Chapter 2355 Self-recommendation
"Even a little girl has such a mentality. We men should reflect on ourselves and see if we have done anything more meaningful than yesterday."
His words suddenly made the atmosphere at the banquet, which was originally very harmonious, become heavy again.
After all, most of the people present were officials from the imperial court.
Zhu Chengxuan immediately looked up at him: "Father..."
Zhu Feng said, "Now, two more matters lie before me and you. The first is the matter of those mulberry farmers. Now, the court will begin to provide looms to mulberry farmers and silk merchants, allowing them to directly participate in silk production. The court will then purchase this silk at a low price."
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"This matter will be implemented starting from Feng'an. Its specific effectiveness will take some time to see."
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"King Wei, this matter has always been entrusted to you. You need to keep a close eye on it. Because it won't be long before the first batch of silk can be purchased. Once the silk is received, the second task before you and I can begin."
Zhu Chengxuan nodded immediately: "Yes."
At this time, a deep voice whispered, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask a question."
Zhu Feng raised his head.
The person who spoke was Tong Sinian, who was sitting next to Gu Yiyou.
Although he was not completely a member of the imperial concubine's family, because he was a disciple of Gu Tingqiu and had been working for the Gu family, the emperor summoned him into the palace this time.
However, he was a cautious person and would not speak easily when he entered the palace.
At this time, he spoke.
Zhu Feng looked at him: "Hmm? What do you want to ask?"
Tong Sinian stood up and said respectfully, "The second thing that Your Majesty just said, and which is before Your Majesty and all the gentlemen, is that Your Majesty has decided to send troops to Parthia to make peace with the King of Parthia."
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"Of course, we also need to establish connections with the countries along the way and open ports for trade."
Zhu Feng looked at him with a smile: "You really know it too."
Gu Tingqiu said hurriedly, "This matter is being discussed throughout the court and the country. Si Nian and Yi You have accompanied the emperor on an inspection tour to the northwest, so they are particularly concerned about this matter."
Zhu Feng nodded.
Then he said, "What do you want to say?"
Tong Sinian lowered his head and said solemnly, "I heard that the troops sent by the emperor, in addition to envoys, guards, and recruited merchants, also need a guide."
"good."
"I, a humble citizen, have the audacity to recommend myself."
Hearing that he had already spoken, Gu Yiyou hurriedly stood up, saluted Zhu Feng and said, "Your Majesty, I, a humble servant, would like to recommend myself."
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"Si Nian and I have both traveled extensively throughout the Western Regions and have a certain understanding of the local customs and practices. We are also familiar with the languages and scripts of the countries along the way. If we were to act as guides, we would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Zhu Feng seemed to have anticipated that the two of them would do this, so he was not surprised.
He simply looked at them calmly, then said, "Of course I know that you two have a wide circle of friends. However, Si Nian, I still remember that when you were in the northwest, you were abducted by the bandits from Hot Moon Bay and were seriously injured. Can you still travel to the countries of the Western Regions?"
What he was talking about was that Tong Sinian had one of his hands chopped off by the sand bandits.
Upon hearing this, Tong Sinian hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. My hand is fine now."
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