Chapter 624: The Compromise of the Xin Tribe (Please vote and subscribe)
After Commander Xin made some arrangements, the two elders present also hurried out to do things. Elder Dou asked someone to pass the message to Niu Wei, and Elder Zhu went to the residence of the delegation to convey Commander Xin's intention.
Shouya, who had been waiting in the residence for a long time, saw that there was only Elder Zhu coming, and there were no soldiers holding weapons. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked.
"Elder Zhu, are you here to chase us away? If so, our delegation can leave immediately."
Elder Zhu smiled reluctantly and said with a cupped hand.
"The Han envoy does not need to be angry. I have just persuaded the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief also agreed to settle the payment for you immediately. However, there are still some difficulties. I hope the Han envoy can bear it."
Shouya was shocked when he heard it. Is this done? But he still asked pretending to be dissatisfied.
"Since the payment for the goods has to be settled immediately, why are you still so embarrassed? Does your commander-in-chief want to drag it out for another year or two, and think that we, the Han tribe, can be fooled?"
"No, no, no, the Han envoy has misunderstood. Our commander-in-chief does not mean that." When Elder Zhu heard that things were going to get awkward again, he quickly waved his hand and said.
"Our commander-in-chief means that he is willing to pay you immediately, but he thinks the price offered by your tribe is too high. Ten cattle and horses in exchange for a car is too expensive. The car is just a pile of wood and is not worth so many cattle and horses. Therefore, he hopes that the Han envoy can lower the price.
As for cattle and horses, we can't afford so many now. The commander-in-chief said that we can first collect 1,000 cattle and horses in Zhudao and hand them over to the Han envoy. He is willing to send people to Maodun with the Han envoy to ask for the remaining difference. If Maodun still does not pay the payment, our Xin tribe is willing to break off diplomatic relations with them and stop supplying white salt to them to show friendship to the Han tribe. As for the rest, the Han tribe can only find a way."
After listening to this, Shouya also pondered in his heart and felt that this was the best solution at the moment, but the last opinion on Maodun's handling sounded a bit far-fetched.
You owe me a debt, and Maodun owes you a debt. Why should I help you collect it? Do I have this obligation? You owe the Han tribe money, so you should pay it back yourselves. I don't care whether you have cattle and horses now or not. Your cattle and horses are useful. If you can't take them out, ours are useless, right? Can't you give me your cattle and horses first, and then ask Maodun for them yourself?
Shouya became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and asked on the spot, "Lower the price? That's impossible. Wood is not valuable, but the workmanship is valuable. Those woods have to be steamed, boiled, and dried. There are so many complicated processes. Your Xin tribe said you want one thousand vehicles, and we made them for you without saying a word. How much manpower and material resources are wasted? Don't we have to support these workers, and their families and children? Besides
, this price was agreed by you in the beginning, and we didn't force you to ask for it at that time. Since you agreed, why do you say it's too expensive now? Why didn't you ask for it in the first place if you thought it was too expensive?
Moreover, you should have paid the payment for the goods a long time ago, but it has been delayed for half a year. What a huge loss it has caused to our Han tribe . It's a big loss. I didn't ask you to compensate for the interest. Now you're asking me to give you a lower price. What do you think?
Elder Zhu, you are also a wise man. You know how useful these carriages and horses can be. These 1,000 carriages or 10,000 cattle and horses can play a big role in our Han tribe and how many great things can be accomplished. But because your Xin tribe went back on their word and broke their promise, these things were gone. Do you know how much loss the Han tribe has suffered?
So it's impossible to reduce the price. Not even one less cattle and horse. "
After hearing this, Elder Zhu also understood. He really hadn't thought about this problem before. Now that he heard the calculations of the beast teeth, the loss of the Han tribe was really big! So he continued to ask tentatively.
"Then don't reduce the price, but we in Zhudao really can't take out so many surplus cattle and horses now. We can only do as the commander-in-chief said, first collect 1,000 heads and give them to the Han envoy. For the rest, we are willing to send people to Maodun with the Han envoy to claim compensation. If Maodun still disagrees, we are willing to sanction him and cut off their white salt supply. I don't know what the Han envoy thinks. "Elder Zhu discussed again.
