Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 171

Li Tai handed in his plan, and then went back to Yue Palace.

After all, even if you leave, you can't go in such a hurry, and it's not a matter of life and death, so go back as usual and rest as usual.

Then Li Tai had just washed up and was about to lie down, when a servant came over and announced Li Tai into the palace, saying that it was Li Shimin who summoned him.

What can Li Tai do, he can only put on his clothes again and run over helplessly.

But when Li Tai came to Liangyi Hall, he was shocked. Tang Jian of Honglu Temple, Li Jing, Minister of War, Dou Jing, Minister of Civil Affairs, Dai Zhou, Minister of Household, Wen Yanbo, Minister of Zhongshu, Wang Gui, Minister of the Ministry of War The left servant shot at Fang Xuanling, but unfortunately he didn't see Wei Zheng.

Li Tai couldn't help feeling a little panicked, feeling that he could participate in such a meeting?
"Qingque, I have already shown your courtiers about your plan to pacify Liaodong, but you have some doubts about your policy, and I need you to answer it.

If the answer is good, you will be ready to go to Youzhou. If the answer is not good, then I can only arrange another place for you! "

Li Shimin said with some expectation.

Obviously, Li Shimin just wanted to see Li Tai's strategy.

"This is what should be done!" Li Tai nodded and said, "I also ask all the ministers to check for Qingque's omissions and fill in the gaps. Qingque is here to thank you."

Seeing Li Tai's words, everyone looked at each other, planning to choose one person to ask Li Tai first.

A group of people looked at Fang Xuanling, Wang Gui, Wen Yanbo, Dai Zhou, Dou Jing, Li Jing, and Tang Jian. When it fell to Tang Jian, Tang Jian could only bite the bullet and come out.

It never occurred to Tang Jian that even a Honglu Qing from the third rank would be somewhat insufficient in his official position.

Tang Jian came out to salute Li Tai and Li Shimin first, and then said: "King Yue, the sage called us here today.

I read the strategy written by you, King Yue, with Youzhou as the core to caress the aliens, accumulate supplies, and pacify Liaodong.

I am deeply impressed and even more confused, so I invite the king of Yue to come and answer one or two questions.

For example, I, the King of Yue, proposed that Honglu Temple should cooperate to unite the local alien races.

I'm curious, the King of Yue is going to need my Honglu Temple, how can I cooperate with you? "

Tang Jian explained the whole thing to Li Tai in one breath, and at the same time raised his own questions.

Obviously, Tang Jian saw that Li Tai was really dazed and unprepared, so he just reminded him.

For Li Shimin, letting Li Tai accept the questioning of the civil servants of the imperial court without preparation was clearly an assessment for Li Tai.

Whether Li Tai can convince all the courtiers is secondary, and more important is to see how prepared Li Tai is for Youzhou.

To put it simply, what Li Shimin needs to see is Li Tai's attitude.

After all, Youzhou was almost the most important city of the imperial court in the Northeast. Even if Li Tai had the ability and perseverance, Li Shimin was somewhat worried about letting a prince pass by.

So this group of people is the final test for Li Tai.

Hearing Tang Jian's words, Li Tai said, "Tang Hongxi still remembers the Zhengguo Canal that is still under construction!"

Tang Jian was a little stunned when he heard Li Tai's words.

And Li Taidao: "Because I used Eastern Turkic aliens in Gaoling, I feel that it is very good for them to work as corvees.

Then I think this kind of plan can be used in Youzhou, let the foreigners in Youzhou work, change their customs through labor, and make them Han people.

Compared with Honglu Temple, which needs to travel thousands of miles to transfer the foreign race to Gaoling, the foreign race can be sent to me directly in Youzhou.

It will not be difficult for them to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and change their household registration when they build many facilities for Datang and complete the labor reform. "

Tang Jian frowned when he heard Li Tai's words.

For Honglu Temple, in theory, all alien races have to deal with Honglu Temple, but Honglu Temple used to only care about the upper-level figures among the alien races, and it really turned a blind eye to the lower-level people.

After all, for the sake of a few people of different races, the investment is not proportional to the return!
But now, as long as Li Tai has any projects, he will recruit many foreigners from Honglu Temple to replace the corvee.

This has invisibly enhanced the functions of Honglu Temple, especially the people who were at most just shuttles, and now they have gradually become the number one slave trader in the Tang Dynasty... No, it is the human resources development department, so the value will naturally go up up.

