Chapter 625: Squeezing Two Hundred Thousand Liang of Gold
After the Crown Prince of Mo Kingdom and Crown Prince Shan Yuan presented their treasures to Yao Yun, the three vassal states of Xi Kingdom, Mo Kingdom, and Shan Yuan Kingdom turned their conflicts into friendship and began friendly exchanges.
For several days, the three major vassal states had close ties, frequent exchanges, and great harmony.
The two sides are united in controlling ghost disasters and resisting the southern barbarian monsters. With Xi State as the leader, the three countries are allies and help each other;
Secondly, in order to make the relationship closer, Mo Kingdom, Shanyuan Kingdom and Xi Kingdom were married, and Princess Mo Ran and Princess Shanpi were married to Xi Kingdom.
Yao Yun did not interfere too much in the details of the negotiation. Although the marriage was a private matter for him, as a king, after all, he was different from ordinary people and could not do as he pleased.
It was different when she first married Liusu. There were no two direct descendants of the princes and only one head wife.
That is his real marriage, his real wife in his heart.
Therefore, even though everyone in the Xi Kingdom was opposed and under great pressure, Yao Yun resolutely rode up Qingqiu alone.
Yao Yun had secured a real marriage, and Yao Yun didn't pay much attention to the other political needs of the concubine alliance, leaving it to the Second Elder and the others.
In the frequent exchanges between the three countries of Xi, Mo and Shanyuan, alliances and marriage matters were carried out in an orderly manner, and marriage and alliances were put on the agenda.
After many matters were settled, Xi State gave Mo State and Shanyuan State a betrothal gift worth up to one hundred thousand taels of gold.
The betrothal gift of one hundred thousand taels of gold is quite grand. Most of the princes and princes in the Xia Dynasty rarely gave more than this amount when they married wives.
Xi Guo suddenly made such a big deal, which really surprised and surprised the monarchs of the two countries.
This marriage is not so much a marriage as it is actually a "kneeling and licking" marriage. The legitimate daughter is getting married far away, and she is giving money, silk, and treasures. If you tell it, outsiders will probably make fun of it, and the faces of the two great uncles will be tarnished.
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But now that Xiguo has given a betrothal gift worth one hundred thousand taels of gold, the situation is different.
The people who had previously laughed at Mo and Shanyuan became envious of Mo and Shanyuan and wished they could marry their daughters to Xihou as concubines.
One hundred thousand taels of gold, many small countries could not save for several years, and the reputation of Xi Country as a wealthy country spread like wildfire.
Uncle Mo and Uncle Shan Yuan were very moved. They did not expect that Yao Yun would be so kind and kind.
For a time, the two monarchs felt very regretful. They had a good relationship with the Xi State at the beginning, but they misunderstood the slanderous words of Chu Hou, Izu Yunbo and turned against the Xi State, and they took many detours.
The Marquis of Xi is the one truly worth befriending, while the Marquis of Chu and Uncle Shan Yuan are just snobs!
The moved monarchs of the two countries suddenly woke up and wrote to Yao Yun overnight.
In the letter, the monarchs of the two countries reflected on the past and apologized in a heart-to-heart manner. The vague words in the letter were mixed with words that severely criticized the monarch of a certain country, expressing their loyalty to the Xi country, just like a loyal dog.
At the Xiguo Witch Temple, Yao Yun had a strange smile on his face after receiving the letters from the monarchs of the two countries.
"Your Majesty, why do you smile so treacherously again?"
When the bald dragon saw the smile on Yao Yun's face, even though he had become a god and was immune to evil spirits, he still couldn't help but feel sad in his heart and mourned for a certain unlucky guy.
Yao Yun smiled and handed the letters from the monarchs of the two countries to Bald Long, the second elder Wu Tong, and the second master Long.
The third elder took the letter and read it, and then a strange look appeared on his face. Looking at the posture, Mo Kingdom and Shanyuan Kingdom really seemed to be surrendering to Xi Kingdom.
Mr. Long Er said with a smile: "I was surprised before that the king gave such a high betrothal gift. It turns out there is a deep meaning."
