Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

After hearing Lin Yi's threats, Andrew and Alex realized that now was not the time to negotiate conditions with Lin Yi.

Throughout the ages, who would be like Lin Yi, who would control the people he negotiates with and deny them food.

If it were simply a matter of not supplying the embassy, ​​Andrew would not be afraid of threats. At least he could survive with some bread like bricks.

But those captured soldiers are not so easy to deal with.

He had heard from Edward White before that at least more than [-] people were captured by the coalition forces this time.

Just for these people, it costs a lot of money to eat and drink every day.

This does not include those who were injured and needed medical treatment.

Originally, Andrew thought that these people were properly arranged by Lin Yi, so that he could have the confidence to slowly grind with Lin Yi.

But who could have imagined that Lin Yi would be so unreasonable. Although he arrested people, he refused to provide them with food or medical care.

"I protest, Your Majesty the Prince! You are committing murder!" Andrew looked at Lin Yi angrily.

"The protest is invalid, my Mr. Ambassador! Did I invite these people here?" Lin Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly and continued.

"Please remember, Mr. Andrew, they are invaders, they are invaders!"

"In dealing with the invaders, I did not choose to arrest them directly and then shoot them. This is already a great mercy."

"If you really want to save them, it's better to negotiate and sign the contract as soon as possible. In this way, they can eat delicious food and get good medical treatment faster."

Having said this, Lin Yi leaned back and leaned on the sofa.

When Andrew heard Lin Yi's words, he also knew that the Prince Xia Rui in front of him was not dismissive like that.

"Okay, we basically agree with the first article of the contract, but we need to add one more thing: the tariff setting needs to be negotiated with us."

"If the negotiations fail, Daxia cannot unilaterally increase tariffs! In addition, I suggest that the current tariffs remain as they are!" Andrew was silent for a while, and then said to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi smiled when he heard Andrew's words.

"Yes, the tariff can be negotiated with you later."

"Now let's look at number two, Mr. Andrew."

Speaking of the second item, Andrew's expression turned very bad again.

Admitting the second article is equivalent to announcing the failure of John and Gaul this time on the Bactrian side.

If admitting defeat is just hypocrisy, then the [-] million imperial silver dollars demanded by Daxia is just a rip off of John's country.

Think about it, in the past few decades, John's country has only taken away [-] to [-] million imperial silver dollars from Daxia through war. This time it is equivalent to one-seventy-eighth of the income in the previous decades.

This made Andrew extremely distressed.

"Your Excellency, we still cannot agree to this second clause, whether it is admitting defeat or paying compensation of [-] million silver dollars." Andrew shook his head, and then he was afraid that Lin Yi would threaten him with the safety of ordinary soldiers. He said quickly again.

"We can privately give Daxia a certain degree of compensation, but this compensation cannot be compensation for defeat, nor can it be as much as [-] million imperial silver dollars."

When Lin Yi heard what Andrew said, he also knew that what Andrew said was true.

These guys, who look like little more than gentlemen, value honor more than anything else.

Now requiring John's Empire and the Gallic Empire to admit their defeat to Bactria internationally would more or less embarrass them internationally.

Presumably neither John nor Gaul would agree to such a request.

"Mr. Andrew, in fact, you are defeated in the war. If we don't tell you, and if you don't tell us, won't other Western countries know about it?"

"A mighty fleet of yours sailed into my territory of Daxia, and then left in despair. It is impossible to hide this from other people's eyes." Li Fu on the side said the same thing.

He felt that when Andrew said this, he just took off his pants and farted. How could he know that the so-called gentlemen in John Country had this theory in their cognition, as long as I didn't admit it, it meant that they didn't have this theory.

However, Li Fu's words reminded Lin Yi.

Since a war three years ago, Daxia lost to the Sakura Kingdom next door and the imperial fleet that had been cultivated for many years.

This also made the mighty Daxia Empire have a vast coastline, but only one light cruiser and a few frigates supported the scene.

For example, in this night attack on Jinghai Port, why did Lin Yi finally choose to use his life to attack the coalition fleet from land?

Isn't it because Daxia doesn't have large ships and can't defeat the coalition fleet?

But Daxia had a long coastline and had to develop a navy.

But now, Daxia has been at odds with maritime powers such as the Kingdom of John and the Kingdom of Gaul. It is not impossible to buy warships from them, at least it is not easy.

Of course, Lin Yi can choose to purchase the battleship from the system or sign in.

But Lin Yi took a look at the system mall. There were battleships in it, even [-]-ton battleships and aircraft carriers, but the high price was too high for him to afford even if he sold it.

As for getting it by signing in, although this is also a way, when you can get it, you can only leave it to fate.

Lin Yi couldn't just wait for the system to give him battleship missions or save money.

Do naval personnel still need to train? It would be very distressing if Lin Yi sent out a ship one day and signed in to get a large number of warships, but they were parked in the port because there was no one to drive them.

Therefore, Lin Yi feels that it is urgent to cultivate the Imperial Navy! Daxia's navy could only be allowed to wait for the warships, and the warships could not be parked at the port to wait for people.

"Mr. Andrew, please remind me of what Mr. Li just said. This time we were in Jinghai, but we captured many of your warships and troop transports."

"Although some of them have been sunk, there are still some that can be used."

"I think otherwise, you will pack up those warships and sell them to me, Daxia. I, Daxia, will cooperate with you internationally and say that you are here to deliver the warships this time. What do you think?"

When Andrew heard Lin Yi's words, he frowned at first. He didn't expect that Lin Yi really used sending a battleship as an excuse.

However, some of Andrew couldn't bear to give up those battleships.

You know, this coalition fleet includes the latest armored cruisers of John and Gaul.

Those two heavy cruisers, weighing more than 8600 tons, can be said to be invincible in the East.

Logically speaking, neither the Kingdom of John nor the Kingdom of Gaul would sell such a powerful weapon.

But now that these two armored cruisers are in each other's hands, it is impossible for him to spit them out.

In this case, it is better to sell these two armored cruisers to Daxia.

Andrew had heard before that although the Arrogant class was very strong, the country was already developing a new type of heavy cruiser.

The performance of the new ship, whether it is firepower, armor thickness, or speed. None of them are comparable to the arrogant level.

This means that this Barbarian level can maintain its advantage for at most one or two years, and then it can be regarded as a backward weapon.

Thinking of this, Andrew also had a plan in his heart.