Chapter 488 Your Japanese country is willing to sell some land and islands to this king
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded slowly.
It’s only 20,000 yuan, so wrong!
Not too much, but too little!
A dignified Japanese delegation came specifically to do business with him, and they actually brought so much money with them?
After thinking about it, he handed the list to Inugami Mita.
"If you look carefully, they calculated the money wrongly?"
Inugami Mitsuda took it, glanced at it quickly, and then his expression relaxed.
"I report to His Highness the King of Jin, exactly twenty thousand guan, no more, no less!"
As he said that, he looked at Li Baoding and others aside with surprise.
"I didn't expect that these young men are so skilled in calculations. It took ten of us an hour to calculate these numbers clearly!"
Li Xuan didn't pay attention to Inugami Mita Shu's surprise, but had a weird look on his face.
"You only brought 20,000 yuan of property?"
Hearing this, Inugami Mita Shu finally realized what Li Xuan meant, his expression straightened, and he replied slowly: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, when the envoy came, he actually brought 50,000 guan, but he still needs to give it to those who came before him.
The missionaries who come to study pay tuition, buy a house, and leave some living expenses!
Therefore, only 20,000 guan were left in the end!"
Carrying 50,000 yuan of money, he didn't feel short at all!
This much money is already the most money their emperor can spend!
"Well, I'll make some preparations when I go back. I'll pay you and deliver the goods tomorrow!"
Li Xuan exhaled softly and said slowly.
At the same time, I no longer have much expectations in my heart!
"Thank you, His Highness King Jin!"
Inugami Mita Shu was overjoyed and quickly bowed his hands to Li Xuan.
soon.
On the next day, Inugami Mitaru came to Lijiazhuang with six four-wheeled carriages.
And Li Xuan had already arranged for Li Chang to prepare all the liquor, dried pickles, tea, glass, silk and other items requested by Inugami Santian.
Pay the money in one hand and deliver the goods in one hand.
Afterwards, Li Xuan and Inugami Mita Shu couldn't help but carefully inspect the cash box and the goods.
Although the liquor, tea, dried pickles, yak meat and other items prepared by Li Chang were not the best, their packaging was the best.
Therefore, Inugami Mita Shu was completely satisfied.
Li Xuan, on the other hand, looked confused.
"Inugamisan, is this the money of your Japanese country?"
Looking at the messy coins and even some silver nuggets placed in the wooden boxes, Li Xuan looked gloomy, feeling like he had been deceived.
"Back to His Highness Prince Jin, although these money are a bit messy, as long as they are exchanged with the Tang Dynasty's money, they will definitely be worth 20,000 yuan!"
Inugami Mitaru said hurriedly.
"Butler, is this really true?"
Hearing this, Li Xuan turned to look at the butler Li Chang on the side.
"Your Majesty, that seems to be the case!" Li Chang was also a little unsure.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Inugami Mita Shu did not deceive your Majesty. The Japanese country does not make its own coins. It usually uses grain and cloth to barter."
The two Honglu Temple officials on the side quickly explained, "Therefore, when they were sent as envoys to the Tang Dynasty, these Japanese people brought coins that were circulated to the Japanese country from the previous dynasty to exchange with us!"
"The Japanese country doesn't have its own coins?"
Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but be startled.
Similarly, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others on the side were all surprised.
"Back to Your Highness King Jin, our country of Japan does not have that much ore to make coins, so we have been using the coins of the Tang Dynasty!"
Inugami Mita Shu also understood at this moment that the King of Jin had misunderstood him, so he quickly explained.
"But this money is obviously not my Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Xuan pointed at some coins of different sizes and said speechlessly.
"Your Majesty, the Japanese country has been carrying coins from China to the Japanese country since the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the coins of the Japanese country are a bit messy. However, please rest assured, your Majesty, although these coins are not the Kaiyuan Tongbao of our Tang Dynasty, they can be recycled as long as they are melted.
It can also be used if it is remade into Kaiyuan Tongbao!
However, in our Tang Dynasty, as long as you exchange coins from other dynasties for Kaiyuan Tongbao, the price will be half!"
The two Honglu Temple officials quickly explained again.
"So, wouldn't this king be at a loss?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but glare at the two Honglu Temple officials.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the Japanese people's money is calculated as half of the money." The official of Honglu Temple explained quickly.
"I see!"
After hearing this, Li Xuan finally understood.
"It seems that Japan is really poor!"
Inugami Mitaru looked embarrassed.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Li Xuan thought of something, reached out and fished out a small silver nugget from the pile of coins.
"Your Majesty, one piece of this silver can be exchanged for five hundred coins!"
The Honglu Temple official on the side saw Li Xuan's interest and quickly explained.
"This silver piece was also brought from your Japanese country?"
Li Xuan looked at Inugami Mita Shu who was standing aside.
"Your Majesty the King of Jin, that's right!"
Inugami Mita Shu quickly replied.
"How much of this do you have? Next time you come to the Tang Dynasty, you can use this silver piece to buy something from me!" Li Xuandan said in a low voice.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, this kind of silver nugget was smelted from ore by the craftsmen of the Japanese country. Since smelting is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, the Japanese country does not have a lot of silver!"
Inugami Mitsuda reported the report cautiously, and at the same time subconsciously looked at Li Xuan.
"It doesn't matter, you can bring as much as you have, I want them all. If you lack the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty, you can also use the silver to exchange it with me.
Of course, if there is such gold, I can give you one tael of gold!"
As he spoke, Li Xuan pulled out a golden nugget from under the coin.
"Thank you so much, His Highness King Jin. After the envoy returns to Japan, he will definitely report this to our emperor and Minister Su Ga!"
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded slowly.
Then, he said casually: "Since you are so short of copper coins, do you need to sell a large amount of copper coins from me?"
"Um?"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
On the other hand, Inugami Mitsuda's face was filled with surprise.
"May I ask His Highness the King of Jin, how can your envoy buy copper coins from His Highness the King of Jin?"
"I have taken a fancy to those islands in your Japanese country. You can use the islands or land to exchange copper coins from me! Of course, if you use silver mines, gold mines, or iron mines to exchange Kaiyuan Tongbao from me, I will certainly
Will like it even more!”
"Exchange land, islands, or mines for copper coins?"
Hearing this, Inugami Mita was stunned for a moment, but a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
However, the faces of Li Chang and Cheng Chusi changed slightly and they quickly tried to dissuade them.
"Your Majesty, think twice. Our Tang Dynasty has a vast territory and rich products. There is no need to exchange mines from the Japanese Kingdom. Moreover, the Japanese Kingdom is thousands of miles away from our Datang. Even if your Majesty buys those islands and mines from the Japanese Kingdom, we cannot mine them!"
"Master, the Japanese country is not only far away from our country, the Tang Dynasty, but it is also barren and barren. It is totally not worth it!"
Hearing this, Li Xuan slowly waved his hand and said, "If I want to take my fleet on a long voyage in the future, I will definitely have to pass through the Japanese country. Therefore, it doesn't hurt to buy a few islands or some land in the Japanese country first!"
Although the reason was a bit lame, Inugami Mitsuda didn't think much about it. At this moment, he was completely filled with a sense of happiness. He nodded repeatedly, and he felt like it was pie in the sky.
"Inunshang, do you, the Japanese nation, want to exchange some islands or territory with me in exchange for copper coins?"