Guess...
Lu Dongzan couldn't hide his inner shock. He didn't quite believe it. He didn't say anything to His Highness, so he could guess this? And even their actions can be guessed, which is too unbelievable.
Although it is impossible to keep their actions secret, it is also impossible for them to include His Highness King Qin among their people. So the other party can only guess?
"This... really surprised me." Lu Dongzan first complimented, suppressed his inner shock, and sorted out his thoughts.
"I think we don't need to be so secretive between us. Everyone's time is so tight, and I think the envoy Langjun can return to Tubo as soon as possible." Li Ke smiled and said, "If nothing else, you come this time , you should want to buy more Quyuan plows from me?"
Lu Dongzan took a deep breath. This... the rhythm of the conversation was completely different from what he imagined. As one of the few scholars, nobles and wise men in Tubo, Lu Dongzan was familiar with the culture of the Tang Dynasty and was familiar with the books of the Central Plains.
But he couldn't control the rhythm of His Highness King Qin's chat. It was completely different from what he had learned. It wouldn't matter if the point was just different. What's even more frightening is that the other party actually knows everything about his purpose and behavior.
This is the most terrifying thing, as if the other party can see through his heart, of course he knows what the Qu Yuan Li in the other party's mouth means.
"What does His Highness mean?" Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and did not continue to dwell on this issue, but went straight to the topic.
"I can provide you with more Quyuan plows." Li Ke nodded simply, "But, I can't provide them all directly to each of you, so I need to sell them to you in batches to different tribes in Tubo. , if it is sold centrally, it would be too straightforward, and I don’t want to leave any clues to the powerful families of Datang.”
Lu Dongzan immediately understood. To be honest, before coming to Datang, he had always been confused, including just now.
That is, His Highness the King of Qin does not seem to be the kind of person who ignores the interests of the Tang Dynasty for money, so why does he want to sell those important things to Tubo to fatten them up? At least in Lu Dongzan's view, His Highness the King of Qin was fattening Tibet, a possible enemy.
From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, Talu Dongtsan could guess that Tubo was a threat to the Tang Dynasty, considering the previous relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Although His Highness King Qin gave Zanpu a brand new goal, a brand new path, and it was basically a path that was not too difficult.
But the King of Qin who proposed this path must have proposed this path in order to divert the attention of Tubo and eliminate the threat of Tibet to the Tang Dynasty. Then His Highness the King of Qin must have seen the threat of Tubo to the Tang Dynasty.
The power of Tubo was a threat to the Tang Dynasty.
So why does he still do it? After hearing these words, Lu Dongzan suddenly realized.
A wealthy family, that's right.
Lu Dongzan is very clear about the situation in the Tang Dynasty. He is familiar with the culture of the Central Plains and is very aware of the influence of these noble families on the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. To put it more bluntly, Lu Dongzan came from Gayu, and the Ga family has been the leader of the Tang Dynasty for many generations. The fief represents their status. Both he and Songtsen Gampo came from the Ga family.
This was one of the reasons why Songtsen Gampo trusted him, and there were many Tubo nobles who were similar to their Gar family. These people were very similar to the powerful families of the Tang Dynasty.
Undoubtedly, His Highness the King of Qin has always wanted to reduce the influence of the powerful family, so he used this method to collect funds. After all, he had spent a lot before.
And only with sufficient funds can His Highness King Qin accumulate enough strength.
Thinking of this, Lu Dong was enlightened.
It turns out to be like this, but this is good news for them in Tubo! As long as the King of Qin is willing to sell, gold and silver are useless to Lu Dongzan. There is not much demand for these things in Tubo.
In their respective families, they are nothing more than made into ornaments or some luxurious decorations to show their status.
But compared with sufficient troops, weapons and armor, they would of course choose these, including Zampu, who also thought so. With troops, weapons and armor, Tubo would become powerful just around the corner. At that time, there was no silver or gold.
And having sufficient weapons and armor means that they can get a lot of arable land from the fertile and vast land south of the South Kunlun Mountains. At that time, Tubo will no longer be bitter and cold, and Tubo will be even stronger!
"Of course, His Highness's idea is our idea. Your Highness can name a few tribes, and we will transport the silver and gold to the areas where these tribes are located in advance." Lu Dongzan bent down.
"Well, let's go this way. Let's get close to the border city currently established by the Tang Dynasty in Xizhou, that is, a few tribes near the border with Tubo. We mainly trade with them, and the distance is also close. As for what you will do after you get it. , then it's none of my business." Li Ke said lightly.
"Yes, no problem." Lu Dongzan nodded. He knew those tribes well. Those tribes were robbed a lot due to the harassment of Murong Shun's cavalry. The nobles inside were all people who could not inherit the tribe before. And because Zampu granted them tribal inheritance rights, these people are now extremely loyal to Zampu!
These tribes are actually easier to control! This is a good thing! In this case, Lu Dongzan thought for a while and realized that these tribes were very important. He decided to suggest to Zamp after he returned that he should merge some nearby small tribes into these tribes to increase their population.
In this way, whether it is transporting supplies or other things, these tribes will go more smoothly.
The most important thing is that if there is a conflict with the Tang Dynasty in the future, these tribes can mobilize enough soldiers.
The Tang Dynasty was building a city on the border with Tubo, but Tubo did not have the strength to build a city, so it was necessary to leave enough preventive manpower, or to select the outstanding chiefs of those tribes and give them the right to mobilize troops from nearby tribes.
"Then it's settled. In addition, I hope that Zanpu's military fortune will be prosperous and he will win more land. According to my understanding of that side, the Harsha Dynasty is actually very weak." Li Ke said lightly. .
"Understood, thank you His Highness King Qin for informing me." Lu Dongzan didn't say anything more, he just bent down and said with a smile.
"In this case, I will not send it away. After the envoy rushes back to Tubo, I believe that my caravan will have some things to increase trade with Tubo. Of course, since it is trade, gold and silver are indispensable. "Li Ke said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Of course you have to pay for things you buy." Lu Dongzan said without any special expression.
