In Honglu Temple, all the envoys no longer had the mood to tour Chang 'an. They all returned to their residences and closed their doors. Everything that had happened today was beyond their expectations of the Tang Dynasty. They had to report everything that had happened today to their king. Their attention to the Tang Dynasty had gone up a few levels.
In the Tubo Post House, Lu Dongzan recalled everything that had happened today and could not help but break out in cold sweat. If the current Tubo were to fight against the Tang Dynasty, it would be impossible for them to win. Now, it seemed that the best plan was to temporarily avoid them.
"Fortunately, Tubo has the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as a natural barrier!" Lu Dongzan rejoiced. As long as Tubo did not take the initiative to attack, the Tang Dynasty would have to pay a heavy price to defeat Tubo. Of course, Tubo would have to greatly adjust his strategy against the Tang Dynasty. He could not carelessly touch the tiger's whiskers of the Tang Dynasty anymore.
However, it was impossible for him to retreat like this and be respectful to the Tang Dynasty. Tubo occupied the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and was in an invincible position. The other countries might not be so lucky. They must be panicking right now!
"Find an opportunity to send these secret letters to Gao Chang, Xue Yantuo, Goguryeo, and Western Turks." Lu Dongzan reached out and summoned a secret envoy. The envoy sealed the four secret letters and solemnly handed them to him.
"Yes!" The envoy accepted the order.
These four were the most powerful forces around the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps only Tubo had the capital to fight against the Tang Dynasty if they joined forces with them.
Soon, the four envoys received Tubo's secret letters!
"The five countries are joining forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty. Great!" Qu Zhisheng looked at the secret letters in his hands and could not help beaming with joy.
"Your Highness, I, Gao Chang, am the weakest among the five countries. You must not act rashly!" Deputy Gao Chang could not help but advise.
Qu Zhisheng said indifferently, "It is precisely because I, Gao Chang, am the weakest that I need allies. Only then will we have a foothold against the Tang Dynasty."
"We still need to report this to His Majesty. His Majesty can make the decision," Deputy Gao Chang advised.
Qu Zhisheng laughed and said, "We only need to agree now to calm the public. As for whether I, Gao Chang will follow it or not, it will naturally be up to My Father."
"Your Highness!" Deputy Gao Chang said respectfully.
The other three emissaries had the same idea as Qu Zhisheng and agreed to this matter. They secretly agreed that if the Great Tang sent soldiers to any of the other countries, the other countries would send soldiers to restrain it.
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"Mo Jiu, isn't this military parade a little too much? What if all the countries join forces against the Tang Dynasty? Wouldn't that be like drawing legs on a snake?" Linghu Defen frowned when he received the message from the Chamberlain of Ceremonies.
Meton shook his head and said, "The alliance of the countries is a vertical alliance, but the Tang Dynasty can do the same! It's a vertical alliance! Besides, our Tang Dynasty is at its peak. Even if today's military parade didn't happen, do you think these countries won't join forces? "
Linghu Defen's heart skipped a beat. "Join forces! Befriend distant allies and attack nearby allies!"
Meton nodded and said, "I just don't know if the soldiers trained by the Ministry of Rites have finished their apprenticeship. Our Tang Dynasty will need an emissary to accompany the Ambassadors of 10,000 Kingdoms."
Linghu Defen said confidently, "I guarantee that they won't disappoint Mo Jiu."
"My Lord, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Lord Dai, is here!" An official from the Ministry of Rites hurriedly reported.
"Quickly, invite him in!" Linghu Defen quickly stood up and said. Dai Zhou was of the same rank as him. Naturally, he had something important to discuss with Linghu Defen.
"Then, I'll take my leave first!" Meton tactfully prepared to leave.
"There's no need. You're still here!" Dai Zhou stormed in angrily.
"I wonder how I've offended Minister Dai!" Meton said with a smile.
Meton and Dai Zhou were old acquaintances. Back when the Ministry of Civil Affairs was short on money, Dai Zhou had personally led the Ministry of Civil Affairs' officials to the Mo Estate to collect taxes. Naturally, Meton didn't have much respect for Dai Zhou.
