Chapter 959: Diplomat
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King Otesa Mantuo looked at Mohabdi, Nagar, and Tubudi and said, "The Qin army has only promised to provide us with weapons and some military commanders to help us train our soldiers. ”
Tubudi couldn't sit still, and immediately said: "How can this be done, Aurangzeb's troops are pressing the border, if the Qin State just provides us with some weapons and helps train soldiers, how can we be in time?" ”
Nagel said: "Yes, now the shape is urgent, even if the Qin State is willing to provide us with weapons, it will always take some time for the soldiers to learn to use firearms, I am afraid it will be too late." ”
Mantuo said: "If we want the Qin State to send troops to help us resist Aurangzeb, then we can only obey the conditions of the Qin State, pay tribute to the Qin State, allow the Qin State to set up trading ports in various countries, and allow the merchants of Great Qin to trade freely. It is also necessary to grant judicial immunity to the Qin people. ”
"What is judicial immunity?"
"Even if the people of the Qin State break the law in our country, we can only hand them over to the Qin State for punishment."
Others were still considering whether they should agree to these conditions, but King Tubudi of Chhattisgarh was already impatient and said: "Your life is almost gone, what else are you thinking about, quickly agree." Don't say that these conditions of the Qin State are not harsh, even if they are more harsh, as long as the Qin army can help us repel the Mughal army, it is worth it, what else do you consider? ”
The second largest city in the kingdom of Chettisgar had fallen, and the capital city of Raipur was about to be unkept, and of the four countries, he was at the forefront, and the army suffered the greatest casualties and losses.
For him, it's already a fire that burns his butt, so where can he think about it.
And the king of Otessa, Mantuo, wanted to use the Qin army to resist Aurangzeb's army, and secondly, he wanted to recover the Cuttak region from the Qin army. Even if the city of Ktak can't be recovered, the area around the Temple of the Sun must be recovered, after all, the holy place of Hinduism there is of extraordinary significance.
Therefore, he also expressed his attitude to agree to the conditions of Qin, leaving Mohabdi, the king of Jalkend, and Nagar, the king of Ximeng, although he was a little hesitant, but he knew that after Mantuo and Tubudi agreed, he did not agree, and he was afraid that he would offend Qin. In this case, the consequences can be miserable.
In the end, the four decided to accept Qin's conditions in their entirety, and first exchange for Qin's help to repel Aurangzeb's army.
The combined territory of these four small countries is about the size of Guangxi and Guangdong combined, and is mainly mountainous areas, if it were not for this terrain, they would have been wiped out by the Mughal Dynasty.
In the city of Cuttac, Marika. Samansha once again entered the royal palace that originally belonged to the kingdom of Otessa. It's just that this time she didn't see the top general of the Qin army, Ling Hai Rufeng.
She was met this time by several diplomats headed by Lin Jing, a member of the Great Qin Foreign Ministry.
Marika. Shamansha was a little disappointed, she had a good communication with Hai Rufeng last time, and now she suddenly came to talk to someone else, which made her a little uncomfortable.
Otesa is different from the other three countries. In addition to agreeing to pay tribute to the Great Qin and allowing the Qin to establish a trading port for free trade in exchange for the Qin sending troops to help them resist Aurangzeb's army, they also wanted to reclaim the wealthy area of Cuttac. This is the essence of the country of Otessa.
Foreign Ministry member Lin Jing led a total of six diplomats to India with the ocean-going fleet this time. Lin Jing himself is very young, thirty-three years old, and his appearance is gentle and elegant. The first impression is good.
He is a high-achieving student trained by the Foreign Affairs University in the past two years, and can speak Japanese, Portuguese and Indian Chinese.
These days, the Qin army has also been learning about the situation in India in detail, and after learning that the city of Jianba was lost, in fact, the sea is like the wind, and they are also in a hurry. If the situation worsens, Otesa and these small states will really be destroyed by the Mughal Dynasty, which is not in the interests of Great Qin.
But Lin Jing also knew that Otesa and other countries were definitely more anxious than them.
After the greetings, Lin Jing said politely: "Princess Samansha is here this time, I don't know what to do?" ”
Samansha asked tentatively, "Lord Lin, can you let me meet Admiral Hai?" ”
Lin Jing clasped his hands together, shook them slightly, and said very politely: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Princess Samansha." We received news that the Dutch, unwilling to be defeated, were mobilizing forces from India to attack us.
Admiral Hai, as the commander-in-chief, is preparing to meet the attack of the Dutch at any time, and he really can't spare time to meet the princess, and he hopes that the princess Haihan. However, Admiral Hai said that if the princess has anything, she can let the official convey it. ”
I can't see the sea like the wind, Marika. Shamansha had no choice but to start negotiating with Lin Jing anew.
