It's not that the envoys from small countries are spineless, it's that they are really scared.
It doesn’t matter if the earth-level talismans are bombarded indiscriminately, and the unheard-of alchemy attack methods are nothing. There may be flaws in the combined attack formation, but who has seen an entire wall covered with heaven-level talismans, just for the sake of it?
For people to appreciate?
That's a precious heavenly talisman, not Chinese cabbage.
Before coming to the Great Zhou Dynasty, they conducted rigorous arguments at home and came to the conclusion that the Great Zhou Dynasty was going to fall.
After visiting the Dazhou Enshrinement Department, they deeply realized that Dazhou was the absolute king of Zuzhou.
They started to panic.
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Not long after Li Mu returned to the palace, a note from the Ministry of Rites was handed over.
Just now, envoys from more than a dozen small countries immediately sent the tribute gift list to the Ministry of Rites after visiting the Enshrinement Department. These small countries are different from the six countries. No matter how big the Zhou Dynasty declines, they will not be able to compete. The reason why
He did not offer tribute immediately because he was waiting to see the other countries.
After witnessing the power of Da Zhou with their own eyes, they all put away their hesitations.
In Honglu Temple, envoys from several countries gathered together, feeling extremely complicated.
The envoy of the Liang Kingdom sighed and said: "I thought that the foreign surname Thief State was the beginning of the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but I didn't expect that this was the opportunity for them to rise again..."
The envoy of the State of Yu showed helplessness and said: "The Great Zhou is worthy of being the Great Zhou. Fortunately, we have made adequate preparations, otherwise we are very likely to fall into the same fate as the State of Shen this time."
The envoys from Jiang and Jing also continued to speak after hesitating.
"The tribute cannot be cut off."
"Not only cannot it be broken, but it must be restored to its previous state, and Da Zhou must be satisfied..."
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Only half an hour later, Li Mu received the news again. The five kingdoms of Liang, Yu, Jing, Jiang, and Yong also sent tribute gift lists to the Ministry of Rites, and stated that this was only the first batch of tribute items.
The batch of tributes will be delivered within half a year.
In Changle Palace, the queen who was leaning on the dragon chair and reading a book snorted coldly and said: "Let the Ministry of Rites send the things back. The Zhou Dynasty does not lack their tribute and does not need their tribute."
Li Mu quickly said: "Your Majesty, think again, think again, do you still want to plant flowers and grass earlier..."
Although Zhou Wu disdained the capricious people of the various countries, what Li Mu said was what she cared about most. Accepting tribute from various countries was good for uniting the people. She picked up the book again and waved.
He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't care, you decide."
Li Mu said: "Then I will accept their tribute on behalf of Your Majesty."
Although whether countries pay tribute or not does not make much difference to the treasury, it makes a big difference to the people of the Zhou Dynasty.
Who doesn't want their motherland to be strong? For all barbarians to surrender and accept tribute from other countries, this is a way to effectively enhance national cohesion and people's sense of happiness, thereby enhancing mental power and accelerating the gathering of imperial energy.
If the Queen wants to retire from this position as soon as possible and spend her remaining years with Li Mu, she'd better not be willful.
Li Mu had just finished drafting the decree when Lord Mei walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Yong Kingdom is asking for an audience outside the palace."
Zhou Wu put down her book, sat up from the dragon chair, and asked, "What are the people of Yong doing here?"
Lord Mei shook his head and said, "I don't know, does your Majesty want to see you?"
Zhou Wu thought for a while and said, "Let them wait outside the imperial study."
Changle Palace is her bedroom. She usually does not receive foreign ministers here. Zhou Wu stood up, glanced at Li Mu again, and said, "You come with me."
Among the six countries, Yong's national power is not the strongest, but it is the most promising.
The four kingdoms of Liang, Yu, Jiang, and Jing are nothing more than relying on the four Taoist sects. If the four Taoist sects are abandoned, they will immediately become a small and low-ranking country.
The State of Shen is the place where Buddhism originated. It is not a small country and has a very large population. However, there are too many internal problems in the country and the quality of the people is generally low. Zhou once thought that the State of Shen was quite powerful. After fighting once, he found that this country was just a foreign power but a weak one.
The chickens and dogs are vulnerable.
