Chapter 412 Goguryeo is coming
"Gao Jianwu sent someone here, it's nothing more than a question! Begging! Or maybe you can make an appointment! However, the minister thought that it was more likely to beg to surrender! Li Jing analyzed.
"Then let's listen to what Gao Jianwu wants to do!" Zou Yu thinks about it, Gao Jianwu can't play any tricks now!
After a while, Gao Jianwu's envoy arrived, and he was actually an acquaintance! Although he has not been photographed, Zou Yu has also heard of him, Yang Wanchun, the original domestic city guard!
"Foreign Minister Yang Wanchun, I have seen His Majesty the Tang Emperor!" Just looking at Zou Yu's dress, Yang Wanchun understood who he was, no surprise! After all, Pyongyang has been besieged all the time, and he must be waiting for him.
"Sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"What does Gao Jianwu mean by letting you come?" Zou Yu didn't talk nonsense, and asked straight to the point.
"My king apologizes for the harm caused to your caravan, and at the same time is willing to compensate your country for its losses. My king will give your majesty a satisfactory answer. Yang Wanchun asked with a hint of sadness in his tone.
What he knew about robbing the caravan was nothing more than a false pretext, just an excuse for the Tang Dynasty to attack Goguryeo! But he had to follow up and say that this is the tragedy of a weak country.
At the same time, he didn't want to go on an envoy, according to his opinion, he preferred to fight to the death! He looked down on Gao Jianwu's weakness, but he promised Eulji Wende to compromise and revive Goguryeo! He also knew that Goguryeo was in a bad situation today, and even if Zou Yu did not come to attack Goguryeo, the pressure on Silla Baekje would be very great.
"Huh! Do you think that our army is coming to Pyongyang! Will it be so easy to withdraw troops? Zou Yu sneered.
"Is the Tang Emperor going to destroy our Goguryeo?" Yang Wanchun's heart was cold, and he stared at Zou Yu and asked.
"What do you say?" Zou Yu asked rhetorically.
This is already a matter in front of him, and Zou Yu feels that Yang Wanchun is pure nonsense.
"My king has already called his ministers to confess, why does Emperor Tang have to destroy us!" Yang Wanchun was stunned for a moment and asked weakly.
"Huh! The Ming people don't say dark words, now Gao Jianwu is a minister, it's just that the strength is not as good as the people, when the previous dynasty, Goguryeo invaded Youzhou many times! You wouldn't be unaware, would you? If Goguryeo is strong one day, can you guarantee not to invade the Central Plains? Immortal Baekje Silla? Zou Yu asked with a sneer.
Yang Wanchun was speechless by Zou Yu, because of this truth, no one doesn't understand, and forcibly refuting it is just a joke.
"Can the Tang Emperor raise his noble hand and let Goguryeo goguryeo?" Yang Wanchun was silent for a moment, and asked in a hoarse voice.
"If you want me to let Goguryeo goguryeo, it's okay!" Zou Yu said lightly.
"That is, Goguryeo as a whole is included in the Tang Dynasty! Designated officials by Datang to manage the counties! Looking at Yang Wanchun's expectant eyes, Zou Yu continued.
"It's... What is the difference between this and the destruction of the country? The look of expectation in Yang Wanchun's eyes dimmed, and he asked in frustration.
"Of course there is a difference! At least more killings can be avoided! At the same time, Gao Jianwu can also save a life! Goguryeo will continue to exist as the Goguryeo nation of the Tang Dynasty! Zou Yu said with a smile.
"My king will not agree." Yang Wanchun said without hesitation.
It doesn't matter if he agrees or not! The key is whether the general agrees or not. Li Jing interjected with a smile.
"I..."
"The general might as well think about whether to let Goguryeo disappear from history forever, or to preserve the Goguryeo nation! To tell you the truth, if we do it ourselves, then there is no need for the Goguryeo nation to exist! The common people will only be the people of Datang in the future! And those who surrender voluntarily have no problem keeping their own nation! Now that Your Majesty is surrounding and not fighting, it is just that we don't want to kill more, it's not that we can't beat Pyongyang! Without waiting for Yang Wanchun to refuse, Li Jing continued to analyze him.
"There are still hundreds of thousands of horses in Pyongyang! If you fight down, you will also have to lose your soldiers, this is the reason why you don't do it! Yang Wanchun said unconvinced,
"Haha!"
"Haha!"
Yang Wanchun's words made everyone laugh! Zou Yu also smiled, and then said, "Xi Jun buys!" Take General Yang to see the power of explosives! ”
"The last will obey!" Xi Junmai walked out and hugged his fists in response.
