Chapter 556 Dear Your Majesty, the foreign minister hasn’t finished speaking yet.

Author: flaming chicken fir

Chapter 556: Dear Your Majesty, the foreign minister hasn’t finished speaking yet...

Timur asked this question to find out the truth about the Ming Dynasty.

Anyway, if he were the Ming Emperor, he would certainly not be willing to lose such exquisite silver coins with such a high silver content.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty did not impose any restrictions. It is just that you have to purchase five times more goods in the Ming Dynasty before you can take away a certain amount of silver coins."

"However, under normal circumstances we will choose to spend all the last silver coins and never leave the Ming Dynasty without any silver coins!"

Timur was greatly surprised when he heard this.

"Why is this?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, we are businessmen, and businessmen want to make money."

"If you come back with silver coins, you can make a profit of at most 30%. But if you come back with goods, you can make a profit of at least three to five times."

"oh oh……"

When Timur heard this, he showed a surprised expression, but soon the suddenness turned into bitterness.

Because he discovered a huge problem, that is, all the gold and silver from all over the world will pour into the Ming Dynasty!

Although Timur was not in business, he also knew that his empire did not have any high-quality products to trade with the Ming Dynasty. If he wanted to buy Ming Dynasty products, he could only buy them with his own gold and silver.

If things go on like this, all the gold and silver in the empire will flow into the Ming Dynasty, and the empire will face a situation where there is no gold and silver available!

"Should we limit the loss of gold and silver?"

"Your Majesty, what did you say?"

When Timur heard this, he quickly became careless.

"oh oh……"

"I didn't say anything, I just thought the Ming Dynasty's silver coins were too exquisitely made."

When the merchants heard this, they all praised in unison.

"yes!"

"We have never seen any country's silver coins that are made so beautifully and contain such a high silver content."

"Nowadays, some merchants who travel by sea use ships to transport gold and silver coins of varying qualities from various countries to the Ming Dynasty, where they are exchanged for fine silver coins and the gold coins are brought back..."

Timur was already troubled enough, but when he heard the merchants around him saying this, he wanted to immediately close the port and catch the profiteers one by one and kill them!

Timur turned around and left angrily before the merchants finished speaking, leaving only a group of merchants standing there stupidly.

"Did we say something wrong?"

"Who is that, please shut up quickly, do you have to kill us all?"

Just when all the merchants were uneasy and fell into silence, a palace eunuch came out and said to several people.

"Your Majesty is tired and has specially ordered me to escort you out of the palace!"

"You are not allowed to talk nonsense about what is going on in the palace today when you go out. If any secrets are leaked, the laws of the empire will not be lenient!"

"Please rest assured, officials, we will never talk nonsense!"

The next day, Timur met with some scholars specializing in Eastern history and discussed the history of China with them.

On the third day, Timur finally found time to meet with Hao Haidayu, the special envoy of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Hao Haida wanted to enter the main hall, greeted by a line of guards, and bowed respectfully to Timur.

"Hao Haidayu, the great captain of the Great Yuan Dynasty, on behalf of Elbek Khan of the Great Yuan Dynasty, would like to extend his sincere blessings to Timur Khan!"

"May Timur Khan be forever blessed by the Heaven of Immortality, forever loved by his people, and always enjoy good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people..."

When Timur was about to finish speaking in Haohai, he immediately ordered someone to sit down for him.

Hao Haida was not polite when he wanted to, he sat carelessly on his seat and looked up at Timur.

"I heard that Dayuan intends to form an alliance with me?"

"Reporting to your majesty, it is not Dayuan who intends to form an alliance with you, but the will of Changshengtian that guides us to unite and fight against the tyrannical Ming Dynasty!"

"Eternal life?"

Timur smiled slightly when he heard this, with a playful expression on his face.

He does not believe in immortality, nor does he have much faith in Islam.

As long as it is necessary or beneficial to the empire, it will not be a problem for him to believe in anything.

"Then I would like to thank the Immortal God for his blessing!"

"However, since you want to form an alliance, you must show some sincerity, right?"

Haohaida didn't want to answer but asked instead.

"What sincerity?"

Timur smiled and tapped on the armrest, and said thoughtfully.

"For example, send a prince as a hostage?"

"oh……"

In fact, Haohaidayu had already guessed what Timur would ask for, not to mention that it was an ancient rule for the two countries to form an alliance and send each other's princes as hostages, so it was not an excessive request.

It's just that the current situation in Beiyuan seems not suitable for sending hostages...

"To be honest, my lord Elbek Khan has only just ascended the throne and has not yet given birth to an heir. It is difficult to satisfy His Majesty's request."

"If Your Majesty does not give up, the foreign minister can stay in your country as a hostage."

"you?"

Timur's eyes became profound, and he looked at Hao Haida Yu with a probing gaze.

"Aren't you too young this year?"

As soon as Hao Haida wanted to hear this, he knew that the other party disliked him for being old, so he had no choice but to quote a Ming Dynasty poem.

"The old horse lies in the manger, but its ambition is still a thousand miles away."

"Although a hero is old, his ambition will not stop..."

"Although I dare not claim to be a hero, I still have some talents that your Majesty can use."

When Timur heard this, he couldn't help but stand in awe of the inconspicuous old man in front of him.

This is not only a smart man, but also a philosopher!

Otherwise, how could he say such philosophical words?

The old horse has great ambitions and a heroic ambition.

This is so well said!

Timur respected talented people very much. As long as you were talented enough, even if you were born as a slave, you would be reused. It was precisely because of this that he was able to build such a powerful empire in just a few decades.

"Your Majesty, please stay out of sight. I was joking with you just now."

Hao Haida stood up and said solemnly after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, you have nothing to say!"

"As a monarch, you should be prudent and should not make fun of your subordinates."

"oh?"

It had been many years since anyone had dared to preach to Timur. Even if the preaching was for his own good, it was still a bit hard for him to accept.

However, after a little consideration, Timur stood up to express his gratitude and sincerely accepted Haohaidayu's suggestion.

"Thank you so much for your teachings!"

"Ben Khan promises not to joke again."

"Let's get down to business now. Since your country intends to form an alliance to fight against the Ming Dynasty, we must first talk about how many soldiers, how much food and grass your country has, and how long it can resist, right?"

Hao Haida felt a headache when he heard this question.

It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!

Even if he could talk again, it would not change the fact that Dayuan was a pauper.

"Reporting to your Majesty, Dayuan is currently short of food and grass, and I'm afraid it can only last for a few months."

"There is also a serious shortage of weapons and armor, and the soldiers' bows and arrows are mostly made of wolf fangs and stones..."

"However, everyone in our Yuan Dynasty is good at martial arts, and women and children can also fight."

"As long as your majesty is willing to help me with food, grass, weapons, and weapons, I can have three million people, enough to use up the last drop of blood!"

Although Hao Haida wanted to speak very nicely, Timur still frowned when he heard it.
To be continued...