I am the censor, at the beginning I denounced the empress

Chapter 123 You want Gaochang to perish

hunting.

No, this is not a hunt, this is kidnapping.

However, from another perspective, this approach is hunting again.

Tang Can frowned, and glanced at Tuoba.

Tuoba just looked at him with a smile and didn't say anything.

It's just the big bright eyes, as if they can talk, conveying a meaning: You can figure out how to handle this matter.

"Food, why can't you buy it with money?"

"They don't sell."

"Isn't there a merchant?"

"It's useless."

"There is no other way?"

"What's the best opinion of Tang Yushi?"

Everyone watched the conversation between Tang Can and Long Qing, but they didn't intend to interrupt.

Moreover, there is a vague feeling of gloating in it.

come when they want.

Since Tang Can is the person in the rumors, he will never agree to Long Qing's proposal.

Since he did not agree, he would definitely argue with Long Qingqi.

With Long Qing's character, Tang Can wants to live forever...

I'm afraid it's a little difficult.

Tang Can said calmly, "Buy it. If you can't buy it back, I might not be able to buy it back."

"cut……"

Long Qing sneered, and made no secret of his disgust towards Tang Can: "Does Tang Yushi not know that he is already a dead person in Great Liang?"

"I'm a little curious, how does a dead person buy food from Great Liang?"

Gao Yinliu clenched his fist in his sleeve instantly, his face turned cold.

Just about to make a move, Tang Can held her hand directly, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "You need to use your brain to do business. As long as you are willing to spend money, there is no food that you can't buy back."

"Gaochang promised Great Liang that he would pay one million taels of tribute a year."

"Great Liang regards itself as a country above, and after paying tribute, it will return its own gifts."

"Return the gift, ask for food, and naturally buy it back."

Hearing his words, Long Qing felt even more ridiculous, and said contemptuously: "Do you really think that Gao Chang wants to pay tribute? It's just an excuse!"

Tang Can frowned slightly, and turned his gaze to Tuoba: "The king is really an excuse, not paying tribute?"

Tuoba's expression froze, and he said softly, "Nowadays, the capital doesn't have that much money."

"Didn't you say earlier that you earned several million taels a year?"

"A lot of flowers..." Facing Tang Can's pressing questions, Tuoba's momentum was a little weak.

"That is to say, you lied to me?"

"Bold!"

"court death!"

Tang Can just asked a question, and suddenly someone shouted at him angrily.

Gao Yinliu also snorted coldly, clenched his fists, and was ready to strike at any time.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the account was tense.

"It can't be said to be a lie." Tuoba paused, and said helplessly: "Now Gaochang really can't take out a million taels all at once."

"How much can you take out?"

"30."

"How much food does Gaochang need?"

"50 million stone."

When the price of grain was the cheapest, it was close to ten yuan a bucket, and a hundred yuan a stone.

50 stone grains, at least 50 taels.

This is still an ideal situation.

Gaochang and Daliang did not conduct trade.

If Great Liang deliberately made things difficult, let alone 50 taels, even a million taels might not be able to buy it back.

Tang Can never thought about it. When he arrived in Gaochang, the first problem he encountered was money.

Moreover, the degree of difficulty far exceeds that of Great Liang.

After all, the means and methods of doing things in the two countries are completely different.

In Great Liang, he can come up with ideas, issue national debt, and use the power of the whole country to overcome difficulties together.

But Gao Chang...

The living habits of the nomads, the people have no concept of money at all, all the wealth is nothing more than cattle, sheep, mules, horses, tents, weapons, and iron pots.

Moreover, the common people do not have the habit of buying things with money, and all commercial activities are carried out through barter.

The royal court gave food in exchange for the people's mules, horses and livestock.

Then sell the livestock to other surrounding countries in exchange for food, and so on.

"It's not that I don't want to pay tribute."

In the silence, Tuoba, who originally wanted to stay out of the matter, could only sigh and said softly: "There are only two roads in front of us now."

"Or, starve the people to death."

"Or, hunting."

When she opened her mouth, Long Qing stopped talking and just stared at Tang Can with a sneer.

He has experienced this kind of thing many times.

Didn't the officials of the previous Xia Dynasty also retort with outrage?

But after refuting, he was also speechless and had no choice.

This time, he believed, it was the same answer.

only……

Tang Can just pondered for a while, and then said again: "30, you can also buy 50 stones."

"Bullshit!"

"Could it be that Tang Yushi regards Gaochang people as fools?"

"That's right, that's right! Don't think that you've done something in Great Liang, that's why it's so great!"

"For 30 taels of silver, you can buy up to 20 shi of grain!"

"Whoever has the loudest voice is right?" Tang Can said calmly and casually.

"As a minister, it is disrespectful for you to be disrespectful in front of the king."

"I am the censor, so I will play you a book first, and I will talk about how to deal with it later."

"For a king, it is a big mistake if you don't believe what you say."

The people present were dumbfounded.All of them stared at Tang Can with wide-eyed eyes, thinking about waiting for him to finish speaking before cleaning him up!
Especially Long Qing, his eyes were dark and he did not hide his hostility!
Tang Can's eyes fell on Tuoba, and he said softly: "We have to do the paying tribute."

"People cannot stand without trust, businesses without trust will not prosper, and countries without trust will decline."

"Your Majesty is the king of Gaochang, you must not break your promise."

Someone couldn't help interjecting: "It's easy to say, you can make money? Don't think that we haven't thought about using national debt. But your national debt, in Gaochang, won't work!"

Tang Can was not angry when he was interrupted, but continued, "As far as Yu Guo is concerned, owed money is a minor issue, but breaking promises is a major issue."

"All along, Great Liang has been very interested in the pastures outside the Northwest Pass."

"Paying tribute this year will cost nothing, and the pastures outside the pass will be given to Great Liang."

"In exchange for 50 shi of grain."

what!
The atmosphere in the account instantly cooled down.

Everyone glared at Tang Can!

Long Qing narrowed his eyes, full of murderous intent!
Tuoba, who was sitting, also stood up suddenly, staring at Tang Can, waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation for this ridiculous statement!

The pasture that Tang Can spoke of was the vast pasture between the Zhenbei Army and the Gaochang Frontier Army!
Surrounded by the boundless Tangxiang Desert, the grassland is regarded as a desert oasis.

No matter for Gaochang or Great Liang, this pasture is very important!

Moreover, the grassland grew very well, even though the Zhenbei Army and Gao Chang fought on the grassland year after year, it did not destroy the grassland.

Every spring and summer, Gaochang still grazes here.

It can even be said that this pasture feeds most of Gaochang's cattle and sheep!

This time, handing over the grass field is tantamount to directly saying that Gaochang has perished!

Tang Can was not in a hurry, and his tone was flat: "Aside from grazing, is there any other use for the pasture?"

"Grassland, can feed herdsmen, can feed the country?"

"Gaochang, you just want to be a nomad and don't want to build a city?"

"Your Majesty, living in a tent will allow the people of Gaochang to have food and clothing, without having to fight or die?"

(End of this chapter)