Gao Xin smiled and said: "Did the emperor forget that the envoys from the Three Kingdoms wanted to exchange the tribute gifts into treasure notes and take them back, and the emperor personally agreed."
Being exposed in front of others, Lao Zhu was naturally a little unhappy, and said expressionlessly: "Of course I won't forget it. However, this treasure is not enough for Ming Dynasty to use for his own use. I'm afraid I don't have any extra for them. If they want it, just give it to them first."
Wait, when Ming Dynasty has enough treasure money, it will not be too late to give it to them. Gao Aiqing should follow his previous practice and prepare some silk, tea, and porcelain as return gifts."
I have never seen such a shameless person.
Gao Xin looked at Lao Zhu with a shocked look on his face. Whatever he said with red lips and white teeth, he could still regret it in person. What does it mean that the treasure money is not enough? Even if the treasure money is not enough now, with the size of Ming Dynasty, just squeeze it out.
You can squeeze out what the Three Kingdoms need. The so-called not enough is just an excuse that the emperor doesn't want to give. Whether the treasure money is enough is just a matter of Lao Zhu's words, but this excuse leaves Gao Xin with no reason to refute.
Sure enough, this world does not belong to young people, nor does it belong to old people, but to those with thick skin.
Gao Xin wanted to say something more, but was dismissed by Lao Zhu with a wave of his hand.
Gao Xin had no choice but to leave Fengtian Palace angrily, shaking his head and sighing all the way back to his house.
As soon as they entered the lobby, the three envoys stood up immediately and hurriedly greeted them.
Asked: "Master Shangshu, how is the matter? Has the emperor agreed?"
Gao Xin shook his head and sighed, then slowly walked to the main seat and sat down.
When the three of them saw Gao Xin's expression, their hearts suddenly sank, and they all had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, Gao Xin sighed and said: "The emperor refused because Ming Dynasty's current treasure money is not enough."
The guess was confirmed, and the expressions of the three of them suddenly became ugly.
The Siamese envoy couldn't help but said: "How can the emperor go back on his words when he speaks so eloquently?"
Hearing this, Gao Xin's face darkened and he shouted sternly: "Please be careful what you say, envoy. The emperor naturally promised to give you treasure banknotes, but he did not promise to give you any treasure banknotes. Do you want the previous treasure banknote messenger? If the envoy wants it,
If so, I will make arrangements for the envoy immediately."
Who would want the old treasure banknotes?
The reason why they want the treasure banknotes is that they want to take them back and use them as money. It’s not like they have never brought back the treasure banknotes before, but those kinds of treasure banknotes are so shoddy that even if they are brought back, they will become blurred after a short time.
, in dilapidated condition. Therefore, they only brought it back twice and then stopped bringing it back. It would be better to bring back copper coins than to bring that kind of treasure money back. After all, although copper coins are heavier and not easy to bring back, they are durable after all.
Durable. It can be used for decades if you take it back with just one copper coin. It is still very cost-effective.
"The foreign minister made a mistake, please forgive me."
Seeing the Siamese envoys immediately apologizing, Gao Xin's expression softened a little. Although he seemed to be familiar with these envoys, he went to speak for them in front of the emperor. But it didn't mean that they could speak in front of Gao Xin.
Slander the emperor without any restraint.
"How about you just follow the emperor's instructions and bring some silk and tea back this time. How about you bring them back when the Ming Dynasty has enough money?" Gao Xin didn't know anything about business and didn't understand it at all.
Why are these people holding on to the treasure?
In his opinion, since he couldn't take away the treasure money, what did it matter if he brought some silk and tea back as before? Anyway, Ming Dynasty didn't give them a penny less as a gift in return, and they didn't suffer any loss.
But for the three of them, it’s not that they will suffer losses if they make money, but they will suffer losses if they make less money.
They could see how good the new treasure banknotes issued by the Ming Dynasty were. Even in a place like Ming Dynasty, which was full of prosperity in the world, such treasure banknotes could actually cause a sensation among people.
Even though the treasure banknotes only increased five times in the Ming Dynasty, once such treasure banknotes were brought back by them, it would be possible for them to increase ten or twenty times.
Therefore, how could they give up? How could they go back with a cart full of tea and porcelain, clanking and clattering?
Seeing the looks on these people's faces, Gao Xin knew that what he just said was in vain. But now, he couldn't help much in this matter, and he didn't want to get involved too deeply. He could help them say it in front of the emperor today.
In short, it would be considered worthy of their filial piety.
Gao Xin didn't want to care about the others and couldn't care about them. He picked up his tea cup and saw off the guests.
The three of them had no choice but to leave angrily.
After they reluctantly asked to see the emperor to no avail, they had no choice but to find Han Du again.
This time the Ministry of Rites' approach was even more direct. They didn't even send an official to take care of the situation. They directly provided them with a room and let them go and talk to Han Du on their own.
Han Du was very happy to see the three of them again, because he knew that he had the upper hand.
The three of them got straight to the point when they met, because they all knew that it was no longer a matter of whether to give the treasure banknotes to Han Du, but about the conditions under which Han Du could give them the treasure banknotes.
The three of them looked at each other, and finally it was the Korean envoy who spoke on their behalf.
As soon as they came up, the Koryo envoy began to make misery, "Sir, our country is a small country with few people, and the people's life is already difficult. Why don't you be more generous? Five times is too high. Let's triple it. How about three times? Your Majesty.
You are so noble, but you have pity on the people of our country."
If you take the treasure back, it will have nothing to do with your people.
Han Du didn't believe that the treasure banknotes they took back could fall into the hands of ordinary people. Even in the Ming Dynasty, the current treasure banknotes are not something ordinary people can see. The treasure banknotes of one thousand yuan have been fired to five thousand yuan, let me ask.
Will the common people have the opportunity to get treasure banknotes? The treasure banknotes now fall into the hands of those businessmen.
If people want to really see the treasure banknotes, they have to wait until the value of the treasure banknotes drops back to their face value.
These envoys took the treasure banknotes back, not for the common people, but for the dignitaries. Don't look at the treasure banknotes, which only have one denomination. As long as things are rare and valuable, they can use the same denominations.
The treasure banknotes should be used as ten or twenty coins.
This is like US dollars and RMB. Why is it one to seven? Why can't it be one to one? To put it bluntly, isn't it just a matter of artificial pricing in the beginning?
If I am strong and you are weak, then the pricing power is in my hands. If I say one to seven, then it must be one to seven. Even if you don't agree, I have a hundred ways to force you to agree.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is stronger than the vassal states, Handu will naturally find a way to hold the pricing power in his hands. If these envoys are allowed to take the treasure back, won't they give up the pricing power to them? They went back and said