Chapter 176 The difference between the city gate and the city wall
Ursu heard that Yang Xuan's tone had softened, and he immediately bowed his hands and apologized.
But Yang Xuan didn't buy it at all. He tried to fool me by apologizing verbally. He really thought I was being coaxed by a child.
"Master Ursu, this matter has nothing to do with you. He insulted me, Dasheng. If I don't apologize, I will be insulting the country. It will be a capital crime to go back. Then I might as well die here, at least my family will not be implicated.
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As he spoke, he took out the fire folder and looked as if he was ready to die, preparing to light a fire.
Seeing this situation, Sosna was so frightened that he quickly shouted: "Apologise, I am willing to apologize."
Ursu was stunned for a moment, and then sighed helplessly.
This Sosna is so embarrassing.
Although Yang Xuan said it so seriously, Ursu could tell that it was just rhetoric, but before he could speak, Sosna gave in.
The face of the grassland was completely disgraced by him.
But he had already spoken, so what could Ursu say?
Yang Xuan put out the fire seal and said, "Since Mr. Sosna is willing to apologize, let's talk about how to make amends."
He knew that it was impossible to get Sosna to kneel down and kowtow. In that case, it would be a quarrel. By then, the business deal would most likely be corrupted, so he might as well take the opportunity to get some benefits on the terms.
Sosna is not stupid. Hearing what Yang Xuan means, there is no need to kneel down and kowtow?
If you had told me earlier, I wouldn’t have been scared if you had told me earlier...
Damn it, why is my crotch so cold?
Did I fucking piss my pants?
Sosna's face suddenly became hot.
I glanced down and saw that it was okay, because it was winter and I was wearing leather pants outside my cotton trousers, so I couldn't tell at all.
But it’s not easy to live in this way. Over time, the smell may come out.
"Compensate, I will compensate, you just tell me how much you want to compensate."
Sosna couldn't care less about anything else. Even if the opponent's lion opened his mouth, he would accept the money.
In the end, Yang Xuan just sneered: "Although my official position is not high, my family does not have much assets. I don't care about money."
Sosna was anxious: "Then what do you want to pay for?"
The more anxious the other party is, the more Yang Xuan has to delay. Although he doesn't know why Sosna is anxious, it's better to delay anyway.
He pretended to think, pondered for a long time, and then said: "How about this? Add a clause to the terms, in addition to the trade fair we have planned, allow my merchants to do business on the grassland."
As soon as this condition came out, Sosna was stunned. He thought to himself that this was not a condition, it was just for business, and it was not impossible now.
But Ursu frowned. He didn't understand what was wrong with it for a while, but he just vaguely felt that something was wrong.
But before he could think about it, Sosna had already agreed: "No problem, I agree that merchants from Dasheng can do business on the grassland."
Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows and waved his hand gently, and the guards moved out of the way. Sosna's guards surrounded him and left.
Ursu also said goodbye: "Although there was a little unpleasantness today, I hope it will not affect the signing of our treaty. We will meet again tomorrow."
Yang Xuan waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I always distinguish between public and private matters. Let's meet again tomorrow."
Ursu secretly sighed. Just now he had said selflessly that it was an insult to the country, but now it was clear between public and private. This kid is simply a genius.
Yang Xuan returned to the camp, jumped up and slapped the table, laughing loudly, leaving everyone confused.
After laughing for a while, Yang Xuan stopped. His Royal Highness Prince Chun asked curiously: "Why are you laughing, sir?"
Yang Xuan said: "Trading business on the grassland, didn't you hear? They actually agreed that they can do business on the grassland, hahahaha."
"This... wasn't it already agreed upon for trade and exchange?"
Yang Xuan took a sip of water and finally regained his composure. He waved his fingers and said: "This is different. The trade fair conducts trade at a fixed location, which is equivalent to each side opening several trade ports, and letting Dasheng's
When merchants go to the grasslands to do business, the meaning is completely different."
"What's the difference?" Zhang Shilang was also a little confused.
Yang Xuan thought for a while and said: "This is like a city. The trading market is equivalent to the gate of the city, and allowing merchants to do business on the grassland is equivalent to tearing down all the city walls."
"hiss……"
His Highness King Chun suddenly understood, because he knew that this trade exchange was actually just an excuse, mainly to assimilate the prairie people, which was the difference between a few points and a large area.
But Zhang Shilang didn't understand yet and continued to ask: "But there are no city walls on the grassland to begin with. There were people who secretly left the country to do business on the grassland before. What's the difference?"
Yang Xuan waved his hand and said: "I went there secretly before. The grassland is so big. How many merchants can there be? Now if we go openly and openly, how many merchants will there be? This is called quantitative change leading to qualitative change."
Zhang Shilang is still in the dark, but Yang Xuan is inconvenient to say more.
This is a strategy to destroy the country, how can it be revealed at will?
The next day, the negotiations officially began.
There are basically no changes to the previously drafted terms, except for repeated consultations on adjustments to small details.
As for the terms of fully opening up trade, Yang Xuan added it on the first day because Sosna agreed. Although he felt something was wrong, Ursu had nothing to say.
Even though he is known as the wisest man on the grassland, due to his limited vision, he cannot understand what cultural invasion, economic sanctions, and assimilation are.
The detailed negotiation seemed to be a small matter, but it was very complicated. It took more than ten days of back and forth negotiation before finally finalizing the terms one by one.
The next step is to officially sign the contract.
During this period of time, Sosna never showed his face once.
He didn't show up until the official signing day.
After all, this signing is equivalent to a certificate of credence, which is what Sosna came for.
The contract was made in duplicate, signed by the representatives of the mission one by one, exchanged with each other, and stamped with the seals representing the heads of both countries.
Finally, credentials were exchanged and cannons were fired.
The three firings of the cannon were agreed upon in advance, but Sosna, who was standing next to Yang Xuan, couldn't help but tremble three times.
Zhang Shilang announced that the ceremony was completed, and then the whole ceremony was over.
Then Yang Xuan patted Sosna on the shoulder and said: "Sir Sosna, in order to celebrate the successful signing of the credentials, please enjoy the banquet we have prepared for you, Mr. Sosna."
Speaking of which, this is considered part of the etiquette. Even if Sosna doesn't want to deal with Yang Xuan, he has to agree. Otherwise, it will appear that he is petty and even afraid of Yang Xuan.
At the banquet, Yang Xuan entertained them warmly, patting his chest and saying that if everyone here is interested in doing business, Yang Xuan can give them priority in supplying goods.
Everyone here is a smart person, so how could they not know how popular Dasheng's products are on the grassland? If they can get priority supply, it will be a huge profit.
Especially Sosna, after drinking a few cups of Sansheng Sanshi, he drunkenly put his hand on Yang Xuan's shoulder and said, "Brother, that's cool. Just deliver the goods when the time comes. I'll take as much as I want."