"I understand your highness's meaning, so I will do this now." After a while, Yan Zhuang came back to his senses and said.

"No hurry, let's talk about how much money the caravan can make when he goes to the Western Regions and Northeast battlefields this time?" Li Hong asked. In three months, the caravan will be able to return to Chang'an City. He will have to spend money to establish a college and academy. Now he only has one million and two million guan left. He has to save some things and want to know how much money his caravan can make in three months.

"Conservatively estimated, you can earn about 600,000 yuan!" Yan Zhuang calculated for a while before giving the answer.

In fact, it would be good if an ordinary caravan could make 30,000 or 40,000 yuan, but why can Yanzhuang's caravan make so much? Because in addition to its huge scale, the caravans operated by them are not something that ordinary caravans can do, just like selling things to the northeast. In addition to grain, there are also medicinal materials. This is making money in war. There is no tough back-stage. Who dares to do this? Besides, selling things from the Western Regions, in addition to profitable silk, porcelain, tea, books, iron and medicinal materials, can they not make money? May I ask, ordinary caravans dare to sell contraindicated products such as iron and medicinal materials to the Western Regions?

"When will the caravans who arrived in Fusang come back?" Among the three caravans, Li Hong was more optimistic about this maritime transport team, because Fusang is short of everything now, but it is not short of money. Therefore, this time the fleet goes to Fusang is a good business that is profitable.

"It's October." Yan Zhuang sighed. This time it took half a year to sail, and the time was indeed a little slower. A trip to the Western Regions for four months and a trip to the Northeast for four months. It was indeed a shorter time to go to Fusang. Moreover, these two land routes can be taken at any time, and the sea route can only be taken once a year.

"How much money can you make this trip?" Li Hong asked again.

"Conservatively estimated, you will have to make two million yuan." Yan Zhuang replied.

"It's still a little bit!" Li Hong sighed.

If it is put on others, it will make a huge profit so much that it cannot make a huge profit. But Li Hong knew that this time the sea freight was really less profitable. Because not all the fleet could go to Fusang, were the navy of the Tang Dynasty and the navy of Fusang vegetarians? Therefore, only his fleet had the courage and had the qualifications. At the same time, Fusang lacked resources, and the first time to go to Fusang to do business was the most profitable time. If you went there more times and oversupply, you probably wouldn't make much money. After all, Fusang is not large and the population is not large, and their consumption needs are easily met.

Even if you earn two million chunks of money at a time, Yan Zhuang didn't know what to say, so he could only express silence.

"Okay, Gu knows, you go down." Li Hong said. When Yan Zhuang was about to walk to the door, he suddenly thought of something and called Yan Zhuang, "By the way, you asked the dog, sheep and tiger to come to the East Palace, saying that Gu wanted to see him. Also, you sent someone to send a letter to Xue Feng, saying that Gu wanted to see him, and asked him to come to the East Palace."

"No!" Yan Zhuang took the order and bowed and left the study.

After Yan Zhuang left, Li Hong was called by Empress Wu and Emperor Gaozong to discuss important matters early in the morning because he did not rest for a night last night. He was very tired now, so he went back to Chengen Palace to rest.

As soon as he arrived at Cheng'en Palace, he heard a resentful sound of the piano. Just as he heard it casually, he knew that it was not from Zhao Hongqin. Only Princess Gesang dared to play the piano in the East Palace.

Sure enough, when Li Hong walked into the hall, he found Zhao Hongsun sorting out books, and Princess Gesang was playing the piano aside. Seeing Li Hong, Zhao Hongsun immediately stepped forward to salute Li Hong and poured a cup of tea for Li Hong. Princess Gesang also stood up to salute Li Hong, but her behavior was a little stiff, obviously as if she was used to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, her face was a little pale, as if she was not sleepy.

"Has the princess been resting well these days? Why is her face so ugly? Why wouldn't the imperial doctor show you?" Li Hong asked.

There is a ready-made doctor in the East Palace, but Li Hong is unwilling to let Sun Simiao treat irrelevant people. This is not because he thinks these people are not qualified, but because Sun Simiao is very short of time and has a lot of things to do. If he disturbs him for some irrelevant diseases, it will make Sun Simiao very disgusted. Besides, minor illnesses such as loss of appetite and lack of sleep, not to mention the imperial doctors in the palace, even doctors in the martial arts world can cure them, so why bother Sun Simiao?

"Thank you for your kindness. This is because Gesang is worried and tired and becomes sick. It is not curable by medicine. I won't bother the imperial doctor." Princess Gesang said lightly. Since she made a wrong decision in the Dog Fighting Competition and was estranged from Li Hong, no matter how hard she tried, the relationship with Li Hong has not been repaired. His brother's advice is on her. During this period, her face turned so pale.

"Why is the princess who is worried and tired and sick, I don't understand, but I also know that the princess has a purpose in coming to the East Palace. Since we are all smart people, the princess might as well talk. If I can help you, I will never refuse." Li Hong took a sip of tea and said. The Tubo problem is always a thorn in the heart of the Tang Dynasty, a sword hanging on her head. If the Tubo problem is not solved, Li Hong's plan to move west will be ruined, so he would talk to Princess Gesang for the first time.

