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

Chapter 460 Volume [-] The Prelude to the Beginning of the Economic War
There has never been a shortage of smart people in this world, especially those who can mix in officialdom.

Talent is not enough to be successful in officialdom, but political wisdom is also needed.

In the 5000-year history, this kind of thing is actually not uncommon.

Just like Li Bai and Su Shi.

Are they talented?

Good guy, this fucking shouldn't be a question!
In terms of talent alone, through the ages, how many people can outshine the two of them?
But these two talents are there, but political wisdom is obviously not enough.

So in the officialdom, neither of them has done much.

Of course, it may not be accurate to say this, but the achievements of the two of them in the officialdom do not match their own talents.

Leaving aside Li Yuanjing for the time being, the eyes returned to Li Chengqian.

Ever since Li Chengqian decided to make Niu Jinda the guardian of the Western Regions, he has been thinking about what will happen to Ashina's attachment this time, which is why he has been reluctant to meet Ashina alone.

This guy is obviously a smart guy.

Moreover, after experiencing so much, he did not dare to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

Prepare in advance, just in case as much as possible, is the only thing he can do.

"Come here, pass on Pusiruo and Li Qinjian." After careful consideration, Li Chengqian said.

Not long after, Pusiruo and Li Qinjian were summoned.

"Has there been any progress in the recent work of the household department?" Li Chengqian asked bluntly.

Although the missions from various countries have gone back, they all left corresponding staff members here to discuss the corresponding matters with Daming.

Not to mention the open trade ports of Ming Dynasty, just considering the current situation of Ming Dynasty, there are not one or two guys who are staring at the ordnance of Ming Dynasty.

"Return to Your Highness." Pusiruo cupped his hands and said, "The Ministry of Household Affairs had initially drafted a plan for the arms trade in Xue Yantuo yesterday. It is still beneficial for us, Ming Dynasty, to go north of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, in the process of negotiation, Among them, Xue Yantuo is obviously not as strong as before.

Of course, this should also be attributed to Li Shilang. His Highness also knows that the old minister actually doesn't know how to do business. "

"Pu Shangshu is absurdly praised, the humble minister is only helping from the side, and the general direction has to be controlled by Pu Shangshu."

Li Chengqian nodded, and he didn't take it seriously when these two shameless people flattered each other.

He knew very well that these guys felt a sense of crisis.

But this is also good, at least it can avoid internal friction in a short period of time.

He actually didn't care about the power struggle among his subordinates, and even wanted to stimulate them deliberately.

It's a pity that the development time of the Ming court was too short, and everyone didn't have the thought and energy for a while.

However, after the Daming Royal Court completely annexed Tuyuhun, this was already inevitable.

However, although internal fighting is conducive to stabilizing the royal power, it is actually not conducive to the development of the Ming court.Especially the group of people he started from, these guys now cover almost every aspect of the Ming court.

If there is a party dispute between them, it may not be a good thing for the Ming court.

He is not the kind of Jiajing who can weigh the pros and cons of all parties, even if he wants to learn, it will not be able to learn in a while.

Therefore, Li Chengqian was happy that Duan Lun came here with hundreds of students from the Tang family. The arrival of these people really found a common enemy for Pusiruo and others.

Immediately, Li Chengqian nodded and said, "That's right, Pu Shangshu and Li Shilang have put their heart into it. By the way, has anyone from Datang ever discussed with you about armaments?"

"Yes." Pusiruo said, "Duan Shangshu of Tang Dynasty also communicated with us recently, but His Highness also knows that there is a long distance between Chang'an and me, Daming.

According to Duan Shangshu's meaning, we have to wait for Datang's reply. "

"Don't worry." Li Chengqian heard the words and said, "For Datang, there is no need to push too hard, not to mention that the price is right, even if it is a little price loss, it doesn't matter.

Don't forget, although this king is the king of Ming Dynasty, in the final analysis, he is still the prince of Tang Dynasty.

It is supposed to solve problems for Datang, understand? "

Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, Pusiruo immediately understood, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the old minister will definitely handle this matter well."

After confirming this matter, Li Chengqian asked again, "Is the matter of the trade port settled?"

"Now the people who are most interested in our trading port are Xue Yantuo, the countries of the Western Regions, Tubo, and the Royal Court of Zhao. They have all had contact with us." Pusiruo said, "However, according to His Highness's explanation, we still focus on On the countries of the Western Regions.

