Ji Tang

Chapter 878 Register them in the Tang Dynasty
On the second day, accompanied by the ministers, they also received the envoys of the Yin tribe. Compared with Maya, a country that has formed a civilization, the existence of the Yin tribe's tribal system could not attract the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. After the banquet, especially After thanking them for sending warriors to help outside the Tang Dynasty, he was sent back.

On this day, all the ministers gathered on the shore together. Today is the day when the emperor inspects the Tang Dynasty Navy fleet. Everyone started waiting here early!
Ji Song is dressed in military uniform. As the actual commander of the Tang Dynasty Navy fleet, he must be present today.

Accompanied by Ji Qing and others, today in addition to the ships of the Tang Dynasty Navy fleet, there are also twelve large ships that look extremely old.Compared with other ships, they are like decrepit old men, decayed and without vitality!
But everyone understands that these twelve ships of the voyage fleet are the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty Navy fleet. Without these original thirteen giant ships as a basis, how could it be possible to form the current scale in the future?
No one dared to underestimate their existence. There were thousands of people on board. The original three thousand soldiers now had less than 2000 left. The rest were either the envoys who came with the ship or the wives and soldiers of the soldiers in Yin. child!

This group of people accounted for more than one-third of the total. Shen Zhen didn't dare to tell Li Shimin immediately.

If everyone knew about it, they wouldn't be able to laugh to death!
You went on a long voyage, and now you just come back, but you still bring so many family members with you?
This is because of their ten years of hard work, otherwise a ban on bringing family members in the military would give them a hard time.

For this reason, the soldiers were worried that the emperor would find out, and even refused to let the family members disembark, saying they were afraid of disturbing His Majesty.

Li Shimin was almost angry to death after hearing this. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't do anything to these family members!

I have already married, my children are so old, and I have brought him back to the Tang Dynasty thousands of miles away. If this is really a punishment, I am afraid that my reputation as a mean and ungrateful person will not be able to escape.

"What do you want me to say about you?"

Li Shimin glared and was scolding Ji Qing and others. At this time, they lowered their heads and said nothing, allowing the emperor's spittle to fly everywhere!
"Huh? How old are you, how can you dare to do such stupid things? The soldiers have traveled thousands of miles for ten years, and you let them do whatever they want? Why don't you let your family members disembark? You don't care?"

"If this spreads out, will my reputation be lost? Will my military morale be lost? Huh?"

"And those bastards, all of them can't control their own crotch, are they scared now? Tell them, it's too late!"

Ji Qing and others were dejected and wanted to open their mouths to plead for mercy, but seeing the emperor's look, they gave up the idea!
At this time, everyone had boarded the boat. Ji Song followed Li Shimin, shaking his head and smiling when he saw the appearance of several people.

"Why don't you guys thank your Majesty quickly? If this matter had been left in the Tang Dynasty, none of you would have had to run away. Fortunately, you guys can control yourselves. If you all bring back a foreign woman from top to bottom, you will be our teacher. My face has been completely humiliated by you!"

"But it's impossible to get away with it. However, I heard that in the Han Dynasty, there was a ransom penalty. After the princes committed a crime, as long as it was not a serious crime, they would offer a ransom to the emperor to avoid their own sins."

Before Ji Song finished speaking, Wang Xuance's eyes lit up!
He saluted the emperor solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for your forgiveness. In addition, in order to thank your Majesty, the soldiers are willing to donate half of their property to your majesty to atone for their sins. I also ask your majesty to fulfill their wish." Heart!"

"Humph!"

Li Shimin's face moved slightly, but in the end he snorted and stopped talking to them.

Wang Xuance was stunned and looked at Ji Song in confusion!
It seems to be asking His Majesty what does this mean?Can you give me an accurate answer?

Ji Song rolled his eyes and ignored him. He was so stupid that he was hopeless!

Ji Qing seemed to understand something. He knelt down on the boat and said loudly: "I and the officers and men would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Everyone else also understood it at this time, and they were all overjoyed!
The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched a few times. He was completely embarrassed by such a blatant request for property. Fortunately, Ji Song had some eyes and told an allusion about the ransom. They took the initiative to hand it over, so they had a fig leaf. , so that the face is not too ugly!
Du Ruhui stood aside and felt really uncomfortable. He didn't expect that His Majesty's envious soldiers were almost shameless for their gold!

