Chapter 224 Armistice Conditions
And this time Cai Shanji sent Wen Liufang to recruit Yu Xiaotian, which is also selfish. Now everyone can see that when Zhu Yifeng was defeated in Nanri Island, his official position was not guaranteed, and his governor was already the end.
However, many people have a lot of ideas about who will be the governor of Fujian next. At least now Cai Shanji has some ideas about this position, because after Zhu Qin was dismissed, Zhu Yifeng was promoted from Fujian on the spot.
This time Zhu Yifeng lost his position, the court may still take over the post of Fujian governor from a local promoted official in Fujian. At present, the most favorable challenger for this position is Cai Shanji.
Moreover, Cai Shanji and Zhu Yifeng's relationship is not very good. Zhu Yifeng's dismissal this time should not involve him. The blame can be Zhu Yifeng's back. He only needs to be able to turn the tide and stop the chaos of the sea wolf, so it is likely that he will make great contributions to this matter and win the position of governor of Fujian. .
This is the main reason why Cai Shanji sent Wen Liufang to recruit Xiaotian this time. At this time, if he can recruit Xiaotian for his use, he can not only make contributions, but also have an available military force. In the future, as long as the sea of Fujian is cleared, this credit will be great!
Not to mention the governor, if this goal can really be achieved, there is even the possibility of another step forward, and it is not necessarily impossible to be a governor.
Wen Liufang came to Zhongzuo to find Yu Xiaotian with such careful thoughts as Cai Shanji, but only when she saw her face to face, Wen Liufang's card was seen through by Yu Xiaotian.
Now it seems that it is impossible to scare Yu Xiaotian, and it is not very likely to recruit Yu Xiaotian, because Yu Xiaotian has obviously seen that Cai Shanji's conditions on Zhao'an will not be too high. Yu Xiaotian doesn't seem to pay attention to such conditions at all.
But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, Wen Liufang found that Yu Xiaotian did not seem to have the posture of completely dying with the government.
At least now Yu Xiaotian has given him a chance to talk, and although he is not afraid of the officers and soldiers coming to suppress it and is unwilling to accept the recruitment, there is still a hint of possibility of manoeuvre.
After thinking of this, Wen Liufang was somewhat in a better mood. She shook her head and sighed, held her fist and said to Xiaotian, "Yu Dangjia is really powerful. It can be said that his eyes are like a torch!" In this case, the students still want to remind Yu to be the head of the house.
Although the current situation of the head is strong, it seems that Fujian has no way to deal with your sea wolves for the time being, but if the head of the family continues to be so bold, sooner or later it will attract officers and soldiers to suppress it. Presumably the head of the family will not want to see such a situation!
So in this case, let's talk about how to end this..."
Yu Xiaotian sat in the temporary study, opposite Lin Yiyang, and the two of them were drinking tea while talking.
"What does the big head think of the government's statement?" Lin Yiyang looked into Yu Xiaotian's eyes and asked Xiaotian.
Yu Xiaotian leisurely blew a piece of tea on the water in the tea bowl, took a sip of laughter and said, "I won't consider the matter of Zhao'an for the time being!
But it's not a way to continue like this! Although we have the initiative now, Fujian officials really have nothing to do with us.
But if we keep fighting like this, we will delay a lot of business! With our current strength, although we can compete with Fujian, we can't compete with the whole Ming Dynasty.
We have to maintain it by doing business through the sea. If we are in this state of war for a long time and the government can afford it, we can't afford it!
Our business source mainly comes from Fujian. Although we can also purchase goods from Guangdong and Zhejiang, it is a long way to go, so it is not cost-effective.
It doesn't matter if it's a short time. If it's a long time, it's not good for us, so this time we've reached this stage, and it's almost time to close it!
Our goal has actually been achieved. This Weitou Bay has been controlled by us, and it will become our source of wealth in the future!
If we continue to fight, we can say that we are empty in Baoshan, but we can't get half of the financial resources, so we can close it as soon as we see it's good. At present, we must let the Fujian officials acquiesce to control over this area!"
Lin Yiyang nodded and said, "The big boss is very thoughtful, but the current question is whether Fujian officials may agree to our terms? This Weitou Bay is an important place stared by the Fujian government. Whether it is Jinmen or the center-left and even Gaopu City, it is the place where the government guards. How can the government easily agree? How dare Cai Shanji agree?"
Yu Xiaotian looked up at Lin Yiyang, put down the tea bowl and said, "It depends on how Mr. Lin can help me figure it out!" I won't return this Weitou Bay to the government, but this battle will also stop. I want to hear what Mr. Lin can come up with!"
Lin Yiyang lowered his head and was silent for a while, silently tasting tea. Yu Xiaotian did not urge him. He looked like an old god and enjoyed tasting his tea.
