Ten times the price difference.”
Genghis Khan was thoughtful.
Tuo Lei continued: "The huge profits gained on this trade route are actually an indispensable financial source to support the existence of the Xia Kingdom. However, because our army has moved to the Western Regions in the past few years, this trade route has actually been interrupted. As a result,
, no matter how hard Li Zunxu tried, Xia's court and army could not be maintained. Without our army's crusade, their own family had only one ending, which was to fall apart and die in poverty. Therefore, when I promised to reopen the trade route, I would also
To ensure that Li Zunxu gets his share, Li Zunxu immediately turned to us."
In fact, how could it be so easy to communicate with Xia Kingdom?
No matter how frequent civil strife the Xia Kingdom was, it was still a big country. The twelve military divisions under its rule all had tens of thousands of troops. When the Mongols attacked its strong city walls, they also suffered heavy losses and many people died. Earlier, Tuo Lei only brought
Several subordinates sneaked into the Xia Kingdom and spent countless efforts to hook up with Li Zunxu, almost losing their lives several times. The agreement he reached with Li Zunxu was not that simple, and there were several more promises made in private.
But Tuo Lei didn't intend to say more. Firstly, Genghis Khan would not be interested in hearing those trivial matters, and secondly, this was also to protect Li Zunxu.
Sure enough, Genghis Khan diverted his attention.
He asked again: "So, what about the Song people? I heard that the Song people are more greedy than the Dangxiang people. So, the king or high officials of the Song people also want to resume trade. Have they reached an agreement with you?"
Tuo Lei immediately shook his head.
His dealings with the king of the Xia Kingdom were enough to make Genghis Khan jealous, and the Xia Kingdom only had two million soldiers and civilians.
The territory of the Southern Song Dynasty was thousands of miles wide, with billions of residents, and its level of wealth could not be matched by hundreds of Xia Kingdoms. If the Southern Song Dynasty was also holding a handful in the palm of Tuo Lei, then Tuo Lei would probably have another
They will be transferred to a direction that is ignored. Before that, Tuo Lei's subordinates who have reunited may also face another split.
It's not a wonderful feeling.
Chapter completed!