Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 315 Ideological War

After Yang Guang read the letter, he felt Xiao Menglan's good intentions. She tried her best to hide the danger she encountered so that Yang Guang would not worry, because she always remembered that when the prince returned to Beijing, Yang Guang had What she said to her.

If Yun Luo and the prince were replaced by Xiao Menglan and Yang Guang, and Xiao Menglan was imprisoned by the queen for interrogation, Yang Guang would rush back regardless of the risk.

This forced her to consider whether Yang Guang would rush back if she was in danger, thus delaying the important event.

Yang Guang murmured: "Mother and son are safe... Mother and son are safe."

Li Jing and Yuan Tiantian also knew the content of the letter. Yuan Tiantian shed tears after many years of master-servant friendship. Li Jing sighed: "The princess is really the best role model for women in the world. Only in history, such as the princess." Such women are rare."

"Meng Lan is like this, so I can only work hard and become stronger."

Yang Guang felt relieved, and then said to Li Jing: "Li Jing, I came here to discuss another matter with you."

"Your Highness, please tell me."

Yang Guang slowly said: "When the King of Shu attacked Tuyuhun before, we considered an issue, that is, the governance issue after winning the war. Although Tuyuhun borders our country and has belonged to us for a long time in history. But now the nobles of Tuyuhun and our court do not recognize each other. The fighting this time was fast, but also brutal. Many people were killed in order to achieve the results, so I think it will be very difficult to govern Tuyuhun in the future."

"Similarly, Goguryeo is the same."

Li Jing asked: "Your Highness, you mentioned this matter before, and I have thought about it, but there seems to be no other way besides high-pressure management?"

Yang Guang paced back and asked: "Inspired by this incident, I actually thought of one thing. Have you ever thought about why dynasties have changed so frequently in the Central Plains over the years? There seems to be nothing special about the people and traders at the bottom. If you want to resist, you won’t think that my country is dead and I want revenge. Of course, there are definitely some people, but these people are mostly stakeholders in the destroyed dynasty, not the general public.”

"But after we capture Goguryeo or Tuyuhun, we may have to face overt or covert resistance from the entire grassroots population. Even if they don't resist directly, they will push forward when they encounter opportunities."

"Please help me analyze the reasons."

Hearing this, Li Jing fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Highness, you said before that the surrender of the crown prince of Tuyuhun is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Controlling the orthodox heir of this court can control this place more reasonably, but This can only explain that controlling their prince can maintain the interests of the highest-level interest groups in the court, but it still cannot solve the reason why their people, the middle-level population, feel comfortable accepting the rule of Prince Tuyuhun. I can’t think of a reasonable explanation at the moment, but I feel it is reasonable from the bottom of my heart.”

Yang Guang tapped the table with his fingers: "Their king dies, the prince inherits the throne, or the second son is another prince, or a certain minister is in power, the people basically don't care, unless the king is a virtuous man and is influenced by The people are extremely supportive, so they must not have any special feelings about the change of rule, because it is too far away from them."

"Similarly, if their rulers are replaced by us, we will be very far away from them. Their personal interests are basically not involved at this level, but they will all oppose and be afraid, because they are afraid that we will bully them, and the bullying will be worse than The original ruler was ruthless, but the people in the Central Plains didn't care much. It took me a long time to figure it out, and it boils down to four words."

"Cultural Identity."

Different perspectives of thinking determine the answers you get.

The people of the Central Plains share the same cultural heritage. As long as their interests are not infringed, they do not worry about who will be the emperor. Today, the person named Li will be the emperor, tomorrow the person will be named Zhang, and the day after tomorrow the person named Liu will be the same as the common people. What does land have to do with it?
What they are resisting is, but today a Wala Tatar comes to be the emperor, so everyone is worried that they will bully us. They don't even speak the Central Plains dialect, and they will force us to give up our customs, language, and living habits. Then things will be troublesome. stand up.

It is very difficult for people of different races to identify, among which identity and cultural recognition are the two most difficult things.

Identity is largely based on cultural identity.

The appearance of surprise is not that exaggerated in East Asia, so it can actually be controlled. In the final analysis, what is more important is cultural identity.

