Chapter 531: Ma Bao scolded behind closed doors
Originally an envoy, it later became a resident in Chang'an, which is not uncommon. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis is not a later ambassador, especially sent to other countries, in these years, where the envoys should come from and where they go.
However, they left an excuse and did not go back. Even, without an excuse, I don't go back. What's worse is that there are more and more of these permanent envoys, many people come and don't go back, and new envoys come and don't go back, and a country or a tribe, the more envoys are sent.
Anyway, the Tang people are rich, and the Tang Emperor is hospitable, so he can afford to raise them useless idlers. Then let them fill up the number of people when the court meeting is over, so that the scene looks bigger. A little better, a little more lively. In the end, this kind of behavior has caused Datang to be burdened.
Originally, with the poor financial transformation of the Tang Dynasty, this kind of resident envoy showed signs of slowly decreasing. However, with the destruction of the Buddha, the finances have improved somewhat, and after Li Chen ascended the throne, a series of measures have made the financial situation more calm, and this kind of envoys has a tendency to increase.
If it was an ordinary person, or an ordinary emperor, maybe he didn't care. Anyway, I can afford it, just like I just said, the court will fill up face and spend some money to buy the scenery of my emperor.
But Li Chen is a soul traverser, and he doesn't think about any face problems at all. It's not that he doesn't want to lose face, but he likes Lizi more, so he won't slap a swollen face and become fat in order to save face. If he wants to save face, of course, as long as he develops the country and becomes strong, face will naturally come.
The dynasties of the Central Plains, the most face-saving time, is the most powerful time, spend money to buy face? will only be wronged by others. Even, sometimes spending money can't buy much face. You are not strong, and you are far away from him, and people are too lazy to come over. And when the dynasty is strong and famous, many countries will come to pay tribute.
Like at the beginning, when Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, when Zheng He went, and when he sailed from time to time, many small Southeast Asian countries came to pay tribute, and later the fleet was abolished, and there were fewer people who came.
Therefore, Li Chen, who insisted on not being wronged, noticed this situation, and simply took advantage of the situation and announced a series of restrictive policies, otherwise, more and more envoys would not leave, after all, Chang'an has a lot more fun now.
Not to mention the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, the theater garden makes many envoys linger, like literature, there are all kinds of performances, storytelling, and drama. Like Wude, Jiao Jie is becoming more and more popular, and after formalizing this activity, it has attracted a lot of money and fame, so that more and more people have joined this competition.
There are big prizes in the Corner Tournament, as well as rankings. Those players who are ranked in the top can be described as fame and fortune, Li Chen has developed a lot of peripheral businesses, what endorsements, advertising, and even a corner to publish a book. Movable type printing is widely used, making it easy to publish books.
In addition, all kinds of sports are also very fascinating, two national stadiums, there are a lot of events, competitions, competitions, juju, archery competitions. are crowded in both stadiums. No way, there are not so many special test venues at the moment.
These things made the envoys from all walks of life almost forget what they were doing in Chang'an, and they were even more fascinated by gambling. This makes those nomadic envoys very fond of especially gambling. Horse. A lot of people even went down in person, and the result...
When you win, you don't win much, and when you lose, you have to lose a lot. The casino is absolutely guaranteed to win, not lose. Nor is it coining. It was Li Chen who supported them.
'You actually drugged others, and you just drugged them, and they were found out, and they made a lot of trouble. Li Chen found the person in charge of the Royal Casino and scolded him, this is what happened to the Khitan people just now.
was worried about the equestrianism of the Khitans, and as a result, the person in charge of the horse farm game actually drugged the horse. The good ones were also discovered. Can you not find out? They grew up on horseback. Drugged other people's horses, isn't it a big axe in front of Luban's door and a big knife in front of Guan Gong's door.
'But, sage, the Khitan is so good at equestrianism that we fear he will win too much. The person in charge said aggrievedly that he was also for profit.
'It's stupid, you have to open a casino, how can there be a reason to be won by others, if you don't let you make money, you can't win money?' Won't you adjust the odds? If there is hope to win, turn the odds down so that he can win as much as he can. Li Chen hated that iron does not become steel.
Recently, casino profits have declined, Li Chen didn't care much about these things, so he had to ask in person, only to find out that these stupid shortcomings, the odds were almost the same. Keju races are all 1-to-1 losses, even horse racing.
