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Chapter 189 Wei Yuan meets with envoys from overseas countries

Sometimes qualifications are far more important than merit.

If Wei Yuan succeeds in starting a business, Xu Changzhi will definitely be number one in terms of capital, followed by Guo Hao, Chen Daniu and others.

For example, Yang Huairen, who became a monk halfway, no matter how high his official position was, he would still be ranked behind Chen Daniu and others in terms of title ranking or meritorious officials.

Soon, Lin Zhaoyuan left the military camp and led a hundred soldiers from the Manjia Battalion to the capital.

During his absence, Wei Yuan received envoys from various countries.

It is worth mentioning that the Japanese envoy Ping Zhongsheng had not left Zhou Dynasty, but went to Yangzhou and stayed there for a while.

Envoys from overseas countries all go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, or even the major capitals in the southeast.

Only Ping Zhongsheng went to Yangzhou, which confused Wei Yuan.

The largest restaurant in Fuzhou - Manxiang Restaurant.

The restructuring of Hangzhou's salt class has reached the final moment. He needs to help Haizhou, otherwise there are many forces in Hangzhou, and Haizhou alone may not be able to withstand it.

"You are welcome to take a walk and take a look when you have nothing to do. When you return, tell your people the beauty of our capitals in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and welcome them to travel thousands of miles to visit the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Therefore, Zhao Zhen asked some people to learn the languages ​​​​of various countries in case of emergency.

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Originally, Wei Yuan planned to meet with envoys from various countries after Fan Chunren arrived in Fuzhou.

The meeting with envoys from various countries was probably to finalize the shipping matter, so Cai Xiang and even the officials on Fujian Road seemed to attach great importance to it.

Get all their most advanced things to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"I went to Suzhou, visited Taihu Lake, and fished there. The people in Suzhou were very enthusiastic."

"What General Wei said is that I plan to return to Johor this autumn and wait until March next year to bring my family here and have a good time shopping around the city."

The access to sea transportation means that people from overseas countries can come to Dazhou to visit at any time. They only need to report to the local officials.

"I'm from Persia, and I also went to Hangzhou. The tea soup there should be called Cha Baixi. It's beautiful, mellow, and delicious."

At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was considered to be a big country that could accommodate all rivers.

Fan Chunren has a very good relationship with Haizhou. The two were Jinshi in the same year. Based on their friendship as classmates, they also want to help Haizhou finalize some things.

The entire restaurant was taken over by the latter.

Wei Yuan warmly entertained the envoys from overseas countries, and Cai Xiang, the transport envoy from Fujian Road, accompanied him.

He strongly agreed with this matter.

Since Wei Yuan led his troops to the southeast, he stayed in Fuzhou the longest.

Moreover, it would not be appropriate to abandon Fuzhou's unique advantages because of some disputes over interests.

With the translator sent by the imperial court, communicating with envoys from various countries was not a big problem.

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Envoys from various countries responded one after another:

“Although Fuzhou is not as wealthy as Hangzhou, it has its unique advantages.”

The imperial court was eager to eliminate the Japanese pirates because it wanted to ensure that merchant ships from overseas countries could safely reach the Zhou Dynasty.

As a result, Fan Chunren wrote a letter saying that it would be feasible for Fuzhou to take the lead in launching sea transportation.

"Where have you been in the southeast of my great Zhou Dynasty in the past few days? What have you seen? What are your thoughts?"

After all, businessmen from overseas countries can also come to Dazhou to do business.

"I heard that General Wei will be stationed in Fuzhou permanently. I specially stayed in Fuzhou for a few days. The people here are very nice and the scenery is beautiful."

Simply, let’s take Fuzhou as a pilot project.

Fan Chunren believed that there was nothing wrong with what he did, both publicly and privately.

But Cai Xiang and the Fujian Road officials who came here didn't think so. At this moment, they were very excited, thinking that they had finally caught this overwhelming wealth!

As for the shipping matter, Fan Chunren is not a fool, and he also knows in his heart that Wei Yuan cannot be bypassed in this matter.

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Actually, places like Jiangning Prefecture, Fenghua Prefecture, and Shouzhou are all very good. We have a saying among the Zhou people that ten miles have different pronunciation, and a thousand miles have different customs."

They brought all the famous wines and chefs from all over Fujian Road to this Manxiang Pavilion. The standard of hospitality was also the highest. Although it was far inferior to the state banquet, it was still very rare.

Otherwise, if we have been harassed and plundered by Japanese pirates for a long time, who would dare to go to sea given time? Foreign merchant ships, who dares to come to Dazhou?

Wei Yuan, who was sitting in the first place, looked at the envoys from various countries and asked with a smile:

Several people spoke one after another.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty was a celestial dynasty, and many overseas countries came to pay tribute every year.

In the private room of Manxiang Tower.

"Dear General Wei, I am from the Kingdom of Zhenla. I went to Hangzhou and saw a place in your country known as paradise. It is very beautiful. The people living there and the clothes they wear are also very beautiful."

Even without guessing, they knew that this place must be extraordinary and must be related to shipping, so they all came here in advance.

With Fan Chunren's letter, Wei Yuan received the envoy himself. As for Cai Xiang, he was just here to join in the fun and had nothing to do with the situation.

