"Since Mr. Zhang wants to listen to the truth, I can raise the conditions for the camp supervisor."

"Please say it."

"Shilarious Minister Zhang, this time the eight states were not guilty. The imperial court not only attacked the soldiers, but instead ignored the people of the eight states and colluded with the Tubo people and Turks to send troops to the eight states."

Zhang Shuo wanted to deny it for the court, but he endured it again. Although there were no public terms and Zhang Shuo did not participate in the matter, he also knew that it was definitely not a coincidence that the three kingdoms sent troops together.

Zhu Tong continued: "This invasion not only caused heavy sacrifices to the soldiers of the Blood Camp, but also caused almost to waste the production of the people in the eight states. Therefore, the court must provide 10 million stones of food subsidies to the eight states."

"Ten million stones?" Zhang said was shocked.

He knew that the production of the Eight Prefectures must have been delayed this time, but he could not speak out like this, 10 million stones? Even if the imperial court did not send troops, no matter how the people of the Eight Prefectures started to farm, they would not be able to harvest 10 million stones of food.

"Mr. Zhang, are there too many?"

"Mr. Zhu, what do you think?"

"I said? I said I would still have to take 20 million stones. What is 10 million stone of grain? How much food has the camp governor subsidized for the court? Now, let alone the losses of the eight states, it is to recover the grain that the camp governor has softly posted for the court. Is it 20 million stones, or 30 million stones? 40 million stones?"

"Mr. Zhu, that was what Mr. Wang was willing to provide to the court."

"Okay, even so, our camp is a fool and deserves it. You come all the way, but you see that we are not only growing food, flowers, and beets. Do you know what they are used for? They are made sugar and perfume."

Zhang Shuo didn't dare to speak anymore. Perfumes were also sold in the capital, but they were all priceless and had no market. No one knew how much it cost. Anyway, he knew it was very expensive. He also knew how expensive it was. However, the kind of thing like radish can squeeze the sugarcane grain? But it may not be impossible to get Wang Hua to do it. If it didn't work, he wouldn't let the people plant so much.

If you really make those two things, the loss will be impossible to calculate.

After a long time, Zhang Shuo said, "Ten million stones are still too much."

"This is too much, so we can't continue talking next," Zhu Tong said, and then swept his sleeves and was about to leave.

Zhang said, holding him in a hurry and said, "Mr. Zhu, you should put forward the conditions first. I will report to the court to see how much the court can agree."

If they cannot be let go, the court cannot withdraw the army for the time being. If Mochu and Sinuoluo are allowed to plunder, they will lose more than 10 million grain, and it is possible that several states or more than a dozen states will be captured.

Zhu Tong did not give him the second condition and ordered his guards: "Send the order, and the prisoners of the court will turn into two meals of dry food a day. If there are any resistance or complaints, those who are unwilling to work will be killed!"

Zhang Shuo was a little scared. He also saw these prisoners along the way. Under the whip of the militia, he had a lot of work. If they changed to two meals of porridge, they had to work hard. What would these prisoners become after a few days?

Why did he do this? Is it because he said too much?

He couldn't help but say, "Mr. Zhu, these soldiers are innocent."

"Mr. Zhang, I just said that when they were holding weapons in their hands and stepped towards the Bazhou, there was no innocent. And soon the people in our territory would go hungry, so why should they provide them with food? Come and choose five hundred prisoners and behead their heads in the Yingli Garden."

Zhang Shuo also heard of the Yinglie Garden, that is, the tombs or tombs of soldiers who died in the Blood Camp are located in the southeast of Lingzhou City, but they have not been built yet.

The purpose of Zhu Tong doing this was to seal his mouth and return the price, either deducting food or killing a group of prisoners.

In fact, this is not the case. Zhu Tong didn't put pressure on Zhang. Among the more than 200,000 prisoners this time, some of them were stained with the lives of the soldiers in the blood camp, and some harassed the people. Zhu Tong picked out some of them, about four or five thousand, including the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo, and these people did not come to Zhang Shuo, and they would also cut them into the tomb to worship the heroes who died in battle this time.

But Zhang Shuo didn't know the inside story, so he thought it was the blood camp that was strong, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Zhu Tong then said the second condition: "Shilarious Minister Zhang, in addition to food, the military weapons of the Eight Prefectures were greatly damaged this time. The evacuation of many people was also quite expensive. There were also several county towns burning all the buildings. The crime that caused all this was the court, so the court had to pay 10 million yuan in money and provide pensions to the Eight Prefectures."