Confused, not knowing what was so funny, Yang Wanchun followed Xi Jun and bought it out.
It didn't take much effort to hear a muffled sound outside the tent, and then Yang Wanchun, who had lost his soul, walked back.
"General Yang believes it now, right?" Zou Yu asked with a smile.
"Humph! If it weren't for His Majesty's kindness, Pyongyang would have been reduced to ruins! Li Jing snorted coldly.
Although his words were a bit exaggerated, Yang Wanchun also knew that this was a red face and a black face, but now he obviously didn't have the energy to think about that, and his mind was full of the scene of blowing up the dirt just now! There was a hint of fear in his eyes when he looked at Zou Yu.
"I don't know what His Majesty wants me to do?" Yang Wanchun asked indifferently.
"First: let Gao Jianwu order Kaesong to surrender! I will spare him if he does not die, and he will be a happy prince in Jinyang in the future; second: to order the surrender of all localities; Third: Organize people and listen to the orders of Marshal Li. Zou Yu said with the joy in his heart.
"Your Majesty wants to fight Silla!" Yang Wanchun raised his head and asked in surprise.
When he heard that he was asked to organize people, he guessed Zou Yu's next move, and Zou Yu didn't deny it, but just said very usually: "Of course!" The three countries on the peninsula will not exist in the future! Only the states and counties of Datang! ”
"Your Majesty didn't mean to consume soldiers, did you?" Yang Wanchun asked.
"Of course not! Let you move, it's just that I don't want to leave too many young people behind, and someone has to guard the other places that are knocked down, right? Zou Yu said righteously.
Although it is one of Zou Yu's goals, it is not simply to send them to death, but it is natural to let them consume in the battle, which is valuable, and others have nothing to say.
Yang Wanchun also understood that it was impossible for Zou Yu to allow the elite existence of Goguryeo, especially the royal family's diehards! However, Zou Yu promised not to deliberately send them to death, so he had to acquiesce to their approach.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Wanchun arched his hand with a blank expression.
"Hmmm! Let's go back! Zou Yu nodded and waved his hand.
"Remember! You only have three days, and if you don't open the gates after three days, then our army will attack Pyongyang, and then everyone will become slaves! Li Jing reminded.
Yang Wanchun's footsteps stopped, but he didn't look back, and when Li Jing finished speaking, he left without looking back.
"That's it! If Goguryeo takes it down, there will definitely be no problem, and now the question of how to govern it is still discussed! Zou Yu clapped his hands and said.
For governing the place, everyone has become accustomed to obeying Zou Yu's orders, because under his leadership over the years, the development has been getting better and better, which shows that this is the right choice.
"The climate in Pyongyang is still a little colder, so we planted two crops of rice in Seoul! This is very important, and it is up to the farmer to take care of it! Take advantage of the present time to plant a season; Liu Daju is the county guard of Seoul! Di Zhijie served as Sima, assisted in the governance of Seoul, and assisted the king of agriculture! Qin Yong led 10,000 troops and garrisoned Seoul! Zou Yu ordered.
"Obey the order!" The four of them stood up to receive the order.
"Goguryeo won, our population has finally increased, and there are more things that can be done, according to the news we have found, there are still more than one million Dingkou! Everything is according to our rules, all the population is concentrated near the city, the land is redivided, and the governance is concentrated! ”
"Dare to ask Your Majesty, how to deal with landlord officials and merchant families in various places?" Zheng Xuanyi asked.
"How to govern, I believe you have already seen it in Jinyang, but after all, this is a newly occupied area, so there are a few points to pay attention to!
First: we must be strict and fair, treat everyone equally, and do not discriminate against them because they are newly occupied areas, those landlord officials, find out whether they oppress the people, for the rich or not, if there are these behaviors, according to the severity, decide whether to raid the house! But even if they don't raid their homes, they have to redivide the land according to their family population, and the family will be servited, slaves, and re-issued household registration!
Second: while the weather is still warm, build houses as soon as possible, and resettle all the people before winter!
Third: The original Goguryeo officials who surrendered to Cheng were used as appropriate.
Fourth: The peninsula has a mild climate, and in addition to two crops of rice, cotton, soybeans and flowers are grown in abundance! Zou Yu took a notebook from Liu Renyuan's hand and instructed everyone.
"Flowers?" Li Jing looked at Zou Yu in bewilderment.
"Not bad! The marshal had been fighting all the time, so he didn't know that the peasant king had found a way to breed bees and grow flowers, not only did he not need too many people to take care of them, but he could also get a lot of honey! Flowers are also a material for perfumes! For a long time, due to material constraints, the output could not be increased. Zou Yu explained to Li Jing.
