This strategy is almost a conspiracy, or in other words, it is something that the prairie people cannot refuse. Because the things His Highness brought out were something that the Turkic nobles could not refuse. Whether it was grains, salt, silk, tea, etc., they were all needed by the Turks.
Although there is no shortage of meat on the grassland, even ordinary herdsmen eat less meat, but they can eat a lot in a year. Most of the time, they rely on dairy products to supplement their food.
And they lacked grain, lacked clothing, lacked various iron tools, lacked salt, it can be said that they lacked everything in the Central Plains Dynasty! They want everything, and many things are necessary for them, such as tea.
The Turks or nomads have long summarized a lot of knowledge. They know that drinking tea from the Central Plains is not easy to get sick, and can even cure some diseases.
They don't know the principle, but they know that it is good for them, and the tea can be stored for a long time. It can be said to be a daily necessity for the Turks.
The tea-horse trade between the Central Plains Dynasty and the grasslands has been the main source of pack horses and war horses for the Central Plains Dynasty since ancient times. The Central Plains Dynasty also relied on this to make huge profits.
So these are also necessary for the Turks.
Cereals are even more necessary for them. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to eat them before, but they couldn’t eat them.
Eating too much of any kind of food is not enough. People in the Central Plains lack meat, while Turks lack grains and other foods, so being able to eat grains is something that only Turkic nobles can enjoy.
Not to mention table salt.
And His Highness is obviously targeting this point. For the Turkic nobles, everything is unacceptable to them, and ordinary herdsmen cannot eliminate their influence. As long as these nobles give these herdsmen a small amount of grain, salt, etc. thing.
Then these herdsmen are naturally very willing, and His Highness's strategy will naturally succeed.
"Ordinary herdsmen don't know this knowledge. It's no exaggeration to say that even if I told Zhenzhu Khan about this, he probably wouldn't be able to popularize it among his herdsmen."
"Because if he refuses, I will let Datang cut off all tea, salt and other important supplies for Xue Yantuo's trade." Li Ke calmly put the bait in his hand back on the hook, and then threw it directly into the river. .
"You don't have to do anything when you go, just tell him this, tell him all these things."
The three of them took a deep breath and smiled bitterly for a moment. Although they knew something about His Highness, it was not that much. After all, they did not have much contact with His Highness, but with the recent reform of the military system in the Tang Dynasty, they were more or less the same. I saw His Highness’s military training methods.
The military parade on October 1 last year shocked them too much. As Turkic people, they knew very well how much impact those things had on the Turkic cavalry.
No wonder so many ministers in the court, including His Majesty, obey His Highness's suggestions. His Highness... In the words of the grassland, it is as if he is immortal and knows everything in the world.
"Then what is His Highness's final request for Xue Yantuo?" Qibi Heli asked.
"The Tang Dynasty will establish Hanhai Prefecture, which is probably the territory where Xue Yantuo is currently located. As for the Zhenzhu Khan and the Turkic nobles, they can imitate the nobles of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, and they will get more money than the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions. There are many, and I can also give them a special case and several choices, let them choose a few of the state-owned commercial banks in Datang, give them 10% of the shares, and receive dividends every year." Li Ke said.
"I guarantee that the annual dividends for twenty years will not be less than one hundred thousand guan. Oh, the reason why it is Hanhai Prefecture is because in the future, the administrative unit of Dao in Datang will be abolished, and some larger Dao will be carried out on a state-by-state basis. Re-dividing." Li Ke added.
The three of them looked at each other. They knew the profits of the state-owned commercial banks, and they also knew His Highness's ability to make money. It is no exaggeration to say that if His Highness said he could earn 100,000, he would have to make at least 200,000.
"And if he comes to the Tang Dynasty, I guarantee that his status in the Tang Dynasty will be no less than that of Jieli Khan, and his children can be officials in the Tang Dynasty." Li Ke said calmly.
Qibi Heli nodded and said, "Your Highness, we understand."
"Well, that's it. The three of you are sent as envoys on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. Tell them about this matter. Either fight or make peace. And we can even not fight them, but force them to attack, and use the Tang Dynasty to The city currently being built near Yinshan is enough to cut off all their attack channels." Li Ke said.
"I understand."
"Then you go back and set off when you are ready." Li Ke nodded and said directly.
The three people said goodbye directly.
After they left, Li Ke fished for a while. Unfortunately, they all made a nest for the fish and didn't catch anything.
However, he believed that it was unlikely that Xue Yantuo would choose to fight against the Tang Dynasty after learning about the demise of Yibi Duolu.
Qibi and He Li prepared all their luggage on the third day after Li Ke's talk. Then they naturally got the relevant imperial edict and the letter written by Li Ke to them. The three of them directly led a thousand cavalry guards to set off. to the north.
By the time they arrive in Xueyantuo, it will probably be the end of April.
Just as Li Ke had guessed, before Qibi Heli and the three of them arrived at Xue Yantuo, Xue Yantuo had already received the latest news from Yi Bi Duo Lu.
In fact, some of Yibiduolu's guards escaped, and they could not escape to other places, or perhaps Yibiduolu wanted to cause some trouble for Datang when he was about to die. Anyway, he sent people as soon as the news came. Passed to Pearl Khan.
When he got the news from Xue Yantuo, Zhenzhu Khan decisively sent people to kill all the soldiers who reported the news. The corpses were dragged out and thrown into the wilderness to feed the wolves. There were many wolves on the grassland. These corpses were used In less than a day, they will be found by wolves and eaten directly. explain
Although the man was killed, Zhenzhu Khan was not happy all day long, because the situation was now even worse. Yibi Duolu had been eliminated by the Tang Dynasty, and he had no power to fight back.
This means that the Tang Dynasty's established strategic goal has been achieved. The tens of thousands of troops from the Western Regions can even mobilize 20,000 back, and even attack the west of Xueyantuo directly from the north of the Qilian Mountains and across the Altai Mountains.
So Zhenzhu Khan was really not in a good mood at the moment.
He had been thinking about a suitable answer, and even wondered all day long whether the Tang Dynasty's army was already on its way to the royal court of Xueyantuo. After all, the Tang army directly wiped out Yibidulu in winter, because the nomads were actually at their weakest in winter.
In winter, they are often unable to migrate on a large scale or escape on a large scale. Their winter gathering points have fixed locations, and their traces on the grassland are very easy to find.
What's more, it's no longer the coldest time.
Until he got the news that Qibi Heli, Zhisi Wuli, and Ashinadur were coming.
