Wentang

Chapter 651
A battle of intentional calculation and unintentional calculation started suddenly and ended abruptly.

The Datang Expeditionary Navy effortlessly wiped out the navy built by the Fusang people with the effort of half the country.

More than 3 warships in Fusang were burned, and [-] naval officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Less than [-] returned after the war, and the remaining [-] were either buried in the flames or deserted.

It's not that Liu Rengui didn't try to rescue those burned warships, but the fires at sea and on land were linked together, and the water in the bay was about to be boiled, so they had no choice but to give up this idea.

At this time, Fusang was still immersed in the dream of training the navy to defeat Wang Dahu to seize the domination of Xinma Island and give Datang a slap in the face.

When he heard the news that the entire navy that was training was annihilated, he thought someone was joking with them, and Soga Ezo even chopped off two messengers.

It wasn't until they saw the dying Su Worulu with their own eyes that they had no choice but to believe the news.Then came the national shock.

When they asked about the battle situation, they got an even more unacceptable fact.

The Fusang navy was not defeated by the enemy after a fierce battle, but was burned without seeing who the enemy was from the beginning to the end.They can only speculate that it was the Tang Dynasty navy who did it.

He was almost completely wiped out, and he didn't even see who the enemy was, so he could only determine the enemy based on speculation.This... They no longer know how to deal with this news.

Su Worulu, the commander of the navy, naturally became the culprit, and was condemned by the government and the opposition.Even though Suga Eizo is extremely powerful, he is almost helpless in the face of this situation.

Why use almost, because in the end he still thought of a solution.

Soga Irika, who escaped back to Asuka Okamoto Palace, was ashamed and died of caesarean section.

How to say that sentence, 'he is still young', 'he's older than the Chinese New Year', 'everyone is here' and another sentence is 'everyone is dead'.

Su, I'm almost dead, so it seems petty to hold on to a dead person.

So, everyone began to discuss how to face the next problem.

The first is to determine who the enemy is and how many there are.

However, Datang quickly answered this question for them. Liu Rengui led the fleet to wander around the largest ports and seaside cities in Fusang Kingdom for several times.

The huge fleet frightened everyone immediately, especially those 90-meter and 60-meter-long giant ships, which can be called giants, and their visual impact is even stronger than their actual combat power.

But Emperor Su Wo and Emperor Shu Ming felt that they could not just be frightened like this, and sent envoys to board the ship to condemn Datang for attacking the vassal state for no reason, because they would be scolded by the people of the world for being unkind and unrighteous.

Liu Rengui's answer was very simple. He divided the fleet into groups and swept the entire Fusang sea area. All ships going out to sea, whether warships, merchant ships or fishing boats, were sunk.

Fusang is an island country that is extremely dependent on fishery resources. If you can't go to sea for a day, a large number of people will go hungry, and if you don't go to sea for three days, countless families will go bankrupt.

At this moment, a piece of news came out from nowhere and quickly spread throughout Fusang... The reason why the Tang Dynasty sent troops to Fusang was because the emperor did not respect the sages of the Tang Dynasty and refused to kneel down to meet the wishes of the sages of the Tang Dynasty.That's why Datang sent troops to punish them.

This is great, originally everyone was still resenting Datang for invading them, but now they all turned their guns on the Emperor...

Fusang has been a vassal of the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty since ancient times, and is even proud of it. It is normal for a vassal state to bow down to the suzerain state.

The emperor's refusal to kneel down caused the suzerain country to send troops to attack. This is because your emperor has a brain problem, and it is your emperor's fault that our civilians are victimized.

Emperor, come out and admit your mistakes quickly, and appease the anger of the heavenly kingdom, otherwise we will rise up and rebel.

In the beginning, it was only the commoners at the bottom, but soon it spread to the aristocratic class, and for a while, Emperor Shu became the biggest culprit.

