Chapter 173: Send a bell to the knot

The ice is not cold for a day, and the strength of the literati and officials in the court is not for a day or two. Even if Xie Hong travels through time, he cannot reverse the situation in a short time. Therefore, after hearing Zhengde's complaints, Xie Hong felt that instead of trying to find a way to deal with civil officials, it would be better to solve the problem from the root.

Xie Hong knew about the place in North Korea. In later generations, both countries on the peninsula liked to clamor and spoke loudly. According to them, let alone the earth, even the universe was derived from that peninsula.

But in fact, that peninsula is an extremely barren place. Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, even the Japanese country of this era cannot be compared. At this moment, Japan has some gold and silver mountains and a large amount of copper mines. What is the peninsula? There is nothing except *** ginseng and kimchi.

Xie Hong guessed that the so-called tribute was just here to fight Qiufeng. Who made the scholars and officials regard themselves as heaven and dynasty and look very stupid and naive? At least double the return. How cost-effective this deal is, even fools know it.

The value of tribute is very high? Not to mention that the idiotic civil servants were fooled by the *** and were fooled by a few good words?

"Second brother, what exactly are there in North Korea's tributes? Even the national treasury cannot pay?"

"I didn't remember this." Zhengde shook his head and ordered Ma Yongcheng: "Old Ma, go to the Ministry of Rites to get the gift list."

"Long live, don't have to worry so much. When Zhangbutang was reciting at the court meeting, I remembered it all." During the court meeting, there was also eunuch present, and today Ma Yongcheng was on duty by Zhengde.

Xie Hong was a little surprised when he heard this. After seeing Ma Yongcheng, he didn't expect that this guy who looked harmless was very considerate. He even paid attention to such details. It is indeed not easy for those who can leave their names in history.

"One hundred ginseng..." The front one is indeed the famous ginseng. Why is it about ginseng? It should be about pounds. Moreover, the next one will not be kimchi, right? Xie Hong thought narrowly.

"Two beautiful girls..." Humph, this is also considered a tribute? How to give this back? Could it be that four women are given back? It's too fake, or is it just cash back. North Korea's tribute is indeed magical.

"...A few gold and silver ingots..." Xie Hong was speechless and gave gold and silver directly. This method is good, and it is doubled directly. It is better than later stock trading, but it seems that there is nothing too expensive here, right?

"I said to Eunuch Ma, our Ming Dynasty wouldn't be so poor, right? We can't even afford this little thing?" Even if the Ming Dynasty's system was unreasonable and the literati and officials were too corrupt, they wouldn't be so poor, right? Xie Hong couldn't help asking: "Or, what's the special thing about these things? For those two beautiful girls..." For Xie Hong, this is the worst valuation, and he has never done a population transaction.

"Sir Xie, there is nothing special about things, but I haven't finished reading this young yet?" Ma Yongcheng's attitude was much more respectful than before, and he even changed his claim.

It turned out that I just heard of Xie Hong that I thought that I could be favored, and that I could be more favored than those of them who were together with the emperor since childhood. But today I saw it, it was amazing, this was not favored. Even if the late emperor really added an older brother back then, it would be like this.

"There are all the previous years, and there are customizations for how to give back. It sounds like a lot of items, but it's actually nothing. However, this time there is an extra treasure. The reason why it's difficult to give back is that it's this thing."

"Oh! What kind of treasure is it?" North Korea also produces treasures? Xie Hong was surprised. Could it be that it was the five-color stone that Nuwa repaired the sky... Well, it was a nonsense, but this is really a strange story. Even the descendants of the North Korean envoys never mentioned this when they were hyping around in later generations.

"This treasure..." Ma Yongcheng thought for a while, then said: "It is similar to a sundial and an hourglass. It can see the time... but it does not require sunlight. It is not as troublesome as an hourglass when used." Then he circled the size of a teacup with his hands and said: "It's so big, it's made of fine iron, and there is a lid, which is very delicate..."

I'm sorry, it sounds familiar. Xie Hong is a little confused. Isn't this a pocket watch? This thing has been available in Europe for a long time, but how did it appear in the hands of North Koreans? Well, it's not surprising. Uncle Zeng said before that Franji, that is, the Portuguese, had already come to the Ming Dynasty. If you can go to North Korea and Japan, it's probably the case.

"... It's this, all the ministers and ministers in the court have never heard of it, but... so, what's the value? I can only let the Korean envoys say it. The two envoys said that this thing was passed down from ancient times. When Emperor Yang of Sui fought against Goguryeo three times, he was just for this thing..." Ma Yongcheng did not notice that Xie Hong was distracted and made a retelling retelling.

I can really write it, I know, bragging can also be inherited. Is Sanzheng Goguryeo trying to grab a pocket watch? It's so fantasy! And these officials are really weak when they are outside. For the sake of face, they give the pricing power to the other party completely? Let the other party offer the price casually and then return it twice. Isn't this a brainless person?

Xie Hong laughed furiously and stopped listening to the fantasy novels of the *** version. He asked directly: "How much do they offer?"

Ma Yongcheng looked at Zhengde, then trembled and stretched out a finger.