Pay ransom?Did Datang have such rules?
However, these people are too rich, with an average of at least a hundred kilograms of gold per person. Even if they lose half of it, it is still a huge sum of money. They can live the rest of their lives without worrying about food and clothing, and live a life like a master.

"Your Majesty, please come aboard!"

When the small boat came under the big boat, the people on top immediately put down the spiral ladder, and Chen Shou and the guards around him also hurriedly stepped forward to help!
Ji Song followed behind just in case, and casually sent Lao Du, Chang Sun and others up before climbing up himself.

"Your Majesty, Chen Zhen, leads the Tang Dynasty Voyage Navy fleet to pay homage to His Majesty. I wish Your Majesty ten thousand years to live!"

As soon as Shen Zhen finished speaking, all the soldiers on the dozen or so ships around him knelt down and shouted: "Ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty! Ten thousand years of your Majesty!"

"Wannian in the Tang Dynasty! Wannian, Your Majesty!"

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Whether it was the original Tang Dynasty soldiers or the women and children whose faces were obviously different from those of the Han people, they all shouted loudly!

Last night, after knowing that the emperor was coming to see them, the soldiers spent the whole night teaching their wives and children how to salute. Everyone was worried that they would lose their manners in front of the emperor and cause His Majesty's displeasure!
"Everyone get up!"

Li Shimin used his hands to help everyone get up!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Shen Zhen was the first to stand up and thank her.

Not to be outdone, the soldiers also shouted loudly, and the women and children also followed suit!

"Is this the wife you married in Yindi?"

Li Shimin looked at a woman with some surprise. She had a dark face and a strong figure. Compared with the Han people, the lines on her face were not so soft. But compared with those Kunlun slaves or blond aliens, the difference between them and the Han people was not that big. , somewhat similar to the Baiyue people in the south!
"Reply to Your Majesty, this is the daughter-in-law I married over there. I have embarrassed you. In the Tang Dynasty, my family was too poor to marry a daughter-in-law. I couldn't hold it back over there, so..."

A soldier who looked a bit honest said, but before he finished speaking, he said in panic: "Your Majesty, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with my wife and children. If you want to punish me, just chop off my head." , I won’t even frown.”

"But I can't live without my wife. I beg your Majesty to hand them over to my mother, and let her and the children be given to her old man for their final care."

He started crying for some reason, not just him, but also many people around him!
Anyone who could still survive in the Tang Dynasty would never have risked their lives and risked their lives by going out to sea on a ship. This was just a job of hanging their heads on their belts!

"No, no, please."

Perhaps she understood what her husband said, the woman with two children beside her hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Shimin, and soon broke her forehead!

Li Shimin signaled Chen Shou to help the woman up. He sighed and said: "You are the warriors of the Tang Dynasty. You have traveled thousands of miles to show your power overseas. With such great achievements, you can't find a wife. This is my fault as the emperor!"

He asked the woman, "Can you understand me?"

The woman was a little nervous, but with the encouragement of her husband, she stammered: "I understand! Ahu, teach me."

"Ahu?"

The soldiers around him quickly agreed: "Your Majesty, my name will be Chen Hu, and Ahu is talking about me!" Li Shimin nodded and said warmly to the woman: "I ask you, you have to tell me the truth!"

The woman nodded, and Li Shimin asked: "How did you marry Ahu? Did he force you? Or threaten you?"

"No, I was abandoned by the tribe, but it was Ahu who saved me. I like Ahu, and he is very good to me!"

Both Li Shimin and Lao Du breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor certainly had his reasons for asking this!

If it was forced or coerced, even if it was done now, Li Shimin wouldn't say anything, but this person was going to die.

No matter how much credit he has made, once his character is questionable, he cannot be reused. This is the bottom line!
"That's good!"

"Now you are my wife from the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, you will also be from the Tang Dynasty in the future. As long as a woman from the Tang Dynasty has something, you will also have it. And you are the first one he marries, so you will be his official wife. If Chen Hu is married in the future, If he bullies you, go find him."

Pointing at the innocent-looking Ji Qing, he said, "You know him, right?"

The woman nodded!

"That's good. If Chen Hu bullies you or is wronged, you go to him to make the decision for you. If even he can't make the decision, I will make the decision for you!"

