The conditions proposed by Soudeis were too shocking. At first glance, it was as if he was not here to negotiate. For example, the first compensation was 120 million gold coins. Previously, the dwarves' annual income was only 9 million gold coins. How could they possibly afford it? Another example was the ceding of Duke Longariel. Longariel was an important industrial area for the dwarves, known as the craftsmen's base. How could the dwarves be willing to cede such a place? Everyone had already thought of the abdication of Oli. Anyway, Oli was seriously ill and could not take charge, but the successor was the eighth prince, Migali. This was a problem, because the eighth prince, Migali, was only seven years old this year … Wait, but the most important thing was that this was only the condition of the Undead Race. The humans hadn't even put forward any conditions.
In short, the dwarves could not accept any of the conditions. Vensarey, who was hot-tempered, wanted to stand up immediately, but was immediately pulled back by Orpheus.
"Ambassador Orpheus, this is an unacceptable situation," Vensarey said softly.
"I know, but we don't have to stand up for them. The humans will stand up for us," Orpheus said softly.
Sure enough, as soon as Orpheus finished speaking, Alamis, who was sitting next to Li Huailin, stood up. "Lord Soudeis, your undead's appetite is too big."
"Oh? Minister Alamis, right? Do you have any objections? "Sudais stood up as well, refusing to back down.
"These conditions are too unrealistic. Just take this 120 million compensation for example. Don't you know how many assets the dwarves have?" Alamis said.
"The one who doesn't know is you, Lord Alamis." Soudeis smiled and took out a document next to him. "Of course I know that the dwarves' annual income is about 9 million gold coins. However, there are still many valuable things in the country. Let's not talk about the distant ones. The palace treasures that King Oli took away are worth a lot of money … Slightly offset, it's estimated to be worth 10 million."
"What!?" Wensary almost jumped up. What his father had taken away were the treasures of the Dwarf Empire. They were basically priceless treasures that could not be bought even if one had the money. However, Wensary had actually calculated that they were only worth 10 million yuan. What a scam!
But as soon as he jumped up, Orpheus pulled him back again, motioning for him to calm down.
"As for the dwarves, there are still a lot of cities that haven't been affected by the war. Plunder them, and I believe it's possible to gather 10 million. As for the remaining 100 million, I don't want him to pay it back right now. We can slowly pay it back. How about this, I'll take it that I'm lending you 100 million first and give you 30 years to pay it back. I've calculated it, including the principal and interest, it's about 147 million. You see, you only need to pay 3.9 million a year. Soudeis spoke confidently as if he understood the dwarves's economic situation very well. Actually, Li Huailin had told him before. It was because of Su Deis Long. Li Li Li Huailin.
"Eh?" Alamis was slightly taken aback. It sounded feasible, but he immediately realized that something was wrong. "Wait, if you undead take everything away, what can we humans get?"
"That's a matter between the humans and dwarves. We only care about taking our own money," Soudeis said immediately, looking indifferent.
"Lord Soudeis, we are now sitting together to discuss this issue. Naturally, we want to let both sides deal with this matter in harmony. Your attitude right now doesn't seem to be that of a solution, but of a quarrel," Alamis said angrily. He had always looked down on the undead, and now that he heard Lin Li's tone, he could not help but get angry.
"What did you say, old thing?" The violent-tempered Sulphur also stood up upon hearing this. "In the entire campaign, the strongest city, Loggerland, was conquered by us undead. The 70,000 Dwarven reinforcements were also defeated by us. You humans only occupied a main city defended by 500 people, so naturally we'll take the lion's share!"
"What? You only have 30,000 troops, and you want to take the bigger share?" Alamis also argued back. "I've never heard such a funny joke in my life."
Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Orfgar nodded slightly. This was Orfgar's plan. The dwarves' defeat was already a fact, and there was no way to change it. Therefore, the only thing they could do now was to reduce their losses. As a defeated country, their only advantage was that they had two victorious countries. One of them was the light side of the humans, and the other was the dark side of the undead. Orfgar would rather die than believe that the other side really trusted the other side. The result he wanted to see the most was for the two sides to quarrel over the issue of dividing the spoils. It would be best if they directly fought. That way, they might still have a chance.
