Just over ten days later.

"The envoys of the Han Dynasty have come to see you—"

In the early morning, the red sun rises with the east, shining on countless bricks and tiles in the court of the Yunnan king. In the loud and solemn summons, a new day of the Dian Kingdom court meeting began.

Just like the summons, this time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were basically gathered, and the official ranks were arranged in two directions from heavy to light, densely packed. There were as many as 200 people. The clothes are neat and bright, and the eyes are full of waiting.

At the top of the palace, Duo Jiao and Shao Li sat side by side.

Today, Shaoli is wearing a solemn and majestic satin robe, and the Duojiao on the side is not inferior at all, although she is a woman, she is also wearing a very solemn dark satin, and the softness of her original appearance has been cut by three points, and it has been replaced by three points of heroism, so that beauty has not only not weakened, but is more than before.

Many low-level courtiers of the Dian Kingdom, who rarely entered the court, often took a look at them and were often startled.

There is no other reason, they all have an illusion at this time, thinking that it is not the princess Duojiao, but the regent Princess Yanzhu. But after taking the courage to take another look, he breathed a sigh of relief, after all, Yanzhu was too murderous, not as good as the lovely person in front of him, with a noble status, but there was still a little kind of pleasantness in his eyes.

When you think about it, it's no wonder. The eldest princess Yanzhu and the former king are brother and sister, the two have the same blood, and today's Duojiao is too similar, although the appearance is still immature, and the edges and corners are not clear enough, but today's temperament is seven points similar.

Just when the ministers secretly thought that this princess Duojiao might become the second Yanzhu in the future, the two of them walked in from outside.

These two people are one in front of the other, one old and one young, wearing a heavy Han Dynasty official robe with a dark red background and black edges, and their identities are beyond doubt.

That's right, it was the envoys of the two Han dynasties.

The older one's name is Zhao Songming, which is the official history, but he saw that this person had a thin face, red phoenix eyes, a goatee, and two slender white eyebrows combed into a gray hair.

The young man is called Xu Tianqiu, who is the deputy envoy, and is more than thirty years old, but his appearance is even young, his skin is as white as a crown of jade, he is handsome, and he is extraordinary.

As soon as the old man and the young man entered the main hall, the hall suddenly became audible.

"The Han Dynasty came to envoy, Zhao Songming. ”

"Xu Tianqiu. ”

"Meet the princess and the prince. ”

The two of them clasped their fists, their bodies were not bent, and they saluted lightly, very arrogant.

In normal times, these two people would have been dragged out and severely punished, but after all, these two people came from the Han Dynasty, and they could not afford to offend them in the Han Dynasty.

"The two of you have come from afar, you have worked hard, please forgive me if the hospitality is not good, come and sit down. ”

Duo Jiao smiled slightly, waved her hand indifferently, and the palace maids who had been prepared for a long time hurriedly moved out the luxurious chairs of the Dian court and placed them under the steps, and their positions were much higher than those of the important ministers of the Dian Kingdom.

After some pleasantries, everyone got to the point, which was about business taxes. Previously, at the suggestion of Lord Wen, Duo Jiao raised the commercial tax to 20%, which caused the anger of the imperial court.

However, this was not the only purpose for these two to enter the Dian Kingdom.

Since Snapdragon appointed Changshan County Cheng Ji to submit the book, the entire pattern of the Han Imperial Court has a faint feeling that the mountains and rain are about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and what secret is hidden in that letter is still top secret.

The ministers of the Dian Kingdom are obviously inferior to the two of them in terms of aura. This discussion first began with a heated debate.

But this official history Zhao Songming is also really powerful, the ministers of the Dian Kingdom are not the other party at all, after some arguments, he alone almost confronted the entire Dian Kingdom court easily, and the Confucianism is still strong. After a long time of incense, the sun rose, and a group of experienced old ministers of the Dian Kingdom were arguing, but this Zhao Songming was still calm.

"Lord Zhao, the Dian Kingdom has always been friendly with the Han Dynasty and has always had a deep friendship. Although the commercial tax has now increased to 20%, the Celestial Empire can only benefit better. Master Wen planned and then moved, and said after thinking about it.

Zhao Songming glanced at him, took a sip of tea and said, "What do you say." ”

"Our Dian country is located at a critical point, which is better than the southwest border pass of the Celestial Empire, and can block the powers of the rear countries. However, the national strength of our Dian State is not strong, and there are seventy-two countries in the Western Regions, which have always been wolf-like ambitions and eyeing each other. If they are not careful, they break into the door, and then the Celestial Empire will also suffer. On the contrary, as well, our Dian Kingdom is willing to guard the southwest as a pawn of the Han Kingdom, which will make the Holy Emperor of your country sit back and relax. In the Han Dynasty, the land is vast and the resources are abundant, and these two commercial taxes are insignificant, but for my Dian Kingdom, it is like drinking nectar. ”

Lord Wen's words were conclusive, and Zhao Songming glanced at him after hearing this, and then fell silent.

As for the ministers of the Dian Kingdom, they breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and they couldn't help but look up to this old minister who was usually very close to Duojiao.

That makes sense. My Han has always persuaded people with reason, and the same should be true of the Dian Kingdom, right?" Zhao Songming looked at Duo Jiao at the top.

