Shi Bufan once heard that a later generation of international relations students once said that in the so-called international negotiations, you must not save face. If a diplomat wants to save face, he will often end up being eaten to death. In ancient China, when negotiating with foreign countries, many officials often wanted to save face and be ashamed, so it was naturally easy to be bullied by those Hu and foreigners. Even diplomats in ancient China paid attention to etiquette, face, and moral demeanor. But if this kind of moral demeanor encounters those shameless and unruly Hu people, it is often a loss. This is also the situation where Xiucai meets Bing, and it is unreasonable.

If you pay attention to face, then you may gain face, but the country will lose its interests because of your face. It's a pity that many ancient imperial courts valued face and rarely paid attention to actual interests, so they suffered losses. Shi Bufan doesn't pay attention to any etiquette with those Turks, and when he should play hooligans, he also plays hooligans, and the Turks suddenly met Shi Bufan, a guy who doesn't play cards according to common sense, and suddenly felt very depressed.

Originally, they thought that even if the Tang Dynasty officials were not afraid of them, they had to be polite. But when they encountered Shi Bufan's hob meat, they all felt how normal they were.

"Jieli, Tuli, about the relationship between our Datang and you before, from now on, it will be written off. We, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, will no longer give you all kinds of wealth from now on, you can do it yourself. However, we Datang are still willing to establish a better relationship with you, and we Datang and Turkic actually have a lot to complement each other. There are many things in the Turkic steppe that we need in Datang, and I in Datang must also have a lot of things that the Turks need. Wouldn't it be great if we could take what we needed by trading the mutual market? Shi Bufan asked.

"Deal? We, the Turks, do you have what you need? And what can you provide us, food, or something else? Tuli asked.

Shi Bufan took out a small pot of tea, then mixed it with hot water, and took the initiative to say: "Tuli Khan, you taste this tea!" ”

Tuli looked at the tea and felt that the smell was still relatively fragrant. However, Tuli was a little worried, obviously afraid that Shi Bufan would poison here. However, soon Shi Bufan also took the initiative to dispel this sudden doubt, and took the initiative to pour a cup of tea, and then drank it himself. Tuli followed up with a drink, feeling refreshed, followed by another drink, and finally even took a big gulp. Other Turkic nobles saw this tea and were quite curious, why does this Turkic seem to be very fond of drinking, is it so delicious?

Other Turkic nobles also picked up this tea leaf and drank it one after another, feeling as if they had drunk the elixir and jade liquid. This situation surprised Tang Jian next to him, this tea was actually known to him, and it was a roasted tea invented by Shi Bufan at the suggestion of Qin Jiarui. However, although this tea is somewhat popular among the high-level nobles of the Tang Dynasty, it is not so crazy. Watching this Turkic man gulp tea leaves, Tang Jian was also very speechless, shouldn't this tea be tasted slowly?

"What's going on with this?" Tang Jian asked in a low voice.

Shi Bufan took the initiative to explain: "Tang Shangshu, in fact, this is very simple. The Turks have been eating meat and all kinds of food for a long time in the steppe, and most of the grain is obtained from us. Don't look at the steppe is full of grass, but it is not easy for the Turks to eat vegetables. It was almost impossible for the Turks to eat vegetables in the steppe, and they were severely lacking in the nutrients of vegetables. How to put it, if you use an ordinary phrase, it is that vegetables are a tonic for the Turks. It's like we have vegetables everywhere in the Central Plains, and we lack meat, so meat is a tonic for us. The Turks lacked vegetables, so vegetables were instead supplements. ”

"But neither vegetables nor meat can be transported over long distances, so even if the Turks take away the vegetables, the vegetables will soon spoil and become inedible. The same is true of meat, which has been transported to us and has long since spoiled. This is why vegetables and meat cannot be traded effectively. If Turkic meat can reach our Central Plains, or our vegetables can reach the Turkic steppe, the Turks will definitely like it very much. ”

"The Turks lack vegetables in their bodies, and this tea makes up for their nutritional needs, so of course they like it very much."