And Yue Wang can use this method to operate here, what about the construction of bridges and roads in other places in Datang!

With the vision opened, Tang Jian already felt that Honglu Temple, the original Qingshui yamen, now has more and more authority.

Tang Jian saluted Li Tai solemnly. For Tang Jian, this reason was enough to convince him.

However, Dou Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came out immediately, looked at Li Tai and said:
"What the King of Yue means is that there will be a large number of people from other races who will become my people from the Tang Dynasty.

If this is the case, wouldn't it be a mixture of Hu and Han, and I'm afraid it will become a disaster of Wu Huan Hua again! "

"It definitely needs to be registered!" Li Tai said,

"The only way is to register them, and if they commit any crimes, we will deal with them according to the law of the Tang Dynasty.

The laws of the Tang Dynasty are higher than their customs, and they are allowed to handle things according to their own customs only if they do not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty. "

Hearing this, Dou Jing understood a little bit what Li Tai was going to do, it was very simple and justified.

And for Huaxia, that's exactly what it says.

If these aliens really entered their place of origin, pressed their fingerprints, and became Chinese people, then they can be managed purely with the methods of the Tang Dynasty, which is the most important thing.

So Dou Jing thought about it, and didn't raise any objections. After all, at least from Zheng Baiqu's experiment, these Eastern Turkic survivors have been assimilated quite well. If they are allowed to register now, they will be able to successfully enter the Tang Dynasty. household registration.

At this time Li Jing stood up and said to Li Tai, "I'm very interested in your idea of ​​pacifying Liaodong Koryo, King Yue."

"Li Shangshu, if you have any suggestions, Taiding will try his best to explain clearly!" Li Tai looked at Li Jing and said.

"Let's start with King Yue's plan to use Guan Zhongzhi!" Li Jing said, "The first step of King Yue's plan is to open trade.

It is very good that Goguryeo can do business with the court, but what if Goguryeo does not do business! "

"Our Datang navy has also trained in the Bohai Sea for three years, whether it's suppressing bandits or fishing, it's time to find an opponent to try our level!" Li Tai said,

"Let the Datang navy dispatch to harass Goguryeo directly along the shore.

Goguryeo is small and narrow, and the land that can be cultivated is limited. After being harassed a few times, we don't seek to cede the land, but open the treaty ports, which is very reasonable! "

"But if this is the case, the port that opens the shore may be closely watched by Goguryeo, and it will be difficult to exert a surprise attack effect!"

At this moment, Li Jing said from the perspective of actual combat that it is difficult for this open trading port to play a role.

"That was the fuse that led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty. It is impossible to expect Goguryeo to be destroyed directly!" Li Tai sighed, "It would be great to open up the treaty ports and implement the strategy of Guan Zhong to erode Goguryeo a little bit!"

"I think King Yue may have underestimated Goguryeo!" Wang Gui said.

"Goguryeo is quite resilient, if we can attack Goguryeo along the coast, then will Goguryeo be able to attack Datang along the coast in the future.

If this is the case, Datang will increase the defense line by thousands of miles! "

When everyone heard Wang Gui's words, they couldn't help but become serious. This is indeed a major event that cannot be taken lightly!

"It's very possible!" Li Tai said calmly:

"But the navy is not so easy to train. It needs not only soldiers, but also resources and skills. After training, it needs maintenance and maintenance every year.

To be honest, not to mention that my Tang navy may not lose to Goguryeo, or even if I lose, as long as the soldiers can survive, our navy will only become stronger and stronger, but Goguryeo is destined to become weaker and weaker! "

"Why?" Wang Gui asked curiously after hearing Li Tai's words.

"Without him, it's just hurting people!

The size of Goguryeo is there. No matter how Goguryeo wants to develop, it determines that their number and scale are limited.

But for us, even if the navy is beaten to annihilation, as long as the people are healthy and the supplies are sufficient, shipbuilding is nothing more than making dumplings and continuing to fight Goguryeo! "

Li Taidao, "Even if ten is exchanged for one, as long as we can consume Goguryeo to death, then we will consume to death!"

Wang Gui was a little dazed when he heard Li Tai's method, even the other people present looked at Li Tai with very different eyes.

Isn't the art of war always about how to fight more with less?
Why is Li Tai's mouth hurting people with his own self and exchanging ten for one at every turn? Is this really reliable?

