Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 141

A group of people rushed to the palace, and the guards at the gate had already informed that the second prince, Nidu, had just entered and was reporting to the king about the trade situation with Datang this time.

The eldest prince and Keti hurried in, they wanted to see how this Nidu made a trade with Datang.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he heard Nidu say loudly to the king: "This time I received a courtesy reception in the Tang Dynasty, and I had a good talk with His Royal Highness Shu King. Our country has reached a long-term trade!"

"impossible!"

The eldest prince Mosang couldn't bear Nidu's bragging, and he opened his mouth to refute it as soon as he entered.

"Oh? How is it impossible?" Nidu turned around and looked at the eldest prince coldly.

The eldest prince hurried over: "You... What deal did you make with Datang?"

The second prince raised his head: "Silk cloth!"

The eldest prince was surprised, the silk cloth produced in Tang Dynasty was in short supply, if it was really possible to receive silk cloth from Datang, there would be no shortage of buyers in the country.

He hurriedly asked: "Then... what about the price? Everyone in the world knows that there are heavy taxes on goods transiting through Tibet. You must pay several times the price to buy these silks, right?"

At this time, the old king also said in a deep voice: "Nidu, you have to pay a lot of city taxes to transport the goods from Datang..."

The old king was old and had become obsessed with women in recent years, his health was deteriorating, and he was out of breath after only a few words.

Nidu smiled lightly, and said: "We don't need to pay the city tax. The goods are shipped by the people of Datang themselves, and they have their own delivery channels. Moreover, the prices of these goods are very fair. It is [-]% higher than the local price in Datang!"

"How is it possible? Don't talk about it!" Mo Sang said angrily.

Originally they bought silk cloth from Tubo, the price was at least several times higher than the original price, now the price negotiated by Nidu is so cheap, how can people believe it?

Even if the city tax deducted by Tubo, the transportation cost on the optical road, and the damage cost are not included, it is impossible to only add [-]%!
"You must be lying!"

Mosang pointed directly at Nidu, furious.

"Cough cough!"

At this time, the old king coughed a few times and raised his hand to signal Mosang to be quiet.

"Nidu, it can't be that the people from Tang Dynasty shoddy the inferior goods and sold you the price of the superior goods?"

The old king said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Mosang immediately hugged his father's thigh, echoing: "Yes! It must be so! Nidu, don't be fooled!"

His tone was eccentric, and anyone who heard it would know that he was not caring about his younger brother at all, but deliberately accusing him of making things difficult.

Modu ignored him and bowed to the king: "Father, I brought back some samples this time. If you don't believe me, just take a look at the samples and you will know!"

As he spoke, he waved to Toli who was behind him. Toli quickly ran out, and soon brought two soldiers in.

The two soldiers came in with a load, which was filled with silk and cloth.

"Father, this is the silk cloth supplied by Datang this time, you can take a look!"

Mo Sang raised his eyes to look at the load, and when he saw it, he was terrified.

The silk in this cargo load, judging from the style and texture, you can tell that it is high-quality goods, even better than the silk robe he is wearing.

At this time, the old king had already taken the silk from the guards. He glanced at it and stroked it a few times, with a smile on his face.

"Not bad! The quality of this silk is very good. When it arrives, send a few copies to me..."

At this moment, he was still touching the silk and refused to let go. Nidu took advantage of the situation and said: "Father, these two loads of goods are a personal gift from His Highness the King of Shu. One load was given to me by him, and the other load was given to me by him." It was given to my father. The King of Shu said that he admired his father’s grace and wanted me to pay my respects to him on his behalf!”

These few words of flattery made the old king laugh, obviously very satisfied.

"In this way, the king will accept it!"

Under the main hall, Mo Sang saw that his heart was filled with anger.

This silk trade can bring a steady stream of wealth to the country, and Nidu will definitely be appreciated by the king.

Moreover, it is conceivable that Nidu manages this tight trade, and the oil and water in it can be imagined. If things go on like this, he will definitely be able to accumulate a lot of wealth and use it to buy courtiers.

At that time, the king and ministers were all on Nidu's side, and the situation became extremely critical.

Back in his palace, Mosang became more and more angry as he thought about it, he threw off his shoes before reaching the lobby, and walked back barefoot.

"Hmph! This bastard actually made him take such a big deal!"

He lay down, slapped the bed, and cursed angrily.

At this time, those courtiers all came back again, all of them folded their hands and bowed their waists in fear.

Only then did Daxiang Keti walk in slowly. He was old and frail, so naturally he walked the slowest.

"Prince, don't get excited, this matter has not yet been settled, let's see the situation first!"

Keti came in to comfort him.

"What else are you looking at? Didn't you see the silk today? Even my father said it was of excellent quality!"

Mo Sang was so angry that he kicked up his legs and made a "dong-dong" sound on the bed.

"The ones that came today are just samples. I don't know what the real product will be like!"

Keti shook his head, frowned and said, "Anyway, I don't believe it. The people of Tang Dynasty can bypass Tubo and sell us silk at such a low price. Even the freight on the road may cost more than [-]%. Can you sell it to us at a loss?"

Mo Sang waved his hand and denied: "Are you confused, Yuezhang? Of course the Tang people's own cost is very low, even if they sell it at the original price, they can't lose money!"

Although the toll is expensive, considering that Datang is the country of production, their selling price already includes a certain amount of profit.So Mo Sang decided that the Datang people must be profitable in this business.

But Keti still shook his head: "In this way, if he sells the silk of my Nibala, he would be better off selling it in his own country, so why should he bother?"

"You know, the supply of silk is in short supply, and there is no shortage of buyers in Datang!"

Keti's words reminded Mosang that he only realized it after he settled the accounts inside and out.

"Could it be that... the people of Tang can really find other transportation routes to bypass Tubo?"

Keti lowered his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head again: "Impossible! Tubo has a vast territory. If you take a detour from other places, the transportation cost will be too high, and the Tang people will never be willing to deliver the goods by themselves..."

Naturally, they don't know that Li Ke has already opened up a secret channel in Tubo, which can transport a large amount of goods at a very low cost.The price of silk cloth is extremely high, so the [-]% shipping fee is more than enough for Li Ke.

"The father-in-law means that the people of Tang are still cheating and cheating, trying to pass off as good?" Mo Sang asked.

Keti pursed his lips in thought, and finally shook his head and said, "I don't know yet. In short, let's hold back and wait for the trade to really start, and then play it by ear!"

(End of this chapter)