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As he was doing business with Huaguo, there was no way for him to refuse this reasonable request. It was just an embassy. Moreover, this also declared to those disobedient people in the empire that the empire had new strength.
Although I don't know how strong Hua Guo's military is, but it is a country after all, and it has a deterrent effect.
As for threatening the empire?
There is the Supreme Teigu, and no one can defeat it.The light of Supreme Tegu will be the most powerful.He has re-read countless times the literature and materials passed down from his ancestors.
"In terms of site selection, I hope that the empire can divide a region, and we will handle the rest by ourselves. At the same time, I hope that the empire can open the sky above the imperial capital..."
Of course, Cheng Chen knew that the empire did not change its airspace, but the way to transport goods in the future was by airship. If there is no prior permission, it is not good to be hostile.
Others don't know, but General Budd's Teigu was definitely able to shoot down the airship.
"Access to use the sky?" The little emperor was puzzled by the fresh name, and then he tilted his head and asked the minister for help.
"I don't know what is the use of this in your country? After all, if the sky above the imperial capital is used at will, it will seriously threaten the safety of the imperial palace."
Although I don't know the specific use, but if you don't think about it, the minister knows what the other party wants to do, but you know it, but the other party is planning to use super dangerous species as transport goods?
This cost is too high!
"In order to increase the friendly exchanges between the two countries, the country specifically allows the use of airships, the transportation equipment in the sky, to conduct material transactions between the two parties. Because the amount of materials has increased and reached [-] tons, the previous transportation methods are no longer available!"
In fact, the weight of Lin Ye's current transportation has reached [-] tons, but because of the need to hide his clumsiness, and the fact that the minister and the rest of the empire have an illusion that the other party's material transportation is very small, so every time Nothing more than a meal.
Therefore, even a ton of materials in the empire today is sold out immediately after passing through the minister's chamber of commerce.
In order to obtain more supplies, the ministers had already explicitly reminded them to increase the amount, but they were all limited by the ability of Lin's special envoys and refused.
"After all, the use of Teigu will consume a lot of mental power of the user. The equipment I hold is similar to Teigu, and it also has various restrictions, so..."
Seeing the minister's gaze towards him, Lin Ye, who was wearing ordinary clothes and sitting upright on the seat, answered.
"Very well, I agree..."
Without waiting for the minister to nod in agreement, the little emperor agreed first.
In his opinion, this is nothing at all. The sky can be used by anyone, and the other party only uses it to transport goods. It can also be used to establish a friendly relationship between the two countries. It is absolutely possible to kill two birds with one stone.
"Your Majesty... Now that you agree, I will certainly have no objections."
The corner of the minister's mouth twitched a little, although he meant to agree, but the sudden appearance of the little emperor made him a little depressed.
"However, what aspects are included in this material, we want to know, after all, even in the empire, many things are..."
People and drugs can be traded, and there is no prohibition. Isn't this a joke?
Of course, Lin Ye wouldn't say it out loud.
Cheng Chen, who was wearing a suit, explained at this time, "After all, the transportation volume has increased, and we can sell food, clothing, housing and transportation as long as it is needed by the empire. Moreover, the empire is constantly fighting, and there are some problems with food, so if necessary, We can provide cheap food, and we only need to sell it to the empire at half of the current empire’s grain Gag.”
half?
This……
Even the minister's heart trembled.
He can ignore the life and death of the lowly people, but absolutely not in the army.If there is no food, the army will definitely mutiny in order to survive.Moreover, at present, if it is half the price, if he resells it and sells it by half, it is not...
The minister has already thought of the day when the wealth will be abundant, and the gold coins in his treasury will increase greatly.
As for the cost of this food, just contact Hua Guo privately later.After all, not too many people can know.
What's more, Special Envoy Lin responded to his suggestive words just now as if he understood.
Even if the price is so low, according to the current market price of the empire, they still make money, just a little less, but this grain is only used by them to open up the market.
In this way, the little emperor and ministers agreed to establish a commercial center. Yes, the embassy not only contains diplomatic functions, but the surrounding area is also a commercial center.
