Li Su smiled and looked at Shangguan Yi, and then asked, "Shangguan Changshi, it seems that you have something to say to this king!" ”

Shangguan Yi sighed, and then asked Li Su: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have something to understand, and I hope that Lord Wang can solve their doubts." ”

Li Su smiled and said, "I don't know if Shangguan Changshi has any doubts?" But it doesn't hurt to say? ”

Shangguan Yi couldn't help asking: "Lord Wang, what my subordinates are puzzled about is that the prince obviously has a chance to ascend the throne, why don't you fight?" ”

Yes, if Li Su did not recommend Li Ke, the king of Qi, but chose to ascend the throne himself, Li Shimin would definitely crown him the crown prince.

Hearing Shangguan Yi's inquiry, Li Su couldn't help but shake his head: "Isn't it the same whether I am the prince or my brother is the prince?" ”

Shangguan Yi shook his head and said, "Of course it's different!" The prince is not a subordinate who is greedy for glory and wealth, and wants to use the prince to become a great lord and achieve the goal of becoming an official and a knight. ”

"It's the strength of the prince, it's too strong! Strong enough to threaten the throne. The subordinates really don't know which emperor can tolerate this kind of thing. ”

Yes, with Li Su's current strength, if he wants to, he can easily hit Chang'an.

Even if the new emperor is his brother, even if he remembers Li Su now.

But as time goes by, he will inevitably be suspicious of Li Su, and even end up doing something to him.

Li Su's existence will definitely make him like a thorn in his eye, a thorn in his flesh, and he will inevitably get rid of it quickly.

Hearing Shangguan Yi's words, Li Yu smiled and said, "Shangguan Changshi, I know what you're worried about, but you can rest assured, this kind of thing will not happen." ”

"This king has already told you that the outside world is very big, and the world is big, and it is not only the Tang Dynasty. Overseas, there are places with a wider territory and more fertile land than the Tang Dynasty! ”

"There, you don't even need to farm, just sow the grain, and you can harvest the grain, and there are more abundant products and minerals."

"So, the problem you are worried about will never come up."

After listening to Li Su's words, Shangguan Yi's face showed a thoughtful expression.

In the end, he glanced at Li Su deeply and said, "Your Highness, it's your subordinates who are short-sighted. Just now, his subordinates made disrespectful remarks, and they went to the prince to atone for their sins. ”

Li Su laughed and said: "What Shangguan Changshi said is all worried about this king, how can this king blame you?" ”

……

In February of another year, Di Renjie led the Yizhou Academy of Sciences to successfully develop the telegraph and telephone.

The telephones developed here are, of course, corded telephones.

Next, Li Su began to lay telephone lines.

First of all, it began to be carried out in the entire Jiannan Road, and at the same time, Chang'an was also being erected simultaneously.

Now that Li Ke is the crown prince, then Li Su, the king of Shu, is no longer a threat, but a solid backing for the prince.

Before Li Su, the king of Shu, fell, no one could threaten Li Ke's position.

It is precisely because of this that the matter of laying telephone lines has a green light all the way.

Even Li Shimin, after hearing about the function of the telephone, immediately realized the strategic significance that the telephone can bring.

Then Li Shimin issued an order and ordered all states in Datang to start building telephone lines.

With the involvement of the imperial court, the construction of telephone lines was rapid.

In just one month, the telephone lines in Yizhou and Chang'an were completed.

Of course, the phone in Yizhou can be connected.

Chang'an's phone can also be called.

But the phone call between Chang'an and Yizhou still doesn't work.

Between Chang'an and Yizhou, a distance of more than 1,000 miles, it is impossible to complete the connection in a short time.

However, the opening of telephones between the two cities of Chang'an and Yizhou alone also gives people too much novelty.

Even if one is in the east of the city and the other is in the west of the city, as long as you pick up the phone and dial the number, the two can talk to each other in the air.

This phone call is amazing.

I heard that when all the telephone lines are opened, the purpose of casual calls can be realized throughout Datang.

And in addition to the telephone, there was also the telegraph.

The laying of the telegraph was simpler, just a receptionist, which required special training.

After more than a month of training, a group of talents have been initially trained.

Now between Chang'an and Yizhou, it is already possible to transmit telegrams.

If there is any news, it may only take a quarter of an hour to deliver the message to Chang'an.

At present, the telegraph is designated as a special line, which only transmits national events, and has not opened a civilian channel for the time being.

It only takes about a year to complete the telegraph network in the entire Datang.

When the time comes, any corner of Datang can deliver the news to Chang'an in a maximum of one hour.

It's just too fast.

In the original historical trajectory, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the local officials used 800 miles to expedite, and it took about seven or eight days to deliver the news to Chang'an.

