Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

Li Tai laughed, and said, "That's natural... If it wasn't for the money from the West Datang Company, how could it be piled up here?"

Hearing this, Mendo fell into shock again.

Chen Chu and the others were not in a hurry, and slowly waited for Menduo to enjoy the feeling of so much money.

After a long time, Chen Chu stepped forward and patted Mendo on the shoulder heavily.

"what……"

Mendo was taken aback before recovering.

Chen Chudao: "Prime Minister Menduo, you are always at ease now, right? Among other things, this money is enough to pay for the cotton in Tubo?"

Mendo blushed and said awkwardly: "Enough is enough, enough..."

Chen Chu said with a smile: "Prime Minister Menduo, you can rest assured to tell your Zanpu when you go back. In less than a month, I will personally bring the money and come to some cities to buy cotton. Let him rest assured that he can buy cotton." For me, Chen Chu, it's nothing to settle with money."

Mendo could only nod vigorously.

Everyone walked out of the money bank.

Men Duo suddenly said: "Ping Xibo, King Qi, General, I want to take my leave."

Li Ji asked in surprise, "Why is Prime Minister Menduo so anxious?"

Men Duo said: "The matter is very important, I will go back and report to Zanpu as soon as possible."

Chen Chu asked curiously: "Angsi already knows that Prime Minister Mendo is coming, so you don't want to meet her?"

Mendo shook his head, "Next time, definitely next time."

After all, this guy turned around in a hurry and left, got into his carriage in a hurry, and left without looking back.

It seemed that the shock that this money bank brought to him was really too great.

However, it wasn't just Mendo who was shocked, Li Ji was also shocked, but he hadn't shown it before.

Li Ji's shock was not the first time he saw so much money.

Rather, he has not dealt with West Datang Company for a day or two. As far as he knows, West Datang Company has been expanding and expanding.

Expansion will inevitably cost a lot of money.

Therefore, he knew that the West Datang Company was always short of money, even if it was not short of money, it would not have so much idle money.

But where did so much money come from?

When the few people walked under the branch building, Li Ji couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Brother, tell me the truth, where did the money come from?"

When Chen Chu saw this, he knew Li Ji's guess.

He laughed, and said: "I really can't hide anything from my elder brother, but Qing Que will explain this to you, and I will go back to have breakfast with Li Zhi, goodbye."

After finishing speaking, Chen Chu ran away in a hurry.

Li Jiqi's face was dark, but there was nothing he could do.

As a great general, Chen Chu didn't give him face in the past.

Even if the two of them called brothers and sisters, Chen Chu still didn't give face.

There was no other way, so Li Ji had no choice but to ask Li Tai politely: "May I ask Your Highness, what is going on? How could there be so much money suddenly appearing in the West Datang Company's treasury?"

Li Tai looked at the back of Chen Chu leaving, and said with a smile: "General, this money did not come out of nowhere, but was accumulated little by little. Moreover, the money did not belong to the West Datang Company. We It’s just for safekeeping.”

Not from the West Datang Company?

borrowed?

impossible!

Who in the world has so much spare money.

Even if there is, it is impossible to lend you the West Datang Company.

"Please click to enlighten me." Li Ji said hastily.

Li Tai explained: "Since Shanzhou's commerce began to develop, there have been more and more caravans, and merchants have traveled from south to north, buying and selling more and more goods, and they need to bring more and more money. It is very inconvenient and affects the trade. Just when we were at a loss, Chen Chu sent a letter suddenly, asking us to discuss with the merchants, keep Kaiyuan Tongbao for them, and issue a storage note. They can trade with others with this note. , come and go, the older and more people choose to store their money in Shanzhou, and take the notes to go to various places to trade. Later, Chen Chu called it Jiaozi, but I still haven't figured out what Jiaozi is. However, in Shanzhou and in the Western Regions, Jiaozi has gradually replaced Kaiyuan Tongbao."

Jiaozi?

Li Ji's eyes widened: "So this is Jiaozi. I've heard about Jiaozi before, but I didn't get to know him carefully. Oh, I was careless."

Li Tai said with a smile: "Although Jiaozi is convenient, not everyone uses it. It is only famous among caravans and merchants. Outsiders only hear about it for the time being. The general has a lot of things to do every day, so naturally he has no time to understand."

Ever since Shanzhou became prosperous, Li Ji has been as busy as a spinning top, not only to provide support for the development of Shanzhou, but also to continuously train the army to ensure the peace of Shanzhou. Naturally, he has no time to learn about these new things.

Li Ji slapped his head and said, "So, isn't Menduo deceived by you?"

Li Tai laughed loudly: "It's not my idea, it's Chen Chu's idea."

On the side, Chang Sun Chong nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, it's all Chen Chu's idea and has nothing to do with us."

Li Ji: "..."

……

……

half a month later.

Mendo was finally in a hurry and rushed back to Luoxie City.

Originally, the time to return to Luoxie City should be earlier.

It's just that Menduo was too impatient. Who would have thought that there would be heavy rain on the way, and the heavy rain would destroy the road, so he had to make a detour.

This detour took a lot of time.

Fortunately, finally came back.

As soon as Mendo's convoy entered the city, he couldn't wait for someone to drive the carriage straight to the palace.

When Mendo entered the hall.

I saw Dona, the right prime minister, and others surrounding Zanpu Songtsen Gampo in the middle.

Songtsan Gampo was in a hurry like ants on a hot pot.

This was unimaginable before.

But since Tubo also started to develop commercially, some tribes have gradually become disobedient, and even the right prime minister, Menduo, has begun to rebel.

