The construction of roads has become the top priority of the Tang Dynasty, an important national policy, at least from last year to this year, the first major event that happened in the Tang Dynasty is the conquest of Goguryeo, the second is that the Tang Dynasty used more than 300,000 prisoners of war to speed up the construction of the main roads of the Tang Dynasty, think about it, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway in later generations is about 230,000 workers and comrades, not to mention, these more than 300,000 are all strong laborers who only work and do not get money, there are more than 80,000 prisoners of war in Tiele, thousands of Tuyuhun prisoners of war who were originally captured, and nearly 200,000 prisoners of war in Goguryeo, In addition, there were tens of thousands of prisoners of war of various ethnic groups in the country, and Uncle Li, an old hooligan whose heart was turning very quickly, sent some prisoners who had been left in the prison to the construction labor camp to undergo labor reform.

In addition, there are also people engaged in political and ideological work in the labor reform camp, the purpose is to let them re-educate them through labor with peace of mind, and let those foreign prisoners of war let go of their grievances in their hearts, and gradually realize the tolerance and abundance of the Tang Dynasty, so as to guide them to become the pioneers of the great integration of the Tang nationality in the future.

The total length of the cement road built today has reached more than 2,300 miles, and the astonishing construction speed and the consumption of very little financial expenditure not only make Uncle Li's happy mouth almost crooked, but also let the political group of Datang see the benefits.

First, if the cement straight roads can be used to connect important cities and towns across the country, it will not only play a huge role in promoting the development of the commodity economy, but also minimize the cost of road transportation in Datang. More importantly, through these fast transportation arteries, the army of the Tang Dynasty can quickly reach any abnormal state capital and the border area where an abnormality occurs somewhere in the Tang Dynasty in the shortest possible time, which greatly strengthens the control and grasp of the imperial court over the country as a whole.

As for why those local officials obstructed me, my old man only used a few words to put the little abacus of those people in front of me.

The roads are not smooth, so that officials can often build and repair the excuse to recruit ordinary people to work, and those who do not work will pay money, and they can also take a certain amount of money from the local rich businessmen to make a profit, invisibly, the officials can make a fortune from it, and on the other hand, these officials all hope that they are the emperor of the soil on the ground, and even wish that the place where they stay can neither enter nor exit, he can do whatever he wants. In addition, there are many reasons, after the old man analyzed them one by one, I knew why Uncle Li hesitated for a long time in order to let the prisoners of war build roads, and repeatedly talked to me and asked for details, which seems to have a lot to do with this.

---------------------------------------------------- because I chatted casually with the old man, the old man talked about this matter, that is, about the post station, also called the post station, the ancient Chinese government set up a post station, the use of horses, cars, boats, etc. to transmit official documents and military information, can be traced back to 3,000 years ago, is the world's earliest postal prototype.

There are a lot of post stations in Datang, almost every dozens of miles or hundreds of miles on the edge of important traffic arteries, but since the road renovation, the past post stations are relatively too much, such as Chang'an and Luoyang between a total of 17 post stations, too waste of human resources, but have to be wasted, because most of these personnel are retired wounded soldiers, the post station system is equivalent to the necessary conditions for their survival. So it must be reduced, but what can be done with the extra personnel? I put forward the concept of the post office with the old man, between Chang'an and Luoyang, only need to keep five post stations is enough, the remaining personnel can be adapted into postal personnel, that is, to deliver and send and receive letters, I know the operation of the postal system of later generations roughly told the old man some, the shrewd old man quickly understood the gold content and its significance, as if he had found a treasure, this period of time has been pondering this, if the postal system is successful, The state no longer needs to spend a lot of money on this communication infrastructure, which reduces fiscal expenditure, and if the benefits are really fully explored, it will also bring benefits to the country.

I alone can't change the whole world, after all, manpower is limited, but when I instill my thoughts and goals into the minds of thousands of people, the world will definitely reform because of this, this is the power of the masses, the trend of history is also the trend of the masses, the important thing is how to reverse their thinking and work style, be lured by me, listen to my training, so as to form a long-term development of the mind, this is my main task.

"Justice? What is Justice? Justice is said to one's own people, to those people who admit that they are Datang, and to those who work hard for Datang to squander their sweat and blood. "I stood on the podium and looked at the more than 100 students sitting at the bottom of the stage, as well as the 20 or so officials of the Honglu Temple and the Host and Guest Division.

No one dared to look at me, no one dared to make a voice to provoke me, their faces were only obedient, their pen was like the tip of a gramophone, and every word and tone that came out of my mouth were clearly recorded on it, neither more nor less word, and no one dared to modify my language in classical Chinese in this temporary training school. The object of their allegiance is the Tang Dynasty, and their hearts are towards His Majesty the great and wise Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but here, there are two words to describe their attitude towards me, both respect and fear.

I took a sip of the tea on the podium, and continued to destroy their hearts that were almost unbearable: "The fairness, justice and openness of diplomatic rhetoric are all farts, and they are all just a layer of rouge that the strong use to whitewash themselves after tearing the flesh and blood of the weak......" I waved my arms vigorously with a bulging arm of Kenko's flesh, my expression was very excited, very angry, every excellent teacher is an excellent orator, but also an excellent debater, This is the most impressive sentence left on me by my tutor in the university back then, not only to arouse the enthusiasm of students to listen to your explanations, but also to guide them into the ideological atmosphere you need, and to completely purify and baptize their minds, bodies and souls.

You must also know how to turn them into swords in your hands, and analyze the essence of things with you.

---------------------------------------------------- "I want to tell you that in diplomacy, there are only two words that are the most effective, that is, power, what is power, and power is a powerful executive force, which uses high-pressure or overwhelming means to force or attempt to force others to change or influence other people's decisions." It has the ability to realize a certain idea, or rather, it is a powerful deterrent force for you to achieve the final diplomatic result, in the face of power, all morality is just a layer of tissue paper on the window, you think, in the founding of the Tang Dynasty, when the country was in ruins, did the Turks in the north talk to us about morality? Have you done us justice? No! It's because they know this too, so why can't you understand it?! Tell me, your answer, what should you do diplomatically, when it comes to distinguishing between a countryman and a foreign enemy? ”

A hand was raised timidly, and I motioned for him to stand up and speak. The young student coughed several times, and seemed to have mustered up the courage: "The student thinks that in terms of diplomatic means, we should still have a strong deterrent to obtain benefits, instead of exchanging the so-called benevolence for temporary peace. ”

"Good! Very good, sit down, your answer is very correct, now, I will summarize what I said in this class, please take good notes: in the diplomacy between countries, we can only deal with unfair things by force, justice is good, but it must be built on the basis of power, without this foundation, it is like a little lady like a flower, running to a bandit who is killing people and robbing money with a big knife and telling him that he should not do this, and he is afraid that she will rob herself and go up the mountain to become Mrs. Zhai. There was a good-natured laugh from below, and I responded with an agreeing smile. Then he continued: "The last sentence: the victor in diplomacy is not necessarily the person or country who stands on the moral side, but the winner must be the country and the person with power. You have to chew it up and stuff it into your heads, and remind yourselves all the time. Do you understand? ”

"Understood!" More than 100 students agreed in unison. There is no one with a trace of reluctance on their faces, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and in a few months, I have finally made a little achievement.

I nodded and looked at the hourglass on the podium: "Well, that's all for today, I hope you all go back and review, the exam the day after tomorrow, I don't want any of you to have any more questions about this aspect." Class. ”

(To be continued)