"Of course, if Kim Tae-eun, the envoy of the Goguryeo mission, is sincere, there is no harm in selling it for a few percent more."
After Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he added another sentence.
Song Yu and the others were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other with strange expressions, or stroked their beards, or nodded with furrowed brows.
Song Yu, Wei Yong and other important ministers who have been in the temple for decades, none of them are old foxes who have matured with age.
After thinking for a moment, they understood the meaning of Liu Mingzhi's words.
If you are sincere, there is no harm in selling it for a few percent more.
So what is the best way to be sincere?
Uh-huh, tacit understanding, tacit understanding.
Song Yu let go of the beard in his hand and quickly followed Mr. Liu.
"Your Majesty, I understand what you mean.
There is just a small problem, I hope your Majesty can set a limit for me in advance."
Liu Mingzhi immediately understood what his uncle Song Yu wanted to ask. The swinging folding fan in his hand paused slightly and he frowned slightly as he pondered.
After a while, Liu Mingzhi glanced at Song Yu next to him and said softly: "Sixty percent or seventy percent is fine, but no more than seventy-and-a-half percent at most."
"Yes, I understand."
"My lords, sir."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately gathered towards Liu Mingzhi.
"I'm waiting here."
"It's not just the mission of Goguryeo, but also the missions of Baekje, Siam, Annan... and other countries.
If they also want to buy sophisticated weapons and equipment from our dragon, they will also have to sell them.
There is no reason to turn people away when it comes to door-to-door business.
The imperial treasury is already abundant now, but there is such a thing as silver.
After all, the more the merrier!”
"Yes, I obey."
"That's all for now. As for how to contact the Goguryeo delegation, I'll leave it to Song Aiqing and Wang Aiqing."
"Old minister, I obey."
"King Wu Yi, Mr. Xia, Wei Aiqing, and Tong Aiqing, when you should help make plans, remember to help Song Aiqing and the others.
As the saying goes, one person is short-term and two people are long-term.
If you want to eat meat, how can you do it without putting in some effort?"
"I understand, I will obey your orders."
Liu Mingzhi looked at everyone's smiles and looked at his uncle Song Yu with a chuckle.
"Song Aiqing."
"The old minister is here."
"How long will it take for those troops to be transferred from various prefectures in the capital to the capital?"
"Replying to your Majesty, I have received replies from officials from various state governments yesterday morning, and a lot of military equipment is now on its way to the capital.
The old minister made an estimate, and the earliest is three days, and the latest is no more than ten days."
Liu Mingzhidan smiled and nodded, then turned his attention to Yang Tao, Minister of Industry.
"Ministry of Industry."
"The old minister is here."
"After the soldiers arrive in Beijing, the rest will be left to your Ministry of Industry Office."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Two days ago, the old minister had already ordered many of his colleagues to mobilize craftsmen."
"Okay, now I feel relieved.
By the way, there is one more thing you should remember."
"His Majesty?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the confused expressions of everyone, and silently closed the jade fan in his hand, with a sharp look in his eyes.
"When you eat meat, don't forget to give the other lovers a sip of soup."
Song Yu and the others looked slightly startled, but they reacted instantly.
"I understand, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi replied with a nasal sound that was neither gentle nor serious, changed direction and continued to move forward.
"Just understand. You should all know my temper. I hope you won't disappoint me."
"I don't dare."
"While troops are being transferred from various prefectures in the Gyeonggi Province to the capital, you can go to Honglu Temple to walk around more, and keep in touch with envoys from various countries' missions.
The conversation got so exciting that we invited them to taste our Dalong's delicacies in restaurants and teahouses. We also went to places like Tianxiang Pavilion and Zuichun Pavilion to appreciate our Dalong's poems, calligraphy and painting, and the sound of silk and bamboo.
These are all okay. Wherever you go is your freedom. I will never interfere.
How many meals you can save for your family and how much private money you can save depends on your own abilities."
"Gudu."
"uh-huh."
"Hmph, cough, cough, cough."
"Your Majesty, this, this is not good."
"Yes, yes, I am a person of high status. How can I hang out with barbarians?"
Liu Mingzhi listened to the people behind him who were clearly excited, but still pretending to be serious, and he hummed a few times with a playful expression.
"Hehehe, that's right, I was negligent.
In this case, you can just pretend that I didn’t say anything.”
"Your Majesty, don't... huh huh!
Your Majesty, it is understandable that other colleagues are unable to communicate emotionally with envoys from various missions due to their own official duties.
However, as the minister of Honglu Temple, I should pay more attention to the envoys staying in Honglu Temple. This is my official duty.
Please rest assured, Your Majesty, in order to allow the envoys from the missions of various countries to feel the prosperous mountains and rivers of our Dalong Dynasty and see the essence of our Dalong culture.
