Chapter 2134 Min De's Helplessness

The speed of the end of the war is very fast, but the peace talks are not so fast, and the process of the peace talks must be a relatively difficult process. A kind of person in the Cao's firm understands this matter very well, so Li Cong prepares to When looking for a deputy for Wu Zuoxi, all of these people were not good here or there. In the end, Li Cong had no choice but to let Gu Xin follow him. He can be said to be the first-level manager of Cao's House There are a few people with brains among them. If he follows, it can also make up for Wu Zuoxi's shortcomings. Although Li Cong believes in Wu Zuoxi, sometimes he has to look at the use of this person's brainpower. It is impossible for a person to not have any weaknesses, just like Wu Zuoxi now, if there is something wrong with him, he may be able to see it, but they hide it, your energy alone is limited after all, it is impossible to put Everything is so accurate. You must know that there is a huge business behind you. Any mistake is a big deal. The capital of the Southern Empire is now like a tiger's den. If you really go, you don't know. What will happen, so there must be a deputy. For this position, Gu Xin doesn't really want to take it, but looking at these people around, everyone seems to be very busy. As far as I don't have a big deal, I don't seem to have any reason to refuse. In fact, if I look for reasons, I can always find a few, but after all, I don't have any reasons to say in the past, so I have to go this time. , this trip seems impossible to complete without half a year, I really have fun in the next six months, I hope I will not be lonely. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test

Before leaving, Gu Xin also went to Li Cong's place to talk for a while. Li Cong's request to him was to respect Wu Zuoxi. In the past, he had nothing, but compared with Wu Zuoxi, he was loyal, and Li Cong could tell him directly no matter what kind of order he had. But for Wu Zuoxi it is not acceptable. Although the cooperation between the two parties is very good now, they are also friends. But Li Cong couldn't order Wu Zuoxi the same way he ordered Gu Xin. The feeling of both parties was the same as that of friends. Wu Zuoxi had more autonomy than them, and that's why. Li Cong asked Wu Zuoxi to be the official negotiator. If Gu Xin was to be responsible, this guy would definitely not be flexible. He would do everything according to Li Cong's wishes. These two people seemed to be relying on themselves A master whose ability has reached the level of a seventh-level fighter is the same as a trained one. Wu Zuoxi is the one who made it up by his own ability, but this person's incomplete brain belongs to Li Cong. Gu Xin was trained. Although he may not have much potential in the future, from now on, this guy is the most central. No matter what kind of things, as long as you open your mouth, he will never ask you why, and he will agree. This is the most fundamental gap between two people. Such two people have their own shortcomings, but they must be gathered together. If you think about it, the gap can be said to be very small, and sometimes it may produce better positive energy.

The news that Cao's House of Merchant had dispatched two first-level stewards to negotiate was spread across the entire Southern Empire in an instant. The Southern Empire also felt that the people of Cao's House of Commerce really valued it, and at the same time they were under great pressure. , they know that Li Cong will definitely get more benefits from this negotiation. The Southern Empire has not been defeated on the surface this time, but they all understand that they have actually failed. The second line of defense is The last line of defense they can use,

Now the top leaders of the Southern Empire have not seen their failure. They think that the empire can still form a third line of defense. They will surrender to a commercial firm. In their view, as long as the army behind goes up, the third line of defense will be successful immediately. At that time, it will be the time for the people of Cao's commercial firm to be unlucky. They will definitely think that Cao The people in the Jiajia Commercial Bank have relaxed their vigilance. In fact, this is definitely not the case. The military supplies of the Caojia Commercial Bank are also at a very low level. They also need to transport a large number of weapons to the front line. Some of their troops have also come over, and each of these people has felt it. They all know that this peace talk is not really starting now, and maybe there will be a real peace talk later, but that time may be Judging from the results of the contest between the two sides, no one will easily admit defeat. If you admit defeat on the battlefield, you can get it back on the negotiating table, but if you admit defeat on the negotiating table, then you really have nothing. The Southern Empire is still Cao's firm, they will not admit defeat directly at the negotiating table.

