This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 453 Juan Wuduanlun VS Ashina Mud

Although Gao Chunxing didn't talk much, as Li Chengqian's personal attendant, his understanding of the Ming court was probably unmatched by others.

He knew early on that Daming Royal Court was hoarding green salt like a mountain, and he began to think about how to sell the green salt of Daming Royal Court early on.

Tuyuhun was unable to turn so much green salt into food at the beginning because Datang was deliberately controlling it, but if it were the Ming court, it would actually have a chance.

After all, the relationship between the royal court of the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty was far from what Tuyuhun could compare to.

However, no one expected that the sudden surrender of the Western Turks made Chang'an take action.

This made many of the methods he had thought about come to naught. Of course, this does not mean that he has no other methods.

He thought of more than one or two ways, and immediately said: "Your Highness, I found out that some herdsmen on the grassland used salt to marinate the meat they couldn't eat into bacon, so that the meat could be stored for a longer period of time. We can also In this way, the green salt was sold to Datang.

Ordinary people always like to take advantage, even if it is a penny of profit, they will not let it go. "

bacon?

Li Chengqian thought of the bacon of later generations, not to mention, this is also a way.

"If we have any meat to sell to Datang, why worry about Qingyan?" Chang Sun Chong said a little weakly.

Now the most scarce thing in the imperial court of Ming Dynasty is food.

At this juncture, meat is also a kind of food.

Li Chengqian also nodded. Although this is a solution, it is indeed a bit far-fetched for the moment.

"Let's put the matter of Qingyan aside for now." Li Chengqian said without any better solution, "Our top priority now is to solve the food problem.

In this way, I would like to explain to all the merchants who are doing business in our Daming that from now on, all the goods of our Daming Royal Court will be traded in priority to grain.

However, Ming's armaments only trade equivalent grain. "

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian was also a little decadent, he really couldn't think of a better way.

But the food issue is indeed the top priority of the Ming court today.

After all, today's Daming Royal Court has millions of people, and the first thing these people do when they wake up every day is to open their mouths to eat!
God knows what they'll do if they don't fill their bellies.

"Before, both Xue Yantuo and Tubo were interested in reaching an arms deal with us, and Goguryeo and Wa Kingdom also communicated with us, and the amount needed was not small.

Compared with them, the countries in the Western Regions want much less. "Psyro said after hearing the words.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Forget about Goguryeo and Wa, even if they have the heart to use food to buy armaments, they can't transport so much food. As for Tubo, forget it, if the balance between Tubo and Subi is broken , after Tubo destroys Su Pi, it will definitely become a serious problem for my Ming Dynasty.

The focus should still be on Xue Yantuo, since Chang'an gave Xue Yantuo an ultimatum, presumably Xue Yantuo will not be arrested without a fight, speaking of it, it is the armament that they most urgently need from my Daming.

Otherwise, why should they fight Datang?
There are also countries in the Western Regions. Although they want small quantities, mosquito legs are also meat, which cannot be ignored for Ming at this stage. "

"Sell arms to Xue Yantuo?" Niu Jinda said in a daze, "Your Highness, the Tang Dynasty is preparing to use troops against Xue Yantuo. Isn't it inappropriate for us to sell arms to Xue Yantuo now?"

"Inappropriate?" Li Chengqian sneered, "Tell Duan Lun that I, Ming, can also sell arms to Datang, but the premise is that only food is needed!

Others have pushed us to this point, and this king still cares about that. "

He knew what Niu Jinda meant. Selling arms to Xue Yantuo at this moment would hurt Datang's interests.

In the past, Li Chengqian might have hesitated for a while, but now, sorry, I can't control that much anymore, as long as I can manage myself well now.

As for whether this move will offend the Tang military, he really can't worry about it.

Niu Jinda still had the heart to say something after hearing the words, but finally shook his head. In the end, his foundation in the Ming court was too shallow, and he couldn't stop it at all.

Because he found that everyone, including Chang Sun Chong, didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.

I laughed at myself in my heart, but I still didn't see the situation clearly, and I didn't put myself in the right position.

Now, he should put Daming's interests first.

It's just that after figuring this out, he can understand what he did to Li Chengqian in an instant.

"Then I will arrange it now." Pusiruo said immediately.

He has no pressure at all to sell arms to Xue Yantuo.

