It was obviously him who suffered the loss, but he was also the one who was restricted in the end. Songtsen Gampo was really a little angry, but he didn't know who to vent this anger to. At present, everything Tibet needs is provided by the Tang Dynasty.
So no matter how problematic the other party's attitude was, Songtsen Gampo could only endure it, because they asked for help from the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty was dispensable to them, and even if they had problems, they would Datang is even more good news.
"But don't worry, Your Majesty. If we receive the order and confirm that there are no problems, we will transport all the materials to you for trade as soon as possible. Even the goods that have been accumulated due to the interruption of trade will not have any problems. It will be delivered directly in one go." Xu Zheng gave Songtsen Gampo a guarantee.
"Then I'd like to thank you, General. What did the General want to say just now?" Songtsen Gampo looked at Xu Zheng and asked.
"It's like this. Master Xuanzang, a common man in our country, studied at the Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu. He is recently considering translating some scriptures from India. There are many documents from other countries in the Nalanda Temple. Master Xuanzang thought We need to translate all these scriptures and bring them back to the Tang Dynasty. We will still need some people to transport them, so I hope your majesty can help." Xu Zheng said.
Regarding Xu Zheng's words, Songtsen Gampo was silent for a moment. Some things are just like this. No matter what you think or how you handle the matter, in the end the matter will not be based on your will. .
"Yes, but we hope you can help solve our problems as soon as possible."
"Can."
Even so, the two parties reached an agreement.
"In addition, regarding the issue of these books, I personally suggest that if Your Majesty is interested in this, I think you can have someone collect a copy. When the time comes, you can help. We can't let your help go in vain. We will give it to you. What do you think about providing a copy of these relevant documents after translation?" Xu Zheng looked at Songtsen Gampo and asked.
Songtsen Gampo shook his head: "We are not interested in these things. I know what you mean, general. This is not what small countries like us need to pursue. To put it harshly, we Tubo don't even have our own writing now. Now I want to These questions are a little too early. I can give you things, but we also want relevant things."
"If that's the case, I don't think it's a big problem. I will report to our general after I go back. Then I think I can provide you with something, such as books. I guess it will be difficult. Maybe it won't be difficult in the future, but That decision is not something we can make. It requires His Highness and Your Majesty to make a decision. But I think we can give you some basic things, such as the Pinyin literacy method that Datang has just withdrawn from recently." Xu Zheng thought for a while and spoke. road.
"Oh?" Songtsen Gampo suddenly became interested.
"How do you say this?"
"I can provide you with a related book, Your Highness. This is a book on elementary education that has been widely popularized in the Tang Dynasty. It can allow children to recognize and learn Chinese characters more quickly." Xu Zheng introduced to Songtsen Gampo For a moment.
"I'm very interested in this." Songtsen Gampo said immediately.
He knows that books are very expensive, but literacy is also very important. If children can't read, they won't be able to read. If there is a way to learn quickly, it can be done if the literacy speed is fast enough.
"Then I will provide you with one share, Your Majesty." Xu Zheng agreed directly.
As for this thing, sometimes when you offer it to others, they don’t want your words. But if you don’t want to give it to them, then others will beg for your words instead.
Xu Zheng left without leaving anything extra. It seemed that the other party came here just to send Xuanzang a customs clearance document.
But he left Songtsan Gampo alone with a book on pinyin literacy methods. The book was for elementary school, and it was not thick. There were very few things in it, but Songtsan Gampo paid great attention to it. He immediately I looked for the few ministers I could find so far. Whether it was Lun Ke or Shang Xiang, Songtsen Gampo called them over.
Songtsen Gampo showed this book to them in turn. After the two of them read it, Shang Xiang pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this book is very useful. It is indeed a book researched by the Tang Dynasty. It is very useful." It has unprecedented advantages in elementary education. As I told your majesty before, regarding the issue of easier learning of Chinese characters, it has the help of these letters, and the difficulty of learning Chinese characters has also been reduced."
"After lowering the difficulty, the power of Chinese characters was immediately revealed. It is indeed very useful for us to get this. In fact, we have some books on Chinese characters in Tubo, and this part of the books is enough for us. We need to cultivate certain talents, but the aspect of elementary education can strengthen our training of new talents in Tubo in the future."
"But in terms of printing, I guess we still have difficulties, but the problem should not be big. Datang does not have very strict management of printing. When the time comes, we can ask Datang to help with printing. Anyway, after the books are given to us, Let’s sort out a few backup copies ourselves first, and Datang will definitely not restrict them once we have them in hand.”
"Well, what Shang Xiang said is very reasonable. In addition, the general of the Tang Dynasty also told me something." Songtsen Gampo thought for a while and told all the things about the Tang Dynasty asking them to help collect and transport related books. They said it.
"These things are actually of little use to us." Shang Xiang thought for a while and said, "Actually, the things recorded in traditional books here in Tianzhu are far behind those of the Tang Dynasty. These things are of little use to us. For Tubo, the demand is not big, but Datang needs it because Datang has a large number of people to study these things, but we don’t.”
"We might as well use these books to exchange with Datang for some things we need. In addition, we can send some people who understand Sanskrit to study these books. If they are of no use, just give them to Datang."
"Okay." Songtsen Gampo thought for a moment, and this is indeed a way. They don't have enough manpower now, and the most important thing is not to offend the Tang Dynasty. Then follow the wishes of the Tang Dynasty and give them something they want. Not difficult.
"Actually, this is good for us. After all, we in Tubo are also outsiders in Tianzhu. If we want to popularize the Tang Dynasty system in Tubo, it will definitely conflict with the original Tianzhu culture. We will combine all the original Tianzhu characters , send all the books away, and at most the next generation, these Tianzhu people will accept us." Shang Xiang made another note.
