Li Ke was not afraid to provide Tubo with tools to increase productivity, such as the Quyuan plow, which could increase productivity and increase national strength.
Why, because the essence of Tubo is slavery, which is more terrifying than capital exploitation. If the essence of exploitation, the essence of class, and the essence of society do not change, no matter how powerful the tools are, they cannot change the ironclad fact that these tools In the end, slaves are still using it, and people are still using it.
When the hearts of those who use tools change, the exploiters who build on these slaves will be like castles in the air, making everything a wedding dress for others, which means you promote and I harvest.
The next day, after Wang Zheng and others got up and ate the breakfast they had prepared, they directly sent a request to see Songtsen Gampo to the Tibetan personnel responsible for arranging this. While making this request, Wang Zheng asked everyone in the mission to Start packing your bags and be ready to go today.
The other party was straightforward and directly stated that Zamp had given instructions and they could go at any time.
It’s still the same place as yesterday, and it’s still the same people as yesterday. It’s just that there are a few more people responsible for recording in Songtsen Gampo.
"Today we are leaving Tubo. I wonder what Zanpu is thinking about?" Wang Zheng went straight to the point.
Songtsan Gampo naturally knew about the actions of the royal mission. He cursed secretly in his heart. This kind of packing behavior was naturally an act of pressure. The implication was, no matter what you give me today, you will give me an explanation.
"We can compensate His Highness. After all, it is our Tubo fault for this matter. We should not let Murong Shun run into our Tubo territory and delay His Highness' capture of the rebels. Therefore, I will personally lead the army to the southern foot of Kunlun Mountain to capture Murong Shun." Okay."
"But let the envoy know that it is absolutely impossible to get 30,000 shi of gold, because even if I sell Tubo, I'm probably not worth 30,000 shi of gold." Songtsen Gampo said helplessly.
"Oh? This is still worth it. Are you selling it? Your Highness will buy it." Wang Zheng asked immediately.
Songtsan Gampo: "..."
No, what's your reaction? You can't stop it all at once.
"Sell it?" Wang Zheng asked again.
Songtsan Gampo: "..."
"The envoy is joking, how can we sell this country?" Shang Xiang hurriedly tried to smooth things over. Who are these people? Thirty thousand shi of gold bought Tubo? After buying it, I Zanpu no longer has a country, so who owns the thirty thousand stones of gold behind it?
Of course, even if the gold belongs to Zamp, it can't be sold. Isn't that just saying that? Are you serious? Why do you really have thirty thousand stones of gold? The Tang Dynasty couldn't produce so much.
"Oh, I thought Zamp was going to be sold. If it were to be sold, it would be easy." Wang Zheng nodded calmly.
Songtsan Gampo: "..."
"We can compensate, but the issue of tax exemption that the envoy mentioned yesterday...isn't it a little too overwhelming? Although there are not particularly many caravans between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty, there have always been some. If everything must be free..." Shang Xiang said again with an embarrassed look on his face, "If it is His Highness..."
Wang Zheng's expression remained unchanged, but in his heart he curled his lips in disdain. Are you still acting with me? Do you know what we are learning from His Highness’s first lesson?
It is to analyze the other party's speech skills. Different ways of speaking on different occasions have different purposes. As long as you are not idiots, then all nice words must have a purpose.
Put aside all rhetoric and just look at the essence of the problem, think about why he said that, and think about the problem from their perspective. No matter how the other person speaks, it is not difficult to guess the true purpose.
Everyone knows how eager Tibetans are for the iron tools, seeds, books, etc. of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't this sudden expression of embarrassment at this time just to find out who this caravan belongs to? Do you want to use this method to control His Highness?
Then just follow your wishes. Wang Zheng suddenly understood why His Highness asked them to set up a weakness of greed for money, because when there is a weakness, others think they can use this weakness to take advantage of you.
"Okay, no need to test, I can tell you that this caravan is His Highness's caravan. His Highness could have been free in Chang'an City, but now he was sent to the Western Regions, so His Highness is very unhappy, and I am not afraid to tell you You, whether from the Qiemo Kingdom or the Nuqiang Kingdom, have given His Highness a large amount of gold before. His Highness does not like anything else but gold." Wang Zheng said calmly with a calm expression.
"The business of the caravan is your highness's business. Your highness can sell some of your relatively scarce supplies through the caravan, so when the time comes, your highness's caravan will definitely be walking among the various tribes in Tubo. You only need to give the entire caravan tax exemption That's it." Wang Zheng looked at Shang Xiang.
Wang Zheng's straightforward words made Shang Xiang and the others stunned for a moment, but after they were stunned, an uncontrollable joy surged into their hearts. Sure enough, His Highness King Qin likes money? Like gold?
This is a good thing! As long as there is something they like, they can prescribe the right medicine and buy a lot of what they want!
"So that's it. If it's a caravan, I can naturally agree to it. Don't worry, envoy, as long as it's His Royal Highness the King of Qin's caravan, Tubo will never levy any taxes, and I will tell the leaders everywhere that His Highness's The caravans are the most distinguished guests of Tibet. If anyone dares to offend these caravans, I will never let them go!" Seeing that Wang Zheng was so direct, Songtsen Gampo expressed his thoughts simply!
"Okay, if Zampu is as happy as before, the negotiations between us will not be so difficult. However, the gold compensation can be less than 30,000 dan, but it cannot be less. I discussed a minimum with Envoy Yang yesterday Number, 20,000 catties!" Wang Zheng said without changing his expression.
Songtsen Gampo's expression of joy just now froze. Twenty thousand pounds? This is almost 90% of all the gold in Tubo.
Lun Keer still wanted to speak, but Wang Zheng interrupted him directly: "Don't be ignorant, this is already the lowest figure we have negotiated. I am not afraid to tell you that when His Highness set out, he asked the two of us to take back at least 30,000 kilograms. gold!"
Hearing this number, Songtsen Gampo, Lun Ker and others immediately cursed in their hearts, Damn it, His Highness asked for thirty thousand kilograms of gold, so you just doubled it more than a hundred times and turned it into thirty thousand kilograms, right? !
"I can agree to this number, but I have a prerequisite. Otherwise, I would rather go to war with the Tang Dynasty!" Songtsen Gampo suddenly stood up from his position and said fiercely.
"Start a war, no, you don't want to. I know why you are so arrogant. Don't you just think that when the Tang army comes to the bitter cold region of Tubo, it will be unable to adapt and its combat effectiveness will be reduced? I am not afraid to tell you that the Tang Dynasty has reorganized more than 30,000 young herdsmen from Tuyuhun. We are training them, and have prepared 30,000 sets of Mingguang armor and hundreds of thousands of Qinghai Cong war horses. After next summer, 30,000 cavalry will be able to form a combat effectiveness. Zamp, do you want to fight?" Wang Zheng sneered.
Songtsen Gampo: "..."
"However, since Zanpu is willing to agree to this number, for the sake of gold, please tell me your requirements." After Wang Zheng finished speaking, he paused again.
