Fang Jun was still smiling, showing a fox-like smile: "More land and less land cannot represent whether a country is strong, is that the truth? You may say that on the contrary, the more cities occupied, the more powerful the country is.
! It is not unreasonable to say so, but it is obviously very unsighted! Our Emperor once said, use copper as a guide to correct your clothes, use people as a guide to understand gains and losses, and use history as a guide to know the ups and downs. If
To say that it covers a vast area, no one can compare to the Han Dynasty. It was eight thousand miles from east to west, from the coast in the south to the polar regions in the north. It was at its peak. But what? Such a powerful dynasty would inevitably fall apart and be wiped out. No matter how much Tubo occupied,
No matter how many cities we plunder, can we compare with the strong men?"
"This...is exactly the ambition of our Tubo men."
Lu Dongzan was a little embarrassed and said.
You kid, aren’t you asking questions knowingly? Where in Tubo can it be as powerful as the Han Dynasty? Not to mention our Tubo, we are your Tang Dynasty. It seems that there are flowers and brocades cooking oil on the fire, but if you want to catch up with the past,
It is unlikely that he will be a strong man.
However, there was one sentence in Fang Jun's words that caught the attention of Lu Dongzan and Li Xiaogong...
Use copper as a guide to correct your clothes, use people as a guide to understand gains and losses, and use history as a guide to know the ups and downs.
Lu Dongzan admired in his heart, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was indeed extremely talented, wise, and mighty. This sentence was really good, and he was no less generous than the sages of ancient times. Such a wise king is really my sorrow for Tubo...
And Li Xiaogong murmured in his heart, when did His Majesty say such words? Such a philosophical and wise saying, if His Majesty said it, it should be widely praised, but why have I never heard it?
Fang Jun was younger and smiled even at his age. He stood up and filled the wine glasses in front of them. Then he sat up straight and praised Lu Dong: "The Prime Minister is the Prime Minister of Tubo. He is a great man of his generation. His strategy and knowledge are naturally far superior to those of others.
Even if we are the great Tang Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who can rival it..."
Lu Dongzan was a little shy. Although he was very proud, he said modestly: "Erlang is wrong. The people of Dongzan Huawai always look up to the heaven and admire the celebrities today. How dare they compare with these sages? The great Tang Dynasty is prosperous.
There are beautiful things, outstanding people, and heroes everywhere, far beyond what Tubo can compare with. Therefore, with the heart of a pilgrim, I came to the Tang Dynasty to consult, learn, and seek help, and I often visited the knowledgeable people.
Cheese……"
Fang Jun nodded: "Well, so-and-so counts as one."
"Uh..." Lu Dongzan was stunned.
"Poof", it was Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong who spit out a mouthful of wine...
Lu Dongzan looked at Fang Jun in astonishment and said to himself, I know you are shameless, but to be so shameless is your fault, right?
Li Xiaogong, who was rude in front of others, was a little embarrassed, his face turned red, and he scolded Fang Jun to cover up his rudeness: "Speak well! Who do you think you are, and you dare to consider yourself a knowledgeable person?"
Fang Jun didn't take it seriously and invited him to drink. The three of them had a drink.
"You two think that I am arrogant and shameless, so let me ask you, what does it mean to be a knowledgeable person?"
This question may seem simple, but it is very profound. Lu Dongzan pondered for a moment and replied solemnly: "If you retreat to be the king of the world, and then to open up territories for the empire, you can be called a man of insight."
Li Xiaogong also replied: "With a beautiful mind, all things in the world are in your heart, you can be called a wise man."
Fang Jun held the wine glass and raised his eyebrows: "They are all right, but they are not perfect. During the Han Dynasty, Liu Gengsheng once said to Liu Gengsheng, 'All wise men in the world will feel sad for a single step.
"The temple must not be fed with blood." Although a certain person is not talented, he is willing to learn from Liu Xiang and seek a prosperous life for the world's cold and miserable people, who will not be invaded by cold or heat. Do you think that he can be regarded as a knowledgeable person? "
The two were silent.
Instead of making fun of Fang Jun's behavior of dropping his book bag, Li Xiaogong cupped his hand and raised his wine glass: "All the wise men in the world must have a place as one of the second men. This glass of wine is for those who are heartbroken and sour in the world!"
Lu Dongzan was also a little moved. He raised his wine glass and shouted: "To those in the world who are heartbroken and sore-nosed!"
