The Reborn Wife is Farming

Qi Haoran was still a little guilty when he came, but he was relieved when he saw that his elder brother was calm and didn't blame him.

Li Jinghua saw that it was funny, and whispered to Mu Yangling, "Your elder brother is also guilty. If the fourth uncle didn't come to the door today, he would have forgotten that there is such a younger brother."

Mu Yangling pursed his lips and smiled, glanced at the two brothers who lived in peace, and went to watch the children play with Li Jinghua.

After the seventh day of the lunar new year, the yamen will open the seal, the six ministries will be busy with the beginning of spring, and the Yushitai will have to cheer up and stare at the ministries and officials from all over the country to catch corruption and violence.

The Ministry of Rites has also received a notice to start preparations for sending the envoys of various countries to leave, and negotiations with the Spanish envoys have also been put on the agenda.

Fan Zijin didn't participate this time, he just checked for Xiao Bao and the others, and then handed over the matter to the household department for discussion, while Xiao Bao, Xiao Xiong and Xiao An watched from the sidelines.

It was not the first time for Xiaobao and Xiaoxiong to participate in political affairs, so they entered the venue calmly, found a seat and sat down. It was the first time for Xiaoan standing next to them, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The imperial court dispatched two people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites to serve as envoys for the negotiation. Xiao Bao had already handed over the articles they drafted to the four of them for review one day in advance, hoping that they would take their opinions more seriously.

When the four of them took on this task, they vaguely heard that the prince took the lead in this matter, and that the prince might come to listen in, but they didn't expect the prince to come on the first day, and brought both Prince Rong's son and Prince Anjun's son with him. coming.

The four officials immediately raised their heads and chests up, wishing they could go home and take out the mirror to tidy up their appearance again.

Xiao Bao was quite satisfied with their mental outlook, but this satisfaction disappeared after the noon negotiation.

Anyway, Xiao Bao still had a good attitude, but he just left with a cold face, while Xiao Xiong got up and glared at them viciously, kicked the chair away, and strode out, Xiao An, who was behind, also gave them a cold look, His eyes were full of sarcasm.

The three walked out angrily, and ran into Qi Haoran head-on.

Qi Haoran was forcing the Ministry of Households to allocate money to buy cannons for Xishan Daying, and he had been arguing all morning about the money. At this time, his mouth was dry and there was a temporary truce, so he shook his hands and went out to look for food. Who knew that as soon as he came out, he ran into three children.

It was only then that Qi Haoran remembered that they were going to attend the negotiation with the Spanish envoy, and the meeting place was arranged in the household department.

Qi Haoran waved to the three children and said, "Are you hungry? This is not a palace, and there are no snacks and meals for you to eat. Let's go, I'll take you to a restaurant."

Xiao Bao suppressed the anger on his face, and silently followed behind his fourth uncle, while Xiao Xiong clenched his fists in anger, and complained to his father as he walked: "...they didn't agree to the conditions put forward by Andre, but they listened. That tone is like a big package of rewards and favors. Could it be that they really plan to accept Andre's proposal without paying any price? With such an official in the imperial court, they are not afraid to remove all the treasury and internal treasury."

Xiao An was equally angry, "For a condition, don't care about its gains or losses, but want to agree to it when you hear good words. If Daqi is managed by such people, sooner or later they will be tossed out by them."

Xiaoan glanced at Xiaobao, and said: "They have to look at the prince's brother when they say a word. If they don't know, they think they are ordered by the prince's brother. I don't think they have any intention of negotiating, but they are going to please the prince's brother." .”

Xiao Bao's face was ugly, and Xiao An continued: "Brother Prince, if such people are not severely punished, I'm afraid there will be more people like this in the future. They are at most a crime of dereliction of duty, but the world will blame their incompetence on your short-sightedness." And conspiracies, those with evil intentions may think that you are forming a party for personal gain."

"Xiao'an!" Qi Haoran gave him a disapproving look.

Xiao An said nonchalantly: "I'm not wrong, Fourth Uncle, if you don't believe me, just watch it, half a year at the most, and see if the court will change because of this."

Little Xiong opened his mouth wide. He only said that he was simply angry at the inaction of the four officials and let Andre say whatever he wanted, but he didn't think as deeply as Xiao An could.

He looked at Xiao An in shock, thinking that this kid is too smart, how could he think of this?

However, Qi Haoran had some headaches. Xiaoan had Zijin's intelligence and sensitivity, but he didn't have Zijin's scheming. These intelligence and sensitivity turned out to be a bad thing.

He opened his mouth, he didn't know how to raise these concerns with a ten-year-old child, so he could only take them to the restaurant and ask about the negotiation process carefully.

In the final analysis, it was the four officials who wanted to flatter, but they were photographed on the horse's legs.

The three children were digging pits for Andre and the others, but the four officials mistakenly thought that His Royal Highness wanted to cooperate with the Spanish envoys, so they opened the door to convenience. Any duty-free goods proposed by Andre, the four officials Although he didn't agree to it on the spot, he didn't object, and he didn't even raise his opinion.

Xiaobao and the others wanted to intervene, but they were sitting in the auditorium at the time, so it was obvious that they were not the main force. Speaking at this time must be short of ambition, and it would also make the other party aware of their internal discord.

The three of them could only suppress their anger, and when they saw that the time was almost up, they interrupted their conversation, indicating that it was lunch time, and everyone had to take a break, and the negotiation would continue next time.

Xiaobao, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, and he said angrily, "I asked someone to hand over the sorted out articles to them yesterday, but there are still such mistakes today. It is simply unreasonable to see that I have not done my job seriously."

What Xiaobao said wronged the four officials.

Even if they worked overtime and stayed up all night, they would read the things the prince sent. They thought they came according to the prince's wishes, but why was he so angry?

The four officials looked at each other, "Did we misunderstand what the prince meant?"

"But the clauses clearly show favoritism towards foreigners, and we came here with that in mind..."

"Yes, there are more than 20 kinds of goods that allow foreigners to be tax-free in the article, but we only propose more than ten kinds of duty-free goods here. It is indeed biased towards foreigners. It is fair to say that our attitude is not wrong..."

The four officials were confused, but Qi Haoran quickly understood the crux of the matter after reading the provisions.

The three boys wanted to dig a hole for Andre and others, so naturally they couldn't make it known to the world. Who knows if they can bribe Daqi's officials?

So some thoughts can only be known by oneself, knowing oneself, and no one else knows.

The three of them had a tacit understanding about cheating foreigners, but the officials in the court didn't know it.

According to the article, 28 kinds of goods are allowed to be tax-free in Spain, most of which are various raw materials, while there are only 13 kinds of duty-free shops in Daqi, most of which are handicrafts, including clocks and mirrors produced by their own workshops.

Just judging from the entries, it does seem that the prince is protecting Spain. After all, not everyone can see the deep meaning of these entries.

If it wasn't for Mu Yangling and Fan Zijin's advice, Qi Haoran wouldn't understand it either.

Qi Haoran knocked on the table, but he was also displeased by the eagerness of these four colleagues to please the prince.

They are envoys to negotiate, not to be Xiaobao's answerers, but four answerers who can't think, they are simply extremely stupid.