Chapter 163: Exchanging Tamna for Food
"That's not necessarily, as long as Tamna is sure that he is a vassal of our Silla, then we can't sell them to Datang, the key is how to persuade Tamna to let them be sold to Datang by us willingly." The other minister was pleased, and said with a smile.
"The minister is willing to personally go to Tamna to convince the lord of Tamna how strong the Tang Dynasty is, so that they have the opportunity to live with the Tang Dynasty, in the minister's opinion, the lord of Tamna will be very willing to accept it." The official who had just made this suggestion immediately stood up and said.
"If this Datang buys Tamluo Island, it will definitely send troops to garrison it for a long time in the future, doesn't this set up a strong enemy for us? And we have one less subject who is loyal to us. Another minister, surnamed Park, shook his head and said.
"The relationship between Datang and our Silla has always been good, and the Central Plains Imperial Court does not have much ambition and interest in our small place in the middle of nowhere, as long as we have always adopted a respectful and flattering attitude towards Datang, it is impossible for Datang to get along with our Silla.
On the contrary, it is the chrysanthemum country, we should be more vigilant, so having the Tang army stationed on Tamna Island is only good for us, not harmful.
In the future, we can even provoke the Chrysanthemum Kingdom and the Tang Army to fight, and we Silla can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman, wouldn't it be better, in case the Chrysanthemum Country annoys the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty sends troops to destroy the Chrysanthemum Country directly, it will be really good. ”
Everyone discussed and discussed, but they still felt that this method was very good and worth trying.
What if it succeeds? Not only can you buy enough food from the Tang army, but you can also take this opportunity to alleviate the contradictions that arose before, and in the future, you can provoke the Tang Dynasty and get rid of the enemy of the Chrysanthemum Kingdom.
The person who took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Tamna Country was named Jin Buchang, who was clever and eloquent, and very smart and witty.
I don't know how he fooled the lord of Tamna, but anyway, the lord of Tamna really agreed and let Silla pack and sell him.
Jin Buchang finished fooling the lord of the Tamna Kingdom, and came to the garrison of the Tang Army again, and continued to fool Luo Tong.
Tamna Island is very large, the geographical location is very superior, the scenery on the island is also very good, but there are many mountains, many stones, the land is barren, the aborigines living on the island are very poor, hunting and fishing for a living.
Therefore, the country of Tamna is actually a very poor country, and although it is a vassal to Silla, Silla really looked down on him before.
It was only in order to prevent the Chrysanthemum Kingdom from occupying Tamna Island that a gentle policy was adopted to appease the lord of Tamna.
The lord of Tamna is not a stupid person, can the lord of the country on Tamna Island be a fool without brains?
It's just that he didn't have any other choice before, and compared to Silla, he could only hug Silla's thighs, because the people of Chrysanthemum Country were too greedy.
If the people of the Chrysanthemum Country landed on Tamna Island, it would be a tragedy for the people of Tamna Country, and the entire islanders of Tamna Island would all become slaves of the Chrysanthemum Country.
After becoming a vassal relationship with Silla, the advantage that the people of the Chrysanthemum Kingdom wanted to land on the island, and the Silla Kingdom would send troops to support and resist the invasion of the Chrysanthemum Kingdom.
And now, with Datang to choose from, the lord of Tamna is of course more willing to choose Datang.
The fame of the Tang Dynasty made the lord of Tamna stay on Tamna Island, and he could also hear some stories about the Tang Dynasty.
Datang is too powerful, to have the opportunity to hug it, Datang has such a big thick leg, a fool will refuse!
Therefore, under the persuasion of Jin Buchang, the lord of Tamna pretended to pretend to say a few words, and immediately agreed.
Anyway, after becoming a vassal state of Datang, Datang will protect Tamna Island from being bullied by people outside, so why don't you agree?
And even if you oppose it, can you oppose it?
When the Tang Dynasty's warship sailed to Tamna Island, the lord of Tamna didn't even dare to say anything against it when he saw it.
Fortunately, the lord of Tamna is smart enough, otherwise, he will only bring humiliation on himself. Because the 50,000 Tang army, it is impossible to resist the whole country of Tamna.
After that, the aborigines of Tamna Island saw a very friendly Tang army, and the Tang army could be said to have no offense against them, even if they fell in love with their things, they would use the food they ate to trade with them.
As for money, whether it is gold or silver, or copper, it will not work on the island, let alone paper money.
Because the inhabitants of the island are still very primitive and accustomed to bartering for transactions.
The inhabitants of the island also have a small amount of gold and silver in their hands, and they would be embarrassed if you allowed them to use these things to buy a lot of food in your hands! It's as if I'm taking advantage of you.
If you let them know that in the civilized world outside, with their gold and silver, they can buy many, many delicious foods, they will be very surprised, and they will not believe what you say.
This is also one of the reasons why the lord of Tamna did not hesitate to agree that the money would not be exchanged, and the Tang army was really very friendly to the islanders.
As soon as Luo Tong heard what Jin Buchang said, his first reaction was, did he hear it wrong?
With such a large island, Silla actually planned to sell it to Datang, and the asking price was very low, just asking Datang to supply Silla with enough grain until next year's grain harvest.
Such conditions are equivalent to none conditions.
Because this grain was originally intended to help Silla and relieve the common people of Silla.
The reason why it is temporarily suppressed here is only because before, Silla's actions made people feel very uncomfortable, and at the same time, it was also to suppress Silla's confidence, looking at how long the Silla group of monarchs and ministers could hold up? will come to ask the Tang Army for food assistance.
It's just that I didn't expect that Silla would be willing to use Tamna, such a large island, to exchange for food in the hands of the Tang army.
With this decision, Luo Tong didn't even need to consult Li Zhonghua to make a decision right away, agreeing to Silla to exchange Tamna for grain.
It's been idle for a while, in fact, Luo Tong has already driven a warship, patrolled along the coastline of the island a few times, and has also walked around the island, and he already has a general understanding of the entire Tamna Island.
This is actually far away from Seoul, and it is almost the same as the territory of Daetang, if you operate here for a long time and send troops, it will be very beneficial to control Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo, and even the Dongyi Islands, Chrysanthemum Kingdom, etc., and it is a place with an excellent geographical location.
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