The ruling and opposition parties of the Southern Empire didn't have much attitude towards this negotiation. For them, the war-torn front had nothing to do with them. What they wanted to know was the deposits they had made in the Cao's Commercial Bank in the past. Is it still valid? The Southern Empire directly banned the Cao Family Commercial Bank, and most of the movable assets of the Cao Family Commercial Bank have already gone, which means that it is impossible to realize those deposits. It’s impossible for your country to rob other people’s properties, but you still have some assets. In fact, Li Cong has also thought about this issue. To be honest, the loss of Cao’s firm in the Southern Empire this time is tens of thousands. 100 million in fixed assets, and 95% of those assets that can be moved have not been kept. Can their assets be guaranteed? If so, they will come to the trading house and bank of Cao's Commercial Bank to do business in the future There will definitely be more people. If you don’t save it, you can directly swallow their trillions of assets. After all, you can earn it yourself. Li Cong didn’t tell them this before they left. The problem, just tell them that if the people of the Southern Empire really want to negotiate, this thing can be given to them, but if they don’t have that sincerity, they can only be sorry for them, and tell the people of the Southern Empire by the way, your Nothing is in Lao Tzu's hands, it's all lost by your empire.

The high-ranking officials and wealthy people of the Southern Empire are most concerned about this issue. During this catastrophe, they also confiscated a lot of real estate of Cao's House of Commerce, because some properties of Cao's House of Commerce are very expensive, just like Li The few mansions from Cong are all in several big cities in the Southern Empire. The cost of each one exceeds tens of millions of silver, and now they have become the homes of several nobles in the Southern Empire. If they were asked to move, they probably would not leave. And even if you're gone. Can you restore it to its original state? Even if it was restored to its original state, Li Cong would never live in such a house. Of course it’s not because there is something unsafe in it, the most important thing is a matter of face, I’ve robbed my house, and if I’m scared later, you’ll take it back for me. If this is the case, can I also come to your house for this one time? Li Cong told them directly that we don't want these things directly. According to the original price, multiply it by two, this is the money you have to compensate. If you compensate honestly, there is really no way to start this war. But if you don't want to pay the money. That matter is much more interesting. The people of our Cao's House will definitely go to war again. This period of time is just a leisure time. Anyway, no one is thinking about real negotiations. But there is one person who must be thinking about this negotiation and quickly completed it. This person is the emperor of the Southern Empire. Only he knows so much news. He really can't hold on anymore. The total number of uprisings in the central region now It has already passed millions, such things in history must be extinguished quickly, otherwise...

In front is the formidable enemy of Cao's Commercial Bank. If this guy is not dealt with, it is very likely that these peasant uprisings may drive themselves out. This is all possible. These people have recently received a lot of complaints Supplies, the imperial court of the Southern Empire has known for a long time that this matter was done by the people of Cao’s House, but you didn’t catch him, didn’t you need evidence for everything you do now? If you have evidence, of course it is It's easy to say anything, but if you don't have evidence, what should you do? We don't just say what you say, and we don't want to carry such a reputation. Besides, we are in a state of war with you now. Those insurgents are also in a state of war with you, even if we benefit others, so what? Even if you are dissatisfied, it has nothing to do with us, as long as you can block our communication lines, the current rebels are different from those in the mountains. Victory, Ersha's subordinates also put in a lot of effort. They knew that it would be difficult to block the transportation line with their own strength, but it was also possible to use other methods. Some of the big trees in the city were cut down, and these big trees directly wiped out the entire road. It took one night, and it would take three days to leave. They didn't have that time.

