After the end of the meritorious deeds, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites ordered Hu Dedi to come out and said: "After Fu Yun was punished, the prestige of His Majesty Tian Khan spread far and wide in the Western Regions, and all the countries in the Western Regions asked His Majesty the name of benevolence and righteousness, and they came to vote one after another. ”

"Khotan!"

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, at the beginning, Khotan was the iron core of Tuguhun, but now he is also worshipping at the feet of the Tang Dynasty, how can he not make Li Shiminzhi satisfied, let alone other countries in the Western Regions to vote.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Khotan and other countries have come to vote, and the Silk Road will be unimpeded." Fang Xuanling said with joy on his face, after this battle, the influence of the Tang Dynasty has extended to the Western Regions.

Even Li Shimin couldn't help but show a smile on his face, Tuyuhun not only kept committing borders, but also threatened the Silk Road, now Datang cotton is about to be popularized, Datang's silk will definitely pile up, the price will plummet, a bad treatment, I am afraid it will cause a great disaster, and want to solve the problem of Datang silk, opening up the Silk Road is only the first step, more important is that Datang wants to firmly control this Silk Road in its own hands.

"Tell the envoys of Khotan and other countries that Datang is a state of etiquette, but as long as the country is friendly with Datang, I, Datang, will naturally return the favor and make friends with it." Li Shimin said with great joy.

Linghu Dedi nodded and said, "The countries of the Western Regions will definitely thank Your Majesty Tian Khan for his kindness. ”

Merton couldn't help but sigh in his heart, when Tuyuhun was strong, these small countries in the Western Regions were not as enthusiastic as they are today, and sure enough, war is the most direct means to show national strength.

"Your Majesty, in addition to Khotan and other countries, Tubo also sent envoys to Chang'an City, asking His Majesty to give him horseshoes, wells, silage and other ink skills." Ling Hu Dedi said with a strange face.

"Ink skills?" Li Shimin couldn't help but look at the last row of Mo Dun who was still indignant and said, "If you want to use ink skills, why don't you find the Mo family, why do you want to come to me." ”

Gao Shilian hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, Weichen once saw the Tibetan envoy Lu Dongzan on the day Murong Shun Khan ascended the throne, and this person personally bid for a thousand horses and 10,000 taels of gold to use this ink technique, but was rejected by Mohou in public, saying that this matter has to be decided by His Majesty. ”

"A thousand good horses, ten thousand taels of gold!"

The hundred officials couldn't help but smack their tongues, even they couldn't help but be thrilled by such a huge amount of wealth, but Mo Jiazi refused without hesitation, this alone was enough to impress everyone.

Even Li Shimin's face when he looked at Merton couldn't help but soften a little, as long as Merton nodded, the money for the dowry would naturally be at his fingertips, but he resolutely gave up and let Datang take the initiative in diplomacy.

"Your Majesty, this is a great goodness, with only a few public ink skills, you can make friends with Tubo without spending a penny or a penny, this is a great thing!" Kwon Wanji immediately agreed.

Other civil officials couldn't help but agree again and again, Tubo is also a big country in the southwest, and its strength is not weak, if it can be encompassed, the benefits of Tubo to the Tang Dynasty are obvious.

When Mo Dun heard this, his face was immediately uncertain, and he couldn't help but say: "What kind of ink skills, this is the policy of a strong country, Tubo is located on the plateau, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you get these ink skills, wouldn't it be a strong soldier and a horse, like a tiger with wings." ”

Quan Wanji sneered: "Such a strong country policy, it is not your ink sacrifice wine that spreads, so in this way, you are not suspected of being an enemy." ”

Mo Dun's face turned blue when he heard this, and he said proudly: "Lord Quan, don't want to spew blood, the kid once said that the Mo family is the Mo family of the Tang Dynasty, if it weren't for my Datang Lianke Turkic Tuguhun, there is no opponent on the grassland, and the secret skill of Qingchu feed will not be declared in his mouth even if he is rotten in his stomach." ”

With Merton's rejection of Lu Dongzan's huge gift first, Merton's words regularly convinced the ministers, and besides, as soon as the secret technique of Qingchu feed came out, Datang did benefit the most.

Quan Wanji saw that many ministers were on Merton's side, and couldn't help but say contemptuously: "This secret recipe ink sacrificial wine has been announced to the world, I'm afraid that His Majesty will not allow it, and Tubo will also use it, since this is the case, it is better to be a favor." ”

Merton sneered: "At the beginning, the kid once set the rules in Tuyuhun, my Han people use this secret technique for free, and Tuyuhun wants to use it, a tribe has ten horses, ten cattle and hundreds of sheep, Tuyuhun is just His Majesty under the concession of Chaka Salt Lake exchange, under my Tang Tiger power, if Tubo dares to use it without permission, he will not obediently send a thousand good horses, ten thousand taels of gold, and will not take the initiative to come to Chang'an City to ask His Majesty for permission." ”

The ministers couldn't help but nodded, the reason why Tubo took the initiative to come to Chang'an City was because of the power of the Tang Dynasty's victory over Tuyuhun, if Tubo used these ink techniques without authorization, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty would seize the diplomatic handle.

Before that, Tubo naturally didn't care about Datang's attitude, but now Datang destroyed Tuyuhun and bordered Tubo, which had to make Tubo frightened, and didn't want to give Datang any excuse and handle, so he couldn't solve it with money, so he obediently came to Chang'an City to ask Li Shimin for a reward.

Quan Wanji retorted: "I'm afraid that Datang is asking for more benefits, and I'm afraid it can't compare to the importance of silage to Tibet." ”

Even Li Shimin refuted this, and his face couldn't help but be heavy.

