Chapter 204: Paying Tribute with a Dead Face
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The two Shuluo brothers looked at Yang Ze together, both of them were flexible people, but no matter how flexible their minds were, they couldn't keep up with Yang Ze's train of thought, and they couldn't understand how business could be said differently.
Yang Ze's expression was stern, and he waved his hand to let the servants who were waiting next to him retreat, and when there were only three of them left in the room, he said: "It can be said that it is a tribute, you come to pay tribute, I am generous and the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, how can I accept your tribute in vain, naturally I want to give you some back, with the habits of my Heavenly Empire, the gifts given back will far exceed the value of your tribute, so that you give us cattle and sheep gold, we give you wine, and tea bricks...... Well, even if you only give back wine, isn't this also the goal of communicating with each other! ”
He felt that this idea was very good, it could be said that it was a good reason, it could completely bypass the topic of trade, and it could achieve its own goals, and it would not cause protests from the Sudden Awakening, of course, even if it was a protest from the Sudden Awakening people, he didn't care!
But after he said this wonderful idea, the two Shuluo brothers smiled bitterly together, and Shuluochai said: "Master, you don't know anything, we have long wanted to be vassals to Dafang, pay tribute every year, and call ministers every year, but you are generous and don't allow it, it is because the sudden people are obstructing, and the Khan of Tujue said to your empress that unless we are bald and unruly also pay tribute to Tujue, otherwise Dafang can't accept the vassal of Bald Hun !" Otherwise, we can be so poor, and then to the west is the boundless desert, to the south is the cold plateau, to the north is the sudden awakening, to the east is your generosity, we are bald and muddy people's living environment suffering, it can be seen! ”
Yang Ze listened to his complaint, and suddenly said: "What's so much to complain about, Sudden Jue and I didn't join hands to destroy your bald mud, it's already your luck!" ”
The two Shuluo brothers shook their heads together. With a proud expression on his face, Shu Luochai said: "We are bald and fast, no matter who wants to destroy us, it is impossible not to kill hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and no one can bear this loss if they are generous and suddenly." ”
Shu Luozao also said: "If we are wiped out, then Dafang and Sujue will have to face the barbarians on the plateau and the desert, those barbarians are cannibals, and the devil who kills people without blinking, there is no need to say Dafang." The sudden awakening people are not fierce, but if they face those students, they can't stand it! ”
Yang Ze was not interested in the barbarians who were too far away, but the worse the living environment of the Bald Hun people, the more beneficial it was for him, he waved his hand and said, "Don't mention the barbarians or anything, you said that I generously did not allow you to pay tribute, this is easy to do." You still have to come to pay tribute, for fear that we will not accept it, so you forcibly put the tribute outside my Zhenxi County, and then left. If I am generous, I must accept your tribute......"
The two Shuluo brothers thought to themselves: "Are we bald people so cheap, don't say that we will send tribute, and leave the tribute and leave, do we have so many things that we have nowhere to throw them?" Don't take such a ruin of our self-esteem! ”
The two of them showed embarrassment on their faces together. They all think that this is too unrealistic, the Khan King of the various tribes, no matter which one. I won't say yes!
Yang Ze continued: "The empress has a decree and does not allow you to pay tribute, so naturally this batch of tribute does not need to be sent to Chang'an, but my Celestial Empire is a state of etiquette, even if you are not allowed to be vassals, but you can't let your good intentions be wasted, right?" ”
The two Shuluo brothers looked embarrassed, but when Yang Ze asked, they had no choice but to nod.
Yang Ze said again: "As soon as you let go of the tribute, we can't ask for you in vain, and it doesn't make sense to go back, right?" ”
The two Shuluo brothers smiled bitterly together, it's too unreasonable, even if we are cheap, if you don't even let us commit it, how can there be such a reason in the world!
Yang Ze patted his thigh and said with a smile: "So, we naturally have to turn around and give you something of equal value, which is regarded as a mutual debt, and that thing is naturally a fine wine!" ”
The two Shuluo brothers understood at this time, and Shuluochai hurriedly said: "But in this way, isn't it the same as our tribute and the reward of the Celestial Empire, but it's just a difference in name!" ”
Yang Ze smiled and said: "But in terms of things, it can be said, you don't care what is the difference in name, as long as you give me and I give it, you receive it, don't you get it!" ”
Shu Luochai's face was happy, although he spoke a pure Central Plains dialect, but he didn't know much about the affairs of the Central Plains officialdom, and he didn't know anything about the officialdom style of bullying and concealing the subordinates.
