Section 2146: Rupture

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The atmosphere of the peace talks can be said to be getting stronger and stronger. Many people know that the war may not continue, and each of these people understands this matter. They also feel that the current economic situation can be said to be the same as before. It’s much better. The economy has a huge relationship with the war. Sometimes the economy can be shown, but sometimes these things can’t be shown so clearly. Just like now, the internal affairs of the Northern Empire Many people heard about the peace talks, and they all started to open for business. Otherwise, they would not open for business. In their opinion, this may be the territory of Cao's House of Firm in the future. Why do they still do this business? It is possible that at that time they would be robbed by the people of Cao's House of Commerce. After seeing this situation, the emperor of the Northern Empire also made a good move towards the people of Cao's House of Business. They all felt it, The peace talks must be carried out, but the two sides have nothing in common on the two key issues. To put it bluntly, the peace talks are about the territory and the compensation. Yes, but the Northern Empire will definitely not be willing to do that. If they do it according to that idea, it will be no different from being defeated. Besides, people in the Eastern Empire don’t want the Northern Empire to negotiate peace now. If the empire also withdraws from the war, the name is that the Eastern Empire is still in a state of war with the Cao family firm. If this is the case, the Eastern Empire will become very passive, and the people in the Eastern Empire are not fools. People will ask this question, why can other people negotiate peace, but we can't? Back then we were arguably the biggest empire. For more exciting novels, please visit. But now it is different from before. Now our power has shrunk greatly. Don’t talk about Cao’s House now. If it is a war with other empires, the Eastern Empire will It may not last. Things like this are very normal now, and there may be more things in the future.

Prince Wanhuai raised the two most important questions in the informal meeting the next day, hoping that the people of Cao's House of Commerce could rationally formulate the current conditions and let them cede 270 provinces and pay 1.1 trillion silver in compensation This is impossible, and the people of Cao's House of Commerce did not speak loudly, according to their current war situation. It is normal to have these two things. Since the people of the Northern Empire are unwilling, let’s see what they think. When Prince Wanhuai took out this contract, the people of Cao’s House felt that It was as if he had been teased by them. They are just willing to take out 30 provinces and a symbolic compensation of 50 billion taels of silver. As for some other things, they don’t care about you at all. The matter of the military port was directly ignored by others. In fact, in Li Wei's view, as long as the contract for the construction of the military port and the garrison of the army can be passed, part of the land cession and compensation can be refunded. After all, he does not have that much ability now. eat so much land. At present, there is a large lack of officials who can manage the local area in the Cao's Commercial Bank. These people are even more lacking for them, and they have no way to make some improvements to such things. So now we can only focus on the matter in front of us. Other things need to be done slowly in the future. If it can be done well, the result will be very good. If the result is not good, Both sides will still come to the battlefield to meet each other. The people from Cao's House immediately expressed their dissatisfaction. It can be said that they have no sincerity at all. If the people from Cao's House agree to their contract,

Then there is no need to negotiate the word in the future. In the future, just say what you say, and we don't need to come to negotiate with you at all. I believe you all understand this kind of thing very well. It is also because of this reason that Li Wei did not come during the negotiation the next day. The fact that De and Wu Zuoxi have become the protagonists is also to let you people in the Northern Empire understand that our Cao's House of Commerce does not really want to negotiate peace with you now. If the attack really continues, it may not be so much for your losses. , we are not fools.

"His Royal Highness, I don't think we need to continue talking about the contract you proposed. We both have to talk about something today. It's been a few days, and I think you don't have enough time." It is very precious. We are also going through some big things in the rear of Cao's House, and we don't have so much time to spend here. If we can't have some substantive close combat today, I think we will also There is no need to continue talking, sometimes negotiations waste time, but sometimes there is no need to waste time, our negotiation this time is the kind of negotiation that does not need to waste too much time.” Today started There was something wrong with the atmosphere at the time, and Prince Wanhuai could feel it too. Li Wei’s absence today is a sign of performance, and the other is that Wu Zuoxi said such uncomfortable words today. In the past, they all I understand, no matter how serious the fight between the two of you is, but when it comes to the negotiating table, some necessary diplomatic rhetoric must be followed. If these things are not followed, there will be nothing to talk about in the future , They are also very clear about the matter in front of them. Since it is something you don’t want to talk about, then we don’t need to waste time with you here. In fact, Wu Zuoxi’s other meaning is that if you have a long time It's your own business. Our people don't have that much time. You can tell that the people in Cao's House are very busy. It's our greatest achievement to be able to squeeze out some time in such a busy time. If you want us to continue to waste here with you, that is impossible. These words of Wu Zuoxi did not give these people in the Northern Empire any face, and their faces are also a bit ugly. , but now is the time when people occupy the peak, can people like myself still scold back?

