Section 1987: 4-Party Talks

"That thing is called gunpowder, and it was made by some of my special workers. You don't need to worry about these things. This time, I brought you hundreds of thousands of tons of them in the space ring, which is enough for you to survive. It's just that this thing must..." Li Cong said.

"I know, you must take good care of it. You must never touch anything that is on fire. You said that I am not a fool. Of course, I must take good care of such things. You don't need to tell me a few times. The second time, I put all these things in a cave, a dry and ventilated cave. In order to make the inside not so humid, I let them dig holes everywhere, and the outside air can enter the inside. When it rains, it is naturally blocked again. Fortunately, there are no so-called springs on our mountain, otherwise these things will definitely become wet." Tuoba Yuanye said, what is going on with Li Cong, mother-in-law Yes, I pay attention to this thing very much, I don't need him to tell me so much, this thing is pretty good, mainly because this thing is more expensive.

Generally speaking, it would be good to put about 100 grams of explosives on everyone’s bows and arrows. If there are too many of these things, you can’t shoot them out, even if they are as powerful as a chain crossbow, let alone relying on your own arm strength with bows and arrows. 100,000 tons sounds like a lot, but it won't last long if it is actually used, but Li Cong said that this thing does not need to be stored, so just listen to him. Throwing it here is really a bit scary, in case the enemy finds out. They specifically attacked this place, our fate is really....

After leaving Linghu on the front line, there will be nothing for Li Cong. This place can be used as a place of custody. As for when to let this kid go back, Li Cong has his own ideas, that is, after the end of this war, Or when I knocked down the Thunder Gate's offshore warehouse, I could put this kid back at that time, and now I want to negotiate terms with myself, so forget it? impossible things. There is no sense of security now.

At this moment, people from the three empires have also received news from Li Cong. Prince Zheng is naturally the one who is going to negotiate with Li Cong on behalf of the Western Empire. He was seriously injured like the great elder of the Cao Gang. But now I can't see it at all. The body is very good. The Western Empire feels that it is better for him to come forward for this negotiation. Now the three families are asking Li Cong, because they cannot tear themselves apart with the Eastern Empire. But the Eastern Empire cannot be allowed to expand like this. Li Cong is their best shield. This shield is about to be displayed now, and their hearts are so contradictory. On the one hand, they hope that Li Cong can resist the invasion of the Eastern Empire. It would be best if the Lightning Gate could be extinguished, that would be the best, if that doesn't work, at least give them some eye drops to make them less comfortable, on the other hand, I was thinking about Li Cong's ability It can't be too big. If he is very powerful, he may become another Thunder Gate in the future. No one can accept such a thing. The Thunder Gate is still developing secretly, but what about Li Cong? It's obvious.

The Northern Empire sent the crown prince. His status is enough, but his prestige within the empire is still a bit lacking.

And if he wants to become emperor in China, Li Cong's support is indispensable. Although Li Cong didn't say what he wants to do with this guy, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Li Cong supports this kid, he will be on board. The possibility of ascending to the throne will be much greater, at least his other brothers will not have such an opportunity, so he is likely to sacrifice the interests of the empire in exchange for Li Cong's support in this negotiation, his own idea This is also the case, anyway, the empire is not his own now, even if he sacrifices some interests, it is not his own, but if Li Cong really wants to support himself, this matter will be easier to handle. At that time, he became the emperor , What is not a matter of his own words, Li Cong's ability is not small, but he wants to fight against the emperor in the first country? Not yet.

Of course, the one sent by the Southern Empire was Killing God. Among the three parties, he was the only one who was not in the officialdom, but the status of Killing God in the Southern Empire was similar to that of Prince Zheng in the Western Empire. Not enough to look at, although on the surface the crown prince is very tall, but in the eyes of Prince Zheng and the others, what is it? How many sons does the emperor have? It is estimated that there are hundreds of records, and there are thousands of unrecorded ones. If one son dies, the other son will come up. Such things are normal, and no one will care about this. The common people think that the prince is precious. For tenth-level fighters, the prince is no different from ordinary people. If they want to deal with it, they will naturally deal with it.

