Chapter 364 No power to refute
“Opium is extracted from the fruit of opium poppy. It is made by cutting the immature fruit shell, extracting the juice and boiling and fermenting it. It is usually brown or golden in color. It has a sweet smell.
As far as I know, many nobles in your country like to crush opium and add it to wine and juice. There are also some scholars and poets in your country. , do you also like taking opium, saying it will greatly increase your inspiration?" Hong Xiaoduo asked with a smile.
After the envoy was startled, he said angrily: "Since you know this, why do you still say that opium is harmful and don't want it anymore?"
"Well, this, it's very simple, use Your Excellency, you should know better than we do. People who take opium for a long time will have runny noses, salivation, tears, yawning, dilated pupils, insomnia, anxiety, irritability, fear, and nervousness once the supply is insufficient or stopped. etc. In severe cases, collapse and shock may occur.
Opium is a specialty product of your country. As long as you can afford the money, you can buy as much as you want.
Ordinary subjects who don’t have money can also get it in other ways. They can grow it themselves.
But our country, Fengliang, cannot do that. If we don’t produce that thing, you can control the purchase price. So, what should our people do if they become addicted?
We can’t send troops to plunder your country just for this thing, right? We are a country of etiquette and it is impossible to do such a thing.
So, it’s better to put an end to it as soon as possible.
Do you think this reason is sufficient, the envoy? "Hong Xiaoduo asked with a smile.
As Kaiyang's translation ended, the adults in the palace gradually calmed down and regained their senses because of her words. The more I feel scared,
If the translator from the Ministry of Rites had not been unable to speak this time, and if she had not been the translator, I would have continued to buy this extremely dangerous opium.
It was only sold in three drug stores in the capital in recent years after the establishment of diplomatic relations with the poppy country. >
If the number of purchases gradually increases and it is sold in pharmacies across the country, and more people know the benefits of this product, the long-term consequences will be unimaginable
Many people, once they taste the sweetness, will not care about the harm.
It’s like the gamblers in the gambling house. Don’t they know that they will lose all their money and their families will be ruined?
They know that they just think they can control the situation and stop winning when they almost win.
However, when I win, I still want to take advantage of my luck and win some more!
When I lose, I am not willing to accept it. I think it is just bad luck, and it will not always be bad. If I do well once, I can make a comeback.
At noon, the left minister Yue Wenchao told them that the grain merchant Ishida Tomi told him that he also realized that the opium was not a good thing, but his son couldn't quit it and couldn't live without it, and he couldn't afford it, so he had to let him go. .
However, Ishida Tomi has warned the other children that they must not touch that thing again, otherwise, they will be kicked out of the house.
Now, the people in the mission were speechless after hearing what Hong Xiaoduo said.
It can be seen that they also want to refute, but they can't seem to find a reason to refute at the same time.
"Your Majesty, is this also your decision?" The envoy stood up, saluted the emperor, and asked.
When Kaiyang saw Xiaoduo looking at him, he immediately translated it to the emperor.
The emperor nodded and said: "It is my decision."
Now that the matter has come to this, the envoy knows that there is no room for maneuver in this matter. Although he is unwilling to do so, he can only give up.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has decided not to buy opium today. If he changes his mind someday, I am afraid that the king of opium will not agree to it again." The envoy emphasized unnecessarily. "Thank you, envoy, for reminding me. You are not joking. Now that I have made a decision, I will never regret it." The emperor said seriously.
The emperor actually wanted to laugh, but felt that at this moment, in this situation, as the king of a country, he had to be more serious.
The envoy was bored and left in despair. Everyone noticed that in the morning, Hong Xiaoduo asked Cao Shangshu to check the envoy wearing Fengliang costume. As he walked out, he turned back and smiled at them.
That smile is sincere and friendly.
"Ms. Hong, thank you very much for the opium matter. What reward do you want?" the emperor asked with a smile.
If it were anyone else, they should respond that this is a matter of duty.
“Your Majesty, the opium incident is not the fault of the civilian women alone. Mr. Yue investigated carefully. The most important thing is actually your majesty’s wisdom. Otherwise, no matter how much the civilian women say, it will be in vain.
As for rewards, why do women ask for them themselves? If they ask for more, they will appear greedy. If they want less, they will feel they are at a disadvantage. Therefore, your majesty can do as he pleases.
However, although His Majesty has decided not to purchase opium from foreign countries. We must also be on guard against someone coming in through other channels. "Hong Xiaoduo kindly gave me a warning.
"I will issue an order later that my country, Fengliang, prohibits the sale of this thing. If anyone violates it, I will destroy all nine other tribes. "The emperor immediately slapped the case and said.
"Your Majesty, it seems that there is nothing to do with the civilian daughter today, so Wei Kaiyang and I will leave first. The specific timetable for other exchanges between the mission and Wei will be arranged later. The government just needs to inform the women.
However, the communication with the mission should be arranged as centrally as possible, and don't delay it for too long. The civilian daughter stayed in the capital for a bit long this time. "Hong Xiaoduo said straightforwardly.
Listen, she actually dislikes this capital city!
Everyone looked at Hong Xiaoduo without words, and Mu Rongjing clenched her hands in her sleeves. She really had no nostalgia for this prosperous capital city at all!
Hong Xiaoduo left the Jinluan Palace with Kaiyang's forefoot, and Mu Rongjing told the emperor that he still had some unfinished business and came out.
In the Jinluan Palace, the emperor looked at the table where Xiaoduo was painting, and he did not bother to tease Mu Rongjing. The monk finally moved his heart: "Just use your eyes to see, don't do anything."< br>
“This is what opium looks like before it is refined?”
"This painting is too lifelike. I seem to smell the fragrance of flowers."
"I don't know which famous artist this painter studied under."
"I didn't expect that this flower It's so gorgeous and beautiful, but the extracted material is so harmful."
It's really strange to see his ministers surrounding the table in an airtight manner. They all look like they have never seen the world. Saw it.
The emperor glanced at Eunuch Fu. Eunuch Fu immediately understood and walked over: "My lords, please give way. This painting is very important. I will ask the palace painter to copy it later and record it in the record." Eunuch Fu said as he squeezed in, and carefully put away the paintings on the table.
"Alright, my dear friends, if you have nothing to do, please step aside." The emperor also started to drive people away. He didn't want to quietly think about how much gold reward should be given to the girl.
Rather, he wanted to ask the girl for four paintings of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums to hang in the royal study, but he just didn’t know how to talk to the girl.
He is the king of a country, and he has no shortage of ancient paintings by famous artists, but he just likes the kind of paintings painted by that girl, and he likes them just by looking at them.
As for Mu Rongjing, when he left the Jinluan Palace, he was stopped by Lord Ding of Dali Temple. After dealing with Lord Ding, he hurried out of the palace and saw Hong Xiaoduo getting on the carriage of Prime Minister Dong's Mansion. His back, and the steward of the Wei Mansion who was anxious but had no choice but to stamp his feet next to him...