Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 769
Who is defending the island?

The 15 people were collectively stunned, and a clever Goguryeo soldier shouted: "Guard this island for you, Shangguan, and we will only obey your orders from today on."

Gao Shili nodded with satisfaction: "From today onwards, you are the leader of the team."

The box was then turned over, and the coins rained down on the ground.

Gao Xing asked again: "Two thousand dollars, you choose a team vice-president. How do you distribute the money?"

"Report to Shangguan, the team leader is 150 yuan, the team deputy is [-] yuan, and the rest is [-] yuan. The extra part is to renovate the house and buy some wine, meat and food."

"Very good." Gao Xing turned around and walked to the boat. Several soldiers opened the bags of linen. Each bag contained twenty bolts of linen. Here are five bags.

A young man dressed as a scribe stepped forward and said, "Three things. First, build a house here. Second, you must learn the rules of the Tang Dynasty. Third, be obedient." After speaking, he pointed to the cloth: "If If someone comes to trade privately, remember to report it.”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Goguryeo soldiers said three yeses in a row, and they kept nodding violently.

Back on the boat, Gao Xingxing gave instructions to the people around him: "This island group consists of four islands in total, named by Liu Concubine himself, Zhangzi Island, Big Mouse Island, Little Mouse Island, and Little Qianfuzi Island. In fact, it is just one name. Mention it anywhere in the future, don't say the word "island."

"Understood." Everyone responded immediately.

After all, this island is still Goguryeo's island in name.

Gao Xing said again: "This place needs to be built. In the future, it will be an important place for our fishing boats to rest, avoid storms and waves, and replenish supplies in the inner sea circle of the Tang Dynasty. This island was named by Liu Concubine as early as two years ago. Thinking of how easy it is to get it, you want to turn this island into a smuggling gathering place for Goguryeo, Baekje, and fake Silla, you can understand."

"Understood. This subordinate has another question."

"ask!"

"Since you can trade with the nobles, why do you care about the small business of carrying a small amount of goods in this small boat. Also, since the official has not explicitly prohibited it, why is it called smuggling?"

"Because my laws of the Tang Dynasty do not allow it." After Gao Xun gave an answer, he stopped explaining. If anyone can't even understand this point, he is no longer qualified to work under him.

Datang has laws and regulations, and any transaction in a foreign country needs to be filed, a formal contract is required, and tax filings are required.

Some people may want to ask, why, as a Tang native, Datang does not allow him to do this?
People who ask questions like this will definitely be sent to the frontier to work as coolies.

The instant sale of willow wood is in full swing, and countless ships travel between Jiangnan, Laizhou, and Beisha every day.

Changan.

The envoys from Silla and Goguryeo lived in the Yingbin Garden. After being received by someone from the Ministry of Rites, the credentials of the Goguryeo envoys were taken away.

"Why don't you want my book of the Silla Kingdom?"

"Current Silla has not been recognized by my Tang Dynasty. There are two people in Silla who claim to represent the orthodox of Silla. Then who is the orthodox? Please wait for my opinion from the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, so neither side is eligible to submit Credentials." After the officials of the Ministry of Rites explained, they didn't say another word.

The envoys of Silla wanted to chase them out, but they didn't know what to say.

Then, an afternoon passed.

But no one came to the guest house, no servants were arranged, and no one was arranged to deliver meals.

Yuan Taiyu of the Goguryeo Mission sent someone to investigate.

The governor of the guest house, equivalent to the curator of the hotel, was checking the recent accounts in his office. When he saw the Koguryo envoys sent over, he put down his work and went to the front of the hall.

"Why didn't I arrange servants for the Goguryeo Mission?"

The governor of the guest house asked in an unhurried manner: "Why did you arrange servants for you?"

"It's the rule!"

"Who made the rules?" The governor of the guest house asked back and said, "If I have nothing else to do, I have other things to do, so stay with me."

"The rule is..." The Goguryeo people didn't know how to ask or answer.

Seeing that the governor of the guest house was about to return to the back room, the small official from Goguryeo quickly caught up two steps: "Then, why didn't you arrange meals?"

"Why do you have to arrange meals?" The governor of the guest house asked again and shook his head: "You still claim to be knowledgeable and polite, but you don't understand the rules at all. Just wait."

Amidst the bewildered look of the Koguryo official, the governor of the guest house handed him a booklet.

accommodation area.

Yuan Taiyu got the booklet, which said Datang's Law on Treating Friends of the Country and other words.

After flipping through it quickly, Yuan Taiyu said to himself: "I am a big Goguryeo, can the current national strength be able to fight?"

The expedition to Goguryeo dragged down the former Sui Dynasty and caused heavy losses to Goguryeo.

It has been more than ten years, and the vitality of Goguryeo is also recovering.However, Datang experienced the battle of unification during the Wude period and several foreign battles before Zhenguan. The Goguryeo people did not think that Datang had enough strength to fight against it.

Didn't the former Sui gather the power of the whole country to lose, and the Tang Dynasty may not be stronger than the former Sui.

But looking at this brochure at this time, it made Yuan Taiyu have a different idea.

"Uncle?" Yuan Gai Su Wen stepped forward.

"The people of Tang have changed, and the people of Tang have established rules. For envoys from countries invited by Datang, Datang will provide them with accommodation and travel arrangements within a limited period of time for a limited number of people. The excess needs to be taken care of by oneself. It is not an invitation to take the initiative to come. The envoys will receive preferential treatment once a year, which is regarded as an invitation."

"What's the difference?"

"That is to say, if there is no preferential treatment, there will be no servants, no food, and the accommodation will only be free for three days. After these three days, the guest house will cost [-] yuan per courtyard per day. Or change to an ordinary inn Go, or pay the fee in full. As for the envoys that come here, whether they are regarded as invitations or not, and what specifications they set, they all need a separate approval document from the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty."

When Yuan Taiyu said this, Yuan Gai Suwen already understood that the Tang Dynasty did not pay attention to the small state at all, and it was not like in the former Sui Dynasty. Money, to show the gesture of a big country.

"Reporter, only the diplomatic missions of our two countries live in this guest house!"

Hearing this report, Yuan Taiyu ordered: "Go and arrange to buy food first, and prepare dinner."

"Tang people bully people too much!" A Goguryeo official yelled.

"Shut up, what's the use of you shouting here, you can only starve when the curfew in Tang Chang'an arrives at night. If you have any grievances, you have to wait until you see an official of a high level in the Tang Dynasty to mention it as a national courtesy." Yuan Gai Suwen reprimanded Afterwards, start making arrangements immediately.

Then, Yuan Gai Suwen said to Yuan Taiyu: "Uncle, I want to go out to Chang'an Street Market. There will be envoys from various countries in Tang Chang'an City, and we are the only ones here. It's really weird."

(End of this chapter)