If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 20: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, please read on!
When Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong heard this, they both stood there in silence, but their brains were like a machine turned on, with gears constantly turning, grinding and digesting Li An's words.

This kid looks like a reckless person, but he is ruthless when it comes to cheating his father.

But when it comes to strategies for dealing with powerful enemies, he can actually hit the nail on the head, dark and ruthless,

If the Tang Dynasty really treated the Huns in this way, I am afraid that this powerful enemy in the north would soon become too weak to rise again!

high!
It’s really high!
After Li An finished speaking, he held the wine glass in one hand and the chicken wing in the other, drinking with relish, with a proud expression on his face.

In fact, according to his thinking, these two strategies are just the worst and middle strategies.

He didn't say the real best strategy.

That is immigration to change the race and education on the high platform!

A great war would kill most of their men, and then most of their descendants would be replaced with Han blood, and then they would be educated with the teachings of Confucius and Mencius.

In just a few decades, the herdsmen on the grassland will become descendants of the Han people!
By then, that vast grassland will completely become the stable territory of the Tang Dynasty!
However, the results of this approach are too slow.

Besides, the throne of the Tang Dynasty now belongs to his father Li Shimin, and Li An would never come up with such an idea.

"Been taught a lesson!"

Li Shimin clasped his fists towards his son and said:
"I have one more thing I want to ask you, Your Majesty."

He had just heard Li An's worst and middle strategies for dealing with the Huns, and he felt that they made a lot of sense. At this moment, he was actually convinced.

So, I took this opportunity to throw out another difficult problem in my mind.

Li An just chuckled:
"Brother, I have already told you two strategies. This strategic consultation is not something you can just give casually. If you ask me again, I will charge you!"

Li Shimin was startled.

Okay, are you still asking your father for money?
I let you lose so much money and become an idiot.

Do you want more now?
Li An laughed loudly and waved his hand:
"Forget it. Since you bought so many mirrors from me, I will answer your question for free one more time. Remember to bring more money next time you come back and buy more things from Lingnan!"

Li Shimin sighed softly.
This rebellious son is really too ungrateful!
"It's like this. Although the Tang Dynasty has unified the country, there are still many remnants of the previous dynasty and the remnants of the Thirty-Six Route War. They are just hiding among the people and are difficult to eliminate. I wonder if the prince has any good ideas?"

"This is easy!"

Li An clapped his hands:

"Build up prisons, torture severely, confiscate homes and exterminate families, implement collective punishment, and set up literary inquisitions. Anyone who spreads evil words to confuse the public will be punished and their entire family will be exterminated!"

Li Shimin's face turned dark in an instant.

Damn it!

What a great idea!

If we really do this, what is the difference between the Tang Dynasty and those barbarians.

What is the difference between me and tyrants like Zhou of Shang and Jie of Xia!
Just when Li Shimin was getting angry, Li An laughed again:
"But this is also a bad idea."

Li Shimin felt a slight pain in his heart.

Damn it!
This traitor!

Talking to him is like riding a roller coaster.
I really can't stand this stimulation!

He immediately made up his mind. After listening to Li An's advice, he left the palace without looking back and headed back to Chang'an!
Can't stand it!
"Next time, please tell me the best strategy directly!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and spoke in a deep voice.

Li An smiled and said:

"No comparison, no harm! If I tell you the best strategy directly, without the contrast of the worst strategy, how can you feel the beauty of the best strategy?"

What he said made so much sense that Li Shimin was speechless.

Li Shimin took another deep breath and decided not to look at Li An's still handsome face.

Outside the window, there are blue sky, white clouds, birds singing and flowers blooming.

Li Shimin seemed to recall the running under the setting sun, which was his long-gone youth... huh...

Feeling much better!
Then he turned back:
"Your Majesty, please speak. I would like to hear the details."

"I wonder if you two have ever read our newspapers in Lingnan?"

Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong nodded at the same time:
"I've seen it. This Lingnan Express is quite amazing!"

Li An smiled and said:

"What did you read in the newspaper?"

Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong were stunned.

"This... the content of the newspaper is very wide-ranging, from major events in the world to the royal palace's decrees, to interesting stories in Lingnan, and even jokes and agricultural knowledge..."

Li An shook his head:

"It seems that you only saw the surface!"

surface?

Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong were both stunned again.

So……

What is the core of this newspaper?

"Let me tell you, although the content of this newspaper may seem complicated, it is actually the mouthpiece of this king!"

"It gathers all kinds of major news and interesting common sense, and mixes in my will. When the people read the newspaper, they will be subtly influenced by me, and they will agree with my policies and opinions, and expand my influence!"

"When I first arrived in Lingnan, the people here had no idea what kind of person I was. They thought I was just like other corrupt officials who only knew how to exploit the people!"

"There are even people living in the mountains who have no idea that the dynasty has changed and still think they are still under the rule of the Sui Dynasty!"

"But since I started the newspaper, the people can not only learn about every decree I issued from the newspaper, but also understand my various policy strategies."

"I also introduced various agricultural techniques in the newspapers so that the people living in the mountains can also use them to improve their crops and increase food output."

“Although not many people in Lingnan can read, as long as there is one person who can read, he can read it to everyone, and then spread it to ten people, ten to a hundred people, and it will play a role in spreading public opinion!”

"Now, among the people of Lingnan, there is no one who does not know me, and there is no one who is not grateful to the Tang Dynasty! No one misses the previous dynasty, and no one will go to the mountains to steal because of injustice or hardship!"

“This is all thanks to the newspaper!”

Hearing this, Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong were both shocked.

When they first saw the Lingnan Express, they just found it interesting.

But after Li An's explanation, they realized that newspapers can play such a great role!
Absolutely!

When Li Shimin looked at Li An again, his eyes were full of admiration:

"This method is very clever, but I don't know how you came up with it!"

Li An raised his head and laughed wildly:
"Haha, who am I? I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the heir of the Li family. My father, Emperor Taizong... Bah! My father is unparalleled in the world in both civil and military affairs. Since I, his son, am standing on the shoulders of giants, I must be better than my father!"

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly changed his words.

Taizong was the posthumous title given to Li Shimin by later generations after his death!
Okay,

Now that the father is not dead yet, his son has already thought of a posthumous title.

This is treason!

After hearing this, Li Shimin's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

But Li An's next words made him feel vaguely elated.

His literary and military skills are unparalleled in the world!
Standing on the shoulders of giants……

Fortunately, this rebellious son can speak!
(End of this chapter)