People from the three empires plus Li Cong happened to be in the Quartet Talks. What they discussed together was the issue of fiefdom and military expansion raised by Li Cong. In fact, their spies reported that the Eastern Empire had mobilized 2 billion After people are ready to open this channel, they know that Li Cong will definitely talk to them. Two billion is just a rudimentary action. In history, the troops used by several great empires in wars were tens of billions, or even What's more, two billion can only be said to be a very small number, it's nothing. Li Cong's opening at this time will definitely not be small. The three parties have conflicts in their hearts. The boy has to retreat now. If he agrees, after this war, it is estimated that they will not be able to restrain Li Cong. Li Cong will really be the next Thunderbolt at that time.

In order to take the initiative in the talks with Li Cong, the three parties first held a meeting in Liangshui City where the alliance is located. The three of them did not bring any entourage in. All three of them can make some important decisions on behalf of their empire. , so there is no need for anything like a think tank. Among these three people, the age is that of the prince of the Northern Empire. But don't underestimate young people, this guy's brain is really not young at all, and he does things very well. If it is bad, the emperor of the Northern Empire will not entrust him with this job. Yes, you must know that this is a matter that can affect the national destiny of the Northern Empire. Even if he sacrifices the interests of the country, it will definitely not be too much.

"Prince, your Northern Empire seems to be the closest to the battlefield. What do you think? It seems that the troops Cao's House is going to increase are mainly transferred to your side." At the beginning, the three people exchanged pleasantries for ten minutes. up. No one has come up with a specific meaning. Prince Zheng spoke directly. If he didn't speak, I really don't know how long they will have to wait. He is still a martial artist himself, and these two guys are both literati. Literati are best at playing tricks. If only they pushed hard enough to do this. It is estimated that they all said that there would be no problem for one night.

"Senior Killing God, you are right. At least forty-five percent of this military expansion plan was produced within the territory of our Northern Empire. Therefore, the impact on our Northern Empire can be said to be huge. Mr. Cao proposed This amount is really a bit big, and it seems a bit too much for us to command part of the local army of the Northern Empire." The prince thought for a while and said, what Li Cong asked him was, three months The internal training of a division is carried out according to the establishment of a million people in each division. Such a huge division-level establishment is probably what Li Congneng raised. An army of 200 million people is nothing in the Northern Empire. But now there are more than 600 million troops belonging to the Cao Family Firm in the Northern Empire. Adding these 200 million people, it is 800 million people, which is already 5% of the total army of the Northern Empire. The number is already a lot, if Li Cong has any disobedience, this matter will be serious.

"Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with this army. It's just ordinary people. This time, our Western Empire also has a division to expand its army. I'm going to agree. I won't embarrass Xiaocao like you. The main reason is I don’t have that face, and you all know that the financial reforms carried out by the emperor of our empire have messed up the economy of the entire empire. If it wasn’t for the Cao’s Commercial Bank’s loan of tens of thousands of taels of silver Give it to us, I think our current government may go bankrupt." Prince Zheng was very angry when he said this, Wu Zuoxi was sent to retire by the emperor of the Western Empire last month, the new guy is nothing at all No way, and then came out some nonsense economic reforms, good guy, this blind man made things right, and most people in the entire empire were dumbfounded. How could such a thing happen? A large-scale recession and soaring prices. If the government hadn't received these silver loans and quickly purchased bulk goods to stabilize prices, big things might happen to the entire empire.

"Hehe, you old slicker, even if you didn't have this matter, I don't think you would embarrass that kid. You have to know that your step-by-step connivance now will become troublesome in the future. If If troubles really arise, it will give you headaches for a while, we in the Southern Empire actually don’t need to take care of that much, anyway, even if the army is established, it will not be in our territory, we can completely ignore it.” Killing God heard that Prince Zheng said that when he came out, and he was immediately unhappy. When did this old guy come to this trick? The empire has already begun to look at it. If Li Cong has another heart with them, this matter will be a bit difficult to handle. Although the three of them have a tendency to unite because of the Eastern Empire, in fact they are still Not linked together.

