It seems that Li Chengqian has begun to interact with those beautiful women from other countries.
Ni Ye was also very happy.
After all, his purpose was to please Li Chengqian and to make the Crown Prince have a better impression of him.
Only in this way can he achieve his goal.
And what is his purpose?
As I have said before, Tubo has just established its country, and the domestic situation is at the transition point between turmoil and stability.
And because Tubo was a country based on sects, they needed a guarantee even more.
Of course, this so-called protection does not mean that Datang will protect them.
Rather, they need to seek shelter for themselves.
You know, because of the special terrain of Tubo, they cannot go south, nor can they develop westward.
And to the east was the Tang Dynasty, and they did not dare to have the slightest intention of invading.
Therefore, the only direction they can develop is north.
And where is the north of Tubo?
It is nothing more than the Western Region that is now in chaos.
They can only gain sufficient strategic depth by developing northward.
To put it simply, it is nothing more than the Tang Dynasty going to war against them one day, or the Western Turks going to war against them.
They must have a piece of land as their first barrier and line of defense.
And occupying the Western Region, which is now in chaos, is the best choice for them.
Otherwise, once any of the two powerful countries in the east and west starts a war with them, they will not even have a place to run.
It was also for this reason that they tried to please Datang at all costs.
Of course, they did not let go of trying to please the Western Turks. At this moment, the Tibetan envoy was also negotiating with Zhao Youlin.
And I heard that the negotiations there went quite smoothly.
Because of Zhao Youlin's reforms, the Western Turks were in chaos and had no time to take care of the Western Regions, so Tubo took advantage of the loophole.
But that None of it matters.
The most important thing at the moment is to get rid of Li Chengqian and gain the support of Datang.
Even if you can't get support, at least you can make Datang turn a blind eye.
At this moment, seeing Li Chengqian half drunk, Ni Ye also felt that his opportunity had come.
He looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, what do you think of the Western Regions?"
"Western Region?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and raised his head to meet Ni Ye's eyes.
"yes."
Ni Ye didn't seem to notice the sarcasm in Li Chengqian's eyes at all.
He was still minding his own business and said: "There are many countries in the Western Region, and the years of war have made the entire Western Region a mess."
"I heard that the Tang Dynasty has now begun to do business with countries in the Western Regions and even major Western countries."
"So I think such a messy situation in the Western Regions is definitely something that the Tang Dynasty does not want to see."
Ni Ye chuckled and said: "After all, doing business in the turbulent Western Region is far less comfortable than doing business in the calm Western Region, are you right?"
"You are right."
"but……"
Li Chengqian picked up the wine glass and took a slow sip before continuing: "The turbulent Western Region is far more profitable than the peaceful Western Region."
Hearing this, Ni Ye was stunned.
He looked at Li Chengqian with a puzzled face and said, "How is this possible?"
"In the turbulent Western Region, merchants are at risk of being intercepted and killed at any time."
"So there are very few people who are willing to go bathing and do business."
"The Tang Dynasty relies on tolls and taxes to make money. With fewer people doing business, the tax revenue Datang can collect will naturally be less."
"Why, His Highness would say, the messy Western Region is actually more profitable
Woolen cloth?"
The reason why he said this was not because he deliberately catered to Li Chengqian, but because he really didn't understand.
For a country, doesn’t it mean that the more people doing business, the more taxes it collects?
But Li Chengqian chuckled, his eyes full of contempt.
It's just that he concealed this contempt so deeply that Ni Ye didn't notice it at all.
"Let me ask Master Ni a question."
Li Chengqian said: "If Lord Ni has a cloth spinning shop, then the higher the output of this cloth spinning shop, the more you will earn, right?"
"yes."
Ni Ye still didn't understand what Li Chengqian meant.
But Li Chengqian had no intention of giving him a thorough explanation.
He thought to himself and said: "If your textile industry was the only one in the world that could produce silk, wouldn't it be more profitable?"
"That's natural."
Ni Ye smiled and said: "If all the silk in the world were in my hands, only my family would make the most money."
Look at the proud look on his face stroking his beard, as if he really owns such a cloth spinning business.
Cheng Yaojin on the side also smiled and said nothing when he saw the appearance of these two people.
Just kidding, if you are doing business with Li Chengqian, let alone Cheng Yaojin, even if Li Shimin comes, he will be plotted by him.
"Besides, your cloth spinning can produce ten pieces of silk every year."
"And these ten pieces of silk are all going to be sold from Chang'an to Luoyang."
"But, on the way, your men suddenly encountered misfortune, and five of them were cut off."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Ni Ye and said, "Tell me, how much did this silk, which originally cost one thousand copper coins, sell for in the end?"
Hearing this, Ni Ye's smile suddenly froze.
Only now did he realize that Li Chengqian had only one meaning.
That is, rare things are valuable. And if you think about it in this way, just compare cloth spinning with the Tang Dynasty, and compare silk with the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, it is not difficult to see Li Chengqian's attitude.
Porcelain, silk, special crafts, and some gold and silver ornaments were only available in the Tang Dynasty.
And because of the chaotic situation in the Western Regions, it is very difficult to transport these goods to the Western Regions.
Therefore, merchants would add prices to their products. What could be bought with one copper plate in the Tang Dynasty would cost five or even ten copper plates in the Western Regions.
In this way, the stakes are already obvious.
Although I have fewer people going to the Western Regions to do business, my products are of high value.
So in the end, I may have earned more than a calm Western Region.
Then why do I need peace in the Western Region?
It's simply meaningless.
Moreover, it was because several Tang merchants were killed that Li Chengqian led the Liangzhou cavalry to kill a large number of people in the Western Regions.
How many more than hundreds of thousands of people from the Western Regions died in that war?
And after this, who would dare to take the idea of a businessman from the Tang Dynasty?
That's just a rat working as an escort for a cat. She wants money rather than her life. She doesn't want to live anymore.
And Li Chengqian, who saw the other party's reaction, naturally would not miss this opportunity.
He said directly: "Master Ni, you gave me gifts, I thank you, and I also thank you for the ministers who received gifts in our Tang Dynasty."
"But there is one thing I have to tell you in advance."
"Not all people in the Tang Dynasty are fools. Don't think that everyone in the world is stupid just because you are stupid..."
As soon as these words came out, Ni Ye couldn't laugh anymore.
Isn’t it obvious what Li Chengqian means?
I understand all your tricks, I just don’t want to say them, but don’t force me.
After a long time, Ni Ye slowly said: "But Your Highness, you are pushing us to the Western Turks side..."