"Offended the Old Man! Hmph! You two, take a look at the cost of this military parade! "Dai Zhou placed the ledger in front of the two with a bang.
"So much?" Linghu Defen couldn't help but exclaim when he flipped it open. He only knew how to spend money, but he had never calculated how much it would cost.
Meton immediately shrunk his head. He was the one who spent most of the money. Naturally, he knew the rough figure. It wasn't a small sum.
"I say, Lord Linghu. Of all the people you could've asked for help, you just had to find such a prodigal son! No matter how much money you have, it won't be enough! "Dai Zhou said angrily.
Linghu Defen tried to smooth things over and said, "Lord Dai, this is all for the imperial court. The cost is a little bit higher. However, the matter was handled very well. Why don't you approve it?"
Although the cost was quite high, this military parade was indeed very successful. In Linghu Defen's opinion, it was simply a good deal.
"That's right! Although it cost a little money, my Tang dynasty has benefited a lot from it. Overall, it's still a good deal! "Meton said dryly.
Dai Zhou coldly snorted and looked at Meton. Meton immediately shut his mouth. After Dai Zhou calmed his anger, he said, "It's not that I can't approve it, but …"
Linghu Defen was immediately overjoyed and said, "Lord Dai, please state your conditions. As long as the Ministry of Rites can do it, please tell us."
Only then did Dai Zhou's expression soften and he said, "The Ministry of Civil Affairs has a batch of silk produced by the Weaving Bureau. The Ministry of Rites has a lot of ambassadors. As long as the Ministry of Rites can sell this batch of silk, today's matter will be written off."
"A batch of silk? How much is there?" Meton quickly asked.
Dai Zhou casually revealed an astronomical number. Meton and Linghu Defen's vision darkened.
"So much?" Meton exclaimed.
"It's all because of you. Now that cotton is about to be popularized, the imperial court still has a lot of silk. If we sell it to the market, it won't be long before the market collapses! The only thing we can do now is to sell it to the countries of the Western Regions! "Dai Zhou explained.
Before this, silk could also be used as money. Therefore, the country with the most silk was naturally the imperial court.
"No! How can we sell out so much silk?" Linghu Defen shook his head. The entire Tang dynasty couldn't handle it. How much could the countries of the Western Regions buy?
"Then there's nothing I can do about these accounts books!" Dai Zhou said helplessly.
Meton immediately felt a headache coming on. Dai Zhou's meaning was clear. The only way the imperial court could have money was to sell the silk. Without money, there was nothing to talk about.
"Mo Jiu, do you have a good plan?" Linghu Defen immediately asked Meton for help. One had to know that Meton had sold countless cattle and sheep. The only way to sell this batch of silk was through Meton.
"Can you lower the price?" Meton probed. If the price was lowered, they could still sell some silk.
Dai Zhou sneered and said, "The value of this batch of silk has been approved by the three provinces and reported to the imperial court. If the price is low in the future, I'm afraid you and I will have to make a trip to the three provinces."
If the price could be lowered, Dai Zhou wouldn't have forced Meton. If the price was lowered, the price of this batch of silk would evaporate. It was simply a loss of national property.
"You said that this batch of silk was woven by the imperial court's Weaving Bureau?" Meton asked.
"That's right!" Dai Zhou nodded.
"That means there's no similar silk on the market?" Meton asked again.
Dai Zhou said matter-of-factly, "Of course. Not only is the Weaving Bureau's craftsmanship excellent, but it also has a unique mark. Ordinary workshops can't imitate it."
Meton nodded slowly. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "If that's the case, that kid might have a way to sell this batch of silk."
"Really?" Linghu Defen was pleasantly surprised.
Dai Zhou narrowed his eyes and said, "No lowering the price!"
"No lowering the price!"
"All of it?" Dai Zhou stopped breathing and asked.
"All of it, even if it's a little more!" Meton nodded heavily. In his mind, a huge plan was quickly forming around the silk.
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