The veteran will definitely spare no effort."
As soon as Wang Hezheng, the minister of Honglu Temple, finished speaking, Song Yu and Du Chenghao all stared at him.
"Damn it, Wang Laogou, you are so fucking shameless."
"My mother, you thief, you are so stupid that you want to eat alone."
"Old thief Wang, you will not end well."
"Wang, do you want to fucking listen to what you are saying?"
"Ahem, Your Majesty, it must be very hard for Mr. Wang to take care of so many missions by himself.
I have been an official in the imperial court for so many years and have already become brothers and sisters. How can I just watch him suffer mentally and physically because of official duties?
The veteran is willing to share some of the burden for Lord Wang to demonstrate the principle of mutual help among the officials of our Dalong court."
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal."
"Du Shangshu's words are simply thunderous and thought-provoking. The old minister is too selfish.
The veteran is also willing to share some of the pressure for Lord Wang."
"I second the proposal."
When Liu Mingzhi heard everyone's echoing words, he rolled his eyes angrily.
A bunch of shameless old people.
"Don't delay your official duties, otherwise, you will understand."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never dare to do so."
"By the way, don't go too far, be careful. No one in this world is a fool."
"I understand."
Liu Chengzhi reached out and touched his nose, looking at the court elders beside him with a strange look, a look of doubt about life flashed in his eyes.
Are these shameless old guys really the same people I knew before?
"Chengzhi."
"Ah? Hey, my son is here."
Liu Mingzhi reached into his arms and took out his Golden Dragon Token, turned around and threw it towards his son Liu Chengzhi.
"then."
Liu Chengzhi subconsciously took what his father threw, and after seeing the Golden Dragon Token in his hand, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes.
"Father?"
"I have something to do and I have to go to Shu. After the troops are ready to arrive in Beijing, I will leave all the follow-up matters to you to supervise."
"King Wuyi."
"I'm here."
"As the deputy, you will fully assist Chengzhi in supervising the follow-up matters of military preparation."
"I obey."
"My lords, sir."
"I'm waiting here."
"Except for King Wuyi, the two princes are staying. You all should go back and attend to your own official duties."
"I obey, I will retire."
Song Yu and others made a big salute, stood up and left one after another.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xia Gongming, who was standing motionless, and asked softly with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Xia, do you have anything else to report?"
"Your Majesty, are you leaving Beijing?"
"That's right, I'm going to the Miao territory of Shu."
"Your Majesty, it's not just the old minister's nagging that has spoiled your mood. As the king of a country, you are responsible for all government affairs of the day..."
Liu Mingzhi didn't wait for Xia Gongming to finish speaking, and directly raised his hand to signal.
"Sir, my mother-in-law in the Miao territory of Shu is seriously ill."
Xia Gongming was startled for a moment, then came to his senses and hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"The old minister is confused, the old minister knows his crime."
"I don't want family matters to affect the government affairs of the court. Sir, you just need to know this in your mind and don't spread it."
"I understand, I guarantee that no other person will know about this from my mouth."
"I believe in your virtue, sir, so go ahead and do your work."
"Old minister, I obey, and I will retire."
Liu Chengzhi glanced at Xia Gongming who turned to leave, and walked up to Young Master Liu nervously.
"Dad, eldest sister, second sister, what's going on with eldest brother's grandmother? Is the situation serious?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at his son's nervous expression, frowned and sighed.
"The specific circumstances of becoming a father are still unclear.
Your grandma is getting old after all, maybe...
well."
"Why is this happening? Dad, why don't my child follow you to Miao territory?"
No, no, no, not just the child, but all our brothers and sisters must follow.
The grandmothers of the eldest sister, the second sister, and the eldest brother are the grandmothers of all our brothers and sisters. Grandma is ill. How can the children, who are the next generation, not pay a visit?"
After listening to his son's words, Liu Mingzhi showed a happy smile on his depressed face.
"Chengzhi."
"father?"
"Your mother and aunts have already set off for a few days, and your eldest sister, second sister, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, and nephews have also arrived.
Your brothers and sisters' filial piety will be conveyed to your grandmother by your father.
There is no need to rush over to visit her in person.
My father has left the capital, and all government affairs in the imperial court must be handled by the Palace of the Ten Kings where you brothers and sisters live."
"But kid..."
"Chengzhi."
"The child is here."
"As a father, I don't want to be like this, but I have to be like this.
Just like what my father said to Mr. Xia just now, my father cannot delay the government affairs of the court because of our family affairs.
In other words, our family affairs cannot affect world affairs.
Children, family affairs are important, but world affairs are even more important.
If you can have such feelings for your grandmother on Aunt Qinglian's side, dad is already satisfied.