"Ten million yuan?" Zhang said, although he was mentally prepared, he opened his mouth wide and exclaimed.

The Tang Dynasty had good taxes in the past two years, but how much money was there in a year?

"Are Mr. Zhang surprised by the ten million yuan of money? How much money has the camp governor earned for the court over the years? We are now only taking back a small part of it."

A small part? Zhang said that he wanted to explain, but just now he killed five hundred soldiers because he had asked for a price. He didn't dare to bargain, so he asked, "What about the third condition?"

"The third condition is that for the sake of fire attack, the Eight Prefectures used a large amount of mountain firewood coats and quilts of vegetable oil. The people of the Eight Prefectures immediately had no oil for edible, no oil for lighting, and no clothes for winter. Therefore, the imperial court needed to provide 10 million liters of vegetable oil and 10 million pieces of cotton."

Zhang Shuo was speechless. If you people in the eight states want to eat ten million stones of grain, which year will you eat? Ten million pieces of cloth, which year will you wear? Ten million liters of vegetable oil, perhaps the least harsh of all these conditions, but it is enough for the people in the eight states to eat for two or three years.

But at this point, Zhang Shuo felt at ease. No matter how weak the court was, it was impossible for Wang Hua to take out the price all the time. Then he waited for the court to pay back the money.

But there is one thing that the imperial court did not think it would be difficult to bleed much this time.

Thinking of this, he cursed Lao Tang again in his heart. If it wasn't Lao Tang, how could he take on this difficult job? But Lao Tang had Lao Tang's idea. Wang Hua and Zhang said that his personal relationship was good and he could reach a conclusion. If someone else came, he might not be able to negotiate. If Dou Congyi came, he might be locked in a cage by Wang Hua immediately.

But Zhang said he had to listen quietly. After listening, he reported to the court that the court came to make the decision. The bottom line drawn by the king was too far from the bottom line given by the court, and he had no way to make the decision.

"Of course, if the emperor can reflect on this time, we don't mind taking out ten cents to fulfill the head order written by the last camp. The court can also restore Qingming Festival."

The head of the commander was full of treacherous ministers, including Zong Chuke and Xue Sijian, and Liu Jingren was not among them. However, the general's style was not very good. It happened that their guards caught them in order to show their merits to the Blood Camp, so they put them in the cage.

In addition to Zong Xue and others, there are many other ministers, but this is even more unrealistic. Most of these people are confidants of Wei. Unless Wang Hua succeeds in attacking Luoyang, it is impossible to expect Li Xian to do it himself.

Zhu Tong also just said, "Oh, I forgot one thing. The court was dark and ignored the lives of the people. But our camp supervisor still had to worry about the lives of the people. Our blood camp army had already divided into two groups, killing Sinuoluo and killing Mochuo all the way."

It's time to do it. I can't hide this matter even if I want to, so Zhu Tong simply said it out.

This is all good news.

However, this news also shocked Zhang Shuo.

Logically, it was already a miracle in military history that the Blood Camp could defeat three troops and force three troops to escape in this battle. Now is the time to recuperate, but he still has not stopped the conquest.

Mochuo was so scattered that he had 70,000 soldiers under his command. There were almost no soldier killed or injured in this battle. It was possible that he could be very difficult to deal with him with the power of the blood camp. At first, no one noticed Sinuoluo at first, but in the end he realized that he was also one of the brave generals of Tubo. Moreover, he had more soldiers, about 100,000 soldiers.

Zhang said that even though the Blood Camp was arrogant, he would not think that since Wang Hua had a bow on both sides, he would have the confidence to draw the bow on both sides.

However, after this war, Wang Hua was able to dispatch troops and shoot bows on both sides, which showed the strength of the Blood Camp.

Does Wang Hua really want to step on the list of gods?

But with the expulsion of the Blood Camp, the court did not have to be so anxious.

However, this idea was immediately shattered by Zhu Tong's next condition, and Zhu Tong continued: "The fourth condition is not a condition. Since the court is incompetent, it does not take the people seriously, collude and frame the people on the border. For the sake of the court and for the people, we will take over the court in the blood of the court."

