Freezing three feet is not a cold, the strength of the scholar in the court is not a day or two, even if Xie Hong is crossed, it is impossible to reverse the situation in a short time. Therefore, after listening to Zhengde's complaints, Xie Hong felt that instead of trying to find a way to deal with Wenchen, it was better to solve the problem from the root.

Xie Hong knew that place in North Korea, and in later generations, the two countries on that peninsula liked to shout very much, and their voices were also loud, according to them, not to mention the earth, even the universe was derived from that peninsula.

But in fact, that peninsula is an extremely barren place, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, even with the Wa Kingdom of this era. At this time, there are still mountains of gold and silver plus a large number of copper mines, what is there on that peninsula? Nothing but Korean ginseng and kimchi.

The so-called tribute, Xie Hong estimated that it was just to fight the autumn wind, who let the scholars and doctors call themselves the Celestial Empire, and look stupid and naïve? At least double the return, this deal is so cost-effective, fools know.

Is the tribute worth much? Don't be an idiot, civil officials fell for the stick, and were fooled by a few kind words from others, right?

"Second brother, what is in the Korean tribute? Can't even pay the treasury? ”

"I don't remember that." Zhengde shook his head and instructed Ma Yongcheng: "Old Ma, you go to the Ministry of Rites to ask for the gift list." ”

"Long live Lord, don't be so troublesome, when Zhang Butang read it at the court meeting, the slaves and maids wrote it down." During the court meeting, there were also eunuchs present, and today it was Ma Yongcheng who was on duty beside Zhengde.

Xie Hong was also a little surprised when he heard this, he looked at Ma Yongcheng, but he didn't expect this seemingly harmless guy with a smile to be very careful, and he even paid attention to this kind of detail, and it is indeed not easy for people who can leave their names in the annals of history.

"100 Korean ginseng ......" at the front is really the famous Korean ginseng, how is it about the pieces, it should be about the catty. And, the next one won't be kimchi, right? Xie Hong thought narrowly.

"Show girls and two ......" embarrassment, this is also a tribute? How do you give this back, do you want to give it back to four women? It's too fake, or just cash back, the tribute of North Korea is really magical.

“…… A few gold and silver ingots...... "Xie Hong was speechless, directly send gold and silver, this method is good, directly double, it is cooler than stock speculation in later generations, but there doesn't seem to be anything too valuable in it, right?"

"I said Ma Gonggong, we Daming won't be so poor, right? Can't even afford to pay for that? "Even if the system of the Ming Dynasty is unreasonable and the scholars are too corrupt, they will not be poor like this, right? Xie Hong couldn't help but ask, "Or is there anything special about these things?" For example, the two show girls ...... "For Xie Hong, this is the most difficult to estimate, and he has never done human trafficking."

"Master Xie, there's nothing special about things, but isn't it a little one who hasn't finished reading yet?" Ma Yongcheng's attitude was much more respectful than just now, and he even changed his self-profess.

It turned out that Xie Hong had just heard about it, thinking about how much he could be favored, and he could surpass those of them who had been with the emperor since childhood? But when I look at it today, it's amazing, how can this be favored, even if the emperor really added an elder brother back then, it's just that.

"There have been all these previous years, and how to give back have been customized, and each item sounds like a lot, but it's actually nothing. It's just that this time it's one more treasure, and the reason why it's difficult to give back is because of this thing. ”

"Oh! What is a strange treasure? "North Korea still produces exotic treasures? Xie Hong was surprised, could it be the five-colored stone that Nuwa mended the sky...... Okay, it's my brother's nonsense, but this is really a strange story, and even the descendants of the Korean envoys didn't mention it when they were talking nonsense in later generations.

"This strange treasure ......" Ma Yongcheng thought for a while, and then said: "It is similar to the use of a sundial and an hourglass, and it can see the hour...... But it doesn't need to be light, and it's not as troublesome to use, and it's not as troublesome as an hourglass" and then circled the size of the teacup with his hand, and said: "It's so big, it's made of fine iron, and there is a lid, it's very delicate......"

I rub it, it sounds familiar, Xie Hong is a little confused, isn't this a pocket watch? This thing has been around in Europe for a long time, but how could it be in the hands of North Koreans? Well, it's not surprising that Uncle Zeng said before that Franco, that is, the Portuguese, had already come to Daming. If you can go to Daming, you can go to Korea and the Wa Kingdom, and the Eight Achievements are like this.

“…… That's it, the Manchu ministers are unheard of, but it's ...... Therefore, whether this is worth it can only be left to the North Korean envoys. The two envoys said that this thing was handed down by their Joseon royal family from ancient times, and that Emperor Yang of Sui had made three expeditions to Goguryeo for the sake of this thing...... "Ma Yongcheng didn't pay attention to Xie Hong's distraction, and he repeated it.

Editing, really can be edited, my brother knows it, and the hobby of bragging can also be inherited, and the three signs of Goguryeo are to grab a pocket watch? True Nyima Fantasy Wow! And these officials are really weak to the outside world, and for the sake of face, they completely handed over the pricing power to the other party? Let the other party make a price casually, and then return it twice, isn't this brain-dead?

Xie Hong laughed angrily, and didn't continue to listen to the stick version of the fantasy novel, and asked directly: "How much do they offer?" ”

Ma Yongcheng looked at Zhengde, and then stretched out a finger tremblingly.

