"Shi Yuan Wailang, the Turks have officially arrived at the border pass, and they have begun to prepare to enter the Tang Dynasty and prepare to trade. www.biquge.info they didn't bring many horses this time, and they were mainly cheese-based. This is not quite what we think, we want to have more horses, and cheese is not the most urgent thing we need at the moment. So, is there anything you can do? ”

Shi Bufan saw that this Turkic man actually only brought more than 200 war horses, probably just one or two war horses of a Turkic tribe, and the others were mainly cheese. Shi Bufan also knew what medicine was sold in the Turkic gourd, and they actually hoped to trade cheese rather than war horses. Since Shi Bufan opened up this way of cheese trading for them, they definitely didn't want to continue to trade war horses to obtain grain, tea and other materials. War horses are military materials, which are enough to affect national strategic security. Especially in the ancient era of cold weapons, there was not much difference in the level of science and technology, and the combat effectiveness bonus brought by such a good war horse was even greater. Just as no country will sell its most important weapon, and almost no country is willing to sell nuclear warheads, because this is a life-threatening thing, and it must not be sold easily.

The Turks had no choice, they had an unbalanced trade before, they did not want to sell their horses, but they also wanted to get food. In the end, in this extreme trade imbalance, they have to use force to grab because it is more expensive. However, Shi Bufan proposed to trade cheese, so they found a way to earn income like farming, and that was dairy products. This kind of dairy product has a stable income, and does not have to pose a strategic security problem to the Turks like war horses, so they naturally want to sell more cheese and less war horses.

"If you go and give them this quota, I don't believe that they are monolithic inside. Tell them how much cheese they want to sell, that's not up to them. If we want to sell a certain percentage of cheese, we must also sell a certain number of horses to us. If you are not willing to sell enough horses, the quota will be reduced. Send this thing to the border through the flying pigeon to remind the Turks in time. Shi Bufan said.

"Yes!" Immediately a scribe went to prepare.

During the Tang Dynasty, there were already carrier pigeons, and Li Shimin also used carrier pigeons to communicate between Chang'an and Luoyang, going back and forth several times a day. So when it comes to the Tang Dynasty, there is no need to train carrier pigeons, because the Tang Dynasty people have long learned. Many urgent official letters will be delivered by carrier pigeons, but a fast horse will also be added later. However, if it is not an urgent official business, it still has to be passed through formal channels such as post stations, because the way the carrier pigeon is passed is a little not dignified. Of course, the ancients were not very pedantic, and if it was really an urgent matter, it was not impossible to use carrier pigeons.

Shi Bufan's order was soon sent from Chang'an to the northern border, where many Turkic merchants had begun to gather. However, these Turkic merchants came from different tribes, and many of them were tribal leaders and cronies of the tribal leaders. He also knew very well that these Turks would definitely use special means to lower the purchase price of ordinary Turkic herdsmen, and then came to the Central Plains to purchase food and other daily necessities to them at a high price. This is also the so-called scissors difference, which was used more in industry and agriculture in later generations. But in fact, it is not only industry and agriculture, but also any primary product and intermediate and high-grade products.

As for how to use this scissors, it varies from person to person, and there will be no unified standard.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court has issued an order that all Turkic merchants who want to trade in our Chang'an must promise to trade enough war horses. If you want to sell every 300 catties of cheese, you must sell a war horse at the same time to be eligible to sell 300 catties of cheese. And we Datang will issue quotas to both our domestic merchants and to you at the same time, and only when both parties have quotas can they trade. If there is not enough quota, our Tang Imperial Court will not recognize it and crack down on it. So if you want to trade, you must sell a certain number of horses at the same time to get a quota. Said an official from the border exchange supervisor.

However, those Turkic merchants who had already begun to prepare for the collective entry immediately began to scold, obviously they did not expect Datang to be so insidious. Because they deliberately only took out a small amount of war horses, avoiding the sale of war horses, which can endanger their safety, and striving to sell more dairy products. But now Datang actually deliberately bound and deliberately asked them to tie in. Anyone who wants to sell 300 catties of cheese must also sell a war horse at the same time, which is considered a binding tie-in, and it is not possible to sell it without tying. This made the Turks very resentful, and naturally they were very dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty.

"Bastard, you haven't said that before!" Immediately the Turks of the large tribe scolded.

However, the officials of the mutual market prison were also helpless, they had never received this order before, and the news from the criminal department was transmitted, so they could only listen. This time, Shi Bufan was a person who was specifically responsible for trading with the Turks, so it was naturally impossible for him to leave. Li Shimin has already entrusted the corresponding responsibilities to Shi Bufan, and at that time, Bufan naturally has the power to decide. However, of course, the Turks were dissatisfied, they did not want to sell war horses, but Shi Bufan used this quota tie-in policy to force the Turks to sell, which made the Turks very dissatisfied.

"I'm sorry, this is also our rule, and I can't help it!" The officials of the Datang Mutual Market Supervision also replied so coldly, obviously there was no way to change the policy of the central court represented by Shi Bufan.

"Then aren't you afraid that our Turks will invade again?" Some Turks scolded angrily.

However, the officials of Datang Mutual City were not afraid, and said: "If you have the ability, you will come, if you have the confidence to get more, then come!" ”

The Turks are dumbfounded, especially since the Turks have been tossed a lot less "bloody" by this mutual market policy. There is no warlike nation in this world, and individuals may be belligerent, but the whole nation cannot be belligerent. If it weren't for the lack of supplies, the Turks would not have invaded south, and even wanted to occupy the entire Central Plains to get enough supplies.