Even though he achieved this position, Wang Gui really didn't know if Li Tai's method of using power to overwhelm others made sense.

He couldn't help looking at Li Jing, after all, only Li Jing, the military god, could answer his doubts.

But Li Jing looked at Wang Gui and looked towards him with some doubts, but he could only say with a wry smile,

"If you use the king of Yue's style of play, I'm afraid the gods on the opposite side can't stand it, but can the king of Yue really have such a shipbuilding speed!"

"Stop, stop!" Li Tai looked at Li Jing, and said, "Let's put this question aside for now. What I mean is, can Koguryo be forced to trade with us, at least in a short period of time, under the pressure of the water master!"

"If it's just a request for trade, then Goguryeo will not refuse it!" Fang Xuanling said firmly, "But this kind of trade may be easily cut off when Goguryeo thinks the time is right!"

Li Tai shook his head and said, "Once the door to trade is opened, it will not be so easy to close it!
When we have deals with all the princes and ministers of Goguryeo, closing the door to trade is tantamount to declaring war on the whole of Goguryeo. "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help squinting their eyes. Obviously, they didn't think of such a method, but they never thought about it from this direction.

But think about Li Tai's attitude of always using money to open the way, this is really Li Tai's way.

Li Taidao: "Of course, for us, we also need such a window to Goguryeo.

After all, Goguryeo was able to defeat the Sui Dynasty three times, which shows the resilience of the Goguryeo nation.

I don't think Goguryeo is easy to deal with, so it is very important to use this window to allow us to see the situation in Goguryeo and the local information of Goguryeo. "

At least he can know the mountains and rivers in Goguryeo according to the business way, and he will be more prepared to attack Goguryeo in the future! "

After hearing Li Tai's words, everyone finally understood the importance of this step of trade.

This is like cutting a wound on Goguryeo's body, not only to make Goguryeo bleed, but more importantly, to use this wound to pollute the entire Goguryeo.

It has to be said that after hearing this, everyone understood that Li Tai's strategy of flattening Liaodong was worth enough.

The whole policy is not achieved overnight, but step by step. If you feel that you can implement the next step, then implement the next step.

Moreover, each step can increase the chances of actually sending troops to Goguryeo in the future, but as long as the two sides have no intention of launching a war, the two sides can still conduct business.

All in all, as long as no war breaks out, no one will know whether this trade is poison or sugar. It can be said that this is the best policy that everyone can accept.

"However, where did the money come from?!" Fang Xuanling finally stood up, seeing how everyone was moved by Li Tai's words, Fang Xuanling understood that the most important thing was money if he wanted to put his bragging into practice. .

Even though it was Li Tai who proposed the plan, even though Li Tai had proved that he was really capable of making money, this time was different.

Because this is conspiracy.

The development of Gaoling only proves Li Tai's talent in internal affairs, but if he wants to seek the country, even if it costs a thousand pounds, Li Tai needs at least four liang!

But relative to the country, more resources are needed to seek the country.

"I need the right to intervene in the development plans of the surrounding states with Youzhou as the core.

I need to break the royal salt and iron monopoly and be able to make salt and iron by myself.

I need naval escort to guarantee the right to trade with Goguryeo! "

However, Li Tai spoke out the rights he needed in one breath, took a breath, and said slowly,
"If the imperial court can give me these rights, then I will be ready for the imperial court to lead an army of [-] to conquer Goguryeo within three years at the shortest and five years at the longest without affecting the taxation of Youzhou and the surrounding areas. "

Everyone present heard Li Tai's words, and although they frowned, they didn't feel that what Li Tai wanted was too much.

In the final analysis, what Li Tai wants is internal affairs authority, not military authority.

For everyone present, since Li Tai wants to be in charge, it is only natural that he needs more internal affairs authority.

After all, as long as Li Tai is not involved in military power, to be honest, in the eyes of everyone, Li Tai really doesn't want much!
Seeing Li Tai's confident look, Fang Xuanling didn't know how to answer for a while.

Although Li Tai didn't answer his question directly, it is undeniable that Li Tai has already answered the question.

Because Li Tai didn't think about asking the court for money from the beginning, on the contrary, as long as the court gave Li Tai the right, then Li Tai said that I will pay for the money for the country!
This can't help but make Fang Xuanling feel a little bit puzzled, Youzhou, no, even the whole Hebei Road, is there so much money?
(End of this chapter)