Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 354 See how you deal with this kid
"Kaiyang, do you want to go to Qishan Academy or Yungu Academy?" Hong Xiaoduo asked in a low voice. Lord Wei rejected Qishan Academy without asking Kaiyang, but she still wanted to hear the child's own thoughts.

Kaiyang didn't even think about it, he looked up to meet her gaze and said, "I want to follow you."

This is what he really thinks. If he can really make his own decision, he doesn't want to go to any academy and only wants to follow her.

She knows a lot, for example, foreign languages. My father said no one in Qishan Academy knows this.

Hearing the child say this, Hong Xiaoduo couldn't bear to face his pitiful eyes, and reached out to pat his little shoulder and said: "I want to take you with me, too. I know a lot, but the foreign language is my best, and the others are only half-baked.

If you want to study hard, you have to go to a proper academy and have a truly knowledgeable teacher teach you."

Hong Xiaoduo just made the point and didn't say too many profound things. If you really asked her to say anything, she wouldn't be able to.

Kaiyang wanted to say that he didn't want to study hard, but he was afraid that if he said it, he would disappoint her: "Okay, Kaiyang understands."

As they were talking, they had already arrived in front of the Golden Palace. Seeing her and Kaiyang coming, those who had only felt puzzled and curious when they saw her and Kaiyang the day before actually came over and greeted them with smiles on their faces.

From Eunuch Fu's introduction, Hong Xiaoduo learned that the officials present here today were from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites among the six ministries.

The Ministry of Revenue manages the country's fiscal revenue and expenditure, including taxation, budget and expenditure. Hong Xiaoduo's computer in the space has confirmed that the Ministry of Revenue and the modern counterparts are roughly the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Central Bank and the State Administration of Taxation, which are involved in social welfare, fiscal and agricultural policies.

So, naturally, the Ministry of Revenue would be present when negotiating business and trade with the diplomatic envoys.

The last person introduced, Hong Xiaoduo had noticed him just now. From the expression on his face when Kaiyang looked at him, he could be sure that he was Tan Jijiu from Qishan Academy.

The other party also looked at Hong Xiaoduo, and then paid attention to Xiao Kaiyang.

Soon, the diplomatic envoys arrived. Not all of them were present today, and there were nine people in total including the interpreter.

In this situation, Hong Xiaoduo and Tan Jijiu just nodded and greeted each other politely.

The negotiation location is in the hall on the other side of the Golden Throne Hall.

The seats were placed on both sides, and there were tables and chairs in the front. The upholstered seats on the chairs were bright yellow, and it was obvious that that was the emperor's seat.

As soon as both parties entered the hall and sat down, the emperor arrived, so everyone stood up to greet the emperor. After the emperor sat down and said "No need to be polite, please stand up and sit down", everyone sat down again.

"Today our two countries are negotiating. You are the leaders and I will just sit in as an observer." The emperor spoke and made his attitude clear.

Anyway, he had discussed this trade matter with the Ministry of Revenue some time ago, and had already set rough upper and lower limits for price and various additional conditions.

The specific details will depend on the abilities of both parties.

The emperor didn't have to come to the scene today, but he just wanted to see if the two special interpreters, Hong Xiaoduo and Kaiyang, would produce a different and better result than in the past.

The negotiations between the two parties officially began. Today's content was different from yesterday's welcoming banquet. It involved prices, negotiating conditions, etc., which required the translator's quick response and understanding ability, so Hong Xiaoduo went on stage by herself.

Let Kaiyang not just listen and watch, but prepare paper and pen for him to write down the parts he didn't understand and explain them to him later.

Hong Xiaoduo herself has no business acumen and does not understand business matters, so she just does her job as a translator.

Because of her quick reaction, fast translation, correct understanding, and quick response, the people from the Poppy Kingdom delegation felt that it would be difficult to take advantage of this time. On the Fengliang Kingdom side, the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue clearly felt that with Hong Xiaoduo as the interpreter, the trade negotiations went smoothly.

The emperor, sitting at the top, seemed to understand for the first time what it meant that a bystander sees more clearly.

Although he did not interrupt, he knew the answer to the outcome of this trade deal just by looking at the unhappy expressions on the faces of the foreign envoys and the smiles on the faces of his own ministers.

The emperor also noticed the reaction of Tan Jijiu, who was sitting at the very edge, and sneered in his heart, thinking that he did not hear little Kaiyang speak, so he thought that the excellent translations he heard about Kaiyang yesterday were all exaggerated.

The reason why the emperor agreed to let Tan Jijiu participate in this occasion was not because of the reputation of Qishan Academy, but because he knew Tan Jijiu's true purpose, so the emperor agreed immediately.

Some people will not believe something unless they see it with their own eyes or hear it with their own ears.

The business negotiations soon came to an end, and just when the emperor, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites were secretly happy, something unexpected happened.

Hong Xiaoduo had been translating calmly and easily throughout her translation, without ever getting stuck. But when the head of the trade department of Opium Country mentioned the name of a drug (opium), she immediately frowned.

I asked the people here what disease this opioid was used to treat.

"Ms. Hong, this opium is a valuable medicine that can relieve pain and treat diarrhea. We don't have it in Fengliang Country, only they have it, but they only supply a small amount every year, and the price is getting higher every year.

Fortunately, with your help this time, Miss Hong, we will definitely be able to lower the price and benefit the people of Fengliang Country." Minister of Revenue Cao Cheng replied with a smile.

Hong Xiaoduo felt that the name of this medicine seemed to be that kind of thing: "Is there any other name for this opium in our Fengliang country?"

"Indeed, there are, also called A Xiang and A Furong." Minister Cao answered again in person.

He was not a doctor, but he had been present at many business negotiations with foreign countries over the years, so he had a better understanding of the situation.

After hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo's heart skipped a beat. It turned out to be that thing! Now she can confirm it without logging into the space and checking on the computer.

The conversation here was naturally heard by the foreign envoys sitting opposite. After the interpreter translated it for their people, smiles appeared on the envoys' faces. The price of this thing must not be lower than in previous years, and on top of that, they had to increase the price.

Because he knew that this was something that Fengliang Kingdom wanted very much, and they would raise the price every year to get it.

The envoy said, starting this year, the amount of opium supplied to your country can be doubled, but the price must also be doubled. After saying that, he looked at Hong Xiaoduo with a smug look and said, "It's too early for you to be happy. The losses that our Opium Country suffered in the previous items are only in opium, and we can make up for them all."

Hearing the other party speak again, everyone in the Ministry of Revenue looked at Hong Xiaoduo, waiting for her to translate what the other party said.

Hong Xiaoduo came back to her senses and translated it. As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites sounding delighted but helpless.

Obviously, they were delighted that Poppy Country agreed to double the quantity this time, but they were frustrated that the price also had to double. They also realized that the reason why the price doubled was so outrageous was that the other party did not get the upper hand in the previous items, so they were trying to make up for it here.

At this time, only the emperor, Kaiyang and Tan Jijiu noticed that Hong Xiaoduo looked a little abnormal.

Tan Jijiu thought to himself, after all, you are just a young boy, you only care about the immediate benefits when doing things, and don't consider the consequences. The foreign delegation is determined to win, let's see how you, a child, will deal with it...

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