Chapter 1081: Of two evils, choose the lesser; let's just do it!

Qin Mu basically confirmed his judgment.

Great Tang was indeed engaging in some unknown little tricks with the Arabian Empire.

However, since they were targeting the Byzantine Empire, Qin Mu couldn't be bothered to care.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to watch them bite each other?

Having made up his mind, Qin Mu didn't want to expose this matter further.

"How about this, Great Qin won't sell any tokens.

Great Tang will pay a sum of money, and I can promise you not to attack in the direction of Damascus."

Damascus was the place that the Arabian Empire and the Byzantine Empire had been fighting over.

Not far to the west of this place was the most important port of the Mediterranean.

Between Damascus and the port, a distance of over a hundred miles, was a large area of mountainous terrain.

Such a place was simply a pirate paradise.

Qin Mu set out the conditions.

Old Li and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, both urgently weighing the situation in their hearts.

Great Qin's conditions always made people feel like they were on the verge of collapse.

But they were also just within the range of what could be endured.

Therefore, Great Tang always agreed to the conditions.

From this point of view, Qin Mu was a person who was quite good at negotiation.

Not attacking Damascus was equivalent to allowing them to keep that pirate army.

This pirate army had just been established and had witnessed the prosperity of Mediterranean maritime trade.

It was equivalent to seeing a huge mountain of gold placed right in front of them.

But at this time, asking them to retreat,

they were truly unwilling!

Not only Old Li, but even Fang Xuanling, after thinking about it, felt that paying Great Qin a sum of money was not a loss!

Fang Xuanling nodded imperceptibly at Old Li.

Old Li saw it clearly and made a decision in his heart.

"Great Qin Emperor, Great Tang's national treasury is empty, and we really can't come up with much silver.

Just like before, can we use commoners to pay off the debt?"

Qin Mu calculated silently in his heart.

"Then it's a fixed price, give me one million commoners!"

"How many?" ===== CHAPTER 1083 =====