It has been nearly half an hour since the negotiation between the two parties began. But during this half hour, except for the fierce quarrel between Li Cong's men and the senior officials of the Southern Empire, Li Cong

He didn't say a word, and the Prime Minister of the Eastern Empire didn't say anything either. The Prime Minister looked at Li Cong and saw from some of this man's performances what he wanted to do in his heart. The Prime Minister is an ordinary person, and there are no warriors.

You have a keen reaction ability, but the Prime Minister thinks that your ability is still very good. Just like now, he is already very impatient. They see that the people in the Cao Family Trading Company team are not here to negotiate with them at all. They seem to be delaying.

In terms of time, grasping a detail issue will waste too much time on this detail issue. There is no sign of continuing. What on earth are these people here to do? Are they just here to waste time?

The Prime Minister feels that this matter is not that simple. They must have their own purposes. When the Prime Minister came to negotiate, he had already fully understood the huge organization called Cao Family Trading Company. They are not the kind of organization with a false name.

They do things very efficiently, but what are they doing now? Do they feel that all these things are very simple? That is impossible, what are they waiting for? Suddenly the Prime Minister thought of this question

, look at Li Cong again, that man is lying leisurely on the chair with his eyes closed, and his toes are still tapping little by little, as if he is thinking about something proud. Now that the negotiation has reached a deadlock, what can he do?

What is the proud thing? That is to break the deadlock at the negotiation table and negotiate according to his wishes. If something bad happens, he may take some action.

In an instant, the Prime Minister's face changed dramatically. Looking at the people on his side who were still picking up words in this house, this was not the time to pick up words. The Prime Minister slowly stood up and walked to the seat next to Li Cong. In fact,

This is how such negotiations are conducted. They, the senior executives, don't need to spend too much time sitting there and watching others argue. They just tell their subordinates their final bottom line before coming, and these subordinates will follow the instructions.

The Prime Minister and Li Cong negotiated based on the bottom line given by them. They would fight for the last benefit for their side based on reason. Let the other party shed the last drop of blood. This is what the negotiation should do. As the top leader of the negotiation,

They are often the most relaxed, because when they can't agree, they can just slap the table and leave, just stop talking about this matter, put aside the dispute and continue to read the following. So now they are the two of the most relaxed people.

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"Master Cao is really very relaxed. Are you so confident in this negotiation with our Eastern Empire? I see that you have not transferred your energy to this negotiation table from beginning to end. Is there anything else that makes Master Cao like this?"

Are you calm?" The Prime Minister walked to Li Cong and said. While he was speaking, his eyes were paying close attention to Li Cong's expression, hoping to get some answers from Li Cong's expression. When Li Cong saw him coming, it was just

He smiled politely, then pointed to the seat next to him and asked the Prime Minister to sit down. He did not show any other differences at all, which made the Prime Minister very angry because he had his own principles and did not see clearly.

Before his opponent's psychology, he would not have made a move rashly, but now he has made a move. But he still doesn't know what Li Cong is thinking? This is a very dangerous thing, and he feels the danger.

"In fact, the Prime Minister should just come here and sit down like me. Let the people below do the negotiation. Both of us have reached a psychological bottom line. Just like this negotiation, you must hope that I

I don’t need anything to withdraw from the territory of your country, but I also have my own reasons. I came to build this fleet, make so many weapons and recruit so many soldiers. Now if you just tell me to withdraw,

My loss is really too great, so I want to get some rewards for my own efforts. I feel that the conditions I proposed are normal rewards. If you are not willing, we have nothing to do, we can only do it slowly.

Let's continue to spend it, or let's just open up and continue fighting. However, what I want to do is not beneficial to both of us. Whether it is your Eastern Empire or our Cao Family Trading Company, the losses in the war have already been

It’s very big.”

Li Cong's words are simply useless words. It can be said to be some nonsense. You feel very unhappy when the Prime Minister said these words to Li Cong. What time is it now? What do you mean by saying such words? I

Did I come here just to listen to what you said in these scenes? If I listened to these scenes, I can go to any place and listen to it much better than what you said. The Prime Minister is very disgusted with Li Cong's uncooperative attitude. If it had been before

At that time, he would definitely throw his tea cup and leave, but now it is different from before. With the Cao family business, their Eastern Empire needed to end the war in the south even more. Many people in the imperial court also started to attack him.

If the Prime Minister can complete the peace talks, his status within the imperial court can still be guaranteed. If he cannot complete the peace talks, his own status will be in danger. Many people have been watching his position for a long time.

No matter how dissatisfied I am, there is nothing I can do. Why am I asking others now? Whether it is from the empire's big side or from my own small side, I need a good fight now and need to complete this negotiation.

, complete it well, maximize the benefits for yourself and minimize the losses of the empire. Of course, when he came, he knew that this negotiation was a hard job. When the negotiation was concluded, he would discuss it with other ministers and wait for the result.

If I fail, I'm afraid this guy will slap him on the head. Who calls me the Prime Minister, who calls me the highest official here? If you lose the interests of the country, you will also lose your own interests. This truth has been understood since childhood.