Li Cong himself was very clear about the abilities of these rebels, so after the frontal battlefield was over, Li Cong immediately increased some subsidies to them, even if they had some problems temporarily but could also use the serial crossbow. All of them have been shipped, but the quantity in the past is not too large. In fact, I have a lot of this thing, so it’s okay to give it to them. Anyway, the service life is not very long. The reason why I don’t give it to them is because they are afraid that they won’t be able to grasp it. The reason for not giving them things is that they are afraid that these people will use this and don’t like to use the old things. The consumption of this thing is astonishing. As long as you move your finger, ten crossbow bolts will go out, like this outside The consumption of Cao's business made the people of Cao's business feel uncomfortable, let alone in the mountains. On the battlefield, the crossbow arrows of Cao's business had to be 1.8 billion if they used 2 billion. With such victories, how do you supplement these things in the mountains? If you can’t get a lot of chain crossbows, these angers are rubbish in your hands. It's also impossible to deliver these things to you every day. It can only be delivered to you when you encounter some opportunities. The rest of the things are not so simple. These people in the mountains have now entered the county. If it doesn't work, they have to control a small town, but they all feel their own crisis. If the war ahead is over, they will be here soon. The Southern Empire, which turned its guns, will definitely not let them go. , There will be a bloody storm in the future, and they are also thinking about their own way out. A lot of people think of union.

Looking at the history of the Southern Empire, there were really many peasant uprisings, but few of them survived in the end, and most of them were killed by the government in the later period. It can only be said that they have limitations in comparison. Just like now, after the people who followed Ersha entered the county, they seemed to be different from before. It used to be a sheep, but now it has become a wolf when it enters the county town. Anyone who dares to enter the house can take everything from anyone. Whoever's woman is like that, such words will definitely make the common people angry. Although Ersha tried his best to teach a few lessons, but he didn't kill him. Everyone came from the mountains. In the past, the saber guy It's very short-sighted, and it looks the same now as it did before. In his opinion, if it wasn't for Lao Tzu to bring people in, you might all be dragged into the army and go to the front line to fight desperately, if it weren't for Lao Tzu. You may have died a long time ago, and now the language is not very good to you, so you can't stand it? This is really nothing compared to the hardships you have suffered before. It is best to be honest and not to be so ignorant. If they position themselves on such a person, how can the people around them be unreasonable? I hate them, but this is the mistake made by all the insurgents, there is no way not to, we all need to live, we have become masters, how can we be right for ourselves if we don’t enjoy it, I think about it all my life Isn't it this day?

Speaking of which, this guy is pretty good here, Ersha and his cousin are watching, those excessive things have not been done yet, but the common people here don’t accept them very much, mainly because they live in the city. Most people belong to rich people. The cost of living in the city for one day is several times that of the countryside. If they don’t have money, how would they dare to live here? Since they are rich, for the people above They also know some news, so they all want to go to the Southern Empire as soon as possible. In their eyes, it is orthodox there. The soldiers and civilians are not as if they are a family, even if it is a simple cooperation or something. It is impossible to do it, and some people's family members died when the rebels came in. They put this hatred on the rebels, and there were even a few civilians who opposed the rebels. The organization, if it weren't for their ability, they might really be killed by those mobs. None of these people know what's going on in their minds, and they probably haven't seen the restraints clearly yet, so, These reasons can make them perish. If you want to live forever, it is not hopeless. As long as these people are united, it is not a small force. No matter where such a force goes, it can carry At the beginning, this order is also very important, so he started the current speech, hoping to let more people follow him. For the common people in these lands, the Southern Empire is quite inhumane. In the past, it was possible to spend a huge amount of money to buy those young masters, but now they can only grow old here until they die, and they are abandoned by the Southern Empire.

The other three empires have also sent their own people to pay attention to this peace talks, but they are not so kind. On the surface, these guys have said that the purpose of coming here is to reduce the pressure on both sides. This matter is very troublesome, but the actual situation is probably known to them themselves. In their eyes, the slim waist was supposed to weaken the Cao's firm to the greatest extent, but it seems that they don't have that ability, so they started to turn around. And to deal with both sides, if you have no strength to deal with both parties, it is also a good thing for them. When the Southern Empire is about to be destroyed, it may attract a few of them to help, but now the Cao family firm It has already been dealt with by performance. They have no plans to destroy the Southern Empire. Now they are going to negotiate peace with the Southern Empire. In fact, there is no way. If those four guys are still in the hands of the Southern Empire, according to Li Cong With that character, it is really possible to wipe out the Southern Empire, but there is no such thing now, and it is useless even if I am fighting with the Southern Empire now, the Southern Empire is simply impossible Get those four guys out, and now the comprehensive national strength of the Southern Empire has been weakened by one-third, and it will be a huge fat in the future. Through this war and the next contract, Cao It is very easy for the people of a commercial firm to kill the Southern Empire. There is no need to put themselves on the opposite side of everyone, which is not very good for them.

