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    Chapter 103: Winning over Wei Juyuan¡¯s originally cloudy eyes suddenly shone with light.  Jiang is old and spicy. He is not afraid of Wang Hua's conditions, but he is worried that Wang Hua now has ambitions in his heart.  The delicacies he received when he arrived made him realize that Wang Hua didn't want to rebel, at least not now.  This gave him the confidence to ask calmly: "So what do Wang Shilang think?" "The first is the pension. How much money have I given to the emperor and queen in the past few years, Wei Pushe, you should know.  Coupled with the income that Qinzhou brought to the court, I hope Xianggong Wei will not think that these incomes are made up of money, ten million stones of grain, ten million pieces of cotton cloth, and vegetable oil.  Not a single penny less," Wang Hua said decisively.  We could have negotiated originally, but can we still bargain now?  Wei Wen frowned.  Since the decision to negotiate peace has been made by Wang Hua's request, the ministers of the DPRK and China have also discussed it repeatedly.  It was the real power of the eight states that finally decided to let go. Even Xia Shengfeng came to the seven states and the Lanchi Protectorate agreed to let it go.  For no other reason than because this is the gateway to the Eight Prefectures. Even if the court doesn't let go, Wang Hua won't agree.  Since he is like this, it is better to let him have a toss with the Turks and Tubo people. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: At first, they were afraid that Wang Huajiang¡¯s followers would explode and destroy the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Plus, Oceania was slow to respond.  If we really sent troops to the Eight Prefectures at that time, it was possible to force Wang Hua away. To teach the people, no one could remember the flower once, but the second time it was the blood battalion troops came to Lingzhou City.  Will it be so easy to open later?  It is true that the church members are not afraid of death. In fact, many church members do not know what kind of Taoism they believe in.  Of course, it¡¯s too late to regret.  It's hard to make a meal out of raw rice, now we have to compromise.  Even if Wang Hua is not satisfied, he can be given the title of King with a different surname.  Even if it is a real prince.  Then there are other conditions, which are these four ten million.  Food and cotton were the best to deal with. Although it would cause pain to the court, the economic situation of the court in recent years was not too bad. Seeing the benefits of Guangzhou and Qinzhou, they also established shipping departments in Suzhou and Quanzhou. With the money, in view of the  Due to the year's grain price turmoil, in recent years, granaries have been successively set up not only in Luoyang, but also in Chang'an, Bianzhou, and Youzhou to store grain.  And it had an immediate effect. Last year, Wang Hua robbed grain in Weizhou in the winter. Coupled with the reduction in grain production in Guanzhong, grain prices rose sharply.  If it were not for these stored grains, there would be a serious food crisis in Guanzhong.  Among them, Wang Hua is also credited. Because of his promotion, water transportation is now developed. From the sea to Yushui in Lingnan, Jianyangxi in Fuzhou, Zhejiang (Qiantang River) in Hangzhou, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, Jishui, and the Grand Canal, the number of ships is  increasing dramatically.  Precisely because of these large and small river boats, food was quickly transferred from the Wei River to Chang'an again.  In fact, when the Blood Camp captured Chang'an City, there were more than 10 million stones of grain in the city's warehouses.  Including shipping costs, the cost is only three to four million yuan.  Of course, it's not a small sum, and it would hurt anyone to change it.  The next thing is cloth. The price of cotton cloth is not high, only six cents per foot, which is about three hundred cents per piece.  The least expensive is rapeseed oil. Nowadays, rapeseed oil is nothing more than rapeseed oil, soybean oil, and peanut oil pressed from South American peanuts introduced by Wang Hua (peanuts have been available in China for a long time, but it is recorded that they are "spicy, bitter, sweet, cold in nature, and look like pods".  , seeds such as lotus meat, eaten with cucumbers and duck eggs, often kill people, and eating too much can make the essence cold and **", which means the variety is not good. It is estimated that South American peanuts were introduced after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and this variety was promoted on a large scale in China  ) and corn oil.  There is also olive oil from the South.  Later, Wang Hua¡¯s men found a plant called sunflower seeds from North America, which they heard could also produce oil.  But after this thing was cultivated by Shiba, it has not yet taken off. It is expensive and cannot be used to extract oil.  Or it is cottonseed oil, but Wang Hua has repeatedly said that this oil can be used, such as wiping weapons, loading axles, etc.  But it must not be eaten as it will cause infertility.  However, it is so cheap that some poor families continue to eat it. Even if they can no longer feed themselves, there is still talk of infertility.  Of course, the cheapest one is cottonseed oil, and the imperial court would not dare to give this to the Blood Camp, so it would be better not to agree.  