Wentang

Chapter 781
Liu Rengui couldn't be more clear about what health pills are. They are balls made of kelp mixed with some cheap herbs.

Regardless of the cost, the selling price is really high.

Although the price has been cut repeatedly, it is still too high for ordinary people to afford.To put it bluntly, Yangsheng Pill was Datang's biggest weapon to exploit the princes of the Western Regions.

The key is that this thing can indeed prevent and treat the big neck disease, and it is treated as a magic medicine by the Western Regions, and it plays a pivotal role in Datang's strategy of the Western Regions.

Among other things, the Royal Commercial Bank said that all the forces that surrender to the Tang Dynasty can enjoy half the price, and won the hearts of countless tribes for the Tang Dynasty.

Yangsheng Pill has also become a must-have item for the Tang Dynasty to reward the vassal states of the Western Regions.

There are even forces that request the imperial court not to give money, liquor, silk and other things as rewards, and just replace them with health-preserving pills.

What Tang's army brought most to the Western Regions was not grain and grass, but health-preserving pills. After arriving in the place, the major forces set up a stall and took the initiative to send grain and grass.

Now the price of the One Breath Healthy Pill has dropped ten times—although it is still a huge profit, it also let Liu Rengui see the determination of the court.

This battle must be fought.

As a courtier, since he can't change the emperor's decision, he can only do his best to make the plan well, so that this battle can be fought more smoothly.

After knowing the cause and effect, Liu Rengui said goodbye and left. He had to hurry up and make a plan.

Yue Shan sighed, feeling particularly complicated.

He knew why Li Shimin insisted on fighting this battle, and the reason was still on him.

Over the years, he has been instilling the concepts of co-ownership, global hegemony, and civilized war to the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

His plan was successful. These people's attention was attracted by the foreign war, they put aside many internal conflicts, and prepared for the world hegemony as if they were fighting chicken blood.

It can be said that the high-level party struggles in the imperial court during the Zhenguan period were the lightest, and there were naturally shortcomings, but they were not worth mentioning compared with the benefits.

But there are exceptions to everything, such as now.

Li Shimin is three years later—two and a half years left now, there will be a catastrophe, and no one knows whether he can escape it.

After preparing for a lifetime of global hegemony and civilized wars, he died before the war started, and he felt very unwilling.

He wanted to fight head-on with the Western world while he was alive to see who was more powerful.

In this way, even if he dies, he will be regarded as the initiator of this war in the future history books, not just a bystander.

But by doing so, he destroyed Datang's overall plan.

The original plan was for Datang to intensify the development of the Western Regions, especially the development of farmland in the Ningyuan area (Fergana Basin), which was the top priority.

It only takes five years for this place to become the Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions.

Five years later, Datang will be able to take root there, and the entire Western Region will become the hinterland of Datang.The expeditionary force no longer has to worry about logistical issues, and can truly advance, attack and retreat.

Another thing is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and wait for the Arab Empire and the Sasanian Dynasty to fight more intensely to consume more power from both sides.

It is best to wait until the Sassanid Dynasty can no longer survive and is willing to become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty to send troops.

This will maximize the benefits.

Although the Sassanid Dynasty has repeatedly sought help from the Tang Dynasty in recent years, they have not let go of their "dynasty" attitude and have sought help as brothers and allies.

The promises given are only gold and silver treasures, or the division of Arabian lands.

For Datang, these things cannot be said to be useless, only useless.

At this time, the Chinese civilization is a well-deserved global business center and manufacturing center. When other countries and forces trade with Datang, they can't even produce decent products.

Only simple raw materials can be sold, and then there is crazy mining to dig out precious metals to buy Datang's products.

All this is one sided.

In the past ten years, the world's gold, silver and copper have been plundered crazily through trade. Although it has not yet reached the grand occasion of half of the world's silver flowing into China during the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, this trend has also emerged.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty was not short of money, and the money of the Sasanian Dynasty was not rare at all.

land?Datang really needs it, but not now.

At least when the Western Regions and Ningyuan areas have not completed a certain degree of development, Datang does not need to have an enclave so far away.

Even if you need the land over there, you don't need to discuss it with Sasan, you just send troops to grab it yourself.

And Datang sent troops to defeat the Arab Empire, would the Sassanid Dynasty really be willing to maintain peace with Datang?