"Wait a minute, I said old guy, you really misunderstood me, I don't mean to take advantage of it, I really want to thank that kid Cao Ke, can you give me tens of thousands of silver in one gulp? You can't, although you have so much private property, will you really take it out to help us? That is absolutely impossible, each of you must have your own use, just Relying on him, our Western Empire must support him. From a personal point of view, my life is still given to me by this kid. What is the expansion of the army? As long as it does not threaten the rule of our Western Empire, I think it is ok Yes, besides, they are doing things for us this time. If they don't fight against that old bastard Linghu Pinqiu, let me see if any of you have the ability to have a fight with this old bastard?" Prince Zheng killed God knew that this old guy must have misunderstood himself, so he hurriedly came out and explained, this matter cannot be what you said.

"Hehe, I really didn't see that your old boy is still such a guy. I can see it too. Both of you have your own difficulties. It seems that you don't want to fight against that boy, but I have to say something ugly. Yes, our Southern Empire will definitely not agree to him stationing any soldiers on the territory of our Southern Empire. It is no problem to form an army. But we must leave the territory of our Southern Empire. Anyway, I think the main direction of the Cao Family Firm is also Those who are not on our side are all in your two empires, and it is normal for troops to be transferred there." Can't you two hold your breath. I will directly give you such a trump card. Let you see what's going on. Lao Tzu is no longer opposed to the expansion of the army, you all just wait for bad luck, but his army on our country cannot be in our country. Anyway, there are only three countries. If he is not in our empire, he will definitely go to your territory. At that time, you can bear it one by one. Sure enough, after the words of killing the gods, the other two His face changed immediately.

How is this possible? If this is the case, the 150 million people in the Southern Empire will definitely go out. If there is a war, this number of people is really not enough, but if it is not for the war, these people are absolutely Unstable factors, these guys have all arrived on our land one by one, what is the matter?

"Senior Killing God, I think this matter is a bit ill-considered. These soldiers are ordinary people from the Southern Empire. I think it would be inappropriate for them to come to our Northern Empire or Western Empire. These people may miss you. Their hometown or something, it would be bad if it caused the disadvantage of the war. It is not that we do not accept these people. Besides, even if we accept it, Mr. Cao may not be willing. He gave it to us. It is stated in the document that apart from this incident, he is also afraid of other retaliations from the Linghu family, which may cause some damage to his property, so he feels the need to form an army." Prince Zheng When he was about to speak, the prince of the Northern Empire immediately took over the words. What he said was really good, and Prince Zheng secretly gave a thumbs up.

"Hehe, kid, what do you mean by that? Threate me with that brat Cao Ke? Is it really okay for you kid? I really haven't been threatened by others, what's the matter? Today's meeting will be with you guys." Both of them have nothing to do, the most important thing is my business. It doesn't matter to each of you. This kid has just expanded his division. At that time, the establishment was 500,000 people. Now the establishment has been fully doubled, and the number has increased several times. In the future, this kid will definitely have a bigger appetite. , when the time comes, I'm afraid you won't be able to support this kid." Killing God said angrily, these two guys didn't answer his words directly, what do they want?

Prince Zheng and the Crown Prince of the Northern Empire are not talking at the moment. The words of Killing God are telling the truth. They also know that if the expansion continues at this speed, things are really not that simple. Many times they Indulging one by one will be fatal in the end. Although it is impossible to catch up with the Thunder Gate, it is almost the same. They can't continue to indulge like this, but how should we stop it? Agree to some of this kid's conditions, but not all of them. If they agree to all of them, they may really regret it in the future.

"Actually, things can be like this. Why don't we agree to this amount, but let him recruit himself. We don't care about the weapons. Let him do it himself, including training and other things. How about that? "The crown prince of the Northern Empire thought for a while and said, this can be regarded as a way of passive sabotage, which can also alleviate it.

"This is a way, but what if it delays the front line, the front line can't be delayed, if the people from the Thunder Gate return to the Eastern Empire from there, it will not be easy to go back. There are so many people People, there are also a lot of wealth from our three empires, which is very amazing. Although Raiden Gate will also lose some, but to be honest, this will increase the overall strength of the Eastern Empire a lot Yes, they now feel that they are not on the same level as us. If these guys continue to rise one by one, I am afraid that their ambitions will become even greater. No matter how our three empires dodge, it will be impossible If we escape, even if we unite in the end, maybe half of our empire will be lost." Prince Zheng immediately denied this idea. He also got the support of Killing God. Now the most important thing is the front line. If there is a problem on the front line, no one can bear the responsibility. This matter is the biggest. His words also silenced the other two.

