Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 291 291 Why did Jiang Qian steal books?
The most eye-catching consort of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Buli, brought Princess Ningguo to the hall.
Find the pretty widow Liu Shuzhen who has been waiting for a long time, and go out for a walk together.

The Korean envoy Li Zisong communicated with Liu Shuzhen yesterday.

The two became "friends" smoothly.

Today he also wanted to take advantage of a trip with Wang Buli and his wife.

After all, ask about the Mongolian leader.

It must be easier for people to believe what the consort says.

Wang Buli did not refuse the Korean envoy Li Zisong. He just asked if he was Liu Shuzhen's friend, so he could hang out with him without any pretense.

"Yes, yes." Li Zisong quickly responded to express their relationship.

Wang Buli nodded slightly: "The Huitong Pavilion was originally built for envoys from all over the world. Everyone communicates here.

It’s also nice to meet some new friends and share information with each other.

Now we just listen to information from all sides, and there are very few opportunities to catch spies.

"Eagle?" Wang Buli thought for a moment before speaking: "The statue you mentioned is indeed a good thing.

I heard that Kublai Khan ordered it to be cast, and some foreigners like Marco Polo gave some suggestions. In short, it is an old thing from the Yuan Dynasty.

I don't know the specifics. "

The premise is that as long as you don't commit any crimes under his hands, just obey the rules honestly.

As soon as he heard this, Li Zisong felt that the prince-in-law was a very kind person.

Envoys from all directions have come, but they are not worthy of him to receive them personally.

When the Yi people from that tower came to the Central Plains, they often sent colored glazes to Emperor Yuan in exchange for rewards.

The two of them did some shopping, and the people from the imperial store were taking orders, and then the two of them came out.

The imperial store in Nanjing is very large, with more than a hundred rooms.

In particular, he had heard of Marco Polo, who seemed to be from the country of Yitali.

In the past, it also had the function of gathering intelligence and catching spies.

The shopkeeper's greeter brought tea and snacks to Wang Buli and his wife, and asked someone to be sent to receive the two envoys.

If there are any goods to be sold on one's own territory, there is also an additional trade route, which can allow the people under the rule to live a good life. "

"These two are envoys who live in the Huitong Pavilion. They give us a 20% discount on the things they buy."

Zhu Mingxiu was extremely happy. He looked around on the street and asked questions when he found a stall.

Li Zisong nodded repeatedly.

Liu Shuzhen and Li Zisong were very happy to hear Wang Buli's high-level tone.

In just three years, the imperial store in the capital has launched many new products.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw the prince-in-law coming, he immediately personally invited Pang to bring chairs for the couple to sit on.

Of course he knows the big and small kings.

If you come to the Ming Dynasty and don't obey the rules, you really think that the Ming Dynasty's weapons are not sharp, right?
Wang Buli didn't talk nonsense and followed his wife for a stroll on the street.

It turned out to be an old item from Dayuan.

It would be great if there was a legal way to get it.

This shows that Ming's strength is constantly rising.

They are all the emperor's private treasury, and there is no need to pay taxes.

"Don't worry, Prince Consort, we will definitely handle this small matter properly."

What kind of envoy from another country?
Is it also worthy of comparison with the status of the Prince Consort and the Princess?
Others don't know the importance, but the shopkeeper has to know.

I know it was plundered from Dadu's treasury.

Doesn’t this further prove that the gift is extremely valuable?

All the money is now taken care of by Queen Ma.

After walking all the way, we finally arrived at Huangdian where we could rest.

Although Liu Shuzhen and Li Zisong had their eyes opened yesterday, they were still shocked when they visited Huangdian today.

The people there are very good at making colored glaze.

Huangdian was formerly called Guandian.

"Prince-in-law." Li Zisong also seized the opportunity and asked:
"When I saw the exquisite glazed eagle statue yesterday, I wanted to buy it, but the price was too high."

They are missing some products from the Central Plains.

Moreover, the person who controlled the Nanjing Imperial Store was also trusted by Empress Ma.

What Wang Buli said about having a nose and eyes must be true.

Then we must abide by the rules.

It was established by Zhu Yuanzhang before he was called King of Wu.

It must be bought and sent to the current Emperor Yuan.

Tell him what it means to return the jade to Zhao!

