As the saying goes, people need face, but trees need bark!
If a tree doesn't need bark, it will surely die. And if a person is shameless, he may be invincible in the world!
Looking at Xiao Lizi who is able to speak confidently and speak righteously even though he is ashamed to do something as low as poaching! Xiao Han swallowed decisively, completely giving up the illusion of getting any benefits from him!
"Hey, I used to think that I was shameless enough! I didn't expect that when I met today, I realized what it means to have someone outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. I obviously don't want to give anything, but I still pretend to be for the sake of the people, but I just call you. Still can’t refute…”
Xiao Han rolled his eyes and cursed secretly in his heart!
And the little plum over there may also feel that his approach is really not very kind! Therefore, his fair and handsome face was also slightly red.
"Ahem..." He coughed lightly. In order to avoid embarrassment, Xiao Lizi decisively diverted the topic away and asked again: "Oh, I almost forgot! You said in your letter last time that you wanted to let those pirates and thieves go. How many things are you looking for in the Far East?"
"Yes!" When Xiao Han saw Xiao Lizi asking about this, he calmed down and said: "There were too many ships and thieves captured at that time. I thought that leaving them would be beheaded anyway, so it would be better to let them out. Try your luck! If you really find those legendary things, wouldn’t it be a blessing for me, the Tang Dynasty!”
"I have read the memorial of that battle." Li Shimin nodded: "You fought well! Those former envoys mentioned by the Japanese envoys were also involved, right?"
"Yes, but those people are not real envoys, they are just subordinates of the shogun! What they usually do is to rob wealth for their generals. The reason why those Japanese in the court said that is just to extort some money. It's just a benefit." Xiao Han nodded and replied.
"Oh? Shogun? How could they be the subordinates of some generals, and where is their Japanese emperor?" I heard Xiao Han say that those people belonged to some general, not the emperor! Xiao Lizi frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
It is obvious that Xiao Lizi does not know anything about the Japanese country.
Of course, this is not his fault. Needless to say, at that time, even if it were pushed back five hundred years, the Japanese country was still a so-called barbarian land in the eyes of the Central Plains regime!
In addition, they are no better than the nomads in the north and pose no threat to the regime in the Central Plains. Therefore, it is difficult for anyone to pay attention to this group of little people living on the island, let alone understand their domestic regime, customs and customs.
It's like a wealthy businessman who spends his whole life with his wife and concubines, living a life of plenty, but how can he think about checking whether the stray dog next door has eaten its bones or whether it has fought.
"Their emperor..." Xiao Han was a little embarrassed, but when he saw Xiao Lizi's probing eyes, he sighed and said: "Their emperor is naturally here, but only here! Because their emperor's rights have long been It has been emptied out and has no use except for a name!
Nowadays, all the rights of their country are controlled by the shoguns who own the army. There are more than one shoguns, and they often attack and punish each other. As a result, wars are frequent in the Japanese country, and the people are trapped, the land is barren, and they are displaced!
Without the people to farm and pay taxes, the shogunate had no source of income, so they sent people to plunder everywhere, and even started to make a living as pirates. Japanese pirates could be seen in Shandong, Jiangnan, and even along the coast of Korea! When I was in Hangzhou, didn’t I also encounter Japanese pirates? "
"What? You mean, those envoys were also sent by those rebellious officials and thieves! Just like those Japanese pirates and thieves!" Xiao Lizi was immediately shocked after hearing what Xiao Han said!
As an emperor, Xiao Lizi must do his best to maintain the emperor's dignity! Now that he heard that the emperor of the Japanese country was ignored by a group of rebellious officials and traitors, as an emperor, he felt the same way and immediately felt a strong sense of disgust towards the so-called shogun!
"You can say that!" Xiao Han nodded, and then added: "But the credentials they took are genuine."
At this time, Li Shimin frowned even more tightly. He didn't ask Xiao Han why the credentials of Japan were genuine, because the answer was obvious!
An emperor who has been turned into a puppet, let alone asking him to issue a letter of credence, even if he is asked to hand over the throne honestly, what can he do? Think about it, wasn't Liu Xie, the Han Xian Emperor who was kidnapped by Cao Cao as the emperor to command the princes, exactly the same as the so-called Japanese emperor?
"Where are those envoys from the rebellious ministers and traitors?" Li Shimin clenched his fist little by little, turned around suddenly, and asked toward the darkness in the snow!
"Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy has left Chang'an!" Someone answered solemnly in the darkness.
"Already gone? It's an advantage for them!" Li Shimin took a deep breath, and then exhaled for a long time.
"Your Majesty, do you need slaves to capture them?" The deep voice sounded again.
Li Shimin's face changed for a moment, and he finally shook his head: "That's it! Since they have left, forget it! If we continue to go to war to capture them, envoys from other countries will inevitably misunderstand us! Tomorrow I will draw up a decree to prohibit the Japanese country from interacting with us. The Tang Dynasty was engaged in trade and at the same time prohibited all tribute matters!"
"Here!"
The Japanese envoys who have already embarked on the road to return home may not know that because they provoked Xiao Han before, they were forced to go back in embarrassment, but at this moment, they accidentally saved their lives!
However, their lives were saved! But Xiao Lizi wanted to punish the Japanese shogunate for his unfaithful and unfilial behavior! But it also completely cut off the trade route between the two countries.
This caused domestic prices in Japan to skyrocket in just a few years!
A piece of silk can even be sold for ten taels of gold! Iron tools and farm tools are also expensive. Even small things like sewing needles are worth one tael of silver! It is simply not something that ordinary Japanese people can afford! Only some rich people can reluctantly accept it.
And the direct result of such high prices is that it promotes countless smuggling merchants!
As long as they bring something on board, they can go to Japan to exchange for a huge amount of gold and silver, and become a wealthy businessman's home! Such a high return made countless smugglers red-eyed, and they even fought with each other to compete for this wealth!
The smugglers are fighting fiercely, so naturally the shoguns cannot be idle, even though they have money. But if you spend money to buy it, how can you enjoy it with nothing?
So, they simply sent people to search and rob smugglers at sea! Later, not only them, some Japanese who couldn't survive saw this, they simply became angry and became pirates and Japanese pirates! If you can't rob the smugglers, rob the fishing boats. If you can't rob the fishing boats, go to the land to rob the bankers!
