"Well, besides this matter, I have something else I want to discuss with you, dad." Li Ke said again.
"What's the matter?" Li Shimin asked nonchalantly.
"It's about Tuyuhun." Li Ke said.
"Go away, I finally came here to rest with your mother, and you are bothering me with things." Li Shimin cursed directly.
"Yes, yes, the son is gone. I originally had a way to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty. I will resign." Li Ke nodded directly and bowed to bow before he left. The process was so smooth.
"Come back!" Li Shimin was almost pissed off by Li Ke. Can't you just say what you have to say? !
"Okay, okay, Erlang, you go talk to Ke'er. I'm fine here. I'm not sick for a day or two. I'm fine." Queen Changsun watched the two men arguing and did not interrupt. She smiled and said, in fact, she liked watching such scenes, but it was a pity that neither Cheng Qian nor Li Tai had the courage to speak to Li Shimin like this.
That kid Li Zhi is also very timid now, he is not as good as his sister.
"Okay, then, Guanyin, please have a good rest." Li Shimin thought for a while, and realized that this was indeed not a place for conversation, and Guanyin had never participated in government affairs.
After coming out of Li Zheng Hall, Li Shimin looked outside and said, "Let's go back to Liang Yi Hall."
Li Ke did not object. The Li Zheng Hall is located on the left side of the Liang Yi Hall and to the east. Coming out of the west gate of the Li Zheng Hall, the two of them walked towards the Liang Yi Hall. Li Shimin asked: "Tuyuhun, what news did you hear again?" Yet?"
"No, Father, you haven't received the news. Where did I get the news? But if I act on behalf of the Duke, and with the help of Hou Junji, Li Daozong and others, it won't be a big problem to capture Murong Fuyun." Li Ke said casually. He opened his mouth and said that Datang's prestigious reputation was also created, so Li Ke's words would not arouse any suspicion.
"You are confident." Li Shimin shook his head, "But the current situation is not a big problem. It just depends on whether we can catch Murong Fuyun."
After arriving at Liangyi Hall, Chang Lin made a cup of tea for each of them.
"Speaking of which, your tea is pretty good. If you have good tea in the future, send more to the palace. If you want to say anything, just say it." Li Shimin took a sip of tea, and then said, the current tea is obviously more suitable for him. taste.
"Yes, I understand. Dad, I want to do a business with you." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Business?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and looked at it strangely, "Is this the business I understand?"
"You can understand that you must participate in this business, otherwise others will not dare to do it. There will definitely be generals such as Hou Junji or Li Daozong in it in the future." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Tell me in detail." Li Shimin became interested.
"Dad, although the situation of the war is still unclear, I would like to make a bold guess. Even if we capture Tuyuhun, the person who actually rules Tuyuhun in the end may still be Murong Fuyun's son or his brother. Other Tuyuhun leaders, right?" Li Ke asked.
"Yes." Li Shimin paused for a moment, and then said helplessly. This is also where Datang was helpless. The garrison cost a lot of money, and it was impossible to station more troops. Only in key areas such as the Hexi Corridor, and there was still enough land. Only by growing food can you have the opportunity to garrison troops.
Places like Tuyuhun are mainly grasslands with almost no cultivated land, and there is no place for them to garrison their troops.
"What if there is a way for us to station five to one hundred thousand elite troops near the Tuyuhun Royal Court without spending any money on the court, and maybe even bring income to the court?" Li Ke asked with a smile.
"Seriously?!" Li Shimin was surprised and happy, and he sat upright and said.
"Seriously, this is the business I want to tell you!" Li Ke said with a smile.
"Okay! If you are right in what you say, I will change your royal title for you in two days!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said happily.
"Dad, if we have the opportunity to garrison five to one hundred thousand elite troops, can the entire Tuyuhun territory be divided into the territory of the Tang Dynasty?!" Li Ke said with a smile.
"Of course! The biggest problem in areas such as Tuyuhun, the former Jieli of the Eastern Turks, is that they cannot garrison troops! The peoples on the grasslands are mainly nomadic. They cannot settle in one place for a long time. They pursue pastures to make a living. The population of Tuyuhun There are not many, and the grassland is not as rich as the water and grass in Jieli's East Turkestan Hetao, Jiuyuan and other areas, but for us, garrisoning a large army is still a problem!" Li Shimin was a little helpless.
"Once we have enough means to station a large army, 50,000 troops will be enough to radiate the entire Tuyuhun. Not only that, but Tibet in the south can be intimidated by us. For example, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions will be under our direct deterrence. , once Qiuci dared to speak rudely to me, the Tang Dynasty, I can let him happen in Qiuci like Fu Jiezi in the Han Dynasty!" Li Shimin said fiercely.
Li Ke knew clearly, or that later generations called themselves Han people. Of course Li Ke knew the deeds of Fu Jiezi. Fu Jiezi was a famous diplomat in the Western Han Dynasty. What did he do? At that time, Loulan, Qiuci and other countries had always been on the sidelines, wavering between the Xiongnu and the Han.
Loulan also killed Han envoys and plundered their property. Fu Jiezi asked himself to bring gold and brocade as an envoy to Loulan. Then at the banquet hosted by King Loulan for him, he drew his sword and killed King Loulan! Killing him was not enough. He said directly in front of King Loulan's son and ministers: "The Han army is here, don't dare to move. If you move, the country will be destroyed!"
It was so awesome that no one dared to touch Loulan at that time.
In fact, the later generations of the Tang Dynasty did similar things. The later king Xuance was able to destroy the whole country of Tianzhu by one man, which was almost the same as what Fu Jiezi did of the Han Dynasty. He relied on the powerful national power of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty! Including Guo Xin, a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, who is guarding today's Qiuci Kingdom, there is an isolated city thousands of miles away, and the city is full of white-haired soldiers. Is it because of their fighting power? Maybe, but more of it was the Tang Dynasty's once tyrannical strength that swept across the Western Regions.
These countries were afraid that killing these people would lead to revenge from the Tang Dynasty. After all, no one knew the history.
So Li Shimin's idea is easy to understand.
The countries in the Western Region were actually not very powerful. The Anxi Army, the most powerful combat force in the Tang Dynasty, had no more than 30,000 standing troops in the later period. Although they were all elite, the area of deterrence exceeded more than three million square kilometers.
Li Shimin knows better than Li Ke what is the concept of being able to station 50,000 to 100,000 elite soldiers in Tuyuhun!
"Then this business is about to start. In fact, the most important place for this business is located in the Red Sea, which is less than 100 miles southwest of Qinghai in the Tuyuhun Palace! This is a natural salt lake! As long as you enter the improved salt production method of Erchen craftsmen , it can produce more than 50,000 shi of salt per month, and the salt is better than the salt you eat now, Father!"
"If it is run according to Erchen's method, its annual income and profit can reach about two million yuan." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Seriously?!" Li Shimin became excited. Two million dollars in profit? Not to mention two million guan, if 50,000 elite troops are stationed and there is no war, the annual cost will be about 100,000 guan. Considering that Tuyuhun is relatively far away, adding 50,000 guan to this number is enough.
"Seriously!" Li Ke said with a smile, "So Erchen's idea is that this business is calculated according to 10%, Li Shiji 20%, Erchen 20%, and the remaining 60%, 30% is left to the local garrison, and 30% is left to the local garrison. To you, Father."