"Ten thousand taels?" Xie Hong held his breath and guessed hard.

"100,000 taels!" Ma Yongcheng shook his head, then gritted his teeth and said a number.

Black, it’s so dark, I’ve caught a sucker. *** is killing him to death! The technical content of the piano is more than eight streets, but my brother only sold a piano for 50,000 yuan. Compared with ***, I’m really a kind person. Xie Hong sighed and admired him.

"Gold!" Ma Yongcheng gasped for breath. After talking for a long time, he put the currency unit out.

"Damn! You're crazy about poverty?" Xie Hong couldn't help it, and couldn't calm down. The Ming Dynasty's gold exchanged for silver was almost one to ten, which was one million taels! No wonder the Ming Dynasty's treasury could not afford it. Even if the Xuanfu paid more than a year of military pay and pension, it was only tens of thousands taels. If you had to blackmail a pocket watch, you would have to make a million taels. Is there any reason?

Ma Yongcheng agreed with Xie Hong's anger, and he echoed with sternness: "What Mr. Xie said is that North Korea is crazy about poverty. The young man heard that eight North Koreans suffered another famine last year, starving many people to death. Even their two classes of nobles were hungry. That's why this time the tribute was paid. Originally, they could only come once a year, but this was the second time with that time at the beginning of last year."

Xie Hong was speechless. The peninsula was as barren as he knew, and it would cause famine if he had nothing to do. It was pitiful to cause famine. If the other party came to beg, in the spirit of humanitarianism, it would be impossible to negotiate to give some assistance, but it would be wrong for you to kill the surrender.

What's even more annoying is that when the civil officials of the court were so spared no effort when dealing with Zhengde and himself, they were so hysterical and hysterical. They ignored all the moral and face-saving things.

But when facing a small vassal state, he suddenly became reserved. If you don’t know the pocket watch, you can ask, and if you don’t know, you can learn. However, this group of people didn’t ask or learn, so they asked the other party to offer a price casually. The money in the treasury belongs to the court, and you can use it casually without putting it in your personal pocket. Don’t you feel sorry for it? Can you buy face?

These damn bureaucrats have never done good things. They harmed the Chinese civilization in their previous lives and wanted to continue in this life? Don’t even think about it, wait for me to slowly train you.

"Second brother, just don't worry, this matter will be covered by me." Xie Hong said while patting his chest.

"Really? Brother, you really have the best way. What do you want me to do? What do you need?" Zhengde was energetic and pulled Xie Hong excitedly and asked. His feelings for Xie Hong were exactly the same as those of his young brother and his elder brother. It was better to say that he was blindly trusting than blind worship. Xie Hong said there was no problem, and he believed it.

"This is simple. Isn't this pocket watch the most valuable in the tribute? Just make a better one, well, something twice as good as a pocket watch and you'll get it done?" Xie Hongran said, just a pocket watch. He was full of confidence and might be worth a little money in the future because it was an antique. In this era, what could he be considered as a master of handicrafts?

"Oh? Brother, did you say that tribute is called a pocket watch? How did you know?" Zhengde's curiosity came again after steadily overcame the economic crisis.

"Of course I know," Xie Hong said arrogantly: "Second brother, do you know? The clocks, that was invented by us Chinese..."

The earliest clock with escapement in the world was born in 1090. It was a water gazebo platform built by Su Song, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. It can call the clock. Its structure is similar to the structure of modern clocks and can be called the originator of clocks. There is only one second error per day.

Modern mechanical watches were born in Europe, but because the *** people brought these technologies to Europe when they invaded Europe. Not only clocks, but also ceramics, papermaking, gunpowder and other technologies, they were all brought to Europe by the *** people.

These technologies were either successfully imitated, such as papermaking, gunpowder, or failure, such as firing ceramics, and the result was a fire of glass, which greatly advanced the progress of European civilization. Without these gifts, there would be no European Renaissance.

Therefore, rather than saying that people in the world are the most invincible, they are the most generous in the world. Giving gifts all over the world is just a generous gift from the Chinese people, and even confiscated the benefits. Lei Feng from the Middle Ages.

Therefore, it’s okay for piano, clocks and watches are native Chinese specialties! Xie Hong had nothing to say to those scholars and officials, and he was self-confidant. Not to mention foreign ones, he didn’t even know the achievements of his ancestors. He was fooled by the *** with a pocket watch.

In addition, they don’t care about technology, but they still have to grab the credit. What kind of familiar words are there for hosting development? Maybe Su Song doesn’t know the principle of the water transport instrument station, but he still has to take away the title and credit of hosting development. As for the craftsman who is really doing things, hehe, it’s worse than the Divine Arm Bow, and he doesn’t even have a name left.

If those craftsmen were reborn today and saw these literati and idiots who were fooled by others, they would not know if they would be angry again, Xie Hong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"That's it." After hearing Xie Hong's explanation, Zhengde suddenly realized and asked again: "What are you doing, brother?"

"Ha, it's impolite to come but not to go," Xie Hong laughed and said, "Since *** has come to present us, I'll give you a bell!"
Chapter completed!