"King Lanling wants to trade with my country?"

"Exactly, before February, I will go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to train troops for His Majesty, and at the same time build ships and go to sea, and I want to send a team of people to Japan to do business with you."

Xiao Quzhi suppressed what kind of bullshit Japan country, it is obviously a Japanese slave country, this is your real name!

For a long time, the Japanese slave country is their self-proclaimed, and the surrounding other countries also call them so, and later the king of the Japanese slave country was very dissatisfied with the name "Japanese Emperor", and sent an envoy to the Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty "The Son of Heaven at Sunrise to the Son of Heaven at the Book Day", this kind of arrogance, after a thousand years, still has an aftertaste.

Later, in the later period of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Unon State completed the unification of the entire territory of the Uno State through the Dahua Reform, and officially set the name of the country as Japan. From then on, they began to sit in the well and watch the sky, arrogant and arrogant expansion ambitions.

More than ten years later, Japan sent troops to invade Korea, ambitious to defeat the Tang Dynasty, but at the mouth of the Baijiang River, the Tang army was almost wiped out with a very small battle loss ratio, and tens of thousands of Japanese slave sailors did not return.

As a result, just like Japan in another time and space, they immediately showed absolute tameness and humility to their opponents who defeated them, and began to learn from the Tang Dynasty in an all-round way, sending a large number of envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, they also deeply felt the inferiority of their own ethnic race, and a large number of Japanese women accompanied the Tang envoys to mate with the Tang Dynasty men, so as to "degree the species" and improve the breed and be reborn.

But because of geographical reasons, the land they live in has frequent volcanic earthquakes, and even they themselves feel that it is a cursed land, and they have an incomparable yearning for the Chinese continent in their bones. That kind of expansive **. Never stopped.

“…… The steppe barbarians do not practice education. rebellious, but you can live in the land of Hebei, and you can travel well; In Japan, the culture and etiquette system have been fully learned from the Tang Dynasty, but they can only be cramped on that long and narrow island full of volcanoes, frequent earthquakes, and barren land.

How unfair this is, why can't we be like those steppe barbarians. Live in the anointed land of Hebei! ”

This is what Ape Fei Jinsan couldn't help but say on the day of Xianjie, this is the true and arrogant thoughts of these Tang envoys, under the humble appearance.

This is the most real Japanese people, extremely inferior, and extremely arrogant. They are extremely humble, courteous, and extremely depressed themselves, suppressed to the end. It's a pervert!

For these, from the Hereafter. Knowing the wild and crazy history of Japan, I have read many scholars and writers from all over the world who have a deep and clear understanding of the character of the Japanese people and the works of Japanese cultural studies.

However, despite this, Xiao Qubing could not show the slightest hostility towards them, otherwise he would not be able to play happily with them.

"King Lanling is going to send someone to Japan? What is there about Japan that attracts the King of Lanling? ”

Xiao Quzhi smiled: "Japan is good, volcanoes and hot springs are everywhere, and there is sulfur everywhere in the crater and hot springs, and I am going to send them to Japan to buy sulfur and saltpeter for me." ”

"Brimstone, saltpeter? What can this do? ”

"Sulfur soap, Shikai Trading Co., Ltd. has developed a sulfur soap that can treat skin diseases, and in addition to this, sulfur can also be used to process food and prevent food from spoiling. As for saltpeter, of course, it was used to set fires. Xiao Quzhi said with a mysterious and solemn face: "To tell Secretary Chao the truth, I am going to lead the fleet from Guangzhou all the way to the south, and saltpeter is used to set fire along the way." ”

Chao Heng frowned, Ampei Qingming, Sarufei Shinzo and Fujiwara Shizuka also looked at each other, it was really hard to believe that Xiao Quzhi sent people to Japan just to buy sulfur and saltpeter, there are many such things in Japan, but doesn't Datang have them?

"King Lanling, I think we can collect it ourselves and then sell it to the Four Seas Trading Company." Chao Heng was very vigilant, although he couldn't figure out what Xiao Qu was going to do, but he instinctively guarded and opposed.

Xiao Quzhi smiled and said, "Secretary Chao won't deliberately reject me because he didn't promise Abe Qingming and the three of them to be his disciples because he was sick, right?" Don't be busy, what else do I have to do? ”

"I don't mean that, I want to hear about it."

"As mentioned earlier, I know that there are hot springs everywhere in Japan, and the scenery is beautiful. I'm going to get sick and I'm going to build a hot spring resort in your place. Just like His Majesty's Huaqing Palace, a large number of houses were built near the hot springs, as well as hostels and markets.

After the resort is built, we Datang people can go to Japan for a vacation and hot springs every winter! ”

"Resort?" Chao Heng's eyes widened, and his face was suspicious.

There is too much information, there are earthquakes there almost every day in Japan, it is mountainous, and the roads are not easy to walk.

Isn't this a clear money-losing deal?

Japan and the Tang Dynasty were separated by a vast ocean, and after the unification of the peninsula by Silla, relations with Japan were very unharmonious. Ships sent to the Tang Dynasty could not take the safe northern route (sailing along the west coast of the Korean Peninsula through the Korean Strait, crossing the Bohai Sea, and landing from Shandong), but had to take the southern route, crossing the rough East China Sea, and landing at the mouth of the Yangtze River, which was extremely risky.

