Your Majesty is indeed holy! Wei Renshi bowed down and patted the horse and said, "This little bit of Weichen's thoughts was seen through by His Majesty in just a few words. Back to Your Majesty, Weichen's idea is exactly like this, but it doesn't stop there. Your Majesty, you think, both the Tubo and the Hui have greatly increased their military strength by purchasing weapons from the Tang Dynasty, and the two compete with each other. But Datang's surroundings are far more than these two countries! The enemies of the Hui and the Tibetans were far more than each other. Both the Tibetans and the Hui bought weapons from the Tang Dynasty, and when the armies became stronger, other small countries in the vicinity would also be worried that they would be conquered by these two countries at any time. The first to bear the brunt are the tribes or small countries sandwiched between Dashi and Tibet, as well as the Uighurs. When they saw that Hui Hui had purchased weapons, they naturally wanted to buy weapons from Datang to guard against Hui Hui, and when they saw that Tubo had purchased weapons from the Tang Dynasty, they also had to buy Datang weapons to guard against Tubo. When they all bought the weapons of the Tang Dynasty, the strength of these small tribes of the country has increased, and in order to continue to control them, the Tubo and Hui Hui, and even the Great Food, will naturally buy more weapons from the Tang Dynasty. In turn, they buy more, and others who need to guard against them will buy more to continue to guard against them and strengthen their armies. This is a series of chain reactions, of course, what Wechen said is an ideal situation, in fact, tribes or small countries do not necessarily have this consciousness. Then our Datang can take the initiative to contact them, and secretly sell them at a price lower than that of other countries, even if it is given away for nothing, secretly supporting the weaker side, so that they can fight for each other, and no one can compete for anyone, and we need to buy a steady stream of armaments from Datang, so that we Datang can enjoy the wealth of the war while developing ourselves with peace of mind, while waiting for them to consume themselves, and wait until they are all about to drag themselves down, then our Datang will only need a cavalry to step through the border, these countries that have been dragged down by the arms race, Where can it withstand the iron horse of Datang? At that time, they were already struggling to make a living, and they might not need our Datang to mobilize troops, and they themselves would already be in chaos. ”

Li Shi listened to Wei Renshi's words, and suddenly gasped, and said in surprise: "Wei Qing's heart is very big!" However, if it is really as Wei Qing said, it is really a count in one fell swoop. This ......"

Li Shi lowered his head and pondered.

Wei Renshi saw that Li Shi had already moved, so he said: "This method can not only be used to deal with Tubo and Huifu, but also can be used in the Huan Kingdom. ”

"Oh?" Li Shi's most important thing at the moment is food, and the surrounding areas of the Huan Kingdom can be cultivated and harvested several seasons a year, and the area is very large, but it can only be a pity. Therefore, Li Shi has been very sensitive to the place of the Ring Kingdom recently, and when he heard Wei Renshi mention the Ring Kingdom, he immediately raised his head again.

"The kingdom of the ring can cultivate and harvest grain for several seasons of the year, and the small nations around him can. After passing through the Kingdom of Huan, the Kingdom of Men, the Kingdom of Gudi, the Kingdom of Longyamen, the Kingdom of Luo Yue, the Kingdom of Sri Buddha, the Kingdom of Heling, the Kingdom of Guluo, the Kingdom of Gokuluo, the Kingdom of Shengdeng, the Kingdom of Bolu, the Kingdom of the Lion, and the Kingdom of Nantianzhu, as for the Kingdom of Brahman, so many countries in this line can grow Champa rice, and it can reach as many as four seasons of the year. Let's talk about the Ring Kingdom closest to Datang first. Since he paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty, he was a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty may issue an edict ordering the lord of the Ring Kingdom to pay tribute only grain, and nothing else. Your Majesty can also exchange food with the Kingdom of Huan, and what can you exchange for food? Just use those steel-hardened weapons! Who doesn't want Datang's 100-for-steel weapons! The ring kingdom must think of it. The lord of the Ring Kingdom wants to suppress the people who resist him internally, and resist the expansion of other countries externally, how can he not need the weapons of the Tang Dynasty? In the arms race on the grassland, the Tang Dynasty sold them weapons, let them buy them with money, and exchanged them for cattle, sheep and horses, and they could harvest countless money, or good horses, cattle and sheep. And by triggering an arms race among these small countries in the surrounding areas of the Ring Kingdom, and letting them exchange for food, the Tang Dynasty can obtain a large amount of food. His Majesty can even send people from the Tang Dynasty to their countries to teach them how to cultivate, how to farm, and help them increase their grain production. When their grain output is high, Datang will be able to get more grain through the arms race, and it will continue to flow into Datang with all the grain produced by those small countries, so that these small countries will become the granary of Datang! And what they got from Datang were just some tattered weapons that were outdated for Datang! ”

When Li Shi heard Wei Renshi's words, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he leaned forward and said, "This method is good!" ”

After that, he sighed again and said, "Alas, why didn't I meet Wei Qing earlier, and why didn't Wei Qing give birth a few years earlier." If I had just ascended the throne, I would have been able to have Wei Qing to give advice......"

"It's not too late." Wei Renshi said with a smile.

"It's a great good." Li Shi said: "If I can use the proceeds from the sale of 100 steel-refining weapons to allow my Datang army to replace it with new weapons, it will be a great achievement." ”

"Once the arms race of the surrounding countries begins, wealth will continue to pour into the Tang Dynasty. The cost of a hundred steel-made weapons is only twenty or thirty at most, and the price is one hundred thousand, and a weapon can have a profit of seventy percent. With such a big profit, in addition to allowing our Datang army to replace it with new weapons, there is also a lot of money left over to improve and develop new weapons and restore the combat power of the Sixteen Guards...... There are many things that you could only think about before, and you can do them! ”

Wei Renshi's words made Li Shi's heart burn, and he said: "It's not impossible to sell hundreds of steel-refining weapons. It's just that Wei Qing must ensure that my Datang can still be ahead of the surrounding countries and still have an advantage. ”

"With that money to support the improvement and development of weapons, Datang's advantage will only be greater, Your Majesty can rest assured." Wei Ren bowed and said.

Li Shi thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "After Wei Qing goes down, he will draw up a charter for this matter in detail." At that time, I will summon the ministers of the three provinces to come, and Wei Qing must persuade them. ”

"Yes!" Wei Ren performed a salute and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of those eunuchs in the Shence Army ......"

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated, and as soon as people are waited, they should be arrested." Li Shifu gritted his teeth and said: "In vain, I trust them so much, let them watch the Divine Ce Army for me, and that's how they repay my trust?!" I will not let them go! ”

"The minister understood, however, that the law of the country is the law of the country, and the laws of the state should be respected sufficiently. No one can go beyond the law to do things, so that people will have enough reverence for the law of the country, and will obey the law and dare not easily break the law. Therefore, the minister suggested that His Majesty could still draw people trusted by His Majesty from Dali Temple or other relevant institutions to cooperate in handling it, so as to conform to the law. ”./15_15603/