Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 708 Prelude to Unification
There is no fool who can be a high-ranking person, even a high-ranking person in a relatively backward civilization.

Heraclius, Abu Bakr, Yi Siqi, and Poni, after arriving in Jiangling City, are not just eating, drinking, and having fun. They are studying crazily and absorbing some knowledge that is useful to them. Of course, can this knowledge be true? It's hard to say if some of them are brought back to China for use.

Moreover, in addition to studying, they are also sparing no effort to collect information on all aspects of Datang, not only in politics, but in other aspects.

For example, Poni, after his subordinates learned that there are more than 100 million Indian laborers working in Yingzhou next to Jingzhou, they were very shocked and even frightened. Such slavery.

Later, when he learned that these people were not enslaved, but hired, he became even more afraid. He was afraid that the people of Tianzhu would also want to work in the Tang Dynasty like the people of these southern countries, because, After figuring out how these hired workers are treated, he doesn't think there are many Tianzhu people who can resist.

Therefore, Yi Siqi did not need to use force to arrest laborers from Tianzhu to Datang. They only needed to send some people to Tianzhu to say, "Hey, man, do you want to work in Datang? Over there, you You only need to work for half a day, and you can eat rice every day. Every 30 days, you can get two thousand Tang coins as wages.

Do you know the value of two thousand Tang copper coins?

do not know.

Oh, and I'll tell you, it's the money that will feed your whole family white rice for months. '

If this is the case, there must be many Tianzhu people who will follow them, of course, this does not include those who have deep-rooted religious beliefs.

Up to now, Poni feels that everything in Datang is planned.

They had thought about Tianzhu early in the morning. That guy called Master Xuanzang is like a big cancer, which is constantly affecting the control of all the kings in India over their people. , the local people who dedicated everything, under the washing of his new teachings, began to become selfish.

They are no longer willing to dedicate their output to the gods they originally enshrined. They are more willing to let themselves be fed and clothed, and enjoy a more comfortable and comfortable life.

In Jiangling City, there is no one who can realize the truth of killing Xuanzang.

Of course, Boni was not the only one who realized the truth of killing people. After Li Chengqian received the kings and khans of the Kingdom of Oguz, the Kingdom of Orissa, and the Khazar Khanate, Heraclius had a serious reaction to this Several kings had murderous intentions.

If these three nomadic countries that had not surrendered to the Byzantine Empire received the support of the Tang Empire, then their Byzantine Empire would face enemies from both sides.

Being attacked from two sides by two powerful nomadic groups, even if it is as powerful as the Byzantine Empire, it is difficult to support it. The key point is that even if it wins these poor ghosts, the Byzantine Empire will not get any benefits. will suffer huge losses.

His father has long realized that the problem of these robbers is difficult to deal with, but unfortunately, in order to compete with Persia for the Black Sea economic circle, their military strength has been greatly damaged, and they have been unable to maintain a force advantage against Dashi and the Khazar Khanate up.

The most depressing thing for Heraclius is that the Tang Empire is the richest country in the world, but why these people are not willing to rob the Tang Dynasty!
Xue Yantuo, a nomadic Turkic people close to Datang's native land, is like an obedient shepherd dog, helping Datang to take care of cattle, sheep and livestock. Maybe, under the command of Datang, he will help him hunt some prey. Fuck it, the Byzantine Empire has to figure out a way out.

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the Great Tang Crown Prince, just now, on behalf of the Great Tang court, replied to the kings and representatives of those kingdoms who begged to submit to the Great Tang Empire, and made an official explanation for these begging for the Great Tang to be the suzerain state. Nuvis, a Byzantine student studying abroad, took a newspaper issued today by the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty and reported it to Heraclius.

"What do they say?" Heraclius asked Nuvis directly, although he has a certain level of Chinese, but he still can't understand newspapers full of Chinese characters.

Nuweisi explained, "In principle, the Tang Empire does not accept the existence of kingdoms with autonomous rights.

Previously, if there was a kingdom that was willing to completely surrender its territory, military power, and political power, and merge it into the Great Tang Empire for absolute rule by the Great Tang court, the Great Tang Empire could consider accepting it.

Such regulations were established by the Tang court several years ago. Usually, those kings who submit, as well as some important officials in the kingdom, the Tang court will give them certain titles and mansions according to their contribution. , Land, or money rewards, and even actual official positions are rarely appointed.

And now, the Tang court has set some new regulations. Even if there are kingdoms willing to hand over their territory, political power, and military power to Datang, Datang will not accept it. The many harsh conditions presented. "

Hearing what Nuvis said, Heraclius raised his brows. The Tang Empire is a strange thing. It doesn't accept the surrender of the vassal states. Could it be that they are already rich enough to despise the contribution of these vassal states to them? The point of the tax yet?

Historically, the vassal states of the Central Plains Dynasty have never brought any benefits to the dynasty, because Confucianism has advertised the Central Plains Dynasty as a state of etiquette, and accepting their tribute is for face, and the tribute of the vassal states is worth ten thousand For things, the imperial court usually returns gifts worth [-] guan or even higher to them.

