Chen Shi had been paying attention to Lin Weiran on the opposite side, knowing that the noble left minister of the Ministry of Rites would not come for no reason, especially for some time that their delegation had been to Beijing, and there was no doubt that something was strange about this sudden visit.

But after three consecutive singing and dancing performances, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites kept his eyes on the singing and dancing, as if he was here to drink and seek fun with him.

If North Korea had not been collecting information from the Ming Dynasty and had inquired about what the Left Minister of the Ministry of Rites had done in advance, they would have really mistakenly thought that the other party was an official who was greedy for pleasure, rather than the deepest think tank of the Ming Dynasty.

The North Korean mission also had a proud young official. He was secretly ready to think that Lin Junran was in a high position at a young age, but he was thinking that he wanted to compare the other party.

Dongdongdongdongdong...

When the integer time point was reached, a wall clock hanging on the wall heard the sound of time, and the loud bell echoed in the hall, making the dance that had just finished performing look pale.

The bell sounds will be a noise in later generations, but in this agricultural era, especially for North Korean officials in a semi-agricultural society, the bell sounds always make them feel incredible.

It was also because of the addition of such a magical wall clock in Huitong Pavilion, which made them feel a little more awe of the Ming Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts, and a little more yearning arise in their hearts.

When everyone looked at the wall clock, Lin Weiran, who had no words, suddenly gave the ambassador a wink, and the ambassador immediately asked the dancers to retreat.

Chen suddenly found that the hall was quiet and knew that Lin Xuran had something to discuss, so he immediately put down the wine glass in his hand and cheered up his spirit to deal with this unfathomable young man.

"The envoy has been here for several days. I have only taken out to treat him today. Please forgive me!" Lin Weiran saw Chen Zhi's reaction, but he took the initiative to accuse him.

Chen Zhi knew this was a polite word. He had no right to blame others at all, so he replied: "I know that the adults are busy with their affairs, so I can't blame him!"

"Haha... I am very ashamed of this! But I don't know if you are dissatisfied with the arrangements of the Huitong Pavilion during the years I have been working in Huitong Pavilion?" Lin Weiran looked at the other party with his eyes, looking very caring.

As soon as this statement came out, the ambassador of the museum looked nervous and looked at Chen Shi. If this North Korean envoy made a report, then Lord Lin would probably not be able to spare him.

It was not the first time Chen Shi came to the Ming Dynasty, but he never expected that the Left Minister of Rites would be so thoughtful and was also secretly moved.

You should know that due to the huge gap in strength between the two countries, the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty never looked at them like the vassals, and even many Ming officials did not know which side North Korea was on.

But they didn’t blame others for their underestimation. They originally agreed to pay tribute every three years. But in order to gain more benefits, they ran every year, and sometimes even followed two or three times a year.

Chen Shi turned his head and looked at the embassy of the museum. The embassy of the museum was filled with a little begging, and then responded gently: "There is no dissatisfaction during the festival, and the arrangements of the hospital together are very appropriate!"

It’s not that he really has no complaints at all, but in the current situation, it’s undoubtedly better to have less than more things.

"If the envoy lives here with peace of mind, then stay here for a while, okay?" Lin Qingran nodded softly, but suddenly invited warmly.

Chen Zhi's heart skipped a beat and responded quickly: "I came here to congratulate the Emperor Ming Dynasty this time. Now that the matter is over, there are other important things in the country, but I dare not delay it for too long. Please understand!"

"If the envoy is like this, it would be too hasty, and it would seem that I am not good at serving the Ming Dynasty!" Lin Qingran said with a smile as if he was playing with the wine glass in his hand.

Chen Shi didn't understand what Lin Weiran sold in the gourd, and was even more uncertain whether the Ming Dynasty wanted to use force against North Korea, but he responded carefully: "Mr. Lin, it has been seven days since the festival, and he will leave in three days.

.There has always been the case, but this trip was not too hasty, and the Ming Dynasty did not say anything from the Great Zhou!"

When Ambassador Guan heard this, he faintly heard a different smell, but he looked at Lin Weiran and Chen Da without panting.