Then he was extremely happy.

"If it weren't for the purpose of supporting the First and Second Northwest wars, my father would not sell it easily."

Wang Buli pretended to sigh and said: "War is too expensive, especially transporting grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest region. The loss of one stone of grain on the road is more than 60%!

In addition, last year there were floods in Jiangnan, the richest area in the Ming Dynasty, and grain production was too low.

Alas, this is the only last resort. "

Li Zisong's eyes widened at the explosive information that the consort accidentally revealed.

It turns out that in order to ensure the smooth progress of the war, the Ming Dynasty was so poor that it sold old Yuan treasures, right?

That all makes sense.

Why did the Ming Emperor not launch large-scale troops against Bei Yuan in recent years? It turned out that he had no money.

OK OK.

You have to chat with a big shot like the Prince Consort to get accurate information about the Ming Dynasty.

If you put it on others and tell the truth, how can you know the truth?

Liu Shuzhen also had a look of surprise on her face, and quickly said that she would buy more goods when she pays tribute next time.

Li Zisong gave repeated assurances.

In Goryeo, only people like him who yearn for the Ming Dynasty would be sent as envoys.

What's more, the emperor has given Goryeo grace, and he will definitely make many trips back and forth this year.

"Prince-in-law, can this statue be sold cheaper?" Li Zisong just prayed in a low voice:
"Although everyone knows that this item is a valuable treasure, I really want to buy it for my father.

But I didn’t bring enough money this time. I’m afraid that next time I come back, this thing will be sold. "

"I can't say anything about this kind of thing." Wang Buli shook his head: "You'd better find someone else."

"It's just that the villain is being abrupt."

"It doesn't matter, let's just make friends." Wang Buli pretended to be interested:

"I still have some ideas about some Korean ginseng, and you know that my family owns a medicine shop.

The collection of good medicinal materials is just for filial piety to my father.

Next time you come to trade, bring more ginseng. "

Li Zisong's eyes immediately lit up.

He doesn't want anything if he is not afraid of Wang Buli.

Isn't this a coincidence?

Centennial ginseng is difficult to get, but twenty-year-old ginseng and plum pine are still possible.

He didn't say much at the moment, but kept promising that he would go back and collect some information.

If there is a suitable one, it will definitely be sent to the princess's house.

Wang Buli just nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Everyone clicks until then.

Then the two parties said goodbye and went back.

On the way, he met a bell-catching cow, and he quickly came over to say hello.

There hasn't been much trouble in Jiangning County recently, and the brothers are doing their best to patrol.

Although Wang Buli did not come to the county government office often, he would sometimes send people to the county government office to deliver pork to them.

Then who can not miss the Prince Consort?

"Well, it's best not to find any murder cases. I don't want to investigate anymore. Just think of it for my sake if you patrol more."

"My subordinate understands."

Compared to Wang Buli, Zhong Niu still hopes that a case will happen.

In this way, they will have the opportunity to express themselves and share more profits in next month's subsidy.

Wang Buli took Zhu Mingxiu's hand and walked on the way back to the princess mansion.

To be honest, it is very abnormal to find people from the White Lotus Sect in the "Capital".

Wang Buli only hoped that the murderer who created the unsolved case of the ogre would not come to Jiangning County to cause trouble and just wander around Shangyuan County.

As long as he didn't come to his jurisdiction, he was prepared to turn a blind eye.

Who wants to get involved with these crazy people?

This is not conducive to your future development.

"Husband."

Zhu Mingxiu was probably tired from wandering around: "I'm a little tired."

In fact, after arriving at Hongwu Street, there were fewer people on the wide street.

Wang Buli squatted down a little and asked his wife to jump on his back and carry her back. Zhu Mingxiu became interested immediately, ran a few steps to help, and jumped up, wrapping his arms around Wang Buli's neck.

"Let's go, take off."

"Giggle."

Li Zisong, the Korean envoy, naturally enjoyed the door-to-door service of Huangdian.

He dug out the twenty-year-old ginseng in his room, originally hoping to find an opportunity to offer it to the Emperor of Heaven.

However, the emperor had no time to summon them. Instead, he summoned the woman next door to him.

It's so jealous.

The other envoys didn't care much about seeing the emperor.

