Chapter 268 Call us shameless? Who is more shameless?

After Lin Beifan and others left, the Daxia delegation was filled with anger and righteous indignation.

“Lin Beifan is so worthless, he doesn’t pay attention to us at all!”

“He’s trying to embarrass us on purpose! I’ve never seen such an arrogant person in my life!”

“Just tell Empress Great Wu and ask her to talk to someone else!”

“I really have nothing to talk to him about, we can’t go on!”

……

At this time, Lord Wang sighed dejectedly: “My lords, please be safe and don’t be impatient! Now people are swordsmen and I am fish, what else can we do? For His Royal Highness, for the sake of Great Wu, let’s bear it for now, don’t A big mistake!”

Everyone sighed weakly: “What Mr. Wang said is absolutely true!”

On the second day, the negotiation continued.

After sitting down, Lin Beifan didn’t say a word, waiting to see the sincerity of the other party.

The representative of Daxia, Mr. Wang, took a sip of tea to suppress his shock, and then said calmly: “Master Lin, after going back last night, my colleagues thought about it, and I don’t know what conditions to put forward to satisfy you, so just It’s up to you to tell!”

Lin Beifan nodded slightly: “That’s good, finally let me see a little sincerity!”

“Our negotiation this time mainly involves two things!” Lin Beifan raised two fingers: “One is the issue of the redemption of 600,000 Daxia soldiers and horses, and the other is the issue of the redemption of the Daxia Prince Xia Qiong. Let’s talk about the issue of Daxia soldiers and horses!”

“Mr. Lin, please speak, I am all ears!” Mr. Wang sat upright.

Lin Beifan asked: “I want to ask you, what is the annual salary of your ordinary soldiers?”

Master Wang replied: “About ten taels of silver!”

Lin Beifan asked again: “How many years have you served?”

Mr. Wang replied again: “Start serving in the military at the age of 18, and usually serve for 2 years! After the service is over, you will be transferred to the reserve service. You usually work in the fields, but if a war breaks out, you must be called back to continue serving!”

Lin Beifan asked again: “You Daxia, how long do retired soldiers generally live to?”

Lord Wang replied again: “Because of their physical strength, soldiers who have finished their service can live to be about 50 years old on average!”

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The two asked and answered.

Master Wang gradually became puzzled: “Master Lin, why are you asking these questions? What does it have to do with our negotiations?”

“The reason why I asked in detail is to calculate the value of the soldiers in Daxia, so I can ask for a price. Now, I have figured it out!” Lin Beifan took out a small abacus from nowhere, and tapped it: ” You Daxia soldiers generally serve for two years, and the annual military salary is ten taels of silver, and the military salary during the service is 20 taels!”

“After retiring and working in the fields, they can earn an average of 5 taels of silver every year! They live to 50 years old and work for 30 years, so they can earn about 150 taels in 30 years!”

“Combined with the 20 taels of military service, a Daxia soldier can earn about 170 taels of silver in his lifetime! In other words, a Daxia soldier is worth about 170 taels!”

“However, after all, we are a country of etiquette, and we pay attention to humility! So, Mr. Wang…~…”

Lin Beifan raised his head and smiled slightly: “A Daxia soldier, I only want you 100 taels! This request is not too much, right?”

“What? One hundred taels per person, isn’t that too much?”

The blood clots in the Daxia delegation’s anger came out!

Lord Wang jumped up against the case and said angrily: “Master Lin, a Daxia soldier is worth 100 taels, and these 600,000 soldiers are 60 million taels! The annual income of our Daxia treasury is just over 100 million taels. You paid half of it! You want too much, and you are simply taking advantage of the fire, so I am sorry that I cannot agree!”

The other representatives all stood up and said angrily.

“Master Wang is right, you are taking advantage of the fire!”

“60 million taels of silver, you want too much!”

“It is impossible for us to agree! Your Majesty will never agree!”

……

Lin Beifan took a sip of tea calmly: “My lords, be safe and don’t be impatient! I am not asking for the price randomly, but calculated it based on the information you provided. It is well-founded! And I also gave you a discount, a big summer Soldiers only charge 100 taels, and you still earn 70 taels!”

“Not only are you ungrateful to Dade, but you even kick your nose and face. What’s the reason? You can be shameless, but you can’t be so shameless. Are you right?”

The building delegation almost fainted!

Call us shameless?

Who is more shameless?

Lin Beifan went on to say: “Besides that, you also have to pay for the start-up of my army, and the sympathy money for the sacrifices of the great warriors! I don’t want much, you can just give me 20 million taels!”

The Daxia delegation turned pale with anger!

20 million taels?

Can this be given out casually?

Plus the previous 60 million taels, that’s a total of 80 million taels!

This is…

Almost emptied their treasury!

It is impossible for their Majesty to agree!

They Daxia will never agree!

Master Wang’s face was pale, and he murmured: “You are a lion, how can you talk about it?”

“There’s nothing to talk about at all! Whether it’s our business or not, it’s your business! If you can agree, let’s talk, if you can’t agree, forget it!” Lin Beifan stood up and left: “Everyone, think about it carefully. Come again!”

