Chapter 5 Wishing un to stay

It turned out that there was a map of the world, which was drawn by Li Wei. Ten very different. Now it is still four dislikes, but after Hu Ying's line, the countries west of the Green Mountains are more clearly marked, instead of referring to Byzantium and even Bos as the Great Qin State as before. But it's still not standard.

It has a more practical reference value.

In particular, according to some intelligence, Li Wei made some assessments of the population of various countries, such as the Great Eclipse, and made a mark on the territory of the Great Eclipse, the population is about 25 million to 30 million, Byzantium is about 15 million, the Frankish Kingdom has a population of nearly 15 million because of the annexation of Gaul, Tianzhu originally had a powerful empire called the Jieri Empire, and after the death of the King of Jieri, it was divided into several small countries, therefore, Li Wei made an estimate based on the information he obtained, The population of Tianzhu countries is about 60 million.

The latter point surprised these ministers very much.

After all, judging from the map, the area of Tianzhu countries is less than a quarter of the area of the Tang Dynasty (including the area of the Tang Dynasty).

This is Li Wei's estimate, because of the imprudent population statistics of various countries, coupled with Li Wei's hearsay, there is still a big error, but it is not far from the actual population.

After the map was hung up, Li Wei said: "I said yesterday that there are few wars in reserve, but there must be no wars. If there is no army, there will be no army. If you don't prepare an army for battle, even if you prepare millions of troops, when it comes to actual combat, the soldiers will often be defeated by a small number of enemies because of their lack of experience. Ladies and gentlemen, there are many of you who have been on the battlefield, and you all know and have seen the difference between recruits and veterans. If you don't fight, the more troops you have, the more you will have, and you will become a burden to the country. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct appropriate actual combat according to national strength. At this point, my father did a good job, conquering Goryeo, destroying the Khitan and Turks, and also had some battles with Tibet, as well as the rebellion of the Southern Zhao. ”

The ministers of the DPRK and China are divided into two factions, so any suggestion by Li Wei will be hung with the big sign of his parents. At least for now, he doesn't want to be divided.

"But how to fight? We can't wait for the enemy to find us. Moreover, our dynasty uses more government soldiers, and the speed of recruitment is slow, and by the time the army is collected, the enemy has calmly retreated, and the battlefield has entered a battlefield favorable to the enemy. This is also the reason why Xue Rengui's troops were defeated by Dafeichuan. Therefore, we have to look at the hostility of those countries towards our Tang Dynasty. ”

As he spoke, he wiped from the big food to the west and said, "We don't want to do this area." ”

Li Wei is not even interested in Dashi, although in the future this is the world's largest oil producing area. But what's the point of taking it now? Will it be possible to survive the day when the technology for oil will be extracted? It is better to leave it to the children and grandchildren, if there is a profit, you can continue to expand, no, you have to keep it.

The Tang Dynasty's troops were thrown into Dashi, and the logistics supply was difficult, and the strength of the Dashi army should not be underestimated. This is not a wise thing to do.

Li Wei still said: "Our Tang Dynasty has no hostility, it does not mean that Dashi has no hostility, this country has a strong commercial foundation, sufficient funds, and plundering expansion, which brings benefits to their expansion." Now they are grabbing the Byzantines' sphere of influence. Once you turn around, let's take a look. ”

On the map, the remnants of the Bosi people's sphere of influence, Tocharo, and Tuqishi, stopped when they reached Broken Leaf City, and said: "They are afraid of the cold, they will not pass east of Green Ridge, and they will not pass north of Broken Leaf, but the west of Green Ridge and south of Broken Leaf are very suitable for their appetite." ”

Just one sentence, more than two dozen bigwigs burst into a buzzing discussion.

The Tocharian countries, including Kang and Shi, were far away from the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty rarely threw troops here, but these small countries were very conscious and took the initiative to defect. Every year, some gold, silver and jewelry are also paid to Chang'an, which are also produced by these countries, and these countries are flat and rich, although a country pays less tribute, all countries together, and the annual tribute is also a lot of wealth for the Tang Dynasty.

Li Wei took a sip of tea.

In the East Palace, the tea he drinks is just tea leaves, but in other places, when drinking tea, some put ginger, some put nǎi, and some put juice, and if it is good, he can still drink it, and if it is not good, it is extremely unpleasant. It's been several years, and Li Wei is still not used to it.