Moreover, once there is any change in the Central Plains Dynasty, these guys will swarm up and suck blood and eat meat.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu will not allow this kind of meaningless thing to continue to exist, and neither will Li Shimin.This also has a series of systems and conditions for the vassal states formulated by the Tang Dynasty a few years ago.

In Heraclius' view, the conditions that Nuvis said are already extremely harsh, and no one is willing to agree to them, but Datang actually wants to increase the price again under such harsh conditions.

Heraclius said again, "What other conditions did you mention, please tell me."

Nuweisi continued, "First of all, they will only accept the kingdoms whose land is adjacent to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty to be merged into the Tang Dynasty, and these kingdoms must satisfy more than [-]% of the country's population, proficiency in Chinese, and more than [-]% of the population. Population, can write most of the conditions of Chinese characters.

Secondly, within these kingdoms, there cannot be any religion that is not recognized by the Tang court.

Secondly, within these kingdoms, there cannot be any peculiar customs that are not recognized by the Tang court.

And secondly, can't..."

"You've been talking for a long time, but you actually mean the same thing. The Tang Empire doesn't intend to accept any kingdom to surrender to them." Heraclius interrupted Nuvis.

He didn't expect that there was a kingdom that could meet the unrealistic and harsh conditions of Datang, so there was no need for Nuvis to continue talking nonsense.

"Uh, I think it's the same. Then, their previous series of actions are likely to deliberately intensify the tension in our countries. The purpose is to let our countries purchase items produced by their Datang, increase food, Consumption of military equipment and other materials.” Nuvis followed Ma Zhou’s instructions and led Heraclius to this road.

In fact, Heraclius had already thought this way without his quotations. After drinking the fruit wine provided by the hotel in one gulp, Heraclius said again, "I think, I know what kind of country Datang is. This is A country lost in wealth, they have no ambition to annex the world, after all, their territory is big enough, several times bigger than our Byzantine Empire.

They only want to use commercial means to let their existing people live the current rich and luxurious life. The core of their governance is wealth, and all political means serve to obtain wealth, and we These foreigners are the benefactors of their wealth. He needs to keep us in war and conflict, constantly rely on them, and contribute wealth to them. "

"Yes, it should be exactly what you said, we foreign students, what we saw in Datang is basically like this.

What their low-level officials are trying to do every day is how to make the ruler rich.

According to my classmates, their fathers discussed political affairs in the court, and how they could make money.

Moreover, in the private gatherings outside the imperial court, they were also discussing how to expand their own industry and earn more benefits.

If they were completely exempted from farming and animal husbandry taxes, then all their taxes would come from industry and commerce, so this would be an empire dominated by industry and commerce. "

If Nuvis understands a term in later generations, he will definitely say that Datang is a 'capitalist' country.

But, actually!But this may not be the case. If one had to define the current Tang Dynasty, it would be a non-feudal imperialist country based on agricultural development and developed industries and commerce.

Why do you say 'not feudal'?Because it is very open-minded, and does not engage in feudal superstitions and ideological confinement.

What Chirac didn't expect was that even though Datang set the conditions for inclusion so harshly, those countries that begged to be incorporated by Datang were all very thankful. The rules and regulations set by Tang are ready to transform his country.

The more Datang refused to accept them, the more they wanted to join Datang. What is the reason for this?

Because, when Datang replied to them, they promised them that once they reached the targets set by Datang and merged into Datang, their own people would enjoy the same generous treatment as the local people of Datang, with houses and fields. , Exemption from agricultural and animal husbandry taxes, this is just the most basic.

In the future, it will be possible to realize free medical care, free education, free pension and other welfare benefits.

In this way, their country will instantly change from a poor country to a part of a rich country.

And those kingdoms that have already met the basic condition of being adjacent to Datang, if they don't quickly transform their country, meet the standard of being incorporated by Datang.

Then, waiting for them may be the joint destruction of those kingdoms that have reached the other standards of being incorporated by Datang before them, but whose territory has not yet been adjacent to Datang.

At that time, the kings of these kingdoms, not to mention relying on their contributions to enjoy the titles, mansions, fields and wealth of the Tang Dynasty, even if they want to become ordinary civilians in the Tang Dynasty, they may not be able to do so.

Because those kingdoms that destroy them, in order to increase their contribution, will not let them continue to live, and will plunder everything from them.

Of course, it does not mean that these kingdoms will go to war immediately to strive for the basic conditions of being adjacent to Datang itself, because Datang has set many conditions, and they need time to realize them. If they are adjacent to Datang one step earlier, they will become the target of public criticism.

As for Datang, through this method, not only did these kingdoms not have so many unacceptable situations after being merged into Datang, but also gained some time difference and strived for more actual benefits.

In fact, the announcement of this policy on vassal states is the prelude to the unification of the Eurasian continent by the Tang Dynasty. It is just a sublimation of the previous immigration policy to the level of the country. In the past, a family that met the standard could immigrate to the Tang Dynasty. , and now, a country that meets the standard can be incorporated into Datang.

However, Li Shimin and a group of top wise men in the Tang Dynasty, after several years of thinking, came up with a comprehensive plan, which is not just such a small point. Later, it will emerge endlessly, so that people like Heraclius can't understand it at all.

(End of this chapter)