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Time only passed by less than half an hour. His Majesty the Emperor urgently summoned the three princes. It seemed that he had already made his own decision in his heart. Several ministers over there also saw in their tents that the three princes had already He has entered the emperor’s tent. Now things are very clear. The emperor has to compromise with that side. He is reluctant to have any danger in his empire. Of course, the main thing is that he can’t let his seat. What changes happen, this is the most important thing, otherwise he will order an attack now, and the people with Cao's business will never die.

"Father? But the matter has already been decided?" The three princes came in and said after meeting with His Majesty the Emperor. The meaning of these words is also guessing, and he is not sure what the Emperor is thinking in his heart. Maybe. There are some other variables.

"Well, I thought about it. There are only two of us now, father and son, and we don’t need to say so many beautiful things. This is the situation now, and it’s very simple. We must first keep the rights in our hands. It seems that I still It’s too kind. When I left the capital, I already sorted out the people in the capital. Most of the imperial children were driven out of the capital by me, but the old guys that I exposed were the old guys. I was wrong. After I left as a young man, these old guys would be safe, but they didn't come as I thought. Just look at the joint letter from these ten princes. They are now fancy After taking the seat of Lao Tzu, your brothers and younger brothers in the capital have helped me to support me. This is a good harvest. But you brothers can still know when to fight and when to unite. Fortunately, I won’t talk about this now. I’d like to ask you to sign an agreement with this Li Cong on my behalf.” His Majesty said with a bit of fatigue. There have been many such things in history. If you are a little more careful, you may be fully praised, and it will be no good for someone who has been an emperor to be pulled down.

"Father, please say that my son will take care of this matter." The third prince said solemnly.He had never seen his Lao Tzu like this.There must be something that he can't control. If he can control it, he will definitely not show it in front of his son. From the time when the third prince was young, the emperor gave him a feeling that all the storms were carried by the emperor. Yes, only at this time is he a father.But now.He felt his father start to panic.This is definitely not a good thing. In fact, he was a little scared in his heart.

"25 provinces are too few. It is absolutely impossible for us to dispatch so many troops to get so little. It is okay for this Li to spit out at least 50 provinces. As for his benefits, naturally Without him, some islands in the South China Sea can be handed over to him. Anyway, now they are all gone. Give him the title, and you can give him the title of Duke. On the surface, let him help me manage it. In the southern waters, just tell him it’s just a name. We won’t ask for other taxes or anything. Open most of the empire to the Cao’s family firm. He can come in and do all legal transactions, and the ocean-going fleet will also give it to him. He, the condition is that we can end this dispute with dignity, and if he can give us some of those weapons, he can cooperate with him at some deep level, for example, he can sell some mining rights in the empire to him." His Majesty the emperor is really a generation of heroes. If you replace this kind of thing with other people, you will definitely not say it. This is already bleeding yourself. The three princes also felt the gap between himself and his Laozi. If he were the emperor If he did, he would definitely not be able to make so many sacrifices. At this moment, he was a little scared, even a little speechless. The emperor glanced at this kid, shook his head helplessly, and looked smart outside. Yes, at this critical time, why don’t you know how to choose? I don’t know how to be a superior person because I don’t know how to be able to become a superior. But thinking of my son’s age, it’s impossible to know so much. of.

"Boy, what's the matter? Time is pressing. There is not so much time for you to be in a daze here. If he has any excessive thoughts, you can think about it and agree to it." The emperor thought for a while and said, arbitrarily. Emperor Quan has never given it to him. The previous words are not up to the current sentence. The third prince looked at his Lao Tzu in a little surprise. In his impression, although his Lao Tzu is older, but Regarding rights, he was very conservative. No matter his son or his brother, he didn't have much rights. Now he was given such great rights.

"Hehe, what kind of look is this? Now it’s time for us to give in. If we still can’t give in, maybe we will be nothing in a few days. We have to take advantage of the fact that the army is still on our own. In hand, to make such a false victory, you must first settle in the outside world. You must understand this truth. Cao’s business has not been infiltrated for a few years, and there is not much work in the past few years. We have a lot of things to do, but if we can’t end this war right now, we’re really over.” His Majesty the Emperor took a breath and said, his heart is really very uncomfortable. An emperor should never I gave up, but now I have to give up.

