Steel Dynasty - Chapter 750

[Chapter 749 “Haigu City Treaty”]

Li Cheng was riding on the horse with his head held high.

In Liujing City, he had never felt as proud as he did today. Of course, he knew very well that everything he had now was given by Dayu.

If Dayu had not defeated Goryeo, he would probably have lost his head by now.

So from the beginning he was betting like a gambler, and he won.

Now he not only received preferential treatment from the King of Korea, but his father, who was worse than a beast, was also servile to him and was now holding his horse for him.

When he arrived at the palace gate, Li Chengzai saw the King of Korea waiting there, and the officials of Korea were all respectful.

At this time, Li Chengzai’s eyes stayed on Jin Changxi in the crowd. Now the man who was sarcastic to him lowered his head and did not dare to look at him at all.

Seeing this scene, Li Chengzai couldn’t help but sneer.

But he did not forget his mission. He was not here for revenge, but for the treaty port.

“Li Chengzai, I have been waiting for you to come these days.” The King of Goryeo smiled and looked very close to Li Chengzai.

Li Chengzai also smiled, bowed slightly and said, “Your Majesty.”

The King of Goryeo nodded with satisfaction, and took Li Chengzai to the palace. Li Chengzai arrived at the right time, and the barbarians had already withdrawn. Ryugyong City.

Now that there are no more barbarians, Liujing City has become his world again.

When he sat down in the palace, Li Chengzai didn’t say much to the King of Goryeo. The Kingdom of Chongqing was now waiting for news from him, so he directly explained all the conditions of the Kingdom of Chongqing.

“General Ye said that in addition to ceding the two cities of Haigu City and Bisha City, from now on, the goods of the Dayu Kingdom must flow unimpeded in Goryeo, and Goryeo must not impose any taxes on the goods of the Dayu Kingdom. At the same time, the Dayu Kingdom’s goods The merchants in Korea must have extraterritorial rights.

“Extraterritorial rights, what is this?” the King of Korea asked doubtfully.

Li Cheng was a little confused when he heard the word at first, but he understood it after explanation, so he said: “This extraterritoriality means that the people of Dayu violated the law in Korea. Korea cannot be dealt with according to the laws of Korea, but must be punished according to the laws of Korea. Let the merchants be handed over to Dayu.”

The officials of Goryeo became uglier as they heard this, because this meant that the people of Dayu had become superior people in Goryeo, and they had become inferior people.

The King of Korea’s smile faded, and he said: “If that’s the case, doesn’t it mean that the people of Dayu can follow the laws at will in Korea?”

“That’s not the case, the laws of Dayu are strict, and this move is just for the officials of Korea to impose laws on the people of Dayu. Just deliberately making things difficult.” Li Cheng had already made an excuse.

“Is there more?” The King of Goryeo’s heart was bleeding. If he agreed to these conditions, Goryeo would lose part of his royal power.

Li Chengzai nodded and continued: “After the cession of Haigu City and Beisha City, it became the territory of the Chongqing Kingdom. Invading Haigu City and Bisha City is like declaring war on the Chongqing Kingdom.”

After that, Li Chengzai took out a copy Treaty, he said: “The requirements of Dayu are all in this treaty. As long as the king signs it, Dayu will withdraw its troops.”

The King of Goryeo took the black and white writing on the paper and his body trembled slightly. He saw six articles written on it, the first Article 1, Dayu and Koryo jointly announced the end of the war and formally declared a truce.

Article 2: Dahangcheng, Jeongquan City, Baekje City, and Ryugyong City along the coast of Goryeo are all treaty ports. Dayu is allowed to send resident consuls, and Dayu merchants and their families are allowed to live freely.

The third article is to cede land. Goryeo ceded Haigu City and Beisha City to Dayu.

Article 4: Indemnity, Goryeo will pay Dayu 3 million taels of silver for its combat military expenses. If there is no silver, it can be offset by ore, grain, and slaves.

Article 5 allows merchants from Dayu and Korea to trade freely and exempts goods from all taxes. At the same time, people from Dayu have extraterritorial rights.

After reading these five conditions one by one, the King of Goryeo could hardly breathe. This country of Chongqing was going to put him on the fire. Once he signed this treaty, he would be infamy for eternity.

“Your Majesty, the time given to us by Dayu Kingdom is running out. The king can only choose one or the other, whether to subjugate the country or treaty.” Li Chengzai saw that the King of Goryeo was hesitant.

Taking a deep breath, the King of Goryeo asked, “If so, does Dayu’s promise to deal with the Japanese still count?”

“General Ye said that if the Japanese dare to go north, they will block the Japanese shipping routes.” Li Chengzai said.

The King of Goryeo nodded and sighed. What he was most worried about now was that Japan would continue to move north. Now that Dayu had given them this promise, there seemed to be no problem signing this.

More importantly, through this incident, he gradually understood that he could not rely entirely on the Golden Horde. He must choose a balance between the Chongqing Kingdom and the Golden Horde.

“Bring the royal seal.” The King of Goryeo said in a deep voice.

At this time, an official held the royal seal carved in jade with his hands and stamped the royal seal on the paper called “Haigu City Treaty”.

When Li Cheng saw him, a rich smile appeared on his face, and he said: “Your Majesty is wise, in fact, the people of Dayu are just doing business in Goryeo, and the purpose of capturing Bisha City is to deal with the Golden Horde. This Dayu people The country and the Golden Horde are feuding, and Goryeo does not need to get involved. “

” What Cheng said is right, it’s my king Meng Lang.” The King of Goryeo looked tired. He was trapped between the Golden Horde, the Japanese Kingdom, and the Dayu Kingdom. Feel good.

Li Chengzai nodded, then put away the treaty, and said: “Your Majesty, I have to return to the ancient city of Huihai. I hope your Majesty will remember these conditions. If you violate them, the war will be reignited. Say goodbye.

” , Li Chengzai turned and left, leaving the King of Goryeo with a stunned look on his face.

When the officials saw that Li Chengzai had disappeared, they all started shouting, “This Li Chengzai is just a scoundrel, but now he has become rampant in surrendering to the enemy and betraying the country.”

“That’s right, Li Hyukjae, you really raised a good son.”

“…”

The officials were noisy and scolded, not sure whether it was out of resentment towards Li Chengzai or simple envy. After all, Li Chengzai is really He is of a higher rank, and even the King of Korea does not need to give him face.

Here Li Cheng was riding towards Hai Ancient City. He arrived at Hai Ancient City at noon the next day.

Seeing Ye Qingyun, he presented the “Haegu Fortress Treaty” stamped with the royal seal by the King of Goryeo.

“Yes, very good.”

Ye Qingyun was overjoyed. This time, their purpose of coming to Goryeo was achieved. From now on, goods from the Great Chongqing Kingdom will enter Goryeo unimpeded, and this place will become a dumping ground for industrial products.

Putting away the treaty, Ye Qingyun called a personal guard and said to him: “Send the treaty to Qingzhou immediately.”

In response, the personal guard took the treaty and turned to the dock, wandering on the sea for two days. , and after walking on land for three days, the treaty arrived in Qingzhou.

Fourth update completed!

(End of chapter)