In the court of the Western Turks, several tribal leaders scuffled together, and the Western Turk Khan was furious, and ordered his guards to pull away without a cane for twenty years.The Western Turks raise countless sheep, and the Du Family Chamber of Commerce is not an unlimited purchase now, and it is impossible to eat all the wool of the Western Turks at once, and at present, it can only eat thirty percent of the wool of the entire Western Turkic steppe.This is a problem, only thirty percent of the tribes can sell wool to make money, and the other seventy percent of the tribes can't sell it in line, watching people eat meat, and they can't even drink soup, so it's strange if there is no fight.After finding out the reason, the advisers of the Western Turkic Khan suggested that they should put forward conditions to the Du Family Chamber of Commerce to force Du Shaoqing to increase the purchase of wool, and it must be evenly wetted with rain and dew, so that every herdsman on the grassland can make money.In the Du Family Chamber of Commerce, Du Shaoqing met with the negotiators from the Western Turks."
What?
Increasing the purchase of wool?
No, absolutely not!
Do you know what you're doing?
”Du Shaoqing yelled angrily.The Western Turkic merchant said arrogantly: "Of course, we just brought a bigger business to Du Juma.Remind you that this is the meaning of my king, to inform and not to consult.If you and I want to cooperate, we must ensure that you eat all the wool of our Western Turks, otherwise we will not be able to guarantee the safety of the hostages. ”"Impossible!
Even if I had the power in your hands, I would not have been able to promise you.Don't think that you can make these excessive demands to me again and again if you have hostages in hand, the last time I asked for a price increase, I directly doubled the price to send you money, and then someone will impeach me in the imperial court.Now it's good, the desire is too much to fill, let me eat all your wool alone, what is the use of me wanting so much useless wool?
Not to mention our Imperial Majesty, even a fool knows that I am the enemy.When the time comes, you don't need to blackmail me, the Tang Dynasty will take me down and punish me first. ”Seeing that Du Shaoqing didn't agree, the man also came prepared, and retorted: "I'm afraid that's not the case."
You are the most noble and powerful colt in the Tang Dynasty, and no one in the court dares to offend you.And as far as we know, you bought wool to make wool felt business, and it sold very well, and we all know that you have made money, but you are crying poor with us.In your Tang language, you're a businessman. ”Du Shaoqing defended: "When we cooperated, we agreed to find a reason acceptable to both parties to convey benefits to you.Do you have to be satisfied with this kind of cooperation?
My Du Family Chamber of Commerce has to live, according to your ideas, even if my Du Family Chamber of Commerce is a mountain of gold, I will be killed by you in less than three years. ”"We didn't want to fight to the death, we just asked you to increase the amount of purchases.Besides, don't you make money with wool, this is mutual benefit" Du Shaoqing interrupted: "There is no mutual benefit, I am losing money in the wool felt business, and the processing fee is thirty percent higher than the selling price, and this kind of business is not big."
If I wasn't worried about the safety of my third uncle and aunt, I would have taken the initiative to reduce the amount of purchases. ”What???
Reduced acquisitions?
Absolutely not!
The Western Turkic envoy became excited, "I just conveyed my king's meaning, you can weigh it or not, give you three days to think, and I will listen to your reply after three days." ”After saying that, he turned around and hurried away.Du Shaoqing looked at the other party's back, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and said in his heart that the envoy sent by the Western Turks this time is really a waste, and he has no brains, don't you know that I, Du Shaoqing, am the Shaoqing of the Tang Honglu Temple?
There has never been a loss at the negotiating table.The reason why there is a gap between the Western Turkic envoys before and after is that it is the first time that there are Tang masters behind the scenes, and this time the action is completely the Western Turks who want to make more money, so the strategists sent are a little insufficient.Seeing the end of the negotiations, Wu Zhao walked in and asked about the specific situation."
Husband is really not ready to increase the amount of purchases?
In case they are angry and dare to hurt the third uncle and third aunt," Wu Zhao said worriedly."
Probably not, that person is a mallet, saying that he is giving me three days to think, but in fact, he is giving himself three days to ask for instructions, and he dares to send me to negotiate with such goods?
