"What advice does His Highness Jima have for Kii? I am willing to listen carefully when I am inferior." Seeing that the atmosphere in the venue gradually returned to the right track, Magistrate Tsuda hurriedly spoke and brought the meeting back to the topic.
"Mr. Tsuda is polite. The suggestion is not considered a matter of a little idea. I need to discuss it with everyone." Yu Qiuping waved his hand very politely, but the next words were not polite at all. "Before the discussion, I want to confirm something with you--"
Yu Qiuping dragged his tone and looked around everyone present, whispered in a plain tone: "The people of Ji Yi have failed in this battle, and the people of Ji Yi have admitted that they have failed. Is that right?"
Yu Qiuping's provocative words made the conference room a little restless for a moment. He could even faintly hear some low curses coming from some corners, but he didn't care. He waited patiently for a while, and after quieting down in the conference room again, he nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, after reaching a consensus on this point, the negotiations can continue."&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"I haven't said it." Suzuki Shigei couldn't help but whisper in a angrily voice, "I haven't said I have reached a consensus with His Highness Oshima."
"Oh?" Yu Qiupi frowned, glanced at Suzuki Shigei, and then looked at Suzuki Shigei who was sitting beside him meaningfully. "A few days ago, when I negotiated with me, I admitted that I was defeated and was willing to negotiate a peace. What does Your Highness Suzuki mean now? Can I understand that there is not only one voice in the Suzuki family speaking?"
"Tsk." After being choked hard by Yu Qiuping, Suzuki Chongyi snorted coldly, lowered her head and stopped talking. Seeing that Suzuki Chongyi had compromised, the other hardliners did not dare to say anything more at this moment, and were honestly waiting for Yu Qiuping's words.
"Okay, then you remember. The next thing is what a winner said to the loser who was unable to resist, rather than the two merchants bargaining. I am not interested in bargaining with so many of you in a mixed environment. I will tell you the bottom line of my negotiations directly." Yu Qiuping slowed down his words and let everyone realize his determination. The reason for adopting such a tough negotiation method was repeatedly requested by Amano Kyoto before the meeting. He believed that Ji Yi and his thorns were not reasonable. Yu Qiuping would be unable to succeed if he wanted to conquer people with virtue. It would be better to overwhelm them in momentum from the beginning and seize the dominance of the negotiations.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"Please speak with your Excellency, Your Highness," Tsuda's calculation master immediately took Yu Qiupi's words, set a step for him, stared at his companions' eyes and whispered.
"I will give you two ways to deal with the wealthy families and the people. The first one is to sign a lease agreement with the Yuqiu family in the model of Hanoi and Hochi, and rent your territory to the Yuqiu family for management. Every year, we will pay you rent and the reward for the Fuchsia to ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing. At the same time, you will also get a seat in the House of Lords to defend your power." Yuqiuping paused and continued to speak, "I have sent someone to explain to each of you before, so there is no need to talk about it."
"What is renting? Isn't it just a revision?" Suzuki Geoshui complained loudly after hearing this, "What's the difference between this and confiscating territory?"
"Yes, of course, there are." Yu Qiuping immediately shook his head and retorted, "First, most of the officials in the territory will remain your original candidates. Secondly, the sovereignty of the territory is in your hands. After the lease agreement expires, you can choose to take back the territory."&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"It sounds nice! His Highness Jima signed a loan agreement with so many people before, but so far, he has never seen any wealthy family take back the territory?" Suzuki Shigexiu spread his hands and mocked Yu Qiupi, "Isn't this self-deception?"
"That was their own choice. After the lease agreement expired, Yu Qiu's family and everyone's small wealthy families signed the contract again, extending the time limit of the treaty. They could choose to take back their territory, but they voluntarily refused." Yu Qiuping explained calmly, ignoring the ridicule of everyone at all.
"Would you know whether you are voluntarily rejecting or being forced to do anything?" Shigeji Tohashi sneered twice, "When people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads. If it weren't for your highness's shocking Red Leaf Army, which warrior would be willing to rent the land passed down from generation to generation to others?"