"The situation on the front line is not very optimistic. As far as I know, in the past two months, the Eastern Empire has dispatched about four million people to attack the line of defense that Cao Ke made himself, although the line of defense is still ours. However, the loss was very severe. According to Cao Ke’s report, eight divisions have been lost, and according to their establishment, there are four million people. Compared with the cavalry of the Eastern Empire, their combat effectiveness is really far behind. It’s not small.” Killing God said, they also have their own eyeliner on the front line, but the news those people conveyed are some legends on the battlefield, and they will not really go to the front line to see, so Li Congchuan came back The news is still very accurate, very good.

"Since this is the case, it seems that he is not so nervous. He formed so many troops because of the front line. If this is the case, I think we can understand it." Prince Zheng thought for a while and said, since it is the front line, then The war on the side is not right, more troops are possible, this is also difficult for Li Cong, he is a businessman, he is not very clear about some things in the army, how the army fights against the enemy, this is not a businessman Can manage.

"I think so too, but I think it's not just because of the number of troops on the front line. The army of the Eastern Empire is different from ours, let alone Cao Ke's miscellaneous troops." The original intention at the beginning was a bit different. Prince Zheng kept protecting Li Cong, and the crown prince of the Northern Empire didn’t say anything. Sha Shen really regretted discussing the issue with these two guys. None of the results were achieved.

The meeting broke up so unhappy. After getting in the car, Shashen kept thinking about how to restrict Li Cong, but those two guys didn't think about it at all. I really don't know the relationship between the two empires. What's wrong with people, they didn't even think of curbing Li Cong. This Cao's firm is not the original small firm at present. It is already very powerful. It is impossible for them to kill this organization commercially. First of all, the grain they sell, damn it, the price is so cheap, I don’t know where it comes from, shit, the whole continent is uniformly priced at 15 cents a catty, this price is in the Northern Empire It’s okay with the Western Empire, but in the Southern Empire, it offended most of the common people. They stopped growing food and all went to the cities to work. The social security of the good guy has declined. It's so powerful, there is no way, the food grown by others is not worth 15 renminbi, and the cost is not enough.

Then there is the damn alchemy plan. Now Li Cong said that he will help people to make alchemy once a year. This guy, basically some of the upper-level forces in the Southern Empire have a relationship with Li Cong. Basically, they would not confront people like Li Cong about their own life and death, because it was really not worthwhile.

No, this matter can't go on like this. Killing God doesn't really bother Li Cong too much, but he must be responsible for all the people in the Southern Empire, otherwise he will suffer in the end.

Looking at Li Cong again, because this negotiation is more important, Li Cong also needs to find the most favorable conditions for him, so Li Cong asked Boss Cui to accompany him to negotiate with him. Now this guy is very prestigious. It's a good character, mainly because this kid is responsible for buying money. He is in charge of Li Cong's alchemy. What he has to do is to happily get money from those people every year and eleven months. With the medicinal materials, and then quickly take the pills to others in the remaining month, in exchange for the remaining part of the remuneration, this guy usually does very well, and it is also in line with his current life. Guys don't have much passion for what some young guys are supposed to do now.

"This time is different from the previous ones. We are facing the most powerful people from the three empires. Even the crown prince of the Northern Empire has come. We must adopt some negotiation skills or something. Shouldn't we ask for a very powerful person?" High price, and then slowly lower it, or should we adopt some other method?..." Along the way, this guy knew who he was going to negotiate with, and he never stopped talking. Li Cong If he knew that this guy is talking like a girl now, he would definitely not ask this guy to participate in such a thing. I really don’t know what is going on in this guy’s mind, maybe it’s because it’s the first time he’s talking to such a high-level person. People just talk.

