After Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, he immediately turned around and walked towards the military staff room next door. He couldn't wait to open the door, then lay down on the map of Datang and looked at it carefully.
The entire Tuyuhun territory had already been drawn with red cinnabar circles on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, surrounded by major vassal states and tribal territories.
"Bring me a pen!"
Wang De quickly brought over the cinnabar and the brush, and Li Shimin picked up the brush and encircled Shanshan City in the west of Tyuhun and the territory of Gaochang Kingdom into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin looked at the map and opened his mouth in excitement.
"Well, it looks much better this way, but it's not round enough. These places should be circled."
After Li Shimin sighed, he pointed at the entire Western Region and said with a smile.
A good territory was ruined by Li Shimin.
Wang De quickly flattered and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, with talents like the Third Prince, these places will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty sooner or later, including the large grassland of Xue Yantuo in the north. This grassland is the pasture of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin nodded fiercely, pointed to the northeast and said, "Yes, this huge grassland is our back garden of the Tang Dynasty."
Then, he pointed to the northeast, squinted his eyes and said: "Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, but he never captured it. This was once the territory of the Han people, and I want to take it back."
"Since they all call me Heavenly Khan, there should be no territorial boundaries..."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right."
Li Shimin sat on the map, looking at the map and smirking. If Tuyuhun was captured, Gaochangguo would also be captured.
The Silk Road is known as the Golden Road. After this road is opened, it is conceivable that the economy of the Tang Dynasty will take off again.
According to the King of Shu, there is another big country to the west of the Western Regions, which is larger than both the Eastern Turks and the Western Turks. This has also been verified by the merchants of the Western Regions. It is true and it is a rival. M.biQuge.biZ
As long as I live, I will definitely let him bow his head and become his vassal.
Otherwise, how could I have the nerve to call myself Khan?
Wouldn’t it make future generations laugh at me?
Li Shimin started to get excited, and as he thought about it, he felt something was wrong. What they had discussed before was to conquer the Li family in Longxi and capture Tuyuhun.
Why did this kid go directly to fight Gao Changguo?
"Does this treacherous son know that I want to make him the King of Qin and feels that he has not done enough to capture Tuguhun? So why did he risk his life to attack Gaochang Kingdom?"
Li Shimin clasped his hands behind his back and began to worry again: "The Gaochang Kingdom is supported by Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks, and the entire Western Region does not want the Gaochang Kingdom to be destroyed. It is still very difficult to defeat the Gaochang Kingdom..."
"If you act rashly without sufficient preparation, you may suffer heavy casualties..."
"What's more, Tuyuhun has just been captured, and the three armies followed him to attack from a long distance. This is not conducive to siege warfare."
"Unless this kid wants to use the country's sacred weapon."
"Hahaha... That's right. Tuyuhun has been captured. To attack the countries in the Western Regions, you must conquer them. The countries in the Western Regions are different from Tuyuhun. The Tang Dynasty can send officials and troops to govern Tuyuhun, but the Western Regions are not easy. The Western Regions There are too many tribes..."
Li Shimin also had to admire his son's thoughtfulness, extremely forward vision, and big picture.
Li Ke's military talent is also very high, but this is all inherited from his Li Shimin's military talent. The destruction of Tuyuhun can be said to be the most vivid use of "borrowing force to fight".
That's what he did when he was fighting in the north and south.
"Notify the Ministry of Household Affairs to immediately mobilize grain and grass and transport it to Liangzhou. The more, the better. Why keep so much old grain?"
"So much food, I can't finish it, I can't finish it at all..."
"Hahahaha, the rich and powerful families are helping me conquer the world together. I thank you..."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Hahaha, I want to take a nap, don't let anyone bother me."
For five consecutive days, there was more and more food in Guanzhong, but everyone was numb. The court offered to sell it at the price of twenty coins and one stone, but they couldn't.
Selling it for twenty cents, they couldn't even earn the cost of transportation, let alone the cost.
