Zhang Ruibo felt very vexed. It was all because of the sudden sea breeze.
He had been traveling to other places from the Tang dynasty to other places to trade for spices, pearls, tortoiseshell, and so on.
The good wood was used as ballast. When he returned, he would first go to the Japanese Empire to trade for some things from the Japanese Empire, especially silver and copper.
Then he would return to the Tang dynasty from the Japanese Empire and sell the things he did not trade in the Japanese Empire and the things he traded from the Japanese Empire to the people of the Tang dynasty.
Usually, he would make one trip every year and a half. He would rest for half a year before going out again. This time, he would earn more than 6,000 yuan.
He used to be a fisherman. He borrowed money to build a boat and used up all of his family's savings.
He had made four trips. Not only did he return the money he borrowed, but he also had a lot left.
His family was in Jinjiang County, which was governed by the Quanzhou government on the east side of Jiangnan.
If he finished this trip, he would earn at least 10,000 yuan.
He planned to build two more boats and hire more people to go out to sea.
Before he left, he heard that the Bashui Li Family Zhuangzi, which was next to Chang 'an, was very rich. He wondered how rich they were compared to his family. It seemed like that Li guy did not understand the benefits and dangers of the sea.
When he had more money, he would go to Chang 'an to buy land.
Not to mention merchants, farmers were not allowed to take the imperial examinations.
Their children needed to go to school in a good place. When the time came, they would be in charge.
Unfortunately, the people of the Japanese Empire here were too hateful.
When they saw his boat being blown ashore, they wanted to help take away half of the goods. They even wanted to rob him and the others.
Hmph! In their dreams.
But what should he do now? The Japanese Empire had many people. If he fought, it would be easy to die on the island.
He had to be firm and not agree immediately. Otherwise, the people of the Japanese Empire would think that he was afraid.
Giving away half of the goods was also fine.
Zhang Ruibo was calculating. He knew that if he showed any weakness, he would definitely be surrounded and killed.
It was like meeting the wild beasts in the mountains at home. If he turned around and ran, the wild beasts would definitely chase after him.
Thinking like this, Zhang Ruibo was considering whether to capture the other party as a hostage. The risk was very high.
Capturing a leader as a hostage and the second leader of the leader's subordinates wanting the leader to die, wouldn't that be a good reason?
Buzz … Zhang Ruibo was thinking when he suddenly heard a different sound. He looked up. What was that?
Whoosh! A ray of light shone down, followed by more rays of light that began to rotate.
Another voice followed, "I am Li Yi, the Tang dynasty's Jin Zi Guanglu Daifu, the Great General of the Army, the General of Heavenly Strategies, and the overseas pacifier of the Tang dynasty.
Patrolling the seas on behalf of the heavens, imposing might within the sea, and bestowing favor in all directions. Today I arrived here on the Tang dynasty's Ba Shui cruiser, and suddenly saw our Tang dynasty's ship.
Do the people of the Tang dynasty have any request? If you're in trouble, meet me at the stranded ship. "
The voice was in the language of the Tang dynasty. After it finished speaking, it immediately switched to the language of the Japanese Empire and repeated it again.
"Yes, I have it!" Zhang Ruibo stood up and shouted towards the light.
He couldn't describe how excited he was at this moment. What official? A long string of words, and the pacifier understood. Amazing.
The most amazing thing was patrolling the seas on behalf of the heavens, high-ranking officials and generals sent by His Majesty.
"Hurry up and come over." It was also bilingual.
"Yes! Brothers, let's go to the ship. "Zhang Ruibo glanced at the people of the Japanese Empire with a contemptuous look on his face.
The people of the Japanese Empire were stunned. Flying in the sky, glowing, and speaking, and saying that it was some general of the Tang dynasty?
They were stunned. As for whether Zhang Ruibo was contemptuous or not, no one cared.
Thus, Zhang Ruibo's people walked in the rain, and the people of the Japanese Empire followed behind, wanting to take a look.
Something that could fly and glow in the sky was constantly moving above their heads. The people of the Japanese Empire were about to kneel down.
Zhang Ruibo's 20 people also wanted to kneel down. Those that could fly were all gods.
