Datang first village

Li Yuanxing ordered to go back to Chang'an, leaving Su Dingfang here to continue digging.No progress is required, just watch this place.The rest of the large troops went back to Chang'an with Li Yuanxing.

The only thing I brought with me was the complete dragon bone.and three essentially complete dinosaur bones.

The most complete among them is not the pterosaur, but a velociraptor with a height of only one meter.Not even a single bone was missing, and what was even more rare was that very few bones on his body were broken.

When the King of Qin returned to Chang'an, there were no drums, no banners, only the speeding procession.

Li Xiaogong and Zhang Gong would like to return to their respective cities and step up their defenses. Especially Li Xiaogong began to pay attention to Gaochang's reaction, and began to store war preparations in Yiwu and train the bravery of the people.Li Yuanxing has promised that before winter no matter what, one hundred thousand shi of grain and 10 people's ordnance will be transported to him.

Hezhou is more than 300 miles away from Chang'an.

Li Yuanxing ordered to return to Chang'an in ten days!

At noon on the ninth day, Li Er, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, personally set out for thirty miles.

It's not for anything else, just because Li Yuanxing suddenly came back early, and there was no drum music, and he marched at a rapid speed, with many luggage dragged behind.Li Er couldn't help worrying.

"Brother Huang came out to meet him in person, and my ministers are terrified!" Li Yuanxing still kept a smile on his face.

"Goro has worked hard. I must want Brother Wei to see the skeleton of the giant beast one day earlier. Wulang has worked hard!" Li Er also laughed haha, and reached out to pick up Li Yuanxing: "Come in the same car with Brother Wei, and see you off for Brother Wei!" Goro back to Qinwangzhuang!"

Li Er and Li Yuanxing sat on Li Er's frame.

After getting into the car, Li Yuanxing and Li Er's faces sank at the same time.

"Goro. What happened?"

"It's a very interesting thing. My brother underestimated some people. So go back to Chang'an to make some preparations and play this game with them." Li Yuanxing forced a smile on his face.

Li Er shook his head lightly: "Wu Lang, don't embarrass yourself too much. I want to tell you some good news. This year, there must be a bumper harvest around Chang'an. In Baili, the harvest is five times that of last autumn, and this is all the benefits of Wulang's construction of water conservancy."

"First send 10 loads to Li Xiaogong, and ask the Ministry of War to prepare [-] people's ordnance and secretly transport it to Yiwu!"

"Goro, tell me, what happened?"

After Li Yuanxing sorted out the thoughts in his mind.began to speak.

"Brother Huang, let's talk about the time first. The Tuyuhun people suddenly proposed to open the Spring City, so the time is from mid to late April next year. At this time, I should be on an expedition to Goguryeo, or I have already arrived in Goguryeo. The time to prepare for the war. The two times coincided."

Li Er nodded.He can rule the world.He is definitely superior to Li Yuanxing in terms of strategy.

"Let's talk about the location. Tuyuhun chose Ganzhou, which is the throat between Datang and Yiyiwu. It can be said that as long as Ganzhou is unstable, even if there are only some wars, I, Datang, will take care of it in two months. Go to Yiwu. Let’s talk about Yiwu, all the checkpoints in Yiwu are set up for Datang, it is easy to attack from west to east, but difficult to attack from east to west, very difficult!”

Li Er nodded silently.

"Brother Huang, the last point. It is that King Gaochang played a trick that he thought was very clever. I thought that my younger brother wanted to stabilize Gaochang and use his troops in a few years, so he intentionally made a few very unreasonable demands. Minister I thought he was wrong, this kind of superfluous thing, on the contrary, alerted my younger brother!"

After listening to Li Yuanxing's entire introduction, Li Er shook his head lightly.

"Brother Huang thinks that the younger brother is wrong?"

"Goro, listen to Brother Wei."

Li Yuanxing nodded heavily: "Brother Huang, please advise!"

"Goro, you are just guessing, but there is not enough evidence to prove that Gaochang and the Tuyuhun people are not good for Datang. But you are right, Wulang. Such an arrangement, such a time and place together, seems to be a problem in itself. Conspiracy. Tell the truth first, or it is false!"

Li Er's thinking was a little more complicated than that of Li Yuanxing, because he was still thinking about the contradictions within Datang.

"If it is true, there is only one solution, and that is for me, Datang, to act in advance. However, to act in advance means breaking with Tuyuhun and starting a war. King Gaochang just handed in the obedience form, and Tuyuhun offered to be friendly. At this time, our Tang Dynasty Do it first, and let the world see it."

"Yes. It's really a troublesome matter!" Li Yuanxing sighed.

Li Er said: "Besides, it's false. They don't want to resist. Datang sent too many troops there. It will affect the defense of other places. If you send 50 troops, plus auxiliary troops and people who transport food and grass, it is equivalent to Let Datang lose nearly [-] laborers, you must know how much labor is in demand in Chang'an now."

Li Yuanxing probably knew how big it was, but he didn't have a detailed figure.