And what if there had been a telegraph at that time? It only takes half an hour to pass on.

And the court can immediately discuss and then give a solution.

In an hour's time, the will of the imperial court can be passed back.

This time and again, you can save half a month's time.

And how much can you do in half a month?

Therefore, with the telegraph, the mobility of the Tang Empire can be quickly improved.

……

Unconsciously, the time came in May, and Li Shimin deposed Li Shichang and demoted him to the governor of Diezhou.

At the same time, a number of officials have been dismissed.

These appointments seem a little inexplicable.

Because these people have no obvious fault at all.

It is only a small mistake that makes such a severe punishment.

If Wei Zheng is still there, I am afraid that he will die to the emperor again.

Now Li Shimin's health is getting worse day by day.

Many ministers feel that the emperor must be confused now to make such a stupid decision.

Of course, there are still discerning people who can see it.

In fact, it's not that the emperor is deaf, this is paving the way for the prince.

After the crown prince ascends the throne, he can personally order Li Shiyun to be a servant, so that he can subdue Li Shiyun for his own use.

Within a few days, Li Shimin's condition worsened.

Li Shimin summoned Chu Suiliang and others to entrust the affairs of the future, asked them to assist the prince, and asked Chu Suiliang to write an edict and pass on the throne to the prince.

After Chu Suiliang wrote the edict, Li Shimin died.

The crown prince Li Ke ascended the throne in front of the coffin and was respected as Gaozong by later generations.

After the crown prince Li Ke ascended the throne, he immediately made a decree to let all brothers return to Beijing for funeral.

In that era, the conquest of etiquette and music came from the Son of Heaven.

That is to say, whether it is a national ceremony, a grand ceremony, or a conquest, these orders must be issued by the Son of Heaven.

Li Shimin's death is a national funeral.

But without the permission of the new emperor, the princes were not allowed to return.

It is common for some emperors to dare not let them come back because they are afraid that the power of the princes outside will be too great.

And Li Ke asked all the princes to return to Beijing for funeral.

This time, Li Su still only brought ten guards and rushed to Chang'an.

After coming to Chang'an, Li Su first came to meet the emperor.

"Brother to meet the emperor!"

Li Ke took two quick steps, helped Li Su up, and said sincerely: "When the sixth brother sees me in the future, there is no need to be polite!" ”

Li Su smiled slightly, and then said: "The etiquette cannot be abolished, the emperor asks the courtiers to redeem their brothers, and they dare not obey their orders!" ”

Li Ke helplessly pointed at Li Su and said, "Sixth brother, you! In the future, you can just call me the imperial brother. ”

"By the way, I heard that you only brought ten guards with you to Beijing this time? How could you be so careless? ”

Li Su smiled faintly and said: "Brother Huang, the last time the courtier brought these ten people into Beijing, more than a thousand thieves couldn't help the courtier. What's more, now that the royal brother is on the throne? What are you afraid of? ”

Li Ke couldn't help frowning and said, "This matter is not possible!" Come and mobilize 500 royal forest troops to protect the safety of the king of Shu at any time. ”

"Yes!"

Li Ke sent these 500 people, of course, not to monitor or put Li Su under house arrest.

He was really afraid that something would happen to Li Su.

The reason why Li Ke was able to ascend the throne was all because of his younger brother.

If something happens to Li Su, it is unknown whether he can sit firmly on the throne.

Therefore, before the gate valves of which families are not eradicated, Li Ke will definitely not have the slightest intention of moving the King of Shu.

Of course, in fact, Li Su knows his brother very well.

attaches great importance to love and righteousness, he treats him like this, as long as he does not rebel, this brother of his, will never do anything to deal with himself.

Of course, no matter how strong the family and friendship are, love can be counted in it, and it may not be able to stand the test.

Therefore, Li Su basically won't leave too difficult tests for his brother.

Next, Li Ke held a grand funeral for Li Shimin.

The nomads, as well as the Hu people, also came to the funeral.

Moreover, they highly recognized Li Shimin, the heavenly khan.

At the funeral, they did not hesitate to prick their own cheeks and even cut off their own ears to stain the ground with blood.

These actions made the emperor and a cadre of ministers all moved.

After the funeral, the emperor did not let the king of Shu go back, but left the king of Shu behind, and in Chang'an, he gave the king of Shu a courtyard again.

His son actually became the emperor, and the two sons were still very harmonious.

The happiest person now, of course, is Concubine Feiyang.

Li Ke was ready to crown Concubine Yang as the queen mother, but was stopped by Concubine Yang.

Now that Taizong has just died, this matter should not be rushed, so let's talk about it slowly for the time being.

And Li Ke left Li Su, firstly, over the years, the two brothers have been getting together less and leaving more, and they have basically not met a few times.

