Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 83: Remove the zero and don’t take the ten taels of silver!

"I wonder what your country can do to get our crown prince and 80,000 soldiers to return to our frontier Longmen Pass?"

"Although the princess is the Queen of Northern Qi, she is also the Princess Taiping of my Qing Kingdom. She should have sympathy for the families of those 80,000 soldiers!"

Lin Ruofu saluted Chen Luo very respectfully, but his words were quite strong.

Especially the last sentence. If Chen Luo’s answer had any problem, it would arouse the dissatisfaction of the people.

But he was not setting a trap for Chen Luo. Even Emperor Qing couldn't plot against Chen Luo. He couldn't even beat Emperor Qing, let alone trap Chen Luo.

He was reminding Chen Luo to be careful about his identity, and was also taking insurance!

Although Chen Luo is the Queen of Northern Qi, everyone knows that Chen Luo is also the Princess of Qing!
Since you are the princess of Qing Kingdom, you should love the people of Qing Kingdom!

Things have come to this point, there is no reason for Chen Luo not to agree to peace talks and release the 80,000 soldiers.

Even if Chen Luo doesn't agree, no one will blame Lin Ruofu for this!
This is called insurance!

All that remains is to see how much they can give in exchange.

After hearing Lin Ruofu's words, everyone present understood that the negotiations had begun.

Emperor Qing behind the curtain also narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Luo below through the gap in the curtain.

Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Luo clasped his hands together in his sleeves, his smile remaining unchanged.

"Conditions? Since Minister Lin asked me to open it, I will tell you!"

"This war was provoked by your Qing Nation. No matter what the reason is, this is a fact, and everyone in the world knows it!"

"Now that you have been defeated, you should pay the price for it!"

Everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts when they heard this.

Chen Luo's words were too obvious, it was clear that he was asking for too much!
Lin Ruofu also felt heavy in his heart, but his expression did not change at all.

"You attacked our Northern Qi border town Shanhai City at night, killing 3,512 Northern Qi soldiers, and injuring more than 10,000 soldiers, including 5,102 seriously injured!"

"There is a saying among the people that human life is worth a thousand gold coins, but I believe that human life is priceless!"

"But the people have already died in the battle, and their families must be considered. You will not agree to this even if you are offered a huge sum of money!"

"Then I will ask for ten gold coins for the families of those who died in battle, ten gold coins for each of them!"

"According to the calculation of Northern Qi, one gold is equal to ten taels of silver, and ten gold is equal to one hundred taels of silver. Although this one hundred taels of silver is not enough to make up for the pain of losing their loved ones, it can also make their second half of life worry-free!"

"Three thousand five hundred and twelve soldiers, ten gold coins for each soldier, that's... thirty-five thousand one hundred and twenty gold coins!"

"This is my bottom line. I also know that your Qing Kingdom has its own treasury and can take out the money. If you don't agree, then let's forget about the peace talks!"

Thirty-five thousand one hundred and twenty gold? ?
Everyone present gasped.

If this gold is converted into silver, it would be worth more than 300,000!
It would be fine if Northern Qi only wanted more than 300,000 taels this time, but from what Chen Luo said, it was only for the soldiers who died in the battle. It was just a start!
It costs more than 300,000 taels to start with, but what will happen next?

You know, most of the losses of the dynasty in the war!

Even if it’s not in the millions, right?
"More than 35,000 gold? This..."

Lin Ruofu looked hesitant and turned to look at Emperor Qing behind the curtain.

Emperor Qing also had a gloomy expression at this time.

How could he not know that this was Chen Luo's test? If he agreed, Chen Luo would make even more outrageous demands later!

But he had said before that as long as he could get back 80,000 soldiers, he would be willing to pay any price!
Those words were meant to win the hearts of the people, but now they have become a rope that binds him!

Chen Luo has said so much. If he really turns around and leaves, the loss of public support will be priceless!
Emperor Qing was silent for a while, didn't say anything, just waved his hand.

After receiving the order, Minister Lin turned and looked at Chen Luo.

"As the princess said, human life is priceless, whether it's the people of our Qing Kingdom or your Northern Qi. It's our duty to settle the families of the deceased."

"We agreed to this condition. I wonder if the princess will release the 80,000 captives and let them reunite with their families?"

Everyone knows that the conditions just now are just the beginning, and Lin Ruofu naturally knows this.

But knowing this does not mean that there is no need to ask this question. Otherwise, even if he tries to get out of it in advance, he will not end up well!
"No hurries?"

"I haven't yet settled the compensation for the injured with you!"

"For more than 10,000 injured people, five gold coins for each seriously injured person and two gold coins for each slightly injured person. Isn't that too much?"

Without waiting for Lin Ruofu and the others to answer, Chen Luo continued, "The number of seriously injured is 5,102, and the number of slightly injured is not counted, so round it up to 6,000!"

"The total cost for the seriously injured is twelve thousand five hundred and sixty gold, and the lightly injured are two gold each, totaling twelve thousand gold, a total of twenty-four thousand five hundred gold!"

The ministers who were silently calculating all widened their eyes and looked at Chen Luo in disbelief.

The shock was not only because 25,600 gold was too much, but more because Chen Luo calculated so quickly!
You have to know that they are either the top scorer, the second place or the third place, which means they are already outstanding!
Even so, they had just started calculating, but Chen Luo had already finished?

It would be fine if he was just Wen Qiang, but he was also proficient in arithmetic, how amazing is that?
Of course, they would rather believe that Chen Luo had calculated it in advance, otherwise how could he get the answer so quickly?
Lin Ruofu looked at Emperor Qing behind the curtain with an inquiring look. Seeing that Emperor Qing did not move for a long time, he immediately understood what Emperor Qing meant.

In fact, he knew without even looking that Emperor Qing would not agree.

It’s not just because of the amount of money, but also because Chen Luo’s attitude is not so tough anymore.

Before, if you didn’t agree, then there would be no discussion. This time, he didn’t say that, which clearly shows that there is room for negotiation.

Since there is room for maneuver, we should naturally talk about as little as possible.

"Isn't twenty-four thousand five hundred and sixty taels of gold a bit too much? It converts to more than two hundred and forty thousand taels of silver. Adding the more than three hundred thousand taels from before, it's already nearly five hundred thousand taels!"

"Although our Qing Kingdom has an inner treasury, it does not have an inexhaustible supply of gold and silver!"

"Could you please reduce it a little bit, my lord?"

The inner treasury of Qing State was established by Ye Qingmei, which sold all kinds of strange and weird things and sold them to various countries.

It is no exaggeration to say that the inner treasury contains all the wealth in the world!

After Ye Qingmei's death, the Neiku became the royal treasury. It no longer belonged to the national treasury, but was managed by the eldest princess Li Yunrui.

I’m afraid only Emperor Qing and the eldest princess know how much money there is in the inner treasury, or even only the eldest princess herself knows!
But one thing is certain, it is not difficult for the inner treasury to take out one million and eight hundred thousand taels of gold and silver!

Chen Luo naturally knew this, so... he could naturally lower his requirements!
"Although I am the Queen of Northern Qi, I am also the Princess of Qing. I should also consider Qing!"

"How about this, I don't want the leftovers, I will add them from my private treasury when the time comes."

"Although my private treasury is not big, I can still take out ten taels of silver!"

(End of this chapter)