Chapter 25 Each has his own income
In ancient times, tributes were long and the jokes were not made. There were also many cases of treating the Persian Empire and the Arab Empire as tribute missions. I don’t know if the Persian and Arabians knew what tribute meant.
"Wusun and Kucha are both major powers in the Western Regions, and are countries that the Changshi Mansion focuses on winning over. I heard that they have arrived in Dunhuang!" Perhaps because they got what they wanted here, or were deceived by Sima Ji's respect, Xu Meng said a few more words.
Sima Ji knew these two countries in his heart. Indeed, in Chinese history books, these two Western countries have a relatively high presence and are also the overlord of one of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
Sima Ji used to mix these two names with Uzbek in reading history books. Over time, he remembered these two countries. Wusun simply came to pay tribute. Uz country had another purpose. Five years ago, the King of Kucha sent his son to serve. After Emperor Wu passed away, King Wuz wanted to take the prince back.
Sima Ji had no official position and the tribute itself had nothing to do with him. In fact, this is true. Except for the people who witnessed on the street that day, ordinary people could not see the tribute mission. Now the missions of the two countries are received by the Great Honglu and arranged within the Honglu Temple. Even the younger brother of Emperor Sima Zhong and the King of Qin Sima Jian returned to Luoyang specifically.
After the tribute delegation arrived in Luoyang, Xu Meng had already gone to Youzhou to take office. Sima Ji was also planning to write a letter to Youzhou. If he didn't have this glass cup in his hand, Sima Ji, who was holding the glass cup, even forgot that Sima Xuanhua called him several times. It was not until the little girl's car and wooden bicycle walked around in front of her that she woke up.
"I don't want to play with me, what's there to see about these tributes? Xuanhua heard that these tributes are not strong, far less than fired glaze pottery, just transparent." Sima Xuanhua was very dissatisfied with the carriage and circled Sima Ji.
"Xuanhua, distance produces beauty, and things are precious because they are rare. Glazed pottery has the benefits of glazed pottery, and glazed pottery also has the benefits of glazed pottery." Sima Ji put down the glass cup and said in a tone of coaxing children, "Everything has its own uses."
Glazed pottery is porcelain, but it was not called this name in the Jin Dynasty. Compared with later porcelains, glaze pottery was relatively primitive, but glaze was the same, far from the level of glass.
"Then! Then Xuanhua gave it to his uncle by making the decision. I believe that my mother will not blame me." Sima Xuanhua saw his uncle Sima Ji's love look, and after a while of struggle, he made up his mind to say.
Hum? Does this mean that the career of his jester has reached a peak? There is a saying that Liuli is nothing. Jia Nanfeng was in power for ten years, and he was not alone in the entire Jin Dynasty.
Sima Ji even felt that his bones were lighter, and finally looked like an uncle. He took the lead and said proudly, "Don't worry, whenever you get married, as long as there are any on the ground, my uncle will find a way to get it for you."
"I don't know what my uncle is talking about..." Sima Xuanhua played while riding the car, and a group of palace maids hurriedly followed behind him. Sima Ji remembered that he had a role as Sima Jester to play, so he quickly got up and followed him, but he did not forget to take the glass cup.
This glass cup eventually fell into Sima Ji. Although Sima Xuanhua was young, he really asked Jia Nanfeng to give this glass cup to Sima Ji.
"Grape wine luminous cup, and you want to drink the pipa immediately!" Sima Ji, who returned home, held the glass cup and read it out regardless of whether it was appropriate or not. He did not have any skills in his previous life and worked in the glass factory for a long time. He was also familiar with some glass manufacturing processes, but not all processes were familiar with.
This may also be Sima Ji's only manual skills that can be based in the Jin Dynasty. He has written down the data that he can remember and is hidden in the Yan Prince's Mansion. However, there is a problem. A person can use a machine tool to make things, which does not mean that he can leave the machine tool. Can a person work in a military factory and return to ancient times to build a gun? He stares at him with just a firing needle.
This is not like steelmaking. The blast furnace method exists in the Jin Dynasty. Sima Ji can refer to it. Where is the glass industry? Where can he refer to it? "Qiaoxi, I will follow me to the Changsha Palace later. We have not yet thanked the wild game sent by the Changsha King last time."
Filter the people in my mind, and ask Jia Nanfeng to make a big deal, it seems that it is not appropriate to find Zhang Hua. I think of Changsha Wang Sima Yi, who could only meet for one time, and visited under the guise of thanks.
"Glass cups, in recent years, the Western Regions countries have often been sent as tributes. Of course, many merchants have sold them to high-ranking families. However, the glass cups in Qingxuan's hand seem extraordinary and of course the origin is extraordinary?" Although Sima Yi didn't know what Sima Ji's visit was, Sima Ji was slightly surprised when he took out the glass cup, but he was not as shocked as he imagined.
"This thing is given by the queen!" Sima Ji said sincerely, "Shidu, do you know where there are Hu merchants?"
"Is this? It's a little difficult to deal with!" Sima Yi looked puzzled and thought for a while and said, "Qingxuan, the glass is not something that ordinary people can use, and they can't afford it. Only a few high-ranking businesses will buy it. Therefore, there are very few Hu merchants who buy and sell glass, and..."
"And what?" Sima Ji asked quickly. These Jin Dynasty people were so hard to speak, so why did they always keep their words in hiding?
"Brother Qingxuan, don't worry!" Sima Yi smiled bitterly, "It's best to go through Wang Kai. If Qingxuan needs it, I can help you. As a parent-child of Emperor Wu, it's not easy to disrespect Wang Kai. I wonder how much Qingxuan needs?"
"Qingxuan was just curious about these Western Region merchants. He wanted to meet a few and ask about the customs and customs of the place outside. Recently, he learned from the young tutor and gained some gains." Sima Ji's words dispelled the other party's doubts.
Wang Kai? No wonder he was able to fight with Shi Chong. It turned out that the two had similar wealth sources. Shi Chong intercepted and killed foreign merchants who had been in contact. From Sima Yi, Sima Ji knew Wang Kai's wealth source and used his identity as the emperor's uncle to monopolize some industries related to people's livelihood. Wang Kai was also very good at doing business. He monopolized the specialties produced in the Western Regions, and then sold them at a high price, making huge profits from it, and quickly made a fortune.
He came to Sima Yi's mansion under the guise of thanking, but Sima Ji Tian shamelessly ate a meal here. When he left, Sima Yi stood up and saw him see him off, and stood in front of the mansion for a long time until he saw Sima Ji return home with his own eyes. He turned around and said to himself, "Princess Xuanhua, no wonder Queen Jia can give him a glass cup, which is amazing!"
Chapter completed!