The eighth day of February, 772 AD, the embassy in Xinjing.
When Bonode heard that Hong Xu had arrived at the door, he immediately came to the gate to greet him.
He bowed his hands to Hong Xu and said with a smile: "It's rare to see Mr.
Hong these days.
He must be busy with business.
Why do you have time to come here today?"
Hong Xu pointed to the embassy and smiled: "Let's talk about it after we go in."
"Okay, please."
Bernard immediately stepped aside and stretched out his hand in a "please" gesture.
The two of them sat face to face in a small hall in the embassy.
After all the tea and snacks were served, Bernard asked all the irrelevant people to leave.
"I heard that in the past few days, your Excellency has been visiting our officials and ministers every day to lobby them about the loan.
I don't know how effective it is," Hong Xu asked with a slight smile.
Bu Nuode smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I didn't expect Mr.
Hong to have heard about it.
Yes, I have been lobbying your ministers and officials these days.
This matter is actually beneficial to both countries.
Our country can use it."
This money will quell civil strife, improve the lives of believers and people, and your country can also earn a lot of interest.
It is much better than leaving the money in the treasury to rust and mold.
In the words of your country, this is called He Le No, but your ministers and officials are generally not very optimistic about this matter."
"Well, the tea is good."
Hong Xu said, putting down the tea cup, and went straight to the point without being sloppy: "Your Excellency, I won't beat around the bush with you.
Today I came here to inform you about your country's intention to submit to our country on the order of my king.
Borrowing Answers" Bonold became nervous.
What Hong Xu was going to say next was directly related to whether his mission to Xinjing could be achieved.
He immediately asked: "I wonder what your country's answer is?"
Hong Xu looked at Beno De and said: "It's okay to borrow money, but we need your country to take out things as collateral.
Your country has only two options, either use mines and land as collateral, or use tariffs as collateral.
If your country really needs it, Money, but you don’t want to use it as collateral, then we also offer another plan, which is to buy out and sell some mines or land in your control area to me, Xi Qin.
The advantage of this plan is that it is simple and does not require too much trouble.
Both parties pay the money in one hand and the land or mine in the other.”
On other people's territory, Beno De tried hard to control his emotions, but he still said with a cold face: "Buying out is indeed simple and convenient, but we are only afraid of being reviled by the letter and the people, so we sell the land It's impossible.
As for the first plan of using tariffs as collateral , our country does not have this idea, so we want to consider using mines or land as mortgage, but please explain in advance that it is only used as mortgage.
If we cannot pay back the money by the time limit, the mines and land used as mortgage will naturally belong to your country.
Until then, they are still owned by our country.”
Hong Xu nodded: "It seems that your country is more inclined to use mines and land as collateral to borrow money from our country."
“Yes, I don’t know how to calculate interest.”
"The interest matter is not urgent.
Before we talk about interest, we have some other more important conditions to discuss."
Hong Xu waved his hand, "How much does your country want to borrow?"
"Twenty million gold dollars" Hong Xu shook his head and said: "Twenty million gold yuan is too much.
It can only be ten million at most.
And this ten million gold yuan is not a small amount.
Before we talk about which mines and land will be used as collateral, we have a few If your country can agree to the conditions, it will be possible for us to continue the negotiation.
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If your country cannot agree, then please forgive us for our helplessness."
Benode frowned, but still said: "The conditions can be negotiated, but if your country's conditions are too harsh, then we would rather not borrow."
Hong Xu smiled and said: "The conditions are naturally negotiated.
It is best that your country can accept it.
If it is really unacceptable, then the deal will not be completed.
To be honest, I, Xi Qin, do not lack this interest money.
If not, Benefits, why should we in Xiqin lend money to Mahdi to tide over the difficulties?
His position as caliph is not secure.
If he If he wants to secure the position of Caliph, he must eliminate the influence of several of his brothers, but he has no money to fight.
Therefore, if he wants to borrow money from our Western Qin to support him in quelling the civil strife, he must pay some The price, as long as people with correct values understand this, it is impossible to want pie in the sky."
These words left Bu Nuo De speechless.
He was silent for a moment and had to admit in his heart that Hong Xu had told the truth about Dashi Country.
"Master Hong, tell me your conditions."
Hong Xu smiled and stretched out a finger: "First, although the land and mines used as mortgage are not our country's property, what will happen if you don't repay the money within the time limit?
So in order to protect our country's rights and interests, we in Western Qin want to When garrisoning troops in your country, they will be stationed in Basra.
We will discuss the number of troops stationed separately.
Secondly, allow Taoism and Buddhism to preach freely in your country.
Thirdly, allow Chinese merchants to freely operate in your country.
Do business, purchase land to build workshops and factories; fourthly, if our Western Qin merchants and people commit crimes in your country, and any cases involving our Western Qin people, your country has no right to deal with it, and the relevant persons will be handed over to our country to be located in your country Your country's government can send people to observe the trial by a temporary judge within the country, but it cannot dictate the trial.