This time, it's between brothers, and it's time to catch up with the old days.

Second, Li Ke also has some things and wants to consult Li Ke.

In recent days, the emperor summoned the king of Shu almost every day.

The two brothers also talk to Concubine Yang every day.

On this day, Li Ke left Li Su in the imperial study.

Li Ke couldn't help but ask Li Su: "Sixth brother, which countries in ancient times, why did they perish?" How can an empire be prevented from eventually falling? ”

Is this probably one thing that all emperors will care about?

Their first concern is probably the issue of immortality.

The second thing to be concerned about is whether the empire you have built can be stable for a long time.

After listening to Li Ke's inquiry, Li Yu pondered for a while and said: "Brother Huang, my brother thinks that there are probably two fundamental reasons for the demise of the previous dynasty. ”

Is there really an answer?

Li Ke's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "I don't know which two points they are?" Sixth brother, let's talk about it. ”

Li Su couldn't help but say: "Brother Huang, my brother thinks that the first point is that there is only so much land, but the population is growing day by day. There will come a time when population growth will be greater than the output of land. ”

"The output of land is not enough to feed so many people, and there will inevitably be accidents!"

"The next day, it's land annexation! The more drastic the land annexation, the faster the state will be from extinction. ”

"If these two points can be fundamentally solved, there will be no worries within the country."

If these two points are solved, will it be able to survive for generations?

The answer, of course, is no.

Just look at the Song Dynasty.

In addition to internal troubles, a country also has external troubles, in short, if it is backward, it will be beaten.

Moreover, there are many contradictions and conflicts in the country, and they are definitely not limited to these two points.

But there is one thing that Li Su is not wrong about, if these two points cannot be resolved, something will happen to a country sooner or later.

In fact, the vast majority of empires in ancient times were defeated on these two points.

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke frowned slightly.

He had never realized these two things before.

Even now, he doesn't quite understand it for a while.

Li Su couldn't help but explain: "Brother Huang, there is an interesting thing, I don't know if you have found it." ”

"When my brother was in Yizhou, he once found a pond, and in this pond, countless small tadpoles were bred."

"The tadpoles are growing day by day, but the water in the pond is decreasing day by day."

"If nothing else, all these little tadpoles will die."

"But at this time, the tadpoles will release a toxin that will turn the pool water into poisonous water."

"At this time, ninety percent of tadpoles will die. But the remaining tadpoles will be able to survive to the end and transform into frogs. ”

"In the face of a catastrophe that threatens the entire population, he must destroy ninety percent of the individuals in exchange for the continuation of the population."

"In fact, human beings are the same, land annexation is serious, population is increasingly contested, and food is seriously insufficient. What should I do at this time? ”

"Instead of a disaster or a plague, a war must be fought!"

"Then, if you have killed countless people and survived, you will be able to continue to open up a prosperous era!"

"Why can the founding emperor create a prosperous era? Because when the country was founded, the population was sparse, and there were large tracts of land for cultivation. ”

"With fewer people and more land, we can feed many people and develop rapidly."

After listening to Li Su's words, Li Ke fell into a long contemplation.

At this moment, he finally understood what Li Su wanted to express.

That's right, the demise of a country, from the root cause, is nothing more than these two things.

As long as the common people have a bite to eat, they basically will not choose to rebel.

Thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but look at Li Su, and then asked, "Sixth brother, do you have any good solutions?" ”

Li Su smiled and said: "There are ways, but it's not easy to achieve." ”

"As for the problem of land yield, it is easy to solve, and we only need to increase investment in agriculture and continue to cultivate improved seeds."

In later generations, Mr. Yuan Longping raised the yield of rice to a height of more than 1,000 kilograms per mu.

In this way, we can feed the whole country with our own output alone.

However, Li Su blinked his eyes, and then said: "There is another way, in fact, along the sea to the east, there is a vast continent. ”

"That land is bigger than our Huaxia. Where the land is more fertile than our Huaxia, as long as we occupy that place, we no longer have to worry about the problem of food. ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help but ask in surprise and joy: "Is this true?" Is there really such a large area in our east? ”

Well, in fact, Li Su is talking about North America, which is now the United States.

Of course, there should be no country anywhere now, and there should only be indigenous people above.

And actually, North America is in the west of China, because China is in the Eastern Hemisphere, and North America is in the Western Hemisphere.

But if you go to North America, you do go east along the ocean.

For a while, Li Su was not very easy to explain this, so he could only say that he was in the east of the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing this, Li Ke nodded slightly, and then asked:

"Sixth brother, how should the problem of land annexation be solved?"

