Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 550 The Danger of Genocide
A bet quickly spread throughout the military camp.

Now in the military camp, the soldiers are talking a lot, guessing who will come to Negese for peace talks?

Zhou Hongbin passed by and heard the soldiers discussing, and couldn't help but become interested.

Originally, he was still arranging defensive measures and was worried that the Qiang people would launch a counterattack. Now he heard that the Qiang people were preparing for peace talks, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

There are now 4000 people in Negese, which consumes a lot of bullets. Many of the bullets equipped by the soldiers are less than half.

Of course, if one bullet per enemy is used, then the bullet consumption will definitely not be so large.

However, when suppressing the enemy, many bullets were empty, and when charging into the city, many enemies died from multiple bullets.

Calculated in this way, the bullet consumption must be very large. If there is no backup material support, it will be very troublesome.

The Qiang people's current counterattack force is not very strong. On the contrary, the Yi and Miao people may join in the fun.

Lu Hao naturally knew this, so he stationed himself in Negese to see the reactions from all parties.

Especially Zheng Guo and Yue Guo, don't they want to join the war?

Xindituo, the hometown of the Qiang clan leader, goes all the way west, across the Nu River that runs from north to south, and reaches the border of Zheng State.

If Zheng Guo really wants to send troops, they will probably come through this road.

The ammunition prepared by Lu Hao also took into account the coalition forces of Zheng and Yue.

After all, it would be too embarrassing for the emperor to defeat him in his own expedition.

Although Lu Hao has strictly ordered these generals not to reveal the news that he came to the second main army.

However, since Liu Ruxu occupied Negese, the news of His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire's appearance here has spread like wildfire.

This is why Lu Hao concluded that the Qiang clan chief would come in person. He wanted to have an interview with the emperor in person to gain more benefits.

However, Lu Hao told Wang Rui that the emperor had left, so we could talk about it as we should. In short, surrender was a major prerequisite.

The leader of the Qiang tribe didn't want to come originally, but the holy land of Yigama fell, and the nobles of the Qiang tribe all became prisoners of General Kong Xin.

If the clan leader doesn't come in person, it will be a bit difficult for those people to be released.

Once these noble men are killed, the entire Qiang people will fall into chaos, and the Qiang people may be in danger of being exterminated again!
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After lunch, just as Lu Hao expected, the leader of the Qiang tribe came.

He went straight to the point and was willing to submit to the Chinese Empire. However, he had to meet Emperor Yongtai of the Chinese Empire and discuss matters related to submission with the emperor in person.

Wang Rui, as a master negotiator who had fought with them many times, just said that the emperor had left, and even if the emperor was here, he was not qualified to see the emperor.

The leader of the Qiang tribe was very arrogant before, but now Wang Rui is even more arrogant than him.

There was no other way. The second main force of the Empire's Central Army defeated the Qiang tribe overnight. Not only did they lose their nest, they also lost their holy land.

Now let's negotiate. To put it bluntly, we can only accept the empire's terms, and there is no room for bargaining at all.

What's even more cruel is that Wang Rui directly threatened to kill the nobles in the Holy Land, which frightened the Qiang clan leader to death.

This time the negotiation did not last long. The Qiang clan leader only asked for autonomy and had no other demands.

Submitting to the empire, no longer being an enemy of the empire, and defending the Zheng and Yue states in the west were the basic requirements given to him by the empire.

As for local taxes, the empire does not collect them. The Qiang people collect and manage them themselves. The empire is very proud of them.

The two sides are allowed to trade with each other. If the Qiang people commit crimes, they must accept legal sanctions like the subjects of the empire.

The empire only set up an administrative agency in Negese to supervise the entire Qiang people and prevent anyone from rebelling.

"Your Majesty, this is the content of the peace negotiation agreement between the two parties. Take a look."

Liu Ruxu came in with the document and handed it to Lu Hao.

Lu Hao took it and looked at it, frowning slightly, and his face suddenly darkened.

Along the way, Lu Hao sensed that the mountains here were rich in coal and iron ore. If these iron ores were mined, refined, and then transported back to the empire, it would be prosperous.Therefore, it is okay for the Qiang clan leader to demand autonomy, but the mines hidden underground must be the resources of the empire, and the empire has ownership.

"Tell Wang Rui that the underground mineral resources in the territory where the Qiang people are located belong to the empire. The empire has the right to mine. No one can interfere, let alone collect taxes."

Lu Hao said in a deep voice.

"Underground mineral resources? Your Majesty, are there still mineral resources here?"

Liu Ruxu said puzzledly.

"Just do as I say. As for whether there are any mineral deposits, we need to continue to explore to find out. However, the empire needs to add this to avoid disputes in the future."

Lu Hao smiled and said perfunctorily.

He couldn't tell Liu Ruxu that he already knew that there were many mines down there, right?
"Is there anything else that needs to be modified?"

Liu Ruxu asked again.

Lu Hao thought for a moment and said, "One more thing. The empire can station troops here and use it as a springboard to attack Zheng and Yue."

"Your Majesty, if we use this as a springboard, we will have to cross the Nu River. It seems to be too difficult!"

Liu Ruxu looked bitter.

"Is it difficult to cross the Nu River?"

Lu Hao smiled mysteriously.

"The Nu River has fast currents and a huge drop. There is no bridge and large ships cannot pass there. How do you get there?"

Liu Ruxu looked confused.

"Don't worry, just follow my will."

Lu Hao smiled mysteriously again.

"understand!"

Liu Ruxu took the order and left.

It is not difficult to build a bridge on such a Nu River.

It just depends on whether Lu Hao wants to or not.

In fact, he just wanted to tell the Qiang chief that the empire was capable of fighting back against Zheng and Yue.

Use a small boat to build a pontoon bridge, and war horses can pass through it no matter what, and with the speed of war horses, you can quickly invade the hinterland of the two countries.

Of course, if the First Fleet of the Imperial Navy can cooperate with the landing operations, the Zheng Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom will probably be directly destroyed under the attack from both sides.

Lu Hao looked at the map, and the corner of his mouth curled up. Once the empire really sent troops from here, it would be a direct war with the Eighteenth Dynasty of Western Chu.

"Your Majesty, the general has asked Wang Rui to amend the treaty."

Liu Ruxu walked in slowly.

"very good!"

Lu Hao did not look back, but looked at the map carefully.

Starting from Xindituo, the hometown of the Qiang people, it takes about a day's journey for the war horses to reach the Nu River.

After crossing the Nu River, it was still about half a day's horse ride to reach the hinterland of Zheng State.

If you go by land, the section of road from Xindituo to the west is probably difficult to walk, and there are many detours.

The most important thing is that it is difficult to keep up with the logistical supplies on land. Once they get deep into the territory of Zheng State, they can only rely on the soldiers' own ammunition.

(End of this chapter)