202. Embassies abroad

After several days of negotiations and a lot of quarrels, an agreement was finally reached with the Turks. The first item is about the trade of tea and horses, and Datang can exchange thirty catties of tea for an ordinary Turkic war horse each time. Of course, cleavage wants those better quality war horses, then it has to be exchanged for more tea. These details will be solved by the diplomats of Honglu Temple brought by Jingwen and them. Fortunately for Jingwen, these guys were obviously not affected by that Zhao Boyan, and they all wanted to lose their interests in exchange for the so-called friendship.

As for the second one, that is, on the sovereignty of Dingxiang City. Although the Turks did not explicitly recognize that Dingxiangcheng belonged to the Tang Dynasty, they also reached an agreement to put aside the dispute and jointly develop it. That is, this Dingxiang City will not be garrisoned for the time being, and both sides will use this Dingxiang City as a channel of communication, so that it can be used as a place for exchanges between the two countries. In the future, all tea and horse trades were traded here, and there was no distinction between them. But the only regret is that the Turks are somewhat vague about this issue of sovereignty. Obviously, the Turks were also worried about stimulating the princess Yicheng too much, so there was not much to be said about the sovereignty of Dingxiang City.

If it is true that the sovereignty of this Dingxiang City is assigned to the Tang Dynasty, then I am afraid that civil strife will break out in the entire Turkic. Because once the Sui Dynasty completely loses the legal system of rule, then I am afraid that Princess Yicheng will break the jar and mess up the Turks. Although Princess Yicheng is a Turkic Kedun, her psychological loyalty is indeed that of the Sui Dynasty, not a Turk. In his eyes, the Turks are only the goal of his mission, not the real place of belonging. Therefore, Princess Yicheng will not think about the Turks at all. On the contrary, if the Sui Dynasty is completely destroyed, she will also completely smash the Turks.

"Alright. We've finally come to an agreement and it's finally over. Although the sovereignty of Dingxiang City has not been completely returned. But it's not bad to have the right to co-manage. Jingwen breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the two most important tasks have been solved, then I can return to China. Although the so-called trade war was not possible, it was considered to have achieved the most important task, and Emperor Li Shimin could not say anything. Now, Jingwen is waiting to prepare to return to China. However, before returning to China, Jingwen suddenly thought of a very important question.

"Zhao Deyan, I think we can set up an embassy abroad. What do you think of it as a channel between our two countries? Jingwen said suddenly.

"Embassies abroad? What is this? Zhao Deyan asked.

Jingwen immediately said: "Embassies abroad are also responsible for handling the affairs of citizens abroad, and are also responsible for promoting exchanges between the two countries. Far from it, we can let Datang's embassies abroad manage this Dingxiang city and take care of trade issues together. In the future, within the scope of authority, the Turks can just drink the ambassadors of the Tang Dynasty's embassies abroad to talk, and there is no need to go to our Chang'an to talk. You can save a lot of things. ”

When Zhao Deyan heard this, his eyes obviously lit up. Because this embassy abroad is indeed an amazing invention! Originally, the negotiations between the two countries required one of the parties to send an envoy to the capital region of a foreign country to negotiate, which was time-consuming and laborious. It also adds stress to others. And if you can have an ambassador who is resident in a foreign country, and that ambassador has a certain amount of authority, it can really save a lot of trouble. Anything less important in the future. You can reach an agreement directly with the ambassador, and there is no need to send a special delegation to a foreign capital. And a country. It is often more of a trivial matter than a major military event. So. As long as the ambassador of the embassy has a certain amount of authority, it is entirely possible to reach many diplomatic agreements.

And Jingwen also knows that ambassadors abroad are very useful, even after more than a thousand years, in that era when the means of communication are extremely advanced, they are also very useful. In ancient times, the significance of this kind of embassy abroad was even more important, because it represented the head of state of a country in a foreign country. As long as it is within the scope of authority, an agreement can be reached, which greatly improves the efficiency of national exchanges. If nothing else, at least it can save time! Time is life, although the ancients did not have this saying, but they had this consciousness. This is of great practical significance in the era of backward means of communication in ancient times, and it can save the cost of many countries to and fro. The only important thing is to choose a person who can be trusted to serve as this envoy, otherwise if the person entrusted is not human, I am afraid that it will harm the country.

"I'll report to the Khan! This matter must be personally agreed by His Majesty Khan, and I have no right to this. Zhao Deyan said.

And Jingwen also went back and wanted to write a letter to Emperor Li Shimin, asking Li Shimin to agree with his idea of an embassy abroad. And Jingwen believes that Emperor Li Shimin should also be a smart person, and he should be able to see the importance of this embassy abroad. What's more, even if Li Shimin doesn't know, there are many people in the court who can understand it, and they should know these things. And the establishment of this envoy to foreign countries is quite beneficial, whether it is economic, exchange, or even military intelligence, you can get great benefits.

The Turks quickly replied, that is, they were willing to let the envoys of the Tang Dynasty reside in Dingxiang City. In fact, the idea of the Turks is very simple, that is, they want to get a window of news about the Tang Dynasty. Originally, it was very difficult for the Turks to obtain information about the Tang Dynasty. But now that Datang can take the initiative to leave an envoy to stay with him, he can completely obtain a window to obtain information. If you want to know the information of Datang in the future, you can get it through the so-called envoys stationed abroad, so that even if you fight with Datang in the future, you can know yourself and your opponent! From this point of view, the Turks actually still want to start a war with the Tang Dynasty at any time, and now they are just hibernating. Once they come to their senses in the future, most of them will still invade the Central Plains.

As for the Tang Dynasty, it didn't take long for a reply, that is, with the support of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, the Tang Dynasty court agreed to set up a temporary envoy abroad. And this foreign envoy is stationed in Dingxiang City, so that he can learn about the Turks and obtain Turkic intelligence. At this point, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks thought of a thing, that is, they both regarded this envoy abroad as a place where they could obtain news and intelligence. However, the selection of this envoy abroad is still being discussed in the imperial court. (To be continued......)