Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 556 Your Majesty, the Foreign Minister hasn't finished yet...

The question Timur asked was also to find out the reality of Daming.

Anyway, if he were the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, he would definitely not be willing to lose such a large amount of fine silver coins with such high silver content.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Daming didn't impose any restrictions, but you can only take away a certain amount of silver coins if you buy more than five times the goods in Daming."

"However, under normal circumstances, we will choose to spend the last silver coin and resolutely leave Daming without any silver coin!"

Timur was surprised to hear this.

"Why is this?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we are businessmen, and businessmen want to make money."

"Come back with silver coins, at most you can make a profit of three to two percent. But if you come back with goods, you can make a profit of at least three to five times."

"oh oh……"

Timur showed a dazed expression when he heard the words, but soon the dazedness turned into bitterness.

Because he discovered a huge problem from it, that is, gold and silver from all over the world will pour into Daming!

Although Timur does not do business, he also knows that his empire does not have any high-quality products to trade with Ming.If you want to buy Ming products, you can only use your own gold and silver to buy them.

If things go on like this, all the gold and silver from your own empire will flow into Daming, and the empire will face a situation where there will be no gold and silver to use!
"Do you want to limit the loss of gold and silver?"

"Your Majesty, what did you say?"

When Timur heard this, he quickly turned a blind eye.

"oh oh……"

"I didn't say anything, I just thought that Daming's silver coins were too exquisite."

The merchants praised in unison when they heard the words.

"Yes!"

"We have never seen silver coins from any country so beautifully made and with such a high silver content."

"Now some merchants who travel by sea specialize in transporting gold and silver coins of different colors from various countries to Daming by boat, and exchange them into exquisite silver coins and gold coins from Daming to bring back..."

Originally, Timur was enough to cause trouble, but when he heard the merchants around him say this, he wished to close the port immediately, catch all the profiteers and chop them up!
Timur turned and left angrily without waiting for the merchants to finish speaking, leaving only a group of merchants standing there in a daze.

"Did we say something wrong?"

"Who is that, shut up quickly, do you have to kill us all!"

Just as the merchants were uneasy and fell into silence, a court eunuch came out and said to several people.

"Your Majesty is tired, and specially ordered me to send you out of the palace!"

"Today's affairs in the palace, you are not allowed to talk nonsense when you go out. If any secrets are leaked, the laws of the empire will never forgive you!"

"Please rest assured, internal officials, we will never talk nonsense!"

The next day, Timur met with some scholars who specialized in Eastern history, and discussed with them the history of China.

On the third day, Timur finally found time to meet Bei Yuan's special envoy Hao Hai Da Yu.

Hao Haida wanted to enter the hall under the welcome of a group of guards, and saluted Timur respectfully.

"Great Yuan Taiwei Hao Haidayu, on behalf of Great Yuan Elebek Khan, would like to extend sincere blessings to Timur Khan!"

"May Timur Khan be blessed by the Longevity Heaven forever, be loved by the people forever, and enjoy good weather and good weather forever, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe..."

Timur was about to finish speaking in Haohaida, and immediately ordered someone to give him a seat.

Haohai Dayu was also polite, sitting carelessly on the seat and looking up at Timur.

"I heard that Da Yuan intends to form an alliance with me?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's not that Da Yuan intends to form an alliance with you, it's the will of Chang Sheng Tian that guides us to unite and fight against the tyrannical Ming!"

"Longevity?"

Timur smiled slightly when he heard the words, with a playful expression on his face.

He doesn't believe in Changshengtian, and he doesn't really believe in Islam.

As long as there is a need, or it is beneficial to the empire, it is not a problem for him to believe in anything.

"Then I would like to thank Chang Sheng Tian for his protection!"

"However, since you want to form an alliance, you must show some sincerity, right?"

Hao Haida asked instead of answering.

"What sincerity?"

Timur smiled and tapped on the armrest, and said thoughtfully.

"For example, send a prince as a hostage?"

"Oh……"

In fact, Hao Haida had already guessed what Timur would ask for, not to mention that the two countries formed an alliance and sent each other's princes as hostages, which has been a rule since ancient times, and it is not an excessive request.

It's just that Beiyuan's current situation doesn't seem suitable for sending hostages...

"To be honest, my lord Elbek Khan has only just ascended the throne and has not yet given birth to an heir. It is difficult to satisfy His Majesty's request."

"If Your Majesty does not abandon it, foreign ministers can stay in your country as hostages."

