Chapter 374: I Have Food
"Prime Minister, what's the matter? When I was in Chang'an City, I remembered that the Prime Minister was not drunk with a thousand glasses, and he only drank so much today, could it be that he couldn't hold the wine glass steadily? I should have no problem drinking this wine, it is the same as the Datang Tianjiu sold in our Chang'an City. ”
Li Xiang shook his wine glass and said, the wine in the cup wafted out a burst of fragrance, Lu Dongzan felt a burst of humiliation, although he wanted not to drink this kind of wine, but among the Tubo nobles, Tang Tianjiu has become a habit, this kind of liquor seems to have magic power, when you drink such wine once, other wines are like white water, no one can drink it.
In addition, Li Xiang has already figured out everyone's mentality, if you don't drink it, then you have no money, the major nobles are vying to buy, who of them wants to let others say that they have no money, the days of the nobility are to show off, and finally there is such a commodity, if you don't compete to buy it, it will be seen by others as your foundation is unstable.
Lu Dongzan didn't pay attention to this before, but when his subordinates investigated, he knew that Datang Tianjiu was too powerful, in addition to the expensive price, all kinds of freight along the way were also relatively expensive, it can be said that through the export of this liquor, all industries in Datang have benefited, and the only one who suffers is Tubo.
After a year's hard work, the slave owner bought all the money from thousands of slaves working for a year for his own luxurious life, and the two of them went down during the banquet.
This did not benefit the whole of Tibet, in order to be able to continue to compare, the slave owners were already on the cusp of a bull's horn, they had to buy more luxuries in order to stand out from the crowd, as for the life and death of these slaves in the lower classes had nothing to do with them, they did not consider this at all.
There may not be anything to see in a short period of time, but if it is a long time, the distance between Tubo and Datang will be farther and farther, Datang earns a lot of money from Tubo every year, and after a period of time, this difference will become larger and larger, Tubo is likely to not be able to support it, Datang will be able to take Tubo without blood, liquor is just one of the commodities, and other commodities are constantly corroding Tubo.
Lu Dongzan has seen some records of the checkpoint, Datang has control over Tibet, and many things related to the war are strictly prohibited from being exported, otherwise there is a certain quota, on the other hand, this kind of luxury, Datang is open to Tibet, as long as you have enough money, there will be enough quantity on my side, and I am also responsible for sending it to you.
"Prime Minister?"
Li Xiang saw that Lu Dongzan didn't speak for a long time, and he didn't know what was going on in this guy's head, so he could only gently touch the table with a wine glass, which pulled Lu Dongzan out of his own thoughts.
"What the hell do you know?"
When Lu Dongzan said this, he felt a little cold all over his body, Li Xiang couldn't talk about food for no reason, we just talked about the problem of food, Li Xiang was already preparing to block the border, if someone else said this, then Lu Dongzan would feel that he had a problem with his head, but Li Xiang is the number three person in the entire Tang Dynasty, and he definitely has the right to block the border.
"I don't know much about things, I only know that the price of grain in Tibet has risen wildly, and I have enough grain in my hands, to what extent? I can let your people eat for a year, but my food is not for charity, I want greater profits. ”
Li Xiang's face is very relaxed, but the more relaxed this guy is, the more annoying Lu Dongzan's heart is, obviously they are the top people in the two countries, why do I worry every time I meet, whether it is in Tubo or Tuguhun, there seems to be no way to hold this guy, if it is not for the relationship between the two countries, Lu Dongzan really wants to pick up the wine jar next to him, and then let Li Xiang's head bloom.
Of course, as the prime minister of Tubo, he will never be able to do this with me, when you go to Datang, they let you come back safely, although Li Xiang wanted to kill him, but in the end he let him come back, this is the great power style of Datang.
But if Li Xiang has a problem in your land, how should you explain it to Datang? Let's not talk about the problem of this tape, now Tubo has become a mess, and the border areas are all Li Xiang's cronies, once something happens to Li Xiang, these people even dare to lead their troops south to level Tubo without the consent of Chang'an, and then the whole land will be bloody and bloody, so Lu Dongzan put his hand to the side, try to stay away from the wine jar, and save it from waiting for a while.
"I know that you have grain in your hands, and I also know that you have bought a lot of land in Datang, but there is a lot of grain in Datang, not all of them are in your hands, and it is impossible for your father and son to control all the merchants in Datang, anyway, they all buy grain at a high price, I can discuss with them, I won't let you earn this money."
Lu Dongzan sneered and said, what he said is theoretically achievable, all major families have trade routes to Tubo, and even if Li Xiang blocks the border, there will still be a batch of grain transported in.
"The Prime Minister has studied our Datang very thoroughly, but the Prime Minister should have also heard that the business cooperation between the major families and me is already very close, if I send a note to them, I believe that there are not many people who cooperate with you, and at the same time, I am using official force to block the entire border, how much food can you get?"
Li Xiang sneered and saw the move, although Lu Dongzan's head is fast, but in the face of absolute strength, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks are of little use, let you think of a hundred ways, our strength is stronger than you, and the same way can break you a hundred ways.
Lu Dongzan clenched his fists at the moment, sitting here panting, as if outside Chang'an City, when he had no plan, he could only express his dissatisfaction in this way, and many people below were wondering, didn't the two of them talk to each other very happily just now? Why did our Prime Minister change his face now? Could it be that the two of them are talking about something wrong? If this is the case, will the army of the Tang Dynasty interfere in the affairs of Tibet? Once they have this idea, then Tuyuhun has a lesson from the past......