back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 703 One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer

Hearing this, the envoys of the Chenla Kingdom and Champa looked at each other. Is this still the emperor? This is simply a bargaining businessman!With a wry smile, the Zhancheng envoy said: "As long as Shangguo sends troops to help, I will cover the money and food, please rest assured, Your Majesty..."

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "Why can't I be worried? Dashun and Zhancheng have always been friends, so we will help each other. The picture of Champa in Cochin is meant for China, and the rescue of Zhancheng by our soldiers is really so Protect China too."

The envoy of Champa was overjoyed: "The emperor thinks so, it is really a blessing for the people of Champa, please accept the worship of the servants of the country!" He did not discount it, and according to the etiquette of the Han people, stood up respectfully and knelt down, Lu Chengqi said quickly: "No need to do this, please flatten yourself."

Lu Chengqi is like this, people respect me a foot, and I respect others.Repay kindness with kindness, and repay grievances with straightness. "However, being kneeled down is really addictive..." Lu Chengqi knew deep down that this kind of pleasure is actually the pleasure of mastering the power of life and death. Cool.

When the Chenla Kingdom saw that the Champa Kingdom had received Lu Chengqi's promise, it was also moved.In fact, life in Chenla is not easy. There is Annan (Jiaozhi) in the east and Bagan in the west, and there are grudges between them.Even though Chenla has a large land area and a large population, it cannot withstand the two countries' attack!If Annan and Bagan come to attack, Chenla will be absolutely irresistible.

"Since Your Majesty is willing to send troops to occupy the city, he must also send troops to Gan Bozhi. If Jiaozhi invades Gan Bozhi, if the upper kingdom sends troops, Gan Bozhi will be the same as Zhancheng. He will not collect taxes from Central Plains merchants, but will give money and food to the soldiers. , I don’t know how your Majesty is doing?” The envoy of Chenla was worthy of being a human being, he hit the snake with a stick and said immediately.

Lu Chengqi is a master who doesn't take advantage and feels uncomfortable. When he sees someone sending money to his door, how can there be any reason not to?But after thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Words are unsubstantiated, words are evidence. I wonder if the two of you can replace the king of your country and sign a covenant with Dashun? In this way, Dashun's teacher is famous. King's teacher is everywhere, Jiaozhi'an Dare to refuse?"

Lu Chengqi did this just in case, he originally meant to send troops, but in case of victory, Zhancheng and Chenla turned their faces and refused to recognize anyone, then it would not be fun.In fact, Lu Chengqi was too worried, as long as he came with the momentum of victory, how could Champa and Chenla compete with Dashun?Wanting to renege on debts also requires capital. If one's own strength is not good enough, repudiating debts will only lead to self-destruction.

The only thing that needs to be written down is the business tax issue.Champa, the truth is that they don't know the horror of business. As long as there are no taxes such as customs duties, Lu Chengqi can dump goods to their country and grab tens of millions of wealth.Of course, Lu Chengqi can't do the thing of drying up the marshes to fish and burn the forests while hunting. This kind of business can only be done if there is a win-win situation, right?
The envoys of Champa and Chenla thought for a while and said cautiously: "How many years can this covenant be guaranteed?"

Lu Chengqi pondered for a while, and said: "During my reign, the covenant can be guaranteed to take effect."

The envoys from Champa and Chenla communicated in Sanskrit, but Lu Chengqi couldn't understand the gibberish words, and frowned: "Why, do you think my promise can't be counted!"

Lu Chengqi has been in the top position for a long time, and has developed his own arrogance.Even though he has the intention to adjust now and warns himself to accept advice with an open mind, the majesty in his bones has already penetrated deeply.These words were spoken without anger and prestige, and the envoys of the two countries quickly said: "The envoys of the next country dare not, but the matter is too big to be decided at the moment."

Lu Chengqi said angrily: "Since you can't make a decision, send some kind of envoy!" After finishing speaking, he got up and made a gesture to leave.

"The envoys of the next country deserve to die. They offended His Majesty the Emperor. Please calm down. We are willing to regard Dashun as our suzerain and pay tribute every year. As for the covenant, please be the master!"

Seeing the sincerity of the envoys from the two countries, Lu Chengqi also pretended to return to the dragon chair, and said flatly: "You guys have thought it through, I will never force it!"

"No regrets!"

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites?"

Feng Chengping got up quickly and said, "The minister is here!"

"I'll leave it to you to draft this matter, and there's no need to choose a date, just write it right now, and bring it over to me for review." Lu Chengqi said slowly.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Soon, a waiter brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Feng Chengping spread it on the coffee table and waved it.He is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he can still write with one hand.Although it is not the style of everyone, it is also neat and orderly. Such a font is very popular in the imperial examination.

While Feng Chengping was writing the covenant, Lu Chengqi asked about the customs and customs of the two countries.Sure enough, the closer to the equator, the smaller the impact of the small glacier. Even at this time, the agriculture of the two countries is very developed.Although the yield per mu is not high, they can produce more than two crops a year, which is enough to offset the disadvantage.Regardless of the fact that Champa is small, the grain production is not much less than that of Chenla, and there are even times when it is the same.In the final analysis, in addition to the advantages of Champa rice, the regularity of the plain area of ​​Champa is also a factor.

Lu Chengqi was secretly startled: "No wonder Jiaozhi is going to attack Zhancheng, it turns out that it is a big grain-producing country!"

At this time, nothing is more precious than food, and food is also prohibited from cross-border trade. The "Da Shun Law" even stipulates that if someone sells food across the country, it is tantamount to betraying the country, and the family will be punished.This degree of strictness can be seen in general.Even through research by Lu Chengqi, most of the wars in the Central Plains were caused by the contradiction between population surge and food shortage.Every time the dynasty changes, it is always caused by catastrophe and lack of food.Don't you see that in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a Yellow Turban Army after the severe drought. In the Sui Dynasty, because of Yang Guang's misconduct, fertile land was abandoned, and the heavy corvee and military service made the people miserable. The Sui Dynasty was destroyed and the Tang Dynasty was established.The Tang Dynasty was also destroyed by the Huang Chao army. After all, the peasants had nothing to eat.Not to mention that Mo Li Zicheng was forced by one bite of food.

If you want the country to be stable, the politics to be clear, and the people to live and work in peace and contentment.It's just that the dynasties of the Central Plains are generally troubled and prosperous, with constant disasters.Take the Yellow River as an example. Although it is the mother river of China, it has frequently breached, flooding many fertile fields and drowning many people?Not to mention the turn of the earth dragon (earthquake), severe drought, and locust plagues, all of which will lead to food shortages.When there is a shortage of food, the desperate people can only rush to the official warehouse, and when the official warehouse is empty, they rush to another.If the suppression is not conducted in time, a "peasant uprising" will often be formed.

Whose fault?
Certainly not the fault of the people, they were forced.If you want to blame it, you can blame the imperial court for its inaction. There was a disaster and they didn't go to provide relief, or the local mediocre officials didn't know how to provide relief, which caused public resentment.There are also some careerists who want to replace them.In short, the suffering of the people has been like this since ancient times. How about saying "prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer"!

(End of this chapter)