"Your Highness, Your Highness, great news!"
In Changle Palace, Li'er, who just ran out to inquire about the news, ran back now. Different from before, the little palace maid's face was filled with an excited smile, and she could be heard shouting as she ran.
Changle had already come down from the attic. How could she still be in the mood to read the newspaper quietly upstairs at this critical moment? When she heard Li'er's cry outside, she couldn't help but feel happy. She quickly stood up and looked towards the door.
"Your Highness, there is good news! Your Majesty has not agreed to the marriage proposal of the Prime Minister of the Harsha Dynasty. Your Highness does not need to marry to another country!"
In the blink of an eye, Li'er ran in and said to Chang Le with a smile.
Having said that, if Changle really married into the Harbin Dynasty, she, the personal palace maid, would definitely have to marry him. Li'er couldn't help but shudder when she thought of the Prime Minister of the Harbin Dynasty who was as black as a briquette in the court. Now that she has gotten this result, she is happy from the bottom of her heart and also happy for herself.
"Is it true?? Father, he really still feels sorry for Changle!"
When Chang Le heard this, a pair of beautiful eyes suddenly glowed with dazzling expression.
Li'er curled her lips in her heart. She was obviously one of the people who knew about it, but she didn't dare to say some things that gave her ten courages. She could only change the topic and talk about other things, saying:
"Your Highness, just now in the court, Marquis Yong'an scolded Cui Siqing in order to prevent you from getting married! Hee hee, but Marquis Yong'an scolded him so well, I will feel relieved after hearing those words!"
Hearing Li'er talk about Li Zexuan, Changle's heart couldn't help but beat violently. She suppressed the abnormal expression on her face and asked calmly:
"Oh? Li'er, please tell me quickly, what did Brother Xiaoxuan curse in the court? Well, it's best to tell it completely without saying a word!"
"Huh? Tell it completely?"
Li'er was immediately dumbfounded. Although she enjoyed listening to some words, how could it be so easy for her to repeat them word for word?
"Li'er, tell me quickly!"
Changle urged impatiently.
"oh……"
Li'er scratched her head and began to recall with a frown, "Cui Siqing first compared His Highness with Zhaojun of the Western Han Dynasty..."
Following Li'er's narration, Changle realized how intense the debate in the court just now was, and how much Li Zexuan had done for him...
"The majestic Han Dynasty actually needs women to buy peace, but you and other rats are not ashamed, but proud of it. It's simply disgusting!"
"Eternal stories? Bullshit, eternal stories are just used by you shameless literati to cover up the cowardice in your hearts!"
"The swords of the Han people are not used against foreign enemies, but they are used against the women of their own country. Don't you feel ashamed~?"
"A wolf will always be a wolf and cannot become a loyal dog! It's just because there are so many people like you that there are so-called legends throughout the ages, deceiving the people and fooling the world!"
Li Zexuan's shouting at the top of his lungs seemed to resound in Chang Le's ears, making Chang Le completely infatuated.
"Brother Xiaoxuan, thank you! Thank you for working so hard for Changle..."
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Tai Chi Hall.
The envoy from Lin Yi State asked for trade, which made other envoys unable to help but become restless.
"The envoy from the Funan Kingdom reported to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty that before he left, the emperor of our country also stated that he hoped to trade with the Tang Dynasty. The Funan Kingdom loved the porcelain and silk of the Tang Dynasty very much and hoped to use food and spices to do so. exchange!"
"The envoy from the Kingdom of Zhenla reported to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty that the Lord of our country also hopes to trade with the Tang Dynasty. We can use grain and elephants to exchange goods with the Tang Dynasty!"
"The envoy from Piao State reports to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty..."
Lin Yiguo's envoy's request for trade immediately attracted many followers. The Tang Dynasty's southbound fleet not only brought huge profits to the Tang Dynasty, but also gained a lot from the courts of the small countries that the fleet passed through, because the exquisite porcelain and silk they bought from the Tang Dynasty were freely sold in the country. If you sell it, it can often be sold for a sky-high price!
Therefore, these countries that have tasted the sweetness hope that Datang can provide a "foreign trade" window so that they can continue to make profits domestically and maintain their leading position.
The second person sitting at the top couldn't help but smile after hearing the petitions from the envoys from various countries, because even if these envoys didn't say anything, he still planned to carry out Datang's foreign trade. After all, it was the huge profits brought back to the court by the fleet from the south that moved Li Er. Since sea trade is so profitable, why not carry it to the end?
Li Er, who was "used to being poor" before, is no longer willing to be poor now. He has greater ambitions!
"Haha! Okay! Since all the envoys want to trade with the Tang Dynasty, I decided to set up a shipping department and open special trading places in Guangzhou and other coastal states. By then, countries that want to trade with the Tang Dynasty only need to send merchants The team will just contact the Municipal Shipping Department! The navy of the Tang Dynasty will also swim in the South China Sea to ensure that the merchant ships of your country and other countries will not be harassed by pirates!"
Li Er laughed loudly and revealed the plan he had been brewing for a long time!
The Municipal Shipping Department, which was originally a government agency established in China's Song, Yuan, and early Ming dynasties to manage maritime foreign trade, was brought forward three to four hundred years in advance. This is truly of cross-epochal significance. !
According to historical records, during the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Guangzhou had a city shipping envoy, usually a eunuch, who was the predecessor of the city shipping department. Li Er took this a step further and directly completed the business that his great-grandson wanted to do, and did it more thoroughly, and directly started to establish the Municipal Shipping Department.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were repeated "sea bans". What was banned and abolished was the Municipal Shipping Department!
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
After understanding Li Er's decision, the envoys saluted Li Er excitedly.
Li Er said with a smile: "Haha! All envoys, please go down and rest first. I will hold a special banquet for you later, Cui Siqing?"
Cui Shanfu was excited and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Old minister is here!"
Li Er glanced at him indifferently, the cold light in his eyes flashed away, and ordered: "You take all the envoys to the side hall to rest first, and you must entertain them well, do you understand?"
In fact, Li Er is very unhappy with Cui Shanfu now, because just now this old man compared his most beloved daughter to Wang Zhaojun, and wanted to use this to marry Chang Le to another country. It would be strange if he felt happy! If there is a good time, he really doesn't mind killing Cui Shanfu!
"Old minister, I obey the order!"
Cui Shanfu didn't notice the fleeting coldness in Li Er's eyes, and still saluted with a businesslike attitude.
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Last week, Xia Ke scored 99 in the unit’s confidentiality exam. The teacher in the confidentiality office was afraid that Xia Ke would be proud if he gave an extra point, so he only gave 99! What a show!
(End of chapter)
