Section Five Hundred and Seventy-four Refusal to Compensation
Carlos was surprised: "What did he say?"
"He is a gorge, yours, this is a matter between you." Tianhao handed the portrait to the attendant and said lightly: "Of course, personally, I don't feel any disgusting towards Monio, it's very ordinary."
These words released a lot of information, and Carlos's special sensitivity as a king can understand the meaning.
The young giant emperor could not have a good impression of Viscount Monio, after all, all the Gorefreshmen, including Marquis Elken, were invaders.
At this moment, Carlos could think of not only these, but more importantly, which was the issue of his own personal safety.
"...I didn't expect you to see through it." He stood there and murmured, his face paler than before, and even had to muster up the courage to speak. He did not tremble, and he pinched his palms with both thumbs, forcing himself to remain calm with pain, then raised his head and asked, "What are you going to deal with me?"
Tianhao leaned forward, stroked his chin with his right hand, and his sharp eyes kept judging Carlos, as if the experienced chef was admiring a live pig.
"Fry, stew, cut into pieces, stew, and eat it in slices and seasonings while it's fresh and raw..." Tianhao showed a strange smile on his face: "You probably think I'm thinking about these, that is, any cooking method suitable for you?"
Carlos was almost scared to death by this. He couldn't help but tremble his legs. The source of fear was not death, but food in the mouth of the barbarians. This was even more terrifying than death in the simple sense, and even his soul could not be at peace.
"You...you...something eats people?" King Greedy's mind was filled with regret. If the Holy Lord showed up and gave him a chance, he would not have done such a stupid act, that is, he would have disguised himself as a messenger.
Tianhao saw through his thoughts and smiled unrestrainedly. His relaxed expression had no sarcasm, but in Carlos's view it had another meaning, that is, his decision on his own destiny—becoming food, and death.
"Tell me what you are doing!" Tianhao raised his thick eyebrows, lowered his head, and looked at Carlos from a straight angle: "Since you have the courage to stand in front of me as a messenger, it means you are a smart and courageous person... I like smart people, and you don't need to beat around the bush when talking to them. Haha... Also, their brains taste very good, and they are delicious when mixed with ice cream."
This is the meme from the civilization era, from "Plant vs. Zombies".
But to Carlos, the meaning was completely different. Especially when he looked at the two rows of white and neat teeth that Tianhao showed when he spoke, he seemed to have seen the most terrifying torture instrument in the world.
"My purpose?" The desperate king of Goreseau was on the verge of mental collapse. He suddenly let out a deafening laugh: "The reason why you have come to this point is forced by you. You destroyed the forest area in the north and burned the wheat in the field. This year's grain harvest is less than 40% of last year's, and many people will starve to death... Also, the sky in the north of Goreseau is filled with black smoke, and many people have tuberculosis. They cough desperately, their lungs are broken, and they vomit all their blood."
"This is what you asked for." Tianhao's smile gradually became colder, and his gentle expression was replaced by fierce and harsh words: "For many years, the Kingdom Alliance has been attacking Loong Pass. In order to defend strictly, you have built a Shenwei Fortress on the deserted Gobi Desert at all costs, spending a lot of materials and manpower to maintain it. You can go to Loong Pass and see with your own eyes the bones of the dead buried deep in the ground, many of which are you Gorgeous Flowers."
Tianhao's English is very standard, and Carlos could hear it clearly. He was surprised by the mention of "Go to Lock Dragon Pass and take a trip". After thinking for a while, the King of Gorgeous Flower suddenly woke up————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
He finally settled down and a big rock fell to the ground in his heart.
"I don't want to fight anymore." Carlos hesitated for a moment and directly explained his purpose: "If you want, the Kingdom of Prague is willing to truce the war and have a good talk on cooperation between the two countries in business, culture, military and other aspects."
"Of course." Tianhao's expression was a little slow, but his words were still sharp: "Cooperation is cooperation, friendship is friendship, all of which have the premise and foundation."
Carlos understood and nodded: "What do you want?"
"War compensation." Tianhao's voice was loud and full of the majesty that the emperor should have: "For hundreds of years, you have repeatedly invaded the Loong Pass. During the Northern War, you sent a huge army of more than one million people. Among the five kingdom coalition forces, you attacked the fastest, occupied the most cities, and killed a large number of my people. Do you think these things can be passed by just talking about them?"
Carlos's face darkened, he lowered his head and murmured, "I'm sorry, but this is not my intention. If it weren't for the Holy See's threatening, I wouldn't..."
"Don't say these words, meaningless. I am not a blind man with open eyes, nor a deaf man with ears." Tianhao said in a cold tone: "You can stand here and say these words to me, and it does show corresponding sincerity... but it is not enough. I said: As long as you pay war compensation, all issues can be discussed."
Carlos looked up at Tianhao silently, and his young face was full of determination. However, Carlos's thoughts were also as hard as rocks, or should be said to be persistent.
"Improve the truth, your army has no combat power anymore." This is a kind of temptation, and it also gives Carlos a sense of life and death staggering on the edge of the abyss: "I think the Gerry Flower and the Dragon Empire should directly negotiate on cooperation issues, rather than be entangled in the so-called compensation."
Tianhao looked cold and solemn: "You seem to have forgotten that you are the invaders."
"But you also sent someone to burn my forest and wheat fields, causing the entire Gorefoil Kingdom to suffer heavy losses." Carlos took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask, "How should I calculate this account?"
Tianhao showed surprise on his face. To be honest, he rarely did this, not because of horror, but because of what Carlos said, it was very sudden and even funny.
"I didn't expect you to talk to me about fairness... Haha, interesting... OK! May I ask, Your Majesty the King, where did you see that my army has no combat power?" Tianhao asked with a sneer.
