However, the negotiation between Shang State and the demon tribe reached its final result in just three days. Because both sides had a genuine intention to cooperate, there were almost no fundamental disputes during the negotiation. For example, the demon tribe was incorporated into Shang State, and there would only be one Shang State.
Of course, they are two different races after all, so it is not easy for them to cooperate. There is not much controversy about the fundamental issues, but there are many problems when it comes to the details.
The first issue, and the one that Shang State attaches the most importance to, is finance and currency.
Some people would say that cooperation between countries is first of all about politics, system, territory, law, etc., but in fact it is not, but currency. Because currency is one of the fundamental areas directly related to people's livelihood, the benchmark of wealth, and the most direct embodiment of social status.
Once two countries cooperate, the first thing to be impacted is the currency. Especially when the Shang Kingdom cooperates with the Yao Clan, spanning two races, there are more problems.
The demon tribe wanted to directly introduce the currency system of the Shang Kingdom and let the Shang Kingdom bear the burden of the entire demon tribe's currency system; but the Shang Kingdom disagreed, or to be precise, it was Li Xian who had doubts.
Li Xian said it very clearly - you can use our currency, but you said that Shang State should take on the demon clan's currency system. These are two different concepts.
What is currency? It is the embodiment of labor—at least that is the essence of currency. And what kind of labor does the demon race have now? Moreover, the demon race is so chaotic that if the Shang Kingdom really wants to provide the demon race with a currency system and guarantees, within a month, the Shang Kingdom’s currency system will definitely have problems.
The demon king was obviously not stupid, and wanted to trick the Shang Kingdom at the first point; but Li Xian knew very well that the Shang Kingdom had no shortage of talents. After negotiations, everyone finally reached the first condition:
The currency of the Shang Kingdom is the only legal currency and adopts the gold standard system. The Yao Clan issues its own currency, and the exchange rate is determined by the market. The Shang Kingdom will do its best to ensure the stability of the Yao Clan's finance and currency.
The demon tribe can also use traditional barter as a supplement, and the Shang Kingdom will also provide price assessment agencies and systems.
This system will be implemented temporarily. With the development of society and the gradual integration of the demon race into the Shang Kingdom, it is expected that in five years, the currency of the Shang Kingdom will be truly integrated into the lives of the demon race. In ten years at most, the currency of the Shang Kingdom should become the only currency of the demon race. By then, the Shang Kingdom and the demon race should have truly integrated.
The second point is the political issue. However, Shang State has long had experience in this regard, one country, two systems. But now we need to deepen it. This one country, two systems should not only be implemented in the Yao Clan and Baiyujing Shenzhou, but also in the entire Shang State.
First, Baiyujing imitated the situation of the Shang Dynasty and established a relatively complete, unified and reasonable social system, and created a list of all the monster tribes.
Secondly, the members of the demon tribe will automatically have national status and enjoy national treatment in the Shang Kingdom; but the demon king must cooperate with supervision to prevent some unpleasant things from happening. After that, the demon tribe will be upgraded to the level of citizens step by step according to the legal procedures of the Shang Kingdom. During this period, the demon tribe needs to make certain efforts to gain the recognition of the Shang Kingdom society.