The Tang Dynasty: The Concubine of the Holy Soldier

Chapter 655 What a great handwriting

Chapter 655 What a great handwriting

20 cows? 30 sheep?And 5 taels of gold, this is a huge sum of money!

Gold is non-renewable, and it can be produced in large quantities like copper coins.

The national treasury at this time is the moment when it is empty, if there is this gold.

Then Datang's army is enough to support the crusade for another year.

Thinking of this, Li Er's heart ached, as long as he agreed, then all the gold, cattle and sheep would belong to Datang.

Li Er glanced at Bai Jingyi.

Seeing that Bai Jingyi still had that expression of not wanting to give up at all, he felt uncertain again.

That's right, no matter how many cattle, sheep and gold there are, you have to have a reasonable reason to include them.

After all, as long as these are accepted, it is equivalent to admitting that the Turks are citizens of the Tang Dynasty.

It's not something you can make up your own mind about.

As long as the King of Beiliang and the ministers disagreed, he would naturally not be able to accept it.

Thinking of this, Li Er also had a headache for a while.

At this moment, those ministers also had a lot of feelings in their hearts.

As long as the Western Turks' request is agreed, Datang can directly accept all these cattle, sheep and gold.

Not only is it a big improvement for the national strength, but the territory of Datang has nearly doubled.

This temptation can be described as huge. As long as Datang included the Turks in the territory of Datang, then Datang would truly surpass all previous dynasties.

It has become the country with the most powerful national power, and the Kingdom of Heaven is worthy of its name.

However, the ministers of the aristocratic family remained silent.

After all, Turkic Na was not included in Datang's territory, so their aristocratic family naturally didn't care.

Even if Datang's national strength rises, it will not help their family.

But this undoubtedly strengthened the influence of the royal family.

What's more, the object of support of these aristocratic families has long been the King of Beiliang.

No matter how much Turkic tribute paid, it was not something the King of Beiliang could get.

Therefore, the ministers of these aristocratic families are still unwilling to speak.

As for Cheng Yaojin and other veteran generals, they naturally had a lot of thoughts.

After all, there are so many tributes, which can be described as a huge amount.

With so much gold, it is enough to support Datang to mobilize troops for another whole year.

If Datang can obtain these, then it will be the Turkic betrayal again in the future.

It is also very easy to take down this group of alien beasts.

Although he was very moved by this tribute, the current Bai Jingyi didn't say a word, and naturally these princes and ministers didn't open their mouths either.

At this time, some ministers said to Li Er with some enthusiasm: "My lord, the Western Turks are willing to pay so much tribute to our Tang Dynasty, which is enough to prove that the Western Turks worship our Great Tang! If the Holy Majesty will If this tribute is used on the people of Great Tang, the national power of our Great Tang will surely reach another new level! The Holy One is also destined to be famous in history!"

"My lord, my Great Tang is now a kingdom of heaven. Since these small countries around me voluntarily surrendered and became my vassal states, my Great Tang should naturally not refuse! These small countries seek the protection of Great Tang, we Datang just happens to have this ability, my lord, please agree!"

"My lord, my lord is wise! As long as I include the Turks as a vassal state, I will definitely receive tribute from the Turks in the future! Although the Turkic grasslands are not prosperous enough, the output of cattle and horses is amazing. As long as these Turks are included, then Naturally, my cattle and horses after the Great Tang will not have to worry about it, and the people of the Great Tang will naturally benefit a lot!"

These ministers spoke one after another.

But Bai Jingyi said very disdainfully: "You people, don't you only value immediate interests?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials who had just spoken were silent.

After all, the King of Beiliang was something they couldn't afford to mess with.

Li Er also rubbed his temples and said, "King of Beiliang, what's your opinion?"

Bai Jingyi snorted softly and said, "My Majesty, the Turks originally lived on the grasslands and had very few resources. What's more, the East and West Turks are still in civil strife! How could they give out so much gold to pay tribute?" Datang?"

"What's more, with so much gold, I don't know how many Turkic people have been exploited. The money of these people is harvested, and they must either freeze to death or starve to death! They can treat their own people like this, let alone in the future. Da Tang to me?"

"How can such a beastly behavior still appear on the territory of my Great Tang?"

As soon as Bai Jingyi said his words, all the officials behind him started a discussion.

"That's right, these Turks are already poor, otherwise they wouldn't be able to attack my Tang Dynasty again and again, and they wouldn't be able to obtain these gold, cattle and sheep out of thin air, presumably they either robbed my Datang, or came from It is simply an act of a beast to search it from the hands of the Turkic people!"

"Presumably these envoys from the Western Turks came here with a conspiracy. I am so poor that I am starving to death, how can I still donate so much gold? There must be a conspiracy of the Western Turks!"

"That's right, it must be that the Western Turks and Eastern Turks are now in a war. They took out these things just to seek the help of the Tang Dynasty to send troops to eliminate their opponents. If the Eastern Turks were really destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, then the Turkic Grasslands would be destroyed." After completing the agreement, by then, wouldn’t these bastards still turn against me, Datang?”

Bai Jingyi continued: "My Majesty! These Western Turkic bastards treat their own people like this. They are willing to give away so many golden cattle and sheep as tribute to the Tang Dynasty. It is simply wolfish ambition!"

"If the Holy Majesty lets them stay in the court as officials, isn't it raising tigers?"

"Does His Majesty think that in the eyes of these Turkic beasts, Tang Dynasty is more important than their compatriots?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Er became completely suspicious.

That's right, these Turks are originally poor places, but they are willing to use so many resources to pay tribute to my Tang Dynasty.

Most of their people must be killed or injured, and they can treat their own people like this.

What's more, if they are included in the territory in the future, let them serve as officials in the court.

Maybe Datang will do any harm.

Although golden cattle and sheep are attractive, the harm behind this is also huge.

Li Er not only had some doubts about the conspiracy of these Western Turks.

And the Western Turks are being discussed by everyone.

Now the direction of civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty has directly changed, making the sweat on the forehead of the Western Turkic envoys like soybeans.

If the king of Tang suddenly ordered not to accept it at this time, wouldn't his purpose be in vain?
What's more, the King of Northern Liang was already eyeing the Western Turks, and it was doubtful whether he could get out of Chang'an City.

The envoys of the Western Turks lay motionless on the ground, not even daring to breathe.

(End of this chapter)