As the Supreme Emperor of the Yan Kingdom, Wang Daoyuan's words were more effective than the imperial edict.
With this kind of praise, my future future is guaranteed.
He quickly cupped his hands and said: "The Supreme Emperor is too praised. With my little ability, I can only do small things and cannot be considered a great talent."
Wang Mingchen said with a smile: "Hall Master Li is too humble, you have been in charge of all branches of the Zhao Kingdom for hundreds of years.
Even when the Zhao family restored the country and reduced the entire Zhao country to ruins, the business of each branch was not greatly affected.
This is also because Hall Master Li has good leadership. How can he be said to be not a great talent?
If there are so many branches in Zhao State, it would be too troublesome if they were all directly controlled by the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce.
I plan to let the Chamber of Commerce follow the structure of Blood Shadow and set up first-level branches and second-level branches.
A first-level branch can be established here in Sanhefang City. The position of branch president of this Sanhe Branch is better filled by Hall Master Li.
The State of Yan was established not many years ago. It still had too few people, but it had a lot of territory.
If Hall Master Li makes some achievements, being awarded a title or land is not a problem."
This was a clear promise, and Li Sheng's face was filled with joy: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty. I will go to great lengths to repay Your Majesty for your great kindness."
"Hallmaster Li, there is no need to be too polite. Once I send someone to discuss with the Zhao State, all branches in the Zhao State can display the name of the Chamber of Commerce.
Please also ask Hall Master Li to make preparations to avoid anything going wrong."
Li Sheng patted his chest and assured: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have my ministers here to ensure that there won't be any problems.
I will return to Sanhefang City immediately and prepare to join the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce."
Wang Mingchen nodded: "Third uncle, please see Hall Master Li off."
Wang Daochang said yes, and took Li Sheng out of the imperial study and sent him outside the imperial city.
After he returned, Wang Mingchen asked: "Twelve uncle, third uncle, who should Zhao Guo send to contact?
Although the relationship between our Yan State and other countries is pretty good, there is really no one in charge of Honglu Temple who is responsible for liaison with other countries."
Wang Daochang smiled and said: "Why don't you let Mingshan go? He is the son-in-law of the Zhao family and is a close blood relative to you.
Sending him there will also show the sincerity of our Wang family."
Wang Shouye nodded in agreement: "Daochang's idea is a good one. It would be better to send Mingshan as envoy to Zhao.
He is closer to you in blood, and he is the Marquis of Yuquan, so his status is more suitable.
He is also connected with the State of Zhao, so it will be most suitable for him to be the Chief Minister of Honglu Temple in the future."
"In this case, then recruit him and appoint him as the chief minister of Honglu Temple."
After that, Wang Mingchen took out a jade talisman and sent a message to Wang Mingchen.
A quarter of an hour later, Wang Mingchen arrived at Qingli City.
When he arrived at the imperial study, he saluted Wang Mingchen and said, "See your majesty."
"Brother, there is no need to be polite. In the future, our Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce from Yan State will go to various countries to do business, and we will inevitably have to deal with them.
Although Honglu Temple was established long ago, it was also used to accommodate foreign envoys.
Only a few people from the Zifuqi tribe were arranged to take care of it, and no personnel from other countries were sent as envoys.
There are relatively few Jindan monks in the family now, and the Zifu monks serve as envoys, which means they look down on other countries.
Therefore, we plan to establish the position of Minister of Honglu Temple.
I discussed with my twelfth uncle and my third uncle that it would be most suitable for you to take the position."
According to the practice of various countries, the status of the Minister of Honglu Temple is not low.
Although he is not as good as the left and right prime ministers Wang Shouye and Wang Daochang, he is not inferior to the heads of the various palaces, and is at least much higher than his current prefect of Guiyan County.
Wang Mingshan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I am willing to serve as the Chief Minister of Honglu Temple."
Wang Mingchen smiled and said: "Third uncle, prepare a seal, official robes and other things for Brother Mingshan.
When going on a mission to the State of Zhao, you must be prepared."
Three days later, Wang Mingshan took a flying boat and headed for Longyou City, the capital of Zhao State.
The distance between the two places is only tens of thousands of miles, and it only takes half a day for a fourth-order flying boat to reach them.
He came as an envoy of the State of Yan, and the State of Zhao also paid great attention to it. The minister of Honglu Temple of Zhao State and Zhao Qingjie personally went to greet him outside Longyou City.
