Maybe Lao Zhu is used to it. Every time he hears Han Du's name, he will do some inexplicable things. If one day, he hears that Han Du won't cause trouble for him, he may still feel a little uncomfortable.
Since it's Han Du, there's nothing to worry about. Lao Zhu, who stood up angrily, now sat back down. Han Du's heart is quite dark. The cost of a mirror, Lao Zhu
They knew very well that the price at which Mingjingzhai originally sold it was a huge profit. Unexpectedly, Han Du would double the price before selling it to them.
After thinking for a moment, Lao Zhu turned to look at the old eunuch and asked, "Those people are still making trouble in the hall?"
"They are still making a fuss, as if they won't stop until they see the emperor." The old eunuch agreed with a smile. But in his heart he was very disdainful of the envoys, so what's the use of making a fuss? He didn't see that the emperor was so interested.
Have you gone to the East China Sea? If it were someone else who had done something like this, at least he would not be able to escape the charge of dereliction of duty. If it was more serious, he might be investigated and investigated.
"Aren't they clamoring to see me? I happen to have some free time now, so let's meet them."
The old eunuch bowed and retreated, walked out of the palace and shouted, "Announcement of the presence of envoys from all over the world!!!"
More than a dozen envoys entered the Fengtian Hall one after another. The leader was Shahakht, and Korea, Ryukyu, Siam and others also stood among them.
Originally, the envoys from Ryukyu and Siam did not want to come, thinking that they had offended Han Du after all. If they continued to make noises with these people, wouldn't they offend Han Du even more? But the envoys from Korea told them that they had already offended Han Du.
If you offend Han Du, the possibility of getting the mirror from Han Du is slim. If you can put pressure on Han Du, you will have more hope of getting the mirror.
Another thing is that Shahakht is not a fool. If everyone wants him to come forward, he can do it, but he will only agree if everyone goes together.
Under such circumstances, the Ryukyu-Siam envoy did not dare to express any opinions at all, and could only follow the crowd to meet the emperor.
"Foreign Minister... pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor."
"No courtesy, stay on your own."
Lao Zhu waved his hand, paused and said, "Why are you so anxious to come to see me?"
Shahakht bowed to Lao Zhu and said respectfully: "Your Majesty the Ming Emperor, the Western Chagatai Khanate has always respected the Ming Dynasty. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been willing to regard the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain state. This is why
I hope that the Ming Dynasty can open up mutual markets so that foreign ministers can bring the Ming Dynasty’s goods to the Khanate.”
Shahakht lowered his body and spoke as if he was a wronged little daughter-in-law. But first he suppressed and then leaned back, Shahakht raised his head and looked at the emperor with a sharp look.
, said angrily: "But our sincerity did not win us any friends. The Ming Dynasty regarded our humble flattery as weakness and could be bullied. One official even arrogantly clamored to double the price of the mirror sold to us.
Does the Ming Dynasty still regard our Chagatai Khanate as a friend? If not, the foreign minister will leave immediately and will go back to report to His Majesty the Great Khan."
After saying this, he stood in front of Lao Zhu with great dignity, waiting for Lao Zhu to give him an explanation.
Lao Zhu glanced at Shahakht and couldn't help but frown. It's not that Lao Zhu thought this man's words were reasonable and was moved, but because the strength of the Chagatai Khan should not be underestimated. Chagatai Khan
Although the country does not border the Ming Dynasty, and so far there is no sign of conflict with the Ming Dynasty. However, the Chagatai Khanate is also vast in territory. Countries like Goryeo and Siam have no way to compare with it. Moreover,
The Chagatai Khanate had hundreds of thousands of troops and was powerful, making it a local hegemon.
Although Ming Dynasty will not be afraid of it, Lao Zhu does not want to have any unpleasantness with them until Can Yuan's personal problems are completely solved. After all, being attacked on both sides is a taboo for military strategists. Lao Zhu does not want to face such a situation unless he has to.
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Ignoring Shahakht for the time being, Lao Zhu turned to look at the others and asked calmly: "What about you, do you mean the same?"
The other envoys looked at each other in confusion, wondering whether the emperor agreed or disagreed, and they did not dare to speak without permission. But under the pressure of the emperor, they could not do anything without speaking.
So, he pushed the Korean envoy to the front and asked him to face the emperor.
The Korean envoy felt so much hatred, especially for the Ryukyu and Siamese envoys. It was the two of them who pushed him the hardest just now. He never thought that the two people who usually have a good relationship with each other through drinking and spanking would actually behave like this at this time.
Give him a helping hand.
But now is not the time to argue with the two of them. Faced with the look in Emperor Furui Muha's eyes, the Goryeo envoy almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"Going back to the emperor, Foreign Minister, Foreign Minister also hopes that the price of the mirror can be cheaper. After all, if Foreign Minister brings the mirror back, it will allow the people to admire the Ming Dynasty's peerless splendor. Isn't it also a good thing for Ming Dynasty? And Foreign Minister is thousands of miles away.
, it was a long journey to bring the mirror back, and the losses along the way would probably not be small. If, if the price of the Ming Dynasty was too high, the foreign minister might lose all his money. Please have mercy on the emperor, and watch the foreign minister say to
The Ming Dynasty was very respectful and was able to sell us the mirror at the original price in exchange for paying tribute every year."
After the Korean envoy finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to look at the emperor's eyes.
"Please have mercy, Your Majesty..." Others also climbed up the pole and begged together.
As a result, Lao Zhu had to give up his original idea. Originally, Lao Zhu was going to send all these people away with a few words. After all, Handu doubled the price in order to make more money and recycle them.
More treasure money.
But seeing how pitiful the envoy from Goryeo was, and the fact that Shahakht was watching eagerly from the side, Lao Zhu softened his heart and agreed to Goryeo's request.
"Okay, I can issue an edict to allow you to purchase at the original price. I hope you can remember the kindness of Ming Dynasty instead of half-heartedly becoming an enemy of Ming Dynasty."
Lao Zhu glanced at Shahakht coldly, it was self-evident who would be the enemy of Ming Dynasty.
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor, for your kindness..." After hearing this, many people couldn't believe their own ears. They knelt down and thanked without hesitation, for fear that the Emperor would regret it.
Only Shahakht stood among the crowd without any intention of thanking him. His body was upright and full of arrogance. This was not his own arrogance, but the arrogance given to him by the Khanate behind him.
Lao Zhu took a look and was slightly dissatisfied. However, considering that the Chagatai Khanate was also a big country, and the Ming Dynasty could not spare any time, he said nothing more.