In order to avoid possible problems between the two sides, such as friction and the like, all 36 counties and cities in the border areas between the two sides are regarded as neutral areas and are managed by people from the Cao Family Trading Company. Of course, these officials and the like

They were sent by the imperial court and the Linghu family. They were only responsible for the security of the city. Both sides understood that these dozens of cities might become like the dozen cities along the coast, but on the imperial side.

If the Linghu family doesn't trust the Linghu family, and the Linghu family doesn't trust the imperial court, they can only let Li Cong's people defend them. But each city can only station 50,000 troops, and the tax revenue will be left to the Cao family business to support these people.

That’s it, both parties will come back to discuss the final solution to this matter ten years later.

On the surface, a certain proportion of the tax revenue in the areas occupied by the Linghu family should be given to the court, and they did not object. In fact, everyone knows this matter. This is just to give His Majesty the Emperor a face. By then, billions will be paid every year.

Will they really give you money? That would be a big mistake. It is absolutely impossible. The Linghu family wants two counties in the southern coastal area as their outlet to the sea. Originally, the court did not want to agree to this.

However, thinking that Li Cong had already been promised that the Cao Family Trading Company could operate its own business in most areas, it would not make much sense to control the Linghu family. It would be better to be a good person, so I agreed.

They also know that this is an important channel for the people of the Linghu family to contact the Cao Family Trading Company, and some of the Cao Family Trading Company's things will be shipped here.

One problem is Li Cong himself. The imperial court gave him the title of Duke and built him a Duke's Palace in the capital. Now Li Cong has occupied more than a dozen cities on the southern coast and a large number of islands on the southern coast.

Yes, it is legally confirmed that these things belong to the Cao family business, but Li Cong will not be able to occupy other people's places from now on. Li Cong also agrees with this. In fact, he has eaten so much now.

It just so happens that I need some time to digest the territory. Anyway, the power is in my own hands. It is very easy for me to tear up this agreement whenever I want. There will definitely be no obstacles. Most people will follow me.

The way of doing things is the same.

Li Cong doesn't care much about dukes or anything like that. There are a lot of nobles in the Eastern Empire. There are as many as eighty or more dukes in the Eastern Empire. One more than him is not too much, and one less than him is not too much. In fact, Li Cong understands this.

It's a bit wrong. There are many nobles, but not many nobles who have their own fiefdoms. Moreover, the Duke of Li Cong can be hereditary and replaceable. The other nobles will have to do so when they reach their son's generation.

Downgraded one level, Li Cong still has a lot of benefits, but what he wants is the whole world, and the title of a duke naturally does not matter to him.

"We have basically talked about the matter. I wonder if Mr. Cao has time to talk to me alone. I have some things to talk to Mr. Cao. Don't worry, there is absolutely nothing to do with the Linghu family.

The relationship is a matter between both of us. I wonder if Miss Linghu can avoid it? I know it is very rude to ask a lady to avoid it, but what we talk about next is of great importance, and it is definitely with you.

It's okay." When the two sides finalized some details of the negotiation, the third prince said suddenly. Neither Li Cong nor Linghu Jia thought about what this guy wanted to do.

"Humph, I don't want to know about your affairs yet. I know what your plans are. Mr. Cao, Xiaojia will go down first." Linghujia also understood that she could not continue to come here. If Li Cong was clear,

If he objects, he can be here, but now he has no objection. If he continues to be here without knowing how to flatter him, he may arouse the resentment of two people. He is not a fool, and he will never do such a thing.

To do it.

Li Cong nodded, and Linghu Jia went out. Of course, Li Cong knew what the person in front of him was going to say. If it had nothing to do with the Linghu family, it would definitely have something to do with his weapons. If the war in front of him could be

If it's over, I will naturally retire a large number of weapons, especially the serial crossbows. I can at least take out hundreds of thousands and give them to them when the time comes. However, the service life is stipulated, so you can't do it.

When the spring comes out, why don't you come with us to buy it? You will definitely not be cheap in terms of money.

"If your Highness the Third Prince has something to say, just tell him directly," Li Cong said.

