Prince Ding nodded heavily and said, "I don't believe in the promise of a simple-minded man with strong limbs. I only want silver! Real money! Cash in one hand and the person in the other!"
Other "creditors" followed suit and echoed: "I don't believe in the promises of a simple-minded and strong-limbed person. I only want money! Real money! One hand over the money, the other hand over the person!"
... ...
The prince of Zhao was so angry at the words "simple-minded but strong-limbed" that his temples throbbed: Good! Very good!
He understood it!
This is seizing the opportunity to deliberately make things difficult for them!
It’s not that they can’t come up with 20 million taels of silver, but it’s not so easy to come up with 20 million taels of silver in cash!
It can be said that it would take enough money to empty the Qian family bank of an entire country, or half of the Zhao State’s treasury!
The prince of Zhao looked at Xing Nong coldly and said, "Master Shen, have you ever seen 20 million taels of silver? Do you know how many boxes it takes to pack it and how many carriages it takes to transport it? Do you know how troublesome it is to transport it and how long it will take?"
Xing Nong shook his head: "I don't know! But when you took it out, I had the honor to see it! Thinking about it this way, I am more determined to get the cash! As for how troublesome it is to transport, this is a problem you should consider, not me! No matter how long it takes to deliver it, I can wait. If the prince is worried that the Princess of Zhao can't wait, you should hurry up!"
Prince of Zhao: “… … ..”
He said coldly: "Don't refuse a toast, drink the penalty wine! There is no benefit in angering this prince! Now I only have this one thousand taels of silver note, if you want it, take it, if not, forget it!"
Give them 20 million taels of silver? It would be faster to just use the 20 million taels of silver to reward the soldiers and directly attack the State of Chu!
At least we can capture a city, and then they won’t dare not hand over the people!
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards behind him stomped their feet together, and the bluestone slabs under their feet were crushed to pieces.
Xing Nong folded his arms across his chest and sneered, "The debtor has become the boss! If you don't pay back the money, we won't pay you back! The Princess of Zhao, a talented young formation master, twenty million taels is still worth it!"
The Crown Prince of Zhao snorted coldly: "Humph, it's not that we don't want to pay back the money, but we must pay in cash. This is clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for us. This is too much! Do you really think that this Crown Prince is easy to bully?!"
Xing Nong shook his head: "This is Prince Xiang's misunderstanding. Yesterday I went to Qian's Bank to withdraw silver, and the bank could hardly take out 3 million taels. Not to mention 20 million taels! So it's not that we don't want the silver! It's that we accepted the silver notes and were worried that we couldn't exchange them for silver at the bank!"
Prince Ding nodded and said, "That's right, this Qian's bank is unreliable! This morning I went to get 100,000 taels of gold but they said they didn't have any! They told me to wait! Who knows how long I'll have to wait! I'm still waiting to get the gold to make a golden bed! Recently everyone is in fashion sleeping on golden beds, I can't fall behind!"
The other "creditors" nodded in agreement: "Yes, I also plan to use one million taels of silver to build a golden bed! I heard it is very comfortable to sleep on!"
... ... .
The Prince of Zhao was very angry when he heard this!
Who would go to a money shop and take away millions of taels of silver for no reason
Build a golden bed
It's totally ridiculous!
This is clearly just looking for trouble
Which bank would have millions of taels of silver in cash? Any bank that has silver would lend it out to make money!
Is it really just to help keep the silver and earn a little bit of storage fee
Of course, this cannot be said out loud.
"The bank usually only keeps one or two million taels of silver in the shop. The rest of the cash is kept in a specific place. The bank's cash has been taken away and needs to be transported. Just wait a few days! This prince will give you one last chance. Take this thousand taels of silver and hand over my sister! Otherwise, you will lose everything!"
Yang Xie also spoke at this time, and said arrogantly: "Prince of Chu, I advise you not to refuse a toast, but to drink the penalty wine. This is our Zhao's King Xiang who doesn't know that you have captured the princess, otherwise he would have led his troops south long ago! Even if you kneel down and send the princess back to Zhao, it won't get you away with it!"
Xu Yan then spoke up: "Take the banknotes and release the princess. I can let your Chu formation masters participate in this year's four-nation youth formation master competition. I'll give you one day to think about it! Otherwise, you'll get nothing!"
After saying that, all three of them stood up.
Wen Ruiqing was almost dying of anxiety!
Is the prince crazy? The conditions were so good just now, but he refused and insisted on making it like this!
Big loss!
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "Send the 20 million taels of silver within a month, and send back our country's eldest princess! Otherwise, the Princess of Zhao will want to go back in this lifetime!"
After saying that, he took another look at the bluestone slab: "Bluestone slab, one hundred taels, remember to include it!"
Xing Nong thought of something and reminded, "There are also the accommodation and food expenses for Princess Zhao! We can't support her in vain!"
Upon hearing this, Prince Ding immediately nodded his head: "Yes, yes, yes... This must be counted!"
Chu Tiankuo nodded and said, "Did you hear clearly, Prince Zhao? The accommodation fee is one hundred taels per night, and the food fee is one hundred taels per meal! You have been staying here for two days now. I will give you one month. If you don't see two thousand taels of silver and our country's princess, then the Princess of Xiangwang, I will not keep you, so as not to waste food!"
The prince of Zhao laughed angrily: "Good! Very good! You just wait!"
He didn't believe at all that Chu would dare to do anything to his sister!
Prince Zhao flicked his sleeves, turned around and left!
Others followed suit.
The first negotiation collapsed!
However, this was also within Chu Tiankuo's expectations and plans.
It is impossible that the State of Zhao will really return the 20 million taels in full!
Wen Ruiqing was about to cry: "Your Highness, the conditions that the prince of Zhao Guoxiang proposed just now were very good! Based on my previous experience, the conditions they offer next time will be even worse! If we can't reach an agreement again, Zhao is strong and powerful. If they send troops, our Chu State will not be their opponent at all! The loss will be even greater! Have you forgotten how Xiangzhou was lost?"
Now, how can he explain to the emperor
Prince Ding snorted coldly: "The Princess of Zhao is in our hands! Why should we be afraid of him? If we ask for another 10 million taels, they will have to send her over!"
The Princess of Zhao's talent in formation is rare in the world. Formation masters from the four countries have commented that she is a genius, with even better talent than the current formation masters!
The king of Zhao will not give up the princess of Zhao easily.
Wen Ruiqing was speechless. Did King Ding know that Zhao was a big tree and their Chu was an ant
How can an ant shake a big tree
The Minister of Rites said, "Your Highness, the competition for young formation masters will be held tomorrow. After that, the Crown Prince of Zhao will probably arrange for another negotiation. How about leaving this matter to me and Lord Wen?!"
Wen Ruiqing: “… ”
Is the Minister crazy? Why is he looking for trouble when there is nothing to do? He could have just given the Crown Prince some advice from the sidelines!
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "Two thousand taels of silver and the return of the princess, as well as compensation, food and accommodation expenses, not a penny less!"
Minister of Rites: “… … ..”
Is there anything else to discuss