Chapter 388: A Great Scam

Let's say, Li Shimin investigated Zhang Yang's life experience, who did this kid learn from with his skills and insight?

I never believed in the destiny of heaven, let alone that Yuan Tiangang said anything against the heavens, as the emperor, Li Shimin thought that he was also killed from the battlefield, everything was fought for by himself, as the emperor, he didn't believe in these legends in his heart.

Li Shimin prefers to believe that a person is influenced by the environment from birth to adulthood.

How many skills can a young man over 20 have?

His skills must have been taught by someone, and he was also a hermit master, and the old man of Qinling was probably just a disguise, hiding people's eyes and ears.

As an emperor, Li Shimin cares more about Zhang Yang's origin.

Seeing that May was about to pass, and another piece of news was sent to the DPRK, Songtsen Gampo sent an envoy to Songzhou, and was willing to erect a monument to apologize to the thousands of people in Songzhou.

As soon as the news arrived in Chang'an City, Zhang Yang, who was doing carpentry at home, was pulled out by Li Tai.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, what are you doing in such a hurry?"

Li Tai grinned, "I just want to see Lu Dongzan's expression now." ”

Let this little fat man pull him, passing by Suzaku Street all the way to the post house, Xu Jingzong and Zhang Daxiang are also here at this moment.

Xu Jingzong explained: "I heard the guy here say that Lu Dongzan was drunk and cried from time to time, so the next official will come and take a look." ”

A few people walked to the second floor of the post house, and what caught their eyes was Lu Dongzan, who was holding the wine jar and crying.

The room was also filled with the smell of wine, and on the table in front of him was a roll of sheepskin, which was written with Tibetan characters, which Songtsen Gampo had given to Lu Dongzan.

It turned out that the Songtsam cadres had already sent the news here before apologizing to Songzhou.

"Brother Xiang, can we continue to negotiate now?"

Lu Dongzan raised his head with red eyes, "Don't talk about it!" We, the Tibetan warriors, would rather die in battle than talk about it! ”

Xu Jingzong first picked up the parchment roll, and then asked the guys in the post house to clean it up, "Don't let the prime minister drink anymore, don't drink people to death if you drink like this." ”

"Whoa."

Looking at his state, he can't talk about it now.

Returning to the Foreign Affairs Academy, Xu Jingzong handed over the parchment scroll to Zhang Dasu, who is now not only proficient in the Western Regions, but also understands the Tibetan language.

He is the most effective translator of the Foreign Affairs Academy.

The translation process was not fast, and Zhang Dasu had to constantly check his own booklet, which was a dictionary he made in Tibet, to understand the Tibetan characters.

Li Tai peeled the tea eggs and smiled: "Lao Xu, have you seen it?" Nalu Dongzan looked like he was going to eat people with red eyes. ”

Xu Jingzong persuaded again: "His Royal Highness King Wei eats slowly, it's very uncomfortable to choke on tea eggs." ”

Li Tai was still talking while eating.

After Dasu finished translating, Zhang Yang took it over and looked at it, "I have been to Tubo for more than half a year, and I can already understand Tubo characters?" ”

"In fact, the Tibetan script is similar to the Central Plains script, as long as you find a way to read it, it is not difficult, that is, the Tubo people do not speak like our Central Plains one word and one sound, I made a booklet myself, which is much more convenient after recording."

Looking at the contents of the parchment scroll, it turned out that Lu Dongzan's previous letter to Songtsan Gampo did not make Tubo apologize.

Instead, let Tibet fight to the end.

Xu Jingzong sighed after reading it: "I didn't expect this Lu Dongzan to be an iron-clad man, he refused to bow his head when he said anything, and now he knows that Songtsen Gampo wants to do this, and his lifelong ambitions will be wasted." ”

From the content of the letter, it can be known that the Songtsan cadres initially planned to follow Lu Dongzan's advice and planned to fight the Tang army to the end.

It's just that I didn't expect the army in my hand to rout so quickly.

Moreover, Songtsen Gampo also said that the Tubo people are not as cohesive as the Central Plains people, the ties between the tribes are loose, and there are more people who surrender than those who are defeated, how can this battle be fought?

If it is a cohesive Central Plains people, they can still hold on together in the face of defeat, defend their homeland until the last moment, and this belief is almost invincible in the face of foreign enemies.

And what about Tibet? It was originally a loose tribe, and it had not been long since Songtsen Gampo had just been integrated, let alone controlled.

also blamed Su Dingfang for being too aggressive, and the Tubo people didn't even have room to fight back.

The letter also said that in the first battle of Suganhu, almost half of the troops were lost, and if the battle continued like this, there would be no men in Tibet.

