223, begging for Hermes-Epitek (II)
When those Turks heard that the Great Tangke was really coming this time, they were immediately ordered to assemble, and this time they were really panicked. Because the assembly of the ancient army did not cost a little bit, from the dispatch to the mobilization of various materials, it was not so simple. If it's okay, it won't be gathered lightly, so this time maybe Datang is really playing. And there may be a bluff in this, but this time Datang has a real reason to assemble, that is, more than 100,000 of its own people are being abused in the Turks, how can they ignore it? Once a war broke out between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, the consequences would be unimaginable. Jingwen, the envoy, had the darkest heart, and specially took advantage of the Turks' internal and external troubles to carry out war blackmail. Even if there was a one percent chance, it would make the Turks tremble.
In fact, a few years later, one of the very important reasons why the Tang Dynasty was able to defeat the Turks so easily was that it formed an alliance with Xue Yantuo. In this way, the two sides were flanked, and the Turks were defeated very lightly. What the Turks want now is to avoid this two-front battle as much as possible, otherwise they will almost certainly be defeated. Although the Han Chinese could not occupy the steppe, they were able to hold back a large number of Turkic troops, so that the number of people who conquered Xue Yantuo was much smaller. This is the role of the Tang Dynasty, which can attract a large number of Turkic troops to the south, so that Xue Yantuo can easily defeat the Turks.
"Tang envoy, why do we need to do this? We can have something to say slowly, why do we need to move the knife and gun lightly? In fact, we can discuss, those Han people are not just a group of workers here in us, as long as Datang is willing to compensate us for the cost of taking care of them over the years, it is not impossible for them to return to China. Jieli said.
Jingwen felt ashamed of Jieli's shamelessness, and this Jieli actually said that the Turks took care of these Han people and gave them food, clothing, housing and transportation. They obviously used the Han people as slaves, but now they have taken care of the Han people, which is simply shameless.
"In a word, do you give it or not? If you don't give it, I'll leave immediately. Let's start the war right away! Jingwen said.
Jingwen has nothing to say to these Turks, and if they are not willing to pay it back, then there will be only war. Anyway, Datang is not a soft persimmon now, and if the Turks have the courage to start a war at that time, then they can fight it well. If there is a real war, the probability of the Turks losing is very high.
"Aren't you afraid that we will kill those Han people?" A Turkic nobleman suddenly shouted.
Jingwen also said: "If you dare to kill one Han Chinese, we will kill ten Turks after the outbreak of war." You Turks are only a few million, and we Han people are only about 100,000. If you dare to kill, we will kill you with a million Turks. ”
The Turks gasped. I didn't expect Jingwen to be so ruthless. If it were an ordinary Han person, I am afraid that he would not be able to say such a thing at all, and he would not even dare to think about it. Jingwen's words are already almost cold, full of thoughts of blood for blood and tooth for tooth. This kind of thinking is not popular at all among the Han people. The Han people's popular way to repay grievances is virtue, but Jingwen is so ruthless, which is not at all the same as those Han people.
And Jingwen knew that he couldn't be weak at this time. If it is weak, it will definitely be taken advantage of by the Turks. Therefore, at this time, not only can they not compromise, but they must go back, so that the Turks can have some scruples. Now the Turks are in a weak position anyway. So Jingwen can blackmail them at will. These Turks are hard and not soft, and if you talk softly to him, then I'm afraid they will bully you instead. But if you're stronger than them. Then they will be afraid of you and will compromise with you.
"Then you must compensate us for our losses, if we let these Han people return to China. Then we will have to lose a lot. Therefore, you must compensate us for our losses, otherwise we would rather die than give these Han people back to you! A Turkic nobleman shouted anyway.
"Asking for money, no!" Jingwen said.
Jingwen knew that he might not be able to spend money this time. If it costs money to redeem it, where will Emperor Li Shimin's face go! He had already compromised once before, and naturally he couldn't continue to compromise this time, otherwise his prestige would be hit by Yan zhòng. This time, if you can't spend money, you have to come back, which can improve Datang's prestige and show that Datang has made achievements. Originally, it took money to ask the Turks to withdraw their troops, but now they don't have to spend money, but they can get back more than 100,000 Han people, isn't this the result of the Tang Dynasty's efforts for more than a year? If you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing the goods, and you can understand the changes in these two aspects in the past year, so that you can see the achievements of the emperor and the princes in the court. And if Jing Wen dared to agree to any agreement to spend money to redeem without authorization, then I am afraid that Emperor Li Shimin would definitely not let him go.
"Then we will definitely not let go of those Han people, you will come if you have a seed!" The Turkic nobleman suddenly said angrily.
And Jingwen saw this situation and knew that he had to compromise a little, so he immediately said: "If you are willing to release those Han people, it means that your relationship with Datang is still okay, and it is still a friend." Then we can be friendly to friendly countries. We can lower the price of all kinds of materials and sell them at a discount! ”
Those Turks also shined, because the Turks needed all kinds of materials from the Han people too much, from grain to tea, they all needed to be imported from the Han people. However, these materials were in the hands of the Han Chinese, who could arbitrarily set high prices to sell them, and the Turks had to buy them. Now Jingwen is willing to reduce the price, isn't this a good idea? Although those Hermes-Epitek were released, if the price could be lowered for a long time, it would probably not be unacceptable. Because those Hermes-Epitek may not be able to create much wealth, and this price reduction is really saving wealth. Saving is earning, and this is understood by anyone.
"I'll leave this detail to my subordinates to solve! How much it will be reduced depends on the situation. Jieli said.
A hint of anger flashed in Jieli's eyes, and now the Turks have no choice. If they had a way, they would directly lead the army over and loot, and they would not trade with the Tang people at all. This is all a robbery carried out by the Tang Dynasty, so the Turks also hate it. They are all vowing that if they can survive these disasters, they must make the Han people look good. (To be continued......)