Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

In this icy situation. "

"They dare to lead troops into my prairie king's tent."

"Wait until next spring, with their solid armor and sharp knives, why don't they dare to attack my grassland?"

"Under the circumstances, I couldn't afford to bet."

"Once I die in Chang'an, there will be no one who will come back with a tip-off."

"My grassland tribe is unprepared, and next spring will be passive."

"So I can only bear with it and temporarily agree to their conditions."

"In this way, we can buy a winter time for my grassland khan and other tribes."

"As for the loss of ego's ability to think, when have you ever been afraid of death?"

"Now, if Khan thinks that the loss of ego's ability to think will insult the prestige of Khan and the grassland, he can kill me at any time."

"However, I only pray to Khan to save my humble life on that battlefield."

"Perhaps he can kill a few more generals of the Tang army!"

Hearing the words of Zhishenli, the tribal leaders and generals around couldn't help frowning.

They are not afraid of all the troops and generals of the Tang Dynasty, and even look down upon them a little.

But this King Youzhou is the only one who is too powerful and strange.

Personally, his combat power is outstanding and unstoppable.

In just a few years, two Turkic Khans and several grassland warriors died in his hands.

Moreover, his Youzhou city and the equipment of his Youzhou army are almost magical.

Armored swords and guns are difficult to penetrate, but Mo Dao is extremely sharp.

After this battle, this Youzhou army wearing dark armor has become a nightmare for everyone on the grassland.

At this time, Yi Shiyi Nan got up and came to Zhi Shi Si Li.

He patted his arm hard.

"General Zhishisili, you bear the humiliation so much, it's all for the benefit and livelihood of my grassland."

"You did the right thing."

"Then, in your opinion, what should our grassland tribes do next?"

Zhi Shisili bowed and replied: "Our tribes were all born, raised, and multiplied on this vast grassland."

"I thought that leaving the grassland and moving to a mountainous area like Shuofang City would be tantamount to being trapped in a cocoon."

"This is also a trick of the Tang people, we must not agree."

"As for what to do, there is no other better choice for us at present."

"Either go all out to prepare for the war, or take our tribe, women, cattle and sheep as a whole and move to the north of the desert."

"To avoid the Tang army."

After listening to Zhi Shili's words, the leaders and generals of various tribes in the grassland responded one after another.

Some advocated fighting vigorously, and some advocated relocating to Western Turks to avoid the Tang army.

At this time, when everyone was chaotic, Yi Shiyi took a deep breath, "Actually, we still have a third choice."

"You don't have to leave the grassland, you can avoid the battle with Tang Dynasty, and you can buy time for the recovery of the tribes in my grassland..."

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On the other side, Datang, Chang'an.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve is getting closer, the Furong Garden is getting more and more lively.

After more than a year of development, the business of Furong Restaurant has expanded to the surrounding areas with Jingzhou, Yuezhou and Fuzhou as the core.

And Suzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Yaozhou (Yunnan), all have branches.

Major northern state capitals such as Shandong, Guannei, and Luoyang have already been covered.

Along with the expansion of Furong Restaurant, there is also the in-depth development of the tea industry.

In short, the business tentacles of today's Furong Garden have gradually taken root in the entire territory of Datang.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve is approaching, these different regions have presented new year gifts and congratulatory gifts with local characteristics.

Not to mention the others, even the well-informed Li Qiu felt a little dazzled.

Maybe the annual gifts from these places are not particularly precious, but they are definitely novel and interesting enough.

So at this time, people like Princess Youle, Li Yin and others who have been friends with Furongyuan on weekdays also ran here at every turn.

Because it's so much fun!

As for Li Qiu, he was not stingy with these gifts, and every time something new came in, he would also give it to Da'an Palace and the residences of many adults.

Like Du's house, not only is it no less than other people's homes, on the contrary, it has more.

So every time she saw the New Year's gifts that were continuously delivered from the Furong Garden, Mrs. Guo didn't know how many times she secretly wiped her tears.

As for Du Gou and Du He, they also felt quite warm and grateful in their hearts.

On the eve of last year's festival, my father was still the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the Du Mansion was full of people, and there were countless people who came to visit.

Among them were those from the imperial court, and some from various state capitals came specially.

But this year, the people of Du's mansion went to cool down the tea, and it was deserted.

Where can I see the figure?

Maybe the only heat is the Furong Garden.

To say that those who are most happy with these gifts from Furong Garden belong to the little princes and little princesses in Da'an Palace.

There are so many weird, colorful, delicious, and fun things that they have never seen or heard of.

It's as if a colorful and wonderful new world suddenly came to the Furong Garden.

Almost every day, this group of little princes and princesses kept laughing.

Even at night, I still don't want to fall asleep.

