"The 500,000 gold coins requested by Your Excellency are not unpayable for the Boulder family, but don't you think that such an act is damaging the friendship between the two nobles?"

The long table for negotiation is placed horizontally in the middle of the room, and according to the normal table custom, the main seat must be located at one end of the long table, and then the two seats on the left and right are arranged one by one. However, this habit obviously does not apply to negotiation and diplomacy, so according to the traditional way, the two sides of the negotiation must sit on the left and right sides of the long table, and in order to show the friendship and etiquette of the two sides of the negotiation, there is no distinction between superior and inferior positions.

However, for the respective diplomatic corps, there is still a distinction between the primary and secondary positions, so under normal circumstances, the number of people is mainly singular.

Like the diplomatic corps of the Boulder family, the nobleman with the title of earl sits in the middle of the long table facing the window, and there are three other people on each side of his left and right, but the only one who is really qualified to speak is the nobleman who sits on the main seat, and the two people who are in the second seat on the left and right, and the remaining four people are basically responsible for the sorting of materials and related transcripts, data transmission, etc.

In the face of this more formal diplomatic mission, Sean seems to be a bit amateurish.

For though he sat in the middle of the throne, facing the Earl on the other side, on his left was Cecilia, and on his right were Neil and William. So it seems that in fact, Neil can also be regarded as sitting on the main seat, and there is no such small flaw in the first place, but now the momentum of the Boulder family's side is flourishing, so it seems that Sean's side is a little short of breath.

At this time, it was the earl sitting on the throne who spoke, and his attitude was not tough, but it could definitely be regarded as cold: "Your Excellency may say that the Duke and you are not from the same country, so you don't need to think about friendship. But I believe in one thing. It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy. …… I wonder if Your Excellency feels the same way? ”

Sir is not considered a noble rank, if Shaun is called a knight, it is not a compliment for a lord, but a derogatory meaning, especially if this is said from a person with the title of earl. But if Shaun is directly addressed as a lord, it is also not a ceremonial act, because it is a barbarian way of addressing him.

Therefore, Your Excellency naturally became the only choice.

It's just that he can shout the honorific title of "Your Excellency" with a sincere face like this earl. It's really not easy.

However, Sean is not such a foolish person, since the other party uses such words as an opening statement, it is natural to express his approval of the rules set by Sean in the last negotiation in some way. But whether there was some kind of overture from Duke Hatch or the Boulder family or something else, then Sean couldn't guess right now. It's just that his favorite thing is to play ball.

I agree with you, and I have a good opinion of people who know how to be polite and respectful. Then I don't know what to do......"

"Tedles. Tedus. Boulder. The Earl, who was no longer young, spoke immediately. You can call me Ted. ”

"Hmm...... I wonder how much Mr. Ted thinks it is appropriate to compensate me? Sean nodded, and finished his words, "I'm sure Mr. Ted's wisdom will be able to make a decision that will satisfy both of you in this regard, right?" ”

In the face of Sean's smile, a hint of surprise flashed in Tedus's eyes. However, it was only a matter of a moment, and then he quickly recovered, and even pretended to cough to hide the momentary surprise in his eyes.

In fact, there is something that does surprise Tedus.

Sean's rhetorical question seemed to give him the initiative. But in fact, he has gained the upper hand and control of the overall situation of the whole negotiation, and if his next answer does not satisfy Sean, then it is reasonable for Sean to cancel the negotiation, and even the Boulder family will be infamous for it. Originally, Tedes had prepared several sets of plans, which gave him enough confidence that he could gradually gain the upper hand and control in the next negotiations, so as to make the negotiations more favorable to him.

But he never expected that this was a key compensation issue that he saw as a breakthrough, and in turn it became a breakthrough for the other party.

Tedes put away the scorn in his heart, and at the same time soothed the chagrin in his heart, since he ignored this issue, then he must not ignore other issues in this negotiation.

"The recipe for 100,000 Ryan gold coins and black steel." As his thoughts turned, Tedes immediately figured out the key to it, "I'm sure your foresight will be able to understand the meaning of this recipe." It's definitely worth more than normal gold compensation, isn't it? ”

Although the Miracle Continent is because of the existence of the God of Wisdom, the spread of knowledge is very widespread, and most of the ordinary civilians are literate. It's just that property rights knowledge like formulas still have extremely high value, even if this is just a stone production formula, its value is worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins at most, but in the long run, it is indeed more valuable to Sean than the hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

Tedus's ability to react so quickly is enough to prove the sincerity of the Boulder family, if Sean refuses, then he will indeed be unreasonable, and the control and rhythm of the negotiation will completely fall into the hands of Tedus.

The ball, once again, was kicked back into Sean's hands.

