Those envoys didn't know what they were thinking, and they not only sent gifts to compare with each other. Not to mention the quality of the presented beauties, the quantity is in comparison with each other. Even though women had little status in this era, Huang Qiong still felt surprised. Those dozens of beauties were sent away at will, as if those women were not citizens of their country.
The Goryeo envoy, who originally planned to send only twenty people, saw that the Japanese envoy sent thirty people, and immediately sent ten more people after returning. Annan's envoy, seeing the style of Goryeo and Japan, also increased the number of beauties he received to include the Sass people. As for the barbarians in the southwest and the Tibetans in the northwest, each tribe also had ten to twenty people, and even the smallest party in Lingzhou sent five people.
Even the Dali envoys who swore not to ask this bastard King of England to help him find Princess Yunxiao sent a total of twenty beauties from all ethnic groups in Dali. Among them, only those sent by foreign envoys were sent, but whether they were sent by the Tibetan people in the northwest or the barbarians in the southwest, many of them were the daughters and sisters of the leaders of each tribe, and the meaning of fawning was obvious.
Before these envoys and tribal leaders came to Beijing, they learned about the Queen's great visit, so they carefully selected a large number of beauties to bring with them to Beijing. I am going to give the money to the emperor. If she is favored by the emperor, even if she cannot become the new queen, if she can enter the concubine position and blow some pillow wind in the ears of the Emperor of Qi, it will be of great benefit to the country or the tribe. benefit.
I just didn't expect Huang Qiong, the emperor, and I don't know if he was born with a dislike for beauty, or if he was old and was powerless in that matter. These envoys and tribal leaders did not accept any of the beauties presented to the palace. The emperor was unable to curry favor with him. After the great court meeting, these envoys and leaders simply focused on the upstart Huang Qiong.
As for Huang Qiong, it was extremely rare for Huang Qiong to accept all the gifts sent by these envoys, chiefs and chieftains, whether they were rare treasures, rare birds and animals, or even beauties in various poses. Even when entertaining the envoys, as well as the chiefs and chiefs of the tribes, they deliberately acted in a bohemian manner.
He showed that he didn't care about those rare treasures, but he was extremely happy for beautiful women. The scene caused by Huang Qiong not only confused the ministers in the court, but also caused a lot of discussion both inside and outside the court. Duan Jin was a little jealous of Huang Qiong's behavior of being so carefree and accepting everything, and even pinched Huang Qiong several times to vent his anger during sex.
Even He Yao, who always had a big belly, couldn't help but feel a little jealous after seeing these beautiful women from all over the world and tribes, totaling 200 people. Although he didn't say anything, in private, together with the other girls, Huang Qiong slept alone for two days in a row. Even Huang Qiong wanted to steal sex from Wu Ziyu, but was rejected for the first time.
The emperor, who was also very dissatisfied with Huang Qiong's behavior, directly took Huang Qiong to the palace on the tenth day of the lunar month. In the Wende Hall, the emperor put on an expression of hatred, and said angrily: "Ajiu, you have become more and more unruly recently. Have I spoiled you too much? Do you know? You know, how much pressure have I put on you during this period?"
"The purpose of asking you to meet privately with the envoys of the foreign countries, as well as the chiefs and leaders of the tribes, is to establish your prestige among the barbarians. It is not for you to act so recklessly. If this spreads out, I will carefully select the great leaders. The heir to the Qi Dynasty is a lustful person, do you still want your reputation? How do you want the people in the world to see you, and how do you want the various kingdoms to see me, Da Qi?"
Huang Qiong did not give any explanation for the emperor's angry accusation. Instead, he waited until the emperor finished venting his anger, and stored up the anger in his heart during this period of time. Then he slowly took out a fold from his sleeve, handed it to the emperor's imperial case, and said: "Father, I know that you have been under a lot of pressure on me during this period. Because of this, I I want to achieve results as soon as possible."
"Although some things may not be obvious to the world, my father understands that. As for whether the things I have done during this period are as rumored, I know that even if I explain them now, my father may not be able to hear them. Go in. Therefore, I wrote a secret note. After my father reads it, I will know why I did this. My son, there is no other way."
"As for those women, my son has never touched any of them. I planned to transfer all the congratulatory gifts to the palace after the envoys left the capital. If the father doesn't believe it, he can send someone from the Shang Palace Bureau to the son's house. Check, are all those women still virgins? If there is one who is not a virgin, I am willing to take the initiative to ask for it. "
Hearing Huang Qiong's extremely unexpected answer, the emperor couldn't help but be slightly startled. Then he opened Huang Qiong's secret folder and looked at it carefully. But after seeing the contents of the secret fold, even after many years of serving as emperor, he had already tempered his determination to be extremely strong. The emperor couldn't help but take a breath: "The things on this are more comprehensive than those of the Northern and Southern Zhenfusi. How did you get it?"
Seeing the slight change in the emperor's expression, Huang Qiong said simply: "Father, your original intention is to ask your ministers to receive foreign envoys, as well as the tribes and leaders of Jisi Prefecture in this dynasty. Naturally, my ministers are I understand. But for me, it would be too much of a waste of opportunity to just use this opportunity to establish prestige in front of the various tribes and leaders of our dynasty."
"Most of these vassal states have trade relations with the Guilin County and Prince's Palace. Especially those connected to our dynasty by sea routes. Japan, Goryeo, Annan and the Nanyang countries have always been the main trading countries with many Guilin County and Prince's Palaces. If I don’t let these envoys rest assured, how can I find out how much business they do with the Guilin County Prince’s Mansion every year and what exactly is included in the business.”
