Thinking that he would be able to recover a large amount of losses tomorrow, Xia He couldn't help but rejoice in his heart. He grabbed one of Li Ze's arms and said, "Childe, in the past two days, when several people came to me, they all talked about Goguryeo openly or secretly. ”

"What did they tell you?"

"You want me to blow the pillow wind!" Xia He chuckled, "But isn't this time a great opportunity?" I also think it's a good thing that Goguryeo was annexed in one fell swoop. Didn't Childe always say that he didn't like the lack of land? I am also worried that if our people continue to grow at this rate, after many years, the land will not be enough. ”

Li Ze smiled and said, "That's different. There are some places that we can grab, and some places, if we grab them, we can't keep them for long. ”

Xia Hebian flattened his mouth: "How can it not be guaranteed for a long time, a weak country like Goguryeo, is it possible that it can still turn the sky upside down?" ”

Hearing Xia He say this, Li Ze sat up straight. Obviously, in the court, I am afraid that many people think this way, and they don't quite understand why they didn't take this opportunity to destroy Goguryeo.

"Xia He, since Qin unified the world, do you know why every dynasty and every emperor in China has taken the unification of the world as their first priority?" Li Ze asked. "In fact, it's not just the emperor, it's not just people of insight, even ordinary people think that the world should be unified, do you know why?"

Xia He shook his head: "I don't understand why, shouldn't it be like this?" ”

"What a good one, that's what it is!" Li Ze nodded: "That's the truth." This is the culture and tradition that my Chinese sons and daughters have been immersed in bit by bit since the Qin and Han dynasties. No matter how much our Chinese clan has suffered and how far they have sunk into the abyss, only a little light will come to mind, and the domination of the world will appear in the mind of the leader, whether this person is a hero, a hero, or a traitor. ”

"But what does this have to do with Goguryeo?"

"Of course it has something to do with it." Li Ze said with a smile: "How broad the spirit of my Chinese culture is, the influence is far-reaching, and it is not only limited to the Yellow River Basin, the Yangtze River Basin and other places, such as Goguryeo, Wa Kingdom and other places, it is also deeply influenced by it, these years, you have also read a lot of history books, when you also know that the upper echelons of this Goguryeo country, the elite are not immersed in my Chinese culture for a long time, they can not only use our language fluently, they can also write poems and write articles, when it comes to literary talents, I am afraid that they will take out a few such people, You and I can't catch up with them. Even the official language they use today is ours. ”

Xia He blinked a few times, "Childe, I understand." What you mean is that what our Chinese sons and daughters have soaked in their bones, these people have also learned. ”

Li Ze nodded: "So Goguryeo is not like the place occupied by those barbarians and Hu people, those people's places, if they rob them, they will rob them, and if they occupy them, they will occupy them, and it won't be long before they forget their original origins, and with our deliberate propaganda, they will naturally be completely assimilated." But in a place like Goguryeo, its own tradition has been formed. If we forcibly occupy their territory, then we will inevitably become enemies who share the sky, and the smoke will rise everywhere, and the act of resistance will inevitably be like a spark of fire, which will not be extinguished. ”

"So, we cultivated it ourselves, right?" Xia He only felt that his mind was unsettled.

Li Ze laughed: "Actually, this is not a bad thing. Our two countries come from the same source in terms of culture, and we all have a very close feeling, so as long as we operate it properly, it is also possible to make it a state of our borders forever. ”

"Is this what Childe told me in the past, that cultural invasion is sometimes more effective than force?" Xia He asked curiously.

"Exactly." Li Ze nodded: "Of course, this also depends on our Greater China to remain strong and prosperous, and have always been the object of their envy and jealousy, so that they will desperately imitate us and learn from us desperately." The more they imitate us and learn from us, the more they will depend on us. If, one day, we are in decline and cannot maintain this influence, and another culture takes advantage of it and defeats us, then things may be reversed. They will immediately become extremely suspicious, or even completely dismiss us, and move on to learning about another culture, and then they will become our enemies. ”

"But in the past few decades, Datang has declined!" Xia He's eyes widened, and he said puzzledly: "The domestic drama is cut, and the festivals are fighting in various places, and the country will not be a country?" ”

"Here's what you see." Li Ze laughed: "The Tang Dynasty was once very chaotic, but Zhang Zhongwu, a mere envoy of the festival, beat them to the point where they had no power to fight back. So in their opinion, Datang is still the extremely powerful Datang. The same example is the Han Dynasty, at that time, the Han Dynasty had fallen apart for several years, and the Han Emperor had no authority at all, but a mere border general of the Han Dynasty was able to suppress the surrounding barbarian tribes to the death. Therefore, there are clouds in the history books, all dynasties and dynasties have died because of weakness, but the Han Dynasty has died because of strength. ”

"Seems to be the truth!"

