"Your Majesty is wise!" Tang Ping nodded and admitted: "This is indeed the work of the same person."
I can't say that I can buy this thing for a little money.
"I wonder who made this? Could you ask him to point me to the shipbuilders of Dongyue Kingdom?"
"This person...is no longer in this world..."
It's not wrong to say that the person who made this thing is no longer in this world, but you can't say that he is dead. Wouldn't that be a curse on him?
But to other people, they think that the person who made this thing has passed away. As for whether they believe it or not, that is their own business.
"Your Majesty, let me analyze it for you. In fact, we are not a threat to each other, at least for now, we are not. We all know this matter this time, and someone must be causing trouble."
"As the saying goes, as long as Your Majesty gives us direction, when the Tang Dynasty gets through this crisis, it will naturally cause trouble for them. And our two countries will benefit from cooperation. Now East Vietnam has this The method of making the lucky boat will hopefully clear up the sea troubles in the near future, but..."
"Just what?" Wang Xuanying asked.
"It's just that after the ship is built and put into the sea, it must be brushed with tung oil, and I remember that the tung oil production in East Vietnam is not large."
"Yes, our country's tung oil production is indeed not large." Wang Xuanying admitted.
"So Datang is willing to exchange tung oil for seafood from East Vietnam, such as dried kelp, dried shrimps, and salted fish."
This was a strategy that Tang Ping had discussed with Fang and Du before setting off. They couldn't just use force to coerce him. Although Tang Ping only opened a small grocery store, his old man who went abroad after his divorce His mother told him since he was a child that everything in the world is for profit.
As long as there are benefits, it is not difficult to get Dongyue to agree to their conditions.
This time, Datang needed food, and because Datang was not close to the sea, it would be able to conduct seafood trade with East Vietnam for a long time in the future.
Things like kelp, dried shrimps, and dried fish can replenish a variety of trace elements needed by the human body. For example, most poor people in this era suffer from night blindness due to lack of vitamin A.
Fish is rich in vitamin A. From next year onwards, as long as potatoes are planted in Datang, there will basically be no shortage of staple food.
But Tang Ping, a person from the future, knows best that staple food is not enough. To improve physical fitness, nutritional balance is the most important.
So this East Vietnam incident was a crisis for Datang, but it was also an opportunity.
East Vietnam wants to build a large number of ships, and tung oil is indispensable, but their domestic production is far from enough. Therefore, if East Vietnam is willing to exchange seafood for tung oil, it will be a win-win situation for both countries.
Now the Tang Dynasty is still focusing on the northwest, where the Turks are the biggest threat to the Tang Dynasty. Because of the death of Jili Khan, the first and second princes of the Turks are accumulating their own forces to compete for the throne.
Datang planned to complete its success in one battle, and first solve the problem in the northwest.
Although most of the resources in the northwest in this era are scarce, they have one of the most important strategic resources that is very abundant, and that is horses!
The cavalry is the absolute ceiling of the army in this era. Its mobility and aggressiveness are unmatched by other arms. Even if you can't beat them, you can't catch them when they run.
Therefore, if a foreign war is to be launched, the Turks in the northwest will definitely be a target.
As for East Vietnam, due to the emergence of potatoes, the attack ranking of Datang has dropped a lot.
Moreover, the blessing ship sent by Tang Ping was a five-masted warship. Although it was ahead of its time, the materials used in it were also quite huge.
A country's national power is fixed, or its military expenditure is fixed. Once East Vietnam starts to develop its navy, their army will inevitably lag behind.
Of course, after East Vietnam completely controls the East China Sea control area, they are likely to usher in a period of rapid development. It depends on whether Datang will give them this time.
Of course, this is all a conspiracy, and it is impossible for Dongyue not to be aware of it, but with such a mouthful of fat, do they want to take control of Donghai?
It must be taken, even if it lags behind the development of the army.
So now there are only two ways in front of Dongyue. The first is to continue to delay, but judging from Datang's actions, it is very likely that a war will really begin.
Dongyue didn't dare to bet whether Datang would drag him into the water.
The second option is to trade obediently with Datang. Datang has food, and he can take the opportunity to expand his navy and gain control of the East China Sea.
After this, it is time for each to develop. Which one will be the first to develop a powerful army to sweep the continent, or whether East Vietnam can develop a powerful navy and acquire massive resources from overseas to enhance its national strength.
"Liu Aiqing!" Wang Xuanying finally spoke from his seat.
"I'm here!" Lord Liu bowed and agreed.
"Coordinate with the Ministry of Revenue. No matter what method is used, the grain traded with Datang will be sent to Baozi City within seven days."
Although deep down he still felt a little unhappy about being coerced, but now that the matter was over, since this was the best choice, Wang Xuanying still had some tolerance.
"I accept the decree!"
Tang Ping and Yao Yuanzhi looked at each other and could see joy in each other's eyes.
As long as the grain from East Vietnam can be sent to the Tang Dynasty, even if the transactions with the Western Barbarians and other countries will be delayed for a while, the Tang State will have the lowest grain reserves.
As long as the Tang army is not in chaos, the Tubo, Western Man and other countries will at best find reasons to default on food, but they will not dare to refuse to pay.
Otherwise, Datangjiu would ask them if they felt that their swords were harmful.
"As for the transaction of tung oil and seafood, please Honglu Temple and Mr. Tang discuss the details of the transaction."
"I obey the decree!"
After giving instructions to Master Liu, Wang Xuanying looked at Tang Ping: "Master Tang is a guest from afar, so we can't neglect him. There will be a banquet at the Hall of Prayer for Heaven tomorrow night. Master Liu will take Honglu Temple to entertain Master Tang well. Please also invite Master Tang and Thank you to all the envoys."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tang Ping bowed to express his thanks!
Here Wang Xuanying agreed, so the matter was settled.
Tang Ping's mission has been completed, and there is no need to rush back now. Anyway, the gas in his pickup truck is not enough. When he returns, he has to wait for Baozi City to prepare a truck that can pull his car back to Chang'an.
In addition, it is not easy to travel far away in this era. I have brought everyone from a convenience store with me, so I would like to spend a few more days in Fuyang.
"Master Tang is unpredictable in his actions, I admire him for his humble position!" On the way back, Yao Yuanzhi suddenly saluted and said.
In fact, although Tang Ping took the lead at the beginning, talented people are proud of their talents. Among the three strategies he proposed at the beginning, the top strategy was especially the top one. He originally thought it was the fastest way to solve the problem.
Unexpectedly, Tang Ping actually refused with a reason that he thought was somewhat womanly.
But now Tang Ping has proven himself with his actions and has truly gained Yao Yuanzhi's respect.
Who would have thought that Tang Ping suddenly grabbed his hand, which was covered in sweat: "Dude, didn't you look at the cup on his table just now? I've always been afraid of him holding that cup."
"Cup? What's there to be afraid of?"
"Throwing a cup is a sign. If we go in like this, there might be a swordsman ambushing him there. I'm really afraid that if he drops the cup, the swordsmen will rush out."
"You coward!" Pei Min said with a smile on the side: "Where are the swordsmen and axes? If they really want to touch you, they are using these to ambush? There is only one person hiding in the palace besides us."