"Saxon is a big country with a population of more than 600 million. Although I have never been to the north of the mainland and don't know much about the current situation of the Dragon Empire, judging from the information collected from the Northern War, your empire is not large... I mean the population, at best, only tens of millions. This population is difficult to control and control Saxon, and it may even become the most dangerous factor for subverting and destroying the Dragon Empire."
It must be admitted that Carlos' analysis is very well-established, at least grasping the core of the problem.
Tianhao had no more explanation, but he guessed what Carlos wanted to express, and a trace of gloom flashed across his face, and there was a suppressed anger deep in his eyes, and a cold mockery was heard: "Is this your source of confidence?"
"This is the fact." The young giant emperor's answer gave Carlos a lot of courage. He no longer had his initial panic. Although this room was huge and even comparable to a majestic palace, it did not put any psychological pressure on Carlos, and even produced a little arrogance on this basis: "I come with friendship, let's get a truce!"
Tianhao was silent for a long time, and during the process he kept looking down at Carlos: "You seem to have forgotten that you are the invaders."
"The Northern War is over." King Gorefreshing was not afraid. He felt that things had recovered little by little. Just as he had predicted in Mercedo before he set out, although the northern giants were good at fighting and had an overwhelming advantage over the combat power of the southern whites, their shortcomings were also obvious - the population was too small, the productivity was low, and the young emperor had too short a time to ascend the throne.
It is undeniable that Tianhao is indeed an outstanding king, and his vision and comprehensive ability exceed any tribal ruler in the history of the northern barbarians. If he could give him more time, five years, or even two years, the entire situation in the north would be completely changed, and the winning rate of war against the southern part of the mainland would also increase exponentially.
According to Tianhao's original plan, the attack on the southern part of the mainland was at least five years later. However, the Holy See unexpectedly created the "No. 6" and then contacted the countries to launch the Northern War. Although Tianhao led his army to win this battle and received millions of slaves, from the overall strength of both sides, the newly emerging Dragon Empire in the north was still at a disadvantage.
The country of Gorgeous Flower alone has a population advantage of more than four times over the Dragon Empire.
However, Tianhao had to rush south as soon as possible. He had a last resort. The information collected from all aspects showed that the Holy See had long been ahead in science and technology, and even surpassed other kingdoms. But for some reason, the Holy See had not made these technologies public and practical. This made Tianhao suspicious, believing that the Holy See must have an unspeakable purpose. Just like "No. 6", the appearance of this biological weapon was without any trace, and there was no sign that the Holy See was conducting such experiments. But it appeared very suddenly, beyond the technological limitations of this era, beyond everyone's expectations.
In the Northern War, the Empire showed advanced technological power in the military. Although the southern countries were still using combroach guns, the height of crossing the technical threshold was far less difficult than imagined. If they did not take advantage of their severe damage to their military power and technology could not keep up with the blank period, there would probably be no such opportunity in the future.
Saxon had surrendered and implemented a new order in this country made up of white people, with the purpose of making the empire stronger. Tianhao's idea was very simple, which was to continuously draw blood from Saxon to supply the empire. As long as the north was strong, everything would have a foundation.
It was still the initial problem: all this takes time, especially in Saxon's management and stability. Although Tianhao sent a large number of spore transplanters, sent batches of "transformation groups" who had undergone labor reform in prison camps and zoos and had a high sense of identity with the empire, and also carried out all-round penetration of Saxon from the economic and cultural aspects, all of this is still in the early stages, and it needs to reverse the logical concept of the indigenous people and subtly influence it.
For a long time, Tianhao has always believed that the white people in the south were "ancient people". It mainly refers to logical thinking and lifestyle. Elizabeth sent back a large amount of intelligence, including the collection of personal information about kings and popes from various countries. Tianhao analyzed the character of the current king Carlos XII of the Gorefoil, and also based on the information, the Gorefoil has given Carlos a "wise ruler" in terms of comprehensive income in recent years.
Looking at Carlos, who had a look of arrogant expression on his face, Tianhao sighed secretly. His eyes were still sharp when he looked at the other party. He raised his right hand and raised a finger: "I would like to give you a piece of advice. We must compensate for the losses caused to the empire by the Northern War."
Carlos frowned. This was not the answer he wanted.
The reason why he came alone this time was itself a sign of sincerity for the peace talks. As for the so-called war compensation...that kind of thing is never within Carlos's consideration.
If the opponent is replaced by the Holy See, the Kingdom of God, Viking or Rhine, Carlos can indeed give in and give some compensation to the issue of war. However, the giants are different. His concept of the northern giants has always remained at the low level such as barbarism, backwardness, primitiveness, etc. Carlos still remembers that when his father was alive many years ago, he once said: "Giants are the lowest and lowest race in the world. White skin is a symbol, a representative of nobility and power. And they... hum, a group of yellow-skinned monkeys who look tall but actually know nothing."
In Carlos's opinion, it has made a great concession to discuss cooperation based on the truce. As for war compensation... Haha, dear Giant Emperor, are you kidding?
Tianhao was waiting patiently for the other party's answer, but Carlos was staring at him in silence.
After a long time, Tianhao breathed slowly: "You seem...you have obviously made a choice?"
Carlos nodded coldly and arrogantly: "We can cooperate, provided that there is a truce now."
Negotiations were originally like you retreated and I went in. Compared to when I first walked into this room, Carlos's confidence became much stronger than before.
"I understand." Tianhao nodded, his tone became sarcastic in an instant. He raised his hand and pointed at the King of Gorgeous Flower standing under the steps, and issued a majestic order: "Catch him up."
The wolves and tigers rushed up, pressed Carlos's shoulders, and tied him firmly with leather ropes.
Chapter completed!