Li Po felt that what he said was true, and he had feasible strategies to offer. The data was quite detailed, and it was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into it.
The most annoying mediocre official is actually just muddling along. If you ask him something, he will be tongue-tied and his words will not make sense. He has no ability to solve problems at all and just clings to his official position.
What's more, he may not have the ability to solve problems, but he can solve those who can solve problems. Do you think it is irritating or not?
In fact, the young master does not need to solve too many problems. Their main service targets are the nobles in the palace. There are many miscellaneous things, but they do not require high talents.
As long as the nobles in the palace are not allowed to wear rags and eat chaffy vegetables, the power of minting coins in their hands is actually a royal exclusive power, which imposes certain restrictions on the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Li Po thought for a while and said: "Let's stop for a while and use all the gold and silver jewelry of the palace people to mint coins. This is not a big deal. Silver treasures are just playthings for nobles now. As long as there is no shortage of copper coins, it doesn't matter." worry."
Wei Jie pondered for a moment and said, "There are a lot of silverware in Chang'an..."
Li Po waved his hand, bad idea...
"When you go back, sort it out and report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Shaofu is only responsible for minting coins, and everything else is left to the Ministry of Household Affairs. By the way, I heard someone said that the Japanese country is rich in silver. The last time the Japanese country sent an envoy to Chang'an was When did this happen?"
Was the Japanese country rich in silver? Wei Jie was a little stunned. This was the first time he had heard of this statement.
Naturally, he knew about the Japanese country. During the Han Dynasty, there were records of the Japanese country on the East China Sea. Wei Jie had some impressions of it. He lived on the island. In more than a hundred countries, the people of the country were barefoot and tattooed...the clothes they wore were not cut. Just as a whole, come in from head to toe.
Men and women living together are like wild beasts...
Well, he only remembered this little historical data.
The emperor asked inexplicably, and said that the Japanese country was rich in silver. Wei Jie didn't know where the emperor heard about it. Anyway, he didn't know much about the Japanese country.
He could only answer matter-of-factly: "The last time the Japanese sent an envoy was probably at the beginning of the great cause, right? I don't remember clearly. I only heard people say that the envoys from the Japanese were quite arrogant, and they also said that the emperor was fine when he came from where he came from, and when he came to book, he was nowhere to be. His words made Emperor Yang very angry, so he refused to send envoys."
This time it was Li Po's turn to be stunned. The bastard over there had actually been to Chang'an. It was so close, and Yang Er acted so casually, but he didn't send troops to attack him? It's strange.
He knew this allusion, but he didn't expect it to happen to Yang Guang.
While he was pondering, he glanced around the palace, immediately pulled Wei Zheng out, and asked, "Do you know the details of the Japanese country? Tell me."
Wei Zheng had a strong memory of extensive knowledge, and in the past two years, he had taken advantage of the opportunity of serving as a subordinate in the province to read a lot of classics in the palace to enrich himself. He was much better than Wei Jie who spent most of his time lying down.
"It is said that the Japanese are descendants of the Zhou Dynasty. They are quiet and declining. King Ping went east to avoid them. The Japanese are probably left by King Ping of Zhou..."
Li Po's eyes widened. What nonsense is this? Tell me in human language.
Wei Zheng trembled in his heart, and after understanding the idea, he immediately changed to the vernacular, "It is also said that the First Emperor sent Xu Fu to go to sea to search for the three sacred mountains of Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou in order to obtain the elixir of immortality.
Xu Fu couldn't find it, and he didn't dare to return to the court to recover his life, so he led his people to stay on the East China Sea. Then some people spread that the Japanese were Xu Fu's blood."
Li Po interrupted him impatiently, "You are telling me a story, who has the patience to listen to this?"
"Say what you have to say and stop showing off."
Wei Jie had a smile on his face, like a spring flower, and he didn't mind watching the excitement.
Wei Zheng held his breath for a while. There are actually many records about the Japanese country. They were all legends during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The main reason was that the overseas Sanshen Mountain was connected with some islands in the east. Many nobles of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties sent people to search for immortality.
medicine.
There were fragmentary rumors at that time, saying that the Japanese had presented flowers and plants to Emperor Zhou, and that there was also a story about King Ping of Zhou escaping into the sea. In fact, there was no basis for it and it was not true.
As for the story of Xu Fu, there are historical records, but the parts related to the Japanese are mostly conjecture. In fact, no one knows where Xu Fu went after he went to sea.
Wei Zheng's preface with these words does seem to be showing off, otherwise Wei Jie would not smile so beautifully.
After being beaten by the emperor, Wei Zheng completely lost his interest, and finally said honestly: "The Japanese sent envoys to the dynasty many times from the Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty. Their country was either peaceful or in war. There were rumors, and no one went there.
Pass there.
At the beginning of the founding of the emperor's reign, the regent of King Tuigu of the Japanese kingdom seemed to have asked Prince Shotoku to send an envoy to the court, hoping to learn Buddhism. His intention was very sincere, and Emperor Wen was very pleased with it, so he sent Shangshu Pei to pay a return visit to the lord of the Japanese kingdom.
So if the Supreme Being wants to ask about the situation in Japan, it is better to ask Pei Shangshu."
Li Po raised his eyebrows. Pei Shiqing actually sent an envoy to Japan? This was a bit unexpected. Remembering that the Sui Dynasty also sent troops to attack Ryukyu, Li Po felt that he had underestimated the openness of previous dynasties.
Think about it, people have been sending people to wander around the East China Sea since the Pre-Qin Dynasty. After so many years, it is impossible for the descendants to not make any progress.
The former Sui Dynasty not only received Japanese envoys, but also paid return visits to them more than once.
He glared at Wei Zheng resentfully again, and after talking so much nonsense, why not just ask Pei Shiqing?
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"The envoys from Japan are here to treat me as equals? But from what you said, why don't I think they are not very respectful?"
Wei Zheng simply shook his head and said: "I don't know the details. I just found some records in Guanwen Hall. Superintendent Wen majored in Sui history, so there should be records in them."
Li Po nodded and let this guy go. Sui Shi was still thinking about it. He was going to spend this winter on Wen Yanhong and others, but he hadn't seen anything recording the events of the Japanese country.
When I think about it, it's not a big deal, it's probably just a matter of a few sentences. Literati record historical facts in a concise and clear way, so they make it very difficult.
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Li Po sent Wei Jie away and had no time to spare during the first month, which made him feel a little emotional.
Then I thought of the Japanese country again, and asked on the spur of the moment, I didn't expect that they are still frequent visitors to the Central Plains. They are a bunch of bastards, a hundred times more hateful than Goguryeo.
After two years, when I have time, I still need to clean it. How can I allow others to sleep soundly next to the couch? What's more, the person sleeping is a vicious dog.
However, at this time, the situation in the East China Sea became increasingly complicated. The Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo were undoubtedly the two most influential forces in the East China Sea, but now they have become weaker.
Du Fuwei brought the southeastern coastal areas into his sphere of influence and has maintained it to this day.
But deep in the East China Sea, the Japanese, Silla, Baekje and other forces were competing. Of course, from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, which could be called a giant at this time, it was actually just a small fight and could not achieve anything.
What climate.
When dozens of small boats fought, they could call it a battle. What was it if it wasn't a small fight? Well, when they got stronger later, they started to brag, and everyone was bragging and making trouble.