What he said does make sense.
If Canglan is pushed too hard and forced to pay a large amount of money to compensate Wei, the Canglan court will have no choice but to extort more from the people.
It is certain that the officials are forcing the people to rebel.
If the Canglan royal family is no longer a royal family, then Dawei will not be able to get compensation in the future.
Unless we directly capture Canglan and incorporate it into Wei.
However, many places in Canglan are too poor, and the people have a hard time making a living. Joining them into the Great Wei would be a burden, and the Great Wei does not want it at all.
So don't push it too hard.
"Husband, how do you think the emperor will deal with this?" Yu Yuanzheng quietly asked Shangguan Ziqi beside her.
"If you were standing in the emperor's shoes, what do you think would be the most reasonable way to deal with this?" Shangguan Ziqi asked back.
"Well, this is a bit difficult. We can't push him too hard, but we also have to make sure Canglan can handle it. I really don't know how to strike the right balance."
Yu Yuanzheng didn't know how to make this condition.
She didn't understand Canglan's national conditions.
"Just listen. The Prime Minister and the Emperor must have discussed this long ago."
"Prince Beiming, our Great Wei cannot suffer the pain of the war for the past two years in vain, so the Prime Minister has made a few requests.
Canglan will take four cities and merge them into Wei, and then choose four cities close to Wei from the eight cities it has occupied. Every year, Canglan will pay tribute to Wei with 10,000 fine horses, 100,000 taels of silver, and 100,000 pieces of agricultural iron tools. This will last for ten years. "
Prime Minister Zhao stated four demands in one breath.
The angry envoy Canglan took a deep breath.
In short, it's like asking for too much.
If they agree to this, the Canglan treasury will no longer have any money left, and the people's lives will only become more and more difficult.
"My Lord Prime Minister, I'm sorry that I can't agree to this.
Ten thousand good horses every year means one hundred thousand taels of silver.
One hundred thousand pieces of ironware would cost at least three hundred thousand taels of silver, and another hundred thousand taels of silver in cash, and they would have to allocate four cities. This is going to force Canglan into a desperate situation. How can the people survive?"
How could Zhu Mingchen dare to agree to such a request?
If he agreed, he would be chopped to death by the emperor when he returned.
It will also plunge the people into an endless abyss.
"Your Majesty, the most that I, Canglan, can offer as tribute is a thousand fine horses, ten thousand pieces of ironware, two cities, and one hundred thousand taels of silver, and the tribute will last for a maximum of ten years." An envoy named Ziqi bowed and said to Emperor Qiming.
Emperor Qiming said nothing.
"Your Excellency, Canglan is a vast land with abundant resources. How come you can't take it out?" Lord Cui glared and retorted.
"Our country Canglan is vast, but its population is smaller than that of Wei. There are a lot of deserts and many places that are perennially dry. Crops cannot be grown there at all." Ziqi made a bitter face and pretended to be pitiful.
"A thousand horses are too few. Eight thousand horses, ten thousand pieces of ironware, and two cities with iron mines, Cangjiang City and Changyang City. One hundred thousand taels of silver cannot be less, and the time is thirty years." Prime Minister Zhao made a concession.
“Mr. Prime Minister, thirty years is too much, twenty years at most.
I, Canglan, am willing to marry Gongyu to show my friendship.
And our eldest prince has also come to Wei, as agreed, to be a hostage until he comes of age.
Our eldest prince is the eldest son of our emperor. He will be the ruler of Canglan in the future.
At the same time, I, Canglan, have another request. Please tell us the secret technique to prevent Tianxi.
I, Canglan, have also been troubled by this epidemic for many years. Every time an outbreak occurs, it leads to the death of a large number of people.
I, Canglan, have a small population, so please have sympathy from the Emperor of Wei. Only with more people can the national treasury have more income, and only then can we pay tribute to Wei with money and goods."
Zhu Mingchen spoke very sincerely.
After hearing this, Emperor Qiming looked at Yu Yuanzheng and smiled faintly.
Yu Yuanzheng was a little puzzled when she saw the emperor's expression.
What do you mean, let her make the conditions?
"Prince Beiming, this secret technique of Tianxi prevention is owned by the Marquis, and it is useless for you to discuss it with the emperor.
If you agree to exchange it for a city, I can give it to you.
I wonder if you can do this?" Yu Yuanzheng said with a smile.
Prince Liu also laughed playfully after hearing this.
Didn't they say it had been handed over to the imperial court? Why did they say it was hers now?
Zhu Mingchen frowned after hearing this.
The emperor asked him to bring this secret method back. Only when the population increases can Canglan have more wealth.
The young boy pulled him and whispered something into Zhu Mingchen's ear.
Zhu Mingchen then thought about it seriously.
"Yes. I, Canglan, am willing to exchange for a city. But I, Canglan, have the final say on which city."
"That won't work. If you give me an inner city, anything can happen, and it doesn't border the Wei Dynasty." Yu Yuanzheng immediately heard something else.
"No, it must be one bordering the Wei Dynasty." Zhu Mingchen was afraid that it would be a loss for them to choose another city with mines.
"So, backwards."
A city is actually a state capital. It is quite large, with at least hundreds of thousands of people.
"In that case, the city will be given as a fief to the Duke Zhenguo of our dynasty." The emperor immediately expressed his opinion.
Yu Yuanzheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.
This kind of thing happened so quickly.
The emperor is truly a terrible emperor.
Yu Yuanzheng smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yu Yuanzheng stood up and thanked him politely.
Emperor Qiming smiled and nodded.
"Your fiefdom will only be yours when you are 18 years old. After a hundred years, the imperial court will take it back." Shangguan Ziqi explained quietly.
"Oh. Does that mean I can't pass it on to my child?"
"right."
"Then I will try to live longer." Yu Yuanzheng thought very positively.
She is only twenty-one now. If she can live to eighty-one, that would be sixty years.
Ten years more than half a century, that's more than enough.
She only had to give 30% of the taxes collected from the fiefdom to the court, and 70% was hers.
How much would you have to collect in sixty years?
The more I think about it, the happier I feel.
"If the emperor does this, will he not give me the money from selling the secret recipe?" Yu Yuanzheng suddenly reacted, including the people from Nanshu.
"Yes, I have given you a city as your fiefdom. If you still want money, it is not appropriate. Being too greedy will damage the image of the concubine of Prince Rong. Besides, you are still the Duke of Zhenguo and the Marquis of Zhenguo."
Yu Yuanzheng was not disappointed after hearing this, as she had learned a lot.
She is not greedy.
The peace talks between Dawei and Canglan fell into the hands of Nanshu and Canglan.
After some bargaining, Canglan's Yunshan City was ceded to Nanshu, and an additional 100,000 taels of silver were paid as compensation. Nothing else was given, and it was all settled in one go.
The purpose of Prince Liu's expedition was Yunshan City.
There are silver mines in this city, and that is what he is interested in.
He also took advantage of the fact that Dawei had a bomb and Canglan had no time to care about too many things, so he picked up a big bargain.
The three countries signed separate agreements.
The war ended with Canglan's complete defeat. It would take at least several decades for Canglan to recover.
Emperor Qiming was in a very good mood and decided to hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate three days later.
No matter how much you save, you can't save on this.
Three days later it is the Dragon Boat Festival again.
However, it was not a grand banquet for all ministers. Only officials above the third rank and relatives of the royal family were qualified to enter the palace to attend.
In order to demonstrate that Wei was a country of etiquette, envoys from the two countries were naturally invited.
There is another important matter that needs to be decided at the palace banquet.
That is the marriage between the princes of Southern Shu and Canglan and the Great Wei.
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