Chapter 162: Crisis in Silla
Yuangai Suwen was depressed, he was about to die of grievance, the Tang Dynasty was harmed, and after passing the contest three times and twice, Yuangai Suwen had to admit this.
Since you can't beat others, no matter how wronged you feel, you have to endure it.
The parties entered an eerie calm, and in this three-country conflict on the Korean Peninsula, although the losses of Silla were great, the good thing was that the foundation was still there, and as long as there was a foundation, the money and grain would be earned back sooner or later.
The lost population, as long as there is a transition of more than ten years, can also be recovered, more than ten years of time is not short, but in fact, it is not long, in the long history, it is really negligible and does not need to be considered.
On the surface, Baekje seems to be a no-lose-or-win ending, but that's only on the surface, and you can't just look at the surface.
In fact, during the capture of Silla by the alliance formed by Baekje and Goguryeo, Baekje stole a large amount of supplies from Silla, even including gold and silver, so Baekje actually took a big advantage in this conflict.
Goguryeo, as the leader in provoking this conflict, although it took a lot of advantage in the process of capturing Silla, but Xue Rengui led people to capture dozens of cities in Goguryeo, which made Goguryeo fully retreat to the point that the territory behind the Yalu River once again lost more than a quarter.
Looking at the above situation, Goguryeo can be said to have reaped the consequences of its own evil in this conflict, and it is the side that has the greatest loss.
However, there is something even more infuriating than this, Silla has not finished recovering his own lost territory, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Tang army's support, he in turn invaded the thirteen cities of Baekje, insisting that these cities were originally their Silla's, and refusing to return Baekje.
Silla and Baekje, two old enemies, have been entangled for hundreds of years, do these thirteen cities on the border between the two countries belong to Silla or Baekje? I'm afraid the gods can't say clearly.
The king of Silla and his ministers smoothly took over the city that originally belonged to Silla from the hands of the Tang army, and also took over the materials that the Tang army snatched back from the combined forces of the two countries, and for a while, the monarchs and ministers were relieved.
They were actually very afraid in their hearts that the Tang army would take this opportunity to occupy Silla and not leave in the future.
But soon they were not happy, and all the materials of the Tang Army were indeed handed over to them, but that little bit of food was really a drop in the bucket for the entire Silla people.
Centered in Seoul, Silla is actually a land of fish and rice rich in grain, and in previous years, there was too much grain to eat.
But now, most of the grain has been snatched by the coalition forces of the two countries, although the lost land has been recovered, but those who survived, if they want to feed them until next year, when the grain is harvested, they need a very large amount of grain.
Originally, Li Zhonghua had already ordered people to drive a boat and transport several boatloads of grain, intending to relieve the surviving people of Silla.
But now, although the two sides did not tear their faces in the end and really fought, there was not much left of the previous friendly atmosphere, and of course it was impossible for the Tang Army to stick a hot face to Silla's buttocks, and then use this grain to relieve the people of Silla.
The king of Silla and the ministers, when they saw the grain transported by the Tang Dynasty, of course, their eyes lit up, and they just wanted to drool.
If you want to ask for others, and you want to ask for others now, people probably can't give it, and you lose face in vain, which makes it even more embarrassing.
I wanted to spend money to buy food, but all the money in the treasury was robbed when the allied forces of the two countries invaded the city.
Among the remaining fugitive ministers, there are many people who fled with a large amount of gold and silver, but human nature is very selfish, and most of this gold is their family's private assets, which are used to buy food for their families to eat, but it doesn't matter.
It is absolutely impossible for them to take out this money to buy food for the common people to eat.
When the king of Silla fled, of course, he did not bring less interviews this year, providing for him and his harem women, as well as some of his children and families, of course, there was no problem, and he could live a very nourishing life.
However, if he wants to use this money to buy a large amount of grain to feed the surviving people of Silla, not to mention whether he is willing or not, even if he is willing, this money is only a drop in the bucket, and it is not enough at all.
Although the princes and ministers of Silla, everyone knows that the Tang army seized a lot of gold and silver treasures from the hands of the two allied forces, and those gold and silver treasures were all stolen from Silla by the two allied forces.
The Silla monarchs and ministers did not fail to mention to the generals of the Tang Army that the gold and silver treasures confiscated by the Tang Army from the combined forces of the two countries belonged to them, but the Tang Army had no intention of returning them to Silla.
Luo Tong's original words are as follows: "In order to motivate the soldiers, it was already said before the war that all the property seized from the enemy army in the city should be owned by individuals."
So I'm very sorry, it is impossible for General Ben to order them, and hand over their hard-earned earnings, they came to help you Silla, but they tied their heads to their belts, and they could lose their lives at any time, and they finally got their lives back, and you can't ask people to take any benefits, right? ”
If you want the oxen to plough the fields, and you don't let the oxen eat grass, there is no such reason in the world, not to mention that those gold and silver treasures are not something you can give, but someone who snatched them back from the enemy with their true skills, why should they be handed over to you?
And the treasures of gold and silver, on what basis do you say that they are yours? Who stipulates that it cannot be snatched from the hands of the common people of Silla, do you take it away, and you will be so kind to return it to the common people.
There is no name written on the gold and silver treasures, and even if you want to pay it back, you don't know who you want to give it back. Perhaps the owners of these gold and silver treasures have died in the melee.
But those ordinary people can't help but save them, they can't let them all starve to death! Leaving these ordinary people aside, will they be forced to rebel?
Without these common people, only these powerful people are left, and the king of Silla, what is the meaning of Silla's existence, and who will provide for them at that time?
At a time when everyone is in a dilemma, a petty official Shi made a suggestion.
"The Tang army did not stay away from our Silla, but stayed in Tamna, wasn't the Chrysanthemum Kingdom fighting with us Silla for the ownership of that Tamna? Why don't we sell it to Datang in exchange for Datang's food support. ”
"Although Tamna is just an island in the sea, it is also a country, although we have come to Silla to pay tribute, but it is not something we can sell if we say it, and Datang is not a fool, how can it be so easy to be deceived by us." The other minister shook his head and said.
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