In the morning, Su I Mazi, the minister of the Japanese state, met with distinguished guests in his own house, and the distinguished guests were Zhang Yu, the envoy of Wang Yuwenwen of Xiyang of the Central Plains Zhou State, and Zhang Yu, the lieutenant of the palace, and there were Sima Da and others, Sima Nai and others. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Su I Mazi did not understand the Central Plains language, and Zhang Yu did not understand the Chinese language, so Sima Nai was used as a translator, of course, at this time Sima Nai had restored the surname Sasaku, which was for Saddle to do more suna.

Sima Nai was from the Central Plains last year to return to the Wa Kingdom, before leaving, the battle of Zhou and Sui was in full swing, Yuwen Wen led the troops to fight in Guanzhong at that time, Sima Nai learned from many sources that the Sui Emperor Yang Jian had died, and the Sui State was gone.

But when he left the Central Plains, Yuwenwen had not yet entered the king of Xiyang, and now this noble Zhou State clan sent a henchman to come to the Wa Kingdom with a heavy gift, which was an honor.

"Your envoy, the gift of the King of Xiyang is extremely noble."

Su I Mazi said slowly, in order to facilitate the translation of Saddle Taka Nai (Sima Nai), and also to express his respect for Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen.

"Zhan Tan is worth thousands of gold in our country, and the Buddha statue carved by Zhan Tan can no longer be measured by secular gold and silver."

"Thanks to this Buddha statue brought by the envoy, the king's determination to promote Buddhism has been determined, and no one inside or outside the court will oppose it."

After the translation was completed, the sitting Su I Mazi bowed his head to Zhang Yu: "Such kindness, Su I Mazi will remember it in my heart, please say hello to me in front of the King of Xiyang." ”

"The minister is polite, the king of my family admires the minister's promotion of Buddhism in the Wa Kingdom very much, and is willing to do everything possible to help, this Buddha statue is just the beginning."

Zhang Yu is not modest, he now represents Yuwenwen, the king of Xiyang, the status of the lord of Lang is like the king of the Wa Kingdom, and as a messenger, he is qualified to receive such a great gift from Su I Mazi.

Sima Nai had dealt with him when he was in Xiyang, so the other party could also verify his identity and would not worry about someone impostoring.

Su I Ma Zi clapped his hands, the door slowly opened, several servants walked in with wooden boxes, and opened them one by one in front of Zhang Yu, and the layers of trays were full of golden ingots, layer after layer, box after box, I don't know how much it is worth.

"Your honor, it's just a small courtesy, not a tribute."

"Minister, the king of my family said that you must not accept a penny from the minister in return."

"It's not a return gift."

Su I Ma Zi smiled slightly, "This is a little bit of my heart, I hope that the envoy will bring it back and convey my gratitude to King Xiyang." ”

"The minister is so gracious, but Zhang is disrespectful."

Zhang Yu saluted and thanked him, sometimes the hypocritical push is very boring, and after a round of etiquette, it is still important to talk about business.

"Minister, I wonder if I have read the letter of my king?"

"I've seen it, the wish of the King of Xiyang will come true, and the customs of the Wa Kingdom will be answered by the owner of Sima Village to your envoy, and any questions will have a satisfactory answer."

Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen sent such a valuable Buddha statue, and there are rare all kinds of incense, these gifts can no longer be repaid with money, Su Ma Zi is not a fool, he knows that the other party is not a simple gift.

Asking about the customs and customs, strictly speaking, is a spying on the national situation, but he doesn't think there is anything wrong: if it were him, he would have considered it like this.

If you want to communicate with a distant country, you should probably understand the situation in the other party's country, such as where the capital is, what is the situation in the country, who the king is, what are the main cities, how large the territory is, etc., otherwise it is easy to be deceived.

Of course, if the other party wants to inquire about the situation of the Wa Kingdom, he can also inquire about the situation in the Central Plains by the way, not to say that he has any intentions, but to have a number in his heart.

The other party did not know that the Wa Kingdom had just ended a war, so he rashly sent a fleet to Hakata to deliver valuable gifts, and it was also a loss that there were no remnants of the Monobe clan in the area where Hakata was located, otherwise the Buddha statues that came with the ship would not be guaranteed.

