Chapter 1001 Another Year(1/2)
Xue Huairen kept this matter in mind. It was normal for these two missions to come with bad intentions and the identities of their members to be complicated. He had to investigate carefully...
Something like that just happened, making the overall atmosphere extremely depressing and no one spoke.
The transportation of grain was still going on. I don't know if it was intentional or not. Every time there was grain brought up from the warehouse, it would be opened in front of them, and then it would be sealed and moved away.
This virtually increased the workload, but no one complained, and instead were very willing to do it.
Don't you want to see it?
Then let you take a good look at it!
Originally, these grain ships arrived in Tong County five days ago and were waiting for now. What they saw on the way was indeed fake and had been arranged in advance, but these grains were all real. They were shipped by Wang Lun from Lin'an.
Come.
When will it be better to stop showing off at this moment?
The expressions of these envoys were very unnatural, and they were even more embarrassed as they were already unreasonable.
What shocked them the most was that all the food was real?
Not to mention the other ships, this one alone can carry a lot.
Don’t worry about where this food comes from, it does exist!
The slap in the face really hurt.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. If it is confirmed that there are really eight million stones of food, that will be a shocking thing...
By this time, Kong Hongmao already believed that the food on the ship was real, but he didn't know what to say.
At this time, in addition to food, there were also large boxes being shipped out from the cabin.
Every four or five people seemed to be struggling to carry a box, which showed that the things in the box were heavy and all were sealed!
Finally something different.
Liang Guo's deputy envoy Gan Xiu said directly: "You also said that there is food in it, but this box obviously does not contain it. You are just pretending!"
He simply didn’t believe that Dakang could have such strength, or he simply didn’t want to believe it!
"That's right, it's fake!"
Apparently there are not many people who have the same idea as Gan Xiu.
It's like the person you know was originally a pauper, but is actually a rich man.
This contrast makes them unbelievable.
"Open the box."
Xue Huairen gave the order expressionlessly.
He was also angered by these people today.
Xue Huairen's order still worked. The box that was about to be carried away was put down, the seal was torn off, and the box was opened...
"hiss!"
Seeing what was inside, many people present took a deep breath subconsciously, and everyone showed surprise.
Because everything placed here is silver!
The neatly stacked pieces of silver shone piercingly in the sunlight.
This box is not small to begin with, and there are more than ten boxes just laid out.
So how much should this cost?
"You are the deputy envoy, right? Why don't you come over to verify the authenticity of this silver?"
Xue Huairen said deliberately: "You can come here if you want to check. Anyway, you have never seen much of the world. Liang State is probably a barren land. You have never seen much food, let alone so much money..."
This kind of direct ridicule made everyone look extremely uncomfortable.
But they couldn't refute it yet.
Because just now there was a cargo ship that someone wanted to board for this reason.
Relaxed.
Xue Huairen's face was expressionless, but his heart was extremely happy.
Maybe this is the pleasure of showing off.
He spoke again: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have changed the situation of the previous dynasty where all the industries were in decline and the finances were insufficient. You have implemented the New Deal to collect commercial taxes, and the responders have been enthusiastic. And these are the commercial taxes sent from the south, and there is still a steady stream of them after the tax."
With the continuous delivery, the national tax revenue has greatly increased, so the treasury empty as you said is simply nonsense!"
When Xue Huairen said this, he was also filled with righteous indignation!
He said solemnly: "The new emperor has been crowned, and everything has been renewed. His Majesty Yuan Wu of our dynasty is the master of great talents and great strategies. He has given more orders, and the sun and the moon have been brightened. Now our Dakang is like a sea feasting on a clear river. It is not said that everyone is rich, but
Now we can live and work in peace and contentment.”
"Dakang is no longer what it once was, and I hope we won't look at it with a narrow-minded view. In the end, we will only bring shame on ourselves."
These words are very convincing.
All the envoys turned red and were so ashamed!
Kong Hongmao was thick-skinned, but he bowed his head and remained silent at this moment.
It's shameless and disrespectful.
There's nothing wrong with saying it's self-inflicted.
It is true that they took the initiative to see this and that, and they deserved to be slapped in the face!
"That's nice to say!"
At this time, Gan Xiu gritted his teeth and said: "You are just pretending in front of us. You can't hide the fact that the country's strength is weak!"
After being slapped in the face one after another, his mentality was already a bit broken.
In other words, this is a way to cover up one's own embarrassment.
Xue Huairen shook his head.
He ignored it because it made no sense at all.
The atmosphere became even more silent.
Not long after, the envoys who had followed to check on several other ships returned.
They walked heavily and looked embarrassed.
From this we can also know what is going on.
Those ships were similar to this ship. Not only did they transport a large amount of grain, they also transported a large amount of silver!
So, these are all true.
Dakang is not without food and money. The money and food we saw today alone are enough to support a war!
The envoys of the two countries no longer jumped out like they did just now. The second thing was to be slapped in the face. The key was that this result was unacceptable to them.
In this situation, how can we start a war?
Dakang is more powerful than they imagined.
As of now, it seems to be basically consistent with what Xue Huairen said.
Emperor Yuanwu is indeed a big threat!
Zhu Zhen, the third prince of Liang Kingdom, looked at the dejected envoys and felt slightly depressed.
The real confrontation has not yet begun.
They have not made any conditions with Emperor Yuanwu yet, but now their momentum is low, which is completely contrary to their original intention of sending an envoy.
Does Dakang really have nothing to care about?
Are you really not afraid of war?
impossible!
Zhu Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up as he thought about something.
Then he stood up.
"The following is the envoy from Daliang to judge Xu Hui. There is a new emperor in Dakang and Emperor Yuanwu ascends the throne. Our envoys from Liang and Wei are here to congratulate me. I wonder if the northern barbarians have sent envoys to congratulate?"
He gave a false name and asked deliberately.
Many people reacted immediately.
They had overlooked a very important point before.
That's the barbarians!
Dakang is plagued by barbarians, and this problem has always existed.
Therefore, we must not only guard against them, but also guard against barbarians.
To be continued...