Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

It has to be said that this is a poisonous plan.

At that time, Tubo will have no choice but to surrender and merge into the Tang Dynasty.

But this plan can only be carried out in secret, and must not be known.

Moreover, even if the ministers in the court knew about it, they would not agree to it.

From Li Er's point of view, his group of courtiers have been at ease for too long, and they have become conservative and do not know how to adapt.

Originally, Li Er planned to consult Changsun Wuji and others.

Now it seems that there is no need to discuss.

Thinking about it, Li Er took out Chen Chu's memorabilia, looked at it again, took out a cinnabar pen, drew a circle under it, handed it to Gao Chen, and said, "Go quickly to the Nanshan Mansion, and return this memoir. For Chen Chu..."

Gao Chen took the order and went straight to the Nanshan mansion, and delivered the memorial to Chen Chu.

……

Nanshan Mansion.

In the villa.

Chen Chu opened the memorial, only seeing a circle.

Nothing else.

He asked: "Gao Gonggong, has the father seen it?"

Gao Chen nodded: "Your Majesty has already read Chen Consort's memorial."

Chen Chu asked again: "Is this circle drawn by Father?"

Gao Chen said honestly: "Your Majesty says no!"

Chen Chu: "..."

He waved his hand and let Gao Chen go.

Chen Chu's mood suddenly turned bad.

Li Lizhi walked over, picked up the memorial, looked at it, and asked in confusion: "My husband, what does this mean?"

As the director of the Western Datang Company, Li Lizhi is also very concerned about the business with Tubo.

Chen Chu said with a smile: "Li Zhi wife, Father is playing hooligans with us."

"What does it mean?"

Chen Chu explained: "Father's meaning is very clear. He has read the memorandum, and he didn't say he agrees, nor does he say he doesn't agree. This is to let the West Datang Company do it secretly. If it succeeds in the future, he can say this It's all his will, and once it fails, he will immediately say that he has nothing to do with it... This is not what it is to play hooligans."

Chen Chu rolled his eyes.

Worthy of being an emperor.

This hand turned the clouds and rains and played smoothly.

Li Lizhi was dumbfounded.

And this operation.

She couldn't help asking: "Then shall we still sell salt, iron and grain to Tubo?"

"Sell, why don't you sell it?" Chen Chu sneered, "The West Datang Company is for business. Tubo is short of food, salt and iron, and we are short of cotton. If you don't do this business, you won't do it..."

Li Lizhi nodded: "I understand my husband, I will send someone to secretly purchase the goods on the list sent by the fourth brother, and send them to Tubo after all the goods are collected."

Chen Chu squeezed Li Lizhi's face, and confessed: "My wife, remember, this matter must be done in secret, lest those officials in the court will seize the opportunity and impeach the West Datang Company endlessly. At that time, let alone me, the son-in-law, even if you add Qingque, you won't be able to stop..."

Li Lizhi grinned: "My husband, don't worry, I know what to do."

Chen Chu nodded: "By the way, Qingque's convoy will arrive at Meishan in three days. At that time, my husband and I will go to greet you personally..."

……

Three days later.

Coal Mountain.

Early in the morning, the sun rises.

Around Meishan, there was a thick fog.

Chen Chu and Changsun Wuji stood side by side, staring towards the west.

Originally, Chen Chu didn't inform Changsun Wuji.

Who would have thought that Changsun Wuji would come here on his own initiative.

Chen Chu said with a smile: "Brother Changsun, I haven't seen you for a few days, your complexion is getting better..."

Changsun Chong said worriedly: "Chen Chu, I heard that Chong'er and King Yue went to Tubo and spent all the money of the Western Datang Company. If they can't make money in the future, what should I do? My eldest grandson's family But the one who cast [-] guan..."

Only then did Chen Chu react.

It turned out that Changsun Wuji came here early in the morning not to meet Li Ke and Changsun Chong, but to worry about losing money.

Chen Chu comforted: "My lord grandson, within three months, you will be able to dispel this doubt..."

At this time, Li Lizhi pointed to the distance and suddenly shouted: "The convoy is here."

Everyone followed the direction she pointed, and saw several tall horses appearing in the thick fog.

Riding on the horse and walking in the forefront are Li Ke and Changsun Chong.

Chen Chu immediately led the crowd to meet him.

The convoy has arrived.

But because of the heavy fog, everyone couldn't see how many convoys there were. They just saw the carriages heading towards the cotton factory, which looked very huge.

Li Ke jumped off the horse, and said to Chen Chu, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"

Chen Chu looked at the other party, and saw that when Li Taibi was digging coal at the Meishan Coal Mine, it was a little darker, and Tubo was indeed a place with strong ultraviolet rays.

As for Chang Sun Chong, it was even darker.

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't believe it, the one standing in front of him was his own son.

He was surprised: "Chong'er, you...why are you like this?"

Changsun Chong said: "Father, the purchase of cotton is a major event of the Western Datang Company. I personally went to various places in Tubo to buy cotton with the people of the Menduo tribe. After a long time, it is inevitable that I will get tanned... This is also a big deal. Well, my wife and I have the same skin color."