"Of course, there is another reason, that is, at this time, our Chinese culture is still the most advanced and best culture in the world, and there is nothing that can replace it." Li Zedao: "So as long as we don't mess up and don't die, then the Chinese nation will inevitably be the most powerful nation in the world, and there is no one." ”

Xia He nodded: "I seem to understand something." ”

Li Ze smiled and patted Xia He's high cocked buttocks, and said, "But having said that, other means are also indispensable, so we still have to garrison troops under the condition of allowing Goguryeo to exist independently, and without interfering in their basic internal affairs." You see, where we have our armies, we assert our sovereignty over them. ”

"Plus economic control." Speaking of this, Xia He became excited: "I understand this. By abolishing tariffs on both sides and allowing the people of the two places to trade freely, then a large number of low-priced goods from our Datang will be able to enter Goguryeo in a big way, destroying the same industries in their country in one fell swoop. For example, Goguryeo's own mining and iron-smelting industry is not developed, and the cost is far higher than ours, and the same hoe, in our Datang, from mining to iron smelting to finished products, the final cost is only more than ten yuan, even if it is transported to Goguryeo for a long distance, its retail price is cheaper than their cost price. ”

Li Ze smiled and nodded.

"When our hoes entered Goguryeo in a big way, their hoes naturally couldn't be sold. And so on, and in the end, it must be their mining and iron smelting, which are the country's fundamental industries, and the same applies to other industries. The more Xia He spoke, the more excited he became: "In the end, what they can sell us can only be those things with the lowest added value." That is, the raw materials that you once said, Childe, and we will process these raw materials and then sell them back. They give more and receive less, while we give less and gain more. ”

"In the long run, they also become economically dependent on us, and without us, they will be doomed." Li Ze said with a smile: "Cultivate our spokesperson in their elite level, and cultivate a community that is consistent with our interests in Datang among their businessmen." When their culture, economy, and military are all shared with us, it doesn't matter whether they are our direct territory or not. It's about getting the most out of the way at the least cost. And this cannot be exchanged by thousands of troops. And if thousands of troops go out, if one of them is not good, it will backfire. ”

"If you want to take it, you will give it first, so after the war, we give them low-interest or interest-free loans, and take the opportunity to probe our financial tentacles?" Xia He said: "If you want to get more from them, you must help them restore their economy first, right?" ”

"Naturally, there is no giving, there is gain. But what we hope for is just a kind of windfall profit. Li Zedao: "Not only economically, but also politically. ”

"Really don't interfere in the internal affairs of Goguryeo?" Blinded with his elbows on Li Ze's chest, his long hair hanging down, brushing Li Ze's naked chest, Xia He asked with a smile.

Li Ze coughed dryly twice and said, "Knowingly asked." ”

"I know, on the surface, we naturally don't interfere, but how to do it secretly is another matter." Xia He grinned and said, "At that time, the army is just a deterrent, and the ones who really affect their internal affairs are our businessmen, scholars, etc., right?" Moreover, our promise to withdraw our troops at a certain time is certainly just empty talk. Anyway, when the time comes, it will be easy to find excuses, and if there are no excuses, it will be easy for us to make some excuses. At that point, we can even manipulate their people to keep us! ”

Li Ze closed his eyes and didn't speak.

"Did you say?" Xia He held Li Ze's head in both hands and shook it for a while.

"Interfering in Goguryeo's internal affairs is a matter for the future, and I don't need to worry too much. Naturally, there are Gu Han and these people to worry about. Li Ze opened his eyes and stretched out his hands to hug the other party: "But now, I want to interfere in your internal affairs first." ”

Oops, with Xia He's exclamation, he was already pulled over by Li Ze.