang and Cao Tai were speechless and continued to the next round.

"General Hussars! You are killing people!"

"Why, don't you two think that the two generals Le Jin and Li Dian are famous generals from ancient times, and if they are captured, they can conquer the world and surpass a million soldiers?"

"General Hussars is serious. The two generals are no more than two old Geers. Lord Sikong missed his old love, so he took the lead in sending the two of them home to reunite for the elderly... In terms of ability, it is nothing compared to the brave and resolute generals under the general's command." difference."

"No way, I don't think ten generals Huang can compare to one general Li Dian. Isn't that true, brother ugly?" Hearing Ma Chao's humiliation, the ugly brother spat out the chicken bone in his mouth and nodded bitterly. .

"The general is really joking. The two generals were captured by General Zilong and General Xu Huang. From this, we can see that their abilities are really useless. We really can't accept the price of [-] shi for each of you..."

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Isn't Pang De, the number one general under my command, also captured by your army?" Fortunately, Pound went to the bathroom at this time. .

"..." Cao Ang and Cao Tai couldn't speak anymore. They couldn't say that Pang De's ability and reputation were really bad in front of Ma's family, right?What's more, at this time, Pound had already returned to the table, and if the two of them spoke, Pound, who was furious, would tear them apart first.

As for Li Dian and Le Jin, who were far away in the Ma Chao VIP Prisoner's Yard, if they knew that they were buried and eliminated by Cao Tai and Cao Ang, they wouldn't know how cold they would be.And Cao Ang and Cao Tai were also afraid that Ma Chao would play tricks on them. If they didn't keep them together for a few days, Ma Chao would really let them down to the Ma family...

In the next round, Cao Tai and Cao Ang were so anxious that they even wanted to pull out a few hairs.The handsome face that could make all the women in the world envy, gradually became ferocious and terrifying, and his four eyes were also bloodshot, as if a gambler who had lost everything wanted to make money.

"The two have a total of [-] shi of grain and grass. At this price, we will never move again!"

"[-] shi per person for food and grass, and the expenses at Ma's house these days will be calculated separately."

"General, if that's the case, Lord Sikong will kill me alive after I go back. The two of us have a total of 12 shi, grain and grass, no more!"

"The two of you have a total of 13 shi of grain and grass. If you take it in advance, you must pay a deposit of [-] gold."

"General, you should also detain me in Chang'an..."

"..."

"..."

The chief and general have almost negotiated, and it is time for the deputy to go into battle, and it will be more detailed with them.It is almost every county to carry out statistics, calculate the amount, property, determine the number of these captives and the property that should be handed over-"Leave the high-sounding words to the superiors, and the specific details to the subordinates to complete." This is popular among the subordinates. The iron law of getting along also applies to diplomatic occasions.

However, such cumbersome statistics are actually irrelevant to the overall situation.After all, the principle of the main line has been determined, and what they execute is the conversion procedure.Therefore, this negotiation has come to an end - both Cao Ang and Cao Tai wiped the cold sweat off their brows, feeling that after this negotiation, the psychological pressure they will have to bear is several times worse than the life-and-death struggle on the battlefield All are dangerous and heavy.

But no matter what, both of them felt that the mission was complete, and a huge rock fell in their hearts.Immediately, Cao Tai raised a glass of wine and said to Ma Chao with very complicated emotions: "General Hussars, although the peace negotiation today has been full of bumps, the two families have reconciled after all. Sincerely, I would like to invite the general to drink this wine to the full. Cup, congratulations on the new situation of prosperity and coexistence between the two in the future!"

Cao Tai's remarks did not mention any nonsense such as being loyal to the emperor and protecting the country. It can be seen that the Han Dynasty is regarded as nothing in the eyes of Cao's second-generation elites.However, Ma Chao didn't think too much about it. He didn't even take the wine bottle by his hand, and said lightly with a smile on his face: "Master Cao, your Cao family's peace negotiation has naturally been completed. However, our Ma family's How can it be said that the peace talks are over if the demand has not been raised yet?"

Whether the Ma family civil and military present here were drinking and chatting, or having a good meal, but after Ma Chao's words fell, everyone stopped their idle business at the same time and sat upright.Some generals even looked at Cao Ang and Cao Tai with their faces full of fear and burning eyes.The atmosphere of the entire hall has since fallen into a kind of oppressive and oppressive cold without any sign, and even the sound of a needle falling on the ground seems to be clearly audible.

Cao Tai didn't know the color of his face at this time, he almost gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "What else do you want, General?!"

"Yingchuan County!" Ma Chao opened his lips lightly, but the three words he uttered weighed more than a thousand catties, making Cao Ang and Cao Tai almost breathless!

Yes, when the two families reunited, the Cao family sent troops to beg the Ma family. In addition to promising to hand over the two prefectures of Ji and Bing to the Ma family, Ma Chao also strongly demanded that Yingchuan County be completely included in the Ma family!It's just that this involves Xuchang, the emperor of Yingchuan, where the emperor is, and the two families have kept it secret and kept silent.But now, Ma Chao suddenly brought up the old issue again, and it was a sensitive topic that really pried the foundation of the Cao family's prestige, which made Cao Tai become angry: "Ma Mengqi, you are too deceitful!"

And Ma Chao got up suddenly, and shouted: "Son, do you dare to deceive me that Su Tiejian is not good?!"

Since ancient times, in negotiations, there have been verbal wars, talking and laughing, and delays in sword dancing.But it is no surprise that such activities of obvious concessions and compromises will always have times when tables and stools are thrown up and swords are drawn...

(End of this chapter)

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