Datang first village

Li Er was very happy, because the envoys of the Western Turks were very knowledgeable.

Li Yuanxing was looking forward to it, hoping that among the gifts of Goguryeo, there would be pearls.

The box was carried out, and nine young eunuchs carried the wooden box to start a tour outside the hall. Some older eunuchs shouted that this was the first return gift from the Tang Dynasty to the Western Turks.

Under the shed outside the main hall, there were envoys from various states sitting there, as well as officials who were not qualified to enter the main hall below the fifth rank of Chang'an City.Without exception, they all exclaimed because of this precious pearl.

The only one who took a breath of cold air was the Goguryeo side.

Pearls, are part of their offerings.Their pearls are to this as diamonds are to grains of sand.A hundred pots of pearls, the largest ones are not half as big as these, not to mention the color, and the degree of smoothness and beauty.

Li Er didn't care, because he had seen better ones, and these were not big in his eyes.

The second thing, Li Yuanxing is purely a spoof.

This was a present given to him by Heimins in modern times, but Li Yuanxing had no place to put it in modern times, so he sold it on the pretext of high price, but divided it up several times and brought it back to ancient times. It was brought to Datang three or five times, and it was originally planned to be placed in his Qinwang Manor.

But Wu Zhao thinks that this thing is too weird, and it is not very auspicious to put bones in ancient Zhuangzi.

The main reason is that this thing was not hunted by Li Yuanxing himself, so if you want to display it, you can get it by yourself, and Datang himself got it.

Therefore, Li Yuanxing took this thing out as a gift, purely for waste utilization.

What is it?

A complete whale skeleton!

The skeleton of a killer whale is nine meters long, which is the skeleton of a three-foot-long fish in ancient times. Killer whales have teeth, and the rows of huge teeth give people a huge sense of shock.

"This fish is called a whale, and its size is not the largest. The largest one is ten feet long and weighs 300 million catties. This one only weighs 20 catties. It's a pity that the skin of the whole body is damaged, otherwise a complete fish can be made. Specimens are gorgeous, only skeletons, what a pity."

Li Yuanxing yelled that it was a pity, but the people in the hall couldn't pronounce a single word.

Who has seen or heard of such a big fish.

People outside were even more curious. The second box had already been opened, but why was there no movement inside?

"There was a legend about the Kunpeng in ancient times. Seeing this fish today, the ancients would not deceive me." I don't know which official suddenly said such a sentence, which broke the silence in the hall.Baiguan kept talking about this huge fish skeleton.

But Li Yuanxing received Li Er's fierce stare.

Li Er's attitude is very obvious, if you don't keep such things in Datang, you actually gave them to a foreigner, I won't beat you up for my brother, it's up to my father to deal with you.

Li Yuanxing smiled heartlessly.

"Take it out!" This time, Li Er took the initiative to speak, without waiting for the Western Turkic envoy to say anything, and he was still angry with Li Yuanxing in his heart.

Li Yuanxing had no choice but to approach Li Er and said softly: "Brother Huang, within three years, I will ask Brother Huang to hunt one himself, which is ten feet long. This one is too small, even my younger brother doesn't like it. How can I match it?" It's the emperor's brother."

Hearing what Li Yuanxing said, Li Er's complexion improved a bit.

At least Li Yuanxing hasn't promised a bad check yet.

The third box was opened, and this box was purely for the Western Turks. It was a gift and a strategy.

Li Yuanxing stepped down from the imperial platform and opened the box himself. The Western Turkic envoys felt that their breathing stopped. The box could only be opened by the noble King Qin of the Tang Dynasty. The value of the gift in it was unimaginable.

Outside the main hall, there were shouts of exclamation over the huge ten-meter-long whale skeleton, which did not affect the people in the main hall at all.It can be said that no more than ten people know what is contained in this box.

Li Yuanxing took out a piece of cloth from the box, a gray-blue cloth.

cloth?

Is this a gift?The Western Turkic people couldn't figure it out, and even had a lot of doubts, but he still didn't doubt that King Qin of the Tang Dynasty would come to open the gift himself. The preciousness of this gift must be because he was too slow.

"This is velvet cloth." Li Yuanxing picked up a pre-cut flower from the box, and put the cut square in the hands of the Western Turkic envoy: "This kind of cloth requires more than 100 processes, and it takes a long time from raw materials to finished cloth." In three months, it was extremely difficult to make."

The Western Turkic envoy did not understand clothing materials, but he was a nobleman.

This kind of cloth is extremely soft to the touch, but it is thicker than silk. In terms of feeling, it has a different feeling compared to silk. If you count it, it should not be cheaper than silk.

Could it be said that the gift of King Qin of the Tang Dynasty was this new style of clothing from the Tang Dynasty?

"The nobles of the Tang Dynasty wear silk in summer. In winter, it is this velvet cloth. It took tens of thousands of craftsmen in the hands of the king. It took nearly a year to successfully trial-produce it. For the transaction in the Western Regions, within three years, you are the only one! "

Alone with you!

The Western Turkic envoy didn't finish listening to other words, but he completely listened to this one.

