When Li Junxian heard that this guy who wanted to swallow his bone china export business was actually a tribute envoy, he felt a little headache in his heart. This is because the envoys are envoys sent from abroad, and they often act as merchants and diplomats. They brought their own specialties to pay tribute to the so-called Tang Celestial Dynasty, and then the Tang Dynasty rewarded these envoys, generally according to the value of several times the tribute.

Li Junxian, a later generation, really can't understand why the ancients would have this kind of game, and they can't understand why the ancients would use this method to increase their face. There are many ways to increase face, but the ancients used this method of showing off their wealth to increase face, what is this not a fool?

And the most important thing is that the ancient emperors were still immersed in this game of the coming of all nations, and the money spent was like flowing water. And these are the people's fat and people's anointing, if future generations look at the ancient emperors and officials, his mother is a group of losers. And Li Junxian is also very speechless for this kind of game.

"General Lee, it's here." The eunuch said.

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, Li Junxian arrived at the Ganlu Palace, that is, the emperor's bedroom and study. Generally, the ministers who can receive them here are close associates of the emperor. And Li Shimin actually received this foreign envoy here, which shows that Li Shimin attaches great importance to this foreign envoy and should be very happy that this envoy has come to pay tribute.

"The minister has seen the emperor." Li Junxian first saluted Li Shimin and said.

"Hehe, Jun Xian, you're here. This is the tribute envoy of the Kang State in the Western Regions, called Feng Yaonan. Li Shimin introduced.

"The foreign envoy has seen General Li, and General Li is fine. I am Feng Yaonan, the tribute envoy of Kangguo, and this name is my own Han name. Feng Yaonan said.

Li Junxian looked at this Feng Yao man and found that he did not have the slightest official smell, but was full of the aura of a businessman, which made Li Junxian a little strange. Generally speaking, officials have some flavors that belong to officials, and Li Junxian, who was a staff member of the archives department in his previous life, is very clear, because Li Junxian is also a staff member of a public institution, and he is very clear about this taste.

However, Li Junxian is not too suspicious, because the whole country of Kangguo is doing business. The nine surnames of Zhaowu led by Kang Guo all monopolized commerce on the Silk Road, and then did business in the East and the West, making money, which is called a lot of money! This is not surprising if Kangguo's envoys have the smell of merchants on them.

"General Li, what this foreign envoy means is that he hopes to be able to contract the sale of the kind of porcelain you have made to foreign countries." Li Shimin said.

Feng Yaonan also said: "General Li, I have seen that kind of new-style porcelain, it is very exquisite. It is very light and thin, and it can draw patterns on it, and it is a very advanced porcelain firing technology, which is enough to make those in the western land of Tessie enthusiastic. I think I should be able to sell it for a good price. ”

Li Junxian said lightly: "Tribute envoy, I don't plan to sell bone china to anyone on a fixed basis. As long as anyone wants to buy it, I can sell it, and I don't plan to sell it to someone on a fixed basis, I'm afraid I will disappoint the tribute envoy. There are many merchants who come and go to the Tang Dynasty in the East and the Taixi Land in the West, why should I hang myself on a tree? ”

Li Junxian said this very politely, that is, he didn't want his bone china export business to be monopolized by a businessman, so he would definitely be depressed. Once the sales channel has been mastered for a long time, it may be difficult to get out. Moreover, in Li Junxian's purpose, export sales account for the majority, so it is impossible for Li Junxian to let someone master the export channels. Even, if the Tang Dynasty recovers well in the next few years, Li Junxian even wants to prevent his merchants from doing business in Europe, but he will not be able to let these Sogdians completely control the trade between the Tang Dynasty and the West.

And when the tribute envoy Feng Yaonan heard Li Junxian's words, his face became a little dark, and he immediately turned his head to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, after all, the foreign minister is the tribute envoy of Kangguo, and he has come from afar, can't he even make this little request?" I also ask Your Majesty to issue an order for General Li to give me all the export rights of this porcelain. ”

"This ......" Li Shimin was a little speechless.

In Li Shimin's eyes, isn't this thing just a porcelain? Since it is the sale of porcelain, it is also commerce, and the ancient people despised commerce. And what Li Shimin thought in his heart was that this kind of porcelain was sold to whomever it was sold, and it was not given to whom? This guy is a tribute, can't he even meet this little request? If even this small request can't be satisfied, then where will the majesty of Datang's great power go?

"Jun Xian, look ......," Li Shimin asked tentatively.

"Your Majesty, being generous to others is not what a king should do." Li Junxian also replied.

Li Shimin originally wanted Li Junxian to agree, but Li Junxian actually said that Li Shimin was generous to others, which made Li Shimin a little embarrassed. Because what he thought just now was to sacrifice Li Junxian's interests, and then reflect the demeanor of Datang. But now that Li Junxian has pointed it out, it is not good for Li Shimin to continue to be generous to others, and use Li Junxian's money to reflect the demeanor of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, you are the supreme emperor, can't you even control a courtier? Don't you have a saying in the East? It's called the king and the minister has to die, you just want him to sell one of his porcelain now, why doesn't he give it? If you don't give it, you can kill him, so why care? Feng Yaonan asked.

Li Junxian and Li Shimin both looked at this Feng Yao man with unhappy faces, obviously angry. This Feng Yao man is too ignorant. Although there is such a saying in the East, you can't really say it! Although everyone put this sentence on their lips, no emperor could kill people casually. If an emperor kills people casually, then I am afraid that the time for him to be abolished is not far off.

Li Shimin now also feels that this Feng Yao man is too much, and he actually wants Li Shimin to kill a minister for the right to sell porcelain. If he hadn't been a foreign envoy, I'm afraid Li Shimin would have taken him to prison on the spot to see if he dared to say such a thing. And Li Junxian was also very angry with this foreign envoy, this guy actually wanted to provoke the emperor to put pressure on himself for the right to sell bone china, which is obviously not what a foreign envoy should do.

"Okay, Feng Yaonan, you foreign envoy listen to me, I won't agree to you! I don't think the emperor will do such a generous thing, you should be your envoy in peace. Li Junxian said.

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