People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 610 Crash Begging

Wang Ding nodded without denying, "I also estimated that the salt mines in the salt lake can be used for decades, so it shouldn't be a problem."

decades?Where there are only a few decades, Li Zheng knows very well how many salt mines there are under Qinghai Lake.

Seeing that Li Zheng was still thinking about it, Wang Ding said, "If it's difficult, don't force it."

Li Zheng shook the fan in his hand and said, "It's not difficult."

: "There is also the matter of 500 million guan. Is the Chang'an Order really going to hand over 500 million guan to Tubo?"

Xu Hui brought two maids, tea and some pastries.

"The princess said, if you need to order anything."

After Xu Hui finished speaking, she stood quietly aside.

Li Zheng sipped his tea and said to Wang Ding, "Eunuch Wang, do you think I can get 500 million guan?"

Wang Ding thought about it and said: "This old slave thinks that since the Chang'an order can be spoken, it must be taken out."

In the middle of the night, Li Zheng chatted with Wang Ding for a long time.

Wang Ding also stayed at Li Zheng's house.

At dawn, I had breakfast and went to negotiate with the Tubo people.

Wang Ding walked all the way and ate pancakes and fruits, "Chang'an Ling's craftsmanship is really good."

Li Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Where is it? The main reason is that my family is poor. I used to think about what to eat to fill my stomach."

Wang Ding ate the rest and said, "I thought the recipe was simple. It was nothing more than frying batter into pancakes. I can do it too, but it's rare to be able to make simple ingredients so delicious."

Li Xiaogong had already sat in the stables, after Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu made arrangements, everyone sat down again.

Sitting in the upper seat, Li Zheng looked at Songtsan Gampo's face and said, "Brother Zanpu, what's the matter with your dark circles?"

Songtsan Gampo turned his head with a grim expression.

Li Zheng struggled and said: "You are the monarch of Tubo, you should pay attention to your health. If you die young, who will pay back the money?"

Songtsen Gampo gritted his teeth and said, "You don't have to make fun of me, let's get straight to the point."

Li Zheng said to Du Hu who was standing on the side: "Da Hu, go to Dr. Sun and bring some medicinal herbs for our brother Zanpu's body."

"Here." Dumb left after receiving the words.

He looked back at Songtsan Gampo again, and then at Li Xiaogong who was kowtowing sunflower seeds.

Li Xiaogong said: "This melon seed is not bad, it tastes good when you knock it."

Hmm... Li Xiaogong continued to crack the melon seeds.

Li was spreading out a map in front of Songtsan Gampo. The map was large and detailed.

Seeing this map, Songtsan Gampo's head exploded, he broke out in cold sweat, and fear rose in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the level of map painting in the Tang Dynasty is so superb, and even the outline of Tubo's landforms is so detailed.

If the Tang Dynasty had such a map, attacking Tubo would be like being in one's own yard. Several very important passes in Tubo and the trend of the mountains are clearly displayed on this map.

Li Zheng didn't make alarmist remarks. If the Weifu of the Tang Dynasty had such a map, could Tubo still be the opponent of the Tang army?
Mountain lakes, even those small tributaries are among them.

Songtsan Gampo was very sure that even if he asked the Tubo people to draw the map, he would not be able to draw such a detailed map.

It's like rubbing on the entire land of Tubo, every trace and every landform is very clear.

Li Xiaogong looked at Li Zheng's map for a while, and his eyes straightened.

I had fought with Li Shimin for half my life, so of course I knew the importance of maps. If you don’t know the terrain when marching and fighting, you will easily suffer losses. Back then when you led troops to fight, you often suffered from the terrain.

The height of the terrain often determines the outcome of a battle.

Li Xiaogong has also heard of the contour topographic map, and it is said that it was also passed down from Jingyang.

But thinking about it carefully, although Li Zheng's map is detailed, it should not be as easy to use as the contour topographic map.

Li Zhengxian said: "First of all, I will lend you 500 million guan from Tubo, which needs to be used to buy food, and also to pay for the military expenses of the army going out."

"Wait a minute." Songtsan Gampo interrupted Li Zheng's words, "Why did the borrowed 500 million yuan be used to buy food and pay for the army, but in the end we, Tubo, got nothing and still owed you Tang money?"

"I have hundreds of thousands of shi of grain in my hands now. I can give you the most fair price. This is also one of His Majesty's decisions. Besides, most of the new grain in Guanzhong is in my hands now. No one can give it to you except me. Tibet, provide enough food to support a big war."

Songtsan Gampo clenched his fists tightly.

"Food is part of the army's needs. Since the Tang Dynasty wants us to send troops to help Tubo fight back the Western Turks, we need our food and grass. The food and grass are all purchased by the army."

Seeing Songtsan Gampo's face troubled, Li Zheng said again: "You don't think sending troops to the court doesn't need money?"

Songtsan Gampo was at a loss for words for a while.

Li Xiaogong gasped, thinking that it made sense, how could it not cost money to send troops to the court, it would definitely cost money, and money would be spent everywhere.

Li Zheng went on to say: "Including the weapons in the army, the military salaries in the army, and the pensions for soldiers, all of these have to be paid for. If you don't move the 500 million yuan, dare you ask if you, Tubo, can afford the money? Even if you can take out 30 yuan now." Wanguan, I don’t need the 500 million Guan to redeem it.”

Songtsan Gampo remained silent, looking at the map all the time, "What are the places you circled for?"

Li Zheng said again: "I said that you can buy and sell land in Tubo. I want all the 35 places. Don't worry, it's not a rich place. You know it in your heart."

Seeing the sweat on Songtsan Gampo's forehead falling on the map, Li Zheng said: "I bought the circled area. If you have money in the future, you can buy it back. How about it?"

Hearing that he could buy it back, Songtsan Gampo's expression relaxed a lot.

Xu Jingzong smiled disdainfully when he saw the expression on Songtsan Gampo's face, which was very similar to Ashina who had nowhere to ask for help.

Hope is the cruelest thing. Li Zheng bought the land, and it was not easy to buy it back.

Li Zheng will not do useless things, especially in business, if Li Zheng is willing to use 500 million yuan to make a big deal, there must be double returns.

Xu Jingzong thought to himself, where is the reward that Li Zheng wants?
Wang Ding on the side coughed.

Li Zheng said again: "By the way, when Lu Dongzan was let go, Tubo used Qinghai as a mortgage. Qinghai is the main road connecting Longyou. Now can the whole Qinghai be handed over to us, and Datang will be there Set Qinghai County."

Songtsen Gampo's expression was ferocious, and it was obvious that he was also in pain.

"Li Zheng, let's not go around in circles anymore, please save Tubo no matter what, no matter what you want, I will agree to what you can, but please give Tubo a way to survive, so that the people of Tubo can survive .”

Songtsen Gampo lowered his head with his eyes closed, and said such begging words.

Li Xiaogong saw everything in his eyes, and could even feel how much pressure Songtsan Gampo was under. With such a great pressure, and Li Zheng's pressing every step in front of him, he was about to collapse.

(End of this chapter)