Chapter 47 The Little Baron 1
"What do you want!" At this time, the uncle of Gyeongju no longer pretended to be confused! This is Xiao Hao's grasp this time: enough interests can largely turn the enemy into friends.
"Be County! And everything about Be County!" Xiao Hao's tone was clear. The so-called "everything" certainly included the baron of Gongsun Wei.
If Beixian was given to Xiao Hao, then Gongsun Wei would be a baron without a fief, and he would have to decline after that. Of course, if the Qingzhou Bo was kind, he could also grant a piece of territory again, but the Qingzhou Bo probably wouldn't be kind anymore - there wouldn't be much spare land in Qingzhou for hundreds of years.
"Do you think it's possible?" Gyeongju Bo sneered.
"Why not!" Xiao Hao looked straight into the eyes of the Prince of Gyeongju, "Sir, when we unified Haizhou, we found a lot of letters. What do you think are the value of this information?"
This was the biggest difficulty encountered by the Xiao family in the process of unifying Qingzhou, that is: many towns were supported by power from Qingzhou. Finally, after summarizing, Xiao Hao found that without exception, some special things pointed to the Xiao family; such as salt, iron, crossbow, etc., and even the secret of opening the canal.
There are all statements here, either openly or secretly: If the things from the Xiao family can be made out, the Qingzhou Bo will grant you at least a baron or even a viscount.
Of course, from Xiao Hao's perspective and insight, these people will definitely be killed and silenced after submitting these things - there will definitely be no second possibility. But it is another matter to say it! Just now, the Gyeongju Bo must never say: I will silence them, I will speak without trust!
"The letter is too easy to forge. I don't play with children's things!" Gyeongju Bo certainly wouldn't admit it, he sneered; the meaning is very clear, little kid, you are the ones that others play with!
Of course, Xiao Hao could not achieve his goal with this! In fact, Xiao Hao mentioned this to increase the price - my goal is Viscount! And through a series of conversations, Xiao Hao also gained a certain understanding of this Qingzhou Bo: this person not only has ambition, but also has insight and vision, and is not pedantic! Therefore, Xiao Hao then flexibly changed the topic directly.
"Sir, we are wise people don't say secret words.
Haizhou and Qingzhou cooperated, and the boy believed that there were no harm in all the benefits.
First of all, (Dongsheng) China is rich and vast, while Haizhou is barren and has almost no property. Recently, it has suffered a two-year drought. Moreover, Haizhou is always brave, but it is actually a thorny place. It is really unwise to give up the world for Haizhou."
Xiao Hao's words pointed out the ambition of the Prince of Qingzhou and also expressed the courage of Haizhou. He pointed out that development is the king now, how many years can the king's court wait for? Let's not be in chaos. The world is big, right?
The Gyeongju Bo nodded undetectably. In fact, the Gyeongju Bo received Xiao Hao and even wrote to "apologize". This matter itself is enough to show that the Gyeongju Bo has begun to confirm the power of Haizhou. This is also the confidence of Xiao Hao. Because the two sides actually have the basis for negotiation, and now it is just a process of who can say who, asking for and bargaining.
But after all, it was negotiating with an earl, and Xiao Hao was not speaking quickly, almost saying it word by word, and he was also considering it. Now it was not just now, this was the real negotiation stage, and some words and attitudes were undesirable.
"Secondly, the Xiao family has decided to give the most profitable salt method in Haizhou. As long as the Count nods, there is no need for soldiers to bleed or waste money; as long as you nod, you can get it, why not do it?"
This sentence seems to be a threat in pleasing, and also warned the generals here - if they conquer Haizhou, someone will probably bleed! Haizhou has made its reputation with two battles! Especially the tactic of taking the initiative has really made many people afraid.
Xiao Hao said earlier: There is a bandit who does everything evil, and it seems to be annotating this sentence.
This time, Gyeongju Bo did not nod, but he did not object. This is actually agreeing. Nodding means being afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, which cannot be done.
"Third, Haizhou is a small place after all. If we want to develop, we can only rely on Qingzhou. However, Qingzhou doesn't have to care about Haizhou at all."
