Li Lao Er is domineering and full of confidence. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, Xia Hongsheng was also too worried.

Today's Datang military does not dare to say that it has completely entered the age of firearms, but it also dares to say that it has stepped into the age of firearms with one foot. In later generations, the great powers set up a few artillery pieces and drove a few gunboats past, and the situation that they could knock on the door of a country reappeared, but this time the great powers that supported the artillery were replaced by the Tang Dynasty.

The two discussed the matter of Goguryeo for a long time, and Li Shimin had already finished his morning exercise, and he did not see Arhan arrive.

"Why is this Hu man so sloppy!" Li Shimin waited a little impatiently, and said with some displeasure.

Xia Hongsheng smiled and defended Arhan: "Father-in-law, when these Hu people arrived in the Tang Dynasty, they all vied to emulate the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, but they didn't know the essentials, and they were more red tape than the Tang people. Your father-in-law, you have summoned Arhan, and it is a great honor for him, and for his fellow men. At this time, I guess I was excited and overwhelmed, and I must have bathed and burned incense. Hahaha......"

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "These Hu people can admire my Datang education, which shows the wide and deep influence of Datang. This is the result of the strength of Datang! I am very relieved. Hehe, but if Wei Qing is here, I'm afraid he should advise me to be prepared for danger in peace, and I can't get carried away with pride, because of the strength of the Tang Dynasty in front of me, and forget my roots. ”

Listening to Li Shimin's ridicule of Wei Zheng, Xia Hongsheng also smiled: "In fact, my son-in-law thinks that this world needs a person like Lord Wei who is as upright as a mirror. However, people like Lord Wei are also easy to offend people and attract disgust. Good medicine is good for disease, and good advice is good for action. But there are not many kings who see as clearly as your father-in-law, and who are broad-minded, and who are willing to speak to their opponents. It's also Lord Wei's luck and even that he was born at the right time. ”

These words not only said good things for Wei Zheng, but also slapped Li Shimin on the back, which immediately made Li Shimin smile and said with a smile: "Since you know that it is a good word, it is a little bit against your ears, so what's the matter?" It's all about making Datang better! Hahahaha...... Or a virtuous son-in-law can speak! Rest assured, I am just ridiculing, and I will not be troubled by Wei Qing's words. ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a report from the guards outside, saying, "Your Majesty, that Hu Shang brought it." ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Let him come over." ”

The guard brought Arhan in, and saw that Arhan was dressed in a Tang costume, and the excitement on his face was overflowing, and his whole body trembled like a sieve, and he followed the guard tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, people bring ......"

"Arhan greets Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty the power of the world, I wish Your Majesty's kingdom eternal prosperity, I wish Your Majesty good health, and I wish you all kinds of diseases! Wish...... I wish Your Majesty ...... I wish Your Majesty ......" Before the guard finished speaking, Arhan behind him knelt down tremblingly, and shouted repeatedly, and the guard who provoked him suddenly choked.

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand at the guard, telling him to go down. Then he said to Arhan, "Hehe, you are Arhan?" Hurry up, you don't need to be so polite. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! Arhan was now like a knot in his tongue, and he quickly got up from the ground.

Li Shimin listened to him and was neither good nor civilized, and seeing that he was in a hurry, he didn't know how to stand, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, so he couldn't help but laugh, and said with a smile: "Arhan, you have raised so much cotton for the imperial court, this is a great achievement." You don't have to be so restrained, can I still eat you? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the grass people are not restrained, the grass people are excited, they are excited, the grass people are too ......excited," Alhan said in a loud voice, and taught Li Shimin to laugh out loud.

"Arhan, you will tell me in detail about the cotton raising." After Li Shimin laughed, he asked again.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Arhan said excitedly: "The grass people got the order of the Hou Ye and took the caravan to the Western Regions to collect the white stacks. Hou Ye instructed the grass people that this matter is very important, even if it is regardless of the cost of gains and losses, they must collect as many white stacks as possible. The grass people did not dare to slack off, and immediately took the caravan to the Western Regions in person. Later, it happened that the caravan returning from Persia also arrived in the Western Regions, and the grass people did not let them return to Chang'an, but let them all disperse to the countries of the Western Regions. Originally, whether our caravans were brought from Chang'an or brought back from further west, when they passed through the countries of the Western Regions, they were all very popular. The princes and nobles of the Western Regions may not be able to buy our things if they are scrambling. When the Hou Ye instructed the grass people about this matter, he said that this matter is very important, the more cotton you want, the better, the small one has the courage to make his own opinion, this time whether it is the goods brought by Chang'an, or the goods returned from the west, all are unlimited, sell them on the spot, sell them all! Don't bring it to Chang'an! And don't collect money, silk, gold, silver and jewelry, just cotton! It can only be exchanged for cotton! In addition, if anyone has cotton and sells it to the caravan, he will receive as much as he wants, and he is not afraid that it will ask for a high price, but that it will have little cotton! In order to exchange things from us, the princes and nobles of the Western Regions sent a ruthless search for people to collect cotton everywhere and exchange it for the things of our caravan, and in the end, the cotton arrived with us! In the end, when the grass people counted, they collected as much as 470,000 catties. The grass people arranged the most reliable manpower to watch, and all the caravans were transported back together, and now it is estimated that they will soon arrive in Chang'an. ”

"Good! All right! Li Shimin nodded frequently when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Arhan, as a Hu businessman, you can make such a contribution to the Tang Dynasty, which is really a great achievement." I won't tell you that this cotton is necessary in the army. I want to conquer Goguryeo, and this cotton is used as a protection against the cold. Without enough cotton, there is nothing to keep out the cold, and there is nothing to keep out the cold, so the soldiers will not be able to survive the winter in Liaodong. You have done a great thing, and I will reward you for your good life! ”

Arhan was still excited and didn't react, Xia Hongsheng just kicked it: "Don't thank you yet!" ”

Arhan reacted at this time, and immediately bowed and bowed, he was fat himself, and this action sat down, like a naïve bear, which made Li Shimin laugh for a while.

"Alright, alright." Li Shimin waved his hand and asked, "Arhan, let me ask you, you have been running caravans for many years, do you know that those caravans were sold to Goguryeo, Baekje and other places?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the little one knows! There's one under your little hands! Arhan replied, "However, when we go to Goguryeo, there are only three countries of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, and the profits are not as big as those in the west of the net, and those three small countries are not as rich as the countries of the Western Regions, so there are many fewer caravans going there." ”

"What does the caravan over there sell for a long time?" Li Shimin asked again.

Arkhan thought for a moment and replied, "Back to Your Majesty, there are mostly grain, forage, and other luxuries, but they are much less than those in the west. Your Majesty, the grass people dared to guess, did Your Majesty want to stop the caravans going there? ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin was guessed in his mind, and couldn't help laughing: "Then tell me, why do you think so?" ”