Seeing Zhang Fangping like this, Zhao Xi suddenly thought of a story about later generations of logic.
"Bachelor, I would like to exchange it for the power of the Chu Mansion."
Zhao Xi still told this joke seriously.
"Your Highness, you are courteous to the king and allow the city to be attacked. You have evil intentions behind it and your military equipment is shocked. However, you must not think that Wei Chu Mansion is the place of the dynasty."
Zhang Fangping was very disdainful of Zhao Xi's statement, but this time he didn't scold him, he was teaching like an elder.
"Bachelor, I have not occupied Weichu Mansion."
"What about Dongchuan Copper Mine?"
"It was replaced by Weichu Mansion."
"The Weichu Mansion is not the place where the country is dynasty."
"Yes, Dali has taken it back."
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The tongue-twister-like conversation went around a few times, and even Zhang Fangping felt it made sense, but something still felt wrong.
Just stay there and think about it. After Zhao Xi and his party were settled, Zhang Fangping was still asking this question.
Old boy, I was scolded by you for no reason. Let you, old boy, tinker with this matter.
Early in the morning, Zhang Fangping was waiting in the front hall.
He couldn't understand the relationship between Weichu Mansion and Dongchuan Copper Mine, but he understood that this was done deliberately by His Highness the Crown Prince.
If your skills are not as good as others, it is useless to care.
However, Zhang Fangping still had to figure out the Dongchuan Copper Mine matter, and could not allow the prince to be reckless, which would destabilize the southern border of the country.
"Your Highness, what do you want from the Dongchuan Copper Mine?"
Zhang Fangping is also an open-minded person. He doesn't care about minor details and only asks the right questions.
"Bachelor, if it is a businessman's behavior, is it possible?"
Zhao Xi still admires Zhang Fangping like this and doesn't mind letting him get involved and letting him have a share of his own business.
"Merchant?"
Zhang Fangping figured it out quickly.
The scholars of the country disdain to talk about wealth, but there is no merchant who does not have a spokesman. By analogy, a merchant can be used to speak for the country.
In this way, Dali Kingdom has not lost its territory, and the country can obtain copper mines... It works!
But who can be the spokesperson of the country? If he is released to the court, it may be another battle of wits and courage.
His Royal Highness still thinks simply.
This plan may be feasible for Dali Kingdom, but His Highness the Crown Prince should not have imagined that the court would start to get entangled endlessly because of this.
Zhang Fangping really didn't want to talk to His Highness the Crown Prince about the realities of the court, but seeing His Highness the Crown Prince at such an age, he was worried about state affairs and couldn't bear it.
He looked like he was hesitant to speak.
"Bachelor, you can send one person and we can discuss it later."
"what for?"
"A merchant can be one person or a group of people. However, Xi has said it first. Bachelor's degree members only enjoy dividends and can inherit them, but have no decision-making power. At the same time, they cannot resell. If it involves the general cause of justice, they can be deprived of it."
Interest is a common pursuit of people, especially in an era where the dynasty is no longer dominated by aristocratic families. The scholars who entered the court through scientific examinations actually care about interests in their hearts.
Therefore, Zhao Xi uses interests as a tool and a means, whether it is to gather people or to contain them, and if he uses them well, it is the greatest help for his governance.
There was not much time now. Originally, they were just exploring the route, but ended up diverting to Rongzhou. Therefore, Zhao Xi and his party hurried back in a bit of a hurry.
Zhang Fangping definitely couldn't give it away. After all, he came here in hiding. Fortunately, Zhang Fangping didn't give it away. At the border, Zhao Xi and the others actually encountered the honor guard of Dali State's envoy to the court.
He did not return from the imperial dynasty, but the Dali Kingdom sent envoys again.
What's wrong? Isn't it good? If I feel that I am occupying your territory, just leave. There is no need to go to Bianliang to sue the parents, right?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally recovered from his illness. When he met with the three family members, Zhao Xi's obviously concave cheeks really made people believe that he had recovered from his illness.
For seventy or eighty days, traveling continuously day and night will make anyone look thinner.
Now it’s time to get down to business, talk about Weichu Mansion, talk about Dongchuan County...
"Sorry to bother you, I have made you all worried. Due to Xi's illness, Master Wang was delayed in Dali for a while longer. This is a helpless move, and I hope you can forgive me!"
Zhao Xi said feebly, quite politely and sincerely.
"Dong's fault is not due to the Dali court, it is clear. Now, the matter is over. Weichu Mansion is the territory of Dali, and we cannot hold it for a long time. How to deal with it should be left to you."
There's nothing wrong with it, they're just waiting for it. The Song Kingdom is indeed such a gentleman, but through this period of contact, they all understand that His Highness the Crown Prince of Shang Kingdom may not be such a person.
Even after Dong tied Nong Zhi up to the city, he still completed the siege process completely. This shows that His Highness, the Crown Prince, is not a good person at all.
"Sigh... It's embarrassing to say that. My wife, my concubine, my uncle, my father-in-law, because I need to be careful in my words and deeds in the country, and I have the intention of seeking profit, so I suffer from the laws of the country..."
Zhao Xi paused for a moment, wanting to see if anyone was talking.
No one responded. On the contrary, Gao Jingxian, Su Song, and Cao Lin had more expressions on their faces.
What excuse can you make for why you have to sell your relatives?
"I heard that there was some business in Dali, so I borrowed the official mail to send the message. I beg you, can you help me make a living?"
What do you mean? The Song Dynasty was rich in treasures and prosperous. As for making a living in a small border country like ours?
Wife, concubine, uncle? Nonsense! Whether it’s the Cao family or the Gao family, that family is not a wealthy family, so they still need us to take care of them?
This is a terrible excuse. Just say it clearly if you have any requirements. Why let people guess your thoughts?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, in our Dongchuan County, there are mountain people mining copper mines from time to time. Is it okay?"
Well, yes, this period of integrity is very good. He still remembered what he mentioned, and there is a future.
"Good! Don't disturb the mountain people. Choose a deserted place, just a place as big as a cowhide."
The lessons of the past are the lessons of the latter. Zhao Xi said that a piece of land as big as a cowhide was not just a bad idea, but also meant to leave a warning.
Zhao Xi said this, in the eyes of others, it was an exaggeration, just to show that the request was not excessive.
It really doesn't matter to these three companies how big or small they are.
There is copper in Dongchuan County, but it has been harvested for many years, so the mountain people are still in dire straits.
I thought that His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, would take advantage of this opportunity to be greedy and even prepared to argue with reason, but I didn't expect that in the end, it would be a barren land as big as a cowhide.
After all, it is still a country of benevolence and righteousness, a country of gentlemen.
Thinking about punishing Nong Zhigao and punishing Dong, it was because the people of Nong went too far in Guangnan.
Now it's better, I feel good.
Although the Duan family sold some land, it was all wilderness land, and it made no difference whether they owned it or not. Moreover, it was not occupied by the Song Dynasty, but by merchants making a living in the territory, or by relatives of the Shang Dynasty.
It's good. With some care and attention, we might be able to achieve the goal of His Highness the Crown Prince. Then we can combine it with my little sister's mission to the Kingdom...
It's not our own territory, so it doesn't matter to the Gao and Yang families. It's just a merchant, so it doesn't involve much.
It would be a big deal to send this ancestor out of the country first.