After a while, Lin Yiyang looked up and smiled bitterly, "The big head has created a problem for the students!" The big boss is unwilling to accept Zhao'an, but he has to control Weitou Bay for a long time, and it is really difficult for Fujian officials to acquiesce to this!
I just thought about it for a while, and it's really not easy to do! However, since the big man wants his subordinates to find a way, he can only think that it is only possible to do so!"
Yu Xiaotian put down the tea bowl and looked at Lin Yiyang and said, "Oh? Then Mr. Lin, let's talk about it! What should we do to make the official acquiesce about our actual control of Weitou Bay? ......”
Wen Liufang stayed in the middle left for two days. When Yu Xiaotian put forward the condition, Wen Liufang still jumped up and shook her head and said, "No! This is absolutely impossible! If you want to truce, even if Lord Fantai finds a way to give you some compensation, you must withdraw from Weitou Bay! Otherwise, this matter can never be negotiated!
As for the restoration of the prosperous source proposed by the head, I don't think this matter is a problem, and the lord of Fantai will definitely meet the requirements of the head.
I hope it's better for the head to take a step back. This matter is said to be the lord of Taiwan. Even if he is a new governor, I'm afraid he dares not agree to the conditions of the head of the family!"
Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "I'm going to decide on this Weitou Bay. I won't retreat from Jinmen, Zhongzuo and Gaopu! If you want me to take a step back, I can not get involved in Fuquan Institute. This is my last condition!
As for whether Lord Fantai agrees or disagrees, that's your business. Please ask Mr. Wen to go back first and tell Lord Fantai about these conditions. Please make a final determination!
I will give you ten days. I can not fight in Tong'an County, but ten days later, if the lord of Fantai can't make up his mind, then I will fight in Tong'an County and attack Fuquan Qianhu at the same time!"
The warm and fragrant body trembled all over, staring at Xiaotian and asked, "Isn't there any room for maneuver?"
"No! This is my last condition! Where to go depends on Lord Cai's decision!" Yu Xiaotian shook his head rudely and said.
Wen Liufang saw that Yu Xiaotian definitely rejected his request and knew that it was useless to continue to stay and talk today. Now he must return to Quanzhou and tell Cai Shanji about this matter. Cai Shanji must make an idea about this kind of thing. He can't make such a decision.
So Wen Liufang's dejected farewell was sent to the dock. This time, he did not take the boat when he came. In order to return to Quanzhou City faster, Yu Xiaotian specially sent him a flying fast boat and ordered the captain to send Wen Liufang to Quanzhou as quickly as possible and fell on a big island in Quanzhou Bay. Waiting for news.
Wen Liufang did not dare to delay for a moment by boat and immediately rushed back to Quanzhou City. At this time, Cai Shanji came to Quanzhou City in person and was waiting for his news in Quanzhou City.
On the way, Wen Liufang returned to Quanzhou City and immediately asked to see Cai Shanji. She would tell Cai Shanji the conditions listed in Xiaotian one by one.
This time, Yu Xiaotian gave Cai Shanji these main conditions.
First: If the Fujian official wants the sea wolf to stop the next military operation, they must compensate the sea wolf for 100,000 taels of silver, and it must be an official bank, which is the minimum.
Second: Fujian officials should allow Maoshengyuan to resume business and return the property that had been confiscated at the beginning. If it can't be found, it will be compensated according to the price and not interfere in Maoshengyuan's business in the future.
Third: In the future, the sea wolf will have actual control over Weitou Bay, including Gaopu City on the shore. In addition, Xiamen Island and Kinmen Island will also be under the actual control of the sea wolf, and the surrounding corner will also be under the control of the sea wolf! To put it bluntly, the sea wolf wants to have actual control over the whole enclosure, and here it is used as a port for sea wolf and sea trade. The government is not allowed to interfere!
Fourth: In this conflict between Fujian officials and sea wolves, the captured officers and soldiers and some officials allowed their families to pay ransom to redeem them. Everyone has different official positions and set different prices to redeem people. In addition, their families can also pay for the bodies of some military generals who died in the war. Redemption, but the sea wolf can return the remains of Chen Wencan, who killed himself on Nanri Island, to his family for free. Of course, if the family members of the soldiers are willing to pay for them, they can also do so.
Fifth: Seawolves' merchant ships can enter and exit any port along the coast of Fujian at will in the future, and the local government shall not collect taxes or interfere with them!
These five are the five most important conditions proposed by Yu Xiaotian to Cai Shanji this time. As long as Cai Shanji fulfills them, the sea wolf will stop all military operations against Fujian and will restrain its subordinates in the future to minimize attacks on the coast of Fujian.
After Wen Liufang told Cai Shanji about these five conditions, Cai Shanji's face turned pale and directly grabbed a jade ruler on the table, then fell heavily on the green brick floor, smashing the jade ruler on the spot.
(The new month has begun! I almost forgot to shout, brothers, I want a monthly ticket! This is a matter of face, please, brothers!)