Li Yi picked up a walkie-talkie and said, "Shine the light over here."
The lights on the yacht were all turned on, and the searchlights shone over in the rain.
Everyone on the yacht came down with their things.
They rushed to the shore before Zhang Ruibo came over, set up tents, put up lights, laid out carpets, and set up chairs.
Li Yi took off his raincoat and changed into his official uniform.
The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly tidied themselves up in front of a small mirror and stood properly.
Li Yi sat there and controlled the drone to follow slowly. He was quite anxious. If this went on for too long, the drone would run out of battery.
The rain and the low temperature would greatly affect the battery.
The nine military canvas tents were removed from each other to form a larger and more spacious tent.
There were metal pillars in the middle, but no one cared.
Four craftsmen were using a kerosene stove to heat up the food. The main dish was stew.
Beef stew with radish, pickled cabbage stew with pork belly and vermicelli, chicken drumstick stew with pine mushrooms, cabbage stew with tofu.
It wasn't that they couldn't make more, but it would be a waste.
Four additional side dishes were added: eggplant with garlic, cucumber with garlic sauce, shrimp oil side dishes, and cowpeas with pork skin.
The other side dishes were seaweed, broccoli, fried salted fish, and cold fish skin.
There were only two main dishes: rice and steamed rolls.
With such a limited variety of dishes, it was obviously not up to standard in the Li Family Zhuangzi's cafeteria.
Zhang Ruibo and the others, who had just rushed over, were dumbfounded when these dishes were placed on the rainy Yakushima Island.
The food was placed on the side. Now, it was time for the officials to treat the citizens and diplomacy.
Zhang Ruibo and the others, who had rushed over from the Japanese Empire, stood outside in the rain and watched. They didn't dare to go forward as it was too ostentatious.
Princess Yongmu put on her princess uniform. This was the first time she had worn it in front of Li Yi.
Li Yi had brought her several sets.
Now that she was wearing it and sitting beside Li Yi, she no longer looked like an obedient little girl who listened to everything Li Yi said.
With the addition of the crown, her entire temperament instantly changed. She was graceful, dignified, cold, and proud.
Xiao Lan also changed into her own palace dress and stood in front of Princess Yongmu. It was as if her standing there made Princess Yongmu stand out.
The six officials stood on the left and right. The Winged Knights brought out the ceremonial guards of the Thousand Bull Guards.
The nurse was wearing the court uniform of the imperial physician. Even the little girl, Qing Dai, was wearing the court uniform of the Empress's Palace Advisor, an external female official of the Imperial Physician Department.
Zhang Ruibo knelt down with a 'puff' sound, his tears dripping down.
When he came, he saw the big ship on the sea. The lights were bright.
The officials of the Tang dynasty were here. They were so impressive.
He knelt down willingly. This was the difficulty he encountered in a foreign country, and the officials of his own country came to support him on behalf of His Majesty.
The 19 relatives and helpers he brought also knelt down. The floor was covered with a carpet. It wasn't cold, but their hearts were warmer.
In fact, they just needed to bow. The Tang dynasty didn't have high standards.
They just wanted to kneel. They felt that they had found someone to rely on and were ready to fight for their lives.
"Where are you from?" Li Yi asked in a deep voice.
"We are the descendants of the Zhang family in Jinjiang, Quanzhou." Zhang Ruibo raised his head and wiped his tears and snot with his sleeve.
It was so difficult overseas. He, who had never shed a single tear, wanted to cry at this moment.
"Yes! Stand up and stand aside. Do you Japanese Empire know that I am the Angel of the Tang dynasty? Why don't you pay your respects? "
After Li Yi finished speaking to Zhang Ruibo and the others, he suddenly changed to the Japanese Empire's language and questioned the people of the Japanese Empire.
The people of the Japanese Empire also knelt down. They didn't dare to come in, so they just knelt outside.
They had no choice. The dignity of the Tang dynasty was built by fighting. The Japanese Empire couldn't stand up straight.
Moreover, the Japanese Empire learned the etiquette of the Tang dynasty. They also sent people to learn economics, politics, education, and technology.
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