Chapter 375: Take Baekje
Changsun Chong was looking at the Silla soldier files compiled by the people below, and a total of 110,000 soldiers including Goguryeo were captured throughout the country. There are a lot of people, and it can be seen from the amount of food consumed every day. We had to think carefully about what to do, but fortunately, a lot of shackles were brought from the country, as long as these captives were shackled, and they were transported to the Japanese kingdom to open up the wasteland and farm.
"Xianggong, so many captives, are they being raised for nothing like this?" Liu Muxiang asked angrily, food is in short supply, and treating prisoners is never as good as before, if you have the guts, you must be brave to bear it.
The eldest grandson Chong pulled Liu Muxiang to sit beside him and said, "Muxiang, don't be angry, because this little thing is angry, isn't it innocent." Except for the 30,000 people who stayed behind to open up the wasteland, the rest went to attack Baekje together after ideological education. ”
Liu Muxiang made a rough calculation and said, "If this is the case, we can have an additional 70,000 troops." Although their force is not worth it, they are ten people after all. Besides, they eat so much, and they should also be guilty of meritorious service. ”
"That's it, let's not do too much murderous work, and when we take Baekje, we will go north and deal with Goguryeo together." Changsun Chong said confidently, "This time, we can't be like in the Wa Kingdom, we haven't digested it, and we have been exploited again, so we estimate that after capturing Baekje, we will stay for a year and a half and completely turn this place into the territory of the Tang Dynasty." ”
When Liu Muxiang heard this, he was very relieved, and said: "Just listen to the minister, but it's autumn soon, we have to prepare well, we can't even have food, we can't celebrate the New Year." ”
"Don't worry, there is no more in Datang, but there is more food." Changsun Chong has already thought about it, and is ready to buy and sell large quantities of grain from far away in China, not only to make money. It can alleviate the crisis here. How to agree to win the battle as quickly and effortlessly as possible is not a simple problem.
As he was talking, someone outside sent a letter, and the eldest grandson Chong opened it to take a look, it turned out to be sent by Li Yexu, this kid didn't follow the expedition this time, and his heart must be itching. To say that this kid looks elegant and elegant, but at heart he is a cunning and violent person.
"Xianggong, what does the letter say?" Liu Muxiang knew Li Yexu's words, so he asked curiously. She was worried that something would happen to her mother.
Changsun Chong looked at it and said briefly: "It's nothing, it's just that that kid, Cheng Chumo and the others will come to us in half a month." ”
"Oh, that's fine, I have a trustworthy helper. There are still those who are inciting the people to rebel. Regardless of the rest, as long as dissatisfied. Grab them all. Starved for three days, sent to the Japanese country as a slave, and cultivated the land. Liu Muxiang thought that those people were despicable and shameless, and they actually carried out a sneak attack, and when the soldiers arrived, they had already run away.
Go without saying. It's definitely hidden by people nearby, these people are submissive on the surface, but inside, they are still holding back the bad spots. The eldest grandson Chong smiled: "It's okay. Where did the dandruff appear, the people in the square house, all the slaves, no matter who was there. We have such a small number of troops, and we don't need to re-enforce them, so we can't manage them at all. ”
"That's what Xiang Gong said!" Yanagi Xiang replied, anyway, there will be reinforcements soon.
As soon as this edict was issued, five or six thousand people were arrested in one day, and these people were not so lucky, so they took their shackles and went to the Wa Kingdom to open up the wasteland. Until the arrival of Li Yexu, a total of 150,000 people were arrested throughout the country.
Li Yexu was greatly surprised and asked, "Brother Eldest Sun, your hand is too big, right?" Can you sell some to my family, recently there are a lot fewer tenants in the family, no one farms, so I can only buy slaves. ”
The eldest grandson Chong listened to it and said: "Choose whatever you want, but these people are not easy to get to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, and when they are honest in the future, they will get the mainland again, so it is safer." You don't know that these people are very cunning and have hurt many of my brothers. ”
Li Yexu smiled and said: "Hehe, what the eldest grandson brother said is true, but what about it, I bought 30,000 acres of land in the Japanese country, and I just bought 200 slaves. ”
The eldest grandson Chong was surprised and asked, "The war of this Wa Kingdom has not yet been fought, and you have already bought the land?" ”
"I'm sorry, I don't have much money left at home, so I can only buy 30,000 acres. Don't be surprised, not only our family bought it, but your eldest grandson's family is rich and rich, and he will buy 200,000 mu in one go. Li Yexu said, "Those families in Beijing have already bought land when they heard the news. ”
The eldest grandson Chong was excited and asked, "How much is an acre?" ”
"I haven't paid the money yet, after all, it's just a quote, and I'll pay after the specific division." Li Yexu replied, if he is not sure, he can't buy it, although it is not expensive, but the high-grade field is five taels of silver, the middle field is three taels of silver, and the inferior field is one or two halves of silver.
"Oh, no wonder, the white wolf with empty gloves!" The eldest grandson Chong replied, "Okay, not only can you buy it, go and leave a letter for Chang'an, just say that there is a large number of laborers here, ten taels of silver for the prime of life, seven taels for young women, and three taels for the elderly and children." ”
"Don't, don't, you can't say that, or the two of us will be infamy." Li Yexu hurriedly stopped it, although the buying and selling of human beings has existed since ancient times, but with such fanfare, and it is operated by the army, it spreads, and his uncle's reputation is over.
