Fang Jun sat on the couch and stretched his limbs. He was really not used to the kneeling etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. After a while, his legs were numb and bruised. However, this image was a bit indecent and even rude. Fortunately, Li Xiaogong Although he is a member of the clan, he has been hanging around in the military. His temperament incorporates many of the military's bold and bold style and habits that do not adhere to red tape, so he doesn't take it seriously.
Li Xiaogong pointed Fang Jun with his finger and said solemnly: "Although I met you for the first time, I have always been grateful. If you hadn't been the backbone of the country and refused to marry, pay tribute, cede land, and make indemnities, my beloved daughter would have been He will be married to Tubo and shoulder the important task of making peace between the two countries. Although he has his country at heart, he is willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty at any time, even if he dies on the battlefield and is shrouded in horse leather! But as a father, he can only watch as if he is as beautiful as a flower. The precious daughter has to go far away to the Tubo Plateau, where she will live with those filthy, savage and ignorant Hu people for the rest of her life. She will be tortured and will never be able to be happy at the knees of her parents again. That feeling is worse than a sharp sword piercing the body with an axe. It’s hard to bear more! So, I have to remind you that money is important, but there are some forbidden areas that you must not touch. Once serious consequences occur, even if His Majesty wants to protect you, he will not be able to protect you!"
Haha, after all, is this really Princess Wencheng’s father?
Fang Jun deeply agreed with Li Xiaogong's words.
It is true that for the entire nation, Princess Wencheng's achievements cannot be erased. It was her existence that at least maintained the peace between Tang Dynasty and Tubo for decades. But for the parents at home, who wants their daughter to marry to distant Tibet? , can we never see each other again in this life?
I just don’t know what he, the little princess who failed to become Princess Wencheng, looks like?
Fang Jun was grateful for Li Xiaogong's heartfelt reminder and advice, but he had his own ideas...
"Your Majesty, are you just like Na Lu Dongzan, thinking that your nephew is planning this just for money?" Fang Jun smiled proudly.
If you dig a hole for someone else, not only will that person not be able to see it, but even onlookers will not understand the mystery.
This feeling is very proud and refreshing...
"Isn't it?" Li Xiaogong was stunned.
Fang Jun turned around and glanced at the door.
"Don't worry, there are my own guards guarding the door. No one will come close to eavesdrop." Seeing Fang Jun's mysterious look, Li Xiaogong was also a little curious.
It's obviously just a business deal, so why is there other mystery behind it?
Fang Jun stood up, sat next to Li Xiaogong, poured wine for him, and whispered: "Your Majesty, just imagine, if this kind of wine can be welcomed by the people of the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely bring a lot of profits to Tubo, then What will happen?”
What situation?
Li Xiaogong said angrily: "It will inevitably make Tubo stronger and stronger, which will lead to ambitions. It will conquer the east and the west. Our Tang Dynasty's western frontier will never have peace!"
"Uh..." Fang Jun was a little dumbfounded. He thought this prince was so smart, but he turned out to be a political novice...
"Your Majesty, Confucius said that you must look at the essence of things through their phenomena. You only saw that it might lead to the growing national power of Tubo, but why didn't you see that this would cause conflicts among the Tibetan nobles? Why didn't you see that? When the time comes, Tubo will be in danger of food shortage?"
Li Xiaogong raised his eyebrows and vigorously rummaged through the small amount of ink in his stomach. Did Confucius say this?
No impression...
But regardless of who said it, it seems to have some insightful philosophy.
Moreover, what Fang Jun said really moved Li Xiaogong.
Once highland barley wine brings a large amount of profits, the Tibetan buffoons who are used to poverty will inevitably flock to it and compete endlessly for this tempting big cake. Even Lu Dongzan cannot hide it.
If you eat alone, you must take it out and distribute the profits.
This means that the brewing of highland barley wine will surely set off a craze in Tubo.
What are the raw materials of highland barley wine?
Highland barley!
As the main food of the Tubo people who already have a small output, the consequence of large-scale brewing of highland barley wine is that it will drastically lead to food shortages and even lead to famine!
but……
"Perhaps at the beginning, those Tubo barbarians may not see through the pros and cons of this, but once highland barley wine causes food shortages, Tubo's Zanpu and the court will definitely not be able to sit idly by and just issue a restriction order, and the food crisis will naturally be solved."
Li Xiaogong thought that Fang Jun took things for granted.
