"Yes!" Li Yi naturally could not hide these things. He immediately told Huo Gang's conditions.

"This business cannot be done like this." Li Er shook his head directly.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to refute, but just sat there obediently, waiting for Li Er to continue speaking.

"Tell him that the quantity is too small. If this quantity is only a few hundred horses in the end, what can I do? If it is just this quantity, the price is up to 50 jin per horse. If it does not exist for horses to exchange for horses, we can pay for silk, grain, charcoal and other things." Li Er said lightly.

"Do you think what I said is wrong?" Seeing this, Li Er glanced at Li Yi and said.

"I don't dare." Li Yi said hurriedly.

"You may think I don't know how to do business, but I tell you that your situation is too small. When you go back, tell him that either the number of war horses you trade this year is at least more than 2,000! You can follow the price and trading method he mentioned. Or, I don't do this business in Datang, and there is no caravan in Datang that I will do business with him." Li Er sneered and said.

"But when you talk, the number is about 3,000!" Li Er added.

Li Yi instantly understood what Li Er was going to do. Indeed, the reason why Li Yi did not have the courage of Li Er was because no matter how awesome Li Yi was, he was just the eldest son of a wealthy family, but Li Er was the emperor of the entire Tang Dynasty! This country belongs to him, so he has the ability to say this.

Li Er’s meaning is very clear, then you are sure, who else can you be with Huo Gang besides dealing with me, the Tang Dynasty? Especially after Huo Gang offended the Western Turks.

"However, the premise is that the war horses he provides are really as good as you described!" Li Er said coldly, "After you go back, if he agrees, all the war horses will be sent to Chang'an. Don't worry, I will not miss you money or anything else, but it is really such an elite war horse, not a single one!"

"My minister! Obey the order!" Li Yi stood up directly, "But Your Majesty, what if he sells so much, but wants to buy some prohibited materials? For example, steel."

"You can talk about anything other than steel, including food and silk, and you can give him a preferential price, not the price you sell to the Western Regions." Li Er shook his head straightforwardly.

"I understand, I understand." Li Yi nodded immediately.

"Okay, you can leave now." Li Er waved his hand.

"I, take your leave!" Li Yi immediately stood up.

"Wait." Li Er suddenly remembered something again and shouted at Li Yi who had taken a few steps back.

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions." Li Yi hurriedly saluted again.

"After you go back, help me stare at the movements of An Xinggui, the An family or other wealthy families in Liangzhou. Don't tell anyone, including your father, about this?" When Li Er said this, he stood up from his chair and stared at Li Yi motionlessly.

Li Yi felt as if he was being targeted by some beast. A dense cold sweat immediately oozed out of his back, and he quickly bowed: "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustedness."

"I hope you remember this sentence." Li Er's momentum stopped, "You can leave now. If there is any information to be transmitted back to Chang'an through secret channels, I will ask someone to find you. Never let anyone else get the news. If you come to Chang'an Anxinggui this time, you will definitely get the news. No matter who Huo Gang is, if he doesn't make much move and is just a normal trade, please."

"yes!"

"But there is one more thing. You must not sell what you shouldn't sell! I know that in the border, many small families under the Five Family Seven Hope are doing banned business with the Turks on the grassland. I hope the Li family in Longxi will not be like them." Li Er's tone became light and lightning, but when he heard it, it seemed like a thunder exploded in Li Yi's heart, and the cold sweat wet the clothes on his back.

After saying that, Li Er waved his hand, and this time he didn't say anything, and Chang Lin next to him immediately came over and took Li Yi away.

After Li Yi left, Li Er's eyes became deeper and looked into the distance. If the Xuanwu Gate Incident was Li Er's reverse scale and no one dared to mention it, then what happened in the Weishui River in August last year was a great humiliation that happened to Li Er's head, a shame that he would wash away sooner or later!

If you want to cleanse this shame, war horses are indispensable, especially truly elite war horses. The number of horse farms that can provide war horses in the Tang Dynasty is not large now, so naturally there is no way to compare with the Turks in this regard, and there are too few elite war horses!

So, to a certain extent, Li Yi's secret letter was just scratching Li Er's itch, but judging from what Li Yi told him, Li Er understood that An Xinggui had concealed a lot of things from him.

But Li Er has no choice now. The Li family in Longxi is very big. Although the Dunhuang house of the Li family in Longxi is also in the Western Regions, it is impossible to compare with the An family who lived in Liangzhou for generations. An Xinggui was able to defeat Li Zhi by himself. Do you really think it was his eloquence? Maybe there is this reason, but it is not absolute.

If his family did not live in Liangzhou during his time, but in Jiangnan or Central Plains, would you please let him try An Xinggui alone?

Didn’t Li Yuan grant Anxinggui the title of Duke of Liang just to use the power of the An family to stabilize the Western Regions and give the Tang Dynasty and the Li royal family room to make room? Li Shimin sneered.

Even if he had to say that he was from the Li family in Longxi, as the emperor, he would never be able to stand on the side of any clan. To be precise, before ascending the throne, the clans of the aristocratic families were their greatest help. After they ascended the throne, the clans of the aristocratic families were their biggest enemies!

How the Li family won this large territory made Li Shimin very clear about how terrifying the aristocratic family had. If their power did not shrink, the country would be unstable whenever they encountered a weak emperor.

However, there are times when there is no one, Li Shimin is Li Shimin, and when there is someone, Li Shimin is Li Er.

As for Huo Gang, to be honest, Li Shimin has no regrets. Although at present, Huo Gang is a talent and a good seedling for war, the Tang Dynasty did not lack talents, but time!

As for the conflict between the Huo family and An Xinggui, Li Shimin didn't want to know. In his opinion, An Xinggui was stupid because he didn't directly press the other party when he had the chance. Otherwise, there would be so many problems.

However, this is not good news for An Xinggui, but it is good news for the Tang Dynasty. If Huo Gang really stabilizes the Western Region countries such as Tongluo tribe and even Loulan, it means that there will be a buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and these countries and the Western Turks.

If Huo Gang wanted to trade with them, and he was a Han man, there was a high possibility that he would not be able to enter Liangzhou like the Western Turks, burn, kill and loot the Tang Dynasty, which means that the Tang Dynasty's border was stable and could also help them block the enemy.

Although Huo Gang is known as a devil and has even done massacres, Li Shimin, as the emperor, understands that it is to establish authority and counterattack, but establish authority and counterattack and burns and robbery are two different concepts. Huo Gang will never do what comes next. If he really does, then his pattern will be just like this.

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Chapter completed!