Then there are rapeseed oil and soybean oil. Of course, sesame oil and olive oil are better, but they are more expensive and rarely available.  This Wang Hua did not make excessive demands.  But vegetable oil is basically self-sufficient, with a small amount going to the market for sale.  Normally, a family of six only consumes more than 20 liters of vegetable oil a year.  Therefore, despite the fact that 10 million liters of vegetable oil is worth only 78,000 yuan, it is not easy to purchase.  The imperial court's five million liters of vegetable oil may be the limit.  Unless Wang Hua can afford to wait and pay it off within two years, the imperial court will send thousands of people to purchase rapeseed oil for 10 million liters across the country.  It¡¯s the first three items, that is,It's impossible to agree to them all. If you add them all together, it's nearly 17 million yuan. Even if the court's economic situation is better now, it's impossible to spend so much money at once to "compensate".  At most, it's half the number, a little higher, which is what the court can tolerate.  But before he came, Webster sent someone to give him a letter quietly. The letter wrote some things, including one sentence: Suppression is ineffective, win over him immediately.  He thought quickly in his mind and immediately said: "Shilang Wang, I can say a good word to the court for you, but please give me a word of advice. If it is all implemented, it will be very difficult." This surprised him, although Wang Hua was kind and kind.  Hospitality, but now extremely tough, Wang Hua almost didn't think about it, and said again: "This is the bottom line, otherwise there is no need to talk. Anyway, I am very disappointed with the court." He stood up.  Wei Juyuan saw him angrily leaving, and immediately pulled Wang Hua down again.  Now he understands how difficult Zhang was at the beginning.  You have to endure it and don't let Wang Hua leave. In just a few days, Ziwu Pass, Luogu Pass, and Kugu Pass were all lost.  Wei Juyuan was very doubtful that if Wang Hua was angry, how many days could Chang'an City be able to hold on because of its tall walls and tight security.  Especially the thing he invented that can make people fly in the sky, the city wall has also lost its effect.  He pulled Wang Hua down and said, "But I can't make the decision on this matter. I can only write a letter and send someone back to the Eastern Capital for the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to discuss it together." "Okay, I will wait for a reply the day after tomorrow in the evening.  "The day after tomorrow is too short. I have to travel eight hundred miles back and forth from Chang'an to Luoyang. There is no time." "I told Zhang Shilang that the limit was five days. Now I have given up one day. This is my limit."  "Wang's painting was very tough, which was in sharp contrast to the sumptuous banquet just now, which was also beyond Wei Juyuan's expectation.  He thought for a moment and then asked: "Then what else are you dissatisfied with?" Simply say it all at once to save yourself the trouble.  "I don't care about the taxation of the Silk Road section of Lanzhou and Linzhou, but the imperial court is not allowed to tax the goods needed by the eight states." This is right in the middle of the blood camp. There will be a lot of goods from the north and the south, as well as goods in and out of the blood camp.  Some of its own industries will be transported to the Tang Dynasty or Dashi through this road.  The imperial court did not dare to conscript it, but the ugly words were ahead.  It has nothing to do with fear, the main thing is fear of numbness. It¡¯s time to watch a movie soon, so you should be quiet while watching the movie.  Wei Juyuan immediately agreed.  In fact, it is not a tax. If a tax is imposed, the tax can be collected in advance in Weizhou and Liangzhou.  "The imperial court is fighting for the Western Regions. If they don't take this right into their hands, if the Blood Camp uses tariffs to do whatever they want, it will undoubtedly tie the imperial court to the Western Regions."  "The horse farm can also be returned, but it used to be that the imperial court used two methods of raising animals on behalf of the people and raising them for the imperial court. This method needs to be changed. Now I run this place and gradually replace nomadism with farming. Of course, I may provide two thousand people.  The common people herd horses for the court, but they must graze them in designated places. The second thing is the number of horses. Most of the horses originally owned by the court in Lingzhou are still there, and the court can send officials to check the marks.  I will also make up for it. But the horses in Liuhu Prefecture and Fengsheng Prefecture have been taken captive by the Turks. "It must also be made clear that the number of horses in the Blood Camp is huge, and there are many horses in Dafeichuan.  The captured horses were brought by the Dangxiang and Tuyuhun people. There are still some horses in the original Tubo territory south of Jishi Mountain. There are also horses confiscated from the Tang Army, Tubo Army, and Turkic Army, and raised by the Blood Camp itself.  This should not be confused.  In fact, there are still some horses from the imperial court in Liuhu Prefecture that have not been taken away. Even many of the Turkic horses captured by Wang Hua belong to the imperial court. However, the imperial court was unreasonable, so Wei Juyuan agreed again.  