Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 230 Dilemma
Even the instigator of the whole thing would not have expected all of this. Li Shimin was able to use everything he could use in a short period of time, which is already very remarkable.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "I originally thought it would take two or three years to get the situation we have today. My Tang side has enough strength to go deep into the grasslands and fight the Turks. Judging from the current situation, it will only be one or two years at the latest. I The Tang Dynasty will surely be able to win the Turkic with the Turkic, and this is what worries me. Of course, this is only one of them!"

"External changes are okay, and have little to do with us; secondly, it is our internal affairs. This time, the vigorous administration of officials has taken down many corrupt officials and eliminated many evildoers. The small and medium-sized family of the gangsters, and released countless slaves, these people will become the common people of the Tang Dynasty, but the problem came out again. First, there is no one in the official department. You know that I will never It may be a compromise with the aristocratic family; second, as the year is approaching, how to accommodate these sudden extra people and how to distribute the land reasonably are another big problem. The above two points are what I am most worried about."

This time vigorously rectified the administration of officials, many local governments were given over to by Li Shimin's imperial envoy.Therefore, in many places there is anarchy and no officials. This kind of thing is okay for a day or two, but after a long time, it will definitely cause big problems.The second is the issue of resettlement of the common people. This is simpler. As long as the division of land is done fairly and justly, the common people will naturally have no objection, but the key is that no one helps the common people divide it!If one is not handled properly, gang fights may occur.

Reforming the administration of officials and punishing corrupt officials is a great thing, but because the Tang Dynasty was not established for a long time, its foundation is shallow, and its talent pool is insufficient, this also makes a good thing turn into a bad thing that shakes the foundation of the country.

"This is the necessary labor pain before the Great Rectification, it should be a good thing!" Qin Feng couldn't understand Li Shimin's thoughts for a while.

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, not necessarily. My son-in-law, does your son-in-law know why your great and powerful ancestor was able to unify the six kingdoms, and why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to drive out the Xiongnu and achieve great achievements?"

"It must be their great talent and strategy, with enough ambition and courage." Qin Feng replied without hesitation pretending to be stupid.

"It's one of them!" Li Shimin smiled wryly and shook his head: "The real key lies in money... Qin Guozhi after Shang Yang's reform. Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwen King, Qin Wu King, and Qin Zhaoxiang King are the most outstanding emperors in Chinese history for four consecutive generations. Afterwards, King Qin Xiaowen and King Qin Zhuangxiang were mediocre. However, the rise of Lu Buwei made Qin State stable and powerful. On the other hand, the six countries in the Central Plains were intrigued and intrigued by each other. When Qin Shihuang succeeded to the throne, the national strength of Qin State In order to be the Six Kingdoms, which country other than Qin can easily come out with 60 troops? Attacked Zhao twice, and Li Mu defeated Qin soldiers twice, annihilating tens of thousands of Qin soldiers, and then Zhao She wiped out tens of thousands of elite Qin troops in the Battle of Yuyu, and in the early stage of the Battle of Changning, Lian Po gave up the difficult-to-defense position on the west bank of the Dan River and shrank to the second line of defense east of the Dan River to build a barrier. This period lasted For three years, the powerful and dangerous Qin army lost troops and lost generals. Zhao Kuo performed well in the early stage after becoming commander. Even if the opponent was Wu Anjun Bai Qi, he suffered heavy losses. If Zhao Kuo hadn't been reckless and underestimated the enemy, arrogant and self-confident, who would win and who would lose? But such large-scale losses again and again cannot shake Qin's muscles. The strength of Qin at that time can be seen in general."

"As for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the same is true. The Han Dynasty passed Gaozu, Emperor Hui, Empress Lu, Emperor Wen, and Emperor Jing to recuperate for 45 years, keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile. According to historical records, it is "unless there is a disaster of flood and drought, the people will provide for their families. They all despise Yu Yu." They are all full, but the government treasury is full of goods. The money of the capital is huge, and it is decayed and cannot be corrected; the millet of Taicang, because of Chen Chenxiang, is overflowing and accumulates outside, until it becomes rotten and cannot be eaten'".

When Li Shimin said this, he was full of envy and even a little jealous: "Even though Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the huge capital left by the emperors of all dynasties, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fought for years, which made the country wasteful and the population halved. .”

"And we have developed too smoothly, a few years ahead of the original plan, and all kinds of problems have appeared during the rectification of officials. Lesson. With the lessons learned by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, how can we set foot on their path again? The demise of the previous dynasty was mostly due to the three conquests of Goguryeo. It is inevitable to send troops next year. In my opinion, this Turkic Or just don't fight at all. If you want to fight, just one battle will determine the world. Repeated conquests over and over again will only hurt the national strength and sink the whole country. Only a clean victory can deter the Quartet and deter Some criminals in the country who are ready to move."

