Ye Guan left the missionaries in the temple, let them learn Chinese hard, and then went out to find the merchants.

After finding the merchant who had been looking forward to it for a long time, the two discussed it for a while and went to the Jinyi Guard's yamen to find Lin Yao, Lin Zhen's envoy. Ye Guan is not a fool, of course he knows that the officialdom must be meritorious at the top, share the merit at the top, bad things at the top, and blame the blame at the bottom. So if you want to succeed in your own affairs, it's best to go and tell Lin Yao quickly, so that you can show loyalty and kill two birds with one stone.

"Ye Guan, you said that you found the envoy of Great Qin, who may have been cut off for a long time?" As soon as he heard the report of the businessman Ye Guan, Lin Yao, who was originally sitting on the main seat, suddenly stood up.

"Yes, my lordship, those Xiyi said that they had come to our country by the Pope's decree, and they wanted to see Your Majesty, learn our manners, exchange cultures, and establish discussions, so as to communicate with each other." Ye Guan replied with the merchant in the hall.

"Really?" Lin Yao didn't believe that Ye Guan could be so lucky, so he was on duty for a day and found the messenger who came to pay tribute.

"Indeed, the lowly man communicated for a while with the Francophiles, who brought not only the letters of the Pope, but also the gifts that had come to pay tribute. And unlike those small barbarian countries, who came to the court in their own clothes, they had already changed into Emperor Taizu's pacification scarf and Confucian clothes, and asked me to teach them the etiquette of our country. My lord, even if they are not really an envoy group, just by virtue of admiring the culture of the Celestial Empire, it is comparable to the allusion of Japan sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty during the Li Tang Dynasty. If you report it, it must be a credit. My lord, if that's the case, why not? has increased the prestige of our Jinyiwei, let those people see, in terms of work ability, we are still strong Jinyiwei. Dongchang and the Ministry of Rites can only do what we eat leftovers, and for Mu Shuai, there is no harm in it, we can also suppress the minds of those thousands of households, don't always think about taking the path of Shou Ninghou. Ye Guan caught Lin Yao's mind everywhere, and he couldn't help but disagree.

"Well, I didn't expect Ye Guan to be able to see so far just from the question of this envoy at such a young age. The child can be taught, and he is worthy of being a showman. However, the matter of the tribute is too big to judge, so I will report this matter to Mu Shuai. I will send some brothers to help you, and you are still responsible for communicating with those Yi people, and the merchants will help you. and let me know why they came from. If it's true, the credit goes to both of you. "Lin Yao is also an old man who seeks the country, and he will definitely not recognize a matter because of Ye Guan's few words, so he sent a few people, even to be Ye Guan's hand, but also to send someone to see the situation.

Ye Guan was secretly happy in his heart, and he made a promise, and the two of them left the Zhenfu Division, Ye Guan asked the merchant to find a few trustworthy brothers to come to help, and he went to the small temple to discuss with Didas himself.

In fact, Ye Guan knew from the beginning that this matter would definitely be done. Didas couldn't touch the doorway, and they couldn't enter the Ministry of Rites because they didn't understand the twists and turns of Chinese officialdom. Not to mention bribery or anything, what is important is that a teacher is famous, you have to pull the banner as a tiger skin, and use the excuse that you are relatives and friends of which officials or show that you have an identity and status, so that you can get things done, otherwise, it will not be your turn for a hundred years. As long as Didas and the others take out their credentials, regardless of whether they are true or not, officials who smell the smell of promotion will come to contact them. In history, it is not uncommon to pretend to be envoys to deceive the imperial court for rewards, and businessmen from Siam Annam, Chaoxian, Japan and other countries have done such things. Sometimes, more than a dozen envoys can come in a year, and the rewards can be three or four times or even dozens of times more than the tribute.

Don't those officials know that they are fake? I don't dare to say that I don't know everything, but six or seven times out of ten they do. But for the sake of the prosperity of the Celestial Empire and the emperor's face and his own merits, he just turned a blind eye. It is possible that the emperor himself knew that although they had not read the fable of "The Emperor's New Clothes" (of course, Hans Christian Andersen would not be born until 300 years later), but what they did was really the same thing as the emperor's new clothes, and for the sake of face, the fake could also be regarded as the real one.

Has the imperial court suffered a loss? No, because they made an invisible garment like the emperor and his own people—face. Has the merchant suffered a loss? Definitely not, if you pay tribute to a local cow, you can exchange it for silk ten times the value of this cow, and you can make a fortune when you go back. It seems that there is no loss, it seems to be a win-win situation, but no one can say the benefits and losses. Ye Guan not only knows that he doesn't like to do this thing, but his descendants also love to do it. Since the opening of Taizong's reform, a large number of Hong Kong and Taiwan businessmen have been stationed all over the country, and some Taiwan businessmen have just empty purse, except for some mainlanders who do not understand empty electronics or new terms, and even the money and land have come out of the mainland banks, but as long as they are Taiwanese businessmen in name, they can pull up a large number of small enterprises that follow the trend in the local area, and in the end, it is true that Taiwanese businessmen do not have a dime, and they can also take away a sum of money that they do not know about the carriage and horse expenses. Officials also brought in investment and received credit. The gold diggers also received a large amount of money for the carriage and horses. It seems to be a win-win situation, but who is the bitterness to talk about?

