Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 735 Weak countries have no diplomacy, but strong countries retain hegemony~!

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"My lord, this is indeed the fault of the Japanese country, but I also ask the lord to give the Japanese country ten days of grace. If Nakamura Kawao cannot be handed over to you after ten days, the Nedabe and the Japanese are willing to accept the punishment~!"

In the Imperial Palace of Japan, after the guards left, Queen Tuigu bowed slightly to Li Xiaogong and said.

Li Xiaogong didn't even think about it, shook his head and said, "This king has a holy life, and it is absolutely impossible to stay in the Japanese country for ten days, and tomorrow Yang Fan will return to Chang'an~!"

Queen Tuigu's expression was stagnant, and she seemed to be caught off guard by this result. After thinking for a while, she said:

"In any case, it was the Japanese who caused the Tang Dynasty to suffer losses, and the Etian Department is willing to take out thousands of pounds of brass and 100,000 taels of silver as compensation~! Go to Chang'an City, and let the prince have full control~! I don't know what the prince wants~?"

Li Xiaogong couldn't help but breathe a little, secretly thinking that Japan is really rich and powerful~!

To say that Datang is lacking now~? Of course, what is most lacking is silver and brass~!

The territory of the Tang Dynasty was very vast, but the detection and mining technology of gold, silver and copper mines were not very good, so the annual silver production in the country was only about 15,000 taels. Yes, you heard right, it is 15,000 taels~ !

The 15,000 taels of newly smelted silver, together with the local officials scavenging private deposits to donate to the emperor, and sometimes the states and counties also convert the taxes they handed in into silver and transport them into Beijing. These silvers are usually cast. The rectangular silver collars are one foot long and two inches wide, and there are more collars of fifty-two. The weight, fineness, origin of the silver, the name of the payer, official position, year, etc. should be engraved or written on the collar.

Therefore, silver is not a currency in circulation in Datang.

Thinking about the dynasties that followed, those corrupt officials would embezzle tens of thousands or even 100,000 taels. For example, Yan Song of the Ming Dynasty embezzled 30,000 taels of gold and more than two million taels of silver, and Heshen of the Qing Dynasty embezzled 800,000 taels of silver. , more than the ten-year income of the imperial court. Compared with these big corrupt officials, the silver reserves of the Tang Dynasty are really weak~!

There is also brass. In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty has recuperated and recuperated, and the domestic development is booming. The people's lives are better, and the demand for copper coins will naturally be greater. However, there are only so many copper mines that the court has proven. There are no banknotes such as "Jiaozi" and "Treasure Banknotes", so there has been a shortage of money in the Tang Dynasty in the past two years~!

Like the Japanese country, who is so wealthy and rich, he takes out a thousand catties of brass with a casual remark. At least the Tang Dynasty did not dare to play like this.

"10,000 catties of brass and 100,000 taels of silver. After catching Nakamura Chuanxiong, he must be escorted to Chang'an by a person of sufficient identity and weight from the Japanese country. In this way, this king can pretend that nothing happened~!"

Li Xiaogong pondered for a while in his heart, then looked at Queen Pushu and said lightly.

The lion opens its mouth~!

The bearded guest on the side couldn't help but glance at Li Xiaogong in surprise, and this is what made the lion open his mouth~!

Ten thousand catties of brass, if brought back to Chang'an, would definitely be enough to solve the current money shortage of the court!

Shanbei's eldest brother Wang pursed his lips and clenched his hands hard. Even though he belonged to a Japanese conservative, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he faced Li Xiaogong's lion's big mouth.

Queen Tuigu's eyes narrowed slightly, then she gritted her teeth and said, "My lord, this 10,000 catty brass is really..."

"No need to say more~!"

Li Xiaogong waved his hand and interrupted directly: "There is no room for negotiation on this matter~! The queen knows that the twenty soldiers who died in battle were all the most heroic soldiers in my Tang Dynasty, as well as those innocent crew members. Now they All buried in the sea, no bones left~!

Before this king went to sea, the holy man once said to this king. If there is an invading enemy, we will definitely annihilate them with all our strength! The people of the Japanese country killed the soldiers and people of the Tang Dynasty. It stands to reason that this king should directly attack the Tang Dynasty, but considering your heart of the Tang Dynasty, Queen, this king is extraordinarily open, and you don't have to bargain any more~ ! "

Li Xiaogong's arrogance is vividly displayed at this moment~!

A weak country has no diplomacy, and a strong country retains hegemony. This sentence is also vividly displayed at this moment~!

Queen Tuigu closed her eyes, and after a long while, she sighed and said, "Okay~! It's up to the lord~! But the amount of brass and silver is huge, please let the king of Shangguo give two days of grace~!"

She weighed the struggle in her heart for a long time before agreeing to the condition of "losing power and humiliating the country".

Li Xiaogong said indifferently: "Two days is too long. Before noon tomorrow, you must prepare ten thousand catties of brass and one hundred thousand taels of silver~!"

Queen Tuigu clenched her teeth tightly, and after a while, said, "Okay~! I'll try my best~!"

Li Xiaogong didn't take it seriously, he looked around and said, "I wonder who the Queen is going to send to escort Kawao Nakamura~?"

Queen Tuigu thought about it and said, "This matter is very important, and the Etian Department wants to keep it in the court tomorrow..."

"Your Majesty~! This minister is willing to escort Nakamura Kawao to the Tang Dynasty~!"

Queen Tuigu originally wanted to let the ministers discuss this matter in the early court tomorrow, but before she could finish her words, the eldest brother and king of Shanbei stepped forward and bowed:

"I have admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty for a long time. I went to the Tang Dynasty to gain some knowledge. When I come back, I can serve the Japanese country and share the worries for Your Majesty~!"

Queen Tuigu raised her brows, and her face suddenly turned bad. Obviously, she didn't want to let the eldest brother Wang Shanbei go to Tang Dynasty.

Li Xiaogong squinted his eyes and looked at the eldest brother Wang Shanbei, and then said, "Before this king said that there is a person of sufficient weight, who are you~?"

Shanbei eldest brother Wang did not show that because of Li Xiaogong's contempt

When he was angry, he cupped his hands and replied, "I'm going down the mountain behind my eldest brother and king. The current imperial court is a purple crown prince. Prince Shotoku is his late father. I wonder if the prince can give me this chance next time~?"

(Previously, Prince Shotoku divided officials into twelve grades, and the color of the crown was used as a system for distinction. That is, Dade, Xiaode, Daren, Xiaoren, Dali, Xiaoli, Daxin, Xiaoxin, Dayi, Xiaoyi , Dazhi, Xiaozhi and other twelve levels, each level uses the appropriate color to make crowns and hats, and the purple crown is the first grade)

"Prince Shotoku~?"

Li Xiaogong whispered in his heart that Prince Shotoku had heard a lot about the deeds of Prince Shotoku when he was on the boat. He knew that this person had a great reputation among Japanese people, which was basically equivalent to Li Er's reputation in the Tang Dynasty. .

So, he nodded and said, "Haha~! Good~! It's up to you~! Since the matter has been negotiated, the king will leave~!"

After saying that, he stood up and took the bearded man without any hesitation to prepare to leave.

Queen Tuigu and the eldest brother Wang Shanbei said goodbye at the back.

After leaving the palace gate, Yoko Ono stepped forward and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, please~! Your Majesty has prepared a carriage for you~! !"

Li Xiaogong thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Hmm~! Step forward and lead the way~!"

"Yes yes ~!"

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