When Shu Ming heard the news, he was so arrogant that he called out countless tragedies. He knew what was going on in his heart. He was betrayed by those nobles and became a scapegoat.

He was angry, he knew very well in his heart that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he had to stand up and carry the blame, otherwise... Su Wo committed suicide by "caesarean section" a few days ago, and he didn't want to follow in the same footsteps.

So a new messenger came to see him, and brought the Emperor's letter of apology.

However, Liu Rengui was furious just after reading the beginning, left the apology on the messenger's face, and drove everyone away.

Now Fusang's envoy is confused, what do you mean by that?If there is anything wrong, let's discuss it. You drove us down without saying a word. I don't know how to correct what is wrong.

It was the deputy envoy Heima Lu who visited Gao Biaoren in private as an old friend before he knew what the problem was:
The monarch of your Fusang country dared to call himself the emperor of Japan on the form of apology. Isn't this a big rebellion?There is only one emperor in the world, and that is the sage of Tang Dynasty.

The official name of your Fusang Kingdom in my Tang Dynasty is the Wonu Kingdom, and your monarch is the Wonu King.

Fusang... No, it should be the envoy of the Wonu Kingdom. Now he finally understands what the problem is, so let's go back and discuss what to do.

Shu Ming... the king naturally ordered a lot of things, but he had to pinch his nose and write a new apology form, calling himself the king of Japanese slaves.

This time, Liu Rengui reluctantly accepted the form of apology, and then entered into formal negotiations.

The main reason is that the Wa Kingdom was unilaterally blackmailed. My Datang navy traveled thousands of miles here to teach you a lesson. You have to pay for military expenses and so on.

Now not only Shu Ming is unwilling, but Su Wo Eizo and other power parties also disagree.At this time, the country of Wa was still very poor, and gold and silver mines such as the famous Iwami Silver Mine and Sado Island Gold Mine in history had not yet been discovered.For the compensation of one million taels of silver, they are really going to sell themselves.

The Japanese were unwilling to give, and Liu Rengui was unwilling to compromise, so the matter was left here again.

Liu Rengui is not in a hurry, but the Japanese people are in a hurry.If the Tang Dynasty does not lift the blockade, the Japanese fishermen will not be able to go fishing for a day, and they can't afford it.

It was Heima Lu who bribed Gao Biaoren, and finally Liu Rengui changed the compensation method under his persuasion.Datang's merchant ships need a place to unload their cargo, and the Datang navy also needs a reliable port to rest, so that the Wa Kingdom can cede the Hyogo seaport to Datang.

The people of the Wa Kingdom would definitely not agree. This is the most prosperous place in the Wa Kingdom, and it is also close to the capital. If they were to give it to Datang, it would be equivalent to killing them half of their lives.

They agree to cede land, but they must not cede Hyogo Harbor.

The Japanese people are also discussing which piece of land will have the least impact on Datang. After discussing and discussing, they still find that it is most cost-effective to give an island.Anyway, they are island countries, and they lack everything but uninhabited islands.

It's not that the people of the Wa Kingdom don't value land, but that the territory of the Wa Kingdom at this time is only limited to the Honshu Island area, and a large number of other islands are unowned.

Even the later Hokkaido, which is now Xinma Island, is not their territory, let alone the surrounding islands, large and small.

Their idea is to find an island at random and pretend to be their own, and then give it to Datang, which is perfect.

But I was afraid that Liu Rengui would not agree, after all Datang was not stupid, why would he want those desolate islands.

Then Heima Lu was moved out again, and went to bribe Gao Biaoren again.Under Gao Biaoren's "hands-on", Liu Rengui "reluctantly" agreed to the plan of Wa Kingdom to cede Sado Island to Datang.

Why did you choose Sado Island? Because this place is very large, and it has always been the place where the nobles of the Wa Kingdom were exiled. At least in the official documents, it can have a little relationship with the Wa Kingdom.Unlike other islands, it is an unowned wasteland.

The battle ended with Datang's complete victory.

