Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2448
The businessman rolled his eyes and said: "You also said that it is your Tubo... We are short of horses in the Tang Dynasty! His Majesty the Emperor is now going to the east, and the horses from all over the country are basically confiscated into the army, and the number of civilian horses is very small. , Many merchants have to replace horses with donkeys, and the price will naturally rise as the tide rises. Don’t believe it? If you don’t believe me, ask the horse seller next to him to see how much it costs.”

The military officer turned to look at a horse seller beside him, and asked, "How much is this horse?"

The horse seller pinched his nostrils, dug out a piece of booger, flicked his finger, and the booger flew somewhere: "Fifty strings, no second price!"

All the Tubo soldiers were stunned as if they had seen a fairy. The military officer pointed to the listless and thin horse, and said, "Five...fifty horses? You are a heavenly horse! Fifty horses! , why don't you grab it?"

The horse seller had a big beard and said indifferently: "I told you the price is the same. If you want to buy it, you can take the money. If you don't want to buy it, you can go away. Don't delay my business!"

The military officer was so angry: "Even if I lack a horse, I won't miss you!"

The bearded man looked indifferent: "If you like it, buy it or not!"

The military attache led his subordinates to the next house, and took a look at the horse tied to the post. This horse looked much better than the one just now. It was smooth and muscular. The military attache made up his mind, and he could tell Now, these dealers knew that he was anxiously waiting to sell the horse and would not lower the price, but this horse was much better than the one just now, even if it was [-] calibers, they reluctantly bought it.

"How much is your horse?"

"Eighty times!"

"..."

The military officer was completely dumbfounded.

He looked back at the postman, who spread his hands, and said helplessly: "The laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that buying and selling is fair, and things belong to others. It is their business to ask for the price. But if they force you to buy it, I will immediately notify the county. Ya arrested him! But in this situation, we can't force people to sell things to you cheaply, right? There's no reason for that!"

No matter how stupid the military officer was, he understood that the postman had colluded with the cattle dealers. He knew that he was anxious to wait for the cattle, so the lion opened his mouth.

But as the postman said, livestock are not food, so how could the Tang court care about the price?
Either buy it at a high price, or go back the same way... Otherwise, if you delay for one more day, it will be even more unfavorable for the major event to be handled in Chang'an this time. He can still tell which is more important.

Gritting his teeth, his eyeballs spit fire, and said word by word: "Buy! I'll buy them all!"

Pointing back to the first dealer, he said, "Thirty guan, right? I bought it!"

The soldiers under his hand were going to lead the horses, but the businessman stopped him with both hands: "Wait!"

The military officer said angrily: "What's the matter, thirty guan is too little, and the price should be increased?" He pulled out half of the knife, if he bullied the dealer too much, he planned to chop the man with a knife, even if he died, he would have to kill him Defend the dignity of the Tubo people and not be bullied like this!
The postman was also taken aback. It was okay to increase the price, but if it was too much, it would be unjustifiable. After all, he is a serious envoy of Tubo.

Hastily stepped forward, and scolded: "You are so unreasonable, a businessman, and the business is fair. How much you charge is your own business, but if you increase the price arbitrarily, then you can't do it!"

The dealer hurriedly said: "This is what you said, we are doing business without deception, how can we do such things? It's just that if he wants to buy a donkey, he has to pay for it. He pays with one hand and delivers with the other! What's wrong with the Tubo people? Even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes, he will have to give money before he can take my donkey away!"

The military officer froze for a moment, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

The group of them left in a hurry, and said that they went to Chang'an several times. Along the way, there were post stations in the Tang Dynasty that provided food, housing and horses for free. Who would have thought that they would be reduced to the point where they came to the livestock market to sell horses?
I don't have any money...

The postman looked at the changing expression on his face, and couldn't help asking: "You don't have money, do you?"

The military officer said hesitantly: "That... can I owe you first?"

"You son of a turtle!"

The postman was furious: "If you don't have money, what are you talking about! If you are from the Tang Dynasty, we can still give you a guarantee and let them pay you on credit first, but you are a Tibetan, and you pat your butt and go back to Tibet afterwards." , where can I find you? Hurry up, hurry up, I've been thrown away by your son of a bitch!"

Say it, turn around and leave.

The military officer was so embarrassed, knowing that he was wrong, he quickly grabbed the postman, and said in a loud voice: "How about letting everyone drive the animals and follow me back to meet the Prime Minister, and naturally have money to settle the bill?"

The postman said: "You can't tell me about it, you have to ask if they are willing."