After a long silence, Li Su said: "Brother Huang, the best way to solve the land annexation is to take back all the land, and then redistribute it according to the registered population, and it is strictly forbidden to buy and sell. Those who violate the order will be directly beheaded for public display. ”

Hearing Li Su's method, Li Ke couldn't help but say worriedly: "But, I'm afraid this is difficult to do, right?" ”

Of course, this method is difficult to do.

In all of ancient history, no dynasty has ever been able to do this.

Only the People's Republic of China, which later generations took the opportunity of the founding of the country, did this.

But the Communist Party at that time was the proletariat and could move the interests of the landlord class.

And now, the Li family of the Tang royal family is itself from a family.

What the royal family represents, in fact, is also the interests of the family, and most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty come from the family.

To do this, it should not be said that it is difficult, it is simply difficult.

If one is not done well, Datang is in danger of capsizing.

Not to mention that all the land has been recovered, it is difficult to even carry out a reform and make everyone pay taxes.

Historically, such changes, even if they were short-lived, were later abolished.

It was only in the Qing Dynasty that Yongzheng really succeeded in implementing the reform of apportioning the land into acres.

But that time, the head was rolling, and I don't know how many people were killed and how much blood was shed before this reform was completed.

In Datang, they want to directly repossess the land, and distribute the land according to the capitation, prohibiting private sales.

In Li Ke's view, it is basically impossible.

Li Su smiled slightly: "Brother Huang, the matter is man-made, and the younger brother thinks that if all the major families can be excluded, there will still be a very big chance." ”

Li Ke couldn't help but ask curiously: "Sixth brother, how can you exclude all the major families?" ”

Li Su smiled and said, "Brother Huang, we can actually change a concept. For example, we can send people to occupy a certain place overseas. ”

"Then you can photograph some fertile land and let them see the richness of overseas. The younger brother thought that these families would definitely be tempted, so we could provide them with the opportunity to exchange their domestic land for overseas land. ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help but be moved.

"It's not a great idea, but in this way, these families will have no control overseas, and they will eventually become independent countries."

"When they develop to a certain extent, won't they pose a threat to my Datang?"

Li Su smiled and said: "Brother Huang is too worried, these families, do you think they can get along peacefully if they are overseas?" ”

"In order to snatch resources, they are bound to fall into endless infighting. And I, Datang, can enter a period of rapid development after removing these tumors, how can I be afraid of a few clowns who jump off the beam? ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke couldn't help but touch his forehead with his hand, and couldn't help but admire: "I have a sixth brother, I really like a fish in water!" All of this is all up to the sixth brother! ”

Speaking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but get up, put his hand on Li Su's shoulder, and said seriously: "Sixth brother, now that the imperial brother has just ascended the throne, his foundation is shallow, and no one is available, can the sixth brother return to the dynasty to help the imperial brother?" ”

Li Su couldn't help but said happily: "Go into battle and brother, fight the tiger father and son, since the imperial brother needs the help of the minister, then the brother will come back!" ”

Hearing Li Su's answer, Li Ke couldn't help but quietly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

He was actually very afraid that Li Su would not come back.

In fact, Li Ke is really not testing Li Su, he really needs Li Su's help and control.

Li Ke immediately said: "Sixth brother, this is really good! The Jiannan Dao Jiedu envoy is still yours, but at the same time, you have to return to the dynasty to help me! ”

Li Su nodded and said, "Okay, brother emperor!" ”

……

On the second day, the emperor issued an order.

directly transferred Li Su, the king of Shu, back to Chang'an, and named the king of Shu as Shangshuling.

Shang Shuling is the official position of the second grade, which is half a grade higher than that of the prime minister.

When Li Shimin was still the king of Qin, he held this position.

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, Shang Shuling has been vacant.

And now, the emperor once again named the king of Shu as Shangshu Ling.

The civil and military officials have a lot of complaints about the emperor's appointment.

It's just that at this time, no one dared to provoke the King of Shu.

Li Su's Shu Palace, which was in Chang'an, had been burned to the ground.

The emperor gave Li Su a bigger courtyard last time, and the royal pen personally touched the three big characters of Shu Wangfu.

Li Su also took his family back from Yizhou.

The officials of Jiannan Province were extremely worried.

With the King of Shu here, they all have the backbone.

Now that the King of Shu is gone, they are all afraid that the emperor will send someone else to take over Jiannan Dao.

After all, the King of Shu has been operating in Jiannan Road for many years, and Jiannan Road has been operated into an iron plate and has been labeled as the King of Shu.

They feel that the emperor transferred the king of Shu to the capital to serve as the secretary of the order, which is the promotion of the name and the actual descent, which is the rhythm of the emperor to move the king of Shu.

Only the official ceremony of the long history of Jiannan Province was unmoved.

Before this, Li Su had already communicated with him.

What's more, even without this communication, Shangguan Yi absolutely believes that the emperor will not move the king of Shu so soon.