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On the fold, a list of names and positions are written, and at the end of the fold, it is written: 'The above people and others obstruct the land replacement of the imperial court and promote the law of rough seeds, the crime is unforgivable, kill!'" ’

Although there are not many names on the fold, there are only a dozen of them together, but the positions of these people are all from the lowest five grades, and some of them are even assassinated in a state, but Li Shimin said that he would kill him, and although it was a big crime to block the imperial decree, killing so many high-ranking officials at once was definitely a major event that caused a sensation in the entire officialdom. Just now, Li Su just wanted to ask how the land replacement decrees were promoted, but he didn't expect to see such a bloody side all of a sudden.

"Father, although the sons don't know what their official reputations are, but since they can achieve such a high position, they must also have good talents, just because these people are from the five surnames and seven hopes, and they are instructed by the clan to do the wrong thing of blocking the imperial decree, although killing them can deter the family behind them, and can also warn those officials who are also from the same family, but in this way, it will definitely have a stalemate with those big families, but the sons have another way here to solve this problem."

In his heart, Li Su doesn't like to kill people very much, after all, this is not a battlefield, there is no need to make you live or die, even if the other party is against him, but as long as there is another way, he will not choose to kill people. And he happened to receive news from Lu Qing a few days ago, which made him think of a better way to deal with these officials.

"Oh~, what's the solution?" Li Shimin was very interested after hearing this, the last time the family sent officials in the clan to write a letter, suppressing industry and commerce in the name of reducing grain production, the imperial court vigorously promoted the land replacement and rough seed method offered by Li Su, and the south was also promoting the good seed of Champa rice.

However, the family led by the five surnames and Qiwang is not so easy to admit defeat. During the promotion of the new policies, they instructed the officials in various parts of the clan to obstruct the implementation of the new policies in every possible way, and even spread rumors to slander the new policies.

"Father. Borrow your map here for use! Li Su said, taking out a national map from the bookcase next to him. This is Li Shimin's study, and he often comes, so he is very familiar with the layout here.

Li Su opened the map and placed it on the table in front of Li Shimin. Then he said: "Father, although these officials from the family are hateful, if they are killed, they will not only have a bad relationship with the family, but also pity the talent of these people." So it's better to hand it over to the sons and let the sons send them here! ”

Li Su said. Stretched out his hand and clicked on the map, but when Li Shimin saw the place where he pointed his finger, he frowned, and said to himself with some puzzlement: "Liuqiu Dadao, how did you think of sending them there?" ”

The so-called Liuqiu Oshima. In fact, it is the island of Taiwan in later generations, which is at the southernmost point of the Liuqiu island chain. Therefore, the ancients classified it into the Liuqiu Island Chain, so it was called Liuqiu Island.

After hearing this, Li Su grinned, and said a little mysteriously: "Father, this matter is a long story, if you have time, the son can talk to you in detail!" ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Su's mysterious appearance. couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Stinky boy, you still sell off with me." If you have something to say, you can say it, anyway, the Gaochang army has been launched, and it just happens to be a big deal for my father. ”

"Hehe, the ministers will start from the beginning, and when it comes to this matter, we have to start with the old ministers of the Liang State under the sons of the ministers!" It can be seen that since Li Su solved the financial crisis in Datang, Li Shimin has been in a good mood these days, and he also attaches more importance to his capable son, and usually has leisure to joke.

"Those old ministers of the Liang Kingdom, haven't they been pirates overseas before? Could it be that ......" Li Shimin's reaction was extremely fast, and he had already guessed some things from Li Su's words.

"Father is wise!" Li Su also said convincingly, "Lu Qing and his gang used to be thieves in the south, and their nest was set up on Liuqiu Island, and according to their report, in addition to the more than 20,000 people who went to Dengzhou last time, there are still 30,000 or 40,000 old and weak families on the island, but they are concerned about their homeland, and most of them want to return to their roots, and the reason why Erchen can subdue them is also an important reason!" ”

After Li Su finished talking about his relationship with Liuqiu Island, he then explained in detail why he sent those officials to the island. It turned out that he learned that Lu Qing had lived on the island of Taiwan for more than ten years, and they also had great power on the island, and if they moved all the people back to the mainland, they would have to discard all the achievements they had worked hard for more than ten years.

