A few days later, the Caliph Mahdi of the Great Food Kingdom sent a delegation to Xinjing.
Hongxu, the Minister of Honglu Temple, held a reception ceremony and arranged for them to stay in the embassy.
In order to show the authority of the Western Qin State, the Ministry of Rites suggested that Zhao Ziliang accept the court meeting of Bu Nuode, the envoy of the Dashi State, at the court meeting on the first day of February.
Zhao Ziliang adopted this suggestion.
On the 30th day of the first lunar month in 772 AD, Hongxu, the minister of Honglu Temple, and Zhou Shan, the commander of the internal guards, came to the palace one after another.
Qinzheng Hall.
Zhao Ziliang put down the memorial in his hand and looked at the two of them and asked: "Tomorrow is the day of the court meeting.
At that time, the king will receive the envoy of the Dashi Kingdom Bu Nuo De.
How did you find out the purpose of Bu Nuo De's trip?
" Hong Xu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have contacted Bu Nuo De several times, held several talks, and sent people to test with the officials accompanying the mission, but this time the cannibal was very tight-lipped, and there was nothing."
"I guess we won't find out until tomorrow at the court meeting."
Zhao Ziliang looked at Zhou Shan, who clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the internal guards have not found out the specific purpose of their trip, but based on the analysis of various investigations, the purpose of their trip should not be for Mansour."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "How can we see it?"
Zhou Shan replied: "Since they came to Xinjing, except for Bu Nuode and Mr.
Hong who met a few times, none of them has ever left the embassy or contacted anyone.
Everything they need is Hong."
People from the Lu Temple sent it in.
Although the place where Mansour lives is not top secret, not many people know the specific location.
If their target is Mansour or has some other purpose, they should send people out to find out the information. , but they didn’t” Hong Xu said: "According to Master Zhou, are they really just here to re-establish diplomatic relations with our country?"
Zhao Ziliang did not answer the question and looked outside the hall, "It seems that everything can only be understood when we see Bu Nuo De in the court tomorrow."
On the first day of February, Liangyi Hall.
There were no very important military or political matters to be dealt with during this court meeting, so after the court meeting began, Zhao Ziliang directly issued an order to have the envoy of the Great Food Kingdom, Bu Nuo De, pay an audience.
After a sharp cry from the eunuch on duty, half an hour later, Bu Nuo De walked into the Liang Yi Palace and saluted Zhao Ziliang with the etiquette of a great food nation and said: "B Nuo De came here on the order of the Caliph Mahdi.
Meet His Majesty the Great King of Western Qin" "flat body" "Yes, Your Majesty" Zhao Ziliang asked: "Your Excellency Bunaud, what's the matter with the Caliph Mahdi of your country sending you to see my king?"
Benode said: "Dear Your Majesty, the Caliphate sent me to see Your Majesty this time mainly for two things: First, in order to speed up the deepening of the relationship between your two countries, the Caliphate believes that our two countries should re-establish diplomatic relations.
I officially represent The Caliph proposed to Your Majesty the establishment of an embassy in your country.
Of course, your Majesty.
The country can also send people to Baghdad to establish an embassy.
Your country’s embassy in Baghdad was still well preserved without any damage.
Second, on behalf of the Caliph and the Abbasid Dynasty, I borrowed 10 million gold dollars from your country for peace.
I hope your majesty can agree to the war, speed up production and construction, and restore the living conditions of the people."
Zhao Ziliang was stunned, and then said to the ministers in the palace: "I have only heard of loans between private individuals, loans from banks and shops to banks, and loans between banks.
I have never heard of loans between countries.
Dear friends who borrow money from each other, have you ever heard of borrowing money between countries?"
"No."
All the ministers shook their heads and sneered.
Finance Minister Yang Yan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, one country has never borrowed money from another country."
Zhao Ziliang glanced at Bu Nuo De and asked: "Why not?"
Yang Yan said: "Your Majesty, the reason why private loans, loans from commercial banks, shops to banks, and mutual lending between commercial banks can be achieved is because there is no fear that the borrower will not repay the money.
This is because there is interest and the court and local officials can To uphold justice, if the borrower arrives If the principal and interest are not repaid within the repayment period, the creditor can take the loan note to the government, and the government will make a judgment based on the facts to force the borrower to repay the money.
However, for loans between countries, no one can uphold justice for the creditor country, and the borrowing country If the money is not repaid, who will the creditor country look for to reason with?”
Zhao Ziliang turned to look at Bu Nuo De and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, did you hear clearly?
Your Dashi Kingdom wants to borrow money from our Western Qin Kingdom.
This is really a very advanced idea, but this is impossible.
If you put The money was borrowed back, but when the deadline came, it was If you don’t pay back the money, who can we, the Western Qin State, ask for reason?
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So, if you, the Dashi State, want to re-establish diplomatic relations with our Western Qin State, we, the Western Qin State, welcome it, but if you want to borrow money from us, the Western Qin State, then I’m really sorry, we won’t borrow it.”
Bu Nuo De said: "Your Majesty, please don't refuse in a hurry.
Our Dashi Country can pay the interest.
