Chapter 438: Knowing the Other
Eventually, the king decided to let the minister who stood up, who happened to be the minister in charge of finance. His name is Handua.
"Handuya, I hope you can live up to the mission I have given you and complete this mission." The king said.
Handua stood up and took the order, but there was one thing he had to figure out. That's where the king's bottom line is, and how much money can be sold.
"Your Majesty, but I don't know how much we can sell this Lion City Island?" Handua asked.
The king frowned, and asked the ministers what price they should set.
At this time, one of the ministers stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think the price cannot be set very high, and it will appear that we are not sincere." ”
After hearing this, all the ministers, including the king, nodded solemnly.
"However, it can't be set too low, so it seems that we have no dignity." The minister said again.
Everyone still nodded solemnly.
"How much is it going to be?" Handua asked.
"Let's just make a compromise." The minister said.
"Compromise? What about the price? The king asked.
"Well, in my opinion, then 10,000 taels of gold." The minister said.
"What? 10,000 taels of gold, right? This is too much, it's just a small island, and if Liu Yong doesn't want to spend a tael of gold, then he doesn't need to spend a tael of gold. Some ministers objected.
"Well, then it's set at five thousand taels of gold." The minister suggested again.
"Five thousand taels? I think it's still expensive, don't forget, Liu Yong has already given His Majesty the King a thousand taels of gold. The dissenting minister continued.
"Well, then three thousand taels, I don't think it can be lower." Again, the minister lowered the price of the proposal.
"Three thousand taels of gold, plus the one thousand taels he gave me, that's four thousand taels, and I think it's about the same." The king said.
"But Your Majesty, what if Liu Yong doesn't agree?" Handua asked.
"This." The king frowned, pondered for a while, patted his thigh and said, "Even if it is given to Liu Yong for nothing, you must sign a contract with him that you will never attack us, and promise that he will not attack us with artillery." ”
When the king had finished speaking, none of the other ministers objected. all agreed.
"Okay, then I'll negotiate with Liu Yong according to the offer price of three thousand taels of gold. I'll draw up a treaty to make sure he can't attack us. Handua said.
"Well, I'm relieved that you're going. Come on, give Handuya a drink. The king ordered.
At this time, a small door came up with wine and handed it directly to Handuya. Handua took it and wiped his mouth. He said, "Your Majesty, just wait to hear my good news." ”
The king nodded, and then instructed, "Remember, don't provoke Liu Yong. I don't want to be hit by that powerful artillery. ”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll take care of this." Handua said, returning the empty glass to the little door.
Xiao Men'er looked around, and walked out of the hall with a wine glass. Then he put the glass in the pantry next to the main hall, looked around, and hurried out of the palace.
In a small hotel, I met a man who was none other than Little Muhammad. But he has already made up as a local at the moment, and others can't see his identity at all.
The little man told the little Muhammad all that he had heard in the temple of the Divine Power.
Little Muhammad smiled, and at last gave the remaining fifty taels of gold to the little doorman. Then little Muhammad left the hotel, rode a fast horse and hurried back to the Lion City Island, and returned to the Eternal to report it all to Liu Yong.
Liu Yong laughed after hearing this, and laughed loudly: "It seems that this king is just Erer." A hundred cannons frightened him. ”
Li Kui said on the side: "Captain, it's not that he is frightened, he is really afraid that we will attack them with artillery, I think this king is timid, but he is still very knowledgeable." ”
Liu Yong nodded and smiled: "It seems that I don't need to spend a tael of gold to get this island!" Hahaha. ”
"In this case, what gold do we spend?" Little Muhammad also laughed on the side.
"Well, well, this king was a chess game and I easily defeated it. At first, I was going to buy this island for 100,000 taels of gold! Haha, God help me! Ha ha. Liu Yong really felt proud at this time.
This is the first time he came to the Great Song Dynasty to use slightly despicable means to get what he wants, but he doesn't feel how dirty he is, but feels that in the future world of changes and the law of the jungle, he can't survive without these two moments.
He did not care about the signing of the contract that Muhammad had come to report, because he had no intention of attacking the Malay Peninsula. His target was the Chinese mainland.
"Let's go, let's make some good cooking in the kitchen, let's have a few drinks to celebrate." Liu Yongyi waved his hand.
Then he took Li Kui, little Muhammad, and four deputies, and a general, and four adjutant generals, into the dining room.
The logistics ship was moored next to the Eternal, and a bridge was built between the two ships to facilitate the staff of the Eternals to pick up things from the logistics ship.
After entering the dining room, little Muhammad suddenly said: "Master, why don't you go to the bow of the boat on the deck to drink?" Wouldn't it be more pleasant to have a drink while looking at the upcoming Lion City Island? ”
When Liu Yong heard that little Muhammad had said well, and that it was indeed very pleasant, he said: "Okay, just use Muhammad's suggestion, and we will go to the bow of the boat to eat and drink." ”
Laughing, a group of people went to the deck again, and the people immediately moved the table to the bow of the ship, a large table, a small table.
The exquisite small table belongs to Liu Yong and the two ladies, and the two large tables are for Li Kui and others.
One of the generals was Su Erniang's former subordinate, his name was Wu Qing. The other four generals were his lieutenants. They have one table for the generals, and one table for Li Kui and the four deputies. Little Muhammad and Li Kui were at the same table.
Facing the sea breeze, looking at the Lion City Island not far away, drinking fine wine, it is really like little Muhammad said, very comfortable!
After four days of waiting, the news of the negotiator finally came from the Lion City Island.
Liu Yong asked the messenger to come to the ship to negotiate, and by the way, let him see his Yongshi and artillery.
Of course, Han Duya couldn't refuse Liu Yong's proposal, and Rao was afraid that he would also be on the Yongshi with his scalp. When he stood on the beach and saw the behemoth in the sea, he was first stunned, and then his legs weakened with some fright.