"It seems that the envoy is in a hurry to leave! Well, you all retreat. I have a few private words to say to you!" Lin Qingran put down his wine glass and said lightly to everyone present.

Status determines everything, and this is undoubtedly an irresistible order.

The ambassadors and others looked at each other, but they did not dare to make a statement and left here one after another.

Chen Shi looked at his nephew who wanted to stay and accompany him, and understood that this nephew wanted to compete with Lin Weiran, but said lightly: "Go down!"

At this moment, he felt unprecedented pressure, which was a little nervous than facing the king. As for his kind of clever nephew, he was probably not even worthy of carrying shoes for others.

In just a moment, Lin Weiran and Chen Da were left here, and Lin Weiran's guards were also Lin Weiran's guards.

Chen Zhi knew that the other party was a talented and wise man, so he said straight to the point: "Mr. Lin, I don't know what's going on, but it's okay to say it!"

Lin Fu found that Lin Weiran's eyes were coming, and nodded gently to prove that the conversation here would not be spread.

"I don't know what I have brought when I came to Beijing this time?" Lin Qingran continued to play with the wine glass, but asked seriously.

Chen Yan was slightly stunned at first, and then responded: "The tributes are no different from those in previous years, and they have been presented, including white cloth, 60 pieces of linen, full flower mat, yellow flower mat, and thirty flower mat each

Zhang, 80 kilograms of ginseng, 16 leopard skin, 20 nibs of otter skin, forty yellow brushes, etc.!"

Although I didn't understand what Lin Qingran sold in the gourd, I still told the list of the tributes. Apart from secretly taking out a ginseng on the way, I realized that there was nothing wrong with it.

"Empress, you missed it!" Lin Qingran held the wine glass in his hand and looked at Chen Zhi and said firmly.

Chen Shi met Lin Xunran's firm gaze and then suddenly opened his mouth with great enlightenment.

He brought a total of twelve beautiful women on this trip, but they were all given to the royal relatives of the Ming Dynasty, and did not give one to the Minister of State Lin, who was in a strong and erotic manner. This was a very wrong plan.

As soon as he thought of this, an idea flashed through his mind, saying that the emperor would marry the princess to this Minister Lin, thus winning over this promising Ming official.

"You brought tens of thousands of taels of silver here this time, but that's the case?" Lin Weiran saw the other party's sudden enlightenment expression, but he mistakenly thought that the other party understood what he was referring to, so he simply pointed out the authenticity.

Chen Zhi found out that he had guessed wrongly, but this Minister Lin loved money but not beauty. He immediately felt nervous and asked seriously: "Mr. Lin, what do you mean?"

If he asked for a beautiful woman, he could arrange it no matter how many of them, or even send his own princess, but it was a delusion to want the silver he brought.

"This is your recent purchase list, including 8,000 taels of goods purchased from the silk store, and a total of 30,000 taels of silver were spent!" Lin Qingran gave Lin Fu a wink, and took a list and looked at Chen Zhi seriously.

Said .

Lin Fu took the list from Lin Weiran and gave the list directly to Chen Da.

Chen Shi took the list and read the content above, and a panic flashed across his face, and found that the energy of this Minister Lin was far beyond his imagination, and there was no difference at all.

It can be seen that people did not come to drink and have fun with him on a whim, but kept staring at their every move.

Chen Shi was also an official who had experienced the storm, so he put down the list and said, "Mr. Lin, we come here without hesitation and bring some goods back from the capital along the way. Why is this wrong?"

This is so powerful that it has already raised the demeanor of a North Korean envoy. His tough eyes stared at Lin Weiran.

In theory, it is normal for the North Korean mission to come to the capital without hesitation and buy some goods from the capital to go back. In fact, many missions will do this. After all, the products of the Ming Dynasty represent the top level in the world, and many of them are quite good.

Favored by the royal family.

Lin Qingran picked up the wine pot and poured wine for himself, and said to himself: "Of course there is nothing wrong with this. You are my vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. We have always treated us well. The Ming Dynasty naturally hopes that you can live a better life.

Better!" But when the subject changed, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Zhi and asked: "As far as I know, after your country failed to implement the North Korean Tongbao, the people have always used five-liter cloth transactions, and they don't know about this

Is it true?”

