Cultivation of chastity

Li Tai was a little taken aback when he heard Tian Changgeng's words, because in his memory, Tubo's strategy had always been to unify the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to become the overlord of the snowy region, and then use its geographical advantages to erode the surrounding areas and become a real snowy empire.

But Li Tai didn't expect that there was only such a war between Tubo and Tang Dynasty, so he decisively adjusted the national strategy and turned around and headed south.

What about the so-called national determination?Li Tai doesn't understand the so-called national strategy!

Logically speaking, doesn't Tubo want to avenge Datang?

Or, is there no such firm anti-Tang faction in Tubo?
Or Songtsan Gampo and Lu Dongzan's political skills are so strong that they can completely handle Tubo's internal affairs and military at will according to their own will.

Li Tai is not from Tubo, so naturally he didn't know that before the war against the Japanese dynasty, the internal conflicts in Tubo were actually about to erupt.

They are a bit like Japan after the Meiji Restoration. In order to divert internal conflicts, they chose to invade other countries.

It's just that Datang's fist is a little too hard, and Wang Xuance is still herding cattle in Xihai County.

For the Tibetans, most of them definitely don't know who the Tang Emperor is, but Wang Xuance's name is enough to become a lifelong memory of their generation.

Therefore, the Tibetans decisively chose a slightly softer persimmon to touch.

It's just that they didn't expect that the persimmon was so soft that even they were a little surprised, so they defeated the Jieri Dynasty in a daze, and then fought against the entire Luomen system.

Li Tai naturally didn't know the details, but in Li Tai's view, it was not a bad thing for the Tibetans to plow the Indian land in the past.

After all, that piece of land in India is really amazing. Whoever enters it can fall into the pit.

Even though there is actually a big gap between the Tubo system and the Datang system, at least the cultural system of the Tang Dynasty can influence and even transform the fragrant Tubo system.

But let the current Datang system solve the big pit of the caste system...

Li Tai was really a little scared. After seeing the Brahmans, those aristocratic families would be surprised that they still had this kind of operation, and then go back to the aristocratic families, such as high-rank non-poor families and low-rank non-gentry families.

After all, there are many countries that colonized India, but there seem to be many cases of reverse colonization by India.

It can only be said that this area is a bit evil, and it is not a bad thing to let Tubo go to the water.

Anyway, originally Li Tai didn't expect to win the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a region theoretically impossible for Datang to win.

But now if Tubo is really reverse colonized by Indian Brahmins, then can I see hope?

Li Tai was full of complaints in his heart, and for a while, he didn't even know whether to praise the planners in Tubo for their vision, or to say that they were big-hearted, and they dared to test the waters in India.

"My lord, what's the problem?" Tian Changgeng, who was on the side, looked at Li Tai's expression and asked inexplicably.

"Nothing!" Li Tai shook his head.

No matter what Tubo's strategy is, Datang's strategic focus will definitely not be on Tubo in the short term at least, Li Tai knows this very well.

Even if they really did something against Tubo, at least it should be ten years, or even 20 years.

And during this period of time, the two parties can actually enter the honeymoon period.

However, the biggest problem for Li Tai is that Datang is not a capitalist country now, and it needs a place for raw material production or a place for consumption and dumping for a long time.

So even if the two sides entered into a relatively peaceful time, there were quite few places that Li Tai could use.

And both parties also understand that when Tubo swallows the Japanese Empire and even the land further south, maybe Tubo will come to trouble Datang again.

Not for anything else, but the slap that Wang Xuance gave must be returned in the end.

As for the things that need to be solved by the Tang Dynasty, there are a lot of things that need to be solved. Goguryeo, Xue Yantuo, and even Western Turks, these three countries must be cleaned up with their fingers.

When these three countries are settled, the population who wants to come to Datang should reach the level of five or six hundred households, and it is time to promote the enfeoffment.

Li Tai only hoped that the Tubo at that time would be more sensible, and he would not want to use his face to hit his hand!

"By the way, you said that you entered the customs with Master Xuanzang, right?" Li Tai asked.

"Yes!" Tian Changgeng looked at Li Tai and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, are you interested in Buddhism?"