After they finished talking, Li Wei said: "Maybe you think that they are Yi people with limited combat effectiveness, but our Tang Dynasty is far away, so we spared them." If you think so, you are wrong. Da Shi and our Tang Dynasty have no evil, Zhu Qing can discuss it, send a hundred soldiers, follow the envoy to Da Shi and his party, and then let these soldiers observe with the Da Shi army to see their combat effectiveness. By the way, how about learning about the big cannibal, taking precautions and preventing trouble? ”

This is not too controversial, and immediately agreed.

Liu Renliang began to draft the book.

After he finished writing, Li Wei pointed his finger at Tubo and said, "Da Shi, our Datang can be an imaginary enemy, but there is no hurry. Tubo is the top priority, Weibi Jiannan, Nanzhao, Longyou and the Western Regions. I have said a lot about Tibet and how to fight before. Zhu Qing also made many suggestions, not to mention it, and then to talk about the Western Turks. Pei Qing is about to go west, maybe you say that the reason why you are fighting against the Western Turks is to protect yourself and not let them disturb the border. This is wrong. If the Western Turks are allowed to do so, the Silk Road will be broken. Without the Silk Road, the trade route is cut in the middle. Without this trade route, many of our goods would not have been allowed to be shipped to the West. It's not that I'm mercantil. After all, in many cities, many workshops make a living from manufacturing, and if it is broken, thousands of households will lose their source of livelihood. Or forcibly send them to the countryside to cultivate. Where does the land come from? Ladies and gentlemen, do you have the courage to let the big families spit out the annexed land? ”

Even Wu Zetian didn't have the courage to do it to all the noble families

And this is the biggest cancer of the Tang Dynasty. Take a look at the comparison of the number of people who have traveled between ancient and modern times, when the Han Empire was at its maximum, it reached 156 million people, and the later Song Dynasty also reached 100 million people, and the Sui Dynasty was close to 60 million people in such a short time, and the Tang Dynasty developed for so many years, including hidden and fugitive households, it was only more than 40 million, and when it reached the peak of Tianbao, the household statistics were only 60 million people. It is precisely because of the large number of annexations that the ability of ordinary people to have offspring is restricted. I can't eat enough, so I have the guts to raise seven or eight children?

Although population is not a manifestation of national strength, such as Tianzhu, Li Wei did not mention it this time. Although it is the most densely populated region in the world. Because of the caste system, the most expensive caste, the Borneo, and the second most noble caste, Kshatriyas, will not exceed 10 million. The others are all lowly Vaishyas and Shudras, these Vaishyas and Shudras live in dire straits, and they are desperate for foreigners to invade, so Tianzhu is the most densely populated, but it is the best place in the world to conquer.

After Li Wei got some information from a group of envoys from West Asian countries who came with Hu Ying, he became interested in this group of Ah San. But not now, if you want to conquer Tianzhu, you must cross the hurdle of Tubo. It may take twenty, thirty years. Put it in the back, and it won't be discussed for the time being.

Another example is the Song Dynasty, the population is large and rich, but is the national strength strong?

However, if you want to be strong, you can't be strong without a large population and an adequate economy. The number of people in the Tang Dynasty was too small, less than two-thirds of Tianzhu, like some areas in the south of the Yangtze River, the population is still very thin, which is not what Li Wei wants to see. The population of the country is insufficient, how to move people overseas?

But this is still not mentioned, the reason why I say this is to let everyone see the sense of crisis, otherwise they will not agree with their own policy towards the Japanese state.

When it comes to the annexation of large households, everyone is afraid to speak. This topic is too big, unless there is a big ** subversion, don't think about moving these famous families

Leave it alone and continue to say: "Therefore, the geographical location of the Western Turks is more important to us in the Tang Dynasty than the geographical location of the Eastern Turks. But the Eastern Turks could not leave it alone. Let's take a look at the map again, after Emperor Taizong sent troops to clear it many times, the Eastern Turkic population withered, but in the past few decades, the population has increased again, and it has begun to plot again. I don't believe it, in the next few years, everyone will wait and see. Not only the Eastern Turks, but also Wen Yanbo's strategy was adopted at that time, from Lingwu to Youzhou, a large number of Hu people were placed on the border of more than 2,000 miles. Once they are linked, you will take a look again, what will be the result of the dozens of state capitals of Youzhou, Zhaozhou, Taiyuan, and Lingzhou? ”

"Your Majesty, this is unlikely to ......," Xue Yuanchao said hesitantly.

