"You don't need to be so nervous. I came to you today just to tell you something. Your royal brother has agreed to redeem you."

Zhang Fan sat on the chair and looked at Yunli leisurely.

"Redeem me... and go back?"

Hearing this, Yunli frowned immediately. Judging from his experience over the past few days, Zhang Fan is not a person who can be satisfied casually!

"Yes, two million taels of gold, this price is quite reasonable."

After Zhang Fan sent troops, Zhang Tingyu hurriedly returned to the capital. On the day of his return to the capital, he didn't even have time to change his clothes before he went straight to Yongzheng and told Yongzheng what happened that day.

At first, when he learned that Zhang Fan actually killed the Yangzhou magistrate in public, Yongzheng was really furious and even prepared to mobilize his troops for war, but then he was persuaded by Zhang Tingyu.

After learning that Zhang Fan was actually encircling Yangzhou without attacking him, Yongzheng's attitude became a little more subtle.

In the end, after Zhang Tingyu's efforts to persuade, Yongzheng finally agreed to Zhang Fan's request for two million taels of gold. However, all of this money could not be the ransom of Prince Guo. Of these two million, Prince Guo's ransom was only

Accounting for a quarter, and the remaining 1.5 million is also the armistice agreement money!

Regarding this request, Zhang Fan was actually stunned for a long time. He really didn't understand this operation. Originally, he planned to ask the Qing Dynasty to give him two million, and then he sent Prince Guo back with a no-war agreement, but

The other party did insist that a large part of the money must be armistice money.

Later, after Zhou Zhonghong's explanation, Zhang Fan finally managed to understand the truth behind it.

In fact, to put it simply, it was for the sake of the court's face. You must know that the Qing Dynasty's tax revenue mainly came from the private sector. If compensation was given for the cessation of the war, although the people would criticize it, they would still understand it to some extent. After all, it was for peace.

But if all this money is really used to redeem the prince of Guo County, then the public opinion will be completely different. Spend two million taels of gold to redeem a prince, what do you think of the people?

Therefore, in terms of usage, the Qing Dynasty was very aggressive and had almost no room for concession.

Regarding this issue, it was the first time that Zhang Fan generously gave in. Anyway, what he wanted was money. As long as he got the money, the rest... had nothing to do with him!

However, there is one point worth emphasizing here. This money is the armistice agreement money, which does not mean that he will surrender to the Qing Dynasty. As for the Jiangnan admiral that Zhang Tingyu mentioned at the time, Zhang Fan directly rejected it.

As for the Admiral of Jiangnan, he won't be surprised if you give it to the King of Jiangnan.

When did the Qing Dynasty need to recognize my status?

When he learned that the Qing Dynasty actually took two million taels of gold to ask for an armistice, Yunli's face was filled with shock at first, and then he realized something was wrong.

Although the news of the victory has spread all over the country, Yunli has always been in the prisoner camp at the rear, and the news is relatively obscure. After all, the discipline of the Red Police soldiers is as good as steel. They will not mess up whether in public or private.

What to say.

So until now, Yunli still didn't know the news of Shen Zishan's defeat, let alone that the imperial court had destroyed an army of 100,000 men.

"Oh, look at my memory. I have forgotten all this. You probably don't know that your imperial brother sent an army of 100,000 to attack me, but in the end he gave me many prisoners. Speaking of which,

You have to thank him."

Seeing Yunli's shocked look, Zhang Fan finally remembered that Yunli didn't seem to know the cause and effect of all this.

"So...this money is actually compensation for you, right?"

After Zhang Fan's explanation, Yun Lidang understood that the fundamental purpose of redeeming herself was to negotiate peace with Zhang Fan. After all, the Qing Dynasty could no longer withstand the struggle.

"You are a smart man. I think you should understand these things yourself. The main reason I came to you today is to congratulate you on regaining your freedom. Of course, this must be after the money is received!"

Zhang Fan stood up and came to Prince Guo, patted him on the shoulder, and then continued: "In addition, when you go back, enjoy this hard-won moment of freedom. When I come to the city in the future, I will account for the past year."

Let me figure it out for you one by one!"

Zhang Fan's words were like sharp knives piercing Yunli's heart at this moment, and everything in the past seemed to appear before his eyes again.

In the past, he might have dismissed Zhang Fan's words, but now he understood that what the man in front of him said was true.

Yunli's heart couldn't help but tremble at the thought of the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty facing those weapons with the power of shattering the earth with their flesh and blood.

"What happened back then cannot be changed. Yunli knows that his ancestors committed irreparable mistakes against the Han people. But now, Yunli still wants to ask you something!"

With a serious look on his face, Yunli suddenly knelt down on one knee while facing Zhang Fan.

"If you want to plead for those guys, I advise you to save it."

Seeing Yunli's sudden action, Zhang Fan's face looked very calm.

"As a member of the royal family, Yunli knows that his sins are serious and unforgivable, but even so, I still hope that you can spare those innocent people. The debts of our ancestors will be borne by our Aisin Gioro clan!"

When Yunli said these words, his tone was full of seriousness, and his eyes that were originally numb suddenly became alert again at this moment.

"The day of reckoning has not yet come, and your Aixinjueluo clan cannot afford this debt!"

Listening to Yunli's impassioned voice, Zhang Fan couldn't help but laugh in anger.

Are you, Aixinjueluo, able to shoulder the tens of millions of blood debts of the Han people?

What a beautiful thought!

"I'm tired. Let's take Prince Guo down to clean things up. Don't look back and be told that we are not good at hosting guests here!"

Seeing Zhang Fan's resolute attitude, Yunli was about to say something more, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Zhang Fan.

Regarding this issue, Zhang Fan was too lazy to argue anymore. What was recorded in the Manchu history books was just a drop in the ocean.

innocent?

No eggs are left behind when a nest is overturned, and no snowflake is innocent when an avalanche occurs. If we have to break this apart, then wouldn’t the people who were massacred back then be innocent?

After dragging Prince Guo away, Zhang Fan calmed down a little, and then began to prepare for the expansion of the army.

Now he needs to quickly build a few more logistics buildings, otherwise it may be too late to build them when there is a million-strong army. In addition, Zhang Fan also has to solve logistics, transformation, transportation and other problems, and do it all at once.

He has a big head.

Fortunately, there is the database of Freedom and Davari. Although they are not good at politics, when it comes to military issues, they are basically an all-encompassing encyclopedia.

After a month of hard work, Zhang Fan finally successfully solved the problems of logistics, transportation, food, and ammunition supply.

However, there are also sequelae, that is, he has spent about one million of the money originally given by the system.
Chapter completed!