At the beginning, I awakened the Taobao system

"Your Majesty, Gaochang Kingdom presents two thousand-year-old snow lotuses and ten orchids." In the atmosphere of chilling, the deputy envoy of Gaochang Kingdom presented the congratulatory gift respectfully, not daring to be negligent, let alone being careful.

Li Shimin was not good at fighting at first, the generals under his command were like wolves, tigers and leopards, each of them was brave and good at fighting, and there were even millions of bears.

Coupled with Chen Yi's assistance from the side, the two crises were easily resolved, and it would be good to hurt the provocateur. If he didn't look at Datang again, he might become a criminal subject to the subjugation of the country. "Your Majesty, the Nanzhao Kingdom presents two giant elephants, and is willing to form friendship with the Tang Dynasty with the Qin and Jin Dynasties." The envoy of the Nanzhao Kingdom said modestly.

For a while, Tubo, Xue Yantuo, Tuyuhun and other envoys presented gifts one after another.What bmw, lion, what jade, agate, spices, beauties.Li Shimin was delighted to hear this, and immediately said: "Rewards, all countries have rewards, and the Ministry of Rites rewards with several times the price."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

The envoys from all over the world expressed their joy and bowed in gratitude.

They are willing to pay tribute to Datang in exchange for several times and dozens of times of rewards at a very small price.

Chen Yi frowned slightly and glanced at Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng smiled, toasted and drank, and then looked at Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, etc. They didn't seem to think there was a problem.

Ugh!
Chen Yi sighed softly, wanting to save face and suffer.

"Nephew, what's the matter?" Wei Zheng turned his head and asked after hearing the sound.

"For disaster relief, the imperial court spent a lot of money, and it's almost time to get rid of the pot. With such a reward from His Majesty, envoys from various countries will come here twice a year, no matter how rich the family is, they can't bear it." Chen Yi leaned forward and whispered to Wei Zheng.

As far as he knows, in some dynasties, foreigners treated tribute as a business, paying tribute to some local specialties in exchange for a lot of wealth from the Central Plains dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was not rich, and it couldn't afford such a toss.

"Nephew, this is a waste of money, but it's worth it to win over the four kingdoms." Wei Zheng didn't think there was a problem, but instead persuaded Chen Yi.

Worth the ass.

Chen Yi didn't turn back, but clasped his fists and said loudly, "Your Majesty, wait a moment"

"What objection do you have?" Li Shimin asked.

Chen Yi got up and walked to the center of the hall, looked at the gifts washed by the envoys of various countries and said, "I thought that the imperial court didn't need to return the gift, but just strengthen the mutual market and trade. The Tang Dynasty is prosperous, and all the countries are naturally willing to come to Chang'an."

"Chen Yi, returning the gift shows the importance the imperial court attaches to all states." Wei Zheng said aloud, he knew that Chen Yi disagreed

"That's right, it's been like this in all dynasties." Changsun Wuji looked at Chen Yi and said.

Chen Yi rolled his eyes at Wei Zheng, the eldest grandson Wuji, and said loudly: "In all dynasties, the most proud and glorious sentence of each emperor is probably that all directions come to pay tribute, and all nations come to court. However, the courts of all dynasties spent huge amounts of money every year in return for the tribute paid by various countries. capital.

Yang Guang, the former king of the Sui Dynasty, in order to show the majesty of the heaven and the kingdom, held a tribute ceremony in Chang'an and his capital Luoyang every new year's first month.Serious extravagance and waste will increase the burden on the people.

Furthermore, Your Majesty is the Majesty of the Tang people. Even if foreign countries pay tribute ten times a year, if the people of the Tang Dynasty are in dire straits, the court will still be in a precarious situation. pain of.

To strengthen the trade between the Tang Dynasty and the states, the imperial court sent troops to protect the commercial routes, the imperial court enjoys taxes and brings wealth, and the common people exchange what they have and what they have, and do business back and forth, and they can also accumulate wealth.Only when foreign merchants make money can the kings and princes of the country enter the palace with complete conviction.

It is reasonable to insist on the outer king and the inner sage, rather than the outer sage and the inner king.

In a word, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world. "

"Zhongshuling, do you doubt His Majesty's choice?" Xiao Yu scolded.

"Heh, if you listen to both, you will be clear, but you will be dark when you believe. This official provides a way of thinking, and the choice should be made by His Majesty." Chen Yi turned back.

"Your Majesty, I think Zhongshuling's suggestion has merit." Fang Xuanling supported Chen Yi.

"There is no need to discuss this matter."

Li Shimin stopped the discussion, and said loudly: "How to return the gift, Chen Yi, you have an idea."