"Haha, just what I told you last time. Mr. Cao also has his own message system in our empire. We are unstable in the capital. My father's army lost a lot in this war, so we have to strengthen our

The combat effectiveness of the army has been improved. I wonder if you can sell some of these weapons to us. You can decide the price. We will never counter-offer. We also know that these things are not cheap." This guy didn't agree.

Very direct. After having dealt with Li Cong for so long, I naturally know exactly who this guy is.

Weapons and equipment? Li Cong knew that this guy would definitely mention this matter to him, but he didn't expect to mention this situation to him so early. Isn't it a bit too early? Now the two parties have just signed a letter of intent.

After that, the emperor of the Eastern Empire would personally use the jade seal to complete it, so he proposed it now. Li Cong was a little undecided, but Li Cong also understood that this was considered a sincerity from the other party. If they

If they didn't want to talk to Li Conghe, they would naturally not bring up the matter of purchasing weapons. They also showed their weakness.

"Your Highness, to tell you the truth, I don't have many weapons in the first place. You have seen the wars in the past few days. I have really consumed a lot of weapons here. If it is a small amount, it is okay, but if it is a lot,

If so, I guess I have some difficulties here." Before I figured out the specific matter, the important thing is that I didn't see the price they gave me. Why did Li Cong say this, and now Li Cong has also made a decision on the serial crossbow.

Certain modifications, even the crossbow arrows used are not something that existed in this era. Li Cong set the crossbow arrows at a certain size. Only with the help of a tool used by the Cao family business can the crossbow arrows be made well.

It can only be used for serial crossbows. It’s not impossible to use other manufactured ones, but I won’t say more about the accuracy. Such tools are also made from the earth by the Cao Family Trading Company, just like a mold, so

It is said that this arms sale must be done. If it is done well, this can ensure that the Cao Family Trading Company does not need to worry about its own safety for a long time. The major empires will not be stupid if they buy their own weapons.

Of course, they may research it after many years, but by that time, the Cao Family Trading Company will have some new weapons, and this one will be outdated.

"That's right, the war has just ended, and I am a little impatient. I definitely don't need a large amount, and I don't need a small amount. I just need 5,000 serial crossbows. According to my observation, on the battlefield here,

There are at least hundreds of thousands of them, so there should be no problem in giving us 5,000, and the price is easy to negotiate, Master Cao can just set the price." The third prince didn't mention the cannonballs and grenades at all, he knew that Li Cong

They will definitely not give that to him. This is also for sure. If they take it, the explosives in it will be easily researched. If you get it out, although you won't be able to get out the shells, but

Explosive packs and other things must have been found, so we will not leave this matter to you. At most, we will give you some serial crossbows. Of course, Li Cong will gradually move the contents of the grenades.

Adding some other chemical substances to his hands and feet will not affect his power, it will just make them more complicated. Sometimes it is good to complicate simple problems, but that is also a matter for the future. We can't do that now, this transaction

Giving it to the Linghu family was a helpless matter. Now that they were about to be defeated, they naturally didn't have so much time to study this. If Li Cong had never dared to give it to them before, all the grenades would also be given to them later.

You have to get them all back, otherwise you will be in trouble of your own.

5,000 serial crossbows? This number is not that much. I guess they only did that after seeing what happened to Young Master Linghu in the capital, and they also thought that way after seeing the results achieved by those 5,000 people.

, otherwise they wouldn’t do that. Each one of them would definitely have other ideas, and the price would definitely be very high.

"If there is only such a small quantity, this matter can be discussed. If my army here does not fight, I can give it to you, but the price is not low. My cost for each of these things is

For more than 600 taels of silver, the price of each bow and arrow is 500 wen." Li Cong thought for a while and said, opening his mouth widely. The price is certainly not for such a small batch, and it will definitely be in the future.

They will also ask for it in large quantities. The price is more than a hundred times higher. What kind of things can make money like this? This transaction is naturally trivial, but in the future, there will definitely be a large number of purchases in the Eastern Empire. Really

We won't be afraid when we get to the battlefield. Your crossbows can't shoot as far as ours. They're rigged, and your endurance isn't as strong as ours. You'll know by then.

