Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

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"The messenger of Zhenla meets His Majesty the Tang Emperor~!"

"Funan envoys meet His Majesty the Tang Emperor~!"

"The envoy of the Pyu Kingdom greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty~!"

As Li Xiaogong's voice fell, a group of people with different skin tones and clothes descended from the boat. They performed various etiquette and said respectfully to Li Er.

Some people spoke their own language, while others spoke in very blunt Chinese. Upon seeing this, Li Xiaogong hurriedly assigned a middle-aged scribe beside him to help translate.

After listening to Li Er, Long Yan was very happy. As an emperor, there is nothing wrong with being overjoyed. It's just that each emperor's focus is different.

"Haha~! Good~! Where is Cui Aiqing~?"

Cui Shanfu came out from among the hundreds of civil and military officials, cupped his hands and said, "The old minister is here!"

"Bring the envoys of various countries to Honglu Temple for a good life, and there must be no neglect! Three days later, I will summon the envoys of various countries at the great court meeting!"

In the Tang Dynasty, Honglu Temple was one of the nine temples. It was in charge of the tributaries, banquets, gifts, and welcomes of the four barbarians, as well as the country's ominous rituals, the ancestral temples in the central capital, and the ban on the release of the Taoist book account. The ruler and the emperor will meet him in court, distinguish his position, treat him with courtesy, give him a house, and give his speech, gifts, and banquets. All twenty, each proficient in different foreign languages.

In general, Honglu Temple is equivalent to the modern Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the addition of a translation bureau. Cui Shanfu was the minister of Honglu Temple at this time.

An institution corresponding to Honglu Temple is called the Dianke Office, but the functions of the two are substantially different. The Honglu Temple is responsible for foreign guests, while the Dianke Office mainly deals with ethnic affairs.

"The minister obeys the order~!"

Cui Shanfu's face remained calm, but his heart was secretly complaining, because this time there were envoys from thirty-two countries. The number was so large that it was rare to see it in a hundred years. There are so many envoys from different countries. It was difficult to communicate, let alone other things, and the pressure on Cui Shangfu was suddenly full.

The envoys from various countries followed Cui Shanfu away from the pier and went to Chang'an. After Li Er looked at the boundless boats on the river, he turned around and ordered:

"Xiao Aiqing, Yan Aiqing, the two of you are coordinating the shipment of goods here. The grain and goods on the official ships of the imperial court are directly transported to Taicang, and the goods on the private merchant ships, you order people to count the income of each family, and after they pay the commercial tax, let them They start unloading! Be careful to prevent some people from secretly deducting!"

When the fleet went south, the imperial court once said that all merchant ships that accompany the army southward must pay the semi-commercial tax based on their trade income. In comparison, this protection fee is really cheap.

"Old minister leads the order~!"

The Minister of Civil Affairs Xiao Yu and the Minister of Industry Yan Lide heard Li Er's call, and they quickly stepped forward and bowed in response.

Li Er nodded, and seeing that everything was over, he immediately said to the ministers, "Return to the DPRK~!"

The eunuch who had a decree spread Li Er's order loudly, and the civil and military officials who came along with him responded with a bang. Li Er brought Li Xiaogong and the court officials back to the palace. Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at the man who was secretly beside him. Li Zexuan, who was making soy sauce, said, "You also come back to the palace with me~!"

Li Zexuan's face was inexplicable, and he didn't know why the "Goddess of Luck" suddenly descended on his head, making him unable to resist.

"Yes, Your Majesty~!"

Since he can't resist, then enjoy it. It just so happens that he also wants to hear what the whole country will gain from this time, mobilizing the army, and going south to trade.

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"King Hejian, you come to tell all the Aiqing how the harvest of this trip is?"

After Li Er brought the ministers back to the Taiji Hall, he sat directly above, looked at Li Xiaogong and said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty~!"

Li Xiaogong was ready, he responded, then took out a booklet and began to read slowly:

"This time, the imperial court raised a total of 500 official ships, and the minister used more than 3,000 pieces of silk and porcelain to exchange for a total of 880,000 shi of grain, Gansong, Suhe, Anxi, Yujin, Naduo. , Heluo, cloves, agarwood, sandalwood, musk, black agarwood, white brain incense, angelica, solitary, sweet pine, sanna and other spices totaling 170,000 catties, 70 pairs of ivory, thousands of tiger skins, Nanyang There are countless special products of various countries~! In addition, there are 50,000 catties of brass and 300,000 taels of silver~!"

Jing, as Li Xiaogong read out one by one, the hall suddenly fell into a strange silence!

880,000 shi of grain, although this amount is a bit large and a bit beyond everyone's estimation, but it can be attributed to the small South Oceanic country that is rich in grain. I have never seen the gorgeous silk and porcelain in the Central Plains, but the 170,000 catties of spices What the hell~? Do you think the spice is weed or radish and cabbage? Oh, at this time, radishes were not called radishes, but Fei (see "The Book of Songs, Bei Feng, Gu Feng" in "Chai Feng Cai Fei, no lower body"), and cabbage is not called cabbage, it is called Siong.

But things like spices have always been cherished in the Tang Dynasty. They are generally sold in pairs. Depending on the type, the price ranges from dozens of wen to several taels. I have never heard that someone can own a tael. What about 10,000 catties of spices~? The 170,000 catties of spices that Li Xiaogong said were really scary!

But this is not Li Xiaogong's lie, because some spices are really flooded in some island countries in the South China Sea, just like weeds, and they grow everywhere. The 20,000 sailors he brought with him have been used many times as "cutting grass". "The farmer.

As for 50,000 catties of brass and 300,000 taels of silver, this is even more scary~! Now all the mined silver in the entire Tang Dynasty is probably only 200,000 to 300,000 taels, but Li Xiaogong brought back 300,000 taels at once, and what is even more surprising is that he also brought back 50,000 catties of brass , Many courtiers began to look at Li Xiaogong with strange eyes, and they wanted to ask: "Brother, did you loot a country~?"

Nothing more than the courtiers are not surprised, it is really a big gap between the effort and the harvest. According to Li Xiaogong, he only used more than 3,000 pieces of silk and porcelain to change things, but what about the things he brought back~? 880,000 shi of grain alone, according to the current price of grain, can be worth more than 30,000 tons, including 170,000 catties of spices, 300,000 taels of silver, and 50,000 catties of brass... Oops, Edi Niang! Many ministers summed it up in their hearts, and it turned out that the whole person had difficulty even breathing!

Profiteering! This is more than a tenfold profit! It's a hundred times the huge profits of Te Niang! Is there anything in this world that can make more money than this~?

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