The imperial court of the Southern Empire is also discussing this matter at the moment. They are also the same as the Eastern Empire back then. They have had a meeting for several days and now there is no result at all. It's just that all the things have been handed over to the Cao's House by Min De, the Cao's House. Everything is known. So the bottom line here is that there is no need to talk at all. Of course, Min De opened his mouth more and more. Ordinary money doesn't mean anything to this guy at all. What this guy wants this time is Essence Blood Pill. This kind of thing is what Min De needs most. This thing can increase people's life More than twenty years. Although he doesn't need this thing yet, he can use this kind of thing to help some people in need continue their lives. The price of this thing is definitely not low, but in order to get more valuable information, Min De's This request can still be given to him, and the person who is in charge of the transaction with him is now a secret contact of Cao's firm in the capital of the Southern Empire, code-named Mole. He didn't know how many times he came here today, mainly because there were too many recent news, this Minde became more and more cunning, he knew that as long as he wanted something. The people in Cao's House will give it to the people in Cao's House, not only his own business, but also the affairs of some of his family's seven aunts and eight aunts.

"Hehe, it's the mole. It seems that you have to come once every time I go to the palace. Will this attract some people's attention? It's better not to come so frequently. In fact, there is nothing wrong with this meeting. The content is almost the same as last time. It was all about some ministers fighting with each other. As long as this war fails, it will not be of much use even if it is said at the negotiating table. It is a pity that these people do it. I don’t know the current situation, everyone still wants to get something back from here, don’t you think these people are very ridiculous?” Min De also knows the guy in front of him called Mole But he is very cunning. He suffered a lot in the past, but now he just said some useless opening remarks. This is not the first time he has dealt with this guy on the other side, so he still understands some things very well. Yes, so far, this guy has agreed to his request. This time, this matter is not easy to handle, but he can do it well. This time, Minde is waiting for the thing he did for himself last time. , a commercial center in a big city in the northern part of the Southern Empire. There are more than 70 shops on one street. Min De said that one of his sons wants to do business and has taken a fancy to everything there, but because of his identity, he cannot go out directly. Bought it, all of them cost tens of millions of silver. Of course, the surface value is that. In fact, it is not that simple. Some secret transactions are also good. Min De hopes to receive it from his own hands. , whether it is for my son or for myself, it is very good. Recently, because of the war in the south, the commercial center in the north has also begun to become more advanced.

"Master Minde, I am not very clear about some things in the official circles of the Southern Empire, but Mr. Minde is very clear about these things. Sometimes I am not very clear about these things, but I Master Min De should be very happy to know these things. My people have been busy for a few days, and the business world has been taken down now. Those things are very fixed things. If you don’t do it, you can get 4 million taels of silver if you collect the rent, and our people have done a good business survey, because the commercial center of the Southern Empire has begun to move to the north, and some transactions with the Northern Empire have also begun. Yes, the income there will increase by 10% every year in the future, and your son will definitely be very satisfied with that place. If the influence of our Cao's firm can come back, our intermediary business can also give your son a free For service, you just need to check the accounts every day, our reputation is fine, and we will never eat up the money belonging to customers.” Mole glanced helplessly at the guy in front of him, his message It is indeed very important. Although some useless news from some people has also come, but for the intelligence department, any piece of news can analyze a lot of things. This is the role of Mind, and it is also It is because of these things that negotiations can be done better.

