A Ling and Bai Feng both had their own tasks. Perhaps they had been idle for too long, so they were both slightly excited when they heard it was their turn to play.
In terms of appearance, both of them have their own merits. A Ling's charm has the wildness of a Miao woman, which has a special charm in the eyes of Japanese people.
White Bee is a newly opened flower bud, full of astringency, but there is no shyness due to the hidden skill.
The key point is that both of them are one-in-a-million beauties. Whether in the Tang Dynasty or in Japan, the evaluation of beauties is the same.
When the two of them arrived in front of Toh Xiang, even the woman was stunned.
"Phoenix is good at dancing, and White Bee is good at playing music. They are both famous courtiers in the Tang Dynasty. The purpose of coming to Japan is to spread the song and dance culture of the Tang Dynasty."
Bai Song explained on the side, but Shixiang didn't take what he said about spreading culture at all.
From what Shixiang knew about Bai Song, he was just a businessman. If he brought a woman here, what else could he do besides making money?
Tohka stood up slowly and looked around the two girls.
Bai Song explained on the side: "I think the most competitive industry in Kyoto is the okiya. If my okiya suddenly has two more singers from the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely make the girl's okiya stand out among the many.
They stand out in the art gallery. How about letting them show off?"
"No need, as long as they are from the Tang Dynasty, it will be a golden sign in the art hall."
Toh-hsiang is quite practical, once she sees her appearance, there are no other problems.
"One more thing, they are only responsible for performing, not receiving guests." Bai Song added.
Shixiang glanced at Bai Song with a slightly suspicious look and didn't ask any more questions.
After a simple banquet, Aling and Bai Feng left with Tohka, and the initial layout after arriving in Japan was completed.
Before going to see the Emperor of Japan, Bai Song gave Liu'er a task to investigate the symptoms of those kneeling at the door today and why they were in such a state.
Early the next morning, the Japanese royal family's team was waiting at the gate of Bieyuan. Bai Song took several officials from the Tang Dynasty to meet the Japanese emperor.
This meeting has been delayed for a month. As officials of the Tang Dynasty, several people who followed the Bai Song Dynasty had many complaints.
"It's okay to mess around with pirates. There's not even a car or sedan today. You have to walk to the palace to see the emperor. I don't know what etiquette the people here have."
"Look at the welcoming team. It's just a few random people. There's no pomp at all. He doesn't know how to treat guests. He doesn't even care about his own face."
"Okay, stop talking. We represent Datang. It's inappropriate to talk about others like this."
"What are you afraid of? They don't understand."
"In Japan, only saints can lift their feet off the ground, so people from Donghuang Pavilion can ride in cars and sedans."
At this time, Jiumei took the initiative to answer these officials’ doubts.
As the escort for this trip, Jiumei accompanied him all the way and also acted as the translator for the mission.
On the one hand, she took the initiative to answer questions, and on the other hand, she reminded Bai Song to take care of his subordinates.
Bai Song did not respond, but asked Jiumei curiously: "What camp do you belong to?"
"I belong to Japan."
Jiumei's answer was simple, but Bai Song still couldn't help but think that this woman followed Jizi at first and should belong to the Donghuang Pavilion, but now she appeared in the ranks of the Dongying royal family.
Just as I was thinking about it, the Japanese Imperial Palace had arrived.
The city of Kyoto is very small, the garden is very close to the imperial palace, and this so-called imperial palace is not big either. It is more like a palace in the Tang Dynasty.
Japan now has a tendency to imitate the Tang Dynasty, especially the layout of the imperial palace is very similar to the imperial palace in Chang'an. It is like a smaller version, without so many splendid buildings and carved beams, and it looks a bit nondescript.
The second prince was received at the entrance and arrived at the so-called Jinluan Palace. The following plot was nothing more than preaching about the friendship between the two countries and the various achievements made after the two countries opened up trade.
None of these are important. What is important is the tax issues after Datang's goods enter Japan, as well as the safety of cargo transportation.
This is one of the most important purposes of the Bai Song Dynasty’s visit to Japan. Re-negotiation of pricing and tax rates is the basis of everything. Only by making Datang’s products competitive in Japan and gaining a firm foothold can the future of Japan be fundamentally changed.
support.
A batch of Datang commodities entered Japan before, but due to high tax rates and low prices, they did not achieve any results in Japan.
Only by lowering tax rates and increasing commodity prices to ensure Datang's interests can more Datang products be attracted to enter.
But this is not a simple matter. Judging from the situation of the Japanese Imperial Palace, the Japanese royal family is obviously very short of money. The tax reduction is undoubtedly a grab for money from the Japanese royal family.
These matters cannot be discussed in public. After some heated discussions, Bai Song was arranged to discuss matters alone in the palace.
Previously, in the main hall, the Emperor of Japan was sitting behind a layer of bead curtains. He couldn't see his appearance clearly, but it could be seen that he was old, spoke very slowly, and was not in a good state of mind.
At this time, Bai Song was thinking that if they met in private later, they could prescribe a Chinese medicine to regulate Qi for the Emperor of Japan, which might bring them closer to each other and make future negotiations easier.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, someone from outside the palace came, and the person who met Bai Song was not the Emperor of Japan, but the second prince Yamada Narimitsu.
"Your Majesty the Envoy, we meet again." The second prince came in with a smile and sat down at the main seat.
Bai Song was a little surprised, but the other party explained calmly: "Father, he is not feeling well, and I will discuss the following matters with the envoy."
The fact that the other party appeared in front of Bai Song seemed to have underestimated the second prince's status in Japan.
"Since it is the second prince here, there is no need for us to beat around the bush. The main purpose of coming this time is to feel that the Japanese royal family does not support Datang products enough."
"What kind of support does the envoy expect from us?"
"For three years of tax exemption, the Japanese royal family will no longer guide the pricing of Datang products."
The second prince was slightly stunned, obviously surprised by Bai Song's boldness.
Bai Song also knew that the conditions he gave were very creative, and just as he was about to explain a few more sentences, the second prince smiled and said: "No problem, the royal family can implement a separate policy for Tang Dynasty products, and exempt all products within three years.
tax, and give pricing power to the private sector.”
After the second prince said this, Bai Song fell silent.
"Lord Envoy, is there anything else?"
Things went so smoothly that Bai Song was a little doubtful. I wonder if what the second prince said is true?
"If the second prince has any conditions, just tell him." Bai Song said directly.
"Conditions?" The second prince smiled instead, "There are no conditions. You don't even need the envoy to support me on behalf of the Tang Dynasty."
"No conditions?"
"Such a hearty agreement is just to let the envoy understand the reality of Japan better. As long as Donghuang Pavilion exists for one day, everything the envoy wants will not be realized."