Seeing them like this, the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan was naturally at ease.

Now, the samurai Xun finally returned to Chang'an, and was dragged by the Supreme Emperor to drink tea, play chess, chat and drink almost every day.

It has been a whole year, and the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan has never been able to live so happily and happily.

But this also worried Wu Jue.

She knew best about her father's body.

Coupled with the exhaustion in Jingzhou in the past few years, the already bad health has caused frequent problems.

If he continued to drink with the Supreme Emperor like this, his father would really not need to take office and could retire to Chang'an.

But helpless, even if she tried to persuade her in every possible way, it was useless.

At this time, the warrior Xun also laughed and patted his daughter's head pitifully.

"Don't worry, it's alright."

"Daddy only comes back once a year, so I will take this opportunity to spend some time with the old man, the Supreme Emperor."

"Otherwise, looking at the body of the Supreme Emperor, it's hard to say whether I can see Dad again when he comes back next year..."

Chapter 492 Come out, checkers

Seeing the sadness he said, and thinking of the obviously old look of the Supreme Emperor, Wu Jue didn't say anything more.

On the other side, except for the New Year gifts from various places.

There is also a large amount of money income from this year that has been continuously sent to the Hibiscus Garden.

Like this year, excluding the large expenses incurred for rapid expansion, there are still as much as 4 to [-] taels of gold left in Furong Garden.

The huge profits from the tea business far exceeded Li Qiu's expectations.

Moreover, this is a case where tea has not opened up the Silk Road and has not covered all parts of the Tang Dynasty to a large extent.

If you wait until the tea business is fully mature, 10 taels of gold every year may not be able to stop it.

It can also be seen from this that there is a certain reason why tea and salt tea in ancient times must be firmly controlled by the state.

Now that he has money, Li Qiu's rewards to the employees below are also very generous.

Absolute cores such as Sun Simiao and Ma Zhou, Li Qiunian's reward is directly 200 taels of silver.

(200 taels of silver is equivalent to a year's salary of a fourth-rank official in the imperial court.)

Definitely an astronomical figure.

For this, Sun Simiao, Ma Zhou and others naturally tried their best to evade it, feeling panic in their hearts.

But Li Qiu smiled and said to them: "You all deserve it."

"As for the wage level outside, it has nothing to do with us in Furong Garden."

"Especially Sun Simiao, all your daily money is used to save lives and heal the wounded."

"I don't need money to see a doctor, and I even have to spend money to buy medicine for those common people."

"The silver, you take it."

"In the future, like those people who are really poor, the officials will pay for it, and you don't have to pay for it yourself."

"This counts as a little bit of my heart for the people of Tang Dynasty, and it should be regarded as accumulating virtue."

"As for Ma Zhou, why did I hear people say that you are still renting a house in Chang'an City?"

"If you have difficulties in life, just tell me directly."

"Don't hide it!"

Since Ma Zhou came to Furong Garden, the money he got was not to mention 500 taels, but it was about the same.

Even if this money is a luxury house, I bought it.

(In the early years of Zhenguan, the population of the Tang Dynasty was extremely declining, and the economy was even worse. The housing prices in Chang'an City were still at the lowest level in history.)

Moreover, he is alone, a bachelor, and has no bad habits such as drinking flower wine and gambling.

It stands to reason that it is impossible to rent a house to live in.

At this time, upon hearing Li Qiu's question, Ma Zhou blushed immediately, waved his hands in embarrassment, and said that it was not what the prince thought.

On the other hand, Sun Simiao explained to Li Qiu with a smile: "My lord, things are not as you imagined."

"Ma Zhou is a kid who hits the back of his head with his busy feet on weekdays, and he doesn't have any bad habits."

"The money he saved is naturally more than enough to buy a property in Chang'an City."

"The reason why he has been renting in Chang'an City is because he has taken a fancy to the landlord."

Hearing Sun Simiao's words, even Li Qiu became interested immediately.

Hastily asked what is going on?

This Ma Zhou is now thirty years old. In the Tang Dynasty more than 600 AD, he was definitely at the level of an older leftover man.

Li Qiu was still thinking before that Ma Zhou also has money now, and as the chief steward of the Furong Garden, he has more contacts with the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty.

Although in the eyes of those top gentry and imperial relatives, he is still just a small merchant.

But for those small and ordinary families, it is already unattainable.

Coupled with his talent, appearance, and conversation, how could he not be able to find a wife?

At this time, it was rare for Sun Simiao to gossip, so he stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Your Majesty doesn't know, Ma Zhou's landlord, Mrs. Wang, is a widow."

"You are young, in your 20s, with a very beautiful appearance and an excellent personality."

"Since Ma Zhou rented her house, she has taken good care of Ma Zhou."