The emperor approved the sale of weapons such as the Thunderbolt to Persia, much to Belus' ecstasy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After Xia Hongsheng left the palace, it didn't take long for him to return to his mansion in Chang'an, and in the evening, Belus and Wang Xuance came to the door together.

Xia Hongsheng set up a family banquet at home.

"Hehe, do you remember what I said when I first arrived in Chang'an?" Wang Xuance heard Xia Hongsheng's order to set up a family banquet, so he smiled and said: "The world's food is out of Chang'an, and Chang'an is in Jingyang." Jingyang delicacies are in the summer mansion, and the princess is ashamed to cry! Tonight, His Royal Highness can finally taste the exquisite taste of this Xia Mansion family banquet. ”

"Hahahaha, of course Xiao Wang remembers!" Belus laughed and said, "It's not a secret, Xiao Wang has been looking forward to it for a long time!" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said: "Congratulations to Your Highness for getting what you want, Persia has the weapons provided by the Tang Dynasty, and I think it will definitely be able to revive its majesty, defeat the Great Food, and teach those crazy disciples a lesson!" ”

"Not bad! Not bad! Belus was very happy and said with a smile: "Xiao Wang was able to get what he wanted, thanks to Brother Xia's maneuvers, and thanks to Brother Xia's ability to persuade His Majesty to agree to Xiao Wang's request." This kindness, Xiao Wang is toothless and unforgettable, and it should be remembered for life! Brother Xia will always be the best friend and the most honored guest of the Persian country! ”

"Where, seeing your Highness at home, thanks to His Highness's condescending friendship, plus the caravan that is also related to your Majesty, it is only natural to make some efforts from it." Xia Hongsheng shook his head and smiled.

Belus said: "Xiao Wang has long regarded Brother Xia as his best friend! Xiao Wang was grateful to Brother Xia, and he had nothing to repay, so he could only return and let Brother Xia's caravan travel to and from Persia in the future, as long as it was in Persia, all taxes should only be calculated at half! ”

"How can this work!" Xia Hongsheng excused.

Belus waved his hand: "Please Brother Xia don't refuse, otherwise Xiao Wang will feel uneasy!" ”

Hearing Belus say this, Xia Hongsheng didn't say anything more, but just arched his hand and said: "I'm ashamed, then thank you to His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"Hahahaha, Brother Xia, there is good news today." Belus said to Xia Hongsheng: "His Majesty the Emperor has sent people from the palace to the Sifang Pavilion to deliver the will, and tomorrow, Xiao Wang will go to the Honglu Temple to discuss the price of these weapons." ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "I already know about this. Tomorrow I will pass. This time, the person in charge is Ju Guogong, and His Royal Highness must be mentally prepared. Your Highness, when you arrive at Honglu Temple tomorrow, it will be a business. It's not good to go with His Highness in the next place. So many people are watching, and as a Tang Dynasty official, I am afraid that he will not be able to speak for His Highness, and even sometimes he will debate and quarrel with His Highness, and there will be conflicts over words. When the time comes, please understand Your Highness, don't be really annoyed. However, in private, I will also help His Highness intercede and try to reduce the price as much as possible. ”

"Thank you, Brother Xia!" Belus smiled: "Xiao Wang naturally understands, each is his master, haha, tomorrow when he arrives at Honglu Temple, Xiao Wang will not be polite to Brother Xia!" If there is an offense in words, please Brother Xia don't really annoy Xiao Wang. In private, Brother Xia will always be Xiao Wang's good friend! ”

At this time, Wang Xuance, who had been listening to the two of them next to him, opened his mouth and said: "Tomorrow, the Persian mission proposes to buy weapons from Datang, and Datang will definitely offer conditions." These conditions are not necessarily all money. In the past few days, the master has been in the Honglu Temple, agreeing on the conditions with the people of the Honglu Temple, and then showing it to His Majesty. Does Young Master Xia know a thing or two about this? ”

"Of course I know." Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "However, I only know that Your Majesty and Ju Guogong are discussing the terms. The exact content is not yet known. When the Honglu Temple negotiated, the specific conditions were only known on the same day. I think that when I arrive at the Honglu Temple early tomorrow morning, the Duke of Ju Guo will make these conditions clear to us, and then negotiate with the Persian mission. ”

"What do you think Young Master Xia may involve?" Wang Xuance asked.

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "This ...... I guess my own, I'm afraid I don't dare to talk nonsense. ”

"It's okay!" Belus said, "Xiao Wang also wants to hear Brother Xia's opinion. According to Brother Xia, what conditions might His Majesty offer? ”

"This ...... Since His Highness asked, then he dared to say a few more words. It's just speculation, and Your Highness must not take it seriously. Xia Hongsheng said: "The conditions offered by Datang are what Datang gets from Persia at present. I privately thought that His Majesty would not let Persia buy it directly with copper coins, but exchange it for what the Tang Dynasty needed to barter. Looking at the current needs of Datang, there are nothing more than four. ”

"Oh?" Belus's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Which four?" ”

"First, it is naturally a war horse. In the Tang Army, the soldiers are not afraid of death, loyal and brave, not to mention weapons. Only this excellent breed of war horse has always been scarce. However, Persia has excellent varieties of war horses, which are exactly what the Tang Dynasty needs. Xia Hongsheng took a sip of tea and continued: "Second, copper mines. Datang is now in urgent need of high-quality copper, and just by coinage, Datang's copper is already a little stretched. And Persia has a lot of copper mines, perhaps, His Majesty will ask for a few copper mines, or let Persia exchange copper for weapons. Third, tariffs. The merchants of the Tang Dynasty now traveled west by land and sea, and Persia was the place where they must pass and the main destination. Persia wants weapons and help from the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty may allow Persia to reduce the commercial taxes of the Tang merchants. As for the fourth, it is also related to business. The Tang Dynasty is now thriving in maritime commerce, and countless merchants have arrived in Persia by sea by sea. Along the way, the maritime merchants would stop here and there to rest, resupply, and of course, most importantly, to buy and sell. Not to mention the coast of Datang, there are many seaports for ships to dock. But outside, there aren't many. As the most important docking point for Datang maritime merchants, Datang greatly needs to have several seaports in Persia to facilitate the docking and replenishment of Datang maritime merchants' ships, and it is also convenient to bring Datang's goods to Persia and bring Persian goods back to Datang. Therefore, fourth, the Tang Dynasty may ask Persia for a few places where a seaport can be built. ”

After that, Xia Hongsheng immediately smiled again and said: "Of course, this is just speculation, what conditions His Majesty will propose, tomorrow when you arrive at Honglu Temple, you will see." ”

Belus showed a contemplative expression, Xia Hongsheng glanced at Wang Xuance, and then said: "Oh, I got a pot of fine tea a few days ago, and I got it in the study, and I will stay in the next place to get it, so that His Highness and Brother Xuance can taste it." ”

With that, he turned around and walked away.

When Xia Hongsheng went out of the main hall, Belus turned his head and asked Wang Xuance, "Master, what Brother Xia said, but I don't know what Master thinks?" ”

Wang Xuance thought for a while and said, "Young Master Xia is the most trusted person of His Majesty, and he is also the person who knows what His Majesty thinks best. Although what he just said is a guess, but in my opinion, eight or nine is not far from ten, and His Highness must consider it as soon as possible. ”

Belus nodded, then looked down again and pondered.