"Which two practical problems will produce fatal flaws?" Li Shimin asked solemnly!

Luo Tong didn't answer and asked: "Your Majesty, in your imagination, the time of the decisive battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks will be in a few years?" ”

Li Shimin said without thinking: "Six or seven years!" Without six or seven years of recuperation, my Datang did not have enough strength to go deep into the steppe to fight the Turks. In the current situation, it will not be more than three or four years at the latest. I, Datang, will definitely compete with the Turks......" Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly: "I understand what you mean." ”

"The status quo of the Tang economy and the Turkic population!" Luo Tong point to the end

As soon as he said this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, eldest grandson Wuji and others were moved one after another.

When everyone is negligent, even Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui are geniuses in the world. They thought of "division, division, and support", but carelessly ignored the connection between the Tang economy and the Turkic status quo.

Fang Xuanling said: "Is the virtuous nephew worried that this situation is developing too quickly, my Datang economy has not recovered yet, and the Turks will not be able to support it first?" ”

Luo Tong responded: "Fighting a war is not only a military duel, but also a contest of comprehensive national strength such as population, land, economy, politics, technology, talent, and diplomacy!" The economic aspect, in particular, cannot be overlooked. Don't be careless when fighting a behemoth like the Turks, once this most important link goes wrong, you will lose everything. My Datang economy has developed three or four years less, but the decisive battle has been advanced by three or four years, so it may not be a good thing for my Datang! ”

Li Shimin praised: "The war is fought in all aspects such as military, population, land, economy, politics, technology, talent, and diplomacy!" Well, this 'comprehensive national strength' is well used! ”

"Qin annihilates the six countries and dominates the world! It was by no means the work of Qin Shi Huang alone. Luo Tong said eloquently: "The Qin State has changed the law since Shang Ying. Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwen Wang, Qin Wu Wang, Qin Zhaoxiang King four consecutive generations are outstanding imperial talents, and then Qin Xiaowen King and Qin Zhuang Xiang King are of course mediocre people, but the rise of Lü Buwei has made Qin stabilize the state of a strong country. On the other hand, the six countries of the Central Plains are drunk, dreaming and dying, intriguing and deceiving each other. When Qin Shi Huang succeeded to the throne, the national strength of Qin was so strong that it could be used as six countries, except for Qin, which country could take out 600,000 troops at every turn? Attacking Zhao twice, Li Mu defeated the Qin soldiers twice and annihilated tens of thousands of Qin soldiers. The strength of the Qin State at that time, the stability of the foundation, and the prosperity of talents can be seen. ”

"The same is true of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty through the second emperor Wenjing forty years of recuperation, the historical record is 'not in the disaster of floods and droughts, the people are given to the family, all the houses are full, and the treasury is surplus goods. The money of the Beijing division is huge, and it is decaying and cannot be studied; Taicang's millet, Chen Chen Xiangyin, overflowing with dew accumulated outside...... but even with the abundant capital left by Emperor Wenjing, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought for many years, which also made the sea wasted and the population halved, so it is said that fighting a war consumes the most national and financial resources. ”

"The virtuous nephew is very right!" Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Although the Tang Dynasty established the country in troubled times, in the days that followed, there were wars every year, and in order to pacify the princes of all walks of life and realize the unification in the true sense, there was not even a chance to breathe. The meager savings were exhausted in the war! Last year, the Weishui Alliance...... And even more of everything! Our tactics against the Turks went too smoothly, and many things happened naturally. It's too fast, too sudden, and too smooth, so that a lot of things are a little caught off guard. This rut in the past, the lesson in the back. With the lessons of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, how can we re-embark on their path? The death of the previous dynasty was also mostly on the three expeditions to Goguryeo. ”

"In my opinion, if the Turks either don't fight at all, if they want to fight, they will decide on a war, solve it directly, and repeat the requisitions again and again will only hurt the national strength in vain and sink the whole country."

Luo Tong suddenly realized that in the end, the Tang army believed in this way of warfare, and the destruction of the Turks, the Tuguhun, the Pinggaochang, the Dinghui, the Yanqi, the Qiuci and other countries were all decided by the first war, without the slightest hesitation. The only one who did not succeed in the First World War was Goguryeo, and the Tang army first recovered Liaodong, and successively conquered Xuansu, Hengshan, Gaimu, Momi, Liaodong, Baiyan, Beisha, Maigu, Yinshan, and Houhuang Ten Cities, and migrated Liao, Gai, and Yan into China with 70,000 households. The three major battles of Xincheng, Jian'an, and garrison beheaded more than 40,000 people. As for the Tang Army, the soldiers died no more than 2,000, but due to the climate problem, the city of Anshi was blocked, and the war horses lost seventy or eighty percent, so they had to choose to withdraw.

According to reason, this battle cannot be regarded as defeated, and it is only the attacker who chose to withdraw his troops when he gained a certain advantage. However, Li Shimin regarded this battle as a major failure, apparently because he did not take Goguryeo in one fell swoop, which was inconsistent with his strategic goals, and regarded it as a failure.