This Zhao Songming can not be described as not old and spicy, and it can be seen at a glance that this old Longzhong's Wenchen is not easy to deal with. He set his eyes on Duo Jiao, he had already inquired, although the regent Yan Zhu of the Dian Kingdom held the power, but Yan Zhu let this princess Duo Jiao deal with the government affairs, and she must have something extraordinary.

He didn't believe that with his eloquence and experience, he couldn't settle this little girl.

"Well, rightfully so. Duo Jiao said.

"Your Highness, if your caravan works hard, risking thousands of miles to do business, and on the way back, it opens its mouth and divides the hard-earned money you get from doing business by 20 percent? If it weren't for the fact that my Han is a state of etiquette, and everything pays attention to a degree, just like the countries such as Guishan in the Western Regions you said, if there is no strong Han in the east, then Your Highness thinks that this country of Yunnan, which is not strong, will still be as safe and sound as it is now?"

These words were so powerful that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were convinced again, and they were silent and speechless to refute.

But now, how to answer this question is all up to Duo Jiao.

"Well, that's what I said. Surprisingly, Duo Jiao did not refute it, but admitted it.

"It's good that Your Highness can understand, so what should Your Highness do about this business tax?"

"Not really. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Songming was stunned.

Duo Jiao smiled slightly, this heroic and feminine face seemed to melt like ice and snow, and the atmosphere was much soothing.

"Lord Zhao said that this is good, but he seems to have forgotten something. First, this business was done by merchants of the Han Dynasty, and the remaining heavy taxes were levied by the Han court outside of the Dian Kingdom. Lord Zhao, as an envoy of the Han court, you should understand that the greatest benefit is your imperial court. ”

Zhao Songming's face was stunned, and he was immediately dumbfounded.

Duo Jiao's gaze swept over Xu Tianqiu, the deputy envoy next to Zhao Songming, and a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes, this man with a good skin had very irregular eyes, and he had been staring at her from the beginning to the present.

As the daughter of the king of Yunnan, how could she have been rude to such a disciple. Besides, the Han Dynasty is Yi Shaocheng's hometown, and even if Duojiao represents the Dian State and has a little hostility in terms of interests, she is still very willing to approach the Han in essence. But at this time, because of the two messengers surnamed Xu and surnamed Zhao, they were extremely disgusted.

Duo Jiao's eyes were slightly cold, not giving Zhao Songming a chance to react and refute, and continued:

"Second, if this caravan is a Han official businessman, then only 20% of what I have deducted from the Dian Kingdom, and the remaining 80% will eventually go to the treasury, and the Han will still earn it. ”

"Finally, and most importantly. Han merchants traded for goods, and all of them were exchanged for gold and silver and brought back to the Han Dynasty. In addition, you exchange countless high-quality skins in our Yunnan country at a low price, and sell them at a high price in other places, and how much fat cream has you earned in my Yunnan country? Therefore, these two percent of the commercial tax, in the words of your merchants, are just to protect the capital. ”

"This ...... This...... This ......"

"Although my Dian country is located in a reckless wilderness, it is also reasonable. Lord Zhao, am I right?" Duo Jiao smiled slightly, her expression was like a leisurely stroll, and the Manchu ministers were greatly excited while breathing a sigh of relief. If it weren't for the majesty of the imperial court, there must have been people who would have stood up and applauded.

Even Duojiao's side of Shaoli also had an uplifted look in his eyes, which was to admire his sister's awesomeness from the bottom of his heart.

Looking at Zhao Songming again, there was a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead, his face was cramped for a while, and his mouth opened several times during the period, but he didn't make a sound at all.

Eventually, he fell silent.

Xu was thirsty, Duo Jiao beckoned, and immediately the palace maid came over and handed over a cup of tea, and she took a sip.

"The Han Dynasty is worthy of being the Celestial Empire, the land is vast and rich, and even the tea and tea porcelain used to make tea are really gorgeous. From now on, my Dian country should send craftsmen to the Han Dynasty to learn porcelain burning skills, presumably the envoy will not have any opinions. As soon as she finished speaking, a loud and hearty laugh suddenly burst out.

"Hahahahaha......"

This laughing is none other than the envoy Xu Tianqiu.

"Master Xu, do you have any advice?" Duo Jiao put down the tea and said indifferently.

Xu Tianqiu's laughter stopped, he stared at Duo Jiao's face and said: "Your Highness is really powerful, not only is he unparalleled in talent and appearance, but he is also the best among women." In my opinion, this is the end of the matter. In fact, I only ask His Royal Highness on behalf of my emperor, and His Majesty has already considered the matter of these two commercial taxes, thinking about the friendship between my Han and the Dian State, and the Dian State is in a heavy place, so this matter is over, and I did not delve into it and get angry. ”

Duo Jiao nodded slightly, and when the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty of the Dian Kingdom saw this, they immediately praised in unison: "The Han Emperor is wise, and the Celestial Dynasty is mighty." ”

The face that should be given is naturally to be given. This praise immediately made Zhao Songming's face look much better.

"So, this time, the business tax is just one of them. The birthday of the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty is about to ......" Xu Tianqiu said that he wanted to say something here, but the Manchu Dynasty had already understood what it meant.

"It turned out to be this. Duo Jiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, my unique snow cashmere in the Dian Kingdom has been prepared......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.