Chapter 474 1.2 million taels of silver a day
"The Regent is now at the moment of life and death, keeping money but not keeping people, keeping people but not keeping money."
Fan Wencheng said bitterly that in fact, they have no way out. If they are reluctant to give up money and want to keep people, they must at least have some advantage on the battlefield.
But unfortunately, there is no advantage now. If you don’t agree to other people’s conditions, wouldn’t you be completely sincere? Why do you need to start this negotiation?
This sentence was like a knife, stabbing Dorgon in the heart.
Once upon a time, the Qing Dynasty was also very glorious. Who knew that it had fallen to this stage in just over a year?
Even if you have to negotiate with others, you have to pay the garrison fee first. Where can you reason about it?
After the Qing people entered the Central Plains, they basically acted as robbers. Whether it was the local rich households or ordinary people, they almost all encountered their robbery.
So now I ask them to take out the money, it hurts more than cutting their flesh.
The relatives and nobles of the Qing Dynasty were unwilling to do so, but what could it be? Could you be able to deal with the Southern Ming army?
The army under Ajige is considered elite, and the newly trained Han army green camp soldiers are also powerful enough, but what is the final result? They can't hold on for even two hours in front of others.
Although some people kept saying that they would fight against the Southern Ming army, if Dorgon assigned them out, a few more people would dare to go out, but they just said harsh words here.
"The treasury is paid part of this money, and the major royal palaces and officials in the capital are paid part of it. According to their respective grades, I will make someone announce it later. No one can afford to take out enough silver and escort it to the prison directly."
Dorgon bit his lip hard, and this guy had no other way. Now he can only rely on this to delay time.
Although there were Ming troops in the north of the city, they were able to retreat some of them with the cover of the night.
If there is no negotiation delay, the Ming army will start to attack the capital for three to five days at most. At that time, all the money is still from others. It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of negotiation to delay for a few more days and calculate as much as you can run out.
"Did the Qing people agree?"
Hu Qiang couldn't believe his ears. Captain Ma and Zhao Fangzheng had just received a reply from the Qing Dynasty, and they agreed to pay a negotiation fee of 1.2 million taels of silver every day.
"You have asked three times when you go back to the general."
Zhao Fangzheng's bitter face was just this question, and he had already answered it several times. You don't think you are a chatterbox, but what we answered here feels unnecessary.
"Haha, don't I believe this? We also gained something on the battlefield when we were fighting, but this is the first time we have gained something like this. Why are you still standing here? We must not delay any time. We must capture both hands and be strong. While you negotiate with them, I will arrange for the army to stop them in the north."
At this time, Hu Qiang felt that a pie fell from the sky and accidentally hit him on his head. He really couldn't believe that it was all true.
The Qing people robbed huge amounts of wealth in the Central Plains. Everyone knows this. They also studied how to get the money back before.
Although I thought of many ways, I didn’t put it into practice. Now I have 1.2 million taels of silver a day, which is indeed a big sum of money.
“What the General is saying is…”
Zhao Fangzheng also nodded beside him. What he feared the most was that he was confused by the millions and millions of taels of silver.
At that time, I forgot about military deployment. Although I received the money in the end, I had to let Dorgon and others run out of the capital, which would lead to endless troubles in the future. The money I received was probably not enough for the future military expenditure.
Now that we heard that the general had already made arrangements, we just honestly negotiated with the Qing court.
If you are willing to delay time, you will delay time. Anyway, we have already set up a net of heaven and earth, with 1.2 million taels of silver every day. Even the foreign trade of the court may not be able to make such money.
When the sun rose the next day, the south gate of the capital opened.
Many artillery soldiers pointed their guns at the south gate. Although they were ready to negotiate, no one knew what you guys were doing.
Before we confirm that it is the negotiating team, we must be fully prepared. If the Qing people took advantage of the loopholes during the negotiations, there would be no light on Hu Qiang's face.
From the Northern Expedition of His Royal Highness to the present, this should be the first dialogue between the two sides, so Hu Qiang also came forward.
The Qing Dynasty presented an Iron Hat Prince. If there were only Zhao Fangzheng and Captain Ma, it would seem that we would not pay much attention to it.
Although we are the one who defeats us, it would be a good thing if it can be resolved peacefully.
Hu Qiang always remembered the capital city in his heart, and it could not be destroyed by the war. Of course, Hu Qiang just had this idea. He didn't think that the Qing people would resolve the problem through negotiations.
But no matter what, this is ultimately a path to peacefully resolve disputes, and we can't destroy this place without going up.
The first thing that comes out is not the negotiators. According to the previous agreement, before starting negotiations every day, we must first bring out the money we need. If the amount is not enough, it will be impossible for the negotiations on the same day to begin.
The original court rarely mentioned these money issues, and always felt that it was a bit embarrassing, but the situation is different now.
Under the influence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, everyone knew a word called cost. After Hu Qiang said the daily expenses in the military camp, everyone paid more attention to this issue. They must not drag down the court's finances because of war.
When Captain Ma saw the neatly arranged boxes of the other party, he waved his hand and immediately went up with one hundred and twenty chief officers transferred from the Ministry of Revenue and some of his subordinates.
These people usually deal with money, so the counting speed is still very fast.
They actually felt very curious about these silvers and never thought that before they could defeat the other party, they could already pay money from the other party's pocket.
That is, the leader of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has such a thing. He didn't even dare to think about it before...
Chapter completed!