Of course, although Lu Dongzan thought so, he did not do so. He felt that the Tang Dynasty seemed to be monolithic on the surface, but internally there were many people who could do the grain business. However, the successive replies in the next few days made him feel that
It was like falling into an ice cellar.
Snapped……
Lu Dongzan slapped a servant on the face. This was one of his liaisons in the Tang Dynasty. In the past, most things were entrusted to him and he could basically handle them very well. However, due to the lack of food,
This guy came back with a bad answer.
"It is of no use at all. You have been eating from me and drinking from me all these years. At the critical moment, I want you to contact the major families. Either there is a problem here or there is a problem there. I have already cleared the way. You just need to
Just follow my path and move forward, you can't even do such a small thing well."
Lu Dongzan said angrily, wishing to pull this guy down and kill him immediately, but thinking that this guy had been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, and all the spies were under his command, if he were to be dealt with, it would be tantamount to
And these tentacles are all disconnected, and all the arrangements made over the years are over.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please forgive me. Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please forgive me..."
This guy said very frightenedly, of course he knew how powerful Lu Dongzan was. If he were in the Tang Dynasty, he would have a lot of power at his disposal. But the problem is that in Tubo, the whole family is here.
In Lu Dongzan's hands, if he did anything that dissatisfied him, the Qian family might challenge him at any time.
"Get up and answer me, tell me honestly what those people said, especially the Cui family and the Li family."
In Lu Dongzan's plan, the Cui family and the Li family both started from grain, and they would definitely not let go of the profit. Although the population of Tubo was not as large as that of the Tang Dynasty, if they purchased grain in large quantities, this would
The money is enough for them to spend for a while. According to Lu Dongzan's understanding, all major families are money-oriented. How could they let go of this good opportunity?
In fact, Lu Dongzan was right. Regardless of the current situation between Tang and Tubo, even if there was a war between the two sides, if there was enough profit, the major families would not hesitate to participate, but in this situation
It's different again. Before Lu Dongzan's people came to the door, Li Xiang had already greeted people from various major families. If you dare to do grain business with Tubo, don't blame me for being sorry.
You guys.
At the beginning, only the Cui family knew about Li Xiang's ability in food, but there is no airtight wall in this world. Soon other major families also knew about Li Xiang's ability. He could produce a large amount of food at any time.
, even more than what is in the warehouses of major families. If he hurts others and uses this food to suppress you, then the food in your warehouse will only rot and sprout.
Just because Li Xiang is not doing grain business in the Tang Dynasty does not mean that he cannot do it. If you listen to his instructions, then your business will continue. The most he can do is transport grain to the army.
It won't flow to the market, but if you don't listen to his instructions, then your family's grain business will be destroyed.
The major families have competed with the imperial court in terms of food. The imperial court has always used administrative orders to compete with the major families. Although it can gain the upper hand for a while, the major families will soon find loopholes. You can't
If the ban continues, it will violate the principles of the market and will backfire on the court.
Therefore, when there is an order from the imperial court, all the major families will obey the imperial court's order first, and then gather their capable people to study the imperial court's order. If we find loopholes in it, the imperial court will not
It is possible to plug all the loopholes. Anyway, there are countermeasures from above and policies from below.
But Li Xiang's way of doing things was different from that of the imperial court. He did not use the administrative resources of the imperial court. Instead, he invited the stewards of the major families to take a look. If you have more food than me, you will get it faster than me.
If so, then you can compete with me as you like, but if you don't have the ability, then you'd better keep your mouth shut, or I'll let you get out of the grain market.
The major families also understand that food is the most important thing for the people, and they can temporarily avoid competing with Li Xiang in other industries.
But the grain industry is completely different. This is not only related to their stable income, but also related to their status in the court. Now, although Li Xiang has intervened strongly, the markets in various places are still in their hands. If Li Xiang really
If we fight against them, it is estimated that Li Xiang's losses will not be much. On the contrary, they will be shaken out. At that time, not only will their annual income be reduced, but their right to speak in the court and local governments will also be reduced.
So they got the result quickly. No matter what kind of promises Lu Dongzan's people had to make, they declined the Tubo envoy. No matter how much money you offered, it would be the icing on the cake for us. Now our family
Do you still have little money? The most important thing is not to be an enemy of Li Xiang, otherwise it will be a disaster. We can still discuss clearly what is more important.
So when this guy received the results, he felt cold all over and didn't know how to report it to Lu Dongzan, so he got on his horse and hurried back day and night.
"You mean you don't even dare to be as big as the Cui family?"
The Li family in Longxi suffered a lot of losses some time ago and is now somewhat behind the first-class family. However, the Cui family in Qinghe is different. It is the largest family in the Tang Dynasty and has lasted for hundreds of years, let alone a small family.
The young emperor's grandson is a grandson. Even if the emperor is here, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to rebel.
"Returning to the Prime Minister, I met Mr. Cui of the Cui family. He has always been managing the Cui family's affairs outside. At the Cui family's mansion in the capital, he made it very clear. Even though
Even if the price reaches fifty cents, he will never sell us a grain of grain."
As soon as this guy finished speaking, Lu Dongzan couldn't help it anymore and threw the tea bowl in his hand with a bang. The people around him were too frightened to say anything, but the Prime Minister made a promise in front of Zan Pu.
, saying that we will definitely be able to get food. Now even the Cui family doesn’t provide food, so our food...