"I don't know what the emperor of your country is doing when he sends Mr. here?" In the end, it was Lu Andai's concentration that was a little weaker, and he took the lead in asking questions.

"Before the envoys came to your land, they heard that the party department and the Tuyuhun department persecuted your department very much, although there are many warriors in your department, but they are invincible with two fists and four hands. Our emperor wants to help the king and defend the rights and interests of your department. ”

"This king believes that the Song Dynasty is not capable of sending troops to help this king fight against them! Tell us more about your intentions. The straightforward Alu Andai had not yet learned the euphemism of the Song people, and expressed his disdain for the Song Dynasty army very bluntly.

Gao Jixuan was not angry when he heard this, and continued to explain: "The king is reasonable, it is indeed impossible for our dynasty to send troops to help now. But help doesn't necessarily mean sending troops, right? I have heard that there are many other tribes in Tibet who are being oppressed, so why don't the kings join forces and form an alliance to defend their interests? ”

"Sir, this is simple, do you think this king has not thought about it! First, our tribe has no obvious advantage over other tribes, who wants to listen to this king. Second, everyone was afraid of the oppression of the Tuyuhun and did not dare to participate. Thani sighed, as if lamenting the unfulfilled ambition of his ambitions.

"What the king said is not unreasonable, if you want to create such an alliance, your ministry really needs a reason that it will be difficult for them to give up. This is where the help of our emperor is needed, presumably the salt, tea, silk and other items in the caravan are very popular in Tibet! ”

Aluan Dai nodded subconsciously, due to the restrictions of the natural environment, the Tubo people usually eat more meat, and tea is the best choice to relieve greasyness. Needless to say, salt is a must-have for every household. Speaking of silk, this thing may be a luxury item in other places, but in Tibet it has another meaning - Hada.

As we all know, in Tibetan, Mongolian and other ethnic groups to worship Buddha statues, meet the elders, usher in the send-off, pay tribute and congratulate, weddings and funerals and other ceremonial activities, there is a custom of offering Hada. It is not difficult to imagine the wide range and frequency of Hada use, and silk fabric is the best choice of Hada.

A: Lu Andai feels very enjoyable when he thinks about it, if he really has these things, then the surrounding tribes will not rush to trade with him, and then they will not have the final say. However, there is a premise for these things, that is, they have a sufficient supply of goods, and you must know that these things are only available in the Song Dynasty.

So Lu Andai looked at Gao Jixuan and asked, "Does the emperor of your country want to start trade with our department?" ”

"What the king said is very true, my emperor's intention is to let your ministry become the exclusive agent of our Great Song Dynasty goods in Tubo, and we can communicate with each other." Gao Jixuan continued to fool him with Zhao Zhen's confession.

"What is an exclusive agent?" Hearing this, Alu Andai interrupted.

"Exclusive agent, as the name suggests, is that I only trade with your ministry within the scope of Tubo, as for how your ministry operates with these commodities, it depends on the king's ability!" Gao Jixuan explained with a smile.

After hearing this, Lu Andai thought for a long time before he said: "This king agrees with the proposal of the emperor of your country, I don't know what your country needs in exchange?" ”

"You don't need to worry, the king, my emperor also knows that the war horses have a high status in your department, and he doesn't expect to be able to trade a large number of war horses, we will finally negotiate a number that everyone can accept, of course, if there is a chance, I still hope that the king can give convenience. The focus of our trading is mainly on yaks. Gao Jixuan looked at Alu Andai's slightly worried gaze and said carefully.

"Rhino?" Gao Jixuan's answer surprised Lu Andai, who thought that the Song Dynasty would use this to blackmail him, wantonly ask for war horses, and hold his breath to prepare for a good dispute, but he didn't expect such a result, as if he had a big punch.

"Yes, it's the rhino that you can see everywhere." Seeing the surprised look of Alu Andai, Gao Jixuan was very satisfied, thinking that he was not much better than him when he heard the emperor say this.

"You may not know much, our Great Song Dynasty is relatively scarce in terms of livestock, cattle are used for cultivation and cannot be slaughtered, and even it is not easy for my emperor to eat beef. So the emperor proposed to use your oxen in exchange, and in order to facilitate the transportation, our emperor also provided your ministry with processing methods free of charge, and the required material caravan was available, and the king could try it first. In addition, the fur, tendon and bezoar of the yak can be used, that is to say, the whole cow can be used for trading, I don't know what the king wants? ”

"This king generally agrees, and has been talking with Mr. for a long time, believing that Mr. is already hungry in his belly, so please ask Mr. to taste our food, and discuss it in detail for a little better, how about it?" Seeing that it was not too early, A. Luan Dai proposed.

"By the King's command!" Gao Jixuan replied respectfully.

At this time, the food of Tubo is just one word - meat, all kinds of half-baked mutton and beef, and the seasonings are placed indiscriminately, which is completely unrelated to the food, Gao Jixuanqiang endured and finally finished lunch.

After the meal, Talu Andai gathered his right-hand men, announced his agreement with the Song Dynasty to them, and discussed the content of the agreement in detail, and finally reached the "Song Trade Agreement".

The main content of the agreement: the Song Dynasty exchanged salt, iron, silk, hemp, spices and spices for yak meat, fur, beef tendon and bezoar, wool and war horses. War horses and iron were exchanged in a certain proportion, and the annual trading volume was about a thousand. The Song Dynasty was also responsible for providing yak breeding techniques and helping to domesticate wild yaks in the country. In addition, the Ministry of Tops and Mabu must be responsible for the security of trade roads in the area under its jurisdiction and be responsible for the extermination of bandits.

