Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Bottom of the Cauldron Draws Salary

When Liu Yizheng was thinking crookedly, Shangguan Wan'er's pretty face that had become bright appeared in front of her, this beauty still had a cup of tea in her hand, it turned out that she was taking the tea for herself, it seems that she really has a heart, this beauty knows that she is thirsty.

Liu Yi took the tea, thanked Shangguan Wan'er, immediately took a sip, moistened his throat, and began to make a long speech: "Most of the newly occupied lands are inhabited by non-Han peoples, or the Han people only account for a minority, and the ministers think that we want to maintain a long-term and stable rule in the surrounding Anxi, Anbei, Andong, and Annan lands, and we must let these places abandon their original words and languages and use our Chinese language and Chinese characters instead, so that the people in those places can have a sense of identity with our Tang Dynasty and our Han nation. in order to maintain the most effective and long-term governance..."

Military conquest, is not the most terrible, culturally conquered, it is difficult to save back, not to mention that with the cultural conquest, the blood of the Han people has also been consumed, like the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, there are not too many Han people who descended to the Yuan, after the first battle of Yashan, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Southern Song Dynasty threw themselves into the sea and martyred, and through the Mengyuan Dynasty, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty came in, there were so many Han annihilations, not to mention that after the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when I came in, the puppet army was tens of millions, and even when Liu Yi was in, there were still many people who admired the Japanese state... Liu Yi thought about the era in which the future generations lived, it was the time when the evil American empire was strong and proud of the world, just like the current Tang Dynasty, the strength of the United States also made its language English, after a series of British colonial rule, the international status is rising, and even in China, it is above the head of Chinese.

What's more, even those kindergarten children who have not learned the Chinese language well are required to learn English from an early age, and it is also called "bilingual education," as everyone knows, the strength of English is the embodiment of the national strength of the country where it is located, and for our nation and our Han culture, this is a kind of foreign cultural aggression, and the poor Chinese people, as well as those officials with slave surnames, welcome such cultural aggression with their hands.

When Chinese people go abroad, they must speak a foreign language with others, and when foreigners come to China, Chinese people must also communicate with them in a foreign language, so what is the status of the Chinese language? Why?!

Excellent Han culture, have been ignored by the Chinese people, once sought after by the world's Chinese language, in their own country, but also have to succumb to other languages, so many traditions of the Han nation, excellent festivals are not remembered, what Western Christmas, Valentine's Day and the like are popular, the Chinese people are proud to be able to go to the United States, those rich and powerful people are to get a green card as the goal of life, this and the current countries are over the Tang Festival, Hu people can come to Chang'an, for being able to speak fluent Chinese, How similar it is to be proud to be a Don Man... Historically, it is from Zhenguan, with the development of society and economy, the gradual improvement of national strength, countless calligraphers, as well as so many popular Tang poems and famous poets, have pushed the development of Han culture to a historical height, thousands of years later, it can not even be surpassed, it can also be said that it will never be surpassed, and it is at this time, when the comprehensive national strength of the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, the influence of Han culture on the world has also reached its peak. It can further carry forward the glory of this history.

Liu Yi slightly changed the content of his speech, "In the land that our Tang Dynasty occupies now, there are many non-Han people, and those places of bondage are all foreigners who account for the majority, and the governance of these places is thought that they cannot be allowed to be autonomous, they must be managed, so that they have a sense of identity with the Tang Dynasty, how to make them have a sense of identity with my Datang, in addition to paying a certain amount of taxes, in addition to implementing the laws of my Datang, so that they can have a sense of identity with the rule of the Tang Dynasty, that is, they must be allowed to learn Han customs, On the official manuscripts and correspondence documents, it must be written in Chinese characters, and all officials who serve are required to be able to speak Chinese, and the official robes must also be in accordance with other officials in the Tang Dynasty.

"Chen thinks that if we do this, a hundred years later, these Turkic tribes that have been attached to us, as well as those places newly occupied by us, will be the world of the Han people, all Han people who speak Han dialect and wear Han clothes, and they will all be proud of being a powerful Tang people..."Li Yexu swallowed his spit, raised his voice and said, "In this way, all foreign races will be assimilated by me, the edict of the Tang Emperor will be carried out all over the world, and our prosperous and splendid Han culture will also spread all over the world..."

Liu Yi's words were very encouraging, so that Li Zhi, who was the emperor, and Wu Zetian, the empress who had been in power for many years, couldn't help but be moved, who doesn't want the country under his rule to be strong, subdued, and less chaos on the side?

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian glanced at each other, then turned their heads to Liu Yi and said, "Virtuous nephew, I know that you haven't finished speaking, so you continue!"

"It's... Your Majesty, Niangniang," Liu Yi had already heard some joy in Li Zhi's words, and said with confidence at the moment, "There are many people who have surrendered to Hu in my Tang Dynasty, just like Ashina Simo, Qibi He Li, Zhi Zhi Sili, Ashina Sheer and others, after they returned to the Tang Dynasty, they all wore the official uniforms of my Han people, spoke the words of my Han people, and practiced the etiquette of my Han people, and even in the study of Sinology, many of our Han people are not comparable to them, just like the Liangguo Gong Qi He Li!" This is precisely the reason why the influence of our Tang Dynasty has increased, so that our Han culture has been studied and respected by more foreigners..."

