For whom to defend the island?

The fifteen people were collectively stunned, and at that moment a clever Goguryeo soldier shouted: "Defend this island for Shangguan, we will only obey your orders from today onwards." ”

Gao Cheng nodded with satisfaction: "You will be the team leader from today onwards." ”

The box flipped over, and the coins rained down on the ground.

Gao Cheng asked again: "Two thousand dollars, you choose a team deputy to come out." How do you distribute the money? ”

"Report to Shangguan, the team is two hundred dollars, the team deputy is one hundred and fifty dollars, and the rest are one hundred dollars. The extra part was renovated and some wine and meat were purchased. ”

"Good." Gao Cheng turned around and walked towards the boat, and several soldiers opened the hemp cloth bags, each bag contained twenty sackcloth, and there were five packs here.

A young man dressed in a scribe's uniform stepped forward: "Three things, the first is to build a house here." Second, you have to learn the rules of Datang. Third, obedience. After speaking, he pointed to the cloth: "If anyone makes a private transaction, remember to report it." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The Goguryeo soldiers said yes three times in a row, and they kept nodding their heads violently.

Back on the boat, Gao Cheng instructed the people around him: "This island group is a total of four islands, named by Liu Juma himself, Zhangzi Island, Big Mouse Island, Little Mouse Island, and Little Money Purse Island. In fact, it is also a name, and it will be mentioned anywhere in the future, don't say the word island. ”

"Understood." The crowd responded immediately.

After all, this island is still nominally the island of Goguryeo.

Gao Cheng said again: "This place will be built on a large scale, and in the future, this will be an important place for our fishing boats in the Datang Inland Sea Circle to rest, shelter from the wind and waves, and replenish." This island was named after it two years ago. I didn't expect it to be so easy to get my hands on, and you want to turn this island into a smuggling hub for Goguryeo, Baekje, and Fake Silla. ”

"Understood. The subordinate has another question. ”

"Ask!"

"If you can trade with its nobles, why should you care about the small business of this small ship carrying a little cargo. Also, since there is no official prohibition on it, why should it be called smuggling? ”

"Because my Datang laws don't allow it." Gao Cheng didn't explain after giving an answer, if he couldn't even understand this, he was no longer qualified to work under him.

Datang has a law that any foreign transaction needs to be recorded, there needs to be a formal contract, and the relevant taxes need to be recorded.

Some people may want to ask, why is it that as a Tang person, Datang is not allowed to do this?

Whoever asks such a question will definitely be sent to the frontier to work as coolies.

Liumu's great business is in full swing, and countless ships will come and go between Jiangnan, Laizhou, and Beisha City every day.

Changan.

The envoys from Silla and Goguryeo stayed in Yingbinwon, and after being received by someone from the Ministry of Rites, they took away the credentials of the Goguryeo envoys.

"Why don't you want my Silla Kokushu?"

"At present, Silla has not been recognized by my Datang, and Silla has two people who claim to represent the orthodoxy of Silla, so who is orthodox, please wait for the opinion of my Datang Rite Department, so neither side is qualified to submit the credentials at the moment." After the official of the Ministry of Rites gave an explanation, he did not say half a word more.

The envoys of Silla wanted to chase them out, but they didn't know what to say.

Then, an afternoon passed.

But no one came to this guest house, and no servants were arranged, and no half of the people were arranged to deliver food.

The Goguryeo envoys sent someone to inquire.

The governor of the State Guest House, equivalent to the curator of the hotel, was checking the recent accounts in his office, and when he saw the Goguryeo envoys coming, he put down his work and went to the front of the hall.

"Why didn't you arrange a servant to give me the Great Goguryeo Mission?"

The governor of the guest house asked unhurriedly: "Why do you want to arrange servants for you?" ”

"It's the rule!"

"Who made the rules?" The governor of the guest house asked rhetorically and said, "If there is nothing else, I still have something to do, so I don't have to accompany me." ”

"Rules are ......" Goguryeo people didn't know how to ask rhetorically, or answered.

Seeing that the governor of the State Guest House was about to return to the back room, the junior official of Goguryeo hurriedly caught up with two steps: "So, why didn't you arrange a meal?" ”

"Why do you want to arrange your diet?" The governor of the State Guest House shook his head after asking again: "He also claims to be knowledgeable and polite, but he doesn't understand the rules at all." You wait. ”

In the bewilderment of the Goguryeo petty official, the governor of the State Guest House handed him a pamphlet.

Accommodation area.

Yuan Taitaro got the booklet, and the booklet was written with the words "Datang's Treats of Friends and Guests" and other words.

After a quick look, Yuan Taiyu said to himself: "I'm a big Goguryeo, can the current national strength be able to fight." ”

The expedition to Goguryeo dragged down the former Sui and caused Goguryeo heavy losses.

More than ten years have passed, and Goguryeo's vitality is also recovering. The Tang Dynasty experienced the unification battle during the Wude period, as well as several foreign wars before Zhenguan, and the Goguryeo people did not think that the Tang Dynasty had enough strength to fight with it.

In that year, the former Sui gathered the strength of the whole country and was defeated, and the Tang Dynasty was not necessarily stronger than the former Sui.

But reading this booklet at this time made Yuan Taitaro have a different idea.

"Uncle?" Yuangai Suwen stepped forward.

"The Tang people have changed, and the Tang people have set the rules. For the envoys of the states invited by Datang, Datang will provide accommodation and travel arrangements for a limited number of people within a limited date. You need to take care of the excess amount. Envoys who are not invited to come on their own initiative will be given preferential treatment once a year and will be treated as an invitation. ”

"What's the difference?"

That is to say, there are no servants without privileges, there is no food, and the lodging is free for only three days. After these three days, the State Guest House will cost 20 yuan per courtyard per day. Either change to a regular inn, or pay the full fee. As for the envoys who came by themselves, whether they are regarded as invitations, and what specifications they set require a separate approval from the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty. ”

When Yuan Taitaro said this, Yuan Gai Suwen had already understood that the Tang Dynasty did not take the small state in its eyes at all, and it was not like the time of the former Sui, no matter how many people came, the former Sui treasury paid to show the posture of a great power.

"Report, only the envoys of our two countries live in this guest house!"

Hearing this report, Yuan Taiyu instructed: "First go and arrange to buy food and prepare dinner." ”

"The Tang people deceive people too much!" Some Goguryeo officials roared.

"Shut up, what's the use of you shouting here, when it comes to night, Tang Chang'an curfew, you can only starve. If you have grievances, you have to wait until you see an official of the Tang Dynasty level to mention it with a national gift. After Yuan Gai Suwen reprimanded, he immediately began to make arrangements.

Then, Yuan Gai Suwen said to Yuan Taiyu: "Uncle, I want to go out to Chang'an Street Market to have a look." There will be envoys from various countries in the city of Tang Chang'an, and we are the only ones here, which is really weird. ”