The country of Wa revoked the name of the country of Japan and the title of emperor of the monarch, and restored the name of the country of Wa Nu, and the king called himself the King of Wa Nu again.And compensate Datang 40 taels of silver, and cede Sado Island.

Only then did Liu Rengui lead the crowd back in triumph, accompanied by the Japanese envoy.

The fleet did not return directly, but went to Xinma Island first, and was welcomed by all the Tang people on Xinma Island.

In the past few years, Datang has successively relocated more than 1000 civilian households, and transported thousands of horse breeds.These people raise horses while cultivating land for self-sufficiency. Although life is hard, they are very stable.

After two days of recuperation in Xinma Island, the fleet set sail for the return journey. When they passed Silla Baekje, they stopped in the two countries for a few days under the pretext of resting.

The result of the rest was a battle between the top leaders of the two countries, especially the Baekje King who had ulterior motives almost scared the shit out of him, and gave Liu Rengui countless gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin in the name of rewarding the king's teacher.

Not only that, Liu Rengui also formally determined the ownership of certain territories with the two countries.

One is Tsushima Island, and the other is Tamna Island.

These two islands are located between Silla Baekje and Wa Kingdom, and they are also the only way for Datang to go to Xinma Island.Whoever occupies this place will take the strategic initiative in the game.

The Japanese invasion of Silla and Baekje used Tsushima Island as a springboard for several times. As for Tamna Island... it is actually Jeju Island, the Bangzi Kingdom in the previous life.

At this time, there was a Tamna Kingdom on Tamna Island. It was said to be a country, but it was actually a group of indigenous forces. Their king's palace was not as luxurious as the compound of the land rich man of the Tang Dynasty.

Sometimes they were attached to Silla, sometimes they were attached to Baekje, and they were once attached to Datang in the original history.But in this life, he can only be attached to Datang.

When Liu Rengui's fleet left, there were more pilgrimage envoys from Silla and Baekje on board.

……

It was one month after the end of the war that Yue Shan received the news that the Dizhou Navy of the Tang Dynasty had defeated the Navy of the Japanese Nu Kingdom.

Just after the war ended, Liu Rengui sent a messenger to report the news to the imperial court, and attached their strategic goals.

The messenger sailed day and night in a boat, and it took a whole month to arrive at Chang'an City.

After receiving the battle report, Li Shimin immediately summoned important ministers including Li Jing, Li Ji, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Yue Shan, etc.

The eldest grandson Wugou asked suspiciously: "Saint, why have I never heard of Liu Rengui's crusade against Fusang? I don't know if the Privy Council has a corresponding record."

Li Jing said concisely: "No."

The purpose of Changsun Wuji is very simple, to attack Yue Shan, he does not seem to join in the fight between the two relatives.

Changsun Wuji said solemnly: "Sage, he mobilized his troops without orders and crossed thousands of miles to invade other countries. It's really..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Shimin: "I knew about this in advance, and I didn't let him say anything. The expedition is still an overseas country. With your narrow knowledge, you will definitely not agree. , so I didn’t tell you in advance.”

…Such unceremonious words made most of the people present unable to step down from the stage, and also shocked them. Li Shimin seldom said such ugly words directly to the ministers.what is it today?
Li Shimin continued: "Do you know how much my Datang earns from overseas every year?"

Everyone shook their heads. It is estimated that this kind of data is known to the Minister of the Household Department, but Zhang Hong is not here.

"Last year, according to statistics from the Shipbuilding Departments of Dizhou, Shencheng, and Quanzhou, the total overseas trade volume exceeded 700 million yuan. And the total trade volume is still growing at a rate of [-]% to [-]% per year."

"Do you know how many people in the Tang Dynasty can be supported by such a large trade volume? How much tax can it increase for the Tang Dynasty? So don't just focus on the land, the ocean is equally important."

"Here." Everyone said.