"It's unlikely, put it on the border, and be very loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Don't forget their bloodline, don't forget Wuhua. Moreover, our policy towards the Hu people is not as good as that of the Tubo people. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, several ministers expressed their opposition.

"You say party items, party items are a special case. In order to encompass the Tibetans, the Tubo people married their NV as concubines, and even did not hesitate to let these outstanding people in the Tibetan Department serve as the chief commentators. Ladies and gentlemen, did we do it in the Tang Dynasty? ”

Therefore, later generations did not regard Li Tang as the Hu dynasty, because Li Tang was completely sinicized.

They themselves were very repulsive to the Hu people, and some people said that later Li Longji used the Hu people as a festival envoy, which was just a trick for Li Linfu to not want the border generals to enter Zaifu. Nearly 300 years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, how many Hu people have really entered the core of power?

An Lushan is not, he is a favored minister, but he has never really entered Zaifu's decision-making on national affairs.

But this topic is still very controversial, Li Wei didn't dare to mention it now, so after everyone couldn't speak, he dropped it again, and said: "So I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of just in case." What if this is the case? Pei Lang and I talked about this the year before last. It is not to open the border, but to put the war in the area outside the border to fight, which is also to reduce the harm to the people. Then let's look at the Khitan, maybe it has a small population and a small area. But if the Khitan is an OU tune, it can also OU transfer out hundreds of thousands, more than 200,000 strong men as a source of soldiers, how brave are the Khitan people, Liu Qing, you have conquered Liaodong, you have also used Khitan soldiers, and Qinghai, I have also used it with my own eyes. It's okay if the court handles it properly, but once it is not handled properly, the Khitan will rebel, and the consequences will be serious. ”

Not only is it serious, once the Khitan rebels, the entire Liaodong corridor will be cut off, and the Tang Dynasty will no longer be able to operate Liaodong.

Not only that, but there is also a crisis in the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao's, and now Nanzhao is scattered, so it seems that the strength is very small, not that the Nanzhao people are very cowardly, once unified and combined, there is a well-trained army, and the terrain is complicated, and the Tang army is still not easy to conquer.

Either it was the Yan people, some loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and some were disgusted with the Tang Dynasty. Because of the distance and cold, the areas around the Wangjian River, Nashui (Songuā River), Sumo Shui, and Kuhan River (the two rivers are important tributaries of Nashui, which are now gone) blatantly disobey the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty also turned a blind eye to this.

These tribes have been separated for a long time, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be a single hero in the future to integrate the various tribes. Once integrated, another powerful Tibetan appeared.

After speaking, the ministers could not speak.

Therefore, Silla's arrogance played a very bad lead. Let the ministries see a false image, thinking that our Tang Dynasty is far away, as long as we get through, or the army comes, do a sincere service, as soon as the army leaves, immediately plot rebellion, our Tang Dynasty will be helpless. What if I study in various departments? Moreover, everyone has also seen that the Tibetan Qinling actually extended its hand to Chang'an in our Tang Dynasty, will it send envoys to lobby them? ”

It's not impossible. Later, Mo Si sent an envoy to contact the Wulu clan, and this time the joint effort was because the Wulu clan was ready to pro-Tang at that time, and did not agree, so that the Tang Dynasty knew about it and recorded it in the annals of history. Others, not let the Tang Dynasty know, there must be.

"Let's talk about the Wa Kingdom, when the Wa State sent an envoy to the Sui Dynasty, what was it called?"

"Sister Ono, Han's name is Su Yingao." Liu Renliang replied.

"The first time he came to the envoy, he said that the Son of Heaven was in the book at sunrise, and the Son of Heaven was safe and sound. The second envoy came and called the Emperor of the East and the Emperor of the West. Even if they don't understand etiquette, they don't care. However, why did you decisively send troops to help Baekje? ”

These two envoys made Yang Guang jump like thunder, the East Asian tribute system, only the emperor of China can be called the Son of Heaven, the Wa Kingdom is not only called the Son of Heaven, but also the Son of Heaven when the sun rises, and the Sui Dynasty is the Son of Heaven when the sun sets. But really let them in a language. Later, they were also called emperors, they were emperors, and the Sui Dynasty was the emperor and the son of heaven, that is, sons. It's rampant.

