Ada.
Towards evening, Qin Shandao woke up from a carp beating.
He looked around.
Then he sneaked out of Qin Mansion and ran to Wei Mansion.
What is there to do in Qin Mansion?
They have Brother Jiji, is it fun to love Brother Aai?
"Wang Xuance!"
Qin Shandao suddenly became unhappy when he saw Wang Xuance sweeping the floor at the entrance of Wei Mansion.
It was this bastard who poured wine on himself and caused him to lose.
Standing on tiptoes, just when he was about to sneak up and knock the opponent's sap...
Wang Xuance suddenly turned around!
The moment their eyes met, both parties were stunned on the spot.
"Wang Xuance has met senior brother."
Putting down the broom, Wang Xuance saluted Qin Shandao: "I have offended many people before, so I hope that my brother will be honest."
Senior brother?
Qin Shandao looked around, and when he saw that there was no one else, he pointed at his nose and said, "Are you talking to me?"
"Yes, senior brother!"
"..."
what's going on?
I slept for most of the day.
The bad guys changed their ways and joined the righteous side?
"Ahem..."
Qin Shandao straightened his body and put his hands behind his back: "Since I am senior brother, do you want to listen to me?"
"I wonder what your senior brother's orders are?" Wang Xuance replied obediently.
"Give me...a whole roast chicken."
Qin Shandao touched his belly: "We haven't eaten for a whole day."
"Senior brother, wait a moment..."
Wang Xuance didn't hesitate at all, turned around and went to do it.
So obedient?
Could it be that he was kicked in the head by a donkey?
Forget it, ignore him, let's find the elder brother first.
"Big brother, big brother..."
Qin Shandao ran into Wei Mansion.
Before he could speak...
Snapped.
Fang Yiai raised her hand and was confused.
"Tell me, you are such an adult, but you still get provoked. Are you stupid?"
Snapped.
Cui Shenji raised his hand and was confused.
"Haiyan...ah no, Xiao Shandao, please be more careful."
Snapped.
Wei Shuyu raised his hand and thought again.
"Stop making such noise, my brother just fell asleep!"
"Woooo..."
Qin Shandao covered his head and looked aggrieved.
I haven't even spoken yet, and you're beating me up.
Or three together...
This is too much!
"Stand at the door, squat on horseback, and copy Sun Tzu's Art of War eighteen times!"
Wei Shuyu spoke ruthlessly.
Eighteen times?
Qin Shandao was dumbfounded.
"Brother, I can memorize Sun Tzu's Art of War. No need to copy it, right?"
Snapped.
Cui Shenji's backhand is a fool.
"Whatever the cauldron says is what it says."
"Eighteen times is not enough, at least thirty-eight times!"
"Why don't you round it up to forty times?"
"Forty is unlucky, let's go sixty-six, sixty-six is good luck!"
"I think eighty-eight is better, eighty-eight, fafafafa."
"Ninety-nine, nine is the ultimate!"
"Since it's already ninety-nine, why don't we make it whole and complete it a hundred times?"
The two guys chattered endlessly, which frightened Qin Shandao to the point where his face turned blue.
Do you really not regard me as a human being?
If you continue talking, Datang's numbers can't even contain your nonsense!
"Shu Yu, come with me as your father."
At this moment, Wei Zheng suddenly walked in.
"oh."
Wei Shuyu dropped the three goods and followed closely.
In the study room.
Wei Zheng's face looked a little solemn.
"I heard that you were not at home during the day?" Wei Zheng sat in front of the case.
A few days ago, Wei Shuyu specially asked craftsmen to build a set of tables and chairs.
Needless to say, it is indeed much more comfortable than the previous futon.
"Yeah."
Wei Shuyu nodded: "Isn't this because Xiao Shandao and Wang Xuance had some trouble..."
"I heard about Wang Xuance before he became a father."
Wei Zheng also nodded in agreement: "He is well-spoken, well-informed, and even involved in civil and military matters. He is a good talent."
"Just so-so."
Wei Shuyu sighed: "I just like to get into trouble."
"Okay, don't talk about him."
Wei Zheng poured himself a glass of water, then moved the teapot in front of Wei Shuyu.
If you feel thirsty, you can pour it yourself.
"Have you made preparations for tomorrow's court meeting?" Wei Zheng took a sip of tea.
"Do you still need this?"
Wei Shuyu scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Nonsense!"
Wei Zheng suddenly smashed the tea cup on the table, his face looking extremely angry.
"The matter of canceling Baekje's reward will be led by your Ministry of Commerce."
"Tomorrow during the meeting, your business department will definitely be the target of public criticism."
"Did you know that envoys from various countries are already in contact with each other?"
Wei Zheng's expression was extremely solemn.
Every move of the envoys from various countries was under the surveillance of the Tang Dynasty.
Datang naturally knew what their plans were.
same……
Countries also know the purpose of Datang.
This is a tacit war!
The foreigners may not have reacted at first because they didn’t suffer much!
The tribute was changed to the accompanying tribute... Generally speaking, they still made money.
but……
The nature is different.
In the past, they paid tribute and received rewards in return that strengthened themselves but also weakened the economy of the Tang Dynasty.
It could even bring Datang to a standstill.
But once the tribute trade came out...
The Tang Dynasty only collected a small part of the tribute, and the rest went to the people for consumption by merchants.
At first glance, Datang did lose part of the rewards.
If you dig deeper you will find...
Not only did Datang not lose money, it even made money.
Because merchants need to pay taxes when doing transactions!
Foreign countries also have to pay tariffs when they bring the purchased materials back to their own country.
Merchants took the tributes to other places to sell them, which was another tariff.
When trading on each other's markets, there is also a city tax.
Merchants cannot buy and sell things only once...
Once for you, once for me.
The bits and pieces of taxes added up were enough for Datang to make a lot of money.
"This time, you represent Datang."
"You have to be fully prepared and rehearse everything that may happen countless times in your mind."
"If an accident happens..."
"It's not just your face that's been shamed, nor the face of my Wei family, but the face of the entire Tang Dynasty!"
I'm coming……
Lao Wei started again.
"Dad, you should have prepared books, right?"
Wei Shuyu naturally stretched out his hand: "Show me?"
Snapped.
Wei Zheng slapped his son's hand away directly.
"This is not child's play."
Wei Zheng said with a solemn expression: "As a father, it is impossible to prepare all this for you every time."
"Shu Yu, you are now in charge of the Commercial Department, and your status has been greatly changed."
"You must never do things arbitrarily!"
"It's a good thing for my father to know that you are confident..."
“But being confident doesn’t mean you will never lose!
"Take the Supreme Emperor as an example..."
"How majestic was the establishment of the Tang Dynasty? There were countless capable ministers and generals, and the Tang Dynasty was even more prosperous..."
"But what's the result?"
"A person can succeed countless times, but only one failure is enough to plunge him into a place of eternal destruction!"
Wei Shuyu was helpless.
Lao Wei's preaching is terrible.
Even Li Shimin became autistic when he kept talking.
"Dad, it's getting dark, it's time for dinner."
Wei Shuyu quickly changed the subject: "We can't let my mother and brother wait for us."
"etc……"
At this moment, Wei Zheng suddenly spoke again.
He pulled out a few pieces of paper from under the inkstone and handed them to Wei Shuyu.
"These are the possibilities my father listed last night..."
"Take it and take a look."
"Tomorrow during the court meeting, we must shock Xiao Xiao and show off the prestige of our Tang Dynasty!"
