Chapter 385 Going to court (2)

Li Feng was very shocked. The Fusang envoy wanted to return home after getting his weapons. It seemed that they couldn't wait any longer.

"Your Majesty, since they want to go back, let them go back. Send a team of people to escort them out of the city, but you can only let people leave. The weapons, the goods, and even the technical personnel can leave the Tang Dynasty.

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"I understand that weapons and goods are not allowed to leave, but why are they not allowed to leave?" Li Er asked in confusion.

Not only Li Er, many people don’t understand it. But there are also people who understand it.

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, a lot of gold is easy to come by, but talents are rare. As long as a few of them return with skills, they will strengthen the Fusang Kingdom."

"I see, then let them go back according to their request. Li Junxian, you are responsible for this matter. I only need to let a few of their envoys go back." Li Er ordered.

Li Junxian cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Li Feng said: "If they refuse to leave, they will be executed for the crime of deceiving the emperor. In addition, check whether any of them have been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time. If there are people who have learned the skills of the Tang Dynasty, nothing can be done to them."

They go back."

Wei Zheng said: "Lantian Marquis, this is a bit too much. The Tang Dynasty is a huge country and a state of etiquette. Shouldn't you give a warm welcome to everyone who comes to learn from me about the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Feng replied: "Master Wei is right. If someone is willing to learn from my knowledge in Datang, Datang should welcome him, but only if he has no ambitions.

The ambition of Fusang Kingdom is too great. Believe it or not, as long as Fusang gets those weapons, he will fight in all directions. The first opponent will be Goryeo, then Silla, Baekje, and finally the Tang Dynasty."

"What a joke, a mere Fusang Kingdom dared to touch the Tang Dynasty." Chai Shao sneered again.

Wei Zheng also said: "Marquis Lantian, you have to be responsible for what you say. The Fusang Kingdom sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty several times and they were very polite and polite. They were even willing to become ministers. Why are you so ambitious?"

For the sake of Fusang's victory over the city, neither Li Er nor Li Feng revealed anything about Tanaka.

Li Feng shrugged and said: "General Chai, Master Wei, the Fusang Congress gave me a city, and I was just thinking about who should help me manage it.

How about letting General Chai help me manage it now? It’s just a chance to see if the Fuso Kingdom has any ambitions.”

Chai Shao said: "Fuso Congress will give you a city, why? Who do you think you are?"

Wei Zheng looked at Li Feng suspiciously and said, "Lantian Hou, what you said is true."

Li Feng did not answer, and Li Er was the first to speak: "Don't talk nonsense about Li Feng, as this will create a rift between Datang and Fusang, which is not good for both countries.

My dear friends, everyone from Fusang Kingdom must have forgotten that, Chai Shao, you are the one who will escort the Fusang Kingdom’s envoy back to Fusang Kingdom safely.

I have decided to let my seventh daughter marry Chai Lingwu and be granted the title of Prince Consort."

Chai Shao stood up, walked to the middle, knelt down and thanked him: "I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty on behalf of Wu."

"Get up. The wedding will be decided when the weather comes back." Li Er said.

"yes."

Chai Shao returned to his position with dim eyes. In the process, he glared at Li Feng fiercely.

This made Li Feng touch his nose in embarrassment, knowing what Chai Shao's eyes meant.

Li Er spoke again: "My dear friends, because Lantian Hou opened the Lantian Trading Center, a bank, and a newspaper, and even printed the "Wealth List" yesterday, this lets me know that there is a group of people in the Tang Dynasty who have been waiting to see clearly.

But he made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

They are merchants, so I have decided to allow the descendants of merchants to participate in the scientific examination. What do you think?"

"Absolutely not." Cui Minqian walked out, "Scholars, farmers, and merchants, businessmen are at the bottom because they are parasites who are not engaged in production. They specialize in opportunism and fraud. They are only profit-seeking and morally corrupt. They are small profit-seeking people who harm the country and the people.

people.

There is a saying in "The Book of Han": The old people abandon their roots and chase the bottom, and those who cultivate the land cannot do half of it. Although the poor people are given land, they still sell it to farmers at a low price... When the people are driven back to their homes, they all stick to their roots, so that everyone in the world can eat what they can.

, the people who have lost their ability to travel and eat, turn to Nanmu.

Moreover, in all dynasties, I have never heard of anyone allowing the children of merchants to take part in scientific examinations, so I would like to ask your Majesty to think again."

Li Feng said: "Master Cui seems to hate businessmen, but your assets are ranked fourth on the wealth list, and you are only one hundred thousand dollars away from the third. Where did Master Cui get so much money?"

"This is my ancestral property, and I will receive dividends from the family's property. Marquis Lantian, is there any problem?" Cui Minqian asked.

Li Feng smiled and said: "No, no, I just want to say something. I am also a businessman. Can I be an official? Can my descendants take the scientific examination in the future?"

"Haha..." Cui Minqian smiled and said, "Lantian Hou, you are now a prince of the imperial court. Even if you have business dealings, you are still a prince of the Tang Dynasty. How can you compare yourself to a businessman?"

Li Feng smiled awkwardly: "It can still be like this."

"It's always been like this." Cui Minqian said.

Li Feng asked the others: "Does everyone think so too? Mr. Wei, do you think so too?"

He looked directly at Wei Zheng. Everyone looked at Wei Zheng. Li Er also looked at Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng said: "In Lantian, businessmen only care about profits and do not care about production. Once everyone becomes a businessman, who will do the farm work in the fields? Who will build the houses? Once natural and man-made disasters occur, who will rescue them?"

"Before answering this question, please answer me first. Do you agree with Lord Cui Minqian? I have become the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty. Is there no problem if I want to do business?" Li Feng said again.

Wei Zheng pondered for a moment and said: "I don't agree. "Huainanzi Qi Su Xun" says: 'That's why people don't hold officials concurrently. Officials don't hold concurrent jobs. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are different from each other in their hometowns and states. This is the story of farmers and farmers.

Strength, the words and deeds of scholars, the skill of work and craftsmanship, and the number of businessmen and businessmen.'

Therefore, I feel that those who are officials should serve as officials well and not half-heartedly."

Li Feng nodded and said, "Then why didn't you say anything to stop it?"

Wei Zheng said: "It has been like this for thousands of years in all dynasties, and I can't do anything about it."

Li Feng nodded and said: "No, it has been like this in all dynasties. This also has the saying of a thousand-year-old family and a century-old dynasty."

"Marquis Lantian, are you cursing that the Tang Dynasty only lasts a hundred years?" Cui Yi pointed at Li Feng and yelled angrily.

Li Feng rolled his eyes at Cui Yi and said, "Cui Yi, you have to be smarter if you want to frame people. What I just said is said almost every day. Are they cursing the Tang Dynasty?"

"Hmph, I don't know what the people outside said, but I just heard the words of the century-old dynasty from your mouth. You are cursing the Tang Dynasty." Cui Yi sneered.
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