Prince Wanhuai's status is very high. At least in the Northern Empire, no one dared to talk to him like this. Wu Zuoxi was a prime minister in the Western Empire before, but so what, who didn't know the situation at that time, and it was not because of the people of the Western Empire I can't hold on anymore. That's why this guy was allowed to be the prime minister in the past. It's also because of this reason that they don't think much of this guy. Sometimes Wu Zuoxi is a joke spread by high-level officials. Many people say that Wu Zuoxi is a traitor, but Anyway. Today he can be said to be successful, he is almost the second in command of Cao's House of Firm. Although he never said how high this guy's status is, the two generations of heads of Cao's House of Commerce all believe in him. It is already very powerful. The other first-class stewards also respect this guy very much, because his brain is relatively easy to use, and he was very kind to the prince a few days ago, but today he actually lost his face so much Now, the few attendants around the prince have a deep understanding of some diplomatic matters, and they know that these people have not broken their faces, so they can't mess around at this time, but Prince Wanhuai himself has not been subjected to such a big punishment. insulting. Even if he is in several other empires, their officials can't talk to him like that, because he is a nobleman. A nobleman who is more powerful than others, other people do not have this right, nor do they have this advantage. It is also because of this reason that this guy takes himself very seriously. Beyond the eyes of many people. This is the first time that such a thing as not being respected has been discovered, in today's situation. They really felt very sad, and they really didn't expect things to be like this one day. A person of the younger generation actually talked like that in front of his eyes. This guy was about to scold Wu Zuoxi soon, but the few attendants beside him quickly pulled His Highness the Prince back from the brink of rage, and told him not to do something like this Things, if you are really that angry, you can stop talking, sometimes this kind of silence is also a kind of protest, but this kind of protest makes the person who doesn't speak feel aggrieved, and many other people like this It is very clear that they would lose face if a prince behaved like this, but now that the Northern Empire is retreating steadily, the army is useless, and the prince loses face, which is normal.

"What Mr. Wu said is also what I want to say. Our emperor has urged me again and again. This peaceful day has been gone for a long time. There are also many things in our empire. Problems have always been the most difficult things to deal with. How about this? Anyway, we haven’t come up with a solution that both parties are satisfied with in a few days. Why don’t we simply open the skylight and speak out today, and you put forward your minimum requirements , this time you all have thought it over carefully, don't speak indiscriminately, if we can agree, immediately agree, and other details can be considered according to the general situation, I think this can save a lot of time Yes, if you are willing, you can speak up. As long as we can bear it, the old man will never say a word here, but if you can’t say it, then we don’t need to negotiate in the future, we can only do it on the battlefield Speak." The old prince is still somewhat bloody, and some people in the Northern Empire secretly gave points to their master in their hearts, which is already very good, at least they are not like this As far as they are concerned, this old prince is really very powerful. They can tell such a tiger, but the rest of them can't tell it. It is also for this reason that these guys do it one by one. Very good, as long as the people from Cao's House can put forward a condition, they can solve this problem well. Of course, these people are also very afraid of the old prince's last sentence, this prince How can you say everything, and really compete on the battlefield? None of my own troops can take it out. I can tell by their appearance. Now they will be scared when they see the people of Cao's House of Commerce. How can they continue to fight against the people of Cao's House of Commerce? ? This is simply impossible, so it is still a bit risky for the old prince to say this, but it is also human nature. People like themselves do not have so many identity issues, but when Wu Zuoxi said those words just now People's hearts are not very comfortable. Not to mention that he is still a prince. In the past, no one dared to talk to the prince like that. They were all courting death.

