Liu Che returned to the emperor's father and briefly reported to him the results of his negotiations with the Huns.
"Will the Huns sell those magical grass seeds to me because of rhubarb and pepper?" The emperor seemed not to care at all about the deal Liu Che had reached with the Huns. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before asking Liu Che.
"Yes!" Liu Che said with certainty: "Father, as long as this trade method exists, everything the Huns have will be obtained for our Han family!"
This is something that is certain and will definitely happen.
At the beginning, the Huns may strictly control trade with the Han Dynasty and strictly investigate and defend it.
But, as time goes by.
In three to five years, there will inevitably be a large amount of mutual smuggling between the Han and Hungarians.
Marx said that as long as there is 50% profit, people will take desperate risks. As long as there is 100% profit, the law is useless paper. When the profit reaches 300%, nothing in the world can stop people.
Selfish desire and greed, and when the profit reaches 500%, then there is nothing that cannot be traded!
As for rhubarb, silk, and pepper, the profits of any of them are not several times or even tens or hundreds of times.
Liu Che remembered it very clearly and described it in later historical records.
A piece of silk was equivalent to gold in Rome, a piece of rhubarb could be exchanged for gold worth several times its weight, and pepper and other spices were even more priceless!
As long as the Huns taste the sweetness.
Together with the selfish desires of the people below, nothing can stop the smuggling frenzy.
For profit, the merchant bureaucracy in the late Ming Dynasty sold off Lao Zhu's family without hesitation.
Of course. Similarly, many highly profitable specialties from the Western Regions, such as sweat-blooded horses, may remain in countries such as Dawan, the crystallization of ancient Greek civilization such as the mathematical works of Aristotle and others, as well as cucumbers, cotton, and pomegranates.
Even ultra-high-profit commodities such as pepper produced in India would make Han merchants desperately sell prohibited and illegal items to the Huns.
For example, the outflow of ironware and the Han army's standard equipment and armor were strictly controlled.
These are beyond human control!
In fact, Liu Che knew very well that even if he did not do these things, the same smuggling would still be going on.
Otherwise, how do you think you can explain the silk appearing in distant places such as Rome, India, and Egypt?
The historical records of later generations clearly recorded two pieces of evidence about the unscrupulous smuggling of goods by Han Dynasty merchants.
The first one comes from what Zhang Qian saw and heard in the Western Regions. At that time, Zhang Qian saw the Shu brocade from the Han Dynasty in Wusun, and learned that these products came from the body poison, and the body poison was obtained from the Dian Kingdom.
Han law stipulates that anyone leaving the confinement without authorization is a capital offense!
Another piece of evidence is the description of the Mayi conspiracy in the Huns' biographies.
It is clearly recorded in the historical records that the businessman Nie Yi, the mastermind of the Mayi conspiracy, did the business of "traitoring orchids to make friends with the Huns".
The so-called rape orchid is the Western Han Dynasty version of smuggling.
Interestingly, before the Mayi Conspiracy, according to historical records, Han-Hungarian trade was extremely prosperous. The same biography of the Huns also records that in the early years of Xiaozhu's reign, that is, during the seven years from Jianyuan to Yuanguang,
The Xiongnu have all been close to the Han since the Chanyu period. They go to and fro under the Great Wall.
To put it simply, it was near the Great Wall at that time. The non-governmental exchanges and trade between the Han and Hungarians were no longer a trivial matter, but the personal behavior of a few people.
Rather, it is a large-scale, organized and large-scale trade with those in power turning a blind eye.
What’s even more interesting is that after the Mayi Conspiracy, although Han and Hungary had actually entered a state of war.
However, Tai Shigong still recorded: "Since then, the Xiongnu have never made peace with each other, and they have attacked roadblocks and robbed the Han border, countless numbers of them. However, the Xiongnu are greedy, and they are fond of Han Leguan City, and they are addicted to Han property.
Definitely the best!'
This is even more interesting!
