Take the mall to Datang

"Teacher, I will definitely work harder." Xue Rengui said.

Looking at him, Yuan Shan seemed to like flying more than leading troops to fight. Perhaps history has deviated from this. He wondered if there would be no problems in the Tang Dynasty if there were no outstanding generals like Xue Rengui.

Seeing Yuan Shan lost in thought, Xue Rengui stopped bothering him.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Zhang Wenyi waited in the living room, and seeing Yuan Shan greet him, he said, "Mr. Lan, Lu Dongzan sent someone to say that he invited Mr. Guo to Tuyuhun to preside over business matters."

"Lu Dongzan and the others have discussed it. If that's the case, let's go. Inspector Zhang will arrange it." Yuan Shan said.

After discussing the matter, Zhang Wenyi hurriedly left to make preparations.

Yuan Shan came to the study, thinking that it would be great if he really planned to build a glider flying team, and it would be great to let them fly up to scatter flower petals if there is nothing to do.

But this is unrealistic after all, it costs quite a lot of gold to buy a glider, and the money bank of his Yuan family will be emptied to form a glider flying team.

Just like this, Yuan Shan's thoughts drifted away, and various unrealistic ideas appeared, which made him spend a lot of time.

A few hours later, Zhang Wenyi sent someone to Gulai to inform that the travel plan for tomorrow had been properly arranged, and Yuan Shan asked people to start preparations.

A group of people left Lanzhou City early in the morning. This time, Tuyuhun Yuanshan only brought Shanjia alone. It is inappropriate to take other women to travel. The main purpose of Princess Shanjia is to let her meet the business district, and The Tubo mission, and to see if Shanjia can help him handle some business in the business district, but the Yuan family will also come to do business.

The four-wheeled carriages are driven by multiple horses and the speed is very fast. The road is calm and the sea is calm. The road from Lanzhou to Tuyuhun has been repaired. There is a long section of the road that has been repaired. This saves a lot of time. .

Starting early, Yuan Shan slept in the carriage, and when he got up, he found that it was afternoon, and when he entered the Tuyuhun business district under construction, everything changed.

Most of the construction is [-]% cement buildings, bricks, cement, cement prefabricated panels, these few things, the construction speed is very amazing.

At a glance, rows of residential buildings have risen from the ground, all of them are people, various horse-drawn carriages, and trucks, and I also saw Tibetans joining them. Most of them are working as laborers, because they are not competent for technical things, but Fortunately, doing hard work can not only eat enough, but also earn a good income.

When we arrived at the Tubo mansion, there were several oversized tents, Lu Dongzan, Qin Zan and others all came out to greet Yuan Shan grandly. In fact, their hearts were more like welcoming Princess Shanjia.

Opening the car door, Princess Shanjia got out of the carriage with Yuan Shan's support, and all the Tibetans' eyes lit up. They couldn't believe that this was Princess Shanjia from Tubo, how beautiful she was like a heavenly girl.

The Yuan family's special gown, super-high-quality fabrics and ultra-modern design, and the pattern also incorporates the traditional patterns of the Tubo people. When they appeared in the Tubo mission, everyone was amazed.

"Participate, Your Highness Princess." Lu Dongzan took the lead for a while, Princess Shanjia didn't take it seriously, and avoided it casually. Lu Dongzan and his son welcomed Yuan Shan and others into the big tent middle.

The translators from both sides were in place, and after entering the tent, Princess Shanjia's demeanor was displayed, and she looked even more solemn.

"Lan Guogong, let's meet again. The main framework of the current business zone is almost ready. Some of our workshops in Tubo have started production. Now we want to talk about transactions. The next step for the trade between the two countries is to How to proceed?" Lu Dongzan said.

Chapter 900 80 transactions

In the big tent, people from both parties were seated. Yuan Shan listened to Lu Dongzan's words and pondered carefully. The translations were discussed repeatedly by people from both parties to avoid mistranslation of words.

"It is undeniable that Tubo is vast and sparsely populated, but this cannot promote its development, especially the people living in remote areas with harsh environments. The people of Tubo seek a long-term development path." Yuan Shanzai said immediately after thinking.

"Lan Guogong, please explain." Lu Dongzan said modestly.

"The main function of the business zone is to promote the exchange of goods between the two countries. The circulation of goods can promote the deepening of cultural and material exchanges between the two countries. In winter, there is no need to worry about the lack of food. If necessary, you can buy from Datang. The circulation of goods is The most basic and deeper level is to set up workshops, so that the people of Tubo can participate in large-scale production and earn money." Yuan Shan explained.

Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "I've said these things before."

"That's right, in-depth cooperation is actually that Datang welcomes the people of Tubo to work and study, and to build Datang is also to build Tubo." Yuan Shan continued.

Lu Dongzan continued to nod, learning is what they lack the most, and he very much agrees with this.

"Okay, these things have been discussed before, so let's talk about Datang's hiring of workers from Tubo." Yuan Shan said.

"I have already discussed with the King of Tubo and agreed to your conditions, but you need to ensure that you will not hurt them." Lu Dongzan said in a deep voice.