Taiwan Island is a good place, although it is not very rich in minerals, it has a tropical and subtropical climate, the island is extremely rich in forest resources, and there is a lot of arable land, plus it is surrounded by the sea, so it is an excellent place to develop agriculture and fishing. In addition, there is another point, the north of Taiwan is the Liuqiu island chain, and the south is the countries of Southeast Asia, so the geographical location is very important, Li Su has always wanted to control there, and now with Lu Qing and his gang, he will naturally not waste such a good opportunity in vain.

Therefore, when Li Su left Dengzhou, he sent Lu Qing and his more than 20,000 people back, of course, Lu Qing and they were burdened with Li Su's two orders, the first was to ask them to sweep away the other forces on the island as much as possible and bring the entire island under their control. The second order was to vigorously develop local agriculture and fisheries, and in addition to the cultivation of Champa rice, various plantations such as sugar cane and tea were to be vigorously developed.

Based on the information that Li Su learned from Lu Qing and them, there is no big problem in sweeping away the other forces on the island of Taiwan, except for the forces established by a few Han people on the island, the biggest force is the local natives. However, because of the lack of metal on the island, whether it is the Han people or the natives, the combat effectiveness of all parties is not very strong, Lu Qing They are the largest pirates in the south, and their weapons can be supplemented from the outside world, plus there is a tiger head army as a trump card, so among the Han people on the island, it is the strongest force. Although they went back this time without the Tiger Head Army, they had been recruited by Li Su and became the regular army of the Tang Dynasty, and they also got the standard weapons of the Tang Army, and their combat effectiveness was improved by several grades.

As for the development of rice and sugarcane cultivation, Li Su prepared for the next large-scale migration. After all, if you want to develop the island of Taiwan, you can't do it without a large number of people, the last time Li Su was attacked in Weizhou, the Yellow River gang who attacked him were all packed and sent to the island of Taiwan by him, a few days ago Lu Qing sent a letter, those gangs have all been thrown into the sugar cane plantation by him to do coolies, and they are still relatively honest, no one dares to make any trouble.

A few days ago, Lu Qing came to Li Su in a letter to report on their development on the island of Taiwan, and sure enough, as Li Su expected in advance, Lu Qing led more than 20,000 regular army equipment under his subordinates, and soon swept away most of the Han forces, as for the natives, as long as they were relatively close, they had also been subdued, and now Du Ke was obediently guided by the Han people to plant rice and sugar cane. However, most of the natives stayed between the dense forests and mountains in the middle of the island, and it was difficult for the Han Chinese to penetrate deeply, so it was difficult to conquer them.

Of course, it was not all smooth sailing in the process of conquest, and Lu Qing and the others also encountered various difficulties, the most serious of which was the problem of manpower. From the generals who lead the troops to the slaves who are forced to work by the overseers, there is a shortage of people in every way. Even Lu Qing specifically mentioned that what his subordinates are most lacking now is actually the officials who manage the place, the territory was small before, and he didn't feel anything, but now he is desperately expanding, the territory has increased dozens of times, and the population has also increased several times, and then it is not possible to use the management of pirates, so there is an urgent need for professional officials to manage and govern the place.

After listening to Li Su's words, Li Shimin asked with some doubts: "Liulang, you told your father before that if you want to conquer the sea, you must first conquer the Three Kingdoms of Goguryeo and the Wa Kingdom, and now that Goguryeo has been destroyed, and the remaining Silla and Baekje have also been greatly injured, why did you turn your attention to the south when you showed your skills?" ”

Li Su smiled slightly after hearing this, he did say that to Li Shimin before: "Father, the times are changing, and the plan made by the sons and ministers will naturally change with it, as your father said, only Silla and Baekje are left in the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, and these two small countries are weak and weak, and it is not difficult to conquer them at all." ”

Li Su said with a proud face: "As for the Wa State, Erchen has already sent people to collect intelligence, and it turned out that although the other party claims to be a country, there are many domestic forces, which are more chaotic than the Warring States in history. Therefore, there is no need for the retainers to waste too much energy on the three of them, and the real sea must be conquered from the great island of Liuqiu! ”

Looking at Li Su's radiant appearance, Li Shimin also nodded with a look of relief, he understood the character of his son, if he was not fully prepared, he would never say the above words. And as Li Su said, whether it is Silla, Baekje or Wa Kingdom, their strength is indeed not enough, plus Li Su has always been full of wisdom, maybe he has already thought of some yin tricks and is waiting to deal with them!