"The price is not a problem, it's just that we want 5,000 in the first phase, and next time we hope to get 500,000. I wonder if Mr. Cao can satisfy us with this amount? Of course, in addition to these monetary transactions,

We have other good things that are cheaper for Mr. Cao. We know that Mr. Cao’s navy is very powerful at sea. Our southeastern coastal areas from east to west are very rich areas. I think your navy was also in the past.

We have been here, how about a coastal province as our thank you gift? As long as Lord Cao's army can attack here, then this province will be Lord Cao's fiefdom from now on. From now on, the court will not ask for anything here every year.

Every bit." This guy actually said such a thing and asked an outsider to attack his territory. Even Li Cong didn't quite understand this matter. He intuitively told himself that the matter was not that simple.

500,000 serial crossbows are easy to talk about. We have a lot of this here, which is a matter of hundreds of millions of silver. I just didn’t expect that this guy would give me such a condition. I must not lose my mind in the face of temptation. If I really

If you lose your mind, you will be no different from a fool. Maybe this is a trap. Now anything can happen. The person in front of you is not even your friend. A day ago, the two of them were still friends.

Working hard.

"Haha, do you need to explain this matter more clearly? I think it doesn't make sense. Why do you people in the Eastern Empire want an outsider like me to attack your territory? Isn't it right to say this?

It's very unbelievable. I don't understand this matter. Generally speaking, I won't attack decisively on things I don't understand." Li Cong thought for a while and said, his words also made the third prince think highly of Li Cong again.

At first glance, he could refuse such a big temptation from a coastal province. Such a person is indeed very remarkable. It is also very good for such a person to be his supporter.

"Of course, to make it clear, the royal family in our empire is the most powerful. In the past, apart from my father, it was the Linghu family. Now the Linghu family is gone. The next one is my third uncle.

My third uncle can be said to be a strange person in the entire empire. He doesn't care about the affairs of the court at all. Of course, it can now be proved that the reason why he doesn't care is because this guy is dormant. He actually cares about these things.

, now that the empire is in danger, he has stepped forward. Of course, he has not stepped forward to solve the problem for my father, but this guy wants to replace my father. He does not know that we have become friends with Mr. Cao,

My father is going to give this guy a hard blow. The province on the coast is his biggest source of financial revenue and his base. Now it is all yours. It is conservatively estimated that the wealth there is a lot. My third uncle in the country has

His reputation is that he is as rich as the country. I wonder if Mr. Cao is satisfied with this explanation?" The third prince felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of his fat uncle. This guy usually hides very well, but now

Something happened to the empire, and they immediately jumped out and wanted to be at odds with the emperor. It was said that they had already started recruiting troops in the capital.

If this war continues, it may be a luxury for them to go back. His third uncle will definitely control the capital in a short time, and then use the defeat of His Majesty to attack His Majesty the Emperor.

There will also be a large number of rebels. At that time, the Eastern Empire will really change hands. No one can bear such a thing. If he hadn't jumped too hard, the emperor of the Eastern Empire would not be willing to let such a thing happen.

A piece of fat meat was given to Li Cong. It is said that this guy's family fortune is more than trillions of silver. There are so many greedy people. This time, Li Cong really got an advantage.

"Haha, there is no problem with this explanation. It's just that Mr. Cao has eaten too much with so many things. That's good. 20 airships will be used by your royal family for two years. 500,000 serial crossbows, each equipped with 300 crossbow arrows.

Think of it as a gift from me, no, I paid tribute to His Majesty the Emperor." Li Cong said with a smile, he got benefits, he just said one or two good words, and there was nothing to say about the rest.

Well, the third prince was also happy that Li Cong was so sensible. What the court wanted was face, and what Li Cong wanted was benefits, and they could remove the foundation of the prince. It can be said that both parties got what they wanted.

Yes, the Eastern Empire really can't stand the trouble now, and must take a good rest for a period of time. It is estimated that it will be the ten years mentioned in the contract. After ten years, it will probably not be what it is now, at least

The emperor of the Eastern Empire would not swallow this breath at that time. If there was no adaptation, neither the Linghu family nor Li Cong would have an easy time. At that time, Li Cong would have to worry about his own time.
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