So far, the Song Dynasty has established a long-term trade cooperation relationship with the Tusi Ma tribe in Tubo, opening up the trade route between Shu and Tusi Mabu, and gradually developed into a prosperous trade route later. Merchants from all over the world have come here to participate in trade, and Shu has benefited a lot.

After signing the agreement, Gao Jixuan made the first transaction with Tuosi Mabu, and exchanged all the goods he brought for furs and a large number of camels, which were prepared for the future formation of the caravan. In order to express his gratitude to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Lu Andai specially presented dozens of excellent war horses. Gao Jixuan, who had completed the task, resigned to Talu Andy, and both of them said that they would do their best to maintain world peace and promote regional development.

Subsequently, Gao Jixuan returned to Meizhou under the escort of the Tusi Ma bandit troops, and rushed to Beijing without stopping......

Alu Andai looked at the mountains of goods in the warehouse and laughed, fantasizing that there would be a steady stream of goods in the future, and with so much wealth, maybe he would be able to realize the wish of reunifying Tibet in his lifetime!

After the hysteria, Talu Andai began to gather people to convey goodwill to the surrounding tribes, expressing their willingness to share weal and woe, and everyone to share good things, and then spread the goods in the warehouse at a high price.

Many years later, with the prestige established by commerce and trade, the Tuosi Mabu attracted several small tribes to form a small alliance to repel the ** that other tribes peeped at many times, and also became the bridgehead of the Great Song Dynasty to attack Tibet.

"Emperor Qiqi, Gao Jixuan asks to see!" Xiao Shunzi said to Zhao Zhen, who was writing and drawing.

Zhao Zhen stopped the pen in his hand and said happily: "He's back?" It's pretty fast! Hurry up! ”

"Wechen knock to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Gao Jixuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed and sang when he came in.

"Aiqing, please get up quickly, this road is high and dangerous, Aiqing has been tired all the way, hard work!" Zhao Zhen helped Gao Jixuan and encouraged.

"The minister is not hard, he can serve the emperor, and the minister dares to be honored!" Gao Jixuan hurriedly replied in the face of Zhao Zhen's praise.

"Come on, give Aiqing a seat." Zhao Zhen instructed the palace maid beside him, and only after Gao Jixuan sat down did he continue: "I don't know how Aiqing is going? ”

"Back to the emperor, as you expected, the situation of the Tusi Ma tribe is indeed not optimistic, and the micro-minister Xiaoshi cleverly replied to Lu Andai and agreed to cooperate with our court, but the minister is not an idle person, and please pay attention to the emperor, don't raise tigers!" Gao Jixuan replied respectfully.

"Aiqing don't have to worry, I won't relax my monitoring of Tibet. Aiqing's contribution is very great, and I have appointed you as the defense envoy and transit envoy of Meizhou, and at the same time be in charge of trade with Tuosima. Although it is now in a state of cooperation, Aiqing must strengthen the military after taking office, just in case. ”

"We're thanking you! Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will definitely guard the frontier for you. Gao Jixuan took the official seal and kowtowed to thank him.

"Aiqing has worked hard all the way, go home to reunite with her family first, and rest for a few more days before going to work!" Zhao Zhen looked at Gao Jixuan, who was in the dust, and said with emotion.

"Thank you, Emperor! Wechen retires! Gao Jixuan said gratefully.

"Your Majesty, Tao San sent someone to report, saying that the cement you made has been successful, and you are preparing to expand production, please decide! Here's a sample they brought in. Xiao Shunzi saw Gao Jixuan leaving, so he came to Zhao Zhen's side and whispered and handed him the wooden box in his hand.

Zhao Zhen turned the wooden box, opened the lid, and twisted it with his fingers, feeling similar to what he had seen in later generations. He took the wooden box to the Imperial Garden, found some sand mixed with cement, mixed it with water, and smeared it on the wall. A few days later, he went to check and found that the effect was not bad, although there was still a gap with the cement of later generations in terms of hardness, but there was no problem in satisfying the carriage and pedestrians of this era.

"Xiao Shunzi, you will send someone to spread my will, and Tao San will make every effort to produce cement, and explore the proportion of cement, sand, and stones, and send personnel to guide the construction corps to use cement to pave the road as soon as possible, and strive to complete the entire journey of Luoyang, Bianliang Road, within half a year. And tell them that when I arrive, I will check it myself, and there will be no mistakes. Zhao Zhen saw that the cement basically met the requirements, so he asked Xiao Shunzi to go and pass the decree.

After Tao San received the order, he mobilized all the manpower under his jurisdiction to vigorously produce, and also found the appropriate proportion according to the needs of the road surface. He also personally led people to cooperate with Shen Yu and guide the use of cement.

Shen Yu led nearly 30,000 construction corps, along the planned road, and started construction in many places at the same time. During this period, because the number of people who knew how to build roads was insufficient, he also specially applied for the transfer of several royal students to help, and Zhao Zhen was thinking about letting the students practice, so he readily agreed.

When encountering a boulder blocking the road, Duan Xin took several disciples, under the escort of Jinyiwei, to use the gunpowder developed by himself to blast, which greatly shortened the construction period. The evacuated crowd only heard a loud noise, like five thunderbolts, the original obstacle in front of everyone collapsed, and the ignorant people thought that the gods had descended to earth, and they bowed their heads and worshipped, and the legend of the gods opening the way also spread around......