So no matter how hateful and annoying Li Cong's attitude was, he still had to have a good negotiation with Li Cong. The prime minister adjusted his emotions and then said to Li Cong.

"What Mr. Cao said is so correct. To tell you the truth, our Eastern Empire is really facing internal and external troubles now. From the perspective of the northern battlefield, it has entered a stalemate stage. Our losses are much greater than your losses.

, after all, we are the attacking side. We must deploy twice as many troops to achieve the current results, and you only need to defend in fixed fortifications. The peasant uprising in our central part has become more and more intense. If we don't

If this wind is suppressed, it may plunge hundreds of provinces in the central part of the country into chaos. The hundreds of provinces in the central part of our Eastern Empire are the foundation of the empire. There must be no chaos here, and then there is the south.

You people in the south are really powerful and can capture so many cities in a short period of time. It is necessary for us to come down and accept the war in the south." The Prime Minister said, he was showing weakness by saying these words. Look,

There is a door.

"You don't need to say that, Prime Minister. In fact, this matter is not as simple as you said. As for the northern battlefield, although I have my troops there, most of the troops there are no longer my people.

But people from the three major empires, my general can only stand aside and listen to others' orders, so I also need to end the southern battlefield. Transfer a large amount of troops from the southern battlefield to the northern battlefield to increase my voice.

You also know that the hostile relationship I gave you is not that serious. The reason why I got involved here is because of the relationship between the Raiden Sect and the Raiden Sect. The grudges between me and the Raiden Sect cannot be resolved. Both of us must

Only one of you must fall. Although your Eastern Empire is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, a skinny camel has a greater foundation than a horse. If you really dare to add your own country to it, I don’t think other empires can resist it.

It’s yours to live in.”

"Our Cao Family Trading Company is very powerful in linking the three empires, but compared with your Eastern Empire, there are too many people who want to have command power within this powerful empire. I also want to have the final say on this.

I want to have the final say, but I feel very uncomfortable cooperating with the three empires now. People from the three empires have their say in everything they want, but they don’t agree to contribute money or effort. Everyone contributes money and effort.

Everything I do is done by me, and everything I do is done by them. If I want to change this situation, I need to talk to you. I want them to know that I have equal opportunities with them. Of course, everything

The royal family doesn’t want a person like me to appear among the people, which is a major challenge to their power." Li Cong said, and Li Cong also showed a sincere attitude, which at least now makes the prime minister feel very comfortable.

If the Prime Minister keeps talking about how weak the Eastern Empire is on one side, and Li Cong keeps talking about how powerful the Cao Family Trading Company and the three empires are on the other side, then this conversation will be impossible to continue. Even if the Prime Minister has his own purpose, he will not

He will not belittle his motherland and let others laugh at him. Now that Li Cong has reported the shortcomings of the Cao family business, as long as the two of them have found a common language, Li Cong remembers very clearly that there is no such thing in the political struggle.

Eternal enemies only have eternal interests, and of course there are no permanent friends. His union with the three empires is only temporary, and Li Cong suddenly discovered that uniting with the three empires is not as good as uniting with the Eastern Empire.

At least the Eastern Empire only has one leader, and the three empires have three leaderships. If I want to cooperate with them, I have to deal with all the royal families of these three empires. The workload for me is really too great.

Not very good either.

"Actually, we all have our own difficulties, so we all have the obligation to end this war. I wonder if Mr. Cao can make some concessions? The conditions you proposed are really difficult for us to accept. If I take such a thing

If I go back and speak to the court, I will probably lose my official position immediately. There are many people in the entire court who want to attack me. In the past, I was still cautious in doing things, and they could not find any reason to attack me.

But now that I have to sign this contract, if you don't talk about my shame when I go back, even my head may fall off." The prime minister said honestly, he knew that he wanted to treat Li Cong like this in such a matter.

When people are upset, they are seeking death. The person in front of them is thinking no slower than themselves. If things go wrong, the whole negotiation may break down. This is definitely not what they want.

"Prime Minister, don't be so embarrassed as you say. In fact, Prime Minister is absolutely responsible for this matter. If I didn't look at His face, how could I come to confront him in person? Based on this alone, Prime Minister can go back.

I have taken credit and reward for myself in front of the powerful people in the capital. Whether the negotiation can be successful or not is a matter for both of us. If one side wants to negotiate and the other side doesn’t want to, it will be impossible to accomplish this matter. I believe it.

Those people in the capital understand this truth, and they will not embarrass the Prime Minister unduly. Why does the Prime Minister want us to give in? Can't the Prime Minister give in? Li Cong smiled and put the two cups of tea on the table.

On the table between the two of them, the person who is still negotiating is also pricking up his ears to listen to what his master has to say. They also hope to use me as a huge weathervane. If the master gives in, it will be much easier for her to negotiate.

If you don't give in, the stalemate will continue like this.