As he said that, Zhu Tong took out a map and drew it on the map, drew it from Shengzhou and Linzhou, to Xiasui and the two states, Quhuixing southwest, to Qingjing, Weixing, Longtaozhou, but it did not end. He went to several states at the junction of Diomao Ya Jiarong Sichuan and Tubo, and painted it in a small long shape, then went to Boyong and the two states south, Yunnan and Guizhou, and all the areas in Lingnan.

This painting painted a large territory and more than one hundred prefectures.

Seeing Zhu Tong's pen winding around the map, a eunuch who sat next to him without saying a word finally couldn't help but say, "Do you really want to rebel?"

Zhu Tong suddenly turned cold and said sternly: "Even if you are loyal, you will be called a rebellion. If you do this, it is a rebellion, so what? Come on, pull him out and chop him up."

Zhang Shuo quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Zhu, they are also envoys of the court."

"The envoy of the court, I asked Kang Dabu to meet Zong Chuke and persuade him with kind words, but what happened? Did the court scold Zong Chuke for this matter? Mr. Zhang, don't say too much."

The eunuch was still stubborn, and two soldiers came over, and several big slaps pulled him off his big teeth and dragged him out, but there was no sound for a while. The remaining eunuch had both legs slapped.

In fact, this eunuch died not worth it at all.

Siege cities and territories is as simple as drawing a map. Even if the Blood Camp captures the Eight Prefectures, it is unexpected. Otherwise, there would be no reinforcements from the court, and the Blood Camp captures the Eight Prefectures will also cause heavy casualties.

For example, in Nanling, Wang Hua has a foundation, but when Wang Hua rebelled, how many people would be willing to follow Wang Hua to work hard. At most, there was only one Qinzhou people who would do their best. Then there were several states in the west of Yizhou, which were a small and narrow shape. If Yizhou was not captured, there would be almost no roads. How could the blood camp be recovered? Besides, the south of Bozhou Rongzhou, the court was just a ruling rule. What ability did Wang Hua have to make these people of the Dongyi people obey?

After all, Zhu Tong was asking for a price all over the place and then waited for the court to pay back the money.

There is no need to be excited about this eunuch. If you are excited, the court will be very harmful this time, and you will also be excited.

However, if the negotiations were not good, Zhang Shuo knew that Wang Hua had several states in Shu and Lingnan, which was a joke. However, since Wang Hua had made this statement from several states north of Dioming Min, he would not mind taking them down when the imperial court's troops were empty. In this way, Wang Hua controlled more than 20 prefectures, and the imperial court would be even more embarrassed by that time.

Not to mention that the court dispatched a large army to attack, after this war, the Blood Camp still has the ability to conquer Sinuoluo and Mochuo. How many troops can the court send? 200,000 or 300,000? What should I do if I lose again?

He coughed and said, "Mr. Zhu, for example, in business, although rare goods are resident, they cannot be within the scope of tolerance. Obviously, the court cannot agree to the conditions you mentioned. However, before I came, Your Majesty once said something to me. In addition to agreeing to let Mr. Wang be the chief general of the Eight Prefectures, he also allowed Mr. Wang to transfer animal resources from Oceania to the Eight Prefectures, and continued to discuss with Mr. Wang about the princess' marriage. If Mr. Wang is willing, I will also mediate for Mr. Wang and ask the court to take out some of the supplies to provide for the court."

This condition was considered very generous in the past. If the embargo was lifted, Oceania now produces more than three million people, and the food weapons and other materials are no less than that of a small country. At least in terms of products, it is not weaker than Tubo. These materials are mobilized to the eight states, and the eight states can grow rapidly.

It is also the limit that the court or Li Xian can tolerate.

Zhang said he couldn't force himself to throw out his bottom line, and asked Wang Hua to consider it.

In his heart, he also believed that Wang Hua could control some transcendent rights and fight against Tubo and against the Turks. These transcendent rights could allow Wang Hua to protect himself, but he could not be out of the court. If that were the case, it would be a rebellion. This was not what Zhang Shuo hoped.

But this is the time, that is the time.

How could the Blood Camp agree to Li Xian’s condition at this time?

Zhu Tong said, "Shilarious Secretary Zhang, do you believe it too? Do you believe it? As long as we hand over 180,000 prisoners and the reinforcements transferred from various places by the court, the court will immediately change its attitude. As for the princess and Shilarious Secretary Zhang, you have been in the court, and you will not know how much suffering the camp governor suffered to marry the princess. This has been almost ten years. Now the court uses princesses to deceive the princess. Don't you think the court's approach is shameful?"