"What's the matter? Do you still want to eat alone? Eldest Sun Chong asked rhetorically.
"What do I eat alone, it's not because of you, uncle. went to Chang'an to sell slaves with great fanfare, and how ugly it was to spread out. Suffice it to say that all the prisoners of war were sent to the Japanese country, where a large number of laborers were used to open up the fields. Li Yexu reminded, "Everyone is not stupid, you know how to do it, you will automatically buy and sell when you arrive in the Japanese country, make a lot of money, and it will not tarnish your reputation." ”
The eldest grandson Chong said happily: "It's still thoughtful that your kid thinks, so let's do it." By the way, we are preparing to attack Baekje in ten days, I don't know what the good brother of karma has? ”
Li Yexu listened, rolled his eyes, and said: "Baekje, it's just a clown who jumps off the beam, but we'd better take it before winter, if not, we will be very passive." Besides, if Baekje is not removed, we will not be able to kill Goguryeo with peace of mind. Now in the northeast, 70,000 are annexed, but Your Majesty has an order to hold on to the city and not move, that is, the equal eldest grandson brother will settle down here first. ”
When the eldest grandson heard this, he bowed his head and said, "With you and the eldest brother of the Cheng family, we will definitely kill Baekje as quickly as possible." By the way, what about the eldest brother of the Cheng family? ”
Li Yexu squeezed his eyes and said, "I heard that I was humming on the couch, seasick!" ”
"It's been a long time, and I'm still seasick. It seems that the eldest brother of the Cheng family is the same as the old goblin Cheng, a tiger on land and a paper tiger on the water. Changsun Chong smiled, "Okay, you have a few days off, just in time, I am ordering someone to give political education lessons to those Silla soldiers." In another 10 days, it is estimated that we will be able to go to the battlefield, so that we have more troops, and we can fight quickly. ”
"Uncle is so calculating." Li Ye responded, "Admire and admire." ”
The eldest grandson waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, is Yiniang okay?" ”
Li Yexu replied: "I gave birth to a big fat son, and after the full moon, I received an order from Your Majesty to assist my uncle. ”
"Okay, okay, when I go back, I will definitely give my nephew a generous gift." Changsun Chong smiled and said, "Yiniang's body is okay?" ”
"I am in good health, I asked my mother-in-law to accompany my mother, and I am recovering very well." Li Yexu replied, "My son is like me, handsome and chic!" ”
"You kid!"
After ten days, the troops were divided into three routes, with Li Yexu and Cheng Chumo attacking Baekje from the land, while Changsun Chong attacked from the sea. With the addition of gunpowder, the city walls or anything are not a problem.
It took the three of them half a month to take Baekje, and it took another five days to sort out, and they collected 80,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of people in Baekje. There are two ways to deal with these people, one is to co-opt, and the other is to suppress them, and it took 200,000 prisoners from top to bottom to stabilize them.
Changsun Chong also learned from Li Jing that the Japanese Kingdom had been completely occupied, and it was completely acceptable to the efforts and captures, and Li You's kid was also rescued, and it was a man named Mei Chuan Yuda who surrendered, and this Li You was this person's vote.
That's okay, the reason is not dead, and he is worthy of Li Er.
"Xianggong, it's cold outside, you better go inside." Liu Muxiang took a cloak and put it on the eldest grandson Chong.
"Before I know it, a year has passed, and I'm really a little homesick!" The eldest grandson Chong smiled, "But the war is not over, and I can't go back yet, but you can go back and see your parents, our children, and our brothers and sisters." ”
Although Liu Muxiang was very homesick, she said that where Xianggong was, she was there, and said: "Xianggong, don't say it, I won't leave." ”
Eldest Sun Chong held Liu Muxiang's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work." ”
"Seeing that it is snowing heavily, it is not appropriate to send troops, and it is estimated that there will not be much war this winter." Liu Muxiang looked at the gloomy weather, the thief was cold, and the thief was cold.
"Yes, when we take Goguryeo, it is estimated that we will have to wait until the second half of next year." The eldest grandson Chong said in a deep voice, this is still the fastest, if it is slower, it is estimated that he will not be able to go back until the year after tomorrow.
The eldest grandson Chong slept at night and felt the communicator vibrating, so he took the communicator to the study.
"Your Majesty, what do you command at such a late hour?" Eldest Sun Chong hurriedly asked.
"Tomorrow we will exclude some officials, co-opt Silla and Baekje, participate in the redivision of the region, establish Joseon Province, and establish the fiefdom of King Jin." Li Er said in a deep voice, his smile revealing cunning.
When the eldest grandson heard this, he asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, you said that this place should be used as the fief of the King of Jin?" "Li Zhi's little brat?
"Can't you?" Li Er asked rhetorically.
"Yes, of course. It's just that I feel that it is better to canonize the entire peninsula after conquering it, wouldn't it be better? Changsun Chong suggested, feeling hasty.
"Don't I want that? It's just that the troops are too tight now. Goguryeo has voluntarily ceded the land that it had encroached upon us, and it has also ceded ten cities, showing that we must not be aggressive. Li Er explained that this meant that troops could not be used against Goguryeo. (To be continued......)