"I said, can you be quiet, now we are negotiating, not asking others to do things. Don't think of yourself as being so low-level, okay. We are on the same level as them now. After all, we are not asking them , They are asking us. If we don’t fight for them on the front line, they will have to face the Eastern Empire by themselves.” Li never said angrily. In fact, Li Cong himself doesn't care about his class or class, but Boss Cui belongs to the common people after all, and he has never encountered such a thing before. It is inevitable that you will think so.

"Yes, what you said is very important. This is what we rely on the most. It's just that if we expand our army to over 500 million people, they will definitely resist. Besides, so many troops are also a burden for us. , The salary you give is not low. According to the average of two silver per year for a soldier, this year can be hundreds of billions of silver. At the beginning, I said not to give soldiers such a high salary. The empire is twice as high, and they are here now for the money." Boss Cui thought of the money Li Cong gave, which was a pain in the flesh. There is no such high salary in the regular army. This salary is too high for others. If there are too many, does it mean that if people give less money, then there will be no wars?

"Hehe, we need to take a long-term view. For the time being, 500 million troops is a lot, but in the future, we have more things to do in the future, such as conquering the entire Eastern Empire, or I want to set up another army. What about an empire? This army is nothing. If we can’t go on like this, these troops are indeed redundant, but if we go down step by step, these troops are just the beginning, nothing. , the salary is not much, and we are not short of money now. Aren’t our several businesses doing well? Of course, we can afford to spend hundreds of billions of dollars every year. Being able to fight wars is one aspect. Is it better for them to give more money? This is definitely a direct ratio, and you have to admit it." Li Cong didn't bother to talk about these things with his uncle, and his rich life over the years had already made this The guy no longer had the aggressiveness he had before, and now all he thinks about in his mind is how to live comfortably. As for the other things, they haven't grown up in this guy's mind at all.

"Establish the fifth empire? My God, brother-in-law, I knew you were not an ordinary person before, but today I feel how far I am from you. I thought you just let the three empires give you one." What kind of title or something? I didn’t expect you to set up your own empire. You want to bring down the Eastern Empire? Are you kidding? You’re going to bring down the Eastern Empire. All the spies we sent to the Eastern Empire will come back. Well, their power on the land is greater than any of the other three empires. We don’t know their power on the sea, but they will definitely catch up with the power on the land, plus the Thunder Gate Help, it can be said that the Eastern Empire itself is worth the two and a half northern empires. If you want to bring down this empire, how is that possible? Besides, is it that easy for you to obtain the territory of an empire? But with hundreds of billions of people, how long will it take us to finish fighting, even if we rely on walking, it will take decades." Cui Boss said in surprise, Li Cong would give himself some surprises every time , but this time seems to be the time when I gave the most, I can't bear it anymore, what is in my mind, how dare I say anything.

"It's not impossible. As far as I know, the history of the major empires was not peaceful. At that time, it was a matter of course for them to build an empire. Isn't it the same thing for me to build an empire now? If you If you don’t like it, I’ll take down this empire in the future, and you don’t need anything. How about you just be your rich man in the Northern Empire?” Li Cong said with a smile, this uncle is definitely a rich man. Vanity man, he doesn't want it? No wonder.

"What, what? How is this possible? If there is a fifth empire, I will definitely belong to the uncle of the country. Haha, I have seen the scenery of the uncle of the country in the capital. Good guy, when the time comes Most people will salute me when they see me, but that can’t be bought with money. Everyone has to tell me. Hi Uncle Cui, haha, this title is very comfortable for me to say, Cui Uncle Guo..." This guy just said that Li Cong could not succeed. At this moment, I was fooled by the words "Uncle Guo". Li Cong could only shake his head and ignore this guy. Go ahead and fantasize.

Li walked out of the airship by himself and looked at the land and people below. He has been here for a long time. It can be said that he is a god of progress in all aspects. The feeling in Li Cong's bones came again. Now he must do things well, and he will start to stretch out his claws to this planet again. This is also inevitable. As much power as you have, you have to do as much as you can, and now Li Cong has to do what he can bear, that is, take this opportunity to conquer a piece of territory in the Eastern Empire, and then create the Fifth Empire, just like this In the future, my business in several other empires will be affected. They will not allow themselves to expand, and they can only withdraw honestly.

