Taking the land of the peninsula, it provides a good port for the Tang Dynasty.
This is the strategic concept proposed by Li Qinzai to Li Zhi, but this concept is a supplement or extension of the great navigation strategy.
The reason for its existence is that before this, Li Qinzai had proposed the concept of the Great Navigation. On the basis of the Great Navigation, the Tang Dynasty must take the peninsula in order to speed up the completion of the Great Navigation Strategy.
It’s a bit confusing to say, but to put it simply, Japan, Baekje, Silla and Goguryeo must be completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Just like the overseas military bases of the US military in later generations, they have every reason to exist and cannot be replaced. lack.
With Li Qinzai's few words of guidance, Li Zhi went through the original world map in his mind, and then completely understood what Li Qinzai meant.
Li Zhi's eyes gradually became excited.
Li Qinzai once again successfully persuaded him.
"So, Jingchu thinks that after destroying Goguryeo, I, the King of the Tang Dynasty, should take over Silla Kingdom?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "From a geographical point of view, there is a good port along the coast of Silla Kingdom, but in fact the outlet to the sea is blocked by the Japanese state, and the location is not as good as the eastern seaport of the Japanese state.
"However, when Goguryeo and Baekje were destroyed and the Japanese state was completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty, the huge Haidong Peninsula was left with only the Silla Kingdom that was not controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the Silla Kingdom had hidden evil intentions. If it was not easily destroyed, If it is destroyed, it’s hard to say what trouble it will bring to Datang in the future.”
"There is another advantage of the Tang Dynasty destroying Silla. If Silla is destroyed, the east side of the Tang Dynasty will be free from worries and no longer have to worry about the constraints of any foreign forces. From then on, the strategic focus of the Tang Dynasty will shift to the west, and there will be no fear of fire in the backyard. At the same time , Datang can still enjoy the huge dividends brought by sailing to the east."
"Your Majesty, the dividends of sailing are absolutely unimaginable to you. It cannot even be described with specific figures."
"On the other hand, if the countries on the peninsula are not destroyed, the Tang Dynasty will not be able to bypass these countries when it explores the world. The dividends we get will have to be shared with them. We could have received 10% of the profits. Maybe only 50%, or even less, went into the Tang treasury..."
This sentence finally succeeded in igniting Li Zhi's anger.
"It's a dream to share my dividends! They are blind!" Li Zhi said angrily.
As he spoke, Li Zhi's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "After destroying Goguryeo, the king's division of the Tang Army marched all the way south, and they must capture the entire peninsula. The Silla Kingdom will be the first to lose its courtesy, so my attack on a country that has not surrendered can be regarded as the departure of the division." Well-known, in short, whoever dares to share my sailing dividends will be my sworn enemy!"
Li Qinzai smiled. In the final analysis, interests are what move people's hearts. At the same time, interests can also make people want to kill, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is no exception.
Today, I broke down the truth with Li Zhi and told him. Li Zhi was always hesitant to take action against Silla.
However, when the huge benefit of "navigation dividend" was placed in front of Li Zhi, Li Zhi finally became undecided.
In the face of national interests, even close relatives can be killed, let alone an overseas Dongyi who has hidden evil intentions.
Li Zhi was really short of money these years. Why didn't he want to conquer all directions and expand the territory like his father? However, Li Shimin drained the country's capital during his reign. No matter the population, wealth or resources, they were all lost during the Zhenguan Year. It has been almost consumed in the use of foreign troops.
Even though Li Zhi had great ambitions after he ascended the throne, he had to adopt a recuperation policy to restore some vitality to the treasury and the people. Therefore, during the more than ten years since Li Zhi took the throne, the number of foreign troops used was pitifully few.
Even if we use troops, we can only fight local small-scale wars, and cannot fight a big war at all. For example, Li Qinzai once conquered Tuyuhun, or the more famous Xue Rengui conquered the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows, conquered the nine surnamed Tiele, etc. In fact, they were only It can be regarded as a small-scale war.