From the date of completion, it will be the most prosperous place in the empire. As for the address, no matter which place it is, this will not change.
"Similarly, we want to allow our troops to be stationed in order to ensure the security of the embassy and the commercial center."
"No, absolutely not in this regard." Even though it was a friendly hint just now, this made the minister frowned, "garrisoning troops in the empire is absolutely not allowed. The presence of troops from other countries in our imperial capital will do harm to our country face."
Turning faces is indeed faster than turning pages.Only interests can drive ministers to change their minds.
"If your side is concerned about safety, there is no need for this. In addition to the fact that the Imperial Guard can arrange a team near the embassy, I will even greet General Esdes and pay more attention to it. What she said The hunters formed are precisely to deal with the young people who exist in the imperial capital."
In fact, this is just the minister's rhetoric. Although stationing troops is detrimental to face, it also depends on the number and the interests proposed by the other party later.
PS: After all, there is a protagonist in this book, unlike other novels, there is no central character, but I have paid attention to it, I don’t want the writing to collapse...
Chapter 092 Currency Trading (Addition [-])
"Actually, the recent series of assassinations in the empire have also made us doubt the security environment of the imperial capital. Even if General Esdes exists, it is not as safe and convenient as us using our own army. Moreover, such an assassination time , It can already be called a terrorist attack. As a peace-loving country, China firmly opposes terrorist attacks, and at the same time, sending troops to participate in the attack is an unshirkable responsibility."
Send troops to participate in the strike?
Of course, he will not let the other party actually send troops in to fight against "terrorists" in the imperial capital, but if he officially announces it to other nobles and the outside world, the impact will be not small.
Among the ministers of the empire, especially those who are neutral and those so-called good ministers, they all need to be beaten.
The minister is considering the gains and losses.
"The imperial capital is definitely the safest place in the empire. As long as there are generals Esdes and General Bud, no one can harm the personnel in the Chinese embassy. If Special Envoy Lin is not at ease, I am willing to send Esdes The general is stationed near the embassy, as soon as..."
The law and order in the capital of his own country was not recognized, and the little emperor, who was still a child, suddenly lost his temper.
He opened his mouth to prepare to send Esdes out to protect the safety of the Chinese embassy.
"Your Majesty, General Estes needs to be responsible for the security of the imperial capital and eradicate night raids. Therefore, it must not be used to protect the embassy."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Ye agreed, "Actually, what we want is to allow me to station troops. As for the number of people, please rest assured that it will not exceed 100."
There are 100 soldiers, but armed police can be dispatched, as long as the military uniform is changed and the logo of the armed police is replaced on the sleeve.
Anyway, as long as the agreement is agreed and the official documents are signed and sealed, even if they are questioned, there is nothing they can do.
After all, the words in black and white are placed on it.
"Moreover, the embassy is actually equivalent to the territory of another country. To defend the security of our own country, we can only use our own country's armed forces. Therefore, we don't want to trouble General Esdes and the rest of the empire. The armed forces shoulder that responsibility."
Or it really comes from a country at the end of the ocean, many customs and habits are different, and the minister also recognizes it. As for the land, the imperial capital belongs to the empire. Does the other party still want to stand on that piece of land?
this is impossible.
If the relationship between the two countries is broken, that place will be destroyed by the imperial army in an instant.
What the other party said was reasonable, but at this time, the little emperor didn't dare to nod directly in agreement, and looked at the minister and saw him nodding slightly, then he agreed.
"Then, the last point is about the currency settlement when the materials are sold. We hope to use our country's currency for settlement."
Cheng Chen took out Huaguo's coins and banknotes and put them on the table.
After the attendant took it and handed it over to the minister, after looking at the style and texture, the minister shook his head, "The currency is related to the foundation of our country, and your country's currency cannot be allowed to circulate in our country."
"No, this is not a preparation for circulation. It's just that when purchasing materials, you must exchange your country's currency for our country's currency to purchase goods. We will establish a bank near the embassy to specialize in this work."
