The next day, a public court meeting. ★

"Your Majesty, the minister received a recital from Shi Wang Xuance, the governor of Guangzhou, claiming that Lin Yiguo had promised him that he would come to my Tang Dynasty to pay tribute. But now the tributary envoys of this Linyi country have not come for so long, and it seems that they will not come at all. Therefore, the minister thinks that this Linyi country is so bold and fools me Datang, then he should send troops to punish him! Jingwen said.

And everyone also looked at each other, and they didn't know what medicine this Jingwen was selling in this gourd. Isn't it just a Lin Yi country, people have recruited you to provoke you, and you actually want to find their bad luck? Of course, everyone knows what this kind of so-called tribute-paying envoys is. After all, people are too far away, who would go thousands of miles to send an envoy to pay tribute, but they will not be able to get any benefits. Since people don't want to come, they won't come, do Datang still have to force them to come? So everyone can understand the drop, but Jingwen actually grabbed other people's pigtails and came to find others to be unlucky, what is the reason for this?

"What? Since you promised me that the Tang Dynasty would come to pay tribute, how could you not come? Li Shimin said angrily.

When everyone saw Li Shimin's appearance, they couldn't help but be speechless in their hearts, Li Shimin's anger was too fake, and everyone could see that he was pretending to be angry. But everyone also wants to see what Li Shimin and Jingwen have to act in the future, so this is to let them see what they have to say.

"Your Majesty, this Linyi country is so disrespectful to my Tang Dynasty, and we must send troops to severely punish it." Jingwen said.

Hearing this, someone immediately came out and said, "Your Majesty, no! ”

"Your Majesty, my Tang Dynasty has just finished fighting Goguryeo, and I can't send troops to fight in Xingshi. After fighting Goguryeo, although we made a lot of money, the people also invested a lot! And if it goes on for a long time. Then I am afraid that the people will also be eager to profit from the war, which is not a good thing for the country. So please don't raise troops to fight so quickly, otherwise we really can't afford it! ”

"Your Majesty, you can't fight! The Goguryeo War has just ended, and it will still take a lot of financial resources to annex the land of Goguryeo, and our treasury of the Tang Dynasty is already empty, and it cannot continue to fight. If we fight again, then our imperial treasury will collapse. At that time, unless it is a tax increase or borrowing from the people, it will not be able to sustain it at all! ”

Although the floating wealth of Goguryeo has been distributed to the shareholders who invested in the common people. However, if you want to annex Goguryeo next, you still need investment from the imperial court. Although the military expenses of the war were already paid for by the war shareholders, the follow-up process of the annexation had to be prepared by the imperial court itself. So now it is equivalent to Jingwen once again pit the Datang finances and swallow the finances of the Tang Dynasty that have just improved, so it is not suitable to send the army to fight again at present.

Of course, it is impossible for everyone to send troops so resolutely this time, because this Linyi country has no blood debt for the Central Plains Dynasty! At that time, Goguryeo killed almost a million troops of the Sui Dynasty, and it can be said that almost the vast majority of the Central Plains people had blood debts. In this case, everyone fully supports the fight against Goguryeo, and there is no problem. No one can say anything. But this Linyi country is just a little disrespectful, and it is not enough for the Tang Dynasty to send a large army to attack, and the people will not support it. After all, there is no skin pain, and everyone has no blood debt. Then there will be no problem.

As for the next one, it is also a very big problem. Because of the inconvenient transportation in ancient times, the south is not as flat as the north, but there are many mountains in the south! More mountains means more unjust roads. Moreover, climbing a mountain is different from walking a flat road, and it takes a long time to climb a mountain. When the time comes, let's not talk about whether the army can attack it, then let's say that the logistics and supplies can't be replenished!

In such a mountainous place. Maybe ten catties of grain from the rear will go to the front line, but when it gets to the front line, it's only one catty, or even less. As for the vast majority, they were also consumed on the road, and they could not really replenish the army. And with such a long supply line, the loss out of thin air is very large. After all, the people who transport them are also asking people to eat and chew, but they are not like the cars and trucks of later generations that are efficient and do not eat food. It is simply impossible to do this kind of war if you want to continue to fight another war that costs a lot of money.

"What do you say? What should I do? Li Shimin asked.

And Jingwen immediately continued: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, then we might as well adopt the method of detaining the state to let those Lin Yi countries take the initiative to apologize to us and become the state of our Tang Dynasty." This will not only teach them a lesson, but also allow me to expand the territory of Datang! ”

"Bondage?"

Of course, everyone knows what's going on in this fetter state, it's a pit! And those small tribal leaders, many people are willing to become the Tang Dynasty, after all, they can also get a lot of compensation when they come to pay tribute, so many of them are keen on this.

However, the system of the state had little effect on the division of local rights, and only nominally became a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty. And they will not oppose this fetter state, as long as they come up with some "meat and bones" to attract people, there are definitely many people who will take the initiative to take refuge in Datang as a fetter state.

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, the minister can agree!" Someone immediately said.

After all, it is to send someone to persuade the other party to become the state of the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no loss. This kind of success is also a credit, and it is the honor of Datang, but there will be no shame if it fails. This kind of restraint is just a means to put gold on the face of the Central Plains. But many people are still happy to do it, after all, it can add some luster to themselves.

However, Jingwen also believes that this state is still good for expanding the influence of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it is also convenient for the expansion of the territory in the future. If you don't have the ability for the time being, then you should consider setting up a fetter state first, and first establish the attributes of the territory, which can be regarded as an excuse for future expansion.

"And since we want to set up some fetters in Linyi Country, it is natural to set up a metropolitan protectorate. Since it is in the south, it is better to set up an Annan metropolitan protectorate. Jingwen said. (To be continued!)

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