Chapter 552: Surprising Li Ke
Princess Wencheng was also pleading, Qin Huaidao heard it, but he didn't feel anything, after all, he was already married, and he was also the wife of Songtsen Gampo, so he would definitely help Songtsen Gampo speak, otherwise, Songtsen Gampo would not have brought her over.
"This matter, the damage to my Datang is still very great, not to mention, you also know, this matter, we still need to give an explanation to the people of Datang, to those sacrificed soldiers,
In this way, tomorrow the court, discuss it, Peping, Gao Ming, Ke'er, you stay, the others, go back! Where Li Shimin sat and said to them,
Lu Dongzan felt bad when he heard that Qin Huaidao stayed, he knew that Qin Huaidao resolutely asked to fight, if Qin Huaidao stayed here, then he would definitely persuade Li Shimin to continue fighting, if Li Shimin's hesitation was not good, he would fight resolutely immediately.
But now he doesn't know how to get Qin Huaidao out, so he can only watch the eldest grandson Wuji do it in a hurry,
The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Lu Dongzan's eyes and understood what he meant, so he looked at Qin Huaidao and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do with Peping, I don't know if it's right?" ”
"Well, it's okay, you can wait outside!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said, he didn't know what the eldest grandson Wuji was planning,
And Qin Huaidao didn't know, thinking that he was looking for himself last time, and he didn't know how he talked to the eldest princess last time, he hadn't seen the eldest princess for a while, it seemed that he needed to go and see, otherwise, he would have to blame himself.
Seeing this situation, Lu Dongzan and the eldest grandson Wuji had no choice but to go out first, the eldest grandson Wuji was waiting outside, and Lu Dongzan could only accompany Songtsan Gampo out.
"The three of you talk about it, whether you want to fight or talk, what does Pepin mean, my father knows, it is a fight, what about the two of you?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and Li Ke and asked.
Li Ke hesitated for a moment at the moment, stood up and said: "Father, the meaning of the son, it's better not to fight, after all, once you make a move, all kinds of unexpected things are possible,
My army of the Tang Dynasty marched thousands of miles to fight, and the army of Tubo waited for work, coupled with their familiarity with the local terrain, our army may not be able to win, if it fails, it is not good, it has become a joke,
The sons and daughters have enmity with Tibet, but they don't want their father to suffer losses in the war against Tibet because of their sons! ”
Qin Huaidao heard it, and looked at Li Ke in shock, Qin Huaidao didn't know if this was Li Ke's own thoughts, or if Lu Dongzan was so powerful, during the time he came to Chang'an, even King Wu had conquered it.
If this is the case, then this Lu Dongzan is very terrible, such a person will either stay for the use of Datang, or dare to come completely.
"Yes!" Li Shimin nodded, did not say anything, but looked at Li Chengqian.
"Father, the son of the minister means to fight, the son of the minister went to the military department to ask the British prince about the meaning, he said, the Tang army is eighty percent sure, kill Tubo, to ensure the safety of my Tang northwest border,
On the military side, I have always hoped to completely take Tubo, so that my Datang's goods can enter those countries in the west, and if my Datang can establish a capital on the Tubo side, then I can remotely control the entire northwest, which is very beneficial to our Datang! Li Chengqian immediately stood up and said to Li Shimin,
Qin Huaidao heard it, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, this time the prince still did his homework and knew what it meant to go to the military.
"But if it fails, for my Datang, it will be a loss of face, Tubo's Zampu and Daxiang have come to sue for peace, if we don't agree, Tubo may be the same enemy, and fight with our Datang to the end, when the time comes, will my Datang's 100,000 troops be enough?" Li Ke immediately looked at Li Chengqian and asked.
"If it's not enough, you can continue to increase the troops, Erchen still hopes to fight for a few years, as long as the casualties are controlled, it is not a bad thing to fight Tubo for a few more years!" Qin Huaidao immediately stood up and said.
"How many years? The consumption of Datang in this way is huge! Li Ke heard it, looked at Qin Huaidao in shock and said.
"It's not much to consume, it's just that people eat horses, Datang supplies 100,000 troops, and there is still no problem, I still think, let our Datang army, all go to Tubo to fight in turn, improve the combat effectiveness of my Datang army and generals,
In the future, once the national strength of our Datang continues to flourish, our Datang will definitely need to fight externally, there is still a lot of land in the west and south, that is, in the southwest, there is also a lot of land, which needs to be controlled by my Datang army.
Now the population of my Datang is still insufficient, if I say that in forty years, my Datang army may increase by four or five times, in this case, I Datang don't say anything else, that is, Yongye Tian is not enough, so many people, where does food and drink come from? Where did Qin Huaidao stand, looked at Li Ke and asked.
