Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 480 Highland Barley Wine

Fang Jun sat on the couch and stretched his limbs. He was really not used to the Tang Dynasty's kneeling etiquette, but after a while, his legs were already bruised and numb.It's just that this image is a bit indecent, and even a little rude. Fortunately, although Li Xiaogong is a clan, he has been hanging out in the army. His temper is a combination of a lot of the military's heroic style and habits that are not bound by red tape, so he doesn't take it seriously. .

Li Xiaogong pointed his finger at Fang Jun and said solemnly, "Although I met you for the first time, I have always been grateful. If it wasn't for your discord at the backbone of the country, not paying tribute, not ceding land, or making indemnities, then my beloved daughter would have He will be married to Tubo and undertake the important task of reconciliation between the two countries. Although a certain country is in his heart, he is willing to charge for the Tang Dynasty at any time, even if he dies on the battlefield. The precious daughter is going to go to the Tubo Plateau and live with those filthy, savage and ignorant Hu people in this life. It will be hard to deal with! So, I have to remind you that money is important, but there are some forbidden places, you must not touch it, if it causes serious consequences, even if your Majesty wants to protect you, it will not be able to protect you!"

Hehe, after all, this is really Princess Wencheng's father?
Fang Jun deeply agreed with Li Xiaogong's remarks.

It is true that for the entire nation, Princess Wencheng's achievements cannot be denied. It is her existence that has at least maintained the peace between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo for decades.But for the parents in the family, who hopes that the Pearl of the Palm will marry in the distant Tibet, and will never see each other again in this life?

I just don't know what he looks like, the little princess who failed to become Princess Wencheng?
Fang Jun was grateful for Li Xiaogong's heartfelt reminder and advice, but he had his own ideas...

"My lord, do you, like Na Lu Dongzan, just think that this little nephew is taking precautions just for the sake of money?" Fang Jun smiled smugly.

Digging a hole for others, not only that person can't see it, but also bystanders can't understand the mystery.

This feeling, very proud, very cool...

"Isn't it?" Li Xiaogong was stunned.

Fang Jun turned back and glanced at the door.

"Don't worry, the king's guard is guarding the door, and no one will come close to eavesdropping." Seeing Fang Jun's mysterious appearance, Li Xiaogong was also a little curious.

Obviously it is a business, how can there be other mysteries?

Fang Jun stood up, sat beside Li Xiaogong, filled him with wine, and said in a low voice, "My lord, 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 is the situation?

Li Xiaogong said angrily: "It will inevitably make the Tubo country stronger and stronger, which will lead to high ambitions. It will definitely conquer the east and the west, and there will be no peace in the western borders of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Uh..." Fang Jun was a little dumbfounded, thinking how smart this prince is, it turns out to be a political idiot...

"My lord, Confucius said that you should see the essence of things through the appearance of things. You only saw that it might lead to the prosperity of the Tubo country, but why didn't you see that this move would lead to conflicts between the Tubo nobles? Why didn't you see it? When you arrive, there will be a fear of food shortages in Tubo?"

Li Xiaogong twitched his eyebrows and vigorously tossed the little ink in his stomach. Did Confucius ever say that?

Not impressed...

But no matter who said it, it seems to be quite philosophical.

And what Fang Jun said did make Li Xiaogong quite moved.

Once the highland barley wine brings a lot of profits, it will inevitably make the poor and accustomed Tubo native turtles swarm to rush to fight for this attractive big cake, even Lu Dongzan, it is impossible to hide the tuck If you are eating alone, you must take it out and distribute the profits.

As a result, the brewing of highland barley wine will surely set off a boom in Tibet.

And what are the raw materials of highland barley wine?
Highland barley!

As the main food of the Tibetan people, who have little output, the consequence of large-scale brewing of highland barley wine is a sharp shortage of food and even famine!

but……

"Maybe at the beginning, those Tibetan barbarians may not see the pros and cons of this, but once the highland barley wine causes food shortages, the Tibetan Zamp and the court must not sit idly by. With only the next restriction order, the food crisis will be solved naturally."