"you?"

Timur's eyes became deeper, and he looked at Haohai Dayu with searching eyes.

"Are you not young this year?"

Hao Haida wanted to know that the other party disliked him for being old as soon as he heard this, so he had no choice but to quote a poem from a Ming Dynasty.

"The old horse is lying on the manger, but its ambition is still measured in thousands of miles."

"Although the hero is getting old, his ambition will not stop..."

"Although I don't dare to call myself a hero, I still have some talent that can be driven by Your Majesty."

When Timur heard this, he couldn't help admiring the humble old man in front of him.

This is not only a wise man, but a philosopher!

Otherwise, how could he say such philosophical words?

The old horse has ambitions for thousands of miles, and the hero is full of ambition.

That's so well said!

Timur respects talented people very much. As long as you have enough talent, even if you are a slave, you will be reused.It is also because of this that he was able to build such a powerful empire in just a few decades.

"Your envoy, please don't see outsiders, Ben Khan just joked with you."

Hao Haida wanted to hear the words, got up and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, you are not joking!"

"As a monarch, you should be prudent, and you should not joke with your subjects."

"Oh?"

It has been many years since no one dared to preach to Timur, even if the preaching was for his own good, it still made him a little hard to accept.

However, after a little deliberation, Timur stood up to express his gratitude, and sincerely accepted Haohai Dayu's suggestion.

"Thank you, Ben Khan, for your teaching!"

"Ben Khan promises not to joke anymore."

"Now let's get down to business. Since your country intends to form an alliance to jointly fight against Ming Dynasty, you must first tell us how many soldiers, how much food and grass your country has, and how long it can resist?"

Hao Haida felt a headache on the spot when he heard this question.

It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!
Even if he said it again, it wouldn't change the fact that Da Yuan was a pauper.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Dayuan is currently short of food and grass, and I am afraid it can only last for a few months."

"There is also a severe shortage of weapons and armor. Soldiers' bows and arrows are mostly mixed with spikes and stones..."

"However, everyone in my Great Yuan respects martial arts, even women and children can fight."

"As long as His Majesty is willing to help me with food, grass and weapons, my Dayuan can have 300 million people, enough to drain the last drop of blood!"

Although Hao Haida wanted to speak very nicely, Timur still frowned when he heard it.

To put it bluntly, isn't this a poor and poor family...

Timur had known for a long time that Bei Yuan's life was difficult, but he never thought that the other party could live his life like this!
"Ugh!"

"Your envoy doesn't know that our country is also very difficult. There are constant rebellions in the southern provinces. For example, Sabzwar also rebelled against me recently. I am mobilizing soldiers to carry out a conquest..."

This is a typical cry of being poor, and it can also be understood as an increase in bargaining chips in subsequent negotiations.

Naturally, Hao Haida would not expose Timur's lies, but just followed the other party's words.

"Ugh!"

"Your Majesty's difficulty, how can the minister not know?"

"However, the speed of the rise of the Ming Dynasty is really appalling. If it cannot be stopped in time, I am afraid that the east and west of Tianshan Mountain will become the territory of the Ming people sooner or later..."

How could Timur win such an obvious aggressive method?

Hearing that Hao Haida wanted to stimulate him on purpose, Timur was not only not angry, but cried poorly along with the other party.

"That can't be helped!"

"Who made it too short for our country to be established, the people are poor, and the treasury is not rich..."

Timur wanted to cry for a while longer, but Haohaida couldn't afford it anymore.

He has already learned from his subordinates that great changes have taken place in Dayuan, and Daming has also sent troops.

If troops cannot be dispatched to rescue in time, Dayuan Guozuo is bound to be cut off.

"Your Majesty, just say it straight, how can we form an alliance and send troops to help Da Yuan?"

When Timur heard this, his face was slightly angry.

Because this is not what a wise man should say!
"What do you say?"

"The minister said..."

Hao Haida was taken aback, then saluted Timur respectfully.

"It's the foreign minister who is reckless!"

"I, Dayuan, would like to respect Your Majesty as the Khan of Changsheng, and on behalf of Changshengtian, lead all the people under Changshengtian's rule, and fight against the brutal Ming Dynasty together!"

When Timur heard this, a gratified smile appeared on his face.

Hao Hai Dayu is indeed a smart person, he understood what he wanted so quickly!

Just when Timur was about to say yes, a servant outside the door came in and saluted him respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the academy is ready, we can set off at any time!"