Of course, negotiating is actually a process of squeezing toothpaste, Marika. Samansha didn't know that the Qin State wanted to support them against the Mughals, and she didn't have any bargaining chips at all.
The reason why she wants to see Hai Rufeng is actually to see that Hai Rufeng seems to like her a little, at least she is very tempted by her beauty, which may be her only bargaining chip;
But Lin Jing, although she is polite and gentle on the outside, she is polite and will never be soft-hearted because of her beauty.
In the end, the outcome of the negotiations was naturally not surprising.
After the two sides reached an agreement according to Daqin's conditions, Lin Jing smiled and said: "Princess, please rest assured, when you have a few countries that have been canonized, Zhengda will become my Daqin's vassal." I can reveal a message to the princess, my Great Qin Emperor Xià is a relatively protective person, as long as it is a loyal subordinate of Fan, I will try my best to protect it. Like Korea and Siam, our Great Qin sent troops to help them restore the country. ”
Shamansha hurriedly said: "We need the support of Daqin now, don't hide it from Lord Lin, since the loss of Jianba City, the shape has taken a sharp turn, and Aurangzebu's hundreds of thousands of troops have attacked in multiple ways, and we can't stand it." ”
"The princess doesn't have to worry, as long as it is my Great Qin's subordinate, my Great Qin will not let it be violated and sit idly by."
"Can I not be in a hurry? The Mughal army is invading my country. "Samansha has nothing to hide, not only can she no longer slap her swollen face and become fat, on the contrary, it is time to complain to Qin Guo.
Whether it was the negotiation process or the current reassurance of Shamansha, Lin Jing had always maintained a polite and gentle attitude, which was a necessary quality for a diplomat in Great Qin.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the situation of Otesa is already known to Admiral Hai, and it is believed that they are already studying a plan to resist the Mughal army."
"What about weapons?"
"At present, our army does not have any extra guns, so we can only temporarily provide some earth-shaking thunder to various countries, but the thunder thunder is difficult to make and expensive, and my Great Qin has a rule that without the consent of the imperial court, these powerful weapons cannot be sold, so as not to fall into the hands of the enemy."
"How can this be, didn't you just say that you promised to help us?"
"The princess is not in a hurry, now the matter is in a hurry, we are willing to transfer a batch of earth-shattering thunders to various countries at cost price, so that we can do our best to stabilize the precarious situation. As for the arquebus, we don't have many with us, and we can only supply them to various countries when they are shipped from home."
"What about that rocket, I heard that you have a powerful rocket, can you sell it to us, we are willing to pay some more."
"No, rockets are extremely difficult to manufacture, and they are extremely scarce in my Great Qin Army, and the cost is so high that it is appalling, even if it is sold to you at cost price, you may not be able to afford it."
"How tall?"
"A rocket slips, plus five rockets, the cost is 5,000 taels of silver, even if you can afford it, we don't want to sell it, so as not to be said that my Daqin took advantage of the fire to rob."
"So expensive?" Samansha was indeed frightened, but considering that this rocket slip seemed to be more powerful than the Europeans' artillery, and it was lightweight, good for maneuverability, and perhaps more expensive.
"It's really expensive, and of course, it's very powerful."
Finally, Samansha asked again, "When will you send troops to support us?" ”
Lin Jing replied: "Princess, this may not be up to us for the time being, I have already told Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Dutch are gathering Indian forces to attack Ketak, we can't be sure when the Dutch will come, so we have to be on guard at all times." I'm really sorry, but the only thing I can provide you with at the moment is a few military instructors and some earth-shattering thunder. ”
"How is this going to work? Unless you can give us some rockets. ”
Shamansha had already inquired very clearly, the Qin army's rockets were indeed infinitely powerful, and I heard that the Dutch were bombarded by the rockets and collapsed.
If Aurangzeb's army can be defeated, several countries will be ruthless and buy dozens of rockets, which is more expensive, as long as the Qin army is willing to sell, it is still worth it.
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PS: Early in the morning, a few yellow orioles were crying happily on the longan tree outside the window, with a crisp and melodious voice. I was woken up like this, poor thing, I wanted to go to bed early last night, but the handsome guy of "Cancer" kept sending messages in the middle of the night to tell me to get up and pee, and her daughter-in-law didn't care, I couldn't wait to run to his daughter-in-law to settle the score. Find a match to support your eyelids and finish this chapter, if there is a typo that looks unpleasant, buddies go to the daughter-in-law of the "Cancer" guy to settle accounts.
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(To be continued......)