The lowest price of these grains when purchased ranges from fifty to one hundred cents, and the price of food in some places is even higher.
Some of the people who were hoarding grain in Guanzhong had already committed suicide because even if they sold the grain they had hoarded, they could not pay off their debts.
Li Shimin finally couldn't sit still. Judging from the intelligence collected, the heat should be almost done. Waiting any longer would be a bit too much.
After all, these people were the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty's business, and the leeks had to be cut slowly. If they were killed with a stick, the business would immediately enter a period of depression, which would be detrimental to the country and the people.
By leaving these people behind, the goods of the Tang Dynasty can circulate quickly, and the economy of the Tang Dynasty can develop more healthily. And if the King of Shu takes over the Western Regions, he still needs these people to go further west to make money!
"Password, in view of the current plight of merchants, I am willing to help and let the Ministry of Household Affairs start purchasing grain at a price of twenty cents per stone. No matter how much, I want it."
"Of course, if the quality is not good, the price should be appropriately lowered, and I will not be taken advantage of."
"Let the ministers from the three provinces go to the families who are hoarding food and convey my will!"
Then, Li Shimin's face turned cold, and he showed his overbearing anger. He put his hands behind his back and said, "If they don't agree, then let them fend for themselves."
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"Extraordinary number, extra number, the court held a small court meeting overnight. In view of the businessman's predicament, he is willing to help..."
"Extraordinary number, extra number, His Majesty has issued an order to purchase a large amount of grain, twenty coins and one stone..."
"Here, give me one..."
"Give me one too..."
These small businessmen transport grain to Guanzhong. Even if it costs twenty coins per stone, which is the same price as the imperial court, those mud-legged people would rather buy the imperial grain than theirs, saying that their grain is not of good quality. good.
Are Mudlegs so picky these days?
To transport the grain to Guanzhong, the tolls and taxes collected at various checkpoints are enough for them to drink a pot. If it is transported to other places for sale, it is better to burn it directly or pour it into the Wei River. Go fish farming.
Seeing that the imperial court was willing to purchase grain, they were both happy and sad. Not only was the grain given to the imperial court for free, but they also had to pay for it.
But it is much better than not getting a penny. This money is their lifeblood.
They swore in their hearts that from now on they would never touch food again.
At the Li family's house in Zhaojun.
Li Huaian was ill. Li Ping'an, the head of the Li family in Zhaojun, traveled a long distance from Handan City and finally arrived in Chang'an City after spending five days sleeping in the open air.
He agreed to Li Huaian's purchase of grain, and strongly supported it. They sold all their fields in Handan, and even the entire business in Zhao County stopped, and he had the power to purchase grain in Chang'an.
Because once you start purchasing grain, there is no way to stop it. If you stop, you won't be able to make money, and you will cause trouble all your life, and you will be settled after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But if the DPRK has nothing to do, and they hold a large amount of food in their hands, the DPRK will beg them for help. At that time, they will be considered to have made a lot of money.
Then you will gain both fame and fortune.
But who knows, this is a fucking conspiracy. Once you jump in, don't think about jumping out, and let people watch with your own eyes step by step into despair.
"Brother, my second brother has let you down. The hundreds of years of foundation of the Li family in Zhao County have been destroyed by me... cough cough cough..."
"Second brother, you... please call the doctor quickly!"
Li Huaian was lying on the bed, really angry. All the family's money and real estate were sold or mortgaged to buy food. Unexpectedly, he jumped into His Majesty's trap.
And this whole set is an unsolvable problem, all you can do is watch the family collapse with your own eyes.
Seeing his elder brother Li Ping'an coming, he started coughing one after another before he finished speaking, and all he coughed up was blood.
Li Pingan gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Li Shimin, you are really stubborn!"
"The head of the family, the second master, and the commander of Hejian County, Li Xiaogong, are here."
Li Ping'an was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Please..."
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