The Novgorod representative was a master negotiator and clearly knew what he could get from the Purple Horde.

The strength of the Purple Horde Khanate is not enough to occupy Novgorod for a long time. From their home on the Black Sea coast to the far north, the distance is too far. The Russian countries along the way all have their own agendas. Although they usually pay tribute,

But if the Khanate shows a desire to annex, it will definitely unite to resist.

But on the other hand, being able to take root in Novgorod is very important to the Purple Horde Khanate. As long as they have a little strategic vision, they know the importance of this cooperation. In order to extend their power into the North Sea, at the same time, they can attack the Russian country that is plotting rebellion.

Forming a pincer attack, the Purple Horde Khanate will also make concessions in other directions in an attempt to seize this opportunity.

What we pursue in doing business is to sell at a good price. Since now is a period of high prices, we should turn from passive to active and sell decisively in order to achieve the best results.

More importantly, it is indeed a very troublesome time for the Republic of Wetcher.

Novgorod is not a Muscovite-style country consisting of continuous farms. Here the territory is divided into two parts: the mainland called "Isyaches", and the "Frost"

"Russian" vassals and colonies. Although in theory, Russians lived in every territory, there was still a big difference in status between the two.

There are intricate conflicts between native towns and colonies, as well as between Novgorod itself as a special native area and other native towns. Compared with the Russian state, it is more like a Greek city-state in the classical era.

In order to obtain as much cheap raw materials as possible and obtain greater competitive advantages and profits, merchants in Novgorod often try their best to squeeze residents in other areas, regardless of the friendship between their compatriots.

Of course, the other party is not easy to mess with. Local residents are likely to collude with bandits, or secretly go to Luocao to rob merchants in the city. In some city-states, people will also collude with foreign forces to introduce Moscow, Lithuania and even

The support of the Swedes and the confrontation with the mother country.

In order to suppress these unscrupulous people, Novgorod spends a lot of precious wealth every year. Especially now that the situation has changed dramatically, many people's minds have become active. Some congressmen are worried that if they do not quickly offer a good price, their opponents will be the first to do so.

It would be bad if it attracted the Roman army.

These people's concerns are not unreasonable.

Southwest of Novgorod, close to Lithuania, there is a city called Pskov. It also has easy access to the Gulf of Finland through rivers, and is connected by road to the important ports of Tallinn and Riga.

As an important transit point between the Hanseatic League and the Rus' region, Pskov developed quickly, with its own handicraft center and chamber of commerce, and became increasingly dissatisfied with the control of its mother state, Novgorod. Finally, with the help of

Lithuania's support succeeded decades ago in forcing Novgorod to recognize its independence and secede from the republic.

Novgorod is very worried about this, but unlike other Russian cities, probably because of its proximity to Europe and the huge military pressure, Pskov built a stone city wall as early as independence. For the Russians,

This thing is a bit too high-end and not easy to fight, so I have to admit it first.

After the defeat of Lithuania, the Pskov women, who realized that they were in danger, immediately took action and contacted the victorious Purple Horde, hoping to ensure their own safety and prevent them from being robbed.

Although Pskov is smaller and theoretically cannot give more than Novgorod, they themselves are not stupid. After realizing this, the Pskov people are likely to be determined and give more

Sovereignty only seeks to preserve free trade and autonomy of chambers of commerce.

In this way, it became a matter of two sides competing to set a price for the Purple Horde Khanate to see who could pay more. This situation was very unfavorable for the seller of sovereignty.

Therefore, Novgorodwitch decided that he must act quickly and give enough at once. Before the Purple Horde Khanate fully understood the local situation, he could create an information gap and cook the raw rice into cooked rice. Otherwise, they would definitely ask for more.

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To this end, they made a special contract and proposed a series of transaction contents. At that time, the Khan's court had very limited knowledge of the north and did not know that there were so many tricks in it. It was overjoyed and quickly agreed to most of the requests.

The Novgorod region was divided from the Zhongshu Province in Oros and other places, and a separate Beihai Province was established. A Zhongshu Pingzhang was sent to lead two thousand troops to garrison.

After arriving at the local level, the purple tent officials discovered why they were so active.

It turned out that these people had settled the accounts long ago and found that the cost of paying tribute to the Khan was lower than hiring an army themselves, so as soon as they arrived, they directly disbanded many mercenaries, saving a lot of money.

When the Khan's court made decisions before, the thinking was too simple and the price was too low, which was calculated by profiteers.

They also carefully calculated the tribute paid by the local people.

In recent years, with the increase in population, the Novgorod people have opened up large new hunting grounds, which has greatly increased the output of the traditional specialty squirrel skin. However, businessmen realized that increasing output does not mean a simultaneous increase in profits. From

Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce in Lübeck, the central city of the Hanseatic League, informed them that due to the increase in supply on the market, the selling price of squirrel skins had dropped and the original purchase price could no longer be used.

In this case, the best way is to open up markets in other directions and reduce the export of hides to the North Sea region to maintain prices.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to pay tribute to the Purple Horde Khanate, merchants regularly carried large amounts of supplies and swaggered southward, directly entering the markets of Kiev, Crimea and even Dadu. Other Russian countries, at least for now, still dare not openly make things difficult for tribute envoys.

It is equivalent to getting a safe and reliable opportunity to enter the Mediterranean market, bypassing middlemen.

The diplomatic thinking of the Purple Horde Khanate was deeply influenced by the people of the Central Plains. In the thinking of the Great Khan and the princes, it was an important achievement to have the other party become a vassal and pay tribute. If you accept officials and garrison, the achievement will have to be upgraded to another level, because

This means that the local area has become a more "local" area, and the political significance is quite great, enough for everyone to brag about for a long time.

Even the traditional Romans had a similar complex. In the systems of these traditional empires, this was a very face-saving thing - this kind of face was not simply a false reputation, but meant authority, credibility, and reduced the cost of governance.

, an important way to enhance legitimacy.

But many times, other people's way of thinking may not be like this. A business country like this may not care about these names, nor do they want to establish an imperial-style organization, but value financial gains more. It can only be said that different countries

The choices are often different. This time, both parties at least got what they wanted, so they accepted it afterwards.

However, the garrison of the Purple Horde Khanate soon discovered that relying on their own strength was not enough. Soon, they even demanded that a navy must be established here.
Chapter completed!