"Thank you, envoy."
Although Zunsiluo knew that the other party was trying to pass the buck, he still bowed slightly and performed the traditional Tubo etiquette.
The weak eat the strong, this is something that Zunsiluo sees clearly, and it is closely related to his childhood experience.
Not everyone is qualified to be a puppet.
Even though Zasiluo carries the blood of Zanpu, he is not the only one in the huge Qingtang and Hehuang areas.
It doesn’t have to be him!
Zunsiluo was able to survive, and he survived with relative dignity, mostly due to his mentality.
If you can bear it, bear with it!
The battle in Sandu Valley eight years ago is still fresh in his memory.
Not long ago, he just learned the news from Wen Buqi that the famous northwest general was back.
Cao Wei returns to the northwest, and the defense in the northwest will only become tighter in the future.
And now this person is Cao Wei's legitimate son. On this occasion, Cao Wei's son secretly went to Miaochuan as an envoy. The hidden meaning in it can be said to be profound.
Therefore, Xisiluo will keep his posture low enough.
The request for books just now was also a test.
No matter how poor Tubo was, it would not be impossible to find a copy of "The Analects of Confucius".
Tubo's poverty was only relative poverty.
After all, Tubo is located on a plateau. Due to environmental factors, it can only focus on animal husbandry. Among them, Tubo's Qinghai Cong and Hequ horses are world-famous horses.
A good-looking Hequ horse must be at least sixty-thousand years old.
And there are at least thousands of such horses under his command.
The reason why it is thousands, not tens of thousands, is mainly because of his current situation, relying on Wen Buqi to live his life, and even if Zhisiluo has the ability, he does not dare to fully expose it.
Having 50,000 troops is the red line that Xisiluo can set by himself.
(PS: The soldiers of the nomadic people are not the same as the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. All the people are soldiers, except women and children. When fighting together, everyone is a soldier)
"I dare to ask the envoy if the little king has the opportunity to listen to Deyin."
In the Tang and Song dynasties, in addition to imperial edicts, there was also Deyin, half of which was used to express favors and benevolence. Occasionally, it also referred to imperial edicts.
At this time, Zusiluo showed his urgency at the right time. After all, in the eyes of the Song people, both Tubo and Dangxiang were barbarians.
It is normal for barbarians to be uneducated and take a little trouble.
"The world is settled, and then the six rhythms are corrected, the five tones are harmonized, and the strings are sung and praised. This is called the sound of virtue."
Cao Qian glanced at Xiansiluo with a half-smile, and then said slowly.
"Buddha, of course you have the opportunity to listen to the sound of virtue."
In fact, Cao Qian was playing a trick here. Zushiluo wanted to test him, so why didn't he want to test Zushiluo?
There is another meaning in his words.
Under the sky, it is not the king's land, and on the shore of the land, it is the king's ministers.
As long as you are a minister of the Song Dynasty, you will certainly have the opportunity to listen to Deyin.
Zuo Siluo had admired the Song Dynasty for a long time, and having studied it in depth, he obviously heard the underlying meaning.
At this moment, a trace of anger flashed across his eyes.
Of course, it was just a fleeting moment.
Immediately afterwards, Zun Siluo deliberately looked happy, and then spoke bluntly.
"The little king is willing to follow the example of the Anduo tribe and offer horses as a tribute to the superior country. I ask the envoy to agree."
The Andoma District is the main horse-producing area in the Tubo region. During the reign of Zhenzong, the Anduo tribe alone paid tribute to the Song court more than thirty times.
The number of tribute horses was as high as more than 30,000, of which the most was 5,000 horses at one time.
Hearing this, Cao Qian felt surprised.
Buying horses was indeed one of the main purposes of this trip. He had made preparations for it, but in the end, Zushiluo took the initiative to mention it.
Although this saved him a lot of time, the other party was a little too enthusiastic.
In fact, Zun Siluo took the initiative to mention this matter, in addition to the above expression of loyalty, he also had another small thought.
In the battle of Sandu Valley, Li Lizun suffered a major blow. His subordinates were alienated from him and were about to fall apart.
Upon seeing this, Zusiluo conspired with Li Lizun's nephew, fled Zongge City, and turned to Miaochuan Wen Buqi.
However, Wen Buqi is not so easy to get along with, and the newbie Xiu Siluo can only behave with his tail between his legs.
After arriving in Miaochuan, Ji Siluo never gave up uniting the Tubo tribe in Miaochuan area.
As for the method of alliance, it is also very simple and crude.
Marriage!
Zun Siluo had two wives in total, and his wives were both Li Lizun's daughters.
However, he and his wife were temporarily separated because of running away from Zong Ge.
Now, there is a window of opportunity around him, and he can take advantage of this opportunity to marry into the local tribe in Miaochuan.
The target of marriage has also been chosen.
The Qiao family in the Lijing City area!
The Qiao family has 70,000 to 80,000 troops. The command is Ming Su, who is very powerful in the local area. If he can contact the Qiao family, the number of troops that can be mobilized can be doubled in an instant.
However, before arriving in Miaochuan, Zuosiluo had no contact with the Qiao family, and he urgently needed an entry point.
Originally, he was planning to find another way.
The envoy from Song Ting came just in time, and he could take advantage of this opportunity to go to Lijing City in an open and honest manner.
Lijing City is located in the southwest of Hezhou (southwest of today's Linxia County) and has many contacts with tribes in the Anduo area.
The purpose of contacting the Qiao family was nominally to buy horses, but in fact it was to secretly contact the Qiao family.
This is what the people of the Central Plains call the plank road built openly and the warehouse secretly built.
One party was interested in buying a horse and the other was interested in selling a horse. It can be said that the two parties hit it off immediately and settled on the horse purchase in just a few words.
In the end, even if Zushiluo failed to achieve his goal, he would still be able to make a fortune just by selling horses.
The price Da Song offered him was not low. The price of each horse ranged from 8 guan to 35 guan, a total of 23 grades, and the price difference was 1 guan.
Of course, it is impossible for everyone to use cash in cash. The right thing to do is to exchange money for supplies.
Tubo people are addicted to wine and tea. Wine is something Tubo can produce on its own, but not tea. Tea is not produced in high-altitude areas.
Since the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has started a tea-horse trade with the Central Plains Dynasty.
Tea can be said to be a necessity in the life of the Tubo people.
As a nomadic people, the main food in the Tibetan diet is beef, mutton and milk.
From the perspective of future nutrition, long-term consumption of dairy and meat products is a very unhealthy habit. The fat and cholesterol in meat and dairy products will accumulate in the body.
The tea polyphenols in tea can speed up the decomposition and metabolism of excess fat in the body, and can also reduce the deposition of cholesterol on the blood vessel walls.
Although the Tibetan people do not know this, facts speak louder than words. People who drink tea for a long time have a significantly longer life span than those who do not drink tea, and their bodies will be more monitored.
In a sense, tea is not just a simple drink, but also a life-saving 'elixir'.
Therefore, the Tibetan people's demand for tea far exceeded the imagination of Song court officials. Selling tea to Tubo could also solve the unsaleable problem of some old tea.
Cooperation benefits both sides!
