lazy tang

Chapter 821
"Teacher! Fight, we must fight for it. In addition to the 10,000 Great Tang troops in the Western Regions, there are also 30+ servants. As long as we get the position of Beiting Grand Guard, we will have [-] available soldiers in our hands. Even if there are in the future You can have a strong support for anything." Li Tai yelled at Cen Wenwen as soon as he entered the study.

"Arguing? What are you fighting for? You go?" Cen Wenwen didn't put down the pen in his hand, and didn't even raise his eyelids.

"Gu...! Of course I can't go!" When Cen Wenwen said it, Li Tai was like an eggplant beaten by frost.He can go to Liaodong, but he can't go to the Western Regions.Putting aside the harsh natural environment, even if Li Tai is willing to go to the Western Regions to eat sand.Li Er would also not agree that such a prince would risk sitting on the crater.

If there is an accident in the Western Regions and Li Tai is killed.To Tang Guo, that was unending hatred.Li Er only wanted to rule stably, and didn't want to kill all the people from the Western Regions now.

"Of course your highness can't go, the Western Regions are far away. If your highness goes, you can crack the soil and become the king in your capacity. Then the Western Regions will not be Jimi Prefecture in the future, but an independent kingdom. Your Majesty will not allow such a thing to happen. The nobles of Datang would not allow such a thing to happen.

A thing that is rejected by His Majesty and Datang Xungui collectively will never succeed.

Furthermore, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away.And there is no train there, even if His Highness has something to do in the future.Can you really transfer the Western Region Army into Chang'an?The old man is afraid that they will not even be able to enter Yumen Pass!
So it's a poor job that no one wants to do.If you insist on inserting someone in, your Majesty will be suspicious of you.I will be resented by the soldiers, and the Western Regions are far less prosperous than Guanzhong.Whoever you send to eat sand there will not hold a grudge against you.Even if something really happens in the future, it is possible to imitate Zhao Tuo of Qin's painting of earth seal king, and enter Jingqin king?Disaster! "

Cen Wenwen's words froze Li Tai.He never expected that his political wisdom would be so immature.Fortunately, I didn't speak in the hall today, otherwise I would offend anyone who recommended it.Don't wait in Guanzhong, who wants to go to the Western Regions to eat sand.

"Then let's not fight for this position, and whoever wants to fight for it can fight for it." Thinking of this, Li Tai also felt relieved.Sitting on the chair, he personally lit a cigarette for Cen Wenwen.The teacup next to him was also pushed towards Cen Wenwen's hand.

"It's good Your Highness thinks so, but it's not enough. If Your Highness thinks this memorial is still suitable, then copy it quickly, send it to the palace overnight, and present it to His Majesty." Cen Wenwen picked up the memorial that he had just written. Carefully dried the ink and handed it to Li Tai.

Li Tai took a look at it, and immediately stood up and said anxiously: "Teacher! Our people don't want to take this position. That Zhang Liang is wearing the same pants as Wu Wangke, how can we recommend him?"

"Hehe! The place in Beiting is the barrier of Yumen Pass. Someone has to go. Since our people don't want to go, we recommend King Wu's people to go. Zhang Liang is the Duke of the state, and also the former member of His Majesty's Qin Palace. There is no problem with loyalty, and there is no problem with official status. If he doesn't go, who else can go?
Besides, once Zhang Liang returned to Beijing, wouldn't that be Wu Wangke's helper?Now that he is sent out early, he will not be able to come back for at least three to five years.Wu Wangke lost an arm, so it was much easier to deal with.Your Majesty's plan to drive away tigers and wolves will eventually come to nothing. Cen Wenwen explained to Li Tai with a smile that this strategy came up when he knew that Beiting was going to re-elect the governor.

"High! This move is brilliant, teacher. The old men are not willing to go. Only Zhang Liang can go now, and His Majesty will definitely agree. Let's see the truth. After learning that Zhang Liang was sent away, Li Ke will be a What expression." Li Tai laughed "Hey" "Hey", looking rather gloating.

Li Zhi also consulted with the master.The two met in the underground secret room, and the flickering candles gave the secret room a sense of conspiracy.

"Teacher! You said you want me to recommend myself to Beiting?" Li Zhi couldn't believe his ears. For a moment, Li Zhi even suspected that this old thing was trying to harm him.