They were also shocked by this huge number.We all know that ocean trade makes money. Leaving aside Dizhou and Shencheng, Quanzhou developed purely from ocean trade and became one of the most prosperous places in the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that they didn't expect the total trade volume to be so huge.

No wonder there are so many people rushing into it knowing that the ocean is dangerous. Huge profits are no longer enough to describe it.

But everyone is still puzzled, what does this have to do with the expedition to Fusang?Does the Fusang country dare to cut off the ocean trade route of Datang?

Li Shimin knew their doubts and said, "I'll show you something."

With a wave of his hand after speaking, Zhao Meng brought a few wrestlers to move a huge screen, but what was painted on the screen was not flowers, birds, fish and insects, but a very strange map.

"This is..." Everyone immediately gathered around, and then everyone showed expressions of disbelief.

"Full map of the universe, this...could it be..." Li Jing said excitedly but somewhat unbelievably.

"Yes, this is the true appearance of the land we are stepping on." Li Shimin said with high spirits.

"My Great Tang is...here... how is it possible, how can my Great Tang be so small."

"It's scary how vast the territory of the Turks is."

"These huge forces... the territory of the Sasanian Dynasty is even bigger than ours now..."

"The Kingdom of the Franks, the Byzantine Empire, the Slavs...the land of these countries is not smaller than ours."

"These pieces of land are so large, why is the name of the country not marked? Could it be that there are no people here?"

"It turns out that Tianzhu is in the south of us, not in the west of us. How many wrong paths have been taken by the former businessmen."

"It turns out that the world is like this, it's unbelievable."

Seeing everyone's astonishment, Li Shimin and Yue Shan looked at each other and smiled, feeling the sense of accomplishment of popularizing knowledge to fools.

This time he confessed to the ministers about the world map, Li Shimin did not greet Yue Shan in advance.But just as he took out the map, Yue Shan already understood what he meant.

Datang has preliminarily solved the problem of foreign troubles, and the problem of internal troubles is gradually being solved. It is time for some important ministers to know the truth of the world.

Only in this way can we gather the wisdom of the elites of the era to formulate future development plans. Keeping it from everyone will only waste resources and get half the result with half the effort.

Just like the Lingnan development strategy, the purpose of the ministers is to build a granary.But after seeing the world map, they will understand that only by developing Lingnan can they set foot in the entire southeast sea area and turn this place into a bathtub for Datang.

There are also Xinma Island and the expedition to the Japanese slave country. The officials did not understand the significance of taking such a big risk to go to the Japanese slave country. Now they know.

So no one mentioned Liu Rengui's expedition to the Japanese slave country anymore.

It took a long time for everyone to recover from the shock brought by the map, Fang Xuanling was the first to ask: "Saint, dare to ask this map..."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Cuilan provided a general framework, and I spent another ten years collecting information through various means to supplement it, and finally came to what it is now."

Li Shimin's words are true, he can't listen to Yue Shan everything, he must send someone to investigate before he can fully believe it.What's more, there are too many gaps in Yue Shan's handing, and it is necessary to fill in further.

So he borrowed the power of the Royal Commercial Bank to collect information from the whole world, and this process lasted for ten years.

Under the investigation of those people, more and more things were added to this world map, and the major spheres of influence were also marked more accurately.

For example, there are countless islands in the entire east, southeast, and south waters.The major dynasties thousands of miles away to the west were also prepared to be marked out.

There is another interesting thing here, which is about the name of the Arab Empire.

Muhammad did not give a fixed name to the regime he established, or the name he gave was not recognized by the public.

In the original history, their names were passed to China, and they were called Duoshi, Dashi, etc. by the Tang Dynasty people at that time, and they were called the Saracen Empire in Europe.

As for the name Arabic, it did not appear until the ninth century.

However, because of Yueshan, this name appeared in this world 200 years in advance, and became the fixed name of Datang for this region.

At this time, the Green Cultists were victorious in the war with the Sasanian Dynasty, but they had not yet achieved a decisive victory. There were still more than ten years before the establishment of the Arab Empire.

