Taking the warehouse back to Datang, Li Erle felt numb

Chapter 100 I don’t want to spend money on sending envoys to Tang Dynasty anymore
Published on 2023-11-12 01:00 | VIP chapter
When he saw Lin Heng, he ignored him and left directly.

Changsun Chong was even more furious. Who was he? He actually dared to ignore him. He was so arrogant!

If Princess Changle hadn't concealed her identity now, her identity couldn't be exposed, otherwise she would have wanted him to feel what it felt like to kneel down and beg for mercy.

His father is Changsun Wuji, the most powerful official today!

However, he could only look at the backs of the two people.

He took a deep breath.

"Lin Heng, you won't be proud for much longer!"

In the Wude Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Li Shimin was looking at a memorial and feeling worried.

The Japanese state plans to send another group of envoys to the Tang Dynasty this year.

Since the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the Zhenguan period, all nations have come to court, which is really true.

Several countries next door send envoys to Datang every year.

In particular, the Japanese country sends dispatches almost every year, and dispatches a large number of people, ranging from two to three hundred to as many as thousands.

Li Shimin was quite happy before. After all, his culture was learned by others, but now his mentality has changed after all.

Why?It's because there was someone who was not afraid of death and was an official who was almost killed by himself.

If it weren't for the son of an official who came to dissuade him, he might have killed someone if he really couldn't get off the stage.

In fact, to put it bluntly, in the end, he didn't know anything and would find a reason to fight to death. He would risk his own face and let it go, but Li Shimin was really angry at that time.

But later, after listening to Lin Heng's words, I also understood.

Every year when envoys were sent to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would not hesitate to teach them its own culture, technology, and art. Then they would bring their own culture to the local area to promote, expand, and develop. Go build.

Similarly, I will also send some craftsmen, envoys, literati, monks, etc. to communicate with them.

They say they are going for exchanges, but in fact they are going to settle down. Generally speaking, those who are sent there are required to go with their families and their families.

But now Li Shimin is also a little confused. He has already investigated what Lin Heng told him before.

The Japanese people in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty did engage in such bad behavior, and their annual expenses could reach 30 to [-] yuan.

This is not a very good thing for Li Shimin.

After all, all the money he needs for disaster relief now needs to be borrowed from you to send another wave of envoys to the Tang Dynasty this year.

How can he bear it?How could Datang bear it?Wouldn't this be causing trouble for yourself?

He was also hesitant about how to refuse this matter.

At this time, Fang Xuanling asked to see him.

He also summoned Fang Xuanling.

"Your Majesty's face seems to be worried about something?"

Li Shimin nodded.

"Xuanling, I have recently encountered a rather troublesome matter. I may not be able to make the decision on my own."

"You might as well think about it with me."

Fang Xuanling bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty just said so."

"If there is anything, I will think about it with Your Majesty."

Li Shimin also nodded. "In fact, I recently received a memorial from the Japanese, saying that they would send another Tang envoy to the Tang Dynasty."

"But you also know the current situation of the national treasury. Even the money for disaster relief is borrowed from the people and people below, just like Lin Tangqing said before."

"Every year, 30 to [-] guan are spent on Japanese people alone. This huge expenditure would actually be good if it could be retained and used on the common people."

"The situation inside the lobby is not very good now. After all, there has been a famine in Shandong. If we accept the envoys from the Tang Dynasty now, it will actually be a very troublesome thing for the Tang Dynasty. Not only will it affect my reputation, but it will also affect my reputation. It’s also a pressure on the state treasury.”

"After all, there has been a wave of envoys sent to Tang Dynasty. The previous wave of envoys sent to Tang Dynasty are about to leave, and I will give them rewards."

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling was silent for a moment.

"Is Your Majesty also thinking about this matter?"

"Actually, when this memorial came into my hands, I also thought about it and originally wanted to tell His Majesty."

"In many cases, if we want to accept the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty, our country must be strong when it is strong, but now it seems that it is not in line with the current situation."

"If we rashly accept the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty now, it will actually have a certain impact on the country's economy and make the people of the country feel dissatisfied."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Then do you think I should refuse these requests to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Xuanling nodded.

"I think it's better to refuse."

"But after all, we are a big country and a master country. It is natural for those vassal countries to send envoys, so how to refuse is a troublesome matter."

Li Shimin nodded.

"You go ahead, I will think about it myself."

Fang Xuanling bowed and left.

This matter is indeed a troublesome matter.

Li Shimin is not the kind of person who pretends to be fat. Before, he did have extra money to supply these envoys to the Tang Dynasty, but now the Tang Dynasty obviously does not have this money. The money he now spends on disaster relief and relief for the people comes from the people. I borrowed it from my hand.

So this is troublesome.

This problem must be solved without losing the face of his great country.

Suddenly Li Shimin thought of Lin Heng.

This kid has quite a bit of insight into this kind of thing.

And not only on this matter, he had opinions on many things, not only his criticism of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, but also his understanding of some current affairs. He was very prescient, so Li Shimin was wondering if he could Call him over to discuss it together.

Well, but now that I am the emperor, this matter is not yet in the court, so will I be suspected if I come forward?

But being suspected is actually quite good.

Now that I no longer wanted to hide my identity, I wanted Lin Heng to work for me.

Then why don't you go and summon him directly?
Forget it, I won’t summon him, I’ll go there in person.

I don’t know where Li Lizhi’s progress is now.

If she has told her true identity, Li Lizhi will definitely come to report to her, but Li Lizhi seems to be hesitant and doesn't know what she is doing. If her identity can be made public as soon as possible, then In fact, it is a good thing. After all, I have communicated with Lin Heng, and I no longer have to go to great lengths to hide my identity.

Then I will still go to see Lin Heng in my previous identity.

Just do it.

After Li Shimin finished all the remaining tasks, he had some simple plans left to deal with, and then immediately set off to find Lin Heng.

At that time, I wanted to ask how to solve the matter of sending the envoy to Tang Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)