"If we don't let them let down their guard, how can they find out the real strength of the Guilin County Prince's Mansion? After the great court meeting on the first day of the new year, these envoys should know how the father treats his children. The children's performance is He was greedy and even lustful, so that these envoys were completely relieved, so that I could easily deceive them."
"My son has no right to transfer the files of the Northern and Southern Town Fusi, so I can only use this method to get a rough idea of the real strength of the Guilin County Prince's Mansion. Father, I don't know if you don't know. This sight of my son is really frightening. Jump. What Jian Yong said to his son in Zhengzhou was just a tip of the water. He knew less than 30% of the real strength of the Guilin County Prince's Palace."
"Jian Yong has a fairly detailed grasp of how much land the Guilin County Prince's Palace occupies in Fujian and Guangnan East and West Road. But as for what the Guilin County Prince's Palace imports from overseas every year and how many fleets it has, what can these fleets do? However, he has no idea how many goods and people were shipped. The only thing he knew about this was how many boatmen the Guilin County Prince's Palace hired from Fujian Road."
"As for the Guilin County Prince's Mansion, the places where boatmen can be recruited are definitely not only along the Fujian Road. In Fuzhou County, which is close to the sea, there are not only Fujian Road. Shandong Road, Huainan Road, and Jiangnan East Road are all close to each other. The sea. Being close to the sea, there is no shortage of boatmen. Therefore, I thought that what Jian Yong knew was just superficial."
"Father, the Guilin County Prince's Mansion has monopolized the power of our dynasty's foreign trade for more than a hundred years. Compared with the land, tea gardens, porcelain kilns, and these dead things that cannot be moved, the Guilin County Prince's Mansion owns The fleet is its real foundation. Although I cannot fully grasp the whole picture of the Guilin County Prince's Mansion through these envoys' conversations, I can at least understand some things roughly."
"It really doesn't matter what I don't know. I was shocked when I found out. Not counting Annan, which is connected to the mountains and rivers of Guangnan West Road, and the merchant ships going to Nanyang. The Guilin County Prince's Palace alone has more than a hundred large ships with 5,000 materials, and three merchant ships from Japan and Korea. There are more than 200 large ships with thousands of materials. These merchant ships transport millions of silks, medicinal materials, porcelain, books, Buddhist scriptures, etc. produced by our country to the two countries every year."
"Both countries do not mint money. Every year, Guilin County Prince's Office sells a large amount of copper coins of the former Tang Dynasty to our dynasty and collects them from the people. On the return voyage, in addition to importing ginseng, various high-end furs, cloth, and paper from Japan, we also import ginseng, various high-end furs, cloth, and paper from Japan. Imported lacquerware, folding fans, wood, Dongzhu, gold and silver, Kou knives, and some handicrafts from both countries, in addition to these normal goods."
"We also purchased Jurchen and Korean horses, gold, silver, and sulfur from Goryeo, and imported Kou knives, sulfur, and copper from Japan. The most important thing is that not all of the ships in the Guilin County Prince's Palace are merchant ships, but a considerable number of them. The merchant ships are warships under the merchant ship flag. Quite a few of the warships are even equipped with crossbows and cannons."
"And according to the Japanese envoy, the sailors on the Guilin Prince's fleet were very capable. Once in the Hizen Kingdom of Japan, due to a trade dispute, the Guilin Prince's fleet had a big fight with Nagasaki. The Guilin County Prince's sailors, who could only dispatch more than 300 sailors, actually defeated the local 5,000 ashigaru, killed more than 2,000 of them, and captured the guardian of Hizen Kingdom."
"Japan is divided into five regions, seven provinces, and more than 60 countries. They were deeply influenced by the former Tang Dynasty, so the local area also imitated the former Tang Dynasty and was transformed into seven provinces. The country is also relative to the state capital of this dynasty. Oh, the ashigaru of Japan is equivalent to Our Daqi infantry is just engaged in daily farming and recruited as soldiers in wartime. The real foundation of the Japanese army is the so-called samurai."
"Also, the Guilin County Prince's fleet has cannons, and a large amount of copper and sulfur are imported from Korea and Japan, obviously to make cannons and charges. If it is said that in order to guard against pirates, some cannons are installed on the fleet. This is It's true that the court can't tell anything. But the amount of copper imported by Guilin County Prince's Office every year is simply not the number of cannons installed on a few ships."
"Furthermore, what does the Guilin County Prince's Palace do every year when it imports so many horses from Goryeo? Just last year, the Guilin County Prince's Palace bought 3,000 Jurchen horses and Korean horses from Korea. Jurchen horses are produced in Korea and northern China. The bitter cold land north of Liaodong Road. Although the output of this kind of horses is not high due to the severe cold climate, they are excellent war horses that can be used by heavy cavalry."
"It's no better than where Xiang Ma, the most used party in our dynasty, is sent. Goryeo has fought many battles with Bei Liao, and it can barely survive so far. In addition to Bei Liao not treating it as its main opponent, the most important thing is to rely on its army. The Jurchen horses used in the war. Father, this is only the situation of the fleets trading between the Guilin County Prince's Palace and Japan and Korea."
"We haven't counted the trade situation with the Southeast Asian countries. A glance at the whole picture shows that according to the size of the fleet of Guilin County Prince's Palace, even if the imperial court opened the entire foreign trade and encouraged merchants of the dynasty to carry out foreign trade. But those Merchants, without the strength accumulated by the Guilin County Prince's Palace for more than a hundred years, it will be difficult to see results in the short term."