Liu Yi knew a little about the power of the Qi Bi in later generations, but more details were only known after crossing over to the Tang Dynasty, this was originally the head of the Qi Bi Department has been admiring my Tang Dynasty, and he has been very interested in Sinology since he was a child. After returning to the Tang Dynasty, in addition to showing extraordinary courage in battle, he also worked hard to study Sinology and Chinese customs in his spare time, and was very proficient in poetry, books and five classics.

Liu Yi was quite unbelievable after hearing others talk about the situation of Qi Bi He Li, and wanted to find out, but it was a pity that this legendary famous general had passed away a year before Liu Yi came to the Tang Dynasty, and he had no chance to ask for advice in person, only through his son Qi Bi Ming, to explore the situation of this Hu general who had made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty and had a very loud reputation.

"These Hu people, who were originally foreigners, have been slowly sinicized under the influence of Han culture, and the minister also knows that the sons of General He Li, the Duke of Liangguo, grew up in Chang'an since childhood, although they look a little like Hu people, but whether it is from words or behavior, they are no different from the children of our Han family, and the son of General Ashina Sheer, isn't it the same? In particular, the sons of General Qibi He Li, now all serve in my Tang Dynasty, loyal to my Tang Dynasty, they are all descendants of the Hu people influenced by Han customs, if they have been growing up in such an environment, they will treat themselves as Han people when they grow up, the life of Chang'an is comfortable, and the glory of being my Tang people is the most proud of them..."

Qibi He Li's eldest son, Qibi Ming Liu Yi, has dealt with him, although he is not much, but he also has a good impression of this general of the Yulin Army surnamed Geng, thinking that he will definitely have an intersection with this general when he arrives in the Yulin Army, and he can have a further understanding at that time.

"What the virtuous nephew said is right," Li Zhi nodded in agreement, "The sons of General Qibi He Li are now serving in my Tang Dynasty, especially his eldest son, who is still serving in the Yulin Army, and the sons of General Ashina Sheer are the same..."

Shangguan Wan'er on the side seemed to have a gleam in her eyes, and she already understood what Liu Yi was going to say next.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister also has an idea, if these descendants of the Hu leaders who grew up in Chang'an since childhood, studied under my Han scholars, and were loyal to the Tang Dynasty, returned to their original tribes to serve and take charge of this tribe, then these tribes should be easier to obey my Tang Dynasty, coupled with the forced sinicization methods of the imperial court, they may even be integrated into the ranks of our Han nation. Therefore, the minister suggested that those tribes who surrendered to my Tang Dynasty could appoint some Hu generals loyal to my Tang Dynasty to go back to serve as the head, and if the other heads of the tribes wanted to be recognized and canonized by my Tang Dynasty, they must send their eldest son to Chang'an, and they should come to Chang'an when they were young, come to Chang'an to receive the education of my advanced knowledge of the Tang Dynasty, grow up in Chang'an, and only when they become adults can they return to the north to succeed as the leader, and they must be assisted by our Han officials, so that my Tang Dynasty's ability to control the tribes will be greatly strengthened. The likelihood of rebellion among the tribes is greatly reduced!"

Liu Yi knows that this is a policy to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, if it can be implemented smoothly, the blow to the northern and northwest tribes will be fatal, and the tribal leaders in Chang'an have to think twice when doing things, and after these new leaders who are cultivated by my Datang and loyal to my Datang establish their prestige in their tribes, this is a tribe loyal to my Datang, if their descendants have been appointed like this, then the threat of the tribes will collapse..."Good! That's right, what the virtuous nephew said is very reasonable!" Li Zhi couldn't help but high-five in admiration.

Wu Zetian on the side also nodded in approval when he heard it, "Your Majesty, the concubine also thinks that the virtuous nephew is quite reasonable, just like the Persian king Nihuan Master, since he returned to China to take office, he is the only one who obeys the Tang Order, and after His Majesty ordered him to send some craftsmen who are skilled in making glass, he immediately recruited more than 100 skilled craftsmen to come to Chang'an, and it is estimated that he will be able to arrive in Chang'an before the year!"

"I have to discuss this matter with the ministers again, and see what else they have to suggest!" Li Zhi stroked his beard and said, "Virtuous nephew, how did you come up with these strategies?" ”

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, since the minister's father died at the hands of the Tubo people, the minister has been thinking about something," Liu Yi said: "Now my Tang Dynasty in Anbei, Andong, Anxi, Annan area influence is strong and weak, but also because of the Tubo national strength is getting stronger, many tribes have surrendered to Tubo, to reverse this situation, in addition to the advanced technology blockade of Tubo, we must strengthen the influence of the tribes, no matter what means, Weichen thinks, as long as it is beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, it is a good means!"

"A good one is beneficial to my Datang, it is a good means, the virtuous nephew Bengong thinks that what you think is deeper and farther than those ministers in the court!" Wu Zetian couldn't help but praise Liu Yi too.

"Thank you for the compliment!" Liu Yi hurriedly made a modest gesture, could it be that Wu Zetian's words meant that he could be the prime minister? That's too much to think of yourself...

(To be continued)