Chapter 1208 Seventh-Grade Envoys Abroad
In three days, Li Xiang came to the prefect's Yamen again.
Normally, a higher-level official should be responsible for the handover, but Li Xiang was eager to go back, so he could only meet with the prefect.
When he saw the official documents from the Tang Dynasty, the prefect's face was full of disbelief. What do we mean by a foreign affairs agency stationed here? I have never even heard of such a word.
"Let me give you a brief explanation..."
Looking at the expression on the other party's face, Li Xiang could only give a brief explanation. Otherwise, if the other party spends a whole day here, I'm afraid he won't be able to understand some of the meaning above. We don't have that much time to spend with him here.
It took a long time for the prefect to understand the meaning of the above, which was that Cao Lian, headed by Cao Lian, was going to set up a guild hall here, and this guild hall was not private. It was appointed by the Tang Dynasty court, including Cao Lian. Everyone in the company was from the Tang Dynasty, and they were all of high rank.
In addition to communicating with the local yamen on behalf of Datang merchants and expatriates, this guild hall could also inform the Tang court through the Datang guild hall if something happened to the local country. This could be regarded as establishing a fast communication channel and saving time. Something happened and I don’t know who to talk to.
After hearing this, the expression on the prefect's face relaxed. Haolai is of some use to us. If it is of no use at all, why did you let you set up the Tang Guild Hall here?
In fact, there have been similar organizations before, but they are not official ones. They are all self-organized by businessmen. When talking to local officials, they have always been in a low position and have no way to speak out for their own rights.
Now Cao Lian has straightened his back and has the 20 cavalry at the door. After that, he regards himself as an official of the Tang Dynasty. In his eyes, let alone a prefect, even if you are your king. So what, I represent the Tang Empire.
All these words were told to him by Li Xiang. We, the Tang Dynasty, belong to the Heavenly Dynasty. Even if countries like you are rushing to cooperate with us, it depends on which one of you is more filial.
In this era, the people of the Tang Dynasty felt that they were superior to others, so Cao Lian's actions were not entirely fake. As long as the court supported him, this guy would dare to do anything. Anyway, he would do anything. In a word, I am no longer a businessman, but an official of the Tang Dynasty.
Seventh-grade envoys abroad...
The Lord Magistrate pondered these words. If we want to talk about envoys stationed abroad, then the rank should be higher. But the person in front of the problem is a seventh-rank official, which should be considered the lowest level in the Tang Dynasty.
Changsunze's letter was also placed nearby. Of course, Changsunze's letter was not for him, but for the king of Piao.
Changsunze was ordered to guard Anxi City. He was the guarding general of the entire southern Nanzhao. He was considered a prince of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, coupled with his father's status in the court, Changsunze was higher than other generals. , His letter cannot be dealt with casually.
"Do you have any questions, Lord Prefect?"
Everything that needs to be explained has been explained, and the prefect also called several of his subordinates to compare Chang Sunze’s notes. They also concluded that the letter was authentic, not to mention that it was on all the customs clearance documents. Big seal, no one dares to forge this.
"This involves the relationship between our country and the Tang Dynasty. I am so humble that I can't give a specific answer on this matter, so I can only send the letter to the capital of our country and hope that Mr. Huang can wait for a few days. "
The Lord Magistrate rolled his eyes. The person in front of him was not a simple person, not to mention that this matter was indeed beyond his ability. The only way was to delay it. As for how long it would take to go back and forth, that was a matter in the capital. , has nothing to do with us.
"That's no problem, but our General Chang Sun also has something to say. If you don't agree to our request, then we will temporarily close the border between the two countries, and the trade between the two countries will be temporarily suspended until an agreement is reached."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, the prefect immediately panicked. The border trade between the two countries is also very important. They urgently need salt and ironware from Datang. There are also some goods here that need to be sold to Datang. If it is closed If the border is crossed, it will have a profound impact on the local people, which is not something he can afford.
"This is absolutely not possible. This is absolutely not possible. Please, Mr. Huang, be considerate of me. I will immediately send someone to the capital at high speed. There will be news within three days at the latest."
Seeing this guy's bad behavior, Li Xiang also snorted coldly. If he didn't say something powerful to you, you really thought I was joking with you.
"Then I'll give you three days. If we haven't received a reply within three days, then we will return to the Tang Dynasty first. The border between the two countries will also be temporarily closed. Let your court send envoys to Chang'an. , when will this agreement be finalized, and when will we reopen border trade..."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, he was too lazy to waste time here. Cao Lian just wrote down Li Xiang's every move. This is the style of a great country.
Li Xiang told him before that when facing these small foreign countries, he must not show any face to them, otherwise some things would be difficult to discuss. He should press hard from the beginning to let them know how powerful our Datang is.
At that time, Cao Huanlian felt that it was easy to talk to him. If you had a sullen face when you came up, why would anyone talk to you?
Now seeing the scene in front of him, he completely believed it. The more you give them face when dealing with these small foreign countries, the less they know where the north is, so they have to use border trade to get stuck. If border trade doesn't work for them, then We have to send troops to suppress them and threaten them with force. In short, we can tell them whatever they are afraid of. Anyway, bragging doesn’t cost us any money.
What's more, we are not bragging. The comprehensive national power of the Tang Dynasty is displayed here, let alone the entire Tang Empire. Even if the Nanzhao Protectorate in the south alone puts some troops, it will be enough for you to save half a day.
The cavalry from the magistrate's office rushed out quickly and headed towards the capital in the south. They had to go back and forth within three days, otherwise the trade would be impossible. Then he, the magistrate, didn't know How many times have I been scolded... (End of chapter)