In the harsh natural environment of the Western Regions, there are far more beards than Tang people.God knows when those barbarians will rebel, and if they take the position of Chief Protector of Beiting, they will be sitting on the crater.Once it really erupts, there will be no bones left.Du Ruhui, an old guy, actually suggested that he should be Bei Ting?Could it be that this old guy was bought by someone and wanted to cheat himself?

"Yes! Your Highness is asking to recommend himself to Beiting!" Du Ruhui looked at Li Zhi with a smile.

"Can……!"

"Your Highness, listen to the old man!" Du Ruhui stretched out his hand to stop Li Zhi from continuing.

"Your Highness recommended himself to Beiting, and His Majesty would never let His Highness go to that place. Please be clear about this. Even if His Majesty did not tacitly promise you to be the heir to the throne, he would never allow a prince to go to Beiting." court.

Do you know what His Majesty is most worried about now? "

"what?"

"What worries His Majesty the most is that the long-term comfortable life has made the old commanders full of temper. Moreover, they have lost their aggressiveness, and no one wants to go to the Western Regions. No one is willing to share His Majesty's worries!

His Highness is writing such a memorial at this time to tell His Majesty.You are willing to share worries for His Majesty, and you are willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty.In this way, your weight in His Majesty's heart is even heavier.

An emperor like His Majesty, who sees tigers like tigers, likes eagles like eagles, likes people who are responsible.If you blindly pretend to be a good baby, your majesty will only doubt whether you can carry the great Tang Dynasty. "

After listening to Du Ruhui's explanation, Li Zhi immediately relaxed.It is not difficult to submit the memorial, just go home and ask the commander Li Yifu to write a copy.Since it is impossible to go to the Western Regions, there is nothing to be afraid of if you have a mouthful.

Everyone was worrying about the matter of the Chief Protector of Beiting, and Yun Hao was also worrying about this position.The reason he was worried was that he was afraid that this position would fall on his head.Life at home is comfortable, so ghosts are willing to go to that ghostly place in the Western Regions to eat sand.

It's not unreasonable to worry, the reason is that Li Er sees the sky and calls him into the palace.After bribing Huangmen, Yunhao knew that Li Er was in Wude Hall, looking at the huge map of the Western Regions.

Walking into the Wude Hall, I saw Li Er standing in front of the map of the Western Regions.On the ground not far away, there is also a huge sand table.You can tell from the appearance that it is also a map of the Western Regions!

It seems that His Majesty Li Er is really worried about the Western Regions.

"Forget it!" Yun Hao was about to salute, but Li Er waved him off.

"Look, this is Beiting. In my territory, this place is the most uneven. In the entire Western Region, the population of Anxi and Beiting Hu people is nearly 500 million. But this [-]-mile land, but There are only [-] Great Tang troops guarding. A drop in the bucket!

I have already decided that Anxi Protectorate Mansion will be under the rule of Beiting.In other words, the two parties are in a subordinate relationship.The candidate for the Chief Protector of Beiting Protectorate Mansion is very important.I like you the most! "After Li Er finished speaking, he looked at Yun Hao with tiger-like eyes.

"No!" Yun Hao immediately refused, telling me to eat sand in the desert.If I want Lao Tzu to go there, I will kill those 500 million people first.Even if the Western Regions are turned into a Jedi, they must not sit on the crater.

"I know you don't want to go! So, give me a good idea. How can Datang manage the Western Regions stably, or I will hold this job on your head. I don't believe it, you dare to resist the order." Li Er A sinister smile hung on his lips, which made Yun Hao shudder.It seemed that this bastard really wanted to trick himself.

"There is no way, the vast sea is eight hundred miles away. The supplies that the Tang Dynasty can provide to the army can only support an army of 5 people. Although the railway has been built to Yumen Pass, it is [-] miles away from Yumen Pass to Tingzhou in Beiting. Not to mention Suiye City, and then to Almaty. It can be said that logistics is the biggest obstacle for Datang in the Western Regions." Yun Hao spread his hands, expressing that he had no choice.

"Daoyan said several times that he wants to build the railway to the Western Regions. In this way, not only the supplies of the army can be guaranteed, but also the communication between the Western Regions and the Central Plains can become smoother. The number of camel caravans from the Western Regions has become less and less , I am very worried!" Li Er sighed.

Isn't it because you are paying less tax?You still need to make so many excuses. You didn’t calculate how much the Customs Commodity Inspection Department charges a year.I know that the tariffs for caravans in the Western Regions are less, and I forget that the customs have more money.Yun Hao also wanted to have such a selective forgetting head.

