At that time, the Tang Dynasty could truly achieve long-term peace and stability. As for the issues of bridges and tunnels, in fact, the most valuable thing Li Ke had here was that he had in his hands the experience that countless martyrs had sacrificed their lives for, as well as many advanced construction methods.
For example, bridges, the earliest cross-river bridge in China and the later Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, were built using the pipe string drilling method. In fact, the overall difficulty of this kind of construction is not too high. If you have to play, Li Ke is now You can also play it.
"Seven or eight days? Are you serious?" Everyone was shocked.
What is the concept of arriving in the Western Regions from Chang'an in seven or eight days? It's about three thousand miles from here to the countries in the Western Regions, can we get there in seven or eight days? Wouldn’t it be a 400-mile journey that day? ! If it really had this speed, wouldn't Datang's control of the Western Regions be just like playing games?
"Of course it's true. I'm not just talking about cavalry, but also infantry, food, weapons, armor and other supplies." Li Ke said lightly.
Now everyone is not calm. If it takes seven or eight days to arrive in the Western Regions, doesn't it mean that it only takes twenty days to get from Chang'an to Persia? Or even shorter? Even if Tang Dynasty arrived in Persia at this time, there would be no problem!
As for further north, let alone that. Wouldn’t that be easier? !
"So, you don't have to worry about the Tang Dynasty not being able to control its own territory. You only need to worry about whether the progress of your land attack can keep up with the Tang Dynasty." Li Ke waved his hand, "Now let's talk about the Tubo incident."
"Since there are serfs rebelling in the entire Tubo, and Li Daozong has sent 30,000 cavalry into Tubo, we only need to get this direction right now." Li Ke directly reached out and clicked on the Yadong Pass on the map.
There are actually many places that crossed the Himalayas in later generations, but for this era, there are really too few places that can cross the Himalayas in large numbers. Anyone who dares to challenge these passes with a large force without logistical supplies prepared in advance is really seeking death.
"So, when we control this place, it means that the entire West Kunlun Mountains will become our natural barrier to Datang, and the Yadong Pass will be our natural stepping stone. This place means that we can attack when we advance and retreat when we retreat. It can be defended.”
"It will play a key role in setting foot on the Tianzhu Peninsula in the future." Li Ke drew a circle around the Himalayas. The entire Himalayas had been renamed the West Kunlun Mountains by Li Ke, while the Kunlun Mountains were naturally still the original Kunlun Mountains.
For this era, the Himalayas are really a natural barrier for the Tang Dynasty. The original reason why the Tang Dynasty could not set foot on the plateau has an indescribable relationship with faith and the plateau environment. After taking Tuyuhun, Datang's restrictions in this regard were completely gone.
In the original territory of Tuyuhun, the altitude is also not low. Naturally, the herdsmen living in these places have no problem entering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
"These are not problems, but Your Highness, are you sure that these Tibetan serfs rebelled and their sense of belonging to our Tang Dynasty is that high?" Li Jing hesitated and asked.
"Sure, it's my people who incited them to rebel. Of course, after bringing them under the management of the Tang Dynasty, we need to treat them equally, just like we treat the herdsmen of Tuguhun, or even better than we treat the herdsmen of Tuguhun!" Li Ke nodded matter-of-factly.
Everyone was a little speechless, looking at Li Ke as if they were looking at a god.
Using troops to defeat the enemy's plans and subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting is the highest state of the art of war. If this is the highest realm of the art of war, then what kind of realm should it be to conquer the entire country without fighting? Although His Highness once bought several countries such as Nuoqiang, those countries that were no more than a county were vastly different from countries like Tubo!
This is not on the same level at all. If attacking cities and territories is like His Highness's doing, what's the use of generals like them?
"Good! As expected of me, Li Shimin's son, you have done a great job. Now you have to be responsible for the follow-up management of Tubo. Otherwise, if this place cannot reach the situation like Xizhou, then it will be a failure of your plan." Li Shimin shouted "Good".
Wei Zheng: "..."
Fang Xuanling: "..."
Your Majesty, are you really not covering up at all? The problem is that if you arrange these tasks for His Highness again, His Highness will probably run away.
Li Ke: "..."
"Dad, if I have done all this, what will the three provinces do? This is a matter for Shangshu Province." Li Ke looked at Li Shimin helplessly and said.
Fang Xuanling: "..."
I am guilty. The idea I just had was wrong. However, His Highness is right. This is indeed a matter between them. Your Majesty can run away, but they can't run away. But although I can't run away, I can find a way.
"I think it's better to transfer Li Daozong's guardian to the Qinghai-Tibet area. Well, since this place belongs to the Tang Dynasty, I think it's better to name it Qinghai-Tibet Road?" Fang Xuanling said directly.
Li Ke rolled his eyes: "I'm talking to Liang Guogong, can you let my future father-in-law go? Your hair is almost bald."
Everyone was speechless. Good guy, Your Highness, you really can't inherit this shameless character. Neither Your Majesty nor Concubine Yang has this character.
"Your Highness is wrong. He is trying to promote Li Duhu." Fang Xuanling said.
What he said is correct. The governor is the leader of the military and government, and is divided into large, medium and small according to the population and geographical area. The governor is a second-grade official, which can be said to be the emperor of a land. In theory, the highest official of a Tao is called a Jiedushi, but in fact, in the border regions of the Tang Dynasty, because they are far away from the imperial administration The center, the governor and the governor are often the same person.
The population of Tubo is actually not large. The entire Tubo population is between 2 and 3 million, and the population of Tubo will probably reach 4 million at its peak in the future.
Although this population is not comparable to places like Guannai Road, if Tibet establishes the Qinghai-Tibet Road, its area will be huge! This is definitely at the level of a Grand Governor.
In the Tang Dynasty, the rank of the Grand Governor was higher than that of the Middle Governor, although both sides were the same.
The highest officials and governors of various states in the Tang Dynasty were also divided into large, medium and small levels.
"Speaking of this, I think these local official positions in the Tang Dynasty also need to be changed. The current system is too complicated and cumbersome." Li Ke added.
Everyone: "..." Can you please stop remembering that our three provinces have just completed their restructuring not long ago?
"Actually, there are not many changes. Mainly, regardless of large, medium or small, the rank of the highest officer of all Taoism is the same. In addition, local responsibilities and powers need to be differentiated. For example, the military headquarters needs to establish separate military regions, and the military regions are based on the Tianxia They are divided by each province, and the military regions are independent of the military units of each province."
"As for local administration, according to the current system of the Tang Dynasty, the highest official is the supervisory censor, who is responsible for supervising and directing the administrative development of a province. The supervisory censor is appointed, dismissed and approved by the supervisory committee of the Menxia Province."
"However, the daily administrative management and specific implementation of the alliance is the responsibility of the governor, and the appointment and removal of the governor is submitted to the Shangshu Province for approval by the Zhongshu Council. The two sides have the same level, but the governor is slightly less than the supervisory censor. Half a level lower." Li Ke probably mentioned a charter.
