At the beginning, I awakened the Taobao system

"This one……"

Chen Yi hesitated a little, feeling that Cheng Yaojin was going to die, forgetting about the evil of witchcraft?
"Give me some quick."

Chen Yi didn't want to talk to Cheng Yaojin, coughed lightly in embarrassment, "Uncle, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the disaster of witchcraft caused the queen to hang herself, the prince died tragically, and many officials suffered.

Cheng Yaojin used it to scare people, and some people with ulterior motives took the opportunity to make trouble, and it was easy to implicate Tong Chaopaoze.

"and many more"

Li Shimin shouted.

Chen Yi stopped, and kindly reminded: "Your Majesty, don't forget the scourge of witchcraft in Emperor Wu's time."

"Ha ha……"

Li Shimin sneered twice, and glared at Cheng Yaojin.

Looking at it, Cheng Yaojin was afraid for a while.

Fortunately, Chen Yi reminded him that he had forgotten about it.

Hastily waved his hands and said: "Nephew, no more, I don't want it anymore. Don't use this to harm others."

"I have my measure."

Chen Yi nodded slightly, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing important, I will take my leave first."

"Ah…"

"Today, congratulations come from all directions, and all nations come to court. Fortunately, you have stood up to protect the majesty of the court. Gaochang Kingdom and Nanzhao Kingdom have presented ten women from the Western Regions respectively. I will reward you a few of them." Li Shimin said.

That's it!
Chen Yi thought that Li Shimin was worried about causing the disaster of witchcraft.He humbly shook his head and refused: "Your Majesty, I don't like Hu Ji."

At the beginning Hu Shang presented him with orchids, and among the concubines of Jieli captured during the Northern Expedition, there were also women from the Western Regions who were beautiful and beautiful. He had the opportunity to accept them all, but they all refused.

As for the women from the Western Regions presented by Gaochang Kingdom, they are also not interested.

"You like lions and giant elephants, and I am reluctant to send you off!" Li Shimin said loudly.Not allowing Chen Yi to refuse, he told Eunuch Yao to bring the Western Region women outside into the palace.

Don't allow Chen Yi to refuse, and reward Chen Yi with the most beautiful woman from the Western Regions.

The remaining people were rewarded with Li Xiaogong and other officials.

The emperor's kindness was hard to repay, and Chen Yi was forced to accept it.

After thanking Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, etc., Changsun Wuji glanced at Chen Yi and said loudly: "Your Majesty, when Chen Yi mentioned the matter of doing business with the countries in the Western Regions, he must have a package plan, which may increase the tax of the Ministry of Households."

Based on his understanding of Chen Yi, Chen Yi would never mention it out of thin air.

"Do you have a good strategy?" Li Shimin asked.

Chen Yi said confidently: "Today, His Majesty announced that merchants from all over the world are welcome to come to Datang to do business, and reward the envoys of various countries with tea and perfume. When they return to China, Hu merchants from all over the world will definitely flock to Chang'an. , tea, perfume and all kinds of textiles must be shipped in large quantities to the Western Regions.

I suggest that the household department take the lead, build several workshops as soon as possible, do business in the name of the court, and ensure that the court will get rich in a few years. "

"You cooperate with me?" Li Shimin asked.

"No, the household department runs it alone." Chen Yi said firmly: "If the internal funds are short of money, you can also buy properties."

Li Shimin believed in Chen Yi's means of raising money, and also believed in the talent of the household management headed by Dai Zhou, thinking over Chen Yi's proposal over and over again.

When I was young, I stopped and said: "You are in charge of taking the lead. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the internal slaves and the workshops and caravans cooperate with each other. The imperial court takes the lead, and the guards in various places protect the caravans."

This…

Chen Yi didn't know if he was happy or sad.

Before he could answer, Xiao Yu said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen can't get on the stage, and the court can't do business."

"Yes, Your Majesty cannot participate." Yu Shinan supported Xiao Yu's suggestion.

Li Shimin looked displeased, and asked: "The court is short of money, will any of you make up for it?"

For a year and a half, no matter it was the snowstorm in winter, the Northern Expedition, or the drought in late summer, Chang'an merchants actively donated food and money to tide over the difficulties with the court.

He did not forget what Chen Yi said at the beginning.

To protect the interests of merchants, merchants support the imperial court. Looking at Chen Yi's words, they have been verified one after another.

Xiao Yu and Yu Shinan couldn't help the court to collect money, so they kept silent.

Li Shimin cleared his throat and said without a doubt: "Recently, in your free time, Xuanling and Keming, you brought the cabinet and officials from the six ministries, and went with Chen Yiduo to the eastern and western cities, wandering around, looking for a profitable business, and the imperial court actively participated in it." .”

"Here!"

Fang Xuanling and eldest grandson Wuji nodded.