"Restraining order?" Fang Jun sneered. "The prince just said something right, money is very important, but it's a pity that you still don't have a deep understanding of how important money is! Everything in the world cannot be evaluated, it just depends on the value.
It’s just a matter of geometry. If there is a 50% profit, some people will take desperate risks. If there is a 100% profit, some people will dare to trample all laws in the world. If there is a 300% profit, then some people will dare to commit any crime.
Even risking being punished! When those poor Tubo bumpkins taste the huge profits, do you think they can still control their desires? Even if the Tubo Zamp puts a knife on their necks,
They will still secretly brew highland barley wine! So the question is, a large amount of highland barley is used to make wine, what do people eat?"
Seeing the bright smile on Fang Jun's face, Li Xiaogong shivered.
Too cruel, too evil...
What do people eat?
Tubo has a serfdom system, and there are very few civilians. Except for the nobles, they are slaves. Cattle, sheep, and horses are the private property of noble slave owners. Will they slaughter cattle, sheep, and horses for slaves to eat when there is a famine?
Absolutely not!
Moreover, the territory of Tubo is extremely cold and freezing, with only glaciers and barren mountains, and even grass cannot grow easily!
The consequences of a large amount of highland barley being used for brewing and not being able to effectively curb it will result in the Tibetan people having nothing to eat. If there is another natural disaster, famine will really be raging, starvation will be everywhere, and people will change their sons to eat...
Li Xiaogong couldn't help but feel his scalp numb just thinking about that miserable situation!
How could this seemingly rough and kind-hearted boy be able to get along with someone so desperate in the blink of an eye?
Taking a deep breath, Li Xiaogong said in a deep voice: "Although I am the king of Tang Dynasty and I am an enemy rather than a friend of Tibet, I still have to say that although this plan is wonderful, it will harm the peace of the world.
This is not what a gentleman would do!"
Fang Jun rolled his eyes...
Come on, it’s the same thing again. Is it interesting to talk about your hypocrisy?
If you have the ability, go and talk to the Turks, the Tubos, the Jurchens, and Kublai Khan about what it means to be a benevolent person who loves others, and what it means to be harmful to the harmony of heaven and earth!
When those grassland peoples get the opportunity to wreak havoc in the Central Plains, will they care whether you hurt Tianhe?
They don't believe this. What they firmly believe is to subjugate the country and annihilate the race, and massacre all the Han people in order to occupy this fertile land forever!
However, Fang Jun's plan was not really to starve all the Tibetan people to death.
For a time traveler, those heinous massacres in history can indeed easily arouse resonance among the same race. But other than that, that kind of hatred has long since dissipated a lot with the process of history.
Will there be people who, because the people around them are Mongolian or Manchu, will take advantage of them and argue that what you did was wrong in the massacre back then, and now we Han people are going to fight back?
Fifty-six ethnic groups are one family. This is not a slogan.
With the long-term integration of ethnic groups, coupled with the rapid development of transportation and information, people are getting to know each other better and better. The clear distinction between ethnic groups like the ancient times no longer exists.
My father is Han, my mother is Manchu, my classmates are Mongolian, and my wife is Miao...
Situations like this are commonplace.
The antagonism between ethnic groups no longer exists.
In Fang Jun's eyes, whether the ancestors of the Jurchens living among the white mountains and black waters now or the Tubo nomads on the plateau, they will all have the same nationality in later generations.
"We don't need to starve the Tubo people to death. Have you forgotten the Dong Datang Trading Company? We can use the Dong Datang Trading Company to deliver food to the famine-stricken Tubo! As long as the Tubo behave well, we will sell them food. If they
If they are ready to make a move and are unwilling to surrender, then cut off their food rations!"
Fang Jun had another intention, which he didn't tell Li Xiaogong clearly.
Having said that, Li Xiaogong doesn’t understand either...
The rise of highland barley wine will surely cause a large amount of Tang money to flow into Tubo, integrating the Tubo economy with the Tang Dynasty. At that time, only a simple currency devaluation will be needed to reduce the huge amount of money earned by the Tubo nobles.
The wealth was plundered, and Tubo returned to its past overnight!
At the same time, with the exchanges between the two countries, the culture of the Tang Dynasty will inevitably take advantage of the situation. If we can guide it, the fact of cultural invasion will easily result.
Just like what Europeans did in South America and their colonies around the world, read our books, speak our words, and write our words...
A hundred years later, who can still tell which is the Han and which is the Tubo?
This is the real way to open up new territories and build a foundation that will last forever!