"Hehe, what you said, my lord, seems inappropriate. If this matter is according to what you said, lord, we want to sign this armistice agreement. I remember that at the beginning, it was you from the Northern Empire. We signed this agreement, not for those of us who want to sign it. You can tell who is more powerful at the negotiating table now. You can score clearly. Of course, you may not be very familiar with negotiating, my lord. In fact, if it weren’t for the fact that our boss has such a relationship with your Northern Empire, we might not be here to talk to you. We are not used to winning on the battlefield and then at the negotiating table It took such a long time. For us, some things in front of us should be carried out like this. If we can’t end like this, we don’t need to continue talking about some things in the future. I don’t know what you mean How about it? According to your idea, my lord, it’s better for you, the Northern Empire, to say what you can afford, and we don’t need to say anything about the rest. It’s actually good to meet on the battlefield. I know this war We have not mobilized, and you have not suffered a loss, do you really have to be like the Western Empire. Do you have to negotiate with us at the negotiating table after suffering losses on the battlefield?" Minde on the side said darkly, his This remark was extremely rude. In fact, the people of Cao's House were also wondering at this time, what was the reason for the people from the Northern Empire, and why were they so stubborn? I really don't know what's going on in their heads. How could you say such arrogant words? Is it because of such a little friendship? In other words, there are no kinship relationships at all, and there are actually some kinship relationships in all major empires. But in the face of huge interests, such a relationship is simply useless. You may have said something very good yesterday, but today there was a fight because of this matter, and you all know what the fight was like in the end. The relationship between the consort of the empire, when the war first started, the people of the Northern Empire didn’t care about the issue of the consort. At that time, they gathered a lot of their own strength to wipe out all the people in the Cao family firm. If you can do things like this, we can do the same.

"Master Minde's words are a bit exaggerated. Our Northern Empire lost a little on the battlefield in the early stages of the war, but it's nothing. For our entire empire, we can bear such a loss. From the beginning, within a certain range, we must know that our Northern Empire still has billions of soldiers who are good at fighting. As far as I know, although the army of Cao's House is very powerful, but now you are developing It's too fast. If there is no reason for this, you people from Cao's Commercial Bank will not come to negotiate with us. Yes, for you, the negotiation is indeed proposed by us, but it is also beneficial to you. In the past The people in Cao's House never negotiate, because you all understand that what you get on the battlefield will be more real, and what you get at the negotiating table will be better. Everyone has their own discretion in doing things. Since the matter has reached this place, it is useless to talk about other things. There is a limit to what we can give up in the Northern Empire. 100 billion silver in 100 provinces is the biggest limit we can give up. Yes, if you can accept it, our negotiation will continue, if not, I can only express my regrets, I think we may need to negotiate after I go back, but the big points are these two." Prince Wan Huai also showed some emotions today, but this is indeed their bottom line. As he said, although there are many things going on inside the Northern Empire, the people of the Northern Empire are not defeated at this time. Some small-scale failures are right, and it is a very cruel thing for them to let them accept huge failures. The things he raised are quite different from those raised by Cao's House of Commerce, the territorial issue Cao The merchants basically admitted that they can't manage a hundred provinces for the time being, but if the problem of the garrison cannot be solved. There will be even bigger troubles in the future. Those garrisons were very effective in the past. If they refuse now, it will have a great impact on the next deployment of Cao's Commercial Bank. Wu Zuoxi and Min De They all looked at each other. When I came here just now, the military department already said that the army in front can still capture a few provinces, but that is already the maximum expansion force of the army. Do you want to put more pressure on the Northern Empire at this time? Yes Isn't there not enough pressure on them? If so, they should be given some pressure.

"The river beach can be over. The people of our Cao's Commercial Bank did not expect it to take so long. We got these so-called things here. The people of our Cao's Commercial Bank all have their own new recruits. Next time, if you If the people in the Northern Empire still want to continue the negotiation, this matter is not so simple, and the people in the Cao's House will also have some ideas of their own. It is impossible for us to let things continue to develop like this, and I believe you will If you understand something, the behavior of the Northern Empire is very surprising in our eyes. If you continue to make trouble with this matter, we will not be soft. Please leave our city within three days, the front line The army continues to enter a state of war. Since you do not want to use this method to negotiate peace with us. Then we will fight a war with you to convince you. Nothing is impossible for us, and we will all Do this well. I hope you will have such a mentality in the future. I'm sorry, everyone, we still have a lot of things to do." Wu Zuoxi stood up and said, and Min De stood up together, Although I also feel that Wu Zuoxi's decision is a bit too much, but there is no other explanation. Especially in front of outsiders, such a performance is what should be done. If it doesn't behave like this, it will be a huge problem. Sometimes when such things happen, you have to do that, otherwise, it is impossible for good things to happen. Sometimes things are not so simple. Prince Wanhuai and those people brought by him They were also dumbfounded. How could such a thing happen? They just wanted to test it out, and they didn't expect such a thing to happen in the end. They didn't expect the negotiation to break down like that. In fact, they didn't want to This is the case, but there is no way, since it has already happened, there is nothing to say, they will understand, and let the war explain everything in the future, but what they say is the bottom line of the Northern Empire, If the Cao’s House of Firm cannot accept it, it would be a waste of time to continue the discussion, and it is impossible for them to achieve any results. From this point of view, this is already a very correct one, and other things are not good. What did they say? They all know this clearly. These people from the Northern Empire also stood up and left here politely. They didn’t have anything to do with the breakdown of the negotiations. These people also understand that no matter what happens, they can only be In this way, it is still necessary to maintain a demeanor.