"My son knows, let's talk to that Li Cong. He will surely give his father 50 provinces back to our empire. This time the visit may take a long time, so don't worry about him too much. The son met with that Li Cong. Although his son’s knowledge of people is not very good, he still feels that he wants to negotiate. He is a businessman and will definitely abide by the businessman’s rules. Yes, the words are very good. What you say is a good friend with that kid Linghu. In fact, I think the price we offer has not reached the bottom line of that person. If it arrives, I guess he will not hesitate. "Hearing what his son said, His Majesty's face finally showed a smile.I have cultivated it for decades. Anyway, this kid really didn't let himself down. Being able to say this can prove that this kid has really grown up and can analyze some news very well.

"Well, you have to be more careful when you go. This can be regarded as a test for you by the father. If the matter is done, a county king's hat will definitely be given to you. Among your brothers, except for the crown prince who now has a knighthood. None of the people have a knighthood. I hope you don't let me down." After the emperor finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked him to go out and do business quickly.

Stepped out of the emperor’s camp.This guy's heart hasn't been calm for a long time, so it doesn't matter if others say it, but the person speaking now is his own Laozi, the emperor of the Eastern Empire.This is completely different.Sheriff?Ha ha.My starting point is really much higher. According to the rules of the Eastern Empire, the prince will have his own title as long as he reaches the age of twenty.Move out of the palace, but you must have a credit that you can take to go out. If there is no credit, at most it is an earl. After leaving the palace, the earl can say that it is everywhere, if his mother and queen are very powerful. After you come out, no one dares to neglect even if you are an earl, but if your mother is not so high, you may end up as an earl after you come out. The prince will be the king of the county for the first time. For the prince, It is definitely a great honor, how could he not do this thing with all his heart.

Back to his camp, the 500 guards of the third prince are all ready. The third prince himself is also an excellent sixth-level archer. There are many archers in this barracks, but they are so young. They are rare, and he doesn’t lack those gold and silver jewelry. Every prince is born with a family property of tens of millions of silver, so they can eat and drink all their lives, but These first-class magic arrows are not so easy to get, and this thing is a consumable, and there will be nothing when it is used up. If you use such a good magic arrow, and then use those garbage, your heart is naturally Uncomfortable, the kid Li Cong gave a gift is also very satisfied.

The third prince glanced at his own guards. They were all composed of six-level fighters. They didn’t say anything else. These people followed him from the time he was ten years old, until now, most of the time when they followed him. They are all third-level and fourth-level fighters. Now the lowest is the sixth-level fighters. In the past ten years, I have spent a lot of money on them. If there are not so many medicines to respond, they will not It may escalate so quickly. In just ten years, the time that others have to leave for decades has passed. They all know clearly that all this is given to them by the three princes, and in their eyes there is only This master, other people, including His Majesty the Emperor, cannot order them. Although on the surface they may listen to His Majesty’s orders, but in fact it is definitely not the same thing. They all have their own thinking.

"set off".The three princes waved their hands and took their own people out. Five hundred people rode high-headed horses, but one by one, they knew exactly what they were doing this time. They felt very dangerous when they went there last time. It might be even more dangerous this time. The last time I met was only from the Cao’s house, but this time there were more people from the Linghu family. The reason was that Li Cong was afraid that there would be problems between the two of him and Linghu. Let Linghu send someone, of course, all the decision-making power is still in the hands of Li Cong. This person is just to help Li Cong advise him. It is said that this person is Young Master Linghu’s sister, he The meaning of is also very clear, that is, I want to kiss Li Cong on top of it. It's just that such a thing as a kiss is not so useful in the face of specific interests.

The city gate was opened again. It was the second time in this day that the city gate was opened. The speed of this Eastern Empire is also very fast, and there is no bureaucratic thinking at its roots. This would be the case before. It takes a few months for important things to be decided. Now, the roots don’t need so much time, and no one has been asked to discuss this matter. The emperor has decided on his own. I don’t dare to give an opinion. It doesn’t mean much credit for this kind of thing, but if it’s wrong, it’s the Jiu Clan. The prince of the body doesn’t dare to say anything about this matter, so he can only let the emperor do it himself. This matter.But obviously he did it very quickly.