Qin Feng was suddenly enlightened when he heard it. During the last dynasty, the Tang army believed in "lightning warfare". The essence is brought into full play without any hesitation.The Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period was very similar to Germany during World War II in terms of national power and focus, that is, the military strength was unprecedentedly strong, but the economy was a fatal weakness. In the war, the only one that the Zhenguan Dynasty did not succeed was Goguryeo. In that battle, the Tang army first recovered Liaodong, and successively conquered Xuantu, Hengshan, Gaimu, Momi, Liaodong, Baiyan, Beisha, Maigu, Yinshan, and Houhuangshicheng. Liao, Gai, and Yan three prefectures registered [-] people in China.In the three battles of Xincheng, Jian'an, and Zhubi, more than [-] people were beheaded.As for the Tang army, no more than [-] soldiers were killed in battle, but due to climate problems, they were hindered by the city of Anshi, and their horses lost [-]% to [-]% of their horses, so they had to choose to withdraw their troops.

Logically speaking, this battle is unbeatable, because the attacker chose to withdraw its troops after gaining a certain advantage.However, Li Shimin regarded this campaign as a major failure, apparently because he did not win Goguryeo in one fell swoop, which was inconsistent with his strategic goals and was regarded as a failure.

The same is true of Germany during World War II. It swept the invincible opponents in Europe in the early stage, but was eventually defeated by Soviet Russia with its vast strategic depth and bad weather.After thinking about it carefully, I found that there are really great similarities between the two, but Datang had only one enemy, so it was only a temporary failure, while Germany's enemy was more than half of the world, so it was split in two halves fate.

Qin Feng gradually understood Li Shimin's meaning, and said: "I think father-in-law, what you are worried about is nothing more than two points: first, you are afraid that the war will end in a stalemate, and then you will give some people in the country reasons and excuses to rebel, and you will be able to successfully agitate The people in areas without officials; second, worry that when we clean up the interior, one of the Turkic powers will collapse suddenly, which will cause my Tang Dynasty to miss the opportunity to win the Turks in a war, and then leave endless disasters for future generations. What are you struggling with now? It’s whether to send troops or not to send troops.”

Approval appeared in Li Shimin's eyes, as expected of the person he was looking for, the gains and losses were his and his eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Hou Junji, Yu Zhining, Su Shichang, Yao Silian, Xue Shou It is indeed not easy for Qin Feng to be able to comprehend the result of the deliberations of a group of capable ministers and officials, such as Qin Feng, Chu Liang, etc., immediately under his own reminder.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, now we are not worried that the Turks will not be able to make trouble, but that the Turks will decline too quickly. From the news from the grassland, it can be seen that the eyes of Xieli and Turks are almost red. Even in the icy and snowy weather, there was no big war between the two sides, but small battles continued: robbing cattle and sheep, turf, water, and territory. As long as they can compete, they will fight for the victory. Because of their civil strife , Tiele, Huihe and more than a dozen tribes have canceled their tribute to the Turks. , if we don’t take it, other tribes on the Turkic grassland will have to eat it. In this way, we can’t easily kill a tiger and feed dozens of hungry wolves, and we are a powerful enemy who is ready to train ourselves for a big tiger. Nowadays , if we send troops, we will be able to obtain infinite benefits at a very small cost. But the battlefield changes in an instant, and the domestic situation is so corrupt, so I am a little nervous, and I can't make up my mind for a while."

"Don't Turks still have Huihe and other tribes? If they don't let them kill themselves half to death, then they will kill them all." Qin Feng said tentatively.

"Your method is a sound strategy, and I know it is the most suitable for my Tang Dynasty. However, it is not in line with my ideas! If this is the case, there will be no way to achieve the result I want."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said loudly: "In order to reduce the casualties of our Tang Dynasty and reduce the pressure on our Tang Dynasty, I can allow tribes like Xue Yantuo and Huihe to take a share of the pie, but the Turks must be destroyed by us. The fat meat of the Turks, Our Datang is settled."

Li Shimin said that his final tone was firm, domineering, and unquestionable.

Qin Feng's expression froze, he nodded and said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law is right. Our Datang's calculations, both openly and secretly, can be said to be effortless, just to eat this piece of meat. If you put all your effort into it, the meat will be taken away by others. , wouldn’t that make the world laugh? My son-in-law also thinks that a sound policy can only solve the immediate problem, not the long-term.”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he said, "Tell me your opinion."

"Restarting the Silk Road is the established national policy of my Tang Dynasty. The Silk Road is long and passes through countless countries and tribes. How can the big victories and tough battles that have been achieved deter the greedy northern and western aliens? The Turks have swept across the desert for nearly a hundred years. They are famous in the north and west, and no one dares to provoke them. The messy and lightning-fast annihilation, the countries in the Western Regions are naturally terrified, who will dare to smear my Tang's tiger's beard on the Silk Road in the future?"

"Heroes see the same thing!"

Li Shimin struck again with both palms, and praised: "This is also my purpose."

(End of this chapter)