Beginning (6)

With a slightly fat belly, Du Gui walked on the way to the maritime post station that specializes in receiving foreign countries. His pace was not fast, or deliberately slow. Several personal guards knew that Master Du had the habit of thinking about things while walking, and followed him from a distance.

Du Gui is very satisfied with his current identity. Therefore, he devoted all his strength to the further development of the Grand Governor's Office. But this does not mean that he cannot tolerate any unfavorable or dissatisfied actions with the Metropolitan Governor's office, unlike Wen Tianxiang's enthusiasm and Liu Zijun's strictness, Du Gui's businessman background determines his perspective on the problem.

Businessmen pay attention to bargaining, not afraid of people to find fault with their goods, most of the time, the most troublesome one, is often a buyer who really wants to pay for it. He yells loudly, just to gain the upper hand in the final bargain with you.

Ye Xu, Li Lin, Zhang Qiling and other die-hard imperial historians are nothing more than bargainers in the eyes of Du Gui, and when they truly realize the benefits of the New Deal, or enjoy the benefits of the New Deal, they will immediately become advocates and full supporters of the New Deal, and may even work harder than they are now defending traditions.

Similarly, in Du Gui's eyes, the New Deal is not so perfect that it cannot be faulty. Both the Provisional Statute and many of the current measures of the Metropolitan Governor's Office have deviated in one way or another in the process of implementation. But Du Gui doesn't plan to jump up and find faults, he believes that it is easy to find faults, whether it is for the traditional system of the Great Song Dynasty or the current new policy, people with long eyes can find a lot of shortcomings. But after all, everyone is the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and what they hope most in their hearts is to revitalize the country, not destroy it. Therefore, instead of picking 10,000 faults with the New Deal, it is better to do one thing well in a down-to-earth manner, or come up with an improvement plan.

If you want to improve the plan, it is the responsibility of great wise people like Wen Tianxiang and Chen Longfu. And to repair and improve this system with practical actions, and assist the new deal from the beginning to the strong, Du Gui believes that he has an unshirkable responsibility.

Use what you are good at and do what you can. And what he is best at is bargaining, Du Gui is willing to bargain with all kinds of people for the sake of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, for the New Deal and Wen Tianxiang. He didn't care about his image, nor did he care if the other party to the negotiation was a Buddha boy or a demon from hell.

The Goryeo businessman who was placed under house arrest in a small courtyard at the corner of the Koshokan was clearly not a demon. The demons in hell won't be as skinless as they are. Seeing from a distance an official approaching his side, the two envoys who led the team rushed to the gate with all their might, ignoring the soldiers' obstruction, and while tearing up the soldiers who were guarding him, he opened his throat and shouted: "Wronged, my lord, we are wronged!" ”

After the opening of the port of Fuzhou, the reception of maritime merchants from all over the world was very generous. This post station, which is close to the downtown area, is a place where maritime merchants live. The rent is reasonable and the facilities are complete. The soldiers of the Broken Army rarely entered it, let alone opened up the courtyard to lock people up. Therefore, a few Korean businessmen mistakenly hit and created many "firsts" in Fuzhou. The eyes of the merchants living in the nearby courtyard had long been attracted by them, and when they heard the shouts of grievances, they came out to see the excitement.

'Wronged? Are you the official asking about the case? Even if it is a case, who dares to ask about the official affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion? Amused by the strange behavior of several Goryeo merchants, Du Gui waved his hand, ordered the soldiers to let them go, and then asked in a very amicable tone, "Where did the merchants come from, and what is wrong?" Why don't you go to the yamen to complain, but instead shout injustice in front of the official. Can't you see that the duty of this official is not to ask questions? ”

"Coax!" The surrounding spectators burst out laughing. Entering and exiting the customs, everyone can always see Du Gui's figure, knowing that he is the first person in charge of the foreign trade of the Great Song Dynasty, and also knowing that this Lord Du has always been kind to others. A few Koreans in charge of business shouted grievances in front of them, didn't they have a stomachache and worship Lord Yama, and burn incense to burn the wrong yamen?

