No official in the Tang Dynasty knew Xiao Yu's financial background. What is even more glorious is that among the twenty-four different one-money silver coins of the King of Qin, there is Xiao Yu's head. What an honor it is.
The foreign envoys didn't know this. They just knew that this was a state minister who served in the three provinces and six ministries of the Tang Dynasty. In their eyes, the officials of the six ministries were extremely high-ranking officials, and the three provinces were the core of the power of the Tang Dynasty. Such a person
The core figure was demoted from a high position of second rank to a minor official of ninth rank because he wrote an inappropriate statement in a newspaper.
Definitely belittle it to the end.
Standing in the court hall, Xiao Yu bit his lip tightly, strode into the hall, saluted and thanked you, and then raised his head high: "Your Majesty, every word I say comes from the bottom of my heart, and my heart is in the sky.
Learn from it!"
"Xiao Yu, you have only three days to take up your post, go ahead!" Li Er waved his hand, and there was no way he would say anything to Xiao Yu at this time.
Xiao Yu was trembling with anger and said nothing. After handing over his official seal, he strode out of the palace.
Those who could understand this scene did not look at Xiao Yu. Those who did not understand the key point watched Xiao Yu leave the main hall.
"Envoys from all countries present gifts!" an official from the Ministry of Etiquette shouted in front of the main hall. Naturally, there were officials from the Ministry of Etiquette who were responsible for guiding the way outside. There was an order of who came first and who came last. It was impossible to let so many people rush in.
The first person to come in was the Khitan king, not the Khitan envoy.
In other words, because the envoys were of high rank, they were ranked first. Of course, some people believed that the Khitan clan had done a lot for the Tang Dynasty in the past year, so they were ranked first.
"Congratulations to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty for ten thousand years..." The Khitan King read a thousand words of nonsense before he got to the point. He did not let his subordinates read it, but read it himself: "I, the Khitan, offer my best wishes.
Ten thousand horses, five hundred loads of ginseng, a thousand fine mink skins, ten bear skins, and one pure white tiger skin.”
What an expensive gift. Could it be that the Khitans have emptied their entire family fortune?
Unfortunately, this is just Li Yuanxing's idea. Ginseng is measured in Dans, and five hundred Dans of ginseng is equivalent to fifty thousand catties. In the modern world, fifty thousand catties of this kind of pure wild ginseng is definitely not cheaper than gold.
But in the Tang Dynasty, the aristocratic families did not take it seriously. Since they occupied Liaodong, there are tens of thousands of kilograms of wild ginseng in any mountain. And when calculating, ten century-old ginseng is counted as one load. This is for
It is convenient to check the price. So if 500 tons of ginseng are all top-quality products, such as thousand-year-old ginseng.
So, that's just a few baskets.
Li Er thanked him, and then said to Li Yuanxing: "How do you think Wu Lang should return the gift?"
"Ten thousand jins of second-grade fine steel, one hundred thousand jins of iron for horses, ten thousand jins of white hemp, and one thousand jins of brocade. What does the emperor think?" Li Yuanxing and Li Er had discussed it beforehand and had approximate figures. They just thought that the other party's five
One hundred tons of ginseng was really beyond imagination, so I doubled the amount of horse iron.
Horse iron is a horseshoe.
In fact, this is no longer a secret. The Tang Dynasty lost its horse on the battlefield and later cooperated with the Khitan people. It has also been spread out.
But this time, a bad thing turned into a good thing.
The demand for iron in the surrounding states increased.
Especially for the ethnic groups in the north, how many horses do they have and how many pounds of iron do they need?
At this time, Li Er, in order to show the majesty of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, would naturally increase the number: "I think we will add ten pieces of rainbow brocade and one piece of cloud brocade. The Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty will give the Khitan clan the admission qualifications for 300 students.
, 10% of which is free of charge.”
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" King Khitan thanked him with joy.
This data was quickly disseminated.
Let’s not calculate it based on the market price of silver in Chang’an, but only calculate it based on the rarity of the items and the country of origin. What the Tang Dynasty gave to the Khitan people was ten times as much as the Khitan gift, at least ten times. One horse only cost
How much it's worth? If you put it in Khitan, it's just a few guan. If you put it in Chang'an, ten guan is the ordinary market price. Twenty guan is a good horse. BMW is naturally calculated separately.
That ten thousand kilograms of fine steel is far more valuable than the ten thousand horses.
Because one kilogram of King Qin's second-class fine steel is made of a mixture of iron and steel, which can range from two steel knives to five steel knives. Moreover, these are still top-quality knives. If you put them in Chang'an, you will need two knives.
In the Khitan, there are more than ten good swords.
The Khitan King withdrew happily. He knew in his heart that he had fought for the Tang Dynasty for half a year and had done well, so he received these gifts in return.
The second person next was the Uighur envoy.
The Uighur envoys were selected in second place, firstly because they are currently the largest force in the northern grasslands, and secondly because they are also the group with the closest relationship with the Tang Dynasty in the northern grasslands.
"Congratulations on the ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty..." The praise of the Uighur envoy was not long, but the gift list was more ordinary, nothing more than how many sheep, how many horses and so on. On the grassland
There are no particularly precious gifts. Most of the gems and the like were traded from the Western Regions.