Li Xiaogong thought Fang Jun had taken it for granted.

"Restraining order?" Fang Jun sneered. "My lord just said the right thing. Money is very important. It's a pity that you still don't realize how important money is! There is nothing in the world that can't be negotiated, it just depends on the value. If there is a 50.00% profit If there is a [-]% profit, some people will dare to trample on all the laws of the world; if there is a [-]% profit, they will dare to commit any crimes, and even risk being mollified! When those poor Whoosh, the Tubo land turtles have tasted huge profits, do you think they can still control their desires? Even if Zanpu of Tubo puts a knife on their necks, they will still secretly brew highland barley wine in private! So the question is, a lot of highland barley is used to make wine, so what do people eat?"

Seeing Fang Jun's bright smile on his face, Li Xiaogong shivered.

Too sinister, too evil...

What do people eat?
Tubo was a serf system, and there were few common people, except for the nobles, who were slaves.And 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 terrain in Tubo is cold and freezing, except for glaciers, which are barren mountains, and even grasses are not easy to grow!

If a large amount of highland barley is used for winemaking and cannot be effectively contained, it will cause the Tibetan people to have nothing to wrap their stomachs.

As long as Li Xiaogong thought about such a miserable situation, his scalp could not help tingling!
How could this seemingly crude and honest boy get along with such a desperate plan in the blink of an eye?

After taking a deep breath, Li Xiaogong said solemnly: "Although this king is the King of the Tang Dynasty and is not a friend to that Tubo, this king still has to say, this plan is good, but it hurts the peace. Not a gentleman!"

Fang Jun rolled his eyes...

Come on, it's the same thing again, is it interesting that you guys are hypocritical?

If you have the ability, go talk to the Turks, the Tubos, the Jurchens, and Kublai Khan about what is meant by a benevolent person loving others, and what is meant by harming heaven and harmony!

When those prairie peoples get the chance to wreak havoc on the Central Plains, will they care whether you hurt the peace or not?
They don't believe this. What they believe in is the subjugation of the country and the genocide of the species. Only by slaughtering the Han people can they occupy this fertile land forever!
However, Fang Jun's plan was not really to starve the Tibetans to death.

For a traveler, those heinous massacres in history can indeed easily resonate with the same race.But apart from that, that hatred has long since dissipated a lot with the course of history.

Some people will argue that the massacre of the past year was wrong because the people around them are Mongolian or Manchu, and now we Han people want to kill them back?

56 ethnic groups are one family, this is not a slogan.

The long-term integration of ethnic groups, coupled with the rapid development of transportation and information, has made people more and more aware of each other, and the situation of clear distinctions between ethnic groups in ancient times has long since ceased to exist.

Father is Han, mother is Manchu, classmate is Mongolian, wife is Miao...

Such situations are commonplace.

The confrontation between nations has long since ceased to exist.

In Fang Jun's eyes, whether the ancestors of the Jurchens living in the white mountains and the black waters, or the Tibetans who nomadic on the plateau, in later generations, they are all of the same nationality.

"We don't need to starve the Tubo people to death, have you forgotten the Dongda Tang business? We can send food to the famined Tibetans through the Dongdatang business! As long as the Tibetans are obedient, we will sell them food. If you are unwilling to surrender, then cut off their rations!"

Fang Jun had another layer of intentions, and he didn't tell Li Xiaogong clearly.

Having said that, Li Xiaogong doesn't understand either...

The rise of highland barley wine will surely make a large amount of Tang money flow into Tubo, and the economy of Tubo will be integrated with the Tang Dynasty.At that time, it only takes a simple devaluation of the currency to plunder the huge wealth earned by the Tubo aristocrats and make the Tubo return to the past overnight!
At the same time, with the exchanges between the two countries, Datang culture will inevitably come in, if it can be guided from it, the fact of cultural aggression is easy to cause.

Read our books, speak our words, write our words, as the Europeans did in South America and colonies all over the world...

A hundred years later, who can tell which is Han and which is Tubo?

This is the real pioneering of the territory, and the foundation of the indomitable foundation!
(End of this chapter)