Chapter 54: The Gift

On the eastern outskirts of Xiyang City, north of the Hulin Army barracks, in the horse ranch, Yu Wenwen is taking "international friends" to watch the horses, which is the horse herd he has spent a lot of money to cultivate, and now it is being used to widen up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

With a wave of his hand, Yuwen Wen waved his hand and asked Dahuang Ma Lu and others to choose stallions, and took them away with a total of twenty horses, which was a gift to the minister of the Japanese State.

That being said, it is impossible for Dahuang Ma Lu to really choose a horse by himself, and in the back, Yu Wenwen selected ten pairs of peony horses and gave them to international friends to take back for breeding.

Sending high-quality stallions to the Japanese country will make people feel like they are betraying the country?

Thinking too much, giving them fish instead of fishing, sending horses instead of herdsmen, and without proper cultivation knowledge, even if these horses arrive safely in the Wa country, they will not be able to reproduce for a few generations, and their bloodlines will be diluted by the dwarf Wa horses.

This is Yuwenwen's private ranch, the ranch steward Ma Wu is leading people to help the ten pairs of peony horses wash, and the partners who get along day and night are about to go to the Japanese country, Ma Wu is like a mother who sent her daughter to marry, and she is a little reluctant.

Yuwenwen not only sent horses this time, but also sent a well-made Su iron knife, a number of Huangzhou fine woven fabrics, a number of tiger skins, a number of precious medicinal materials, a number of glass jewelry, and of course, the treasure of the finale.

A low-cost but thousands of glass mirrors, three-sided.

Such a generous shot made the Great Wilderness Ma Lu and other Japanese people excited, especially the glass mirror, which was held tightly in his hand and did not dare to let go at all, for fear of falling to the ground and shattering.

They know that the glass mirror in the Central Plains is worth a thousand dollars, and the Duke of Di is three-sided as soon as he makes a move, and he is really a big power and magnates, and his shot is extraordinary!

The excitement of receiving the gift, the gift giver is also a little excited, Yuwen Wen thought: Su Iron Knife, Tiancong Cloud Sword; glazed mirror, eight-piece mirror; A hook-shaped tadpole-shaped glass necklace, eight-foot Qiong Hook jade. The three artifacts are alive!

Of course, it's just a matter of thinking, he doesn't need this kind of small means to prove anything, purely to show that he is very polite, and also to make the people from the country firm in confidence: cooperate with the Duke of Zhou Guo, that's right!

Of course, the court officials who accompanied the Japanese people to the south this time will not go back empty-handed in vain, which means that there must be, and the reception of them by the Duke of Di is also good, and there are all kinds of good news.

Accompanied by these officials throughout the process, Yu Wenwen was to avoid giving people authority, and his contact with the Japanese people was carried out under the supervision of the imperial court, and no one was allowed to leave the truth of foreign affairs.

And this is also the effect of the hope of the Great Wilderness, the minister of the Japanese State, Su I Mazi, has always wanted to strengthen official exchanges with the Zhou State, so as to add a strong touch to his political achievements.

According to the conversation between the two sides, in August last year, the king of the Wa Kingdom died, and the young new king succeeded to the throne without knowing anything, and the battle between the minister Su I Mazi and the Dalian Monobe Shouya began to heat up.

Soga Mako's wife is the younger sister of Monobe Moriya, but this does not mean that the two clans will coexist peacefully, let alone that the forces behind them will shake hands and talk happily.

Whoever controls the king of the Wa kingdom will control the government, and the Monobe clan, the representative of the old aristocracy, and the Soga clan, the representative of the new aristocracy and the Watarai people, are about not far from the moment when they will draw their swords and meet each other.

At this critical time, Su I Mazi can make a breakthrough in diplomacy, although it is not a charcoal in the snow, but at least it can be icing on the cake, of course, this has nothing to do with the Zhou State, and not many Zhou people will care about the situation in the Japanese State.

For the ministers of the Zhou State, the Japanese country is poor in property, and there is no need to deepen the exchanges.

In fact, many people in the imperial court felt that the relationship between the Duke of Yi and the Japanese people was purely idle and had nothing to do, except for the credit of "repaying gratitude".

However, there are also many people who believe in Buddhism, and feel that it is a great good deed for the Duke of Yi to vigorously support the promotion of Buddhism in the Wa Kingdom.

