"That's it, then."
Yang Xie thought for a moment and said, "Five thousand cattle, ten thousand sheep, three thousand war horses, and five thousand camels every year."
"Master Si, Master Si, you can't do that."
Mi Qin Atuo burst into tears and said, "We are poor and weak in Xixia. If we can afford to give so many livestock, and if the news gets out, won't the Song Dynasty be accused of oppressing the weak? Please think twice, Commander, please think twice."
Yang Xie had originally asked for a huge sum of money. If this series of things came out, it would be worth more than 300,000 strings of cash.
Not everyone is the Song Dynasty. Even though the Western Xia has made a lot of money in recent years by relying on the Silk Road, the total amount is still there. Their annual profit is actually only about 100,000 or 200,000 strings of cash.
Taking it this way would really cost Xixia half its life.
So, seeing that he was pitiful, Yang Xie took advantage of the situation and said, "Then according to the envoy's opinion, what is the maximum?"
"Western Xia can only offer 1,200 cattle, 3,000 sheep, 500 horses, and 500 camels. Please, Commander, consider that Western Xia has served the Song Dynasty as its suzerain for many years and spare us."
Mi Qin Atuo said pitifully.
Yang Xie narrowed his eyes.
These things are worth quite a lot, probably around 100,000 strings of cash.
But Yang Xie was still not satisfied, and said, "I want three thousand cattle and five thousand sheep."
The reason for asking for more cows is to take them back to Shaanxi to use as draft cattle.
"yes."
Mi Qin Atuo pretended to be embarrassed, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Western Xia is a poor country, and we can only devote all our national strength to win the favor of the Song Dynasty."
Compared with cattle and sheep, war horses are the most expensive, followed by camels. Saving 300 war horses and 500 camels is equivalent to paying less than 40,000 strings of cash, which is enough to report to the king when I go back.
Yang Xie said calmly, "What do you mean by 'spending all our national strength to please the Song Dynasty'?' It sounds as if the Song Dynasty is bullying the weak. This is clearly a gift that Xixia voluntarily offered to the Song Dynasty. How can you say it so harshly? Don't you agree?"
Mi Qin Atuo said with tears in his eyes: "Yes, it is a gift that Xixia "voluntarily" gave to the Song Dynasty."
"Okay, that's it."
Yang Xie waved his hand and said to Jingtai beside him: "Write the contract in black and white."
The Song Dynasty immediately signed the contract and asked the envoy to go back and get Li Yuanhao to sign it.
From then on, Li Yuanhao had to pay more than 100,000 strings of cash in tribute to the Song Dynasty every year. This battle was a huge loss for him, as he lost both the wife and the soldiers.
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