Not to mention, the countries of the Western Regions have really put their minds to this matter. "

"Eh?" Li Chengqian asked curiously, "Tell me, what thought did they put into it?"

Pu Xiruo smiled and said: "Let Li Shilang talk about this matter, it is Li Shilang who is in contact with the countries in the Western Regions."

Although he doesn't know how to do business, this guy knows how to be an official. Since Li Chengqian has said before that he is more inclined to the countries of the Western Regions, it is almost a default decision.

This kind of commercial negotiation, he naturally had to hand it over to Li Qinjian, who was a businessman.

This is not just to ensure the best interests of the Ming court.

The more important thing is to tell Li Chengqian, look, we are really dedicated to Daming and have no selfish intentions.

Li Chengqian smiled, of course he understood what Pusiruo meant, and immediately looked at Li Qinjian.

When Li Qinjian saw this, he immediately bowed and said, "Returning to Your Highness, the countries in the Western Regions think that they cannot win this only trade port with their own ability alone, so they decided after discussion to gather the strength of all countries to cooperate with us. The Ming Dynasty will jointly build this trade port."

After listening to Li Qinjian finished speaking, Li Chengqian smiled.

He didn't expect that the countries in the Western Regions would have such an idea, but since they are really considering this matter, he is naturally happy to see it come true.

"However, if I really want to say it, among the countries in the Western Regions, the one who offered the highest bargaining chip was actually Tubo." Pusiro said, "At that time, the old officials approached the people of Tubo, and they undoubtedly offered the highest bargaining chip. .

The veteran still remembers that the Tubo officials at the time said that as long as the trading ports chose to cooperate with them, the annual transaction volume would be guaranteed to be in the millions.

They are even willing to sign an agreement. If the transaction quota of one million guan is not reached, they are willing to make up for it.

To be honest, the old minister was really shocked by this figure at the time, a million guan, the annual tax of Tuyuhun in the past was not so high! "

On the side, Li Qinjian was a little shocked when he heard this.

Even if it's not the first time he heard it, it's a million pennies!
This number is even more shocking than the small goals of later generations!
In the early Tang Dynasty, in the entire Tang Dynasty, there were very few people with a surplus of ten thousand guan, and even if there were, it was accumulated over many generations.

How can they not be shocked by a million hits this year.

Li Chengqian was very calm, and said with a smile: "You guys, the master has taken over, let me not ask what percentage they are willing to allocate to the grain in this transaction.

The transaction volume of one million coins a year alone is really not that big. "

"A million guan is not considered big?" Puxi was surprised when he heard this, he even felt that Li Chengqian was a little bit off!
What kind of family, millions of people!Based on the price of grain at six pennies a bucket in the early years of Zhenguan, if you buy grain alone, you will need at least more than 1000 million shi of grain.

If it is not shocking enough to describe it in terms of stones, if it is replaced by numbers, then damn it is nearly 20 billion catties of grain!
As for the damn people in the Ming court, they are all idiots, and each person eats a thousand catties a year, which is enough to feed millions of people for a year!
In other words, just one year's trading volume with Tubo is enough for all the common people in the Ming court to let go of their stomachs and support them to death, eating him for a year!

As for this, His Highness actually thinks it’s not much?
Pusiro was really a little sluggish.

Li Chengqian didn't mind, he smiled and said: "This is just a trick of Tubo, they deliberately used this number to stimulate you.

Presumably, at the beginning, Tubo had calculated with Pu Shangshu how much food the million can be exchanged for, right? "

Pussyro nodded.

If Tubo hadn't calculated it for him, he would know what a fart.

After he came back, he went to the household department to do the calculation again. He was also worried that Tubo would deceive him, but when it came out, he really couldn't sit still.

"This is the cleverness of Tubo." Li Chengqian said, "Million guan, let alone the transaction volume, even if it is really a million guan, where can we buy so much grain?
Is it true that everyone in Ming Dynasty is holding those copper coins and chewing them?

At that time, countries will not ban the export of my Ming's grain, after all, there are still channels for smuggling, but what will they do?
The first thing is to increase the price!
Because I am short of food.

All prices are actually determined by the market.

Li Shilang was born as a merchant, so he must understand this truth.

When the Tang Dynasty suffered a famine in the past, what was the price of food?

Now that the Tang Dynasty is in peace, what is the price of food?