And he didn't know that the situation in the Central Plains had changed, the Zhou State had re-become the overlord of the north, and the Duke of Di Guo had already entered the king of the county, and his status could be said to be equal to that of the king of his country.

Misjudgment of the strength of the partner will lead to successive failures in decision-making, and the Su I clan and the Monobe clan have fought for so many years and finally won, relying on joining forces with many nobles, and the bottom line of the partner is clear.

Whoever will really go to the end with the Su I clan, who will curry favor with both ends, and who may secretly be the eyes and ears of the monobe clan, this must have a number in mind, and similarly, for the king of Xiyang of the Central Plains Zhou Kingdom, there must be a rough number.

The news of Yuwen Wen's entry into the king of Xiyang was said by Zhang Yu, who came to the Wa Kingdom, and the handwritten letter of Yuwen Wen handed over to Su I Ma Zi only had Yu Wenwen's personal seal, and there was no circumstantial example to confirm Zhang Yu's statement.

But there is no need for the other party to deceive people, and the gift brought this time also proves that Yuwenwen is strong, in addition to the Buddha statue carved from Zhan Tan, there are many precious incense medicines, Sima Da, the owner of Anzuo Village, etc., who were from the Liang Kingdom of the Southern Dynasty in the Central Plains, and know a lot about these incense medicines.

In a word, each of them is worth a thousand gold.

Sandalwood (sandalwood) was not uncommon in the Wa Kingdom, and was occasionally trafficked in by ships from Baekje, Silla, Goguryeo, and even the Central Plains; Tulips, pepper, long pepper, Su I Ma Zi vaguely remember that there was once in China.

As for the other incense medicines, they are simply unheard of, and all the incense medicines brought by Zhang Yu, the lieutenant of the Xiyang Palace, this time are all gifts from the King of Xiyang to the King of the Wa Kingdom and him.

According to the valuation of Sima Da and others, they can buy all the land that the Monobe clan once owned in, but the other party does not charge a penny.

Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen sent such a big gift, although he didn't want anything back, but it was impossible to really don't want anything, and it was impossible for Su Ma Zi not to give anything, because it was really rude.

"Your honor, the king of Xiyang hopes to carry out trade with our country, this is absolutely no problem, the cloth and porcelain that came with the ship this time are all high-quality, as much as you want, and the sulfur that the king of Xiyang needs, how much as you want."

Speaking of this, Su I Mazi added: "Of course, silver is no problem. ”

"Minister, my king has already begun to organize a fleet, of course, the original sea ships will continue to come, just for fear that someone else will pretend to cause unnecessary misunderstandings..."

To do a big deal, you have to have the appearance of a big deal, Yuwenwen sent so many expensive gifts, what he wants is a privilege that others do not have, Zhang Yu came to the country this time to take a new route, is to lay the foundation for the future sea trade.

After this route matured, it took no more than 20 days to go back and forth between the Central Plains and Hakata, and according to Yuwenwen's plan, the fleet only needed to go back and forth between Jiankang and Hakata to earn immeasurable profits.

In order to keep this route as secret as possible, the fleet directly under the King of Saiyo needs an independent berthing place in Hakata, and the crew members must have a safe place to rest after going ashore and be able to do business safely there.

Together with the supply and repair of the ship, it was carried out in this separate area, in order to prevent the crew from being abducted by unknown people and providing routes after suffering various tortures, so Yuwenwen's second "wish" was to have a "private estate" in Hakata.

The concession or the special zone is too ugly, and it will also touch the nerves of the Japanese magnates, and what Yuwen Wen wants is to have a private wharf, warehouse, and manor in Hakata Port, as a base for trade in the Japanese country.

There is no "extraterritoriality", it is not a country within a country, and of course it will not play the signboard of the king of Xiyang of Zhou to the outside world, and it is in a private name, which will not remind people of Yuwen Wenlai, the king of Xiyang of Zhou.

"This matter is easy, the Su I clan also has land in Hakata Port, which piece of land does your favorite favorite, that land is the dock and manor of the King of Xiyang."

Su I Mazi is so refreshing, Zhang Yu is not polite, Yu Wenwen's second wish is fulfilled, then the third wish is next: "Minister, my king has a dream..."