Therefore, Li Zhi has always been very frustrated. A penny can stump both heroes and ambitious emperors.
If the imperial court had sufficient money and food, Li Zhi would have ridden on Tubo's neck to defecate, and by the way, he would wake up Lu Dongzan with yellow urine. How could he tolerate it until today?
The great navigation strategy proposed by Li Qinzai now, in addition to bringing new species to the Tang Dynasty, is actually a greater benefit. It can bring endless dividends to the Tang Dynasty.
This bonus was the biggest reason that prompted Li Zhi to make up his mind to agree to the navigation strategy. To put it bluntly, it is actually colonial plunder.
Shipbuilding has begun in Quanzhou in the southeast, and the naval officers of the Tang Dynasty are slowly expanding their training. Coupled with Li Qinzai's world map, everything is progressing in an orderly manner. The dividends of navigation are actually not far away.
At this juncture, if anyone dares to share Li Zhi's dividends, Li Zhi will definitely risk his life with him.
I want to fight a big war. I want to surpass the late emperor in opening up new territories. I also want to build palaces and gardens. I also want to provide benefits to the people and leave a mark in the history books as a "Benevolent Lord and Holy Emperor". Good reputation...
[In view of the general environment,
All of this requires endless money.
In the face of huge interests, what does Silla mean?
Not even an idiom, right?
Don’t hesitate, destroy it!
"Jingchu, I think we can start planning for the destruction of Silla." Li Zhi said in a gloomy tone: "When Master Wang conquered Goguryeo, the plan for Silla must be carried out at the same time, so that after Goguryeo is destroyed, It perfectly connects with the battle to destroy Silla.”
Li Qinzai lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds. In fact, I have already begun to make plans."
"Oh? How does Jingchu plan it?"
"I promised the Japanese envoy Fujiwara Tsuno last night that the Tang Dynasty could consider loosening the bonds of Japan, but the condition is that Japan immediately recruits its own young men, goes to sea to provoke Silla, and lands in Silla to create friction between the two countries and brew the cloud of war. .”
"I thought that the battle to destroy Silla could be left to the Japanese, and the Tang Dynasty would not be known as an unkind enemy."
"The war between the two countries reached an uncontrollable point. Tang Dynasty intervened forcefully in the name of the suzerain state. The king's army settled in Silla as a matter of course, and the Japanese army retreated."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai sighed sadly and said, "Who would have known that the sky has no eyes. The war between the two countries had just been mediated by the Tang Dynasty. The leader of Silla died suddenly. The Tang Dynasty had no choice but to support another puppet as the leader..."
"However, after all, the puppets were still a bit incompetent and incompetent in governing the country, which caused widespread resentment among the people. So the new ruler had to ask the Tang Dynasty to join him. Like Tuyuhun, after the whole country asked and begged three times, the Tang Dynasty reluctantly incorporated the Silla Kingdom into its territory. ..."
Li Qinzai spread his hands and said innocently: "Just like that, the entire peninsula has become the Tang Dynasty inexplicably. The world is unpredictable and the sea has changed. Your Majesty is wise. Those who have gained the Tao will be helped, and God will surely give generous gifts."
After Li Qinzai finished speaking, both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were stunned. The couple looked at each other and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Li Zhi said with a smile: "Jingchu, did you come up with such a shameless method?"
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the process. I just ask whether this method works or not."
The couple was silent again. After a long time, Empress Wu gritted her teeth and said, "It works, but... it's so shameless. It sounds shameless. Datang played the role of a hypocrite."
Li Qinzai had no choice but to sigh and said: "Then our Datang's sailing dividends will probably be inevitable..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Zhi slapped his thigh decisively: "It's not shameless! Who dares to say shameless?"
"What hypocrite? What's wrong with the sect leader going to the country to do justice for heaven? That's it!"