When Li Wei looked at the way the two of them came in, he basically knew what was going on. This must have failed, and there is nothing to say. What we need to do now is how to put some pressure on the people of the Northern Empire. , the war must not continue to be dragged on. If it is dragged on like that, it will not benefit the Cao family firm at all. If the people of the Northern Empire see that they have no ability to attack at all, it is estimated that at the end The people of the Northern Empire might do something terrible, and what they did would really drive these people crazy. If this is the case, then order Hong Lie on the front line to give the Northern Empire a quick blow. Let them all understand that Cao's House is not a sick cat now. As long as we think about it, we can give you a quick blow and let you people from the Northern Empire come back to the negotiating table. It is the best thing. If it can’t be done like this, something big will happen. It’s definitely not what they can think of. There is a possibility that it will turn into a counter-offensive. Li Wei immediately asked the staff to report to him the latest situation on the front line. The mobile force on the front line is less than three divisions, and they can quickly occupy one or two divisions. A province, this is absolutely impossible, under such huge war conditions. This has nothing to do with generalized small fights. It can't make the people of the Northern Empire feel the pain. If they don't feel the pain, it's impossible for them to negotiate peace with the people of Cao's House. The people of Cao's firm. They can do such a thing. Since this is the case, it’s time for a big one. Li Cong looked at the army here at the headquarters. He could send them there in a month with an airship, but it would take Li Cong Do something more adventurous. Although this is the inland area of ​​Cao's Commercial Bank, if the control is not good, there will be some big troubles. The security here is not a small matter, but it can give the front line While supporting the army of the past ten divisions. It is still the most powerful army, and it will be no problem to take down fifteen provinces. This will let the people of the Northern Empire understand how terrible the people of Cao's House are. The people in the empire may be crazy, and they will not do other things. The fastest thing to do is to quickly negotiate peace with the people of Cao's house, and they have nothing else to do Things can be done. They all understand the importance of this matter. At that time, the contract was not signed with us, and they were directly signed on the front line. If you are not willing, then there is nothing to say about it, let you know how powerful we are, it is impossible to hit your capital, but a beheading operation or something, directly drive the army to your capital There is no problem going there from the capital. This is something that can be done well, and everyone is aware of it.

"Remove our army here? Isn't this thing a bit too desperate? Although our places are some inland areas. The people around are also surrendered to us for a long time, generally speaking, they don't There is a problem. But if there is a problem, we can't suppress it. These people may not be able to trust them 100%. I think it's better to have a long-term plan for this matter, or let the recruits go Try it, or let them exercise in the past, sometimes this kind of exercise is very good, if not, there will be many bad things in the future." Wu Zuoxi heard Li Wei's words In the future, I instinctively feel that this idea is not very reliable. It is not impossible, but the risk is too great, and it is not the time to take risks. It is just that Li Wei looks confident, so I don’t say anything , Minde also has the same meaning. Anyway, the headquarters is the most important place. If nothing else, there are too many good things here. There is nothing else in the huge warehouse Yes, all of them are some gold and silver. If someone really robs this place, it will be a big enough trouble. It is estimated that Li Cong will come back by then. There are hundreds of millions of ordinary people around here. There is no way to do without a few million troops. Now all of them have to be relocated. There are three divisions here with less than two million troops. The result is good, so it is better to have a little idea.

"Hehe, both of you sit down first, don't worry about this issue so much, I'm not a fool, I won't do things that put us all in danger, I have my own reasons for doing that The reason, hehe, although our army is gone, but I think that the families of the rich and powerful of our Cao’s House do not have a few slaves. They all went to the battlefield in the past, let them continue Maybe they are a bit old in the battlefield, but if they are all organized, they are also a good security force. Mr. Wu, as far as I know, your family can gather thousands of people. , your servants also have quite a few servants, I think it should be no problem if you have tens of thousands of people in your family, and it is also the slack season, those people in your Zhuangzi are all fine, of course Well, this will not treat them badly, they are all paid according to the money of the regular army, and they are on rotation, just responsible for some security issues, as long as the conflict in the Northern Empire is resolved, they will still return to you At home, give them a battle recovery, I don’t know what you think?” Li Wei’s idea is really a good idea, and the other two people also nodded, it seems that they are also very happy. Those who agree with this idea, in fact, Li Wei's idea is really very good. The other people don't know what's going on, but Li Wei knows it very clearly. Don't underestimate the slaves of these people. Their combat effectiveness is very powerful.

