"Teacher, we must fight for it.
In addition to the 50,000 Tang Dynasty troops, there are more than 200,000 servants in the Western Region.
As long as we get the position of Protector of Beiting, we will have 300,000 usable troops in our hands.
Even in the future If anything happens, you can also have someone to help you."
As soon as Li Tai walked into the study, he shouted anxiously at Cen Wenwen.
"I'll fight for anything you want."
Cen Wenwen didn't put down the pen in his hand or even raise his eyelids.
"Of course I can't go alone."
As soon as Cen Wenwen said it, Li Tai felt like an eggplant beaten by frost.
He could go to Liaodong, but he couldn't go to the Western Region.
Putting the harsh natural environment aside for now, even if Li Tai is willing to go to the Western Regions to eat sand.
Li Er would not agree that such a prince would sit on the crater at such a risk.
If there was an accident in the Western Region and Li Tai was killed.
For Tang Guo, it was an undying hatred.
Li Er only wanted to maintain a stable rule, and did not want to kill all the people in the Western Regions now.
"Of course Your Highness can't go, the Western Region is far away.
If Your Highness goes, you can split the earth and become the king.
Then the Western Region will not be Jisuzhou, but an independent kingdom.
Your Majesty will not allow such a thing to happen.
The nobles of the Tang Dynasty would not allow such a thing to happen.
A matter that is collectively rejected by His Majesty and the nobles of the Tang Dynasty will never succeed.
Furthermore, the Western Region is thousands of miles away.
And there is no train there, even if His Highness has something to do in the future.
Are you really able to mobilize the Western Region Army into Chang'an?
I'm afraid they won't even be able to enter Yumen Pass.
So this is a useless job and no one wants to go.
If you insist on inserting someone, Your Majesty will be suspicious of you.
I will be resented by the soldiers.
The place in the Western Region is far less prosperous than Guanzhong.
Whoever you send there to eat sand will not resent you.
Even if something happens in the future, it is possible to imitate Zhao Tuo of Qin and paint a local king, but it is difficult to go to Beijing to serve the king."
Cen Wenwen's words made Li Tai freeze.
He did not expect that his political wisdom would be so immature.
Fortunately, I didn't speak in the main hall today, otherwise I would offend anyone I recommended.
Who wants to go to the Western Regions to eat sand without waiting for Guanzhong?
"Then let's not fight for this position.
Whoever wants to fight can fight for it."
Thinking of this, Li Tai also felt relieved.
He sat on the chair and personally lit a cigarette for Cen Wenwen.
The tea cup next to him was also pushed towards Cen Wenwen.
"It's good that Your Highness thinks so, but it's not enough.
If this memorial is suitable for Your Highness, then copy it quickly and send it to the palace overnight to present it to His Majesty."
Cen Wenwen picked up what he had just written.
He carefully dried the ink stains and handed it to Li Tai.
Li Tai took a look at it and immediately stood up and said anxiously: "It's fine if we don't take the position of teacher.
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That Zhang Liang is wearing the same trousers as Wu Wangke now, how can we recommend him?"
"Haha, that place in Beiting is the barrier of Yumen Pass.
Someone has to go there.
Since our people don't want to go, then let's recommend the King of Wu's people to go.
Zhang Liang is the Duke of the country and an old member of His Majesty's Qin Palace.
Loyal.
There is no problem in terms of official status and there is no problem in terms of official status.
If he doesn't go, who else can go?
Besides, once Zhang Liang returns to Beijing, he will not be able to come back for at least three to five years as one of Wu Wangke's helpers has been sent out early.
Wu Wangke lost an arm, which made it much easier to deal with him.
Your Majesty's plan to drive away tigers and swallow wolves will eventually fail.
"Cen Wenwen explained to Li Tai with a smile that this strategy came up when he knew that Beiting was going to re-select the governor.
"This is a clever move, teacher.
None of the veterans are willing to go.
The only one who can go now is Zhang Liang.
His Majesty will definitely agree.
Look at the truth.
What will Li Ke do after he learns that Zhang Liang has been sent away?
Expression."
Li Tai said "Hey" and "Hey" with a smile, quite gloating.
Also asking the master for advice was Li Zhi.
The two met in an underground secret room.
The flickering candlelight gave the secret room a sense of conspiracy.
