The Western Turkic envoy's breathing quickened, and he took a deep breath: "His Royal Highness, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, what do you need? What can I, the Turks, provide you? Your caravan from the Prince of Qin's Palace passed by our Turkic territory, no.
Someone will dare to charge you a penny in customs duties, and they will be escorted by soldiers!"
"No, give me 20,000 slaves, 3,000 cavalry, and 10,000 horses. Ten boxes of gems will be enough. When these are shipped to Chang'an, you can pull 100,000 kilograms of third-grade fine steel.
Let’s go. With my king’s warrant, no one will stop you. However, I require that among the 20,000 slaves, at least half should be Tufan slaves, and half of them should be at least 3,000 white slaves.”
When Li Yuanxing asked for a price, the Western Turks only had two words in mind: fairness.
However, things like fine steel cannot be bought with money, even if Li Yuanxing paid the market price.
When the two of them said this, the deputy envoy of the Western Turks also came in with someone, saluted and sat down in their seats.
The Western Turk envoy tidied up his clothes and formally handed over a document: "His Royal Highness, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, we Turks really hope to get the wool trade, and we also have countless wool."
"The freight for your wool is too high!" Li Yuanxing's answer was straightforward.
The Western Turks' chief envoy didn't respond at all, but the deputy envoy stood up and explained hurriedly: "We can be responsible for the transportation, and we guarantee that it will not be higher than the price paid by the East Turks."
"No, setting prices too low will hurt the people!"
"Your Highness is kind!" Both the Turks and the Tang people said in unison.
"You are really willing to cooperate, and I believe that you are willing to cooperate. I will give you a chance. I don't have much time to argue with you, so if you work, I will provide you with money and food, and I will ensure that you get what you like!"
Li Yuanxing took out Lu Maofeng's knife, tested its sharpness, and threw it back to Lu Maofeng.
Is it a knife or steel?
The Western Turkic deputy officials didn't understand, but the envoy seemed to understand.
"The king has three hard conditions that you must agree to, otherwise I am not interested in continuing the discussion with you."
"Your Highness, please make it clear!"
"First, after forming an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, you can never ally with the enemies of the Tang Dynasty. In other words, once the Tang Dynasty declares it to be an enemy of a country, you must also agree with the Tang Dynasty. Second, the Tang Dynasty provides at least
There are fifty thousand slaves in the Tang Dynasty, you know the proportion. Third, Tuyuhun is not an ally, he must surrender to the Tang Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty!"
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he walked back to his chair and sat down without looking at the Turkic envoys.
"His Royal Highness, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, this request is too embarrassing!" At the signal of the envoy, the deputy envoy said.
Li Yuanxing smiled: "If I ask you to pay, I will give you something in return."
"Can the ambassador hear the report?"
"Let's have the banquet first. After the banquet, you will have time for formal negotiations. Whether I am fair or not is watched by everyone in the world. There is no need for me to promise anything." After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he said to Cui Yiye: "Prepare the banquet.
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Li Yuanxing was not interested in the details and had no obligation to talk with the Western Turks.
During the banquet, Cui Dunli asked Li Yuanxing in a low voice: "Your Highness, are the conditions just now too harsh? You must know that the Western Turks are not as good at fighting as the Eastern Turks, and they are poorer. If you agree to these conditions, you will be tied to the Tang Dynasty.
, the Western Turks may not agree!"
"What you say makes sense, but the Western Turks have too many enemies, so they must have a firm ally. Don't mention anything about the marriage. Do you remember what I said to Feng An?"
After Li Yuanxing reminded him, Cui Dunli thought for a while before replying: "Your Highness promises that if his wealth cannot be doubled in five years, Your Highness will make up for it!"
"Tell the Western Turks that if their wealth cannot be doubled, I will provide them with supplies for five years!"
"Your Highness, is this really okay?"
"Don't underestimate cotton fields. They really have 15 million acres of cotton fields. The output of these cotton fields alone is scary when converted into money. I'm afraid it's at least as much as Luoyang and Henan Province. Right now.
The question is, how can the Seventh Family protect these interests and ensure the normal output of the cotton fields, and then there will be a reasonable distribution!"
Cui Dunli nodded: "Your Highness, this matter may be discussed for a long time!"
"Don't be in a hurry, let's talk slowly. It's impossible to plant it this year. It's just been planted in Hebei Province. The seeds harvested next year will only be a few million acres. In three years, we can plant 1,500 acres."
It's hard enough." Li Yuanxing was not in a hurry, and he knew there was no need to rush.
banquet!
Li Yuanxing was not interested in the banquet. The Western Turks were eager to ask some detailed questions, so naturally they were not very interested in the banquet.
As His Highness King Qin of the Tang Empire, he would naturally not talk about the details.
Just when Li Yuanxing was about to go back to his small living room to have some more food, he saw a familiar figure standing at the door of the small living room. Every time he saw this old guy, in Li Yuanxing's words, he was either causing trouble for himself or causing trouble for himself.