Regarding these four conditions, if Mr.
Bonold agrees, we can conduct detailed negotiations on these terms in a few days."
Bonold instinctively felt that there was something wrong with these clauses, but how could people in this era understand the issue of sovereignty?
He just knew that allowing the Western Qin to station troops in Basra might threaten the food country, and allowing Taoism and Buddhism to dominate the country.
Food country only has missionary work, although it is a bit difficult to accept It is acceptable, but it is not that Western churches have not been allowed to preach in the Food Country before; the third item is not a problem.
There are also many people from the Food Country who bought land to build new factories, workshops and shops in Western Qin to do business, but the fourth It's a bit hard to accept.
Bu Nuode couldn't decide for a while.
He looked at Hong Xu and said, "Master Hong, these matters you mentioned are of great importance.
I need time to consider them."
Hong Xu smiled and said: "Of course, this loan is voluntary between you and me.
You borrow money from our country, and our country agrees to lend it to you.
It just puts forward a few conditions.
Of course, if you agree, everyone will be happy.
If you don't agree, I have no choice but to give up on this matter of borrowing money.
Please consider it, you have enough time.
If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
After sending Hong Xu away, Bu Nuo De had a miserable look on his face.
How could he have enough time?
Of course the people of Western Qin were not in a hurry, but he was.
Baghdad was still waiting to borrow rice to cook the pot.
The news that the Dashi Kingdom had borrowed 10 million gold yuan from the Western Qin Dynasty was quickly learned by the Eastern Roman Empire's embassy in Xinjing through secret channels.
The Eastern Roman Empire's envoy in Xinjing, Crelius, immediately sent someone back to the capital.
Constantinople reported the news.
Nothing between the Western Qin and the Great Food Kingdom was not a trivial matter.
Every matter may be related to the survival of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Crelius had to go all out.
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The officials of the mission who followed Bonode discussed the four conditions proposed by the Western Qin for several days.
The officials accompanying the mission also had several arguments.
Some people thought that in order to obtain funds as soon as possible to quell the domestic rebellion, it was necessary to lose some interests. acceptable, but some consider the other three conditions All of them are barely acceptable, but the fourth condition is too embarrassing.
If the Western Qin people commit crimes in the Dashi Kingdom, they can only be tried by the Western Qin people.
All cases related to the Western Qin people must also be tried by the Western Qin people. , you can only listen to Dashi's reaction and are not allowed to interfere.
This is unreasonable.
How can anyone be such a bully?
Bonold and the officials accompanying the mission reached a consensus on the first three conditions, which were acceptable, but the number of troops stationed in the first clause must be controlled below 1,000; the most controversial one was the fourth condition.
Finally, someone suggested that they could agree, but they must make some changes to the fourth condition, changing from observing to participating in the trial and supervising the fairness of the trial.
Benold and others agreed to this proposal.
Four days later, the two parties launched formal negotiations, which were held at a large luxury hotel, the Oasis Inn.
In order to keep it secret, the Western Qin government cleared the inn and stationed soldiers to guard it.
Unrelated personnel were not allowed to enter.
After the negotiations officially began, Hong Xu said to Benode: "Your Excellency, first of all I want to ask a question, whether you and the mission can fully represent the Dashi Kingdom and Caliph Mansour."
"Of course," Bunold said with a serious face, and then ordered someone to take out a letter from the Caliphate of the Great Food Country and hand it to Hong Xu, saying: "This is the Caliphate of our country appointing me as the plenipotentiary for this loan and negotiation.
Please take a look at your will.”
Hong Xu took it and looked at it, and ordered the relevant officials next to him to check the authenticity of the book.
After careful inspection, the officials next to him nodded to Hong Xu and said there was no problem.
Hong Xu returned the book to Bo Nuode and asked: "You proposed to borrow 10 million gold yuan from our country by mortgaging the mines and land within your control.
After careful consideration, we agreed to borrow 10 million yuan from our country."
You borrow money, but we have several conditions, which we have proposed to you a few days ago.
What do you think of the four conditions we proposed?"
Benode said: "I have thought about it in the past few days and discussed it with the officials accompanying the mission.
Now let's talk about the first point.
In order to protect its own interests, your country wants to station troops in Basra.
We agree with this, but The number of the garrison cannot exceed five hundred, and there must be no cavalry.”
Hong Xu shook his head: "This is impossible.
Five hundred people are too few.
We can't even have cavalry.
With this small number of troops, we can't protect our own interests.
At least two thousand people.
As for the issue of arms, your country has no right to interfere."
Bonold's expression changed, and his voice suddenly rose: "Master Hong, two thousand cavalry are enough to threaten Baghdad, the capital of our country, and the maximum number is eight hundred":