What kind of scale of trade and profit would allow the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu to continue doing business even after they broke up with each other?
In other words, what kind of transactions could prevent the Han Dynasty from closing open border markets and severely cracking down on smugglers, and what kind of transactions could prevent the Huns from gnawing on those hard bones without leaving the mountains of property piled up in the markets.
The fortress?
If you think about it carefully, in the late Ming Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties broke through and invaded many times. However, in the territory of the extremely wealthy Shanxi merchants, the Manchu and Qing soldiers were "strictly disciplined" and "no offense was committed".
Combined with the unreasonable sudden increase in the number of horses in the Han Dynasty after Xiaozhu ascended the throne, the answer is almost ready to come out!
Through trade, Xiaozhu obtained a large number of war horses from the Huns!
The Huns were not stupid, and they obtained a large amount of ironware, salt and silk from the Han Dynasty.
The two can only say that each takes what he needs!
Now Liu Che's promotion of Han-Hungarian trade is actually just a little ahead of Xiaozhu's script.
Of course, Liu Che would not tell his father even if he died.
Otherwise, if dad finds out, this business will most likely go to waste.
Although Liu Che himself knew very well that no matter what happened to this transaction, the Han Dynasty would not lose money.
The reason is simple. The iron tools smuggled to the Huns were limited in quantity, and the Huns may not appreciate them.
After Emperor Liu Qi heard Liu Che's affirmative answer, he waved his hand and said: "Then I will leave it to Daxing to take charge..."
"Father, Holy Ming!" Liu Che kowtowed.
What Liu Che and Xu Bu Diao couldn't achieve was just an intention.
The specific trade exchange ratio and terms naturally require further in-depth communication and exchange. At the same time, this matter must be approved by the kings of the two countries.
Therefore, at the very least, this new treaty will not be implemented until June of this year or even this time next year.
In fact, Emperor Liu Qi did not take the trade treaty reached between Liu Che and Xu Bu Diao Nan too seriously.
In fact, at this moment, in the eyes of Emperor Liu Qi, this so-called trade treaty was actually just a way to stabilize the Huns.
Because this year will be the most important year for the plan to reduce the vassal state.
The success of reducing the vassal state depends on whether the Huns intervene.
If you just pay some less valuable rhubarb, pepper and silk, you can prevent the Huns from intervening in the civil war of the Han Dynasty and not coming to harass the Han Pass, so that the court can deal with internal affairs with peace of mind.
So let alone saying that it might still bring benefits.
Even if there is no benefit, loss or even huge loss, you still have to hold your nose and continue doing it!
And now, this New Year's court meeting is an important stage!
Therefore, the emperor Liu Qi did not ask Liu Che again about the details of the matter, but asked leisurely: "Has the prince heard about the king of Chu?"
Liu Che frowned slightly.
Of course he heard about it!
More than just heard about it!
Even the whole process and details of the incident are now unknown to everyone in Chang'an.
Two days ago, King Liu Wu of Chu entered the pass and came to Chang'an to pay tribute to the emperor as usual.
But at this moment, a piece of explosive news exploded instantly.
King Liu Wu of Chu drank and had fun during the funeral of the Empress Dowager in April last year.
This is extremely unfilial!
If that's the case, then so be it.
After all, such rumors cannot bring down the princes of a big country like the King of Chu.
However, someone presented conclusive evidence - Liu Wu not only drank and had fun during the funeral, but also had an affair with his niece!
Suddenly, the entire public opinion was in an uproar!
The Han Dynasty had a red line against the princes and kings.
This red line is **!
It can be said that if you touch it, you will die, if you touch it, you will die!
Anyone who touches this red line, no matter who it is, will almost inevitably die!
Throughout the history of the Han Dynasty, countless princes and kings died because of this! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
ps: Well, it’s New Year’s Day today~ I went shopping with my wife to buy clothes and became a bag man for a day~~~~~~
Let’s start tomorrow, I will try my best to update~
