After returning to their residences, the two backbones of the Southern Party, Liu Chenglong, the right councilor, and Li Dexin, the official Cao judge, continued to discuss the "Lin Tailai Four Articles" until midnight.
Finally, Li Dexin made up her mind and said: "I agree to him first and then I'll talk!"
Liu Chenglong said "confused": "What does it mean to agree first?"
Li Dexin analyzed: "Now we actually have no choice. If we don't agree to Lin Jinglue's conditions and other party members are willing to agree, then we will be completely passive.
So now we can only seize the opportunity and agree to Lin Jinglue's conditions in order to obtain Lin Jinglue's full support!
Anyway, the territory has not been recovered yet, so those conditions do not need to be fulfilled immediately. As for the future, let’s wait until the future!”
This means that you should get the benefits first, and then try to find ways to deny them if it doesn't work out later.
So Liu Chenglong sighed: "Even if you drink poison to quench your thirst, it seems that's all it can do."
The next day, Liu Chenglong and Li Dexin hurriedly visited the shogunate again early in the morning.
But when they arrived outside the gate, they saw Yin Dooshou, the leader of the Western Party, walking out.
Liu Chenglong and Li Dexin were worried. They didn't know what Yin Doushou and Lin Jinglue had discussed, or whether the negotiation had been completed.
But they also knew very well that even if they came forward to ask, Yin Dooshou would not give a clear answer.
Therefore, the two of them just looked at each other at the gate and passed by each other without saying a word. If they did not fight directly, it would be considered as a sign of respect for the shogunate by the Southerners and Westerners.
When Liu Chenglong and Li Dexin entered the shogunate, they saw Lin Jinglue in unicorn uniform getting ready, so they asked: "Where are you going, Sir Jinglue?"
Lin Tailai replied: "I am about to go to see your Majesty and ask my regards, to show that I am considerate and considerate of the Ming Dynasty."
Li Dexin: "."
Lin Jinglue, do you have any misunderstanding about the four words "courtesy and thoughtful"?
As a "distant envoy" and "accompanying envoy" who had dealt with him several times, he understood Lin Jinglue's diplomatic etiquette very well.
But when Liu Chenglong heard that Lin Jinglue was going to see the king, he quickly said: "I agreed to the four points mentioned yesterday!"
When Lin Jinglue met with the king, they would definitely discuss major military and state affairs and cooperation matters. It was a perfect opportunity to recommend him to the throne.
Lin Tailai looked at Liu Chenglong, "These four items were proposed yesterday, and you just agreed today, so we have to add another one! Judicial power!"
If Ming people in Korea commit crimes, they can only be tried by Ming officials in accordance with Ming regulations."
Liu Chenglong was stunned for a moment, why was there a temporary increase?
Lin Jinglue said maliciously: "What? You want to go back and think about it again?"
"No need to think about it anymore, I personally agree to everything!" Liu Chenglong gritted his teeth and said, "As long as I can govern."
He knew very well that if he didn't agree this time, he might have to add another one next time! Anyway, the garrison, ports, customs duties, and mining were all agreed, and he didn't care about one more judicial system.
Liu Chenglong originally thought that Lin Jinglue would ask him to write a written agreement, but no, Lin Jinglue seemed to want a verbal agreement.
"I understand. When I see your king later, I will recommend you to assist the Heavenly Soldiers." Lin Tailai said calmly.
After coming out of the shogunate, Lin Tailai went to the mansion to meet with the Korean King Li Huan.
"How did your highness sleep yesterday? Can you get used to your diet?" Lin Jinglue said with a symbolic greeting.
Li Huo replied very politically correctly: "Under the protection of the Ming Dynasty, I can finally have a place to sleep."
"Alas!" Lin Jing slightly sighed, "Your Highness slept peacefully, but I can't sleep because of my worries."
Li Hao was speechless. Is there anyone who chats like this? How can others answer this?
However, Li He, who was living under someone else's roof, still asked: "I wonder where the worry comes from?"
Lin Tailai sighed again and replied: "Every time I think about spending at least three million taels of silver in the next year, I have to worry about it."
Li Huo: "."
Even if he is the king of Korea, three million taels of silver is an astronomical figure.
"How many?" Li Huo had to question.
Lin Tailai immediately answered: "Your Highness, please sit down and listen to me calculate how much it will cost to use one hundred thousand troops to march eastward.
The first thing is grain and grass. We had previously discussed with Li Dexin that 800,000 stones of grain and grass need to be transported to North Korea a year. If the cost is reduced, it can be converted into one million silver taels.
Then there is the salary and silver for the officers and soldiers, one tael per person per month, five taels for clothing and rewards, etc., totaling one tael and five taels per month.
In this way, each person would be paid eighteen taels of silver per year, and one hundred thousand soldiers would be 1.8 million taels of silver.
So the total amount of grain, grass and salary alone is already 2.8 million taels.
Coupled with other projects, such as the loss of war horses, compensation for those killed in battle, the purchase of mules and horses, emergency shipbuilding, etc., three million taels a year is already too little!
