He got the news yesterday. The important officials of the imperial court collectively petitioned Li Shimin to confer a princess to marry Songtsen Gampo, repair the relationship between the two countries, and make Tubo a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
This is something that the Central Plains dynasty has never done since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and Li Shimin must be extremely happy.
And those ministers also wanted to use the fact that Tubo became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty to leave a name in history.
If they facilitated this, then of course they would take credit.
Kelu Dongzan underestimated the military strength of the Tang Dynasty and the eagerness of the military generals of the Tang Dynasty to achieve success.
The group of people are now watching him, Li Ke, conquering the Western Regions, and they are extremely greedy.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde were lying in wait in the Hexi Corridor, looking forward to the stars and the moon every day, hoping that Xue Yantuo would attack the Tang Dynasty!
As a result, Xue Yantuo gave up fifty miles of the border and retreated his army to the north. At the same time, he sent an envoy to Datang, and he still wanted to give up three hundred miles of land!
Qin Qiong, who entered southern Xinjiang, had already recaptured Qiemo and Shanshan, and killed all the Tuyuhun rebels.
It is said that one time, when the Tubo army was stationed nearby, Qin Qiong, with 3,000 men, ignored the remnant Tuyuhun army and maimed the Tubo people first.
After killing a thousand enemies, the Tubo army was so frightened that they retreated a hundred miles. Later, the Tubo envoy went to question the enemy. Qin Qiong said, I am killing someone, and you Tubo people are standing by to watch the fun. Who knows whether there will be a sneak attack?
On the battlefield, as a general, you must be responsible for the lives of your soldiers and eliminate potential dangers. Isn't this reasonable?
If Tubo is not convinced, feel free to come over and fight for his territory!
Later, Qin Qiong consolidated 30,000 local troops and marched to the border of Tubo. As a result, the Tubo people broke the promise.
So, Qin Qiong killed the remnants of Tuyuhun who were still fleeing.
Besides, the powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty who are still guarding the border of Tubo easily took over the entire Tuyuhun, forcing Songtsen Gampo to withdraw from Tuyuhun, and they are still showing off their power on the border of Tubo.
Who the hell doesn't want to invade Tubo, destroy another big country, and earn more military glory and wealth?
Those talents are the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty and the new heroes of the Tang Dynasty!
"King Shu, the prime minister came here today mainly to discuss business and state affairs. Naturally, there will be state envoys going to the court to talk in front of His Majesty."
"It's pointless for the two of us to argue here."
Li Ke motioned Lu Dongzan to sit down and continue drinking tea, but Lu Dongzan's teacup was broken to the ground. Li Ke smiled awkwardly and said, "Please forgive me for not controlling my strength."
Lu Dongzan was not surprised that Li Ke had such great power. There were many talented people and strangers in Tubo. He had also seen someone who could kill a cow with one punch.
"Come here, change the table and serve the wine!"
Li Ke directly asked someone to change the drinks, because if you want to discuss business, you can't do without drinks.
Lu Dongzan drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "King Shu, I actually need more wine, tea and that kind of fine sugar."
“It’s best to double the transaction volume this time.”
Li Ke said calmly: "I'm really sorry, the amount of Tubo can only be so much. Now that the Tang Dynasty has destroyed Gaochang and opened the door to the Western Regions, the Western Regions need a large amount of supplies."
"I can give you the same quantity of goods because we are old customers. The price in the Western Region is twice that of Tubo."
"If you want more supply, you can only get the additional supply at twice the price."
Lu Dongzan clenched his fist, feeling very annoyed.
Gaochang Kingdom has been destroyed, why hasn't he received the news yet?
Only then did he realize that the military power of the Tang Dynasty was much stronger than they had expected. They thought that if the Tang Dynasty deployed troops on the border between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, they would not be able to go to war with the countries in the Western Regions. At best, they would It's a tug of war in the Styx area.
Because the news they had received before was that the Tang army destroyed the army of Gaochang King Qu Wentai, but the Western Region Allied Forces were still there, the Western Turkic army was still there, and Gaochang King Qu Zhisheng had succeeded to the throne.
