Datang Library

Chapter 853
Li Er actually forgot that what Bai Fan said about fighting and getting richer was limited to fighting, not limited to land collection and people governance after the war. If the Tang Dynasty only plundered the surrounding countries as a victor, leaving their court in a mess , That is indeed fighting to earn money, and the more you fight, the richer you become.

But the reality is that Datang even took over the land and took it all according to the order. This is a landlord who forcibly snatched away a poor family, not for exploitation, but to feed this group of people. After this, can the country not be poor?

"Millions? Isn't that enough?

We only need an army of 30. Back then when we fought against East Turkic Jieli and went south, we fought a battle of wealth with [-] guan. Now we have a million guan. Isn't it easy to capture? "Yuchi Gong exclaimed.

Everyone covered their faces together, this guy seems to have never learned arithmetic, don't you know that today is different from the past.

Bai Fan thought in his heart, your math is taught by the physical education teacher, and to avoid Yu Chigong's embarrassment, Bai Fan made a relief: "Brother Hei, what you're talking about is old Huangli.

What weapons did we have back then?Basically, they only care about food, and don't need Yijia to pile up a war with human lives.

It can't work now, wars are very costly, and the soldiers' salaries and food are three times higher than those in the ninth year of Wude, and the pensions are even more superior.

That's not to mention, the 100 army you mentioned, I'm afraid you don't dare to send troops without the [-] Thunderbolts, how much is the equipment for the [-] Thunderbolts? [-] million guan is not enough for you to fight for half a month.

So, this battle can't be fought. "

After hearing this, Yu Chigong immediately reacted, he was so embarrassed, he was embarrassing, and said embarrassingly: "Hey, how did these old blacks think, the soldiers were so easy to discipline, but now they are all rich lords, it's too bad Served.

It's all because of your kid. If they don't have this money and food, won't they fight for Datang? "

Li Er hurriedly scolded: "Don't talk nonsense about respecting Germany, it is a good thing that the Tang Dynasty is rich, and the imperial court is rich, so it is reasonable to raise the salaries of soldiers. Otherwise, it is better for soldiers to be soldiers than to cultivate land at home. How many people are really soldiers?
The military system of the Tang Dynasty is outdated, and it was fine during the war years. After all, everyone served as a soldier to survive, but now it is different. The government soldiers have become obliged to attend duty every year. If there is no interest, I am afraid that the soldiers Serving as a soldier has become a concentrated exercise. "

"Here, how can a man protect his family and defend his country? How can soldiers be enslaved by money? I don't care about others, and the soldiers led by my old black will never allow it." Yu Chigong stood up and said sternly, his evil spirit matched his upright words , He really has the character of a general.

Bai Fan explained: "Brother Hei, what you said is correct, but don't forget that there is no foreign aggression in the Tang Dynasty now. When we fight the Western Turks, it is an outbound war. It is to expand the territory, not to defend the country. .

Don't say that we don't have righteousness and reasons to let soldiers go to work. Even if we condemn righteousness, even if every family sends soldiers to serve the country, will the wives and children in the family still be willing?Isn't it good to live at home farming?Go to the battlefield to die?

For you and me, it is the responsibility of our generation to expand the territory, but for every family, every strong worker is a pillar. If it is not for the protection of wives and children, no one dares to say that life and death will be without resentment. "

Li Ji nodded and sighed: "Jane's words are clear, expanding the territory and defending the country are different.

Now when we fight abroad, if we can’t bring out enough benefits to drive people’s hearts, then no soldiers will stand up to fight. To put it bluntly, the external expansion requires Datang to buy the lives of soldiers with money.

After all, it is not the troubled times when soldiers were just trying to get a ration. "

Li Er pondered for a long time, and asked: "I know that the Tang Dynasty's reserves are insufficient now, but taking the Western Turks, resuming production and managing the new territory in a unified way is also to save trouble and effort. Isn't there a debtor national? Is it feasible?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said: "It's okay for the people who borrowed money to inspire wars in ordinary times.

But today the Tang Dynasty is not available. We are not saying that the war cannot be fought because of money and food, but that after the war, the newly added people in various places may have to live in tight clothes, and even the rations may not be enough.

If we take down the Western Turks, it is impossible to kill them all. Then there will be millions more mouths to feed, and the food for Datang will definitely not be enough.

At that time, all places have not fully obeyed the teachings of the Tang Dynasty, and because of the food famine problem, civil unrest has occurred. Isn't our big battle these years for nothing? "

After listening to everyone's details, Li Er also understood that this battle cannot be fought.

He shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, let's wait another year for the Western Turkic Barbarian to let him live a little longer.

Hehe, it’s just that we issued an ultimatum the year before last to destroy the Western Turks within half a year, and it took two years because of Tubo. "

Everyone laughed, the emperor's self-deprecating, it is obvious that the active atmosphere did not take it to heart, so there is no need to act loyally, such as humiliating the ministers to death, and destroying the country in the future, who remembers these ridicules and so on?Who cares?

A meeting in the Palace of Political Affairs made Tang civil and military officials understand the current situation of the country. There is no external or internal trouble, and the only thing left is to accumulate wealth. Therefore, the next focus is to accumulate strength and wait for the time to move forward.

Li Er said to wait for another year to stabilize the situation, but he did not expect that this stability would last for three full years, and Datang did not use a single soldier for three years.

Digesting so many land and population in Northeast China, grasslands, Tubo and other places is not a simple problem. In the first year, it was just to support their food and drink and stabilize the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The next step is the difficulty, and they need to solve their self-reliance problem. , at least teach these alienated naturalized people to learn to grow food, to be able to produce food and drink by themselves, and it will be the time to reap the fruits in the third year.

Three years of digestion is a little tight, but once Datang digests and absorbs these more than 1000 million people, the country's strength will double, because the people can not only be self-sufficient, but also bring benefits to the country. The more people there are The greater the income, this is the ultimate goal of Datang to expand and occupy the territory. In this era, manpower is strength.

In a blink of an eye, three years later, Datang also came to Zhenguan for 12 years. After recuperating for three years, Datang became rich and inflated again. Li Er's expansion heart never stopped, and he held a meeting every year for three years. When they sent troops, they were all persuaded to return.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a man who loves martial arts. He always remembers his dream. Under the sun, it is the land of the Tang Dynasty. He knows how big his dream is, so he is very urgent and afraid that he will not have enough time. Because the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in history only reigned for 54 years, but he did not lay down all the maps.

Li Er was still afraid that he would not be able to surpass Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty was not the emperor's only Datang, and when all the officials did not support him, Li Er had no choice but to go his own way.

Now that the recuperation is over and it is time for the resurgence of the situation, Li Er is going to convene another palace meeting. This time it is the Tai Chi Palace Grand Court Meeting, directly announcing the plan to destroy the country. There is no need to delay it, and there will be no more discussions.

But before Li Er issued the order of the court meeting, the other two countries, which had also been silent for three years, took the lead in making changes. This time, it was the Wa country in the east that made the first move.

　Today's Chapter 2, thank you for your support.

　　
　
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