It can be said that the Prime Minister was very dissatisfied when he heard Li Cong's words. What do you mean by us giving in? You people are originally invaders, bandits, and pirates. Everything in these places used to be ours. Now we want to

The Prime Minister's performance was only shown on his face for 0.01 seconds, and then it was gone. He knew that a negotiator would record his own expression at such a time.

If it comes out, it can only be a tragedy, giving people a reason to grasp, but not solving any problems. Moreover, the other party will also disrupt your mind and give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of it. He is an old man. Such a simple mistake will make him

It is absolutely impossible to commit this crime. The prime minister straightened his clothes, thought about it and continued.

"Actually, this kind of negotiation is nothing more than taking it slowly. What we can give up is small but what you want is too big. We can only find a balance point between both of us. As long as this balance point is found, our

The negotiation is considered successful." The Prime Minister said with a smile. Li Congxue nodded and he agreed very much with the Prime Minister's point of view, but it seemed that the people on the table were not looking for a balance, they seemed to be

During the war, everyone who made the noise was red-faced. These people heard the conversation between the Prime Minister and Li Cong next to them and knew that the two senior officials did not seem to have reached an agreement on this matter, and it was the Prime Minister who took the initiative to go find them.

This means that the Eastern Empire is actually a little weaker, and the people from the Cao Family Shanhang at the table have become even more arrogant. They have the qualifications to be arrogant and will definitely continue.

The negotiations at noon on the first day between the two parties could not produce any results. It was all about you saying something or me saying something. The two sides could not talk about it at all. They drank a lot of tea. It’s no wonder. What time was it?

Basically all the negotiators have been talking all morning, and it is definitely a lack of water. Each of these people saw that it was almost noon, and then they all closed some documents in their hands, indicating that today

The morning negotiations had ended. At that time, Li Cong was a little unable to sit still. Why hadn't the battle report from the eastern coastal areas come yet? If it had come, the afternoon negotiations would not need to be like this. But I think it will be clear after thinking about it.

The coastal area is still far away from here. Even if we use an airship, it can only be reached tonight. Not to mention the speed at which the top officials of the Eastern Empire receive the news. It will definitely be even slower. We should continue to waste time in the afternoon.

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The lunch at noon was prepared by the Eastern Empire and was quite sumptuous. Those people who had been so noisy in the morning began to have a good time at the dinner table at noon. The reception during the negotiation was also an art. Both sides would get closer at the reception.

Keep your distance and let your own opinions enter the other person's mind. This cocktail party can be said to have gone on very smoothly, but nothing interesting was done in the middle. Both parties were talking about some political issues, namely Prime Minister Li Tonggen.

They are all talking about complementary issues. It is impossible for them to become friends. At present, they are opposites. The point of opposition between the two sides lies here, that is, who occupies more areas and who occupies more areas.

Less, whether to garrison taxes, and the issue of land cession and compensation are all a series of big issues.

After dinner at noon, the afternoon negotiations started again. Unlike the morning, Li Cong and the Prime Minister did not attend the afternoon negotiations. Li Cong drank a little wine at noon and went back to his room without being sober.

After going to rest, the Prime Minister's entourage told him that Li was never at the negotiation location. Naturally, the Prime Minister could not lower his status and passed by. In the entire negotiation team, the two of them were equal, except when both of them were present.

No matter how other people perform, they won't go there to watch it. This is a kind of capital for both parties. Without this kind of capital, one's own momentum will be weakened. You are negotiating on your own.

The leader of the team. If he does not have such momentum, how can the people under him have confidence? They will also start to think of this matter as something that can be done or not, and some benefits can be pursued or not pursued.

Then the negotiation failed.

However, Li Cong and the Prime Minister who did not come to the negotiation venue were completely different. Li Cong drank a little wine at noon and was still not used to the wine on this continent? It was just two drinks. Now Li Cong

His head was already a little painful. Under the service of two beautiful maids, Li Cong slowly leaned on the lounge chairs and enjoyed the massage. He closed his eyes and enjoyed life, smelling the very fragrant incense in the room.

Xiang'er Li Cong was slowly falling asleep at this moment. He was enjoying life, but the Prime Minister on the other side was not like that. The Prime Minister's room was much more luxurious than Li Cong's. After all, he was the host. This was the best thing.

He would definitely leave it to himself, but the Prime Minister was not in the mood to enjoy all this, so he bowed his hands and asked everyone in the room to go out. The Prime Minister walked around the room, wondering what on earth Li Cong was thinking? He

What are they going to do? What is their bottom line?

Now that the bosses of both sides are gone, these people at the negotiating table have begun to be lazy. In the morning, they emphasized one issue many times, just to show their bosses. In the afternoon, the bosses were not here to eat themselves.

Why are you working so hard? There are rarely food and drinks on the table. People on both sides seemed to be chatting in the afternoon and had no intention of negotiating at all. The Cao Family Trading Company was naturally calm.

They have to wait for the latest battle report. The negotiators from the Eastern Empire have no idea. The people from the Cao Family Trading Company just don't want to give in and continue the argument like that in the morning. There is no point in continuing the argument. They have to go from other places. There is no way, now
To be continued...