They had speculated that it would be absolutely impossible for the Tang Dynasty to cross the four hundred miles of desert and enter the Western Regions.
Besides, there is Xue Yantuo in the north who is involved in the Tang Dynasty!
Only a few months later, the Gaochang Kingdom was actually destroyed. In other words, the Western Region Allied Forces had given up on the Gaochang Kingdom and the Western Turks had also retreated?
Damn it, if this happens, the trade routes to the Western Regions will be smooth, and the commodities from the Tang Dynasty will be directly transported to the Western Regions.
The goods they took could no longer be sent to the Western Regions in the south for exchange with the Western Regions people, and could only be sold in Tubo.
At twice the price, he wouldn't make much money at all!
In Tubo, those untouchables would rather not drink tea or alcohol, but still take one Dali pill every day.
He had studied the powerful pills and taken them, but he didn't see any increase in strength, but his stomach and intestines were much better and he could eat more.
He was very suspicious that the Dali Pill was a scam.
But even though many people in the upper class have doubts, they are still selling it happily.
Because as long as you have an agent, you can get the supply from above and hand it over to the agents below, and you can just sit back and collect the money. In the end, it is the people at the bottom who will suffer.
His wine, tea and sugar business adopted this method, and the sales speed was extremely fast.
But recently he has been unable to sell it. Fortunately, he has already connected with customers from further away. This time he came here because he needed a large supply of goods to make a lot of money from further away.
Damn, the price has increased now.
Li Ke saw that Lu Dongzan was silent, so he smiled and said: "I have something better, I wonder if the Prime Minister is interested?"
Lu Dongzan's eyes lit up. Since the sales of these things are no longer good and there is no money to be made, why are they still doing it?
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"My king, this thing is called hada. It is made of fine silk. It is a ceremonial item. It is presented to elders or distinguished guests during festivals. It represents the most respect and the supreme etiquette. Of course, It can also be dedicated to Bodhisattvas, Buddha statues, and monks, which represents sincerity..."
Lu Dongzan asked doubtfully: "Is that the silk that His Highness hung around the Prime Minister's neck before?"
"Of course, only distinguished guests can present the hada in person to me. This hada represents the friendship between us. As the saying goes, hada is valuable, but love is priceless."
"Prime Minister, this Hada is a etiquette in social interactions and can unite people's hearts. If it is spread to the plateau, it will also be a way of expressing thoughts for the people."
"I have a lot of hadas here, and I am willing to give them to the prime minister to open up the market for hadas on the plateau. If this kind of courtesy is favored by the nobles, the prime minister will be a hero of Tubo."
"If you need it later, you only need to come to this king to purchase it."
Lu Dongzan thought for a while and felt that this hada would be of great use to the people on his plateau, so he decisively accepted it.
"This is just one of them. I heard that there is a lot of salt on the plateau, but most of it is poisonous. Many people die from eating it every year. I am heartbroken!"
"I have refined salt here, which is of high quality. I wonder if the Prime Minister is interested in it."
Lu Dongzan's heart twitched, King Shu actually had refined salt for sale?
This thing is a good thing, it has a price but no market.
"Can I show you the real face?"
Li Ke clapped his hands, and the maid outside came in with refined salt. Lu Dongzan dipped his finger into it and put it in his mouth. His eyes suddenly widened.
This was countless times better than the refined salt Songtsen Gampo ate. He had never even seen the existence of such refined salt. It was so refined.
"Is the quantity large?"
Li Ke smiled and said: "As long as you pay the price, I will give you all the salt."
"What about the price?"
"A bag of salt and a war horse. I only want a war horse!"
Ludong praised: "..."
War horses, war horses, the Tang Dynasty is invincible, why do you need so many war horses?
The good place for raising horses in Tuyuhun has been occupied by your Tang Dynasty!
However, with a bag of salt and a war horse, he could make a lot of money with salt of this quality, but he might not be able to pass the Zamp test.
After all, war horses are related to the fate of the country!
Trading war horses for salt is no different from selling out the United States.
"Can I exchange it for something else?"
Li Ke raised his head arrogantly: "Only for war horses, you think salt of this quality is just imported goods, even my father has never tasted it..."
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