When encountering a conflict of interest, I am afraid that he will be the first to turn his guns and attack Datang.

What Datang needs is their surrender, and they need to unilaterally accept Chinese civilization.

The Sasanian Dynasty has its own beliefs, Zoroastrianism, and will not make concessions in this regard so easily.

Datang still needs to wait, and they have enough patience to wait.

Because the strength of Datang is growing every day, and the growth rate far exceeds the sum of other major forces in the world.

In another 20 years, everyone is sure to push the world across the world.

It's just that everyone knows that some things cannot be solved by strength, nor can one conquer a land by defeating others. Governance is as important as cultural assimilation.

Datang must take action in advance to expand its advantages a little bit and accumulate experience in this area.

The preliminary plan is to do it in five years, why five years?
The topic is still back to the beginning, the Ningyuan area needs five years to develop.

The plan can never keep up with the changes. In order to satisfy Li Shimin's wishes, this war must be launched for four or five years.

Yue Shan is not opposed to going to war early, and even supports it.

The reason is very simple. As a time traveler, he knows a truth very well. The more he feels that his plan is perfect, the more likely problems will arise.

Because the so-called perfect plan is just what I think is perfect, and no one knows what the actual situation will be.

Datang's comprehensive national strength does not need to wait for the development of the Ningyuan area, it can now support an all-out war on the western front.

And Datang's victory on the western front can in turn deter the ministries of the Western Regions, making them more honest and accepting the cultural transformation of them by Datang.

As for failure... He really didn't think about it.

It is impossible for Datang's million-strong army to defeat the emerging Arab Empire, and even the Sasanian Dynasty, which has already sunk into the sky, cannot possibly defeat it.

Only the Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire) can really wrestle with Datang.

This is still not counting firearms, and the army that dragged the cannon to Datang is invincible.

So Yue Shan, a crazy Chinese civilizationist, can't wait to kick off the curtain of this battle of civilizations.

He has already figured out who he wants to lead the troops to fight this battle.

Su Dingfang was the commander-in-chief, Guo Xiaoke was the logistics manager, and Wang Xuance was the ambassador of the diplomatic corps, bringing along Xue Rengui, Pei Xingjian, Wang Fangyi, and Li Xiaoyi.

He didn't believe that the Arab Empire and the Sasanian Dynasty could really turn the world upside down.

Of course, all of this is just an idea, and Li Shimin has the final say on who to send later.

However, he thought that with his influence over Li Shimin, it would be no problem to send all these people there.

……

Another month passed, and the first batch of princes and kings finally completed their preparations and were ready to set off.

A list of the second batch of enfeoffments was leaked by no one knows, and indeed, as the rumors said, it covered all the families of marquises and dukes who did not hold important positions.

I don't know if it's accurate, but everyone thinks it's very reliable.

At this time, a news that shocked everyone came to the capital.

The land in Nanyang was divided up privately by unscrupulous maritime merchants and tyrants, and the power behind those people was so huge that even the Nanyang Fleet was deflated in their hands.

This is like stabbing a hornet's nest.

After so many years of hard work, the title earned by the labor-management family has finally won the feudal state and will soon become a vassal king.

The home was stolen.

Can this be tolerated?
They asked for specific information one after another and prepared to respond.

Then a detailed report about Nanyang was passed on to someone who didn't know. Seeing the above information, even the prince was silent about it.

They are too powerful. If they hide their names, everyone will think that they are the real princes and kings.

Then these guys just blow up.

Does the Tang Dynasty still have the king's law?
So they wrote letters one after another demanding that these rebels be punished, and that the world be restored to Wanmin.

At first, everyone thought that this was a sure thing. Those people had clearly committed a crime, and it was they, the rich and powerful who made the report, and the court would deal with it soon.

However, it turned out that Li Shimin's attitude was very ambiguous, neither saying he cared nor saying he didn't care.

Now the dignitaries realized that something was wrong, and began to discuss countermeasures in tandem with each other, and all parties began to ask for help to find out what the emperor meant.

Li Shimin's sons went to block the palace when they saw the sky, and the concubines in the harem also frequently went to Changsun Wugou's place to inquire about the situation.

People like Changsun Wuji and Ma Zhou also became targets of lobbying, even Yue Shan was no exception.

