"However, Jingyang has not changed much in recent years."

Xu Jingzong glanced at Lu Dongzan, "Actually, Jingyang has always been like this. It seems that Chang'an Order will not make too many changes."

Lu Dongzan said with some emotion: "Is Chang'an Order still raising horses?"

Li Yifu replied: "I have been raising it for the past few years."

Li Xiaogong said to Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu: "You two should hurry up and lead the way. I haven't eaten anything since this morning."

When everyone walked along the village path to the horse circle, they smelled a scent.

Li Xiaogong sniffed it hard, "This smell is like mutton, I'm getting hungry."

When they walked to the horse wing, everyone saw Li Zheng roasting a sheep.

Seeing the visitor, Li Zheng struggled to put the whole roasted lamb on the table and said, "This whole roasted lamb should be eaten while it is hot, but it will not be delicious when it is cold."

Li Xiaogong sat down and said, "You can tell from the sight that the taste is delicious. I have been hungry for half a day."

As he spoke, Li Xiaogong picked up the wine pot and took a sip of the wine first, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Good wine, good meat, refreshing!"

Li Zheng said to the others: "You can sit down and eat together, so you can't finish the whole roasted lamb with such a big size."

Lu Dongzan glanced at the roasted whole sheep and looked at Li Zheng again, "Let's talk about the serious matter first. The matter in Tubo has not been finalized, so I really don't have the appetite to eat."

Li Xiaogong also said, "You talk about you, I eat my husband's."

Seeing that Li Xiaogong had already started eating without hesitation, Li Zheng looked at Lu Dongzan and sat down and said, "Okay, let's talk about the main business first."

Xu Jingzong took out a file and said, "Chang'an Order, this is the contract that was sealed in that year."

Li Zheng took the file and opened it. He said that he had the contract that year, as well as Songtsen's Gantou's stamp, and Tubo's national seal.

Looking at this file, Li Zheng sighed: "After so many years of separation, I still remember it when Songtsen Gampo came to Chang'an for help thousands of miles away."

Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "That's right."

Li Zheng said to him: "According to the contract, it is already time for you, Tubo to pay off your debts, where is the money?"

Lu Dongzan was silent for a while.

Seeing that the other party did not speak, Li Zheng said again: "According to the contract that year, the first batch of silver and money was 5 million guan! If Tubo had economic difficulties, he could still borrow money from me by relying on this contract, but he still had to pay back what he should pay."

Li Zheng smiled and said, "According to your previous personality, when I said these words, you had already gritted your teeth at me and even took action."

Lu Dongzan said with a blank expression: "I did do this before, but it is useless."

Li Zheng looked at Lu Dongzan and said, "Then are you going to pay back the money?"

Lu Dongzan shook his head and said, "Li Zheng, you should know that Tubo does not have the ability to repay you five million yuan."

Li Zheng nodded in a clear way and said sadly: "Then this matter will be difficult to deal with. Even if you sell your Lu Dongzan, it will not be worth the five million chunks of money."

Lu Dongzan looked down at the ground and said, "Tubo is not as wealthy as the Tang Dynasty. Today's Tubo tribes live in exchange for goods."

Li Zheng drank tea and looked at Lu Dongzan, "Then do you want to pay for the debt?"

Lu Dongzan glanced at Li Zheng, "I never had this idea."

Li Zheng said: "Does Songtsen Gampo have this idea?"

"I..." Lu Dongzan was silent when he wanted to say something.

Li Zheng continued, "Then you first talk about what is happening in Tubo now."

Li Xiaogong on the side was still eating the whole roasted lamb with a feast. The whole lamb leg had been eaten, but Li Xiaogong was still eating it. It seemed that this old guy had a big appetite.:.

Lu Dongzan said: "Now Tubo has just been quelled from the civil strife, and the tribes of all sides have finally recovered their previous days. I thought about how to repay your five million trump card. We, Tubo, can rob those small countries in the Western Regions to pay off their debts, but those small countries cannot fill the hole of five million trump card at all."

His words were a little choked, and Li Zheng held the teacup and continued to listen.

"I don't know what to do! Songtsen Gampo now has long lost his ambitions. He has been with the Buddha all day long, and even led many tribesmen to join the Buddha. He has never thought about these five million things at all."

As if holding back tears, Lu Dongzan sat cross-legged, pinching his knees with his hands and said, "Li Zheng, tell me what to do in Tubo now and how to save Tubo."

Xu Jingzong whispered: "I think Tubo is pretty good now, so I can rest and accumulate strength."

Li Yifu shook his head and said, "Old Xu, what you said is wrong. How can you accumulate national strength by eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha's name all day long?"

Lu Dongzan looked up at Li Zheng, "Li Zheng, the contract he signed was five million guan! But from beginning to end, the Tang Dynasty did not pay five million guan."

Li Zheng said: "Sending troops to fight requires money, and all this money is spent on military pay, food and grass."

Lu Dongzan said: "But the money you used did not reach five million guan at all!"

Li Zheng took a sip of tea calmly, "The contract is written in five million coins. I didn't know that the other party couldn't help but fight and settle it without much effort. Besides, we did everything we should do, and we, the Tang Dynasty, have also fulfilled it."

Lu Dongzan said, "So there is no room for these five million coins, right?"

Li Zheng nodded and said, "There is really no room for anything. You know that this matter is not just me who has the final say."

He pointed to Li Xiaogong who was eating roasted whole lamb, and Li Zheng said, "There are still people in the court."

Lu Dongzan lowered his head and said, "But Tubo really can't afford five million guan."

Li Zheng put the teacup aside, stood up and walked to Lu Dongzan and said, "Does Songzan Gampo know that you are so humble in front of me?"

Lu Dongzan lowered his head silently.

Li Zheng shook the fan in his hand and said, "Since Tubo cannot repay five million guan, according to the contract, Tubo can only buy land."

Lu Dongzan clenched his fists with both hands, "How big is five million coins? Do you have land in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Zheng looked at Lu Dongzan and said, "Can you give me a population? I, Li Zheng, have no interest in the population industry. You Tubo has nothing valuable things, and I don't lack anything else. The only thing that can make me like is the land of Tubo."

Lu Dongzan's eyelids blew twice, "I dare to ask the Chang'an Order, how big the land is."

Li Zheng thoughtfully and said: "The land can be big and small, good and bad, fertile and barren. The specific price and how big the land needs to be calculated carefully."

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