Chapter 906 Deadly asking for money(1/2)
Want to pay for money!
At this moment, all the Xuanhuang Divine Court, from emperors to ordinary maids, looked at the messengers of the Shang Dynasty in amazement: Don’t be so useless, okay?
If you really plan a plan, the emperor of the Xuanhuang Divine Court will lose you! Even for the sake of the royal face, you will be rewarded.
But your directness shocked our weak hearts~~~
The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court was stunned for a while, and turned the wine in his mouth several times, endured it and swallowed it. Then the emperor smiled bitterly, "Is this the way your Shang Dynasty is direct?"
Dong Guanwu nodded naturally and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, making all rules public and transparent is also an important element in the development of industry and commerce.
Only when everything is open and transparent can this society operate well and ensure the most basic fairness. If we do not do this, it will only make the country and society worse and worse.
If a country loses its fairness, the country cannot be healthy, let alone develop.
We don’t understand Confucianism and other ideas, so we have to learn it. But we believe that truth is simple.”
The truth is simple? The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court heard this and felt respectful. "I have been taught. So I want to ask, how long does it take to plan a national development strategy? How much does it cost?"
Dong Guanwu actually took out his computer and started working. "Your Majesty, if you want to formulate a suitable development plan, I need to understand the politics, military, economics, people's livelihood, laws, ideas, etc. of the Xuanhuang Divine Court; even terrain, diplomacy, and resources. This requires visiting the entire Divine Court.
As for the price, it is not cheap. Our starting standard for charging is: 500,000 taels of gold per radius. Your country needs 20,000 miles in radius, and... "
"Ahem..." Prime Minister Qiao Rong immediately interrupted Dong Guanwu's words, "You don't need to investigate the whole country, you just need to investigate a quarter of our country's area. Including the imperial capital, a few areas in the north and the east. We can just explore the rest of the places ourselves."
Dong Guanwu was not at all displeased, but continued: "That would require a survey fee of 40 million taels of gold.
The 40 million taels of gold include basic investigations, basic strategies, improvement opinions, etc. We can guarantee that they are effective and never perfunctory; if they are invalid and due to problems with the strategy itself, we can refund them and we can even compensate for the losses caused.
Going further means proposing a national policy for industrial and commercial transformation for your country, involving industry, commerce, economy, law and other aspects. The price is 50 million taels of gold, and we propose a complete set of plans.
In addition, everything above does not include the introduction of technology. If you want to buy our technology, we have another quotation here. It includes basic…”
Speaking of this, Dong Guanwu kept a secret and then continued: "We have clearly marked the price of liquid spiritual energy production technology, including the production of various mechanical equipment, and even the technology of aircraft and aerospace aircraft carriers."
Before he finished speaking, the emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court widened his eyes: "Really?"
"Of course it's true, I dare not deceive Your Majesty. But is it technically... the price is a bit expensive..."
The emperor of the Xuanhuang Divine Court immediately paused. The other party just said 40 to 50 million taels of gold, but he didn't blink. Now he said the price is a bit expensive, but I'm afraid it's not ordinary expensive. This price may be outrageous.
Think about it, they are originally merchants, and merchants are seeking profits; now these special merchants span sixty or seventy million miles away, and without absolutely generous benefits, they will definitely not come.
When the emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court hesitated, Dong Guanwu spoke again: "Your Majesty, this is the relevant price and the preliminary demonstration of related technologies. Your Majesty can watch it."
Dong Guanwu took out a jade slip, and a guard next to him immediately took away the jade slip.
The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court did not check the jade slip on the spot, but continued the banquet.
Next, everyone started to talk about some relaxing things and some small interesting stories, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Finally, He Zhiguo proposed to hold a simple, open trading conference in Xuanhuang Divine Court. The main purpose of this trading conference is to show the power of supermarkets and obtain a large amount of wealth (and plunder a lot of luck by the way), and to collect information about Dongsheng Shenzhou, etc.
Before he made more preparations, He Zhiguo was not ready to leave the Xuanhuang Divine Court. The atmosphere of this Xuanhuang Divine Court is still good, and he also attaches great importance to business. Both sides have common topics, which is very suitable for the Shang Dynasty's mission to enter Dongsheng Shenzhou.