The eastern empire’s army retreated ten miles. This is what was said at the beginning. Otherwise, if the gate is opened here, the other side will directly rush over. This matter is not easy to handle. The three princes took their five Hundreds of people have entered the city. Some people in the original city were not allowed to bring so many people to the third prince. Just a few dozen people like the last time, but Li Cong didn't have that many ideas. In fact, dozens Is there any difference between an individual and five hundred people? If it were five hundred eighth-level fighters, it might not work.But five hundred sixth-level fighters.It's really nothing, nothing else, the few monsters I bring with me want to solve them are very easy things, if it doesn't work.And yourself.Li Cong hasn't personally shot it for a long time.However, he concluded that the people of the Eastern Empire would never be so stupid, and now it is time for them to survive.

The third prince knew a little about this city. After entering the city, he walked along the main street towards the city lord’s mansion.This city has never experienced a war. Even some strategic materials on the market have not risen in price. All of this is caused by Li Cong. Not to mention that they have not blocked here. Even if it is blocked, it is estimated that people have their own. The ability to support him, thinking of this guy here can only be fortunate that they have chosen to cooperate, otherwise, I don’t know how much to lose, and I wouldn’t do it myself.

Li came out to greet him this time. We are going to cooperate with others. Naturally, there is no need to carry the shelf. Moreover, when they come so soon, he is just a matter of losing face, but he definitely will. With the actual benefits, it seems that it was a correct decision to help the people of the Linghu family guard the city this time. The people from the Linghu family are indeed here. This is Linghu’s younger sister. Hu Jia, a beautiful girl in the Linghu family, although not the most beautiful in the huge Linghu family, she is definitely ranked in the top three. In fact, this woman is not only good for her looks, The most important thing is this woman's brain. His brain is very powerful. Li Cong can feel it after talking to her a few words. This woman's calculation level is about the same as Master Linghu. Fortunately This is also a woman. If this is a boy, it is still hard to tell what the Linghu family looks like.

"Let me introduce it. Actually, the relationship between us and you are not very familiar, but now I can only reluctantly introduce each other to you. Maybe you have seen each other in the imperial capital before. , But now we are meeting on this new occasion. We are here to negotiate, the three princes of the Eastern Empire, Linghujia of the Linghu family." Li Cong said with a smile, the reason he said that was because he thought he was Like a middleman, the third prince felt very comfortable with Li Cong’s words, but although Linghu’s family felt uncomfortable, they still didn’t show it on his face. They generously nodded with the third prince. They used to be in the capital. I have seen it several times, but they are not very familiar with each other. The identities of the two parties are basically the same, but the two parties have no exchanges of interest, so there is no need to speak.

"I heard that the Linghu family came out of beauty. Today it seems to be a well-deserved reputation, Master Cao, I heard that the guy Linghu is already ready to give you this beauty in front of you. I am really envious." The Third Prince whispered on the road. Said to Li Cong that they were very intimate, and this kind of intimacy was a bit too much for their relationship, but Li Cong didn’t say anything, just a slight smile on his face. The thorny rose, I always have to stay away, otherwise it’s me who gets hurt. This kind of girl pretends to be more of a right in her heart, not to live a good life. She has nothing to do with such a woman. Anyone who is interested, but I also know that if I refuse this gift, it is estimated that the kid Linghu will not fall asleep all night, especially during this negotiation.

The three of them all called out their entourage. The most important negotiation now began in the city lord’s study. The imperial court couldn’t afford to hold off. The three princes spoke first. For Li Cong They agreed to the proposal, but they asked the land to be relinquished to be increased. 25 provinces were definitely not enough. He asked for 60 provinces. In fact, he only wanted 50. It was just for himself. Just leave a certain amount of space. Li Cong also knows this well, so he directly repaid a price of 50 yuan.Of course, he also gave the imperial court one more step, that is, their armies would create flaws and flee, and the Linghu family armies would also lose millions of people. This kind of acting is still very good. Although Linghujia wanted to talk a few times, she could not help thinking of what her brother said. In her life, she didn't think much of others.My brother is considered a talent.The Li Cong in front of him can be regarded as one. With such a disadvantage, he can still keep the city unbeaten, and even force the court to sign such an alliance under the city.It really made her feel a little strange.I really don't know how this guy did it.

