Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 195: Taking over the Pyu Kingdom, the situation in Chang'an shocked Lingnan
Li Yuanji looked at Liu Xuanpeng with interest. Now that the Pyu Kingdom had come to him on its own initiative, he would not be polite and the planned plan must be implemented.

Li Yuanji would not be soft-hearted at all in this regard, and he could not be soft-hearted. If he was soft-hearted in everything in the interactions between countries, he would be the only one who would suffer in the end. Although his fiefdom was not a country in the strict sense, it was almost the same.

One must fight for one's own interests, not to mention that others take the initiative to ask for a huge amount of money, Li Yuanji must satisfy them.

Liu Xuanpeng was not surprised at all after hearing this. Before he came, neither the people of the Pyu Kingdom nor himself had ever thought that they could convince Li Yuanji with these things.

They did this because they were really shocked by Li Yuanji's military power and his practice of destroying other countries at any time. Look at Zhenla, which was suppressing the Pyu Kingdom, but it was destroyed in just four months.

They couldn't even defeat Zhenla, and Zhenla fell so quickly. They didn't dare to think about it. If Li Yuanji wanted to destroy them, how long could they hold out? Two months? Three months? The country would be destroyed!

Compared to the destruction of the country, isn't it just sending money, grain and tribute? Even if Li Yuanji is allowed to station troops, they can accept it. Compared to the destruction of the country, these are minor problems.

Liu Xuanpeng said respectfully: "If the King of Qi has any other needs, please let me know and I will do my best to meet them."

Liu Xuanpeng looked like he was waiting to be slaughtered obediently, so Li Yuanji immediately became unceremonious and gave Cen Wenben a look, who immediately stood up.

"Foreign envoys, I believe you also know that the King of Qi has a foreign trade fleet that has now sailed to the Western Ocean. However, it is extremely difficult to replenish the fleet along the way, so it is necessary to rent a port in the Kingdom of Pyu. We will build this port ourselves.

Therefore, your country needs to lease the entire southernmost region to my king. As for the term, it depends on your country's sincerity.

At the same time, the part bordering India, especially the part bordering Manipur, will also be leased to our king. Next, we will open up a land route to India, and we will pass through Yunzhou.

Yunzhou is the state established by my king. It is the place where we are sending troops now, and it will be connected to my king’s fiefdom in the future.

As for how long the two places will be leased, it depends on your country's sincerity. If your sincerity is sufficient, my king can support King Pyu in Xizhou, which is the part bordering the former Zhenla and your country. At the same time, trade will also bring your country and help your country develop.

In addition, the armies in the south and the north will all help Pyu to stabilize the country. At the same time, my king will also send people to Pyu to help the King of Pyu. No matter when, my king will stand firmly on the side of the King of Pyu.

Foreign envoy, I wonder if your country can do this?"

Cen Wenben did not discuss with Liu Xuanpeng and directly set the conditions. The conditions he proposed were much more than those discussed with Li Yuanji. It directly changed from one place to the south and the north. Now it depends on how much the Pyu Kingdom can accept.

Liu Xuanpeng's face turned solemn after hearing this. After a moment, he bowed and replied, "King Qi and Shangguan, I cannot make the decision on this matter. But please rest assured, King Qi, I will report all the matters to you after I return.

In addition, my king is willing to sign a trade agreement with the King of Qi. My king is willing to reach a trade of one million copper coins with the King of Qi every year. My king hopes that the King of Qi can agree to sell the large ships to our country.

With a large ship, my king will be able to come to see the King of Qi in time in the future, hoping that the King of Qi will grant his approval."

Hearing this, Li Yuanji did not look down on the King of Pyu. Instead, he was a little surprised. The fact that he was willing to trade with him in such a humble manner showed that he had some ability, because these goods would be a great help in stabilizing the situation for the King of Pyu.

Cooperation plus publicity, using Li Yuanji's power to stabilize his own regime, those who have something in mind, the large ships they have their eyes on, can further prove that this King Pyu has some ulterior motives.

However, Li Yuanji no longer cared about it. A younger brother was always a younger brother. If someone was unwilling to be his younger brother, he didn't mind replacing him with another younger brother.

"The matter of trade depends on the decision of King Pyu. If King Pyu agrees, then I will agree to the trade. At the same time, we can deepen the trade between the two countries and conduct mutual commerce.

I just mentioned the issue of leasing the southern ports and bordering the north. I hope King Pyu can think it through. The envoys from Gundam, Kamarupa, Manipur and other countries are also on their way. This time they will discuss the interconnection of trade routes.

The passages to the north and other countries such as Gundam, as well as the sea passages and port supply points, you tell King Piao that I must get them!"

