One hundred and fifty-ninth section Shi Wei and Mole 2]
Li Yuanxing picked up a ribbon from the table and tied his hair casually.
"Bring them to my king's reception room later, and send someone to do some hard work for me tomorrow!"
"It's not hard to work for His Highness!" Lao Lang followed Li Yuanxing out.
After arriving at Li Yuanxing's reception room, Li Yuanxing said: "Prepare a basket of corn and send it to Luoyang quickly. Give it to Master Qu Tutong and ask someone who knows farming to go there. Just say whatever you ask?"
"Understood!" Lao Lang agreed and exited the living room.
Li Yuanxing made himself a cup of tea and smiled. After all, Cui Dunli is still a member of the Cui family. The concept of family first and country later is really deeply rooted in the hearts of people in this era.
Although Li Yuanxing could not guess what was going on, he believed that the family must be causing trouble for him this time.
According to the theories in later TV series, the army is about to return, and the distribution of credit is secondary. The position of Tianying Pavilion is the key now. This time, at least ten or more people in the army are qualified to be in Tianying Pavilion.
Take up a seat in the pavilion, especially for someone like Li Jing.
Not only was he a founding hero, but he also had extraordinary abilities and had a wide network of connections among the emerging nobles.
Therefore, if the aristocratic family wants to compete with the nobles for the seat of Tianying Pavilion, it will definitely start after the army returns.
As the King of Qin, Li Yuanxing's support would be really terrible if Li Yuanxing could not cause some trouble. Li Yuanxing's status as the King of Qin is not something to look good on.
But once it creates some trouble for Li Yuanxing, even if Li Yuanxing is unable to do anything else, it is still a good thing.
"You bastard!" Li Yuanxing was shot while lying down. Li Yuanxing originally planned not to participate in Tianying Pavilion's affairs, but did the aristocratic families believe it?
The envoys of Shiwei and Mohe entered the house, but their entourages stayed outside.
Cui Dunli was the only one accompanying him in the house.
Since I am a guest at the Prince of Qin's Mansion, I will naturally inquire about His Highness the Prince of Qin's preferences.
Especially for this level of treat, they knew very well that King Qin paid great attention to them. First, they came to Qinwangzhuang, the private village of His Highness King Qin. Secondly, Chief Shi of the Prince of Qin's Palace came to welcome them. Thirdly, they hosted a banquet in King Qin's small hall.
The fourth thing that touched them the most was that King Qin made tea with his own hands.
And what they were sitting on was just a small round table, a small round table with a diameter of four feet.
They don't understand tea. But they received this courtesy.
"Drink tea first. I am not used to this tea. But you are not used to the climate when you come to Chang'an. This tea nourishes the stomach and nourishes people!" Li Yuanxing said so directly that both envoys were a little uncomfortable.
Since he can come to the Tang Dynasty, he naturally understands Chinese. After watching the red tea poured into the cup, Shi Wei asked: "Please tell me about nourishing the stomach, Your Highness!"
"Black tea, warm. The food in Chang'an is different from yours. Taoism has its own way of maintaining health. If you are interested, I can introduce you to some great sages in maintaining health. Just talk about this tea, calm down and taste it.
Only then do you know what it tastes like!”
Li Yuanxing was just being polite and trying to ease the atmosphere before getting down to business.
After a cup of tea, Shiwei's envoy expressed his gratitude, although he still did not understand the beauty of the tea.
"To put it simply, I sent you an invitation before I went to fight against the Turks. I hope that I can send an envoy to come and talk. Since I invited you to come, it is naturally beneficial to both parties?"
Li Yuanxing was so direct that in modern times it would be regarded as diplomatic negotiation.
Let’s get straight to the point. Let alone the two envoys, even Cui Dunli couldn’t accept it.
"Let's talk about Shiwei first! You are poor and backward. To put it bluntly, the richest person in Shiwei doesn't have a third pair of trousers. And your nobles don't have the silk, linen, or white cloth of the Tang Dynasty.
It doesn’t take much, and you don’t have iron. Although you have learned to farm in recent years, your harvest is very small.”
Li Yuanxing's words were so forthright that they made Shi Wei's envoy blush.
But Li Yuanxing's courtesy came first, and Li Yuanxing's words were definitely not an insult, so although the Shiwei envoy stood up in surprise, he just bowed with their Shiwei etiquette and sat down silently.
"Want to get rich?" Li Yuanxing poured tea again.
Cui Dunli already wanted to persuade him, "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, you are the King of Qin, the prince of the Tang Dynasty. How can you act like a businessman and ask if you want to get rich? Such words are extremely rude."
But Shiwei's envoy was more direct: "I think, I think, we Shiwei also think, our whole clan thinks, we want to eat pancakes, we want cloth, we want silk. I want to give my woman a hat on her head
Gold!”
"Have fun, please!" Li Yuanxing raised the tea cup: "Replace the wine with tea, drink up!"
Messenger Wei didn't care whether the tea was very hot or not, he poured it into his mouth in one gulp.
"It's easy to get rich. I have three ways to do it. You can get rich if you choose one."
The Shiwei envoy stood up and made a big salute. The Mohe envoy also stood up and made a big salute with him, because they were neighbors and they were all poor. The only iron tools they had were obtained from Goguryeo. Because in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, they
No different from savages.
"Sit!" Li Yuanxing made a gesture of invitation, and then said to Cui Dunli: "Brother, please record it!"
