Chapter 251 State Trade
The main reason for Zhao Zhen's departure was that he wanted to meet the Taliban, a cunning Jewish businessman who had finally returned from the distant Arab Empire. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The moment he set foot on the land of the Great Song Dynasty, the Black Hand found him and invited him in the name of the emperor to participate in trade talks in the city of Tokyo, which was set at Cai Kee's headquarters.
The Taliban stood on the South Gate Street and felt the commercial prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, especially the factories he saw outside the city, which shocked him even more, and quietly inquired about the output of the members of the Black Hand, obviously this was doing useless work, even if the black hand gave more gold coins, he smiled and did not say a word.
Sitting on the pavilion on the roof of Cai Kee's headquarters, the prosperity of Tokyo City was suddenly in full view, and the sound of footsteps sounded, and a slightly chubby boy walked up.
"Oh! Dear Cai! I finally see you again, I can remember your smile in Baghdad, even if I am thousands of miles away, I will never forget the delicacy of Cai Kee! ”
The Taliban's warm embrace made Cai Boli unbearable, especially the smell of the sea on his body, as if he couldn't get rid of it, even if there were strong spices.
But as a qualified businessman, Cai Boli still endured all this politely.
"Let's try the new varieties of tea in the Great Song Dynasty!"
Cai Boli picked up the teapot and poured red bright tea in the beautiful porcelain bowl, and for a while the sweet and mellow tea made time seem to condense, and the Taliban looked at the beautiful European-style teapot and cups in a daze, speechless.
The spout bent into a wonderful arc fascinates the Arabs who pursue curvy beauty, the tea soup that exudes a special smell slowly flows from it, and the red tea with a yellowish tint intoxicates him, all of which is simply noble, elegant, beautiful, and eternal enjoyment.
The Taliban grabbed Cai Boyu's hand with red eyes and said, "How much do you want for this porcelain and tea!" You can exchange it for anything! Oops! This is the kind of thing that only noble emperors and nobles can enjoy! No, even the nobility doesn't deserve this! I'm going to sell them to all the kings of the world! What kind of price do you say I'm going to pay~! ”
"I'm afraid you won't have a chance to sell these things to the king, and if you do, you'll be permanently expelled from that country!"
Zhao Zhen slowly walked up to the pavilion, reached out to take the tea set, and elegantly picked it up with one hand and brought himself a cup of black tea.
The Taliban stood up with his right hand and bent down to salute: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, the humble Taliban hereby offer my most sincere blessings!" May your country and people be prosperous forever! ”
Zhao Zhen kicked him: "I can't believe what you said, I didn't give me what I wanted when I bought your slave girl, but unfortunately, I finally got the chart, thank you." ”
Zhao Zhen's words shocked the Taliban, this is impossible, he obviously took the chart from Vera.
"People always trust their own judgment too much, but they can't see the place that is close at hand, Vera's advantage is that she has an amazing memory, and the perfect chart was drawn by her like this, do you say that my 100,000 yuan is not a loss?"
"This lowly slave should have known that she should have been played rotten on the ship! How dare you betray the treasures of the Jews to foreigners! ”
No wonder the Taliban are so angry, 100,000 is a fart!? The charts, known only to the Jews, were priceless, and foreigners could not travel across the ocean without knowing it, and the trade of the whole world was in the hands of the Jews!
Zhao Zhen waved his hand to Peng Qi, who had endured for a long time, and got the instructions of the official Peng Qi stepped forward to pick up the Taliban, and stretched out his hand to give him a few big mouths, Vera is already a celebrity in the palace, and she may be able to become a princess in the future, insulting Vera is insulting the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty, where will Peng Qi be polite to him.
The Taliban, whose teeth were knocked out, begged for mercy again and again, and Zhao Zhen asked Peng Qi to put him down, picked up the teeth that fell on the ground and handed them to the Taliban: "Do you know why you were beaten?" ”
The Taliban shook their heads weakly and let out a miserable moan from their swollen mouths.
