Chapter 259: Negotiations finally benefit the people

The negotiation time was as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan deliberately delayed the passing of day by day.

Half a month after the arrival of the Tubo people, a heavy snowfall with a very large area fell. If the roads in Yizhou were not well built, they would have been blocked. Tubo would not have had a good time. Only a few small snowflakes fell in Yizhou. Before the people of Yizhou could appreciate it, it turned into a slight rain.

But Mu Ji was not idle during this period, so he tried his best to inquire about the Zhang and Wang families, and gave gifts to the eleven local yamen, asking them to help find a solution.

The people were not willing to deal with the Tubo people. If they had not come to negotiate, they would probably have to tear Kemu and others. After receiving the gift, they would talk about the matter between the Zhang and Wang families. Everyone said it well, exaggerating the Wang families.

Obviously, this kind of praise is not something Ke Muji wants to know. He wants to get the words of the Zhang and Wang families about rebellion from the mouths of the local people, and he will do evil to Zhang Zhong at that time.

The people in the yamen received more gifts, but they gave pearls, jade, and exquisite gold and silver jewelry. Once they gave them, the other party would accept them once. However, when they talked about doing things, they looked helpless and said that they worked hard and were trained. They were just indifferent, and they would not be able to get the gifts back.

The moment the heavy snow fell, Mu Jiji knew that he could not drag it down anymore. It was not easy for him to dig grass roots now, so he could only ask someone to find Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to discuss the issue of changing livestock to food.

Zhang Xiaobao also felt that the time was almost the same, so he began to give a regular price. The relative one, the price of all livestock was reduced by 50%, and only calculated based on the weight after being sent. It was not calculated by the head, but also had to be alive and not dead. Who knows if it was dying? What should people do if they were sick and get sick after eating?

In terms of grain, they still only sell millet. They said that eating this is good for people, and those who are in confinement eat this and eggs, and the price is very generously reduced to 40 cents per dou.

Just when Kemu was happy, Zhang Xiaobao mentioned another freight issue. The war had just ended, and a large number of Tubo people could not flock in at once. They needed to hand over the diplomatic service in Pengzhou. This section of the road is not easy to walk now. It snows, and an additional 20% of the transportation cost is needed, which is 48 yuan per bucket.

The price was three times that of the original Changshi, but Mu Jiji agreed reluctantly. He was afraid that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan would suddenly regret it, so he didn't know whether it was useful or useless after writing it, so he quickly sent someone back to Tubo to raise animals.

After counting left and right, it would cost a lot of money to transport the animals here, and it would cost a lot of money to transport the food back. If you really wait for the Tubo people to eat it, the price of a bucket of millet would probably reach more than 100 cents.

But Mu Jiji was not sure if his Tubo people could agree, so Yizhou started to post a notice, collecting old grain, only millet, and exchange it for new grain, one to one pound of old millet, which means one pound of old millet can be exchanged for more than three pounds of new grain.

When I noticed a notice, I got the news and thought the freight was cost-effective, the people thought that Zhang Zhong was crazy. If there was new grain, who would like to eat old grain? If others changed it, it would be used to make wine. If the new grain was used for more old grain, Zhang Zhong was good. He transferred it over. Even if the freight was added, he would only have three taels of grain less than the original quantity.

But Mu Jiji also discovered this and found Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and said that the new grain was exchanged, not Chen. Zhang Xiaobao took out the contract and showed him the sentence above. Tubo was willing to use the specific standards of livestock recognized by the Tang Dynasty to exchange for the corresponding agreement with the Tang Dynasty for Yizhou, Jiannan Road, Datang, and a certain amount of food that the people had left in previous years to eat.

In other words, Zhang Xiaobao pointed punctuation marks according to the habits gradually formed in the Tang Dynasty. There was no punctuation point in this sentence, because he was afraid that someone would find fault in it. In order to ensure that there was no mistake, he wrote the final right of interpretation of the contract at the bottom of the contract.

Ke Mu Jiji looked at the line of words and thought about it, and finally understood what it meant. When he said it, he said that at least he had to keep enough food for the people in the Tang Dynasty to exchange the rest with him. After all, some people have enough food to store at home, and this is how they understand it when reading the characters.

But I didn’t know that this was not the case. Isn’t that the past years just Chenliang? It turned out that I exchanged this part for myself? Then the price would be even higher.

After the Tubo people got the results of the Kemuji and negotiations, it was too expensive to exchange food, but considering that they only had to pay 300,000 yuan in compensation, they didn't have to worry about Juanjuan coming over while he was in Yizhou. The price seemed to be relatively cheap. Although they didn't pay the money before, they couldn't give it.

This time it’s different. There was no such cruel person as Juanjuan to lead the troops before. After her family left Yizhou, she would recover and say that today’s winter would have to be over.

