I'm about to become an immortal, do you want me to be a prince?

Chapter 183 Obtaining the Maximum Benefit at the Minimum Cost!

After Li Zhen heard the word "Silk Road".

He stared at Li Mu with his eyes wide open, with an expression of disbelief.

"Brother, what about Goguryeo? Could it be that the court stopped fighting here?"

"Of course not. It's not that difficult to defeat them, mere Gao Linu."

After shaking the wine in his hand, Li Mu drank it in one gulp and continued.

"However, there is no need to be in a hurry. It is just right for soldiers to point directly at Yalushui at this time. To obtain the greatest benefit at the least cost is the essence of war."

Li Zhen scratched his head, a little hard to understand.

"Also ask my brother to teach me."

"Dalang, what is the purpose of our war against Goguryeo this time?"

Li Zhen thought about it for a while, and wanted to say it was for justice.

But think about it or forget it, even I don't believe this kind of saying.

So he whispered with a guilty conscience, "As my brother said, the word interest."

Li Mu smiled, "Da Lang is insightful, the core of war is the word profit."

"In this case, why give Goguryeo a chance to breathe?"

"Giving Goguryeo a chance to breathe is to maximize the benefits."

"..."

"Look, Dalang, if our army goes straight to Pyongyang now and captures Gao Jianwu alive, is there any excuse to capture Labor later?"

Li Zhen thought about it carefully, that's right, if the battle is won, then what excuse is there to work hard?How can we investors make money?
Of course, if Datang is willing to disregard his face and go straight to Pyongyang, he will still wantonly plunder the population.

That's another matter.

But generally this doesn't happen.

After all, there was international public opinion in ancient times.

If this kind of thing gets out, will Li Shimin's honorary title of Emperor of the Ages be lost?

Not to mention one emperor through the ages, even the honorary title of Tian Khan may not be guaranteed.

The surrounding small countries must not complain about Li Shimin's disregard of martial arts ethics, madness or something.

The image of a big country is no longer there.

The international status is still unstable.

He, Li Shimin, also wanted to save face.

In the battles of the heavens and the kingdoms, they have always paid attention to a teacher who is famous.

Taking the capital and capturing the king means that the battle has been won.

If you continue to work on it, you will learn from others without a name.

This is not in line with my Datianchao's usual style.

Li Shimin is not so thick-skinned.

Then Li Mu continued, "So, the best plan is to stop in duck-green water now. It's called a rest, but it's actually for the purpose of maximizing profits. As long as the war is not over, we can continue to obtain benefits."

Li Zhen nodded frequently, "Big brother!"

Li Mu smiled, picked up the bottle and poured a glass of wine for Li Zhen and himself, then continued.

"In addition to maximizing benefits, there is another benefit."

"What's the benefit?"

"The Gao family has been in business for a long time. Although it is easy for our army to win, it will inevitably be attrition. At this time, we will stop in duck-green water and declare to the outside world that we can not only accumulate strength, but also disturb the hearts of the people and shake the foundation of the country. Then we will deploy our troops again. In Pyongyang, the difficulty will be a little less."

As Li Mu said, what this war considers is not military victory, but the maximization of interests.

Goguryeo has been in business for hundreds of years, and has a glorious history of competing against Mr. Yang, so there are still some foundations.

And more importantly, it is a matter of popular opinion.

Hundreds of years of operation, coupled with a glorious history, the words of the people's will can still be pretended to be forced.

Therefore, in order to reduce losses and obtain maximum benefits.

At this time, the duck-green water stopped, but the attitude still maintained the posture of attacking at any time.

Then, Goguryeo will also maintain a state of high tension at any time and prepare for the battle with all its strength.

Fully preparing for war means that a large amount of the country's resources will be tilted towards the military.

With the loss of Liaodong, Goguryeo has no buffer zone, so it must not dare to take it lightly. Even if it goes bankrupt, it will fully support military expenditures.

And a country whose economy is not very developed, because of the military threat of a hostile country, has to convert its national resources into war resources.

Then, it will inevitably squeeze and exploit the domestic people.

Under such circumstances, it is hard to say whether people's hearts can continue to support Gao.

Even if Gao wanted to sell a wave of patriotism, the domestic people gritted their teeth and insisted.

However, Li Mu still has Silla and Yamato in his hands, so he will put pressure on him at that time.

Goguryeo is under the enemy's back and forth, and it will definitely increase the investment of resources.

Under such circumstances, he does not believe that the people in Goguryeo can continue to grit their teeth and persist.

When the people are exploited to a certain extent, it is bound to explode.

Then, if you do it at that time, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

And during this period, Tang Jun will not have been squatting in Yalu Shui to watch the show.

While searching for Goguryeo's local products, it can also support certain forces inside Goguryeo.

After all, there are factions inside Goguryeo.

Support one group and suppress another group.

It has been played like this since ancient times.

Maybe it doesn’t take Tang Jun to hit Pyongyang. One day, some factions in Goguryeo will lick their faces and come to Li Ji and say, "Papa Li, go this way!"

As for whether such a thing will happen in the end, no one can say for sure.

Of course it's best, and it doesn't matter if you don't.

This does not affect Li Mu's pace of earning money and merit.

(End of this chapter)