In the end, Cao Qian and Xi Siluo reached a consensus and agreed to restart the tea-horse trade after autumn.
Moreover, Cao Qian also drew a big pie for him, claiming that if the trade went smoothly, a sales market might be established in Qinzhou (today's Tianshui, Gansu Province).
Qinzhou is an important town in the northwest. Unlike the Yinxia and Linfu areas, the nomadic people gathered near Qinzhou are not Dangxiang people.
It is the main gathering area of the Tubo people.
At the same time, this is also the only way for the Tubo people in Hehuang area to go south!
During the Tianxi period, the Tibetans from the Liugu tribe and the Uighurs from Ganzhou also entered the country via Qinzhou.
In addition, Qinzhou is far away from Xiazhou and is not the main area for Xia people to attack.
Therefore, Qinzhou already has certain basic conditions.
This is indeed the case. Although the Song Dynasty officials did not set up a market in Qinzhou, border trade had already taken shape.
The Tibetan merchants would rather take the long way to Qinzhou than go to Xiazhou or Lingzhou.
Because the reputation of the party members in Xiazhou was so bad, caravans were often robbed in Xiazhou.
Cao Qian originally didn't know much about the situation in Qinzhou, but his father Cao Wei knew it very well.
During the Dazhong Xiangfu period, Cao Wei was sent to Qinzhou by the imperial court to be responsible for running Qinzhou. To be precise, he was responsible for winning over the Tibetan tribes in the Qinzhou area.
Later, the Liugu Tribe and the Ganzhou Uighurs took the initiative to worship, and Cao Wei had some credit for it.
the other side.
I have to admit, I am very excited.
Qinzhou is a great place!
Although it is a bit far from Miaochuan (now Qinghai Ledu), Qinzhou is close to Taozhou (now Lintan, Gansu).
The Qiao family that Zusiluo wanted to marry lived in Lijing City, and the specific location of Lijing City was probably more than 200 miles west of Taozhou.
If his plan succeeds and the Qiao family really forms an alliance with him, then he can definitely use the power of the Qiao family to increase trade with Song Ting.
By then, tea, porcelain, and even grain from the Song Dynasty would all be in his hands.
With these, he is fully qualified to break away from Wen Buqi's control and stand on his own!
Although I have been living a small life for many years, if there is a chance, who would be willing to live a small life?
Isn’t it nice to make money while standing?
Setting up one's own business has always been Gsisiluo's long-term plan, but there has never been a particularly good opportunity before.
Even though he currently has 30,000 to 40,000 string control personnel, this team is still far from what he imagined.
Zusiluo wanted to unify all the Tubo tribes.
With only 30,000 to 40,000 people, it was completely unable to satisfy his ambitions.
Thirty to forty thousand people might be wiped out in one battle.
Isn't this how Li Lizun was crippled?
Although Li Lizun's power is still there, in terms of power, it is no longer what it used to be.
Obviously, Li Lizun had lost the opportunity to unify Hehuang.
The lessons from the past are there, and of course we will learn from them.
Now, the opportunity has come.
He must get away from Wen Buqi as soon as possible.
Because only in this way could he interact with the Song Dynasty without any scruples.
Xisiluo's appeal was to use the power of the Song Dynasty to complete his ambition of unifying all the tribes. He was more inclined to unite with the Song Dynasty to control Xia.
But Wen Buqi's thoughts were not like this.
Wen Buqi is an out-and-out double-dealer, and he will join forces with anyone who is stronger than him.
As the saying goes, the Tao is different and there is no mutual agreement.
After realizing Wen Buqi's true face, Zuo Siluo wanted to get out of Wen Buqi's sphere of influence more than anyone else.
Before, he had no capital.
Now, he has it!
Song Ting sent him the capital to rise.
At this time, Zuosiluo was almost 90% sure about her marriage with the Qiao family.
The marriage is almost a foregone conclusion!
After all, Da Song was on his side!
Ji Siluo understands the principle of a fox pretending to be a tiger's power. With the Song Dynasty standing up for him, Qiao will not refuse the marriage as long as he is not stupid.
In the future, if Qinzhou's market really opens up, it will probably be Qiao's who will benefit first.
Zuosiluo ate meat, and Mrs. Qiao followed suit with soup.
It’s done!
Thinking of this, Xisiluo felt that the dark clouds covering his eyes were swept away in an instant.
'I am indeed the son of destiny!'
Whatever comes to mind, what is he if he is not a son of destiny?
With the fate of destiny, he is destined to be the master of Hehuang area in the future!
At this time, Cao Qian didn't know what Zunsiluo was thinking. If he knew, he would probably laugh it off.
This smile should have a perfect score of three points because the painting was successful.
The rest of it is just a joke that Sisiluo is too naive.
Who can become the king of the various tribes of Tubo does not matter what Zushiluo said, Wen Buqi said, Li Lizun said, or Li Shi of Xiazhou does not count.
Whoever the officials appoint will be the king of the Tubo tribes!
Officials see it clearly than anyone else.
Perhaps, Zusiluo's current ambition is just to unify all the Tubo tribes, but people's ambitions continue to expand as their status increases.
The purpose of wooing Tubo was just to involve the Xiazhou Li family, not to cultivate a new enemy for the Song Dynasty.
On the eve of the fall of the Li family in Xiazhou, it was a time for strategic adjustment.
Tubo is not monolithic, and when the time comes, the Song Dynasty will be able to support another force to compete with Xisiluo.
The young Xi Siluo has not yet understood this, even though he has experienced mysterious things and even though he has read many books.
But the lack of experience cannot be filled by reading a few books.
In the future, Zuo Siluo may understand, but by then, even if he understands, there is nothing he can do to save himself.
While Tubo was developing, the Song Dynasty was also developing, and the speed would only be faster than that of Tubo, and the gap between the two sides would only widen.
When the gap in strength is too large, any strategy will be in vain.
At that time, Zuosiluo can only accept it.
If he could accept it calmly, Li Jie might let him go. After all, under the current external conditions, unifying the various tribes of Tubo is a matter of investment higher than output.
It can be done, but it's not necessary.
As long as Tubo is willing to obediently provide cattle and horses to the Song Dynasty and continue to let the Ssiluo exist, it is not non-negotiable.
…
…
…
Qinzhou.
Just when Cao Qian and Zuo Siluo reached a 'consensus', Cao Wei had already completed his inspection of Qinzhou's walled city.
When Cao Wei was in charge of managing Qinzhou, he built a total of seventeen cities, large and small, some of which were newly built and some of which were rebuilt on the original basis.
The defense targets of these fortresses were mainly the Tibetan tribes along Qinzhou.
Since the late Tang Dynasty, the Tubo dynasty has fallen apart, and no one has yet reunified the Tubo tribes. Although among the Tubo tribes, there are many pro-Song tribes such as the Liugu Tribe, Xisiluo, and Li Lizun.
However, there were also many Tubo tribes that invaded the Song Dynasty.
Especially the tribes along the border would invade the Song Dynasty from time to time and fight against the autumn wind.
Stabilizing the border is also one of Li Jie's goals in wooing Xisiluo.
Once the clan becomes powerful, he will definitely do his best to attack those tribes on the border.
He will be in trouble with whoever is on the side!