Looking at the letter in his hand, Ma Tong said with some embarrassment: "Sir, if I leave, what will happen to your safety?"
"Get lost! Without you, the horse butcher, I can only eat hairy pigs." Lu Chen expressed his disdain. Nowadays, all the people in Bazhou City are from Da Qi. Whenever he goes in and out, he is surrounded by the Jinyiwei for protection. What problems can there be?
"That's not what I meant. I just look down on the work ability of those guys. How about this, you take Lao Guo back. I heard that Xixia has made some small moves, and now our concession can't be run anymore." Ma Tong scratched his head.
"Alright, I'll handle this kind of thing. Old Guo has something very important to do in Xixia, so don't ask about it."
"You beat up my people and burned down my house. Do you really think this matter can just go away without a word? There's no way! I want to let those Xixia people experience what economic sanctions are!"
In fact, when the Liao and Jin armies were approaching, Lu Chen had already written to Guo Bei, asking him to contact Li Yingxiao, hoping that Li Yingxiao could send troops to help.
At that time, Lu Chen's request was very simple. He didn't even need Li Yingxiao to send troops to help fight. He just needed to gather the troops on the border between Liao and Jin.
However, Li Yingxiao was treacherous and did not care about the previous friendly cooperation with his superiors. He resolutely chose to be the enemy of Da Qi, hoping to cut off a piece of meat in the complicated situation at that time.
For Xixia, this was a big gamble. Now that they have lost, they have to pay the price!
So when Li Yingxiao ordered his men to send the heads of those nobles to the border troops of Da Qi, the border troops of Da Qi were shocked.
They didn't expect Li Yingxiao to be so decisive this time. Those were all veteran heroes. How could he kill them just like that?
The border troops also knew that the heads Li Yingxiao sent were definitely not for them to see, so they hurriedly pickled the heads with lime, put them in a special box, and sent someone to deliver the heads to the court of Da Qi overnight.
When dozens of heads were laid out in a row in the court of Da Qi, especially after it was confirmed that they were all the nobles who were once the pro-war faction of Western Xia, the court of Da Qi was in an uproar.
Li Zhuo has been feeling dizzy when walking these past two days. Is this what it feels like to be a powerful country?
When you are incompetent, everyone will come up to you and trample on you. But when you are able to dominate the world, even if you hang your enemies up and beat them, they will not have any complaints. Instead, they will turn around and reflect on whether they have done something wrong.
Looking at the heads lined up in a row, Li Zhuo took a deep breath and nodded to the Xixia envoy, saying, "I understand your king's intention. If the attack on the concession was instigated by these people, then the debt is now settled."
Upon hearing this, the Xixia envoy was delighted. He quickly climbed up the pole and said, "Your Majesty, most of us in Xixia admire Daqi culture and want to be on good terms with Daqi. Please be sure to know this."
A group of civil servants stroked their beards and smiled without saying a word. It turned out that the culture of their Great Qi was superior. If you chat like this, then we might become good friends.
Even Li Zhuo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Our Great Qi culture has a long history, and what remains today are all treasures."
"Our king said that he wants to send more students to study here. He also said that these students will hold important positions when they return to Xixia, and that Xixia and Da Qi will definitely become closer in the future."
Huh? Is there such a good thing?
Wei Yong frowned slightly and looked at the envoy in front of him with some distrust.
Sure enough, after saying this, the Xixia envoy immediately added, "So I hope Your Majesty will resume our bilateral trade as soon as possible. Also, regarding the loan from the central bank..."
Li Zhuo asked why Xixia came so close to him this time, and it turned out to be all about money.
In fact, Li Yingxiao was quite tough at the beginning, claiming that if Da Qi dared to interrupt trade, he would launch a war.
But since he knew that Lu Chen had spent an entire night to burn down Bazhou City, Li Yingxiao instantly became rational.
As expected, making money in a peaceful way is the right thing to do. Fighting and killing are not suitable for them, Xixia.
Lu Chen had already discussed the issue of trade with Western Xia and whether the loan should continue with Li Zhuo through letters.
In fact, Bazhou City is not far from the capital, and can be reached in one day by riding a horse. Lu Chen has been communicating with Li Zhuo almost every day during this period.
Upon hearing the other side's envoy's request, Li Zhuo immediately pretended to be embarrassed and said, "In fact, I am also willing to trade with your country. It will bring great benefits to both our countries."
"But you all saw the unpleasant things that happened before. It's probably unlikely that trade will be restored in a short period of time. The main reason is that merchants have lost much confidence. No one can guarantee how they will be treated in Xixia."
"Of course, for the sake of friendly development between our two countries, I will have someone handle this matter as soon as possible. I hope that the trade between our two countries can be restarted."
"If your country is willing to make concessions and allow us to station a team of no more than a thousand people in the fiefdom, perhaps this matter can be resolved more quickly."
Stationing troops on the land of Western Xia was an idea that Lu Chen had proposed before.
When they heard this idea, all the civil and military officials in the court thought that Lu Chen was daydreaming.
However, so much time has passed, and Lu Chen still hasn't forgotten this matter.
This time, taking advantage of Xixia's betrayal and its eagerness to restore relations with Da Qi, Lu Chen believed that Li Yingxiao would agree. After all, there were only a thousand people, and they were infantry. How much waves could they make?
If Li Yingxiao really thought so, Lu Chen would have to laugh.
These thousand people will be equipped with the most sophisticated new gunpowder weapons, so it won't be difficult to line them up and shoot them.
Seeing the envoy was about to say something, Li Zhuo immediately soothed him, "You know, the bulk of our transaction is the Imperial Master's belongings. I can't make the final decision on the Imperial Master's business. I hope you can understand."
The envoy suppressed his anger and said, "I understand. It's understandable that the Imperial Master and His Majesty want to protect their country's merchants. I will definitely convey this to them. Now let's talk about the loan. Now that the central bank has stopped issuing loans, our project can't go ahead. We've already invested so much money upfront. It would be a shame to let it go to waste."
"The Imperial Master also discussed this with me. He said the previous payment methods and currency systems were too cumbersome. He suggested establishing a World Bank. We can help you formulate monetary policy and plan your development direction!"
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