I'm sure I'll take him to death.As for the purchase of wool, you can consider increasing the amount of purchases, but you must not collect all of them, you can't agree to them so happily, the Western Turks are a hungry wolf that can never be fed, and they can't get used to it. ”Three days later, the envoy of the Western Turkic merchants came again, Du Shaoqing relented, and reluctantly agreed to increase the purchase volume by 20%, which is already the limit.The Western Turkic envoy immediately agreed, apparently because he was instructed not to be persecuted too harshly.As for whether the wool purchase of fifty percent can meet the needs of the grassland, it is necessary to return to the royal court to know, for the time being, it can only be like this, everyone has tasted the sweetness of cooperation with the Du Family Chamber of Commerce, and no one wants to kill this chicken that can only lay golden eggs.The increase of 20% of the purchase volume proved to be immediate, and the Western Turkic Khan decided to sell half and half of the wool in turn, and the situation in the steppe stabilized.But this is not right, grassland chaos is the norm, if it is not chaotic, wouldn't it be a toss in vain?
Du Shaoqing was as steady as Mount Tai, and said confidently: "As long as the money is in place, there is no world that cannot be disturbed." ”According to the original plan, this strategy is actually called the enclosure movement of sheep eating people in Western history, which is very famous and vicious, Du Shaoqing just borrowed and copied it, and it should not be invalid.Sure enough, within two months, the fight broke out again, or because of the uneven distribution, the Western Turkic Khan was anxious, didn't it come half and half in turn?
How can it still be unevenly divided?
The advisers next to him reminded in a whisper: "My king, our royal court does not participate in the distribution, no matter how much wool is sold over there, our royal court descendants will take away one percent of the sales volume, and they have made a fuss because of this." ”What?
Dare to compete with Ben Khan for interests?
I'm a Khan, shouldn't I be a little privileged?
Go, gather 50,000 troops directly under him, bulldoze the most ferocious tribes in one fell swoop, collect their pastures and grasslands and return them to the royal court, and deter them to see if they dare to make trouble?
A bloody massacre, a small and medium-sized tribe in the grassland was slaughtered, and the royal court had an additional pasture directly under it, and the next time the wool was peddled, the royal court once again increased the proportion of sales.The Western Turkic Khan was overjoyed, and the small tribes under his rule dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and one by one they were so frightened by the strength of the royal court that they could only swallow their anger and were forced to accept this ratio.In the beginning, in order to take care of the interests of the tribes under his rule, the royal court distributed most of the wool to the tribes under his rule, but the royal court itself did not get much profit.This form makes the subordinate tribes praise the king and the sage, but it is limited to this, the Western Turks are different from the Central Plains Kingdom regime, the Western Turks are more similar to the form of tribal warlord autonomy, and for the Golden Horde Court, it is only the annual tribute of the tribes.After sweeping up the rebellion of his subordinates and recovering the territory, the Western Turkic royal court tasted the sweetness, and no longer looked down on the tribute paid by the tribes, so it decided to expand its own grassland area and directly increase its own income, so as to strengthen the army and enrich the people.According to the concept of the Western Turkic Khan, only the Golden Horde's elite generals and generals were strong, and they could rule all the tribes under their rule with absolute strength.The Tang Emperor received the information from the Western Turks, smiled from ear to ear, and did not move a single soldier, allowing the Western Turks to lose their own strength.The chamberlain Lao Gao couldn't help but sigh and said: "Du Juma's plan has been hidden from everyone, and the Western Turks have no way to avoid it, if the situation develops further, it really seems that the horse master is calculating, Your Majesty, I'm afraid that in a few years, the Tang Dynasty will be able to annex the Western Turks without spending a single soldier."
This kind of talent can be compared to Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Guzhi, congratulations to Your Majesty!
”"Hehe, yes, since Du Shaoqing, everything seems to have become extremely simple, this kid is indeed a once-in-a-century genius!
Du Keming, Du Keming" Li Er smiled and smiled, unconsciously remembering Du Shaoqing's father Du Ruhui, and he didn't know why.Du Family Chamber of Commerce, Wu Zhao also looked at the intelligence in amazement, and couldn't help admiring her husband's intelligence, and at the same time had a little more worry and fear, such a figure in the world is the nemesis of the enemy and the lucky star of his own side, but sometimes it is too dazzling to cover everyone's light, which may not be a good thing.Princess Changle found the hospital with a letter in her hand, which was a letter sent by her third brother Du Shaoming from the Jiangnan Army."
