Chapter 596 [First Update] 596
Liu Tan wrote a line on the paper: All-weather strategic partnership.
Lu Xuan looked at these words carefully and asked modestly, "Is this a new name for the Han Dynasty? What does it mean?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Huo Guang and found that Huo Guang was also a little confused.
Huo Guang felt his gaze and glanced at Lu Xuan, thinking, "Why are you looking at me? I've never heard of this either."
Liu Tan explained, "So-called strategic cooperation refers to cooperation in economic, military, and political areas. Depending on the level of cooperation, there are many different names. Of course, these are my own creations, such as economic partnership and political partnership. Strategic partnership is closer than these single partnerships. It includes economic strategic partnership, political strategic partnership, and even military strategic partnership. As for comprehensive... do I need to explain? Of course, it covers all these aspects."
At this point, Liu Tan turned to Huo Guang and said, "This will also be our future policy. We can cooperate with other vassal states, even other countries in the Western Regions. We can also cooperate with more distant places. As long as transportation is convenient, everything will be easy to negotiate."
Lu Xuan asked, "What about all-weather? What's the difference between all-weather and comprehensive?"
Liu Tan said: "A comprehensive strategic partnership will change based on various factors, such as the enemy situation between the two countries, the economic situation, and other factors. However, an all-weather partnership means that no matter how these factors change or how the situation evolves, the relationship between the two countries will remain unchanged."
Lu Xuan smiled after hearing this: "Okay."
Although Lu Xuan was still somewhat confused, he understood Liu Tan's attitude. Liu Tan would not harm him anyway. Liu Tan's heart might lean towards the big man. Lu Xuan understood this, but Liu Tan also helped him a lot.
Huo Guang looked at Lu Xuan and then at Liu Tan and couldn't help asking, "So where are these so-called partners collaborating?"
In Huo Guang's opinion, this was simply a pretext for Liu Tan to support Lu Xuan, so Huo Guang felt that he needed to supervise his prince and make sure he didn't go too far.
Liu Tan said: "In many areas, such as mineral exploration and mining, we have sufficient experience and can provide assistance."
When Huo Guang heard this, he suddenly remembered that his prince had once said that the area conquered by the Wusun Kingdom... had coal mines.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that his Highness is not supporting the Wusun Kingdom but is eyeing their mines!
Huo Guang subconsciously glanced at Lu Xuan. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Tan's idea. On the contrary, his Highness was being very frank in saying so.
The only thing to worry about is whether the King of Wusun would mind.
Lu Xuan seemed very calm. He would not doubt Liu Tan just because of a mine. Moreover, it was Liu Tan who told him that there was a mine there. Otherwise, even if the Wusun Kingdom occupied the place, they might not discover it in a short time.
Liu Tan continued, "But we are not as good as the Wusun in terms of horse breeding or horse breeds, so we can list all our shortcomings and then deeply cooperate with each other."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, he smacked his lips, feeling that something was a little off. How come something that was supposed to be very high-end suddenly had the feeling of a one-on-one mutual aid group after he explained it?
Is there something wrong?
But if you think about it carefully, the most important thing is that they don’t need to deal with any international situation at all, so the whole process is much simpler.
And the most important thing is that both the Wusun Kingdom and the Northern Border Kingdom are essentially vassal states of the Han Dynasty, so there is no need to think too much about it, so there is actually no need to make it so complicated.
Liu Tan turned to look at Lu Xuan and said, "Go ahead and ask someone to make one..."
Liu Tan got stuck halfway through his speech. He originally wanted Lu Xuan to prepare a document and then deal with each one in a targeted manner. They were all busy before, with things happening everywhere, and Wusun was constantly at war. Now that they were finally going to develop in peace, it was time for coordination.
Before he could finish his words, he remembered that there were not many people in the Wusun Kingdom who could read.
The Wusun people themselves had no written language, so how could this be done?
Lu Xuan said calmly, "It's okay, I'll go first."
Anyway, there are many things that need to be dealt with in the Wusun Kingdom, and the ones he can think of are the most important. It doesn't matter if he deals with these first and think about other things later.
The first problem is probably food. There is not much arable land in the Wusun Kingdom now, so food still needs to be "imported".
Today, the dietary structure of the Wusun Kingdom is also slowly changing.
It is unlikely to achieve self-production of meat and eggs, but it must be said that the soy products developed by Liu Tan have really taken the protein intake of the people of the Han Dynasty to a higher level.
After hearing this, Liu Tan touched his chin and said, "I'll find time to visit your place. There should be other things we can grow."