Regarding the lack of vegetable nutrition in the nomadic body, this was actually mentioned by a Mongolian colleague in a famous school back then. In the 21st century, all ethnic groups are very harmonious, and there will be no vendetta like in ancient times, and it is not surprising that even many universities have teachers and students from ethnic minorities. Therefore, Shi Bufan once heard a Mongolian colleague who studied ancient Mongolian culture mention that although the ancient nomads seemed to have grass everywhere on the steppe, it did not mean that they could eat vegetables.

The vast majority of the ancient nomads were seriously deficient in vitamins, and many nomads actually fell ill because of the lack of vitamins. Even night blindness, a common disease of ancient nomads, was very common and frequent.

The preservation conditions in ancient times made it impossible for vegetables to be transported over long distances. In ancient times, the preservation conditions made it impossible to transport vegetables, that is, they were sold in situ. So nomads can't eat this vegetable, it lacks nutrients. The situation was not improved until the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty traded with the northern peoples through tea, and then even eventually developed the means of trading in addition to tea and horses. Through the trade between tea and war horses, some war horses were obtained for the Song Dynasty, and the nomads could obtain tea.

Tea is a means for nomads to alleviate the sub-health and various diseases caused by the lack of vegetables, especially those lacking vitamins. The Han people in the Central Plains do not lack vegetables to eat, but the main dishes are vegetables, so naturally there will be no lack of vitamins. Therefore, such a Central Plains Han will not drink tea like nomads, and feel as if they have drunk the elixir and jade liquid.

"I really didn't expect that a small tea leaf could have such a function. In this way, have you not grasped the lifeblood of the Turks? Tang Jian asked.

Shi Bufan smiled and said nothing, because he made this tea, that is, to let these Turks know that if he mastered the tea, he would also control their future health. Once these Turks are able to drink tea, the future is crazy. They won't give up this tea, and a person who can't eat vegetables for a long time suddenly gets late for vegetables, and it's like an addiction, and they can't quit. These Turkic people are deficient in oil and various vitamins in their bodies, and once they drink tea, they will be like taking drugs, and they will not be able to quit. In the future, Shi Bufan can get a lot of wealth from this Turkic people.

Shi Bufan came up with this tea, which can be regarded as a mistake and thought of this method. At present, the tea drinking trend in the Tang Dynasty is only a small part of the aristocracy, and the common people are still relatively few, so it is not clear that the nomads are crazy about tea. What the nomads need most is tea, and even they are enough to launch an invasion for tea. Controlling tea is almost a lifeblood of the nomads, although it is not completely controlled, but it provides an important means for the Central Plains to clamp down on the nomads.

"Is there anything else to do with this?" Tuli hurriedly asked.

Tuli felt like he had drunk a stomach full of tea, but he still seemed to be addicted, as if he was desperate to drink it. The other Turkic nobles also looked at Shi Bufan like such hungry wolves, as if they obviously hoped that Shi Bufan would come up with more tea leaves, and they would be able to satisfy their hunger.

Jieli looked at this tea, and his heart was also very complicated, this tea was obviously specifically aimed at their nomads. Although they didn't know what was in this tea, they knew it was enough to make the Turks addicted.

"Jieli, Tuli, what do you think?" Shi Bufan asked.

"Anything else? I buy it, I can buy it as long as you want! Tuli couldn't help but say directly.

Shi Bufan smiled and said: "Hehe, our Datang has always been a country of etiquette, and we have always wanted friendly exchanges with all countries. However, we in Datang will not do business with the enemy. You Turks have come to my Datang, are you enemies or friends? If it is an enemy, then we will immediately have a strong army to meet it. But if it's a friend, we naturally have to entertain and exchange ideas. ”

Shi Bufan's words were obviously telling them that if the Turks were friends, they would also have friendly contacts and communicate with each other. But if it's an enemy, then don't say that business can't be done, but you have to fight.