Hearing the results of what he asked for, Min De had a smile on his face, and this guy wanted these things. Now he has already obtained funds worth hundreds of millions by relying on Cao's Commercial Bank, which are all liquid funds. If the real estate is counted, there will be one billion silver. There is also some potential income. This guy has gained more than he has been the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for decades, and now he feels a bit ashamed of the way of taking money directly in the past. Look at the method of Cao's House of Commerce, they directly give you some shops or something, and you can collect rent every year in the future. Such things are not much better than you throwing money directly, right? You gave the money. If I spend everything, I won’t have any more. Next year, you won’t be able to give me that much money again, so now I have to get things done for others. If this is the case, many things will be better, and they can get it from themselves. If they have some useful news, they won't feel too much even if they propose something else that is too much. Because every piece of information he has here can make them get ten times the benefits, so he doesn't think that the price he offered to the people of Cao's Commercial Bank is out of the question. If you don't know the bottom line of these negotiations, how could you possibly do it? Save that much. The kid in front of him looks very respectful with low eyebrows, but Minde knows that the guy in front of him must be scolding himself to death, saying that he is a vampire or something, but if there is no such thing as himself If you are a vampire, there may be problems with your decision-making. What I am selling here is the interests of the empire. What I get in exchange for is only 1% or even less of my own interests, so I am at a loss.

"Hehe, Mole, I don't think you need to look at me with such a face, although I am like a vampire to your Cao's firm, but you are a senior employee of the Cao's firm, how can you be like the following Do you know how much money I can save your Cao's House each time? Without me, you would have traveled a lot, so you shouldn't look at me like that Look at me, I dare not say that I am the benefactor of your Cao's house, but at least our transaction is an exchange of equal value, just like what Manager Wu said when he came to me. At that time, I was very entangled in my heart. I don't want to betray the empire, I don't want to betray His Majesty the Emperor, but what did Guanshi Wu tell me at that time? I only have that one choice, if I don't work with you, my own life and the life of my family will have it Maybe I can't keep it. Now I'm used to it. It's not bad to dance on the tip of the knife like this. Don't think that I'm living a good life now. If something happens, you Cao's business people will just retreat, but Is there anything I can do, I may lose my head, I may kill my family, I can only do some more secret things, I have a lot of property during this period, I just want to be able to keep Something, but my greatest sorrow is that I have no offspring except for my grandson." Minde didn't know why he said such words suddenly, and the mole beside him also felt strange, this guy usually wouldn't follow him. He said so much himself.

From Min De's previous performance, this mole is a person who handles affairs. Such a person can be said to be a servant. In Min De's view, only people like Wu Zuoxi can be equal to him, but he didn't think about it. After discussing things with Li Cong, he also knew that there was still a certain gap between himself and the boss of Cao's House, but compared with people like Mole, he had many advantages. , the guy in front of him looks so useless, and he doesn’t know what’s wrong with him today, he would talk to him so much, Minde’s life is actually not very good now, his life is now All that can be said is luxury, why? He didn't know when he might be gone, so everything he had to do was done well. Every dish on the table could even cost tens of thousands of taels, and when it was expensive, there might be more than a hundred thousand taels of silver Yes, no matter how expensive things are, they always look for the most expensive ones when they send out gifts. Everyone in the family, big and small, has felt that Min De is not normal, even the two new concubines. This kind of feeling, in the past, Min De would casually throw them tens of thousands of taels of silver jewelry, and they didn't feel anything, but now Min De is throwing millions of silver bills in their room casually. Here, as for Min De's married daughters, there are things sent there every now and then. As long as those grandsons and granddaughters are holding wedding events, Min De will give them a big gift. These are all worth more than ten million taels of silver. When did Min De get so rich?

These things also caused some anomalies. Some departments of the Southern Empire also wanted to investigate Min De, but the emperor was not happy directly. What happened to Min De being greedy for money in this position? How much money can be greedy, if a person has no desire, he will definitely have other ideas. In the eyes of the emperor of the Southern Empire, Min De is a person who likes money, and he is greedy for money, but as long as he wants him to do something, he will do it for himself. This is something that is not a problem, so there will be no such investigations, and because of Min De's performance at work, the emperor often admires this guy, and the censors over time also know that the emperor is a favorite As for this guy, none of us are brainless. If there is any conflict with this guy, it's not for himself. Didn't you see that the court is full of his people? Sometimes this guy doesn't care about other people's opinions when he does things. There is no way, he has the support of His Majesty the Emperor, and Minde also knows that he has been a bit high-profile recently, so what are you holding back for? Everything I do is a matter of brains. It’s okay to be high-profile now. As long as I can’t find out, I will live a day. Didn’t the people in Cao’s House prepare everything for themselves? If the emperor wants to kill him, they can arrange it for himself. Since there is such a guarantee, what do I have to worry about, even if I go up and scold the emperor, I have that ability.