There is always no shortage of smart people in China, and horse racing has been held for several years, and the results have been summed up by others. Over the years, there have been a number of different roads for horse racing, including dirt roads, grass, and ordinary hard roads, and some people have concluded that which horses perform better, in what distance and in what road conditions, have really won a lot.
This goods were not satisfied, and the more he gambled, the bigger he became, and later he lost all his money once. Walking a lot at night will always encounter ghosts, and there are times when the analysis is inaccurate, and once it is inaccurate, he will lose a lot.
But he didn't give up. However, he was not stupid and borrowed money to block, but was inspired by the newspaper and founded a horse newspaper, Datang, and even the world's first horse newspaper. As a result, every horse, different tracks and distances, the same bet on the racecourse, lost a lot. That's why this scandal happened.
Fortunately, it was a Khitan who was drugged, and he didn't have enough confidence to know that this was the royal shareholding of the gambling business, and after the gambling manager lost him a lot of money and a large amount of money, the matter was not publicized. However, it also made Li Chen half angry and had to support them.
Li Chen has always emphasized data analysis, especially in industry, many things must be measured, and a large number of measurements are constantly repeated to obtain a data. As a result, the casino manager stupidly didn't analyze at all, and when someone found out which horse had a high winning rate, he would only think of cheating. For the sake of his lack of merit and hard work, he was not expelled.
Li Chen let concentrate on analysis and build a model, and he lowered the odds of those winning horses. Modeling, for later reference. With this model, you know how to set the odds.
After changing the odds, the casino profit will rise, you win, the favorite, you can't win much. Bet on the unpopular, and the probability of losing is very high. But this has nothing to do with the horse report, I just analyze the horse, and I don't want you to win. The horse newspaper still sold very well.
Gamblers are not happy, especially those who have spent money and have lost a lot of money, and they have lost all their previous wins, and they still owe. Now that they have been drawn from the bottom of the kettle, many people are in pain. However, his arms are no bigger than his thighs, so he can only find a way to raise money at present.
It's not hard to fundraise. These envoys, every time they came to the court, they would bring a bunch of goods and do trade by the way. This is the tributary trade.
It's just that it can't go on like this, the money I originally earned, I still have to purchase some Datang commodities to go back, the things are sold, the money is spent, and the Tang Dynasty is even more miserable The Tang Dynasty doesn't care about them, how can I go back then? When he returned to the clan, he did not scold people to death.
Not only was he scolded by the clansmen, but also by some envoys who stayed here before, thinking that they were all harmed, so that some envoys who had lived in Chang'an for several years were also cut off from supply. They are even more miserable, those newcomers, there are still goods to sell, but they have already disposed of the goods. In addition to packing up and going home, I can only scold. Sneering at the envoys of several ethnic groups.
They were scolded, and the grievances had nowhere to vent, so they could only scold Li Chen and Datang. The biggest scolding was still the Khitan, Shanxi and Bohai, and they were under a lot of pressure during this period. was scolded, and they were worried that the Tang Emperor would not see them, whether they would send troops to fight, and what was even worse was that they were very anxious and anxious.
Therefore, a lot of gifts were sent out, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and a few prime ministers who could get to Li Chen's face gave a lot of gifts. It cost a lot of money, but there is no news until now. Originally, there were still a lot of pastimes to pass away, but Li Chen got it and almost used it as pants. I can only scold it.
Several envoys, the sons of the former kings of the Bohai Kingdom, Da Changhui and Ye Lan and the envoys of Shanxi, because they all scolded Li Chen, whispered, where no one was, closed the door and scolded bitterly, inexplicably formed a comrade-in-arms, passionate, and then after the winter solstice, they got together again.
'Now, what are we going to do?' The Khitan envoy Xi Erzhi was a little depressed, and it was useless to scold him, and he scolded so aggrieved that he didn't dare to scold loudly, so he could only close the door and scold himself, for fear that others would listen to him, then they would be in trouble.
'Don't be afraid, let's wait. Da Changhui used the towel from the restaurant, wrung hot water, washed his face, probably scolded, he calmed down a lot, "Wait, what do you have to wait for." If it weren't for the pressure of the Tang Army, these three might have fought, but now they are pitying each other, spitting bitterness together, and discussing countermeasures, which is really ironic.
