Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 290
"As for gold and silver, these are just the savings they have left over hundreds of years, so naturally they seem a little more, and their population is limited, and their wealth is concentrated, which is no more than this.

In any county or county in the Tang Dynasty, the sum of all the rich and noble families would not be less wealthy than here, but there is not so much gold, silver and jewelry. "Feng Daiwen continued to the slightly disappointed crowd.

"It's reasonable, but if there is gold and silver, there should be mines, and what is the output?" Although Li Shimin must have a source of information, it is impossible to know too much core things, so he naturally wants to hear what the person concerned has to say.

"Of course there are mines, but they are not rich mines. In addition, their gold and silver are not traded as coins, but as accessories, worn by themselves, and donated to temples as tributes." Feng Daiwen introduced to everyone.

"Guo Wei, do you mean that the people of Piao also have gold and silver?" Xiao Yu heard the meaning of Feng Daiwen's words.

"Xiaogong Mingjian! That's true, not only the Pyu country, but also Nanzhao, but most of them are silver, gold, and jewels. The officials and others captured the city, only targeting the rich households in the city. Officials can't invade the people. Wealth, it would be too embarrassing for Datang, but in the future, you can let the caravan go to exchange, and you can get a lot of salt, clothes, farm tools, etc." Feng Daiwen deliberately raised his voice, and said to Xiao Yu with a little apology.

Xiao Yu was an old man, seeing Feng Daiwen's strange expression, speaking loudly on purpose, he immediately understood that this was an opportunity to stir up others, but there was no malice, so he stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.

The dialogue between the two and their expressions, only a few people around them could clearly see what was going on, and no one pointed it out. They all smiled and nodded, expressing their satisfaction in cooperation.

Thinking about it, even though you can exchange cheap goods for gold and silver, if it's that simple, then who wouldn't make a fortune in silence, and the Pyu country is too far away from Chang'an, and it took almost a year to conquer once. It can be imagined, so this plan is obviously for those who wish to take the bait.

"Weiguo, don't you know how Chong'er is? What's the situation in Wa State?" Changsun Wuji also received a letter of complaint from his son. In the letter, Changsun Chong said that he was isolated and no one offered any help. Not a single copper coin was left, as an old fox, naturally he would not listen to one-sided words, even if it was his own son.

"Hello Zhao State Police, I haven't seen you for a long time. As for Mr. Ling, I haven't seen him when I passed by Wa State. It is said that he is busy with government affairs. There is nothing in Wa State City. Most of the young and strong have been transferred, and there are no officials." Feng Daiwen. There was nothing to hide, so I smiled and told the truth.

Changsun Wuji naturally realized that what Feng Daiwen said was the truth, and couldn't help but be furious. His son really felt a little muddy and couldn't support the wall, and he was talking nonsense about his busy schedule. One can imagine what would happen.

"Hehe, what I want to ask is how the people of the Wa state survive." Changsun Wuji twitched the corner of his mouth twice and asked with a slightly embarrassed smile.

"There! Poverty and backwardness, half-grazing and half-cultivating, wearing animal skins, living in a wooden house, but fortunately nature loves it, eats a lot, has baby-sized fruits, and trades are also barter." Feng Daiwen saw Many people were interested, so they took out some of the dried jackfruit that was originally planned to be a snack for the daughter, and invited everyone to taste it.

"Baby size? So huge." Everyone was obviously taken aback and asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"Yes, it's absolutely true, but this thing likes high temperature, so it can only be planted in Lingnan and Nanyang areas." Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"Mmm, not bad, fragrant, sweet! It tastes good!" With Feng Daiwen's pained expression, more than a dozen ministers ate the dried fruit that was taken out.

"Beautiful! It's so beautiful!" At this moment, the craftsman washed the jadeite out with water and held it out. Xiao Yu couldn't help admiring.

Everyone hurriedly looked over, and saw a piece of emerald, a touch of emerald green, so green that it seemed to be water, which attracted people's eyes deeply.

The other piece was Ming Fei, with a little green on the outside, and a piece the size of a human fist in the middle, which made Feng Daiwen doubt life.

"Is this really God's will? One piece of imperial green and one piece of bright jadeite match Li Shimin, and they were chosen at random." Feng Daiwen thought secretly in surprise.

"It's so beautiful! The color is bright and pure, and it's delicate and smooth to the touch. It's really a rare treasure!" Du Ruhui couldn't help but take it and look at it carefully and admired.

The Du family was originally a wealthy family, and they had a good eye for jade and other objects. Hearing Du Ruhui's praise, the others also came up to have a good look, nodding their heads in affirmation.

"These two pieces should be among the rare ones. Emerald and yellow are rare. Father is really blessed, and they are actually two treasures at a glance." Feng Daiwen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"May the Holy Majesty let the old minister choose a piece, take it out and play with it slowly, pondering it into a piece of decoration, it is also a rare pastime." Yan Shigu came forward and said with rare interest.

"Aiqing chooses herself!" Li Shimin naturally would not refuse Yan Shigu's request, and agreed without hesitation.

"Hey! Thank you, Your Majesty!" As an old man in his late [-]s, no one would mind a little request or naughtiness once in a while, because everyone knew that almost all of the Yan family were pure-hearted and good-natured people.

Yan Shigu bowed his hands to express his thanks, and without picking anything, he took a step forward and randomly picked up a stone in front of him, handed it to the craftsman, took out a silver ingot with a smile, and said: "This little money will be used as an old minister to transport the soldiers. hard-earned money.”

Feng Daiwen didn't refuse his kindness, he took it with a smile and asked the guards to put it away.

Li Shimin saw that many people wanted to get a piece, but it was difficult to open his mouth, so he asked people to divide all the ore into four grades according to size, and then said: "Today, I will build a village. Elder Yan set ten taels of silver, whether they can produce good things or not, each will decide his fate."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Veteran ministers have also participated in such a thing of common appreciation." Xiao Yu said with a smile, and casually pointed to a stone of the size arranged by Li Shimin.

Seeing this, other people also entered the venue with a smile. Those who did not bring any money would pay the bill. If there were not enough craftsmen, they asked the guards to slowly peel off the stone skin with a knife, and the outside of the Suzaku Gate became a bustling market.

Not long after, some people cheered nonstop, some people sighed in disappointment. The first Stone Gambling Conference of the Tang Dynasty kicked off unintentionally by Li Shimin, but this time almost [-]% of the people made money, because this batch of stones is really It's great, and they've all spoken before, only if they have color, even if it's like this, half of them will be in vain.

(End of this chapter)