"I, we're not really wronged, no, no, we're wronged. This wronged is not wronged, we ......" From the good-natured laughter of the surrounding spectators, several Koreans knew that they had made a mistake again, looked at Du Gui's official robe in fascination, and stammered to explain, "We, we are saying, we have been wronged, misunderstanding, yes, misunderstanding!" ”

"Just like you, you can't make people not misunderstood!" Several maritime merchants of unknown nationality around him spoke fluent Chinese and ridiculed. The Chinese language is not good, so I want to come to Fuzhou to do business, which really has to be admired, and the Korean people have "momentum".

"What a misunderstanding, you speak slowly! Let's see what I can do to help! Du Gui said politely. With a few words, he had basically decided that these Koreans were not real businessmen. A real businessman will not bump into each other without even knowing the details of the other party. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

This also made Du Gui breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, at least, offending these Koreans would not pose any actual threat to the Great Song Dynasty.

"We brought a shipload of treasures, and came to Kanhe, no, to trade, no, to pay tribute. I don't know how to offend Master Wen between words, and he blasted us out. If the deal doesn't work, it doesn't matter if we can't do the deal, it affects the relationship between the two countries, then, that's very bad, it's not good. Annoyed that this lord replied to Prime Minister Wen, and said that we still have important matters to discuss with him, and ask him to see us again! The two envoys saw that Du Gui spoke politely, and instantly forgot their identity, and their words gradually became incoherent.

"If I knew this was the case, I would have locked them up for a few more days!" Du Gui scolded secretly in his heart. With a little smile on his face, he said: "You don't need to go to see Lord Wen, this official is in charge of the foreign trade of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, if you have anything to say, just tell this official directly!" ”

"Can you do the Lord?" The two envoys asked with wide eyes and disbelief.

"He is the chief of customs, Lord Du, and the head of the household! Open your eyes and see! The maritime merchants who watched the bustle around counted with disdain. In his heart, he secretly scolded the two Goryeo businessmen for having no eyes. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

Having the intention of leaving a good impression on the maritime merchants of the Great Song Dynasty that the government was fair, Du Gui replied politely: "Of course, this official can be the master." What treasures did you bring with you, and could you please bring out a few samples for your peers to estimate? If it's really worth the deal, I'm willing to wait for you. As for other important matters, let's sort out the transaction matters first, and then it's not too late to talk about it slowly! ”

"Master Du, ignore them, just call them out. These two guys are definitely liars. How can they do business like this, and they still trade, they don't even understand the rules! Finally, some of the onlookers couldn't bear it anymore and jumped out to help Du Gui.

"Yes, this group of people must be liars, Lord Du be careful." The maritime merchants chimed in. Judging by the mannerisms and speaking tones of several Koreans, they also felt strange. They all reminded Du Gui to be careful to prevent these Koreans from having ulterior motives.

"Consider yourself to be witnessing. My Da Song has always been polite to those who come to do business sincerely. For those who are troublemakers, you will not be polite! Du Gui smiled and made a circle and said.

The onlookers saw that he had no official authority at all, and they felt very useful, and they returned the salute one after another, and replied with a smile: "Then I'll wait and watch from the side, and help the adults expose these guys!" ”

As he spoke, the subordinates of the Goryeo envoys had already taken samples of the goods, and more than a dozen wooden boxes were painted brightly, which looked very exquisite. Song Tong ordered the wooden box to be opened, revealing the blue silk package inside. When you open the layers of beautiful and luxurious packages, you will see several black fishskin scabbards inlaid with turquoise, tortoiseshell, crystals, and pearls. Although the gems on the scabbard are of varying quality and size, they are placed very complicated and faintly, and they actually set off the long knife with a bit of preciousness.

"Japanese Kara sword!" Several well-known maritime merchants shouted in surprise. The quality of iron ore in the Great Song Dynasty was poor, so the Japanese-made Tang knives, especially the Japanese Tang knives made of jade steel, were very popular in the market in the past few years. An ordinary Tang knife that comes with the ship can also be sold for 4,000 copper coins, and if it is forged by a famous artist, it can really be called a treasure. (Drunkard's note: The Song people loved Japanese swords, and Ouyang Xiu once wrote poems to praise them)

But it is not easy to make such a knife, and the jade steel is made of charcoal at low temperature, and the yield is low, and the quality is not easy to control. It usually takes a year and a half to make a good knife. Therefore, the price of Japanese Kara knives is high, and the collection value is greater than the practicality. In the past few years, with the advent of Shao Wugang, Japanese swords have gradually been squeezed out of the Fuzhou market.

