Chapter 884: Moscow Agreement (Third Update)
The reason why Liu Hongjian called himself myself instead of this king was naturally to separate this army from the Ming Dynasty, at least to make the Poles or Europa think.
"20,000 ......" Kane feasted on a whale.
"Why, can't your country do it? That King ......"
"No, yes, the Kingdom of Poland is perfectly capable of finding 20,000 blacks, but it will take time." Kane immediately explained.
"Yes, but as soon as possible, I can give you two months, but only if all blacks are under 30 years old and in good health, and if they are not qualified, I will return them." Liu Honggradually thought about it for a moment and said.
"No problem, don't you ask the price?" Kane reminded.
"Oh, I forgot, how much does a black slave cost?" Liu Hongjian was also negligent, so he asked casually.
"Lord, the price in Poland is about three gold coins each, but if all you want are strong and strong slaves, this price is low, but you are a friend of Poland, if Your Majesty agrees, I think I should be able to sell you all three gold coins each." Kane thought about it.
The three gold coins are about two taels of the Ming Dynasty according to the weight, and if the two taels of gold are converted into silver, the current exchange rate of the Ming Dynasty is about sixteen taels.
This price is not low, after all, it is only about ten taels to buy a maid in Daming Pass, but fortunately, all the people who buy are strong and capable blacks.
Liu Hongjian roughly calculated that the cost of 20,000 people was more than 300,000 taels of silver, which was acceptable.
"Yes, but the transport ship needs to be provided by you, and I will pay for it." Liu Hong gradually said again.
Northern Poland is next to the Baltic Sea, and although their warships are not very strong, Liu Hongjian bought only transport ships.
According to his plan, he would search for an island of the right size in northern Europe, and there were so many uninhabited islands in this year that he could not be bothered at all.
He will spend a lot of money to defend the island, provide weapons and food, and train this black army.
There are three reasons why blacks are chosen, one is that blacks are stronger and taller, and second, blacks are more resilient than Asians, whether they are long-distance or carry weights, they are stronger than Asians.
The third and most important point is that this army has to shuttle through the countries of Europa to fight, which is destined to be a high-risk errand, even if the black man dies, Liu Hongjian does not feel distressed.
"No problem, Your Majesty will agree." Earl Kane said very sincerely.
Although the ultimate goal was not achieved, if it was possible to hire mercenaries as powerful as the Ming army in the near future, it would be considered a curve to save the country.
Moreover, the Kingdom of Poland was able to make a great profit from it, which was a double win, and the Count of Kane was delighted to be able to bring about the business, and he felt that it was worthwhile for the time being, and was anxious to take his leave and report back to the king.
But Liu Hongjian did not let him go, but indicated that there would be important matters to negotiate in a few days, and Kane temporarily stayed in Moscow with a lot of concern.
Sure enough, within two days, Viscount Barth, the Prussian minister who was a little farther away from Poland, also came, and clearly told Liu Hongjian that Prussia would not lend the way to Daming.
The purpose of the Prussian minister's visit was roughly the same as that of Poland, both to buy arms, but at the same time Prussia did not want and could not accept the Ming Dynasty's dispatch of heavy troops in Europa, which was a matter of principle.
After returning from the last consultation, the King of Prussia consulted with the Emperor of Austria on how to deal with it, and then informed the kings of other countries, so that this second visit took place.
Liu Hongjian was not very interested in this Prussian kingdom, which was a country with a strong will to fight, and heard that its king Frederick I had a nickname called the Mercenary King.
A few days later, the ministers of France, Franco, and even England also arrived one after another, and the Dutch minister, who surprised Liu Hongji, came again, still a marquis, but was detained by Baba without even entering the camp.
On that day, the ministers of all the countries expressed their opinions one after another, and they seemed to have discussed it before, and they did not even intend to give the Ming any room for relaxation.
The countries did not argue on the basic fact that the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Rakshasa Kingdom, and they had only one condition, that no troops should be stationed within 500 miles of the neighboring countries of Europa, and that the total garrison of the Ming in Eastern Europe could not exceed 50,000.
If they can't agree to this condition, it means that the Ming have no will for peace, and they will unite to fight against the Ming Empire.
Because Liu Hong gradually understood the minds of these small countries, and at the same time, the Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to station heavy troops in such a distant place for a long time in a short period of time, after all, the supply was too difficult and the road was too far away.
But Liu Hongjian didn't agree to them easily, after all, it was not easy to convince the foxes present if he agreed too easily.
He pretended to be very embarrassed and said that the territory of the empire naturally needs to be guarded, otherwise the security of the territory cannot be guaranteed, and the ministers present immediately promised that they would never set foot on the territory of the Ming Dynasty if it were not for the intentional provocation of the Ming Dynasty.
In the eyes of the countries of Europa, the Ming Empire is a giant, and their countries are using Ming porcelain, tea and silk products, so they naturally know how much territory and population the Ming Empire has in the distant East.
Liu Hongjian also pointed out that there are still hundreds of thousands of Rakshasa civilians in Moscow, and if heavy troops cannot be stationed, it will be difficult to deal with these civilians in the event of a riot.
The ministers of the various countries fought well, and if you directly accept 50,000, I will accept 30,000, and the matter that the expeditionary force has been worried about will be easily solved.
In fact, as a Han Chinese, the Ming Empire's treatment of civilians in other countries was still too gentle, and in the eyes of the countries of Europa, since a country was destroyed, then the civilians of that country were all slaves.
Are slaves human? The answer, of course, is no.
The status of slaves was even inferior to that of livestock, doing the heaviest work, eating the worst meals, and in the eyes of the people of Europa, the distribution of tens of thousands of slaves was not only not a pressure, but also a welfare.
The negotiations lasted for two days, and after constant arguing and compromise, the Europa countries finally reached an agreement with Liu Hongji, but both sides seemed to be reluctant.
This is also a small means of negotiation, and all the countries of Europa have been allocated slaves, although they are happy in their hearts, but their reluctant appearance on the surface seems to make people feel that they have suffered a great loss, after all, it is under pressure to raise tens of thousands of people.
And Liu Hong gradually reluctantly agreed to the issue of stationing troops in Eastern Europe, and at the same time, he himself was relaxed to solve the problem of the resettlement of the remnants of the Rakshasa Rakshasa at present, and the Ming Dynasty had no intention of stationing heavy troops in Eastern Europe at present.
Everyone was happy and then reluctantly, it is conceivable that if the faces of the ministers present and Liu Hongjian are stacked together, the thickness is unimaginable.
On the 29th day of the first lunar month, the Ming Empire, represented by Liu Hongji, signed a treaty with the countries of Europa, known as the Moscow Agreement.
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