"Master Li, by detaining our Babeile without permission, you have torn up the agreement between the two countries. I don't know if the Ming Emperor knows about this, whether he should reward you or chop off your head."

"Miss Lvzhu, let's talk about it. Is it interesting to say these useless things? If His Majesty the Emperor knows about it, I will extort some more money and give the dividends to the Emperor. You can tell our Emperor, in that case you will be rich.

You can only pay more.

In fact, you should know how special my status is in the Ming Dynasty. The restrictions imposed by the Ming Dynasty court on me are really limited. Even the emperor is willing to be my accomplice after receiving the money. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that money can make a difference.

The devil is grinding.

Therefore, I advise you not to think too hard and harm your Khan's money. If you Khan finds out, he will definitely chop off your head."

"You...!" Luzhu was so angry that his head was smoldering, but there was nothing he could do. It seemed that every time he talked to this guy, he would suffer. Thinking about how he was usually very sharp-tongued, how could he become like this in front of this guy?

"I'm actually a good person, you don't know. So many of my brothers have to rely on me to eat horse chews, and the cost is really too high. I have no choice but to ask you for a little bit. In fact, I give you a bit of it.

The letter doesn't cost much. If you do the math, it's actually only tens of millions of taels of silver."

"Get out of here!" Luzhu was going crazy.

Tens of millions of taels of silver were not even in the Ming dynasty's treasury, let alone Houjin's treasury!

"Master Li, you have no sincerity in negotiating." Luzhu stared at Li Xiao fiercely, wishing to tear Li Xiao into pieces. If eyes could kill, Li Xiao's body must be full of holes now.

"Yes, why not? I have always been interested in getting rich. How much money are you prepared to pay to redeem Huang Taiji." Li Xiao saw Lu Zhu's angry look. This woman's breasts were rising and falling very much, and it was difficult for her to do so.

Let normal men not have any daydreams.

"One hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"What! Did I hear it right? Huang Taiji, the leader of Babeile and Zhengbai Banner, is worth one hundred thousand taels of silver? Oh my God, raise the price quickly, otherwise Huang Taiji will be raped after he returns.

It’s a joke, I’m not lying to you, I’m not joking. Now I’ll give you a chance to offer a reasonable price.” Li Xiao looked at Lu Zhu seriously.

"...!" Luzhu was speechless for this reason.

"In this case, I think you can't come up with a reasonable price. How about this, I'll suffer a loss of one hundred thousand taels of silver, but it's just one hundred thousand taels of silver. However, it's really unfair for us, the people of the Ming Dynasty, to be slaves to your gold.

That's right. How about you repay me 300,000 yuan? You see, I am such a good person. I also know how to help you find a way. You proposed the 100,000 taels of silver and I didn't even counter-offer. I'm sincere enough.

"

Li Xiao spread his hands, and at that moment Lu Zhu seemed to feel that he had taken advantage.

"Three hundred thousand!" After just a fraction of a second, Luzhu jumped up like a cat that had stepped on its tail.

"Ka! Ka! Ka!" More than a dozen long and short fire guns were aimed at Lu Zhu and the two bears behind him. Roasted Chicken held a dagger in his hand. Li Xiao pinched her collar, otherwise Miss Lu Zhu would have probably already

Seriously injured.

"Put it down, put down your guns. You can't treat customers like this. They are here to give us money. Put down your guns. Miss Luzhu, I apologize for them. They are all rough people and have no culture. Please bear with me."

Li Xiao had the most sincere smile on his face, looking like a complete profiteer.

Chen Fu's jaw dropped to the ground. Even if he was shameless enough, he didn't expect this kid to be even more shameless than him.

Li Hu looked at his eldest brother with admiration. This is what it means to be a family member. How easy is it to find money for your brothers?

"The silver can be increased to 300,000, but people can't." Lvzhu gritted his teeth on the price. When he came out, Li Yongfang explained that Lvzhu's authority could be up to 600,000 taels of silver. This price was already considered sky-high.

"The silver can be reduced to 80,000, but the person must be 300,000. It makes me feel bad to see us Han people being slaves to you Jurchens. The number of people cannot be changed!" Li Xiao also bit the price to death.

He will never let up on the issue.

"I will never agree to this condition!" Luzhu gritted her teeth. She had no idea that Li Xiao would ask for Hou Jin's population.

"I won't let him go unless you agree, even if we can't negotiate. I can make a lot of money by selling Huang Taiji to the court. If nothing else, at least I, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, should be able to get a promotion." Li Xiao didn't care.

A shrug.

"I can't answer you about this now. I need to go back to Liaoyang." Luzhu took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"No problem, I can wait for your news. Anyway, it's not far from Liaoyang! But we have agreed that this matter must be resolved before the New Year. I don't want to spend the New Year here. My sister is still young. I'm going for a run outside.

It’s been years since I thought about it, and I’m so confused.”

"Master Li is quite considerate of his family. It's easy to say that I will definitely give Master Li an answer before the Chinese New Year." There is still one month left to celebrate the New Year, and there is still time to argue with this profiteer.

Luzhu didn't waste any time and took the boat back to the land to discuss with higher-level people. Originally, it was impossible to successfully negotiate this kind of thing at once. After all, it was after wrangling for a period of time, and the bargaining process could not be omitted.

Only when the price is close to the psychological endurance of both parties will the transaction be finalized. This is true for any transaction!

Kidnapping is essentially a business.

"Boy, you really want to bring back 300,000 people. That's not only 300,000 people, but also 300,000 mouths. The amount of food consumed every day is a truck load. If you want people to come over, you have to take care of the food." Chen

Fu looked at Li Xiao with some confusion. He didn't believe that Li Xiao couldn't stand it because he couldn't stand the Han people being enslaved by the Jurchens. The word "national justice" didn't appeal to the old guy at all. He had been licking blood with his knife for the rest of his life.