"Teacher, you asked me to recommend myself to Beiting."
Li Zhi couldn't believe his ears.
For a moment, Li Zhi even suspected that this old guy was intentionally harming himself.
In the harsh natural environment of the Western Regions, there are far more beards than in the Tang Dynasty.
God knows when those barbarians will rebel and take the position of Protector of Beiting, that is, sitting on the crater of the volcano.
Once it does erupt, there will be no remains left.
Du Ruhui, this old guy, actually suggested that he was from Beiting.
Could it be that this old guy was bribed and wanted to trick him?
"Yes, I want His Highness to recommend himself to Beiting."
Du Ruhui looked at Li Zhi with a smile.
"Can" "Your Highness, please listen to what I have to say."
Du Ruhui stretched out his hand to stop Li Zhi from continuing.
"His Highness recommended himself to the North Courtyard, and Your Majesty will never let His Highness go to that place.
Please be clear about this.
Even if His Majesty has not tacitly agreed that you will become the heir to the throne, he will never allow a prince to go to the North Courtyard." court.
Do you know what your Majesty is most worried about right now?"
"What" "What your Majesty is most worried about is that the long-term comfortable life has made the old commanders grumpy.
Moreover, they have lost their enterprising spirit.
No one is willing to go to the Western Regions.
And no one is willing to share your worries for Your Majesty.
Your Highness is sending such a memorial at this time just to tell His Majesty.
You are willing to share His Majesty's worries, and you are willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty.
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In this way, your weight in His Majesty's heart becomes heavier.
Your Majesty, an emperor who looks down upon you like an eagle, likes people who are responsible most.
If you blindly act like a good baby, it will only make His Majesty doubt whether you can shoulder the huge power of Datang. " After listening to Du Ruhui's explanation, Li Zhi immediately relaxed.
It is not difficult to submit a memorial.
Just go home and ask the chief envoy Li Yifu to write a copy.
Since it's impossible to go to the Western Regions, there's nothing to be afraid of about having fun.
Everyone is worried about the matter of becoming the Protector of Beiting, and Yunhao is also worried 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, and only a ghost would be willing to go to that ghost place in the Western Regions to eat sand.
The worry is not unreasonable.
The reason is that Li Er saw the sky and summoned him to the palace.
After bribing Huangmen, Yunhao knew that Li Er was currently in Wude Hall, looking at the huge map of the Western Regions.
Walking into Wude Hall, I saw Li Er standing in front of the map of the Western Regions.
There is also a huge sand table on the ground not far away.
You can tell by looking at it, it’s also a map of the Western Regions It seems that the great His Majesty Li Er is really worried about the Western Regions.
"Excuse me."
Yun Hao was about to salute, but Li Er excused him with a wave of his hand.
"Look, this is Beiting.
This is the most uneventful place in my territory.
In the entire Western Region, the population of Anxi and Beiting Hu people is nearly five million.
But this eight thousand miles of land, But there were only 50,000 Tang army guards, which was a drop in the bucket.
I have decided that the Anxi Protectorate will be under the rule of Beiting.
In other words, the two parties are in a subordinate relationship.
The choice of the Great Protector of the Beiting Protectorate is crucial.
You are my favorite."
After Li Er said this, he looked at Yun Hao with tiger-like eyes.
"I won't go."
Yunhao immediately refused, asking me to go eat sand in the desert.
If you want me to go there, I will kill those five million people first.
Even if the Western Region becomes a desperate situation, we 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 Region stably, otherwise I will put this job on your head.
I don't believe it, you dare to resist the order."
Li Eryin A sympathetic smile appeared on his lips, making Yunhao shudder.
It seemed like this bastard really wanted to trick him.
"There is no way, eight hundred miles of vast sea.
The supplies that the Tang Dynasty can provide to the army can only support an army of 50,000 people.
Although the railway has been built to Yumen Pass, it is six thousand miles away from Yumen Pass to Tingzhou in Beiting.
Not to mention getting to Suiye City and then to Almaty.
It can be said that logistics is the biggest obstacle to Datang in the Western Region."
Yunhao spread his hands and said that there was no way.
"Michiyan has said several times that he wants to build a railway to the Western Regions.
In this way, not only the supplies of the army can be guaranteed, but also the exchanges 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'm very worried."
Li Er sighed.
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Isn't it because you collect less tax?
