While Meng Kadi was busy looking for a way to meet Wu Feng, the Luo Bei negotiation delegation finally arrived in Qingyang. The person in charge of the mission was naturally Wu Feng's old acquaintance Doni from a few years ago. After a brief meeting with Wu Feng, the negotiators from both sides quickly stepped into their roles. The Luobei people couldn't afford to delay, after all, dozens of The crowding of tens of thousands of herdsmen in the central region has brought huge pressure, and some of the troops marching to the south have had to gather in a defensive posture on the west side of the demarcated ceasefire line. Although the northwest people have made clear their desire for ceasefire negotiations, this kind of No one dares to joke about this. Once the Northwest Army really forms an alliance with the Chidi people and suddenly launches a sneak attack, and the Luobi people are unprepared, they are afraid that there will be an immediate danger of annihilation. Therefore, no matter how difficult and urgent the Western Front is, Necessary troops had to be retained on the ceasefire line.
After arranging negotiations with the Luobei people, Wu Feng graciously accepted Viscount Mengkadi's request and arranged an hour's conversation with him. The conversation was very brief. After listening to Viscount Mengkadi's reasons again, Wu Feng only raised one question, that is, the northwest could relax the punishment of the Luobi people in order to restrict the Chidi people, but he hoped that the Hansen Alliance could take advantage of the situation. He must show the necessary sincerity to prove their friendliness to Northwest, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the military who paid a huge price for this battle. After some bargaining, Viscount de Montcadé initially agreed to make some concessions or lower the tariffs on the circulation of northwest goods within the alliance after returning to the alliance. He also agreed in principle that northwest merchants investing and doing business in the Hansen Alliance would enjoy the same treatment as Hansen Alliance nationals. Of course, these issues can only be implemented after Mr. Viscount returns to the alliance and reports to the alliance authorities. Under the warm invitation of Viscount de Montcadé, Wu Feng agreed that Northwest would send a plenipotentiary envoy to visit the Hansen Alliance and have detailed and specific discussions on issues of concern to both parties.
While Viscount Mengkadi was busy on his way back to the West, Plovlan also accepted Wufeng's appointment. As the liaison officer of the Northwest in the Western Continent, he will soon return to the Western Continent. His main job is Recruiting various talents from the Western Continent for the Northwest, attracting investment, and understanding all aspects of development and situation changes in the countries in the Western Continent. Another job that Plovlan likes the most is to contact the Western Continent on behalf of the Northwest. As a liaison officer from various countries, he can negotiate with officials from the Western Continent countries on industry, commerce, cultural exchanges, etc. to promote the development of exchanges between the two sides. He is also authorized to invite political dignitaries from the Western Continent countries to visit the Northwest at any time on behalf of the Northwest. This makes Plovlan feel very honored.
Of course, Plovlan did not know that Wu Feng and the head of the Security Bureau, Diao Su, secretly had a conversation with his fiancée. The content of the conversation was not declassified until after the establishment of the Glorious Empire. Many people are speculating that he is a good friend of His Majesty the Emperor. Whether his fiancée has some kind of ambiguous relationship with His Majesty the Emperor, this groundless news cannot be confirmed. However, Miss Dreiser has been extremely active in the diplomatic circles of the Western Continent since then, and her popularity is no less than that of her fiancé. As for What exactly it brought to the northwest and later the empire, I am afraid no one except Wu Feng and Diao Su can know.
The negotiations between the Luobi people and the Northwest went very smoothly, and even Doni was surprised by the generosity shown by the Northwest people. Although he also knew that Northwest did not want Luo Bei to collapse or even collapse, but in such an absolute advantage, no matter who it was, he would probably blackmail his side, but Northwest did not seem to intend to do so.
Except for the areas in and around Qingchuan Haizi that need to be returned to the Mote people, the Northwest does not seem to intend to occupy this vast land including Wulanji. This makes Dorney simply unable to understand that in his memory, the last time During the war, Li Wufeng even gave up the ransom of Luo Bei prisoners in order to obtain the land in the northwest corner of Qingyang. But now it is reversed. Fertile land with rich water and grass like Wulanji is now controlled by the northwest. Why? Will he have no interest at all
The Luobei people's 70,000 captives are also the most important negotiation issue. According to common practice, this requires the Luobei people to pay at least 3.5 million imperial gold coins or equivalent materials to redeem them. This is very important to the current Luobei people. It is simply unbearable, especially now that we are in a state of confrontation or even small-scale fighting with the Chidi people. The consumption of various materials and funds is even more staggering. How can we raise such a large amount of money for ransom? But this batch of prisoners is also very important to Luo Bei. If they are redeemed, not only can they form an army immediately, but it is also very important to boost morale. If the soldiers who are still fighting hear the news that even the prisoners are not willing to be redeemed, it will be It has a very negative impact on morale.
This series of problems troubled Doni, and until the arrival of the other party's negotiators, Doni still could not let go.