After your father tells your grandmother, she will definitely be satisfied.
She will understand your difficulty in not being able to fulfill your filial piety.
Just do what your father says."
Liu Chengzhi looked at his father's determined expression and sighed with a complicated expression.
"Oh, my child obeys my orders."
Seeing his son's somewhat reluctant expression, Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted his shoulder a few times.
"Silly boy, Jingyao, after you two moved into the East Palace, your father, your mother and aunts were no longer around you.
Now that this girl Jingyao is about to give birth, you, as a husband, need to pay more attention to her.
Don't feel wronged by this girl Jingyao because of the government affairs of the court.
Otherwise, my father will not be able to spare you."
"Don't worry, dad. Even if you don't tell the child, the child will not wrong my wife."
"It's good to know. I have nothing to do with you here. You can go back first."
"Dad, me! Baby!"
Liu Mingzhi saw Er Zi's awkward expression and hesitant expression, and asked softly with a slight frown on his brows: "What's wrong? Just say what you want to say, there's no need to hesitate."
Liu Chengzhi stretched out his hand and scratched his forehead, and glanced at Song Qing standing next to him with an embarrassed expression.
When Song Qing saw this, he directly punched Liu Mingzhi.
"Your Majesty, the flowers over there are quite nice. I would like to take a look at them."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Erzi with a faint look, and directly reached out to stop Song Qing, who wanted to avoid suspicion and leave.
"Brother, you don't have to be like this."
"Your Majesty, I still..."
"Um?"
"Yes, yes, I just don't want to go."
"Chengzhi, your uncle is your father's brother in life and death. You can just say whatever you want. There is no need to avoid anything."
When Liu Chengzhi saw his father's gloomy gaze, he seemed to understand something and hurriedly gave Song Qing the courtesy of a junior.
"Uncle, please forgive me, I have no other intentions.
The main reason is that what the child wants to say is a bit embarrassing, and the child feels a little embarrassed.
I hope uncle won’t be offended.”
Song Qing hurriedly held up his hands and waved them nonchalantly.
"It doesn't matter. Everyone has things they are embarrassed about. This is human nature and my uncle won't care."
"Thank you uncle."
"Dad, it's like this. Because Jingyao is pregnant, there has been a long time between us as a couple...
It’s been a long, long time since we’ve had sex as husband and wife.”
Liu Mingzhi and Liu Mingzhi looked at Liu Chengzhi's increasingly embarrassed expression. After looking at each other, they finally understood why this kid was so embarrassed just now.
It is indeed inappropriate to say this kind of thing in front of my father and uncle.
Liu Mingzhi coughed and frowned.
"Then what?"
"So Jingyao was worried that the child would be suffocated, so she thought of moving the child into a side room.
Moreover, Jingyao has already chosen a candidate for her child, so she just needs to report it to her father and mother.
The child couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he wanted to ask his father what he meant."
"So that's it, then do you want to have a side room yourself?"
"Baby...baby...baby, are you okay?"
Liu Mingzhi saw Er Zi's somewhat erratic eyes and instantly understood what he was thinking.
Young Master Liu walked slowly to the corridor, looked up at the direction of the East Palace and pondered for a long time, then turned around and glanced at his son behind him.
"Which girl is the girl Jingyao helped you pick?"
"The eldest granddaughter of Cai Yuanchao, a former doctor in the Ministry of Justice, is Cai Ningning."
"Cai Yuanchao, a former doctor in the Ministry of Justice, oh~ it turns out to be him."
Liu Mingzhi muttered to himself and turned to look at Song Qing next to him.
"Brother, have you seen Cai Yuanchao's granddaughter?"
"I have never met him. After all, we are a generation apart and there are very few opportunities to interact with him.
However, when Cai Yuanchao was in power, his reputation was quite good.
His eldest son Cai He'an is now the governor of a state in the imperial court, so I think Cai Ningning must have good moral character."
Liu Mingzhi frowned and thought for a while, then nodded in realization.
"Cai He'an, governor of Yezhou?"
"Brother, I only heard about it from your uncle. I don't know exactly which state he served as governor."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and looked at Liu Chengzhi with a puzzled expression.
"Is Cai Ningning in the capital now?"
"here I am."
"Are Jingyao and Cai Ningning familiar?"
"My child heard from Jingyao that the two sisters were close friends back then. A few months ago, Cai Ningning returned to Beijing to visit Mr. Cai Yuanchao, so the two of them got together again."
"It turns out that with Jingyao's temperament, the moral character of a girl who can become close friends with her should not be much different.
As a father, I don’t have any opinion on this matter. Let’s get along with each other in private first.
If we get along fairly well, just mention it to your mother."