If the people in Tuyuhun learned the culture of the Sui Dynasty from the beginning, spoke the language of the Sui Dynasty, and used the products of the Sui Dynasty, then they would naturally not be too worried. After the people of the Sui Dynasty became the people in power, they would will be suppressed.

One thing that is better about Goguryeo than Tuyuhun is that culturally, Goguryeo is not much different from the Sui Dynasty. You can even treat Goguryeo as a dialect. The most important thing is that they use our words and read our books. .

Therefore, we have a cultural advantage in Goguryeo. Yang Guang sighed: "Although I think it's a shame, I have thought of a strategy that will be beneficial to the future governance of Goguryeo."

"Your Highness, please tell me."

"First of all, we have now conquered a large area of ​​Goguryeo land, and we have the third prince of Goguryeo. That guy is incompetent and afraid of death. It is indeed okay to support him to become a puppet. So I plan to use the land we have conquered across the sea to directly In his name, a court was established called [Xinhan]."

"From today onwards, medical clinics and schools will be established on the territory of [Xinhan], and scholars in Xinhan will be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations of the Great Sui Dynasty. Those who obtain the results can become officials, open maritime trade routes, and bring high-quality products to the Great Sui Dynasty." goods were sent to Goguryeo to improve their lives.”

When Yang Guang said this, Li Jing immediately said: "Your Highness, the Goguryeo people with dissident intentions may use these things to our disadvantage during the Sui Dynasty."

"No, scholars, businessmen, the smartest people, and the richest people all rely on the Sui Dynasty for their lives. If they don't rebel, others will not be able to stand up. As for the original nobles of Goguryeo, those people are already Standing on the opposite side of us, our victory has the greatest impact on their interests. Among these people, those who are willing to surrender to the third prince of Goguryeo can be eliminated, but those who are not willing will be eliminated. After seven or eight years, those who rely on the Sui Dynasty Scholars and businessmen will become the new generation of nobles in Goguryeo.”

After hearing Yang Guang's analysis, Li Jing seemed to have dispelled his doubts.

"Secondly, maintain the state of internal disputes in the region. Now there are the three kingdoms of Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo. Before, the Goguryeo family was powerful, but it failed to destroy Silla and Baekje. I even suspected that the Japanese invaded Baekje in collusion with Goguryeo. , suppressing their interests.”

"It is in the greatest interest of the Sui Dynasty that the three countries in this area continue to fight. And for New Korea, we will deprive them of their military rights. The Sui Dynasty will garrison here, and the money for the garrison will have to come from Goguryeo."

Li Jing said doubtfully: "Are the Goguryeo people willing to pay this money?"

“Do you know why vendors in the market have to pay protection fees?”

"Afraid of being bullied."

"Yes, for the same reason, the army of the Sui Dynasty will protect the people of New Korea. At the same time, this is also the reason why the Sui Dynasty gave so many preferential policies to New Korea. The people can just live a good life, and then focus on the military expenditures of the Sui army. The problem will develop into an upward chain of interests from the army to the New Korean court to New Korean officials to merchants and common people."

Yang Guang said very confidently: "And this chain of interests will bring a lot of gray income to the Xinhan court and Xinhan officials, especially the management of Xinhan. The better the economic development of Xinhan in the future, the officials will They can extract more from it, and then they will become a vested interest and will definitely try their best to maintain this model.”

"The officials of the imperial court have been stabilized. The people of Xinhan, who are at the bottom of the interest chain, are unable to cross the Xinhan officials and the Xinhan court to resist the Sui army. Even if there is resistance, it can only be against the officials and the court. , the officials of Xinhan must have a certain ability to manage their own people, their own people will always understand their own people best and know best how to solve the problem."

When Li Jing heard this, he was extremely shocked. This was a method that was not written in the book.There are countless military strategies in the military books, all of which teach how to win the battle, but only the King of Jin was thinking about how to manage the conquered land.

The biggest consideration in Yang Guang's idea is stability.

No matter how prosperous and powerful a court is, it cannot keep fighting, at least it cannot keep fighting by itself.

Fighting will have many sequelae. For the current Sui Dynasty, the Battle of Nanchen must be fought. This is the battle to unify the Central Plains. It is a battle that must be fought in the true sense. Others can be considered as appropriate to avoid participating in the war in person.