"Cuilan, tell me what the saint thinks?" Yuchi Baolin asked anxiously.

Yuchi's family wasn't originally on the list of the second batch of entrustment, it was Yuchigong's initiative to request, after so many things he has decided to completely retire.

Going to the fiefdom is undoubtedly the best way, just close the door and pass through your own.If you are interested, you can lead troops to encircle and suppress rebellious natives in the mountains. In short, it is better than nesting in the capital.

Li Shimin himself didn't know how long he could live, and he didn't have the heart to maintain a relationship with Yuchi Gong, so he agreed to his request.

Therefore, the Yuchi family will definitely appear on the second batch of lists, and their family has already started preparations in advance, waiting for the list to be announced.

Hearing about Nanyang's situation this time, she was naturally very anxious, so Yuchi Baolin rushed to Yueshan for help.

Looking at Yuchi Baolin, Yue Shan felt very complicated.

He really felt sorry for Yuchi's family, it was obviously Wang Bo who started the game and ended up playing like this with a good set of cards.

Yu Chigong also paid for his arrogance in the first half of his life.

As for Yuchi Baolin, although her ability is not bad, it is far from top-notch.If it weren't for the help of Yu Chigong and Yue Shan, he wouldn't be able to get to where he is today.

It might be a good thing for them to go to Fengguo, to avoid the limelight and accumulate some background, to train the next generation of children well, and maybe one day they will return to the top.

"Are you asking this yourself, or are you asking on behalf of the allies behind it?"

Yuchi Baolin said: "Is there any difference?"

Yue Shan said: "There is a big difference. If you are asking for yourself, I will write you a letter right now. Take it to Cai Yang, the governor of the Nanyang Fleet, and he will send troops to help you wipe out the rebels in Duke Hu's fief." .”

Yuchi Baolin was very excited at first, but quickly calmed down and said, "What if you are asking on behalf of an ally?"

Yue Shan smiled and said: "That's difficult, you only see the tyrants entrenched in Nanyang, but you don't see the huge forces hidden behind them."

"Let's put it this way, the people in Nanyang are just the tip of the iceberg. The power behind these people is astonishing. Even saints are unwilling to act rashly."

"Hiss." Yuchi Baolin gasped, and said, "I don't study much, don't lie to me. There are still people in the Tang Dynasty who the saints dare not touch?"

Yue Shan emphasized: "It's not that they don't dare to move or that they can't move, but that they don't want to act rashly. You have to understand the difference. It's just because they haven't done anything that harms Datang's interests."

"They are too powerful, and if they move, they will cause some riots. The saints have too many things to do, and they don't want to cause domestic instability."

Yuchi Baolin said anxiously: "How can it not harm the interests of the Tang Dynasty? Nanyang is the land of the Tang Dynasty. If they occupy it and establish themselves as kings, they will have no king or law or rebellion."

Yue Shan shook his head and said, "Now Nanyang is the territory of princes and kings."

Yuchi Baolin said: "The princes and kings are also the princes and kings of the Tang Dynasty, and the land of the princes and kings is also the land of the Tang Dynasty. How can the court let it go."

Yue Shan said: "It's true, but the princes and kings can't give nothing at all, can they?"

Yuchi Baolin said: "Then what do you think we should do as the imperial court so that we are willing to send troops?"

Yue Shan said seriously: "Are you negotiating conditions with me on behalf of them?"

Yuchi Baolin was stunned for a moment, lost in thought, and said after a while: "I don't have the qualifications, but I can relay your words to them."

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "You don't need to tell each other, you just tell them what I said. Use all your strength to help the court root out this force."

Yuchi Baolin said hesitantly, "We may not be able to grasp the forces that even saints find difficult."

Yue Shan laughed and said: "Who said you should do it yourself? The main force is still the power of the imperial court, but you need to cooperate. For example, to promote and build momentum, such as to stabilize the place, such as to provide information."

"Your role is to help the imperial court minimize the negative impact."

Only then did Yuchi Baolin heave a sigh of relief, and said, "That's okay, if it's just like this, I'll be more confident in persuading them."

Yue Shan threw out another bait and said, "It's not for you to do things in vain. What the sage means is that the capture of the land in the Tang Dynasty will be returned to the imperial court. The imperial court doesn't want any of the wealth of those people on the island, and leave it to the princes and kings."

(End of this chapter)