People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 449 Only buying and selling
Led by Li Yifu, Li Chengqian and the Turkic envoy came back to the horse circle.

Li Zheng has already made tea.

"Please sit down."

The Turkic envoy bowed and saluted, "I have seen the Chang'an order."

Li Chengqian also sat down.

The Turkic envoy sat down and said: "Chang'an Order, now the Western Turks have passed the natural danger of Yudu Mountain, and now they are pointing directly at our Eastern Turkic royal court."

Li Chengqian also said anxiously: "Li Zheng, I came here this time for food and grass."

"Yes!" The Western Turkic envoy said: "We Western Turkic are willing to buy the grain and grass in Chang'an Ling's hands at the price of [-] yuan a bucket of rice."

Dahu and Li Yifu stood aside without saying a word.

Li Zheng shook the fan in his hand and said, "Worth this much money?"

The Turkic envoy said: "The food on the grassland is unsustainable now. After the cold wave two years ago, the animals on the grassland are not as good as before. In addition, we pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year, and we have no extra food."

Li Zheng said with a look of sudden realization: "So the situation is very critical."

The Turkic envoy nodded, "If the Chang'an Order can give us food, we are willing to pay the price."

Li Zheng said with a smile: "The court will rush to help the Turks. Maybe the war in the Turks will stop. How can these old grains be worth so much? Be polite."

The Turkic envoy said again: "Sixty coins a bucket!"

Li Zhengchang sighed, "I remember how much money you Turkic Khan promised to give me every year before we worshiped our Majesty as the Khan?"

The Turkic envoy immediately said: "Twenty thousand guan!"

Li Zheng nodded, "The contract is still there, but you have not paid the money. It seems that you Turks are not very trustworthy."

"This one……"

The Turkic envoy was speechless for a while.

Li Zheng went on to say: "We in the Central Plains pay attention to credibility when doing business."

"Reputation?"

"That's right, reputation. We pay attention to reputation when we do business. If the reputation is not good, we will not do business with you."

The Turkic envoy quickly said: "As long as Chang'an Ling can sell us food, we are willing to pay back all the money owed to Chang'an Ling in previous years."

"Still on?"

"Yes, put it on!"

Li Zhengchang sighed, "So you Turkic people have poor reputation and poor character."

The Turkic envoy bowed and said, "What does the Chang'an order say?"

"Forget it, Xue Yantuo's Ashina has often come to my place recently, and I think he is also interested in buying my grain."

The Turkic envoy immediately said nervously: "Please ask Chang'an not to sell the grain to Xue Yantuo, we are willing to pay a higher price than Xue Yantuo."

"Money? Do you think I, Li, am a person who loves money?"

"This one……"

"Money is just something outside of me. I really don't care about money so much. I have a good relationship with Xue Yantuo's Ashina, and I can even give it to him for nothing."

The Turkic envoy was in a cold sweat, "I also ask Chang'an not to send food to Xue Yantuo."

Li Yifu looked at the situation, the Turkic envoy was already in a panic.

No matter what request Li Zheng made next, the Turkic envoy might agree without hesitation.

Li Chengqian also thought in his heart that the East Turks are now on the verge of life and death.

I didn't expect that today's Western Turks are so powerful and fighting Tubo back and forth.

It can also make the East Turks helpless.

Li Chengqian stood up and said, "Li Zheng, take a step to speak."

Li Zheng followed Li Chengqian and walked not far away.

Glancing at the Turkic envoy who was in a state of panic, Li Chengqian said in a low voice, "Li Zheng, the Western Turks are coming in menacingly now. Once the Eastern Turks die, it will not be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty to take advantage of the Western Turks to grow."

"His Royal Highness, do you mean that your lips are dead and your teeth are cold?"

Li Chengqian nodded solemnly, "Now that the Western Turkic enemy is at present, he can fight back and forth with Tubo, and he can also fight the Eastern Turkic without any power to parry. If the Western Turkic army comes to the city in the future, I am afraid it will not be a good thing for our Tang Dynasty." Good thing."

Li Zheng said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is worrying too much."

Li Chengqian reminded again: "This is not a joke."

The Western Turkic thug is now playing desperately, and Mou no longer regards the Western Turkic people as human beings.

Militarism is nothing more than a business.

Li Zheng looked at the prince, and this kid was actually serious about it.

Li Chengqian asked: "Why do you look at Gu with such eyes?"

"What's wrong with your eyes?"

Li Chengqian said: "Why do you look at the portrait and see a fool."

Li Zheng cleared his throat and said: "Let's get down to business, and dare to ask His Royal Highness, are we at odds with the Turkic people?"

Li Chengqian said: "Of course! When the Turks plundered the Central Plains, Gu hated them to the bone."

"That's unbelievable. Don't you understand, His Royal Highness? Since the Turkic people are not a good thing, why should we help them?"

Having said that, Li Chengqian calmed down, but after careful consideration, he said: "But the father asked Gu to handle this matter, and the father is a god, if we don't help at this time, it will inevitably make the frontier countries have opinions. Injury to the name of the emperor's Tian Khan."

Li Zhengchang sighed, "This is the trouble of being a gentleman."

Li Chengqian nodded in agreement.

"Why does Your Majesty not see the Turkic envoys many times? Did His Royal Highness forget the Weishui alliance back then?"

"I dare not forget!"

"That's fine. In short, the Turkic people are better off than we are. Although they worship His Majesty as the Khan of Heaven, the Turkic people are capricious, so don't be careless."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I think that helping is of course possible. If the Eastern Turks want to beat the Western Turks back, let them beat them hard. As for the Turks to calm down the grasslands, we just need to support them spiritually."

"What is moral support?"

"This is responsible. As for how to help the Turkic people, it is enough to send two or three officials to the Turkic people to help the Turkic people fight. This is also a help, right?"

"But this is inevitable..."

"It's inevitable, and the landlord's family doesn't have any food left over. Who knows how long this battle will last, and I estimate that it may be as short as three years or ten years. Besides, the soldiers from the Central Plains helped the Turkic people to fight. Is there any reason for this? "

Li Chengqian thought about it and said, "Gu seems to understand your reasoning."

"His Royal Highness was so proud to help the poor in Jingyang, I feel that it is only a small favor, and I will help His Royal Highness do this well, but I hope that His Highness will not have any decisions with the Turkic people. objection."

"What do you need to do?"

Li Zheng whispered, "Will you shut up?"

"..."

Li Chengqian nodded stiffly.

Back in the horse circle, Li Zheng said to the Turkic envoy: "Well, you can ask for food, but this is not the support from the court, but I sold it to you myself."

The Turkic envoy scratched the back of his head, "This..."

"The meaning is very simple. I said that I will sell you as much as you want, not that if you want to buy [-] shi, I will sell you [-] shi."

(End of this chapter)