"That time was very dangerous, if it weren't for Liu Qing, it was very likely that they would succeed. But what are they doing after losing? Learn about our system, culture, technology, farming. That's fine. In the past, there was a sea separating each other, and the two sides were not very connected. But now? They have a very strong ability to learn, and the population is also four or five hundred, and one of them learns the shipbuilding technology of our Tang Dynasty, and then you can see. ”

As he spoke, he drew a series of routes on the map, pointing directly to the Shandong Peninsula, the East China Sea, and the area around Fuzhou and Quanzhou. And this area happened to be one of the most economically prosperous areas in the Tang Dynasty, because there was a sea and there was no garrison.

"I may be worried about the sky, but when they are strong, is it difficult to conquer them across the sea?"

Historically, the Yuan Dynasty launched two attacks on the Wa Kingdom. But it failed one after another, mainly typhoons. The reason for this is not that the army could not enter the Wa Kingdom through the sea, but now the Tang Dynasty has launched battles against Baekje in Goryeo through both land and sea directions many times.

Moreover, ship technology is developing, and it is not very far from Silla to the Wa Kingdom.

However, the craftsmen used in the Yuan Dynasty were Han craftsmen, and the treatment was poor, the time was tight, and the quality of the ships built was very poor, so as soon as they encountered a typhoon, they sank immediately. There is also a strong Yuan army, but it is not suitable for sea operations, nor is it suitable for tropical rainforests, not only the Japanese state, but also Annam has not really conquered. The second time I also landed on land, using the combined forces of Goryeo and Han, and they could not compromise with each other, and there was little progress, and another typhoon came. Therefore, not only the Wa Kingdom, but also the conquest of Java also encountered failure. In the end, Kublai Khan had to choke on himself.

But right now, there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Li Wei doesn't want a nasty bāngzi and little Japan to appear in the future, and he doesn't need to send an army, why not do it?

He continued: "Then you will see that if you conquer these two countries, and the east is a real vast sea, then you can use the sea as a great wall. Otherwise, sooner or later, it would be a disaster for us to station a large army along the coastline of thousands of miles to guard against attacks from the sea by the Japanese state? ”

"Liu Qing said just now, how to make a plan. In fact, it is not difficult, for example, how to increase the appropriate tax for the country without adding taxes to the people. How many good things are done for the people. What policies should be used to increase the population and income of the people? How much arable land and grain are added each year by state and county. Militarily, it is not possible to pacify those tribes in a few years. Wait a minute. This is our goal every year, every five years, and every ten years. ”

Everyone is pondering.

But Li Wei didn't expect Pei Yan to express his stance so quickly.

He said, "Your Majesty, the minister is still very worried. Rong Chen said, His Majesty also said yesterday, rule Hu with virtue. Today, Silla also sent an envoy to the Eastern Capital to admit his mistake and surrender. In the words of His Majesty just now, they do not understand etiquette. Now that he is civilized, he has also surrendered to our Datang. It's a time when everything is safe. However, His Majesty provoked the two countries to go to war, which was not to rule by virtue, but on the contrary, to be anxious for success and profit. This worries the minister. ”

Pei Yan's words are very capable.

It is not impossible to send envoys to the Great Eclipse to have a look, and everyone agrees, or send scouts to the Eastern Turks to listen to it, and prevent trouble. This is agreed.

However, the Wa Kingdom and Silla were far away from the Tang Dynasty, or there was a future that the emperor said, but there was no provocation in the first place, and it was useless to gain it. At present, they may get some small profits, but in the future, they will use a lot of troops, especially to conquer the Japanese country, and use the navy to carry the army materials over, how much is the cost?

Besides, it's not very good to spread out. When did the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty all talk about profits?

In terms of its management of the two small countries in the Far East, it is better to run Qinghai with all its might, which can not only defend Chang'an, but also gain real benefits, and weaken Tibet.

In addition, this is the fault of the two countries, especially the Wa State, but the Tang Dynasty took the initiative to use troops, which is not in line with the purpose of the Tang Dynasty since its founding.

In just a few words, some ministers immediately chimed in.