As a result, a group of livestock dealers discussed and pushed out a leader. The man said: "It's not impossible, but you have been back and forth, delaying our work and affecting our business. The distance is so long and the road conditions are also very bad." Difficult to do..."

The military officer is getting impatient, what do you want with all these reasons?
"What exactly do you intend to do?"

The man was very straightforward and said: "...you need to pay more."

The military officer's eyelids twitched wildly. He said that people in Tang Dynasty were honest and kind, how could they be honest and kind?One is more treacherous than the other!

Now is not the time to worry about how much money to spend. Delays in the itinerary are the most unbearable. As long as Zanpu's major affairs are handled properly, no matter how much money is spent.

Immediately nodded and said: "Okay, no one will add consistency, it's okay, right?"

Someone shook his head: "That won't work, you can add one karma to a donkey with thirty calibers, but my horse has [-] calibers, why should I only add one caliber?"

The military officer said angrily: "Then what do you say?"

The man said: "At least two times!"

military attache:"……"

What the hell, all the profiteers from Datang gathered here, and they were all put up by me, right?
But the current situation is stronger than others, and he is completely a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, so he has no choice but to say: "Two slams are two slams, hurry up and get on the road!"

The cattle dealers burst into cheers, it was a great deal!

Now dawdling, under the fire-breathing eyes of the military officer, driving the animals on the road...

*****
Lu Dongzan waited and waited last night, but the military officer didn't come back, thinking that it would be very difficult to find so many horses at once, it might be delayed, so he had to sleep.

I got up early in the morning, simply bathed in the river water to freshen up, then stood on the road in the morning and looked to the west. The sun was three poles, and there was no one on the road.

Lu Dongzan was very anxious, thinking that these people must have lost their way, right?
Just about to send a few people to greet him, a follower ran over panting: "I... I'm back!"

Lu Dongzan lifted his spirits, and ordered: "Hurry up and pack everything up, and when the horses come, get on the cart and go!"

It was a long time yesterday, and today is another afternoon. Lu Dongzan was anxious because of the delay of the trip. This trip to Chang'an must be done as soon as possible. It is best to arrive before the war between the Tang army and the Arabs, otherwise the benefits will be greatly reduced. In case If the Tang army was defeated, there would be no benefit at all - the Western Regions have been lost, so why should the Tang Dynasty give you the benefits of Tubo?At worst, wait until the Eastern Expedition is over, and more than a million troops will march into the Western Regions to drive away the Arabs!

When the military attache finally came back with his subordinate soldiers, Lu Dongzan saw the horses and donkeys that filled the road, tall, short, fat, fat, and thin, and felt his temples throbbing... What the hell are these?

Just drive these animals and drive to Chang'an?
I'm afraid I will be laughed out of my teeth by the people of Chang'an!
Seeing Lu Dongzan standing by the side of the road, the military officer hurried over, wiped the dust and sweat off his face, panted, and said, "Fortunately, the lower official did not disgrace his life, and bought the livestock back..."

Lu Dongzan was taken aback: "Buy?"

It stands to reason that when foreign envoys enter Beijing, a set of post stations along the Tang Dynasty will be responsible for board and lodging. If there is a shortage of horses for driving, the post stations will also provide them.

How can this be except for wandering around for almost two days, and finally bought a bunch of animals?
Just buy it, if you want to come to the station, there are not so many horses to supply, but you choose some good horses to buy?These are all sloppy...

The military officer was also aggrieved, seeing that Lu Dongzan was faintly angry, he quickly told what happened.

After Lu Dongzan heard it, his eyes were bigger than copper bells, and he looked like he had seen a ghost: "What did you say? How much did you pay for these animals?"

The military officer grimaced: "One thousand 860 guan..."

Lu Dongzan almost pulled out his knife and chopped this rammed product up!
Just bought such a bunch of crooked melons and split dates, and spent 360, [-] guan? !
As the Prime Minister of Tubo, Lao Tzu's annual salary, salary, and various subsidies are only three hundred guan. You bastard spent my six-year salary all at once, and bought such a bunch of things?

Are you stupid? !

Just as he was about to get angry, the postman came over from a distance, saluted decently, and said, "Your Majesty, I have seen the Tubo envoy. You came here with the friendship of Tubo Zanpu to promote the diplomatic relations between the two countries." , I am deeply honored by the officials and people of the Tang Dynasty..."

Lu Dongzan barely showed a smile, the quality of Tang officials is still very good, knowing that he is a guest from afar.

Just as he was thinking of saying a few bright words, he heard the postman's voice change: "...What, you paid for the animal first?"

Lu Dongzan held a mouthful of old blood in his chest and almost spat it out.

(End of this chapter)