My servant in the Tang Dynasty is Li Shimin

Chapter 43 Full Assimilation!

"Establish Beiting Protectorate?"

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling subconsciously repeated Wang Yuan's words, and a deep shock flashed in their eyes!
Because, this is actually what they have thought for a long time!
Before the war started, before they came to Lantian County, Zhongshu Province was discussing to follow the example of Emperor Xuandi of the Western Han Dynasty to establish the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

It's just that they haven't made up their minds, because the cost of this move is too high!
"My lord, it is indeed feasible to establish the Protectorate to manage the Eastern Turks, but it also consumes a lot of money, and the income is very low."

Li Shimin looked solemnly, looked at Wang Yuan:

"Most importantly, will it actually work?"

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's attitude towards the establishment of Beiting Protectorate has always been against it.

The reason is also very simple. In the current Tang Dynasty, it is still extremely reluctant to start a war, let alone spend extra strength to establish the Beiting Protectorate.

This is really unrealistic!

"You are right. Under normal circumstances, the establishment of the Beiting Protectorate is not worth the loss."

Wang Yuan nodded, expressing his agreement with Lao Li's statement for the first time, but soon smiled wryly:
"However, the Protectorate's Mansion still needs to be established, and it must be done as soon as possible!"

According to historical records, although Li Shimin destroyed the Eastern Turks.

But in the following decades, the small-scale plundering of the Central Plains by the Turks has never stopped!
From the point of view of the entire Tang Dynasty, this may not be a big deal, but for the local people, it is definitely a super catastrophe!

When Wang Yuan was studying history at the beginning, he was lamenting that if the Duhufu could be established earlier and the rule could be thoroughly consolidated, perhaps the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty would not have ended in a hurry.

"Establishing the Beiting Protectorate is indeed very difficult at present, but it is very important for Datang!"

"The embankment of a thousand miles collapses in an ant's nest; the room of a hundred feet is burned with smoke from the gap!"

Wang Yuan sighed and said, "Even if it's just a small Protectorate, it must be established, because its function is not only to preside over the law and order, but also to fully control the Eastern Turks!"

"Comprehensive control of the northwest grassland is not easy?" Fang Xuanling also stepped forward, shaking his head in objection:

"The northwest grasslands are vast, at least millions of acres. How can a few people in a small Protectorate Mansion fully control the Eastern Turks?"

Fang Xuanling's stance in Zhongshu Province is the same as Li Shimin's, and he is against the establishment of the Protectorate.

Even if Wang Yuan personally said the establishment of Beiting Protectorate, but in his eyes, such a move is still meaningless.

Li Shimin nodded, he thought the same way.

Now it's up to Wang Yuan how to persuade the two of them.

"It's not enough to have a Protectorate alone, but what if we cooperate with the wool trade?"

Wang Yuan looked at Fang Xuanling and said calmly:
"And compared to the vast northwest grassland, a Protectorate's Mansion is indeed very small, but that doesn't mean it's useless!"

"At the very least, it can preside over the wool trade and concentrate on buying wool!"

"As long as it can do this, no matter how much it invests, it is worth it, because it will definitely pay back!"

As he spoke, Wang Yuan pointed to the chopsticks in the snow outside, his expression gradually serious.

"Don't look at it as insignificant compared to the vast snow field, but as long as it is erected, it will be the biggest deterrent to the entire snow field!"

"Even if they can't achieve full control in the true sense, even if they can't do anything other than buy wool, it doesn't matter!"

"Because as long as it exists, it will let all the Turkic people know - our Tang Dynasty has been watching them, and it will scare them!"

Watching them all the time?

Li Shimin's arm trembled, and he looked at Wang Yuan: "My lord, is this really possible?"

It's not that he didn't believe Wang Yuan's words, but that it was too bizarre!

"Haha! How is it impossible!"

This time Wang Yuan laughed outright, looked at Li Shimin: "Have you forgotten what is behind us?"

"Even if there is only one soldier from the Tang Dynasty presiding over the Beiting Dufu Mansion, it will make all the Turks tremble with fear!"

"Because they all know that standing behind this soldier is an extremely powerful super empire!"

"As long as there is a soldier of the Tang Dynasty who stays in Beiting Protectorate, then he represents the eyes of the entire Tang Dynasty!"

"How can you say such a Beiting Protectorate is worthless!"

"well said!"

At the end, Li Shimin slapped the table and stood up, his expression extremely excited!
And Fang Xuanling was also speechless, his heart was shaken, he stood where he was, as if he was in a daze.

This is how the authorities are obsessed with the onlookers. What's ridiculous is that, as the people in charge of the Tang Dynasty, they don't have a clear understanding of the majesty of the Tang Dynasty!

Yes!

Even if this Duhufu is just an empty shell, it can still represent the attitude of the entire Tang Dynasty!

Whether it is for the wool trade or to control the Eastern Turks, the Beiting Protectorate must be established!
There is no doubt that they have been completely convinced by Wang Yuan!

Seeing the expressions of the two, Wang Yuan smiled again and said, "Don't get excited, wait for me to finish talking slowly."

"Actually, whether it's the wool trade or the establishment of Beiting Protectorate, this is just one of them!"

As he said that, Wang Yuanxu pressed his index finger and thumb a few times: "If the court feels that these two methods are not safe enough, they can add another method."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was astonished, and retreated slightly: "What other tricks can I add?"

He couldn't imagine that at this point, East Turkic was completely trapped on the gallows, and there was still a way to impose it!
This is so ruthless!

"Nonsense, of course it is to establish a religion!"

The more Wang Yuan said, the more excited he became, and he jumped onto the chair with great interest:
"Of course, I'm not talking about Buddhism and Taoism, but about establishing a new religion!"

"The name can be whatever you want, as long as it looks tall and conforms to the customs and preferences of the grassland people."

"And the core teachings are completely formulated by our Tang Dynasty!"

"This teaching doesn't need other bells and whistles, it just needs to make Chang'an a holy place of Protestantism, so that all grassland people will naturally yearn for and learn from it!"

"Then let the Beiting Protectorate Mansion intentionally spread out. If things go on like this, it will only take a hundred years for the northwest grasslands to become part of the Central Plains, and the people on the grasslands will completely become the people of our Tang Dynasty!"

"Actually, whether it is the wool trade or the Beiting Protectorate, in the final analysis, it is a means to prevent turmoil."

"The establishment of Protestantism is a complete national fusion!"

"As long as we let them become us, then we are one and the same root, we are all prosperous, and if we lose, we will lose!"

"Of course, the only downside is that it takes too long, but from a historical point of view, this is definitely the best choice!"

Wang Yuanyang talked a lot, and even drool.

Quickly waved for Uncle Ming to pour a cup of hot tea, and he drank it down in one gulp before feeling a little better.

cool!

Wang Yuan exhaled lightly, only to suddenly realize that there was no reply in the room.

"what happened?"

He looked puzzled, turned his head to look at Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling, and found that both of them were looking at him as if they had seen a devil.

"What kind of eyes do you have?"

"That's not my back. Is there something dirty?"

(End of this chapter)