Chapter 746: I want to open up the trade routes in the Western Regions
Being a prince is a thing.
Li Chengqian's attitude has always been the same.
If you don't do it, you won't do it even to death.
Whoever you love will do it, but he won’t do it anyway.
But looking at the looks of the two old guys, Li Chengqian knew that he had to give them an answer today. ??
At the same time, he also knew that this was something he could not refuse.
As long as Li Shimin makes a decree and announces it to the world, he will be the crown prince for sure, without even a chance to refute.
So now Li Chengqian can only choose another path.
He looked at Li Shimin with a serious face and said, "Liangzhou is where my father originally recruited troops, and Longyou Road is where my Li family prospered."
"But today, there are still people in Longyou Road who have no food to eat and are homeless."
"And as a descendant of the Li family, how can I sit back and ignore it?"
"At the moment, fortunately, my father trusts me, and I am proud to show off my talents in Longyou Road, so that some people can have food and clothing without worries."
"But after all, the people who have no worries about food and clothing are only a small part of the population. How can children return to Chang'an City with peace of mind?"
Li Chengqian said straight away: "When I came to Longyou Road and saw the conditions of the people in Longyou Road, I made great aspirations."
"There will be no hungry people in Longyou, and the children will return home."
After saying this, he bowed deeply to Li Shimin and said, "I hope my father will give me permission."
Look at his serious look.
Li Shimin really looked at it and laughed.
Who is the person in front of you?
This is his son.
As a father, he still doesn’t understand his son?
As long as Li Chengqian sticks his butt out, he will know whether this guy is going to fart or poop.
If you reject me, just reject me. Why do you have to say it so grandly?
"I don't know you yet?"
"Don't you just not want to be the prince?"
"Do you need to bring out such a big hat to suppress me?"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian, took a deep breath, and said: "But I also tell you clearly, you have to do it whether you want to do it or not, Prince."
"Even if you die, you have to die in the crown prince position for me. superior."
"Because you are the eldest son of the emperor, this position can only be yours."
Li Shimin was too lazy to talk nonsense with Li Chengqian now, so he simply started to play hard.
He said: "Now even if you tell lies, the crown prince position is still yours, and to tell you the truth, I have prepared the edict."
Damn it.
Then you still ask me about my hair?
For a moment, Li Chengqian was almost angry to death.
Now that the edict has been drawn up, let’s ask ourselves a decent question.
What does this mean?
Killing someone, but also killing your heart?
Seeing Li Chengqian's look, Changsun Wuji also smiled.
He said: "Qian'er, His Majesty has already decided on this matter, so don't refuse anymore."
"But, but I..."
Li Chengqian had a feeling of unexplainable pain.
What is this?
How could he be so confused that he was plotted by these two old gangsters?
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin with a bitter look on his face and said, "Father, it's not good for you to do this."
"What's wrong?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and glanced at him.
Immediately, Li Shimin said: "You, please stop talking nonsense to me. It's useless. This matter is settled today."
"When I return to Chang'an City, I will immediately announce the edict to the world."
"At that time, you will be the crown prince of our Tang Dynasty."
After speaking, Li Shimin did not forget to raise his hand and pat his shoulder, saying: "How are you, are you happy?"
happy?
I'm so happy.
Li Chengqian is really afraid of eating a three-hit combo meal.
Otherwise, he would have given up resistance and become the prince long ago, why would he have to wait until now?
But now, there is no turning back.
Li Chengqian
He sighed softly and said: "In this case, the child can only say, thank you, father."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was also very happy.
This kid finally got the idea, and he finally passed the position of heir to him.
But why is this so weird?
Others were overjoyed when they became princes, but this guy actually looked sad...???
Therefore, Li Shimin could not help but have some doubts about life.
Is this crown prince some kind of savage beast that deserves to make him so afraid?
But before Li Shimin could speak, Li Chengqian spoke first: "But before my father announces the edict, I have one more request..."
"any request?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then added: "But don't be wishful thinking, kid. Whatever reason you come up with now, you have to be the prince."
"I know I know……"
Li Chengqian said with a bitter look on his face: "But before I become the prince, can you let me finish one last thing first?"
"what's up?"
Li Shimin asked.
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin and said very seriously: "My son wants to reopen the trade routes in the Western Regions."
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, he had already opened up trade routes in the Western Regions and spread the culture of the Central Plains to all parts of the world.
But later, due to years of war and the rise of nomads, merchants were unwilling to take risks and travel far, so this trade route was abandoned.
Li Chengqian said righteously: "Now, the Tang Dynasty is powerful and has two major industrial bases."
"In the future, there will only be more industrial bases in Datang."
"Sooner or later, the market in Datang will be oversupplied."
"So the most important thing now is to find a business line for Datang that can develop in the long term."
Li Shimin is not a fool, how could he not know the reason?
Even if he didn't know, after Li Chengqian mentioned it, he naturally thought of it.
Hearing these words, Li Shimin couldn't help but click... head.
He said: "If you think about it this way, it does make sense."
"So, opening the Western Region Trade Route is our best solution at the moment."
"This will not only provide new sales channels for the goods produced by Datang, but also bring wealth to the country."
"It also allowed the Tang Dynasty to import rare animals, plants, leather goods, medicinal materials, spices, jewelry and other items that were not available in the Tang Dynasty from the West."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin and said, "The most important thing is that my father's power of heaven can be spread to all parts of the world."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was delighted.
Changsun Wuji on the side couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
Li Chengqian really understands Li Shimin.
With the latter sentence, the previous words are basically nonsense.
Who is Li Shimin?
He is the one who wants to save face the most, and he is also the one who wants to leave a mark in history the most.
If his divine power can really be spread all over the world, won't Li Shimin's reputation be raised to a higher level?
By then, I am afraid that all history will record his good name as Li Shimin.
Is there any reason for Li Shimin not to do this kind of thing?
Of course, these things are not Li Chengqian's real purpose.
What he really cares about is the mountains of gold abroad and some technologies that are not available in the Central Plains.
Let’s not mention technology for now, let’s just talk about gold.
As we all know, the reserves of heavy metals in the Central Plains have never been high, especially silver and gold.
In the eyes of people of this era, these things were just used for jewelry and decorations and did not have much practical value.
But as a later generation, Li Chengqian knew very well how important heavy metal reserves are to a country.
It can be said that the higher the reserves of heavy metals in a country, the richer its citizens are.
In the previous life, due to some reasons, the wealth of the Central Plains was divided up by foreign powers.
Now, with such a good opportunity to harvest foreign wealth, how could he miss it?