"Your Majesty the Emperor, the minister Li Liang is already guilty, but Your Majesty's magnanimity and ignorance of past suspicions, allowing me to continue to serve as a vassal state have made Uncle He grateful.

The minister heard that the Ming army had just fought a bloody battle with the Jurchen Tartars for more than half a year, and he also heard that there was a drought in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and the consumption of the dynasty was very huge.

North Korea is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, although the DPRK has difficulties Although North Korea can not help one or two, it is not ashamed to do the worse thing, the minister Li Liang this tribute is to do a little bit of effort, the minister does not want any tribute, but also ask His Majesty the Emperor to allow it! Li Liang bent down and saluted Chongzhen on the throne.

As soon as Li Qi finished speaking, not only the officials of the Ming Dynasty were a little confused, but even several subordinates of North Korea were a little unable to sit still.

Your Majesty, what kind of plane are you working on? For this tribute, you have emptied the treasury, and there is no tribute, let's go back and drink the northwest wind!

The two sides glanced at each other, and they both saw what the other party was thinking, but this was a matter between Chongzhen and Li Liang, as the subordinates of both sides, even if they were puzzled, they all chose to wait and see.

"He Bo said this, I am very relieved, Emperor Taizu Gao was wise and discerning, and I feel relieved to have such a reasonable subject country.

It's just that he can't do it, but I can't help it, even if it's difficult under the big picture, he will definitely not take advantage of his subordinates.

I thanked Aiqing for her kindness, but I still have to pay this tribute. Chongzhen thanked him slightly, but still insisted.

"If Your Majesty insists on doing so, can the minister choose something for himself as a tribute?" Seeing that Chongzhen did not allow it, Li Liang continued to answer.

"Oh? Aiqing pleases. Chongzhen was noncommittal.

"If Your Majesty has to return it with courtesy, the minister thinks that the glass of the Ming Dynasty is extremely transparent, and uses this thing as a tribute, and the Korean monarch and ministers will be grateful." Li Qi looked at the transparent glass passage on the window of the warm pavilion.

He already liked this thing in his heart, and he knew that Daming was not short of this, so he also wanted to get some back to decorate his palace, and by the way, sell Daming a face, so as to lead to the next request.

"Glass is a trivial matter, Aiqing can discuss with the king of Anguo, but if you only use glass to pay tribute, it is still too thin." Chongzhen said in his heart, this guy is very good at things.

Although the glass is novel, as the major shareholder of Xishan Workshop, he knows the cost of this thing, compared to the material resources of Daming today, the cost of this thing is actually low and pitiful, that is, the technology is the most valuable, Liu Qing said that it is called monopoly.

Chongzhen and Li Qi sang and harmonized, but the officials of the two countries below were a little dizzy, and said that these two are a little abnormal today, one doesn't want it, one has to give, one picks a cheap choice, and the other is not happy.

"Your Majesty, the situation of the new restoration of the subject country is unstable, and the armament of the soldiers is also very unbearable, if Your Majesty really wants to help Your Majesty, the minister hopes that Your Majesty can sell some firearms to North Korea, and the half-used ones are fine."

Li Ju bowed his head and replied, turning around in a big circle, just to keep things from becoming too abrupt, although the king of Anguo County would definitely help, but when it came to the end, Li Ju was still very nervous.

"Your Majesty! Daming firearms are the important weapons of the country, and this is the secret of Daming! Ni Yuanlu, the head of the household department, was afraid that Chongzhen would make a mistake for a while, and couldn't help but remind him.

"Ni Aiqing still knows that firearms are the most important weapons of the country? Not bad. Chongzhen suddenly said lukewarmly, and said in his heart, what have you been doing for more than ten years? Now do you know that firearms matter?

Ni Yuanlu, who was choked on a word, had no words to speak, and even several officials of the Ministry of Rites kept their mouths shut.

