Chapter 1356: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (33)
Qi Haoran left after giving his sons a difficult problem, but the children got busy.
Just as Qi Haoran had said, the imperial court did not approve of the diplomatic mission to the west. Firstly, it would cost a lot, and secondly, they felt that it was unnecessary.
Since Great Qi was a powerful country, they could just wait for other countries to send their envoys to Great Qi. Why go through so much trouble to send Great Qi envoys to other countries?
Qi Xiuyuan understood the children’s tempers, so he neither supported or objected. He simply sat on the dragon throne and watched them argue. He decided that if the children could convince the ministers, he would agree. If not, he would drag it out.
However, in addition to the diplomatic mission, there were many more important things to deal with in the Imperial Court, so the children did not have much time left to argue this matter every day. They, too, could not think of a better solution themselves.
Even after Lu Deyin brought the culprit who caused her parents’ death to justice, they still made no progress. Not only Little Leopard and Little Fu, but even the usually calm Little Bear became so anxious that the corners of his mouth were bubbling.
After some discussion, the children felt that the money for the diplomatic mission could be taken from the principal for the sea trade that their parents had given them previously. After a few years of operation, the sum had already reached three million taels, which was enough for them to go on a diplomatic mission.
However, the children were used to being thrifty. They were unwilling to waste 300 taels of silver at once, so they wanted to persuade the ministers in the court to let them bring along goods and earn money as they traveled.
However, this way, there would be less space for them to bring along the national treasures. Hence, the children had been choosing treasures from Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran’s private vault from the inventory list.
Most of the items in Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran’s private vault were obtained from war. This was the collection of the two royal families and several noble families. Naturally, there was an impressive array of items, which dazzled the children.