Zhang Shuo couldn't speak again.

"And now Wang Hua is not alone, not his family, but nearly 100,000 soldiers in the eight states, and the safety of more than 600,000 people is all tied to him. He can also ignore so many people for a woman? Let's talk about the unblocked materials. Mr. Zhang, I'm very surprised. Before and after, our Tang Dynasty died at the hands of Tubo people, no less than 500,000 soldiers. This is not the case with the sacrifice of the people. But why did the imperial court marry the princesses and marry them, and also sent gold, silver and jewelry to strengthen their wealth, books, craftsmen to strengthen their knowledge, and cloth and tea for them to enjoy. Is it the emperor a donkey who can't coax it and get on?"

Zhang Shuo's expression changed.

Zhu Tong compared Li Xian to a donkey splashing down. With just this sentence, he could destroy the nine clans.

But the person is sitting here, who will kill him?

Zhu Tong said this, and stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, it seems that the gap between us is too big and there is no possibility of reaching an agreement. So, tell the court what we mean. Also, we are sending troops to deal with the Tubo people and the Turks. Or if there is this possibility, our blood camp will be defeated, and the Tubo people and the Turks will be defeated. The court is just sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight. Isn't it in line with the court's wishes at that time?"

This sentence hits the heart of the eunuch around Zhang. If this companion had not been dragged out by Zhu Tong's orders, he could have pulled Zhang's sleeve to signal.

However, Zhu Tong gave him this opportunity. After saying that, Zhu Tong left.

The eunuch immediately whispered to Zhang: "Mr. Zhang, why don't we wait a little longer."

Zhang Shuo said angrily: "Wait for a ghost! Where is Mochu's army now?"

“Both banks of Hetao.”

"You know that the blood camp army on both sides of Hetao has entered Xiazhou. If there is a war, wouldn't it be a war between Hetao? After the war, would Xiazhou and Suizhou be gathered in the hands of the blood camp? I asked where the Sinuolu army is?"

"Diezhou and Minzhou." This eunuch already understood something about Zhang's meaning.

"Then I'll ask you again, defeating Sinuoluo. Starting from Minzhou, and Linzhou has already sent troops to garrison the Blood Camp. Will it be the nearly ten states of Minzhou, Diezhou, Qinzhou and Qingjing under your palm?" After Zhang Shuo finished speaking, he took out the map of Zhu Tong and gestured with his hands. Originally, the eight states were like a thin silkworm shape, so this invasion caused great harm to the eight states. But Wang Hua ate these dozen states, not only occupying more than twenty state prefectures, but also the thin silkworm shape turned into a thick triangular oval, reducing the difficulty of defense.

In this area, almost half of the Hu people, the French people and Qiang people fought. If Wang Hua was allowed to integrate and be condescending, plus the Oceania behind Wang Hua would really give Wang Hua the capital to compete for the world.

Zhang Shuo said again: "Even if the Blood Camp deals with the Tubo people and the Turks, these 180,000 prisoners must also be returned immediately. Once they come back, they will be soldiers. In addition, the soldiers recruited from each state can reach more than 200,000 soldiers. Attack may not be necessary, and they can be more than defense. Do you think, can we wait?"

The eunuch shook his head.

"Besides, since Wang Hua made a move, do you think Wang Hua is sure? Now he has made enemies from all sides. If he is not sure, can he produce this soldier?"

But after he finished speaking, he sighed again, and he was about to write a memorial and send it back to the court in an expedition.

I hope Li Xian will go to Lao Tang's house again, otherwise if it is a controversial situation in the court, it will probably be like this eunuch, and this will probably be gone for a dozen prefectures. At that time, the court will have no choice but to send more than a dozen prefectures to the death camp again, and it may have to negotiate with Wang Hua after sending more than a dozen prefectures to the death camp for free.

But even when he arrived at Lao Tang's mansion, Zhu Tong asked for a sky-high price this time, which was too ruthless.

How difficult will it be to reach an agreement?

Thinking of this, he once again scolded Li Xian for being stupid, Wei for being ambitious, ignored the country, and scolded Lao Tang for recommending him to take on this bad job. After scolding, he felt depressed and wanted to automatically drill into Zong Chuke's iron cage.v
Chapter completed!