This may be the case in the early stage, but once the materials are in the hands of everyone, the nobles and traders will consciously hoard the money after they have seen the value preservation of the money. Prohibition is also impossible.
"Isn't this one move many times? Isn't it okay to buy it directly with imperial gold coins?"
"From the minister's point of view, this may be the case, but our country has special regulations on this."
The minister frowned and thought about the other party's intentions.
If that's the case, there seems to be no problem agreeing, but there is always a bad feeling.
"Moreover, we have seen the current style of gold coins in the empire, and there are many types. If possible, we also hope to have the same style for trade. After all, we cannot confirm the value of them."
"On this point, the methods of Special Envoy Lin are different, but the content of gold and other metals is not much different. You can rest assured."
Seeing Lin Ye's slight frown, the minister also felt that it is not good to hold objections all the time. After all, things like transactions are always coming and going.
Since the other party is willing to make concessions on food, then it is okay for him to give him a small favor.
However, it is not acceptable to open the currency. This is the second time he has spoken. If he agrees now, it will damage his image.
"Actually, the currency of our country can also be issued by nobles who own their own territories. If Special Envoy Lin Ye can contact one of them to agree to exchange, then as long as our subsequent transactions, we will use this as the currency issued by the nobles. Intermediary exchange is enough, and there is absolutely no problem with the exchange within the empire’s currency.”
The nobles of the territory, the minister of course knows how many more, but it is already sunset, and it is about to die.Ten years ago, he also had the territory belonging to the family, but in order to please the former minister Jolly's policy of taking back the nobles' private land, he took the lead in agreeing and returning the territory, so he gained Jolly's trust and finally came here step.
How can a family's territory compare to this empire.
His grand wish to make the Empire his family's private domain was close to being realized.
For the remaining few people, he will immediately send someone to threaten them. If they disagree, let the assassins kill them.Moreover, even if it is agreed, so what, if they have no money, what will they use to mint new currency, even with the support of Huaguo, the cost will be huge.
After taking a look at the few small coins on the table, he knew that no one in the empire was willing to use them, let alone banknotes.
No nobleman is willing to use even the most exquisite banknotes.
In the history of the empire, there was a flood of banknotes. At that time, many nobles went bankrupt overnight.
After that incident, the empire's currency has always been gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins made of metal.
"Yes, as the minister said..." After hearing the minister's words, the little emperor quickly continued, "As long as Special Envoy Lin can get the nobles with private territories to agree to currency transactions, then we have no problem. Nobles The rights of private domains in this regard are expressly stipulated in the imperial law."
"This... so good! Then it seems that this is the only way to do it!"
ps: I don’t know if there will be a day when the collection of this book breaks 5000...
Chapter 093 The Dust Settles
Although Lin Ye looked regretful, everyone including Cheng Chen knew that it was all right.
Arya basically belongs to them. As for the gold coins, they are ready. After that, they only need to let the country produce a large number of them. At the same time, silver coins and copper coins will also be produced. Even the patterns on the coins that arrive later will be fine. It's time for a change.
After all, more Huaguo elements are needed.You must know that the style of the ten boxes of gold coins brought over now is no different from the gold coins that are mainly circulated in the empire, except that "Huaguo People's Bank" is written around it.
But after that, you can change it.
Originally, they were already ready to act first, they had studied the laws of the empire, and they were going to directly announce this time in the commodity transaction or directly ask the other party to go to the bank to exchange currency after the establishment of the embassy and the official start of trade.
After all, the current empire does not know the strength of Huaguo, and Huaguo has not demonstrated any military strength. In their view, Huaguo may just be a rich country. Don't know the exact location.
From the perspective of the empire, anything Huaguo wants to do must obtain the consent of the empire, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.
Based on the current situation, Lin Ye and the others also obtained consent under the possible conditions. As a result, fortunately, the minister let go a little.
Of course, Lin Ye could see the specific plans of the ministers, but their real backup was already prepared.
It was only a matter of time before Hua's currency replaced the empire's gold coins.