Tian Changgeng was more or less surprised that Li Tai suddenly became interested in Buddhism.

Because Tian Changgeng knew that the king of Wei was quite close to Taoism, and it cannot be said that he had no contact with Buddhism, but relatively speaking, the king of Wei never showed any intention of getting close to Buddhism.

"You came to introduce me. I plan to choose a time to pay a visit to Master Xuanzang." Li Tai added here,

"In addition, you guys have traveled the Silk Road and haven't seen your family for many days, so I'll let you take turns to go back to visit relatives during your ten-day vacation.

But after half a month, you will need to assemble and follow the order of the saint to inspect the Grand Canal and head to Youzhou with me. "

Hearing Li Tai's words, Tian Changgeng nodded to Li Tai and replied, "Of order, Changgeng will deal with it now."

Tian Changgeng went down to deal with the matter of the soldiers taking turns to rest and helping himself to meet Xuanzang.

After Li Tai arranged Tian Changgeng's affairs, he needed to deal with the interests of all parties on the Silk Road.

This time they took the Silk Road in person, and they clearly felt how much money they made by selling goods along the way.

Of course, not to mention all kinds of horse thieves and bandits encountered along the way, just the official forces of Western Turkic, Tocharian and even Sasanian made them understand that this road is not easy to walk!
But in the next step, I will give priority to dealing with Goguryeo, so it is naturally impossible to send troops to protect it this time.

Li Tai also went to visit Changsun Wuji first, after all, he is also one of the shareholders of the Silk Road.

Li Tai came to the eldest grandson's house, and this time Li Tai could feel the attitude of the eldest grandson's family towards him with a lot of respect.

And Li Tai wouldn't put on airs, and when he saw his eldest grandson Wuji, he should salute as well, but it didn't change from before.

"Qingque, why did you come here today?" Changsun Wuji watched Li Tai's arrival, and took a sip from his teacup.

As the reputation of Jiangnan green tea and Luoyang black tea grew, or because Li Tai deliberately let these two teas compete, the reputation of these two teas began to grow.

While other teas have brands, one or the other basically doesn’t gain much fame, or what fame has been achieved, and it is also in the contest between these two famous teas, and it disappears inexplicably.

So over time, the reputation of Jiangnan green tea and Luoyang black tea became more and more famous, and even the best of them became tributes in the tribute palace.

Li Tai took a sip of Jiangnan green tea first, it was fragrant, and then took a sip, the aftertaste was sweet, Li Tai said to Changsun Wuji:
"Qing Que came to see Uncle this time because of the Silk Road!"

"Huh!?" Changsun Wuji couldn't help but look a little solemn when he heard Li Tai's words.

After all, this time the caravan traveled from Chang'an to Anxi, they were constantly buying items and selling items along the way, and every caravan knew how much profit they made as they traveled along a trade route.

Even with this business experience, the profit of the next caravan can be more than two to three times.

The caravan management that everyone thinks should not mean that all the caravan goods are Chang'an Luoyang fashion goods, transported all the way to Sasan, and then sold out at one time?
Caravan merchants are not like this, but basically go all the way, buy all the way, and sell all the way, and the whole process repeats itself.

Basically, the caravan is full of goods when it arrives in Chang'an, but when it arrives in Gaochang, it will sell a batch of Datang goods, and at the same time use the money to buy local specialties.

When you arrive in Kucha, you will sell a batch of goods and buy local specialties at the same time. When you arrive in Shule, you will sell a batch of goods and then buy a batch of specialties...

Until the time of Sasanian, the tea or silk on hand were basically used as gifts, not directly for sale.

When the caravan went back, it also operated in this way along the way.

If you use stocks as a comparison, it is a little easier to understand, that is, you know that a stock will definitely increase ten times or twenty times in ten or twenty years. Each time the squiggly pattern advances.

And these selling cities, you can understand it as a range that can be sold, and sell high and buy low every time, so that you can make profits more safely and stably.

However, because real commodity transactions are physical transactions, many practical costs need to be considered.