Both parties are going to get better about this negotiation.After half an hour, the basic treaty was formed, and the Linghu family promised that within ten years they would not establish another empire, nor would publicly announce the rebellion.Some children of the family can even be handed over to the court. The court promised not to kill these people. It just locks them up. The remaining fifty provinces belong to the Linghu family. The court promises that within ten years I will not attack them actively. The former members of the Linghu family will not mess around. If they do, then I’m sorry. The court also has its own tolerance limits. Of course, Li Cong will naturally not forget his own interests. , I have been busy for a while, of course I have to have my own harvest.

In order to avoid problems that may arise between the two sides, such as what kind of friction, the 36 counties and cities in the border areas of the two sides are all treated as neutral areas, and the people of the Cao’s commercial bank will take care of them. Of course, these officials are still The imperial court and the Linghu family are only responsible for things like the security of the city. Both sides understand that these dozens of cities may become the same as the dozens of coastal cities, but the imperial court is not. Believe in the Linghu family, the Linghu family does not believe in the court, and can only be defended by the people of Li Cong, but each city can only be stationed with 50,000 troops, and the tax revenue will let the Cao family business to support these people. After ten years, the two sides will come to discuss the final solution of this matter.

On the surface, the tax revenue of the area occupied by the Linghu family is to be given to the court at a certain proportion, and they have no objection. In fact, everyone knows this matter. This is to give the emperor a face. By then, billions of dollars will be paid every year. Will they really give you money?That would be very wrong, absolutely impossible. The Linghu family wanted two prefectures in the southern coastal area to be their outlets to the sea. The court did not want to agree to this matter, but thought that it had already agreed to Li Cong. The Cao’s family firm can operate its own business in most areas, so it doesn’t make much sense to control the Linghu family. It’s better to be a good person, so this is agreed. They also know that this is the Linghu family. It is an important channel for people to contact Cao’s House of Business, when some things from Cao’s House of Business will be brought in here.

One is Li Cong’s own problem. The imperial court gave him the title of duke and built a ducal mansion for him in the capital. Now Li Cong has occupied more than a dozen cities on the southern coast and a large number of islands in the southern coast. From now on, it is legally determined that these things belong to the Cao’s family firm, but Li will not be able to occupy other people’s places anywhere from now on. He also agrees to this Li Cong. In fact, he has eaten so much now. It just so happens that I also need some time to digest it. Anyway, the power is in my hands. When I want to tear up this agreement, it is very easy. There will be absolutely no obstacles. Most people will talk to themselves. The way of doing things is the same.

Li Cong, who is a duke, doesn’t care much. There are too many nobles in the Eastern Empire. There are no one hundred and eighty dukes. There are no more than one, and no less than one. In fact, Li Cong understands this. It’s a bit wrong. There are a lot of nobles, but there are not many nobles with their own fiefs, and the duke of Li Cong can be replaced by hereditary. The other nobles will need to be in their son’s generation. After being downgraded, Li Cong still has a lot of benefits, but what he wants is the whole world, and the title of a duke is naturally not in his eyes.

"We are basically talking about things. I don’t know if Mr. Cao will have time to talk to me alone. I have some things to talk to Mr. Cao. Don’t worry, there’s absolutely nothing about the Linghu family. Relationship is a matter for both of us. I don’t know if Miss Linghu can avoid it? I know it is very rude to ask a lady to avoid it, but the next thing we talk about is important. And it’s definitely with you. It doesn't matter." When the two sides finalized some details of the negotiation, the third prince suddenly said, Li Cong and Linghujia didn't think of what this guy wanted to do.

"Huh, I don't want to know about your affairs yet. I know what your calculations are, Master Cao, Xiao Jia will go down first." Linghujia also understands that she cannot continue to come here. If Li Cong is clear If he expresses objection, he can be here, but now he has no objection, if he doesn't know how to praise and continue to be here.It may arouse disgust from two people.I am not a fool. I would never do such a thing.

