Your Majesty, You Can't

Since he has been at sea for a year, this official, whose skin has been darkened by the sea wind and sunshine, showed a circle of exceptionally white teeth, smiled very shyly and cutely and said: "Because Master Helan waited for the next official before going to sea, People have carried out sufficient training and preparation, so Xiaguan and others traveled smoothly during the voyage, and even if there were storms along the way, they were able to deal with it well because of the early learning."

It was probably because of God Blessing China, so their first trip did not encounter pirates as He Lanzhi had previously estimated, so the other party only briefly told him about the small winds and waves encountered at sea. , and then entered the link about the foreign situation that He Lanzhi wanted to hear the most.

"The countries that I have visited include Persia, Java, Sandu, the Luoluohu Kingdom of Gundu Island, and the Basman Kingdom." The official surnamed Cao carefully found a slightly wrinkled book from his sleeve pocket. The pleated diary was handed over to Lord Helan in front of him with both hands, "Before I went out, I only knew that my kingdom was vast and rich in resources, but after this voyage, I really opened my eyes."

"Master Cao, please say something." He Lanzhi took the logbook and started to read it, and at the same time motioned to the waiting boy to sit in front of him, Mr. Cao.

"The Persian Empire has had some exchanges with our country, so I don't care about other things. This Java Island is rich in materials, rich in pepper, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and other valuable spices and medicinal products. Your Excellency may I don't know, this pepper can be used as seasoning—"

"—I know." He Lanzhi's gentle chuckle interrupted Master Cao's commentary, "It's not too late for Master Cao's specific words to be left to the court. What about other than Java?"

"In the Naluohu country where the official came, there is a creature called an elephant. It is taller than two white tigers, and its power is extremely fierce. The official has seen the training of the country. The war elephants came to attack the enemy country, and they were invincible. The officials thought that if the war elephants were combined with the firearms of our dynasty, it would be called invincible. So I specially bought a few from this country, and wanted to Present it to His Majesty."

Mr. Cao originally thought that Prime Minister He Lan would be very pleased with this, but unexpectedly, this lord still smiled and shook his head and said, "Elephants are afraid of fire, if I pair firearms with a war elephant, not only will I not be invincible , On the contrary, it will mess up your own position. But the idea of ​​​​contributing is good, please continue, Mr. Cao."

"The rest is about ideology. I feel that those foreign countries are inferior to our country. Except for those high-ranking officials, ordinary people seem not to be very civilized..."

Mr. Cao, who had an inexplicable sense of superiority because of the prosperity and advancement of his motherland, recalled, "However, I remember that those countries have many forests, and a lot of ebony can be used to make exquisite furniture. Secondly, there is an unbelievable amount of gold. I listen to my lord. It is suggested to trade with us, and exchanged the porcelain, spices, silk and tea leaves from our dynasty for a large amount of gold, at least a hundred or so boxes!"

"very good!"

Finally, He Lanzhi, who heard the key point, closed the diary with a snap, handed back the diary that was carefully used and treasured by the other party, and said excitedly: "This is what I want! Convince the court officials to let them agree to carry out You have to grasp the opportunity of the second voyage!"

Master Cao, who didn't quite understand the meaning of He Lanzhi's words, blinked in confusion, "My lord?"

"Hurry up! Let's go face the saint now!" At this moment, Helan's workaholic went online again, excitedly urging this black-skinned boy who was still in a daze, completely forgetting how to face Zhao Yin before. Embarrassed, "Let's go, don't stand still!"

Well... I don't know if this counts as Helan Rabbit throwing himself into the tiger's den...