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "By the way, the two border trade ports should be implemented as soon as possible. Although Chang'an suppressed us a lot, one of the ports should be placed on the border of Datang.

After all, we have the most trade with Datang, and Datang is indeed our largest downstream market in Ming Dynasty.

As for the other port, I think it is better to put it in the Western Regions. Although the Western Regions are small countries, there are many countries in the Western Regions, and members of the royal families of each country are a large potential customer group.

This is not to say that they are still a must-go place for big food merchants.

If we can pass through the Western Regions and sell the output of the Ming Dynasty to Dashi and other countries, it will undoubtedly be another market for the Ming court.

Of course, this is from a long-term perspective, but if Tubo or Xue Yantuo, even Zhao Wang, can offer a bargaining chip that we cannot refuse, that is also possible.

After all, we have the final say on the number of ports, as long as there are enough interests, these are trivial matters. "

He said before that the two ports are for the purpose of maximizing benefits and allowing countries to compete, but it does not mean that there are really only two ports.

When Pusiruo and the others heard this, they also nodded. They all understood this truth.

For the royal court of Ming Dynasty, the number of ports is not important, the important thing is to maximize the benefits.

When Li Chengqian and others were discussing how to deal with the current situation, in the temporary embassy, ​​Duan Lun and Ashina got together.

The two ordered a table of food and drink, and immediately had two drinks in the embassy.

"When I said goodbye to Chang'an, I didn't expect it to be more than ten years ago." Duan Lun picked up a glass and said with a smile, "Meet an old friend in a foreign land, this glass should be drunk!"

"Indeed." Ashina said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and Ji Guogong's demeanor is even better than before. You should drink this cup!"

After finishing speaking, both of them laughed.

The two of them are indeed old acquaintances, but they are definitely not old friends.

Back then when Ashina Niguo went to Chang'an, he got closer to Li Er, and Duan Lun at that time didn't have any enemies with Li Er, but he wasn't that close either.

Don't forget, his wife, Princess Gaomi, was betrothed to him by the then prince Li Jiancheng.

But both of them understand what is said in this kind of scene, and no one will deliberately expose it.

After drinking a glass of wine, Duan Lun said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that Khan would lead the Western Turks to join Ming Dynasty this time? Could this be what the Western Turks and Daming had negotiated early in the morning, and wanted to surprise the world?"

"What's Khan and not Khan?" Ashina said with a smile, "Now that I, the Western Turks, have all belonged to Daming, the word Khan, Ji Guogong, don't mention it again. If you want to listen to it, you will think that I am a Khan. Ashina is plotting something wrong."

"It's all because of my slip of the tongue." Duan Lun raised another glass immediately, and said, "I'll punish you with a glass, almost hurting Brother Xian."

With that said, Duan Lun picked up the cup and drank it down in one gulp.

He didn't care about drinking a few glasses of wine. He wanted to clarify some things this time.

From his previous performance at the founding ceremony, Li Chengqian seemed not to know that the Western Turks were going to belong to him.

But how could this kind of thing not be ventilated in advance?
Moreover, if Daming hadn't done something, how could the Western Turks have surrendered to Li Chengqian so easily.

"Mr. Ji is a good drinker." Seeing Duan Lun down a glass of wine, Ashina immediately boasted, and he also knew that Duan Lun was here to inquire about news.

But how could he tell the truth?

Duan Lun was sent back by saying that the word "Khan" should not be mentioned.

"What kind of duke is not a duke, if the virtuous brother doesn't give up, just call him a virtuous brother." Duan Lun put down his wine glass and joked.

Naturally, Ashina is also the one who climbs along the pole, and immediately shouted: "Then you are welcome to be a brother, come on, my brother, I will toast you for my brother."

As he spoke, Ashina brought the wine glass again.

A brother at the wine table is just a brother at the wine table.

Speaking of which, he and Li Er are still brothers.

Seeing this, Duan Lun immediately picked up the wine glass, and drank the wine in the glass without saying a word.

"Not to mention, the wine of the Great Ming Royal Court is full-bodied. Although it is a little stronger than my Tang wine, it tastes exciting."

"Indeed." Ashina said with deep conviction, "Just this strong wine, put it on our grassland, and when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, if you can drink it, it will be priceless."

"That's right, in winter, taking a sip of a drink will make you feel warm all over." Duan Lun laughed, "Didn't Daming use these spirits to convince Brother Xian to join Daming?"

