Chapter 115: False Tribute Envoy (Medium)
Feng Yaonan, the tribute envoy of Kangguo, found that he seemed to have done something wrong, but he didn't know what he said wrong, so he couldn't get the right to sell this bone china. Since he couldn't monopolize this sales right, he simply wanted something else, and he already had an idea in his heart.
"Okay, this Kang Guo tribute envoy, you leave the things you sent to pay tribute, and you can go back." Li Junxian said.
"What? Leave something I can go back to? Feng Yaonan asked with some surprise.
"Of course, aren't you here to pay tribute? Of course, leave the tribute and go back. Li Junxian said.
"This ...... Shouldn't there be anything you haven't prepared? Feng Yaonan asked.
Li Junxian sneered in his heart, this guy obviously wanted to take advantage of this. This guy just wanted to take a small amount of tribute, and then paid tribute to Li Shimin, so that Li Shimin felt that his vanity was satisfied, and then he could "reward" several times the value of the tribute to the tribute envoy. And this tribute envoy, when the time comes, their country will be able to earn high profits for no reason. It's a business that's a few hundred percent profitable, enough for a lot of people to do it.
"What can we forget? Isn't this what you want to pay tribute? Just leave something behind and get the fuck off me, of course! Li Junxian said unceremoniously.
"I, I, I......" Feng Yaonan was speechless.
Li Shimin just wanted to say something, but he was blocked by Li Junxian's eyes, and Li Shimin didn't open his mouth to stop Li Junxian for a while, so this Feng Yao man did not get Li Shimin's support.
"Shouldn't you reward me with something that is several times the value of the tribute?" This Feng Yao Nan couldn't help but speak.
Hearing this, Li Shimin's face turned extremely dark. This guy actually showed his fox tail like this, and he actually wanted Datang to reward him with several times the thing. Although it is said that Datang will be rewarded according to the unspoken rules, this is only an unspoken rule after all, not an open rule. But now someone actually came to pay tribute, but in the end, he said that he wanted a reward several times the tribute, which made Li Shimin understand the meaning of this guy on the spot.
This guy is here to take advantage of Datang, and he is not admiring the national prestige of Datang at all, so he came to pay tribute. Although Li Shimin had a lot of vanity, he thought that someone really came to pay tribute, but now he actually came to pay tribute for the sake of reward, which made him very angry. It's like a person who is about to become the richest man in the world when he is about to become the richest man in the world, and he actually finds himself awake from a dream, which is very painful and angry.
"Who said we must reward foreign envoys with several times the amount of supplies?" Li Junxian said coldly.
"This, isn't this the rule?" Feng Yaonan asked.
"Rules? How did we not know that there was such a rule? Li Junxian also asked.
"Well, you've all done it before." Feng Yaonan replied.
"It was before, it's now, we're not going to do this kind of thing. You leave something, then get out of here! Li Junxian said angrily.
"No, I can't give you all these things for nothing." Feng Yaonan also shouted impulsively.
When Li Junxian and Li Shimin heard this, they immediately looked at Feng Yaonan in surprise. What is Feng Yaonan talking about, saying that these things are all his net worth, and they can't be given to the Tang Dynasty in vain. What does this mean, it is very unreasonable!
According to the general tribute envoys, the state pays the tribute, and the envoy is only a person who is responsible for escorting the tribute. And this so-called tribute envoy Feng Yaonan actually said that these tributes are all his net worth, and they can't be given to the Tang Dynasty in vain, so he has to say this. Since it is a tribute from the state, why does this envoy actually say what is the whole net worth? Does Kang Guo still want the envoys to pay these tributes to win glory for the country?
Li Junxian suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, this tribute envoy was fake. This kind of possibility is not nothing, but there are many more. Many of those merchants in ancient times knew that China in the East was a big dog, and they often rewarded those countries that paid tribute, and they were rewarded several times. And this gave rise to a kind of person called a false tribute envoy. These fake tribute envoys casually took out some goods, hired some people, and pretended to be a country in a certain horn, and came to pay tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty. And once the Central Plains Dynasty rewards it, it will be several times the profit! There are many such false tribute envoys in all dynasties. Those emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty may have been deceived, or they may not have cared at all, just to show off their idea of coming to the dynasty, so they pretended not to know at all.
This situation also gave a lot of false tribute envoys room to survive, and they were able to make a lot of money every time, and even made a fortune in the end. Later, in the Ming Dynasty, those small countries held tributes every year, and later the Ming Dynasty could not bear the tribute that was rewarded back, so it was changed to once every three years. Even the Ming Dynasty couldn't afford to play this kind of game, so it was changed from once a year to once every three years. Therefore, the harm of these fake tribute envoys is very great, and they can consume a lot of the finances of the Central Plains Dynasty!
"Feng Yao's male tribute envoy, what did you say just now?" Li Shimin asked.
"Me? I didn't say anything, huh? Feng Yaonan replied with some horror.
Li Shimin nodded fiercely and said angrily: "Okay! Very good! All right! Li Shimin was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Li Shimin is now the kind of person who was woken up when he was dreaming, and he was very angry. Just now, I was dreaming of all nations coming to court, but now I woke up immediately and understood that the other party was just for money. If Li Shimin really rewarded this tribute envoy like this, he would immediately become a fool. No emperor wants to be a fool, and even if he is a fool, he doesn't want to be pointed out. However, this fake tribute envoy Feng Yaonan actually came to slap Li Shimin's dream of coming to the dynasty in the face, and Li Shimin was very angry.
"Your Majesty, I am a real tribute! You have to trust me! Feng Yaonan cried.
Li Junxian spoke at this time: "Since you are a real tribute envoy, then leave all the things behind, and then go back to me!" ”
"This, no, I can't give it to you." Feng Yaonan is still refusing, this is his entire net worth, if he is given to the Tang Dynasty for nothing, then I am afraid he will go bankrupt.
"Come on, put this guy pretending to be a tribute envoy in prison for me!" Li Shimin said angrily.
"Your Majesty, I am a real tribute! Your Majesty, I am a real tribute! That Feng Yaonan was still pleading.
Li Shimin ignored it.
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