The people's hearts are unstable, there are many surrenderers, and there are even anti-water, and the home was stolen once.

No matter how this battle is fought, it can't be fought at all.

What scared Songtsen Gampo the most was the population of Tibet, if the population of Tibet was gone, then there would really be nothing.

This war brought up nearly seventy percent of the population of Tibet, and it will be difficult for Tibet to recover within a hundred years after these foundations are gone.

Zhang Yang thought about the reason carefully, Lu Dongzan wanted to fight for a breath, even if he lost, don't be humiliated.

And Songtsen Gampo is more willing to think about the future and want to keep the population of Tibet.

As long as the population is saved, there is still hope for the future of Tibet, and if the middle-aged men in Tibet continue to fight, they will die.

Population, food, land have always been the most important factors in war.

Su Dingfang and their war refuge, and the captives were used to work and transport food for the Tibetans, which made the tribes that originally supported Songtsen Gampo soon rebel and handed over the grain to the Tang army.

Everyone knows that Songtsen Gampo has gone away, and it is very likely that he will die in battle if he continues to follow this Zampu, but as long as he follows the Tang army, he can still move to Hehuang and other places in the future, and he can still live a nourishing life.

Under these calculations, more and more people in Tibet turned their backs on Zampu.

While beating them and retreating, Niu Jinda and they also played people's hearts for Songtsan Gampo, under this pressure, Songtsan Gampo has not run away and is still struggling to support, which is enough to show that this person's ability to resist pressure is very good, and it is worthy of being able to regain the Zampu of Tibet.

At a young age, you can pull out such an army.

When he's wrong, he's wrong and thinks he's strong.

After all, I'm still young.

Zhang Yang stood up and said loudly: "Fighting a war is a matter for the generals, but to give an explanation to the soldiers who are fighting abroad, and to give the people of Datang a peace of mind, these are the things of our Ministry of Rites." ”

When everyone heard this, they all stood up.

Looking at Xu Jingzong Zhang Yang and said, "Let Lu Dongzan stop drinking, let him sober up as soon as possible, let him realize the reality, and prepare for the next negotiation." ”

"Whoa!"

"Brother Su."

"Yes."

Zhang Yang looked at the outside of the courtyard and instructed again: "Please also ask Brother Su to go to Songzhou to see the monument in Tubo in person, and wait for the news of our Ministry of Rites in Songzhou, waiting for the next arrangement." ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Dasu left in a hurry with a few scribes.

"Brother Elephant."

Zhang Daxiang stepped forward, "What does Zhang Shangshu command?" ”

"I also asked Brother Elephant to go to Zhongshu Province to inform them that the Songtsam cadres were going to apologize to Songzhou, and write a notice to inform Chang'an City, and then let the envoys of various countries testify."

"Whoa!"

One by one, the people of the Foreign Service House left.

Li Tai was holding a bowl of millet rice in his hand, and since there was a cook in the Foreign Affairs Academy, it was much easier to eat, "Brother-in-law, what about me?" What am I going to do? ”

"This is all a matter of our Ministry of Rites, and it has nothing to do with His Royal Highness King Wei."

"Brother-in-law, I can also be a member of the Ministry of Rites."

Zhang Yang said wistfully: "Does His Royal Highness King Wei still think that there are not enough things on him?" I have to be busy with Turkic affairs, and I have to manage the construction of the Lishan factory, and then the current business. ”

This fat man eats a tea egg and eats such a big bowl of millet rice, and his appetite is really good.

Speaking of the sugar business, Li Tai put down the bowl and came to his senses, "Brother-in-law, this business has been arranged, and I am still a little worried." ”

"Worried about what?"

"I'm worried that they won't be fooled in the future."

Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness King Wei, I still don't understand the operation of this business, in fact, this is a game of money. ”

Sitting down again, Zhang Yang gave him a way to play this fried game.

"For example, the price of our white sugar is 100 guan a bucket, and we quietly release a ton of white sugar in Lishan, and the price of white sugar on the market will inevitably fall, what will they do at this time?"

Li Tai pondered for a moment and said, "They will sell their sugar immediately, and they can get back a little bit." ”

"Wrong." Zhang Yang continued to write the formula for Li Tai.

Looking at the long formula in front of him, Li Tai scratched his head, "I don't understand." ”

"The value of the sugar they have is reduced, and they will definitely lose money when they throw it out at a low price, and there is also this way to keep the value of the sugar, that is, they buy more sugar at a high price to stabilize the price, so that the sugar in their hands will not go down again."

I didn't understand it before, thinking that it was just the same business as the soap business, and I thought that the sugar business was just making money for a while.