"That's right, my Datang, at present, everyone in Chang'an supports my Datang, as long as the emperor gives an order, hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an can go to the battlefield to fight against your invasion together." Tang Jian said.

They all hurriedly said: "Khan, these Han people are right. Chang'an City has become a large military camp, and the people are helping the Tang army to transport supplies, and if we attack rashly, we will accept the resistance of hundreds of thousands of people. And with the walls of the city, we may have little hope. ”

Jieli fell into deep thought, and Shi Bufan took out this tea at this time, which can be regarded as taking out the death hole of the Turks. If they insist on fighting, then not only will the tea be gone, but they will also fall into huge losses. Further, the success rate is slim, but taking a step back, you can not only protect yourself, but also get more opportunities.

This is also the essence of the empty city plan, the essence of the empty city plan is that the enemy goes further, and there is little hope, but taking a step back can save the troops. Therefore, as long as you have a normal IQ, you know that the current situation is not to easily break out a large-scale war. Once it breaks out, whether it is the Tang Dynasty, the loss is not small, but the Turkic losses are easy? Originally, they all had their own evil intentions inside, but now this tea has become the last straw that crushes the camel, so that the Turks have to be careful.

"Okay, we are willing to trade with you Datang, you give me this tea, and then I will bear the responsibility of trading tea with you!" Jieli said.

However, Shi Bufan laughed and said: "Jieli Khan, our Tang Dynasty has always paid attention to monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, and has always been respectful and orderly. But at present, in addition to you, the Great Khan, there is also a small Khan Turki. And this was supposed to be the position of the Turki Succession Khan, how could it be you? Therefore, we are more recognizable to the Turkic orthodox heir, the Turkic heir, so if we want to trade, then we should also trade with the Turki Khan, not with you! ”

"You—" Jieli was furious.

And Tang Jian, who was next to him, suddenly opened his eyes wide, this Shi Bufan was actually openly provoking Turkic internal relations. Shi Bufan's approach is simply to provoke relations between the Turks in front of the Turks. You must know that the battle for the position of the Turkic khanate was well known to both sides. But Shi Bufan actually pointed it out directly at this time, and even directly told the Turks that their Tang Dynasty only recognized the "orthodox" heir of Tuli.

In fact, this is not wrong, since the Shang Dynasty, the Central Plains has also adopted the hereditary primogeniture inheritance system, and changed the system of elder brother and younger brother. Since then, the primogeniture system has become an absolute mainstream idea, and it is only used as a very last resort, and even once in hundreds of years, even if there is, it is by coup d'état, not through normal channels. Therefore, according to the traditional thinking of the Central Plains, Tuli is indeed the orthodox heir of the year.

Jieli was only the uncle of the Turks, and adopted the Turkic system of succession from brother to brother. Therefore, when Shi Bufan said that Datang recognized Tuli, it was obviously a clear attempt to provoke the relationship between Tuli and Jieli.

"Shi Bufan, Shi Bufan, your provocation is too explicit, right? If you are so provocative, people will see it at a glance, is it useful for you to provoke so much? Isn't it all done in secret? If you provoke so openly, will that person believe it, will you really turn your face? Looks like you're still too tender, aren't you? Tang Jian thought with a wry smile.

In Tang Jian's eyes, this Shi Bufan is actually sowing discord, but Shi Bufan's sowing discord is too explicit and conspicuous, and he doesn't cover it up at all. Will people still be fooled in such a situation? Provoke in person, the possibility of being deceived is almost zero, so Tang Jian thinks that Shi Bufan will not provoke, after all, he is too young, and all kinds of methods are not perfect, but still a little rough.

However, the next scene made this Tang Jian feel shocked, because this Tuli really catered to Shi Bufan's words, and took the initiative to turn his face with Jieli.