This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 865 Volume The Tang Dynasty Begins...

Li Chengqian himself may not be able to explain clearly what benefits it will bring.

But it is true that Li Er's behavior that crossed the line made Li Chengqian very uncomfortable.

As to whether he had any thoughts when he did this, it is unknown.

A few days later, in Li Chengqian's tent, Zhangsun Wuji said with a smile on his face: "It's been many years since we last met. Your Highness is now in great shape and vigor. The Empress is pleased to see..."

"No need to be polite." Li Chengqian had no intention of being polite with him. He waved his hand and asked, "Your Excellency's visit this time, but what does His Majesty the Emperor of your country think?"

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Changsun Wuji was slightly stunned.

He also didn't expect that Li Chengqian would be so unkind.

Your Excellency, your country.

These two words clearly show Li Chengqian's position at the time.

The obvious meaning was to tell him that at this moment, it was an exchange between countries, so he should not try to build relationships.

This caught Changsun Wuji off guard.

Although he didn't think that his uncle would have much face in front of Li Chengqian, it shouldn't be to this extent.

After a moment's silence, Changsun Wuji changed his strategy and said, "I am here on a mission to the Ming Dynasty under the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. First, I want to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on its expansion of territory and pacification of India.

The second is to discuss with the Ming Dynasty to jointly develop the southern countries."

"Jointly develop the southern countries?" Li Chengqian became interested after hearing this and asked, "How do we jointly develop them?"

When Changsun Wuji saw that Li Chengqian was interested, he immediately understood.

Yes, there were Ming Dynasty officials in the tent, and it was indeed inappropriate for him to start chatting about family matters right away.

Thinking of this, Chang Sun Wuji explained: "Whether it is the various tribes of India, or places like Pyu and Zhenla.

It is too far away from Sun Moon Mountain and Chang'an.

Whether it was the Ming Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, it was more or less beyond their reach to govern these places.

The reason why the countries surrendered so easily was that they all wanted to wait for Tang Ming to withdraw their troops before seeking a way out. Your Highness must also be aware of this."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Your Excellency is right about this.

I don’t know about the situation in the Tang Dynasty, but this situation does exist in my Ming Dynasty.

They all predicted that the Ming cavalry could not stay in India for long and would withdraw sooner or later.

It’s hard to say who will be the one making the wedding dress for whom by then.”

"My Tang Dynasty is in a similar situation." Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "But this is not difficult to understand. Chutian Wubu Tianzhu, Zhenla and other places have experienced this before. Their current choice is nothing more than a matter of experience.

But this time, they ignored the determination of the Tang Dynasty to thoroughly govern the south, and their beautiful dream will eventually become a bubble. "

How could they really not understand Vikramaditya's plan?

How is it possible to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to develop the Pyu Kingdom, thereby allowing the Pyu Kingdom to accumulate enough strength and then break away from the Tang Dynasty?

"How do we implement the joint development that the Tang Dynasty mentioned specifically?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Population migration." Changsun Wuji said immediately, "If you want to completely rule a place, the best way is to integrate the ethnic groups and cultures.

But the most practical problem facing the Tang and Ming dynasties was that the people of both countries might not be willing to migrate south.

This is the basis of our cooperation.”

Li Chengqian was a little confused. He did not deny that what Changsun Wuji said made sense.

But what does this have to do with cooperation between the two countries?
"I am a little confused," Li Chengqian asked, "Since the Tang Dynasty knows where the problem lies, why did they go south to take such a thankless task?

Isn't this just making yourself uncomfortable? "

After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Changsun Wuji was speechless, thinking, haven't you been the one who has been provoking His Majesty to do this?
But he would not say this out loud: "Going south is an inevitable choice. Your Highness also knows that although the Tang Dynasty is vast, there is not much land suitable for farming.

Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, natural disasters have continued. In the early years, the people were unable to get enough food and clothes.

Although there has been some improvement under your Majesty's leadership in recent years, the problem still exists.

If this problem cannot be solved from the root, then the disaster of that year will be in danger of happening again. This is the fundamental reason for the Tang Dynasty's southern expedition.

Moreover, the problems we face today are not unsolvable.

As far as the current situation is concerned, even if we do not cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, there are at least two ways to break this situation."

"Two methods?" Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Let me think about it.

The integration of national cultures is the right general direction.

But the envoy also said that the people were unwilling.

This is understandable. Han people all have the feeling that it is hard to leave their homeland.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty was now thriving and the people had finally been able to live a good life for a few days. If the court forced them to migrate south, it would undoubtedly be asking them to start all over again.

Not advisable.

So if the Tang Dynasty still wants to move south, I'm afraid the only option is to grant amnesty, right?

Get those guys in the cell over to the south?
From now on, if an official commits a crime, he will probably be exiled to these places, right?
You know what, if you spend a few years on it, you can actually see some results.

As for the second method, I haven’t figured it out yet.”

As he spoke, Li Chengqian shook his head, as if he was really thinking about it.

In fact, he was a little uncertain in his heart, so he had a second method, which was simple and crude.

If the people of the Tang Dynasty are unwilling to migrate south, then let's change direction.

Of course, there is no need to migrate people from various countries.

Firstly, the cost is too high. Secondly, and most importantly, if the people from various countries are really relocated, who will farm the land?
Since we cannot start with the common people, the best direction is naturally to relocate their powerful and wealthy.

Separate those in power from the people, and completely make those in power lose control over the people.

It truly allows the people to take charge of their own destiny.

However, as the person in power, it is difficult for him to say this method.

"Haha..." Zhang Sun Wuji laughed and said, "The second method is too dirty, so I won't talk about it.

But this time, I have another method. It depends on whether Your Highness is willing to try it. "

Changsun Wuji is indeed a talented person. He managed to bring the topic back to the topic even though it had gone off track.

You have no choice but to accept it.

Li Chengqian was speechless. Seeing that Changsun Wuji was unwilling to give up easily, and also because he was somewhat curious, he immediately said, "I also want to hear what the Tang Dynasty has planned."

"It's actually quite simple to explain." Chang Sun Wuji didn't dare to keep it a secret. He was really worried that Li Chengqian would be unhappy and turn hostile again, so he quickly said, "The problem now is that the people of Tang and Ming don't want to move south, and the people of other countries can't move north.

So why can't we move around?
This doesn’t solve all the problems.”