Datang first village

Qin Wangqin was officially renamed as Datang Coin and Datang Banknote, and the coins were gold, silver, and copper coins. Banknotes are banknotes.

Li Yuanxing carried a large amount of Tang coins on board.

The next day, Li Yuanxing invited the Sinhala king to dinner.

When the King of Sinhala heard the news, he turned his palace upside down and changed his clothes dozens of times, for fear of leaving a bad impression in front of the King of Qin.

However, at present, the Sinhala king prefers to be called not the Sinhala king, but the Sinhala king.

A king is of a higher rank than a duke, but an aboriginal king is simply an inferior creature compared to a duke of the Tang Dynasty.

Gift, what kind of gift do you want to prepare?

"Send a treasure!" The former Prime Minister of the Sinhala Kingdom, and now the governor of the Duke of Sinhala, also has a Tang noble identity card. In his eyes, treasures are the best gift.

The Sinhala King shook his head: "The noble King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, there are no treasures that he has not seen. There is only what he does not want, and there is nothing he cannot get. Such a noble man does not have half a piece of jewelry on his body, which can only prove that the treasure is In the eyes of the noble King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, it is like dirt."

"Then send a woman. I heard that the concubine of the distinguished King Qin of the Tang Dynasty has disappeared. Send a woman."

"Idiot!" King Sinhala slapped heavily on the head of his greatest think tank. "Tell you to read more, tell you to buy more newspapers, all your time is spent on counting treasures and women. How many powerful and powerful countries are lining up to try their best to send their princesses to the Qin Palace."

I'm out of ideas. I really don't have any gifts worth giving.

That night, Grand Duke Sinhala personally ran to the residences of dozens of dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty, just to ask a question, what gift to give to King Qin of the Tang Dynasty.

On the contrary, this question also stopped the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty.

In the end, it was a mature and prudent person who told the Sinhala King: "It's fine if you want it, His Royal Highness King Qin doesn't care about your little gift."

Maybe Li Yuanxing really cared about it before, at least he must like rare treasures.

Right now, Li Yuanxing really doesn't care about gifts anymore.

What King Sinhala brought was a stone, an unpolished sapphire the size of a volleyball.Such a gemstone, placed in modern times, would directly crush the heart of the ocean. The weight alone would shock the world. The only difference is the color, but it is still blue and beautiful.

"Thank you for the gem, I accept this one. Lan Shan likes sapphires!"

Who is Lan Shan?

The Sinhalese king didn't dare to ask more questions, as long as the Tang Qin king accepted his gift, he would be very happy.

"There is something that may not be a good thing for your kingdom. I don't want to lie to you, so I invite you to come over for lunch and talk about this matter." Li Yuanxing asked someone to set up a table while gesturing for the dishes. The table comes.

Does King Sinhala have any thoughts on eating? Being able to talk to King Qin is more practical than eating.

On the table were coins from the Tang Dynasty. The copper coins were packed in a wooden box, and the banknotes were placed between the glass plates.

"This is a coin from the Tang Dynasty. I have seen this!" Sinhala King said.

"The transactions on the island, no matter what they are, are converted into the price of rice, and then the goods are traded. In fact, the practical use of coins means that all goods can be marked with coins, which is helpful for trade. But... ..." Li Yuanxing stopped here.

In fact, having coins is a very good thing for the Sinhalese king.

At least the transaction with Datang is easier, and the transaction with other ports is also more convenient.

Just after hearing this, King Sinhala still listened very carefully, wanting to hear what King Qin of the Tang Dynasty had to say.

"However, it is impossible for you to make coins by yourself. Using Datang's coins, for you, your place will never be separated from Datang, and will gradually become a part of Datang. To put it more realistically, you In the future, if you want to become a hostile relationship with Datang, just because you use Datang coins for this item, this war will not be possible."

War, hostility?

Who will go crazy and fight Datang.The big cannibal was extremely powerful, but Datang didn't even send out the main force, and the armed warships of some caravans wiped out all the power of the big cannibal in the sea off Tianzhu.

Only a lunatic would oppose Datang.

Thinking of this, King Sinhala immediately said loudly: "I am willing to become a state of Datang!"

"Think about it, and listen to the opinions of the people around you. If you agree, the king will arrange to build a silver village here. The silver village is the place responsible for managing coins, and there will be special people to teach you how to use coins. .”

The Sinhala king always believed that if this place became a state of the Tang Dynasty, his wealth would increase infinitely.

So many miraculous things, if they can be produced here and sold to Tianzhu, he can fill the whole room with Tang's gold coins, instead of carefully collecting such a small box of Tang's gold coins like now.

What did you have for lunch?The Sinhalese king certainly didn't remember either, only the coins.

When he was leaving, someone sent King Qin a return gift, a small box of gold coins from the Tang Dynasty. When he opened it, King Sinhala felt intoxicated. These gold coins were more than his collection.There are a total of one hundred coins. I heard that so many gold coins can be exchanged for dozens of bolts of silk in Chang'an City!

