"Qiaoxi, what about the emperor?" Cen Tianshi has really entered a state of excitement in the past few days, and he took Xu Tianxiang and Wang Houchun to hurry to the Qianqiu Hall to find Li Xuanqing early in the morning, and asked happily when he saw Qiaoxi.

"Sir, second brother, ninth brother, why are you here so early?" Qiaoxi and Murong Feixue were taking care of the Tianheng brothers and sisters for breakfast, and when they saw the three of them coming over and looking at Murong Feixue, they smiled helplessly, the latter got up and ordered Ziyan and the others next to him to prepare a meal and take it to the side hall next to him, and he went to call Li Xuanqing, who had just gotten up.

"Rescued so early, what happened?" Li Xuanqing looked at Qiao Xi and asked a little strangely. Nearly the end of the year, the empire has basically been arranged, and most of the things have been put on the new year, so the places are basically peaceful. This is not right, it stands to reason that Xuan Yingwei's side should have gotten the news in advance, and Qiaoxi shook his head when he saw the smile on Cen Tianshi's face and said, "It should be a good thing to look at Mr. Cen's expression, I was still eating in Du Tianheng just now." ”

"I'll go over and take a look, but I do remember that after the year, I should send someone to the Tooth Tent of the Tooth, and it is time to completely deal with this former powerful enemy in the north." Li Xuanqing got dressed and pulled Qiaoxi as he walked.

Qiaoxi also knew Li Xuanqing's thoughts, so he nodded and said: "Huang Jiasi is alone in the bitter cold land in the north, once they are affected by the disaster, all they can think of is to migrate south, so it will inevitably have a conflict with us in the grassland again, if it can't be solved, our investment in the grassland will face the threat of the other party sooner or later, and it will also involve a large number of troops stationed in the grassland, which is not conducive to our comprehensive external development in the next step, so it is better to solve it as soon as possible." It would be best if they could submit, and if they could not, let them go west and go to the Slavs to seize territory in the steppes of Eastern Europe. At least it was much better than where they were now, with abundant products and abundant water and grass, which was more suitable for the survival of nomads like them. The two talked all the way, and by the time they reached the side hall, Cen Tianshi and the others had already eaten. The breakfast prepared by Qiaoxi is basically common in later generations, but many of them have not yet become popular in this era, and most of the fresh ways to eat them have been passed down from the palace, that is, Qiaoxi. So the three of them were muttering while eating, and during this time, the skillful craftsmanship grew again.

After Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi sat down, a few people talked about their intentions while eating, but it is no wonder that several people came to Li Xuanqing early in the morning, after the Tibetan area was taken, in fact, all the land that the central dynasty could occupy or influence in the past dynasties has basically been taken, leaving only a few local forces who came to pay tribute during the Han Dynasty near Jiaozhou in the southernmost part of the country have not sent people to conquer and suppress now, but now when the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, basically only a team of people and a messenger are needed to make the other party obediently surrender to the truth. For the Central Dynasty, it did not occupy those places only because it could not overcome the climate and topography of the tropics, not because the power could not reach it. However, after Li Xuanqing brought rubber products over, this phenomenon is gradually changing, a large number of raincoats and rain gear began to use rubber, so that the survival ability of the Han people in the Central Plains in the tropical rainforest area has been strengthened, and the development of the Lingnan region has also made the area that can radiate more extensive, and this area has also been arranged in the planning schedule of the cabinet and the General Staff.

"Sir, do you mean to include Tibet in the official territory this morning?" Li Xuanqing asked. He originally planned to carry out military management over the entire Tibetan area in a short period of time, and then dismember the Tibetan area after the interior of the Tibetan area was smoothed out, the western region and the northwest were merged, the eastern region was established as a separate province, part of the northern region was placed under the jurisdiction of Hexi Province, Yuanzhou and other areas with a deep degree of sinicization could also be established as separate provinces, and the entire Tibetan plateau was envisioned by Li Xuanqing to establish one or two separate provinces, and all other places were dismembered and belonged to other surrounding provinces, completely disintegrating the combat strength of the Tibetan people, so that they could not become a whole. In this way, the newly born Tubo people after a generation could not be condensed into one, and naturally the sword that hung high above the head of the Central Plains at all times turned invisible.