To Donnie's surprise, the other party's negotiators seemed to understand the current difficulties of the Luobei people. The Luobei people would take back the 70,000 captives for a price of 3.5 million imperial gold coins first. As for the ransom issue, they could pay it first. The solution was solved through a loan. Northwest Bank was responsible for the loan, with an annual interest rate of 1.5%, and the northern trade route tariff was used as a guarantee. This made Donnie very satisfied. After all, defeat would have to pay a price, and such a price was already unexpected. alright. What surprised Doni even more was that the negotiators headed by Wang Liao even revealed information that the Northwest government was even willing to guarantee Luobei people a certain amount of loans from Northwest Bank to alleviate Luobei's current predicament. This made Dhoni even feel that he was dreaming. One side of the war loaned money to the other side, which was simply a fantasy. Fortunately, Donnie could keep his composure and just politely expressed his gratitude, saying that he would need to consider and report to the chief before he could give a reply as a temporary measure.
Regarding the issue of conquering the eastern territory, Northwest proposed a compromise solution, that is, drawing a line 100 miles west of Wulanji, and conquering the eastern part to become an undefended area, which will still belong to the Luobi people, but Luobi troops will not be allowed to station there. . The Luobei army can only be stationed in an area 200 miles away from Ulanji, and the movement of more than 500 troops within 200 miles must be notified in advance to the northwest garrison of Ulanji. The northwest army can only be stationed in Ulanji. Jiji will retain a division as a symbolic garrison, and the fleeing herdsmen can freely return to their original pasture lands. Wulanji, as the core of the original eastern expedition, will implement a policy of opening up to the northwest. Northwest businessmen are welcome to invest and set up factories in Wulanji, and tax rates will be levied. Enjoy the same treatment as Luobi people.
Doni left with satisfaction and a bit of doubt. He was very happy that the contract was successfully signed, but Northwest's generosity also made him feel a little worried. But overall, this negotiation was gratifying, and at least he could pay tribute to The great chief and a group of nobles who were looking forward to it handed over a satisfactory answer.
After the problem of the Luobi people is solved, it is the turn of the Tubu people who do not know whether to live or die. Letting the Luobi people go does not mean that they must let go of the Tubu people who are their accomplices, although the Tubu people are actually nothing. It didn't help, but their performance in the third Northwest War made Wu Feng greatly unhappy. To be honest, Wu Feng didn't expect that the Tubu people would dare to do this. He really didn't understand how the leader of the Tubu people could be so stupid. He made a hasty bet without analyzing the situation at all. Since they dare to gamble, I believe Tubu people also understand the gambling motto "Be willing to accept defeat". If you lose, you need to pay the bet.
The pleading of the envoys sent by the Tubu people did not have any effect. Later, Wu Feng, Su Qin, Wang Liao and others even refused to receive their envoys again, and the reports of "Northwestern Star" and "Northern Luzon Express" The reporters and editors also wrote brilliantly under the instruction, listing in detail the benefits that the Tubu people have gained from the northwest's economic development in various aspects in recent years. Ke Yun, the leading reporter of the Northwest Star, wrote in "Sincerity What do you get in exchange for support? 》This rhetorical question with a strong questioning tone, from the nearly tenfold increase in the Tubu people's tax revenue to the northwest's free support for the Tubu people's cultural, education and health infrastructure, from the construction of road transportation to the previous In 2008, the Northwest provided free financial and material assistance to the Tubu people to deal with the Luobi people. The level of detail made Wu Feng unable to help but ask the Security Bureau to ask where this guy came from after reading this report. How did the local government obtain such detailed information
The "Northern Luzon Express" explains how much substantive things the Tubu people have gained from the economic development of the northwest from the perspective of the increasing frequency and even integration of non-governmental exchanges and exchanges between ordinary people on both sides. While the people-to-people exchanges between the two sides are becoming more frequent and the relations are getting closer, those upper-class Tubu people who only know how to grab personal interests ignore the interests of the ethnic group and blatantly collude with the Luobi people, the long-term enemies of the Tubu people, to support the northwest when they need it most. It is outrageous to insert a knife with the intention of destroying all these hard-won achievements and making the Northwest and Tubu people into incompatible enemies.
The power of public opinion is infinite. People in the northwest who were awakened by public opinion were filled with righteous indignation. They wrote letters and petitions demanding that the northwest severely punish these despicable and shameful traitors. For a time, everyone's attention and focus were attracted by those "dirty and despicable traitors", and No one mentioned the punishment for the initiators of the war. Even Ling Tianfang, the chief staff officer of the Northwest Military Affairs Joint Conference, made an exception and accepted an interview with the Northwest Star. He said that the northwest can accept face-to-face war with the enemy, but it will never tolerate those who are involved in the war. Northwest gained countless benefits but betrayed the traitorous act of inserting a knife behind Northwest. Su Qin gave a speech in the "Northern Luzon Express". The punishment in the northwest will be targeted at those few upper-class Tubu nobles who ignore the feelings and interests of the people and the views of the majority of the people in the tribe. The vast majority support exchanges with the northwest. Integrated development of the majority of Tubu people, the northwest policy is still as supportive as ever.