"Mole, I've talked too much, don't mind, I was also caused by too much mental pressure. To be honest, it might be fatal to cooperate with the people of Cao's House. I have also tried to adjust myself for a while. I did, but I didn't expect that I still didn't hold back, and said so many things, now you should write down what you should write down, today's court justice still has no results, and the court ministers don't have any ideas, But those who go back and tell you, pay attention to this guy, Minister of the Ministry of War. He proposed to use this period of time to attack you. It has become very difficult. If there is an army that can bypass the Warcraft Mountains and steal your back, it is also a good choice. Although such a thing may sound impossible, I know this old guy , He can bring up such a thing, he definitely can’t bring it up because he has nothing to do, he must have his own basis, you’d better investigate this matter, maybe something will happen.” Min De thought of what Minister of the Ministry of War said today. Although there were only seven or eight people in the room at that time, all of them were high-level officials from the Southern Empire, His Majesty the Emperor hurriedly told this guy to shut up, and then they all came out, leaving the Ministry of War The Shangshu and the emperor were discussing some things in the room. Could it be that the people of the Southern Empire really have a backup? Min De doesn't think so anymore, but no one can tell what happened until the end, maybe it will happen.

"Master Xie Minde's news, this news is very important, this time I was instructed to ask Master Minde to investigate who is the representative of the peace talks, and whether the Southern Empire has a practical solution, we People don't want to waste time here after they come, because if the time is dragged on for a long time, it will be absolutely bad for our Cao's firm. You can use a long time to accumulate your own strength, but our Basically, there will not be much change in strength, all of us have come out, if we are attacked by you, we will be miserable." Even in the face of Min De, the people of Cao's House will never put All of them were exposed. Such people belong to the same country as you today, but tomorrow they may not know what you are doing. The most common thing these traitors do is to betray. The difference is that they betrayed today. This person is you, and it will be someone else tomorrow. Mole's thoughts are very clear. He didn't take Minde's momentary revelation of his true feelings just now. If it is of any use, he just took out his dagger and killed this guy. So many people died on the front line, and we lost so much money, but this guy used our business money to do this and that, It's really uncomfortable in my heart. If such a guy can't provide some useful things, what can I do if I kill him? The mole will never answer what he said, just remember what this guy said, and put all Pass everything back, as for whether it is true or false, this is out of my control, I am only responsible for passing it on, and the rest are other people's.

Min De nodded, this is something that the people of Cao's House urged him to do, but he really doesn't know how to answer this question now, the court has been discussing this matter for several days , but they are not in a hurry, because it will take a long time for the people from Cao's House to come here. During this period of time, they can find this person slowly, because they are all on the defeated side. , so these people don't want to be this negotiator. Whoever becomes this representative means that he may be infamous for thousands of years. If there is such a thing in history in the future, he will really have no face to live, especially It was those scholars, all of whom clamored that if His Majesty asked them to go, they would go directly to the Meridian Gate and kill themselves. I don’t know if what they said was true, but they all said that, if the emperor didn’t want to If you lose this minister, you will definitely choose someone else. If the emperor really chooses you, but you don’t die, it will be a joke for the entire court in the future. The Southern Empire also has its own bottom line. Min De still doesn’t know it, but The emperor of the Southern Empire must have understood in his heart that there must be no less compensation for land cession, and there must be some other incidental jumps. At this time, the emperor wants to strangle the god of death, and the god of death is also very long. There was no time to go to court, and he knew that if he appeared, he would have no face to face the whole Southern Empire.