Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 149 Stingy Ming! The countries were shocked!

Chapter 149: Stingy Ming! The countries were shocked!

In the past few days, the people of Yingtian Mansion have been busy.

Be nice!

The eight-hundred-mile express service, which is rarely seen on weekdays, seems to be free of charge these days, with the money being given out one after another.

The key point is that people wearing Fanbang clothes are running this 800-mile express.

Seeing the man on the horse holding a flag, shouting "Eight Hundred Miles Hurry", and then running wildly all the way, it was strange that the people were not curious.

Just ask around a little bit...

Oh, it turns out that we were frightened by the elites of Ming Dynasty.

After hearing the news, the people who were originally uneasy and worried about the upcoming war immediately put their hearts back in their stomachs.

Then he turned around and chatted excitedly about the envoys from other countries, and all kinds of nonsense started to spread from nowhere.

There are even some foreign stories that are not known to be true or false, but they are so vivid in everyone's mouth.

For a time, stories about foreign countries and embarrassing moments of envoys became the hottest topics on the streets.

After staying in Yingtian Mansion for less than half a month, the envoys from Yingfan State finally started to pack their bags.

Yes, this inadvertence meant it was time for them to leave again.

After all, it is not an easy matter for an envoy to stay in the Ming Dynasty for a long time and retain his status as an envoy.

Most of the members of the mission who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty actually just worked hard and traveled long distances to gain experience and have a meal by the way.

Moreover, for mission officials who are still ambitious, they can only climb up the ranks by returning to their own country.

I have always stayed in Daming, and my life has been comfortable, but my future is completely gone.

Therefore, counting the time, it was time for them to return home.

After all, they still have a long way to go.

It was at this time that they all began to think about one thing.

That is, I don’t know what Daming’s return gift will be this time!

Don't think that it's just the leading envoy who is thinking about returning the gift. In fact, everyone in the envoy is counting on this.

You know, according to the rules, if their mission can bring back a sufficient return gift from the Ming Dynasty.

Not only will the leading envoy receive various benefits such as promotions and salary increases, but other people in the envoy will actually also benefit.

From the most basic rewards of gold and silver, to all kinds of strange rewards such as official positions, status, titles, etc., there are all kinds of rewards.

The most important thing is to see how much they can bring back from Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, everyone in the mission was very concerned about this matter.

Especially this time, not only did they suffer a lot of frights, but they also took out "tributes" that far exceeded their original expectations!

You must know that although all the gifts sent during the previous tribute were indeed brought by the mission from their own country.

But in fact, not all those gifts were prepared for Zhu Yuanzhang.

It can even be said that most of the middle part is prepared for other things.

Win over the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty!

After selling it at a good price in Ming Dynasty, you can buy some luxury goods from Ming Dynasty and go back to make a fortune!

These are old rules that the old people in the mission are familiar with, but don't pay attention to.

But this time, they failed.

Most of the gifts were taken out and dedicated to the Ming Emperor.

As a result, their own profits were completely wiped out.

If there is no benefit to be gained from returning the gift, then they will suffer a big loss.

And while they were waiting anxiously, officials from the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty finally came to the door.

Looking at the long gift list in their hands and the large number of tightly packed boxes piled at the door, the envoys looked particularly strange.

"Liu Bowen's annotated edition of "The Book of Rites"?"

"The Annotated Edition of "The Book of Rites" by Hu Weiyong?"

"Song Lian's Annotated Edition of "Book of Rites"?"

"Book of Rites..."

"Why do you have so many "Books of Rites" in your book?"

"Where's the silk? Where's the sculpture? Where's the jade? Where's the jewelry?"    "And, what the hell is this bamboo sculpture?"

"Why are there all these things?"

After seeing the gift list, all the envoys became more and more angry. In the end, they were so angry that they cursed on the spot.

Isn’t this bitch fooling people?

They just paid tribute this time, and what they sent was first-class good stuff.

There are not only real gold and silver, precious jewelry, but also a large number of goods that can be sold directly at Yingtian Mansion for high prices.

But after a large number of treasures were delivered, what they got in exchange was such a bunch of stuff?

Isn’t this a scam?

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was not like this in the past.

For a time, all the envoys must miss the days when they came to Ming Dynasty as envoys.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was not only polite, but they could earn fame and fortune just by visiting.

Those little days were simply not too comfortable!

But this time, he was first slapped in the face by the former Prime Minister Hu Weiyong outside the city in front of everyone;

Later, when paying tribute, he was severely plundered again.

If that's all, that's it.

The point is, they were also intimidated.

Daming directly placed all his most elite soldiers and bravest generals in front of them.

He just pointed it at their noses and told them clearly that if they were not honest, they would be beaten.

Even in this situation, they only panicked for a moment.

To put it bluntly, Ming Dynasty was targeting their mother country, and the one who was really worried was their king.

As for themselves, why are they in such a hurry?

But now after seeing these return gifts, I can’t help it anymore!

This involves their own interests.

But the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette who were waiting at the door of the post house now also had a good grasp of the imperial court.

An official from a foreign country who looked down on him would not give him any face. After listening to everyone's complaints, he immediately raised his eyebrows and scolded.

"You are so brave!"

"Do you know what thunder, rain and dew are all for your kindness?"

"Your Majesty has given you various classics so that you can study hard when you go back and become a person who understands etiquette and etiquette!"

"Is it possible that you are only thinking about the benefits of my Ming Dynasty?"

"I can warn you, don't make any mistakes!"

As soon as these words came out, all the envoys suddenly became mute.

It has to be said that once Zhu Yuanzhang figured it out, he immediately returned to his stingy nature.

A generous gift in return?

How can it be?

It would be nice to be able to bring something back to those countries.

However, because it was more or less a matter of face, the scriptures annotated by various high-ranking officials and great Confucians became the most important gift.

You can't say that this gift is wrong, because in Ming Dynasty, this thing is really a good thing with a price but no market.

For ordinary families, if they have the opportunity to copy it, they owe countless favors.

Every move of the envoys is under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei.

Seeing the envoys dragging their gifts back angrily, the Jin Yiwei also hurriedly summarized the information and reported it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Lao Zhu learned that the envoys from various countries did not dare to say more than a word, he was immediately delighted.

What Hu Weiyong said makes sense!

(End of this chapter)