"One reward for each, such as tea or perfume. Your Majesty writes an imperial edict and has close contacts with the kings of various countries." Chen Yi suggested.

tea.

perfume.

They are all unique to Datang, and they are worth thousands of gold on the surface, but they are made in workshops, and they are not worth much after all.As for the edict, it can better demonstrate Li Shimin's importance to the states. Even if the king is dissatisfied, it is enough for the soldiers to suppress the border.

tea.

perfume.

Only the royal family and princes have money to buy these two.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Dou Lukuan, according to what Chen Yi said, every country will reward you with two catties of tea and two bottles of perfume."

"Here!"

Dou Lukuan, Minister of Rites, bowed to accept the order.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing one's parents.

For a moment, the envoys of all the countries looked at Chen Yi in unison, hating and cursing in their hearts.

Traveled long distances, but only got tea and perfume.

Persevering people had to bow their heads under the eaves.

However, seeing Chen Yi pull out a large amount of tea and perfume from his arms like a magic trick, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly burst.

Shouts of cheers resounded through the hall.

Seeing this, Li Shimin said at the right time: "These two are unique to Zhongshu Ling, and rare goods can be lived in. Be careful, so as not to lose them, bring them back to the capital, and tell your king, you can send them to the Tang Dynasty to do business."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

The envoys shouted excitedly after receiving the gift.

Then play music.

Then dance.

In the afternoon, the banquet ended.

A group of officials and envoys left one after another.

Chen Yi was slightly drunk in his thoughts, and when he got up to leave, Eunuch Yao called him to stop.

As a last resort, stay.

At a glance, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, the court cabinet, Cheng Yaojin, Li Xiaogong and other generals are all there.

They looked at Chen Yi intently like they were looking at a monster.

At the banquet, many questions are not easy to ask, and you must get to the bottom of it in private to find out the reason.

The irrelevant people retreated, Cheng Yaojin grabbed Chen Yi's arm, and asked excitedly: "Nephew, how did you do it just now?"

Catch the snake with bare hands.

There are ghosts on the white paper.

He still doesn't know what's going on?

"Yes, tell me quickly." Li Xiaogong asked urgently.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Li Daozong, Qin Qiu and others looked eagerly at Chen Yi.

At the same time, Li Shimin stepped out from behind the screen and asked urgently: "Chen Yi, tell me what's going on?"

Ugh!
These illiterate people who don't understand science.

Chen Yi sighed, wishing to distribute a copy of "One Hundred Thousand Whys" to each of them, so as to popularize scientific knowledge for them.

Everyone surrounded Chen Yi with great interest, and noticed that there was a look of contempt on Chen Yi's face.

Li Xiaogong raised his head and pointed at Chen Yi, and said displeasedly: "Stinky boy, do you despise us?"

"Uncle is overthinking." Chen Yi smiled and lied.

"Oh, cheating ghosts." Cheng Yaojin said in a contemptuous voice.

Chen Yi's grinning expression clearly showed contempt from the bottom of his heart.

"Threesomes, there must be my teacher. If I don't understand, I should not be ashamed to ask my subordinates." Fang Xuanling rescued Chen Yi.

He is full of ways to govern the country and is not good at various skills.

At the banquet, if Chen Yi hadn't seen the tricks and resolved the crisis, maybe the feast would have become a joke.

"Chen Yi, quickly tell me the reason." Li Shimin hurriedly urged.

"Yes, tell me quickly." Li Xiaogong agreed.

"Your Majesty, all uncles. The reason is very simple. I smear realgar on both hands. This thing is the nemesis of poisonous snakes, so it is not a problem to catch snakes with bare hands. If realgar is paired with strong wine, poisonous snakes and mosquitoes will flee in panic." Chen Yi said.

realgar.

Li Shimin didn't know what realgar was.

When Li Xiaogong wanted to ask the bottom line, Chen Yi said: "Uncle, if you know this, go ask the students in Lishan Academy."

Uh.

Li Xiaogong felt that Chen Yi was insulting him.

Most of the Lishan Academy are children of seven or eight years old. He is a majestic county king who goes to ask the children for advice. Where is his old face?

"Hahaha, it seems that my nephew's Lishan Academy has a lot of talented people." Yu Shinan stroked his beard and laughed: "I will definitely visit someday."

"Learning is endless, and it is not shameful to ask children for advice." Fang Xuanling nodded.

At this time, Li Shimin sternly said: "Stop rambling, what happened to ghosts appearing on the white paper later?"

He saw that this matter was similar to bewitching, and careless operation caused a dispute of bewitching.

"Your Majesty, this is a small technique, similar to the color change caused by mixing different dyes." Chen Yi said simply.When planning to do a small experiment to clear up the doubts of several people, Cheng Yaojin said anxiously: "So, it can be used to scare people."