Shu Luochai was very worried about Yang Ze, and he said: "Then if the eldest master, your boss, that, and that too big old man are investigated, what should you do, will it make it difficult for you, the eldest master?" ”
Yang Ze was amused in his heart, this person was quite kind, and he actually thought about me in turn, he waved his hand and said: "You come to pay tribute with a dead face, who can drive you away, I can not accept your tribute, but there is no rule for driving the envoy away, what this official does is just a courtesy." ”
He thought to himself: "Maybe you insist on being a minister, the empress and the ministers will find out, and they will not know how happy they will be, and they will not know how happy they are, as long as they look good, they will not care how much wine I give back, and it is not a valuable thing!" ”
As soon as they saw that things could be carried out like this, the minds of the two Shuluo brothers immediately became active, and Shuluochai asked tentatively: "Although the wine is good, but once you drink it, you can't do this kind of thing once, but you can't do it for a long time, and we can't always pay tribute with a dead face!" ”
"What's wrong with this, you just beg for nothing, if you don't work once, you will land twice, if you don't work twice, you will pay tribute endlessly, and you don't lose anything, at most, you can't get over your face! Whether face is important, or wine is important, you weigh it yourself! "Yang Ze is very natural and authentic.
If you want to change the officials of the Central Plains, you will definitely be furious, face is important or wine is important, isn't this nonsense, of course face is important, what is wine, can it be compared with face? To save face, never to drink!
But for the two Shuluo brothers, it's just the opposite, what is face, who cares about face, how much is face, when eating or drinking, even if someone is willing to sell, we can't spend money to buy it, are we fools!
The two brothers said in unison: "Of course the wine is important, do you need to ask about this!" ”
"Look, isn't that all there is to it!" Yang Ze laughed and said, "Then this matter is settled, let's talk about the price now!" ”
Shu Luochai hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, do you want cattle and sheep, or gold?" It's hard to say about cattle and sheep, our two brothers are also rich in Ballu, but although there are a lot of cattle and sheep, if they are all exchanged for wine, it will not work, why don't we pay you gold, is this feasible? ”
For the bald people, cattle and sheep are food, just like the crops of the Central Plains, no cattle and sheep can not live, there is no food, wine is a luxury, no matter how much you like to drink, but there is no food to be important, but gold is different, there are gold mines in the territory of Ballu, but gold can not be circulated, and the gold that cannot be circulated cannot be exchanged for things, and the value is not large, but gold is valuable in the Central Plains, so Shuluo Chai Ning can exchange gold for wine, and does not want to use cattle and sheep.
This is exactly what Yang Ze wanted, he nodded and said: "Why do the people of Sudden Jue are eyeing you, isn't it because you have gold, so they want to get your territory, and it is precisely because of this that you are poor, with gold you should be rich, but now it is the opposite." Therefore, if you exchange gold for wine, it is equivalent to the value of gold, so it is just right, how about ten catties of wine in each jar, ten taels of gold in one jar, if the fineness is insufficient, we can discuss it, and it will be enough to fold it into full color. ”
Shu Luochai thought for a while, and he said: "A pound of wine and a tael of gold, when the wine is less, you can do it, but if this business continues for a long time, the price will be high, but the first time it will come at this price, and then we will talk about it later, we will first ask for a hundred jars, and we will pay a thousand taels of gold for red gold, what do you think, sir?" ”
"One hundred altars, a little less, okay, the first time like this, with the first time, let's discuss it later!" Yang Ze didn't want to talk to death, in case the first business failed, then what would he talk about later.
After the three of them talked about some specific details, Yang Zeliu and the two had a meal, and then sent the two of them to leave the west of the town, the two Shuluo brothers are very refreshing and energetic of the grassland man, either don't say it, say it must be done, they made an appointment with Yang Ze, and ten days later, they will send the prepared gold.
Yang Ze sent the two of them away, and went to check the stock of wine, there is a lot of wine in Zhenxi, enough to make a transaction, but the quality is not as good as the one he let the two Shuluo brothers drink, it is much worse, but it doesn't matter, anyway, the bald people pay attention to how strong the wine is, and the taste of the strength is good, and the requirements are not too high, and they are not as particular about the taste as the Central Plains people.
After he was busy with important things, he remembered the reply letter from the assassin in the state to him, which was brought back by Yan Chenghou, he found Yan Chenghou and asked about the situation of the assassin at that time.
Yan Cheng said: "My lord, when the villain went to see the assassin this time, it was only a cup of tea, and the assassin seemed to be concerned about the affairs of Zhenxi, as long as our prince here did not have an accident, he didn't even want to listen to the three words of Zhenxi County, and only wrote a reply letter, saying that he would let you act cheaply, and then he called his subordinates out, with a cold attitude, not to mention letting you go to the state to see him, I really don't know why!" ”
Yang Ze sighed and said, "I don't know why, I'll ask again when I see him next time." By the way, have you inquired in the state, what is the price of gold there? (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!)