Only the power of the Yong Kingdom is truly powerful.
Not to mention anything else, a country with a population of less than one-tenth of the Zhou Dynasty, within fifty years, used the power of the people's thoughts to condense three imperial auras, creating three transcendent and strong men for the Yong Kingdom.
Dazhou has more than ten times the population of Yong State, and is known as the strongest country in Zuzhou. In the same time, it barely managed to gather an imperial energy. With this alone, the first emperor of Dazhou and the first emperor were lying in the coffin.
You have to be ashamed too.
It is not difficult to guess how united the hearts and minds of the people of Yong were.
In a country, five generations of Mingjuns appeared in succession. If I had not traveled through time, it would not be impossible for the Yong Kingdom to defeat the Zhou Dynasty and unify the ancestral continent a few decades later.
Royal study room.
This is the place where the Queen receives foreign ministers during non-morning hours. The layout is very similar to the Ziwei Palace. The Queen is behind the curtain, and Li Mu is standing in the palace. After a while, Lord Mei leads the two of them in.
A middle-aged man and a young man are the envoys sent by the Yong Kingdom this time.
The middle-aged man bowed his hands to the Queen and said, "I have met Her Majesty the Queen of Zhou."
The queen asked behind the curtain: "Envoy of the Yong Kingdom, what do you want to see me?"
The middle-aged man said: "Before I came to the Great Zhou Dynasty, on the order of my king, I asked for mutual exemption of tariffs between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Yong Kingdom, so as to promote friendly trade between the two countries..."
The Queen's voice soon came to Li Mu's ears: "What do you think?"
Mutual reduction and exemption of tariffs between the two countries has advantages and disadvantages. If the advantages are retained and the disadvantages are curbed, it will be a good thing for the people of both countries. The monarch of Yong Kingdom obviously has a foresight that others do not have.
Li Mu stood up and said: "This matter still needs to be discussed in detail. I will give you an answer in a few days."
The middle-aged man clasped his fists and said: "This is something that will benefit the people of both countries. I hope Her Majesty the Queen will learn from it. We will wait for the good news."
Not long after, the two of them exited the royal study, and the queen came out from behind the curtain and said, "This matter..."
Li Mudao: "I'll leave this matter to you..."
The queen glanced at Li Mu with satisfaction, then went to Xiaobai Wanwan and the others to play cards. Li Mu stayed in the imperial study, thinking about what the Yong envoy had just said.
The removal of trade barriers between the two countries will at least be beneficial to the people. They can buy goods from other countries at cheaper prices. However, if they are not properly controlled, it will cause a devastating blow to some merchants in the country. Those goods
Tariffs should be reduced, which goods should not be reduced, how to reduce them, and how much they should be reduced. These are all issues that need to be discussed.
Li Mu first went to the Ministry of Finance and spent a few days to do enough homework and already had some ideas.
He came to Honglu Temple and knocked on a courtyard door.
The young man who opened the door was one of the Yong envoys. When he saw Li Mu, his expression was startled and he seemed a little flustered.
Li Mu strolled to the courtyard, glanced around, and saw an easel supported in the courtyard.
On the canvas, a painting was almost completed. It was an extremely handsome man, almost as handsome as Li Mu. When he took another look, it turned out that the person on the painting was himself, wasn't it?
After Li Mu was stunned for a moment, he seemed to have thought of something. He turned around, stared at the young man, and asked in a bad tone: "What is your intention in painting my portrait? Do you want to find an assassin to assassinate me after you return home?"
My officer?"
If it weren't for Li Mu, all the countries would have seen all Zhou's jokes this time, especially Dayong, who would have a certain possibility of unifying the ancestral continent in the future. The one they hate the most is naturally him.
This Yong envoy painted his portrait for no reason. Li Mu had enough reason to suspect that this person had evil intentions.
After hearing what he said, the young man seemed even more flustered. He shook his head quickly and said, "No, no, I just drew it casually..."
"Draw it casually?"
Li Mu took another look at the painting. The painting had both form and spirit, and was extremely lifelike. Especially the look in the eyes was the same as that of a real person, giving people the impression that the person in the painting was about to step out of the painting the next moment.
.
If this is also called casual painting, then what is the name of Li Mu's latest painting?
At this moment, Li Mu felt that he had been insulted.
