Volume 10 Chapter 116

The reason Yasef wanted to join the Feng Army was also the latest chapter of his own thoughts. As the second son, he is not as valued by his parents as the eldest son, nor is he loved by his parents like the third son. He is stuck in the middle. His grandma does not kiss him and his uncle does not love him. The throne of Tia basically has nothing to do with him, and he is a prince, so he is in an awkward position if he wants to serve in Tia's army. This time, Tang Yin happened to be visiting Tia, and he took the opportunity to propose joining the Feng Army. In his opinion, he was in the Feng Army. On the contrary, he is more developed in the Feng Army than in the Ti Ya Army, and can better display his talents without any worries.

Tang Yin didn't think much about it, he just felt that with Yasef as a hostage in his hands, Tia would be more obedient in the future. The person who was most opposed to this matter was naturally King Jellal of Tia, but after all, it was Yasef who proposed it, and Tang Yin had already accepted it. Even if he wanted to object at this time, he could not speak out.

After the matter came to an end, Tang Yincai and Jellal talked about government affairs between the two countries.

Jellal first expressed the hope that Feng Kingdom could establish a permanent garrison in Tia like the former Ning Kingdom. Tang Yin was slightly hesitant about this, not because the Feng Kingdom did not have enough troops, but because the war with the Mo Kingdom was imminent and they divided their troops to garrison Tia, fearing that their own combat power would be affected.

However, as the sect leader, it was also his responsibility to protect the vassal country under his banner, so he could not refuse. Tang Yin thought for a while and nodded in agreement. He thought that the Sky Eagle Army was stationed in Ningdi, and he could allocate part of his troops to garrison in Tia. Jellal was very happy to get Tang Yin's approval, and his eyes finally showed a smile.

The country of Tia has a small population and no matter how advanced its technology is, its national power and military power are too weak. Even a weak country like Duji can defeat Tia without the ability to fight back. In the past, if there was no protection from the Ning army, Tia would not know It has been destroyed so many times. Now that the Ning Kingdom no longer exists, Tia can only choose the Feng Kingdom as her backer. Although it is called a vassal state, it will not be reduced to destruction.

After Jellal made his request, Tang Yin immediately began to talk about the military expenses and loss compensation issues for the Feng Army to assist Tia. Tang Yin had discussed this matter with Liang Qi in advance. In the battle between the Sanshui Army and the Duji Army in Tia, the total number of dead soldiers plus injured generals was close to 50,000. Liang Qi thought that the military expenditure of two million taels would increase. The loss compensation is acceptable. In addition, the Feng Army captured a lot of loot, which was basically Tia's property. These things have been detained by the Sanshui Army and have not been returned to Tia.

Tang Yin felt that the amount proposed by Liang Qi was too small, so he added a zero after two million taels. The lion opened his mouth and directly asked for 20 million taels.

Jellal and the Tia ministers did not expect that Tang Yin would ask for so much silver. There were no silver ingots in Tia, only silver coins. According to the calculation of one silver coin and half a tael, 20 million taels of silver would require 40 million silver coins. Even if Tia's treasury is very rich and cannot afford so much money at one time.

"His Royal Highness the Wind King, isn't twenty million taels... too overwhelming?!" Jellal said bravely.

Tang Yin straightened his face and said: "King Hardesti, do you think I am asking for a price? The Sanshui Army is our most elite army in Dafeng. In order to protect Tia's safety, I will not hesitate to send our country's strongest army here." Tia fought a desperate battle with the Duji army. After a bloody battle, they suffered heavy casualties and suffered more than half of their losses. The losses could not be compensated by more than 20 million taels of silver. The king only wanted 20 million taels because he was thinking of the friendship between the two countries. If Hades It would be very disappointing for King Di to bargain with me again.”

If he said this to the principalities in the Haotian Empire, they would definitely sneer at them. Regardless of Sichuan, Zhen, Mo, An, Zhen, Yu and other countries, their populations are huge, and human life is the least valuable, and Tia Otherwise, Tia is a small country with a small population and has always valued human life. The Sanshui Army suffered nearly 50,000 casualties in this battle. As far as Tia is concerned, this is an astronomical figure.

After listening to Tang Yin's words, Jellal looked embarrassed and said repeatedly: "No, no, no! Your Highness, Feng Wang, I didn't mean that, it's just...it's just that twenty million taels is too much, Tia can't even take it in a moment Without spending so much money..."

"Can you pay in installments?" Seeing that the other party was not trying to bargain, Tang Yin's expression softened.

"Ah?" Jellal didn't understand what his phased branch meant.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Twenty million taels can always be paid off within five years."

Twenty million taels would be repaid in five years, which would average out to four million taels per year. Jellal thought for a moment and felt that this was still acceptable, and Tia could afford it. He nodded and said, "Okay! Regarding this matter... I can promise His Highness the Wind King that within five years, Tia will repay your country four million taels of silver every year."

