Lu Dongzan's eyes immediately turned red. If they could get salt of this quality from Tubo, let alone one war horse, or even three war horses, the nobles would exchange a bag for a taste.
Seeing that Lu Dongzan was still hesitating, Li Ke said calmly: "The quantity of this salt is limited, and the production process is quite complicated. The annual output is only about 10,000 kilograms."
"Now that the trade routes of the countries in the Western Regions have been opened, I will not miss your Tibetan war horses. After all, the Tang Dynasty can produce the plateau war horses, but the Tang Dynasty cannot produce the bloody horses from the Western Regions. come out."
"My lord, give me three days, how about I give you an answer immediately after three days?"
"Okay, just three days. After three days, maybe this batch of salt will belong to someone else."
"Your Highness, King of Shu, farewell..." After Lu Dongzan finished speaking, he turned around and left. He wanted to go back and discuss with the few people who came with him. This cake was too big and he might not be able to eat it by himself.
The most important thing is that the resources of war horses are also very scarce on the plateau. They are strategic materials and are even more valuable than soldiers. Songtsen Gampo takes care of the war horses more closely than the harem.
If you want to exchange war horses for salt, you can only smuggle it across the border.
The lack of thousands or tens of thousands of war horses will not harm the safety of the country.
Li Ke watched Lu Dongzan leave with a slightly raised corner of his mouth. Once the first business deal was completed, either Lu Dongzan would be killed by Songtsan Gambo, or he would continue to do business with him, getting deeper and deeper into the trap, making him unable to extricate himself. .
Lu Dong praised this future star of Tubo, but Li Ke wanted him to sink into the sand early and lose his ability to shine for Tubo.
People all have selfish desires and ambitions, and Lu Dongzan's selfish desires are money and power.
He did have the power, but he was still constrained by Songtsan Gampo. He was only the second most prominent figure in Tibet, but in fact all the power was in the hands of Songtsan Gampo.
Historically, after Songtsen Gampo's death, Ludong Sen became the auxiliary minister and completely took control of the power of the Tubo Dynasty and became the actual person in power. At the same time, he carried out a series of institutional reforms and expanded externally.
At that time, Tubo, the Tang Empire, and the Dashi Empire started fighting in Central Asia. They were said to be the three most powerful forces in Central Asia at the time. They could even capture Tochara in the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Dashi Empire.
After Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, Lu Dongzan thought that Li Zhi was young. While continuing to make peace with the Tang Dynasty, he led his army to attack Luowo and Zangerxia. He personally led an army of 200,000 to destroy the Bailan tribe, and then pointed the finger at Tuyuhun.
Murong Shun of Tuyuhun was so frightened that he ran away to Liangzhou to take refuge in the face of the powerful Tibetan army of 300,000. Later, Lu Dongzan completely occupied Tuyuhun and Tuyuhun was completely destroyed.
When the troops were launched against the Tang Dynasty, Lu Dongzan died on the way back to Luoxe City due to his old age and his body worn down by traveling all year round. He caught wind and cold and returned to Luoxe City.
It can be said that without Lu Dongzan, Tubo would not have developed into the most powerful country on the plateau, a country that could even compete with the Tang Dynasty.
Now, after being messed with like this by Li Ke, and using some tricks in the future, the relationship between Songtsen Gampo and Lu Dongtsen will be like fire and water.
Not long after Lu Dongzan left, Xue Yantuo's envoy came to Li Ke's Shu palace and asked to meet Li Ke.
As a result, Xue Yantuo's envoy was empty-handed, and he had just arrived today. He did not go to see his relatives in Honglu Temple, but went directly to his Prince Shu's palace.
So, the King of Shu asked Fu An to let dogs bite people.
Xue Yantuo's envoy was almost bitten to death by a dog from the Shu Palace, and fled away in fright.
That night, Wang Gui received advice from an expert and wrote an article called "The Backbone of the Tang Dynasty", which was published on the front page the next day.
The article begins with a quote from Li Ke: The Tang Dynasty not only wanted to be a powerful dynasty, but also a dynasty with backbone.
There will be no marriage, no indemnity, no land cession, and no tribute. The emperor will guard the country, and the king will die in the country.
And he hoped to make this sentence an ancestral precept that his descendants would abide by from generation to generation.
Then he discussed from various aspects and expressed his strong opinions. Finally, he said that if you hit with one punch, you will avoid hundreds of punches, and you will resolutely fight back against the unreasonable demands of the aliens.
Today's Tang Dynasty will not be afraid of foreign races today, nor will it be fearful in the future.
The Tang Dynasty was destined by God to stand at the top of the world. The only people to be afraid of were the aliens. There was no need for the Tang Dynasty to be accustomed to the barbarians of the foreign races with their erroneous moral principles just for the sake of face.
We, the people of the Tang Dynasty, when we have self-confidence and high-ranking officials, we should have domineering and courage when facing foreigners. We should not belittle ourselves and elevate others...
Because we produce the most food and have the most vast and fertile land, we can make exquisite glass and porcelain, we can build the most luxurious houses and palaces, and we can weave the most gorgeous silk cloth in the world...
We have the most hard-working people, the most elite soldiers, generals with unparalleled resourcefulness, and civil servants who are good at governing the country. We also have an emperor who is domineering and powerful, has both civil and military skills, and loves his people like a son.
So, what are you still afraid of?
So, why are you still feeling inferior?
Do we still need to marry women from the Tang Dynasty to the snow-covered plateau to become the women of foreign barbarians?
Could it be that if you marry our woman to a foreign race, the foreign race will look down upon you?
Why don't foreigners marry their princess to our prince and grandson?
Why not send their princes and grandsons to the Tang Dynasty as hostages? This can also achieve the effect of political stability.
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The article was very long, and it was almost pointing at the faces of those who asked His Majesty to facilitate the peace yesterday, and cursing loudly. This was simply more uncomfortable for them than digging up their ancestral graves.
This Datang Daily article was written by Wang Gui last night after being instructed by an expert, and then secretly sent to the printing house for printing. Early this morning, this newspaper was all over the streets.
When the entire Chang'an City saw this newspaper, they all went crazy.
The people were indignant. The Tang Dynasty had already destroyed Tuyuhun, His Royal Highness the King of Shu had gone to the Western Regions, and even the rubbish King Gaochang was killed. How come some people still want the emperor to marry a princess to the Tubo people?
The Tang Dynasty today is no longer the Tang Dynasty when the northern Turks besieged Chang'an City a few years ago. My lord, times have changed. Do you still want to get married? M.biQuge.biZ
The people of Chang'an City were furious, and the merchants couldn't help but feel disappointed in the adults in the court.
These businessmen traveled all over the country, traveling to various countries, and most of all they had experienced the hardships of the world.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has become stronger, it has defeated the overlord Turks in the north, and now it has destroyed Tuyuhun, and also conquered the Gaochang Kingdom. Now when they go to surrounding countries or large tribes, when they hear that they are from the Tang Dynasty, they will be very respected.
But this was not the case before. In the past, when they said you were from the Tang Dynasty, no one recognized you as a Tang Dynasty person. They only thought you were from the Sui Dynasty, because the surrounding countries did not recognize the founding of the Tang Dynasty at all, and they were still vassal states of the Sui Dynasty!
If you are unlucky enough to do business with a foreign tribe, you will be robbed, and many businessmen may even lose their lives.
Today, let alone those tribesmen or aliens who robbed them, even the robbers on the road, seeing them carrying the banner of the Tang Dynasty, watched from a distance and did not dare to approach.
Biquge