Although there are Gobi Deserts in the Northern Border Country, there are also many fertile fields, so Liu Tan does not need to fight against the Gobi Desert at all. The reason why he wanted to plant salt trees was ultimately to protect the water and soil on both sides of the Yellow River and reduce the pressure on the downstream.
So since he started planting saltwood, he hasn't paid much attention to that area.
The Wusun Kingdom has now migrated to the Gobi Desert, so he still has to help.
Lu Xuan was very happy and asked, "You want to go? Well, wait until my palace is completely built, then I will invite you to come."
Liu Tan smiled and said, "Okay."
Huo Guang, who had been listening silently, couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, why did you bring the Seventh Prince here?"
Recently, everyone in the Northern Territory has been gossiping about this matter.
When Liu Tan got out of the car with a child in tow, everyone was startled. Everyone subconsciously looked at Lu Xuan.
Of course, they didn't doubt that the child was Lu Xuan's. They thought that Liu Tan had another woman and had a child with someone else.
They were all very clear about the relationship between Liu Tan and Lu Xuan. Not to mention more women, if there were more humanoid creatures between them, something would probably go wrong, regardless of gender.
In their opinion, the King of Wusun could not tolerate their prince having children with someone else.
As a result, Lu Xuan's expression was very calm, and he even moved to pick up the child, which made everyone's curiosity almost explode - but no one doubted that this was Lu Xuan's child. After all, the child looked completely like a Central Plains person, and had no resemblance to Lu Xuan. However, he did have a little resemblance to Liu Tan.
Later, Huo Guang was more experienced. He also had children. Although they were all illegitimate sons, he had some understanding of the age and size of children. He could tell at a glance that this child was not small.
It took Liu Tan just over a year from the time he walked to the time he came back. To put it bluntly, even if he had an affair with a woman and had a child on the way to Chang'an, it would still take ten months of pregnancy. The child is only three or four months old now at most. The child can walk and even speak some simple words. The age doesn't match at first glance, unless the child grows up quickly after being born.
But...their prince...seems to be a little god, and this has been confirmed by the emperor. Maybe...the way gods give birth to children is different from that of mortals?
Anyway, everyone had all kinds of guesses at the time. Later, Liu Tan saw that these people's expressions were wrong every time they saw Liu Ku, so he couldn't help but inform everyone of Liu Ku's identity. Only then did the truth come out, and they learned that the child was the current seventh prince.
However, this result is even more outrageous than if Liu Tan went out and had a child.
At that time, in order to praise the Dunhuang jade, Liu Tan gave the Seventh Prince a set of jade ornaments when he was one month old. However, no one expected that after their prince had been away for a year, he would bring the Seventh Prince back with him?
Everyone was very confused about this matter and didn't know what it meant.
Although there is a big age difference, according to the average childbearing age of the Han Dynasty, Liu Tan is old enough to be Liu Ku's father, but there is no news of one prince raising another prince. Their biological father is still alive. Even if something really happened to Liu Che before, the prince is still there. He is the eldest brother. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father. Liu Ju is the one who should take care of the seventh prince the most.
Liu Tan didn't want people to discuss it too much, so he just said, "I have a good relationship with this child, and I asked the emperor for him. You all know that the emperor has always been indulgent towards me, so there's no need to be surprised."
He told others not to be surprised, but in fact he was still surprised. He brought the child back and still didn't understand Liu Che's thoughts.
After hearing Huo Guang's question, he couldn't help but say, "Don't mention it. I was just moved by compassion at the time, and then Ah Xuan ran to my father and told me to spend more time with the child, hoping that maybe he would want another child. Tell me how ridiculous this idea is, and my father actually agreed."
Liu Tan needed someone to help analyze the situation, but it would be difficult to ask in Chang'an City. No matter who he asked, Liu Che would probably know the answer as soon as he asked.
Moreover, those people might not understand Liu Che as well as Huo Guang did, even though Huo Guang had not returned to Chang'an for a long time.
After hearing this, Huo Guang pondered for a while, then looked down at the seventh prince who was staring at them with his dark eyes.
The Seventh Prince was still too young at that time and could not understand what they were saying at all.
But this child was very sensible at a young age. He didn't cry or make a fuss. He just watched quietly and turned to look at whoever spoke.
Seeing how well behaved he was, Liu Tan couldn't help but think of Gun Gun back then. He couldn't help but touch his head, and then Liu Ku gave him a big smile.
Huo Guang watched the brothers interacting and said hesitantly, "This minister...is just a guess, it may not be correct."
Liu Tan looked up at him: "Hmm?"
Huo Guang asked cautiously, "Do you think His Majesty intends for the Seventh Prince to inherit the Northern Border Kingdom in the future?"
Liu Tan: ????
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