"I'm short-sighted, I should take you to Sakaimachi another day." After hearing Shigeji Tobashi's words, Yu Qiupi was not angry, but laughed helplessly, which surprised the Kiiho clans present.&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"You guys have been digging food in the soil all their lives. They are thinking about farming, harvesting food, and when they have food, they raise soldiers to fight, grab more land, and continue to grow food." Yu Qiuping glanced at the big and thick families and whispered with emotion, "But do you know? The profits of doing business are far beyond the imagination of you who farm."
"Do you know? The little tyrants who think they are suffering and revenge and are oppressed and abandoned their territory are now spending their lives in Sakaicho all day, and their lives are more comfortable than me." Yu Qiuping said as he was happy. "They can get a considerable rent and salary from Yu Qiu's treasury every year, and they can get a year of hard work in the territory. If there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, or a few battles, they will have to make ends meet every year and try their best to make a living. Now, they just need to sit in the mansion they built in Sakaicho and do nothing, and someone will deliver money to their doorsteps every quarter. Then they invest the money in the merchants, waiting to make money."&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"Now, their money is getting more and more, and their mansions are getting bigger and bigger. They are singing and dancing there every day, which makes me envious. They could command Hanoi and Hequan Security Forces, but now they simply don't even want military power. Leave a few trustees as commanders, and don't care at all." Yu Qiuping pointed to his head with a laugh and cry, "I have been fighting all year round, and my mind is almost blown up. How can they live a comfortable life? Their children are also rich and well-equipped, and have received the best education. Many people have served as high-ranking officials in Yu Qiu's family or become prominent businessmen. Isn't this better than digging food in the soil for a lifetime?"
"I am happy to see Shu. I am just under house arrest as a residence permit. They have no land and no military power. It is easy for Your Highness to deal with them. After saving so much money, it is just the fat meat in the mouth of His Highness the Lord of the Ministry." Suzuki Shigekazu shook her head, as if she was disdainful of such a situation.
"Why should I deal with them? Lord Suzuki always thinks about killing all the merchants in the territory and stealing their wealth? I can't do this kind of killing chickens and getting eggs." Yu Qiuhei looked at Suzuki Shigekaki in surprise, "Sir, you won't know how much benefits business can bring to a country."&1t;i>&1t;/i>
"Although his Highness, who is not as clear as His Highness, who is in Sakaimachi, is still a little aware of business. No wise lord will attack the chicken that can lay golden eggs like Sakaimachi." Suzuki Shigekazu stared at Yu Qiuping's eyes and whispered without fear, "But those little tyrants have great influence in the territory, and they are also the masters of the land. How can you let others sleep soundly on the side of the bed? How could your Highness leave them alone? If you deal with them, those lands belong to His Highness. Isn't your Highness thinking that you don't have such a plan? Isn't your Highness just trying to take all the land of Kii for yourself now? Do you dare to say that you don't have such an idea?"
With the problem of Shigekazu Suzuki's aggressiveness, Yu Qiuhei calmly took a sip of tea, and then calmly told the story, as if he was telling the principles of life to the children who were ignorant of the world: "I'm not sure about it, I really don't."
Looking at the contempt and joking expressions of the people below, Yu Qiuping smiled again, "I know you don't believe it, and I didn't expect you to believe it now. Some things you won't know if you haven't seen with your own eyes. There are many older people here, right? Before the iron cannon came, if someone told you that holding a black iron rod and igniting a fire can kill someone, will you believe it? If you don't believe it, you will think that he is either a lunatic or a liar. But what? What's the result?"&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Yu Qiuping's words seemed to touch many people, and those who were not listening at all turned their attention to him.
"For me, land is really not that important. I only need two things." Yu Qiuping paused, stretched out two fingers, and compared it in front of everyone, "Money, there are people. With money and people, I can send people to do business, and money makes money. With people, I can build an army, spend money to arm them to the teeth, and spend money to train them every day so that others can't disturb my business."
"With these two things, even if my territory is only as big as one county, I can still pull out a Red Leaf Army, and I don't need any land at all." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said confidently to the stunned Chinese leaders, "The agricultural outputs you regard as treasures are not worth mentioning in the face of business. As long as those rich families are willing to let their people come out to work as soldiers, what's the point of my robbery?"
Chapter completed!