Suzuki was very clear about the current situation. If Li Jingren left here, it would be more difficult to start negotiations again, so the first meeting must have some results. What he just knew were just some negotiation materials. If the Tang Dynasty was allowed to seek justice on its own, then all parts of Fuso would soon be attacked again.
"Lord Suzuki has already said that this matter has nothing to do with your central court. It was all done by local officials. If that's the case, then we will use the evidence we have to start arresting people, whether they are local or in the surrounding areas. As long as the evidence is solid, we will give your court a copy, and we will also arrest people ourselves."
Li Jingren said expressionlessly, "Suzuki's biggest fear is that they will arrest people themselves. If you arrest people yourself, then how can the entire Kyushu Island still exist? This place might become your Tang Dynasty's territory. Suzuki had already seen it when he came here. The entire Kyushu Island army does not exceed 20,000 people. They are no match for the Tang Dynasty army."
Moreover, it is scattered in the hands of several people. These people usually fight each other to the death. Even if the Tang army comes, I am afraid they will not be able to unite. In two months at most, these people will most likely be defeated. By then, if you want to take this piece of meat out of the mouth of the Tang Dynasty, Suzuki thinks he does not have such ability. Not only does he not have such ability, no one in the entire Fuso has such ability.
"General Li, although our court was unaware of this matter, the evidence is now solid and we acknowledge it. General Li, you have all come from afar, so why not leave this matter to our Fusang court? We will definitely satisfy you."
In desperation, this guy could only choose to cut off his own arm. If he wanted the Tang army to leave without any loss, it would probably be unlikely. Now, if he could let them stay in this place and not continue to expand, it would also be a victory in the negotiations.
"Master Suzuki, can you make the decision? We have a lot of people to capture. You may have seen those dead outside. They are more or less connected to the pirates. There are several prefectures around you. If we make a list of names, can you guarantee that you will hand over the people to us?"
Li Jingren was very happy at this time. He had never seen such a court. In times of crisis, instead of protecting its own people, it sent these people to the enemy's hands and used their heads to keep the peace.
"Please rest assured, General Li. This matter is the fault of our Fusang court. We will definitely bring all these people to justice and hand them over to the Tang army. However, while we are at it, please refrain from any further actions by the Tang army, as this will lead to further conflict between the two countries."
Suzuki's fox tail was finally exposed. Although he said it in a rather euphemistic way, it boiled down to one sentence: you, the Tang Dynasty army, stay in Nagasaki Port and never go anywhere else. We can meet any requirements you have.
"We are not here to fight. As long as Lord Suzuki can ensure that all the people on the list are captured, of course we don't have evidence for some of them. We can only get evidence after interrogation. If we don't have evidence, we won't kill people at will. You can even watch the interrogation process."
Li Jingren took out a list from the side. The list was filled with names, all of which were heard from the pirates. Suzuki felt his scalp tingling. If he brought all these people here, he didn't know how many people he would offend. Maybe internal unrest might even break out.
However, compared to the conflicts within the navy warships outside, they can still be resolved. If you don't hand over the people, then they may arrest them themselves, and the incident will be even bigger. Moreover, the land is in the hands of the Tang Dynasty navy. Do you still expect to get it back easily?
"Please rest assured, General Li. After receiving this list, I will immediately instruct local officials to arrest these individuals and try to send them here as quickly as possible. However, during this period, I also hope that General Li can strictly control his subordinates and not cause any impact on the surrounding civilians."
After Suzuki took the list, he acted like he was about to get started. But Li Jingren was no fool. "Do you think you can just say a few words and this will get over with us?" "We want your entire territory. Negotiations are also aimed at weakening you. If it weren't for the fact that our follow-up troops haven't arrived yet, we wouldn't have the time to negotiate with you."
"These people are all on Kyushu Island, no more than a few hundred miles from here. It will take at most fifteen days. If it takes more than fifteen days, I can't guarantee what my soldiers will do. Many of them live in coastal areas, and perhaps they have deep blood feuds with each other."
Li Jingren gave a deadline. Fifteen days was too tight. You know, there are no expressways in Fuso now, and the inland areas are all mountainous. Fifteen days would cost them their lives.
"Lord Suzuki, please do not say any more. The time I have given will not be extended in any way. If Lord Suzuki accepts, then it will only be fifteen days. If not, then we will capture the person ourselves. In addition, the daily cost of our army stationed here is 25,000 kan, which should be paid by your Fuso court."
Suzuki was already a little dizzy after hearing the previous words, and after hearing the latter part, he was even more at a loss for words. Why should we bear the cost of your garrison? And this amount of money is not a small amount. This is not your Tang Dynasty. Fusang's annual fiscal revenue is only two million coins. If we were to pay your expenses, it would cost us one percent of our treasury income every day.
"I'm afraid that won't work. This matter is of such magnitude that I really can't make the decision right now."
Suzuki shook his head and said that their emperor was a greedy guy. If he was asked to take out so much money every day, he would definitely be chopped to death when he returned. You know, their emperor can only see money coming in, but not money going out.
"In that case, let's go find the money ourselves and not trouble Master Suzuki..."
