Wang Ji said: "I don't have to kill anyone, but only if you pay enough ransom!"

The Archbishop asked: “What is enough?”

Wang Ji said: "It depends on how wealthy the merchants in Hanover are."

The Archbishop frowned and said, "Your Majesty is too greedy to do this."

Wang Ji smiled and said: "Compared with businessmen, my greed is nothing."

The archbishop sighed and said: "Please make an offer, otherwise peace negotiations will be impossible."

Wang Ji thought for a while and said: "It's worth the equivalent of 100,000 Daiston gold coins."

"Deston" is a French gold coin during the Renaissance. The currency in Germany is too confusing, so you can only use French gold coins to convert it.

One hundred thousand Dayston gold coins are approximately equal to the Ming Dynasty's 8,000 taels of gold.

The archbishop said: "Impossible, there are too many."

Wang Ji said: "I believe that the merchants in Hanover can raise 100,000 Daiston."

The archbishop said: "Maybe it can be lowered a little."

Wang Ji smiled and said: "Then 150,000 Daiston."

"Ah?" The archbishop was a little confused.

"200,000?" Wang Ji said again.

The archbishop said angrily: "Your Excellency, you don't really want to negotiate peace!"

Wang Ji angrily scolded: "If you keep nagging, it will cost you 250,000 Daiston!"

The archbishop hesitated and finally said: "Then 100,000."

Wang Ji said: "200,000, no less, if you ask for more, it will be raised to 300,000!"

The archbishop had no choice but to return to the city to discuss. In the end, both parties compromised and the deal was concluded for 150,000 Dayston gold coins. The whole city pooled their money together to pay 12,000 taels of gold, or they could use the market price of silver coins instead.

After paying the money, Wang Ji took over the city and sent officials to manage it, but they were not allowed to kill or rob.

At this point, about one-eighth of the German territory in later generations was occupied by Wang Ji. Moreover, he continued to advance troops and wanted to eat up all the coastal areas of Germany.

These are all free commercial cities, nominally affiliated with the Shinra Empire, but they have been independent and autonomous for a hundred or two hundred years.
Chapter completed!