Chapter 347 Secretary

"It seems that we have to pay something. If we don't pay anything, I'm afraid people like Datang will not talk to us about serious matters. They avoid talking to us every day. They are used to taking advantage of us."

Lu Dongzan seemed to be saying it to General Huyan, and he also seemed to be saying it to himself. At the same time, he had another idea in his mind, but he did not express that idea just in order not to disturb the morale of the army.

The idea is that Li Xiang already knows about the war on the plateau, so he is preparing to contain the troops on the border. If this is the case, it will really be impossible to live a good life. I hope Datang just wants to take advantage of it. Although Lu Dongzan didn't want to give up this benefit, for the sake of Tubo's future, he had to give up what he had to give up, but he didn't know how much food the Tang Dynasty could fill.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I understand that it is appropriate to give up some frivolous wealth for Tubo, but can those people in the Holy City understand? They are all short-sighted."

When General Huyan talked about those people, Lu Dongzan's eyes were filled with disgust. Those nobles were all greedy goods. They just thought about dumping things into their own homes every day without even looking at the real situation in Tubo. , if Lu Dongzan takes the decision to compensate the money, those people will definitely be the first to be unwilling, and they will make trouble for Lu Dongzan in the future, completely ignoring Lu Dongzan's merits.

"Personal gains and losses are no longer important now. Even if they want to cause trouble for me in the future, it will be a matter of the future. We must save Tubo first. If we cannot save Tubo, then we will all become prisoners. Datang There have been too many victories over the years to allow them a single victory on our soil."

Lu Dongzan said very firmly, look at the history of the Tang Dynasty in recent years. Since they defeated the Turks, it can be said that it has blossomed everywhere. All the surrounding countries are threatened by the Tang Dynasty. Only Tubo can still give it to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty brought a little threat. If they want to go to Datang to seize this opportunity now, they will definitely not let it go.

"Then how much do we have to pay? Tuyuhun's treaty subordinates remember that it almost caused Tuyuhun's country to fall."

General Huyan couldn't help but shudder. When Tuyuhun signed the agreement, he felt that he was losing money. Of course, he was also a little jealous at the same time. He felt that the people of the Tang Dynasty had really made a fortune. Now he didn't expect it to be so fast. It's up to us, and it's about to cut flesh on our hearts.

"When the Tang Dynasty attacked Xue Yantuo, the Tang Dynasty occupied six of their cities. Do you know how much Xue Yantuo gave him in the end?"

Lu Dongzan couldn't say this number himself, but he had to find some basis for it. He couldn't let the lions in the Tang Dynasty open their mouths, and he couldn't give away money casually. If he didn't grasp the scale well, he would leaving huge hidden dangers.

"Secretary."

General Huyan is a military general, so he doesn't know much about these things. He has a capable person under him, that is, his secretary. This guy has studied such things, especially the affairs between Tang Dynasty and Tubo, so Call him here for sure.

"You have done some research on the foreign wars of the Tang Dynasty. Please give a good answer to the Prime Minister. How much does Xue Yantuo provide to the Tang Dynasty every year?"

Looking at the Han secretary kneeling here, General Huyan said with some disgust, it turned out that he looked down on these literary people, they were far less important than a soldier, but this number was needed at the moment.

"Back to Prime Minister, according to what I have learned, the gold is 3,000 taels per year, the silver is 50,000 taels, and the cattle and sheep are 30,000 each. The Tang Dynasty accounts for seven of the tax revenue from both sides, and Xue Yantuo accounts for three."

This guy answered honestly. When he heard this number, Lu Dongzan felt that it was not a lot, but they have never had such a precedent in Tubo. If we were defeated, we would naturally be able to give you a confession, but now both sides have no idea. There has never been a fight. It is just to deal with some border conflicts. Do we just send you so many things? This is really unreasonable.

"From your perspective, and considering the tribute paid by the people around you to the Tang Dynasty, if we want to conclude an agreement with the Tang Dynasty, how much do you think we should pay?"

It's strange to say. Ordinarily Lu Dongzan doesn't need to ask others about such things, but he just wants to see what his people think, especially from the perspective of a villain, how much should be given. It is a reference for consideration.

"I don't dare. Our Tubo country is so powerful, how can we pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty? Even if we pay tribute, we should let the Tang Dynasty..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Just say whatever the Prime Minister asks you. Stop talking nonsense like this in the future."

Seeing Lu Dongzan frowning, General Huyan immediately slammed the table, and the guy immediately shut his mouth. Among the Tubo army, there was a group of Han people who had been working for them, but these people had a relatively low status. They can only do the work of slaves. If it weren't for the fact that no Tubo people are willing to do the things recorded, then they are probably not much better than slaves. Even if they contribute to the Tibetan army, their usual status is not Gao, it's just death. There is no life guarantee.

"I beg the general to have mercy, the general to be kind..."

When this guy saw General Huyan getting angry, he was immediately frightened. When the General was angry, the knife was stained with blood. He had seen it several times over the years, even if it was the General's own personal Bing, he has killed two people in these years, not to mention a Han himself.

"Speak quickly and answer the Prime Minister's words."

General Huyan couldn't care less about him. Now he also wanted to know how much money he would have to pay. After all, deep in his heart, he didn't want to fight with the Tang army, especially if it was equipped with such explosive things. Who would let us Your head is not made of iron!

"If you are brave, five thousand taels of gold and some cattle and sheep will suffice. After all, we are different from those countries. We have never been defeated by the Tang Dynasty..."

The boy blurted out that the number was similar to what Lu Dongzan had thought. Five thousand taels of gold was not a small amount. One tael of gold and ten taels of silver, plus some cattle and sheep, should be enough to win their hearts. Bar?

"You follow me from now on."

This clerk never thought that a number he said randomly could attract Lu Dongzan's attention. It seemed that his future would be saved. Everyone knew that Corporal Lu Dongzan was very interested in the counselors in the palace. So good...