"Uncle He, I know that you are embarrassed in North Korea, and I want to help more, I am not reluctant to get those new firearms, but there are a lot of Ming troops, and the production of this firearm is very low and the cost is very high, do not hide it from Uncle He, so far there are still many troops in the Ming Dynasty that have not been equipped, and I am also very embarrassed!"

Chongzhen's words were sincere and reasonable.

"It's not Your Majesty's fault, it's really Xiao Wang's trespassing......" Li Liang knew that his requirements were too high, but he was still disappointed when he was rejected.

Li Liang saluted and was about to return to his seat, but when he turned around, his eyes suddenly lit up, and Liu Hong, who had been sitting and drinking tea, finally got up.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that such a faction will hurt the friendship of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea for three hundred years!

Daming has a million heroes, and the army of North Korea's friends is less than 100,000, even if our Ming Dynasty is tight, tightening his belt can save some new firearms, and it will not have any impact on Daming.

However, these firearms greatly contributed to the stability of friendly countries, and the Ming Dynasty was the suzerainty and should help its own vassals. ”

Liu Hong gradually argued with reason.

The officials on both sides are not calm again, what is the king of Anguo Jun? How can you help the Gentiles to speak?

Didn't he develop these firearms? He should know the importance of these firearms to Daming!

On the other side, Li Qi almost laughed out loud, brother! You're amazing, brother, I really didn't misunderstand you.

You wait, no matter whether it works out or not, just rely on this righteous statement, and when the brother goes back, I will find a few real North Korean beauties for you and send them over, as well as a pair of mountain ginseng and sea goods, I will cover it all!

Li Liang didn't move, just lowered his head, he was waiting for Chongzhen's final reply.

"Liu Qing is reasonable, this is short-sighted, North Korea is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and it should be helped!

And uncle, in this way, Liu Qing is my first general of the Ming Dynasty, this matter will be handed over to him, how much to buy and how much the Ming army can squeeze out, you and Liu Qing to discuss, after the matter is completed, you can report to the household department to know. Chongzhen took the opportunity to throw the matter to Liu Hongji.

The heart said that if the performance continues, it will not be able to show the stuffing, this vertical chicken thief is too chicken, and he actually came up with such a bad idea, which not only solved the problem of returning tribute, but also disposed of the original flintlock fire gun that was about to be retired.

Alas, Hebo is really pitiful, he has to be grateful to Dade for being sold by this kid, Chongzhen looked at Li Liang and thanked him while following Liu Hong, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Three days later, outside Beijing, the North Korean envoy left the city, and Liu Hong gradually saw him off.

Li Liang finally left Da Ming with a smile, and several of his large ships were filled with the half-worn firearms that Da Ming had tightened his belts and saved him and the clear glass of the two large ships.

The little brother was so generous that he actually sold 15,000 new-style firecrackers and 50,000 taels worth of firecracker projectiles to North Korea at an ultra-low price of 11 taels.

Liu Hongjian also watched Li Liang leave Daming with a smile, the ex-factory price of the new-style firearm was indeed ten taels a piece, but that was the price a year ago.

Today's production capacity has long been increased by an unknown amount, and the production line of the first generation of Suifa guns is about to stop, just a pile of scrap iron that is about to be phased out, well, it is sold at a good price.

200,000 taels of silver, and a bereavement for the brother who died outside the gate.

It's just a lot close!

In the blink of an eye, the whole city of Zhending Prefecture mobilized to build dozens of calcined cement cellars as quickly as possible, and the first batch of cement had already begun to be delivered to the mouth of the Fen River dam, and if according to the established plan, the water could be completed by mid-September at the latest.

However, what awaits the people of the Ming Dynasty is a more cruel reality, heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are dogs.

Outside the yamen of the household department, a horse came from outside the city, and an official errand almost fell down from his horse.

"Eight hundred miles of urgent report, locust plagues in Shanxi and Shaanxi are everywhere......"