"Yo, Lao Di, are you all dressed? Why don't we go out for a walk in the evening? As soon as Ye Guan entered the door, he saw Didas like a monkey burning his buttocks, restless. I kept going around the room in circles to look at my outfit, so I joked.

"Mr. Ye, don't joke with me like that. You are a local, do you come to see if the clothes we wear are appropriate, do you look like Ming people? As soon as Didas saw Ye Guan walk in with a spring breeze on his face, he knew that things should be going well, so he hurriedly asked Ye Guan to evaluate and evaluate.

"Well, there is an ancient saying in my country, which is called Mu Monkey and Crown. Do you know what that means? Ye Guan looked these priests up and down, then shook his head and said.

"What kind of monkey crown?" Diddash didn't understand.

"To put it simply, I got your people, but I couldn't get your heart."

"Oh, Mr. Ye. My whole life has been dedicated to the Lord, so allow me to refuse your kindness. ”

This sentence is called in literary language: "Returning the pearl to tears, hating to meet when they are not married." You've got to study hard. goodgoodstudy,daydayup.”

"Oh, your country's language is really broad and profound, and so is Mr. Ye, well, that, what to learn a hundred and ten cars. So...... I still don't understand...... "Didas talked to those priests for a long time, but he still didn't figure out what Ye Guan was talking about, so adhering to the tradition of Europeans with a thick face, he praised Ye Guan all over his stomach, hoping that Ye Guan would not sell off with him.

"What car?" Because Diddash had a strong accent, I couldn't hear what he was talking about.

"The idiom of your country's compliments will say: How many cars have you learned? Five cars certainly can't show my respect, so only a hundred cars can reflect Mr. Ye's knowledge. So please tell us, Mr. Ye, what do you mean by the monkey crown you just said? Didas felt quite complacent about being able to adapt the idiom to compliment Ye Guan after only half a year in China.

"Lao Di, there are still many idioms in my country to describe your performance just now, such as: Handan toddler, Dong Shi Xiaofeng. An idiom is an idiom, and learning to be rich is to learn to be rich and five cars, and it can't be changed casually. When Ye Guan heard Didas say this, he couldn't cry or laugh. However, I also muttered a little in my heart, these missionaries learn things very quickly, and they are not stage frightened at all, and it is not a small trouble when they develop.

"What I just meant was that although you were wearing Confucian clothes, your body had changed. But you are still European in your mind, and you are still foreigners in your heart. That's not going to work. That's what it means that I get your people but don't get your heart. ”

"Oh, I see, in addition to not yet bathing in "our holy Catholic faith", "the greatness of China is unparalleled in the world" and "China is not only a kingdom, China is in fact a world. I must spread the mercy of my Lord here! Although Ye Guan fooled Didas a little, but aroused Didas to preach his enthusiasm for preaching, it is certainly more fulfilling to spread Christianity in highly civilized countries than to spread the gifts of the Lord in those barbarian lands.

"In this case, I will take a few brothers to take you out for a walk and see the daily life of our Ming Dynasty, maybe you can integrate into our life sooner. In this way, you will be able to meet His Majesty the Great Emperor of our country more quickly. ”

Ye Guan led these missionaries to walk around the inner gate of Xuanwu Gate, and those missionaries were very curious about all kinds of things in the capital, touching them here, looking there, some things that they didn't know what they were doing, and a few people got together to discuss. Ye Guan used a picture to describe the feeling of these missionaries in Confucian costumes—when Sun Wukong came from Dongsheng Shenzhou to Xiniu Hezhou to find the Bodhi Patriarch. Just learned to get dressed, curious about everything.

"Eh, aren't you the boy who worshipped, what a coincidence, I met you again." Just when Ye Guan was leading these hillbillies to wander around the market, such a somewhat familiar voice came again.

"You, oh, it's you. This son, who still fanned on such a cold day, thought that he had just said goodbye to the days of runny nose, so he missed it? Ye Guan turned his head and saw that the little boy from last time appeared in the market with the old butler, but today there was a slightly obese middle-aged elder next to the son, although the clothes were very simple, not as luxurious as the young man, but there was still a bit of the unique expression of the superior on his smiling face, gentle but not enthusiastic, and he was not a simple character at first glance. Ye Guan was in a good mood today, and the last time he made contact, he found that this little boy was not difficult to contact, so he made a joke about this little boy.

"What kind of snot? I didn't have typhoid fever. The little boy was stunned for a moment, and then said.

"Bold, dare to talk to my son-in-law like this, don't want to live?" The others didn't say anything, but the thin and beardless old housekeeper jumped out and scolded Ye Guan sharply.

"This son, the seven thoughts of joy, anger, sorrow, sorrow, and fear are the meaning of human beings. And bad feelings account for five, if familiar people can't joke with each other, then there are five sad feelings left, how boring the days should be, your life is boring. Ye Guan suddenly felt a little pity for this gorgeously dressed son.

"No, I'm happy, what do you want, why aren't you happy?" When the little boy heard Ye Guan say this, he immediately stubbornly denied it.

"These two times you came with a servant or an elder in the family, and at Childe's age, you should have a lot of companions, so that you can be more enthusiastic and happy in the market. Childe is all with his family, so it can be seen that Childe you don't have many friends, and people who don't have friends are actually very lonely. ”