The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Your Majesty just asked me about the Turks. I think that I have six reasons for pacifying the Turks at this time. Jie Li Khan has been doing things completely according to his own temperament for a long time. It should be said that his mind is no longer clear."

"The Turkic territories, such as Tongluo, Pugu, Huihe, and Xueyantuo, must be separated from their tribes.

There is a rift between Jie Li Khan and Tuli Khan.

The snow disasters in the grasslands in recent years have caused most of the livestock to be lost. It should be said that their strength is no longer as good as before.

Jie Li Khan alienated his own people and got close to people from other tribes.

The Central Plains people who were captured by the Turks have fled to the mountains in recent years. There should be more than 100,000 people. As long as our war starts, these more than 100,000 people can completely become our internal support."

Li Shimin glanced at everyone.

"What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think a man who is over 18 years old and strong can be conscripted." Du Ruhui responded.

The eunuch outside the palace entered the palace again.

"Your Majesty, there is a secret letter." The eunuch walked into the palace and handed the secret letter to Li Shimin.

After checking it, Li Shimin opened the secret letter.

From the wax seal on the seal, Li Shimin recognized that it was a secret letter from the Hundred Cavalry Division.

It has been a month since Tang Jian went on a diplomatic mission to the Turks, and Zhao Deyan has been on the grassland for quite a while.

Speaking of which, there are more and more contradictions within the Turks, and Jie Li's mind is getting more and more unclear. Zhao Deyan has contributed to this.

If this person can come back alive, it is also appropriate to give him a generous reward.

Just as Zhang Gongjin said, Jie Li is close to the outside world and alienated from his own tribe. Isn't this completely fooled by Zhao Deyan?

After the intelligence route of the Hundred Cavalry Division was opened, more and more news was transmitted back, and what Zhao Deyan did on the grassland was becoming more and more comforting.

Li Shimin put away the secret letter and looked at everyone.

"Let's continue the discussion." Li Shimin smiled.

After seeing the secret letter, his mood became much more relaxed.

"If you drain the pond to fish, you will not catch any fish, and there will be no fish next year." Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin: "Your Majesty will not do such a thing as killing the chicken to get the eggs?"

"Killing the chicken to get the eggs? Why kill the chicken to get the eggs?"

"The age of adulthood is 21 years old, and the second son should be 18 years old. The eldest and second sons are both conscripted. Who will do the work in the fields? How can this big family cope with the country's rent and miscellaneous labor service?" Wei Zheng explained.

"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is not short of land now." Fang Xuanling said, "But if no one cultivates the cultivated land, it will become wasteland. If the court can grant more land to the new soldiers, I think people will still be willing to serve as soldiers. Moreover, the ridges of the fields are different from before. Since the straight plow was replaced by the curved plow, one person can cultivate and take care of much more land than before."

"The world has just been settled. As long as more land is given to farmers, the rent will naturally be more. The more rent, the richer the country will be. This is the top priority. When the war comes, it is not too late to recruit soldiers." Wei Zheng echoed.

"We are talking about the soldiers now. The soldiers are trained. Can the newly recruited soldiers fight against the Turks? They will definitely lose." Li Shimin retorted.

He was an emperor who led the army to fight all the way. He knew how good the people on the grassland were.

Recruiting soldiers when the war comes, isn't it just sending the people to die?

How can a young man with no combat experience fight against a warrior who is naturally good at riding and shooting on the grassland?

"Since the army was raised in Jinyang, the rewards are based on military merit. So the way out for ordinary people is to make military merits and join the army. Making merits is the way out. They are granted more land. After they become rich, they want to make merits. After making merits, they are granted more land." Fang Xuanling explained.

"Okay, Zuo Pushe, you can draft a new military merit regulation."

"Yes."

On the grassland, Zhao Deyan was in Jie Li's tent.

"Come on, serve good wine to General Zhao." Jie Li looked at Zhao Deyan with a smile.

This Han man is good, a talent, and speaks well, which pleases him very much.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Zhao Deyan declined hastily: "Khan, the Tang Dynasty has become more and more powerful since Li Shimin ascended the throne. Why did the powerful Turks go downhill?"

"Yes, why?"

"Because the Tang Dynasty has exempted all things that are not beneficial to the emperor, so now the emperor can do whatever he wants. He has enough money and food for the army, but what about the Khan? Your cattle and sheep belong to the eighteen tribes, not the Khan. Your bows and arrows belong to the eighteen tribes, not the Khan."

"Plus, there are more people in the Central Plains than in the grasslands, and the eighteen tribes are originally few, and their strength is also scattered. Once something happens, how can they fight against the Tang Dynasty?"

Jie Li heard this and nodded repeatedly.

This is right.

"Yes, then you say, shouldWhat should I do? "

"It's actually very simple. As long as we establish the authority of the Khan, strengthen the Khan's position, ensure that the Khan has enough money and food, and the grassland people are good at riding and shooting, the Tang Dynasty is not scary."

"Good!" Jie Li was very happy: "It's been several years, and I almost lost confidence. You are really a gift from God to our grassland. Good, good, I will do as you say. I must not let the foundation of my ancestors be destroyed in my hands."

"Hahahaha, good, God will not destroy my grassland, let me meet General Zhao."

Jie Li was very happy. Zhao Deyan in front of him was a Han Chinese who knew the Tang Dynasty very well. As long as he was kept by his side to make suggestions for himself, then in the future, the Turks would follow the Tang Dynasty's practice and concentrate all power in the hands of the Khan. Then, the Turks would definitely be stronger than the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Xuanling stayed in Jiucheng Palace.

"Your Majesty seemed very happy to receive the secret letter just now. "

Li Shimin smiled.

"Yes, we talked about Zhao Deyan at Huairen's house before. "Li Shimin smiled and said, "He is doing well in the Turkic side."

"Is there any effect?" Fang Xuanling asked.

It was the two of them who made Zhao Deyan go there.

Li Fu helped to stir up trouble and fooled Zhao Deyan.

As a result, Zhao Deyan found that this place was a paradise after he arrived on the grassland. He finally had a place to use his skills.

Your Highness King Jingyang really didn't fool him.

King Jingyang is really an honest man.

"Zhao Deyan was doing well in the Turkic side. After Tang Jian went there, he talked to him again. Now, Zhao Deyan seems to be determined to follow Jie Li. If he wants more, he needs the Turkic to be stronger. The Turkic at this time is very different from the Turkic in the past. "Li Shimin laughed.

"The Turks are no longer at their peak when Shibi Khan was in power, with millions of soldiers under their command. The Great Khan's reputation is declining, and Jie Li is very anxious about this. Zhao Deyan gave him advice at this time, asking him to strengthen his control over the tribe and concentrate power. These remarks hit the nail on the head for Jie Li."