But the bald dragon pursed his lips: "This is too wasteful. It's a hundred thousand taels of gold. Prince, are you doing it just for this letter of submission?"
The second elder Wu Tong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the two countries are now fawning over our Xi country. The princesses of the two countries have married, and the dowry is indispensable. We each gave one hundred thousand taels of gold, and the two countries will not be less than this amount."
, you won’t lose money no matter what, Uncle Long doesn’t need to worry too much.”
Yao Yun listened to their discussion and couldn't help but shake his head, with a smile on his face, and said lightly: "The original intention of the one hundred thousand taels of gold betrothal gift was not this. From the beginning to the end, what I wanted to do was to drain the wealth of the two countries as much as possible.
Weaken the strength of both countries."
"Your Majesty, why do you say this?" Second Elder Wu Tong asked.
Yao Yun was confident and said: "You can take a look at the betrothal gifts worth one hundred thousand taels of gold in our country. You will know at a glance."
The three elders had only heard about the "one hundred thousand taels of gold betrothal gift" before. They really didn't know what the betrothal gift was. The officials of the Xi Kingdom were very capable, and the second elder Wu Tong had long since ignored these trivial matters.
Immediately, the second elder called someone to bring the betrothal gift list.
At first glance, we can see that the betrothal gifts of the Xi Kingdom are Wushan sacred tea, fine porcelain, and gorgeous silk... The treasures in the gift list, without exception, are extremely precious treasures of the Xi Kingdom and are priceless.
"Your Majesty, these are extremely precious treasures, given to them for free... This..." The bald dragon was greatly puzzled.
"Don't be anxious." Yao Yun explained with a smile: "These fine teas, porcelain, and silk are the only treasures of the Xi Kingdom, and the pricing power rests with our Xi Kingdom.
For example, Xiguo porcelain, in our factory, costs only a few knives, but it can be sold for dozens of knives in the market. This time, Gu Te specially ordered people to create a batch of exquisite and luxurious porcelain for both countries.
, Unparalleled porcelain, selling him twenty taels of gold is not too much;
Another example is the Wushan Sacred Tea. Previously, a merchant from outside threatened to buy it for a thousand taels. A tael of the Sacred Tea was priced at 3,000 taels, which is not too much.
Another example... Looking at the Mo Kingdom, the dowry given by Shan Yuan Kingdom, horses, silk, treasures from heaven and earth, genuine gold, swords, coins, copper shells..."
After Yao Yun's explanation, Wu Tong, Bald Long, and Long Erye understood Yao Yun's meaning, and their eyes suddenly lit up, as if a new world had opened.
"Your Majesty, this is a blatant robbery. Poor Uncle Mo, Uncle Shan Yuan is so grateful to you. This... is too ruthless. This calculation... I admire you." Second Elder Wu Tong said without knowing it.
What's great, a small betrothal gift actually has a strategy,
Yao Yun smiled and said nothing, not because he was smarter than the second elder, but because of the limitations of the times, and as a time traveler, he could learn from other people's experiences, so he was very handy.
In the previous life, this was the most well-played ancient tribute system. Foreign countries paid tribute to the Celestial Empire and presented tributes, and then the emperor lavished rewards on them, and the rewards far exceeded those of the tributes.
On the surface, the emperor suffered a loss, but in fact this was not the case. The emperor was the beneficiary.
What foreign countries offered were "local specialties", and you got what you paid for. However, what the emperor rewarded was silk, tea and other high value-added luxuries.
Xiguo's current betrothal gift worth one hundred thousand taels of gold is also similar. What Xiguo paid was very little tea, silk, and porcelain, but what he received was all kinds of simple and unpretentious goods, and you get what you pay for.
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As the bald dragon said, it's just like robbing!
It is very difficult for Xiguo to sell luxury goods worth two hundred thousand taels of gold at such a high price, but now, the premiums between the two countries are several times over.
The most important thing is that the monarchs of the two countries burst into tears of gratitude and were moved to tears!