"Of course, those who come to Datang from Tubo will become workers in the construction of the trade zone. How can we treat them badly, but we must explain in advance that since they come to work, they need to abide by the laws and living habits of the Tang people. Of course, we will not prohibit the beliefs of the Tubo people, but we cannot do things that violate morality, conscience, or hurt people, and we have found that we must judge according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty." Yuan Shan said.

Lu Dongzan agreed, and of course they didn't want any troubles on this point. After all, the 1 people were all Tubo people. He said straightforwardly, "We will ask the working Tubo people to abide by the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty."

"Well, now that we've talked about this, I don't know if we can sign a contract. You have to know that the trade zone is short of people. We need a lot of labor, and 1 of you are not enough." Yuan Shan added.

Lu Dongzan said helplessly: "Mr. Lan, this is already the maximum number of people that the king of Tubo can provide. It really cannot be increased. Maybe we can coordinate it, but it will take time."

Yuan Shanxin said that the old fox didn't say it to death. He was afraid that he and the Tang people would sell you Tubo people. Don't worry, he will sell you for a good price.

When it came to signing the contract, the people in the Ministry of Economic Development had already made preparations, and the first thing to hire a Tibetan was considered complete.

Yuan Shan continued: "Next, let's talk about the horse trade in Tubo. We can purchase your existing horses. You offer the quantity, and the two sides are negotiating the price."

Lu Dongzan followed their discussion for a while before saying, "We can provide [-] Tibetan horses, [-] yaks, and [-] single-humped camels within two months."

The people behind Yuanshan quickly recorded it, and naturally there was a team of arithmeticians behind to provide first-hand data.

Calculated according to the current cattle and horse market in Lanzhou, there are 25 pieces of Tubo horses, [-] pieces of wild yaks, and [-] pieces of dromedary camels. In fact, the prices of Tubo horses are very good. It is similar to horses, not because camels are rare, but because dromedary camels have a greater role.

Needless to say, wild yaks are full of treasures, and the price is twice as expensive as that of ordinary cattle. The price given by Tubo is still fair.

"The total price of horses is 25 guan, the total price of yaks is 15 guan, and the total price of camels is [-]. But we want more camels, can we discuss the quantity?" Yuan Shan said the price.

50 guan is a lot of income for Tubo. If it is replaced by grain, it can meet their needs for material reserves. Lu Dongzan is silent, and a kind of official in Tubo is discussing. This transaction seems to be very large. Big, in fact, this thing is really a drop in the bucket for them.

Tubo is vast and sparsely populated, and there are too many wild animals. Not to mention Tubo horses and wild yaks, the number of camels is not much worse than that of horses. It is because they are not so easy to control that they are not as valuable as horses.

After a brief discussion, Lu Dongzan listened to the proposals of the Tubo officials, so he said, "Currently we can provide up to [-] camels."

"The total price of horses is 25 guan, the total price of yaks is 15 guan, the total price of camels is 40, and the total price is 80 guan. After signing the bill, the copper coins can be directly exchanged for grain. The grain is the price of Lanzhou. There are corn, white flour, rice, and grains." Yuan Shan asked.

While talking about this matter, the Tubo people started to discuss again. This time it took a long time. It’s no wonder that regardless of the environment in the inland plateau, they really don’t lack food if they have barley, and they don’t lack armor if they have camels. Rich resources do not lack iron, what they lack most is oxygen.

"Lan Guogong, we decided to use 30 guan to buy food, tea, and salt. I wonder if it's okay?" Lu Dongzan asked.

"No problem, but the tea and salt in our Tang Dynasty are very expensive, and the consumption of Tang people is the same price." Yuan Shan reminded.

"This is no problem." Lu Dongzan said.

Tubo does not have a great demand for food, and their eating habits are very different from those of the Tang people. Even so, the current Tubo does not have enough food and clothing every day.

Food is also one of the materials they need. They may feel that they will suffer from the price. A small amount of rice may be provided to the nobles intelligently, but it may take a lot of effort for them to make a cooked rice.

After talking about the cattle and horses, Lu Dongzan thought it was over. They have gained too much today. With money, they can trade with the Tang people, and they can buy whatever materials they need from the Tang people.

Yuan Shan didn't know what they were thinking, but there were still things to be done, and he continued: "Lu Dongzan, we Tang people still need to trade a batch of medicinal materials. Of course this is a long-term project, but we hope Every year and every month, there are transactions completed, salvia, notoginseng, cordyceps, gastrodia elata, astragalus, trillium, rhodiola, we all need them.”

"What price?" Lu Dongzan asked.

Chapter 901 Highland Barley

"The price is negotiable, but it can't exceed the market price. This is a long-term cooperation project. Due to the geographical advantages, you can plant these medicinal materials exclusively. Although the purchase price is not as good as wild ones, it is still in quantity." Yuan Shan Said.

Lu Dongzan was thinking, planting herbs is not easy, collecting herbs is also not easy, but the temptation of the price is something they cannot refuse, Tubo area is sparsely populated and herbs are distributed in many places, it is not easy to collect herbs but it is worth selling to people will cost more.

"Lan Guogong, let us think about this herbal medicine. Collecting herbal medicine is not an easy task in Tubo. Besides, we Tubo people also have a great demand for medicine." Lu Dongzan said.