This time, the Qingzhou Bo nodded again. Not to mention that the place in Haizhou was not seen in the beginning and the end. I have been paying attention to it these years, but Isn’t it just salt? Of course, maybe I still have to add iron now; Haizhou has been in frequent wars recently, and the iron knife has been completely exposed. In the era of cold weapons, no one will not be moved by this! Not to mention an ambitious count.
"Fourth, it is also what the boy thinks is the most important." Xiao Hao looked around and found that everyone was watching. Then Xiao Hao smiled and spoke calmly and slowly: "Since you can obtain it by gentle and cheap means, and it will be more and more certain; why choose the dangerous and uncertain means?
The saint said that a good fighter has no great achievements. If you can gain more in this way, everyone will praise the benevolence and righteousness of the Count."
Xiao Hao's fourth point is very cruel - Lord Earl, if you continue to send troops to attack under such circumstances, your subordinates will not want to do it! You sacrifice others purely for your own benefit! If you insist on doing this, you will lose your support. No one will be willing to sacrifice your life for the benefit of others.
Among these words of Xiao Hao, there are also many people who use both soft and hard skills, benefit **, and intimidate the earl's subordinates. Of course, the previous words are still the reason why Xiao Hao can talk about it here because Haizhou has a little power. These powers are not much, but they are "sharp"; if Qingzhou Bo attacks Haizhou, he may win, but the losses may be heavy.
The uncle of Qingzhou looked at Xiao Hao and suddenly spoke, and his words caught Xiao Hao off guard. "Xiao Hao, how about you be a counselor by my side?"
"Uh... I'm sorry, my kid is still young, and he still has parents at home, so it's not easy to travel far away." Parents are not traveling far away, which is a small moral character in ancient times when transportation is underdeveloped.
The Qingzhou Bo is really not an ordinary person. His eyes shining when he looked at Xiao Hao, which made Xiao Hao feel a little confused. "It will only take half a day to get from Qingzhou Prefecture to your Xiaojia Town."
The Prince of Gyeongju is really optimistic about Xiao Hao! He is sincere! He is so smart at a young age; especially in this short negotiation, there is no shortage of interests, force, threats, wisdom, intimidation, weakness, momentum, etc. The entire negotiation process was in control by Xiao Hao. Such talents were not found in Qingzhou several times.
Moreover, if you think about all Xiao Hao's actions carefully, maybe it had already begun to make arrangements at the beginning of the failed negotiations. In addition, the previous battle between Xiao Hao and Song Liren at the gate, Gyeongju Bo certainly knew about this kind of talent, and he was only less than 13 years old, Gyeongju Bo was also jealous of it.
Xiao Hao is not really that smart with such talent; the reason is actually very simple. Xiao Hao stands at the height of future civilization and is in a high position. If you have a little point of guidance, you will understand something. This is the height of vision! It is also the height of civilization.
However, Xiao Hao doesn't want to work for others - it's very frustrating. You always have to take care of your master's intentions. If you are not careful, you will take the blame for others or block the knife!
"Sir, I have always admired the farmers' "farming with the people and eating, and enjoying the people and governing". Please forgive me for not being in the court.
I am just a son of a commoner, with a vision of only thirty miles of Haizhou, and I am afraid I am embarrassed to have a great responsibility. I have never gone to Haizhou since I was a child, so although I am smart, I have no vision of a prince. I grew up in Haizhou since I was a child, so although I have bravery, I have no courage as a general.
I am afraid of delaying the important matters of the adults, and I dare not take the position of a counselor."
As soon as Xiao Hao finished speaking, Xu Kaiming, the representative of the farmer next to him, changed his expression a little - boy, what do you mean? Are you referring to the mulberry and scolding the locust! Look at what you said in the first sentence! "Mingyan" of the farmer, when you get to you, you become a representative of lowliness!
Of course, this is actually just Xiao Hao's revenge. If you want to think about Mingzhi, there are examples. But your peasant family is right now, isn't it the best? In fact, when Xiao Hao said the first sentence, the Qingzhou uncle looked at Xu Kaiming: Xu Kaiming took the gold and left, which made Qingzhou uncle feel a grudge.
Chapter completed!