Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 368 Post-disaster reconstruction, all countries pay tribute one after another
Chapter 368 Post-disaster reconstruction, all countries pay tribute one after another
The next days will be about post-disaster reconstruction.
Post-disaster reconstruction not only involves the reconstruction of houses, but also the reconstruction of people's hearts.
Many people in Qingzhou and even Henan Province have been brainwashed by Qingshan, thinking that Qingshan is the emperor.
Therefore, the top priority for the reconstruction of Qingzhou is to appease the local people.
Post-disaster reconstruction is also a time to spend money, and it is also a very busy day for Fang Yuan.
Regarding this, Fang Yuan was speechless and asked Li Shimin several times to arrange for two ministers from the Ministry of Household Affairs to come over.
There is currently no Minister of Household Affairs in the Household Department, and there has been no such thing since Fang Yuan was promoted.
But now Li Shimin is also very busy and has no time to choose the Minister of Household Affairs for Fang Yuan.
Moreover, the imperial court still has the most officials with five surnames and seven looks, and Li Shimin does not want to elect them.
More than half a month has passed, and Qingzhou's reconstruction is finally on track.
On this day, the Tibetan envoy came to visit, the Western Turkic envoy came to visit, and the Xue Yantuo envoy came to visit.
According to reports, envoys from Japan, Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo and other countries are also on their way.
With three big countries visiting in succession, Honglu Temple suddenly became as lively as if it were a Chinese New Year, and there were suddenly more people.
According to normal circumstances, if other countries come to visit, they will be received within a day or two after arranging to enter Honglu Temple.
However, this time, no minister proposed to receive them early to show that the country is big-hearted and so on.
Because everyone knows that they came to visit because Tuyuhun was destroyed and Murong Fuyun was captured.
This is probably a sign of weakness, so let them wait until representatives from Japan and other countries arrive.
Similarly, under normal circumstances, countries like Western Turks would also ask to see the emperor as soon as possible.
But this time there was no rush, and there was a tacit understanding of waiting for the arrival of Japan and other countries.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Jing's army has not all returned yet, but Murong Fuyun escorted them back.
At the same time, envoys from Japan, Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo also arrived one after another.
On this day, Li Shimin led Fang Yuan and other ministers of the DPRK and China to receive the envoys from these countries at the Taiji Hall.
"Welcome to our Datang!"
"I have been too busy recently to find time, please forgive me!"
Li Shimin said slowly.
He glanced at the representatives from various countries present, with a sense of superiority in his eyes.
This is what the Kingdom of Heaven should be like, the prototype of the coming of all nations to the Kingdom.
"Understand, understand."
"I have no objection."
"Thank you, Khan, for hosting us."
Everyone spoke out one after another with flattering smiles.
A total of seven countries were visited, with seven different languages.
But at this time, they all answered Li Shimin's words in Chinese.
"You must have noticed that there are still two empty seats on site."
Li Shimin pointed to the two empty seats and chuckled.
The banquet was clearly arranged, with Tang and other states divided into two sides.
Among the countries, there are a total of eight positions, and two positions are still vacant.
The envoys from various countries were a little surprised at first, but they were even more surprised when they heard Li Shimin's question, and they talked in low voices.
"Please invite Tuyuhun Khan and Jieli Khan!"
Li Shimin said loudly.
After saying this, the expressions of the representatives present changed.
As we all know, Tuyuhun suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle with Datang, and Murong Fuyun was captured.
I heard that Li Jing was still hunting down the army in Tuyuhun and beating Tuyuhun to pieces.
In addition, Murong Fuyun was arrested, so Tuyuhun was finally destroyed.
Now Li Shimin actually invited Murong Fuyun and Jieli Khan. Is this a show of force?
Soon, Jieli Khan and Murong Fuyun walked out from one side.
Among them, Jieli Khan looked indifferent and calm.
Murong Fuyun, on the other hand, had an ugly face, as gloomy as water.
As everyone watched, the two people sat down one after another without saying a word.
"Okay, let's get down to business, I welcome you!"
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and raised his glass to everyone present.
Fang Yuan and others also raised their glasses to everyone present.
"Thank you, His Majesty Khan."
Representatives from all countries raised their glasses and drank.
"Everyone, may I ask what's going on?"
After Li Shimin put down his wine glass, it was time to get down to business.
Of the seven countries, two have been destroyed, making the total nine.
Nine countries came to Datang together. Why did they come?
"Your Majesty Tian Khan, I am Lu Dongzan, the Tibetan envoy and the Prime Minister of Tibet."