Because the Sui Dynasty is now prosperous and productivity has been greatly improved. In fact, everyone does not want to fight, but to focus on making money and make their lives rich.

Fighting every day has made everyone feel numb. If there is an economic problem in the future, they will definitely have to take the blame.

On the contrary, if you don't participate in the war, when the domestic conflicts can no longer be resolved, and then go to war, everyone's attention can be diverted from the conflicts.

So even though the situation in Goguryeo is now very good, Yang Guang said: "Li Jing, I plan to stop the offensive against Goguryeo in the near future, and divide and rule after peace talks."

Li Jing knew that Yang Guang's strategy would definitely arouse huge opposition, and he saw that he could take down all Goguryeo with every step of pressing, but at this time he chose peace talks, leaving a glimmer of hope for Goguryeo.

At the same time, Yang Guang also reduced his achievements by at least half, but Li Jing felt that this conspiracy was the best strategy for the Sui Dynasty.

"His Royal Highness, King Jin, when you say when to stop, Li Jing will order the army to stop when. It will all be at your command."

Yang Guang nodded: "If the northern and southern armies launch a general attack, it is best to attack the domestic city and then retreat."

"Wei Chen understands."

After Li Jing retreated, Yuan Tiantian stepped forward. She was still worried about Xiao Menglan, so she asked: "Your Highness, I don't know how the princess's physical condition is now. If necessary, I will go back to Daxing City on your behalf first. Let’s take a look at the specific situation so that Your Highness won’t worry too much.”

Yuan Tiantian could tell that Yang Guang was very worried about Xiao Menglan's situation.

Yang Guang thought for a while and nodded: "Well, please help me go back and take a look. The letter sent must reflect the specific situation."

"Yes, I understand. It's just that I'm not with you, and there's no one to take care of your daily life. I'm also quite worried."

"It doesn't matter. With the situation here, it shouldn't take more than a few months."

Just after saying a few words, Li Jing, who had left before, turned back.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, we have just received news that Sudoluo, the man from the Japanese country you sent earlier, has arrived."

"Oh?"

Yang Guang did not expect that by such a coincidence, his spy Sudoro would come back at this time.

"Go and tell him to come see me."

Sudoro himself did not expect that King Jin would be here as soon as he landed.

At this time, Sudoro was much fatter than when they met before. He had a beard and looked like a wealthy family.

"Caomin Suduoluo, pay homage to His Highness the King of Jin."

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence, Sudoro, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here in Sui Dynasty this time?"

Sudoro's face was full of smiles: "I'm here to tell you the good news, His Highness Prince Jin."

"What happy event?"

"Our emperor hopes to open maritime trade with the Sui Dynasty, and is willing to pay the Sui Dynasty coins."

Yang Guang saw the trick at a glance: "Sudoro, you seem to have forgotten who you are working for. Did your emperor see us crossing the sea and attacking Goguryeo, so he wanted to obtain our warships through mutual trade? thing?"

Sudoroma was shocked: "Your Highness, Prince Jin, you absolutely don't dare. How dare we have such thoughts? It is only because of His Majesty, Prince Jin that the Emperor would do this and take the initiative to pay the annual coins."

"Sudoro!"

Yang Guang's low voice made Sudoro shudder. He looked up and saw that the aura of the grown-up King Jin was far beyond what he had when he was a teenager.

"The king gave you money and asked you to be my spy. I hope you can repay me wholeheartedly. It seems that you are going to disappoint me."

Sudoro knelt on the ground. After so many years, he seemed to have forgotten the fear he felt when his life was in the hands of the young King Jin, and the King Jin in front of him could hold him in the palm of his hand.

"I will give you one last chance. Why does the king of Japan propose to trade with us at sea?"

Sudoro trembled and said: "Our Emperor, when I saw His Royal Highness King Jin, your army crossed the sea and directly captured Goguryeo relying on warships. Everyone was afraid, and at the same time they also wanted warships like the Sui Dynasty. Because we can’t build it ourselves.”

"What do you want the warship for? Are you coming to attack us?!"

(End of this chapter)