"How is that possible?" Ashina said with a smile when he heard the words, "My Western Turkic eyelids are not so shallow, and mere liquor can make me Western Turkic. Isn't that a joke?"

"That's right." Duan Lun laughed, "My little brother made a slip of the tongue, but the attachment of the Western Turks really made Daming's strength grow by leaps and bounds.

I heard before that there are no less than 20 people who control strings in Daming, but now that Brother Xian is attached to him, the number of people who control strings is probably no less than [-], right? "

"Brother, you are inquiring about Ming's military secrets." Ashina laughed and said, "You can't talk nonsense about this."

Duan Lun smiled and said: "Brother Xian was joking, as for Daming's soldiers and horses, it has always been obvious that there are no military secrets.

Moreover, what is the relationship between Your Highness and me, Datang?Does Daming still have any secrets from Datang?
I'm just asking casually, since Brother Xian doesn't want to talk about it, then just don't talk about it. "

He really didn't care about this, even if Ashina told Li Chengqian, he would not be afraid.

This is something on the surface, even if Ashina doesn't say anything, Datang can analyze it.

"Not at all, not at all." Ashina said with a smile, "I really don't know how many soldiers and horses the Ming court originally had, but it's hard to say how many soldiers and horses I have in the Western Turks. In a short period of time, 20 troops were gathered. String-controllers shouldn't have much of a problem."

Duan Lun nodded. There is nothing to doubt about this. It is not surprising that Western Turks can gather so many soldiers and horses in a short period of time. After all, they are Western Turks.

The true overlord of the Western Regions, if not for the turmoil experienced in recent years, the Western Turks would even be a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

"By the way, are all the ten surnames of Western Turks willing to belong to the Ming court?" Duan Lun asked.

Ashina Nigu heard the words and said with a smile: "Brother, what you said is true, if you don't have the support of the ten surnames, how dare you do this as a brother? Isn't this harming His Highness?
And...forget it, let's not talk about it. "

Duan Lun sneered, come with me?
"That's right, Brother Xian is now elected as Khan by the ten surnames, so they naturally support Brother Xian.

By the way, I don't know if the kid Changsun Chong went to West Turkic before.

Brother Xian should also know that although Changsun Chong is young, he is the eldest son of Duke Qi of the Tang Dynasty and the nephew of Empress Empress of the Tang Dynasty. Brother Wangxian, don't take offense. "

Ashina laughed and said: "Your brother is too worried, the son of the eldest grandson is a brother, of course he knows, if he does not give face to the Duke of Qi, then he must also give face to the empress of your country, right?

Why would they delay until this time before choosing to join Daming? "

He knew that Duan Lun was testing him, but he was not in a hurry, come on, it depends on who can talk more than the other.

Anyway, what he said was mostly true.

Putting these two together, there is no fuel-efficient lamp.

If one is setting the other, the other deliberately misleads it, and it has no good intentions anyway.

"Then I would like to thank Brother Xian on behalf of my empress of the Tang Dynasty and Duke Qi." After speaking, Duan Lun picked up his wine glass again and said, "Come on, let me do it first as a respect!"

"Do it!" Ashina immediately picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. After drinking, he is really not afraid of anyone.

"By the way, I heard that the mission of the Tang Dynasty is particularly large this time, and there are many scholars in it. Why, is this that the Tang Dynasty is going to vigorously support the Ming court?" Ashina said, "Goodbye, dear brother. Misunderstood, brother, didn't you just join Daming, so naturally you want to make more preparations for the future.

If Daming gets the help of Tang, then he will definitely be the well-deserved overlord of the Western Regions in the future! "

Duan Lun pondered in his mind for a moment, and then said: "It's natural, although Daming is an independent and independent country, after all, it was established by me, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

I, Datang, naturally can't just stand by and watch, the support that should be given is still necessary.

Brother Xian is now bringing the entire Western Turkic Empire to Ming Dynasty. Speaking of which, it is equivalent to surrendering to my Tang Dynasty. The future can be expected! "

"Don't dare to think about it, dare not think about it..." Ashina Niyu immediately waved his hand and said, "Brother is still getting old after all, there are only a few years to live, and there is nothing to look forward to."

PS: Today my white moonlight is gone... so sad...

(End of this chapter)