"Pepin, what do you mean?" Li Shimin heard it, looked at Qin Huaidao in shock and asked.
"Father, Datang now has the best army, there are no internal and external troubles, my Datang's army and technology can be said to be the first in the whole world, at this time, my Datang does not expand the territory, isn't it a pity?
If after a few hundred years, the descendants know that our Datang is so powerful, but it controls such a small amount of land, how will those descendants evaluate us?
Besides, father, the population is growing very fast now, not to mention other people, let's talk about Erchen, Erchen now has 4 women in the house, and now he has 3 children, and Erchen is still so young, Erchen definitely needs to give birth,
According to the conditions of the sons, it is not too much to give birth to more than ten or twenty children, that is, ordinary people, there are five or six in a family, that is to say, in one generation, it is possible to triple it.
Forty years, the conservative estimate of the sons is five, father, you calculate, how many people will I have in the Tang Dynasty at that time, these people, what will they eat? Do you want to let the Central Plains fight again? Qin Huaidao stood there, looked at Li Shimin and asked.
"Aren't there sweet potatoes now?" Li Ke looked at Qin Huaidao puzzled and asked.
"Sweet potatoes are for famine, you can't eat such things for a long time, the people need to eat noodles and rice, Datang needs to have a large enough territory to accommodate those people, my father, my sons hope that my Datang's territory will also expand four or five times!" Qin Huaidao said and said to Li Shimin again.
"Four or five times?" Li Shimin heard it, and looked at Qin Huaidao in shock and asked.
"That's right, four or five times, if it's bigger, it's okay, Erchen hopes that the bigger the better, Erchen hopes that the people of Datang can be distributed all over the world and become the master of this world!" Qin Huaidao arched his hand and said to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's breathing is heavy at the moment, and his territory has expanded four or five times, what kind of concept is this? And Li Chengqian is the same, he doesn't dare to think about those things.
"Peping, it's not this king to refute you, just say a question, such a large territory, how do I rule the Tang Dynasty, it will take a month or even a few months to walk on the light road, once there is a war, my Datang army may only know in a few months!" Li Ke continued to ask Qin Huaidao.
"I will solve this problem slowly, Erchen believes that he can solve the problem of transportation and communication, but now Erchen can't do it alone, Erchen needs more people who understand things, and needs to accumulate decades of technology to develop it.
But Erchen is not in a hurry, Erchen is still young, these things, Erchen can do it! Qin Huaidao said in the direction of Li Shimin.
"Well, my father believes that since you are so insistent, then fight, I also need to give them a warning, use the head of a little Zampu to deceive me, hum!" Li Shimin snorted coldly and said.
Qin Huaidao heard it, looked at Li Shimin with a smile and said, "It turns out that your father and emperor know?" ”
"My father is not stupid, he just doesn't break it, this is just the reason they are looking for, if they don't participate in this matter, my father doesn't believe it.
It's just that it's a peace talk, and my father needs to think about it, but as you just said, my Datang army needs such a battlefield to hone those generals, and it also needs to test the effect of my Datang's army training, it really needs to be fought! Li Shimin sat on it, looked at Qin Huaidao with a smile and said.
"Then fight, the only regret is that Erchen can't go to the front line in person, if he can go to the front line in person, Erchen will also go into battle to kill the enemy!" Qin Huaidao touched his head and said with regret.
"That's not possible, my father can't let you go to the front line, at least not now, unless it's when, when my father needs to go to the front line, my father will take you, you are alone, ordinary people, but close to my father!" Li Shimin said to Qin Huaidao, he also thought so, he would not let Qin Huaidao go out now, if it was damaged, it would be a pity!
"Hey, hey!" Qin Huaidao heard it and laughed,
After chatting for a while, Qin Huaidao and they came out,
At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji was still waiting for Qin Huaidao. There is no way, Qin Huaidao can only take the eldest grandson Wuji to the direction of the office of the ministry, in fact, you don't need to go there, you can talk on the road, of course, you need to avoid other people.
"Uncle is looking for me, but there is something about the eldest princess?" Qin Huaidao looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and asked.
"Yes, hey!" Eldest Sun Wuji sighed as he spoke.
"What's wrong, it didn't work out? If it doesn't work, it's not easy for me to move! Qin Huaidao said to the eldest grandson Wuji, with pity in his tone.
"It's done, but the price is too great!" The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the sky helplessly and said, Qin Huaidao laughed in his heart, knowing that the eldest princess must have told the eldest grandson Wuji about that matter.