"If we want to make peace for the time being, but we want to maintain their internal friction, I have a preliminary idea." Jingwen said.

"Oh? What is envisaged? Pei Ju asked.

Jingwen said: "We can consider letting them form a federation!" ”

Jingwen then said his idea, that is, to let the scattered Western Turks form a federation. The so-called federation is a central government with a common constitution, a common army, and legislative and judicial powers, while local governments have a certain degree of autonomy. The Turks were originally nomadic, but they were actually divided into tribes, which was actually an incomplete federation.

"But in this way, doesn't it allow the Western Turks to take the opportunity to unite and form a unified state?" The young man next to him asked.

But Jingwen laughed gloomily, and Pei Ju also nodded thoughtfully, obviously there are many conspiracies here. That young man had no idea where federalism was so fun! At least, in the East there is absolutely no suitability for federalism.

If we follow the Turkic model of the past, the big tribes rule the small tribes, and the small tribes are constantly being exploited by the big tribes. And the big tribes find a way to compete for the position of the khan, or support their favorite leaders to compete for the khan. In fact, the Turks are divided and inevitable. In fact, the Turks lacked a unified deliberative and coordinating body, so once they encountered a crisis, they could only use the means of war to solve the problem. However, if they can promote the establishment of a federation in the Western Turks, it means that they have a unified deliberative body, and the probability of them using force will be greatly reduced. In this way, the Tang Dynasty can send merchants to trade with the Western Regions, and the chance of being looted is much smaller.

However, if you want the Turks to complete the Federation, then this is also impossible. In the East. If you want to play federalism, this is self-defeating. At that time, although the Turks were able to become a nominally unified state through guò and mud, their internal chaos increased. In the past, those small tribes could not obtain the position of khan, but now that they have a council, then they are afraid that those small tribes will also breed ambitions, and they will also have the idea of competing for supreme power. And once the small tribes that are not in the flow also join in, then they will increase the fighting.

And those tribes who want to compete for the supreme power of this federation also need foreign aid, and besides Datang, who can become foreign aid? When the time comes. In order to compete for the right to speak, those tribes naturally did not dare to rob the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, so as to avoid the Tang Dynasty not supporting them. The bad thing is that the leader of this federation can be changed frequently, unlike in the past, the head of a family can be canonized, and then the head of that family is hereditary, and it is not easy for Datang to canonize another. And once the leader of the federation reaches the age limit, if he wants to continue to serve, he must continue to curry favor with Datang, so that he can sit firmly in his position.

And that's it. There is a lot more room for Datang to operate. In the past, if a leader was canonized, then their leader would definitely greatly increase their strength and prestige, and it was hereditary in the family, and Datang could not change the order overnight. In this way, Datang may raise tigers for trouble. But once the Turks implemented the federation, those bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods within the Turks would come out and want to compete for the nominal leadership position. At that time, although there will be no war within the Turks. But the centrifugal detachment is even worse. In the past, although the Turks managed one level at the same time, this also maintained a certain order. However, once this federation is implemented, I am afraid that the old mode of management will also be disrupted. Theoretically, it is possible for each "state" to compete for the highest position of head of state.

In this way, their internal strife will intensify, but because they have a deliberative body, they will not fight in a short time. In the past, the Turks had a contradiction, that is, they directly used the knife. But with this federation, their first choice is not to use the knife, but to quarrel. As long as the Turks are prevented from using their swords, the Turks will maintain temporary stability, and the commerce of the Tang Dynasty will be able to develop. In order to win the support of the Tang Dynasty, they will protect this Tang businessman.

"It's insidious! With this federal system, they are much less likely to go to war. However, their internal strife has expanded a lot, which is in line with the needs just now, which can avoid fighting, but it can't make them twist into a rope. This is the way, I was able to hear this before I died, and I died without regrets. This is the essence of separatism, and in the future, the Western Turks may really fall into internal strife. And we Datang can also take the opportunity to communicate with the Western Regions and develop our finances. However, this is only temporary, and if you really want to do it once and for all, you still want to destroy them completely. Pei Ju was also very surprised by this federal system.

And the young man next to Pei Ju asked: "Aren't you afraid, if there is a male lord in the Western Turks, he can take advantage of this opportunity to unify the Turks?" ”

"Nope! This federal system is not a state system that can be practiced at all, it is just a thing that deceives people. It's just that Jingwen proposed to use it to make them split, but not to break out into war, is to throw away the rag when it runs out. Even if the Western Turks want to dominate the world, they need the support of our Datang. And are we going to give them that chance? As long as we put our hands on it, they simply can't completely twist it into a rope. And when we have accumulated enough wealth from the trade route of the Western Regions, our Datang can immediately send troops to destroy them. However, at that time, they could not unify at all, and on the contrary, they would blame everywhere because of this federal system, which would harm them. So, this kind of federalism is also something that kills people. Pei Ju said.

Pei Ju could see at a glance that federalism was not suitable for the civilization of the East. Whether it is a nomadic or a country of Han people in the East, playing federalism is definitely looking for death. Once the Turks used federalism, it was a subversion of their state mobilization speed, and also their governance model, and their internal power struggles would show up. Many small tribes wanted to rely on this federalism to gain benefits that they would not normally be able to obtain, and in this way, the Turks would be separated from Germany, making their internal power distribution more complicated, but they could maintain the existence of war. In this way, the internal forces of the Turks will spring up like mushrooms after a rain, and they will strive for the support of the Tang Dynasty, so that their struggle for power and profit is no longer the business of those big tribes in the past, so that the Tang Dynasty will better divide and disintegrate.

"But who has the ability to deceive the Turks, and then make them accept this so-called deliberative body, and then gradually form a federation?" Pei Ju also thought of it. (To be continued......)