Chapter 2892 Cheng Sanlang's Strategy Against Goguryeo: Food War
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King Qi Li Ke was instantly struck by his father's sudden and risqué remarks.
Zhao Kun wasn't much better either. He held his belly with one hand and covered his mouth with the other, coughing like he was suffering from acute tuberculosis.
The flattering smile on Cheng Chubi's face suddenly stiffened. "My father-in-law, what about that? Can our son-in-law speak properly..."
"Hahaha, I'm teasing you. Why, just now you were there, proudly showing off that you like to cuddle up with some grass and hunt a rabbit."
"You can say it yourself, but I can't praise you?"
Looking at this father-in-law who has no martial ethics, Cheng Chubi couldn't help but think of a famous sentence that has been immortalized through the ages: It is better not to see each other than to not see each other.
Fortunately, as a patient suffering from mild social anxiety syndrome, Cheng Sanlang quickly adjusted his mentality when facing his father-in-law.
"My father-in-law, my son-in-law happens to have an important matter that needs to be reported to him in advance so that he can have peace of mind."
"Well, let's talk about it." Li Shimin stroked his long beard and walked slowly. Behind him, Li Ke, who had the same model of beer belly, was one step behind, shoulder to shoulder with Zhao Kun.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
"It's like this. After my son-in-law pacified the Japanese country, the lord of the eleven kingdoms of the Fusang Islands repeatedly pestered my son-in-law, saying that the land of the Japanese country had been wiped out today and that the country's country had been destroyed. That land was just right.
There is no master."
"So they hope that the Tang Dynasty can establish a state on Fusang Island to control the countries on Fusang Island."
"..." Li Shimin heard this and looked at Cheng Sanlang sideways. He didn't express anything, but said it playfully.
"It's not your own idea, Xianxiang, is it?"
"Of course my son-in-law also has such an idea, but the fact that they were able to put it forward coincides with what he has in mind."
"My father-in-law and son-in-law think that the Fusang Islands are very important to the Tang Dynasty at present, not only because they can provide the Tang Dynasty with more than three million gold and silver worth every year...
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"Wait a minute...how much do you want to say?" Li Shimin raised his arm immediately, and then looked straight at Cheng Sanlang.
Cheng Chubi saw His Majesty's moves turning golden in color under the sunlight, and felt secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface he continued to speak calmly.
"Three million dollars worth of gold and silver, well, that doesn't include the gold and silver production on Yellow Bird Island."
Li Shimin subconsciously reached out and touched his heart, feeling that just now, his old heart was beating like a deer.
The Yellow Bird Island can now provide Datang with one hundred thousand taels of gold and hundreds of thousands of two hundred silvers every year.
And now, Cheng Sanlang told himself that this Japanese island, no, this Fusang island, could still provide the Tang Dynasty with so much gold and silver.
This made Li Shimin couldn't help but complain. "Is that Fusang Island an island made of gold and silver?"
Cheng Chubi carefully observed his father-in-law's micro-expression and continued to state.
"Both my father-in-law and my son-in-law don't know. Anyway, the reason why the Japanese country has been waging war against other countries is because they want to take all the wealth of Fuso Island into their hands."
"So, Xiaomei feels that although the countries on Fusang Island do not trust each other, they also trust me, the Tang Dynasty, as a great country."
"What's more, although the land of Japan is not vast, it is also a fertile basin, which is suitable for our Tang Dynasty to manage."
"Moreover, if we hold it there, we, the Tang Dynasty, can use the Jinsha Prefecture to hold Tibet hostage and hide behind it, just like the southwest plateau, just like the rest of the country. This will give our country, the Tang Dynasty, a stable surrounding environment."
"Furthermore, Japanese Island is not far from Liaodong. It can reach the Ryukyu Islands below and the peninsula countries above. If we, the Tang Dynasty, can gain a foothold here."
"In this way, this vast sea area will become our inland sea of the Tang Dynasty."
Cheng Chubi was already squatting on the ground, using a small stick to mark out the coast of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the locations of the Korean Peninsula, Japanese islands, Ryukyu Islands, and many large and small islands.
As the stick poked, it described in detail the brighter future prospects of the Tang Dynasty.
And Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, also had a small horse brought to him at this moment. The big horse was sitting in front of Cheng Sanlang with a golden sword, and his eyes were focused on the map drawn by Cheng Sanlang, the line man.
Cheng Sanlang said that the Tang Dynasty had now acquired Tamluo Island. Tamluo Island was in a dangerous location, but its products were not rich.
Because its area is really small, at most it is equivalent to a county in Datang, so it is more suitable as a relay station and supply station for Datang's shipping.
But Fuso Island is different. It can be said that there is gold and silver everywhere. In the next hundreds or thousands of years, it will be able to continuously provide a large amount of precious metals to the powerful Tang Dynasty, thereby creating more wealth for the Tang Dynasty.
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All in all, in Cheng Sanlang's opinion, taking the central part of the Japanese island would definitely be a good thing with hundreds of benefits and no harm to the Tang Dynasty.
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In the end, Li Shimin, who had long been impressed by the gold and silver on the rich Japanese island, agreed with Cheng Sanlang's opinion, but he still had his own problems.
"My dear son-in-law, according to what you said, most of the gold and silver is in the hands of the countries on Fuso Island. Is this right?"
"What my father-in-law said is absolutely true, and my son-in-law has also considered that I, the Tang Dynasty, have a broad mind and have always been a fair and just country.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty will definitely not send troops to loot the minerals of those Fusang countries, but we can use trade methods to collect all the gold and silver in their hands to our Datang."
To give the simplest example, in the Tang Dynasty, the output of white folded cloth is increasing, and now it has become one of the main overseas trade products of Han and Tang merchants.
There is also the same large amount of white sugar, as well as silk and porcelain from the Tang Dynasty.
"My father-in-law still remembers that before, because of concerns about low grain prices and hurting farmers, the Chamcheng rice cultivation was not fully started..."
Hearing Cheng Sanlang's words, Li Shimin immediately reacted and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, do you want to sell food to them?"
"Of course, father-in-law must not forget that my son-in-law has secretly sent a lot of grain to Goguryeo before."
A cunning smile appeared on Cheng Chubi's face.
"My son-in-law is not greedy. Every month, he can transport as much as two to three hundred thousand dan, or as little as 100,000 dan to Goguryeo."
"My son-in-law sells it to those Goguryeo grain merchants at a price far lower than that of Goguryeo grain."
"They can obtain food at low prices and sell it at the same price as in the past. This naturally reduces the demand for Goguryeo's local food..."