This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 447 Juan [-] Li Chengqian's gift in return is so fucking amazing!

The rise of the Ming court is an opportunity for many people.

Regardless of whether it is a country, or those merchants who have no profit and can't afford it early, they all want to seek sufficient benefits for themselves or their own country in this opportunity.

Everyone knew that with the strong rise of the Ming court, the sky in the northwest was about to change.

In the past few years, the Northwest has actually been more like a pool of stagnant water.

Although there were occasional disputes, things like Tuyuhun's saying that the country was subjugated were actually rare.

In particular, the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty was too aggressive. Everyone regarded it as a bridgehead for the Tang Dynasty's western expedition. It would be a lie to say that they were not worried.

This is how Tubo and Xue Yantuo wandered around to form alliances.

When returning to the embassy, ​​Lu Dongzan looked very tired.

Dealing with envoys from various countries is actually an extremely exhausting task.

Form an alliance, how can it be so simple.

It is not an exaggeration to say that everyone has their own ghosts.

Don't look at everyone agreeing, but there are still many things to do in the future.

After all, the lessons learned from the countries of the Western Regions and Ashina still exist.

No one really thinks that a single covenant can really bind all countries together, which is unrealistic.

If you really have enough interests, even your allies will be stabbed in the back.

Tuyuhun is the best example.

"Is everything settled?"

Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "It's almost there, and we will discuss some details later."

"Na Supi..." The one who spoke was also a Tubo envoy, but Lu Dongzan's deputy.

Of course, saying that he is a deputy is actually quite different from Lu Dongzan's identity.

Speaking of Su Pi, Lu Dongzan also had a headache.

Since receiving the support of the Ming court, Su Pi has become more and more powerful, and has become a serious problem for Tubo.

Although they had a brief truce between Tubo and Su Pi before, it is still unrealistic to expect to join Su Pi to go north to deal with Daming.

After all, the enmity between Su Pi and Tubo was too deep.

They are the old enemies of each other in that land.

"This time we have to reach a trade relationship with the Daming Royal Court. Without Daming's ordnance, we were too passive in the process of fighting Su Pi." Lu Dongzan said, "Although I don't want to admit it, the Daming Royal Court is working together with the ordnance Above and beyond, we have come ahead of many people, and we have to increase our investment in this area.”

Fighting is about morale, but it is also about fighting equipment and logistics.

They have no shortage of morale and logistics, and the only shortcoming now is the ordnance.

This is not to say that the military weapons of the Ming court are really invincible, and anyone who holds them will be invincible.

The main reason is that they are not yet familiar with the new types of ordnance produced by the Ming court, and there is no effective way to contain them in a short time, so it is easy to suffer.

In other words, if you suffer a lot and lose a lot in this area, you can naturally figure out some ways to deal with it, but who is willing to pay such a high price to be a guinea pig?
The number one guinea pig, Tuyuhun, has already perished, so who wants to be the number two guinea pig?

"I have contacted the household department of Daming." The deputy envoy said, "I heard that they can sell, but only by barter, and most of them are grain."

"I've thought of this a long time ago." For this, Lu Dongzan was not surprised, "After all, what the royal court of the Ming Dynasty lacks most now is food. The war is set at the beginning, and their first task is to restore people's livelihood. Without food, he Li Chengqian It can also make those people eat soil.

If this is the case, the Ming court will be in turmoil in an instant.

Therefore, it can still be suppressed and food can be given, but the proportion should not be so high. "

Naturally, he was unwilling for the Ming court to get through this difficulty smoothly, not only him, but also Xue Yantuo would not agree.

If Daming Wang Ting had to pass this test so easily, their situation would be even more difficult.

Now, what they can do is to hold back the development trend of the Ming court, at least until they calm down Su Pi.

To put it bluntly, everyone is trying to buy time as much as possible.

"I think so too. Although we are in a hurry, Da Ming is obviously even more anxious. There is no food. If we stir up a little more, the royal court of the Ming Dynasty may be in chaos for a while." The deputy envoy also nodded.

But hearing what he said, Lu Dongzan shook his head and said: "If you want to incite, you have to be more concealed. Li Chengqian is not a fool. He will definitely guard against this move. If you really push them now good thing.

After all, this is the royal court of the Ming Dynasty, not the Tang Dynasty. It is impossible for Li Chengqian to treat the people of the royal court of the Ming Dynasty the same way he treats the people of the Tang Dynasty.

In the final analysis, these are just his captives. He really drove him into a hurry, killing everyone until everyone was convinced. I think Li Chengqian can do this kind of thing.

At that time, the Daming Royal Court, who will travel lightly, will probably be even more terrifying. "

Judge others by oneself, if it were him, he would do so.

If someone really wants to make a fuss, just kill as much as possible, and save a lot of trouble.