Therefore, their territory on the map is not very large, which was ignored by Fang Xuanling and others.Only Yue Shan and Li Shimin really knew how terrifying they would become.

However, neither of them intends to explain for them, at least there is no need for that right now.For them at this time, there is no difference between the Sasanian Dynasty or the Arab Empire.

In the end, a small meeting held for Liu Rengui's expedition to the Japanese slave country completely went astray, and the topics were all around the world map.

However, they have just seen the world map and are still in shock, their minds are not very clear.The crowd was more excited, and the topic was far and superficial, without any logic and depth.

Li Shimin was not surprised either, seeing the world map for the first time was not much better.If it weren't for Yue Shan's guidance, it might take a long time to wake up from the shock brought by the map.

The audience talked nonsense for a while, Li Shimin asked everyone to go back and think about the world situation first, and then everyone wrote a note and handed it up.In a few days, he will hold another meeting to discuss Datang's various follow-up routes.

Before leaving, he was also forgotten to warn them to keep it a secret. The world map will be Datang's top secret for many years, and only a few people will know it.

After everyone left, Li Shimin and Yue Shan began to discuss the expedition to the Wonu Kingdom.

"Liu Rengui is not bad, he has lived up to my expectations of him. He wiped out the main force of the Japanese navy with less than 300 casualties, and burned more than [-] warships. If he is not your disciple, I can't believe that this battle report is Really." Looking at the battle report, Li Shimin praised.

"Thank you for your trust. Liu Rengui is indeed a famous general in the world, but such a result is nothing to brag about." Yue Shan shook his head and said modestly:
"Naval battles are different from land battles. Land battles are fights between people. If you lose the battle, you still have a chance to escape. Sea battles are a contest between ships. If the ship sinks, you really lose everything."

"Warships need to pull space to exert their combat effectiveness. A ship that cannot move is a piece of rotten wood, ready to be slaughtered."

"The Wa people were not prepared for this war at all. They did not expect that Tang Dynasty would travel thousands of miles to their door to fight."

"In addition, they have never been invaded by foreign lands for countless years, and they never thought about guarding against enemy invasion from the bottom of their hearts. In the end, they were blocked in the port, and more than [-] warships were burned without any use. …If they do the calculations with their minds but don’t have the heart, they won’t be wronged.”

"Such things will happen in the future, not once or twice, but countless times. Therefore, a navy that cannot always prepare for war is not a strong navy."

The excitement on Li Shimin's face was replaced by seriousness, and he said: "If it is true as you said, then this matter should be included in the navy textbook for all generals to learn, so that they can learn from it."

"Otherwise, one day people will be blocked in the port without realizing it, and the consequences may not be much better than those of the Japanese navy."

"Sages are wise." Yue Shan said.

"However, it is very rare for Laoshi Yuanzheng to achieve such a record with the weak against the strong. As a master, don't be so harsh on your disciples." Li Shimin suddenly laughed.

"Yes, I will praise him when he comes back." Yue Shan laughed.

"Haha..." Li Shimin also laughed out loud.

……

After laughing, the two continued the conversation.

"After this World War I, the Wonu Kingdom should be safe for ten years, and we, Tang Dynasty, can safely develop Xinma Island and its surrounding islands." Li Shimin said.

Yue Shan was not so optimistic, and said: "I think we will have another battle with the people of the Wa Nu Kingdom in five years, and this battle is the key battle that will really determine the future situation."

"Oh? Do you think the Japanese dare to resist?" Li Shimin said in surprise.

"Wa people are different from other vassal states around the Tang Dynasty. They are isolated overseas. Although they are vassals of the Central Plains Dynasty in name, in fact the exchanges between the two sides are limited to culture. Relatively speaking, they don't feel so deeply about the power of the Central Plains Dynasty. .” Yue Shan explained:

"Before the Central Plains Dynasty experienced hundreds of years of wars, the national power was weak, and it was unable to deter the vassal states. The prestige left by the Han Dynasty was almost lost."