Liu Renliang looked at Li Wei and just smiled bitterly, he had already argued in the morning.

Li Wei's eyes narrowed, Pei Yan was still making a move this time, and he was still standing on a moral standpoint. But is he really a moral gentleman?

This is to recognize that he and his mother are irreconcilable, and take the initiative to tear up the rift in the court, so that all his political achievements cannot be implemented. And his mother is not very old, not as old as him, and with his mother's protection, he will be safe. The more he contradicts his mother, the more important he is to his mother......

With his constraints, his saliva was in vain.

Listening to the arguments of the ministers, Li Wei was silent. He also wants to see that these ministers are on that side, it's still good, at least more than forty percent of the ministers are still echoing their suggestions, for example, among several prime ministers, Liu Renliang and Li Yiyan didn't mention it, Cui Zhiwen actually took the initiative to stand up, and the other three of the four new prime ministers were silent except for Guo Beiju. It's also good. Don't ask them to defect to themselves, as long as they don't fall to their mother's side, Guo Zhiju and Xue Yuanchao are a smear, and they have gone to the end with Pei Yan.

looked at it, stood up and said: "Then it's okay, since Pei Xianggong said to treat Hu with sincerity, then you will take out a fold on how to treat Hu with sincerity in the past two days and present it to me." ”

Look at you, a moral person, a famous son, how to treat Hu with sincerity.

Di Renjie is just a criminal department, with a very low position in this group of bigwigs, sitting at the bottom of the seat, and after listening to it, he lowered his head and laughed.

Then he squeezed a glance at Liu Renliang and walked out.

Liu Renliang understood and followed, and Li Wei said, "Liu Qing, it's okay. Let Pei Yan fight, in fact, I have already thought about it, there will be today's situation, and I don't expect to be convinced. But this is a major national event, why the battle of Qinghai, I encountered danger on the way, Li Jingxuan will be defeated, it is about the Qinling Tomb on the army strategy, I can only cut the army. Now my idea may not be a plot, but it can barely be regarded as a plot. ”

"Your Majesty is too humble."

"It's not too humble, it's a human being, you have to be self-aware."

"Your Majesty, it is a blessing for Datang to have His Majesty as the emperor." Hearing this sentence, Liu Renliang sighed with emotion.

"Liu Qing, there is no need to mention these compliments. But I have another plan, in fact, if the state comes forward, there will be a lot of controversy, and the plan must be carried out, and after this time, Silla will not kill the envoys of the Japanese state in the future. The Japanese will not hold grudges, and there will be no such opportunity. Therefore, I am going to find a surrogate. ”

"Agent?"

"Yes, come, I'll tell you one more thing." Liu Renliang can also be regarded as a confidant, pulled Liu Renliang to a corner of Zhongshu Province, and said in a low voice: "At that time, I saw that the treasury was empty, and I couldn't raise taxes on the people. So he found Liang Jinzhu and Earth Horse and a few good businessmen with good moral character, and asked them to promote salt, sugar making, and navigation. ”

"Then they ......," Liu Renliang couldn't laugh or cry.

"Yes, strictly speaking, all industries are my property, but Liu Qing was annoyed, you also saw that I lost all my profits back to the court in the name of donations. Moreover, how much tax revenue has been brought to the country in recent years? ”

"But ......," Liu Ren shook his head. This is the ...... Not only this, but also the little Zampu in the future of Tibet. The emperor worked hard for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the good of the people, but as Pei Yan said, is it too utilitarian?

"Liu Qing, are you also against it?"

"The minister doesn't know ......"

"Don't worry, when everything stabilizes, I will take back all the industries as state-owned, after all, it's not good."

"It should be so."

"But governing the country is also like warfare, with righteousness as the mainstay and oddity as a supplement. Whether my plan will be useful or not, I can't be sure. But it will weaken these two countries, and the weaker the national power of the border countries, the more ruling our court will be. ”

The minister thought the same thing. The truth, with Pei Yan's wisdom, can also be understood, but he is ...... person"

"It's okay, one day, we will catch him," Li Wei also said hatefully. Next, turning this Pei Yan down has become his top priority, and he said: "Therefore, I want to find an agent, whether it is Earth Horse or Liang Jinzhu, they are all good candidates, but in that case, I am not very good to come forward." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Renliang expectantly. f@。

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