Wang Hua took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to Wei Juyuan.  Wei Juyuan opened it and saw the list of sacrificed and injured soldiers in this blood camp.  He looked at Wang Hua suspiciously.  Wang Hua said: "I told Shilang Zhang, and you probably know that the traitors in the imperial court are in power. For every additional loss caused to the blood camp, I will ask for it back twice as much." Traitors are in power?  Wei Juyuan couldn't say anything.  Wang Hua continued: "In addition to the above-mentioned states, I also request the imperial court to make Dangwu into three states under my jurisdiction." "This will not work," Wei Juyuan immediately replied.  The geographical conditions of Xueying Prefecture are actually not very good. In addition to the commercial roads, Lanzhou has many mountains and valleys, Yuanzhou is also the same, and Linzhou is slightly better.  Yanzhou also has many mountains and few fields. The north of the Yellow River has been threatened by Turks for many years. Although it is used for farming and grazing,The place is vast but sparsely populated.  The same is true for the three states of Taodiehe.  On the contrary, the meander of the river south of Shankuo Prefecture is a good place, and the best one is around Lingzhou.  Then go to the recently recovered Qihe area.  The terrain in the three states of Damwucheng is also not good, but Wei Juyuan cannot agree.  It has nothing to do with the economy, and the courts in these three states do not expect much tax revenue.  Mainly due to geographical location, these three states were stuck, which originally cut off the connection between the imperial court and the Western Regions, and now it has once again cut off the connection between Bashu and Longyou.  Not to mention, if there is trouble again in the Blood Camp, Hanzhong will be the destination to the east and Bashu will be the destination to the south.  "This is the price of sacrificing the soldiers, and it is also the price of the court. And in the future, some treacherous officials will blockade Guanzhong again. I can import supplies from Yunshuo, Hedong, Hanzhong and Bashu. I must have these three places." Wei Juyuan rubbed his head  , Now Wang Hua's attitude is getting tougher and tougher, which is completely different from the entire attitude at the table, giving him a headache.  He said: "But I can't decide on this condition. I guess even if I tell the court, I won't agree." "That doesn't matter. I don't even want any conditions. I will capture Chang'an immediately. The north and west will unite.  At that time, it was not these three states, including Qinzhou, Weizhou, Fengzhou, Qizhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Longzhou, Pizhou, Yanzhou, Fangzhou, Yanzhou, Suizhou, Danzhou, Ningzhou, and Min  All the states and Tongzhou are in my hands. Even Huazhou and Shangzhou in the east can be temporarily managed by the imperial court. "That is not management, it is really rebellion.  Wang Hua's dozen or so states are border states. These eighteen states are the core area of ??the Tang Dynasty. The more than two million people in Chang'an are not included. Except for the three states of Min, Wei and Sui, which have a slightly smaller population, the rest of these eighteen states are all  It is a state with a large population. Tongzhou has more than 400,000 people, Qizhou has more than 300,000 people, and others have more than 200,000 or hundreds of thousands. Even those with less than 100,000 still have a population of 77,000 or 80,000.  , or there are nearly 60,000 people in the Shangzhou Mountain area.  " If Wang Hua captured these dozen states, it would be equivalent to five million more people. It would be a dead end, and the Tang Dynasty would fight to the bitter end.  Wei Juyuan couldn't argue anymore, so he said, "I'll tell you for you." He was very unsure when he said this.  "There are three more small requests. Our blood battalion is working hard for the imperial court. However, the soldiers are very dissatisfied when the imperial court does this. Therefore, I want the imperial court to have one or two masterminds. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to explain to my subordinates."  Wang Hua bit one or two very hard.  Wei Juyuan cursed in his heart: "It doesn't depend on you to tell me the truth." This is clearly a sign of his being narrow-minded and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, just like when he killed Zhou Lili.  But fortunately, he understood the general situation and only asked to deal with one or two people. Is it Zong Chuke or Xue Sijian?  Liu Jingren definitely can't do it. He is not the leader. The only way to deal with it is to choose one of these two people.  We'll talk about this later. Although he didn't want to, after the defeat of these three people, they lost their use value, so Wei Juyuan agreed again.  "It doesn't matter that the imperial court doesn't want us to transfer the grain to the northwest. It doesn't matter if we seize the grain. Why kill my men? Burn the innocent merchant ships transporting them?" "I can make the decision. The grain will be distributed on a daily basis, and the ships will compensate for the losses.  