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Chapter 527
"Since Zhang Shilang wants to listen to the truth, I can put forward the conditions for the battalion supervisor."

"Please say."

"Zhang Shilang, this time Bazhou is not guilty. The imperial court sent troops to Bazhou, not only cutting down soldiers, but disregarding the people of Bazhou. They colluded with Tubo people and Turkic people to send troops to Bazhou."

Zhang said that he wanted to deny it for the court, but he held back his words. Although there was no public clause, and Zhang said that he did not participate in this matter, he also knew that it was definitely not a coincidence that the three countries sent troops together.

Zhu Ting continued: "This time the invasion not only caused heavy sacrifices to the blood battalion soldiers, but also almost wiped out the production of the people in Bazhou. Therefore, the imperial court must provide 1000 million shi of food subsidies to Bazhou."

"1000 million shi?" Zhang said, shocked.

He knew that production in Eight States must have been delayed this time, but he couldn't open his mouth like this, 1000 million shi?Even if the imperial court did not send troops, no matter how hard the people in the eight states worked, it was impossible to harvest 1000 million shi of grain.

"Zhang Shilang, is there too much?"

"Mr. Zhu, what do you think?"

"I said? I said that 2000 million shi is needed. What is 1000 million shi of food? How much food has the Yingdu subsidized for the court? Now let's not talk about the loss of the eight states, it is to get back the food subsidized by the Yingdu for the court. , Is it 2000 million stones, or 3000 million stones? 4000 million stones?"

"Mr. Zhu, that is what Wang Shilang himself is willing to provide to the court."

"Okay, even so, our battalion supervisor is a fool and deserves it. You came all the way, but you saw that we are not only growing food, but also flowers, and a kind of beet. Do you know what they are used for? That's for sugar, for perfume."

Zhang said that he didn't dare to make a sound. Perfume is also sold in the capital, but they are all priced, and no one knows how much a bottle costs.Anyway, I know it's expensive.He also knows how expensive sucrose is.But that thing like a radish can squeeze cane grain?But in Wang Hua's hands, it might not be impossible.If there is no effect, he will not let the people plant so much.

If those two things were really made, there is no way to calculate the loss.

After a while, Zhang said, "Ten million stones is still too much."

"This is too much, we won't be able to talk anymore," Zhu Ting said before leaving with a sweep of his sleeves.

Zhang Shuo pulled him back and said, "Mr. Zhu, you put forward the conditions first, and I will report to the imperial court to see how much the imperial court can agree to."

It cannot be let go. For the time being, the imperial court has no way to draw out the army. If Mo Chuo and Xinuoluo are allowed to plunder, the loss of grain will be far more than 1000 million. It is possible that several states or a dozen states will be completely robbed by them.

Zhu Ting did not ask him the second condition, and ordered to his guards: "The order will be passed on, and the prisoners of the imperial court will have two meals of dry food a day and two meals of porridge. If there is resistance or complaints, those who are unwilling to work, kill them!"

Zhang said that his face changed a little. He also saw these captives along the way. Under the whip of the militia, the labor was very heavy. If it was changed to two meals of porridge, and they had to work hard, what would these captives look like in a few days? ?
Why did he do this? Is it because he said too much?

He couldn't help saying: "Mr. Zhu, these soldiers are innocent."

"Zhang Shilang, as I said just now, when they march towards Bazhou with weapons in their hands, there is no innocence at all. And the people in our territory will be hungry soon, so why should we provide them with food. Come on, Pick five hundred captives and behead them in the Garden of Heroes."

Zhang said he had heard of the Garden of Heroes, which is the mausoleum or tomb of the soldiers who died in the blood camp. It was just southeast of Lingzhou City, but it hadn't been built yet.

The purpose of Zhu Tong's doing this is to seal his mouth and pay back the price, either withholding food or killing a group of prisoners.

In fact, this is not the case. Zhu Dian didn't just put pressure on Zhang and said that this time, among the more than 20 captives, some captives had the lives of soldiers in the blood battalion in their hands, and some harassed the people.Zhu Dian took out a part, about 5000 people, some from the Tang Dynasty, some from Tubo, these people did not come here without Zhang Shuo, and they will also be chopped down in the mausoleum to worship the heroes who died in this battle.

But Zhang said he didn't know the inside story, so he thought it was Xueying who was strong, and a deep wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Only then did Zhu Ting say the second condition: "Zhang Shilang, in addition to food, this time the eight prefectures suffered a huge loss of armaments and evacuated many people. It also cost a lot, and all the buildings in several counties were burned. And The culprit that caused all this is the imperial court, so the imperial court must spend 1000 million yuan to compensate the eight states."

