Li Chengqian's words are impressive.

Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is reasonable, if you relax your precautions against the grassland people, it is indeed dangerous. According to the agreement, Li Jing deliberately sold a flaw to Li Chengqian.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's opinion is worth considering. ”

Li Ke and Li Tai also felt strange, when did Li Chengqian care about things on the grassland.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "It makes sense." You continue. ”

Li Chengqian, who was encouraged, greatly increased his confidence.

He said: "Second, it is not possible to use so many troops to send troops to Tuyuhun.

First, the Tang Army only served as a support force, playing a role in deterring the Tubo people, and it was impossible to sacrifice the lives of a large number of Tang Army officers and soldiers for the sake of Tuyuhun.

Therefore, when fighting, the Tang army should take the Tuyuhun army as the vanguard, and the Tang army only used it as a deterrent force to contain the intervention of the Tubo army.

Second, if there are too many people in the army, the pressure on logistics support will be too great, so Erchen thinks that the mobilization of 20,000 cavalry is enough.

In order to make up for the lack of troops, it was only necessary to replenish some ordnance, grain and grass to Tuyuhun's army. The battle is mainly fought by them.

In the war, a large number of Tuyuhun troops were consumed, so that their military strength after the war was not too strong, and it was also convenient for the Tang army to control Tuyuhun. ”

"Huh? This Li Chengqian has become a master, and he was able to see from before the war to the post-war, when did he have such a concept of the overall situation? ”

Everyone was surprised by him.

Li Shimin's eyes showed a hint of joy, and he praised: "The prince can consider the problem comprehensively, and he has made great progress." Do you have any other suggestions? Say it all. ”

Li Chengqian said: "Not long ago, Erchen visited Li You in the palace of the king of Qi and discussed with him the situation in Tuyuhun and the corresponding countermeasures. Erchen still has such thoughts.

First, there must be contradictions between the rebels of the Tubo and Murong Qian, and the contradictions between them can be used to divide them and weaken their strength.

Second, on the issue of logistical supply, it is necessary to adopt the method of feeding the war with war, mainly by using the salt administration to operate.

The specific matter is still up to Li You. ”

Li Shimin said to Li You: "What do you think specifically? ”

Li You said: "Father, as for how to divide and disintegrate the alliance between the Tubo people and the Murong Qian rebels, Erchen already has a complete set of plans, but this plan is too cumbersome to explain in detail.

This matter will be handled by Erchen to Tuyuhun and himself. ”

Li You stirred up a wedge between the Tubo people and Murong Zun in Tuyuhun, destroying their alliance and leading to the death of Murong Zun in Tuyuhun. Not long ago, he designed to pit people Lu Dongzan.

Therefore, everyone still has confidence in Li You's continued pit on Tubo and Murong Qian.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "If you can break the alliance between the rebels and the Tubo, this battle will be even better." ”

"Yes, without the support of the Tubo people, Murong Qian's rebels alone, the minister is completely sure that they will eat them all." Hou Junji said.

Li You continued: "Father, the crown prince's elder brother has made a very thoughtful plan this time, and his opinion is to immediately send people to develop the salt lake in Tuyuhun, where salt mining is very convenient, and it will soon be able to form a production capacity.

Salt stamps were issued to merchants in Chang'an, Guannei Province and Longyou Province. These salt stamps are only for salt produced in Tuyuhun.

The sales area is Anxi Duhufu, Longyou Road and Guannei Road, as well as the Tuyuhun area.

Salt stamps from Persia and Dashi were issued to Persian merchants in Chang'an, and the sales area was also Persia and other places outside the Anxi Protectorate.

For this alone, the imperial court can earn 6 million yuan per year, and it will increase year by year in the future. ”

"What? That's a lot! Everyone was amazed. That's the equivalent of more than 100 counties' agricultural taxes.

Li Shimin patted his hands excitedly and said, "Okay, good job." ”

Li You said: "This time the military rations and other materials are raised, and there is no need to requisition a civilian husband, and all the merchants are responsible for transporting them to Shanzhou. The army can buy it locally, and only be responsible for the transportation of the materials it carries. ”

In ancient times, fighting a war was not just about sending troops, in order to transport grain and grass, it was necessary to recruit a large number of people, which often caused social unrest at one time.

The demise of Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty was mainly caused by the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, the construction of the Grand Canal, and the abuse of the people, which led to the boiling of public resentment.

Li You's statement is that this battle is all fought by money, and all of this money comes from Tuyuhun's salt. The court did not pay a penny, did not levy a single man, fought a war, and made a fortune.

This is simply unbelievable, and it is also a stroke of genius.

In addition to being shocked, Li Ke and Li Tai were envious, jealous and hateful. They guessed that Li You was supporting Li Chengqian, otherwise, how could Li Chengqian suddenly get up?

They hated that they were not the crown prince, otherwise Li You would not have helped Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin and the others were very excited, and then they began to discuss the selection of troops.

The eldest grandson Wuji first said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has grown up, it is time to go out and experience the wind and rain and train his muscles and bones. ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Yes, judging from today's events, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made great progress. The minister agreed with the opinion of the eldest grandson. ”

Li Jing said: "The minister also agrees. ”

Hou Junji said: "The minister agrees with the general's opinion. ”

Li Shimin had basically agreed in his heart, but he didn't say anything right away, after all, let the prince take the risk, and he had to ask for the opinion of the eldest grandson.

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Soon after, this matter was decided, and after the agreement of the early dynasty, the Western Expeditionary Army was supervised by the crown prince Li Chengqian, the general Li Jing was the general of the Xihaidao march, Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun were the generals, and Li You went out with the army as a member of the army.

The matter of sending troops to the imperial court has been decided, and Murong Ling's heart has also been steady, and she is going back.

Li You personally cooked a Yangzhou-style dish for her, described the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan to her, and promised to take her down to Jiangnan in the future. Then, he personally sent Murong Ling, Hao Lianbot and others out of Chang'an City.

After this period of getting along, Murong Ling got used to Li You's existence, and was about to break up, so she was really reluctant and couldn't help crying.

Li You smiled: "Wife." It's not that we won't see each other again, and I'll be looking for you soon. ”

Because Murong Ling had just experienced an assassination, in order to ensure his safety on the road, he specially transferred Cheng Chuliang from Jin Wuwei and led a team of cavalry to escort him.

Li You said: "Brother Chu Liang, my wife will be handed over to you." ”

Cheng Chuliang said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the safety of the princess will be handed over to the ministers, and I guarantee that there will not be a single hair missing." ”

Hearing Cheng Chuliang's words, Murong Ling was overjoyed, but said, "What are you talking nonsense?" ”

Qi Wangfu.

Yu Chi Baoqi and the supervisor Zhao Fu are back, and they have brought a surprise to Li You.