Li Er is the emperor and his elder brother.On the issue of the internal construction of the Tang Dynasty, this was the first time that Li Yuanxing was talking about reason, and now Li Er was talking about reason.

"Goro, the value of Shiwei livestock workers in Chang'an has almost tripled. The monthly salary of Mohe boatmen has increased by about five times. A third-class craftsman only needs to post a notice on the notice of the Ministry of Industry that he is looking for a job. , Not less than an hour after the notice is posted, there will be no less than ten people coming to the door. The income is already higher than that of the fifth-rank officials of Datang."

Ha ha ha ha!

Li Yuanxing smiled heartily.

Datang has changed, and it is completely different from the historical Datang.

When did labor force become a scarce material in Datang, but in fact the workshops in Chang'an are really robbing people.

"Goro doesn't know that your machine with thousands of mu a day is the most demanded in Datang. The price of strong cattle has dropped by [-]%. If you buy one of your machines, you can free up hundreds of labors. And the benefits created by these hundreds of people for the aristocratic family in a year is ten times the price of your machine."

"Xiangong is productivity!" Li Yuanxing replaced the word technology with Xiangong once.

Li Er also laughed along with Li Yuanxing.

Suddenly, Li Er's face changed: "Wu Lang, I will tell you another big conspiracy!"

"Brother, please speak!"

"The Western Turkic people secretly told Wang Jishan that as long as the elder brother agrees to get married, their dowry will be Gaochang!" Li Er said in a very serious tone.

Li Yuanxing was stunned for a moment, then continued to laugh: "Okay, it's really great. These guys are all shameless!"

Brothers Li Er and Li Yuanxing both understood the meaning of Xi Turk's words.This is also tantamount to telling Datang that if they do not make peace, the Western Turks will definitely avoid the Gaochang issue.The rest of the issues can be discussed. There is no problem with trade routes, trade, etc.

Whether you want horses, women, or goods in Datang, it's not a problem.

Only, don't talk about Gaochang.

Li Er lowered his voice a bit: "Wulang, I heard that you are going to build two sky fortresses. So I want to tell you, don't use the other one as a last resort. Unless you are sure to start a full-scale war with Tuyuhun, use it." , it is very likely that all the small states around Datang will secretly unite."

"Because Datang made them feel scared?" Li Yuanxing thought that his guess was correct.

"That's right, that's the reason. Goro can imagine, East Turkic, Western Turkic, Tuyuhun, and Goguryeo. If they join forces, what will happen to my Tang Dynasty? At this time, I really understand how difficult it is not to be close. Great Tang Yi has entered a state of all-out war at this time, and the development of Datang will stop there, and it is likely to go back to the chaos of the war a few years ago." Li Er is an excellent strategist, he thinks no more than Li Yuanxing is simple, but definitely more comprehensive.

Li Er didn't say a word.

That is, there are still many people in the Prince Yin's party, and it is only the first year of Zhenguan.

At that time, in case the world says that Li Er is the emperor, he only knows how to use force.It's really not as good as Prince Yin.At that time, Li Er couldn't stand it, and neither could Li Yuanxing.There will definitely be civil strife in Datang.

"Brother Huang, do you have any brilliant suggestions?" Li Yuanxing asked.

Li Er shook his head with a smile: "No, even if he knew he was at a disadvantage, let Gao Chang attack first, and then counterattack. This is the only idea in Brother Wei's mind. It's just for the sake of righteousness. I take revenge."

Li Yuanxing understands that this is politics, even if he knows that he will suffer losses and sacrifices, he has to choose.

"If the opponent starts to fight, we will fight back..."

After Li Yuanxing asked, he regretted it. As Li Er said, a lot of preparations were needed.

What if you guess wrong?

Then there is only one option, which is to directly fight Gaochang.Otherwise, the officials of the Tang Dynasty would think that when His Highness King Qin was also at fault, they could only be forced to do the same thing.

Going to war with Gaochang means going to war with Tuyuhun, and this is another trouble.

Datang needs to recuperate and accumulate strength.

Li Yuanxing leaned on the carriage, and the more he thought about it, the more chaotic he became. Politics is really not fun, and those who play politics cannot be good people.Otherwise, the cruel decision cannot be made. No matter how Li Yuanxing calculates, it will require a lot of waste of manpower, material resources, and financial resources.Even many people have to be sacrificed.

Whether it is the soldiers of Datang or the people of Datang.

"Goro, you have to remember that Goguryeo has to fight. No matter how much the fight goes, this time I will give you the right to make the decision. Even if you don't fight an inch of land, I will not complain."

Li Yuanxing didn't answer, but just smoked his cigarette silently.

The burden on King Qin's body is getting heavier and heavier. This is not a game, and it's not just following his surname.This is not a game, it is impossible to make a mistake and start over.This is not a game, because all the sacrifices are the most real life.

"Wulang, this journey has been extremely tiring. After returning to the village, take a good rest for a few days. There are state affairs every day, and there is no rush for these few days." (To be continued...)