To be honest, Wu Zuoxi is very clear about these slaves in his family. There are thousands of nursing homes in my family. All of these people used to be members of the regular army of Cao's firm. Recently, because of their age, they are not very suitable for the development of the army, so they also went to their own. The family came to serve as a nursing home, but they didn't abandon their skills or anything. As Li Cong said, there may be some shortcomings if they are allowed to go to the battlefield, but if they are all used as guards, they are also inferior. It is no problem to be a street patrol around. These years, they are not fools, and they are all okay. Everyone has a few slaves in their family. A slave can at least bring out several people. It's not a problem, besides, my own government will also give them money, if they do well. I also have face here, this kid Li Wei is really unkind, who doesn't cherish his face these days. These people go out to represent their own face. It is estimated that their weapons are also good. This is all paid by people like Wu Zuoxi themselves. They don't want their servants to be so shameful. Such things They all understand very well, and they all have to do that. If someone does that, you don't. In the future, many people may come to trouble you, and these people can do anything. They are not fools, they can do it, and they all have their own way of doing things.

But in this way, the law and order in the rich and powerful's family will drop a lot, and there has been no similar situation in this period of time. Of course, they can also keep some people, and these people can give them A preferential one is that they can also be upgraded to become first-level fighters. As long as the upgrade is successful, they will have great abilities in the future. They can also do things very well. It can be said that There will be no delay in the two aspects. As long as this kind of thing is done well, it will be a Suntory situation. It is really good for Li Wei to have such an idea. Wu Zuoxi thought about it and said, "I can get tens of thousands of people here. It’s just that they were in the army in the past, but they are not in the army for a long time now, and there are many secular habits in society, and sometimes some of the things they do are not so good , if something like this really happened, there would be a big problem, I think it would be better than this, we don’t need to go too far in doing things, just give them some time slowly, in terms of compensation You have to do a good job, this has taken out the people at the bottom of the box, if you can't give them a satisfactory way, it is estimated that there will be many people who come out to make trouble this time." Wu Zuoxi said with a smile, It's a good thing to settle a matter like that, and Min De on the side also breathed a sigh of relief. You must know that the decision to go to war was made by the two of them. There will be a lot of joint and several responsibilities. If the Northern Empire really enters the counterattack, the crimes of the two of them will be really great.

This guy Li Wei is very anxious to do things. On the same day, this matter was issued as an order, and all the powerful people below were talking about this matter. In their opinion, this matter is nothing Yes, I just need to quickly sign a contract with my nurses. Now that they are ordinary people, they naturally feel that this salary is very suitable, but after this incident, they will become first-class fighters one by one. Yes, at that time they won't care about such things, such things are not a good thing for them, and they will not be interested in such things, after all, they have become first-level fighters In the future, if you want to make money, there will be more aspects and more choices. Who would be willing to continue to be a nursing home for you here? Li Wei also said this, and he is very capable I will go out and want to hang out on my own in the future, so don't go too far, after all, I can ask them at this time, just sign a contract with them for several years of service, and let's talk about future things later, after all If people have the ability, they can't control them for a lifetime.

When Prince Wanhuai was about to leave, he saw the troops of Cao's House of Merchant gathering. Their news had already been sent back quickly with flying monsters, but the flying monsters were ambushed halfway. The people in the Cao family will come to a fair with you, but now it is not the same treatment as that time, and now the people in the Cao's Commercial Bank do not have enough troops, so it is good for you not to receive the news, our people can They started the raid. In fact, when the court of the Northern Empire received the news, their people had already lost more than three provinces. This was something that the court of the Northern Empire did not expect.

Prince Wan Huai’s life was not very easy after he returned. In fact, this matter has nothing to do with him. It can be seen personally. The people in the Cao’s House do not want to negotiate at all. Negotiation, but there is no other way now, it can only start like this, since I have such an idea, there is nothing else to say, I can only say that this guy's luck is not very good, anyway In the future, as long as you talk to the people of Cao's House, basically no one wants to go, good guy, it's dead if you go to such a thing, who would do such a thing stupidly, just like the beginning It was different back then. At that time, as long as one had a little relationship with the people of Cao’s House of Commerce, it was enough to get money. Now not only will there be no such benefits, but you may lose your head. This kind of thing used to It will also appear frequently. (to be continued)

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