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Bohai Kingdom, ever since the emperor canonized the owner of Bohai Kingdom as Bohai County King, Bohai has become a barrier of the Tang Dynasty and a member of the tributary system of the Tang Dynasty.
Joining the Tang tributary system will bring practical benefits to Bohai County.
Merchant ships in the Bohai Sea could dock at the ports of the Tang Dynasty, purchase goods from the Tang Dynasty at a fair price, and do business with Japan, which was also part of the tributary system of the Tang Dynasty.
The current king of Bohai County is named Daqinmao, and he has been in power for twenty years.
Ever since he was enthroned by the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, Da Qinmao actively studied the Tang Dynasty.
He imitated the system of the Tang Dynasty and established a political organization of "three provinces, six ministries, one platform, seven temples, one courtyard, one prison, and one bureau".
In addition, with Longquan Prefecture in Shangjing as the center, five capitals (Longquan Prefecture in Shangjing, Xiande Prefecture in Zhongjing, Longyuan Prefecture in Tokyo, Yalu Prefecture in Xijing, and Nanhai Prefecture in Nanjing) were established, and prefectures, prefectures, and counties were established.
In addition to introducing the system of the Tang Dynasty, Da Qinmao also actively sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn advanced culture in the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, all the Manchu ministers in the Bohai Kingdom speak Chinese, and the official documents used by the entire Bohai Kingdom's government offices are in Chinese.
In fact, this is not only true of Bohae Kingdom, but also of Silla and Japan.
The influence of the Tang Dynasty is deeply rooted in the underlying structures of these countries.
To continue learning from the Tang Dynasty, we must continue to sinicize.
To continue Chineseization, we must continue to study Datang.
As long as the economic, cultural and political centripetal force of the Tang Dynasty still exists, these small countries in the tribute system will continue to move closer to the Tang Dynasty.
Da Qinmao was a smart monarch. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Da Qinmao immediately moved the capital from Xiande Prefecture in Zhongjing (today's Helong, Jilin) to Longquan Prefecture in Shangjing (today's Ning'an, Heilongjiang).
The reason why the capital was moved was that Da Qinmao knew the behavior of the three armies in Beizhen.
An Lushan started his career through military exploits, and most of his military exploits were achieved in the Northeast.
Relying on the support of the Tang Dynasty, the three towns in Hedong continued to attack the Hu people in the north.
Although the Bohai Kingdom is still some distance away from the territory of Anlu Mountain, since the puppet Yan raised its troops, it has been capturing students in the northeast and sending them to the front line.
The so-called Shengfan are backward tribes that have not yet left the mountains and forests.
Those who give birth to Xianbei, Weishi, or Mohe can all be taken to the front line as birth attendants.
Before An Lushan raised troops, he also sent envoys to Bohai State to ask Bohai State to send troops together.
The King of Bohai, Da Qinmao, avoided the envoys of Anlu Mountain by claiming to be ill. However, the central capital of Bohai Kingdom was still too close to the three towns, so Da Qinmao immediately moved the capital to Longquan Mansion in Shangjing.
Zhongjing Xianfu was the capital that Da Qinmao had been building since he succeeded to the throne. Moving the capital made Da Qinmao very distressed, but he also knew that An Lushan, who had been beating the tribes in the north for many years, could stop children from crying in the Northeast.
The Tang Dynasty cannot be offended by the Bohai County, and neither of these two sides can be offended by the Bohai County.
Since you can't afford to offend, you can hide in the north. They are not afraid of the cold anyway.
What makes Da Qinmao, the Duke of Bohai, depressed is that there are fewer and fewer goods for sale in Datang.
The Bohai Kingdom is good at manufacturing large ships for coastal navigation. Among the highest institutions of the Bohai Kingdom, the six ministers of the Ministry of Information are the most valuable.
The Ministry of Information, like the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty, is the department in charge of construction.
The craftsmen of Bohai County were able to build huge ships to sail along the coastline.
These ships came to the Shandong Peninsula and even went deep into the south of the Yangtze River for trading, and then went north along the coastline to Silla or bypassed Silla and went directly to Japan.
But now the Shandong Peninsula is still in war, and all the tax revenue from Jiangnan has been sent to water transport ships. With the help of the Jianghuai transshipment envoy and Yantieyuan Minister Wu Qi, blood transfusions have been sent to Fengxiang Prefecture and the troops on the front line.
In this case, the goods that Bohai Country can buy will naturally be greatly reduced.
Without the goods of the Tang Dynasty, the Bohai Kingdom's trade would not be able to function. After the capital was moved, several important docks quickly became deserted.
This also gave Da Qinmao a great headache, as trade is the lifeblood of the Bohai Kingdom.
The trading system carefully established by Da Qinmao purchased silk, lacquerware, jewelry and luxury goods from the Tang Dynasty and transported them to Japan in exchange for Japanese gold and grain.
Then Japanese gold was used to buy ginseng, Dongzhu, mink skins and grain in Silla, and the goods were packed and sent to the docks of Datang for sale.
However, Bohai's largest trade is food.
You must know that in Jiangnan Dao during the Kaiyuan Tianbao period, due to the rising price of silk, the Jiangnan Dao area, which was originally the main producing area of grain, had to import grain from the Bohai State.
A large number of people converted farmland into mulberry fields, spun silk at home and sent it to the market to buy food rations and exchange for other daily necessities.
During the Tang Dynasty, both silk and silk could be used directly as currency. In the prosperous Jiangnan Road, it was the mint of the empire. A large amount of silk was produced and absorbed by the prosperous trade. The entire social atmosphere began to advocate luxury.
Jiangnan Road changed from a main production area of grain to an import place of grain. It was the prosperous maritime trade of the Tang Dynasty that allowed the people of Jiangnan to buy grain at low prices.