It's better to see it, and if you don't see it, it won't stop you from making money.

Li Zisong solemnly placed the ginseng in the box, then called his servant and hired a car to go there. He wanted to visit Wang Buli in person.

You have to hit the line no matter what.

None of this escaped Zhu Yuanzhang's surveillance, and he was used to controlling the entire scene.

Wang Buli soon received a notification from his disciples, saying that an envoy from Korea came to see him.

Instead of leaving him alone, Wang Buli brought him to the side hall to meet him.

This kind of person doesn't even have a chance to enter the main hall.

The same luxurious courtyard and the servants coming and going immediately made Li Zisong a little nervous.

In Goryeo, even the royal palace is not as luxurious as the princess palace.

When they arrived at the side hall, Li Zisong had already given the gift to the servant and saluted solemnly.

Wang Buli listened to him talking about thirty-year-old ginseng and the like, but he didn't care. He was too lazy to check whether it was true or not, especially as he really didn't know anything about ginseng.

Moreover, the main goal today is to bring the two sides closer together.

Li Zisong was relieved when he saw that Wang Buli didn't have the habit of checking gifts in person.

In fact, he wanted to tell the truth, but when he entered the princess's house, he felt timid and unconsciously wanted to exaggerate what he had brought to avoid making Wang Buli look down on him.

"People say no reward will be given without merit." Wang Buli, wearing home clothes, motioned to the maid to come over and pour tea: "Are you here to ask me to do something?"

"Don't dare." Li Zisong said quickly, "Just to get to know the prince-in-law."

"Since there's nothing wrong, just take your things away. We've talked too much today."

Li Zisong was stunned.

He had never thought that Wang Buli was such a direct person, so he quickly bowed and said:

"Actually, the villain came here just to ask for help from the Prince Consort to lower the price of the glazed statue of the eagle. One hundred taels of gold is too expensive and I can't afford it."

Wang Buli was silent for a long time, then asked the maid to open the ginseng and look at it, and then said:

"How much gold did you bring?"

"Thirty taels." Li Zisong's voice was a little low.

He looked at Wang Buli with a helpless look on his face:
"You just took the ginseng that costs three to forty taels of gold and asked me to save you seventy taels of gold. Your abacus would jump in my face."

Li Zisong didn't understand abacus beads, but he understood that Wang Buli said that he was too calculating.

I can only continue to increase my chips: "I hope the consort can help. I really didn't bring enough gold and silver to Daming this time. I will make up for it next time I come."

"Next time?" Wang Buli asked the maid to close the box: "Can you guarantee that the envoy will be the envoy next time or you?"

"Can you guarantee that there will be no storms along the way?"

"If you had more gold, I could talk to you. But if you want to buy it at a very low price, let me talk to you. Don't even think about it."

Faced with Wang Buli's blunt refusal, Li Zisong gritted his teeth:

"My consort, I can write an IOU for fifty taels of gold. I just hope that my consort can be my guarantee."

Wang Buli looked at the person in front of him calmly. Sure enough, there was no one in the envoy's mind who was not lively.

He first proposed an impossible thing for him to help, and after he refused, he immediately proposed a relatively acceptable condition.

"Even if I don't come next time, the trade between Ming Dynasty and Goryeo will increase in the future, and the money I will earn as an envoy will definitely be much more than fifty taels of gold."

Maritime trade, especially exclusive monopoly trade, is quite profitable.

Wang Buli believed it.

"I will think about it."

Wang Buli's words about the donkey made Li Zisong happy.

This shows that Wang Buli agreed and then thanked him profusely.

While the two parties were drinking tea, Li Zisong asked again: "Prince-in-law, I heard rumors that the Mongols surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and were made marquises?"

"Well, there is such a thing. Because he led the way to destroy Bei Yuan, he was named the Marquis of Leading the Road by His Majesty. His residence is on Hongwu Street. I don't like him very much."

Wang Buli put down the tea cup in his hand and tried his best to cooperate with his performance.

"Oh?"

Wang Buli had a look of contempt on his face:

"He is very poor and has never lived a good life before. His biggest dream is to eat sheep heads every day. After becoming a guide, he can eat one sheep head a day and be happy.