At present, a few Koreans casually brought out more than a dozen Japanese swords, and the decoration was so fancy, which naturally attracted the interest of many people. None of them have experienced the pain of the afterlife like Wenzhong, and they have a deep affection for Japanese swords. Finger and point, whisper and calculate. If it is true that the Koreans said, they brought a large number of Japanese swords made by famous artists, and this shipment is really valuable.

Seeing the attention of the attracted people, the two Goryeo envoys felt that they had a lot of face, pulled out a knife from the sheath a little, kept it away from Du Gui as much as possible, put it down, and then said without modesty: "This is not a Japanese product, it is our Korean product, the best knife in the world." We came here with five hundred knives just to get a sailboat! (Please go to 17k to support the drunkards)

"Goryeo?" The merchants' faces immediately changed. Korea cargo has always been known for its flashiness, and if there are 500 famous Japanese swords, it is indeed worth changing to a small new sea ship. But if it's a Korean product, I'm afraid I won't even be able to exchange a mast.

"Brother Han, can I borrow your waist knife and use it!" Du Gui's small naked eyes narrowed even more, and with a smile, he untied the broken blade from the waist of his personal guard Han Chu. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

"The first knife in the world, right, dare to ask this Goryeo brother's surname?" Du Gui asked with a smile with a knife in one hand.

"The surname is Song, and the name is Tong." Goryeo took a few steps back alertly and replied loudly. Pointing to the deputy envoy next to him, this "surname Wang, name Quan." ”

"Coax!" There was another round of laughter. People who have been trained in the Great Song Dynasty for several years, who do not know that the name Song Tong is homophonic with "sending copper", and the meaning of "Wang Quan" in the market is to do the solution of "Wang Ba who is not a person". The two Goryeo swindlers didn't even understand this, so they came to Fuzhou to cheat, and it is no wonder that they were imprisoned.

"Song Tong, right?" Du Guiqiang held back the smile in his stomach and asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Song, can you take your first knife in the world and cut each other with my Shao Wu's cheapest waist knife to see which one is sharper?" ”

"Why don't you dare?" Song Tong stepped forward and took the broken blade in Du Gui's hand and pulled it out, with the blade pointing upward. Wang Quan next to him cooperated with him tacitly, grabbed a long knife imitating Japan, and slashed it hard.

"Foul!" The people watching the excitement shouted in unison. The meaning of slashing each other is naturally to hit each other with the blade of a knife to test the quality of the weapon. Taking one's own weapon and cutting other people's weapons from top to bottom takes too much advantage of strength, and even if you win, it will be dishonorable. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

"Zheng!" There was a screeching thud at the blade. Everyone's eyes suddenly flickered, and when they looked at it again, a broad bean was big and unusable, and it was obviously unusable. Looking at the "first knife in the world" in Wang Quan's hand, the lower half is in his hand, and the upper half has flown somewhere.

"Phew!" Everyone spat at the mouth in unison. The guard Han Chu snatched his blade back from Wang Quan's hand, looked at the gap, and stomped his feet in pain.

The two Goryeo envoys were dumbfounded, three days ago they presented treasures in front of Wen Tianxiang, and they were ashamed to make a lot of rude requests, and what they recognized was that the Song and Yuan were fighting each other, and the Great Song Dynasty lacked high-quality weapons. And it wasn't until today that I found out that the manufacturing technology of the Great Song Dynasty was much higher than his own, and the saber of an ordinary soldier was stronger than the sharp weapon in his hand.

"Let's disperse, the rest of the matter is not about business!" Du Gui arched his hand towards the surrounding maritime merchants and said with a smile. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

Knowing that Du Gui was ready to punish the Goryeo liar, the crowd around him left one after another, and some of them still sympathized with Goryeo out of misunderstanding. Today, compassion is completely gone, and all that remains is contempt.

"Two, do you still need me to ask? Who are you and what are you here for? Du Gui walked into the inner courtyard with his legs pulled out and asked lightly.

The surrounding soldiers dragged back a few earth-colored Koreans and bolted the courtyard door.

"We are Goryeo envoys, in the name of doing business, and we intend to make friends with the Great Song Dynasty. These swords were gifts to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. Please Lord Du to collect it and give me a gift in return! Song Tong, a fake maritime businessman, was still stiff-mouthed and shouted in a bluff.