But now, although Jianghuai has not suffered from military disasters, there are still many conscripts and corvees.
Wu Qi took office as the Jianghuai transfer envoy and established a salt institute to monopolize the salt industry, which further increased the cost of living for the people.
Nowadays, many mulberry fields have been converted into farmland again. In such troubled times, food is more secure than silk.
What worries Da Qinmao is that the foundation of the entire Bohai State has been affected.
How would Bohai Country develop without triangular trade?
At this time, the chamberlain reported to Da Qinmao:
"Your Majesty, the envoy of King Jianning of the Tang Dynasty wishes to see you."
King Jianning?
Da Qinmao was very concerned about the situation in the Tang Dynasty, but for a moment he suddenly thought of who King Jianning was?
After a moment of confusion, Da Qinmao finally remembered that King Jianning was the second son of the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Prince of the Tang Dynasty who was in charge of Longyou.
The envoy of King Jianning?
King Jianning was the governor of Longyou, while Da Qinmao was the lord of Bohai County.
Longyou and Bohai, one is the western frontier of the empire, and the other is the eastern frontier of the empire. It can be said that they are completely unrelated to each other.
But after all, King Jianning was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was a celestial kingdom, so it was not easy for Da Qinmao to put on airs and disappear.
The dusty Fang Guoshou put on the official robes of the Tang Dynasty. Since entering the Northeast at the beginning of the month, Fang Guoshou and his entourage rushed non-stop towards the capital of the Bohai Sea.
They stopped by the Songmo Protectorate, but found that the eight Khitan tribes had already fled, and their plan to contact the Khitan to attack Anlu Mountain was useless.
Along the way, China Life even felt the power of the three northern towns.
The Puppet Yan's rear has become so empty that these northern barbarians are still frightened by the news.
For example, the eight Khitan tribes in the Songmo Protectorate were so frightened that they ran all the way back to the Xing'an Mountains after being raided several times by the puppet Yan.
There were countless tribesmen who fled north along the way, which made Duan Wenchang sigh with emotion.
"As expected of the prosperous Tang Dynasty!"
Fang Guoshou said calmly: "In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the towns east of the Tang River often rebelled and were often attacked by the imperial court, but they were still able to firmly suppress the Hu people in the north."
"The Tang Dynasty was indeed prosperous in martial virtue."
Fortunately, there was an electronic map in the game. After ten days of long journey, Fang Guoshou and his party finally entered the border of Bohai Country.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
After revealing his identity, Fang Guoshou still ran all the way and finally arrived at Longquan Mansion in Shangjing.
Da Qinmao respected King Jianning's envoy very much. He put on the prince's clothes as a reward from the Tang Dynasty, and then personally received Fang Guoshou and his party in the "Black Water Hall".
Bohai State established five capitals and built palaces according to the theory of the Five Elements.
Shangjing Longquan Palace belongs to the water industry, and Heishui Hall is a small palace near the Tumen River.
The main building of the entire Black Water Hall, the Tribute Hall, is a large hall paved with wooden floors.
The entire hall is a Tang Dynasty-style building, with six columns supporting the dome.
Large oil lamps made from whale fat illuminated the tribute hall brightly.
After Fang Guoshou expressed his respect to the Prince of Bohai County with impeccable etiquette, he ordered his men to bring up two large boxes.
Da Qinmao looked at the two big boxes in confusion.
Fang Guoshou opened the box, and Da Qinmao immediately stood up from the throne.
I only saw a box full of exquisite jewelry, various gemstones and spices, which are the best-selling goods in this era.
The other box was filled with colorful cloths. Although they were not as shiny as silk, the colors were so bright that Da Qinmao had never seen them before.
Fang Guoshou then took out an exquisite gold-plated Buddha statue from another small box.
Now Da Qinmao couldn't move his eyes away.
Bohai State worships Buddhism, and Da Qinmao is also a devout believer.
This Buddha statue is lifelike and its expressions and movements are exquisite.
The Buddha's face with kind eyebrows and kind eyes looks like a real Buddha, and the robes on his body are almost fluttering.
What made Da Qinmao unable to take his eyes away was the gems inlaid on the twelve-level lotus platform under the Buddha statue!
Each gemstone is crystal clear, and the gorgeous patterns wrapped in the flawless gemstones are extremely bright. The transparent gemstone in the middle actually has a perfect swastika sealed inside.
This Buddha statue was also a gift carefully prepared by Fang Guoshou, and was made by a player who is actually a master of arts and crafts.
But this player's insistence on inlaying glass beads on the lotus pedestal left Fang Guoshou speechless.
But when I saw Da Qinmao's expression, I knew that this gift was the right one.
However, Da Qinmao was also a monarch who had been in charge of state affairs for twenty years. After he was briefly fascinated by the Buddha statue, he quickly regained his composure and asked:
"Why did your envoy come all this way?"
Bohai, a country founded on trade, naturally knows that there is no free lunch in the world.
The envoy from Longyou, who couldn't be beaten with eight poles, must have a big deal to give such a "precious" gift.
Fang Guoshou said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Jianning sent me here to do business with the King of Bohai County."
"Business?"
Fang Guoshou said: "Now Longyou needs food, so he wants to buy food from Bohai State."
"Purchasing grain? Longyou and Bohai are thousands of miles apart. How to transport the purchased grain back?"
If Fang Guoshou's customs seal had not been faulty, Da Qinmao would have suspected that he was a fake messenger.
Isn't there something wrong with Longyou's decision to buy grain from the Bohai Kingdom?
Just listen to Fang Guoshou say: "Prince, what the envoy wants to discuss with you is this land trade route."