Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 918 Greetings from the Plateau!
Seeing that the crown prince's state had been adjusted, Chang Sun Chong made a detailed statement on the latest progress of the internal guard's interrogation, which was like finally understanding the whole story of the casting of Wude Dynasty copper coins. If he had to sum it up in one sentence, it would be a report Pay back.

A few years ago, there was an incident of profiteers manufacturing poisonous milk powder in the Tang Dynasty. This case not only involved many local officials and noble families, but also involved the royal prince and the prime minister of the court. King Qi took the lead to preside over the case. It's not big, and it made a lot of noise in the court.

But in the end, Han Wang was the only one who was blamed. Those who made and sold fake milk powder had nothing to do with them. Heirloom business.

People outside thought that the prince took photos to save the house and let King Qi take advantage of them, but Chang Sun Chong thought that was a one-sided view.Because these tainted milk powders were all sent to the inner guards after being purchased by the imperial court, and finally the inner guards secretly sent them to various designated locations, and Tubo was the place where the largest amount was used.

After the Battle of Songzhou, under the auspices of Neiwei, various actions against the national economy and the people's livelihood of Tubo were quietly underway, the most important of which was to allow more people to drink "fresh" poisonous milk powder; the strategy was a bit vicious , but for Tubo, a country that had offended Tang at that moment, it was not an exaggeration at all.

Songtsan cadres and Lu Dongzan are not ignorant of Datang’s sinister intentions, and it’s not that they don’t know that continuing to maintain trade with Datang is tantamount to quenching thirst for their country; It is not clear that the competition between the two countries is omnipotent.

Besides, apart from Tianzhu behind them, they have already been surrounded by the Tang army on three sides. They watched their country being eroded by the Tang Dynasty little by little, and their national power was weakening day by day. cheap.

Painful and thoughtful, the two, unwilling to reconcile to the decline of Tubo, made up their minds to fight back after repeated studies.

Since there is no advantage in the military, why not use the same method to weaken Datang's national strength like Datang, and this bloodless war can also add a lot of scarce supplies to them, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone, why not Why!

The task of these Tubo people in Datang was not to spy on information, but to try to stay in Datang, take root and sprout in Datang, use the gold and silver in their hands to secretly hoard pig iron, medicine, food and other war materials for Tubo, and then use special channels to transport things back.

By chance, they learned that there is a skillful craftsman named Lu Jin in the world, who has knives, guns, halberds, axes, and hooks. No one wants to make a living, and it may save his life in a critical moment.

The Tubo people are not fools, they also want to get promoted and make a fortune. It is really not good to live in fear in the Tang Dynasty, a land of wolves and enemies, so they want to get this skilled craftsman and let him make ordnance for the Great Tubo. When it comes to rewards for meritorious deeds afterwards, they have done a great job, and the day they return to the plateau is just around the corner.

But the Tubo people didn't expect that this guy is a master who can't be bought with any amount of money. No matter how high the price they ask, how many good things they say, and how sincere their attitude is, they are almost called ancestors, but the answer is only two words :no.

You must know that before they came, they had passed a letter to Lu Dongzan, saying that they could recruit a craftsman who could be called a national player for Tubo, and asked Lu Dongzan to give him a high official position; Then there is only one fate for them: willing to be military law.

So they couldn't get off the tiger and they knelt in the house of the craftsman. They knelt for three days. Finally, the craftsman couldn't stand it anymore. He proposed to use money-making molds to do business with Tubo. In the future, the two families will get rich together, and Tubo will give him money every year. One hundred thousand filial piety, and if you want a model, you have to count it separately.

This kind of thing that the craftsman produced is no small matter, even if they are low-ranking nobles in Tubo, they also know the value of it; and no matter how he makes this thing, as long as they can ensure the continuous flow of money in Tubo, then they have made a great contribution pieces.

It is because of the model of the craftsmen that their family's status in Tubo has risen sharply. The prime minister has already said that they will send someone to replace them after another year of work, and then they can return to the plateau to enjoy the life of high-ranking nobles. .

The ideal is very full, but the reality is too skeletal. Just when the good times are coming, they fall into the hands of Tang Neiwei. As a result, their dreams will never stop.

"Have been working on this counterfeit coin case for a long time, is it still a greeting from the plateau?", Li Chengqian said lightly after reading the list of storage locations for supplies presented by Zhang Sun Chong.

"That's right, this is a return gift from your old friend Lu Dongzan. How about it, my lord, this time is enough to save face!" Chang Sun Chong smiled and nodded in response.

Lu Dongzan was a formidable opponent. The inner guard had fought against him many times on the plateau. Although the results were not small, the losses were equally huge. One thousand enemies were killed, and eight hundred were self-defeated. Changsun Chong did not treat him at all. Dare to despise.

Hehe, "Lu Dongzan, oh, yes, there is also Tubo Zanpu, interesting, they are dishonest, if they are like lambs, they are still not used to it!" During the conversation, Li Chengqian got up and walked down the steps down.

While pacing, he said: "Materials are not a small matter. To intensify the interrogation, we must find all the storage places in the Tang Dynasty. A grain of grain and a foot of cloth cannot be obtained by Tubo, and they will be transported back to Gu .”

"In addition, the infiltration of Tubo must be strengthened. No matter whether it is divided, alienated, or bought with a lot of money, it is necessary to make that guy Lu Dongzan restless day and night, caught between state affairs and tribal conflicts, no matter what the price is."

After making a promise, Chang Sun Chong asked again: "Your Highness, shouldn't that rather miraculous craftsman be killed as soon as possible? Without this group of people, he will find another one. This is a disaster. Get rid of it every day, and save us trouble!"

After turning around and raising his hand to signal, Li Chengqian added: "Don't kill him, get him back first, and dig out where he came from, especially what's going on with his mold-making skills. Gu always thinks There was an evil spirit from the beginning to the end of this matter, where did such a craftsman come from such great skills.".
(End of this chapter)