Chapter 248 The things that people put out casually are more valuable than our congratulations!
Go all the way, go all the way,
Chen Meng rode on horseback and looked at the scenery on both sides of Ruyang's official road. He was afraid of missing every detail, and silently compared Ruyang with Daliang Taiyuan Prefecture in his heart.
I thought it was nothing at first,
But when the outer city of Ruyang gradually appeared in his eyes, he could no longer remain calm.
The outer city of Ruyang is magnificent. It is obviously a new city, but its scale far exceeds that of the ancient city of Taiyuan. However, a new city of this size cannot be built in a short time.
To put it another way, it means that Ruyang started construction before the Tang Dynasty fell!
We must know that Ruyang was still a little-known small county at that time. Why did it need to build a city of this size?
It’s scary to think about it!
"Let's go in and talk!"
After looking around, Chen Meng said again.
After all, this is Ruyang's territory, so it seems inappropriate to discuss others openly and openly.
"good!"
Wen Chen nodded.
So, the two of them entered the official lobby one after the other.
However, as soon as they entered the lobby, the two of them were shocked again by the scene in front of them.
The layout in the lobby is nothing unusual, including the main and guest seats, etc., but the decorations placed on the main and guest seats are very eye-catching.
There are two blue and white porcelain pieces more than one foot high at the bottom of the hall. There are blue and white porcelain tea cups on every table on the guest side, which looks simple and exquisite.
"Wait a minute, is this Ruyang porcelain? It is indeed extremely exquisite."
Chen Meng and Wen Chen subconsciously came to the hall and looked at the two porcelain vases.
Recently they have heard the name of Ruyang Porcelain but have never seen it before.
"That should be it!"
After looking at it for a long time, Wen Chen sighed and touched it carefully.
But as soon as he touched the vase, Wen Chen suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed instantly.
"General Chen! Not good!"
"What's wrong?"
Chen Meng was stunned and didn't understand why.
"I heard that the price of Ruyang porcelain is extremely high, and it is hard to find anything on the market. Something like this might start at 10,000 taels, plus those tea cups... the porcelain in the lobby is worth at least 1,000 taels."
Tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the gifts we brought..."
Wen Chen smiled bitterly.
It’s true, everything Ruyang puts out is more valuable than the gifts they brought this time. How to do it?
If Ruyang presented a congratulatory gift, Ruyang would not say anything on the surface but would definitely laugh at Daliang secretly, making Daliang look particularly poor.
"Ah...this..."
Chen Meng also gradually came to his senses.
"What should I do?"
Before coming, almost all the officials in Daliang thought that Ruyang was the weakest and poorest among the princes, so the value of the gifts prepared was only about ten thousand taels of silver at most.
At that time, the officials were blushing and many officials thought that the things they brought were too expensive.
"It's too late to make temporary preparations now!"
After a long time, Chen Meng sighed,
You two looked at me and I looked at you, looking at each other.
Daliang’s face is definitely lost this time!
.......
At the same time, the state government office and meeting hall,
Li Mo was sitting on the main seat, with Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng on both sides.
"Lord, the Khitan mission has arrived at Ruyang Pass, the Daliang mission has been settled at the official post, and the other missions are expected to arrive at Ruyang by sunset."
Dan Qiusheng bowed and said.
"Okay! Where are the people in our Dragon Kingdom? There must be no sleeping on the streets."
Li Mo nodded slightly,
Compared with those foreign missions, he actually valued his own people more. As Master Zeng said, only when these people are convinced can the status of the capital of Ruyang be recognized.
"My lord, in addition to the inn in the city, my subordinates have also ordered people to prepare a Tongpu post house, and specially sent a patrol battalion to patrol Ruyang Street. Once they find people who cannot find a place to live, they will bring the post house."
Dan Qiusheng said again.
Ruyang now has a strong reception capacity, comparable to Luoyang and Chang'an.
Unless half of the people in Luoyang and Xiangyang are mobilized, there will never be a situation where they have nowhere to live.
"That's good!"
After getting up, Li Mo came to the desk.
Now everything is ready and all we need is the east wind. The altar for the enthronement and so on are all ready, including the official uniforms of the officials, waiting for the eighth day of the seventh lunar month.
"Lord, there is one more thing."
After Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng looked at each other, Master Zeng said.
"Oh? Sir, it's okay to say it, but is there anything else that you haven't considered carefully?"
"Lord, it's about the harem."
"Harem?"
"Well, since we are establishing a country, the harem is also a top priority. Do you think...should we choose some more concubines? Otherwise, if there is only one person in the harem, the palace will inevitably be ridiculed by foreign countries!"
After saying the words, Master Zeng felt much calmer.
I never knew how to mention this matter to my Lord before.
"Must choose?"
Li Mo hesitated a little,
To be honest, as a modern person, it was sometimes difficult to accept polygamy, but he also knew that this was the Tang Dynasty.
It would be abnormal if only Zhou Yurou was appointed.
"Well, even if the lord only likes the mother of the country, he still has to choose."
"Then... I'll leave this matter to sir."
Li Mo didn't refuse anymore, just do everything according to the rules.
"Yes, my lord!"
.......
Time flies, the sun sets over the mountains,
Foreign missions arrived at Ruyang Pass one after another, and without exception, they were all taken to the official post by Cen Shen.
We were also told that the seventh day of Ruyang’s Daqing, during which the diplomatic missions from various countries could move freely in Ruyang City.
All you need to do is enter the palace on the day of Daqing.
With this statement, many foreign missions would no longer stay in Guanyi and took to the streets of Ruyang one after another.
Especially the Tibetan mission,
Envoy Korhan walked out of the gate immediately, followed by many guards. One of them had a gloomy face and his temples were bulging high. He looked like a master.
This person's name is Cookie, and he is the younger brother of Qu He, a peak ninth-level warrior who was killed by Pei Min in the Chang'an Arena. He is also a late-stage ninth-level warrior.
"Sir, all of our 30,000 suits of armor in Tubo should have fallen into the hands of this Li Mo."
After looking around, Cookie said.
"The soldiers guarding the city at Ruyang Pass are all wearing my Tubo armor!"
Khan nodded calmly.
The main purpose of coming to Ruyang this time is to find out the relationship between Yibo Lou and Li Mo, and also to find out where the armor that was secretly transported to Ruyang went.
Therefore, as soon as he arrived at Ruyang Pass, Kerhan became very energetic.
"Since it has fallen into Li Mo's hands, it is probably impossible to get it back."
After a pause, Khan said again.
"I'll report this back to your Majesty. By the way, when I entered the city, I heard that there is also a Yibo House in Ruyang. Let's go and see if this Yibo House is the same Yibo House in Luoyang!"
Cookie nodded.
Are you asking for armor openly?
Not to mention that Ruyang would never give it or even admit it.
"Walk!"
Khan looked around and walked forward.
However, after walking only a few steps, Cookie suddenly stopped, as if he had seen something shocking and did not dare to take another step forward.