Chapter 380: A Deadly Errand

It took a lot of tea for Songtsen Gampo to calm himself down, and he was even more angry than Lu Dongzan, because he knew more clearly than Lu Dongzan that if there was no food, maybe his position would be loosened.

When the toast masters rebelled before, he already felt it, although the toasts around the holy city were obedient for the time being, but these people's hearts were no longer here, they were actually waiting and watching now, if they could get food, maybe they could still calm their hearts, but if they couldn't get food, these guys might join the camp of the rebellion, and when the time came, let alone put down the rebellion, whether he could keep his core territory was another matter.

"You say, where can you get food, don't you usually be able to say? If you can't come up with an idea now, I'll cut your knighthood. ”

The ministers of Tibet also came in from outside, after hearing that the plan to buy grain failed, their faces were not a little happy, if it was before, it is estimated that they would jump up with joy, this matter is handed over to the prime minister to do, the prime minister has always been a one-handed cover in the court, and now you have done something wrong, Zampu will definitely blame you, then we will have a bright future.

But now they feel more cold, and they don't think about falling into the well, maybe only when the crisis comes, they know that they can get through the difficulties together, millions of people on the plateau have no food, if this news spreads, it is estimated that those slaves will not stay in their posts honestly to work, and some people may have to stand up and resist.

In fact, it is not only the slaves who have no food, including the soldiers outside the camp, they can hold out for more than a month at most, and they don't even have food for the winter, everyone knows how cold the winter on the plateau is, if there is no food for the winter, then more than half of these people are estimated to die.

"Get the hell out of here."

After being silent for half a burnt incense, Songtsen Gampo let these people get out again, he also knew that these people were useless, if they wanted to solve the food crisis, they had to start with Lu Dongzan's body, so when these people went out, Songtsen Gampo asked Lu Dongzan to sit down and slap a sweet date, which is what almost all the superiors will do, and Lu Dongzan almost knew what to say next.

"You go and talk to Li Xiang, there is no food for anyone else except him at present, only he can do business with us, twenty-five yuan is twenty-five yuan, we promised him that we must let the army have food to eat."

Songtsen Gampo also pulled down his face, he has an account in his heart, although there are two or three million people in Tibet now, but only need to ensure that some of them have food to eat, as for the remaining part, they can eat whatever they want, in the eyes of Songtsen Gampo they are a group of untouchables, no food is deserved, anyway, they are not important to Tibet.

"I'm afraid this is not good, the relationship between His Majesty and him has become a little stiff, it is not as good as when I was in Datang, if I go, the price may be high, or let someone else go."

Lu Dongzan is not a fool, if he asks Li Xiang now, I am afraid that Li Xiang will humiliate him for a while, how could he go for such a thing? And the price of buying food is not cheap, if you really talk about forty yuan, it may be a sinner in the history of Tibet, once you get through this difficulty, there will be people looking for trouble in the future, you may be a hero who buys food now, and when those people eat your food to tide over the difficulties, they will dig out this matter, maybe they think that you and Li Xiang colluded, and the two of you are profiting in the middle?

Songtsen Gampo knew that this was true, and there had been tension between the two in the past few days, and Songtsen Gampo also knew that the relationship between the two was not really that good, so he was thinking about who to let him open up about this matter.

"Huyan, you go."

When Songtsen Gampo said this, Lu Dongzan still wanted to refuse, but when he saw Songtsen Gampo's eyes, he knew that he couldn't refuse, he didn't let you go personally, but just let your generals go This is already very face-giving to you, if you want to send someone else, you, who are prime ministers, may not give him advice, so let General Hu Yan go, after all, the general and the prime minister are one, which almost everyone knows.

"Wechen obeys."

General Huyan didn't want to go, but he could see the current situation clearly, Lu Dongzan didn't have to come forward directly, there had to be a puppet in front of him, and he himself was the marionette.

"Dare to ask Zamp, how much can this final price be discussed?"

Involving his own core strength, Lu Dongzan does not dare to make decisions without authorization, he must ask for a truth in the mouth of Songtsan Gampo, if you are unhappy when the time comes, it is possible to make General Huyan a scapegoat at any time, Lu Dongzan pushed his subordinates into such a position, I don't know how much effort has been spent over the years, of course I can't be the scapegoat.

"Thirty wen, thirty wen a pound ......"

Songtsen Gampo gritted his teeth and said, this price is already sky-high, almost more than sixty times that of Chang'an City, even if it is minus the freight in the middle, it will be about thirty or forty times, as long as Datang transports the grain, then they will make a profit, but Lu Dongzan's heart is a little weak, why do you always think that this price is impossible to deal?

He still remembered what Li Xiang said last time, as long as you go to me again, then this price is forty wen a catty, no matter who you go here, it is this price, if you can't negotiate the second time, then the third time is sixty wen a catty, it depends on how much money you have in Tubo.

"The subordinates retired."

After General Huyan heard this number, he was also extremely dissatisfied in his heart, obviously two catties of grain for one penny, even if it was sold more expensive on the Tubo Plateau, that is, one penny and one catty of grain, but now it turned out to be sixty yuan, I really don't know how to say this.

Lu Dongzan also hurried to retire, in such a situation he did not stay here, Songtsen Gampo's anger did not know when to burn on his body, he had to go to the gate of the camp with General Huyan to wait for Li Xiang to hunt, and he was about to return.