Chapter 135: Turkic Procurement (3)
After Li Junxian and Ashina Yun reached a deal, they immediately ran to the palace. And Li Shimin seemed to be waiting for him, so he quickly let Li Junxian in.
"Jun Xian, it seems that there are Turks who want to buy your wine and tea? What are you going to do? Li Shimin asked.
Li Junxian felt that cold sweat came out, Li Shimin's news came too quickly, he just reached a deal, and he immediately let Li Shimin know? There are definitely spies among the Turkic merchants. Li Junxian is also secretly careful, it seems that Li Shimin has his own news channels, otherwise his ears would not be so bright. And Li Junxian was also able to report in a timely manner, which could dispel many of Li Shimin's suspicions. If Li Junxian doesn't report in time, I'm afraid Li Shimin will suspect that Li Junxian has done something illegal.
"Your Majesty, the minister is going to report this matter. The Turks themselves sent a princess to negotiate a deal with their courtiers. They want to buy tea and spirits to keep them healthy. Li Junxian said.
Li Shimin suddenly said: "There is nothing in tea, but the spirits are a little too much, right?" The weather is cold in the Turks, and the Turks are not like us Han Chinese, who can build houses to withstand the cold winds, so many of them cannot withstand the cold. And every year the Turks starved to death, so how can you sell them spirits to ward off the cold winds? ”
Li Junxian complained in his heart, this Li Shimin is too dark-hearted, and he doesn't talk about humanitarianism at all. Although the Tang Dynasty and the Turks were enemy countries, if according to the ideas of later generations, the ordinary Turkic people were innocent and should not have died. However, Li Shimin wished that the Turkic people would die more, so that he could let his Tang Dynasty rest easy. However, Li Junxian also knew that the Turks, a nomadic people, were almost all soldiers. The Turks basically have as many young and middle-aged people as there are soldiers, so the Turks will not be innocent when all the people are soldiers. The more civilians died, the less potential the Turks had for war.
"Your Majesty, the ministers thought that the ministers sold spirits and tea to the Turks, not only without fault, but also with merit!" Li Junxian said.
"Oh? What credit do you have? Li Shimin asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, the ministers sold it to the Turks at a price ten times that of the Central Plains, and such a high price was only available to the nobles in the Turks. In other words, ordinary Turkic people did not have access to spirits and tea. And these Turkic nobles, with or without spirits and tea, they can actually withstand the cold, because they are noble, and their tents and clothes are of high quality, so they can withstand the cold even without spirits. Therefore, the liquor of the ministers did not improve the ability of the Turks to withstand the cold. And the minister sold a large amount of liquor and tea, and was able to bring a lot of wealth to the minister, and the minister was willing to donate half to the emperor. Li Junxian said.
Li Shimin also had to think that what Li Junxian said was correct, because the high price of spirits was not something that ordinary people could afford, let alone sell it to the Turks at a tenfold price. And once the Turkic nobles got used to drinking this spirit, they were no longer willing to drink that kind of low-degree mare's milk wine. In this case, their fur will be exchanged for spirits. What's more, Li Junxian is actually willing to contribute a part of the profits to himself, of course Li Shimin is happy. Now the country has just begun, and the financial resources are not strong enough, and Li Shimin is not able to take too much from the treasury into his private pocket. Now that Li Junxian is willing to give half of it to himself, with the idea that he is a bastard if he has a advantage, Li Shimin is of course very generous to accept it.
"Your Majesty, do you know? In fact, spirits do not keep out the cold, but can make people colder! Li Junxian suddenly revealed a shocking secret.
"Oh? Can't keep spirits out of the cold? Every time you drink spirits, your whole body warms up, so how can you not be able to keep out the cold? Li Shimin asked in surprise.
Li Junxian hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, in fact, if you drink the spirits in your stomach, although you will get hot, this is all the heat of the body itself!" Spirits actually only stimulate the heat of the body itself, so people will feel the heat. And this is actually overdrawing the body's own calories, and once this heat is used up, it will feel colder. Because although spirits can replenish some calories, they cannot counteract those emitted calories. And the more spirits they drink, the more heat they emit from their bodies, and when the effects of the spirits have passed, they will get colder and colder. ”
Li Shimin didn't expect that spirits actually had this reason. This belongs to physics and physiology, and no one can study it in ancient times, so Li Shimin doesn't know either. And Li Shimin believed that Li Junxian would not lie to him on this issue, so Li Shimin chose to believe it. Spirits not only can't withstand the cold, but also accelerates the consumption of calories in the body, which Li Shimin is very surprised. Li Shimin was already in his heart, secretly wondering if the Turkic nobles would be able to freeze to death because they liked to drink at that time, but as a result, too much heat was emitted in their bodies.
However, Li Shimin's idea may be relatively low, after all, the warmth of the Turkic nobles is also very good, and there will be no possibility of freezing to death due to too much heat. Therefore, the real effect of this liquor is only used to pit the Turks for money, in exchange for a large amount of furs to make a lot of money for Li Junxian and Li Shimin, the two annihilators.
The reason why Li Junxian wants to give half of the profits to Li Shimin is that he wants to pull Li Shimin into the water. Although there was no explicit order to sever trade with the Turks, Li Junxian could continue to trade with the Turks. But after all, this kind of thing is a matter of rubbing the sidelines, and the best way for Li Junxian is to pull Li Shimin to join in, so that no one will say anything. If Li Junxian did it alone, then I'm afraid that the impeachment can drown Li Junxian.
"Hahahaha, Jun Xian, you are really insidious! If you are not a general, you are definitely a merchant! Li Shimin said something that I don't know whether it was a compliment or a curse.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment!" Li Junxian thanked him very cheekily, and he regarded this sentence as Li Shimin's compliment to him.
"Haha, you're shameless! How did you become a military general? You should be a civil servant! Li Shimin inevitably sighed.
Li Shimin inevitably sighed, Li Junxian's cheeks are thick enough, he doesn't look like a military general at all, but should be a cunning civil official.
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