Since Shi Bufan gave them a channel to trade dairy products, they have also begun to calculate the risks. If force is used to loot, the risk is no small either. Although on the surface it seems that looting is more than once, even the Turks know more than they can do it. Once the looting is excessive, the people of the Central Plains completely hate them and are unwilling to trade, so it will not work. As for these dairy products, a lot of them are wasted every year, and exchanging these dairy products for food is a good choice for the Turks. The Turks found that the cost of looting was much higher than the cost of trading, so they naturally did not dare to go into battle casually.

"Hehe, we are willing to sell the war horse, we will try our best to sell the war horse, what do you think? We have a lot of dairy products here, and we are willing to commit to selling war horses. Please can you give us some quotas, as long as you want, more than sixty percent of our tribe, probably more than 800 war horses that can go to the battlefield, can be sold. A Turkic merchant in a fur hat said.

"What are you doing?" A Turkic general came over and shouted angrily.

"Leader of the Lost Mind Force, we sell our war horses, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with your Jieli Khan, right?" The Turkic merchant replied.

"The Great Khan has long had a rule, each tribe must not sell more than three war horses, you actually dare to sell eight hundred horses at a time, do you want to disobey the order of the Great Khan?" Obsessed with thought.

But the small Turkic merchant didn't care and said, "Hehe, does His Majesty the Khan still care more about how we do business?" Our tribe is a small tribe of more than 600 people. On weekdays, we are still being exploited by you, and we want to sell our things, so what? ”

"You—you dare to disobey the orders of the Great Khan? What's more, you sold the war horse, aren't you afraid that the Tang Dynasty people will come to fight us? "Obsessed with the power of thought and reprimanded.

However, the small Turkic merchant laughed and said, "The order of the Great Khan? I just want our tribe to be better off and not go hungry every time. As for whether the Tang Dynasty people will come to fight us, we don't care. Anyway, I just want me to live well, and as for what resists the Tang Dynasty, it has nothing to do with our small tribe of only 600 people. ”

The leader of this small tribe was obviously a broken jar and didn't care about any Jieli orders. In fact, small tribes like theirs are similar to small countries in the world, and many people envy those small countries for their good social welfare, while large countries have poor social welfare. In fact, this is normal, the larger the country, the better the social welfare will not be better than the small country. This is because small countries themselves know that no matter how much they strengthen their armies, their congenital deficiencies will make them unable to fight those big countries at all.

No matter how much a big country declines, it is also a big country, and people who pull out a leg hair are thicker than your waist. Small countries are congenitally deficient, but they can rely on large countries to survive. Many small countries have limited military strength, and even do not develop their armies altogether, and even if some have them, it is only symbolic. Because no matter how much these small countries arm their armies, they can't defeat the big ones. Rather than this, it is better to divert the military spending used to protect national security and compete for world hegemony to social welfare, so as to provide the people with the welfare as much as possible.

Many people only see that some small countries have good social welfare, but they completely ignore that these small countries will never have the qualifications to compete for world leadership and become world hegemons. In fact, it is impossible to prevent it, it is better not to prevent it, and it is okay to use this money to distribute benefits to the people.

The same is true for these small Turkic tribes, anyway, they face the competition between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, and they are actually a "small country". As for the national consciousness, that's complete nonsense, they just want to live a better life. As for talking about the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks at that time, that is also a matter for the big tribes. The leaders of small countries want to think about how to sustain the country, and they just want to continue. However, the leaders of those big countries do not have to think about any continuation, they have to think more about the right to speak in the world and the right to lead the world.

The Turkic Jieli considered that in order to avoid increasing the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty, they naturally wanted to restrict the war horses. But since the Tang Dynasty's strategy of tying war horses and dairy products came out, those small tribes were also willing to sell war horses. Because of the war between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, what does it matter to them?

The sky fell and was held on top of a high one, so they naturally didn't have to care about anything. In this way, the big Turkic tribes think about national security, but the small tribes just want to improve their lives and get rich, so they can't think about it at all, and this is the trouble.

"Aren't you afraid, Jieli Khan is angry, and you will be destroyed? I don't think you can withstand the wrath of our Khan, can you? When the time comes, our Khan will not let you go! Obsessively asked.

Hearing this, the merchant of the small tribe finally felt a little pressured. Because they traded with the Tang Dynasty, if they didn't obey the big tribes, it would indeed be a bit difficult. However, according to the Tang Dynasty's policy of deliberately wanting to obtain war horses, if they were unwilling to sell war horses, then both sides would not be able to make an effective transaction.

"If you are not willing to sell the war horse, then we Datang can only give you a small quota!" The official of the mutual market supervision replied.

I wanted to say a few threatening words, but I couldn't say it. At present, the entire Turks do not want to fight, because with the channels of material exchange, the trade status of the Turks has been greatly improved. On the surface, the trade status has improved, but in fact, the increase in trade status means that their idea of solving the material problem by force has also been put in the second place, and if it is not a last resort, then the Turks will not solve it through war.

Even if they wanted to threaten a few words, it didn't seem to be very reliable, and too many Turkic nobles wanted to obtain supplies through trade, a non-war, low-risk method. Anyway, most of those dairy products are wasted, so why refuse if they can be exchanged for supplies?

The entire Turkic Turks are also jealous and do not dare to start a war easily. If it was a trade imbalance in the past, they could easily have made up their minds. But now that they have one more choice, one more comfortable and stable way, then they will not be so easy to make up their minds to go to war.

"Is this dairy deal right or wrong? Are I, the Turks, going to be given up on looting by this plan of the dairy trade? In the past, once we were short of supplies, then we were going to rob the Han people. But now, everyone is not willing to take risks, they are not willing to loot, but through trading? Oh my God, where did the blood of our Turks go? "I thought helplessly. (To be continued.) )