"The Wonu Kingdom is the opposite. They have eliminated all forces in the country and established a unified country in the past few hundred years, and their national power has become stronger and stronger."

"Baekje and Silla once professed their vassals to them, and now the king of Silla will still send hostages to the Wanu country. The Wa people are confident, and they are not willing to be vassals of the Central Plains Dynasty."

"That's why in the pre-Sui period, the Japanese people dared to call themselves the emperor of the land of the rising sun, and called Emperor Yang of Sui the emperor of the land of the setting sun in the letter of credence to Emperor Sui Yang. His ambition is evident."

"Confidence built up over hundreds of years cannot be defeated by a single war. Moreover, we won this war with a sneak attack, and they are even more dissatisfied."

"That's why those Japanese people are surrendering to Tang Dynasty on the surface, but they must be dissatisfied in their hearts. They will follow the example of Gou Jian and endure humiliation and secretly accumulate strength in order to defeat Datang one day and regain their dignity."

The more Li Shimin heard it, the more he frowned. As a king, he could feel the meaning of Yue Shan's words.

Think about it in your shoes, you have been powerful for hundreds of years and the small countries around you have surrendered to you, would you be willing to be a vassal of other countries?Anyway, Li Shimin was unwilling.

At this moment, he was no longer as relaxed as before, and only felt the pressure on his face.

"Since that's the case, why don't we take this opportunity to beat the Japanese people thoroughly, at least to cause them some more losses and further consume their national strength."

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "Actually, I don't say that you are a saint, you know in your heart that you have already reached the limit when you hit this level, and if you continue to fight, it will be us who will suffer."

Li Shimin sighed, he really understood this truth, but he was unwilling.

After all, the Tang Dynasty was an expedition of hard work, and if the war dragged on for too long, it would be dragged down by the logistics. At that time, if Silla Baekje or Goguryeo were stabbed in the back, Liu Rengui's army would be in danger of being wiped out.

And without the deterrence of the Dizhou navy, the wealth accumulated in Dizhou may be robbed overnight.

Seeing Li Shimin's reluctance, Yue Shan persuaded: "Sage, don't be discouraged. After all, this time is a rare victory. It has shown off its national strength to other vassal states. At least Silla and Baekje will not dare to half-heartedly."

"Moreover, this big victory has initially hit the self-confidence of the Wonu Kingdom, making them feel the might of the Tang Dynasty."

"Although the Wonu Kingdom has self-confidence that it shouldn't have, after all, it has been a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty for so long before, and it has learned the culture of the Central Plains. There are countless people in the country who admire my Tang Dynasty."

"It's just that the people who admired my Great Tang before were suppressed by those who were hostile to Datang. Now that my Great Tang wins, those who admire us will raise their heads."

"We can support the pro-Tang faction, split the Japanese slave country culturally, let them waste their national power in internal struggles, and create advantages for the next decisive battle between Tang and Japanese..."

"We can also take advantage of this period of time to expand the navy and enhance our own strength. We can also immigrate to Xinma Island, where there is a large area of ​​land that can be reclaimed, and the food produced is enough to supply the Datang Expeditionary Force, so we don't have to worry about logistics."

"The war horses bred in Xinma Island can also be used for us to form cavalry on the spot, completely defeating the power of the Japanese Nu Kingdom from the land, so that they can no longer resist us."

"At that time, it is not up to you to decide how to concoct Wo Nuren."

Li Shimin praised: "Do you think there are things in this world that can embarrass you? You can solve such a complicated situation in a few words."

"Back then we were all intimidated by the strength of the Turks and trembling all day long. But you are different. You directly asserted that within five years Xieli would be able to perform and dance for me in Daxing Palace, but it took less than five years for Xieli to be captured alive."