"What Elder Zhu said is even more wrong. If our Han tribe first collected 10,000 cattle and horses from the Xin tribe, and then asked you to go to Maodun to ask for vehicles, if he doesn't give them, we will stop trading with him and let you recover the remaining vehicles by yourselves, what will you do?"
Shouya did not refute directly this time, but asked a rhetorical question for Elder Zhu to answer.
"This..." Thinking about it from this perspective, Elder Zhu was speechless. If this really happened, he knew that the Xin tribe would not be happy. No one would be satisfied with such a result.
Thinking of this, Elder Zhu couldn't help but greet Maodun's ancestors in his heart.
However, the current issue still needed to be resolved, so he continued to ask Shouya.
"Then according to the Han envoy, how should this matter be resolved?"
Shouya thought for a moment. Under the current circumstances, it was unrealistic to bypass Maodun and ask the Xin tribe to directly provide 10,000 cattle and horses. If he insisted on doing so, the two sides would only be deadlocked, with no progress made, and the relationship between the two sides would only deteriorate. Moreover, if there was no movement in two days after he lied to them about smashing the car, it would definitely be exposed, and it would be even more troublesome at that time. So he thought for
a while and said, "If you Xin tribe really want to maintain the relationship between the two sides, you must show your sincerity and don't put the responsibility on Maodun. What I mean is that not only will the price of the goods not be reduced, but you must also give compensation for the half-year arrears. I ask you to add 20% more cattle and horses on the basis of the original payment."
When Elder Zhu heard that Shouya was still raising the price for them at this time, he immediately wanted to say something. Even if you reduce the price, we can't take out so much. Now add another 20%, then we can't take out even more. But before he could open his mouth, Shouya stopped him with a hand and continued.
"You should give additional compensation. Think about it. If these 10,000 cattle and horses had arrived at our Han tribe half a year ago, they would have given birth to several thousand cubs in such a long time. Even if the gestation period of cattle and horses is not so short, it is not too much for me to ask for an additional 2,000.
No matter how you calculate it, it is impossible to get the same price as before after half a year. These are living creatures, and cattle and horses can also give birth to cubs."
Elder Zhu felt so bitter. Every word of Shouya's words made sense, and no one could refute it, because what he said was all true, but he still had to bite the bullet and say it.
"What the Han envoy said makes sense, but the Xin tribe really can't take out so many cattle and horses now. Even if we want to compensate, we are powerless. The Han envoy should think of another idea."
"Of course, I have come up with a countermeasure for you. It doesn't matter if the Xin tribe doesn't have so many cattle and horses. You can first mobilize 2,000 cattle and horses from Zhudao as compensation for the delayed settlement. For the remaining 10,000 cattle and horses, I allow you to pay with equivalent white salt.
If you agree, the deal will be settled, and I can use these two thousand oxen and horses to carry the salt back, and we will no longer owe each other anything, how about that?" Shouya said again.
Elder Zhu heard this and thought, "Eh?" This is a reliable idea. The Xin tribe can barely get together two thousand cattle and horses, and the Xin tribe can also get the equivalent of ten thousand cattle and horses. Don't forget that this is an island. They lack everything, but they have plenty of sea salt.
So he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for the tolerance of the Han envoy, but this matter is very important. I can't make the decision alone. Let me go to the commander-in-chief first, and then give the Han envoy a reply later. Don't worry, since the Han tribe is willing to make concessions, I will persuade the commander-in-chief more. Please wait a moment."
Shouya nodded and said nothing. Seeing Elder Zhu rushing back at an old age, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "It would be great if everyone in the Xin tribe was so sensible."
On the other side, Elder Zhu trotted back to the commander-in-chief's bamboo building, panting and relaying what Shouya had just said to Commander Xin, and then waited for his reply.
Bang—
Commander Xin was so angry that he slammed the table, shaking the set of Han tribe porcelain on the bamboo coffee table into the air, and he cursed.
"This is too much, this is too much, are the Han tribe crazy because of poverty? The price is so high, not only do they not lower the price now, but they also want compensation, and you just agreed to it?"
Elder Zhu frowned and immediately retorted, "The compensation they want is also very reasonable. If this happened to our Xin tribe, I think the compensation the commander-in-chief might ask for would be more.
Besides, as for the price, since we promised the Han tribe in the first place, we have to be honest, otherwise, if others know that our tribe goes back on its word and changes its mind every day, who will do business with us? Where can we exchange cattle and horses? Please put the reputation of the tribe first."
