When the Tibetan delegation came, the momentum was violent, if it wasn't for the Tang Dynasty, I would have destroyed your posture, six hundred elite horses to open the way, and it was a mastiff and a princess, and the momentum was very strong.

I didn't expect the outcome of the negotiation to be like this, which greatly exceeded Anlai's expectations.

Outside Chang'an City, seeing that there were only thirty guards and ten carts around him, his heart was indescribably desolate. Among the people who saw them off again, Le Yanwei and Zhao Renji, who were smiling, Liu Xiangdao, who was full of joy, and Li Hong, the prince who was calm and calm, but had a bad stomach at a glance. Yasui felt the urge to kill himself...

"Ambassador An, go all the way!" Li Hong walked up to An Lai and said with a smile. Seeing Li Hong's smile, An Lai's heart was cold, and then thinking of the ten carts and 200,000 yuan of money and materials that Li Hong sent him, An Lai had the urge to open it and take a look.

"Ambassador An, what's wrong with you? Feeling unwell? Why don't you rest for a few more days before going back. Li Hong asked fakely, how cheap his smile is, how cheap he is.

When An Lai heard Li Hong's words, his body couldn't help but tremble, and then he snorted again, what if he stayed for a few more days? I guess I won't be able to go back. However, after thinking about the materials, he decided to take them apart and take a look, so he said, "Your Highness, these ten carts of materials, do you want to take a look at them?" ”

"No problem, Ambassador An is casual!" Li Hong said boldly with confidence.

An Lai got Li Hong's approval, so he walked to the supply cart and ordered the soldiers to unload the things tied to it and disassemble them for inspection.

"Ahh

When An Lai saw that the material Li Hong gave him was a book, and it was also a Taoist classic "Tao Te Ching", a mouthful of old blood sprayed on the paper. Le Yanwei, Liu Xiangdao, and Zhao Renji couldn't help but laugh secretly when they saw this scene. Saying that, before An Lai sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, they were not less angry, but this time they were teased by the prince, and they were also relieved. Only Li Hong stared at this scene with a cold expression, there was no emotion in his eyes, only indifference.

"Your Highness, you have deceived people too much, is this the material you gave to Tibet?" An Lai angrily threw the book in front of Li Hong and yelled.

Tubo believes in Tibetan Buddhism, if Li Hong gives Buddhist classics, An Lai will not say anything, but what he can give is Taoist classics that compete with Buddhism, what kind of intention is this? Will the Tibetans be converted to Taoism in the future?

Li Hong ignored An Lai's angry face, bent down and picked up the book on the ground and asked, "Ambassador An, I want to ask, what are you lacking in Tubo now?" ”

"Salt, iron, and tea." An Lai replied without thinking.

"There are five carts in it, all loaded with edible salt and tea, totaling 100,000 copper coins." Li Hong pointed to the five carts and said, "As for the iron, do you think Datang will give it to you?" Datang is also short of iron now, and I still want to ask you for it in Tubo. ”

Even if An Lai was very angry, he still agreed with Li Hong's words, as two hostile countries, no matter how friendly Datang was with Tubo, it was probably impossible for Datang to give them Tubo iron. However, when he thought that he only needed 100,000 yuan of materials, and the remaining 100,000 yuan of materials were only five carts of "Tao Te Ching" classics, An Lai was angry, and said coldly, "Could it be that giving the book is the promise you have fulfilled the prince?" ”

"What promise did Lone promise you?" Li Hong was surprised.

An Lai almost vomited blood again, but he held back his anger and said, "Your Highness is so forgetful, don't you remember that you once said that Sang Ying must be beheaded, as long as the minister agrees to your request, you will give Tubo another 100,000 yuan in supplies?" ”

"This lonely person has not forgotten." Li Hong nodded slightly.

An Lai pointed to the "Tao Te Ching" in Li Hong's hand and asked, "Could it be that His Highness's so-called 100,000 yuan of materials is this?" ”

"yes, that's it." Li Hong handed the Tao Te Ching to An and said, "How much does Ambassador An think this book is worth?" ”

An Lai saw that Li Hong had something to say, thought about it for a while, and replied, "Three hundred copper coins." ”

"No, it's only worth two hundred wen in Chang'an City-" Li Hong said this, An Lai's face twitched and he had an urge to vomit blood, this book is so cheap, is these five big cars worth 100,000 yuan? Seeing An Lai's blood-vomiting expression, Li Hong continued, "But in the countries of the Western Regions, such a book can be bought for consistent money. ”

"What?" An Lai was shocked, "So expensive? ”

"100,000 yuan of tea and salt, only five cars, can it meet the needs of Tibet?" Li Hong asked, seeing that An Lai didn't answer, he said to himself, "Impossible." And Gu is to give you another 100,000 yuan of tea and salt, will it be able to meet your needs in Tibet? Needless to say, Ambassador An himself knows in his heart that this is impossible. But Gu gave you 100,000 yuan for books, the price of each book is 200 yuan, as long as Ambassador An transports the book to the Western Regions, a book can be multiplied by five times, that is, these five big cars of books are worth 500,000 yuan, and there is salt and tea in the Western Regions, and An University uses 500,000 yuan to buy tea and salt from the Western Regions, how much can you buy? I'm afraid it's four times more than the tea and salt that Gu gave you another 100,000 yuan, right? ”

was said by Li Hong, and An Lai's heart was moved.