Now that everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, Li Yuanji directly set the final tone. He told Liu Xuanpeng clearly that he was determined to obtain the northern and southern parts of the Pyu Kingdom. If the Pyu Kingdom did not agree, the implicit meaning was that he would send troops to take it himself.

As for the envoys from Gundam and other countries, they were telling Pyu Kingdom not to even think about contacting surrounding forces. Once those envoys arrived, Pyu Kingdom would be destroyed as long as he wanted, without even having to send troops himself.

This is also the law of the jungle between countries. The Pyu Kingdom is weak, so it has to admit defeat. Li Yuanji is strong, so he can act without restraint and does not need to consult with the Pyu Kingdom at all.

Now that he has given away both his dates and his sticks, it depends on what the Pyu Kingdom will decide.

Liu Xuanpeng felt heavy in his heart at the moment. Although he had anticipated this situation, when it really happened, he was not so calm.

He calmed himself down for a moment before speaking.

"Please rest assured, King Qi. As King Qi requested, I will present it to you, King. I will return to my country now.

This time, the foreign minister came with a lot of money. I wonder if the King of Qi can sell the big ship first, so that the foreign minister can return home earlier and our king can know about it sooner to meet the King of Qi’s needs. ”

Li Yuanji nodded, and then handed these matters over to Cen Wenben.

After the matter was over, Li Yuanji changed into his ordinary clothes and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He had been here for more than two years, and in the blink of an eye, he had accidentally become a great power. The attitude of the Pyu Kingdom made Li Yuanji feel very complicated for a while.

All these also strengthened Li Yuanji's determination to develop and become stronger. Li Yuanji didn't dare to think that if an enemy appeared who completely crushed him in all aspects and also made the same demands, what should he choose between being destroyed and signing a humiliating treaty?

"A weak country has no diplomacy, let alone the power to choose. It can only be forced to choose. It is indeed true."

After sighing for a moment, Li Yuanji stopped thinking about these things. As long as he knew them in his heart, the right thing to do was to develop well and become stronger.

After a long time, Cen Wenben came to Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, everything has been handled. We sold a large sailing ship to Liu Xuanpeng for a total of 300,000 strings of cash."

Li Yuanji also laughed when he heard this.

"You are so ruthless, Jingren. You directly increased the price you set. Did Liu Xuanpeng say anything?"

Li Yuanji really laughed. He used the money to buy two ships but ended up only buying one. Li Yuanji suddenly wished he could have more brothers like him. This was definitely giving him money. No wonder even the Eagle Sauce in later generations liked to recruit brothers everywhere.

If a war breaks out, not only can he let his younger brothers fight, but he can also control the trade. The younger brothers don't want to? Then don't blame him for replacing the younger brothers as the boss. Who made them disobedient?

Cen Wenben also laughed when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity, and they are not from our Great Tang, so why should I be polite to them? Besides, we might become enemies one day, and I can still distinguish right from wrong. However, of the 300,000 strings of cash, 150,000 strings of cash have been paid now. Liu Xuanpeng brought these money, and it has been agreed that after returning to the Kingdom of Pyu, he will send the missing money and pay an extra 10,000 strings of cash as a reward.

However, Liu Xuanpeng wanted to pay the remaining money with silver, but their copper coin reserves were a little insufficient. I agreed to it without asking the king for permission. Please punish me."

Li Yuanji shook his head and laughed.

"You are so good, Jingren, you have learned to act first and report later. Fine, let's do as you say. Silver is also fine. In the future, foreign trade can be replaced by silver. But it must be silver of good quality. Poor quality will not do.

In addition, from now on, when trading with silver, the standard will be three taels of silver for two strings of copper coins."

Li Yuanji immediately thought of another way to rob money. At present, copper coins were used in the Tang Dynasty. Silver was not the mainstream currency in the Tang Dynasty. Many people even refused to accept silver because the Tang Dynasty only recognized copper coins.

This factor, coupled with Li Yuanji's own ideas, immediately gave rise to the idea of ​​paying with silver. In Li Yuanji's eyes, as steel smelting technology matured, once firearms began to appear, they were basically made of copper and iron, and silver would be the best currency.

Especially in today's business sector, his products have no worries about sales, and doesn't he have the final say on what currency to use?
Even if it's the Tang Dynasty, if you want his goods, you have to follow his rules. Otherwise, if he doesn't give you the goods, how can those people make money?

Originally one tael of silver was worth one string of money, but now, taking advantage of this opportunity, even if it is three taels of silver, it will be worth one string of money. Silver will continue to flow in, and when he has more silver, it will be his turn to perform.

Li Yuanji had a wicked smile on his face, which frightened Cen Wenben. It was obvious that Li Yuanji was up to something bad.

Afterwards, Li Yuanji came to his senses and stopped thinking about it. Those things could not be solved for the time being, and it was useless to think about it any more.

"Jingren, when will the Japanese envoy arrive?"