Li Cong nodded and Linghujia went out. Of course Li Cong knew what the person in front of him was going to say.If it has nothing to do with Linghu's family.It will definitely have something to do with your weapon.If the current war can end, he will naturally retire a large number of weapons, especially the serial crossbow.At least you can spend hundreds of thousands of them, and then you can just give it to them, but the service life is stipulated, you can't get the spring, then you will come to buy it with us, this money You certainly can’t make it cheaper.

"If your Highness the Third Prince has anything to say directly." Li Cong said.

"Hehe, just what I told you last time, Master Cao also has its own messaging system in our empire. We are unstable in the capital. In this war, the father's army has lost a lot, so we have to strengthen us. The army’s combat effectiveness has become stronger. I don’t know if it’s possible to sell us some weapons or not. We just don’t want to bargain. We also know that these things are not cheap.” This guy is also very good. Directly, after dealing with Li Cong for so long, he naturally knew who this guy was.

Weaponry?Li Cong knew that this guy would definitely talk to himself, but he didn’t expect to talk to himself about this situation so early. Isn’t it a bit too early? Now the two parties have signed something like a letter of intent. The emperor of the Eastern Empire had to personally use the jade seal to be completed. Now that he came out, Li Cong felt a little undecided, but Li Cong also understood that it was a sincerity of the other party, if they did not want to negotiate peace with Li Cong. If they do, they will naturally not buy weapons, and they will also show their weaknesses.

"His Royal Highness, I don’t know how many weapons I have. You have seen the war in the past few days. I really consumed a lot of them here. If it’s a small amount, it’s okay, but if it’s too much. I guess it’s a bit difficult for me here.” Before figuring out the specifics, the important thing was that I didn’t see the price they gave me. Why did Li Cong say that? And now Li Cong has also made a certain The modification of the crossbow arrows is not something that exists in this era. Li Cong set the crossbow arrows to a certain size. Only with the help of a tool used by the Cao family firm can the crossbow arrows be made well. For serial crossbows, other manufactured ones are not unusable, but I won’t say more about the quasi-head. Such tools are also manufactured by Cao’s family from the earth, just like a mold. This arms business is absolutely necessary. If it is done well, it can ensure that Cao’s family firm does not need to worry about its own safety for a long time. The major empires will not be foolish when they buy their own weapons. Do it with yourself, of course, they may research it out after many years have passed, but by that time some new weapons will come out from the Cao Family Commercial Bank, and this will become obsolete.

"Yes, the war has just ended. I am a little anxious on my side. I definitely don’t need a large amount on my side. A small amount doesn’t need much. It just needs 5,000 serial crossbows. According to my observations on the battlefield. There are at least a few hundred thousand. It should be no problem to give us 5000, and the price is easy to say, Mr. Cao will directly charge the price. "The third emperor does not have the artillery shells and grenades. He knows that Li Cong is sure. It’s not going to be handed over to him. This is for sure. If they take it, the explosives in it can be easily researched out. If you get it out, you can’t get the shells, but the explosives. Bags and other things must have come out too, so we won't leave it to you, at best, I will just give you some serial crossbows.Of course, Li Cong will gradually use the contents of the grenade. Adding some other chemicals will not affect his power. It will just make them a little more complicated. Sometimes it is good to complicate simple problems, but That's also a future thing, and it can't be done like that now. It was a matter of utter helplessness left to the Linghu family, and now they are about to lose.Naturally, there is not so much thought to study this.If Li Cong hadn't dared to give them before, and later all the grenades would have to be retrieved, otherwise he would have his own trouble.

5000 serial crossbows?This number is not very large. It is estimated that they also saw some things about Young Master Linghu in the capital that they would do that.They also thought so after seeing the results achieved by those 5,000 people.Otherwise they would not do that.Each one will definitely have other ideas, and the price must be high.

"If there is only such a small quantity, this matter can be discussed. If the army on my side does not fight. It can be given to you, but the price is not low. For every price of these things, my success must be For more than 600 taels of silver, the price of each bow and arrow is 500 wen." Li Cong thought about it and said, opening his mouth very wide. Of course, the price is not such a small batch. It must be in the future. They will still ask for it in large quantities. The price is a hundred times higher than that. What kind of things can make money. This transaction is of course trivial. But in the future, the Eastern Empire will definitely have a lot of purchases. When we are on the battlefield, we are not afraid. Your crossbow arrows are not as far as ours. This is a trick, and your endurance is not as strong as ours. You will know by then.

