Since the establishment of the Tubo Kingdom, although it is not very wealthy, the court has not borrowed money from the people. Now that Lu Dongzan and Lu Dongzan have said this, the people present began to whisper that Tubo is not very rich.
Because they still practice slavery, these people present are all the slave owners in the country, and they are the top group. If they want to borrow money from the rich, then none of them can escape.
When Ludongzan said this, Songtsen Gampo was also listening. Normally, these guys expressed their loyalty to him every day. Now that Tubo is encountering difficulties, none of these people stood up and looked at themselves with guilty eyes.
, this clearly means he doesn’t want to pay.
"What you said is nice. If food prices rise to an incredible level, shouldn't we all be affected?"
Mrs. Lang felt that she could not let Lu Dongzan take the initiative. Once he took the initiative, we might not have good results. After all, as the largest slave owner in the country, his family's bank vault was full of money.
"No matter how expensive food is, I hope you can understand that we in Tubo are now at a critical moment of life and death. Without food, we cannot maintain a country. Without this country, your wealth will be of little use. It will definitely be taken away by others.
, you are now the richest part of Tubo, if you don't take out the money, then our country may not be able to survive."
Although Songtsen Gampo scolded Ludongzan and was usually worried about this guy, this passage is very reasonable. These people in front of him are the highest-ranking bureaucrats in Tubo. Their
With huge amounts of money in their hands, no matter how high the price of food goes, as long as people like them are willing to pay, they will definitely be able to tide over the difficulties.
"Prime Minister, please don't change the subject. We are here to hold you responsible for your inability to suppress the rebellion. Why did you suddenly change the subject to asking us to pay for food? Your Prime Minister is really very capable. If
If you can defeat these toasts early, why do we need to go out to buy food? Their granaries are full of food, so now we should make every effort to defeat them and grab all the food in their granaries."
Another big noble also stood up. These people seemed to have a backbone immediately, and they criticized Ludongzan one after another. This is what Songtsen Gampo wanted, but at this moment he was very disgusted with it.
Lu Dongzan wanted to keep Tubo, and by keeping Tubo he could keep his position. But what about you people? As soon as you hear that you have to pay, you people have to change the subject. Who is the sinner of this country?
Lu Dongzan did not refute, but looked at Songtsen Gambo with an innocent face. After Lu Dongzan accepted the criticism, although he was dissatisfied, he knew that Songtsen Gambo was a wise man.
In this situation, he didn't believe that Songtsen Gampo couldn't figure out who was good to this country.
"Shut up."
To everyone's surprise, Songtsen Gampo actually targeted them. Didn't he say it well when he came? We need to review the Prime Minister's faults and combat his arrogance, but now we
You just followed Zamp's order, why did you scold us again?
"You idiots, you don't know what is most important right now. Food is our foundation. If there is no food, those slaves will rebel in an instant. No one, including the army, will continue to fight for us."
After Zamp's words came out, all the people present shut their mouths. They didn't know the importance of food. But now if you want to seize food, there are two ways. One way is to destroy these toasts and remove the food from their warehouses.
When the food is taken out, it won’t cost a penny.
Another way is to buy food from foreign countries, as Lu Dongzan said, but if this is the case, the money in the national treasury will definitely not be enough. The difference in this aspect is really too big, then we must
Borrow money from some wealthy people.
To put it nicely, it means borrowing money. To put it badly, it means asking you to pay. As long as you take out this money, you will be able to pay it back in the years and years of the monkey. So in this situation, if you take out this money,
If so, I'm afraid it would be wasted. No one's property is brought by strong winds, so who is willing to let this money be wasted?
Just when everyone was about to quarrel, there were rapid footsteps outside.
The messenger said a few words in the ear of General Huyan. General Huyan's status in Tubo was not low. He was supposed to be qualified to report directly to Songtsen Gampo. But this guy made a wrong step at this time. He was used to it.
There was nothing wrong with reporting to Ludongtsen first, and then to Songtsen Gampo, but there may be some problems with this situation now.
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Although Songtsan Gampo knew that he would eventually learn what the news was, seeing the two people biting their ears, Songtsan Gampo felt uncomfortable in his heart. If Ludongzan could not be moved, he would have to do it.
Replace this general.
Lu Dongzan also felt that the action just now was inappropriate, and signaled General Huyan to speak quickly to avoid making Zamp unhappy.
"Zanpu, His Royal Highness Li Xiang, the grandson of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is here. He is less than five miles away at the moment."
When the people in the tent heard the news, everyone was shocked. Of course they knew what was going on near the border. Didn't Lu Dongzan say that it had been dealt with? But why is it here again now? Could it be that he brought it with him?
Did the army come? When these people thought of this, many of them felt a little scared and even shrank back.
Songtsan Gampo looked at these old nobles with disgust and saw that they were of no use at all. Just now he wanted to replace General Huyan, but now seeing the perseverance on General Huyan's face, he could be regarded as an important minister of Tubo.
, he is also able to calm down when encountering problems, which is better than the few guys he has, so let’s keep him for now.
"Can I ask what you are here for?"
Songtsen Gampo was also nervous, but he couldn't show it in front of so many people, so this guy still acted very calm, but if General Huyan said he would bring people with him, he probably wouldn't