There are also special writing desks in the meeting hall. Cui Dunli can be promoted to the level of the third grade, so he is naturally very reliable in his work. He understands Li Yuanxing's records, and it is very likely that the future alliance with Shi Wei will be based on this.
"One, cow! You Shiwei people like to raise cows."
"Your Highness, we are willing to offer three thousand cattle as a gift!" Shiwei's envoy immediately expressed his position.
Li Yuanxing shook his head. If three thousand cattle were used to eat meat, his village could happily eat them for several days. It was too few, too few: "I will buy your cattle. You can go and negotiate the price with the Datang Commerce Department."
, with my king’s order, Gao Shangshu will give you a fair price. Five hundred thousand heads a year!”
"Five and a half million!"
What a huge number. A cow, a strong cattle in the Tang Dynasty, cost about five to seven guan of money.
Shiwei's envoy quickly calculated that there were 500,000 cattle. It can be said that even if they bought all Shiwei's cattle now, it would not be enough!
"Go back and raise cattle well. I will keep purchasing them. There are two types of cattle, one is a strong working cattle, and the other is not strong and can be used for meat. If you don't understand the plan, I can send people
I will teach you how many bulls, how many cows, how many calves are added every year, and how many are sold to the Tang Dynasty!"
Shiwei's envoy was thinking about it, and after a long time, he said: "Your Highness, what can be exchanged for these five hundred thousand cattle in the Tang Dynasty?"
Hahaha! Li Yuanxing smiled heartily, and then gave Cui Dunli a wink.
Cui Sheli stood up and said: "Pile up mountains of grain, pile up mountains of linen, let your women's heads be filled with gold, and your tents be filled with coins."
Gao Ming, this statement is far more valuable than a few bucks for a cow.
"The Khitan tribe will rob our cattle!" Shi Wei's envoy raised another problem.
Li Yuanxing stood up and said: "Write! I have ordered Chai Shao's troops to transfer to Yingzhou and guard it. Hou Jun gathered and Zhang Liang's troops have transferred Youzhou to repair and wait for my order. Write again. I invite the Khitan Khan to come to Chang'an in person.
, come and make an alliance, or else fight! Send a copy of this document to Chai Shao’s Department!”
Cui Dunli hesitated a little while writing.
This is the authority of Admiral Tiance's office. I don't know if writing the document myself would be an overstep of authority.
But Li Yuanxing asked him to write, so he had to write down the paperwork first.
"Another order! The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War will select officials and prepare to send envoys to Shi Wei!"
The two envoys were convinced. King Qin of the Tang Dynasty was worthy of being the first king of the Tang Dynasty. He acted vigorously and resolutely. The army was directly mobilized to the front of the Khitan tribe. Taking advantage of the majesty of the great victory over the Turks, the Khitan tribe had no choice but to surrender.
Cui Dunli got up and called a personal attendant outside the door, and sent the signed document he had written and sent to Wei Zheng. The deployment of troops must be done by General Tiance, so it is best for Wei Zheng to handle it.
After returning to the house, Li Yuanxing continued: "I heard that there are many slaves in Shiwei, and I want them. Also, I have invited people from Shiwei to raise dolphins in our Tang Dynasty. If they are raised well, they will definitely live in the Tang Dynasty."
The life of a rich peasant includes wine and meat every day, silk clothes, and slaves at home!"
The Shiwei envoy agreed, but he needed to go back to discuss the number. But it would definitely not be less than 50,000 slaves, and the number of people who came to work in the Tang Dynasty would not be less than 10,000.
After Shi Wei finished speaking, Li Yuanxing turned to Mohe.
"You have horses, but I like you for two reasons. The first point is that you dare to fight. I hire Mohe warriors to fight for the Tang Dynasty. Those who dare to fight will definitely become rich. The second point is that you know water, and I
In a few years, the king plans to build a large port in Dengzhou, and your brave warriors who understand water can become even richer!"
"Fight, fight with whom?" Messenger Mohe stood up.
Because they really talk about enemies, Shi Wei is a poor man like them, so they are like brothers.
The Khitan is the enemy, but the Tang army has already approached the Khitan, so there is only one possibility, and that is the Goguryeo people.
"Goguryeo!" Li Yuanxing said without hesitation: "Although the Sui Dynasty was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, the people who died in Goguryeo were all Han people. I and Goguryeo will not become allies. I will not let you go alone.
To attack Goguryeo, I will send a general and 30,000 elite troops!"
"Your Highness, how do you become rich?"
"The spoils of war will be yours if you get them, and you can trade with the Tang Dynasty. You can attack once in the spring and again in the autumn. Slaves, slaves of Goguryeo, both male and female, I want young and strong ones. If you occupy the land, you will occupy it."
Go down to the city, I will not let you down, even if I give you Mohe nobles a manor in Chang'an City, it is possible!"
The Mohe Messenger's aura is getting heavier and heavier!
"Fight! Fight!"
"Have a banquet and serve good wine!" Li Yuanxing smiled and held the arm of the Mohe messenger. He could clearly feel the other party's body shaking. A tribe like wolves, using knives in exchange for wealth is their wish. This is what happened in the Tang Dynasty
They are powerful and will be afraid even if they are robbing, but now with the Tang Dynasty behind them, looting the feuding Goguryeo is exactly what they want. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)