Only the Japanese envoy, Ping Zhongsheng, stayed in Yangzhou for a long time and just arrived today.

Wei Yuan was also very curious about this,
"I heard that the Japanese envoys did not go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is known as paradise in my country. Instead, they stayed in Yangzhou for a long time. I don't know why?"

Through the translation of the accompanying officials of Honglu Temple.

Ping Zhongsheng quickly responded: "I heard that you, General Wei, are from Yangzhou, so I wanted to see what kind of beautiful place it is that a hero like you, Commander Wei, could be born." Wei Yuan narrowed his eyes, "Who did you hear about my hometown?"

The hometown of Wei Yuan and other brothers and sisters is in a county on the border of Yangzhou called Guangling County.

This place is quite famous. Back then, Wu and Chu fought in Guangling.

Ping Zhongsheng said: "I heard many nobles in the capital talking about it."

Although Guangling County in Yangzhou is Wei Yuan's hometown, Wei Yuan does not have a strong sense of belonging there.

He even regarded Daizhou as his hometown and did not consider Yangzhou Guangling.

A few dozen miles south of Guangling is Youyang, Sheng Hong's hometown.

"So, you went to my hometown on purpose to find out about me? I wonder what you found out?"

Wei Yuan's face was gloomy.

Facing the Japanese who kept showing kindness to him, he just couldn't get any favor from them.

In his previous life, he hated the people in that place.

If he heard that any Japanese married a Chinese woman, he would shake his head and sigh.

A dignified Chinese son and daughter have to marry a wild monkey. Why is this happening?

Ping Zhongsheng felt something was wrong with Wei Yuan's expression, so he quickly stood up and bent down and said:
"Uncle Zhongyong, please forgive me. I didn't ask anything about you. Instead, I went to Guangling where you lived when you were a child."

"There are many people with your surname there. We bought a lot of gifts and gave them to them. They were very happy."

Japanese people have always been like this, paying great attention to small details.

But they are the ones who pay the least attention to important matters.

When he is good to you, he is hypocritically good. When he is bad to you, he wants to tear you into pieces.

Ping Zhongsheng believed that Wei Yuan hated him because of the warriors he brought.

In order to ensure that the weapons were in good condition, he thought of using this method to please Wei Yuan.

However, Wei Yuan did not accept this trick.
"It's a waste of money for you. Later, I will send someone to return the gift you bought in money to you."

Having said that, without allowing Ping Zhongsheng to say anything, he started talking about other things.
"Before coming, I heard that you all intend to take this opportunity to do business with Liao and Xia."

"I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to report it to His Majesty."

"However, if the two countries have it, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have it. If the two countries don't have it, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, also have it."

"I will not investigate what your intentions are in doing business with Liao and Xia. As far as the actual situation is concerned, the two countries are extremely far away from our southeastern coast of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"If we use our Great Zhou Shipping to trade with you and others, even the caravans from the two countries will have a hard time reaching here safely."

If the shipping matter is handled well, it will be a good thing for the country and the people.

If it is not done well, it will rise to the level of politics.

As the pacifier of the Southeast Recruitment, Wei Yuan could not ruin his political future just for the sake of a mere achievement.

Logically speaking, the Zhou Dynasty was temporarily in a state of truce and harmony with the two countries, and trade exchanges between the three countries were becoming more frequent.

As Wei Yuan, he can allow some caravans from both countries to go to sea.

This would also allow the court to gain some profits.

But there is no need to provoke these disputes, because his main battlefield in the future will be in the imperial court and on the border of the three countries.

If the relationship with some businessmen from the two countries is too close at this time, it is inevitable that someone will turn over old scores in the future.

In politics, those who can go far will always be those who cherish their feathers before they become famous.

Otherwise, if there is a political turmoil, a lifetime of hard work will be wasted at any time.

Take the case of the Two Kings for example.

If the two kings had acted to reassure Zhao Zhen from the beginning, and if the forces involved in the case of the two kings had not participated in the fight for the heir, there would have been no such prison.

After hearing Wei Yuan's voice, the envoys from various countries nodded in agreement.
"It would be more appropriate if we can have economic and strategic exchanges with Liao and Xia. Even if we don't, it will not hinder trade with your country."

"This matter is entirely up to you, General Wei."

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Wei Yuan is the host and the pillar of the southeast.

If he wants to promote trade cooperation between countries as soon as possible, everyone must act based on his face.

Wei Yuan glanced at Cai Xiang, who was sitting in the first place on the right side in front of him.

The latter understood immediately and hurriedly whispered to the person behind him: "Please go down and the wine and food can be served."

Later, the wine and food were served.

Wei Yuan raised his glass and smiled at the envoys from various countries:
"With this glass of wine in your stomach, we can discuss the shipping matter."

"I have taken a brief look at the business contracts that various countries want to sign with me, Da Zhou, and there are no big problems."

"As for the maritime tribute regulations with various countries, you proposed that you should personally select our Dazhou caravans and state government offices to cooperate. I think it is inappropriate."

"The cooperation between businessmen and businessmen is a free tribute, and I will not interfere with it."

"But when it comes to business between countries, I, Da Zhou, have the final say on who should be involved, which caravans, where the goods should go to sea, and where."

(End of this chapter)