Even if the ship sent to the Tang Dynasty to come to Datang once, half of it may capsize, Xiao Qubing actually said that he would take Datang people to Japan for vacation every winter? How is it possible that such a long time is full of dangers?

As if to see through his thoughts, Xiao Quzhi said with a smile: "Secretary Chao doesn't have to worry, Quzhi is developing a new type of sea ship that can sail against the wind." And unless it encounters a tornado, no matter how big the wind and waves are, they will not overturn. In a few years, Datang will have a smooth road to Japan. ”

Chao Heng and his three disciples were stunned for a moment, which was also unbelievable. However, from Xiao Quai's mouth, he is extremely convincing, because he can always bring new and advanced things.

For example, Chao Heng was amazed by the pumping windmills, running water and flush toilets of the Four Seas Trading Company, and later he developed a new four-wheeled carriage, the same horse, the load was two or three times more, and it was fast and stable.

In this way, the new sea ships he said are ninety percent true.

Seeing the stunned appearance of the four of them, Xiao Quzhi continued: "Think about it, when the time comes, the rich and powerful people of our Datang Dynasty will come to you for vacation every winter, and the daily accommodation and diet expenses, you will sell some local products and organize song and dance performances, how much profit can this bring!"

And it can also strengthen the cultural exchanges between the two countries, you earn money, and learn culture and technology, and you can become as rich and powerful as Datang in a few years. Think about it, how good that is! ”

"This is too big, it's just a Tang envoy in the next place, how can you do it? This matter will be decided after consultation between the Emperor and the minister. After a while, Chao Heng came back to his senses.

"So, when the time comes, after the successful trial voyage of the new sea-going ship, I am going to send someone to Japan to discuss this matter with your emperor immediately. Should Secretary Chao send a group of people to Luoyang with the sick, and then go with the people sent by the sick, so that they can spread the word on their behalf. ”

"Does Your Majesty know about this? If His Majesty agrees, Heng will naturally be willing, but whether he agrees or not depends on the intention of our emperor and the ministers of the court. ”

"Your Majesty agreed, a few days ago." Xiao Quzhi smiled and said, "I think your emperor will definitely be willing."

I'm ready to tell you that you'll know how lucrative the resort's tours will be. Secretary Chao also saw that when he came back from the river this time, he and Anxi Jun brought more than a year's income to Datang.

This trip to the South China Sea will bring huge wealth to Datang, and there will be more and more rich people in Datang. If you have more money, you will naturally use it, and this vacation project is to make money back from these rich and powerful.

Naturally, since the resort is built in Japan, in addition to the four seas trading companies that can make a lot of money, you can also make a lot of money in Japan. Yours, do you know what I mean? ”

The eyes of the four little Japanese lit up, since Xiao Qubing could develop a new type of sea ship, they had no doubt that Xiao Qubing could really bring back a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry from the South China Sea.

It would be nice if I could go with Xiao Quai!

Chao Heng's eyes rolled and turned, and he suppressed his excitement and said: "There is an arrogant request below, can King Lanling take the two apprentices below when he goes to the South China Sea this time?" They really wanted to follow King Lanling to see it. ”

Xiao Quzhi began to stare at the four of them with a solemn expression, until he stared at them in his heart and became uneasy, Xiao Quzhi seemed to have made a major decision, and said: "Yes, since you want to cooperate, you should always let you see our strength."

In this way, not only will the two of them be allowed to go with me, but you will also be allowed to go with me in a sea boat! Everyone makes money, and I have always been. ”

The four of them were so excited, they hadn't discovered the gold, silver, and copper mines at this time, and they were so poor that they were dying. If you have money, you can buy more things and go back to Japan. And the most important thing is that you can learn more advanced shipbuilding technology and navigation technology by following Xiao Quai.

Li Qi walked in and said that Yang Guozhong, Li Xiu, and many other ministers and dignitaries were going to visit and asked if they wanted to meet. Xiao Quzhi sighed in his heart, it's not good if the limelight is too strong, I'm tired!

I'm not good at it, and I don't like it. Seeing this and seeing that, the annoyance of ushering in the delivery will be annoying to death, but if you want to do something, you still have to see what you should see.

Seeing this, the four of them hurriedly said goodbye, and after they left, Li Qi asked puzzledly, "Master, are you really going to take them to the South China Sea?" Didn't Master dislike them? Xiao Qi heard the master scold them twice. ”

"Who said that Master doesn't like them, I like them so much, you will know when the time comes. Anything else? ”

"Today, Nayouzhou Hu asked the Feilong Forbidden Army to inform him, saying that he wanted to see His Majesty, and he also wanted to send Yan Zhuang to see Master, probably to ask for peace. Bai Xin asked if you want to report for that Youzhou Hu? ”

"Inform him, in addition, although the situation is good now, we still have to be more careful, since we have decided to go to Luoyang, we will have less contact with the Flying Dragon Forbidden Army in the future. You tell Bai Xin what you mean, and tell him to make up his own mind about everything. ”

Li Qi nodded, prepared to go out, and asked again, "Which one will Master see first?" ”

Xiao Quzhi looked distressed: "Yang Guozhong is here?" I'll go and greet you myself. (To be continued.) )