Li Yuanxing did not explain that the modern meaning of consulates certainly cannot be applied to the era of the Tang Dynasty.
However, Li Yuanxing had his own explanation.
"I once asked Huihe to make a promise, and now it's time for me to fulfill this promise. Twelve acres of land, although not large, is a sign of my sincerity!"
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, not to mention everyone else, even King Huihe Khan was confused.
Twelve acres of land, what twelve acres of land! Is it paddy field or dry land?
"A small courtyard, starting from the wall. Outside the wall is the Tang Dynasty, and inside the wall is the Uighur. Walking inside the wall is equivalent to entering the territory of the Uighur. There will be such a place in Chang'an City. Let you stay in the Uighur.
There is a home in Chang'an! I also want your officials who are stationed in Chang'an to have a place to stay!"
Did you hear that wrong? No, there shouldn't be anything wrong.
The King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty actually wanted to set aside a place in Chang'an City for the Uighurs, and this was the Uighurs.
Li Yuanxing ignored the surprised expressions of the six people and continued: "When you enter the wall, you abide by the laws of the Uighurs, and outside the wall are the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention this king, he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, my brother.
To enter this courtyard, one must first make a formal request for a visit from Honglu Temple to the Uighurs, and only then can one enter with permission."
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is coming, who dares to stop him?
Of course, King Huihe Khan would not say this nonsense, but he asked a question.
"His Royal Highness, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, do you have a question for me?"
"When you ask, of course you should ask. If you have anything, you can ask!" Li Yuanxing replied with a smile.
After thinking about it, King Huihe Khan organized the sentences as simple as possible.
"Your Highness, what if a thief sneaks into the courtyard you assigned me to Huihe?"
"Then I ask you a question? A thief broke into your home, what should you do?" Li Yuanxing walked up to King Huihe Khan.
"Kill!" King Huihe Khan answered simply and directly.
"That's right, you can kill, no matter who it is. Those who are admitted to the hospital without a formal visit or without the consent of Huihe will be killed!" Li Yuanxing's answer made King Huihe feel nervous, but he heard Li Yuanxing continue: "The sergeants of the Tang Dynasty
, the sergeant chasing the thief will never pursue you into your courtyard."
King Huihe Khan seemed to understand and smiled.
"As a friend, I think the thief should be captured alive and given to the sergeant who caught the thief."
"In the simplest words, any behavior that dares to invade this compound at will can be understood as undeclared war. It is an invasion of territory, and that compound is Uihe."
King Huihe Khan completely understood that having such a place was a status.
This is the sincerity of the Tang Dynasty's covenant.
Li Yuanxing added: "However, I suggest that even you Uighur merchants should not easily live here. This place represents Uighur, and the people who live there should be envoys, military attachés, and scribes stationed in the Tang Dynasty. As for the merchants,
, you can buy another courtyard, the consulate represents the majesty of Uighur!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, I have also invited the Tang Dynasty to send an envoy to Huihe to stay in Uihe. The territory of his tent is the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
"The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple will definitely send envoys there. This is the friendship of allies!"
If the Uighurs are willing, the other five families are naturally also willing. This permanent envoy represents a very close alliance, but the relationship between the Uighurs and the Tuli Khan is not so friendly.
After sending away these six families, Cui Dunli said: "Spring is about to begin, and after the spring begins, we will purchase 10 million wools. All the tribes in the grassland have jointly requested to increase the share, and the Holy One has decreed an increase of 30%. But it is still far from enough.
One tribe in Uihe alone has 50 million sheep!"
"Can they fight?" Li Yuanxing asked.
Cui Dunli shook his head: "At least not this year, but it's hard to say next year."
"Is there any way to make them fight this year?" Li Yuanxing asked again.
Cui Dunli still shook his head: "I can't think of a way."
Wei Zheng said: "The General Staff Council of the Prince of Qin and the Tianying Pavilion of the Tang Dynasty naturally have countless wise men. It is better to throw this difficult problem to them!"
"I have a plan. First, focus on purchasing from one company, and then another. See how the response is on the grassland, and then make a decision. Sometimes, internal conflicts are more terrible than external ones. Uighur's trading volume is less than their total wool volume.
One percent, then there will be internal conflicts first, as they are the leaders of the grassland alliance, will they oppress others?"
A conspiracy, this is definitely a conspiracy.
Wei Zheng is responsible for handling this matter, and Li Yuanxing believes that Wei Zheng will consider the details.
The poorest slums in Chang'an City were all demolished, and a large number of recruitment notices were posted in Chang'an City.
Many foreign envoys lined up in Honglu Temple. They also wanted to get a piece of land and build a courtyard.
"Promise? Why do you agree?" Li Er stood in the imperial garden, looking at the plum blossoms in the winter snow while talking to Wang Jishan, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji.
"The six families chosen by Wu Lang are the six families. If the other states want it, let them postpone it until next year. Otherwise, how can it appear that the six families are different?" Li Er picked a plum blossom casually and added one to the total.
