May of every year is the day when all nations of the Tang Dynasty come to pay tribute. All foreign countries that surrender to the Tang Dynasty send envoys to worship the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty this month, which is called "the moon of foreign countries".

The Tang Dynasty had about 50 vassal states or tribes of all sizes, all of which came together in May, and the number of people was large and more obvious that the Tang Dynasty was coming to worship.

No matter what the Tang Dynasty will be in the future, the Tang Dynasty is now powerful and mighty, such as Tubo and Uighurs. They send envoys to worship every year. Even the Arab Empire, which has only risen strongly in recent decades, sent envoys to come the next year, including tribes in the north of the Mo River, the Western Regions, the southwest countries, etc. Dozens of envoys, plus their entourages, etc., have tens of thousands of people coming to worship.

Although Chang'an City is known as the largest city in the world today and can live in a population of one million, its real population is only more than 700,000, including the army. Nearly 20,000 envoys and followers from the country came at once, and it was very conspicuous and the Tang Dynasty was full of face.

An official from the Ministry of Rites was reporting to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

"Your Majesty, compared with the foreign countries that came to the court last year, there are fewer Khitans."

"Last year, the Xi tribe rebelled, and this year the Khitan tribe also rebelled. It's really lawless. Fortunately, An Lushan is conquering the two tribes, and there are frequent good news. I think it will be rehabilitated in a short time!" Emperor Xuanzong of Tang looked angry, but when he mentioned An Lushan, he immediately eased and even smiled slightly. It seemed that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was very satisfied with An Lushan.

The Tang Dynasty had tens of thousands of miles of border, and only the place where An Lushan often heard good news, demonstrating the power of the Tang Dynasty’s military!

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had no idea that the rebellion between the Xi tribe and the Khitans was forced by An Lushan, whom he trusted, and he was respectful to himself. An Lushan did not do anything worse than Sima Yi during the Three Kingdoms period. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang liked to show the military power of the Tang Dynasty, or like military victory. An Lushan relied on forcing the Xi tribe and the Khitans to start a war with the two tribes, which satisfies Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and continuously develops and strengthens his own strength.

The envoys from foreign countries came to pay tribute to the court, so Emperor Xuanzong of Tang naturally set up a state banquet to entertain envoys from foreign countries.

The state banquet was very sumptuous and grand, with officials and nobles accompanying the royal family, including beauties singing and dancing from the Tang Dynasty and the beauties brought by Fanbians themselves. They were all top-quality beauties, which was dazzling.

After the beauties brought by Fanbian, they usually stayed directly in the Tang Dynasty and offered themselves to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, with Yang Guifei, these beauties in Fanbian were impossible to enter the palace. At most, they were arranged in the Song and Dance Hall, or given to a certain prince, a royal relative, or minister, etc.

In addition to beauties, rare treasures are naturally indispensable, including agate, amber, glass, gems, daggers, rare animal skins, and many exquisite handicrafts. Anyway, they are rare things in the Tang Dynasty.

It seems like a rare treasure, but Li Fei clearly knows that these are not worth much in the local area of ​​Fanbian.

When foreign countries pay tribute, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will naturally reward many reward gifts, and the value of these reward gifts is often greater than that of foreign countries. The Heavenly Dynasty has always been like this in all dynasties, as if the reward gifts that do not reward heavy rewards cannot demonstrate the wealth and prosperity of the Central Plains.

This foreign country worships the moon, and Chang'an City is extremely lively.

You should know that these foreign countries came to worship not only for tribute and rewards, but also for purchasing a large amount of silk, porcelain, tea and other unique products from Chang'an City.

Therefore, merchants from all over the Tang Dynasty would try to bring their own top-quality products to Chang'an for selection during this month of worship.

Fanbang purchased the most, and also mainly made silk and porcelain.

The best silks and satin mainly come from Shu and Jiangnan. As for porcelain, the most famous porcelain in the Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly the blue and white porcelain produced by Zhaojia Kiln and Zhangjia Kiln under Li Fei's command.

In the past year, blue and white porcelain has not only become famous among the upper-class figures of the Tang Dynasty, but also has physical logistics to the foreign countries. The exquisiteness of blue and white porcelain is heart-warming. Almost every foreign leader has clearly instructed the envoys to bring some blue and white porcelain back.

The blue and white porcelains of the two Da Kilns were handed over to the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce, so that Xiao Ruoshui and Cao Xiaozhong could operate them in full. The price of this hand-made one is naturally quite different from the price obtained directly from the Da Kiln. The messengers of the foreign countries are not all fools. Many people hope to bypass the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce and order directly from the Da Kiln to save money.

Therefore, many foreign envoys directly found two big kilns, and the Zhao family and the Zhang family were under pressure.

"Duke, although the foreign country regards the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, it is still a foreign country after all, and it is a national diplomatic relationship. They directly found the Dayao to order it, and it is really difficult to refuse them. Otherwise, once so many foreign country envoys reported to the Ministry of Rites, the first ones were the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce and the Duke of the National People. The Duke of the National People might not be punished, but the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce will be pushed out, and Mrs. Ruoshui was also in a dilemma."

"What's the point of being difficult for such a small matter? Accept them to order directly from the Da Kiln, but it's higher than the price of Qiqing Chamber of Commerce, but it's lower than the price sold on the market by Qiqing Chamber of Commerce, so that they can't say anything." Li Fei smiled. He didn't say it, he didn't say it, Qiqing Chamber of Commerce didn't say it, who knew what the direct production price of the two Da Kilns was before? The Fanbian Envoy Procurement Group wanted to be cheaper, and had a good idea, but Li Fei also had countermeasures.

In addition to blue and white porcelain, Li Fei also has two kinds of killing weapons, such as glass mirrors and telescopes.

In order to advertise, Li Fei personally put two glass mirrors and several monoculars in his arms, showing off his flaunts among the envoys of the França.

The clear glass mirrors and amazing telescopes all shocked these messengers.

In fact, glass mirrors and telescopes Li Fei has also instructed Xiao Ruoshui and Cao Xiaozhong to sell them through the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce. It has been several months since today. There are rumors in many foreign countries, but they cannot be supplied in the Tang Dynasty and almost no one has flowed to foreign countries. Therefore, these foreign countries envoys have only heard of them, but this is the first time they have seen them.

In addition to silk and blue and white porcelain, glass mirrors and telescopes are also included in the goods they must purchase.

The worship of the moon in foreign countries is not only a feast that demonstrates the power of the Tang Dynasty, but also a feast for the merchants of the Tang Dynasty. Many merchants made a lot of money, and Li Fei also made a lot of money. The blue and white porcelain alone brought Li Fei nearly 100,000 yuan in income.

Li Fei of blue and white porcelain is not so sarcastic. Li Fei of glass mirrors and telescopes are purely sarcastic. He sold him a price of over 100 cents of yuan, just like robbing money. Nearly half of the money rewarded by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and the money brought by Fanbang himself were put into Li Fei's pocket.

Roughly estimated that Li Fei made at least 200,000 pounds of money from Fanbang's procurement. Li Fei himself once again sighed that the power of cross-age and monopoly was the power of cross-generational and monopoly.

When a foreign country worships the moon, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty sold a large number of goods and made a lot of money. They were happy. The foreign country envoys purchased the goods they like and went back to sell them. The price was immediately several times higher. They were also happy. The so-called mutual benefit and win-win situation.

----------
Chapter completed!