Yo! Jellal actually accepted it. It seems that Tia still has a lot to exploit! Tang Yin smiled secretly in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change. It seemed as if this was a matter of course. He said quietly: "You and I will be allies from now on. If Tia is in trouble, I, the Feng Country, will definitely help me. Of course, I hope that your country will not be too stingy towards me, Dafeng." "Yes, yes, yes! Your Highness, King Feng This is absolutely true! "Weak countries have no diplomacy. This is exactly the truth. Compared with the Feng Kingdom, Tia's area and population are not even comparable to a county of the Feng Kingdom. In front of the Feng Kingdom, even if Tia has advanced technology and civilization, its strength is still far behind. The negotiations between the two parties have no basis at all. Fair enough.

Next, Tang Yin and Gerard talked about some cooperation matters between the two countries.

Speaking of cooperation, it is actually a discussion on how Feng Country can introduce Tia's civilization and technology on a large scale, as well as related talents. Although what we are talking about now is how Feng Kingdom absorbs the essence of Tia, Feng Kingdom does not have no influence on Tia.

Tia is a very interesting country. Its civilization is highly developed and advanced in all fields. For example, its timekeeping unit can be accurate to one tenth of a second or even one hundredth of a second, but Tia has no chronology. All historical events do not have a clear, written record, but are compiled into poems and sung by wandering poets. As for whether the various poems circulating among the people are true or false, it has long been impossible to verify. In this way, Tia has no history. It was not until Tia became a vassal state of Feng that it gradually took the chronology of Feng as the standard, and the year when Tang Yin became king was the first year, usually called the first year of Fengli. After that, Tia also began to establish the position of historian, imitating Fengguo and recording its own history. Of course, these are all later stories.

This meeting between the two sides lasted a whole afternoon. After the meeting, Tang Yin did not have to go to the Temple of the Sun to see the high priest, and directly participated in the banquet of the royal court.

The banquets in Tia were similar to those in Besa. They were casual and free. There were no fixed seats and people could move around freely. However, in Tia, the hierarchy was stricter. The entire banquet hall was divided into several blocks. Low-ranking nobles could not walk into the areas of high-ranking nobles. That would be considered very rude. Non-nobles could not participate in the banquets held by the royal court. No matter how rich or how high-ranking the common people were, they were excluded from the royal court's gatherings.

Tang Yin had little interest in this kind of banquet that was full of foreigners, but he could handle it well. Shangguan Yuanrang was very involved and had been looking for opportunities to get close to Tia's eldest princess Marika. However, Marika's favorite object was not him, but Liang Qi, but Liang Qi's attitude towards Marika was very cold.

At the banquet, Yasef took the initiative to find Liang Qi and asked him what position he could get in the Sanshui Army.

Liang Qi didn't like Yasef, a young master soldier of noble birth, from the bottom of his heart, and didn't know how to arrange it. If he is sent out to fight, if something happens, I am afraid that even the king will not be able to explain to Tia. And the Sanshui Army cannot keep idle people. Once a precedent is set, such things will continue in the future, directly affecting the combat effectiveness of the entire army. When Arthur came to ask, Liang Qi had not thought about it, and did not answer directly, but asked him: "What can you do in the army?"

Arthur was very straightforward, without thinking, and said directly: "Lead troops to fight!"

Liang Qi smiled, looked at the translator standing beside the two, shrugged and said: "Your Highness, you should learn the wind language first before talking to me about leading troops to fight!" On the battlefield, if the general's orders need to be told to the soldiers by the translator, it would be too funny.

Arthur's face was flushed by what he said, but he had no way to refute it. Finally, he nodded and said as if swearing: "General Liang, don't worry, I will definitely learn the wind language well."

"I am looking forward to it." Liang Qi didn't say anything more, shook the wine glass in his hand, turned around and walked away.

The atmosphere of the banquet was quite harmonious, and the nobles of Tia had no hostility or rejection towards Tang Yin. After all, Fengguo did not conquer Tia by force, but laid a good foundation through assistance.

After the banquet, Gerald arranged for Tang Yin and his party to stay in the palace, and Tang Yin did not refuse.

There was no conversation that night. Early the next morning, Gerald came to Tang Yin in person and invited him to the temple to meet the high priest of Tia, Angela Tangbuni.

The Temple of the Sun is already magnificent from a distance, and it is even more breathtaking when you look at it closer. It can be called a human miracle. The Temple of the Sun is at least 150 meters above, with a square base and a trapezoidal shape. At the top is a huge hall. Looking up from the bottom, you can only see the ivory-white pillars of the hall. Tang Yin estimated that even if modern machinery is used to build a building of this scale, it will take several years or even more than ten years. It is hard to imagine that such a great building can be completed in this era.

In front of the Temple of the Sun, no matter whether it is a noble king or a mighty warrior, they will only look insignificant, and a feeling of worship and solemnity will arise spontaneously. This can also explain why the Thia people respect the Sun God so much.

Seeing the amazement revealed by Tang Yin, Gerard said with satisfaction: "It is said that the Temple of the Sun was built by the Sun God at the place of creation. This is also the only miracle in the world!"

Tang Yin was happy to hear this. It is also a good thing to have no history. You can make up whatever you want. Saying that the Temple of the Sun was built by the Sun God is equivalent to saying that the Thia people are the people favored by God.

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