Yue Shan smiled and said, "It's nothing if I can guess these things. The real ones are sages. If it weren't for your great talent, boldness, bravery and martial arts, what's the use of my guessing?"

"Put me in Baekje Silla, and all I can predict is when the country will die. I can't do anything else."

"Haha..." Li Shimin laughed amusedly: "You, Yue Cuilan, are flattering and flattering, and it's also hard for others to flatter you."

Yue Shan replied: "That depends on who it is, that is, you are a saint. I wouldn't care if it was someone else."

Li Shimin smiled more freely: "Okay, okay, stop. Seriously, do you think Liu Rengui can bring Sado Island over?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "Although I want to say that there is no problem, no one can guarantee this kind of thing."

Li Shimin said eagerly: "I have sent people to explore several times, and indeed found several large gold mines on it. If they can be developed, my Tang Dynasty can earn an additional 10 taels of gold every year, and the imperial court will do more. thing."

Yue Shan smiled and said: "The gold mine is there, sooner or later it will be ours, and now Datang is not short of money and food, so there is no need to be so anxious."

Li Shimin said: "Now there is no shortage of money, but if you want to conquer the world and become the leader of the world, this money is not enough."

Yue Shan persuaded: "I think the sage has fallen into a misunderstanding. Money and food are important to conquer the world, but population is even more important."

"The land is easy to conquer and difficult to govern. The best way is to immigrate and let the people of the Tang Dynasty occupy it. But the population of the Tang Dynasty is limited. Even if all the hidden households are found out, it is estimated that there are only about 4000 million. Although 4000 million Many, it would be insignificant in the whole world.”

"So instead of wanting to conquer the world, we should focus on the present and find ways to increase the population. When the population of our Great Tang exceeds tens of millions, we will have the basis to conquer the world."

Li Shimin sighed: "How can the population increase so fast, I am afraid that I will not be able to reach the number of tens of millions in my lifetime."

"It's actually not as difficult as you think. Why is the population growth slow? There are many reasons, but they can be summed up in a few points."

"First, the level of medical care is insufficient, and the infant mortality rate is too high. Now that the empress has established a gynecology department and trained specialized women, the death rate of dystocia and infant mortality has plummeted, and the population has increased by several hundred thousand every year."

"Secondly, I'm poor, and I can't afford to have too many children. But what my Tang Dynasty lacks now is people, not land. There are large tracts of land in the north, south of the Yangtze River, and south of the Five Ridges that are barren and uncultivated."

"As long as we move the excess population out of the Central Plains, the people will have enough land to support their families. They will take the initiative to have more children without the court's urging."

"There are other factors that I won't go into details one by one, but these problems have been solved or are in the process of being solved. If this trend continues, the population of Datang will double in less than 20 years."

Li Shimin said: "I will be 20 years old in 60 years, I am old."

Yue Shan said: "Not old, not old at all. As the saying goes, ambition does not depend on age. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty raised troops only when he was forty-five, and he proclaimed himself emperor and established the Han Dynasty only when he was fifty-four."

"You are only 37 years old this year, and you will only be 20 years old in 57 years. You are still young and it is time to start a great career. How can you say you are old?"

Li Shimin shook his head and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you can talk, I can't say no to you. Then wait 20 years for our monarchs and ministers to join hands to create an unprecedented great cause."

"No." Yue Shan shook his head and said, "You don't need to wait 20 years later, saint, you only think about the enemies in the distance, why have you forgotten these little people under your noses?"

"Tubo, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and the Japanese slave country... From now on, every time you destroy a country, you are creating history. When you destroy all these countries, your great achievements will surpass those of Emperor Qin, Han and Wu."

After all this flattery, Li Shimin completely forgot the haze in his heart, and burst out laughing.

Yue Shan added in his heart, if you can do this, you will have no problem surpassing Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As for Qin Shihuang, you are still far behind.

But flattering, what kind of morals do you need, you know everything.

　Eight thousand five hundred words, please recommend a ticket, a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)