Chapter 1165: You're a guest from afar, you can't slap your face (repair)
At the end of the Si period, with several melodious and low bells coming from the palace, countless officials of the court sorted out their clothes and rode their cars and horses to go to court.
Today, the First Emperor of Wu Chao will receive Dayuan envoys in the court hall. He may ask about the bet between the caravan and the Hou of Qinghe. This bet is related to the face of Daqin, and everyone also wants to know more details.
In the war, the Qin Dynasty can lose to Zhao, Chu, or even South Korea and Wei, but it cannot be lost to these small countries with a wilderness with a population of only hundreds of thousands. Moreover, this is not a matter of military strength, but a problem that reflects the quality and heritage of the people of the Qin Dynasty. If the Qin Dynasty wants to show its power to the Western Regions and abroad, then this time it is not allowed to lose, because Dayuan is the first Western country to send envoys to the Qin Dynasty after the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries. And he heard that there are countless countries in the West, and there are also many people with a vast territory like the Qin Dynasty. These have begun to spread slowly through the mouths of Hu Shang in the Western Regions. There are also experts in the newspapers that speculate the source and reliability of this news based on ancient books such as Shanhai Jing and Emperor Mu.
Overall, since the conquest of the Western Regions, the people of the Qin Dynasty have broadened their horizons countless times, and they have begun to understand that China is not the center of the world, and there are even wider areas in the west of the Western Regions, and there are Yingzhou and many islands outside the East China Sea. These are constantly being disclosed and spread with word of mouth and newspapers.
When Chen Xu took a car to the Chaogong Hall, all the civil and military officials had arrived, and the envoys of Dayuan were waiting for summons at the entrance of the hall.
At the beginning of the Wu hour, the bell of the Wu Dynasty rang, and the emperor strode out of the back hall accompanied by a group of palace eunuchs as usual. After the king and his ministers sat down at the ceremony, the First Emperor calmly announced his summoning of the envoys of Dayuan.
Soon, several envoys of Dayuan wearing exotic clothes and sheepskin hats came in with a package made of national letters and leather. After inspection by the guards, envoys of Dayuan walked to a place ten feet away from the First Emperor, accompanied by the envoys, and after being the leader of a handsome and tall envoy, Jili Guru, the translator of the Western Regions specially arranged by the Academy of Literature and the translator brought by the Dayuan envoys, the First Emperor nodded and said, "Dayuan is adjacent to the Western Regions. Last year, I sent envoys to the West, have you ever been to your Dayuan?"
"Return to Your Majesty, they said that last year, I, the envoy of the Great Qin Dynasty, had indeed been to Dayuan. The envoy was named Li Shun, and he also sent the letter of state and the gifts given by His Majesty. Their king was very happy, so he specially sent them to the envoy of the Great Qin Dynasty to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"Ask them, do you know where the Qin mission has gone now and why hasn't returned for so long?" Qin Shihuang continued to ask.
Tongzhi and Dayuan envoys gave a reply: "Your Majesty, they said that Lord Li went to Daxia after the autumn of last year, and they didn't know the news after that!"
"Your Majesty, it seems that Li Shun and others should continue to go west. Your Majesty, don't worry. Maybe we will be able to wait for the envoys from Daxia soon. You will know when you ask." Chen Xu stood up and bowed.
"Well, it's fine, after all, the journey is long!" Qin Shihuang nodded and continued to receive the envoys, asked some about the situation in Dayuan, and then the envoys of Dayuan presented the national certificate and the customs clearance documents.
Because Dayuan people do not know how to make paper, both the national letters and customs clearance documents are made of leather, and they are also wrapped in gold, silver and gems. They are made very exquisitely and beautifully. However, this writing method is destined to be a very luxurious way and cannot be popularized and widely used, because writing on leather is not a Chinese habit. First, leather is more expensive, and second, the Chinese invented something better, cheaper, more economical and practical, that is, bamboo and wood bamboo and bamboo slips. Now Chen Xu invented paper, and bamboo and wood bamboo slips have been almost completely eliminated in just a few years.
Therefore, looking at the two rolls of leather presented by Su Yue, Qin Shihuang was stunned for a long time, as if he was still slowly recalling that it was a magical thing, and there were a few colorful gems inlaid with gold and silver on it, which looked like a handicraft.
Emperor First Emperor hesitated for a long time, as if he remembered that this was the letter of nationality sent by the envoy arranged by the King of Dayuan, so he picked it up and opened it with two fingers.
There are all words that are twists and turns that are unrecognizable. The dark red handwriting also exudes this strange fragrance, with a smell of leather mixed in the fragrance and a seal on it.
Looking at the actions of the First Emperor and his disgusting expression, the messenger of Dayuan's face turned slightly red and ugly.
This national certificate and customs clearance document were specially made by the King of Dayuan to let the best court craftsmen for this mission, but unexpectedly they were despised.
The first emperor asked the envoy to explain it, and then said it was very nice. The king of Dayuan was very sensible. I was very porridge. After the praise, the First Emperor used two fingers to open the pass. He saw that there were twenty or thirty seals inside, which were seals of the vassal states or tribe leaders of the Western Regions where the envoys passed by. Moreover, they were all in small seals in Chinese, because these seals were made according to the requirements of the same tracks, books, texts and systems of the Great Qin chariots. The seals of the king were uniformly produced and rewarded by the Ministry of Rites, and in Chinese, all the official documents that were exchanged between the vassal states, they had to use Chinese. Therefore, the Central Plains people who had read and read in the past two years were very popular in the Western Regions. Many scholars who were unable to get along well in the Central Plains went to Liao, Dai, Liang, and Western Regions to become officials and make money.