That's how it came about. "

"Your Highness is right." Li Qinjian nodded and said, "It's only a million guan, even if the price of food doubles, you can still buy a lot..."

He is still immersed in the number of millions and can't extricate himself.

The point is, he can earn millions of coins a year. Since ancient times, except for the dictatorship of salt and iron, he has never found a more profitable business than this.

Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "This king has said that it is just a transaction amount.

Guys, I haven't even figured out what a transaction amount is.

This is someone's text trap. "

"Ah..." Pusiruo was a little surprised, and immediately asked, "How does Your Highness understand this transaction amount?"

"The transaction volume refers to the total amount of goods sold by both parties to each other." Li Chengqian said, "To use the simplest analogy, if we sell 50 guan of goods to Tubo, and Tubo also sells 50 guan of goods to us, then we The trade port jointly built with Tubo has a transaction volume of one million guan.

But this thing, to put it bluntly, is an account.

Does Li Shilang understand now?

As long as it is an account, it can be controlled manually.

Moreover, the operable space is not ordinary! "

"So that's how it is." Li Qinjian is a businessman after all, and he was just surprised by the number of millions before.

Hearing what Li Chengqian said now, he really understood everything, and said immediately, "Then what does His Highness mean, is Tubo not sincerely wanting to negotiate a trade port with me, Daming?"

"That's not true." Li Chengqian shook his head, "They came up with this method, which shows that they really put their heart into it. Obviously, they want to plot against us.

If I'm not mistaken, when Tubo contacted you, the share of grain trade must be very small, after all, it should be based on the figures they calculated.

There is nothing he can do about Tubo, and he trades tens of millions of shi of grain to my Daming every year.

So, they must have talked about their own difficulties. "

"Yes." Pusiro said immediately, "They said that, but they also said that if Da Ming needs it, he can still buy food from them. They will definitely help me Da Ming to the greatest extent."

"Okay." Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "This kind of verbal promise is useless, even if an agreement is signed, it is useless.

Don't forget, the purpose of signing the agreement is to wait until a certain day in the future when the time is ripe to tear up the agreement.

If you want to gain a foothold in this land, you need hard power.

Well, let them leave the trade port with Tubo for a while, and let them reflect on the king's head.

In this world, do you really think he is the only one who is smart? "

Although Pusiro was a little bit reluctant, he still nodded.

In fact, he still didn't understand what Li Chengqian said. The key is the million words. These three words really penetrated deeply into his heart!

You know, he is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. For the whole year of last year, the total financial revenue of the Ming court was only a few thousand guan.

If it wasn't for the fact that those workshops in Riyue Mountain could still make money, he, the Minister of the Household Department, would almost be regarded as the leader of the beggar gang...

"Then Tubo contacted us about arms sales?" Pusiro asked.

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian thought for a while, and said: "It can't be blocked, they are all blocked, if they are not sure, they will have other ideas.

In this way, based on the trade volume between us and Tubo, we will sell them in a certain proportion.

But there must be an upper limit, and the specific amount will be determined by your household department.

But you have to communicate with Su Pi's people about this matter.

The battle between Su Pi and Tubo must continue, at least for the next one or two years, and it cannot be stopped.

Then go to Qibi monk to tell his will, let him take good care of the old and weak women and children in Supi.

At this juncture, there must be no trouble on Su Pi's side.

By the way, the Ministry of Rites can also send a mission to Subi.

This time Su Pi really sent a generous gift, the country is already weak, if I, Daming, don't help them, they will probably suffer a heavy loss in this encounter.

Let the Ministry of Rites prepare a generous gift and take it with you. "

At this juncture, Su Pi could not harbor resentment towards Daming.

Before the missions of various countries left at the same time, there was no way, but there are still ways to recover.

Li Chengqian thought about it early in the morning.

He knows who can be tricked and who can't for the time being.

"The matter of the trade port is decided for the time being by the countries of the Western Regions?" Pusiruo asked.

Li Chengqian nodded, and said: "This king has promised that he will not launch troops against the Western Regions for the time being, but it does not mean that this King will not attack the Western Regions.

Everyone thinks that the trade port is a good thing..." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "But how many people know that this is a war without gunpowder.

If we operate well, the countries of the Western Regions can completely break through without attack!

In this world, where there are so many cheap things to take.

Sugar coating can also be cannonballs! "

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