"I apologize to His Majesty Tian Khan on behalf of my king. It was my king who was deceived by Tuyuhun and sent troops to intervene in the Tang Dynasty. Please forgive His Majesty Tian Khan for his fault."
"This is a small gift. Please accept it, His Majesty the Khan."
The Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan stood up and said politely.
As he spoke, he waved to the people behind him, and someone immediately carried out six large boxes.
Judging from the way they were carrying the box, you could tell that the items in the box were very heavy and should be gold, silver and jewelry.
Sure enough, after opening it, six large boxes were filled with gold, silver, jewelry, etc., full of sincerity.
"Fang Yuan, tell me."
Li Shimin did not reply immediately, but looked at Fang Yuan and said.
Before convening today's banquet, Li Shimin and others had already held a small meeting in advance.
The countries must be afraid of the Tang Dynasty, and their coming this time must be to please the Tang Dynasty and make deals with the Tang Dynasty.
In this case, Datang must seize the opportunity to obtain more and greater benefits from this visit.
"I have met all the envoys. I am Fang Yuan, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Tang Dynasty."
"Lu Dong praised the Prime Minister. We in the Tang Dynasty are deeply touched by your Tubo sincerity."
"But we in the Tang Dynasty do not need these vulgar things. We only need you, Tubo, to agree to one condition."
Fang Yuan said loudly.
At the same time, he looked Lu Dongzan up and down.
People in their thirties look quite young.
But this person is also famous in history.
He unified the plateau with Songtsen Gampo, the current King of Tubo, and almost destroyed the Tang Dynasty in the future.
This is an amazing person, and you should not look down on him because of his age.
"Please say."
Lu Dongzan nodded heavily and said.
Representatives from various countries looked at Fang Yuan, curious about Fang Yuan’s conditions.
Six big boxes, worth about millions, if you don’t want these, what are the conditions?
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"Every country must know that our country, the Tang Dynasty, is promoting paper currency."
"Banknotes are easy to use and help stimulate economic development."
"I hope that Tubo can accept banknotes and support the circulation of banknotes in Tubo."
Fang Yuan’s righteous way.
This is a strategy, the lifeblood of economic control.
I wonder if Lu Dongzan and the representatives present can understand this.
"This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to ask my king."
Lu Dongzan's expression changed, he hesitated for a moment and then said.
As Fang Yuan thought, he immediately felt the danger of supporting the circulation of Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes in Tubo.
If something similar to the seven-star banknotes happened after Datang treasure banknotes entered Tubo, wouldn’t Tubo’s money flow to Datang in vain?
For such an important matter, Lu Dongzan cannot decide by himself.
Many representatives present thought of this, but there were also some who did not.
"Is Prime Minister Lu Dongzan worried about anything?"
Fang Yuan asked.
Only by knowing the other party's problem can we prescribe the right remedy.
Maybe what they think is different from what they think. You have to know what Lu Dongzan thinks.
Li Shimin and others also looked at Lu Dongzan, waiting for Lu Dongzan's answer.
"I have heard a little bit about the Seven-Star Treasure Banknote."
"Paper money is always different from copper coins and silver and gold."
"Paper money may become white paper, but copper coins, silver and gold will always be copper coins, silver and gold."
Lu Dongzan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
If Li Shimin wasn't looking at him, he wouldn't want to answer this question.
In fact, although he said that he wanted to contact Songtsen Gampo to ask for his thoughts, he did not support it in his heart.
"Prime Minister Lu Dongzan, if you understand deeply, you will know that the seven-star banknotes come from the private sector, while the Tang Dynasty banknotes are banknotes officially launched by the Tang Dynasty."
"After the seven-star banknotes were announced as waste paper after making a lot of money, Datang Baobao is still in operation, and is still actively exchanging seven-star banknotes in an attempt to create a paper currency system."
"I can promise here that as long as the Tang Dynasty is still there, the Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes will always exist. Even if the Tang Dynasty is no longer there, the Datang treasure banknotes will still be there!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
When the last sentence was spoken, many people at the scene changed their expressions. Even Li Shimin frowned.
"I know your country's determination, and I will report it to Zamp truthfully."
Lu Dongzan nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice.
He still doesn't support it from the bottom of his heart, but he won't show it.
At the same time, we will truthfully report the matter back to Songtsen Gampo and ask for his opinion.
Paper money does have its advantages. When paper money appeared in the Tang Dynasty, Tubo also thought about introducing paper money.
But just when Tubo was researching anti-counterfeiting technology, there was a problem with the seven-star banknotes of the Tang Dynasty, so Tubo stopped its plan.