"My lord! In the long run, there will be fewer and fewer caravans from the Western Regions. Why? Because the maritime trade of our Tang Dynasty has developed, and the Tang Dynasty has completely controlled the South China Sea. In the strait, it can be said that pirates have already Extinction, the risk of maritime business is unprecedentedly reduced.

How much can a camel caravan carry, and how much can a big ship carry.Now more and more motor sailing boats appear on the sea, and they can use the wind when there is wind on weekdays.When the wind direction is bad, a steam engine can be used as power.The speed of sailing has greatly increased. In the past, it took two or three years or even longer to sail to and from Persia.

Now, counting the stay in Persia, it takes only one and a half years to go back and forth.Tell me, who still spends time and effort organizing caravans.Walking thousands of mountains and rivers, transporting things from the Tang Dynasty to Persia?
This trade route has been going for hundreds of years, and the so-called trade route is the route of profit.Now there is a more convenient, faster and more effective method.Naturally, land trade routes will be eliminated!Businessmen are the purest group of people in the world. As long as there are more efficient methods and higher profits, they don't care about traditions.

Without trade routes, the existence of Beiting is actually of little significance.Datang is too huge, from east to west.Not to mention riding a horse, even a train would have to run for more than a month.The Tang Dynasty does not have enough population to fill such a large place, and letting the Hu people self-govern is what His Majesty should do now.Instead of sending some Beiting guards, use 5 people to rule 500 million people.

No way!It's really impossible to do this!Once something happened, [-] soldiers from the Tang Dynasty would not even take a chance, and they would be swallowed up by others.We don't even have the population to fill Liaodong and Korea, let alone go to the Western Regions to eat sand. "

"You mean to make Datang give up the Western Regions?" Li Er's eyes sharpened. If others saw Li Er's eyes, they would definitely fall to the ground in fright.

"It's not to give up the Western Regions, but to allow the Western Regions to be autonomous. In other words, let the Western Regions manage the Western Regions themselves. Of course, the taxes paid to the empire every year must not be less. It is equivalent to hiring a hundred shopkeepers to help you run such a huge business. place. All you need is to receive your benefits on time."

"Since the reign of Wude, the Tang Dynasty has not lost an inch of land. Now, you want me to hand over the land won by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to those barbarians? Without the Western Regions as a buffer, the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty will be lost. It's become a raging fire again." Li Er looked at Yun Hao angrily, wishing he could tear him up and eat him right now.

"No, Your Majesty. The train has already arrived at Yumen Pass, which means that it will only take six or seven days for Chang'an to send troops to Yumen Pass. If someone wants to approach Yumen Pass, within three hundred miles, they will definitely be found by airships. That is to say, as long as we build a few cities three hundred miles away from Yumen Pass, we can monitor the range of thousands of miles around Yumen Pass.

The Hu people have no chance to attack Datang's border.Besides, do you remember what happened in Lhasa?If you want to punish any tribe in the Western Regions, do you still need the Tang cavalry?It only takes a hundred airships, loaded with bombs, to teach them a lesson, and those barbarians will suffer heavy losses.Believe that their clansmen will cry and cut off the head of the traitor leader, and then kneel down and offer it to you.

Maritime trade has already flourished, and there is no future in the Western Regions.Without trade routes, the large and small countries in the Western Regions will shrink rapidly.In the end, those people had no choice but to migrate. They either came to Datang to be obedient citizens, or went to Tocharian in the west, or Dashi to fight.

If you don't make money in the Western Regions, you can't live on.Even if you keep them, they won't stay in the Western Regions.Trees move to death, people move to life.Nobody stays where they are and dies!Without trade routes, the barren Western Regions would definitely not be able to feed 500 million people. "Yun Hao said helplessly, he wanted Li Er to know that economic rule is the best rule.

Instead of sending tens of thousands of troops to try to rule millions of people.

"Uh...! Let me think about it carefully!" Yun Hao's concept was too advanced, and Li Er felt a little confused.

"Once the people in the Western Regions can't survive, they will migrate east or west. You must not want to come to Datang. Therefore, they can only go to Tochara in the west and Dashi to develop. With Datang Cannibals and Tocharians have the temperament, they will not treat these people kindly, so war is inevitable.

At that time, you will find that there are not many people in the huge Western Regions. "

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