All the officials exchanged a few pleasantries, and each of them left the palace with their rewards.

Chen Yi stepped out of the palace gate.

Xue Rengui and other black riders saw the woman from the Western Regions beside Chen Yi, Xue Rengui exclaimed: "General, why did you go into the palace and bring out a woman from the Western Regions?"

"It's a reward from Your Majesty." Chen Yi said flatly, "This is too..." Xue Rengui said awkwardly.

He wanted to say that rewarding a woman from the Western Regions is worse than rewarding a court lady.

After all, it is difficult for women from the Western Regions to enter the court of elegance, and most of them are orchids or slaves. Chen Yi has a noble status, and bringing women from the Western Regions back to his home will damage his noble body.
What is this expression?
Chen Yi noticed Xue Rengui's disgusted expression, and couldn't help but stare at him.

It's not Xue Li's fault.

Since ancient times, there has been a difference between Huayi and Yi, and the Central Plains dynasty has always looked down upon people from foreign countries.

Chen Yi glanced at the woman, noticing that the woman looked distracted, and reminded him, "Get in the car."

The woman's expression remained unchanged, as if the statue didn't move at all.

what happened?

Could there be a speech barrier between them?
Chen Yi looked at the woman with doubts in his heart.

Not right either.

Gaochang Kingdom is a multi-lingual Buddhist country. Four Han countries have emerged successively: Kan's Gaochang, Zhang's Gaochang, Ma's Gaochang, and Qu's Gaochang. It stands to reason that this woman can understand his words.

Furthermore, did the Gaochang envoys dare to send a woman who could not understand the language to the Tang Dynasty? Wouldn't they be afraid of destroying the country?

"Get in the car." Chen Yi reminded, and got into the car.

The buttocks were not yet seated, the woman came in with a nervous expression, and carefully sat at a very far distance from Chen Yi.If the carriage hadn't been sealed, the bumps along the way would have thrown her out.

Seeing this, Chen Yi burst into a smile, and looked at the other party with his chin resting.

The woman was wearing a red dance dress, embroidered with exotic patterns, wrapped around a tall and slender figure, which was also considered to be protruding and backward, with charming eyes and Qiong nose, which was quite exotic, like suet's white skin and suet. Thin lips as delicate as rose petals.

She is an out-and-out beauty.

Perhaps after a long journey to Chang'an, the journey was tiring, and the woman's exquisite face showed a little tiredness, but she still couldn't conceal her dazzling beauty.Chen Yi took out a bottle of drink and threw it to the woman, while he drank it himself: "Would you like to introduce yourself?"

The woman was like a frightened cat, clutching her drink tightly and looking at Chen Yi as if facing a formidable enemy, but remained silent.

She is from the Western Regions, a Sogdian nobleman.

When she and her family went to Kang, they were brutally attacked by mountain bandits, and her family died. She was sold to Gaochang as a slave, then entered Gaochang Palace, and was exiled to Chang'an after several twists and turns.

Because his family was doing business with Gaochang State, he understood Chen Yi's words a little bit.

But she knows who she is now.

From falling into the hands of bandits, several buyers competed to buy at high prices, and she has been reduced to a slave like a commodity.

Although the slave trade in Chang'an is not as rampant as in the Western Regions, seeing Chen Yi punishing the envoys of the Gaochang Kingdom and killing snakes with his bare hands reminded him of his identity.

She was afraid of Chen Yi from the bottom of her heart, and felt that Chen Yi was extremely threatening.

Realizing that Chen Yi was grabbing a drink and drinking freely, his eyes were looking back and forth at her, his heart was uneasy, and he became more nervous and panicked.

"Why is it like wood?" Chen Yi sighed, too lazy to talk to the woman.

The carriage returned to silence, and the woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Silent all the way.

Walking into the mansion courtyard, the maids and servants in the mansion saw Chen leading a famous woman from the Western Regions, all of them showed strange expressions.

Arriving at the inner courtyard, Ruan Lianxin, Lin Guixuan, and Yang Qingluo found that their husband had returned with a woman from the Western Regions, each of them was surprised and astonished.

Lan Xuan walked up to Chen Yi in astonishment, looked at the woman step by step, and asked suspiciously: "My husband went to the palace for a banquet, how did he bring back the orchid?" When she first entered the mansion, she mentioned buying a few orchids to please Chen Yi. Ji made fun, but was rejected by Chen Yi.

For a long time, Chen Yi has never bought orchids for fun like Chang'an merchants, how did he bring back the famous orchids today.

"Gaochang Kingdom pays tribute, His Majesty will reward you."

Chen Yi turned his head and glanced at the woman. The woman was clutching the drink tightly, her eyes flickering like a frightened deer. Chen Yi reminded, "Look at her, she should be an innocent woman. Lian Xin, arrange a place for her to live in the mansion temporarily. Bar."