Tibet has coveted the countries of the Western Regions for a long time, so it has also opened a trade route to the Western Regions, but it is only because of the lack of silver money that there is no large amount of trading. But now, Li Hong's book really sells for 500,000 yuan, and he uses 500,000 yuan of silver to buy a lot of things, so he will not be punished again after returning to Tibet.

"The book is light, the road is easy to walk, it is convenient for Ambassador An to return to Tibet, and the salt is heavier, if you don't send Ambassador An a book of 100,000 yuan, but instead send 100,000 yuan of salt, Ambassador An will not only lose nearly 400,000 yuan of benefits, but also the road is not convenient, can Ambassador An even see this benefit?" Li Hong continued to persuade bitterly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, is this book really bought for a copy in the Western Regions?" An Lai asked in disbelief.

"The Western Regions have money, and when they traded with the Tang Dynasty, they didn't use copper coins but only gold, and last time, Gu sent a batch of books to the Western Regions countries, earning a full 800,000 yuan, real profits!" Li Hong said with emotion.

An Lai still didn't believe Li Hong's words, so he asked, "Since it is so profitable, why does His Highness still send us books to Tubo?" ”

Li Hong smiled, and he laughed very high and unfathomable.

"What are you laughing at, Your Highness?" An Lai said angrily.

"Ambassador An, you have to be clear, even if Datang gives you supplies, it is unwilling, and you will directly give you 200,000 yuan of salt and tea, and you can eat it when you return to Tubo. If you can give you 100,000 yuan for books, you first have to send them to the Western Regions to sell, and then buy the things you need back for your own use, which will take nearly six months. Now that the relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty is tense, why not do it if you can disgust Tubo? Li Hong said frankly.

An Lai is right to think about it, people don't eat oil and have no energy, but people don't eat salt and have no strength.

Li Hongzhen wanted to use salt to disgust Tubo for half a year, which was to buy half a year for Datang.

When An Lai thought about it, he was relieved of what he said.

However, he asked puzzledly, "Your Highness said so frankly, aren't you afraid that the ministers don't want books and just salt?" ”

"In the face of fourfold interests, Ambassador An only looks at small profits, so he is not worthy of being an ambassador to the Tang Dynasty." Li Hong said lightly.

An Lai's praise of Li Hong was still very useful, and he nodded slightly, "The minister will believe in His Highness once!" After saying that, An Lai said goodbye to Li Hong, turned on his horse, and led his delegation out of Chang'an City.

When Ann came, there were six hundred horsemen, a mastiff, a princess, and a deputy envoy. When he returned, he had a man and thirty guards, and a dozen carts of supplies.

Is this a gain, or a loss? No one can tell.

Only Li Hong saw the figure of An Lai and his party disappearing at the end of the road, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Highness, does this Tao Te Ching really sell for money in the Western Regions?" After An Lai left, Zhao Renji stepped forward and asked, he didn't believe what Li Hong said. Li Hong nodded slightly and said, "I'm afraid it's not just money." ”

"Then we gave Anlai so many books, wouldn't they make a lot of money?" Liu Xiangdao asked puzzled.

"If you sell a copy for money now, will you still sell it for money in three months?" Li Hong asked rhetorically, "When the rich people of the Tao Te Ching countries have a copy in their hands, the price will drop to about 300 Wen, and when the price of the Tao Te Ching is cheaper, how much can you say An Lai can earn?" ”

"This-" Le Yanwei wanted to speak and stopped, and the second half of his sentence was: What a fool.

"The lonely pit is they who are in Tibet. If you don't give them some color this time, can they still put Datang in their eyes? Li Hong said in a cold tone.

"But in this way, will it provoke the Tibetan army to send troops?" Liu Xiangdao asked worriedly.

"It is inevitable that Tubo will send troops, but it is impossible to dispatch 100,000 elite cavalry as An said, they are now in short supply of salt and tea, without salt, their soldiers will have no strength, how can they fight with us without strength?" Li Hong explained, "This is the reason why An Lai knows that Lone is playing him, and he is willing to be fooled, because they are really short of salt now." ”

"His Royal Highness is still powerful, and he can play Tubo between applause with a gesture." Zhao Renji patted his ass.

This time, the prince made a great contribution, and the three of them assisted the prince in dealing with the Tibetan issue, so they will naturally be rewarded. What is the reward of Le Yanwei and Liu Xiangdao Zhao Renji is not clear, but his reward is probably from Shaoqing to the position of Honglu Siqing!

Le Yanwei and Liu Xiangdao were also very happy in their hearts, and with the merit of receiving the Tibetan mission, his position was preserved. As for Liu Xiangdao, although he was dismissed as prime minister, with this merit, it may not be impossible to serve as prime minister in the future.

"Alright, it's time for us to go back to our lives." Li Hong said, and strode towards Chang'an City. Le Yanwei, Zhao Renji, and Liu Xiangdao received the order, and followed him closely and strode towards Chang'an City.