Chapter Ninety-Three: Five Policies for Determining the Country (8) ps: [Broken 10,000, the collection finally broke 10,000, Ben San is very happy, very excited, for everyone's support, Ben San can't express it in words, can only say 'thank you'. ] To be honest, when the book was opened, Ben San never thought that "Southern Emperor" would be loved by so many people.
"Southern Emperor" is not Ben San's first book, Ben San once opened a martial arts book at the starting point, but the results were miserable, the whole book is more than 1.4 million words, and the collection has not broken 1,000 (as for which book, I won't say).
But now that it's time to create the world, the first book has broken 10,000, Ben San is really excited, and now his mind is messing around, what can't he think, say again - thank you!!
】 Body: "Zhen'er tell me quickly, is it true?"
Li Shimin urged, at this time, his expression was similar to the expression of later generations of addicts when they saw Hai Luoyin when they were addicted, and Li Zhen could only describe it in one word, that is, hunger and thirst.
"The child does not dare to deceive his father, it is recorded in a book called "Geography of Mountains and Rivers" given to the child by the old grandfather."
Li Zhen said honestly.
He really didn't lie, the Wa country was famous for its rich gold and silver reserves, especially the silver mines, one of which was called Iwami Silver Mine, which was not a silver mine at all, it was simply a silver mountain, according to records, Iwami alone produced one-third of the world's total silver production in the seventeenth century, and the rest of the mines were not as good as Iwami, but they added up to not much worse.
"It turned out to be passed down by the old immortals, so there's nothing wrong with that."
As soon as Li Shimin heard that it was given by the old fairy, he immediately believed it, but his expression quickly turned hideous: "I can't imagine that the country is not big, it is so rich, hateful, the first name takes some broken copper and iron to pay tribute every time, and I have to double the reward in order not to lose face, but now I think about it, but I was played by others as a monkey, and I dare to bully me like this, it is really hateful, hateful." ” "It's really hateful, but now that we have broken off diplomatic relations with the Japanese state, and even the Japanese merchants have been expelled, it is not easy to punish."
Fang Xuanling is also uncomfortable, no matter who is fooled by others, he will not feel too uncomfortable.
"Cheap them."
Wei Zheng said hatefully.
Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly: "I really didn't expect that the hundreds of military officials in my Tang Dynasty were all played by a handful of small countries, but I am afraid that when we pretend to be poor and generous, they are afraid that they will laugh in their hearts." ” "It's not a small country."
Li Zhen reminded: "Do you think that there is only one Wa country who does such a thing?
” "What do you mean......
Yes, this method is not clever, as long as it is a smart person, you can think of it, but we think very highly of ourselves, and we are not only unaware of being teased repeatedly, but we are proud, it is really ......" is really what Du Ruhui did not say, but the meaning is self-evident, and everyone's faces are even darker.
"Hmph, these small countries dare to play tricks on me like this, sooner or later, I will punish them one by one."
Fortunately, Li Shimin was there, and the embarrassment was resolved in an instant: "Zhen'er, where did you just go?"
” "It's not a small country."
Of course, Li Zhen understood what Li Shimin meant, but said deliberately. “......
It's not this, didn't you just say Tibet?
Li Shimin glared at Li Zhen fiercely, and expressed shame and anger at his non-cooperation: "What is there in Tubo that is worth remembering about my Tang Dynasty?"
” "It is still difficult to enrich the products of Tibet, except for things such as grain and tea, the rest are not lacking."
Li Zhen is no longer joking: "And Tubo has three things that are most attractive to my Datang, and these three things can be said to be the most lacking in my Datang, the first is the local medicinal materials, because the climate on the plateau is unique, so Tubo has many medicinal materials that we Datang does not have, if it can be purchased, it is quite beneficial to enrich the variety of medicinal materials in my Datang." ” Knowing the urine nature of these ministers, Li Zhen also learned to be smart, and put the most important thing at the end, so he was not afraid that they would interrupt halfway.
"The second is the local animals, also because of the unique plateau climate, so it has created a lot of animals, especially yaks and Tibetan antelopes as representatives, among which yaks are the most important to my Tang Dynasty, because I have few cattle in the Tang Dynasty, although I can get a lot of cattle after conquering the Turks, but one more channel is also good.
More importantly, it is forbidden to slaughter cultivated cattle in Datang, and yaks have a very strong weight-bearing capacity, but because of the special structure of their feet, they cannot plow the land, so yaks can provide us with rich beef channels, which is necessary to strengthen the body of the people of Datang.