"1000 million money?" Zhang said that although he was mentally prepared, he opened his mouth wide and exclaimed.

The taxation in the Tang Dynasty has been good for the past two years, but how much money is only paid in a year?

"Is Zhang Shilang surprised by the 1000 million money? How much money has the battalion governor earned for the court over the years? We are only getting back a small part of it now."

a small part?Zhang said that he wanted to explain, but he didn't dare to bargain because he killed [-] soldiers just now, so he asked, "Then what about the third condition?"

"The third condition is that because of the fire attack, Bazhou used a lot of vegetable oil. Immediately, the people of Bazhou have no food oil, no lighting oil, and no winter clothes. Therefore, the court needs to provide 1000 million liters. Vegetable oil, 1000 million bolts of cotton cloth."

Zhang said that he was very speechless, 1000 million shi of grain, how long will you people in Bazhou eat? 1000 million bolts of cloth, how many years will it last? 1000 million liters of vegetable oil may be the least demanding of all the conditions, but it is enough for the people of eight states to eat for two or three years.

But at this point, Zhang said that he felt more at ease. No matter how weak the imperial court was, it was impossible for such a large amount of goods to be immediately available.Then wait for the court to sit down and pay back the money.

But there is one thing, it is very difficult for the imperial court not to bleed a lot this time.

Thinking of this, he scolded Old Tang again in his heart. If it wasn't for Old Tang, how could he take on this difficult job.But Old Tang had Old Tang's ideas. Wang Hua and Zhang said that they had a good personal relationship and could get on with each other. If someone else came, they might not be able to talk well.If Dou Congyi came here, he might be locked in a small cage by Wang Hua immediately.

But Zhang said he had to listen quietly, and then reported to the court. The court made the decision. The bottom line drawn by Wang was too far from the bottom line given by the court, so he had no way to make the decision.

"Of course, if the emperor can reflect on himself this time, we don't mind spending ten cents to fulfill the head order written by the battalion governor last time. The court will also be restored to clarity."

The head order is full of ministers and ministers, including Zong Chuke and Xue Sijian, Liu Jingren is not among them, but this general's style is not very good, just let their guards fight together in order to show their merits to the blood camp They caught them and put them in the cage together.

In addition to Zong Xue, there are many other ministers, but this is even more unrealistic. Most of these people are Webster's cronies. Unless Wang Huabing successfully conquered Luoyang, it would be wrong to expect Li Xian to do it himself. possible.

Zhu Ting also just talked about it, and said: "Oh, I forgot one thing. The court is dark and doesn't care about the life and death of the people, but our battalion governor still cares about the life and death of the people. Our blood battalion army has divided into two groups, intercepting and killing all the way. Xinuoluo, intercept Mochu all the way."

Counting the time, it's time to start.He couldn't hide this matter even if he wanted to, so Zhu Dian simply said it.

This is all good news.

However, this news also shocked Zhang Shuo.

According to the logic, in this battle, the Blood Battalion was able to defeat three troops and drive them away, which is already a miracle in military history.Now is the time to recuperate.But still did not stop the pace of conquest.

Silently, the old traitor and the cunning, his soldiers reached 7, and almost no soldiers were killed or injured in this battle.Even with the strength of the blood battalion, it may be very difficult to deal with him alone.Xin Nuoluo was not noticed at first, and finally found out that he was also one of the brave generals of Tubo.And he has more soldiers, about [-] soldiers.

Zhang said that he would not think that Xueying was arrogant. Since Wang Hua had two sides, he was sure of two sides.

However, after this great battle, Wang Hua was still able to mobilize the army, fighting on both sides, showing the strength of the Blood Camp.

Does Wang Hua really want to be on the list of gods?

But with the expulsion of the blood battalion, the imperial court need not be so anxious.

However, this idea was immediately shattered by Zhu Dian's next condition, and Zhu Dian continued: "The fourth condition is not considered a condition. Since the imperial court is fatuous and incompetent, it does not treat the people as one thing and collude with them." , to frame the border people. For the court, for the people, the following state capitals, our blood camp took over for the court."