The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court also agreed, and he also wanted to see what kind of goods and technologies the Shang Dynasty had, and to have a deep understanding of the Shang Dynasty for reference.
In this friendly atmosphere and in an environment where both sides have their own plans, the two sides hit it off. The emperor of the Xuanhuang Divine Court allowed the Shang Dynasty to hold a small exchange meeting at the location where they docked. The time is set for tomorrow; the duration is...it's random.
For the time being, He Zhiguo has not applied for any fireworks. There is no hurry to do this matter. After the emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court has watched the video, he will bring it up.
Besides, the Shang Dynasty is now parked in the northwest suburbs of the imperial capital of Xuanhuang Divine Court, and the imperial palace is within the range of cannons, so it is not good to fire arbitrary cannons, which is really bad~~~
The banquet lasted until the sun sets westward. He Zhiguo and others left casually; but the emperor of the Xuanhuang Divine Court summoned all officials and was not allowed to leave.
When the Shang Dynasty left the palace, the emperor's face of the Xuanhuang Divine Court was completely gloomy, and the smile he had just now was thrown away.
The emperor looked around with a cold expression and suddenly shouted: "Yin Zhizhen, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"
Yin Zhizhen took a step forward calmly, "I'm here."
The emperor sneered: "I really don't know that the price level of Ding'an County is actually higher than that of the imperial capital! A inland prefecture that is not on the border or on the important road has such a high price level?!"
However, it was one of the problems pointed out by Xie Yuhua just now. The emperor had found the place to record the information.
Yin Zhizhen said calmly: "Your Majesty, although Ding'an County is not on a major transportation road, there are 6 relatively large sects and families gathering in the territory. It is a good practice environment and it is normal to increase prices."
The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court smiled, "What about this data? This property with a total of more than 70 million taels of gold cannot be matched. Don't say that a mouse stole the gold."
Yin Zhizhen immediately looked frowning: "Your Majesty, the gold you see is all like this."
As he said that, Yin Zhizhen took out a small golden ingot, which was dazzling and beautiful. The emperor of the Xuanhuang Divine Court nodded.
Yin Zhizhen immediately took out another gold ingot and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, this is gold collected from the people. See what the difference is."
The emperor of the Xuanhuang Divine Court took another gold ingot and immediately discovered the difference: not only the appearance is ugly, but also the inside is full of impurities.
Yin Zhizhen sighed: "Your Majesty, gold is not a magic weapon or other item after all, it can be changed at will. This is the way the gold recovered from the people is. In order not to affect Your Majesty's mood and to protect the face of the empire, the Ministry of Revenue had to re-smelter the gold and purify it.
This is what is called fire consumption. In fact, there is no shortage of gold, it just removes the impurities in it."
The emperor's face of Xuanhuang Divine Court fell a little bit by bit. Suddenly, a question came to mind: "I just remembered that in order to show my fortune to the world, I asked you to help you repair a broken robe. You have a patch for 3,000 taels of gold? I heard that buying a new robe is only three or five taels of silver!"
Yin Zhizhen felt a little aggrieved: "Your Majesty, in order to match the flowers, colors, newness and oldness of your clothes, to make the patches not lose the royal face, and to reflect His Majesty's kindness, we cut a total of 600 pieces of silk to find such a small piece of suitable patch
For this purpose, 50 female workers were mobilized to work for 5 days without sleeping."
The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court had already begun to feel a little constipated. He continued to ask with a dark face: "I remember, the eggs you gave me this year seem to be 10 taels of gold one?"
Yin Zhizhen was so aggrieved that she wanted to cry loudly: "Your Majesty, the eggs you selected must be strictly required.
First, it must be the first egg laid by a one-year-old hen. And all hens must be fit and fit.
Secondly, hens must take spiritual medicine and the most beautiful silkworm pupa; hens must not be allowed to eat insects, rotten vegetables and leaves.
Finally, all eggs must be selected uniformly, and the ones with the best color, the same size and the body are evenly symmetrical.
Also, when cooking, you must ensure that the eggs are 70% cooked, which tastes the best, has the highest nutrition, and is the most nourishing body.
Only after strict inspection can it be delivered to His Majesty.
It can be said that the egg that Your Majesty ate was booked a year ago, and there was a dedicated person to supervise the whole process to ensure flawlessness.