Just helping copy documents, such as simple clerks, are the lowest-level clerks in Daqin. Two or three stones of money and food per month are only enough for the family to survive. Moreover, their work is not stable and they will be unemployed on the day they are unemployed. However, in the countries of the Huns and Western Regions, they are very respectful and noble high-end people. Local Hu officials and even monarchs must carefully curry favor with the rich money to support them. If they can still make suggestions, they can get an official position, and then they can reach the peak of their lives and act as a blessing in the local area.
These countries in the Western Regions are small, but although the sparrows are small and have all the internal organs, even if they are only tens of thousands of people, they are very awesome as prime ministers. When they come to Daqin, they can still sit on the same page with the Hou Ping of Qinghe. This is the benefit of the location.
Chinese people deeply understand the principle of rather than being a phoenix tail.
Emperor Qin Shi looked at these seals of all sizes, big and small, and the last square and bright red seal was the seal of King Liang Ying Gao. It looked the most solemn and serious, with a faint sense of the demeanor of the princes of the Central Plains, suppressing the seals of the small vassal states in the Western Regions.
"Su Mansion Order, take my imperial seal!" Qin Shihuang stretched out his hand.
"Yes~" Su Yue quickly opened a golden bronze treasure chest on the desk in front of him, and carefully took out a crystal clear jade seal from it.
This was carved with Heshi Bi when Qin Shihuang ascended the throne and became emperor. It is four inches in a circle and five dragons on the top of the New York City. It is engraved with the eight bird seal characters written by Li Si, written by the jade master Sun Shou, "According to the Heaven, and Shou Yongchang".
According to Qin Shihuang's idea, this royal jade seal was passed down from generation to generation, just like the emperor's throne.
"Ba~" Emperor Shiniu raised his seal and fell, and a bright red seal fell into the center of the huge blank space on the last side of the pass document, which was extremely square and tidy. The bird seals turning in the curve were like a maze, revealing a dignified spirit in their majesty. After watching it for a long time, even their souls could fall into it.
"I have received the letter of state and hope that the Dayuan Kingdom will keep its promise and communicate with us in the Qin Dynasty in a friendly manner. Several national envoys come from afar. Please follow the officials of the Dianke Office to rest. You can also experience the humanities and scenery of the Qin Dynasty in Xianyang City. If you have any needs, just inform the officials..."
After a simple and polite manner, Qin Shihuang asked someone to return the customs clearance documents to the envoys of Dayuan, and instructed the officials of the Dianke Office to properly arrange and take care of them before they were ready to send the envoys of Dayuan.
"Your Majesty, the envoy said that the package is a gift from the king of Dayuan to you!" In the translation of the translation, the envoy of Dayuan handed the two packages he brought to the envoys beside him.
"Get me a look!" Qin Shihuang nodded with a smile.
Reciting and communion is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. No matter whether there are good things in Dayuan or not, even if it is worthless, it is still a pleasure to come from all over the world. So the two packages were quickly delivered to Qin Shihuang's desk. Inside were two leather boxes inlaid with gold and gems. When they opened, a brilliant light burst out immediately.
Qin Shihuang took a few glances.
The treasure chest is filled with crafts made of gold, silver, jade and agate of various colors. Among them, there is a round wine glass that is the most eye-catching. It is made of gold, carved with patterns, and inlaid with four different colors of gemstones of red, yellow, blue and purple. The craftsmanship looks very complex and beautiful, but it is just a err in the eyes of the emperor. This craft is just as good as an ordinary gold, silver and jade craftsman in the Qin Dynasty. It is all piled up with gold, silver and jade. It seems gorgeous but is actually extremely vulgar. Therefore, Qin Shihuang despised himself, but the smile on his face is still gentle.
It's a guest from afar, so you can't slap in the face.
But it is impolite to come but not to go. These two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry are of great value. When I think of Dayuan as a small country with an individual population of 200,000 or 300,000, the emperor felt a little sad. He waved his sleeves and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare five sets of crystal glass cups of various colors, five sets of porcelain, thirty pieces of silk, ten kilograms of tea, ten kilograms of pulp and paper, one box of bamboo pulp and paper, and one box of ink strips, brush and inkstones, and a set of poems and books were selected to be given to the envoys as the return gift for the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
After listening to the emperor's reward after listening to the translation, the envoys of Dayuan were so excited that they could not stand up. After being excited, the envoy quickly bowed his hands and said a lot of things.
"Your Majesty, the envoy said that they also brought caravans this time, bringing many specialties and horses from Dayuan, hoping that they could be allowed to sell and buy glass, porcelain, enamel, silk, steel, and knives in Xianyang, especially enamels. They hope that His Majesty could allow them to buy in large quantities..."
"Why do you need to buy enamel in large quantities?" Emperor Shi was stunned for a moment, "The most exquisite thing about my Qin Dynasty is ceramics and glass. I promise you to buy in large quantities..."
"No, Your Majesty, our favorite is enamel, which is beautiful, sturdy and durable. It is not easy to damage transportation on the road. Moreover, our favorite is your enamel pot, kettle and tea jar. You must have a red star mark. These are best bought in the West..." After hearing the translation, the envoy of Dayuan quickly shouted excitedly.
Chapter completed!