The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 417
Everyone's expressions changed when they heard the words. They thought that the negotiation had failed and that Huazhou and Hengshan would formally go to war.Not wanting to approach the critical moment, the lord actually stopped Jiang Yunchuan again, obviously wanting to compromise.The peace faction in the middle breathed a sigh of relief, but the war faction closed its eyes in shock.

"Master..." Pei Yan was about to speak to persuade.So Li Yuan pressed his hands and stopped him from continuing.

Jiang Yunchuan went to the seat again and sat down, straightened his clothes slowly, then raised his head and said, "According to the distribution standard set by my lord, Huazhou must pay 300 million taels of silver as the protection fee for Hengshan."

What?Everyone was dumbfounded, 300 million taels?Then they rioted immediately, pointing at Jiang Yunchuan and yelling and cursing.Even those peacemakers could not accept this at all.

Li Yuan's face was already ashen, and he was burning with anger, "Master Jiang, does he know what he is going to say? Three million taels, your lord really has a big appetite."

You know, Li Yuan only collected 800 million taels of tax a year in Huazhou, which was achieved by exploiting the people as much as he could.Now Hengshan asks for 300 million taels, not to mention that he doesn't have any now, even if he has, he won't take it out. 300 million taels is enough for him to equip an army of [-]. If so, he might as well spend the money on the army, why use it to restore Hengshan's strength.

Jiang Yunchuan smiled faintly, "Master Mushou, don't get angry, everything is negotiable."

Hearing this, Li Yuan gradually calmed down. Since it is negotiable, it doesn't have to be 300 million taels. It seems that Hengshan is going to ask for the price and pay back the money on the spot. "So that's the case. Why didn't Mr. Jiang say it earlier? Hehe, since that's the case, then I'll be blunt. Last year, Huazhou suffered from a drought, which caused many people to lose their income, and the taxes collected by the state government fell sharply. There was another chaos. The bandits are rampant, and our army is invincible in suppressing them, spending a lot of money and food in vain. Therefore, the treasury is already empty to run away mice, so there is still 300 million taels."

"Oh, I wonder how much your lord is going to pay?" Jiang Yunchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him with a smile.

Li Yuan glanced at Jiang Yunchuan calmly, pondered for a moment, and then replied: "Your army has made great achievements in resisting alien races. I should subsidize your army to show respect. How about it, Huazhou is willing to subsidize your army 30 taels, how about a show of respect?"

"Hehe, 30 taels." Jiang Yunchuan raised his head, his eyes glaring coldly, "Are you sending off beggars, sir? Or is it only worth 30 taels for my Hengshan Army's righteous deed to protect the Central Plains?"

"Hmph, Mr. Jiang, don't push yourself too hard." Pei Yan said coldly, "Now there is no more silver left in my treasury. This 30 taels is already the greatest sincerity of my Huazhou."

"Well, even if you have no money in your treasury, it's not too difficult for me." Jiang Yunchuan smiled slightly, "My lord also said that if you don't have money, you can use other things to replace it, such as supplies, resources or food, etc. In this way, you should be fine, right?"

"This?" Everyone was slightly startled, and their mouths were suddenly blocked by Jiang Yunchuan's words.

Li Yuan's eyes once again showed anger, "Master Jiang, Huazhou is also short of supplies and lack of money and food. How about this, I can add more supplies worth more than 50 taels, a total of 80 taels. In this way, Master Jiang is still satisfied ?”

Jiang Yunchuan shook his head slightly, and stretched out two fingers in a firm tone, "Lord Zhou Mu, we don't have to make any more detours, two million taels, this is the bottom line I can negotiate."

"Impossible." Li Yuan gritted his teeth and growled, "This is absolutely impossible. If Mr. Jiang keeps forcing us, then we will have nothing to talk about."