Put the flower in your ear.
If Li Yuanxing saw it, he would definitely not be able to accept it.
It's understandable that women love flowers, but it doesn't matter that you, a murderous grown man, want to wear flowers.
But in fact, this is Datang.
Men in the Tang Dynasty applied powder, wore flowers, and put on incense. Many of them would never go out without applying powder on their faces. And they were not young people, but it was something done by people of a certain age.
For example, Changsun Wuji!
Changsun Wuji didn't like to go to Qinwangzhuang. The first reason was that he didn't want the nobles to feel that he was too close to Li Yuanxing. The other reason was that men in Qinwangzhuang were not allowed to wear powder, which made him very upset.
Not used to it. Even a little annoying.
Changsun Wuji first praised Li Er for his beautiful flower.
Then he said: "Your Majesty Mingcha, this is a great opportunity. In terms of Huihe, I, the Tang Dynasty, can be the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and the people from the Security Department of the Datang Empire are in the capacity of military attaches or scribes.
No matter what, it is much better than being a businessman, and you can do many things."
"Yes, Goro also mentioned this!"
Changsun said yes, there are envoys from foreign countries and even several Khans who are stationed in Chang'an and are unwilling to leave, and there is nothing you can do to drive them away.
According to reports from the Security Department of the Tang Empire, there are at least several hundred foreign spies in Chang'an.
As for the Tang Dynasty, there were very few craftsmen sent to these foreign countries.
"What's the hurry?" Li Er turned back and glanced at Changsun Wuji: "Within five years, we must not fight without fighting. This is a national policy that has been set, so why not send people one year later?"
Wang Jishan also said: "Your Majesty, please observe the quality of the consulate and improve it. It might as well be a year later!"
Changsun Wuji obviously disagreed with Wang Jishan's statement, and turned his attention to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling was not a good man, but he had to support Li Er. Of course, he also had to give a blow to the Seventh Family.
So Fang Xuanling said: "It doesn't matter if we don't send them today. We just spend a year selecting some available talents. We will take the exam on the 18th day of the first lunar month and the 28th palace exam on the first lunar month. Whether these people are talents or not, we have to take the exam in Chang'an." It’s not too late to train them and use them according to their talents.”
Fang Xuanling's words were very straightforward.
It can be said that in this major exam, more than half of the candidates who took part were from the Seventh Family. Adding in other noble families, less than 20% were students from poor families.
And among these people, after they actually become officials, the Seventh Family has the highest proportion.
"First of all, we have selected the candidates to go to these six countries. We must pay close attention to the big exam. The Ministry of Rites must strictly investigate the fraud. If something embarrassing happens in the first big exam in the Zhenguan year, I will lose my face!"
Li Er's words were also a subtle warning to Wang Jishan. Since you are the Minister of Rites, I don't ask you to give a lenient treatment to the poor people, but at least you should give them a chance to compete fairly.
"What the Holy One said is absolutely true, I should investigate it strictly!" Wang Jishan bowed and responded.
Li Er said again: "Spring begins on February 2, where should this sacrifice be placed?"
The dragon raises its head on the second day of February, which is also the day of farming. The second day of February in the Tang Dynasty is almost March in modern times. It is the time of spring plowing. The emperor naturally wanted to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth to pray for good weather throughout the year.
Li Er has two places in mind.
The first one is Huangzhuang in the north of the city, where sacrifices to heaven and earth were held in previous years.
The second one is Luoyang, because Li Yuanxing mentioned that he wanted Luoyang to become a granary. What's more, Luoyang was also the basis for Li Er's confrontation with Prince Jiancheng, so Li Er wanted to take this opportunity to go to Luoyang to have a look.
However, if you want to go to Luoyang, you will either have to transfer to Luoyang for the Imperial Examination, or you will need to rush on your way.
The third place is Qin Wangzhuang.
During the autumn harvest, we had already offered sacrifices once at Qinwangzhuang. It was really boring to offer sacrifices again at the beginning of spring.
Changsun Wuji knew what Li Er was thinking, but what could he do if he knew it.
"Your Majesty, how about putting the spring plowing in Huangzhuang, north of Chang'an City, and the summer harvesting in Luoyang?" Wang Jishan suggested.
"Okay, it's settled." Li Erxin said, it's okay to wait half a year to go to Luoyang, just in time to see how the harvest is in Luoyang. As for Qinwangzhuang, I heard that some new things have been planted, so I'll take a look when I have time. It’s good to see it fresh.
Spring plowing is a major event! It is related to the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty and the people's livelihood in the world!
After Li Yuanxing finished handling matters at the consulate, he was already preparing for spring plowing.
The village chiefs of all the villages in Qinwangzhuang were all summoned to the school grounds. Because of the agricultural cooperative practice implemented by Li Yuanxing in Qinwang Village, Li Yuanxing was talking about division of labor and rhythm, down to the details of each day's work plan. Li Yuanxing needed the maximum limit. Let the farmers in Qinwangzhuang get active and plant as many fields as possible! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)