Chen Shi was shocked, but he couldn't help but carefully examine the left minister of the Ministry of Rites. He never expected that the other party would know these things.

According to the different perceptions of many Ming officials and the people, what they used in North Korea to trade was not gold, silver, copper, and iron, but five-liter cloth they woven on their own.

But it was not that they didn't want to change this, but they ended in failure. As Lin Shiran said, the North Korean Tongbao they once tried to promote, but failed. Now the people only recognize five liters of cloth.

By the way, a Korean envoy named Wen Yijian came to Beijing, but at that time, the Yuan Dynasty government prohibited the outflow of cotton seeds. He hid more than a dozen cotton seeds in his pen holder and secretly transported them back to North Korea.

It was from that time that North Korea fully implemented cotton cultivation in China, and cotton cloth became the most popular hard currency in North Korea.

The five-liter cloth naturally cannot be compared with the cotton cloth of the Ming Dynasty, but the advantage is that the people need it, and the people use it to trade.

Facing Lin Shiran's aggressiveness, Chen responded with a gritty response: "This is true, but what's wrong with this?"

"According to the investigation of this official, it was probably from the tribute in the 35th year of Jiajing that your North Korean mission suddenly became widespread. You began to shop in the capital. The shopkeeper Zhao from Liubiju said that every time you come here,

A large number of pickles from their house were ordered, especially the noble silk and other items that were loyal to the Ming Dynasty. They consumed more than ten thousand taels each time!" Lin Qingran took a sip of wine, but said calmly to Chen Da.

Chen Shi's forehead had already begun to seep sweat beads, but he had already responded with a certain plan: "Mr. Lin, our king is very fond of Ming Dynasty goods and is willing to use national funds to come to Beijing to purchase goods. What's wrong with this move?"

Lin Fu's brows also frowned slightly, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lin Weiran. He didn't understand why Uncle Nineteen, who had always been smart, would keep trying to stop this kind of thing?

The North Korean king was willing to take out a large amount of silver from the treasury to come to the capital to purchase goods. This is a great matter. Why did Uncle Nineteen pursue such things?

"At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, your country paid tributes of 150 taels of gold and 700 taels of silver every year. However, your country has no gold and silver, so it is overwhelmed! In the fourth year of Xuande, Emperor Xuanzong believed that your country did not produce gold and silver, so he asked not to pay tribute.

Yin asked for advice from the court officials. At that time, the Minister of Personnel said: "This is because Emperor Gao's law cannot be changed." However, Xuanzong believed that "the affairs of Korea are very sincere, and the feelings of distant people must be listened to. I promised to be exempted by the imperial edict.

, don't be stubborn, so you will dismiss the gold and silver tribute of your country!" Lin Qingran said a long and colorful exchange in the past, then put down the wine glass and questioned: "You monarch claimed that he did not produce gold and silver, but these years of luck

The silver is as huge as 100,000. If your country hadn’t deceived Xuanzong in the past?”

At the end of the words, it was like a picture that was revealed, and he had already put a big hat on it.

If North Korea had always made such a big deal, it would be fine, but it was always crying and poor in the early days, and even letting the Ming Dynasty exempt them from gold and silver tribute, but now it has suddenly become rich.

A remote place suddenly became widespread for no reason. There must be some inside information here, especially the origin of this silver is worth pondering.

"Stop the anger, how dare the small country deceive Xuanzong? Even if we use a hundred courages, we will keep going!" Chen Shi immediately sweated heavily and immediately defended.

Lin Xun seemed unreasonable and immediately asked coldly: "Since you did not deceive Emperor Xuande back then, where did each trip of more than 10,000 taels of silver come from, and where will these goods be shipped?"

This sentence hit the bull's eye like a bullet. There is no art of turning iron into gold in the world. It is natural that North Korea suddenly became so generous.

Chen looked at Lin Shiran's aggressive gaze, knowing that things could not be deceived, he sighed heavily, and asked disheartenedly: "Mr. Lin, you should already know the truth, but you don't know what you intend?"

When things came to this point, he knew that things might not be hidden. But he did not expect that he had been safe for so many years, but he could see the clues of the young Left Minister of Rites.
Chapter completed!