The relevant personnel will handle it." Wei Juyuan agreed without hesitation. This batch of grain will undoubtedly be returned. The ships can just pay some money to fool them, and the relevant personnel will find a few scapegoats.  "In the end, our army has been waiting here for several days for news from the court. Did the court take out some logistics from Chang'an City to reward us?" "It's a reward. It seems that your troops sent troops to Chang'an without any fault, and you still have merit?"  Under the eaves, Wei Juyuan gritted his teeth and agreed again.  Then write a letter immediately. Time is tight. I will receive an accurate reply the day after tomorrow. There is no way.  After writing the letter, send it away immediately.  Wang Hua was training his troops. Wei Juyuan came over to see him and did not refuse.  However, Wei Juyuan was a layman. If he was given a choice, he would even think that the Yulin Army in the palace had higher combat effectiveness because it looked more majestic and neater than the Blood Camp.  After watching for a while, he ran into Chang'an City, not wanting to stay any longer.  Wang Hua ignored him and sent out a batch of rewards in the evening. However, Wang Hua stayed with Wei Juyuan for dinner again and was still treated warmly.  In fact, Wei Juyuan came here on purpose. There was one thing he didn't say.  He was waiting for Wang Hua to speak, but Wang Hua didn't, so he had no choice but to say after dinner. When Wang Hua sent him back to Chang'an, he said, "Shilang Wang, I don't know whether to say something or not." "Xiangong Wei, just say it.  Come." "I remember you said something when you were young, there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies." "That's right, isn't it?" "That's very true.?.  Let me say one more thing. A series of things have happened in the past two years.  First of all, let me state that your going to Tubo has nothing to do with the Queen.  Later, the queen listened to the instigation of some villains in the family and treacherous officials in the court, so a series of misunderstandings occurred.  Now the queen feels very regretful.  "Wang Hua remained silent, thinking to himself, the show is coming. "Since there are no eternal enemies, just like you are now on good terms with the Wang family in Taiyuan.  Later, he reconciled with the Shiba family again.  Why can't we reconcile with the queen?  " "That's not reconciliation, it's cooperation.  I'm not a gentleman. I talk about profit. I won't start early without profit. Wei Xianggong, what can the queen give me?  money?  status?  reputation?  " "You don't need any of these. The queen can only give you one thing, and that is Princess Anle.  I wonder if Mr. Wang is thinking about their mother and son?  "Wang Hua knew part of Li Guo'er's affairs, but because she was detained by Webster, he didn't know much. "I think so," he replied.  "Although Webster's words made him a little wary and said that he didn't want to, it was a lie, but the conditions did not allow him to immediately put Li Guoer's matter first. "Originally, the queen wanted you to get married to make up for the regrets of last year.  However, the ministers of the DPRK and China were very opposed.  So I gave up, but the queen is making arrangements to make up for this regret.  " Wei Shi was very vague in the note left to Wei Juyuan. During the discussion at that time, someone proposed to use the relationship between Wang Hua and Li Guo'er to allow Wang Hua to withdraw from the army and become the general manager of Lingzhou with peace of mind. However, many ministers objected, and some of them objected  It's from King Xiang and Princess Taiping. Wang Hua's attitude is unclear now, but the blood camp, especially Wang Hua's right-hand man, intends to promote Li Chiying as his mistress. If this marriage succeeds, Wang Hua's support will be lost forever.  As long as Wang Hua does not rebel, no one can underestimate this force. Whoever supports the current blood camp will immediately have the greatest say in the court. The other ministers of Qingliu also opposed it, and they had already discussed it.  This is not the time to discuss this matter. It may not be helpful, but it will appear that the court is being arrogant. Wei Shi was relieved after hearing this.  , when her little bottle came in handy, in order to prevent anyone from opposing her, she made this move to get Wang Hua's support. In her mind, Li Guo'er was the crown princess, the future empress.  As the husband of the future empress, and his son is the next emperor, there is a high probability that Wang Hua will be tempted if he gets married at this time. There is no way to arrange it. I want to poison the emperor immediately.  She will become a legitimate crown princess. Maybe Wang Hua will report her. As long as Wang Hua is tempted, she will support her. Thinking about the strong support of the blood camp, the empress will be more stable than when Wu Zetian ascended the throne.  Let's let Wang Hua know the truth first, but Wei Juyuan can't explain this arrangement clearly. Of course, let Wei Juyuan see Wang Hua's reaction. Generally speaking, we should try another method.  , Wang Hua's request was very excessive, but it was in competition with the imperial court, but the reception of delicacies to him was not as he thought, and he wanted to tear up the Wei family, so Wei Juyuan still wanted to eat him.  Very satisfied. After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Hua to see how he would answer.
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