Life was always full of coincidences!
Just as Li Qing was on his way back to his room, he saw a girl walking toward him from the corridor.
"Heroine, is it really you? We are really fated. This time, you should tell me your name!”Li Qing grabbed Ah Lan's hand excitedly.
Unfortunately, the highly nervous Ah Lan was grabbed by Li Qing. She instinctively turned around and put Li Qing's arm behind her back.
"It hurts, it hurts…Young lady, let go of me, I am Li Qing, don't you remember?”
"Li Qing? Ah! It's that young master from just now!"
Seeing that Li Qing nodded after listening, Alan let go of his hand.
At this moment, a scream came from not far away. The nervous sound of the gong was accompanied by the words," Catch the assassin!”'s voice.
Alan saw Prince Gong's bodyguard carrying a musket not far away. He quickly raised his musket and walked over.
Seeing this, Ah Lan saw that Li Qing was sticking to her and was anxious. She could only say,"My name is Lan, can Young Master let me go now?”
After Ah Lan left, a few bodyguards ran over." Your Highness! Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. What happened just now?”
"It's like this. Someone just found a servant girl in the backyard who was knocked unconscious and tied up. Moreover, the servant girl's coat was missing, so this humble servant felt that someone wanted to assassinate her.”
He didn't know why! As soon as the guard finished speaking, Alan's figure appeared in his mind. "Could it be…"
"Your Highness, do you have any instructions?"
The guard saw that Li Qing seemed to be speaking and asked respectfully.
After Li Qing heard this, he shook his head and prepared to walk forward. After a few steps, he stopped and said,"Go down and pass down this king's orders. If you see the female assassin, don't hurt her. This king wants her alive!”After saying that, Li Qing entered the room.
At night, when Li Qing closed his eyes, he thought of Ah Lan. He didn't know when he would use it
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following day
87
The negotiations resumed according to the results of the discussion yesterday afternoon.
In the beginning, before the Eagle and Hair Country's representatives could sit down, Wen Xiang stood up first." Gentlemen, I have something to inform you in advance. Since the soldiers of the alliance army were captured, whether it is the treatment of the wounded, the burial of the dead, or the daily consumption of food, our Celestial Empire has always been in line with the teachings of the saints and has always provided for them.
It had been nearly a month now, and he had already spent 5.19 million taels.”
Just as Wen Xiang said this, Ba Xia Li couldn't help but say,"Lord Wen Xiang is really asking for an exorbitant price. Yesterday he still had five million taels, and just after coming here for one night, it became five million and nineteen thousand taels!”
Wen Xiang smiled after hearing that," You already said that it's been a night. Don't tell me that you're not going to eat today after eating yesterday?”
"You…"
Wen Xiang looked at the exasperated Ba Xia Li and continued,"With such a huge expenditure, if it continues, our dynasty will eventually be unable to bear it. As a last resort, we can only reduce the number of stoves.”
Erkin didn't understand, and looked at Basharli and Aldrich, asking,""Lord Wen Xiang, may I ask what is the method of reducing the stove?”
"It's very simple. It's to reduce the daily supply. The first day would be halved, and the second day would be halved from the first day's foundation…and so on until the water and food were cut off.”
Earl Erjin was furious. His face was red with anger as he said to Li Qing,"Gong Prince, is this also your opinion?”
After Li Qing heard this, he only smiled and nodded.
"Good, very good! Your country is so unreasonable! He actually used this method to threaten me."
"Your Excellency, you are wrong. This is not a threat, but our country has no obligation to take care of those soldiers who invade our country forever.”Li Qing continued with a smile. "Anyway, we're not in a hurry and can talk slowly. But I wonder how many days can the allied soldiers in Zhangjiawan hold out?”
Erjin slammed the table and said angrily,""Our Great Eagle Empire will never accept any form of coercion.”
"Alright then, everyone can just watch as the captured soldiers of the alliance starve to death!”
After saying that, Li Qing turned and left.
Just as Li Qing was about to leave with the Qing negotiating officials, Viscount Aldrich, who had never expressed his opinion, said,""Your Highness, please wait. Erjin is a little out of control. Perhaps we can continue to talk!”
After Li Qing heard this, he thought to himself,"Old fox, it seems that you won't open your mouth unless you're forced to a dead end."
When Li Qing and the others sat back at the negotiating table, Viscount Aldrich smiled and said,""Your Highness is right. It is true that the Qing Kingdom has no obligation to provide food for our soldiers. However, the amount that Your Highness proposed is really unacceptable. If it can be reduced to our psychological expectations, we can discuss it.”
After Erkin heard this, he stared at Viscount Aldrich and said,""Aldrich, I am the envoy, you have no right to make decisions for me!”
Viscount Aldrich looked at Erkin, who had completely lost his mind, and cursed in his heart,"" Idiot!" Erjin whispered something into his ear. He shut his eyes weakly and didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Li Qing was secretly delighted. It seemed that this negotiation went smoother than he had imagined.
Hence, Li Qing continued," Actually, your country can also use armaments and machinery to exchange for it. Not only that, our country has vast land and abundant resources, but transportation is extremely inconvenient. If you want to build a railway…"
Li Qing's words made the two sides, who were originally at loggerheads with each other, become intimate again.
"Your Highness, if your country is interested in building a railway, our Great Eagle Empire is definitely your best choice!”Viscount Aldrich said with a smile.
Seeing that Viscount Aldrich wanted to eat all of it for himself, Goro, who was standing at the side, said, He instantly raised his voice and said," The Eagle Country isn't the only country in the world that can build a railway. Our country's technology is also guaranteed."”
Wen Xiang looked at his performance and thought," It seemed like his highness was right. Whether it was through military force or through negotiations, all of this was just a tactic in the eyes of the Eagle Kingdom people! There was only one goal, and that was profit!
Li Qing smiled when he saw this. Building a railway is a big deal, and we have to report it to our emperor. However, since it's a business, we have to follow the rules of bidding. We naturally choose a reliable and cheap one to build. However, this king can be sure that Eagle and Hair will definitely not suffer losses.
Li Qing's words made the other party very satisfied. The core problem was solved, and the subsequent negotiations were much smoother.
In the end, after the three parties signed the agreement, the matter came to an end.
Before he left, the pale-faced Erjin held Li Qing's hand and said hatefully,""Your Highness, it seems that you have come prepared. I wonder who told you that our Prime Minister was forced to resign?”
"Count Elkin, do you really want to know?" Li Qing laughed.”
"Of course. In the words of your Qing Kingdom: Revenge is a true gentleman!"
"Alright, seeing that we still have to deal with each other in the future, I'll tell you. It's the Russian envoy.”
"It's him! Despicable scoundrel." After saying that, Erjin walked out.
Li Qing didn't feel guilty at all about this. After all, compared to other countries, Russia was the biggest threat to the Qing Kingdom. Of course, that island country wasn't qualified yet.
The biggest result of this negotiation was that both sides legally recognized the smuggling of drugs as legal. Li Qing also received 500,000 taels of silver, a rifle production line and a matching bullet production line worth a total of three million, and a steel factory with an annual output of 5000 tons for free.
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