“Wait! There is also the issue of His Royal Highness’s redemption!” someone shouted.

“Let’s finish this matter first, and then talk about your prince’s matter!” Lin Beifan patted his ass and left.

After leaving the negotiating table, Lin Beifan did not go to the Yamen, but came to the six gates.

Before reaching the sixth door, Catcher Guo, who had learned the news in advance, was already standing at the door to greet him, and said with a smile on his face: “Master Lin, what brought you here? Please come in quickly!”

Extra warm, extra polite!

You know, Lin Beifan is now a second-rank official of the imperial court. He still has a title and is favored by the empress. He can be called the number one person in the imperial court, with a high position and weight!

Being able to have a good relationship with Lin Beifan is something that many people dream of.

As a member of the officialdom, Catcher Guo naturally knew what to do.

Lin Beifan smiled and said, “Master Guo, this official is going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing!”

When Guo Catcher heard this, he became even happier.

If you have something to do, come to me and I’ll help you solve it!

In the future, if I have something to do, I will go to you, and you can help me solve it!

This comes and goes, isn’t that how friendship comes about?

“Master Lin, let’s talk in detail inside!”

“Easy to say!”

After a cup of tea, Lin Beifan said solemnly: “Master Guo, you also know that I am now representing Great Wu and negotiating with Daxia’s delegation! But the negotiation is not going well now, so I want to ask you for a favor !”

“Master Lin, please tell me that I will do my best!” Catcher Guo said solemnly.

“Don’t be nervous, this matter is very simple!” Lin Beifan smiled and said, “Your six doors should be staffed in Daxia, right?”

“Of course there is! It should be said that we have people in each country to monitor the movements of the rivers, lakes, martial arts, and the courts in case of accidents! Master Lin, why do you ask this question?”

“It’s easy to handle with someone!” Lin Beifan said with a smile: “I want to invite people from the six sects to help me promote this negotiation, so I said that Daxia is not willing to pay to redeem Daxia’s surrender. The imperial court doesn’t care about the lives of soldiers at all, such an imperial court is not worth serving! The bigger the trouble, the better, put a little pressure on the negotiating delegations!”

As soon as Guo Catcher heard it, he knew what Lin Beifan was up to.

Patting his chest, he promised: “` “Lord Lin, don’t worry, this matter is simple, and I will leave it to you!”

“Then there will be Lord Laoguo!”

After Lin Beifan left, Guo Butou fell into deep thought.

Although this matter is only a trivial matter, it was personally explained by Lin Beifan.

It was rare for Lin Beifan to ask the six doors for help.

If this matter is done and Lin Beifan is satisfied, the benefits will be unimaginable!

So, he decided to handle the matter himself.

“Come here!”

……

A week passed quickly.

The representatives of the two sides talked for a week without making any progress.

The representative of Daxia wanted to lower the ransom, but Lin Beifan just refused to let go, insisting on the price, and the two parties broke up every time.

Lin Beifan wasn’t in a hurry at all, but Da Xia gradually became anxious on behalf of them.

Because they received the news from Daxia, there are rumors everywhere in Daxia that the imperial court disregarded the life and death of the 600,000 surrendered troops and was unwilling to pay to redeem them.

Emperor Daxia was furious, and sent a secret letter urging them to resolve the matter quickly.

Otherwise, there is no need to come back.

“It must be Great Wu’s fault!” One of them said bitterly: “While dragging us, while spreading public opinion to persecute us, it’s disgusting!”

“But what can we do? 80 million taels, we simply can’t get it out!”

“Linbei Vanners is simply forcing us to death!”

……

Everyone gritted their teeth.

I can’t wait to throw that bastard Lin Beifan out and beat him up.

Master Wang sighed: “For the current plan, it seems that there is only one way!”

“What way?” Everyone said in unison.

“Use money to buy Lin Beifan!”

Everyone: “Huh?”

Mr. Wang sighed again, and said, “Lin Beifan is a huge greedy man, he is greedy and greedy, and he recognizes money but not people! If we secretly bribe him and ask him to lower the ransom, maybe this will work!”

“But, will this work?” Some people looked worried.

“Then what other methods do you have?” Mr. Wang asked back.

Everyone shook their heads, Joe.

“No matter what you say, you have to give it a try!”

So, on the second night, they secretly booked a luxurious restaurant and invited Lin Beifan to come over for a drink.

When the wine was full of flavor, Mr. Wang took out a stack of banknotes, put them into Lin Beifan’s arms, and said in a low voice, “Mr. Lin, can you accommodate me a little bit about the ransom? Can you help the Great Wu court?” Work hard for the ransom, but the money belongs to the imperial court and has nothing to do with you! But as long as you let go, the money is yours!”

Lin Beifan weighed the bank note in his hand with a smile: “If you had done this earlier, wouldn’t the matter have been resolved?”

The Daxia delegation was dumbfounded!

Good guy, it turns out that the other party has been waiting here! .