"oh oh!"

Timur hurriedly terminated the conversation, stepped down from the throne, enthusiastically took Haohai Dayu's hand and walked out.

"Let's go!"

"Ben Khan will take you to my academy first, and let you meet my imperial scholars!"

"Your Majesty, the matter of forming an alliance..."

"It's easy to talk about the alliance, we have plenty of time to discuss it in detail!"

"Ugh!"

If Hao Haida wants to hear this, he can only bite the bullet and follow Timur to some so-called college.

Listan Academy is located in the very center of Samarkand and occupies a very large area.

However, only a few halls were completed at this time, and there were still a lot of building materials piled up in many other areas, which seemed a bit messy.

But even so, the built buildings are still very magnificent, showing Timur's emphasis on knowledge.

Hao Haida wanted to know what Timur's purpose was as soon as he saw the place where the carriage stopped.

It's nothing more than taking myself to see his martial arts and martial arts?

Don't look at martial arts for the time being, Timur's ability to conquer such a vast empire is enough to witness his extraordinary martial arts.

As for martial arts, it can only be set off by colleges and scholars.

"The foreign ministers have been in Samarkand for so long, but they don't know that there is such a magnificent academy in your country?"

When Timur heard this, a smug smile appeared on his face.

"Your envoy has won the prize!"

"Ben Khan attaches great importance to culture and education. When he decided to move the capital to Samarkand, he decided to build the largest college in the world."

"Not only theology is taught here, but poetry, law, philosophy and other knowledge are also taught here!"

"Ben Khan wants to gather scholars from all over the world here, and let them give lectures, discuss, and spread knowledge again!"

Hao Haida wanted to listen while flattering Timur.

Although Hao Haida wanted to flatter him, he had to admit Timur's foresight in his heart.

Among their four great Khanates, there are not many emperors who respect knowledge as much as Timur.

"Hao Hai Da Yu, how many students do you think this college can accommodate after it is completed?"

Hao Haida wanted to look at the majestic palace, and gave an exaggerated number as much as possible.

"I'm afraid there are no fewer than a thousand people?"

Timur curled his lips in disdain, and then stretched out a finger.

"Your envoy's pattern is low!"

"Ben Khan wants to build it into the largest college in the world, a college that can accommodate 1 people!"

After Timur finished speaking proudly, he waited for Haohai Dayu's voice of exclamation.However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Hao Haida want to marvel, but only waited for an ambiguous sentence.

"It's okay..."

Hao Haida wanted to say "it's okay" lightly, which made Timur very hurt, and also made the emperor's grandson Ma Heima who heard the news very angry.

Although the academy was proposed by his grandfather, he participated in the whole construction process, and it was a place for his foundation.

However, I and my grandfather put in so much energy and sweat, and this barbarian from the north even said that it was okay, it was really deceiving!

"Dare to ask the Dayuan envoy, have you ever seen a bigger academy?"

Hao Haida nodded instinctively, but after nodding, he realized something was wrong, and shook his head as if to remedy it.

But his actions were discovered by the emperor's grandson Ma Heima a long time ago, and he stepped forward to ask.

"Where have you seen it?"

Timur glared at his grandson unhappily when he heard the words, annoyed that his grandson couldn't hold his breath.But he was also very dissatisfied with Haohai Dayu's rude words, but he was just embarrassed to attack.

"If your envoy knows something, you might as well say it bluntly, Ben Khan is not a small-minded person."

Hao Haida didn't believe Timur's nonsense. In his opinion, there are no magnanimous emperors in this world.

However, in view of the other party's arrogance, he felt that it was necessary for him to move out of Daming to frighten the other party, and let the other party know what is beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people.

At the same time, it also created a sense of crisis for Timur, letting him know that the only way out is to form an alliance with Dayuan.

"Since His Majesty asked, the foreign minister offended."

"I once went to Daming on behalf of Dayuan. The Guozijian in the capital of Daming has more than 1 scholars who specialize in studying the law, literature, poetry, history and other classics of the Ming Empire."

When Timur and Ma Heima heard the words, expressions of disdain immediately appeared on their faces.

"After the completion of our Listan Academy, it can accommodate tens of thousands of people to study again!"

Hao Haida gave a nasty smile when he heard the words.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister has not finished yet..."

"The Guozijian I just mentioned is just the academy established by the old emperor of Ming Dynasty. I haven't mentioned the school established by their grandson, hehehe..."

(End of this chapter)