The ceremonial room of the Privy Council was already very busy with the reception of diplomatic missions from various countries. At this moment, it actually received an application from the Liao mission, that is, to borrow the cook from Duting Xiyi to them...
According to reliable information, this is because, on the first day of the royal banquet, they felt that the reception banquet of the Western Xia embassy did not have a good meal!
The people in the ceremony room suddenly exploded. They were all careful and careful, but why did the people of Liao still think so? It's a real hit, those royal chefs!
Fortunately, the Liao Kingdom is not protesting. If it is a protest, then this is a very big thing. It will be thought that it is deliberately slowing down the Liao Kingdom's embassy, and the officials are dedicated to peace between the two countries.
The ceremonial room patted his face, hurry up, if they want the cook, they will send it over quickly, and it doesn't have to be the one from Xixia, anyway, everyone knows that it is the cook of Kaifeng House.
The ceremonial room did not know, it was also because the envoys did not eat the dishes brought from the Western Xia mission that day, and did not believe it at all, because they believed that Song Guo could not do it without thinking, it should just happen that the cook's craftsmanship was particularly suitable for their taste. That's all, so I just applied casually to satisfy my subordinates.
In any case, the cooks from Kaifeng Prefecture were urgently sent to Dutingyi, where the Liaoning mission was staying. However, they would not cook the dishes on the reception banquet. They would cook the classic dishes of Kaifeng Prefecture cafeterias.
However, the people in the Liaoning mission were also very satisfied, especially Yelu's walking shoes. He ate the Eight Treasures Rice again, and consciously his homesickness was relieved a lot.
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The Liao Kingdom highly advocated Buddhism, and the emperor also greatly admired it, which made Buddhist culture penetrate into every detail of life. As a painter, Yelu also painted murals in various monasteries at the beginning.
When he came to Bianjing, Yelu naturally had to go to the Daxiangguo Temple to see it.
In addition to appreciating the Buddhist culture there, there is another very important purpose for Yelu's shoes, that is, purchasing!
In addition to carrying official gifts, the envoys of Song and Liao who traveled between the two countries would often do private trade to earn extra money, or to facilitate relatives and friends. Yelu did not bring any goods, but was entrusted by others and needed to buy some Ru porcelain and tea to go back.
In this way, Daxiangguo Temple can meet his needs even more.
Yelu walked to the Daxiangguo Temple, and swayed around the temple, swaying and swaying. He even saw the Song Dynasty boy named Yun Yanhui, so he happily extended his hand to say hello.
"What a coincidence!" Yelu said curvingly.
"Yeah, huh." Yun Yan replied that it was not a coincidence at all. Although he was here today to handle official business, he was stopped just as he was about to leave.
As soon as Yelu walked out of the inn, he was followed by the people from Kaifeng Mansion, but today the Daxiangguo Temple opened the market, there were too many people, and the people who followed them felt a little difficult. When they found Yunyan back here, they asked him help.
Yun Yanhui had no choice but to run to Yelu's shoes, ready to supervise in an open and fair manner.
Sure enough, Yelu Yaolu greeted him excitedly when he saw him - if he didn't say hello when he saw him, it would be really doubtful.
"Yelü Tongzhi, what are you doing here?" Yun Yanhui asked casually.
The information of these Liao envoys has long been ascertained by the imperial court. Yun Yan went back and asked Bao Zheng. After checking the archives, he knew that this official was a Liao native who knew the same thing about Xuanhui in the Southern Academy, and he was still a legend.
He once committed a crime for murder in Liao State, but he painted a portrait of Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu and was pardoned. Because the painting was so good, this time in the embassy, he also came to paint a portrait of Renzong. After finishing, I will take it back to the current Liao Emperor Xingzong to collect it.
Just looking at the bright sun now, I really can't think that this person has such an experience. Zhao Yunchu is really stupid and sweet, he is just a bean paste bun, cut black.
"Brother Yun, you can call me Hailin. This is my name." Yelu said with a smile, "Before I set off, some relatives and friends asked me to bring back some Ru kiln porcelain and tea, and I'll buy them."
Where did Yun Yan know about the mission, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, "It's amazing, do you still allow purchasing?"
"Shopping on behalf of someone? Well, it's a purchasing agent." Yelu said, "It's just that I don't know much about porcelain and tea. Can you help me?"
"Oh, okay... I'll introduce you to buy things." Yun Yan recalled, we welcome this, and we welcome Liao's purchasing agents to come to buy goods, which can be regarded as a contribution to the economy of Bianjing.
"Well, by the way, are you interested in bringing some special items back to your relatives and friends, or buying them back for sale?" Yun Yan turned her eyes and asked.
Yelu was really tempted, "What kind of special item?"
"There is absolutely nothing in the Liao Kingdom... We are in short supply in the Song Dynasty. Let me show you this. We have this blue paper and Kaifeng lamps." Yun Yan introduced them closely.
Yelu was very excited to hear this, and felt that the people of Tokyo lived too delicately. Although there were many Han people living in the Liao Kingdom, and they also bought a lot of Song people's goods, it was still different from the Tokyo National People's Congress. What about the capital.