What Li Yuanji cares about now is Soga Hyuga. He doesn't care about the envoys from Gundam or the small countries around Gundam, or more precisely, its vassal states. He only cares about Japan.

For no other reason than that Japan was the next place he planned to visit. With Japan, he would have a support point for his trade in the north.

And dealing with Japan is an excitement that is engraved in my bones.

Cen Wenben thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy Soga no Hyuga should arrive in half a month. Soga no Hyuga and his companions have already passed Ryukyu Prefecture."

Li Yuanji nodded, and after chatting for a few words, Cen Wenben left.

Another five days passed. Li Yuanji was playing with Yang Qingwan, Wei Gui and others when he saw Cen Wenben walking in with a heavy face.

Li Yuanji was full of surprise, because this was in his harem, and even if Cen Wenben had something to do, he would ask someone to pass it on and would never come in by himself. But now he walked in by himself.

Looking at Cen Wenben's gloomy expression, Li Yuanji knew that something big had happened.

"Ma'am, you go down first."

Yang Qingwan immediately took Wei Gui, Wu Mei and others away. Everyone was taken out. Yang Qingwan and Wei Gui were both a little worried because they had never seen Cen Wenben like that, and they were relatively familiar with Cen Wenben.

However, Cen Wenben's behavior, even if they didn't know, was enough to show that this matter was not a small matter.

Cen Wenben came in front of Li Yuanji, and this time he rarely bowed.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Chang'an that the King of Qin launched a mutiny and took the opportunity to let the Crown Prince enter the palace, but he ambushed the Crown Prince at Xuanwu Gate and killed him. The Saint retreated to Taiji Palace and the King of Qin was made the Crown Prince."

After hearing this, Li Yuanji stared at Cen Wenben with wide eyes. Li Yuanji was unable to react for a moment. After a moment, Li Yuanji came to his senses and felt equally heavy.

Li Yuanji had been prepared for the Xuanwu Gate Mutiny. He knew very well that only one of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin could survive. Even if there was no Xuanwu Gate Mutiny, there would be other mutinies. Neither of them was willing to sit and wait for failure.

However, when this incident really happened, Li Yuanji was still a little disappointed. He actually hoped that Li Jiancheng would win. He even reminded Li Jiancheng to be careful. Now it seems that Li Jiancheng did not take his reminder to heart at all.

Li Yuanji was caught off guard for a moment. After a long time, Li Yuanji looked at Cen Wenben.

"When did this news come out? Li Er, have you made any other moves?"

Now Li Yuanji only wanted to know the time, because he knew what would happen next, but time was very important. At this time, he was too lazy to call others. Since Li Shimin dared to kill Li Jiancheng and imprison Li Yuan, then the next one should be his, Li Yuanji's turn.

If Li Jiancheng had come to power, no one would have been in a hurry to deal with him. But Li Shimin was different. He did not take the righteousness and came to power through a military rebellion. When the boss was killed, Li Yuanji, as the legitimate son, was also qualified to compete for that position.

He didn't believe that Li Shimin was not anxious about this issue. He must be crazy about wanting to kill him. Only by killing him could Li Shimin be completely worry-free.

Cen Wenben said solemnly: "This news came from Chang'an a month ago. Thirteen carrier pigeons died along the way. It took thirty-seven days, and I received the news today."

At this time, Li Yuanji no longer had the heart to worry about the contribution points needed for the thirteen dead pigeons. In thirty-seven days, Li Yuanji was very clear that the situation in Chang'an would be stabilized by Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng's power in Chang'an would be conquered or eliminated by Li Shimin.

Moreover, Li Jiancheng's forces outside must have been eliminated or partially conquered, and those that remained would start to rebel one after another, and then the Turks would invade.

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanji found that Li Shimin could not take care of him for the time being. The various matters that would follow would be enough to occupy Li Shimin's energy for two or three years.

After thinking this through, Li Yuanji felt slightly relieved, but the question that followed was whether he should tell Li Shimin about the problem of the main force of the Turks.

Even if he had no news now, he knew that the Tang Dynasty's army was now all concentrated on the other side, and there were decoy troops deployed by Jie Li. The real armies of the two Turkic Khans, Jie Li and Tuli, were actually in the direction of Lingzhou.

According to the time, they had already broken through the Lanzhou and Yuanzhou areas. Li Shimin sent Yuchi Gong to Jingzhou. Although he won, it was only a small force of Jie Li and did not stop the Turkic army at all.

Li Yuanji was very conflicted. If he told Li Shimin, his intelligence transmission would definitely be noticed, because it would be impossible to transmit it so quickly according to normal time.

Moreover, even if he informed Li Shimin of the news, it would take more than a month, and even if Li Shimin mobilized a large army, it would still be too late.

(End of this chapter)