Chapter 876 What Zhang Jiuli knows about Nanzhao

"How much do you know about Nanzhao? Have you interacted with this place before?"

Next to Li Xiang, Zhang Jiuli was kneeling here honestly. Although there were other seats on Li Xiang's carriage, Zhang Jiuli himself was a guilty person, so it was naturally impossible for him to sit carelessly on Li Xiang's carriage. In the carriage, Li Xiang did not act like Corporal Li Xian. Zhang Jiuli was indeed a sinner, and he could not act like Corporal Li Xian.

"Going back to Your Highness, I have always had business dealings with this place when I was in Sichuan, but the number of contacts was not large, mainly because the people here have different living habits from ours, but since the opening of Your Highness's Zhi Da Bao , all kinds of goods can flow smoothly here, and the merchants are selling the most valuable goods."

What Zhang Jiuli said is true. The living habits of the people here are very different from that of the people in the mainland. Moreover, the people here have also mastered some of their own technologies. Although they are relatively backward compared to Chang'an City, they have been using them for thousands of years. This is how they live their lives, and they don’t really need the things in Chang’an City.

It's just that the habits of the rich are the same. When various luxury goods appeared in Zhizhidao in Chang'an City, businessmen in Sichuan immediately realized the business opportunities and transported the goods from Chang'an City to Sichuan. Perhaps the price It can be doubled three to five times, but these people are not pursuing such profits. If they can transport these goods to Nanzhao, the price will be more than twenty times.

Of course Li Xiang is very clear about this. He has sent people to open several small shops of his own in Nanzhao. Of course, it is impossible to openly sell Zhi Duobao's goods. If this is the case, it will easily arouse local vigilance. Li Xiang sent people here to collect local customs and customs. Only when his own political power arrives here will he allow Zhidaobao's branch to be here. Otherwise, Zhidaobao will be a living target for others. A child holding a gold bar Living targets may be looted by locals at any time.

For ordinary people, they only know that Zhidaobao makes a lot of money, but they probably don't know how much. But these local dignitaries are different. They have There are more sources of information than ordinary people. You only need to do a good calculation after you go back, and you will be able to know how much the money is right away.

If they don't know this number, then Zhi Da Bao is still very safe, but if they know this number, many greedy people will have some intentions that they shouldn't have, and over time their intentions will be put into practice. In practice, they don't care who owns this business. The most important thing is that Li Xiang can't control them. So even if Li Xiang's assets are stolen, will Datang start a war?

Therefore, before the power of the Tang Dynasty reaches a certain place, Li Xiang will never allow Zhi Daobao to drive over like this. That is equivalent to giving money directly to others. Whether it is lost goods or money, Li Xiang will not It will not be allowed. We already know about such a crisis, so why should we go to the tiger mountain when we know that there are tigers in the mountains? That is a reckless behavior.

What's more, letting these merchants travel long distances to transport goods is another way of selling, and it can also be regarded as giving profits to everyone. The journey is long and unsafe. People really deserve such profits. Li Xiang cannot always give up all the profits. All the money has been made. If this is really the case, I am afraid that it will become the target of public criticism in the future.

"You two are on each other's border. Have you ever had any border conflicts? Have you ever learned about their military strength?"

Li Xiang has known this news for a long time, but he still wants to see Zhang Jiuli's judgment. After all, in Li Xiang's heart, Zhang Jiuli is a capable person. Since he has been in power in Sichuan for a long time, he must have his own opinions about his neighbors to the south. , after what happened on the mountain, Zhang Jiuli's mother was released first. This gave him hope. If he continued to work hard, other relatives would be rescued.

Li Xiang also made a promise to him when he went to Nanzhao this time. As long as he could play a role in Nanzhao this time, Li Xiang would also let one of his wives come back. Although his descendants were not involved, after all He is also a relative of his. Zhang Jiuli was already cruel when he came here, and he must let Li Xiang see his role.

"Wei Chen doesn't have a deep connection with this place, mainly because we are separated by the territory of Longquan Chieftain. If we want to know more about this place, the people of Longquan Chieftain often conflict with them. Although they belong to the same family as Nanzhao, There are barbarians in the south, but they are not the same tribe, and wars between them are very frequent."

When talking about other things, Zhang Jiuli may be very understanding, but when talking about this matter, Zhang Jiuli may not be able to exert his energy. Longquan Chieftain often interacts with people here, but now Longquan Chieftain has come to Beijing... …

"If you want to talk about the combat effectiveness of these people, I think it should be not much different from the chieftain's army. The Longquan chieftain had a large-scale conflict with them five years ago, and the troops used exceeded tens of thousands. People, the three chieftains also sent their people to cheer, but in the end both sides could be said to have suffered losses, and each returned to their starting point without causing any border changes. Of course, this is all speculation below, and may not necessarily be true. "

Zhang Jiuli said very cautiously. He was just searching out everything he knew in his head. Whether his speculation was true or not must be clearly stated. If it affected Li Xiang's judgment, I'm afraid he would The crime is even greater.

"They can dispatch tens of thousands of troops at will. It seems that the court's estimate of them is problematic. The court believes that their standing army is around 40,000 to 50,000, which is not even comparable to a relatively large chieftain. What do you think?"

Li Xiang frowned when he heard this. To put it bluntly, Li Xiang didn't believe the people under Changsun Wuji. The incident in Tubo had already shown it. Those people usually spent a lot of money, but they came from snooping. The news is not quite true.

"Wei Chen doesn't know much about this either, but there must be some discrepancy in this number from the imperial court..."

Zhang Jiuli said it more tactfully. You can't just say that the investigators of the imperial court spent their money in vain, right?