"Guogong, Sima Village Master is very grateful for Guogong's help, this saddle... Mr. Sima came to stay in the Central Plains and visit the jungles of all parties. ā€

"It's okay, hasn't the imperial court already allowed it? Mr. Sima can travel with confidence, of course, if he needs any help in the Shannan Territory, just ask, this guild will send people to accompany him. ā€

"Thank you for your help."

In the dormitory of the horse ranch, Yuwen Wen was chatting with the Great Wilderness Ma Lu and Sima Nai, of course, the accompanying officials were also present, and the previous "reluctant request" of the Great Wilderness Ma Lu was to let Sima Nai and the accompanying personnel stay in Shannan to visit the famous mountains and ancient temples.

The court of Zhou knew about this matter, and of course it didn't think there was any problem, so it let Dahuang Ma Lu talk to Yu Wenwen, the Duke of Yiguo, on his own, and Yu Wenwen naturally had no problem here.

He knew that Sima Da and others sent their sons to the Central Plains to venture to the Central Plains to sincerely visit famous temples and "recruit" monks to travel to the Wa Kingdom to preach the Dharma.

Sima Da is a lot older, and his son Sima Nai is also close to the age of not being confused, and it is a little inappropriate to call him "Sima Langjun", so Yuwenwen directly called him "Mr. Sima." ā€

Although the imperial court allowed Sima Nai and a few people to "visit" in the country, in fact, the officials below were also courteous receptions, and if they wanted to move conveniently, they had to have the help of nobles, and Yuwen Wenyi was not exempt from being their backer.

Promoting Buddhism? Well, that's a big support!

In particular, it is necessary to learn from the temples of the Southern Dynasties, occupy the fields extensively, hide tenants, do not pay rent or pay grain, open the treasury to lend usury, melt copper coins to cast Buddha statues, this advanced experience Yu Wenwen must be popularized in the Wa Kingdom.

We must let the people of the Japanese country have Buddha worship and scriptures, and there are Buddhist temples, monks, and nuns everywhere.

Dahuang Ma Lu and the others went to see the horses, and Hao Wubo, who accompanied the guests, took the opportunity to ask Yu Wenwen: "Chief, there is something unknown about the lower officials. ā€

Seeing that Yu Wenwen nodded, Hao Wubo continued to ask: "The country of Wa is thousands of miles away in the East China Sea, why should the governor bother to associate with it?" ā€

"It's all business."

It was direct enough to directly choke Hao Wubo so that many questions came to naught, but he still couldn't figure it out.

"What is the use of the brimstone of this kingdom? This thing is also found in the original, and besides... In addition, the sulfur that the Japanese Kingdom began to transport in the future was also bought by the imperial court. ā€

The implication of Hao Wubo's words is that Yuwen Wen is busy with both gifts and help, but in the end, it is all the court that benefits, and it feels different from his usual style.

"Isn't that it? The imperial court will buy it only when it is necessary, and of course, what to do when it is bought, the official does not know. ā€

Yu Wenwen opened his eyes and said nonsense, regardless of whether Hao Wu Bo believed it or not, he continued: "Isn't it natural for a courtier to share the worries of the court? There are more round-trip ships, and after the route is familiar, you can make a big deal in the future. ā€

Uncle Hao wanted to say that there could be any good things in that ghost place in the Wa Kingdom, but he really didn't understand this island country in the corner of the East China Sea, so he didn't dare to say anything, but he could hear what Yu Wenwen meant in and out of his words.

Could it be that you want to do the business to the Japanese country? It's too... It's too sacrificial!

"There is a good saying, there is no road in the world, and when there are more people walking, there will naturally be a road."

Yu Wenwen began to recite famous quotes, and then continued to explain: "The sea route between the Central Plains and the Wa Kingdom is very difficult, but is it really difficult for ships to cross the East China Sea? Definitely. ā€

"The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit."

"Everyone in the world knows that the Japanese country is poor in products, if it is not a last resort, it will never take the risk to cross eastward, the imperial court needs the sulfur of the Japanese country, and naturally there are ships willing to take risks to do this business, and there are many back and forth, and the route is naturally familiar."

Hao Wubo didn't believe it, and he didn't believe that Yuwen Wen would organize people to go to the Wa Kingdom to promote Buddhism with a mood of "reverence", he knew that this person didn't believe in Buddhism, but seeing Yuwen Wen's words, he didn't ask so much.

What are the business opportunities for the Wa country, a small country? (To be continued.) )