Only His Majesty can eat such a perfect egg."
I... the emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court opened his mouth, feeling that thousands of words were blocked in his chest and could not spit it out. After a long time, the emperor finally roared, "Get out!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Yin Zhizhen quickly retreated.
The emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court glanced around, and there was endless anger, but he didn't know where to vent. Finally, he sighed fiercely, "I'm tired, so let's get here today."
The emperor walked into the palace with anger.
The ministers looked at each other, and everyone saw the heavy weight in their own eyes. The sudden appearance of the Shang Dynasty seemed to have brought unknown changes to the Xuanhuang Divine Court.
Over the past few years, a stable vested interest class has been formed within the Xuanhuang Divine Court, and everyone covers each other up and is at peace. Although the country has not become strong, it is not completely corrupt.
These officials are very clear about the interests of the world. If the country collapses, they will not get anything. So they have indeed paid a lot for the country in many places.
This is a perfect parasitic relationship.
But the emergence of the Shang Dynasty seemed to break this perfect parasitic relationship; this is something that everyone cannot tolerate!
Among them, Yin Zhizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was already thinking: How can we drive away these missions of the Shang Dynasty without hesitation?
By the way, spread the information, first let everyone in the Xuanhuang Divine Court know that these bastards in the Shang Dynasty were too greedy. When they met, they actually asked His Majesty for 100 million taels of gold! What should we do to improve the country?
To make a ghost, we are Dongsheng Shenzhou. Not only is the Shang Dynasty from the unknown Yingzhou, it is still a small country that has been established for only ten years. It has been blown away by the dragon skin. Then, first of all, the mission of the Shang Dynasty must be defined as a liar.
Secondly, we must pass these messages to the surrounding countries and let the surrounding countries invite the Shang Dynasty mission. Such efforts should be made quickly to drive away these Shang Dynasty people.
After all, the people of the Shang Dynasty themselves said that they were pursuing interests; so as long as they felt that it was unprofitable here, they would naturally leave.
Finally, I also secretly told the Shang Dynasty people some "truth": the Confucianism you want, etc., cannot be here, but you must go to the center of Yingzhou and the Holy Dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
When he thought about it, Yin Zhizhen immediately began to make efforts; at the same time, other vested interest classes worked together.
Although the Shang Dynasty described everything beautifully, the system and politics of the Shang Dynasty were unacceptable to the vested interest class of the Xuanhuang Divine Court.
What is legal system, everyone is equal, education for all, fair competition, not recognizing aristocrats, etc., is simply nonsense! It is all heresy!
With Yin Zhizhen taking the lead, everyone immediately took action. In the evening of that day, rumors began to occur among the people: the Shang Dynasty delegation was uneasy and wanted to undermine the stability of the country!
During dinner, the news reached He Zhiguo's ears.
"Minister He, this seems to be wrong." Wang Cong looked at the news in front of him and was a little confused. Is the reaction a little too big?
He Zhiguo didn't care at all: "The normal reaction was expected to be this result. But don't care, do you still remember our political proposition this time?"
"Only cooperate with the royal family!" Wang Cong said affirmatively.
"Yes, we only cooperate with the royal family. As long as the royal family is willing to cooperate, we can trade. If the royal family is unwilling to cooperate, we will leave immediately. As for any reaction outside the royal family, there is no need to pay attention to it."
As he was talking, Li Qiuyu and Prime Minister Qiao Rong came to visit, which was indeed the emperor of Xuanhuang Divine Court. After that, Prime Minister Qiao Rong had not spoken yet, but Li Qiuyu spoke, which was a bit ridiculous.
"Hey, I've really learned this today. The first time I know that the eggs my Majesty ate are not based on pounds, but about one!"
He Zhiguo smiled slightly and did not respond; instead, he turned to look at Qiao Rong next to him: "I wonder why Prime Minister Qiao came tonight?"
Qiao Rong took out a jade box from his arms, put it gently on the table, and said slowly: "Time is tight, so I won't go around in circles."
The situation is not very good, and the domestic opposition forces are too strong. In order not to cause domestic turmoil, you must leave the Xuanhuang Divine Court tomorrow morning.
But His Majesty has read the jade slip you gave. His Majesty means:
To be continued...