Li Er once again signaled for Li Yuanxing to come up with the gift.
Li Yuanxing took a step forward: "The Uighur gift for you will be the same. From next year, your goat milk and wool purchase volume will be doubled, and the purchase price will be increased by 15%!"
"Thank you, His Highness the King of Qin. No, thank you His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
The Uighur envoy was so excited that he was almost speechless.
As an emperor, Li Er naturally had to add gifts: "I will give you back to Hehe, ten thousand catties of horse iron, one thousand catties of snow and salt, and a license to trade ten thousand catties of snow and salt every year. Three hundred people will be admitted to the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty. Free one.
become!"
"Thank you to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and thank you to His Majesty the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty!"
It sounds like the value of Uighur's goods is less than that of Khitans, but Uighur's goods are a long-term deal. If it increases this year, it will increase next year. This is a long-term profit. The Khitans just get more at one time.
What's more, the Khitans only had war horses, while the Uighurs only had a thousand horses, mostly worthless sheep.
The third one is about the Western Turks. No matter how you say it, the Western Turks are currently the largest force around the Tang Dynasty.
At least before Tufan and Tuyuhun sent people, the Western Turks were the largest.
The next fourth one is Goguryeo.
Seeing the Western Turkic envoy entering the main hall with excitement on his face.
This also made the Goguryeo envoys feel uneasy at this moment.
There were already important ministers in the Tang Dynasty who had vowed not to ally with Goguryeo. Although the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty demoted this minister, it did not mean that other ministers did not have the same thoughts.
Now, looking at the gifts from the first two families, although my own gift is not light, it is far from enough to go back to Liaocheng and Jian'an. Originally, the Goguryeo royal family believed that their gifts were at least as valuable as those from other states.
Times, or even more, but at present, it seems that it is barely higher than the Uighurs, and still lower than the Khitan people.
"Honorable..." Xi Turk came this time with the intention of getting married, and the gift was quite heavy.
After reciting three thousand words of praise, the Western Turks began to display the gift list.
"Twenty thousand fine horses, twenty thousand kilograms of gold, one hundred thousand slaves, and ten boxes of gems."
It's very simple, but it has a huge impact. The Western Turkic envoy directly asked people to bring up the gems. On them were gemstones of various colors, the smallest one was about the size of a thumb. This box was placed in the modern era, and Li Yuanxing would not dare to forget it.
, this value is so great that it scares people to death.
Fortunately, the Western Turks have not discovered Hetian jade, otherwise...
Li Yuanxing was shocked. Historically, in order to make peace, the Western Turks gave 10,000 good people and 10,000 gold. Now the number has doubled, and there are 100,000 slaves and 10 boxes of gems.
These things cannot be faked. Li Yuanxing already knows that one hundred thousand slaves have not been completely transported to Chang'an, but in at most twelve and a half months, these horses and slaves will enter Chang'an City. They have already entered Chang'an.
Things from the Tang border are absolutely not allowed to go out again.
Li Er was also shocked, how was he going to return this gift?
If the other party is here to get married, how should you refuse this?
Li Yuanxing took a deep breath. Fortunately, he had received Li Xiaogong's letter in advance and knew that the Western Turks had transported a large number of horses and slaves. Otherwise, such heavy things would have caused Tang Dynasty to suffer a loss just by returning the gift to his grandma's house.
"I have seen the sincerity of the Western Turks. Come and bring up the three gifts No. 7, No. 13, and No. 21 that I have prepared." Li Yuanxing piled a lot of things in the palace.
In order to cope with this situation, some countries can provide some very affordable benefits, such as Khitan and Uighur.
But Li Yuanxing, the Western Turk, would not, at least not give all of these affordable things.
The gifts numbered three were in three boxes in total. One of the boxes was ten meters long and was carried into the hall by a hundred forbidden troops.
"These are just some of them, just like your envoy brought these beautiful gems."
"Thank you, His Majesty the King of Qin!" The Western Turks understand that it is absolutely impossible to propose a marriage here. It can only increase the goodwill between the two countries. Most Western Turkic nobles believe that the purpose of the marriage is only to increase the friendship between the two countries.
Friendship, only the current Great Khan of Western Turks is purely for women.
The first box is opened. There are nine layers in the box, with a wooden box on each layer.
A little eunuch opened all the wooden boxes in front of everyone.
"Ah..." Both the officials of the Tang Dynasty and the envoys of the Western Turks in the entire hall couldn't help but exclaimed.
What's in the box?
Nine plates, each pot contains eighty pearls, all of one color and one centimeter in diameter. For the people of the Tang Dynasty, something of this size was already a treasure. What's more, each plate has eighty pearls of exactly the same size. What's even more amazing is
Yes, nine trays and nine colors. This box is placed in Chang'an City. Based on the weight of pearls, it is worth twenty times the value of gold. Moreover, it has a price but no market.
Let me ask you, who would trade something like this?
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, please allow me to display the return gift from the Tang Dynasty outside the palace."
"Agreed!" Li Er secretly praised. This envoy is very discerning. At this time, it is natural to show respect to both parties. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)