"The price is not a problem. It's just that we want 5,000 in the first phase. Next time we hope to get 500,000. I don't know if Mrs. Cao can satisfy us with this amount? Of course, in addition to these financial transactions, We have other good things that are cheaper than Master Cao. We know that Master Cao’s navy is very powerful at sea. We cross the southeast coastal areas from east to west, but they are all very rich areas. Presumably the navy from the past also came. After that, how about a province along the coast as a gift for us? As long as Master Cao’s army can attack here, then this province will be Master Cao’s fief in the future, and the imperial court will not ask for a trace here every year. "This guy actually said something like this and asked an outsider to attack his territory. Li Cong didn't quite understand this matter. He intuitively told himself that it was not that simple.

500,000 serial crossbows are very easy to say. There is something here, which is a matter of hundreds of millions of dollars, but I did not expect this guy to give himself such a condition. Before the temptation, I must not lose my mind. If I am true If you lose your head, you will be no different from a fool. Maybe this is a pit, but now everything can happen. The person in front of you is not even his own friend. Two people were still a day ago. Desperately.

"Hehe, do you have to make this thing clearer? I really think it doesn’t make sense. Why do you people in the Eastern Empire want an outsider like me to attack your territory? It doesn’t make people feel that I said this. It’s very unbelievable. I don’t understand this. Generally speaking, I will not attack decisively.” Li Cong thought for a while, and his words made the three princes look at Li Cong again. At a glance, such a big temptation, a coastal province he can not, such a person is indeed very extraordinary, such a person is very good to be his supporter.

"Of course I have to make it clear. The strength of the royal family in our empire is the strongest. In the past, except for my father, it was the Linghu family. Now the Linghu family is gone. The next one is my third uncle. My third uncle can be said to be a strange thing in the entire empire. He doesn’t care about things in the court at all. Of course, it can now be proved that he doesn’t care because this guy is dormant. He actually cares about these things. Now that the empire was in danger, he stood up. Of course, he didn’t stand up to solve the problem for my father, but this guy was going to replace my father. He didn’t know that we had become friends with Master Cao. My father is going to give this guy a hard blow. The province along the coast is his biggest source of financial income and camp. Now it’s all yours. It is conservatively estimated that the wealth above is quite large. My third uncle is in the country. I don’t know if Mr. Cao is satisfied or dissatisfied with this explanation?” The third prince felt a little uncomfortable when thinking of his fat third uncle. This guy usually hides it too well. Now something has happened to the empire, and it immediately popped out. It is going to be at odds with the emperor. It is said that it has already begun recruiting troops in the capital.

If this war continues, it may be a luxury for them to want to go back. His third uncle will definitely control the capital within a short period of time, and then use his defeat to attack the emperor, among the court. There will also be a large number of rebels. At that time, the Eastern Empire was really going to change hands. No one could bear this kind of thing. If it weren't for his jumping too much, the emperor of the Eastern Empire would not be willing to take such a thing. A piece of fat was given to Li Cong. It is said that this guy's family property is more than trillions of silver. There are more people who are greedy. This time it is really cheap for Li Cong.

"Hehe, this explanation is okay. It's just that Cao eats too many things. That's good. The airship is used by the royal family for two years, 500,000 serial crossbows, each with 300 crossbow arrows, when I I gave it to you, no, it was my tribute to the emperor." Li Cong said with a smile, he got the benefits, and he just said one or two good words, and there is nothing left to say. The three princes also felt happy that Li Cong was so sensible. What the court wanted was face, and what Li Cong wanted was real benefits. Moreover, he was able to remove the foundation of the prince. Both parties can say that they have got what they want. The Eastern Empire really can’t stand the tossing anymore. It has to take a good rest for a period of time. It is estimated that it will be ten years as stated in the contract. After ten years, it is estimated that it will not be what it is now, at least the Eastern Empire. At that time, the emperor would not have swallowed this breath. If there were no adaptations, neither the Linghu family nor Li Cong would have a better life. At that time, Li Cong was the time to worry. His time was only ten. Years. (To be continued...)