Now that he understands it, Li Tai felt a chill on his back, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "This...... How can there be such a vicious gameplay. ”

Zhang Yang shook his hands and said: "It's a terrible way to play, isn't it?" ”

Li Tai nodded slowly, "I never thought that the goods could be used like this. ”

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Li Tai suddenly grabbed Zhang Yang's arm, "Brother-in-law, is it good for us to use this method only this time, and we won't have this kind of play in the future, this is too terrible, it will make people bankrupt." ”

Zhang Yang smiled mildly and comforted his brother-in-law, "I promise you, I will only use it once, but this time we are Zhuang for the sugar, no matter what, we will not lose, only after eating their wealth, we will stop." ”

Li Tai nodded heavily, "We must stop it, and we can't let innocent people get involved." ”

"Therefore, His Royal Highness King Wei must do a good job of investigation, and even more prepared, and after we have eaten up the wealth of those families, we must wipe all traces clean."

"What do I do when I'm dry?"

Zhang Yang shook his hand and said: "When they are short of money, they will be anxious, and the dog will jump off the wall when they are anxious, and when they really want to do something angry and resentful, and when they want to fill this hole, that is when the people who are silent will do it, and our braised pork gang is to eliminate violence and peace, and maintain justice." ”

According to my brother-in-law, it's a big game that can get all the Maisons involved.

When sugar has another value, there will be many unexpected side effects.

This time, Cheng Chumo's manpower will also be involved.

Then this will be a big storm for all the families, which can sweep away a lot of wealth, and it can also make them play bankrupt.

It's a never-before-seen way to play, a big scam.

Brother-in-law is the one who makes the game, as long as the game is laid out, no matter how the game is arranged, the brother-in-law will win all.

As for the participating families, there is no possibility of winning at all, except for losing or losing.

Li Tai clenched his hands into fists, there was excitement and apprehension in his heart, he had never done such an exciting thing since he was a child.

Zhang Yang withdrew his hand from Li Tai's embrace, "His Royal Highness King Wei, you can go and go about your business." ”

Li Tai asked again, "How much do you need to say over there?" ”

Slowly raising his head, Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "If you can, don't say it, the fewer people who know, the better." ”

Li Tai nodded and left.

Looking at the empty diplomatic academy in front of me, everyone has their own things to do, as if they are the most idle people.

Zhang Yang walked out of the Foreign Affairs Institute and went home step by step.

On the third day when Songtsen Gampo wanted to erect a monument to apologize, he was still digging a monument in Songzhou to write down the story of this incident and the origin of the war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Dongzan, who was in Chang'an City, also sobered up from drunkenness.

To make a cradle for the unborn child, but also to design and plan the new home.

Li Yue helped sort out the official uniform, "The husband said that the first battle in Tubo should give a good explanation to the emperor, and this matter must be handled well." ”

Listening to his daughter-in-law's words, Zhang Yang nodded, "I used to think that day by day was going quickly, but now I feel that it is going slowly." ”

Li Yue whispered, "Why? ”

"When this child is born, I will live a little like a year."

"Can this kind of thing be fast? The husband just loves to laugh. Li Yue tidied up his official uniform and walked around, "I was already tall, but now I am more handsome in my official uniform." ”

Zhang Yang stretched out his hands, "Then you can look at it twice." ”

"After finishing the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Yuan, I will go home, I will cook a meal for my husband, and I can eat when I go home."

She used to cook clumsily, and she still does.

Zhang Yang walked out of the house, thinking about coming back early to cook, but his daughter-in-law's cooking skills were really not complimentary.

Seeing her husband walk out of the house, Li Yue asked Xiao Wu to take out the noodles that had been milled at the beginning of the year, and knead the dough after boiling it with water.

Xiao Wu helped to add water.

Li Yue said, "I haven't eaten dumplings for a while, and I suddenly want to eat them. ”

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when he heard the dumplings, "Teacher, it's delicious to put more celery." ”

"Well, that's exactly what I mean."

One big and one small started to get busy.

In Chang'an City, there are still many people at the gate of the current Foreign Affairs Academy.

The war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty has always affected many people, and the volumes of magazines sold in Lishan have unconsciously become people's after-dinner reading.

Some matters of negotiation will also be written.

People in the Foreign Affairs Yuan can rest assured that the specific date of the negotiations was announced by Li Tai.

Seeing that people surrounded the Foreign Affairs Academy, Zhang Yang held his hands and sighed, this brother-in-law is really a headache, so he can't keep a low profile.

I tried to squeeze in a few times, but I was squeezed out again.

waited until the prince and Fang Xuanling came, and then everyone got out of the way.