The Sinhala king left happily, and he had already made up his mind to let Ceylon use the coins of the Tang Dynasty.

But Li You didn't understand, or it could be said that Li You's faction and many dignitaries didn't understand, so they just pushed Li You out to ask questions.

Li You asked Li Yuanxing: "Uncle Wuhuang, You don't understand. Why did you say so bluntly to him? You can understand that when Datang coins are fully used here, it is impossible for them to become enemies with Datang. Coins are related to the lives of both nobles and common people here.”

"Especially after the circulation of banknotes in large quantities!" Li Yuanxing added.

"You understand, the Ministry of Households has already taught us that banknotes are called credit currency. They are guaranteed by Datang's reputation and a large number of gold stocks in Datang. Currency of purchasing power. So, when banknotes are used here, they dare not say no to Datang!"

There seems to be something wrong with Li You's explanation of the banknotes.

Li Yuanxing didn't want to study what banknotes were any more, as long as the meaning was right.

"Actually, in the current state of Datang, there is no need to play tricks with these small states. You can directly state your ideas and goals, and they will not disagree. Even if you disagree, the method of reducing trade volume is Within a few months, ordinary people and low-level dignitaries will put pressure on the higher-ups, and they will rebel no matter how serious it is, so there is no need to play tricks and trick him into promising something, or promising something?"

Li You still didn't quite understand, but his mission was to ask King Qin what he thought.

Li You left, Li Yuanxing played with the ring in his hand, and said to Pei Xi beside him, "Send someone to check, where is Xuanzang?"

"Your Highness?" Pei Xi didn't understand. This monk could do many cruel things back then, so he asked specifically to see if Li Yuanxing had any plans.

"Go find it, I just want to know where he is."

"Yes!" Hearing Li Yuanxing's order, Pei Xi hurried out to make arrangements.

Tianzhu is not small, but King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is looking for an ant, let alone a person, and Pei Xi can find a way to find it.

In fact, at this time Xuanzang was sitting with King Jieyue in northern Tianzhu.

Just when Li Yuanxing ordered to find Xuanzang, Xuanzang was writing his travel notes.

He divides each day into three periods, one period governs affairs and politics, and the other period conducts blessings and cultivates good deeds. He is tireless and exhausted. "He used Kanaoji as his capital, but he often traveled in its territory, received tribute from Fanchen, issued decrees, erected monuments and erected squares to praise his achievements.

This him refers to King Jieyue of North Tianzhu.

Northern Tianzhu under the rule of King Jieyue is not a complete independent unified country, but is in awe of King Jieyue's powerful military power, so dozens of small countries and states all obey the orders of King Jieyue.In addition to sending troops to help fight the war, it is to pay tribute and present gifts.

The religious concept of King Jieyue is to unite with the gods, coexist with the world, and benefit the world.

Of course, his alliance of the gods has the idea of ​​uniting other kingdoms, as well as his idea of ​​unifying Tianzhu.

Xuanzang came to Tianzhu earlier than in history. He was traveling around Tianzhu, constantly preaching scriptures, and constantly putting forward his own ideas on Buddhism. He was recognized by many kings and also attracted the attention of King Jie.

Jie Wang said that this monk from the Eastern Tang Dynasty could help him unify the teachings and further unify Tianzhu.

But the idea is good, but the reality is different.

That is, when Li Yuanxing ordered to search for Xuanzang, the Jieyue Dynasty sent an envoy for the first time, but it was by land instead of water. They had to cross Annan, which was conquered by Li Er, and enter the Tang Dynasty.

A few days later, Pei Xi came to Li Yuanxing.

"Your Highness, King Zheqilou sent an envoy to invite His Highness to the city of Zheqilou King. The envoy proposed that he would treat the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state, open the port, and not charge a penny of customs duties in the next ten years." Pei Xi reported seriously with.

Li Yuanxing bit a cigarette and asked back, "Didn't they make a request?"

"No!" After Pei Xi replied, he added: "Your Highness, there is information from the Imperial Security Department, saying that some of the small states affiliated to Zheqilou were annexed by the Jieyue Dynasty, and there are a few others that are also very important. It's dangerous, and at most it won't last until next year. So the servants thought that they might want to buy some weapons."

"King Jieyue, a hero without much wisdom. He didn't unify Northern Tianzhu, but only won the surrender of many people by force. With additional manpower, it is estimated that Xuanzang is with King Jieyue."

Pei Xi nodded: "Your Highness, I have the courage to ask a question. After you find Xuanzang, what will you do?"

"This king just wants to chat with him."

"Then I will send more people immediately." Pei Xi didn't dare to ask any more questions, but he didn't believe in chatting.In Pei Xi's eyes, if someone like Xuanzang can work, he should work honestly.

If you can't, just kill it with a knife. (To be continued.)