"The liar has been exposed, and he is still so arrogant, if he hasn't been exposed, won't you go to heaven?" Du Gui secretly scolded the Goryeo people for being shameless in his heart, snorted coldly, and asked: "You Goryeo is now a vassal state of the Mongols, and you have no right to make diplomatic relations with foreign countries at all. I don't know where to start? ”

"Although I was conquered by the Mongols, Goryeo is still a country of its own. The king is now only in Taoguang, and when the time comes, he will expel the Mongols and return the rivers and mountains. That's why I'm willing to have a private relationship with Da Song, about brothers! Those Goryeo swindlers were also strange, seeing that the identity of the merchant was exposed by Du Gui, they became more and more convinced that they were envoys who came by order.

"His grandmother's, if I don't give you some color, you really treat me as a sheep!" Du Gui was furious in his heart, put away his smile, and arched his hand and said: "Several, this kind of boundless covenant, I really don't dare to be a big song." In addition, trade was done many years ago, and we now trade with overseas countries on an equal footing and do not give them to each other. A few of them still accepted the 'treasures' and rented a ship to return to China, and Du will not bother anymore! ”

Say it, flick your sleeves and be ready to go. When the two Goryeo liars saw Du Gui's tough attitude, they were a little panicked, took a few steps forward, grabbed Du Gui's robe sleeve and begged: "Lord Du is slow, Lord is slow!" ”

"What?" Du Gui turned around and asked unhappily, "Du is in charge of the customs, and he has to manage hundreds of things every day, do you have to wait for the passenger ship to return to China, and Du Mou can't contact him?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Master Du, we actually have other important things to tell. When I'm done, you're looking to see if we're worth trading, right? (Please go to 17k to support the drunkards)

"It's not worth it, you are not a maritime merchant, and you are definitely not an envoy under the throne of Goryeo. If you really want to exchange a little money for a hundredfold reward, I think you should go north. But don't pretend to be a Goryeo envoy, just change the name of a country, isn't the one in the capital a generous return? If you don't correct your mistake and have to pretend to be an envoy, this is not within the scope of what my customs can handle? I'm in the Great Song Mine, and I need to replenish my hard labor! Du Gui sneered a few times and pretended to threaten angrily.

The person who came was not a Goryeo envoy, and the Goryeo people knew the Great Song Dynasty very well, and would never send these two living treasures to show their eyes. But these people are not ordinary scammers, and ordinary scammers will not have so many knives that are controlled items in Goryeo. Realizing that there is a secret behind the liars, Du Gui can only deal with them patiently.

"I, I am an attendant under the command of the king of Goryeo, his name is Lin Sheng, and my name is Jin Zhengqiang!" The Goryeo liar explained with a red face.

"I don't care what your name is, if you think you're a Goryeo envoy, I'll send someone to escort you to the border of Jiangxi and throw you to the Mongols. Let's see if Dachun can force you to tell your true identity! A cold light burst out of Du Gui's naked eye bubble instantly, staring at the face of the Korean man and saying. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

"Don't, don't, my lord is angry, we are indeed the attendants of the Goryeo throne, but not the attendants of the puppet king now, they are the old subordinates of General Lin Yan and His Majesty Wang Wen......" The two Goryeo liars were frightened by Du Gui, and their faces turned pale, and they said hatefully.

"Who is General Lin Yan? Which one is Wang Wen? Du Gui was taken aback and asked.

"Didn't Master Du hear about General Lin Yan, his old man is my great hero in Goryeo!" Kim Zhengqiang protested loudly, and then, thinking that his country was indeed too small compared to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Song people could not be regarded as ignorant if they had not heard of the affairs of their own country. He lowered his head in disdain and explained, "General Lin Yan is my great hero in Goryeo, and their family is a hero. Daewon conquered Goryeo, and the whole country of Goryeo surrendered. Everyone looks at the Yuan Banner and is the only one, only General Lin dares to say a word. Later, General Lin was killed in battle, and General Pei Zhongsun supported Hou Wen of Chenghua as the king of Goryeo and fought against the Mongols......."

The two Goryeo crooks whispered, telling an untold story inside Goryeo.

Alcoholic's note: The last few chapters deal with the history of Goryeo, and they are all canonical histories. The rest of the section is slightly different from the official history, but the drunkard assures that it is not much more "created" than the Korean historians.

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