As he said that, Zhu Ting took out a map and drew on it, starting from the line of Shengzhou and Linzhou, all the way to the two states of Xia and Suizhou, turning to the southwest, and reaching Qingjing, Weilong and Taozhou. However, it did not end , and went to Shuzhou at the border of Sichuan and Tubo in Diimaoyajiarong, a small long line was drawn, and then to Boyong Erzhou to the south, Yunnan, Guizhou and the whole area of ​​Lingnan were drawn together.

This painting has drawn a large territory, more than 100 state capitals.

Seeing Zhu Ting's pen meandering across the map, an eunuch who had been sitting by the side without saying a word finally couldn't help but said, "You blood camp really want to plot rebellion?"

Suddenly Zhu Tong's face turned cold, and he said sharply: "Even if you are loyal, you can call it treason. For him, it's treason, so what. Come on, pull him out and chop him up."

Zhang Shuo quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Zhu, they are also the imperial court's envoys."

"Emissary of the imperial court, I asked Kang Dabu to meet Zong Chuke and try to persuade him, but what happened? Did the imperial court reprimand Zong Chuke for this matter? Zhang Shilang, don't say too much."

The eunuch was still stubborn, two soldiers came over, a few big ears pulled out his big teeth, and dragged him out, and there was no sound for a while.The remaining one of the eunuchs was stunned.

In fact, the eunuch died for nothing.

Is it as simple as just drawing on the map to conquer the city?Even if the Blood Battalion took the Eight States by surprise, otherwise there would be no reinforcements from the court, and the Blood Battalion would also suffer heavy casualties if it captured the Eight States.

For example, in Nanling, Wang Hua has a foundation, but once Wang Hua rebelled, how many people are willing to follow Wang Hua and sell their lives.At most, there is only one Qinzhou citizen who can do his best.Then there are several states to the west of Yizhou. This small and narrow shape, if Yizhou is not captured, there will be almost no roads. How can the blood camp be recovered?Besides, in the south of Rongzhou in Bozhou, the imperial court only governed by Mi Mi, so what ability does Wang Hua have to make these Dongyi people obey?
After all, Zhu Dian is still asking for a lot of money, and then waits for the court to sit down and pay back the money.

There is no need for this eunuch to be excited, you are excited, he will also be excited if he has caused the court to suffer a lot this time.

However, if there is no negotiation, Zhang said that he knew that Wang Hua counted the states in Sichuan and Lingnan, that was just a joke, but since Wang Hua made such a statement in the counties north of Diemin, he would not mind taking advantage of the current emptiness of the imperial court. Time to take them down.In this way, Wang Hua controlled more than 20 state capitals, and the imperial court would be even more embarrassed.

Don't say that the imperial court dispatched a large army to crusade. After this battle, the Blood Camp is still capable of conquering Xinuoluo and Mochuo. How many troops can the imperial court send? 20, 30?What if we lose again?
He coughed and said, "Mr. Zhu, it's like doing business. Although rare goods can be lived in, even rare goods cannot be tolerated. The conditions you mentioned are obviously impossible for the court to agree to. But before I come, His Majesty once said something to me. In addition to agreeing to allow Wang Shilang to be the chief executive of the eight states, he also allowed Wang Shilang to mobilize supplies from Oceania to enter the eight states, and at the same time continue to discuss with Wang Shilang about the princess's marriage. If Wang Shilang is willing, I will I will also mediate on behalf of Wang Shilang, and let the imperial court take out some supplies to compensate."

Originally, this condition was very generous.If the embargo is lifted, there will be more than 300 million people in Oceania, and the food, weapons, and other materials produced are no less than that of a small country, at least in terms of products, they are not weaker than Tubo.These materials are mobilized to the eight states, and the eight states can grow rapidly.

At the same time, it was also the limit that the court, or Li Xian, could endure.

Zhang said that he had no choice but to throw out his bottom line to let Wang Hua think about it.

In his mind, he also believed that Wang Hua could control some transcendent rights to fight against Tubo and Turks. These transcendent rights could allow Wang Hua to protect himself, but they could not stay outside the court.If so, it would truly be treason.This is not what Zhang said.

But this moment, that moment.

How could Xueying agree to Li Xian's condition at this time?

Zhu Ting said: "Zhang Shilang, do you believe it too? Do you believe it or not? As long as we hand over 18 captives and add reinforcements from all over the court, the court will immediately change its attitude. As for the princess, Zhang Shilang , you have been in the court all along, and you don't know how much the Yingdu has suffered in order to marry the princess. This is almost ten years. Now the court uses the princess to deceive Wang Shilang. Don't you think that the court's approach is very Is it shameful?"

Zhang said he was speechless again.

