Chapter 489 The Japanese country is just a piece of fat
"I would like to report to His Highness the King of Jin that Japan is very willing to sell you the islands and territory of Japan. However, this matter is important, and my envoy needs to return to the country to report to our emperor and Minister Suwa before I can sell Japan's territory and islands to you!
"
Inugami Mita Shu quickly saluted Li Xuan and secretly looked at Li Xuan, fearing that Li Xuan would be angry!
"It doesn't matter, you go and come back quickly. However, if your Japanese country wants to sell the islands and territory to my king, then you need to sign a letter of credence and stamp it with the seal of your Japanese monarch!"
Li Xuan urged with a tone that Inugami Mita Shu didn't notice.
"Yes, yes, please rest assured, Your Highness, Prince Jin, this matter is what it should be!"
Inugami Mita Shu responded again.
As long as Li Xuan can pay for it, Japan will be able to say anything.
Then, remembering the most important thing, Inugami Mitsuda glanced at Li Xuan cautiously and asked: "May I ask His Highness the King of Jin, how do you buy and sell our Japanese territory or islands? What is the price?"
After hearing this, Li Xuan frowned and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "Around the city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, one acre of land costs fifty guan. However, the farther away from Chang'an city, the lower the price. When we arrive in Qingzhou, one acre of land costs fifty guan.
One mu of land was worth twenty guan, which was directly reduced by half.
In this way, the Japanese country is more than tens of thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty, and one acre of land is only worth one acre at most!"
"One acre consistent?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Li Baoding and others couldn't help but twitch their eyelids. Sure enough, the Master is cruel enough!
Even Inugami Mitsuda couldn't help but be stunned. He quickly and cautiously asked again: "Please forgive me, Your Highness, Prince Jin. One acre of land is only one acre. Is it too little?"
"A lot!"
Li Xuan chuckled and shook his head, "Even if I really buy the land from your Japanese country, I can't send people to go all the way to cultivate it. The value to me is not too great!"
"and……"
Suddenly, Li Xuan seemed to remember something, and looked at Inugami Mita Shi again, and said: "Inugami, the price I mentioned is just the price of your land in Japan. If it is a deserted island or a deserted place,
, the most ten acres can only be given to one person!"
"this……"
At this time, Inugami Mita was dumbfounded again and looked at Li Xuan blankly.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, has ten acres of land, and my envoy cannot..."
Before Inugami Mitaru could finish speaking, Li Xuan waved his hand with determination on his face.
"This kind of price is already the highest price I can pay. Your Japanese land is of no use to me! If I hadn't seen that your Japanese country is so barren, I wouldn't even be prepared to buy your Japanese land!
In the eyes of this king, one thousand acres of land in your Japanese country is not as good as one acre of land in the Tang Dynasty. You can go back and inform the king of your Japanese country about this. If he agrees, he will sign the certificate of land sale. If you think the price is low, you can do this.
Give it up, I have always been very reasonable and never forcefully buy or sell!"
"yes!"
Seeing that Li Xuan had no intention of discussing, Inugami Mita Shi could only respond bitterly.
As the most impoverished Japanese country, not only did Inugami Mita Hao have no capital to bargain with Li Xuan, even if Emperor Shumei and Soga Ezo of the Japanese country came in person, they had to behave in the face of a powerful rich man like Li Xuan.
Please.
After Inugami Mita and the two Honglu Temple officials left with a map of Japan full of marks, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others looked at Li Xuan with doubts on their faces.
"May I ask Master, why do you have to buy Japanese land?"
“Do you think it’s uneconomical to pay for one acre of land, or even ten acres of land?”
Li Xuan asked with a strange look on his face.
"But Master, the Japanese country is thousands of miles away from me, the Tang Dynasty, so even if I buy it, it will be useless!"
Li Chengqian said slowly.
On the side, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others all nodded in agreement.
Indeed, in this era when the Tang Dynasty was the supreme kingdom and the most prosperous in the world, except for the Tang Dynasty, all the surrounding countries were barren and useless.
It even takes a lot of manpower to manage it.
Only the Western Regions adjacent to the Tang Dynasty, such as the Turks, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo and other vassal states, came to invade from time to time, and coupled with some feuds, the Tang Dynasty would take action against those vassal states.
As for the Japanese country, it was far away and barren. In the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, it was like a hozen in a barbaric land, and it was still uncivilized, so it was not considered at all.
In fact, because it is too far away, there is no interest in occupying its territory.
Perhaps, in the eyes of the entire Tang family, Li Xuan was the only one who would have some interest in Japan.
"Who says it's useless?"
Li Xuan sneered, "The land you bought is my king's land. When the construction of the two steel giant ships in Qingzhou is completed, I can take the ship and go to the Japanese country."
At that time, I can do whatever I want with the Japanese land! Moreover, even ten thousand acres of land will only cost me one thousand guan, which is the price of a bottle of liquor. I will sell the Japanese a bottle of liquor.
Earn it back!
And how much does it cost to brew a bottle of liquor in the village? If you calculate it carefully, isn’t this land from the Japanese country given away for free? "
"Moreover, after the Japanese country sells the land to me, as long as I don't take it over for a year, do you think the Japanese country will really think that the land becomes mine? Maybe, they will still do whatever they want on my land.
!
In this way, doesn’t this king have an excuse to attack Japan?..."
"this……"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others couldn't help but be stunned.
"But master, after conquering the Japanese country, what's the use? Is it possible to sell those Japanese people to be slaves to the Tang Dynasty?"
As he said this, Cheng Chusi couldn't help but think of something, grinning and staring with a vulgar look on his face.
"You bastard, Japan is a country after all. It's bigger than Goguryeo. How come there's no point in attacking it?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but glared at Cheng Chusi fiercely.
"Master, is it possible to make money by attacking the Japanese country?" Cheng Chusi was a little confused.
Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others all looked puzzled.
The Japanese country was so far away from the Tang Dynasty. If we sent out troops, we would only need food, grass and baggage, which would cause huge losses.
Every time we send troops, we lose money, which is not economical at all!
"As long as the Japanese country is conquered, how much food, grass and baggage will be lost and cannot be taken from the Japanese country?"
Li Xuan glanced at him with disgust, these bastard disciples he taught were all stupid!
"Furthermore, after the Japanese country is destroyed, even if the Japanese country is far away from the Tang Dynasty, there is no need to send officials to manage the Japanese country. If any aristocratic family is willing to take over, it can be sold to that family as a fiefdom. How much must be paid to the court every year?
Taxation and food.
Besides, there are not only silver and iron mines in the Japanese country, but we can let the Japanese prisoners dig out the iron ore, silver mines, and gold mines and transport them to the Tang Dynasty.
If there is no aristocratic family or nobles to take over, you can also send an army to protect the Japanese country. The Japanese king will still rule the Japanese country, but the Japanese country must support that army every year!
Moreover, I must pay taxes to Datang...
There is no need to go into details about these things. According to the murderous temperament of those bandits in Aye, you are much more experienced in doing these things than I am!"
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others were speechless.
I was just waiting for Aye to go into the city to grab some property after winning the battle, but I didn't think so like you and started planning directly on the envoys sent to Tang Dynasty!
"Master, what should I do if I am impeached by those censors?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others were obviously a little moved, but when they thought of something, they couldn't help but ask cautiously.