After finishing speaking, he said to Chen Hu: "Chen Hu!"

"exist!"

Li Shimin said solemnly: "Since you married her, live a good life. If he follows you all the way back, you are his only relative. If I know that you dare to bully her, I will never forgive you!"

"Did you hear me?"

Chen Hu was shocked. Even though he was a fool, he understood what the emperor meant. This was their sin in acquiescence!
"If I bully her, I will definitely die!"

Chen Hu swore.

"Well, you just understand!"

Afterwards, Li Shimin stood on the deck and said loudly to everyone: "I have heard about your deeds."

"But I have decided to forgive your sins. You will be a good person for ten years of life and death!"

"After you go home and live a good life with your wives and children, your rewards will also be distributed, but you must promise me!"

Looking around, Li Shimin said loudly: "Treat your wives and children well. From now on, I recognize that, and the Tang Dynasty also recognizes that they are all real Tang people registered in the Tang Dynasty."

Quiet, quiet!

Everyone looked at the emperor in disbelief. Registered?

In the Tang Dynasty, it was not an easy matter for a foreigner to obtain the household registration of the Tang Dynasty!

It can even be said to be as difficult as climbing to the sky, but now that His Majesty has recognized the legitimacy of his wife and children, no one will use this matter as an issue in the future!
Without household registration, the Tang government would not be able to protect the rights and interests of foreigners, let alone have the right to inherit family property and land.

After the man dies, they will not be recognized by the clan, and the children will become rootless wild species!

Your Majesty is not forgiving them, it is clearly relieving their worries!

"Long live Your Majesty!"

I don't know who shouted, and then the deafening sound of "Long Live!" resounded throughout the sea!
Arriving at the cabin, the moment the cabin was opened, even the emperor Li Shimin felt suffocated!
Light, yellow golden light!
The dazzling, golden light shone in everyone's eyes, and they all felt shocked!
Three huge gold bricks were lying firmly on the bottom of the ship. They were huge gold bricks cast in one piece!
Yu Chigong and Li Ji looked at each other and walked towards the gold brick in unison. He mustered all his strength to lift the gold brick, but he obviously misjudged his own strength!

"Your Majesty! This is definitely more than a thousand pounds!"

Yuchi Gong said directly!
"Report to Your Majesty!"

Tang Jian stepped forward and said: "These gold bricks are the things that the Yin tribe traded with us. A porcelain bowl can be exchanged for several kilograms of gold, which is still less. Later, as the gold became more and more, I No, in order to reduce the space occupied, we can only cast them into large gold nuggets to replace the role of ballast stones."

"I haven't measured the exact weight, but the smallest one is no less than a thousand catties!"

After hearing Tang Jian's words, everyone gasped!
How many pounds of gold can a porcelain bowl be exchanged for?You can't grab it so quickly, right?
"Does Tang Qing really mean what he said?"

Li Shimin was also shocked. Datang's gold is now only used in large-scale transactions. Who usually uses gold!
The reason for this is that one is that copper coins are legal tender, and the other is that there is too little gold in the Tang Dynasty and cannot be used as a common currency at all!
But that's it. One tael of gold can be exchanged for at least fifteen or six copper coins. If it is a time of war and chaos, it will be exchanged for more. Who wants gold to maintain its value?

"Indeed!"

Tang Ji also smiled bitterly when he thought about the original scene.

"I didn't expect this to be the case at the beginning. I thought things were rare and valuable, and it would become normal when there were more transactions. But who knows where the people, whether they are the Yin people or the Mayans, have a lot of gold. , it’s gone, just keep digging.”

"Finally, after exploration, I learned that there is a large number of gold mines with huge reserves! I once saw a small river, which looked like a river of gold in the sun. The river bed was full of naked gold. You can pick up a lot.”

"The Yin people regard it as a beautiful decorative metal, and the Mayans think it is the color of the gods and use it as a sacrificial instrument to worship the gods. According to my information, they have the habit of building pyramids with gold, and that's it."

When Tang Jian told everyone about the structure of the pyramid, everyone was numb. This didn't mean they didn't take gold seriously. They clearly regarded gold as a building material.

Li Shimin felt aggrieved when he thought that the dragon chair he was sitting on was no longer made of gold. My great emperor, the Khan of Heaven, could not be as rich as a little Maya?

It just doesn't make sense!
(End of this chapter)