Changsun Wuji was speechless!

Chen Chu waved his hand and said, "Everyone has worked hard. I have prepared delicious food and wine at Meishan Farm. Tonight, everyone will not go home until they are drunk!"

The eyes of everyone including Li Ke immediately lit up.

Who doesn't know that Chen Chu's cooking skills are the best in the world.

The food prepared by Chen Chu himself must be the best.

Everyone's stomach growled.

These people are starving.

During this period, not to mention in Tubo, even in Hexi, in order to rush to transport the cotton back, everyone lived and slept without having a good meal, and sometimes even lived on dry food.

Now that I hear delicious food, I can't help but drool.

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Chapter 306 Excited Zamp

The cotton shipped from Tubo piled up like a mountain.

In order to prevent the fire, Chen Chu sent Cheng Chubi to guard the cotton.

On the second day, the cotton factory officially started.

Cotton processing is actually very complicated. Chen Chu doesn't have the technology in this area, so he can only cross the river by feeling the stones and come up with a set of processing procedures from cotton to cotton cloth, but the production efficiency is too low.

According to the current speed, the cotton delivered by Li Tai this time is enough for the cotton factory to use for one year.

This was also Chen Chu's plan. After all, it would not work if the cotton was used too quickly. This year's cotton was all here.

On the other hand, Li Lizhi was also very fast, and quickly prepared all the goods that Songtsen Gampo wanted.

The one who escorted the goods was naturally Yue King Li Tai.

In the cotton factory.

Li Tai looked surprised: "No way, I just came back from Tubo, and I have to go back again? Although the things Songtsan Gampo wants are forbidden to be sold in Datang, Daxi Datang Company has its own channels, and it is okay to send someone to escort them." But, why do I have to go out?"

Li Tai felt that he was the king of Yue after all, and the general manager of the Western Datang Company.

Asking myself to escort the goods is overkill.

Hearing this, Chen Chu laughed, and said, "You are going to Tubo this time, in the name of escorting the goods, but in fact there is still a big thing to do..."

Hearing that there was something important to do, Li Tai suddenly regained his spirits, "What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"

Chen Chu said: "Planting cotton..."

"What?" Li Tai was dumbfounded, "It's such a big deal to grow cotton. I'm not good at this kind of crops. Why don't you let the pheasant slaves go? The pheasant slaves are now planting potatoes, and they have been appreciated by the emperor and the ministers. How about You leave it to him."

Chen Chu rolled his eyes: "Listen to me first, this kind of cotton is related to whether Tubo can return to the Tang Dynasty in the future. Don't you want this credit?"

Li Tai didn't speak, and listened carefully to what Chen Chu had to say.

Chen Chu continued: "My plan is to plant cotton in Tuyuhun with great fanfare. Tuyuhun has fought continuously, and a large area of ​​land has been left vacant. Last time Xue Rengui wrote that although the land there is not as good as that in Shanzhou and Lanzhou, it is also worth it. It is more fertile than Tubo, and it is most suitable for growing cotton...Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that we want to stimulate Tubo by planting cotton in Tuyuhun, and let Tubo use all the original fields and pastures for grow cotton..."

Li Tai was suddenly surprised and said: "You want all the Tibetans to grow cotton. After a few years, once the Tang Dynasty cuts off their food, they will have no source of food. At that time, we will stop buying cotton, and the Tibetans will lose money." Hungry with a pile of cotton?"

Li Tai prided himself on being a smart person, but no matter what he thought before, he couldn't figure out the connection between cotton and the demise of Tubo.

Now, he suddenly figured it out.

Immediately felt a burst of fear.

It was said that Songtsan Gampo was the hero, but when that guy was still thinking about how to make money in business, Chen Chu had already figured him into it.

terrible!

Li Tai felt emotional in his heart.

However, this is all for Datang.

When the two countries go to war, bloodshed cannot be avoided, and lives are everywhere.

But Chen Chu's method allowed Datang to take down Tubo without a single soldier.

This is a clever plan!

Immediately, Li Tai became more interested, and tugged on Chen Chu's sleeve: "Tell me quickly, and how to do it in detail!"

Chen Chu took out a few pieces of paper and said, "Qingque, the detailed plan is here. It's not too late for this matter. You can take people out today."

Li Tai took the plan, but before he had time to read it in detail, he tidied it up and set off with the team.

This convoy carried a large amount of salt and iron, grain, silk and other goods.

For example, salt and iron cannot be sold to Tubo casually, and the permission of the imperial court is required.

But the backing of the West Datang Company is so great that no one dares to investigate.

Therefore, Li Tai's convoy left the border of the Tang Dynasty and arrived in Tubo without any hindrance.

……

Tibet.

Logical cities.

In the palace hall.

Songtsan Gampo looked worried.

He stared blankly at a matchbox in front of him.

This matchbox was given to him by Li Tai. Now, the matches have been used up, and only the matchbox is left.

Songtsen Gampo was reluctant to throw it away.

The left prime minister, Menduo, and the right prime minister, Donna, sat aside.