"According to what you said, we are sure to defeat Tubo, right?"
Li Chengqian said with some surprise, you know, in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty in the past, many people were afraid when they mentioned Tubo, always feeling that we had failed at their hands, so we should avoid provoking them.
"That's not the case. There are too many variables. The biggest variable in the Tang Dynasty is these aristocratic families. If they cause trouble for us, we will be in trouble."
When Li Xiang talked about these aristocratic families, a fierce look appeared in his eyes. Because of the foreign war, he did not do anything to them before. When he had free time, he would have to weaken them step by step.
"They've been much more obedient lately. What do you think? We can send troops to conquer Tubo. Didn't you say they were weak? If I had suggested to your grandfather that we conquer Tubo, then the territory of our Great Tang would have been much larger."
Once a person has this kind of idea, it cannot be concealed by a few words. After Li Chengqian heard about the situation in Tubo, he wanted to defeat Tubo, so that there would be no threats around the Tang Dynasty.
"The land there isn't very good. It's far inferior to what we have in Guanzhong. It won't be of much use after we conquer it. On the contrary, there are many people who need to make a living there, and we may have to support them."
Li Xiang shook his head. According to the current strength of the Tang Dynasty, if they want to take down Tubo, it may be difficult. It will take at least three to five years of preparation time. In terms of the return rate, the return rate of taking down Tubo is not high. If we want to find a high return rate, we might as well take down Goguryeo.
Of course, these things cannot be accomplished overnight. The most important thing at hand is the enthronement ceremony of the Crown Prince. We have been busy for a while, and it is time for us to reap the rewards. As long as this matter has not been completed, other things can be put aside.
The father and son discussed other things and then went back to their rooms to settle down.
"What is this preparation? Is it a gift?"
When he returned to his yard, Li Xiang saw Miss Meng Ling preparing things. They seemed to be things for girls. As the eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty emperor, the only person he could give gifts to should be the princess in the palace, but these things did not seem to be for the princess.
"Your Highness is busy with important matters outside every day. How can he remember things at home? Isn't Your Highness engaged to Miss Cheng? This is Miss Cheng's birthday gift. Miss Cheng's birthday is the day after tomorrow."
Miss Mengqin came out from the other side, holding two pieces of luxurious silk in her hands. These things were prepared according to the rules, but this year was different. In the past, when the daughter of a duke of the court had a birthday, we would also give her a gift, but now she is the daughter-in-law of the East Palace, so the gift must naturally be three times more important.
Your wife is having a birthday?
Li Xiang had never met Miss Cheng. If he had known this, he should have gone to see her when he went to Cheng Yaojin's house that day.
"Add a mirror, and this perfume, scented with roses."
Li Xiang took out a glass bottle from his pocket. This was the perfume he had just made. In the Tang Dynasty, the most valuable thing was the glass bottle. There were no glass bottles at all. Glass bottles looked more precious than glass bottles, mainly because they had better light transmittance.
"Oh my God, what kind of rare treasure is this?"
The maidservant beside Li Xiang had seen a lot of things in the entire Tang Dynasty. When she saw the glass bottle in Li Xiang's hand, she stared with her eyes wide open, as if she had seen some rare treasure.
Li Xiang was very satisfied with the effect. This thing was also a luxury item. No matter what kind of business he was doing now, he was in urgent need of a lot of money. Li Xiang still had to use luxury goods to make money, just like Datang Tianjiu.
“It smells so good!”
Miss Mengling smelled a fragrance, but she had never smelled such a spice before. Although they were using the most precious spices in the Tang Dynasty, compared with this smell, it always felt a little impure, or it could not reach the level of this liquid.
"One bottle for each of you two. I've prepared it for you a long time ago. But according to your knowledge, how much would this perfume sell for outside?"
Li Xiang took out two more bottles and applied them on the necks and backs of the hands of the two girls.
"Even without this fragrant water, this bottle alone would probably sell for a thousand kan."
Miss Meng Ling was telling the truth. A glass bottle could be sold for several hundred strings of cash in the lobby, but its light transmittance was not very good. If it were this kind of glass bottle, a thousand strings of cash should be no problem.
After hearing what the two girls said, Li Xiang knew how much it should be sold for. Including the perfume inside, two thousand strings of cash would not be too much.
Li Xiang thought carefully in his mind. With the help of several imperial concubines in the palace and several princesses in the royal palace, he only needed to take out a few bottles to advertise himself. The upper-class ladies in Chang'an City often played together. As long as one person had it, others would definitely go crazy for it. Then he could just put it on the shelves for sale at Zhidaobao.
Although the auction could bring more money to Li Xiang and also create a bigger social topic, Li Xiang now needs a large amount of money to go into the bank to help the court with foreign exchange business, so he will not hold the auction this time. Moreover, the price of two thousand strings of money is already not low.
Cheng Mansion
Before daybreak, the gift-giving team had already started lining up. Today was the birthday of Cheng Yaojin's youngest daughter, so it wouldn't have disturbed so many people. If it was Cheng Yaojin's mother's birthday, then it would be understandable that so many people came. But now it's just a child's birthday, why is it so necessary?
The reason why everyone came to give gifts was because they had just received a piece of news that the emperor had named Li Xiang the crown prince and had taken all kinds of clothing back with him.
Then the young lady of the Cheng family also rose in status. She used to be the Consort of the Emperor's Eldest Grandson, and now she is the Consort of the Crown Prince. Although there is only one word different, the difference in status is huge.
Chang'an City is full of shrewd people. If they don't understand this, they won't be able to gain a foothold in Chang'an City. So these people come to give gifts early in the morning to avoid being late to flatter others. If they get up early and arrive late, it will make people laugh...