Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 634
Chapter 47 If you don't take it, you will throw it away

The atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was relatively open, and the banquets held by dignitaries must be accompanied by silk and bamboo accompaniments and singers and dancers.Although Chen Ying held a banquet in Furong Garden, the place is nice.

Since the Furong Garden was built in the former Sui Dynasty, the decoration of the Furong Garden was even more magnificent in the era of material abundance in the Sui Dynasty.Tables, chairs and stools, except for the dark wood, is rosewood, and the hollow flower carvings took a lot of effort by the craftsman; all the carved windows on all sides are opened to let the fresh air from the river flow in.

The seat was covered with thick sable fur, which made Cheng Zhijie feel awkward. The beautiful and enchanting maid crushed the beast incense and poured it into the red clay stove. The blue-white smoke dissipated, and the rich fragrance wafted over the guests Thirty-eight thousand pores, just like being in a fairy palace.

It's a pity that the time is coming, but Chen Ying, the righteous master, has avoided seeing him.Fortunately, Wei Zheng, Luo Shixin, Li Shiji, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong, Xie Yingdeng and Niu Junda were all old acquaintances, even without Chen Ying here, the atmosphere didn't feel awkward.Cheng Zhijie is a smart person, don't look rude on the outside, it's just his mask.

When Cheng Zhijie saw Wei Zheng, he stepped forward with a slap, and then gave Wei Zheng a bear hug, strangling Wei Zheng until his face turned purple, and then slowly put Wei Zheng down.Wei Zheng managed to break free from Cheng Zhijie's bear hug, and Luo Shixin also made a 720-degree turn on Wei Zheng, making Wei Zheng unable to stand still while leaning on the wall.

At this time, Niu Junda still wanted to warm up to Wei Zheng, but before Niu Junda came forward, Wei Zheng raised his hands and surrendered: "Old Niu, let me take a breath..."

The eyes of Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie met in the air, and they understood it.Cheng Zhijie and Qin Qiong avoided Wei Zheng, Luo Shixin, Niu Junda, Xie Yingdeng and others who were frolicking in the living room, came to the window near the river, and whispered: "Old Cheng, what do you think?"

"Isn't this the obvious thing about the lice on the bald man's head?" Cheng Zhijie smiled wryly, "We are all old acquaintances, but today's gathering together, the gap has come out."

At that time, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong were both lieutenant generals under Zhang Xutuo's tent, commanding a whole army of elite soldiers.But now, Luo Shixin is already General Zuo Wuhou of the Tang Dynasty.Mastering the soldiers of the Zuowuwei Army, the Zuowuhouwei is the same as the Left and Right Guards. As one of the sixteen guards directly under the Central Committee of the Tang Dynasty, it is also one of the Guanzhong Standing Army, with a total of 1 troops.All of them are heroes.

But what about Qin Qiong?

At this moment, he is only the commander of the Qin Palace.The name is not justified, and there is no one soldier under his command except a 300-member pro-guard regiment.

It would be a lie to say that Qin Qiong didn't like it.

Qin Qiong looked at Wei Zheng who was being chased by Niu Junda, and said in a low voice: "Old Cheng, you know what I mean, don't interrupt!"

Cheng Zhijie pondered, "Shubao, what do you think?"

Qin Qiong thought for a while and said, "The prince of the East Palace is powerful, but the king of Qin is weak!"

Cheng Zhijie said: "It is precisely because of this that we cannot accept the prince's solicitation."

Qin Qiong asked puzzled, "Why?"

Cheng Zhijie said: "It's too late for us to seek refuge with the crown prince. Under the command of the Eastern Palace, now led by General Chen, Li Shiji, Li Yi, Feng Li, Wei Ting, Yu Chigong, Luo Shixin, Wei Wenzhong, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanren, As well as Yang Wengan and others, they are now the most economical and fourth-rank martial arts. Our going to the East Palace is just icing on the cake, and the prince will not take it seriously. However, the Qin Palace is different. Now the Qin Palace is weak. Apart from Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, and Lei Yongji, the King of Qin Besides, is there anyone else who can do it? We have already labeled Prince Qin's Mansion, even if we go to the East Palace, we will not be trusted. King Qin is different, he just needs someone to look after him, so... Today, we eat as much as we want, and drink as much as we want.”

When Qin Qiong heard the words, he showed a deeply appreciative expression.

Wei Zheng was tossed a lot by the old Wagang general, and finally he gave up when Wei Zheng collapsed on the ground.

Seeing that the time is getting later and later, but the meeting is still delayed.Cheng Zhijie said: "Master, what's going on with General Chen?"

"Old Cheng, don't worry!" Wei Zheng panted and explained, "His Royal Highness has important discussions with General Chen, so... you have to wait for a while!"

In fact, Chen Ying didn't avoid it, but because Li Jiancheng also came to Furong Garden.Although Li Jiancheng agreed to support Liangzhou, he believed that as long as Liangzhou was rescued, enough was enough.After all, Datang's financial resources and materials were limited, and it was unable to support an expedition of [-] troops.

Therefore, the purpose of his coming to Furong Garden was to find out why Chen Ying wanted to dominate the Western Regions at this time.In Li Jiancheng's view, Datang's development strategy should be to go north first, then south, and then conquer the Western Regions.