"Ten thousand taels?" Xie Hong held his breath and tried his best to guess.

"One hundred thousand taels!" Ma Yongcheng shook his head, and then gritted his teeth and said a number.

It's black, it's really black, it's a big deal, and the stick is slaughtered to death! The technical content of the piano is more than eight streets away from the pocket watch, but my brother only sold a piano for 50,000 yuan, compared with the stick, my brother is really a kind person, Xie Hong sighed and admired the stick.

"Gold!" Ma Yongcheng gasped for breath when he spoke, and it took a long time after he finished talking about the numbers before he held back the monetary unit.

"Holy! The stick is poor and crazy, huh? Xie Hong couldn't help it, he couldn't be calm, the exchange of gold for silver in the Ming Dynasty was almost one to ten, this is one million taels! No wonder the Ming treasury can't afford to pay it, even if the Xuanfu has paid off the military salary and pension for more than a year, it is only a hundred thousand taels, and the stick will extort a million taels to get a pocket watch, is there any heavenly reason?

Ma Yongcheng agreed with Xie Hong's angry scolding, and he echoed with relatives: "What Lord Xie said is that North Korea is poor and crazy. I heard that there was another famine in Badao, Korea, last year, and many people died of starvation, and even many of their two classes of nobles starved. That's why there is this tribute, originally they can only come once a year, but with the addition of the one at the beginning of last year, this is the second time. ”

Xie Hong was speechless, the peninsula was as barren as he knew, and there was a famine if there was nothing to do. If the other party is here to beg, in the spirit of humanitarianism, it is not impossible to negotiate some assistance, but it is not right for you to come and kill the wrongdoer.

What's even more infuriating is that the courtiers are like civil servants, when dealing with Zhengde and themselves, they are called sparing no effort, and they are called hysterical, and they don't care about any dignity and face.

But for a small subject country, but suddenly reserved, don't know the pocket watch can ask, don't understand can learn, but this group of people don't ask or learn, let the other party make a price casually, the silver in the treasury is the court, you can use it casually if you don't put it in your pocket, don't you feel distressed? Can you use it to buy face?

These damn bureaucrats really never do good things, they brought the Chinese civilization to the barbarians in their previous life, and you still want to continue in this life? Don't even think about it, just wait for my brother to train you slowly.

"Second brother, just rest assured, this matter will be on me." Xie Hong patted his chest and said.

"Really? Big brother, you really have the best way, what do you want me to do? What do you need? Zhengde was in high spirits, and asked excitedly with Xie Hong. His feelings for Xie Hong are the same as those of his younger brother for his eldest brother, not so much blind worship as blind trust, Xie Hong said that there was no problem, and he believed it.

"It's a simple matter, isn't this pocket watch the most valuable in the tribute? Just make a better, well, twice as good thing as a pocket watch and give them it? Xie Hong said proudly, it's just a pocket watch, he is full of confidence, and he may still be worth some money in the future, because it is an antique, in this era, what is it in the eyes of him, a master craftsman?

"Oh? Big brother, did you say that tribute is called a pocket watch? How do you know? After successfully surviving the economic crisis, Zhengde's curiosity came up again.

"Of course I know," Xie Hong said proudly: "Second brother, do you know?" Clocks, that's what we Chinese invented......"

The world's earliest clock with escapement was born in 1090, is the Northern Song Dynasty Prime Minister Su Song presided over the construction of a water transport instrument elephant platform, can tell the time and hit the clock, its structure has been similar to the structure of modern clocks, can be called the originator of clocks. There is only one second of error per day.

Modern mechanical clocks and watches were produced in Europe, but when the Mongols invaded Europe, they brought these technologies with them, not only clocks, but also ceramics, papermaking, gunpowder and other technologies, all brought to Europe by the Mongols.

Europeans have imitated these techniques successfully, such as papermaking and gunpowder; Or failure, such as the firing of ceramics, which resulted in the firing of glass, which greatly advanced the progress of European civilization. Without these gifts, there would have been no European Renaissance.

Therefore, it is not so much that the Mongols are the most invincible in the world, it is better to say that they are the most generous in the world, and the gifts all over the world are just generous to the Chinese people, and even the slightest benefit is confiscated, Lei Feng in the Middle Ages.

Therefore, the piano is not enough, the clock is a native of China! For those scholars, Xie Hong really had nothing to say, he was complacent, not to mention foreigners, he didn't even know the achievements of his ancestors, and he was fooled by a stick with a pocket watch.

In addition, they don't care about technology, but the credit is still grabbed. Presiding over the development, what a familiar vocabulary? Maybe Su Song doesn't know the principle of the water transport instrument elephant platform, but he still has to take away the name and credit of the host development, as for the craftsman who really does things, hehe, it is not as good as the divine arm bow, and he didn't even have a name left.

If those craftsmen were reborn today, seeing these scholars who were fooled like idiots, I don't know if they would be angry again, Xie Hong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"That's right." After listening to Xie Hong's explanation, Zhengde also suddenly realized, and then asked, "Then what do you want, big brother?" ”

"Ha, it's not rude to come," Xie Hong laughed and said, "Since the stick is here to present us with a watch, then I will send a bell to the stick!" ”

(To be continued)