I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Lord Zhengyang?old man?well?

There are three huge question marks in Xue Rengui's mind, good guy... I haven't left Chang'an for less than half a year, my boss has become a little old man, right?
But... what will Dalang become when he really gets old?

Would it be as shameless as those three little old men on the first floor?
Xue Rengui suppressed his laughter, and said softly, "Mr. Zhengyang has always been strong and strong."

King Jie Ri was overjoyed, is this a relationship?He paused, and then asked again: "I don't know... What kind of business does Tang want to do with me, Tianzhu?"

Among the information about Datang.

It is also clearly stated that the Duke Zhengyang of the Tang Dynasty is a person who likes to do business.

Although King Jie Ri didn't like merchants, it couldn't be said that he was against it.

Especially this is a good opportunity for Datang to make friends - Datang and Tianzhu do not border each other, and they have no direct conflict of interest, so they are more suitable to be friends rather than enemies.

"Mr. Zhengyang wants to open some factories in Tianzhu." What Xue Rengui said was Wu Jue's idea. The business affairs were all handled by this lady Wu, but Yin Xuan allowed Xue Rengui to pull his tiger skin. "Produce something like paper, parts."

King Jie Ri was taken aback.

He was a little unresponsive.

What kind of business is this...?Isn't merchant trading about buying something?Does opening a factory count as a business?
Xue Rengui continued: "At that time, some Tianzhu people will be hired, and Zhengyang Guild will pay them."

King Jie Ri did not agree immediately.

This is not good news for him - he doesn't know what a factory means, let alone the countries around Datang, they all hope that Zhengyang Gong can open a few factories to them.

But Yin Xuan never did this.

Those sites might become a part of Datang in the future, and it would be easy to disrupt one's plans if they opened them now.

King Jieri didn't know what the factory could bring, but his intuition as a king made him feel... This might be the reason why Tang wanted to garrison troops in Tianzhu.

"Does Tang want to garrison troops in Tianzhu?" He couldn't figure it out, so he just let it go.

Xue Rengui shook his head, his tone a little surprised: "Why do you think so, this business is the business of Zhengyang Gong, and has nothing to do with the Tang court."

As he spoke, he paused, and pretended to be surprised: "Are you worried that too many people from Tang Dynasty will come?"

King Jie Ri smiled a little forcedly.

He was indeed so worried, but...it would be too embarrassing to say it so bluntly. Could it be that Tianzhu, which Chen Xuanzang said was similar to the Great Tang, should be afraid of the Great Tang?

"It's unnecessary for you to worry." Xue Rengui shook his head and explained patiently, "Mr. Zhengyang will only send some people who are in charge of business and trade."

"Of course... for safety reasons, some people will indeed be sent over."

King Jie Ri's eyes became serious.

coming!

Is Datang finally about to open his fangs?

Xue Rengui paused for a while, and put off a trick: "However, there are not many people, at most a hundred people, and what we are guarding against is not Tianzhu, but some refugees and bandits."

Only a hundred people?

King Jie Ri was skeptical, but he still didn't immediately agree.

Military armed forces, he couldn't help but treat them with caution.

Xue Rengui didn't expect to meet him for the first time, so he persuaded this strange king—although he didn't have much contact with Li Shimin, he also knew that all these high-ranking people were troublesome guys with serious suspicions.

As soon as he changed his mouth, he continued: "Besides, there are some business I want to do with you."

"Oh?" King Jie Ri asked in doubt, is there still business?

Xue Rengui nodded: "Mr. Zhengyang wants to sign a long-term contract with Tianzhu to purchase a batch of coal, iron ore, and bauxite at the price of Datang..."

"Of course, if you don't want Tang Qian, you can also replace it with equivalent supplies."

"Such things as silk, grain, and clocks."

King Jie Ri was a little moved.

Although iron ore is very important, but coal, bauxite... what is this?Selling to Datang seems to be all right.

Although there are not many merchants from Tianzhu to Datang, there are some. The silk and cloth brought from Datang are the most high-end and best-selling commodities in the entire Qunv City.

King Jieri's current clothes are made of silk from the Tang Dynasty.

"What is a clock?" King Jie Ri suddenly asked, he has concepts of food and silk, but he has never heard of the word clock.

He is not good at Chinese, and it is already very strenuous to repeat these two characters after listening to them only once, and he cannot do more to understand them.

Xue Rengui waved his hand.

A ranger stood up, holding a brocade box in his hand.

Xue Rengui opened the brocade box, took out the head-sized clock, and showed it to King Jieri: "The clock is something invented under the guidance of my great Tang Zhengyang."

"A machine that can measure time accurately to one breath."

Accurate to one breath?
King Jie Ri took it carefully, his hand sank, if it wasn't for the maid supporting him, he would have almost stumbled.

This thing is not small.

The top layer is covered with transparent and pure glass—although there is Datang, and glass is worthless, but that is only in Datang and the countries around Datang.

In Tianzhu, the price is not as high as before.

But it is not something that ordinary people can afford.

Under the glass cover, there are three copper needles, tick-tock-tick, King Jie Ri is not stupid, Xue Rengui explained from the side, and he quickly understood how to look at the clock.

"Is this made by Datang?" King Jie Ri was breathing heavily.

Of course he knows how beneficial such a thing will be to his country.

Xue Rengui nodded again: "Of course, this one is a gift from Mr. Zhengyang."

"If you agree with Mr. Zhengyang to open a factory here, then... a factory for making this thing will also be opened here."

King Jie Ri was moved, and he agreed immediately because he wanted it very much.

However, as the emperor's reason, he still swallowed these words.

"Several envoys from Tang Dynasty, let's stay in the palace tonight." King Jieri played with the clock for a while, and put it down reluctantly—he couldn't lift it anymore.

"In the evening, I will host a banquet for a few people, so that I can see my Tianzhu food."

Speaking of food, King Jieri finally remembered Chen Xuanzang who had been left aside by him for a long time. He pulled him over and said with a slight smile, "I just ignored it and forgot to introduce it to the envoys of the Tang Dynasty."

"This is also from your Great Tang Dynasty. He is a great mage who is extremely good at scriptures, and his name is Xuanzang."

Chen Xuanzang stood up and sang the horn as a greeting.