"Ambassador Ning, could you discuss with your country's imperial master about moving the wool weaving industry to Xixia? Xixia is the source of raw materials. If you could build a factory here, it would save a lot of transportation costs, wouldn't it?"
Li Yingxiao was communicating with an old man with a long beard. Today was the first day that Xixia and Da Qi cooperated to develop the plantation. According to Da Qi, since it was the first official cooperation between the two countries, it would be better to hold a ceremony and make it grand.
Of course Li Yingxiao was absolutely willing to do so. The more Da Qi asked for this, the more it showed that they valued cooperation with Xixia.
This proves that Xixia is a very important partner in the eyes of Da Qi. The areas of cooperation between the two sides will increase in the future, and the money earned will increase.
Money is really a magical thing. Half a year ago, Li Yingxiao wanted to destroy Da Qi and take over Da Qi's land, but now he has become an orthodox pro-Qi faction, and he also hopes that Da Qi's national destiny will continue.
There's nothing we can do about it, since Da Qi gave us just too much.
Ning Dexun was the main person in charge of this project, an official from the Ministry of Rites.
He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "In fact, the Imperial Master has had this idea for a long time. The Imperial Master said that if the wool textile industry can be moved to Xixia in the future, it will not only further reduce our costs, but also make the lives of the people of Xixia better."
Upon hearing this, Li Yingxiao's eyes lit up and he said, "Is that so? The Imperial Master is truly a saint. I thank him on behalf of the people of Western Xia."
Although he said this, Li Yingxiao was thinking in his heart, if the common people below can make money by weaving wool, then should he set a new tax on weaving wool?
"Your Majesty, there's no need to rush. Things must be handled one by one. You must have heard that the Imperial Master is actually quite busy, working non-stop every day. It makes me feel bad just watching him."
This is the truth. Li Yingxiao pays attention to the news coming from Da Qi every day. Through these news, Li Yingxiao learned that Lu Chen's daily schedule was indeed full, and he, as the emperor, was scared when he saw it.
In comparison, it seems that Emperor Li Zhuo of the Great Qi Dynasty is living a more and more comfortable life. I heard that he has the time and money to build a garden during this period.
Sometimes he thought, what a wonderful thing it would be if Lu Chen was a Xixia person!
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
Ning Dexun's voice brought Li Yingxiao back to his senses. He nodded slightly and apologized, "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now. What did the ambassador say?"
"I said that once the flower cultivation base is established, it will naturally require manpower. We will hire local people when the time comes. This should be no problem, right?"
"Of course. Ambassador, please rest assured. I have already informed the local nobles. If necessary, I can even directly dispatch personnel from my family." Li Yingxiao assured hurriedly.
Although most of the nobles in Western Xia are now loyal to Da Qi, there are inevitably some who have not benefited from the transactions with Da Qi, or have gained relatively little benefits, so they are dissatisfied and may very likely undermine the cooperation between the two countries.
Therefore, Li Yingxiao's guarantee is still very necessary. This is Da Qi asking for an official attitude from Xixia.
"That's good. Also, regarding our request for a concession, does Your Majesty agree?"
"Well..." Li Yingxiao hesitated, "There's nothing wrong with an independent judicial system and law enforcement, but isn't stationing troops a bit excessive?"
Are the garrison's rights excessive? Of course they are! When Lu Chen first proposed this idea, even the civil and military officials of Da Qi, including the emperor, thought it was excessive. It was simply shitting on Xixia's face.
In any case, if it were the civil and military officials of Da Qi, they would never agree to such a thing even if they died.
Not to mention the right to station troops, even independent judicial and law enforcement powers were considered excessive by all the officials of Da Qi.
But what the civil and military officials of the Great Qi did not expect was that the Western Xia side actually said that there was no problem with the legislative and law enforcement powers, but the right to station troops was a bit excessive.
So this matter has been stuck here.
But the emperor of Western Xia had no idea that Da Qi was already very satisfied with obtaining independent judicial power, and the right to station troops was just a means for them to exert power.
This is actually a negotiation strategy. When you want to open the window but are worried that others don't want you to, you can first say that the room feels a bit hot and ask if we can lift the roof.
Obviously, most normal people will not let you lift the roof. At this time, if you make a less outrageous request, saying that you just want to open the window to get some fresh air, your request will not seem so excessive and will be easily met.
Of course, it is best not to use this trick on your mother to avoid getting hurt, because your mother is a creature that will not talk to you logically or reasonably.
Since their goal had been achieved and cooperation was about to begin, Ning Dexun naturally nodded with embarrassment and said, "We respect Xixia's sovereignty. The so-called right to station troops is merely to maintain public order within the concession."
"How about this? We only need a small team of a hundred people. This team will not be responsible for daily public security, but will only protect us officials and our families in Xixia. Regarding public security issues, we hope to hire some local herdsmen to establish a security team system. We also prefer to use local people to manage local people. Isn't that more convenient?"
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