When Duke Mikhail heard this, he chuckled in his heart. What the hell, you have limited financial resources. I'm afraid you really just want to protect your own three-acre land and are unwilling to devote your precious manpower to fighting Turkey. This is true.
reason.
Although ten thousand people seemed a bit small in his opinion, considering Leonid's age and ability, for the time being, this number is indeed more suitable for him, so it is not impossible to agree.
But for him to agree so readily, Duke Mikhail felt that it was a bit unreasonable, because according to Li Xiao, Wallachia's financial resources were limited. If Leonid did not participate in the defense project, then the relationship between these 10,000 volunteers would be
He has to pay most of the expenses, which is a bit cheating!
"My military budget is also limited. There is no reason to allocate it to the volunteers for free. This is inappropriate!"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Duke, are you kidding me? Almost all the logistics supplies are distributed by you. Even if you leak a little from your fingers, it will be enough for the 10,000 volunteers to eat and drink. We can't do it.
Is Guiya paying to support a group of idle men who are of no help to us and don’t even have command authority?”
Duke Mikhail snorted: "You were the one who caused the matter, so it's understandable that you should solve it!"
Li Xiao directly spread his hands and said: "If you say that, then just pretend that I haven't said anything and just do whatever you want. Our Wallachia is too small to accommodate the giant Buddha of Onid...
…”
Duke Mikhail suddenly clicked his tongue again, glared at Li Xiao with gritted teeth, and said bitterly: "Okay, I'll pay for the supplies, but you Wallachia will be responsible for the equipment!"
Alexei and Dmitri were stunned by this bargaining. They thought they could not reach an agreement before, but when Li Xiao mentioned the volunteer army, he found that Duke Mikhail's attitude changed drastically, and he thought that the problem was solved.
But who would have thought that Li Xiao would be unwilling to pay for those 10,000 people and let Duke Mikhail pay for it? This made them dare not even think about it. But who would have thought that after some bargaining, Duke Mikhail would actually give in?
, what kind of negotiation method is this?
It’s simply outrageous!
What's even more outrageous is yet to come. As soon as Duke Mikhail put forward the conditions, Li Xiao immediately said: "We can provide the equipment, but after the war, it must be returned as it is. If there is any damage, you will have to pay for it and rent it."
fee!"
Duke Mikhail's eyes widened and he looked at Li Xiao in disbelief for a long time. This was the first time he had discovered such a monkey-like person. He couldn't get enough of it, okay?
After a long time, he sighed and said: "You are really humiliating me by not doing business. Okay, I'll do as you say, but one thing is, don't mess up things with a bunch of rubbish. I want to check it!"
Li Xiao immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I am not that kind of person. After all, I am also a good brother of Leonid. How could I possibly cheat him? I guarantee that the equipment given to him will be no worse than that of his previous army."
Just feel at ease!"
Duke Mikhail let out a long breath, glared at Li Xiao angrily, and then said to Alexey: "Alexey, don't let this kid lead you astray.
It's a calculation... Besides, you and Leonid have been friends since they grew up together, so you should know his temper, and don't hurt your feelings over the slightest dispute!"
As he spoke, Prince Mikhail sighed again, then patted Alexei on the shoulder, pretending to be deeply touched.
The old fox knew that Alexey was doing this, and sure enough, Alexei seemed to be touched by the situation and fell silent as if he remembered something.
Seeing the drama, the old fox was ready to strike while the iron was hot, but he didn't expect Li Xiao to intervene and say more: "Then you have to educate Leonid well first. Look at Alexei and I, how often have we not let him go?"
, or else you can indulge him until he can’t deal with it and then show his cards? Speaking of which, you are not qualified as an uncle. You always allow your nephew to do whatever he wants, which is not a good thing!"
Duke Mikhail was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but there was nothing he could do against Li Xiao. He had clearly seen through his plan and had not fallen into his trap at all. It was meaningless for him to continue to praise him. He might as well get over it as soon as possible.
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"Okay!" Duke Mikhail coughed dryly and asked, "When can you get that volunteer army together? If you are too busy, I can send a few people here to help you get it done!"
Li Xiao laughed again: "Please trouble me, we are already ready and have almost recruited all the people. All we need is your consent! And we don't dare to trouble your people! Otherwise, God knows, this will only be a volunteer army."
Do I just listen to you?"
Duke Mikhail chewed his teeth and said angrily: "Am I that kind of person? You really judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory. It's disgusting. No wonder Your Majesty
Hate you!"
After such a joke, the matter was over. For Duke Mikhail, although this trip did not completely achieve its purpose, the result was not bad. For Li Xiao and the others, although Leonid
Now that he is back, it is conceivable that he will still be stubborn, but he has somewhat eased the relationship with his uncle, which can be regarded as a burying the hatchet. At least he does not have to worry about being tricked by Duke Mikhail later, which can be regarded as a relief.
"This can be considered a turn of events!"
Alexei sighed with deep emotion. He thought Leonid was still in a lot of trouble because he knew this boy so well. If he said he would report it, he would definitely report it. He would never do it.
Favoritism and fraud.
Although being reported is unlikely to really harm Wallachia and their subsequent plans, it is still a big trouble, especially if those enemies bite them and they will be annoyed to death.
Although the result was not perfect, it at least reduced a lot of trouble, which made him feel relieved.
Thinking about it, he sighed: "The financial burden is even heavier, and we have to support 10,000 more people. This expense is not small!"
Indeed, although Li Xiao and Duke Mikhail have negotiated terms, and Leonid's 10,000 people will be borne by Duke Mikhail, but how can the small head be so small? Just take 10,000 people.
In terms of weapons and equipment, this is a problem!
However, Li Xiao didn't see it that way. He waved his hand and said: "Replace all the weapons and equipment of Leonid's brigade and send them to him. In addition, the Wallachian National Army also replaced them.
Are you going to approve old equipment? I think it’s probably enough if you just scrape it together!”