Honey consumption is a long time ago, and it has always belonged to the royal tribute! Therefore, there is not a lot of knowledge about bees, and Zou Yu knows that bees and butterflies are an important medium for spreading pollen, so he told Yang Yu.
Zou Yu owned the collection of the Sui Dynasty's royal family in the east and west, and Yao Silian, Xue Yuanjing and others had been in charge of sorting it out, and at the same time arranged for some people to print out the lone book, and established a huge library in Jinyang.
Yang Yu consulted a large number of books, plus Zou Yu's specious introductions about beehives, queen bees, etc., Yang Yu After a lot of experiments, he finally had a set of mature bee breeding methods!
"Honey!" When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, you must know that sweets are very rare now, and the price of cane sugar is only affordable for the rich, especially honey, which is exclusive to the royal family.
With Zou Yu's character, if there are really more of them, everyone here will definitely have the opportunity to eat, and no one doesn't like to make their lives better, so they are all very happy.
"Speaking of food! The farmer has found a way to grow mushrooms, and he will no longer need to pick them in the wild, and he will be able to eat them. Zou Yu smiled and continued.
"Having the peasant king is really a blessing for my Tang Dynasty!" Li Jing exclaimed.
"This is all Your Majesty's guidance! And the cultivation of mushrooms has long been recorded in Wang Chong's book "On Balance"!
If you want to say that this Goguryeo has been taken down, there is one more thing, please ask Your Majesty to judge! Yang Yu shook his head and said, then got up and arched his hand.
"What's the matter?" Zou Yu asked curiously, he was looking forward to Yang Yu's discovery again.
"The weather in the north is cold, and it has always been not suitable for raising silkworms, and even if the mulberry trees are improved, the output is limited, but there are many pressing trees in Goguryeo, which are very suitable for breeding and pressing silkworms!" Yang Yu said.
"Silkworm breeding, mostly in Hebei, but all along, squeezing silk is not as good as mulberry silk, and more expensive than cotton and linen, so there are not many people who breed.
Because of the starch production proposed by His Majesty, the minister found that the fruit of the tree can also extract starch, and it can also squeeze oil! Yang Yu continued, this kid usually doesn't talk much, but when he talks about professional things, he talks endlessly.
"Good! The advice of the farmer king was very good! Goguryeo is mountainous, and the trees that can grow these cash crops are naturally the best! This matter was handed over to Yang Shidao, and Zheng Chang was in charge of selecting a suitable location in Goguryeo and planting a large number of pressed trees! Looking at Yang Yu with wise eyes, Zou Yu smiled with satisfaction, Yang Yu was finally trained by him to become a wise man in agriculture, which is not only good for the people of the world, but also very conducive to his own rule of the country.
"Obey the order!" Yang Shi said, Zheng Chang hurriedly got up to receive the order.
As they learned more about Datang, the more they were glad about their choice, with the current background of Datang, it has far surpassed the other forces in the Central Plains, and it is much better than the former Sui, it can be said that this is an unusually broad foundation, and it only takes time to build an unprecedented skyscraper! And they are now involved in laying the foundation!
Being able to multiply Goguryeo's population of more than one million people, as well as a wide territory, is extremely important for Zou Yu, especially in the south, where the climate is mild, and many things that are inconvenient in the north can finally be promoted.
Although Goguryeo is mountainous, there is little land! That's just relative to the population of later generations, which can still be regarded as sparsely populated today! However, in addition to the two crops of rice, in Goguryeo, Zou Yu plans to grow soybeans and vegetables as much as possible!
First, the climate is more suitable, and secondly, the demand for the use of soybeans is increasing, soybean oil! Tofu, tofu skin! And okara to feed the livestock! As for vegetables, although Zou Yu doesn't understand the principle of vegetable dehydration, he knows that after vegetables are dried, they are not much worse than fresh vegetables!
What's more, now that the salt has increased, a large number of pickles and kimchi can be made. The richer the variety of food, the more it can prolong the average life expectancy of the people! At least compared to before, it is much better, where did the people in the past have so many vegetables and fruits to supplement vitamins, and there are no sea fish to supplement salt and other elements.
The better the life, the better the people's physical fitness, and the lower the consumption of food! By reducing food consumption, the country can store more food and feed more people, especially the army!
In the past, non-commissioned soldiers belonged to military service, and not only had to prepare their own weapons and equipment, but also needed to bring their own food! Once the fighting is over, you have to go home and farm.