Datang: I show my cards, I am the emperor

As soon as Li Shimin heard Wang Chen's words, he couldn't help but start thinking in his heart.

Wang Chen's words had a very powerful effect on Li Shimin, and His Majesty Li Er was extremely convinced.

The same assertions and words that came out of Wang Chen's mouth and spit out from the mouths of others had completely different effects.

With the foresight of his brother Wang, since it is said that the court did not find out, then there must be great interests that he and that group of courtiers have neglected.

Therefore, Li Shimin immediately asked: "Shopkeeper, these Fusang envoys came to my Tang Chang'an City, and I have also heard some friends chatting about it. "

"It is said that these envoys all came to our Datang to learn culture, knowledge and technology, because Fusang is very primitive and simple, the population is small and the conditions are poor, and many things are not understood. "

"Such a country should have no benefits at all, they are so poor and backward, what else can they get from them?"

This is actually the general idea of the entire Tang Dynasty monarchs, Fusang is poor, and there are no good things.

And the wealth of the Tang Dynasty is hundreds or thousands of times that of Fusang, and they allow Fusang to send Tang envoys, as if they were giving alms to Fusang, and they never thought about getting anything from a poor man like Fusang.

Wang Chen immediately shook his head.

"You're really wrong to think so, the hundreds of officials in the court and the people of Chang'an City, who have the same idea as you, it is estimated that nine times out of ten. "

"What do you think Fusang's poverty means, does it mean that they have no money, it's just that you think too much. "

"The Fanbang barbarians on this island are actually quite rich, they just don't know how to use the money, and they don't have a place to use it. "

"The poverty of the Fuso people is reflected in their small territory, not much cultivated land, not much population, shrinking commerce, backward technology and cultural knowledge, and this is where their real poverty lies. "

"At least there is a very stark contrast, they can casually buy a folding fan from me at a huge price that looks like Wang Xizhi's real handiwork, and they don't see any distressed look at all. "

"On the contrary, the enlightenment of young children in their country and the etiquette of the imperial court system can only copy our Datang. "

"Lao Li, do you know what this means?"

Li Shimin was already a little stunned by what Wang Chen said, and shook his head a little slowly and stiffly.

Wang Chen took a sip of the tea on the table, and then said in a solemn tone.

"This means that they are a bunch of poor people who have gold in their hands and can't spend it!"

His Majesty Li Er was suddenly shocked, the poor man with gold?

At first glance, this evaluation seems to be contradictory and awkward, but after the explanation just now, Li Shimin actually understands.

He couldn't help but grab his chin, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly furrowed together, thinking about Wang Chen's words.

After a while, Li Shimin was still a little suspicious: "Brother Wang, you said that Fusang has gold in his hands, but since they are sluggish in commerce and trade, and backward in farming, where does their wealth come from?"

Wang Chen showed a secret smile at this time, and then explained: "It's very simple, dig it out!"

At the same time, he pointed to the ground, indicating that it had been dug out of the ground.

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly widened, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.

, this gold is still literal, Li Er has always thought that it refers to wealth.

"Brother Wang, do you mean that Fusang, a small island country, has gold mines hidden in their land?"

Gold is a rare resource, and Li Shimin knows it better than anyone else.

The gold reserves of the entire Tang Dynasty are actually not particularly huge, for the Tang Dynasty, the common currency is copper coins, and gold is only seen as a small number of large transactions.

If the gold mines were really buried under the ground of Fusang, then Nyima would really be a group of poor people with gold in their hands.

Facing Li Shimin's incredulous look, Wang Chen nodded happily.

"You heard that right, they do have a lot of gold in their land, which is why they can buy whatever they want, but they don't have much copper in their own country. "

Li Shimin couldn't be calm now, he sat on the chair and groaned for a long time, his fingers kept tapping on the tabletop.

If this is the case, then this matter will have to be reconsidered, and it seems that the resolution on Fuso's dispatch of Tang envoys will have to be renegotiated.

The eldest brother doesn't want the younger brother's things, it's just because the younger brother generally doesn't have any good things.

But if the younger brother has gold in his house, which even the eldest brother is extremely lacking, then it is worth thinking about.

It's just that Li Shimin still has some scruples in his heart, scruples about the relationship between countries.

Therefore, after pondering for a long time, Li Er rubbed his face with his hands and put on a relaxed look again.

Then he said with a slight smile: "Shopkeeper, our Datang is a state of etiquette, and it is also the suzerain of so many small countries around. "

"Fusang asked to learn from our Datang's advanced culture and knowledge and technology, Datang actually didn't pay anything, if we use this to blackmail in exchange for the gold they have, I'm afraid it's not good. "

Wang Chen "cut" disdainfully, and then looked at Li Shimin with some disdain.

"Lao Li, Lao Li, sometimes I wonder if you are in business, and your vision and cognition are inevitably too immature. "

"If you do this and don't lose all your money, God is simply favoring you. "

Li Shimin scratched his head, then smiled calmly, and didn't seem to take Wang Chen's evaluation to heart.

Of course, Wang Chen just said it casually, and when he saw that Li Shimin didn't react, he didn't continue.

Instead, he coughed lightly, and then gestured.

"First of all, you have to understand that there have always been interests between countries, and they are attached to my Datang because it is profitable and beneficial to follow our Datang. "

"The Tang Dynasty has become the suzerainty of these small countries, and it is precisely because of its considerable interests, otherwise do you think that the Son of Heaven promised to protect these countries, and it is really for some tribute and face?"

Li Shimin nodded lightly and began to mumble in his heart.

He, who is the emperor, sometimes has such a simple idea, and he hasn't thought about so many interests.

Even if it weren't for the last time Wang Chen taught him to station troops and build bunkers in other countries, Li Shimin would not have known that there was such a model. _

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