After the marriage was severed, I fled with my golden finger to protect my mother

Chapter 303: One Horse for One Person

Xu Jinyi had no patience to listen to his plea any longer, and immediately took a step to leave. The other soldiers also stood up.

Well, it looks like the peace talks won’t be successful today, so let’s just go back and take care of our own business.

Kodar and others had been grabbed by the arms and dragged outside. Just as they were about to get out, he suddenly gritted his teeth and tried his best to break free from the soldiers' restraints. He staggered forward two steps and fell at Xu Jinyi's feet.

"General, please stay! Don't get angry first. Let's talk it over nicely. ..."

This man was also very flexible. He stretched out his hand while crying, as if he was going to hug Xu Jinyi's thigh, but he dodged by taking a few steps back.

"What peace talks? I think you are here just to cause trouble..."

Seeing that the other party had surrendered, Xu Jinyi stopped and waved to the soldiers, signaling them to go out first.

"We have a lot of things to do every day, and we don't have time to accompany you to make trouble. If you don't want to have a good talk, there is no need to waste both parties' time..."

"Sincerity, sincerity! Please rest assured, General. We are here with full sincerity today. Please give Beidi another chance."

Seeing that there was room for easing the situation, Kodar quickly took out a roll of sheepskin from his arms and handed it over.

This time he came out with ten parchment scrolls like this one. They were made after discussions among the tribal leaders of Beidi. They were meant to be taken out during peace talks, and they could also do their utmost to gain benefits for Beidi.

"We won't read this, so you can just read it and listen to it."

After glancing at the parchment scroll handed to him, Xu Jinyi did not reach out to take it. Instead, he stood there and motioned Kodar to read it.

Kodar was still kneeling on the ground, but Xu Jinyi stood in front of him and didn't let him get up. In this situation, he didn't dare to get up by himself.

"That's fine. I'll read it right now. I'll read it right now..."

Facing the condescending and oppressive man, a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth, opened the parchment scroll, and read the contents on it.

"...As long as your dynasty is willing to release our Beidi warriors, we are willing to compensate you with 10,000 sheep, 3,000 horses, and 3,000 cattle..."

Because he got beaten yesterday, he should have taken the second volume when he came out today. Bargaining takes time, but he was afraid of getting beaten again, so after thinking it over he decided to take the fifth volume.

In this way, even if the other party is not so satisfied, they will not be too angry and take it out on themselves, right?

"Hey, I told you not to waste time. You want to give such a small thing to a beggar? Send him away..."

Xu Jinyi sighed, shook his head helplessly, and immediately walked away.

"Wait, General, please stay..."

Kodar didn't dare to let anyone go, otherwise if the heads of the hundred warriors were chopped off today, he would have no way to explain to everyone when he returned.

"Your dynasty has a very good saying, which goes, even if the deal fails, the friendship remains. Since we are negotiating, we should talk slowly. Why should the general be angry?"

Kodar forced himself to calm down, and brought out his usual demeanor in the tribe, straightening his back and arguing.

"If the general is not satisfied with our conditions, just put forward your requirements. We will do what we can. If we can't do it, we will go back and ask for instructions. We will definitely try our best to meet your requirements..."

After saying this, he was afraid that Xu Jinyi would really ask for too much, so his eyes flickered, and he said bitterly:

"But you all know the situation in Beidi. It's so cold now that the people have no way to survive. Countless cattle, sheep and horses have frozen to death or died of disease. If they couldn't bear it any longer, our eldest prince and the father and son of the King of Shannan would not have come to your territory just for a bite of food, which caused such a big misunderstanding..."

Kodar is a good actor. After saying this, he actually squeezed out a few tears, and he looked so miserable.

If this action and expression were made by a young woman, it might arouse some sympathy from the soldiers. However, it was very discordant when it appeared on a rough man like Kodar.

Xu Jinyi turned his eyes away in disgust, and simply asked someone to bring out a book and read it to the Beidi people.

Didn’t this person tell me to just ask for conditions if I had any?

Then let's see if they can meet their requirements.

"What! One horse for one person?"

After hearing the contents of the book, the Northern Di envoys were shocked, and Kodar even cried out, looking at Xu Jinyi in disbelief.

"We...those warriors number nearly 20,000. Where can we get so many horses?"

Of course, having said that, they actually do have it.

However, such a large number of war horses had been confiscated by the Yuan Dynasty before, and now nearly 20,000 horses were to be exchanged for people. How was this possible?

With this exchange, even the landlords won’t have enough food left…

Besides, if all the horses were exchanged to the Yuan Dynasty, and a war really broke out again, the Northern Di people, from the marshals to the soldiers, would have no horses to ride. Would they have to run on foot?

"Haha...you are too modest. Whether there are so many horses or not is known only to you and me. So stop making excuses."

Xu Jinyi was also tolerant, and said in a slower tone:

"If you can't make this decision, then go back and discuss it with your king. There's no need to rush. Take your time..."

Kodar didn't believe that he would be so kind, so he asked tentatively:

"Our warriors..."

"Don't worry. Since I have said it, it is as good as gold. There is no reason to go back on my word. I have agreed to kill a hundred people every day, and I will definitely not kill one more or one less. If you don't believe me, stay here and count the number of people today, so that you don't say that I am fooling you..."

When Kodar heard this, he was almost choked with anger. He had not expected that this man, who looked upright, had such a vicious mind.

"I really can't make the decision on such a big matter. I have to go back and ask for instructions first. So how about I send in a hundred horses in exchange for today's warriors?"

Kodar regretted his decision to death at this moment, and hated himself for being so mean that day and for having to show off his skills in public, which now brought him into such a big trouble.

Anyway, he has to get through today first. When he goes back tomorrow, he will have to think of a way to get rid of this hot potato. In the future, even if he chops off a thousand heads a day, it will have nothing to do with him.