"And now Wang Hua is not alone, not his family, but the safety of nearly 60 soldiers and more than 50 people in the eight states are all tied to him, and he can still protect the safety of so many people for a woman. Ignore it? Let’s talk about the lifting of the embargo. Zhang Shilang, I’m very surprised. Around [-] soldiers died at the hands of the Tibetans in the Tang Dynasty. I don’t mention the sacrificed people. But why did the court marry the princess twice? , also sent gold, silver and jewelry to strengthen their wealth, sent books and artisans to strengthen their knowledge, and sent cloth and tea for their enjoyment. Is the emperor a donkey who can’t be coaxed and hit?”

Zhang said that the entire group changed their expressions.

Zhu Dian compared Li Xian to a lowly donkey. With just one sentence, the nine clans could be wiped out.

But the person is sitting here, who comes to punish him and kill him?
Zhu Ting said this, he stood up and said: "Zhang Shilang, it seems that the gap between us is too big, and there is no possibility of reaching a conclusion. How about this, you tell the court what we mean. Also, just right, We are now sending troops to deal with the Tubo people and the Turkic people. Or there is a possibility that our bloody soldiers will be defeated, and the Tubo people and the Turkic people will be defeated. The court just sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight. At that time, it is not in the court's mind ?”

This sentence hit the heart of the eunuch next to Zhang Shuo. If this companion hadn't been dragged out and beheaded by someone ordered by Zhu Dian just now, he would have pulled Zhang Shuo's sleeve as a signal.

But Zhu Ting gave him this chance.After finishing speaking, Zhu Tong left with a flick of his sleeves.

The eunuch immediately whispered to Zhang: "Zhang Shilang, if it's not for us, just wait."

Zhang said angrily: "Wait a ghost! Where is the silent Chuan army now?"

"Both sides of the river."

"You know that on both sides of the Hetao, the blood battalion troops have already stationed in Xiazhou. If there is a war, wouldn't it be fighting on both sides of the Hetao? After the war, from Linzhou to Shengzhou and Liuhu Prefecture, Xiazhou and Suizhou were gathered together by the blood camp The palm of the hand. Let me ask again, where is the Xinuoluo army?"

"Diezhou and Minzhou." The eunuch already understood some of what Zhang said.

"Then let me ask you again, after defeating Xinuoluo, starting from Minzhou, plus the fact that Linzhou has sent troops from the Blood Battalion to garrison, do you have Minzhou, Diezhou, Qinzhou and nearly ten prefectures like Qingjing under your control?" Next?" After Zhang said that, he took out Zhu Ting's map and drew it with his hands. Originally, Bazhou was shaped like a thin silkworm, so this invasion caused great harm to Bazhou.But Wang Hua swallowed up these dozen states, not only occupying more than 20 state capitals, but the thin silkworm shape has also become a thick triangular ellipse, which eases the difficulty of defense.

In this area, almost half of the Hu people, the Tibetans, and the Qiang people fought. If Wang Hua was allowed to integrate and be condescending, coupled with the Oceania behind Wang Hua, it would really give Wang Hua the capital to compete for the world.

Zhang said: "Even if the blood camp is to deal with the Tubo and Turkic people, the 18 captives will also come back immediately. Once they come back, they will be equipped with weapons and become soldiers. In addition to the soldiers recruited from various states, the number of soldiers in each state It can reach more than 20, the offense is not necessarily, but the defense is more than enough. Tell me, can we wait?"

The eunuch shook his head.

"Furthermore, since Wang Hua made the move, do you think Wang Hua is sure? Now that he is making enemies everywhere, if he is not sure, can he make this pawn?"

But after he finished speaking, he sighed again, and he was about to write a memorial and send it back to the court urgently.

I hope that Li Xian will go to Old Tang's house again, otherwise, if there is a dispute in the court, most likely he will "wait for a while" like this servant, and there may be no more than a dozen state capitals.At that time, the imperial court had no choice but to send over a dozen state capitals, and would have to negotiate with Wang Hua under the threat of another victory in the Blood Camp.

But even at the old Tang's mansion, Zhu Dian's asking price this time is too wild and too cruel.

How difficult will it be to reach an agreement?

Thinking of this, he once again scolded Li Xian for being stupid, scolded Webster for being ambitious and disregarding the country, and scolded Old Tang for recommending him to take on this lousy job.After scolding, I felt depressed and wanted to automatically jump into Zong Chuke's iron cage.

(End of this chapter)