Jiang Yunchuan looked straight at Li Yuan, and for a long time, an imperceptible cunning flashed in his eyes, "Okay, since Master Zhou Mu is so determined, I will provide you with another way. The major forces are asking for protection fees. Just as they were heading south, two other envoys have already gone to Mingzhou and Yanzhou. The thieves are in trouble, and it is really difficult to ask for protection fees from them. Therefore, I hope that Huazhou can unite with me in Hengshan to put pressure on Cao thieves and force them to hand over the protection fees."

After hearing his words, everyone couldn't help being shocked. They never thought that Hengshan would dare to demand protection money from the whole world.It was too rampant, too domineering.

Li Yuan rolled his eyes slightly, and said with a sneer: "Master Jiang, you are digging your own grave. Aren't you afraid that we will unite with the imperial court and put pressure on you in return? How can you stop Hengshan when millions of troops will be on the border?" Got it?"

"Hehe, you can try it." Jiang Yunchuan smiled lightly, "As far as I know, since last year, Cao Bandit once again abolished the ban on recruitment when he quelled the rebellion in various parts of the Central Plains. Gathering the rest of the rebel army and recruiting refugees, the strength has reached more than [-]. Your lord really dare to let Cao's army enter the border of Huazhou?"

"This?" Li Yuan's face changed slightly. He won the land of South China last year, and the Cao family is already in conflict. There is no room for unity.What I said just now was just to scare the other party.

"Lord Zhou Mu, let me tell you the truth." Jiang Yunchuan hesitated for a while before he said, "Two million taels is the bottom line, and there is no possibility of further discussion. However, as long as my lord cooperates with me, Hengshan, to fight Cao thief together." Put pressure on it. If I can extort extra money and food, I only need 200 million taels in Hengshan, and I won’t take anything else.”

Li Yuan's eyes lit up, "Master Jiang is serious?"

"There is absolutely no falsehood here."

Li Yuan was tempted. You must know that with the civil strife, Cao's strength increased instead of decreased, and his military strength increased to more than 60, which seemed to be a giant.Huazhou has only 30 soldiers and horses. If the Cao bandits attack Huazhou wholeheartedly, they will not be able to resist it on their own.If we can borrow the power of Hengshan and force Cao thief to hand over tens of millions of taels of grain, it will surely force him to be temporarily unable to launch an offensive against the surrounding area and win a ray of life for Huazhou.As for the money and food falling into Hengshan's hands, it will increase Hengshan's strength, and he can't care about it anymore.

In the short term, Hengshan has no intention of going south, because there are still several powerful enemies in the north and west, and Hengshan has no time to look south.Cao thief occupies most of the Central Plains, two-thirds of the world, and has endless manpower and material resources. Although he is severely injured for a while, he can recover in a short time.In less than a year, 60 troops have been expanded, which is really shocking.

Thinking about it this way, the envoys Hengshan sent to Mingzhou and Yanzhou this time must use this to coerce them and put pressure on the imperial court at the same time.If this is the case, then the four major forces on my side will have a combined strength of one million troops, which is enough to overwhelm Cao thief.At that time, I can also get a share of it.Then a mere 200 million taels is nothing.

"Master Jiang, can we really force Thief Cao to give out so much money and food?" Li Yuan asked hesitantly. Although the prospect is bright, the reality is full of difficulties. "If Cao thief is pushed into a hurry, we will be the first to bear the brunt."

"Lord Zhou Mu, please rest assured." Jiang Yunchuan said solemnly: "Now that the civil strife in the Central Plains has not yet subsided, the 60 army seems huge, but in fact it is mostly a group of untrained mobs. Without the certainty of victory, Cao Thieves dare not start a war with us at this time."

"I hope so." Li Yuan still had a deep worry on his face, but now he couldn't allow him to refuse, because there was still a hundred thousand troops from Hengshan gathered under the Jishan pass. "I also ask Mr. Jiang to go back and report to your lord that Huazhou is willing to cooperate with Hengshan. Two million taels will be sent to Jishan Pass in a few days."

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