Husband, Shaoming sent an urgent letter to ask about his parents, and usually the third uncle and third aunt sent him a letter every month, and there was no mistake.But now that we are negligent, we haven't sent a letter home for several months, and Shaoming is worried and suspicious. ”Du Shaoqing patted his thigh, "It's really negligent, I planned to say that I wanted to appease Shaoming, but I forgot about it."
I'll reply to him, let him stay in Jiangnan with peace of mind, he must not come back at this time, with Shaoming's character, if he comes back, he will kill the grassland alone. ”The princess frowned and said: "But husband, let's hide Shaoming's simplicity, have you ever thought that the third uncle and third aunt will stay in the grassland and go to prison like this, is it a long-term solution?"
It's better to get them back sooner.The concubines don't know too much about national affairs, they only know that they are old, and when we should fulfill our filial piety, we use them like this, and we will face our ancestors in the future?
What will Shaoming think if he knows?
”Du Shaoqing's face was entangled, on the one hand, it was his big plan, and on the other hand, it was really difficult to choose between his dear third uncle and his wife.After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, but I didn't expect it to fall on my head today."
Now that the plan of sheep eating people is only halfway through, it is the time to exert force, if the third uncle and three aunts are rescued at this time, it will be in vain. ”"Hey!
The concubine didn't dare to interfere with her husband's decision, as long as you can grasp the proportions, I don't want our original family and the harmonious family to end up in brotherhood and hatred. ”The princess admonished."
Don't worry, I've already planned, when the time comes, people will be able to save people decisively, and now the people who are serving the third uncle and aunt are all people we sent, so they don't have to worry about their safety and life."
Du Shaoqing comforted.The princess asked, "But when will the time come?"
You didn't let Shaoming come back for the New Year last year, and if you don't let it this year, I'm afraid it won't be able to drag on. ”"Hehe, it's almost there, if the Western Turks can't hold their breath, maybe even tomorrow."
My family has been kidnapped, and I still have the heart to laugh, it's really heartfelt!
The princess pursed her lips and said nothing more.And the Western Turks were not too depressed, and it was not until half a year later that the Western Turkic Khan sent a secret envoy again.Du Shaoqing sat in the conference room with a dissatisfied face, and asked the secret envoy coldly: "Say, what conditions do you want this time?"
My Du Family Chamber of Commerce has been dragged to the ground by you, and the shops in many places can't be opened and forced to be transferred, what do you want?
”The secret envoy said kindly as if he were his own: "What did the master of the horse say?
We are now like a family, we are allies in the same boat, and our grassland tribe is the most righteous, but we don't have the intention of pit our allies.This time, in the name of my king, I want to buy some salt and iron from the master of the horse, that's all!
”What?
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Salt Iron ???"
Are you crazy?
Do you know that salt and iron are contraband in Datang?
The court strictly manages it, and if anyone else touches his hands, he will raid his family and exterminate the clan.You let me go, hurry up, there's nothing to talk about!
Get out" Du Shaoqing was furious.The envoy of the Western Turks this time was obviously selected, a typical smiling tiger."
Dissipate your anger, we have been working together for so long, how can we cut off our own financial route?
Others don't dare to touch their hands, but the master is not an ordinary person, as far as we know, the Du Family Chamber of Commerce now controls half of the salt and iron business in Datang, such a big deal, even if a little bit leaks from the fingers to us, I'm afraid no one will find out. ”Du Shaoqing asked coldly: "Forget about the salt, what do you want iron for?"
Don't tell me that it is used to make kitchen knives and iron pots, after all, I am a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to send you a sword to make you turn around and kill our compatriots. ”The Western Turkic envoy smiled and said, "How so?
Datang's strength is so strong that it is unparalleled in the world.We don't want to end up like Goguryeo in the east, we just want to have the strength to protect ourselves, and we don't want to be under the strong sword soldiers of the Tang Dynasty without the slightest defensive power. ”"With me, I guarantee that Datang will not use troops against the Western Turks."
Du Shaoqing assured."
Master Horse can protect us for a while, but he can't protect us for a lifetime.My king said, please be sure to help this time, there will be a good reward in the future, and you can send back a relative of the horse master as sincerity. ”This person swept away the previous flattery, and said with a little seriousness, with an unchangeable firmness in his words.