I’m The King Chapter 1070: :East and west (sixty-three)

"Going is of course the way to go, but it's not now!" For Li Ru, there are too many things he can't understand in the Han Dynasty, for example, in terms of academic disputes, in his opinion, academic disputes are better than In the battles between countries, blood is shed a lot, like in Qin State, for decades, King Wulie of Qin has killed many academic masters who opposed Li Ru in order to unify the academic schools in the country , until there is no one in the country to compete with Li Ru.

But on the contrary, in the Han Dynasty, although Gao Yuan used Jiang Jiaquan's academics as a means of governance, he did not prohibit the development of other schools of thought, and even recruited many leaders of other academic schools in Jicheng Comprehensive University Lectures are given, and debates between schools are held at Jicheng Comprehensive University from time to time. Jiang Jiaquan, as the chief political adviser of the Han Kingdom, has also attended such debates many times, and has fierce debates with his opponents. With Gao Yuan, the king of the Han Kingdom In other words, it means that the ruler is long and the inch is short, and there is competition to make progress.

One flower blooming alone is not spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together makes the garden full of spring. This is Gao Yuan's summary of the situation where various schools are competing for joy.

Li Ru once thought that the Han Dynasty would cause some internal instability because of these, but the reality is just the opposite.

"Well, when Daqin is gone, everyone will be very interested in visiting Li." Gao Yuan smiled.

"I'm afraid I won't live until that time!" Li Ru laughed. "Your Highness, you have gained enough. The land of Han belongs to you, and the country of Wei has already been taken by you. Your Highness, please If you eat too much, it is very likely that you will not be able to eat and will hold on."

"The land of Han was given to the state of Chu by you, so we snatched it from the people of Chu, and the state of Wei was originally ours. Master Li, do you want to give us our own things as compensation? ?This is too unkind! I have no doubt that when I tell your condition to the Great Council, they will make the decision to go to war without hesitation."

"Then what do you want?" Li Ru said angrily.

Looking at Li Ru, Gao Yuan thought that this academic master is really not a suitable candidate for negotiation.

"For us, the land is not a problem, I am big enough." Gao Yuan's face also became serious, "But this time, Qin took the initiative to provoke us and used force against us, causing huge damage to our Han kingdom. Loss, when Lu Chao was about to leave, he implemented the second strategy of burning and looting in Yuyang. Everyone in Li must have heard about it. Hundreds of thousands of people in Yuyang are now homeless and have no food to eat. Do you need compensation?"

"This is the price of war, and it is also an appendage of war. From ancient times to the present, there has been no compensation for this." Li Rudao.

"There was no Han Kingdom in the past, but it doesn't mean there can't be one now. There was no Han Kingdom in the past, but now there is." Gao Yuan leaned forward, maintaining the pressure on Li Ru, "Our request is ten million taels of silver war reparations.”

"Ten million taels, are you poor and crazy?" Hearing this number, Li Ru was stunned.

"I'm very poor, but I'm not crazy!" Gao Yuan sat back, "I think, now there is only a large amount of silver, which can calm the anger of our great council, because now they are fidgeting because of the silver , in Jishi County, we suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and a large number of fertile fields that were about to be harvested were destroyed. In Yuyang, we not only lost all crops, but also needed a huge amount of silver to rebuild our homes. Everyone, these places have also been ruined by you Qin people. Forgive me for saying something offensive. You Qin people seem to be more suitable for destruction, but never know how to build. The number I proposed is based on our careful calculations. Yes, it can barely restore these places to the pre-war level. Would you like to take a look at the budget plan made by our household department, the sums of money on it are real." Gao Yuan waved his hand, and the He Weiyuan stepped forward and put a stack of thick booklets in front of Li Ru.

"But our casualties in Jishi County far exceed yours, and the 150,000 troops are gone." Li Rudao.

"Because you started the war, you must bear such pain!" Gao Yuan said coldly: "I have no obligation to consider the casualties of your Qin State. As a victor, I will only consider the problems of my own country , As for how you deal with domestic affairs, that is your business.”

"We can't get it out!" Li Ru suppressed his anger, "No other country can get this amount out, and you're trying to force us to fight to the death with you. Wouldn't it be better to have the jade broken than to die?"

Gao Yuan laughed, "Qin's hundreds of years of family wealth, but you can't even come up with this amount, Mr. Li, it seems that your policy of governing the country is very problematic!"

"It's true that our Daqin can't afford so much money, but we don't owe any money either!" Li Ru said coldly, "How much do you owe your big man? Do you have any silver in the treasury?"