"Wait, Brother Yun, wait a second, I think my comrades will like these things very much, I'll go and call them too." Yelu was so excited that he felt that the good things could not be enjoyed by himself, so he forced La Yunyan went back to Dutingyi, climbed high, and asked who was going shopping.
Who came to the Song Dynasty and hasn't ordered a purchasing task, and I heard that Yelu's shoes were brought by the natives of Tokyo, and they were able to introduce local specialties, and they immediately responded.
Yunyan replied: "..."
Damn it, it's just inexplicable, why did you let me lead the group all of a sudden? And with so many people going out together, do you want the supervisors of Kaifeng House to vomit blood
Yun Yanhui glanced at the plainclothes of Kaifeng Mansion who was in charge of keeping tabs in the corner, and saw that the other party was also sweating, and nodded to herself, she had to twitch the corners of her mouth and folded a thin stick on the side of the courtyard wall. Bamboo, then wrapped in a red cloth, shook it.
"Please look at this little flag, follow me, and don't fall behind..."
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Yun Yanhui carried a small flag and took a group of Liao people to shuttle in Bianjing.
Today is December 28th, and it will soon be Zhengdan. Every day, people from Honglu Temple come to bring these people from the Liao embassy to practice the etiquette of the Asuka period, but other times are their free time.
But now, they choose to go shopping with Yunyan.
Among them, there are many people who have been envoys to the Song Dynasty, but they all believe that there has never been a person as professional as Yun Yanhui, not only seems to be familiar with every shop in the streets, but also can answer every question. It was perfectly answered, from where to buy the most cost-effective porcelain to what to buy for an older aunt who wants to bring some specialties...
It is more comprehensive than the embassy ambassador!
- It can only be said that even if the embassy ambassador is very enthusiastic, not every embassy ambassador is a native of Tokyo.
"Brother Yun, can we bring this Hehua fish back?" Someone else asked.
Yunyan came back carrying the flag and said, "Fresh fish? No, it will die very quickly if it leaves this environment, and once the fish dies, the taste will be much worse. You can buy prepared dried fish, and you can also buy other dried fish. Flavorful, just slightly more expensive.”
Look, he has another great solution.
Yunyan led them back into a shop that Kaifeng government cooperated with. The lights were sold here. There were Kaifeng lights of various sizes, and dozens of Liao people came in and filled the shop at once.
Yun Yan leaned back against the door and asked the shopkeeper to introduce them to them.
Yun Yanhui silently counted and counted the heads, not one less...
The Liao people did not hesitate to buy and buy, and then urged Yunyan to go back to the next shopping spot.
Yun Yan was about to cry when she returned. This shopping group was too good to bring. Everyone was in a hurry and they were all rich.
Indeed, many embassies these days are filled with royal relatives and relatives, that is to say, many of the Liao people in these embassies are actually purchasing for the princes and princesses of the princes, nobles and princesses of the Liao Kingdom...
Not bad money ah not bad money!
Under the strong promotion of Yunyan Huidi and the cooperation of various shopkeepers, the members of the Liao (gou) envoy (wu) regiment bought a lot of items with blood. More, especially when Yun Yan Hui Lao was talking next to him, "Now you only need 998 for shopping, you will earn if you buy it, and you will lose money a day later..." "This is basically jumping off the property price!" Felt to start.
That's it, I'm very happy. It's the first time I came here. I'm very happy. I've been here many times.
Of course, Yun Yanhui was also very careful not to take them to buy books. Although some important materials are not allowed to be printed and published these days, they are not afraid of ten thousand just in case.
After such a shopping spree, at night, many shops were closed, and I went back with no end in sight.
To Yun Yanhui's surprise, some envoys from other countries found this scene and asked the envoys to provide such services. How can these people have this kind of awareness, and it is impossible to give you a map for you to find by yourself, or Yunyan will go back and write them a shopping route. Buy one by one!
Whether it is the Privy Council or the Honglu Temple, in the end, they all feel very happy, not only because of the promotion of the economy. These envoys, every time they come, they not only do some private trade, but they also like to exchange cultures.
Usually, no matter if they came or the Song people were sent to the Liao Kingdom, if they had nothing to do with the officials of the Song Dynasty, they would write poems and songs, so that every time they chose the ambassadors and various envoys, they were closely related to the selection of cultured ambassadors. Naturally, they did not go there. When it comes to having fun, isn't it just to avoid capsizing the boat in the gutter? As a cultural person, it must be the number one in our Song Dynasty!
Therefore, this time everyone's attention was diverted by chicken blood shopping, which made the reception staff relieved, great, no need to prepare poems to endorse the pair at any time...
As for the further development, Yun Yanhui himself did not expect that this shopping route map was circulated and was pirated by some printing houses. Because the source is a foreign mission, it is particularly valuable. this version.
This map was specially sold to tourists from other places and even foreign countries, and it was very popular. Later, almost every person who came to Bianjing had a copy, and on this basis, it was continuously developed and renovated, and it became a must-have for entering Beijing.