Chapter 249: Mercenaries (I)
The corners of Li Xiaogong's mouth twitched, and after a while, he finally held back a sentence: "Are you still a human being?" It's too perverted to think about such a complicated thing in such a short time! ”
Li Chengqian really didn't know how to answer this kind of thing, so he could only fool Li Xiaogong again: "It's very simple, it's just up to yourself and others." When you encounter an incident, you can put yourself in the other person's role and think about it from the other person's point of view, and many things will become very easy. ”
The more Li Chengqian and Li Xiaogong talked, the more out of tune they became, and if they let the two of them pull it down, it would not only be somewhere, so the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but interrupt the conversation between the two: "Chengqian, the number of weapons you need is too large, and my uncle must make it clear to Your Majesty." ”
"Uncle just go, I think my father won't stop me." Li Chengqian nodded, not surprised at all.
This time, a lot of weapons and equipment were mobilized from Zuo Wu Houwei, and if he didn't make it clear to the old man, it was likely that other incidents would arise in the future.
"You're not going?" The eldest grandson Wuji's attitude towards Li Chengqian is very strange, in his opinion, this kind of matter of inviting merit, no matter what, this nephew should not let go.
"I'm not going, I still need to go to see the prison, otherwise I won't worry." How to deal with the Japanese State Li Chengqian had already made it clear to the old man, and there was no need to get involved at this time.
The credit must always be divided into some things, after all, there is a give-and-take, and the talent who can be shared with others is the most likeable. Besides, the position of the prince is already embarrassing, and no matter how much credit there is, there will be no reward, and even if it is not good, it will arouse the suspicion of the old man.
This kind of thing that does not outweigh the losses Li Chengqian will not do easily, and maximizing interests is the code of conduct of a modernly educated otaku.
However, although the idea is good, the reality has not developed according to Li Chengqian's idea.
Before the ass of the general prisoner was hot, a guard beside the old man chased after him and said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, please return to the palace with your ministers, Your Majesty has something to summon." ”
The old man summoned him, but he couldn't delay for a moment, and beckoned Wu Chen and the others to go out, Li Chengqian asked casually, "Do you know what's going on?" ”
"I don't know!" The guard replied simply.
I don't know, I don't know, anyway, when the old man rarely praises himself, this time most of the time is mainly reprimanded, supplemented by the school examination, and at most two words of exhortation, Li Chengqian thought optimistically and ran towards the unknown future.
"Li Chengqian, do you do something serious, don't always worry about your little, what does it matter to you whether you die or not? Are you his father or his mother, don't you worry about eating radishes every day, aren't you tired? "There was no school examination, no admonition, such a reprimand from beginning to end.
For half an hour, Lao Li's chattering and reprimand never stopped, scolding Li Chengqian bloody, and even taking out the bedwetting when he was a child and talking about it.
"Father, the son will change his way, and he will go to the capital water prison early tomorrow morning." Li Chengqian, who had been on the ground for half an hour, was now eager to lie directly on the ground, as if his two feet were not his own, and he only hoped that the old man would let himself go quickly.
"What's in your head? Water? Did I mean to let you go to the water prison? Now that Datang's own equipment is not enough, and you still run to send favors, don't you know how to wait for two years? Those widows will not die in two years! ”
On the issue of Li Chengqian's failure to grasp the key points, Comrade Li Er began the second round of mental bombardment, not feeling at all that what he said was completely unfocused.
After another half an hour of preaching, the old man finally said that he was tired, and waved his hand to let Li Chengqian get out of here, saving himself from being dizzy when he stood there and dangled to look at it.
And after Li Chengqian got out of the old man's 'office', he grabbed Li Er's personal old eunuch Fang's father-in-law: "Old Fang, tell me, what's going on today?" ”
Father-in-law Fang glanced back at Lao Li's room, turned his head to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Majesty is very embarrassed if the Khitans want to be attached. ”
"Khitan? The poor rods to be attached? Li Chengqian frowned.
At this time, the Khitan was already a permanent tribal alliance, divided into eight tribes, led by the most powerful Dahe tribe.
Its leader generally serves a term of three years, is elected by other tribes, and his power is generally not very large, according to modern understanding, at most a thunderbolt.
"Yes, so Your Majesty is worried about this now." Father-in-law Fang nodded.
"What's so worrying about this, just accept it." Li Chengqian thought about it seriously for a while, his eyes rolled, and suddenly bad water bubbled up.
"You say you will take it, do you have food to feed them, can you control them!" A teacup flew out of the house, smashed to the ground and shattered, and Lao Li's angry voice also came out.
"There is no free lunch in the world, and Datang's things are not something that people can take for nothing." Li Chengqian stood at the door with a thief's eyebrows, and said cautiously, for fear that the old man would throw something out again.
Glancing at Li Chengqian, who was probing his brain at the door, Li Er said angrily: "Get in, talk about it." ”
In the ghost place of Khitan, the people don't know how to farm, and they live by hunting all day long, often hungry and full, and often starve to death when the year is bad.
Now that the annexation is proposed, it is clearly for the benefits after the annexation, if the Tang Dynasty really accepts it, then providing it with grain will become one of the benefits of the Khitan.
But the annexation of the Khitan is dispensable for the Tang Dynasty, of course, if it is a benefit to let there be more poor ghosts in the country, then there are many benefits.
"Father, although the Khitan is poor, but they run in the mountains and forests all day long, they are born warriors who make a living from hunting, such a powerful combat force, if we miss it, I am afraid that we will regret it for many years in the future." This time, Li Chengqian's treatment was good, and he was allowed to sit and say by Lao Li.
"Are you going to recruit soldiers in the Khitan?" Li Er frowned and said.
"No, my father misunderstood, I plan to hire them, only those who perform well will have a chance to enter the army of the Tang Dynasty, and those who perform poorly will always be their mercenaries." Li Chengqian smiled treacherously, as if he had played the Khitan in the palm of his hand.
"Mercenaries?" The new noun made Li Er ask a rhetorical question.
"Yes, mercenaries, we will pay or provide food, and let them help us go to war." Li Chengqian nodded and explained the meaning of mercenaries.
"Nonsense, how can you be sure that the Khitans will be obedient, what can we do if they don't go." Li Er rolled his eyes, a little disappointed with Li Chengqian's answer.
"They will definitely be obedient, and when they have seen the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and experienced the luxurious life, unless they can grit their teeth and retreat to the mountains and forests, fighting for us will become the only thing they can do." A strange look flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes.
Khitan, Wa, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, one by one names flashed in his mind, and a larger, more reasonable and perfect plan faintly came to mind.