"The minimum is [-] horses per year, and you are the only one in the Western Regions." After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he took out three cards from the box: "These are three velvet cloth companies recognized by the royal family. My king's order has been sent to the Ministry of Commerce of Foreign Countries! "

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The Western Turkic Envoy's voice of thanking him seemed not very loud. Could it be that he was dissatisfied?

It doesn't matter if he is satisfied or not, the smile on His Highness King Qin's face is not fake.Datang officials believed that this gift must be very, very 'special'.But what kind of special law, they don't understand.

Li Er laughed: "I will give another 500 catties of fine steel, [-] catties of horse iron, [-] catties of snow salt, and [-] catties of brocade. [-] students will be enrolled."

Li Erxin said, the other party has given out [-] catties of gold, so it must make people feel that it is worth the [-] catties of gold.In the end, it was [-] catties of refined steel. This figure shocked everyone, even Li Yuanxing was a little surprised. [-] catties of refined steel was worth almost a million guan in the previous Tang Dynasty.

If it is placed on the grassland, 300 catties of fine steel, dare to ask for a price of [-] to [-] million.

Li Yuanxing felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have told Li Er the cost of the steel in his hands. This time, it was too much for the Western Turks.

However, it is also a good thing to think about it, let's see how the Western Turks will open their mouths to make a marriage.

"Thank you..." The Western Turkic envoy wanted to shout out his thanks, but he just raised his hands, and fainted without taking a mouthful.This is completely excited to faint.

People outside the hall saw the imperial doctor running into the hall, and immediately shifted their attention from the killer whale skeleton to the main hall.

Immediately there was news of the disappearance, one hundred thousand catties of fine steel, one hundred thousand catties of horse iron, it seemed that there was something else, and the Western Turkic envoy fainted on the spot out of excitement.

Seeing the Naxi Turkic envoy being carried out, he seemed to have woken up, and the imperial doctors were still busy.

The eunuch on duty shouted again: "Gaoguryeo envoy presents a gift!"

The Goguryeo envoys were really sweating profusely. Among the four officiating ceremonies, three of them had lost their meaning, and the last one really didn't know what else they would encounter.

There were three members of the Goguryeo envoys to the hall, naturally they were the chief and deputy envoys and a minor official.

The petty official is Yuan Gai Suwen.

After entering the main hall, he saluted and gave him a seat, then Yuan Gai Suwen carefully glanced towards the imperial platform, this glance filled his heart with envy, jealousy and hatred.

The position where King Qin of the Tang Dynasty sat was actually on the side of the throne of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. In the historical records of the emperors of the Central Plains, almost no man could occupy this position.

But King Qin of the Tang Dynasty was sitting there.

At this time, the envoys of Goguryeo rallied their spirits, read more than 1000 praises, and then began to report the gift list.

"One hundred pots of pearls..." This gift, in the past, would definitely be regarded as one of the most important gifts.But this time, only a quantity was mentioned, but the pearls were not displayed. Naturally, people were not optimistic. There was a little hissing sound above the main hall. Well-bred.

The Goguryeo envoy also knew that he dared not take out this pearl, and it was even more embarrassing in comparison.I had no choice but to continue: "[-] catties of Koguryo red ginseng, [-] catties of white ginseng, and [-] catties of sugar ginseng!"

Hearing this gift list, Li Yuanxing had a thought, summoned Eunuch Gao over and said in a low voice, "Go and find out whether the ginseng presented by the Khitan people and the Goguryeo people are the same."

Li Er was puzzled and asked Li Yuanxing to explain.

Li Yuanxing was about to speak, but Yuan Gai Suwen stood up at this moment, first bowed to Li Er, and then to the officials of the Tang Dynasty, and then said: "The lower ministers don't understand, does the king of Qin look down on you?" I, Goguryeo, when I was outside the palace, although I couldn’t hear the words in the palace, I could still see them. When the first three states offered gifts, His Highness King Qin of the Shang Kingdom always looked at them with courtesy. When I was in Goguryeo, Why does His Highness King Qin not only look around, but also summon his servants to spread the word. Even if there are important government affairs, you should not despise me, Goguryeo!"

interesting!

very interesting!

The courtiers of the Tang Dynasty looked like they were watching a play, and even Li Er found it very interesting.Li Yuanxing thought of a way to make things difficult for Goguryeo and you. The ministers in the Tang Dynasty were supported and dissuaded. Today, Goguryeo dares to jump out to trouble the King of Qin. You are really interesting.

Sure enough, Li Yuanxing's reaction did not exceed the expectations of Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty and senior officials of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuanxing stood up with a straight face.

"Call the imperial doctor at the door to come in. This king happens to have some doubts and wants to ask."

Everyone was puzzled, but they looked forward to it even more, and an imperial doctor came in right away.

Li Yuanxing asked: "The ten-year-old ginseng in the mountains is only two or three coins when it is dried, and the hundred-year-old ginseng is only four or two when it is fresh, and it is only one or two and a half when dried. However, you Goguryeo people have a craft. The ginseng is planted in pieces like flowers and plants, and with such reference and medicinal effects, ten pounds cannot support one or two wild ginseng!" (To be continued.)