"Okay."
Fang Yuan nodded and sat back in his seat.
Failure to agree in person is a rejection.
However, it is not so easy to negotiate between countries.
If you really can't reach an agreement, you can consider using artillery fire to open their door.
"Everyone, continue."
Li Shimin spoke again.
He just asked why the countries came here.
Now that Tubo has finished speaking, it will return to the original topic. It is time for the other countries to reply.
"His Majesty Tian Khan, we represent our respective countries and hope to live in peace with the Tang Dynasty for generations."
Countries spoke one after another.
They all want to have peaceful diplomacy with the Tang Dynasty.
When the Eastern Turks were destroyed, they each sent gifts to congratulate them.
Now that Tuyuhun has been destroyed, each of their countries has sent representatives to express their desire to live in peace.
It's not because Tuyuhun is stronger than the East Turks, but because the emergence of new weapons makes them feel powerless.
If that kind of weapon called a firecracker sweeps across their country, their country will have no weapon that can withstand it.
Once a war begins, defeat is certain.
"It turns out that we want to live in peace. Envoy from Japan, I remember that you Japan once wanted to bewitch me, the Imperial Family of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin chuckled, with a proud look on his face.
Then his face changed, and he looked at the Japanese envoy with cold eyes.
The Japanese poison case has been solved in Chang'an City, but the external problems have not been solved yet.
Mainly due to the Lingnan Rebellion, the Hebei Rebellion, and various subsequent incidents, there was no source of explanation from Japan.
Now, since Japan has arrived in person, let’s ask them for an explanation and see how they respond?
After finishing speaking, the representatives of all countries looked at the Japanese envoy.
Among them, Jieli Khan and Murong Fuyun still looked ugly.
The two of them were on pins and needles, furious, but they didn't dare to leave.
"His Majesty Tian Khan, the bewitching of the Tang Dynasty was not the intention of the emperor, but the personal intention of the ministers."
"We have captured the man, and he is in the Honglu Temple. His Majesty the Heavenly Khan can do with him as he pleases!"
"Besides, this is just a petty thing from Japan. We hope His Majesty the Khan can forgive us."
The Japanese envoy stood up with a flattering smile and said humbly.
As he spoke, the people behind him came out carrying four large boxes and opened them in front of everyone.
It’s the same as the Tubo one, it’s all gold and silver jewelry, but there are two fewer boxes than the Tubo one.
"Your Majesty, Tibet has six boxes, but Japan only has four boxes. Isn't that interesting?"
Li Shimin said with a half-smile.
"Your Majesty Tian Khan, Japan is only a small country and cannot raise so much money at once. After I return, I will ask the emperor to send it over immediately."
The Japanese envoy said with a smile.
I was trying to find an excuse for missing those two boxes.
But Li Shimin and other ministers of the Tang Dynasty were looking at him. He felt great pressure and could only change his words.
"It's just a little money. I, the Tang Dynasty, don't lack that little money."
"The matter of Japan bewitching my royal family will not be settled like this."
"I have free time now. You can go back and let the emperor wait for my fire gun army."
Li Shimin said calmly.
How could the Japanese Gu royal family end with just a few million?
With so many countries here now, if we don’t act tougher, how can we get more benefits from a little talk?
Sure enough, when the representatives from various countries present saw Li Shimin's tough attitude, their faces changed and they exchanged glances.
"His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, the case of poisoning is entirely a personal act, a personal act."
"Please, His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, please forgive me, a small country like Japan, and forgive me. We apologize, we apologize."
The Japanese envoy knelt down on the spot and apologized repeatedly.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they all couldn't believe what they saw.
You must know that each envoy does not represent himself, but a country.
Kneeling in front of Li Shimin as a country is equivalent to kneeling in front of Li Shimin as a country.
Isn’t it too humiliating for your country to be so groveling?
"Hahaha"
"Since your country is so sincere, I only have one opinion."
Li Shimin laughed.
Vanity is greatly satisfied.
"Your Majesty the Khan, please speak."
The Japanese envoy did not stand up and said with a flattering smile.
If you can be forgiven by kneeling down without being punished, then what if you kneel down?
"Support the flow of Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes into Japan, and the exchange value of one hundred banknotes for one hundred and one copper coins will be circulated in Japan."
"Japan must not ban the circulation of banknotes under any pretext. It also needs policy support. The monthly salary of officials must be paid with Datang treasure banknotes."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Japanese envoy's smile became stiff.
The expressions of the representatives from various countries present changed drastically once again - does the Tang Dynasty promote the Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes so hard, does it have any profound meaning?