"Gesang knew that Your Highness could help, but he was afraid that Your Highness might not be willing to help this." Princess Gesang said quietly.

Li Hong smiled, "If the price you offer is the right one, I wouldn't mind helping you once, it depends on the princess' sincerity."

Princess Gesang's eyes lit up when she heard the prince of the Tang Dynasty say this. As long as Li Hong is willing to make a deal, Princess Gesang is very clear that her brother will definitely be willing to make a deal with the prince of the Tang Dynasty, no matter what the price is paid, because she knows that it is worth it to pay a little price to the Tang Dynasty compared to Lu Dongzan and his son.

"Your Highness, what you said is true?" Princess Gesang asked happily. When she was about to be disappointed to despair, there was a sudden light of hope. Who would put it on, would it be like this?

"Tell me, let me listen." Li Hong said lightly.

"Gesang wants His Highness to help his brother eliminate Lu Dongzan and his confidant, so that the Tubo royal power will truly return to his brother's hands." After Princess Gesang said that, she stared at Li Hong nervously, for fear that Li Hong would reject her.

"Tell me about your time, how long will it take?" Li Hong asked.

"Within four years," Princess Gesang said, because she also knew that the Tang Dynasty is fighting against Goryeo, Silla and Baekje in the Northeast, and it is impossible to transport troops to Tubo in a short time, so she said that, this is to give Li Hong a buffer time!

"What is the price you paid?" Li Hong asked.

"Tubo surrendered to His Highness the Crown Prince." Princess Gesang replied without thinking.

Li Hong smiled and shook his head slightly, "I am not a three-year-old child. I don't like empty promises, give me something practical."

"Some of Tubo's Tang Dynasty have them, what else does the Prince's Highness want?" Princess Gesang sighed and said. Indeed, some of Tubo's Tang Dynasty have them, while some of the Tang Dynasty have them. This is the gap between the two countries.

"Four years later, I will not be short of money, only people." Li Hong said.

"What does the Prince's meaning mean?" Princess Gesang was shocked and said quickly, "Your Highness thinks twice. Although there are many Tubo women, there may not be many who have fallen into the eyes of Your Highness. This time, An Lai lost to Your Highness 600 beauties. It is estimated that it will take a long time to select."

Because Li Hong and An came to ask for 600 Tubo beauties, when Li Hong mentioned that he was short of people, Princess Gesang thought of Li Hong's desire for women.

"Princess, you misunderstood. There is really no shortage of beauties. As long as you conquer Goryeo, Silla and Baekje, there are not many beauties. At that time, I guess there are many beauties in the Jiaofangsi in the Tang Dynasty to be overcrowded."

scare!

Princess Gesang was really shocked when she heard Li Hong say this. Is this going to beat Goryeo and Silla, and Baekje to grab people in the future? Didn’t China’s emperors have always been very kind and righteous? Will they not punish failed countries? As long as you surrender, will you still give you money and food? Why is the prince in front of you different from the emperors of the Central Plains? It seems to be a bit of a bandit rhythm, a bit like the Tubo people!

"Then, who is the one you lack?" Princess Gesang felt fear of Li Hong, so through conversation with Li Hong, she found that the prince of the Tang Dynasty in front of her didn't want the crown prince of a country at all, but was more like a devil wearing a mask.

"Cabin." Li Hong said these two words gently. Seeing Princess Gesang's face full of shock, he continued, "In four years, Gu helped your brother solve Lu Dongzan, but your brother also had to agree to Gu and send 100,000 Tubo cavalry as the driver of Gu. This is Gu's condition. Can you agree?"

"this--"

Princess Gesang hesitated that Tubo would only have 300,000 cavalry in total. If you go to war with the Tang Dynasty in four years, you might lose some of your troops. At that time, you will give Li Hong a hundred thousand cavalry, and how much can you have left in Tubo? If the Tang Dynasty invades Tubo again, it is estimated that Tubo will have only one way to perish.

"I am not anxious, princess, you don't need to rush to answer. It's not too late to answer the orphan after discussing with your brother. But there is a little bit of it that if the princess wants to tell the princess, after four years, when the Tang Dynasty destroys Lu Dongzan, can't you destroy your Tubo? It's not that you can't destroy it, but that you don't want to destroy it, because the Tang Dynasty does not need poor land and pastures." Li Hong said, seeing that Princess Gesang's face turned paler, he smiled faintly and said, "As long as your brother can surrender to the Tang Dynasty, Tubo will still be your Tubo at that time."

After saying that, Li Hong left with great strides.

Zhao Hongqin followed Li Hong and left the hall because she knew that the crown prince was going to rest and needed her to change clothes for the crown prince. In fact, maids in the East Palace could do such things, and Zhao Hongqin didn't need to do it deliberately. It was just that Zhao Hongqin was unwilling to let other maids do this because she liked to do these trivial things for Li Hong, because only at this time did she feel that the crown prince was her own...

Alas! Poor little maid! Still haven't escaped the level of love... (To be continued)
Chapter completed!