Out of the corner of Sean's eye, he glanced at Neil's right hand on the table, and the index finger of this hand kept tapping slightly on the tabletop, so Sean smiled: "Of course, this is a very good proposal." …… So let's sign the contract now. ”

"Of course." Tedes also smiled and nodded, the look in his eyes couldn't tell whether he was happy or regretful, but he still couldn't get the upper hand, "I like Your Excellency's serious attitude of one thing to another." ”

The contract was drafted on an improvised basis, but neither party had any opinions, so it was signed very smoothly.

After that, the contract was kept in duplicate, one for each side, but Sean kept the original copy of the contract and a scroll at the same time. The content recorded above is the recipe for the blending and production process of black steel, as well as a gold scroll of the Pan-continental Chamber of Commerce Alliance with a denomination of 100,000.

"Well, since we can both agree on this matter, then I hope that the next negotiations will also allow both of us to agree." Tedes smiled slightly, and took advantage of this to change his tone and reinvigorate his spirits, because he knew very well that the next negotiation was the most important matter, and it could be said that their entire envoy group had arrived. It is for this matter, "For the redemption of Baron Lonnis, we are willing to pay a ransom of 100,000 Lane gold coins, and in this regard, Your Excellency can ask for a direct exchange for the gold scroll, or you can ask for materials of equal total value." …… And in addition to the release of Baron Lonnis. I also hope that all military acts will cease immediately. ”

William wrote a note and handed it to Sean, who glanced at it. He asked, "The so-called immediate stop." What does it include? ”

This is formal negotiation etiquette.

Only the three people in the main position and the left and right positions are qualified to speak, but under normal circumstances, the left and right positions only remind and refute when the main diplomat is negligent, and even attack some mistakes and other issues. The only people who are really qualified to make a decision or even bargain are the people who sit on the main seat, that is to say, in this negotiation, only Sean and Tedes have the right to bargain. The left and right sides of the two sides can participate in the discussion, but they cannot decide anything.

And those who are outside the second place are not even qualified to open their mouths to discuss, if they have any questions or questions. It can only be proposed by writing on a sticky note, by the person in the main position. However, under normal circumstances, people who sit outside the secondary position are generally responsible for the transmission and organization of records and materials, and it is almost never seen that anyone will submit a note to the main diplomat.

William's move immediately made Teds notice that the people on Sean's side were probably not simple.

However, he quickly replied: "This includes the removal of the patrol garrisons on the border, and the return of the two occupied territories, and the army under the cabinet for the next three years shall not carry out any military acts against the lords who participate in the union." ”

"There's no way I'm going to say yes." Sean shook his head in refusal, as Tedes expected, "The noble alliance was formed by your country first, and my counterattack is just self-defense under pressure. Unless the two barons are willing to make reparations, then I agree not to pursue their actions in this matter, or I will strike at the right time as I see fit. ”

"The two barons are willing to pay 30,000 gold coins each as compensation for the defeated side." Tedus spoke, "But I hope your Excellency will be lenient, they will repay it in instalments over a period of six months, and of course if you want other supplies equivalent to the equivalent amount, the two barons will agree to pay for it." ”

These two barons don't have much background in William's intelligence, unlike Lonnis, who are barons, but there is a shadow of the marquis' family behind them. Therefore, it is indeed very stressful for them to make up the compensation of 30,000 gold coins, but it can also be seen from this point that these two barons are indeed more sincere in compensation, and Sean is naturally not too embarrassed about this, anyway, the territory of these two barons is not an important place, and there is no place for him to use it.

But he couldn't agree so easily, otherwise it would naturally be unfavorable for his next negotiations.

Negotiation is originally a war and a game in another sense.

There is no fairness in the negotiation between the victors and the losers, like the gap between an empire and a kingdom.

Therefore, Tedes had to argue one by one on the terms of these negotiations, and for this reason, it took nearly half an hour to argue for the terms of the two barons' apologies before finally reaching an agreement: the compensation of the two barons would bring Sean a total of 70,000 Ryan gold coins.

Tedles wiped the sweat from his forehead lightly, and he finally discovered the real difficulty of Sean's negotiating team. The limit of the two barons is 100,000 Ryan gold coins, but this includes 60,000 gold coins and 40,000 materials equivalent to the equivalent compensation, he was almost able to get Sean to promise to pay 30,000 gold coins each, but he didn't expect that because he missed a sentence, Cecilia grabbed his braid and bit the compensation of 70,000, including materials with a total value of 40,000 and 30,000 gold coins.

On the surface, this compensation is actually very light, after all, it saves 30,000 gold coins.

But in fact, the materials with a total value of 40,000 gold coins are equivalent to completely emptying the reserves of the two baronies in all aspects over the years, which is worth more than a simple 40,000 gold coins. Because the market has always determined the price based on demand, the shortage of materials will only lead to an increase in prices, which is equivalent to saying that the little gold coins still in the hands of the two barons will be seriously reduced.

Tedles is already clearly feeling the pressure of this negotiation. (To be continued.) )

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