But the truth is no different from stock trading, except that stock trading simplifies the process and leaves less time for people to deal with crises.

Especially when subject to emotional risks, the power of emotions will be continuously amplified by the stock market.

Real commodity trading has more practical items, and the problems encountered are more specific, so there is a time buffer for people to solve problems.

Even ordinary people can more or less solve part of it as long as they are willing to work hard, and there is even the possibility of turning the crisis into safety.

But it’s different in the stock market. Before the advent of computers, there was a saying that human beings can make money by technology, but with the popularization of computers, there are basically no people in the world who rely on technology to make money Humanity.

Especially with the emergence of such things as intelligent machines, in fact, the biggest competition is the employees of the financial system.

After all, this thing is calmer and faster than financial operators, and will strictly abide by the rules it makes.

An intelligent machine can do the work of a financial company, basically do not encounter black swans, and the stability of making money is much higher than that of humans.

"Looking at Uncle, the eldest grandson's family has made a lot of money this time?" Li Tai looked at his eldest grandson Wuji and said with a smile.

"It's just thanks to you, everyone united to help!" Changsun Wuji said with a smile on his face.

In fact, if this sentence was said by He Dong Xue to He Dong Liu, then Li Tai still believed it.

Because most of these two families are married, there is more or less the meaning that there is me in you and you in me.

As for the relationship between other aristocratic families, seeing you making money is more uncomfortable than seeing me losing money!

Hypocrisy, Li Tai silently complained in his heart, but Li Tai said to his eldest grandson Wuji: 0
"Uncle, I will not go on the Silk Road this year.

Because I need to focus on the possible war with Goguryeo.

So I came to say hello to you, and you can discuss taking a trip to the Silk Road by yourself.

At that time, I will be more than happy to help you all as much as I can! "

"The matter of Goguryeo is related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty. Qingque, you should pay attention to this!" Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "As for the Silk Road, it is just to make some money. Just let it go!"

"At that time, I will not be in charge of the circulation of the Silk Road this year, but I will need your uncle to help me control the overall situation!"

Li Tai smiled and said to Changsun Wuji, "Qingque believes that with your hand in hand, Qingque will be able to relax a lot!"

"Qingque, don't worry, you have opened up this business road with great difficulty, how can I not maintain this business road!" Changsun Wuji swore to Li Tai, that is, he really wanted to let himself lead the business. A trade route!

Li Tai looked at Changsun Wuji's attitude, but didn't say much.

Wait a while, and the clan, the Dugu family, the Wang family and other families will visit one by one?
I need to express that I want to use all my strength to attack Goguryeo, so I can only slightly relax the authority over the Silk Road. You must take care of this right!
To be honest, Li Tai can be sure that with the decentralization of power, these aristocratic families may start to fight openly and secretly.

However, Li Tai just hoped that they would pay a little attention to the merchants on the Silk Road this time. After all, last time it was Arita Choko who led a second-talented army to escort them to Sassan.

If they underestimated the risk this time and what happened on the road, it would have nothing to do with them.

Next time I organize others to go to Sasan, maybe I can get more rights.

Of course, it would be even better if they can successfully operate the Silk Road business route, and they can reap a profit with less worry and effort.

Moreover, the second phase of the construction of the Silk Road will be put on the agenda almost after Goguryeo.

You've all made money, so it's not too much to spend some money on road repairs.

At the same time, you have all started to operate this trade route, so don’t tell yourself that you have nothing to do with Western Turks, have nothing to do with Tocharia, and have nothing to do with countries large and small on the trade route.

I don't need you to sell their interests, it's not too much to give myself a relatively detailed information!
All in all, after solving Goguryeo, Datang will then focus on the Western Regions.

At this time, it can be regarded as letting these aristocratic families explore the way and lay out the layout!
"Uncle, you have worked hard on the Silk Road!" Li Tai said to his eldest grandson Wuji with tears in his eyes.

"They're all relatives of my own family. Why don't you say it's not hard work!" Changsun Wuji replied with a smile.

Both of them showed very genuine satisfied smiles.

Tomorrow I have to pay off my debts, umm, sure enough, the rest time is always fleeting.