A glass of strong wine went down my throat, my mood was agitated, my eyes were red, but I almost shed tears.
It's not that I'm tired of strong alcohol, but I feel something in my heart.
If we talk about the people in the world who feel cold and bitter, who is more miserable than the people of Tubo?
I think that the people of Tubo are stubborn, optimistic, and unyielding by nature. They have the noblest beliefs and the simplest folk customs in the world, but they have to live on the plateau with cold wind, snow, and freezing ground for generations, and lack of clothes.
If you eat less, which day will you not be fighting against heaven and earth for survival?
In order to survive, we can only invade those warm lands. Even if it is just a small city or a valley, we can grow more food and feed more people!
Of all the people in the world, why do we, the descendants of Tubo, have to be imprisoned on this cold and desolate plateau for the rest of our lives, bearing the most vicious curse?
Thalu Dongzan, who is just thirty-three years old this year, was born into the wealthiest family in Tubo, but he has never enjoyed a prosperous life in a warm yurt with his lovely wife and concubine in his arms, sipping highland barley wine and butter tea.
Since adulthood, he has traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the plateau, every mountain ridge, every glacier, every river, every sunny slope... The cold wind and frost on the plateau have transformed his young and handsome appearance.
The wind caused wrinkles like that of an old farmer, but it also honed his ideals as hard as stone!
He, Lu Dongzan, in this life, did not hesitate to dedicate his years and even his own life for the survival of the Tubo people...
He doesn’t want a spoiled wife or concubine, he doesn’t want gold and silver, he doesn’t want a wife and son. He only wants to follow the great and heroic Zanpu and strive for a warm and prosperous life for the descendants of the Tubo people!
Lu Dongzan felt a little excited, and heard Fang Jun's slightly deep voice: "This kind of highland barley wine has an excellent taste, and the brewing method is also very simple. Even the most ordinary people can make it with a little training.
Brew it yourself. Since ancient times, salt, iron, and wine have been the most profitable industries. Prime Minister, just imagine how much profit it will bring to Tubo if this kind of highland barley wine can be welcomed by the people of Tang Dynasty.
?”
Ludong praised and was shocked!
He instantly opened his eyes wide, looked at Fang Jun in disbelief, and asked in a trembling voice: "Tubo has benefited, what can Erlang get from it?"
Fang Jun's words made Lu Dongzan immediately think of a lot of money!
If this kind of wine can really sell well all over the world as Fang Jun said, then Tubo's national power will definitely rise by more than one level! But Fang Jun is an official of the Tang Dynasty, the future emperor's son-in-law, and there is even a Tang Dynasty in front of him
The king of the royal family and the county, when he said these words, he was not afraid of being accused of being an enemy?
Fang Jun smiled and didn't care: "Everything in the world is for profit; everything in the world is for profit. I am not a saint, let alone a Tubo man. How could I take such a big risk and give it to him for nothing?"
A prosperous and stable future for the Tubo people?"
Once this kind of highland barley wine opens up the market, it will not only bring a lot of tax revenue to Tubo, but also the most direct impact, a large amount of profits will improve the lives of thousands of Tubo people!
Isn’t this what I have been pursuing all my life?
Lu Dongzan controlled his emotions, stared at Fang Jun with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "What do you need?"
I secretly swore in my heart that as long as Fang Jun's conditions were not too excessive and he would be scolded by Zamp when he went back, he would still get this formula!
Fang Jun glanced at Li Xiaogong, who was silent, and then said to Lu Dongzan: "It's very simple. From now on, the trade between Tubo and Datang will be all handled by Dongdatang Company. Listen clearly, that's all!
No matter what you want to buy or sell, you must go through Dong Datang Trading Company!"
Lu Dongzan left with a lot of confusion.
How could he not know that there were actually members of the royal family in the Dong Datang business house that was making a lot of noise? Fang Jun's proposal seemed a bit dangerous to Lu Dongzan, because he couldn't see what Fang Jun was thinking...
…
It did not order Tibet to buy and sell what it wanted, but it only stipulated that sales must go through the hands of the Eastern Datang merchants.
It seemed logical, but Lu Dongzan felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Therefore, he did not give Fang Jun a definite answer. He had to carefully consider the pros and cons, even if he was determined to get the formula in Fang Jun's hands!
Watching Lu Dongzan leave, Li Xiaogong breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Fang Jun with complicated thoughts, and sighed: "Boy, do you know that you are playing with fire?"