As soon as he saw Wang Mingshan, he cupped his hands and said, "My niece and son-in-law are here, please come with me to meet our emperor."
Zhao Qingjie is the younger brother of the current Emperor Zhao. After the ninth prince had a baby, he passed the throne to the prince Zhao Qingxuan.
Wang Mingshan’s wife Zhao Yuying is Zhao Qingxuan’s daughter and Zhao Qingjie’s niece.
Longyou City in Zhao State is a hundred miles square, which is much larger than Qingli City in Yan State.
Under the guidance of Zhao Qingjie, Wang Mingshan entered Longyou City and came to the Huangji Hall in the Zhao Kingdom Palace.
At this time, only Zhao Qingxuan and a few young Jindan monks were present in the hall.
Most of the many Zhao family golden elixirs who participated in the Zhao family's war to restore the country have passed away.
Even Linhai King and Zhao Lingjiang are getting old.
After the Supreme Emperor Zhao and Zhao Jingguo, the Duke of Zhenguo, broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, they stopped taking care of things.
The daily affairs of Zhao State are managed by Zhao Qingxuan and a group of Zhao family descendants.
Wang Mingshan came to the front of the palace, bowed and said: "Wang Mingshan, envoy of the State of Yan, comes to see Emperor Zhao."
Zhao Qingxuan waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, why is Emperor Yan sending you here?"
"I reported to Emperor Zhao that our country, Yan, has many industries but the royal family lacks manpower, so they established the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce to develop industries in various places.
Several years have passed, and some achievements have been made.
Now I plan to do business in Zhao State, and there are already some stores in Zhao State that are willing to cooperate with the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce.
After all, this business is done within the territory of Zhao State. Emperor Yan didn’t want Zhao Emperor to misunderstand, so he asked me to discuss this matter with Zhao State.
Of course, since we are doing business in the State of Zhao, we will naturally abide by the laws of the State of Zhao."
Zhao Qingxuan nodded: "It is a matter concerning the two countries. I need to discuss it with the ministers and ask the envoys of the Yan State to stay at Honglu Temple temporarily."
Wang Mingshan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. The foreign minister will retire."
Then, under the leadership of Zhao Qingjie, they left the palace and went to Honglu Temple to wait.
This is a diplomatic relationship between the two countries, and private matters cannot be discussed casually before official matters have been discussed.
Emperor Zhao and Wang Mingshan only had some conversation, and did not talk about their relationship with their son-in-law.
After he left, Emperor Zhao asked: "The Yan Kingdom should have already made preparations for its arrival. How should we deal with it?"
A middle-aged monk in the middle stage of Jindan replied: "This Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce is clearly a money-making organization for the royal family of the Yan Kingdom. I heard that the president is the Emperor Yan himself.
When they entered Zhao State, they came to Zhao State blatantly to make money.
In my opinion, I absolutely cannot agree to this."
Emperor Zhao was noncommittal: "Yu Qi, what do you think?"
Zhao Yuqi is the Zhao Qi whom Wang Daoyuan met when he traveled to the north of the mountain during his foundation-building period. He is now the crown prince of the Zhao Kingdom.
Zhao Yuqi cupped his hands and said, "Father, I think it's okay to agree to this matter.
As far as I know, the Yan State of the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce has only produced one skin, and underneath this skin are the various branches of Blood Shadow.
The Queen Mother of Yan Kingdom was born in Blood Shadow, and it is said that she is now a high-ranking member of Blood Shadow.
Blood Shadow is a powerful force inherited from ancient times, and our Zhao country cannot compete with it.
Now that the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce has been established, it shows that Yan State and Xueying have reached some kind of cooperation.
There are already some stores owned by the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce in the Song State, and I think they have already negotiated with the Yan State.
If we object, in the future Yan State will give some support to Song State at will, and our Zhao State will be attacked from two sides.
Even if the Yan State doesn't take action personally, Xueying's men are not clean. How many golden elixir monks in our Zhao State are enough for them to kill?
The intelligence personnel from the Song State came to know that the stores of the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce also know the rules and are just doing business with peace of mind and developing industries within the Tianzhan Mountain Range.
Nothing was done to harm the Song Dynasty, so there is no need for us to be afraid.
Yan State also has enough room for expansion, so there is no need to seize Zhao State's territory."
Xueying has always been on the high-level route, and the small forces don't know about Xueying.
After all, Zhao Guo has been a royal family for more than 10,000 years, so he still has some understanding of the blood shadow.