"But despite this, Datang's economy still can't keep up with the Turkic reality!" Li Shimin was a little ashamed and a little glad: "If it weren't for Luo Tongxian's nephew to remind me, I would still be immersed in the joy and pride of successfully splitting the Turks. Fortunately, Luo Xian's nephew woke up in time, otherwise, the Turks would suddenly change, and Datang really couldn't react. ”

Everyone was amazed!

Li Shimin looked at Luo Tong, with a look of approval in his eyes, this little guy is indeed not simple, and he can find serious problems that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are not aware of.

"Now we are not worried that the Turks will not be able to make trouble, but that the Turks will decline too quickly. It can be seen from the news from the grassland that Jieli and Tuli are almost red-eyed, grabbing cattle and sheep, turf, water, and turf, as long as they can compete for it, they will compete for a victory. Because of their civil strife, more than a dozen tribes such as Xue Yantuo and Hui in Mobei have canceled their tribute to the Turks, and the Xia tribe even directly sent people to contact my Datang, intending to get the blessing of my Datang. On the grassland, the weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive. The defeat of the Turks was seen by everyone. There are by no means a few people who want to fish in troubled waters. The vitality of the Turks is greatly damaged, and if we do not take it, the Turks will have to be eaten by other tribes in the steppe. In this way, it is not easy for us to kill a tiger and feed a dozen wolves. In order to reduce the casualties of my Datang, I can allow the tribes of Xue Yantuo and Hui to get a piece of the pie, but ......"

Li Shimin said in the end, in a firm, domineering, and unquestionable tone: "The Turks must be destroyed by us, and the fat meat of the Turks must be eaten by our Tang Dynasty." And like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, the Turks will be flattened, and the strongest and fastest iron-blooded soldiers will tell the grassland heroes: The Tang Dynasty, which is more powerful than the Turks, is coming! ”

"But Yang Guang has no way, and the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty has caused too much damage to the world. Do you know that some time ago, my Datang counted the world's household registration, how much is left in the whole world? According to historical records, in the five years of the Great Cause, there were 8.9 million households and more than 46 million people, but some time ago we counted only 2 million households, and the population of the world has dropped by almost 70 percent, a decrease of more than 40 million people. Population is priceless, manpower is priceless, if you want to develop, how easy is it? Just give me such a few people, in just a few years, how can it develop after hard work? Now it can be basically concluded that when the Turks were at their weakest, the economy of our Datang Dynasty was still a little worse, and rashly launching a large-scale foreign war would hurt the country's foundation. So, when I think about it in my free time, I really envy Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, their starting point is much, much better than mine. ”

Cheng Biting Jin grinned and said: "Your Majesty is right, our Tang Dynasty's calculations are open and secret, and it can be said that we don't bother to eat this piece of meat." If you go to great lengths and let others take the meat, wouldn't that make the world laugh? ”

Li Shimin hesitated for a while, and said, "Naturally not!" If you can't do it, find a way to solve it! People can't let the situation push you to death! ”

"That's it!" Luo Tong smacked his lips and said, "The Turkic civil war has broken out!" We can't change it, but we can delay their decisive battle! ”

"What's the best idea?" Li Shimin was overjoyed.

"There is no good strategy, but there is a sinister trick!"

Li Shimin scolded with a smile: "Don't come quickly, I count you to pass this level!" ”

"Learn Jieli Khan's method of dealing with the heroes of the Central Plains, whoever is weak will help whom, the purpose is to let them fight all the time! Under the elimination of one and the other, it will be much easier for us to fight in the future. Hehe, this is called giving back to the other in the way of the other! ”

Ruthless enough, treacherous enough, thief enough, poisonous enough! However, this is the most in line with Datang's current national conditions.

"Can you ask Master Fang and Master Du to do me a favor?"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui glanced at each other and said, "It's okay for the virtuous nephew to speak directly!" ”

"I want the details of the Datang grain tax, and the more years I count, the better."

Li Shimin asked curiously, "What do you want this for?" ”

"One of my ideas, if realized, could produce seven or eight years of food in three or four years, but I need food tax data to back it up! The more years, the more detailed the data, the better. ”

Everybody's stunned!

"Is it possible?" Li Shimin's eyes flashed with excitement, and with his endurance, he couldn't help himself at this moment.

As long as there is food, why can't you fight the world?

"Again, data is needed to prove it."

Among the six departments, the household department is subordinate to Shangshu Province, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are in charge of Shangshu Province.

Du Ruhui said solemnly: "Tomorrow it will be delivered to Your Majesty!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said: "The data is complicated, so the ministers will leave first." ”

"It's hard work!" After Li Shimin finished speaking, he said to Luo Tong with a smile: "I admit defeat on this question...... Remember that you still have two titles: poems and books! The theme of the poem is to be developed by the students of Hongwenkan. ”

With a "clever plan" to deal with the Turks, Li Shimin is already satisfied! If you come out again and again, it is not beautiful.