"Then send..." Li Tuo suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He thought carefully for a while, and then suddenly laughed after two or three minutes.
"You just tell the family members of the deceased, tell them not to make trouble, not to make trouble... The Fifth Master, the King of Heroes, will definitely give them an explanation. Don't we believe in the reputation of the Fifth Master?"
"Tell them clearly that today the imperial court will temporarily provide a pine coffin for each of the brothers who died. This is only temporary!"
"As long as they don't cause trouble and cooperate with the Fifth Master's mission to bring peace to the people, the Fifth Master will ensure that each of their families can get an iron-wood coffin!"
"Ah! Made of iron wood? How much money does it cost, and you can't get that much wood at once!" the clerk asked in surprise.
In the hierarchical society of the late Qing Dynasty, there were rules for what people used. Nanmu and golden nanmu were materials that could only be used by emperors and princes, but ordinary people had no right to enjoy them. Even if you have money, you would not dare to use them!
The most noble wood used by ordinary people is ironwood!
The ironwood plant only grows in high mountains, and no one can cultivate it artificially, so this kind of wood can only rely on the wild!
For thousands of years, the ironwood in northern China has been cut down, so people use a large number of materials such as pine, cypress, and fir to build coffins!
Now Li Tuo said that he would replace all five hundred households with the best iron and wood coffins. The people below were all stunned and looked at him in disbelief.
Li Tuo smiled and said, "Ironwood is considered extinct in our north. There are still species in the Yunnan-Guizhou region in the south, but they are all hidden deep in the inaccessible mountains!"
"It is indeed precious, very precious...but for some people, this wood is not rare!"
"Don't look at me, I don't have that much ability... But I don't, and he, Xiao Letian, does! The Chinese power has expanded to Luzon and Borneo. Do you know what is cheapest over there?"
"The wood! They are all virgin forests. There is plenty of wood that is hundreds of years old... Regardless of whether you have rosewood, chicken wing wood, rosewood, golden nanmu or ironwood... there is plenty of it!"
"Since we have to ask for a lot of money during negotiations, we have to ask them to give us a batch of good lumber to help the people!"
"You've killed so many of us and want to just walk away? Impossible!"
The people below looked up at Li Tuo with great admiration, "My lord, you are really knowledgeable...but that Xiao Letian is so cruel, will he listen to us?"
"Yes! Definitely!" Li Tuo's eyes exuded a cunning light. "Although Xiao Letian is cruel and murderous, he is still a businessman in essence!"
"One of the biggest characteristics of this businessman is that he is willing to bargain, and he also allows you to bargain! Why did he cause such a big incident? It's not his series of industrial plans to make money!"
"As long as he can successfully engage in industry and make a lot of money, why would he care about the small money of five hundred iron-wood coffins? Don't worry, just go ahead and let these banner men stop making trouble first!"
"Besides, if you have the ability, go make trouble with the Chinese! Make trouble with our own people!"
Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they bowed their hands and said goodbye, each taking orders to calm the people's hearts!
Li Tuo was asked by Master Wu to help him. He was really scratching his head when he didn't have such a good hand to support him in the complicated aftermath!
It was precisely because of having a capable official like Li Tuo to make suggestions that he could safely discuss government affairs here at the Gate of Supreme Harmony and wait quietly for Cai Bixia, the important envoy, to enter the palace!
At this time, Cai Bixia had already entered the Dong'an Gate, and the sedan had entered the Imperial City area. Her mind was filled with the chaotic scene on the street just now. The families of the victims and the Qing soldiers were noisy together, and the scene of loud cries made the sky shake. She is unforgettable!
"This is a weak country! This is how a weak country is bullied... even if it is beaten, it can only fight in a den! What a scene of the end of the world!"
"I hope our Chinese race will never have this day, and I hope those Han people can wake up early... We cannot expect this happy day from this decadent and declining court!"
"The huge Forbidden City looks magnificent, but it is nothing more than a tomb of the feudal dynasty!"
After the sedan entered the Donghua Gate, it could not go any further. Cai Bixia and the female attendants walked quickly towards the Taihe Gate, their straight military uniforms dazzling the eyes!
The officers in the Yulin New Army all had the experience of being trained by the Chinese. Seeing this uniform, they had mixed feelings. On the one hand, they hated the undeclared sneak attack by the Chinese last night, but on the other hand, they couldn't help but miss the Ryukyus. Scenes from the training camp!
The scene of a prosperous age of peace, prosperity, freedom, and prosperity of culture and art is truly engraved in our bones and will never be forgotten!
With extremely conflicting eyes, they watched Cai Bixia walk into the Concorde Gate and go straight to the Taihe Gate. At this time, Ma Ming and others suddenly had an idea!
"Holy crap! This is a female envoy! This is the first time in the 200 years of the Qing Dynasty that a female envoy is allowed to enter the imperial city to meet the emperor! Ouch...another old rule has been broken!"
Isn't it? When the scene of Cai Bixia walking with great momentum along the Jinshui River fell into the eyes of the important officials of the empire, all kinds of tastes were boiling in everyone's hearts, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty intertwined!
Zai Chun watched the goddess getting closer and closer. His heart skipped a beat and he almost went down the steps to greet her, but in the end he held it back!
"Chinese Special Envoy Cai Bixia... pays homage to His Majesty!" Da Sixi shouted in a long voice.
Cai Bixia walked between the two groups of ministers, looked up at the little emperor on the steps, then looked around and even took a look at the huge stone lion in front of the Taihe Gate with interest!
This rude move made the civil servants excited. Weng Tonghe was the first to jump up and said, "How brave! Why don't you kneel down when you see the emperor!"
"Kneel down! The rude savages of Fanbang... Kneel down and salute!" The people around also started making noises, shouting loudly at Cai Bixia!
Cai Bixia didn't care about such a small scene. She just turned her head and looked at the familiar brat. She had kicked his ass a lot when she was in the Chinese family, but today he was wearing a dragon robe with five men and six men!
After all, this is a diplomatic occasion, and etiquette must be respected. Cai Bixia raised his hand and gave a military salute to Zai Chun, "Your Majesty! We have delayed it for too long. Many things should have been discussed long ago!"
"If the imperial court had been willing to see me and negotiate with me earlier... why would it have reached this stage?"
"Arrogant, arrogant!" Li Hongzao was so angry that the veins on his forehead were popping up. "Your Majesty! Please punish me severely. A commoner from this country is so rude!"
"Kneel down! Kneel down..." The officials in the two groups on the left and right roared like crazy.
Cai Bixia still looked up at Zai Chun, "Your Majesty... do you want me to kneel down? Well..."
Zai Chun didn't dare to look at the goddess, his eyes darted from side to side, "Well... ok, ok... Cai Bixia once taught me some knowledge about navigation and communication, and he can be considered a junior master!"
"Just a military salute, no need to kneel!"
"Haha... Thank you Your Majesty! I wonder if Your Majesty summoned the foreign ministers here today... to talk about the things you promised before?"
Zai Chun snorted coldly, "Huh! Put those things aside for now... I am here today to express my strong protest to the Chinese people!"
"This capital is the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty! What you did last night was an undeclared war! You must give me an explanation! I reserve all rights to retaliate!"
In front of the ministers, Zai Chun had to show his aura as a king of a country. Unfortunately, this aura was ineffective against Cai Bixia!
"Explanation? Then I would like to ask Your Majesty, Mr. Huang, the chairman of the Chinese Science Council... why is he being detained by you?"
"Who is the rude one? I, the Speaker of the Chinese Parliament, have a status comparable to that of a first-class official in the government. Is it the one you arrest at your request?"
"Give me this explanation first!"