So I agreed to collect the animals, keep the better ones, and send the ordinary and bad ones to the Tang Dynasty. I also advised me that before the exchange, I should not forget to give the animals more water and drink them if I don’t drink them.

The material exchange between the two countries is far apart in some places, and it is estimated that it will take at least one month to complete. This is quite fast, and the Chinese New Year will be almost over then.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also sincerely wished Kemuji for a while, hoping that the Tubo people could have a good New Year, and suddenly the people could live and work in peace, maintain peaceful coexistence between the two countries, strengthen economic exchanges, and work together to create a harmonious and stable border environment.

But Mu Jiji finally knew why the people who fought were afraid of Juanjuan. They were too shameless. If you don’t beat me, kill my people, or burn my food and grass, would I have no food to eat? You also need to strengthen economic exchanges. According to this exchange, there will be two more times when Tubo is not attacked and he will be gone.

Old Man Bi and the other two followed at the beginning, fearing that Xiaobao and Juanjuan would not be able to negotiate and suffer losses. Later, the three old men were busy with their own affairs and didn't care about the two people at all. They found that even if they were others, they could not negotiate with the Tubo people.

During the negotiations, I was facing each other, slapped the table and stared at me, and said that it was not easy to raise food, and then I said that I would raise enough food to be fed immediately. The words said were not as if ordinary people were talking about, and ordinary people would not be able to do this kind of ability.

Don't worry, completely relieved. If there are places where negotiations are needed in the future, let two little guys go there. Moreover, the two little guys are smart and will not speak Tubo before going to Tubo war. When you come back, you can speak fluent Tubo dialect and the dialect flavor of different regions.

Sometimes in the language here, sometimes in the Tubo dialect, I talk to others again. When do I talk about Tubo dialect, I always raise feelings. When will I have feelings at the negotiating table?

"It seems that when I always asked them to give their things, they were not unable to say anything, but gave in to me. In my words, they were such a good boy and caring."

After seeing the negotiations between Xiaobao and Juanjuan and finally found that as soon as he said something, the two little guys immediately said to him, and finally suffered a small loss. It was not that they didn't understand, but that they did it on purpose.

Old man Zhang also admitted: "Xiaobao and Juanjuan are really good. They are gentle to their own people and cold to outsiders. This time, the court issued an order to notify them of 300,000 yuan. It seems that the Zhang and Wang families don't want them either. I wonder how they will make arrangements. Are they all used to compensate for new grains and old grains?"

"It's probably the same, but I can't be sure, just look at it." Old Man Yao couldn't be sure who made the Zhang family have too many methods, and no one knew what they wanted to achieve in the end.

Li Longji also received detailed information on war and economic war in the capital, as well as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who made it himself, and Gao Lishi's roasted hump. Instead, they went to the military post once, and it was nothing to bring some food. They made seals to avoid being poisoned on the way.

The two of them were in a house built by Li Xun next to Xingqing Palace while enjoying the hump that had been warmed by charcoal fire, while reading the information.

Gao Lishi's wish was finally realized. Xiaobao was willing to recognize him as his godfather. One was that someone in the court was easy to talk to, and the other was that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had a very good evaluation of Gao Lishi, at least better than Li Bai who had not found yet.

Wang Juan believes that since you, Li Bai, have great ambitions and want to participate in politics, you should drink less. If you really want to care about anything, you will have to be carried by someone when you look for you at critical moments. Who can bear it?

Gao Lishi took the letter Zhang Xiaobao wrote and read it over and over again. He first agreed. When he returned to the capital, he would do everything. He realized that the adopted son could not just say it, which was quite troublesome.

Zhang Xiaobao's ultimate goal is to influence the entire Tang Dynasty through Gao Lishi. It is always time-consuming to try to change from below.

Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi who was happy and was a little envious. He also wanted to recognize Xiaobao or Juanjuan as his adopted son and princess, but he knew that he could not do that now.

Gao Lishi, who had read the letter several times, checked the food box and confirmed that no one else had touched it. He then corrected the marks sent by the pigeon. He really made it by Xiaobao and Juanjuan. He didn't ask someone to test the poison. He opened it and tasted it first. After half an hour, it was fine. Then he said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, you can try it too. It's delicious, better than the one made by the imperial chef in the palace."

Seeing that Gao Lishi was not poisoned, Li Longji also picked up the chopsticks and picked up some in the food box, put them in his mouth and said before: "It is naturally delicious for Lishi. Even if they bring you fast stones, you can still break a little bit of it. In the future, national affairs and family affairs cannot be confused."

Understanding, he warned Gao Lishi again. Li Longji brought the things he had picked into his mouth, savored them carefully, and said to Gao Lishi: "When they return to Beijing, they will bring them to the palace to play. There are a lot of ingredients in the imperial kitchen."

When Gao Lishi, who was accompanying him to eat, understood and finished the precious bit of scooping himself into a small bowl. He stopped and gave it to Li Longji to eat.
Chapter completed!