'In a few months, it will be the Great Pilgrimage, and according to the custom, the envoys of various countries can go to the temple to pay homage, and we only need to seize the opportunity to meet in person. ’
What if it doesn't work? What if the Great Tang Emperor Land doesn't let us go to the palace at all? Xi Erzhi asked, "No." Now that many envoys have been forced to leave, there are so many people missing, and when the time comes, Hanyuan Hall will be empty, too ugly. ’
Listening to Da Changhui's analysis, several people had nothing to say, and he knew Datang far better than a few people. Because he has studied in Datang, he must have more insight into the Tang Dynasty than the two of them.
However, we must not give up on seeking the help of those courtiers, and we should give it away, at least to ensure that we have the opportunity to go to the temple. 'You're not saying that there must be a chance.' Xi Erzhi was angry, it wasn't someone who said there was a chance.
'There is a chance, which means that it is possible, and you want me to explain to you what it means to be certain and what it means to have a chance? ''You.'' Obviously, this alliance is not very strong, although the strong came together, but the relationship between the Khitan and Bohai is still very poor, Kailuo hurriedly mediated.
'Disperse, disperse. Kai Luo mediated, "Let's go and get busy, find a way and get money." These days, he is most concerned about getting money, Shanxi and Khitan, not only the pressure of survival, but also the pressure of hoarding.
They brought a large number of cattle, sheep and horses as tribute, and these living creatures, although they were kept in captivity, occupied a lot less, but they had to eat every day, and the horse feed cost a lot of money. What's even worse is that Datang doesn't care, originally these tributes can be handed over to Datang to take care of, but now that Datang doesn't care, they have a big problem.
Of course, the Murowei and the Yan tribe also have such pressure, but they have little preparation at the beginning, after all, the road is far away, and there is no survival pressure like theirs, so it is easier.
Bohai is the best, although Bohai has prepared a lot of tribute, but it is good to send it in the inn, and there are many such hoarding inns in Chang'an. Most of the preparations of the Bohai State are handicrafts, and the textile, tanning, ceramics, and smelting industries of the Bohai people and the production of various iron and bronze tools have a good level.
They are not afraid to let go, but Shanxi and Khitan are much more miserable, they have to come to a lot of livestock, not to mention the area, not to mention the feed, a large number of livestock on the market, all of a sudden the price of Datang cattle and sheep, down a lot, so that they can sell more difficult, I knew that I would sell some along the road at the beginning, don't covet Chang'an can sell better price, I have to transport it to Chang'an, the gains outweigh the losses.
'Go first, and eat all the food and drink, or it will be wasted.' Da Changhui let the two of them leave first, and he didn't care about the vision of the two of them, a prince, do you lack these to eat? Although they are now depressed and embarrassed, they are good people in the clan.
This Wannian restaurant, although the food is delicious and the price is expensive, but how can they lack this food and money. This great prosperity, so that it must be saved. No wonder he can't be the son of the world.
Dachanghui ignored it, and let people reheat the cold wine and cold dishes, and eat them with taste. Seeing that the two of them despised themselves as dirt buns and starving ghosts, Da Changhui didn't mind.
'Hurry, hurry, it's better that the man never comes back.' In fact, Da Changhui is just looking for a place where no one is to vent, how can he lack this meal.
On the surface, he was in a hurry, but in fact, he wanted to drag it out like this. If it weren't for Datang cutting off the supply of envoys, he wouldn't have any plans to go back.
How could he not know that his father died strangely. However, as soon as Daqian Huang took office, he took revenge on the emperor and started a war against the Tang Dynasty. For the sake of the stability of the Bohai Sea, he endured it. But he couldn't wait in his heart that Da Mingjun died in Datang like this. If he dies, he will be the next king of Bohai. Da Qian Huang is old, how many years is he left? If he takes the throne back from his hands, he will avenge his father.
With such ulterior intentions, he is not in a hurry. He began to think about what he would do if the Tang Emperor really put Da Mingjun back. Get back? He was afraid that he would die. can only stay, but, stay, what do you live on?
With a full stomach for Dachanghui, wait for Ah to wait, wait for the sixth year of Datang Dazhong, the big court. In a piece of snow, the Tang Dynasty, the sixth year of Dazhong, the Zhengshuo Dynasty Meeting, began.