Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 742
Sama finally met the ruler of Datang.

Li Tan on the imperial steps is too young, and the ruler of such a powerful empire looks like this.

However, Sama did not dare to underestimate the Prince Jian Guo of the Tang Dynasty. He had heard too many stories about the Prince Jian Guo when he accompanied Gao Shi to Chang'an, and the learned and wise vizier admired him so much. A person must be a very wise ruler.

In the guest house, Sama also knew about the current situation in Datang.

The rebellion within the Tang Dynasty was also put down by the Prince Jian Guo. Hundreds of thousands of rebels were defeated by the generals loyal to the Prince Jian Guo. The heads of the rebels were hung on the walls of Chang'an.

Li Tan's achievements are worthy of being a powerful ruler. You must know that Alexander was only 32 years old when he conquered Persia.

As the caliph's guard, Sama didn't find anything strange. He saluted Li Tan on the imperial steps with a very respectful attitude, and then took out the letter of credence written by the caliph.

Mu Rong took the credential, and a player proficient in foreign languages ​​picked up the credential and immediately translated the content of the credential.

"The Great Food Caliph in Black sends his greetings to the great Tang Emperor."

The content of the letter of credence was unremarkable, and Dashi in Black obviously wanted to maintain a good relationship with Datang. The caliph suggested that the two sides send envoys to each other to jointly maintain the order of the land and sea Silk Road.

However, the caliph of the black food eater mentioned the Western Regions at the end of the letter of credence, thinking that the Western Regions are the area between the Tang Dynasty and the black food eaters. The Tang Dynasty should withdraw from the Western Regions and keep this buffer area, and the caliph also " Dadu" means that Black Clothes Dashi will not enter the Western Regions.

After reading the letter of credence, Li Tan said to Sama: "Gu will also write a letter of credence to the caliph, thanking the envoy for bringing the caliph's kindness and friendship."

Immediately afterwards, Li Tan said: "Messenger Sama, the Western Regions have been the territory of our Han people since ancient times. Before the founding of Heiyi Dashi, there was the Western Regions Protectorate to manage the Western Regions. Heiyi Dashi wanted peace, but he wanted to let us Our Tang Dynasty gave up the Western Regions, what is the reason for this?"

Sama's back was drenched in cold sweat. Of course he knew that this request was unreasonable. Before coming to Datang, the news from Baghdad was that Datang had fallen into chaos and was unable to maintain control of the Western Regions. The caliph's court advisors wrote down This credential.

Although the countries in the Western Regions are not big, this commercial route is very important, and merchants in the Western Regions are also an important force on the Silk Road.

If Datang really abandons the Western Regions, then the Great Food in Black will definitely increase its influence on the Western Regions. This is a cautious trial.

But Sama didn't expect that Datang would quell the civil strife so quickly, and the prosperity of Datang seen along the way also made Sama afraid of going to war with Datang.

Sama quickly said: "The matter of the Western Regions is just a proposal of the great caliph, and there is no threat or malice."

Li Tan nodded, and he said: "I will propose to keep Tianzhu as a buffer between Datang and Heiyi Dashi. The Western Regions are the Western Regions of Datang. There can be a buffer between the two empires, and Tianzhu can act as this buffer." .”

Sama was very surprised when he heard what Li Tan said. Now that the generals of the caliphate are attacking Tianzhu, he did not expect that the prince of the Tang Dynasty, who is thousands of miles away, would know about it?
After Sama left the Tai Chi Hall, Li Tan said to his Hanlin scholars: "It seems that there will be a battle between the Great Tang and the Black Clothes Dashi."

Cui Tao nodded and said, "How can two empires that are so close to each other live in peace?"

Li Tan also didn't have too many illusions about the peace between the two countries. The envoy of Dashi in black was very respectful, but Dashi in black was not so rational.

Cui Tao continued: "The Great Food in Black is an expanding empire, no matter it is religion or system, it cannot stop expanding."

"Religion requires them to conquer the pagans, and they need to spread religion to more people. This requires the conquest of more countries, and the clergy and civil servants at the top of the black-clothed food will also demand expansion."

"If the Turkic military aristocrats want to gain power, they must wage more wars. Even the caliph's guards will demand war, otherwise they will not get rewards and lose power."

Li Tan nodded, the current Dashi in black is very similar to the Tang Dynasty before the Anshi Rebellion.

The Jiedu envoys and generals on the border need to constantly launch border wars in order to obtain military expenses and rewards, as well as for their own rights.

And as the surrounding weak forces are all conquered, what remains is a tough nut to crack.

If he does not want to break out of civil war like Datang, Black Clothes Dashi will have to find a more powerful enemy.

Historically, Black Clothes Dashi was an expanding country, and when its expansion was hindered, it was destroyed from within.

Cui Tao said with a smile: "It's a pity that Heiyi Dashi doesn't have such a geographical advantage as Datang. Central Asia is the place of the Four Wars, and they have many enemies."

Everyone laughed. Li Tan was not worried at all that his credentials would anger the caliph of Dashi in black, because he was sure that Dashi in black would not be able to start a war with Datang now.

After the Battle of Constant Ross, the Black Foods withdrew from the Western Regions. Byzantium, Tianzhu, Egypt, and the Mediterranean had too many targets to be conquered, but the Western Regions were the most barren and difficult to fight.

Not to mention crossing the Western Regions to face the opponent of Datang.

Everyone quickly lost interest in the opponent of the Black Clothes Dashi. No matter at sea or on land, it will be a few years before they fight against this enemy.

Li Tan likes this atmosphere of free discussion very much. Although the players always have explosive discussions, they can always inspire him.

In fact, in this position, Li Tan understands one thing, sometimes what he doesn't do is more important than what he does.

There is no optimal solution for most policies.

Digging the Grand Canal is a project that will benefit thousands of years, but Emperor Sui Yang was too impatient and recruited too many manpower, which became a disaster for the people.

It was also necessary to conquer Goguryeo, but Emperor Sui Yang was so overjoyed that he failed to conquer Goguryeo but wasted national power and even became the captain of the transportation team. This also became an important reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty.

Many of the policies of Wang Anshi's reform were intended to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but when they were implemented crookedly, they became evil laws that harmed the people.

Now that the Tang Empire has reached such a territory, Li Tan has discovered that there is no complete national policy, and the important thing is the people who implement the national policy.

Li Tan deeply understood this truth, and he also understood Zhu Yuanzhang's helplessness when he killed an official. Rectifying the administration of officials did not happen overnight, and the contradictions accumulated in the Tang Dynasty were not just a problem of powerful and powerful families.

Jiang Lun talked about Zhancheng Dao with great vigor and style, and also talked about the new steam engine in Longyou, but Li Tan lost interest.

All powerful empires have been defeated from within. Li Tan stood up, looked at the emperor's throne on the top of the imperial steps, and interrupted the discussion of the Hanlin scholars.

"It's fine to leave these matters to the Zhengshitang. What I have to do is to rectify the administration of officials!"

(End of this chapter)