Although it is not good to say this, you have to admit that sometimes killing people is really the best solution.

"I know." The deputy envoy said after hearing the words, "I will take care of this speed."

"By the way, what do you think of the border trade ports of the Ming court?" Lu Dongzan asked again.

Speaking of this, the deputy envoy got excited and said: "This is indeed an opportunity, if we, Tubo, can win this border trade port, it will be of great benefit to us, but not harmful.

After all, the things produced by the Ming court are indeed in high demand. If we can sell them to the south, we will make a lot of money. "

"But if you want to win it, you have to pay a big price." Lu Dongzan also shook his head and said, "Li Chengqian is really good at manipulating people's hearts. Just such a port will definitely cause competition among neighboring countries. Let's talk about Xue Yantuo instead of others, and they won't give up such a good opportunity."

Speaking of this, Lu Dongzan became irritable. He said to curb the development of the Ming court, but later he was taken care of by the Daming court.

In fact, he knew that there was a way to bring Daming to the army, and that was that no one was interested in it.

But he also knew that this was impossible. After all, the goods produced by the Ming court were really sought-after goods, and he could earn money if he could get them. Even if he could resist this temptation in Tibet, who could guarantee that other countries could also resist this temptation?

People are not in the same place!
The deputy envoy was quite helpless when he heard the words, this was indeed the crux of the problem.

In the next few days, the missions of various countries are busy with their own small calculations.

And when those merchants heard that the Ming court intends to liberalize trade, they also took action one after another.

As long as Lu Dongzan wanted to curb the development of the Ming court, hehe, he couldn't do it.

Even if there are no countries, there are still those merchants who can't afford it early, why does he think he can do it?

In the seventh year of Zhenguan, on September 29th, more than ten days after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the missions of various countries also bid farewell after completing their respective tasks.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian arranged for Minister of Rites Wang Xuance and Chang Sun Chong to send the missions back.

On this day, Zhang Sun Chong and Wang Xuance came to the embassy with a constipated face to send the foreign missions out of the city.

For this day, the missions of various countries are really looking forward to it.

After all, this also means that they will get their money back.

"It's a great honor to have the two servants send each other off in person."

Seeing Wang Xuance and Wang Xuance, the missions from various countries were very polite.

Although the people who came were only two servants, they also knew that these two servants were the Heavenly Officials of the Ministry of Rites of Daming.

"These are some special products of our country. Please don't refuse the two servants." After Lu Dongzan finished speaking, someone brought a lot of things.

Seeing this, the envoys from other countries did the same, except for Duan Lun.

Duan Lun and Ashina Ni did not leave this time, they still have things to deal with.

And giving gifts to Wang Xuance and the others is actually a custom, similar to getting kickbacks for later generations.

"Your emissary is too polite. These gifts are too expensive to accept, and I dare not accept them." Seeing this, Chang Sun Chong immediately refused.

The same is true for Wang Xuance.

This made everyone a little stunned. Daming officials are so clean?
However, after being rejected several times, everyone stopped insisting.

Save it, it's a good thing.

But after leaving the embassy, ​​the missions of various countries were stunned.

what's going on?Why is it so empty outside the embassy?
What about the carriage?
What about return gifts?
Is it outside the city?
"Everyone, please." Wang Xuance made a gesture of please and said with a smile on his face.

The missions of various countries were stunned, but they immediately understood, yes, there are many gifts from their countries in return, how could they be placed inside the city, they must be outside the city.

Not long after, everyone came outside the city, my good fellow, it was as empty as ever.

It wasn't until this moment that everyone realized that the Ming court really hadn't prepared for anything!
Damn it, the meat bun beats the dog belongs to...

Lu Dongzan's heart is bleeding!

The congratulatory gifts they sent were really generous!
I wanted to make some money in return.

According to the state of etiquette that the Han people pay attention to, I have given enough face, so I have to return twice as much.

After all, this is the only way to save face.

Therefore, the congratulatory gifts from the missions of various countries are all heavy gifts!

Daming didn't have anything else, but even if it was an ordnance equivalent to a gift, it would be fine!
In the end, you guys whore for nothing?

Gu Jianzhang was even more stunned.

Originally, their Dazhao Wangting was extremely poor and expected to make a lot of money this time. For this reason, Li Yuanjing even took out all his treasures from the bottom of the box.

In the end, the meat bun beat the dog, which is a big loss!

Xue Yantuo, Japan, Goguryeo, and the countries of the Western Regions, who were used to taking advantage of the Tang Dynasty, were even more dumbfounded.

In the past, even if they went to the Tang Dynasty every year to celebrate the new year, the things that the Tang Dynasty called rewards did not make them earn less. As a result, the Ming court did not follow the routine!
Not to mention them, Chang Sun Chong was so embarrassed that he could pick out three rooms and one living room with his toes when he saw everyone's unbelievable gazes.