My Ming Dynasty has spent millions of taels of silver, but it’s all for His Highness!”
King Li, who couldn't bear such a huge favor, wanted to pretend to be deaf and say "I can't hear you" loudly, but Lin Tailai almost had the number on his face and couldn't hide away.
He could only say a few words for free: "His Majesty the Ming Emperor's profound kindness and kindness are truly deeply felt and cannot be repaid by any chance!"
Lin Tailai suddenly said: "Actually, if your country is sincere, it is not impossible to repay the favor."
King Li said in astonishment: "Our people are weak and the country is poor. Even if we exhaust our money and food, we will not be able to repay the kindness of these three million taels."
Lin Tailai solemnly warned: "Your Highness is wrong! Farming rice and grain is the foundation of the country, and it is related to the lives of millions of people. We must not harm the foundation under any circumstances.
I, the Ming Dynasty, have always been benevolent, and I will not harvest your country's money and food with kindness, and trap the people of your country between life and death!
Therefore, it is better to use mines, ports, tariffs and other things that do not harm the fundamentals of the country to repay His Majesty the Ming Emperor's kindness."
King Li was said to be a little confused and said habitually: "We will discuss it with the ministers."
Lin Tailai didn't expect to be able to do things according to King Li today. He just made a draft first, and then started talking about other things:
“This time the Ming Dynasty’s military forces entered your country, we need your country’s powerful ministers to assist you and take charge of your country’s military and civilian affairs in cooperating with the Ming Dynasty’s military forces.
I have talked with several officials from your country in the past two days, and I feel that Liu Chenglong, who is on the right to discuss politics, is the most courageous and knowledgeable, and is the most suitable."
Li Huo did not hesitate and agreed happily: "Yes."
The Ming Dynasty's army had absolute dominance. Lin Tailai must send whomever he wanted, and there was no other choice.
If you have to replace it with another person, it will not have any effect at all, and it will be inexplicable if it fails.
Immediately, King Li ordered Liu Chenglong to be appointed as the envoy of the three capitals, the governor of all military affairs, and the coordination of the national troops on the north road.
After everything that needed to be said was said, Lin Jinglue took the initiative to leave. Before leaving, he said: "After Liu Chenglong has thanked him for his kindness, let him go to the shogunate to plan the army to fight against the Japanese.
In addition, the army is about to cross the river from the Jiuliancheng area to march eastward. Please leave for Kuandian as soon as possible, so as not to hinder the army from crossing the Jiuliancheng area."
Then Li Huo summoned the ministers and asked: "Lin said that he wanted our country to repay the Ming Emperor's kindness with mines, ports, and customs duties. Why?"
Jin Ronggui, the leader of the Central Government, said: "If this is the starting point, there will be no king in Korea!"
Most of the subordinates agreed, and this is the truth.
After Li Dexin glanced at Liu Chenglong, he said: "The troops from heaven are about to attack. We can give in to the enemy first and adapt to the situation later."
After King Li hesitated for a moment, he ordered: "We will drive to Kuandian Fort tomorrow and avoid Lin for the time being."
Lin Tailai's aura is too strong. Even as a king, the pressure to contact Lin Tailai is too great, so he'd better avoid it first.
Could it be that all the powerful officials in the Shang Dynasty have this kind of momentum?
Lin Tailai returned to the shogunate, and in the afternoon, Liu Chenglong, the official who paid homage to the three ministers and the governor of the military affairs department, came over to "report in," and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Thank you, Mr. Jinglue, for your support!" Liu Chenglong was even in the mood to say thank you, but for a moment he might have forgotten what he had to pay.
Lin Jinglue was completely indifferent to these official positions in North Korea. He patted the map on the public case and said to Liu Chenglong: "Stop being narcissistic and start doing things!"
Liu Chenglong looked at Jinglue Lin in surprise. Isn't it enough to just "traitor"? Why do you still do things?
Lin Tailai didn't care what Liu Chenglong thought, and directly introduced: "It is said that although the commander of the Japanese First Corps, Konishi Yuzhang, stopped going north after arriving in Pyongyang, he was in Sunan, Suchuan, and Anju north of Pyongyang.
We have placed many traitors for you as your eyes and ears.
These eyes and ears were mostly slaves and slaves, and they would inform the Japanese soldiers in Pyongyang of all military trends they discovered!
Therefore, these Japanese soldiers’ eyes and ears scattered in various places north of Pyongyang will hinder the actions of our tomorrow’s soldiers and give early warning to Pyongyang’s Japanese soldiers!”
The First Japanese Regiment stopped advancing when it arrived in Pyongyang. There were still several hundred miles between Pyongyang and the Yalu River, which served as a buffer zone.
In this area, the power of the North Korean government can still play a role. Of course, at present, there is only such a small area where the North Korean government can play a role.
After all, Liu Chenglong was not a fool, and he already understood the meaning, "Master Jinglue wants me to go to the north of Ping An Road to clear out these eyes and ears?"
To be continued...