"Because Vera is my woman, and she is also a woman of the Great Song Dynasty, if you insult her, you are insulting me, and you are insulting the Great Song Dynasty! I can even go to war against the Abbasids over such trivial matters! ”
Zhao Zhen's words made the Taliban tremble: "It was my mistake, please forgive your majesty for my presumptuousness!" ”
"Of course I forgive you, the Abbasid dynasty is dying at this time, right? It was a matter of time before the Bouweich dynasty came to dominate Baghdad, the remnants of Persia were also resisting, and the Seljuks in Central Asia were also eyeing it, and it was even more surrounded by tigers and wolves than my Great Song Dynasty! ”
"Hallelujah! Are you the prophet of the Great Song Kingdom? It is true that when I returned to Baghdad I found that the Bouweihi had begun to assemble in Baghdad! The Almighty Lord is above, and the Taliban have actually touched the god of the East! ”
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "None of this matters, the Abbasid Dynasty is in crisis now, although my Great Song is better than him, it is also surrounded by tigers and wolves, how about becoming an ally?" Wouldn't it be nice for the two countries to interact with each other and fight together against foreign enemies on the basis of trade? Of course, I won't treat you badly, you will become the envoy of the Abbasid dynasty to communicate with the Great Song, and by that time ......"
"By that time I will be the richest businessman!" The Taliban said this with almost a twinkle in their eyes.
Peng Qi pursed his lips disdainfully, is there anyone more shameless than this one? His own country is about to be destroyed, but he only cares about his own interests.
But Peng Qi didn't know that Jews had hardly been valued in history, and what sense of national honor and belonging did a clan that had no country even have?
Zhao Zhen calmly took a look at the black tea in the porcelain cup and said: "As a condition, the Great Song Dynasty can provide the best quality goods to the Abbasid Dynasty, including porcelain, silk, cloth, and even ready-to-wear clothing, tea, etc., I can guarantee that the Abbasid Dynasty must get the best source of goods in the Great Song Dynasty, and the price is fair, so it will have an immeasurable effect on its economy, right?" ”
The Taliban swallowed dryly: "Yes, Your Majesty, this will make Abbas the most prosperous country on the Central Asian peninsula, but what will you get in return?" ”
"Horses, iron-smelting techniques, spices, seeds, and manuscripts of the books in the Palace of Wisdom!"
The Taliban frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult......"
Zhao Zhen chuckled and picked up the tea bowl and said, "Is it difficult?" I don't think it's difficult, when an empire is in danger, nothing compares to economic support, you just have to convey my meaning, if the caliph agrees, I will ban all the goods of the Great Song Dynasty from being exported to the rival countries of the Abbasid dynasty! ”
The Taliban are still a little embarrassed: "The wise monarch of the Great Song Dynasty really has a vision as lofty as a mountain, but such conditions ......"
Zhao Zhen looked at the Taliban unhappily: "Such conditions are enough to impress the ruler of Abbas, don't think about pretending to be garlic, I can find another person to replace you!" I just think that your talent will help Da Song attract more benefits, don't let me think that you are dispensable, so you are the most dangerous! ”
Zhao Zhen's threat instantly sobered up the Taliban, how could a speculative businessman like him not know his own value, if the Great Song Emperor no longer believed in himself, as he said, he would lose his value.
The Taliban decided to leave for Baghdad now, time does not allow him to waste any more!
Seeing that he was about to leave in a hurry, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "You bring a word to the caliph this time, the alliance between him and me, just like the alliance between Harlan Rashid and Charlemagne of the Franks, will definitely go down in fame!" ”
The Taliban listened to Zhao Zhen's words and trembled, this emperor of the Great Song Dynasty not only knows other countries in the world well, but also understands the movements between countries very thoroughly, this is almost impossible, you must know that the Great Song Dynasty is thousands of miles away from the Abbasid Dynasty, is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty really a god?
Well! It is very likely that there are more gods in the East, and the Song people said that the emperor is the true dragon Son of Heaven, maybe it is the Jesus of the Great Song Dynasty.