Seeing the two of them arguing with flushed faces, Orpheus suddenly shifted his gaze to Li Huailin. He believed that he understood the Duke of Aquitaine very well. Li Huailin was definitely a person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. As long as he was the slightest bit unhappy, his revenge would be unbearable. This was what happened to the Dwarves. And now, Orfgar knew that the undead were going to provoke Li Huailin. He originally planned to provoke him during the negotiation, but he didn't know why the undead were so cooperative. That was great. Now, he was just waiting for this guy to get angry.
Although the two were quarreling, Li Huailin couldn't stand it anymore. He clapped his hands and stopped them from talking. "Alright, both of you, shut up."
"Hmph, yes, Duke." Alamis glared at Sulfur, but he still returned to his seat. Sulfur also smiled provocatively.
"I wonder what Duke Aquitan thinks of this?" Soudeis asked.
"Oh, I think it's good," Li Huailin said with a nod.
"Huh?" On the dwarves' side, Aufgar, Vensare, and Alamis looked at Li Huailin in surprise. Is this what you call 'good'?
"Look, for example, the official abdication of the Dwarf Emperor Oli, and the eighth prince Migarni as the new emperor. That's a good suggestion. I can see that Migarni is a talent. He's definitely a born leader. Hmm, that's not bad. We agree," Li Huailin said.
Orfgar was speechless. How could a seven-year-old child be a born leader … Do you know what it means to be a seven-year-old in the dwarves? He's not even weaned yet, okay? Besides, Li Huailin had never seen the eighth prince Migarni before. How could he say such a thing?
"What else? Look at the unilateral military rights and unilateral tax incentives. Isn't that good? I didn't think of that. Since that's the case, we want them too," Li Huailin said.
Soudeis almost laughed out loud. You didn't think of that? You're the one who told me about this, okay?
"And the issue of dwarven arms control, I think Sir Soudeis is being thoughtless," Li Huailin said. "With the current situation in the Dwarf Kingdom, I don't think there's a need for an army at all. I don't think there's a need for the elite troops. Withdraw them all. For example, the Gryphon Unit and the Flintlock Unit are useless. We'll just take them all as repayment for the debt."
"Oh, now that you put it that way, it seems to be true." Soudeis seemed to have thought about it seriously, then nodded.
"Wait." The second prince, Vensary, could not hold it in any longer. He stood up and said, "Disband the army? How can we do that? How can our country not have an army?"
"Oh? I'm a little confused. " Li Huailin said, "With the current situation in the Dwarf Kingdom, not to mention the fact that the west and south of the Dwarf Kingdom are close to the sea, the north is our human kingdom, and the east is the Undead Kingdom. There are no foreign enemies at all. Why would they need to prepare an army? Could it be that they're preparing to defend against us and the Undead Kingdom? "
"That's not the case." Next to Vensary, Orpheus immediately stood up and said, "The situation in our country is not very stable now. I think there may be a lot of rebel groups after the war. So, these troops are naturally to deal with them."
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that." Li Huailin smiled and said, "I've thought about this a long time ago. I know that the situation in the Dwarf Kingdom is not very stable now. So, after the war, in order to help you stabilize the situation, we will leave some troops on your side. If there's anything, just look for us, and we'll help you fight. Of course, it's not free. Of course, you'll have to pay for the military expenses. But I know that you can't afford it, so I'll just owe you for now. Do you think I'm a good person? "
Orpheus was about to vomit blood. Why didn't you withdraw the troops after the war? Why are you still staying here? Now, the Dwarf Kingdom is going to suffer even more. Right now, the soldiers of the two clans were definitely extremely vicious. Not only did they commit crimes on their own land, they couldn't even touch them. Moreover, they could also monitor and threaten them. This was really terrible.
"Duke of Aquitaine, this …" Orpheus was about to object, but Li Huailin waved his hand. "Who asked for your opinion? What right do you have to say anything? I'm discussing with Lord Soudeis. You're a defeated country. Just say 'yes' and 'yes' to me. Shut up."
Orpheus was stunned. The words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. After a long time, Orpheus sighed and sat down again.
"Lord Soudeis, what do you think?" Li Huailin asked with a smile.
"I think it's not bad. Let's do that." Soudeis naturally nodded.
"Then, that's the problem. Next, let's talk about the compensation," said Li Huailin.
Off to the side, Orfgar's eyes lit up. This was a huge problem. This was probably the biggest disagreement between the two sides. God bless them, they definitely had to quarrel.
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