He even invited me to eat that day. It tasted so fishy that I couldn't stop eating it, and I didn't bother to communicate with him. "

Li Zisong cooperated with Wang Buli's complaints, and he was indeed more convinced of the news he got in Beiyuan.

That is, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty secretly contacted Yesudier through Guiluhou, hoping that he could kill the Emperor of the Beiyuan Dynasty, so that he could defeat the enemy without fighting.

After all, in order to support the northwest war, the Ming Dynasty had to sell off the treasures it had previously looted from the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.

If we were to support the campaign against Dayuan, there would simply not be enough food and grass.

So from last year to this year, there was no war in the north.

The border between the two sides is relatively safe.

Everything makes sense.

Li Zisong understood the logic of this period and expressed his desire to relieve the overlord's worries:
"Don't worry, Prince Consort, when I return to Goryeo, I will definitely order an additional batch of grain, which can then be transported to the north to supply the war effort of the Ming Dynasty.

For such a big event, we, the people of Korea, are duty-bound! "

Wang Buli was touched on the surface, but deep down he was very contemptuous.

The slightly fertile land in Goryeo today is in the hands of high-ranking officials like you. If the people don't starve to death, they will be fed by heaven.

I also expect you to sell grain to Ming Dynasty.

Wang Buli estimated that a large number of Korean people would starve to death this winter.

"Sure enough, I read you right." Wang Buli stood up and poured tea for Li Zisong himself: "If I hadn't disliked drinking, we would have gotten drunk today."

Li Zisong was also overjoyed. He really wanted to please people and had to give appropriate gifts.

As a prince-in-law, Wang Buli had the Ming Dynasty in his heart.

Although he felt that there was not much food in Goryeo, it did not prevent him from asking his son to come and bring some food next time, as long as his heart came first.

If Goryeo was really asked to support the Ming Dynasty's war against the Yuan Dynasty, Li Zisong, as the first pro-Yuan faction, refused to agree, and had to secretly make trouble.

With Wang Buli's guarantee, Li Zisong owed fifty taels of gold, so he took away the eagle glass sculpture.

Wang Buli originally thought of breaking a toe and selling it to him at a reduced price.

I never thought that Li Zisong had come up with a solution all by himself. Everyone was just following the trend, which seemed more natural.

Li Zisong got what he wanted and the information, and left with satisfaction.

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that things would develop as he wanted, and he was very satisfied.

"Buli, there are no outsiders here." Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to reward him at this time, so he asked:

"Tell us, how much did you spend on this glass statue?"

Wang Buli thought that glass was actually worthless, and the sand became
Zhu Yuanzhang also asked people to search for Marco Polo.

I heard that it was from the Yitali Kingdom. People in that country were good at making colored glaze, and it was a hundred thousand miles away from the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the Yi people from the Yitali Kingdom did not come to Yuan Dynasty just once. There are still descendants of that group of people in the Central Plains.

They did not follow the residual Yuan forces and ran away to the old land of Mongolia together.

Wang Buli thought for a moment and stretched out a finger.

"One hundred taels of gold?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened. You really dare to spend money for fishing.

He knew that Wang Buli had gold. After all, Li Jinglong exchanged Ye Qinhuai's benefits for gold and gave it to Wang Buli.

But Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that Wang Buli would spend so much of his money on national affairs.

Wang Buli shook his head, and Zhu Biao's eyes lit up: "Isn't it one tael of gold?"

"How is that possible?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his son was out of his mind: "Those colored glazes are certainly not cheap."

Wang Buli stopped teasing Menzi and smiled: "Actually, I didn't spend a penny."

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't sit still immediately. He admitted that he was stingy when it came to spending money.

Even if Wang Buli wanted to please him, he wouldn't coax him with words that didn't cost him a penny.

This made Lao Zhu feel even more uncomfortable.

Look at our good son-in-law, he really feels sorry for us.

But we must not take advantage of this kid in this matter.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his arms extremely forcefully: "Buli, we know you don't want to irritate me, but you won't wrong yourself like this."

"Yes, Bu Li, there is really no need for you to hide this from our father and son. When the time comes, you will go home and look at the empty box that used to contain gold. You will be so heartbroken that you will not be able to sleep."

Zhu Biao also felt that so many and exquisite colored glazes could be made without spending a penny.

(End of this chapter)