Chapter 516: The Wealth of the Wa Kingdom (II)
Li Shimin didn't realize that Gao Ming had been guiding the whole conversation before. Please search () to see the most complete! The fastest update
Anyone who has ever done sales knows that if you want customers to accept the products you sell, you must first make them feel a sense of belonging.
For example, many smart furniture dealers, they generally do not directly negotiate with customers, but first negotiate with each other about the furnishings of furniture, and when customers think about how to place the furniture, and even what sofa cover should be used, then the success rate of the transaction is very large.
And what Gao Ming did before can be said to be exactly the same as this.
Gao Ming knows very well that Li Shimin is short of money, and Datang is also short of money, because for a country, money will never be enough, otherwise future generations of leaders will not put forward the policy of "taking economic construction as the heart".
And more importantly, Gao Ming knows that Li Shimin is actually a person with the highest interests, for such a person, no matter how obedient and well-behaved the Wa Kingdom is, it is useless to treat Datang as his father.
As it is now.
Originally, Li Shimin also planned to help Emperor Xiaode of the Wa Kingdom restore the country, but when Gao Ming guided him to think about the way to spend money, all he thought about was how to make the gold and silver of the Wa Kingdom into the Tang Dynasty, and as for Emperor Xiaode, he had already forgotten about it.
The next morning, Li Shimin issued a holy decree, which roughly meant something like this:
The Wa Kingdom was attacked by pirates, and as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was naturally responsible for this matter, so Li Shimin would send an army of 100,000 troops to help Emperor Xiaode recover the Wa Kingdom.
After receiving this holy decree, Emperor Xiaode was naturally grateful to Dade, but unfortunately he didn't know that he was actually seeking the skin of the tiger, because Li Shimin did not plan to return the Japanese kingdom to him at all, but planned to "occupy the mountain as the king"!
The name of the Wa State is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and it has never done anything to be sorry for the Tang Dynasty, which makes Li Shimin unable to find a normal reason to forcibly occupy it.
Since there is no royal road, then you can only take the left side road.
In order to occupy the Wa Kingdom for a long time, it is undoubtedly a safe way to let people pretend to be thieves and occupy the mountains as kings.
As soon as Datang's army landed on the island, the "pirates" were gone, and as soon as Datang's army left, the "bandits" appeared again, and at that time, Datang's army went again, and so on.
On the bright side, it is to exterminate the bandits, but in fact, it is to transport the gold, silver and other resources of the Japanese islands to the Tang Dynasty!
For the uninformed ministers of the court, Li Shimin's move to help the Japanese state is undoubtedly a "great power style", and they all chant "My Emperor Shengming"!
Emperor Xiaode didn't know that his "Tang Dad" was about to drain his family, and thought that there was hope for the restoration of the country, so he also cheered with the ministers, and then happily withdrew from the main hall.
After Emperor Xiaode left, Li Shimin announced the second holy decree - because Yanqi and the Western Turks intercepted and killed the envoys of the Western Regions to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, they let the King of Yanqi and the Western Turks' Yibi Shekui Khan go to Chang'an to ask for guilt!
There is no doubt that in the face of such a holy decree, it is impossible for the kings of the two countries to come, and the reason why Li Shimin wants to make such a holy decree is not to expect them to come obediently, but just to find an excuse to start a war.
In this era, there is no "independent regime" in a weak country, and Li Shimin is respected by all countries as "Tianke Han", which is not just a title, which represents the power he has to kill and seize!
If I let you come, you must come obediently, or I will send troops to break your city, and then I will capture you!"
From this point of view, Li Shimin is indeed very domineering.
And for this holy decree issued by Li Shimin, the ministers have no opinion, after all, even the tributary envoy has been killed, which is already a matter of a country's face.
The most important thing is that Datang's toughness has been deeply rooted in his bones, and with the successive victories in foreign wars, even the ministers are very tough in dealing with foreign issues.
It is worth mentioning that when Li Shimin announced this holy decree, Ashinadur, who had always been silent in the court, stood up.
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead his troops to announce this holy decree to Yanqi and Yibi Shekui Khan!"
Hearing Ashinadur's words, Li Shimin's face suddenly showed a smile.
Li Shimin could hear that Ashinadur meant that he was going to announce the decree, and if the other party didn't listen, then he would fight this battle!
Ashinadur is using this way to express his loyalty to Li Shimin and Datang, which is commendable!
In fact, Ashnadur is the son of Chuluo Khan, and in terms of blood, he Jieli Khan is more qualified to inherit the position of Turkic Khan.
With the capture of Jieli Khan and the fall of the Turks, Ashnadur led his tribe to submit to the Tang Dynasty.
Although Ashinadur returned to the Tang Dynasty, this did not prevent his subordinates from respecting him, and in private, the people of the Tiele tribe still called Ashinadur "Dubu Khan"!
In their hearts, Ashinadur is still their king!
It is not easy for such a person to be an ordinary general in Datang, so Li Shimin also values him, and married his own sister Princess Hengyang to him, and named him the captain of the horse.
Ashinadur did not live up to Li Shimin's attention, and played a very important role in the conquest of Gaochang and the later military campaign to destroy Qiuzi.
In recognition of his merits, after his death, Li Zhi also buried him next to Li Shimin's mausoleum for future generations to pay respects.
Of course, Li Shimin didn't know these things, but this did not prevent him from having a good impression of Ashinadur, especially when he issued the holy decree, Ashinadur did not hesitate to stand up and ask for the decree, which made him very satisfied.
Looking at Ashinadur with a serious face, Li Shimin suddenly smiled slightly.
"Dür, I have decided to leave this matter to Ashina Helu to do, as for you, I have other arrangements!"
"Yes!"
Hearing that Li Shimin had other arrangements for him, Ashinadur didn't ask much, and agreed to retreat.
After retiring from the dynasty, Li Shimin called Ashinadur to the imperial study, intending to hand over the matter of looting the Japanese kingdom to him.
In Li Shimin's view, Ashinadur is the most suitable candidate.
At the beginning, Hou Junji and Ashinadur attacked Gaochang, and after the city was broken, Hou Junji led people to rob it.
According to the principle that those who see have a share, Hou Junji also gave Ashinadur a large share, but Ashinadur didn't ask for it, not only did he not ask for it, but he also asked his soldiers not to accept these things, let alone disturb the people of Gaochang.
It was not until later that the imperial court ordered the meritorious to be rewarded, and Ashinadur picked a few trophies as a sauvenir, and after Li Shimin heard about it, he praised him for his honesty and rewarded him with a treasure knife.
Now that Li Shimin has decided to send people to loot the wealth of the Japanese Kingdom, what he needs is honest people, and Ashinadur has naturally become the first choice!
After entering the study, Li Shimin smiled at Ashinadur.
"Dür, this time I plan to let you take someone to the Wa Kingdom!"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Ashina Dur nodded happily.
"Yes, Weichen understands, Weichen will definitely recover the Wa Kingdom as soon as possible!"
Looking at Ashinadur with a serious face, Li Shimin suddenly laughed, and shook his head while laughing.
"No, I didn't let you go to recover the Wa Kingdom, I have already arranged the candidates for the recovering of the Wa Kingdom, as for you, I want you to send someone to pretend to be a bandit and rob all the valuable things of the Wa Kingdom!"
Ashnadur: "......"