Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 134 Second Prince Nidu

"There are two princes in this country. The eldest prince agrees with his father and has always supported Tubo. However, the second prince, Harisan, has traveled in neighboring countries and has a close relationship with these countries. He really wants to persuade the king to agree with Tubo. Small neighboring countries unite to fight against Tubo.”

When Li Ke heard the news, his spirit was lifted.

The strength of Tubo is a historical trend. If I don't forcibly change my fate against the sky, this plateau kingdom will become a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

But Li Ke is not sure about attacking Tubo now.

Therefore, he kept looking for opportunities to cause trouble for Tubo.

Now a natural ally has arrived, giving him this opportunity.

The two princes have the same interests as their own, so they can use him to persuade the king of Nivalo to change the banner of the Nibala country and resist Tubo.

Thinking of this, Li Ke immediately ordered Xizuo to keep an eye on the movements of the second prince, and once he arrived in Shu, immediately invite him to see him.

In the following time, Li Ke continued to develop production, and he recently focused on the expansion of the textile factory.

Textile factories have been built everywhere in Sichuan, which has basically reached saturation. However, the chamber of commerce is still building new factories all over the country, and there are still a large number of areas that need to be planned.

But building a new factory area is not just about building a factory and recruiting some people.

Although these ordinary farmers are very familiar with traditional weaving, they don't know much about new textile machinery, so they need to be led by masters who are proficient in this field.

Therefore, Li Ke had to dispatch people from Shu to provide guidance in various regions.

The personnel of the Shudi Textile Factory have more experience, higher quality, and stronger ability to accept new things, so whenever Li Ke has any new ideas, he uses them for experiments in Shudi.

For example, fresh cloth such as cotton cloth was first put into production in Shu.

This cotton was only an ornamental crop in the Tang Dynasty, and was not used in the textile industry. The fabrics generally used by rich and noble families were brocade silk and other silk fabrics, while ordinary people mostly used coarse cloth made of kudzu hemp and other raw materials.

The cost is very different between the two, and the price is naturally very different.

Cotton cloth is far more comfortable and warm than Gema coarse cloth, and the price is almost the same. Therefore, once the cotton cloth produced by the textile factory is on the market, it has been loved by the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the supply is simply in short supply.

At this time, Li Ke had promoted cotton to farms everywhere, expanded cotton production, provided raw materials for textile mills, and then increased the production of cotton cloth.

Recently, Li Ke has studied the production of woolen sweaters. This woolen sweater is elegant and luxurious, has excellent warmth retention and is light to wear. Once the research is successful, it should be very attractive to people in cold regions.

But this thing also has disadvantages. If woolen sweaters are to be put into mass production, they must have wool.At present, the wool supply in Shu is too small to supply textile mills, and he needs to purchase wool from other countries.

Although the surrounding countries produce large amounts of wool, they do not export much. After all, people in these countries rely on wool and fur for warmth, and the demand for wool is also strong.

For a while, it was difficult for Li Ke to raise more wool, which also made him difficult.

At this moment, Gu Wu came to report that the second prince of Nivalo Kingdom had arrived in Shu.

In the palace of the Prince of Shu, the lobby has been completely refurbished. There are short-legged desks and tables with wine cups and tea cups on the desks, as if for a banquet.

Officials from all levels of the Chengdu government gathered in the lobby. They all sat behind the table on the left side of the lobby, all of them raised their heads high and their chests high, full of energy.

Everyone is waiting for the distinguished guest of the King of Shu, the second prince of Niboluo Kingdom, to attend the banquet.

As soon as the appointed time came, the servants outside the door came to pass the message, and the second prince arrived.

Li Ke asked them to come in, and not long after, he saw a group of more than ten people coming to the lobby.

Judging by their attire, among the ten people, only the two who walked in the front were big shots in the Nivara Kingdom, and the rest were guards.

The first person, about thirty years old, dressed luxuriously, should be the second prince of the Nivaro Kingdom. Behind him was an old man with a gray beard and a hunched body. The old man was also dressed in a gray brocade suit, and he seemed to be a civil servant.

The second prince was dressed in a bright red brocade suit, covered with a thick woolen gown, he was quite tall, with straight eyebrows and eyes, he looked a bit majestic.

As soon as he walked in, he bowed slightly, stroked his left chest with his right hand, and performed a courtesy.

"Nidu, the second prince of the Nivalo Kingdom, and Toli, the commander of his own country, have met His Royal Highness the King of Shu!"

Li Ke softly called "Duo Li Ping Shen" and invited him to sit down.

Nanidu and Toli behind him sat on the right side of Li Ke respectively. Li Ke clapped his hands again and asked the servants to bring the food and wine.

The maids filed in and served wine and food for everyone in the venue. Li Ke was the first to toast and drink with everyone.

After having a drink, Li Ke spoke first: "Why did His Highness the Second Prince come to our country this time?"

The Nibala Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty were not actually bordering each other. There was Tubo in the middle. There must be a reason why he came to visit the Tang Dynasty.

The second prince hesitated a little, Li Ke said with a smile: "Second prince, don't worry too much. This king has always been hospitable, and he has a good impression of the southwestern countries. This time, seeing you crossing the highlands, you came to visit my Tang, and you want to have a heart with my Tang. Once diplomatic relations are reached, this king will have the heart to make friends with the second prince."

After a short pause, Li Ke said again: "I still have some friends in the court. If the second prince encounters difficulties in Chang'an, I can help you a little."

The second prince saluted again at this time: "Thank you, King of Shu, the prestige of King Shu is well known to me in the Nivalo Kingdom. To tell you the truth, it is a great honor for Xiaowang to be invited by King Shu this time."

He glanced back at the old man Tolly again, and the two of them made eye contact before turning around again.

The second prince stood up at this time, and said respectfully: "This time, Xiao Wang went to Chang'an to promote trade with Datang. I, Niboluo, intend to sell spices, furs and other goods to Datang in exchange for the benefits of Datang. Silk cloth."

"Oh?" Li Ke thought about it for a while, then smiled lightly, "There has always been very little trade between your country and our Tang Dynasty, why this time..."

Because Tubo is separated in the middle, there is very little trade between Nibala and the Tang Dynasty. When Li Ke wanted to buy wool a few days ago, he also thought about this country, but later he was told that the price of goods sold in this country was extremely expensive, so he took this The idea was dismissed.

The second prince smiled awkwardly: "The reason why our country has very little contact with the Tang Dynasty is mainly because the Tubo Plateau lies across it, making it inconvenient to travel... But now the Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous, and the cloth and silk it produces are cheap and high-quality. Very popular inside.”

"It's just... I want to buy silk cloth in the Niboluo Kingdom, and I usually buy it from Tubo. The cost in the middle..."

(End of this chapter)