Merton shook his head and said: "These secret techniques can certainly improve the strength of Tubo, but they can also benefit more from the Qinghai Prairie and the Northern Grassland. ”

Quan Wanji couldn't help but sneer: "That ink sacrifice wine has a clever plan to limit Tibet, and I will listen to it." ”

The other ministers couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle, in their opinion, even though Merton had some strange and obscene skills, the game between countries still depended on them old ministers.

Merton said proudly: "The power of the kid alone is naturally not enough to help the huge Tubo, but when the kid went on an expedition to Tuguhun, he found that if a country wants to be strong, food is the top priority, and it is even more precious to the grassland departments." ”

Many ministers nodded one after another, food is the foundation of the country, this is the iron law of all dynasties.

Although Tibet is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, it can produce a lot of sorghum every year, which is the strong foundation of Tibet. If the Tang Dynasty consumes most of the sorghum produced by Tubo, how can a grassland tribe be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty? Merton continued.

"Consume Tibetan sorghum!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be moved, if this was the case, Tubo would not be worried.

"Planned from An?" Linghu Dedi hurriedly asked.

"Winemaking!" Merton said solemnly.

"Winemaking?" All the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but look at Merton in amazement, and even Li Shimin couldn't help but be disappointed, he still thought that Merton had some clever plan?

Quan Wanji and other officials couldn't help but look at Merton sarcastically, as if they were looking at a clown jumping off the beam.

Merton didn't seem to see the mocking eyes of the ministers, and said angrily: "The kid just returned from Tuyuhun, and he heard Mojia Village complaining to the kid, and now Mojia Village not only leaked the secret skills of winemaking, but also was slandered for using poisonous grain to make wine, and the sales of Xie Qianwu plummeted, and he suffered continuous losses. ”

After Merton finished speaking, many ministers couldn't help but feel empty in their hearts, and the leakage of winemaking secrets could not be separated from them, and the wineries under their names took this opportunity to make a lot of money.

"At this point, the kid is ready to find the best raw materials for brewing - Tubo sorghum, sorghum is the best raw material for winemaking, and Tubo sorghum is located on the plateau, with sufficient sunshine, it is the best of the best, and it is the best raw material for brewing and relieving thousands of sorrows, so that it can not only greatly consume the grain of Tubo, but also dispel the misunderstanding of the people about the solution of thousands of sorrows, and will not consume more food from the Tang Dynasty, killing three birds with one stone, unconsciously weakening the strength of Tubo, and will not arouse the vigilance of Tubo." Merton explained.

Although it costs a lot to transport sorghum from Tibet, it has increased the cost several times, but compared with the profit of relieving thousands of sorrows, these losses are almost negligible.

The ministers who owned the winery couldn't help but feel gloomy in their hearts, they originally thought that Xie Qianchou had no chance to turn over, but they didn't expect that the sorghum in Tibet would definitely bring Xie Qianchou back to life.

"With the yield you can relieve, how much sorghum can you consume?" Quan Wanji cannot be denied.

Merton suddenly looked at Quan Wanji like a fool and said: "Master Quan knows that the secret technique of winemaking has been leaked, and the entire Tang Dynasty knows that there are not many restaurants that know the secret technique of winemaking, and there are Mojia Village who take the lead in using Tubo sorghum, I am afraid that there are many imitators, besides, we will not secretly pass on the secret technique of winemaking to Tubo, I believe that as soon as the new formula relieves thousands of sorrows, the wine made from Tubo sorghum will definitely be very popular?" ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up suddenly, in this way, this plan is promising, once Tibet consumes a large amount of sorghum, even if it obtains the silage method, the national strength will definitely fall instead of rising.

Dai Xuan frowned and said: "In this way, wouldn't a lot of money be earned by Tubo!" ”

Merton said indifferently: "When I buy Tibetan sorghum, I can take advantage of the situation to sell my luxury ornaments from the Tang Dynasty to Tibet, exquisite porcelain, silky silk,...... I'm afraid it won't be long before the money returns. ”

"Mo Jiazi, it's really still the Mo family!" The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Merton dumbfounded, and they did not expect that a huge Tubo would be so quietly weakened by Merton.

Li Shimin immediately said without hesitation: "Linghu Shangshu, you go and tell the envoy of Tubo that I pity the people of Tubo for their difficult livelihood and allow them to use secret techniques, the only condition is that in order to make wine, the ink sacrifice wine requires Tubo to supply a large amount of sorghum to relieve the dilemma of thousands of sorrows." ”

In this way, Datang's excuse for wanting Tibetan sorghum is perfect.

"Yes!" Linghu Dedi said solemnly.

Merton hurriedly said: "It would be better if he could supply sorghum for free, and the kid could make up for some losses." ”

At this moment, Merton couldn't help but feel heartache when he thought of the thousand good horses and ten thousand taels of gold, and how could he not take the opportunity to ask for benefits.

Li Shimin couldn't help but glance at Morton with a headache, this kid simply turned his eyes.

"Use sorghum for ink technology, so that Tubo will not be suspicious." Merton muttered in his heart.

Li Shimin said angrily: "Then set 10,000 quintals of sorghum." ”

Ten thousand quintals of sorghum are naturally not as valuable as the gifts provided by Tubo before, but no matter how much it is, it will not show the demeanor of the state of etiquette of the Tang Dynasty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Merton suddenly looked like a villain, and changed his previous decadence.

The ministers couldn't help but look at this pair of Weng sons-in-law in amazement, and they were not soft at all when they joined hands to pit Tubo.

"No one should divulge today's events, otherwise they will be severely punished." Li Shimin shouted suddenly.

"Wait for you to understand!" The ministers immediately shouted in unison.