The third and most important one, that is, salt, it is said that the place in Tubo was originally a sea, and later the Gonggong knocked down the Buzhou Mountain, the sky fell northwest and the earth fell to the southeast, and the Tubo area was also raised, from the ocean to the high mountain, which can be described as the most effective proof that the sea has become a mulberry field.
Therefore, there are many saltwater lakes in Tibet, and many saltwater lakes have dried up, forming a unique salt lake, where the salt in it is simply a spoonful, and there is no need to refine it at all, and it only needs to be slightly filtered to be eaten directly.
It's a pity that Tubo is sparsely populated, and I can't use so much salt at all, but my Datang has been bitter for a long time, and if I can buy a lot of salt from Tubo, this will definitely solve the difficulty of my Datang lack of salt. ” In fact, Datang faces the sea on both sides, and the coastline is extremely long, so it stands to reason that there is no shortage of salt, but the problem is that the refining technology at this time is too underdeveloped, and the annual salt production is so much, which is not enough for the entire Datang to consume. "......"
Li Zhen Balabala finished speaking, so the eyes of several people turned green again.
"But according to Zhen'er, if you say so, won't my Tang Dynasty also have to be shackled by Tubo salt?"
After caring about adultery, Li Shimin suddenly thought of a problem, both sides have what the other party urgently needs, so that a situation of mutual restraint will be formed, which will not be beneficial for the Tang Dynasty to control Tibet in the future.
"If you don't eat salt, you will lose your strength, but if you don't eat, you will definitely starve to death."
Li Zhen said: "And father, although my Datang is short of salt, it's not that there is no salt producing land, it's just that the output is a bit cheating, but haven't you come over after so many years of suffering?"
But the Tibetans are different, they are extremely short of food, as long as we cut this line, especially after they are cooked, then the Tibetans will wait to starve to death. ” "That's true, but there's a problem."
Wen Yanbo asked again: "There are not a few countries adjacent to Tubo, in addition to our Tang Dynasty, Tubo is also connected to the Jieri Dynasty, Nanzhao, Nibora, Dashi, Tuyuhun, Bolu and other countries, even if the Tang Dynasty cuts off the grain route of Tubo, Tubo can also buy grain from other countries." ” "That's too much to worry about, you don't have to worry so much."
Before Li Zhen could say anything this time, Fang Xuanling took over and explained: "Tubo is surrounded by small countries, and most of them are barren, and they can't even supply themselves, so where is the surplus grain to supply Tubo?"
For example, Nibora and Nanzhao, the situation in these two countries is similar to that of Tibet, with many high mountains, scarce farmland, and not rich food; Bolu is close to the desert, sparsely populated, the land is barren, and the grain production is not enough for its own consumption; Tuyuhun is close to my Datang, as long as we give them enough pressure, and even directly buy their grain at a high price, with the profit-seeking nature of a businessman, we will not abandon the Datang with high road parity, and go to Tubo to sell grain at a cheap price and difficult to walk; There is no need to worry about the big food, although the tentacles of the big food have extended to the border of Tibet, but their real core is far away in the extreme west, and the part of the Tibetan side is only a state of bondage, which is not worth mentioning.
Therefore, the only thing to worry about is only Tianzhu's Jieri Dynasty, the Jieri Dynasty is a great dynasty that unified the entire northern Tianzhu, and it is established by a generation of male lords Jieri King, it is said that the national strength is quite good, and more importantly, Tianzhu is rich in products and is not inferior to my Tang Dynasty, and it is entirely possible for Tubo to break through the blockade of my Tang Dynasty through the Jieri Dynasty.
But this problem is not without a solution, but it will take a little time. ” "There is no need to solve it at all, in fact, the Ring of the Sun Dynasty is the most unlikely country to trade with Tu."
Li Zhen said categorically, seeing that everyone was puzzled, Fang Cai explained with a smile: "Fang Xiang, you only know one and don't know the other, although the Jieri Dynasty is indeed rich, but everyone doesn't know it, there is a whole mountain range between Tubo and Tianzhu, this mountain range has the highest peak and the deepest canyon in the world, if you want to cross this mountain range and trade with Tubo, I am afraid that before you reach Tubo, the food will be consumed on the road." ” Hiking through the Himalayas would have been a difficult task even in the 21st century, let alone a thousand years ago, so Fang Xuanling's concerns were not valid at all.
"I see, it's the minister's loneliness and ignorance......"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly apologized.
Li Zhen also hurriedly said modestly: "No, no, no, in fact, Fang Xiang has already surprised me very much, if I didn't have the teaching of my grandfather, my vision would not be as good as Fang Xiang......" “......”