However, Li Cong understands that you can't have both fish and bear's paws. He is going to build an empire. At this time, he is building on the opposite side of others. How can they still be good with you? Friends at this time and at that time It is his own enemy, which is entirely possible. Thinking that a friend like Prince Zheng will also become his own enemy, Li Cong really feels a little bit unbearable in his heart, but this matter is not something that can be done recently. Achieved, there is still a long time to go.

Just when Li Cong was about to form an alliance with the three major empires, the people of the Eastern Empire were not idle. They already knew about the affairs on the front line. Linghu Pinqiu also got a Li Cong on the front line. The serial crossbow, the military experts of the Eastern Empire started their own work one by one, they all wanted to see if they had the ability to make such a thing, if possible, their combat effectiveness It will be the same as Li Cong's army. It's just that hundreds of military experts have studied this thing for a long time. The wood and these things are all right, but they can't make the spiral thing that shoots out. Basically, all methods have been used. The productivity of the Eastern Empire is much higher than that of the Northern Empire, but they have nothing to do with this thing. I really don’t know how Li Cong’s people gave this thing Produced, has the technology of the Northern Empire surpassed them?

But if we can't develop this thing, it doesn't mean we can't do anything about it. What Linghu Pinqiu, an old fox, can do best is to study his opponent well before the war starts. Basically, the military situation map on the front line is also drawn. Well, the most important thing on his side is to quickly open up the passage to the Frozen Forest. In fact, he told the court at the beginning that it would not be impossible to let the Thunderbolts quickly retreat before the blockade was completed. This has resulted in the current situation, but at that time, people from all over the empire did not take Cao's house seriously. No one believed what he said, and no one could seal the frozen forest for many years. This kid actually did it. ? No one believed it, but in the final result, they really blocked it, and the blockade was still very tight, and no one could come out. At this time, the whole empire thought of Lao Tzu again, and Lao Tzu had to come to fight for you again. Well, the old man scolded the high-level of the empire when he thought of these things, but although he was unhappy, there were too many things involved in the Thunder Gate, and he had to agree to this bone.

The front line has already lost millions of troops. At the beginning, this old guy wanted to retreat all the troops to the customs. In fact, his illness was not because he wanted to preserve his strength, but because he wanted to make them all die. If they don't move, that boy Tuoba Yuanye will definitely beat them all back. The one who can be called Tuoba Yuanye is probably only an old fox like Linghu Pinqiu. The reason for calling them back is not to keep them , is to let them die little by little, to get useful information for themselves. This is the fate of thousands of people. It is still very sad, but it has also established a lot of good things for the future army. They It will also be very valuable to die. For example, these barbed wires have been simulated here. If they can't make barbed wire, they use some other thorns instead.

"General, this is the chariot we developed. If there is such a chariot on the frontline battlefield, this thing can make those stabs useless, but the movement speed of this thing is a bit slow. "A general pointed to a huge guy ten meters high and said, this thing looks really majestic, even Li Cong would be shocked when he saw it, I really don't know what this thing is, Really great.

Under this thing are four huge wooden wheels, about ten meters high, and the front is an iron plate, which can be opened or closed. When closed, it can resist the attack of Li Cong's serial crossbow. The iron plate was opened naturally, and its height was about the same as Li Cong's gun tower. The power used was that the people under the whole car were walking and propelling it. The piece protruding from the front was to cut off and crush all the barbed wire and so on. , the people behind can pass.

"How much does this thing cost?" Linghu Pinqiu didn't look at the actual combat performance of this thing, but first asked how the cost was. Such a huge thing is made of good wood, plus some thick iron chains Yes, but absolutely not less, if the cost is high, it is impossible to equip this thing on a large scale, so what is the use of designing it?

"Returning to the general, the cost of this thing is currently high, and each one costs more than a million silver. The main reason is that the iron plate in front must be thick, and the wood is the best. The production can be reduced to about 700,000 silver." When it comes to the cost, these generals are also very distressed, this thing can hold up to 200 soldiers in one box, not counting the promotion from the lower levels, there can only be ** ten people To fight head-on, it can be said that one person will cost thousands of silver, which is indeed not a way to save money. (To be continued..)