Seeing this, Menduo was furious, stepped forward and shouted loudly: "What are you doing, why are you embarrassing Zanpu?"

Everyone looked back for a moment.

When Songtsan Gampo saw Mendo, it was like seeing a savior.

He hurriedly pushed away the crowd, rushed forward, grabbed Mendo's sleeve, and said excitedly: "Oh, Prime Minister Zuo, you are finally back."

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Chapter 411 The last stubbornness of Shi Yushi

Tubo Zanpu, who was originally imposing and vigorous, has been reduced to the land where he is now being persecuted. It is hard for anyone to believe it.

Can't believe it!

But that's the truth.

Cotton is planted everywhere in Tubo, and it seems that the harvest time has come, but the purchase that the West Datang Company had promised at the beginning has disappeared.

This is very anxious for all the tribes in Tubo.

Therefore, the tribe headed by Dona began to force Songtsen Gampo to contact Chen Chu immediately.

Songtsan Gampo had no choice but to send Menduo out quickly.

There was no news as soon as Mendo left, which made Songtsen Gampo very anxious.

Songtsan Gampo hoped and hoped, Mendo finally came back.

Songtsan Gampo held Mendo's hand tightly, feeling very excited: "Prime Minister Zuo, you are finally back. Ben Zanpu has been looking forward to your return these days!"

Mendo burst into tears when he heard the words.

He said with a choked voice, "Zanpu, it's all because of my inability to do things well, which delays the day!"

Songtsan Gampo did not dare to blame Menduo, now Prime Minister Zuo Menduo is the only person he can trust!

If Mendo is really forced away, he will become a real loner!

He waved his hand and said, "It's not too late, it's not too late at all. It's just right now. You're going to Shanzhou. What's the result? Have you seen Chen Chu?"

Mendo hurriedly said: "Zanpu, I met Chen Chu. Chen Chu said in person that within a month, he will personally bring people to Luoxi City to buy cotton."

Chen Chu personally came to buy cotton?

Songtsan Gampo was taken aback.

Next to him, Prime Minister Dona and others all showed disbelief.

Songtsan Gampo smacked his lips and said, "It is said that Chen Chu is in danger now, even with Ping Xibo's title and fief lost, how can he still come to Luoxie City to buy so much cotton from Tubo?"

Dona glanced at Menduo, and said with a sneer, "Menduo, you really know how to joke. Could it be that you went to Shanzhou and didn't see Chen Chu at all, or, it's all fake, it was you trying to trick Zanpu and The nonsense I waited for!"

"Yes, I heard from the merchants in Datang that Chen Chu even sold the West Datang Company, so what is the use of buying cotton now?"

"Prime Minister Mendo, are you lying to me?"

"It's unreasonable. As Prime Minister Zuo, Mendo dared to deceive Zanpu. I propose to drag Mendo out to feed the eagles!"

"Yes, turn all his people into slaves, and give us the cattle, sheep, and cotton of the Mendo tribe!"

"Hahaha……"

For a while, everyone started to question Mendo.

He even came up with the idea of ​​​​the property of the Mendo tribe.

Mendo turned pale with fright.

Songtsan Gampo had a gloomy face, and wanted to say something for Mendo, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Mendo quickly explained: "Your news is wrong. When I went to Shanzhou, there was already news from Chang'an that the West Datang Company already belonged to Chen Chu. It was a farce before, but it's not important, what's important Yes, I went to the money bank of the West Datang Company, where there are mountains of Kaiyuan Tongbao, gold, silver, etc., Kaiyuan Tongbao alone, there are at least 500 million Guan, Zanpu, Chen Chu is absolutely not lying, nothing else Said, just that money is enough to buy cotton in Tubo for several years..."

At least 500 million guan?

Everyone was stunned.

Obviously, in a place like Tubo that has just developed for a few years, 500 million Kaiyuan Tongbao is a huge astronomical figure for everyone.

Dona obviously couldn't believe it: "Menduo, you can't talk nonsense, did you really see so much money?"

Menduo was in a hurry: "Dona, you don't need to believe me, but you have to trust Zanpu's personal guards, right? At that time, the two personal guards who followed me saw it. Call them and ask them."

This time, when Mendo went to Shanzhou, Songtsan Gampo was a little worried, so he sent his personal guards to escort him.

Hearing this, Songtsan Gampo hurriedly called the two guards at the door.

These are two tall men with big round faces and small eyes.

It was Songtsan Gampo's personal guard who had been with him for many years, and Dona and others all knew him.

Dona was the first to ask: "You followed Prime Minister Zuo, and you all saw a mountain of Kaiyuan Tongbao."

An older personal guard nodded and said: "Zanpu, Prime Minister You, we did see it at the Shanzhou West Datang Company. There is a lot of money, and it is impossible to count. Moreover, the money has begun to rot."

In the words of another personal guard, Ye is almost the same.

The two personal guards, one of whom was from the Dona tribe, had always been honest.

Therefore, with the testimony of the two of them, it is certain that Mendo did not lie.

But Dona was still a little worried: "How can Chen Chu have so much money?"

Men Duo sneered, and said: "According to common sense, Chen Chu and Ping Xibo would not have so much money, but don't forget, there is a place in Shanzhou called Huoyanshan, and there is a gold mine in Huoyanshan, and outsiders didn't dig it. Gold, then, where did the gold go?"

A tribal leader, who was also an official of the Tubo court, suddenly widened his eyes and said, "It must have been poached by Chen Chu. He dug up so much gold. After taking it out, most of it must have been replaced with Kaiyuan Tongbao."

Everyone suddenly realized.

It turned out that this is how Chen Chu got his money.