This is what the people want. Since the Anshi Rebellion, Tibet has been a disaster to the Central Plains, especially more than other surrounding ethnic groups, and Anxi and other places have been directly slaughtered by them. If we announce that Tibet will be included in the official territory of the Tang Dynasty, it will not only be able to eliminate the confidence of the Tubo people in resistance, but also directly boost the morale of the people of the empire, and we will be more supportive of our Tang court and national policy, and we will also be able to unite the people's hearts to a higher level. This will also be more beneficial for the subsequent development of Tibetan areas. After all, it is a plateau area, which is not suitable for the people of the Central Plains such as us, and I don't think many people will live in the past in the short term. Cen Tianshi's words also made Xu Tianxiang and Wang Houchun nod for a while, obviously the word Tubo is an eternal thorn in everyone's hearts.

"Big brother, it's not a big problem for Tubo to build a province alone, but when it comes to development, it can't be carried out immediately." Li Xuanqing was silent, Qiaoxi naturally knew what he was thinking, and the description of this plateau in later generations made the two reluctant to move industry to this plateau, which is known as the last pure land of mankind, at this moment. Therefore, when Li Xuanqing did not speak, Qiaoxi took the initiative to speak: "The future development of the Tibetan plateau should not be dominated by industry, but should focus on the development of nomadic herding, processing of agricultural and animal husbandry products, local characteristic industries and commerce, and industry is not suitable for entering Tibetan areas." ”

Qiaoxi's words also made Li Xuanqing stunned, came back to his senses, and faced the puzzled eyes of Cen Tianshi and the others, and said slowly: "There is no problem in establishing a province in Tibet, but it should not exist as a complete province or region, a new province can be established near the southwest region to Pibocheng, part of the northern region will be assigned to Hexi Province, and the northwest will negotiate with Tuoba Sizhi to assign part of the land in the northwest region to Khotan or Anxi Province, and the Cabinet and the General Staff will negotiate with other regions to establish a separate province." All in all, there is only one thing, that is, directly Tubo, and this plateau cannot be allowed to exist as a whole. Only in this way can the Tibetan tribes be unable to unite and lose their threat to the Central Plains. Li Xuanqing's words made the three of them nod for a while, direct Tubo is indeed a good way, from the topographical point of view, the Tibetan plateau where Tubo is located stands tall in the west of the Central Plains, almost overlooking the entire hinterland of the Central Plains Dynasty, once this place is strong, it is almost a disaster for the Central Plains Dynasty. To a certain extent, the threat of this place is greater than that of the northern nomadic tribes, if it were not for the restriction of the passage out of Tibet, I am afraid that the Central Plains Dynasty would definitely not be able to go from the pre-Qin to the present until now, and has only experienced the catastrophe of Wuhu Chaohua. Therefore, the principle of dismembering Tibet, disintegrating the opponent's combat power and potential, and artificially dividing the Tibetan tribes so that they cannot produce a complete centripetal force is one thing that everyone agrees on. Both Cen Tianshi and Xu Tianxiang had serious faces in this matter, and they took Li Xuanqing's explanation to heart as a top priority.

"As for what Qiaoxi said, not to develop industry in Tibetan areas, I want to explain this matter to you clearly." After saying the first thing, Li Xuanqing turned to explain what Qiaoxi had just said, "The development strategy in Tibetan areas should be done in accordance with what Qiaoxi said, except for some mining industries, there should be no industrial zones in Tibetan areas, and the development of manufacturing industries, especially steel and chemical industries." Li Xuanqing simply eliminated the chemical industry from Tibet, and for the chemical industry needed for the current development of the empire, the layout of other regions was more than enough, and there was no need to develop such a polluting industry in the alpine region. Even according to Li Xuanqing's assumption, in the next ten or twenty years, the empire should carry out industrial upgrading and transfer as soon as possible, and move these seriously polluting industries to those overseas colonies, or find ways to upgrade and transform them, so that industrial development can better strengthen the environmental requirements. Although for the time being, because of the industrial development of the Datang family, relying on the self-purification ability of the environment itself to pay more attention to this pollution is nothing, but it is also a good thing to take precautions, and it is impossible for this place that gave birth to Chinese civilization to take the lead in entering the era of pollution a hundred years later, right?

"Wouldn't the lack of industrial development in Tibetan areas be out of touch with the development of the Central Plains?" Cen Tianshi asked a little puzzled.