Make trouble for himself, otherwise, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will be in trouble.
Eunuch Gao, the truly powerful eunuch leader of the Tang Dynasty Palace.
"Lao Gao, it's almost dark today. If you come to my Qin Wangzhuang, are you causing trouble for me or yourself?"
Eunuch Gao couldn't even smile naturally. He pointed secretly into the room and then replied: "Oh! This old slave is as miserable as His Highness said. This old slave is just an errand boy."
Li Yuanxing understood, shuddered secretly, opened the door and went into the house.
"Brother Imperial, are you in such good spirits to come to our Qinwangzhuang to see your father?"
Li Er lowered his voice: "Either I'm causing trouble for you because of my brother, or I'm here to cause trouble for you, Wu Lang."
"Brother Huang is really good at joking."
"Brother Wei has asked Qin Qiong about Hengyang, and Qin Qiong's analysis is that he probably doesn't know Hengyang's identity. So Brother Wei really wants to know what your plans are. As the King of Qin, how are you going to fulfill your promise!"
Li Er's tone became much more serious.
Li Yuanxing had a calm look on his face: "Brother Emperor, do you want me to speak as an elder brother, as the King of Qin, or as a minister of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Wulang, you have matured!" Li Er praised him, and then said: "By marrying Ashinadur, what I will get is a fine cavalry of tens of thousands of people. These people can sweep across the grassland for me. As long as there are
With enough equipment, enough food and fodder, this is an iron-clad elite cavalry!"
"Brother Huang is smart, and it just so happens that Hengyang also wants to marry!" Li Yuanxing replied with a smile. Then he also said: "As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, I think this is a good start. The result of the great national integration is,
Ashnadur will only look half like a Turk in the future, and his habits will gradually resemble those of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Er also added: "His son's only name is Turkic!"
"His grandson may be from the Tang Dynasty at heart!" Li Yuanxing also said.
Li Yuanxing and Li Er looked at each other and smiled. The two of them thought of getting together. They put politics, interests, and family ties on the same table, and began to strike a balance.
Is it cruel?
In the past, Li Yuanxing would have thought that he was too cruel and took family affection too seriously.
But now, Li Yuanxing knew that as the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Er as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there were some things they had to consider, just as Li Er had made a ruthless decision to get married, even if he had to give away his daughter
Go to the grassland.
Even if your heart bleeds and your heart is scarred, your face should remain calm.
"Are you going to try him?" Li Er asked Li Yuanxing again.
Li Yuanxing shook his head: "Brother, it doesn't matter if it's true or not. Even if he knows who Hengyang is, what can he do? Hengyang is the princess of the Tang Dynasty, so she should have no less respect for him. Or
Say, he doesn’t know, then he will still know.”
"Brother, I don't understand." Li Er shook his head gently.
Li Yuanxing sighed: "Brother Emperor, please don't let the Emperor's wife know about this matter, otherwise I will be in bad luck."
After Li Yuanxing told Li Er, Li Er smiled and gave Li Yuanxing a thumbs up: "Wu Lang, my brother is optimistic about you!"
At nightfall, Li Yuanxing held a banquet in a newly built medium-sized living room that could seat fifty people, and hosted a banquet for the generals who had returned from victory. Lao Lang and Ashinadur sat at the top because they were men of great merit.
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The food and wine were served quickly. Li Yuanxing sat at the table and raised his cup: "The first cup is for Pao Ze who died in the Tang Dynasty!"
"Jingpao Ze!" Everyone stood up, raised their glasses in a serious manner, and then imitated Li Yuanxing's example and sprinkled the wine in the glasses on the ground.
Huh..., Li Yuanxing breathed out softly, and then smiled: "Come here, change the bowl to a bigger one!"
On the other side, in the small living room, Li Er, Wu Zhao, the two Qin princesses Wang Yuyan, Li Liyuan, and Eunuch Gao were all sitting in the small living room, looking at the screen on the projector.
"Brother Imperial!" The two princesses of Hengyang and Changsha entered the room and saw Li Er very nervous. After timidly saluting, they stood on one side.
Li Er waved his hand: "Come and sit next to me. You will watch carefully tonight. You must understand Wulang's hard work. Remember to thank Wulang in the future!"
When Hengyang heard this, he was secretly happy.
It seems that King Qin has convinced the Holy Lord, which is good news. But after seeing Ashinadur on this screen, Hengyang became nervous again. She was afraid that Ashinadur would not pass Li Yuanxing's test.
She didn't even know what Li Yuanxing's test would be.
"Old Wolf, I dedicate this cup to you. Congratulations on your first contribution to Jian'an!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The old wolf stood up, performed a military salute, and poured all the wine from the large bowl of wine into his mouth. For the old wolf, strong alcohol only brought pleasure, without the nervousness of being drunk.
Li Yuanxing came to Ashinadur again. At this time, everyone in the small living room was a little expectant and nervous. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)