Why do you need to make so many excuses?
You haven't calculated how much the Customs Commodity Inspection Department collects in a year.
Just know that the customs duties for the Western Region caravans are less, but forget that the customs fees are too much.
Yunhao also wants to have such a selective forgetful head.
"My Majesty, in the long run, there will be fewer and fewer caravans coming from the Western Regions.
Why?
Because our Datang's maritime trade has developed, and Datang has completely controlled the South China Sea.
It can be said that pirates have disappeared within the straits.
The risks of maritime trade have been reduced as never before.
How much can a camel team carry, and how much can a large ship carry?
Nowadays, more and more motorized sailboats are appearing on the sea, which can be used when there is wind on weekdays.
When the wind direction is bad, steam engines can be used as power.
The speed of sailing has greatly increased.
In the past, ships traveling to and from Persia took two to three years or even longer.
Now, including the time spent in Persia, it only takes a year and a half to travel back and forth.
Tell me, who still wastes time and effort organizing a caravan?
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 a road of profit.
Now there is a more convenient, faster and more effective method.
Naturally, land trade routes will be eliminated.
Merchants are the purest group of people in the world.
As long as there are more efficient methods and higher profits, they will not care about traditions.
Without the trade routes, the existence of Beiting is actually of little significance.
The Tang Dynasty was so huge, from east to west.
Not to mention riding a horse, even a train would take more than a month.
The Tang Dynasty did not have enough population to fill such a large area, so allowing the Hu people to govern themselves is what your Majesty should do now.
Instead of sending some Beiting Protector and using 50,000 people to rule 5 million people.
If it doesn't work, it really won't work.
Once something happens, the 50,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will be swallowed up without even taking a chance.
We don’t even have the population to fill Liaodong and Goryeo, let alone go to the Western Regions to eat sand. " "You mean to ask the Tang Dynasty to abandon the Western Regions?"
Li Er's eyes were sharp.
If others saw Li Er's eyes, they would be so scared that they would fall to the ground.
"It is not to give up the Western Regions, but to make the Western Regions autonomous.
In other words, let the people of the Western Regions manage the Western Regions themselves.
Of course, the taxes paid to the empire every year cannot be less.
It is equivalent to hiring hundreds of shopkeepers to help you run such a huge place.
All you need to do is collect your earnings on time.”
"Since the Wude period, the Tang Dynasty has not lost an inch of land.
Now, you ask me to hand over the land that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty gained through hundreds of battles to those barbarians.
Without the Western Region as a buffer, the borders of the Tang Dynasty will become There will be another war."
Li Er looked at Yun Hao angrily, wishing he could tear him into pieces and eat him now.
"No, my Majesty.
The train has already reached Yumen Pass, which means that it will only take six or seven days for Chang'an to send troops to Yumen Pass.
If anyone wants to get close to Yumen Pass, they will definitely be discovered by the airship within three hundred miles.
Also That is to say, as long as we go out three hundred miles from Yumen Pass and build a few cities, we can monitor the area of thousands of miles around Yumen Pass.
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The Hu people had no chance to attack the border of Datang.
Besides, do you remember what happened in Lhasa?
If you want to punish any tribe in the Western Regions, you still need the Tang Dynasty cavalry.
You only need a hundred or ten airships loaded with bombs to teach them a lesson.
Those barbarians will suffer heavy losses.
I believe that their tribesmen will cry and chop off the head of the rebel leader, and then kneel down and offer it to you.
Maritime trade has flourished, but there is no future in the Western Region.
Without trade routes, the countries in the Western Region, large and small, would shrink rapidly.
In the end, those people had no choice but to migrate, either to come to the Tang Dynasty and become obedient citizens, or to go to Tocharo in the west, or to try their luck in Dashi.
If you don’t make money in the Western Regions, you won’t be able to survive.
Even if you keep them, they will not stay in the Western Region.
If the tree is moved, it will die, but if the person is moved, it will live.
The barren Western Region, where no one would stay and wait to die, would never be able to feed five million people without trade routes.
Yunhao 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 from the Western Regions can no longer survive, they will move east or west.
You will definitely not want to come to the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, they can only go to Tocharo in the west, and there is still a large food area to develop.
With the Great Tang With the temperament of the cannibals and Tocharians, they would not treat these people well, so war was inevitable.
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