Commander Xin was speechless after being scolded by Elder Zhu, so he had to continue slamming the table and cursed again.
"Are you still the elder Zhu of our Xin tribe? Who are you on? Why do you always speak for the Han tribe? Don't you consider the interests of our Xin tribe?"
Elder Zhu was unmoved and continued, "I am not on the side of the Han tribe, I am only on the side of reason. And it is precisely for the interests of the Xin tribe that I asked the commander-in-chief to preserve the reputation and integrity of our Xin tribe. Otherwise, we will have a hard time on the grassland in the future, and don't even think about getting anything good from the Han tribe."
Seeing that the commander-in-chief was about to get angry again, Elder Zhu continued to retort, "Please look at the facts clearly, commander-in-chief, and don't say anything wrong. The Han tribe needs to say something. Since the Han tribe delivered the 1,000 carriages half a year ago, it has brought great help to our Xin tribe.
Now that Elder Sanjin has carriages to transport ore, our metal production has increased significantly. Whether it is making farm tools or weapons, we have materials to use. This has a direct and visible impact on the improvement of the strength of our Xin tribe.
In addition, the caravan transports supplies, and Elder Midou uses it to transport grain. In just half a year, whether it is the people's livelihood reserves, the tribe's granary reserves, or the metal production, there has been a significant improvement.
This is just the change brought about by the 1,000 carriages. Could it be that Can't the commander-in-chief see this?
We have developed so fast with only a thousand cars. How many cars do the Han tribe have? I'm afraid we can't even count them. How terrible will the development speed of the Han tribe be? How much stronger will they be than us?
And how many good things does the Han tribe have that we haven't seen? Doesn't the commander-in-chief want to learn?
Now the commander-in-chief is dazzled by just a thousand cars. He has been opposing the Han tribe's permanent residence on Zhudao. The commander-in-chief doesn't think about it. According to the charter proposed by the Han envoy, they came to the Xin tribe to help us with construction. By then, we don't know how much benefit we can get from just learning something. , why can't the commander-in-chief understand this?
We are indeed not as good as the Han tribe, this is a fact, but as long as we are willing to learn, even if we will never be as strong as the Han tribe, we can develop ourselves and work hard to make our Xin tribe live better. Isn't this your responsibility, the commander-in-chief?
But what are you doing now? Not only do you not consider the development of the tribe, but you have been obstructing it. If the deceased commanders of all generations knew about this, I don't know how they would blame you. "
Elder Zhu sprayed a machine gun-like spray, and even brought up the deceased commanders of all generations, and finally scolded the Xin commander awake.
He sat there blankly and pondered. Was he really wrong? Agreeing to the permanent residence of the Han tribe delegation was indeed like what Elder Zhu said, they could learn a lot of technology and make their Xin tribe develop rapidly, but would such a Xin tribe still be a Xin tribe in the future?
After promoting the writing of the Han tribe and learning the lifestyle of the Han tribe, would the Xin tribe still be under his control in the future?
To be honest, Commander Xin still has a long-term vision. He believes that there will be no free pie in the sky. Even if it does fall, it is poisonous.
Why is the Han tribe so keen to help Zhudao? What benefits will it bring to them? Is there no conspiracy? He will never believe this even if he is beaten to death. It
's just that these elders of the tribe are either controlled by their own desires and only know how to make benefits for their own families and never care about the future development of the tribe, or they are like Elder Zhu, who has been blinded by the benefits given by the Han tribe and can't see the sharp knife hidden behind this piece of fat.
He suddenly collapsed powerlessly, as if he had accepted his fate, and said weakly.
"For this transaction, let's follow the Han envoy's method. Give them cattle and horses, and pay the rest with white salt, and let their team go back. As for the permanent residence of the delegation in the future, I still hope that the Han envoy can come to discuss it in person."
Elder Zhu was overjoyed and nodded immediately, "The commander-in-chief finally made a wise decision."
Commander Xin smiled bitterly, "I hope this decision will not cause the Xin tribe to sink to the bottom of the sea."
Elder Zhu was full of confidence at this time, and looked at Commander Xin with a firm gaze and said, "Don't worry, commander-in-chief, we are just learning from the Han tribe. The Xin tribe will always be the Xin tribe. Even if we learn things from the Han tribe, we are still ourselves."
(End of this chapter)
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