"The ransom of two million taels of silver, plus the control of large areas of land such as Yili, who withdraws from the west of Tianshan Mountain, is really harsh!" Li Jie looked at the treaty handed to him by Zhu Yunxi, and said with a bright smile on his face.

"Temur took the initiative to take the war, so he naturally had to bear the consequences of failure. Unfortunately, our strength in the Western Regions is still too weak and cannot threaten Samarkand at all. Otherwise, I would definitely put forward more harsh conditions!" Zhu Yunxiu said with a proud look on his face at this time.

After several days of negotiations, the Timur mission led by Ulube finally signed the so-called covenant in humiliation, which was actually a treaty of defeat and compensation.

Compared with the defeated treaty in later generations, this treaty is actually nothing. Although two million silver is a huge sum of money, it is not unacceptable to the country. As for the land west of Tianshan Mountain, even if Timur did not give up, his strength declined after this defeat and he was unable to control it in the future, so it would be better to give it to the Ming Dynasty for favors.

If the Ming Dynasty had not captured two important figures, Haril and Shaharu, I'm afraid Timur would not have paid attention to the Ming Dynasty at all, because the Ming Dynasty was unable to threaten the security of Samarkand. The long distance was a natural barrier that the Ming Dynasty could not cross.

"Hey, we only need to release Shaharu and Haril here. Didn't they ask for the release of other prisoners of war?" Li Jie couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw the conditions on the Ming side.

You should know that this time Timur was defeated, and a large number of troops became prisoners of the Ming army. It is roughly estimated that there are more than 150,000. With such a huge number, Timur should not give up. Even releasing these prisoners of war may be one of the most important tasks of the delegation.

"Why didn't there? When that Ulube saw me, he made a request to release the prisoners of war and was willing to pay more compensation, but I did not agree. After all, these prisoners of war are all good laborers. Now people who need to work in the country cannot be put back!" Zhu Yunxiu replied with a smile again.

The Ming Dynasty is not short of money now, but the people who lack work. These prisoners of war are not only strong, but also do not have to pay wages. They only need to pay three meals a day. Even if they are exhausted, they don’t feel distressed. They are simply perfect labor.

In addition, Zhu Yunyu also considered that if these prisoners of war were sent back, Timur would be able to recover his strength immediately. Although Timur might not pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunyu did not want to see a neighbor threatening him in the west, so no matter what aspect he considered, he would not be able to put the prisoners back.

"As it turns out, Timur probably knew that we would not put the prisoners of war back, so before the mission came, he had already been told the bottom line of negotiations, otherwise the mission would not have agreed to our conditions so easily." Li Jie smiled and said when he heard this.

Both sides are smart people, and some things are almost all on the surface, so there is almost no suspense in this negotiation, which is why Li Jie did not participate before.

"Yes, Timur is indeed a hero, but unfortunately he is too old. If he were ten years younger, I might not even let his children and grandchildren go back. I even sent troops to step up the attack on the Western Regions. Even if I could not threaten Samarkand, I would harass their borders and delay his recovery speed." Zhu Yunxiu said finally again.

After hearing this, Li Jie nodded in agreement. For Timur, it was indeed a bit out of time. Although it swept across Central Asia and West Asia, and even reached Africa and Europe for a time, it encountered one of the most powerful periods of the Central Plains dynasty. Whether it was Lao Zhu, Zhu Yun-chan, or even Zhu Di in history, they were all Timur's strong opponents.

"By the way, although the other party has signed the treaty, the Ulube asked me a new request. I am a little confused now, so I want to ask your opinion from my brother-in-law." Zhu Yunsheng said again.

"Oh? What request did Wulube have?" Li Jie asked curiously when he heard this.

"Actually, this is just a private request from Ulube. He wants to strengthen exchanges between the two countries, such as organizing a group of scholars to come to our Ming Dynasty to study astronomy, mathematics, etc. It is estimated that he has seen too much new knowledge in the Academy of Truth Hunt, so he wants to send someone to learn." Zhu Yunxiu replied with a smile again.

When Li Jie heard this, he immediately became alert. Although he did not object to Wulube's visit to the Truth Hunting Academy before, because the other party was only interested in astronomy and the time was short, he could not learn anything at all.

But if Ulube organizes scholars to study abroad, it will be different. After all, with more people, they may come into contact with other disciplines, especially some disciplines related to engineering. If they learn it, it will greatly promote their scientific and technological development.

Although Li Jie had known for a long time that the spread of technology would definitely happen, which is also a historical law, Li Jie still wanted to slow down the spread of technology as much as possible. After all, technology monopoly is one of the biggest advantages of the Ming Dynasty, so of course we must try our best to maintain it.

However, Li Jie could also see that Zhu Yunyu was a little moved by Wulube's request. He probably thought of the grand occasion of various countries sending students to Chang'an to study during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It was also the most prosperous period of the Central Plains dynasty. Even Lao Zhu highly praised the prosperous Tang Dynasty, so Zhu Yunyu of course wanted to reach the height of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Zhu Yunyu was moved when Wulube proposed to send scholars to study from the Ming Dynasty. Although he also knew that the technology of the Ming Dynasty was inconvenient to spread, he probably felt a little lucky and proud in his heart. He felt that outsiders might not be able to learn the core technology of the Ming Dynasty, so he was moved by it.

Thinking of this, Li Jie immediately spoke, "Your Majesty, I still can't agree to this matter!"

"This..." Zhu Yunxiu seemed a little surprised, and then pondered for a moment before speaking, "Brother-in-law, are you worried that something will be learned by outsiders and threaten our Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes, take mathology as an example. Although mathology does not seem to be very important, it is the basis of other disciplines. If mathology reaches a certain level, it is likely to promote the progress of other disciplines, including the manufacturing of firearms and various devices, as well as the manufacturing and control of hot balloons, etc., all of which are inseparable from the support of mathology." Li Jie patiently persuaded.

Zhu Yunyu also showed a meditative look after hearing this. He was actually very clear about these things. However, he had been thinking about the grand occasion of students from all over the country who came to study, which caused him to lose his rational thinking. Now, after being reminded by Li Jie, he finally calmed down.
Chapter completed!