As far as I know, the annual interest rate of your Western Qin Royal Bank and other private banks for lending is eight percent." or so, we can increase the annual interest rate to one cent.”
Zhao Ziliang said: "No matter how high the interest you, the big food country, are willing to pay, if you don't pay back the money by then, we will still suffer a big loss.
Your Excellency, everyone can draw a pie, but the pie that is drawn can never be eaten.
You should understand this truth better than I, right?"
Bu Nuo De did not want to give up and said: "Your Majesty, our Big Food Country does not have the ability to repay.
Our Big Food Country has a vast territory and countless believers and people.
Although its annual output and tax revenue are not as good as those of the West, The State of Qin still has the ability to repay.
If Your Majesty and your lords are worried that our country will not repay, I think it is nothing compared.
Western Qin has a strong army, how dare they be afraid that our country will not repay."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and turned to look at Yang Yan: "Master Yang, what do you think?"
Yang Yan: "This" At this time, other ministers and officials also whispered to each other.
If the loan can be recovered with the principal and interest, it will still be very profitable.
Anyway, the money is lying in the treasury and cannot be cubs, but it is loaned out.
Able to give birth.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Ziliang said to Bu Nuo De: "Your Excellency, I have agreed to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, but I still need to consider the loan.
Your mission can continue to stay in the embassy, etc.
When I make a decision, I will naturally send someone to tell you."
Bu Nuo De also knew that this matter could not be rushed.
He had to give the Western Qin monarchs and ministers some time to think about it.
He said: "Okay, Your Majesty, I will be waiting for your Majesty's good news at the embassy.
I will take my leave now."
"Wait a minute, Your Excellency Bu Nuo De" Zhao Ziliang stopped Bu Nuo De, paused and asked: "Your Excellency, the former caliph Mansour, has been in Xinjing for more than a year.
Don't you want to meet him?
Didn’t Mahdi ever think about ransoming his father?”
Beads of sweat instantly appeared on Benaud's forehead when he heard this.
The last thing he wanted to face was Mansour's problem.
This issue was too sensitive.
He understood Mahdi's thoughts too well.
Mahdi simply didn't care.
He didn't want to take Mansour back.
Before coming to Beijing this time, Mahdi didn't say anything about Mansour clearly, but he didn't mention a word about Mansour.
He would be a fool if he didn't understand.
It was also Bonaud's mind that worked very fast, and he came up with a response in just a few breaths: "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, the Caliph told me when I set out from Baghdad, saying that now I am eating too much."
The civil war is serious, and even Baghdad is not very safe.
If we take the father of the Caliph back now, we will not be able to guarantee his safety.
After we unify the empire and end the civil strife, we will send people to ransom the father of the caliphate.
It would be safer to leave him in Xinjing now.
Your Majesty, please send people to take good care of him and provide him with food and clothing.
We must give him the best treatment.
If something happens to the father of the caliphate in Xinjing, we, the Great Food Country, will not let it go."
He was actually being threatened in turn.
Zhao Ziliang's face looked a little ugly.
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He said coldly: "Your Excellency, when you come to redeem Your Excellency Mansour in the future, I'm afraid you won't be able to pay the ransom."
Bonold said arrogantly: "This is not something your Majesty needs to worry about.
His Excellency Mansour is the father of the caliphate.
Even if we need to pay more ransom, our country of Great Food will not frown.
If there is nothing else, the villain Just say goodbye."
After Bonold left, there was no sound in the hall for a long time.
Prime Minister Dugu Wensu of the Government Affairs Council broke the silence: "Your Majesty, colleagues, it seems that Mansour is really a hot yam.
He is already over sixty this year. , if he dies of illness or old age He died in Xinjing.
Do we, the Western Qin State, have to pay Mahdi a father?
We cannot afford to bear the blame, and we cannot bear it.
It seems that we have to find a way to send Mansour back.
As long as he sets foot on the big food Whether our country’s territory is alive or dead has nothing to do with us.”
If the emperor dies in an enemy country, the court and the people will not care, because it has nothing to do with the people who becomes the emperor.
The worst is to change the emperor.
But Mansour was a religious leader before.
This status is different from that of the emperor.
Who is the religious leader does not matter.
It has a lot to do with believers.
The appeal of religious leaders is not comparable to that of the emperor.
If a religious leader dies in an enemy country, there is no guarantee that the believers in Dashi Country will go crazy.
Zhao Ziliang snorted coldly: "Even if Mansour died in Xinjing, what can the Dashi Kingdom do?
They still dare to recruit new soldiers to call and ask for an explanation.
If they have ten courages, I don't dare.
I don't worry about the Dashi Nation because of Mansuruo."
They are causing trouble for us, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if Mansoor’s ambitions were aroused at the right time and he was sent back to make the civil strife in the country of Big Food more intense?”
Dugujun stood up and raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter has great potential.
The Mahdi has now pacified the Antioch area.
If we wait until he takes over Syria, Jerusalem, and Jordan, and then raises troops to attack Egypt, we will suddenly take Manchuria.
Sur sent back to set fire to Mahdi’s backyard.”
Zhao Ziliang nodded: "This matter needs to be planned carefully":