The First Assistant Teased Me and Gave Birth To a Cub

   Chapter 703 Lost business

  Gu Yunjiao retracted her head, and when the Dajin embassy left, she ordered the driver to go to Renxintang.

   Jiang Youzhi also talked about the Dajin embassy when he returned home in the evening, "This time, it is Wanyanzhang, the second prince of Dajin, and Wulindahai, the prime minister of Dajin."

   "In addition to the matter of Youyun Sixteen Provinces this time, the emperor seems to intend to send the princess to marry her."

  Gu Yunjiao asked while embroidering her purse, "It's very close? Isn't it the only Princess Shoukang born by Concubine Chen who is waiting for her?"

  I almost took Jiang Youzhi away last time.

  Jiang Youzhi shook his head, "Princess Shoukang - the emperor may not be willing, and may choose a royal family woman to be sealed as a princess to marry."

  Gu Yunjiao admired the pattern she embroidered, "It's not about us either."

  Jiang Youzhi smiled helplessly, which is true.

   It’s just that as a man with ambition in his chest, as a subject of Da Chu, he naturally hopes that Da Chu will be strong and prosperous, not the current situation of being bullied by others.

   In the next period of time, Gu Yunjiao could hear people talking about these things wherever she went.

  The workers in the workshop and the customers of Renxintang, everyone likes to discuss who is the princess they want to kiss, and how much money they will spend to buy back the sixteen states of Youyun.

   This month, Da Jin and Da Chu have had two rounds of negotiations, Da Jin refused to sell all the sixteen states of Youyun to Da Chu.

   Dajin only intends to take out six states, and the remaining ten states are still in their hands, which means that as long as Dajin is willing, their cavalry can still reach the capital of Dachu in a very short time.

   There is no natural danger or barrier to guard in the middle.

  After returning home that day, Jiang Youzhi hugged Gu Yunjiao and sighed, "The day after tomorrow will be the last negotiation. Now the price offered by Dajin is that Dachu pays Dajin one million taels of silver every year."

  Gu Yunjiao was taken aback by this number. The Yan family had been greedy for more than ten years, and they were madly accumulating money, but they were only greedy for one or two million silver.

  Da Chu had to give Da Jin 1 million yuan every year. Obviously, Da Chu's finances could not afford it, so taxes would be added, and the people's life would be difficult.

  Gu Yunjiao couldn't help but said: "One million a year? Only six states are redeemed? When will the money be given?"

  Jiang Youzhi shook his head: "As long as the Great Chu still exists, the money has to be given every year. There is no problem in taking out the money in the past few years. After all, the Su family and the Yan family were copied, and there is still money in the treasury."

   "But what about in a few years?"

   "And those six states have been plundered by the Great Jin, and even the population has been forcibly relocated."

   "What Da Chu bought back at such a huge price was six empty cities!"

   "Furthermore, with only six states, a complete line of defense cannot be formed, and it has little meaning in military defense!"

  Gu Yunjiao also sighed and asked again, "Why did Dajin move the population away?"

   "There was originally very fertile black land on the Dajin side, but few people cultivated it. Now that it has annexed Dalian, the land is even more vast."

   "Of course they need population. Only on land with population can production and taxes be collected. Otherwise, what's the use of having more land?" Jiang Youzhi said.

   After thinking about it, Gu Yunjiao understood that she had also taken history and politics classes.

   However, perhaps it is the modern relationship where she is the main character, and she does not have a strong sense of belonging to the Great Chu.

   The motherland in her heart is still the country in her previous life.

   (end of this chapter)