"Not necessarily, if the development of the Tibetan area is good, it will not be too bad. Moreover, it is located in a plateau area, and the speed of development should not be compared with that of the mainland, which cannot be caught up even by developing industry. Because it is the source of many rivers such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and the source of the Central Plains civilization, we must not let industry bring pollution, otherwise the Central Plains land on which we live will be overshadowed. Qiaoxi's explanation made everyone nod, "And it is located in the alpine zone, the ecological environment is fragile, once it is destroyed, it is too difficult to recover, and the rash development of industry outweighs the loss." It is better to develop processing industry and nomadic animal husbandry, and then use characteristic industries as the main foreign commodities of the region, plus mining and commerce, it is enough to ensure that the development there will not be too much out of touch with the Central Plains. And once the sinicization is completed, the central government can also consider subsidizing the part of the year to ensure a balance between inside and outside the Tibetan area. "Relatively speaking, Qiaoxi and Li Xuanqing's methods are too many, and most of the methods used by the Republic to develop Tibet in later generations can be directly used, and there are even more choices. For example, Li Xuanqing is now planning the Ancient Tea Horse Road, the Ancient Tea Horse Road in this era is actually still in its infancy, but once it is promoted by the central government, this road connecting Tibet inside and outside the region, transporting tea, salt and other important materials will soon drive a brilliant chain of economic development in Tibet, and when the time comes, the road from the north into Tibet can basically stabilize the Tibetan area. Therefore, when Qiaoxi slowly explained the experience of developing Tibetan areas in later generations, the vision of Cen Tianshi and Xu Tianxiang and others began to gradually change.

"I found out that there seem to be countless ways to get to the emperor and Qiaoxi, so that I, the prime minister, are sometimes very ashamed of myself." Cen Tianshi said with a wry smile after Qiaoxi finished talking about the ancient tea horse road and the northwest passage into Tibet, as well as the general layout of the industries along the route.

"It's not like that, Mr. Major's understanding of industrial development is not as good as me and Qiaoxi, and that's nothing." Li Xuanqing said: "There is basically so much to do in Tibet, what to do The cabinet and the general staff will come up with a specific resolution and then go to the imperial meeting to say." You just happened to be here today, and I also have something I want to talk to you about in advance. ”

After a few people finished breakfast, they changed places and sat down again, and Qiaoxi listened to Li Xuanqing while making tea: "The Tibetan area has been recovered, and the northwest side has also eliminated the war with Dashi in a short time, so the rest should consider the things in the south and the north." The plan of the General Staff in the south is very good, so I won't say much about it. Today I want to talk about the north of the country. ”

"The emperor means to completely destroy the Emperor?" Xu Tianxiang's heart moved, put down the teacup and asked. This year's climate in the north is much colder than in previous years, which also caused the tribes of the Plague to be seriously affected, and a large number of livestock were frozen to death. However, this method of stationing heavy troops in the north at any time has restrained a lot of the empire's energy, and it also makes it possible for the steppe investment to be attacked by the other side at any time. If the threat of the Zodiac can be completely resolved, not only will the Tiance Army be able to free up a large number of troops from the northern provinces to be transferred to other directions, but the scale of investment in the grasslands will also increase at an accelerated pace due to the stability of the environment.

"Let Chen Fan secretly order the armies stationed in the grassland to prepare for the northern expedition." Li Xuanqing waved his hand and said: "But before that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send someone to the ancient Uighur city of the Yahu Tent of the Tang Dynasty, and issue an ultimatum to the Huangjia on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, that they can return to the Tang Dynasty, and we will treat them equally as all the tribes in the grassland." But they will cease to exist as a full-fledged and independent regime. If they don't want to, we can also show them a clear way, they can migrate all the way west, in the distant Taixi, that is, in the northwest of the northwestern provinces of my Tang Dynasty, there is a grassland suitable for them to live, and they should know where this grassland is. Tell them that Datang doesn't have much interest in that grassland in a short period of time, and as long as they don't disadvantage Datang, I don't bother to trouble them. But now they are in these places are not good, the Tiance army will immediately go north after the year, and if they are not willing to surrender or migrate at that time, then we can only send troops to completely exterminate them. ”

Li Xuanqing's words made Cen Tianshi a little puzzled, but it was obvious that Xu Tianxiang and Wang Houchun were thoughtful and nodded. If they were persuaded to move westward, it would be the best thing for the Tang Dynasty, and if they were willing, Li Xuanqing would even be willing to provide some material assistance. However, this point can only be determined after someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has gone to the ancient Uighur city to talk.

At the end of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the top level of the Tang Dynasty had already set its sights on the next place, and this was precisely for the beginning of the Tang Empire led by Li Xuanqing to begin to break out of the traditional radiation area of the Han people and forge ahead towards a new era. This ordinary morning has had a profound impact on Datang and even the whole world.