I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Li Tian immediately hurried to the queen's bedroom.

Concubine Lan bit her lip, but her personal maid came forward and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"The Queen is pregnant. What does this have to do with me?"

"The Queen is pregnant, so Your Majesty can't stay in the Queen's bedroom."

Lan Fei's eyes lit up and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

Inside the Queen’s Palace.

The imperial physician congratulated Li Tian, saying that his pulse was stable and both mother and child were healthy.

After Li Tian gave money to the imperial physician, he asked the eunuch to report the good news to the empress dowager and the queen's family.

The first royal heir is about to be born in the palace, and everyone is filled with joy.

At the same time, the Minister of Rites, Jia Renyi, received representatives of the Beimang merchants at the Ministry of Rites.

"Everyone, our Great Zhou Dynasty is a great country and we have always convinced people with reason."

The Beimang merchants below were trembling in fear.

They all knew the laws of the Great Zhou court; smuggling weapons and armor was punishable by death.

The more than 500 Beimang merchants who were captured this time were all ready to die.

But seeing that Minister Jia was so kind, these businessmen rekindled their hope.

Jia Renyi said: "Your Majesty, the two countries are at war, but the merchants and the people are innocent."

"We are different from you in Beimang. We value etiquette and humility."

Now several business representatives immediately knelt down and began to flatter Jia Renyi.

Jia Renyi continued, "But trade smuggling is against the laws of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"My emperor is wise and believes that although the two countries are at war, trade between them is still necessary."

"Your Majesty has shown mercy and allowed us to organize the Luzhou Border Trade Market."

"From now on, all of you merchants from Beimang can trade in this market."

The Beimang merchants below were startled when they heard this.

There is such a good thing?

In fact, this group of Beimang merchants also want to have a stable market.

Although smuggling brings huge profits, it also carries great risks.

Every step of the transaction is fraught with danger.

If there is any problem with the goods, you will lose all your money.

If there is a stable market transaction, this group of Beimang merchants will also support it with both hands.

Jia Renyi continued, "However, commodities banned by the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be traded in the future."

"Weapons, armor, and other items are not allowed to be sold to you."

Then what is there to trade?

The merchants in Beimang were dumbfounded.

Jia Renyi clapped his hands.

Two clerks then walked up to the group of merchants, holding up an extremely gorgeous embroidery.

"This is the high-quality silk produced by our Yuhang Prefecture. Our Great Zhou's honorable queen mother and queen both use this fabric!"

These Beimang merchants have never seen such exquisite fabrics.

Jia Renyi continued, "There are also tea products and porcelain. We have many treasures in the Great Zhou!"

As various luxury goods were brought up, the merchants' breathing became heavier.

The Beimang Kingdom was founded almost as long as the Great Zhou.

Although Beimang also has a Khan, it is generally a tribal union.

The chiefs and heads of the tribe are all very rich.

Over the years, the demand for the exquisite treasures of the Great Zhou Dynasty on the grassland has been growing.

Businessmen are all driven by profit.

Armor and weapons are commodities that are large in size, heavy in weight, and have high transportation costs.

If these goods could not be sold, the vendors would not be willing to smuggle them at all.

Luxury goods smell so good!

A set of exquisite tea sets can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver on the grassland!

A set of tea sets will only take up a very small space in the truck.

However, the merchants in Luzhou were not considered high-end merchants, so they could not get so many exquisite silks, porcelains, etc.

Jia Renyi brought out so many goods that all the merchants in Beimang were salivating.

Jia Renyi also showed a satisfied expression on his face.

He continued, "In addition to these goods, we also provide strong liquor."

As soon as he finished speaking, the clerk immediately brought a wine jar.

After opening the lid of the jar, the rich aroma of wine wafted out.

The businessmen swallowed their saliva repeatedly.

It's so mellow!

The North is bitterly cold, and all these Northern Wild merchants are drunkards.

This high-concentration liquor has always been a specialty of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Alcohol is also one of the main goods smuggled by Beimang merchants.

But the wine that Luzhou merchants can get is not of such high quality. They can only get some low-concentration rice wine.

I didn’t expect that the Minister of Rites would be so enthusiastic and open up the trade in spirits!

These Beimang merchants were all very happy.

We could make a lot of money by shipping these wines to the grassland!

I didn’t expect Da Zhou to be so generous!

Jia Renyi continued with a smile: "Finally, I have another product to introduce to you."

"This treasure is the favorite magic medicine of the nobles in our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Jia Renyi took out an exquisite agate bottle.

As soon as they saw the bottle, the group of Beimang merchants couldn't take their eyes off it.

The Great Zhou is indeed vast and rich in resources! The things they make are so exquisite!

Jia Renyi went on to say, "This medicine is called Xiaohun Powder, and it is recorded in our ancient books."

"Taking this magic medicine can strengthen your body. After taking it, your whole body will be hot and you can resist the cold."

"The most important thing is that after taking it, you can experience the greatest happiness in the world!"

"This medicine is also a commodity that our Great Zhou Dynasty intends to trade."

"Is that sincere enough?"

The merchants of Beimang began to whisper to each other, and one of their leaders asked, "Sir Shangshu, what goods does your Great Zhou need?"

Jia Renyi chuckled and said, "Ginseng, pearls and mink fur, in addition to these, we also need horses!"

These were within the expectations of the Beimang merchants.

There are many fine horses on the northern grasslands, and in the past, merchants from Luzhou often traded in fine horses.

However, what they bought were not war horses, but tall and mighty horses.

This type of horse is very popular in Kyoto.

The nobles and aristocrats were proud to own such fine horses.

Jia Renyi said, "We want to buy war horses. The price is the same as what you sell to the merchants in Luzhou. We want them all."

The merchants from Beimang also understood very well why the people from Da Zhou wanted to buy the horses.

But these Beimang merchants actually don’t have much affection for Beimang.

In the past, I helped Beimang smuggle armor and weapons because the buyers offered high prices.

The goods offered by the Great Zhou court are now better and the prices are fair.

Isn't it just a trade horse?

Although there is also a ban on selling horses in Beimang.

But horses are very common on the grassland.

The Khan also couldn't control every tribe.

There are always small tribes that can be sold in exchange for these exquisite goods from the Great Zhou.

Jia Renyi then read out the imperial edict, releasing all Beimang merchants.

At the same time, Jia Renyi personally issued trade certificates to this group of merchants.

With the trade license, they can trade in the market that will be established in Luzhou.

Jia Renyi then called for the imperial guards and sent these Beimang merchants back to the border of Luzhou.

After seeing off these Beimang merchants, Jia Renyi collapsed in his chair exhausted.

Carrying the infamy of the entire court, he finally finished it.

During this period, Jia Renyi was badly scolded.

Some ministers said that he was too soft-hearted, while others said that he was a spy from Beimang.