However, Wang Xuance didn't blush, his heart didn't beat, he said very grandly: "This time the Ming Dynasty was established at the beginning, and the national power is weak, so the envoys from all over the world laughed.

But etiquette cannot be discarded.

bring it up. "

Hearing what he said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there is.

But as Wang Xuance's words fell, a group of people came up holding a scroll, which made everyone dumbfounded?

That's it?

Wang Xuance took one person's scroll and said: "My Ming court was established at the beginning, and there is a lot of waste waiting to be rebuilt, and the supplies are scarce.

This time, missions from all over the world can help me rebuild Daming, and I am grateful from the Ming Dynasty to the Ming King and down to the common people. "

As he said that, Wang Xuance commanded the people to open a scroll and said, "This is a letter of thanks written by His Royal Highness, King Ming, thanking all countries for their generous donations and assistance in rebuilding our Ming Dynasty when our Ming Dynasty was in crisis.

Every letter of thanks has the autographs of at least 1 people from the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty and the common people.

We will always remember the assistance from all countries to our court of Ming Dynasty.

As the saying goes, sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away means that gifts are light and affection is heavy. I also hope that the envoys from various countries will not reject my kindness from Daming. "

Lu Dongzan was dumbfounded...

The eyes of the envoys from the countries in the Western Regions almost dropped to the ground!

Goguryeo's envoys looked at Wang Xuance and opened his mouth...

Xue Yantuo's emissary almost fell to the ground.

Su Pi's messenger shook his head and smiled wryly...

Gu Jianzhang's eyes went dark, and he looked up at the sky in despair!
Great Zhao Wang Ting is about to go bankrupt...

What a mess!

Lao Tzu tightened their belts and returned a roll of thank you letters!

What the hell are you talking about?
Is it rare for you to thank me?
It's really a must!
Not to mention them, even Chang Sun Chong felt a little embarrassed. He knew how rich the Tang Dynasty's rewards were in the past, but the Ming court was really desperate...

Thank you letter?
Isn't that fucking prostitution?
This is also the reason why he directly rejected the gifts from the missions of various countries, sorry!

Of course, if Li Chengqian was here, he would not refuse.

Damn, isn't it normal to eat and drink with others?
I'm not married, but if I get married, I can prepare some souvenirs for you!
But I'm not married yet!
After a while, Lu Dongzan, who came to his senses, took the scroll from Wang Xuance's hand in a daze.

Damn, take it!

He bet he'd have to go home empty-handed if he didn't take it.

The point is, there's no way to talk about it.

There is no explicit regulation on the thing of returning gifts.

All countries come according to their own customs or capabilities.

It's just that they thought that the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty would continue the traditions of the Han family, but who knew that Li Chengqian didn't care about the etiquette of the Han family!

"Ming Wang has a heart!" When Lu Dongzan said this, his back molars were almost gnawed!

Wang Xuance nodded his head as a matter of course, and said: "Your envoy don't mind, although Your Highness has spent several nights writing these thank you letters, but it is my whole heart after all, Daming.

After all, our Daming really has nothing to offer, and only a sincere gratitude. "

"It's really sincere!" Gu Jianzhang, who had never spoken much, gritted his teeth.

That is sincere!

I would also like to change me!
Writing a few words in exchange for such a large amount of wealth, if you give it to a dog, the dog can bark twice more, right?

While speaking, everyone took the scroll.

So what can they say now?

Even with a smiling face, this process has to be completed.

It can only be said that he hunted geese all day long, but was pecked by geese in the end!
"Then I will see you off." Wang Xuance didn't mind their attitude at all.

If it were him, he probably would have the same attitude.

How normal is it to take advantage of others, and not allow people to make a fool of themselves?
Lu Dongzan shook the scroll in his hand, and said, "No need, it's enough to have the heart of Da Ming!"

"Yes, yes, I can't bear it, I really can't bear it!" Goguryeo's envoy held up the scroll and said, "The thank you letter written by His Royal Highness King Ming, we have to take it back quickly so that my people in Goguryeo know that King Ming Your Highness's heart!"

To everyone's cynicism, Wang Xuance didn't react at all, and greeted him with a smiling face as usual: "I still have to give it away..."

Not long after, after Wang Xuance sent everyone out of the city, they also parted ways.

Every face is full of egg pain.

Gu Jianzhang couldn't wait to throw the scroll in his hand on the ground and step on it more!
He didn't even know how to explain to Li Yuanjing when he went back.

Empty the congratulatory gift from Da Zhao Wang Ting, and just exchange it for a thank you letter?

He was afraid that Li Yuanjing would suspect that he was greedy for a gift...

As for Lu Dongzan and others, it was not much better, and they often scolded Li Chengqian for being a bad guy.

(End of this chapter)