.

What the old guy really believes in is real money, and maybe he still pretends to be future generations.

The descendants of his Chen Fuji family!

"Maybe you don't believe it, but I really don't want to see the Han people enslaved by foreigners. Although three hundred thousand mouths is a lot, the current food is almost enough to feed me. I still have some money on hand, and I have to feed myself even if I can't buy food from the south.

These people.

Don't look so weird in your eyes, that's really what I think. The conscience of heaven and earth!" Chen Fu looked at Li Xiao as if he was looking at an idiot.

"Hmph! Conscience? How much does it cost per pound? These days, all people with conscience are buried in the soil. I heard that even Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou were killed by your friend Xu Xianchun.

I have met Yang Lian, and I can honestly say that among the officials these days, he is pretty good. It is a pity that he died like this."

"Things that can't be helped are beyond the reach of the whip. I'm not a god, I can take care of everything in the world. I can guarantee that more people will suffer from the Tatars. I think it is more meaningful than saving Yang Lian!

After all, Yang Lian is also an official. No one is absolutely correct in matters in the officialdom. When Yang Lian punishes people, his hands are also secretive. When it comes to corruption and bribery, in fact, all officials in the imperial court are guilty of it. Really?

If you check, you will find that they are not as clean as the others. After all, every family has a large family, and everyone wants to have more wives.

Your superiors are greedy, and your subordinates are also greedy. Your colleagues are greedy, but you are not? If you dare not be greedy, damn you are a different kind, and you are not allowed to be included in the entire officialdom. Your superiors give you small shoes to wear, but your subordinates are doing you dirty tricks.

"Yang Violation. Your peers are secretly trying to stumble you with dirty tricks. Will you still be able to survive that time?"

"Hmph! You kid has seen through the officialdom. If you think about it, it's really like that. Where will you settle these 300,000 people? That's 300,000 people. You have so much food, so you have to have so much food.

A house will do. It’s winter!”

"Build more thatched houses in Shanhaiguan. When spring comes, we will have land to plant. After this year, we will have food."

"You want to divide the imperial court's land? This is a serious crime. Just take it easy."

"I'll take back the land occupied by the damn Tatars and give it back to the officials in the imperial court. I'll make them so beautiful."

Li Xiao and Chen Fu walked back while talking.

When the two of them returned to the house, Li Hu had already arranged a table of wine and food. In the middle of winter, there was nothing more suitable than having a drink.

Luzhu didn't let Li Xiao wait long. Five days later, Luzhu came again.

"You can give three hundred thousand taels of silver, but you can only give one hundred thousand taels to people." Luzhu clearly received greater authorization.

"500,000 in silver, 200,000 in people." Li Xiao rolled his eyes. He had a big yellow croaker like Huang Taiji in his hand, so why not blackmail him.

Things in the world are so strange, and the fate of hundreds of thousands of people is used as bargaining chips on the negotiation table by those with power. Li Xiao and Lu Zhu are no different from the bosses and customers buying crabs in the market.

.

Hundreds of thousands of lives were put on the table and discussed by both sides.

Li Xiao never thought that he could have such power. At a certain moment, Li Xiao had a strange feeling. He felt that the world was changing according to his will, and everything around him was rotating around him. Could it be that

You say this is the life of a big shot? Could you say this is the taste of power?

"500,000 silver, 150,000 population. It can't be any less. If it doesn't work, you can leave. Tomorrow, I will have people send Huang Taiji to the capital. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. To please Your Majesty, I will definitely be able to hold this official position again.

Up, up." Li Xiao began to get tired of such bargaining. Because it won't be long before Hou Jin will spit out everything they got in Liaodong. The bargaining at this time is meaningless at all.

"Deal!" Luzhu said with a livid face and gritted his teeth. A population of 150,000 was a huge expense for Houjin. Of course, Zhengbaiqi was the one that produced the most slaves.

Zhengbaiqi, which was once strong and strong, is likely to fall into decline after this incident, but this is beyond Luzhu's control. Although the population exceeds her authority, there is nothing she can do about it. She cannot risk the breakdown of negotiations.

, fight to the end.

"Look to him for handover matters." That's how big shots are. After setting the tone, they will ignore the rest. Li Xiao is ready to leave and leave the matter to Ai Husheng who came from Shanhaiguan. Professional matters

, it has to be left to professionals.

"Miss Luzhu, long time no see!" Ai Husheng smiled and looked at Luzhu.

"Li Xiao! We adults want to see you!" Luzhu stopped Li Xiao. Everyone knew who the adult she was talking about was. Who else could it be besides Li Yongfang and Li Beile!

"You adults, he is not my immediate boss. He can meet him whenever he wants? Why should I meet him?" Li Xiao retorted disdainfully. He really didn't like this traitor. If possible, he would like to name this traitor.

Add the word "dog" in front. Dog traitor!

"We, adults, will naturally benefit from you when we meet you." Her big, watery green eyes looked at Li Xiao, as if she was recognizing the man in front of her for the first time.

The boy under the city of Pyongyang is now a prince with a heavy army. He can even change the situation in Liaodong with a backhand. Until now when facing Li Xiao, Lu Zhu couldn't believe that the boy in front of him was the most powerful person in the Houjin Empire.

Fierce enemy.

"What's the benefit?" Li Xiao looked at Lvzhu like a ruffian.

"We in Houjin not only farm, animal husbandry, fish and hunt, but we also have caravans. We have caravans going to Mongolia, caravans going to Southeast Asia, and even caravans going to Japan." Green Pearl looked at Li Xiao with burning eyes.
To be continued...