Gao Yuan spread his hands, "Sometimes, being able to borrow money is also a skill! If it weren't for the war you provoked, I believe that my big man would be able to borrow money easily within a few years. Ten million taels of silver are all because of the hateful war. Everyone, Li, since you dare to start a war, you must bear all the consequences. Would you rather pay for broken pieces of jade than for everything? Haha, now, I’m afraid it’s you This piece of jade will really be broken, but my tile will be fine."

"We can't get it out!" Li Ru was speechless by Gao Yuan's threat. The current Daqin really can't stand the war. King Wulie of Qin can't survive for a few days, and the new king won't last for a few years. It is hard to straighten out domestic affairs.

"Can the number be less?"

"Okay, then five million taels, a one-buy price!" Gao Yuan was more straightforward than Li Ru imagined, and the rapid price reduction made Li Ru dumbfounded.

"Of course, if there is less money, other compensations are needed. Do you think so?" Gao Yuan said.

"What kind of compensation do you need?" Li Ru asked.

"First of all, the state of Qin allows businessmen from the state of Han to trade in the state of Qin without any restrictions. The people of Qin are not allowed to collect taxes from them, and they have to provide security." Gao Yuandao.

"This is no problem!" Li Ru readily agreed.

Gao Yuan snickered in his heart. A negotiating partner like Li Ru is indeed a pleasant one. He doesn't understand what is hidden here at all, because the Han Dynasty strongly suppressed the annexation of land, and adopted policies such as state redemption to buy land from landlords. Buying back the land in their hands and selling it to the landless people at a low price makes the original landlord class have a lot of cash in their hands. In order to turn the dead money into living money, the landlords can only invest the money in business , the influx of a large amount of money has led to the rapid development of commerce, and the fierce competition has made business owners try their best to reduce the cost of goods. In terms of development, and in terms of production, there are also various tricks to reduce costs. Although there are many bad tricks that exploit workers as a means, there are also many new concepts. For example, cost control theory, such as assembly line In Jicheng Comprehensive University, there are businessmen paying money to let the students and teachers there specialize in research on how to control costs and make profits.

It is just a pretense to allow Han businessmen to enter Qin without tax money. The real purpose is to let a large number of low-cost goods from Han flow into Qin, which will cause a devastating blow to Qin's local industries. As a person who traveled from a later age with extremely developed commodities, Gao Yuan knew the dangers of doing so, even if he only knew a little bit.

This will cause a large number of family workshop-style small businesses in Qin to go bankrupt, which will cause a devastating blow to Qin's economy. It will make Qin step by step into a bigger dilemma in terms of economy.

Of course, it is impossible for a person like Li Ru to understand the hidden traps and the great malice here.

"Secondly, Shannan County and your country will definitely not be returned to us, but Dai County is something we must take back." Gao Yuan said seriously.

"As far as I know, Daijun has been returned to the Zhao Kingdom by our country." Li Ru shook his head and said, "We cannot return it to you."

"What you gave was not Zhao Guo, but Zhao Qi. We will get it back ourselves, but Qin Guo is not allowed to intervene."

"If we want to agree to this request, then we must also ask His Royal Highness the King of Han to agree to our request, that is, Zhao's internal affairs, neither you nor I should intervene." Li Rudao.

"No problem at all! Let them handle their own affairs!" Gao Yuan laughed, "I think the existence of Zhao Guo will make both of us feel more secure, won't it?"

"Does His Royal Highness have any other requirements?"

"Of course there is!" Gao Yuan said: "In addition to signing the peace agreement, I think it is necessary for you and me to sign another alliance agreement, which is the Han-Qin alliance, and the reason for our alliance is that Because we have a common enemy, that is Chu State. We ask Qin State to attack Chu State in the shortest possible time.”

"Now we don't have the strength to launch another war against any country, His Highness the King of Han should be very clear about this." Li Ru said angrily.

"Or you just need to make a gesture, but I don't think Zhou Yu thinks so!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Of course, if you really attack like the Chu people, as much as you grab, it will be yours .What we snatched is ours, how about it? I think you will be interested in this, and the Chu people are not capable of dealing with our two sides attacking him."

Li Ru pondered for a while, "Okay, we agreed, but His Royal Highness the King of Han also understands our current situation, and we can't say for sure when we will send troops."

"It's up to you!" Gao Yuan laughed, "This is all our conditions, Mr. Li, if there is no problem, I think we have reached an agreement." (to be continued)