Now, because of Chen Ying's development strategy, everything has been interrupted.

When Li Jiancheng raised this doubt to Chen Ying, Chen Ying couldn't help laughing and said, "Does His Royal Highness think the Western Regions are a barren land?"

Li Jiancheng asked suspiciously: "Isn't it?"

"Certainly not!" Chen Ying dipped his hand in tea and drew a topographic map of the Western Regions on the desktop. While drawing the map, Chen Ying explained: "His Royal Highness does not know that the Western Regions are even bigger than Hexi and Xihe in the Tang Dynasty. The combination of Guanzhong, Hedong, and Hebei is even bigger, and the Western Regions are not only large, but also a treasure land. For example, the coal we use for steelmaking now, if Datang uses the coal from the Western Regions, it is estimated that it will not be used up in 10 years... ..."

Of course, this is not Chen Ying’s exaggeration. There are currently more than 4000 mineral deposits in Xinjiang, of which five are the top in China; 24 are in the top five in China; and 43 are in the top ten in the country. According to predictions, the total oil resources in the region are about 500 billion tons (accounting for more than one-third of China's total), and its reserves now rank third in China.The total amount of natural gas resources is about 13 trillion cubic meters.The estimated reserves of coal are 200 tons, accounting for 40.00% of China's estimated reserves, and the total amount of copper resources is 780 tons.The total resource of nickel is 670 million tons.There are more than 150 producing areas of lead-zinc mines.

However, Xinjiang is actually only a part of the Western Regions, not the whole.If you count the land of the Western Regions in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, then these resources can allow Chinese future generations to sleep on the golden mountain.

It's just a pity that the Western Regions have lost too much.

I have to say that this is a very big regret.

Chen responded to Li Jiancheng and continued: "His Royal Highness may say that he does not have a deep understanding of the Western Regions, so I will give you a very simple example. For example, the cultivated land in the Western Regions is about 200 to [-] million. It is more than [-] times higher. His Royal Highness can imagine how many people can be resettled, how much food can be planted, and how many people can be supported if the Tang Dynasty has so much more cultivated land..."

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng's eyes shone brightly.

Chen Ying explained: "The collapse of every dynasty, without exception, is because the population exceeds the limit that the land can handle. Our territory, based on one ding of 500 mu of land, has a population of about [-] million. I am already nervous, if the common people have no food to eat, as long as there is any disturbance, the country and society will collapse."

Li Jiancheng nodded, sighed and said, "That's right, Qiang Qin is like this, so is Qiang Han..."

"That's right!" Chen Ying pointed to the soil shape of the Western Regions and said, "If the Tang Dynasty takes all of this place, it will be able to obtain 300 million more fertile fields, not 300 million mu, but 300 million acres. , if I let my ministers go all the way to the west, I can reach the Byzantine Empire 50 miles west of the extreme west. From Xiashule to the south, we can reach here. This is the birthplace of Buddhism, and it is also the so-called Shendu Kingdom, about [-] Years ago, with the rise of the Turks, the Heda people on the Mobei grassland were driven to the Western Regions by the Turks, and they were chased by the Gaoche people to the west of Congling in the Western Regions. The Guishuang Empire, so the Heda people successfully controlled the Guishuang Empire, and invaded all the way south along the Guishuang Empire. The once powerful Gupta Empire, because of the invasion of the Heda people, the local governor of the Gupta Empire proclaimed himself king. Now, if you want to take it down here, it's actually not difficult..."

In the history of ancient India, there were more than 300 invasions.However, India is more tragic. Except for a tie in the Maurya Dynasty era, at other times, the enemy often successfully invaded and successfully colonized.So India has more than 180 ethnic groups.

But the Indians are also the darlings of God, because they are only one-third of China's, but their arable land is nearly four times that of China.

China could have had more arable land, but due to limited understanding, it has been lost.It is no exaggeration to say that if Xinjiang is not due to lack of water, the food in Xinjiang can feed the whole of China.

Chen Ying sighed and said, "The Western Region is a precious land, if you don't take it, the sky will abandon it."

Li Jiancheng was moved.

In fact, what Chen Ying said about the fact that there are coals in the Western Regions that can be used to burn [-] yuan for the Tang Dynasty, he was not moved.Chen Ying said that there is a gold mountain in the Western Regions, but he was not moved. When Chen Ying said that there were billions of catties of copper in the Western Regions, Li Jiancheng thought Chen Ying was joking.

But when Chen Ying said that there were two hundred farmlands in Guanzhong in the Western Regions, Li Jiancheng was really moved.

In ancient China, agriculture was the foundation.Cultivated land is the lifeblood of the empire. If you lose a corner, you will lose it. They won't feel bad, but try losing the vast arable land?

The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were lost, and since the Great Song Dynasty established itself, even on the eve of its demise, the land of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun has never been forgotten, not only because it is the barrier of the Song Dynasty, but because the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have Land that can feed millions of people.

The wandering gaze in Li Jiancheng's eyes became clear: "That's right, if you don't take the land bestowed by God, God will abandon it."

Chen Yingdao: "His Royal Highness, it's time for us to leave the living room, or else they should be in a hurry!"

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "That's fine!"

(End of this chapter)