Chapter 104 Colony?
Unlike the angry and irrational Ashina Simo, there are still calm people among the Turks: "Your Highness, I don't know what position we Turks will be in in the end in your plan?"
” "Isn't it true that the Turki Khan?"
Li Zhen looked at the questioner and asked, "You have asked this question well, and it is much better than Ashina Simo, who can only scold people but can't scold people."
Since you asked, then I'm not afraid to tell you, what happens to the Turks depends on how they choose, if you are willing to be my Shunmin of Datang, naturally hello, I am hello, everyone, and none of them will have less benefits in Datang.
But if they don't know how to raise and have to go against the Tang Dynasty, then I will also say something from the heart, I will be very happy, not only me, my father will also be very happy, the princes of the court and the central government will also be very happy, and even the entire Tang Dynasty from top to bottom will be very happy.
Because in the next ten years, my Datang will officially enter the stage of great development, all kinds of large-scale projects are endless, relying on the labor system alone is a drop in the bucket, and the labor system will have to subsidize the dead, to be honest, this is very troublesome.
Only slaves do not need subsidies, not only do they not have death subsidies, but they can also use their lives as hard as they want......
Having said all that, do you understand what I mean?
” In fact, when Li Zhen was halfway through speaking, Tu Li's face changed, and after hearing what he said, he immediately took a breath and asked in a trembling voice: "Are you going to turn all the opponents into slaves?"
” "You're wrong."
Li Zhen stretched out his index finger and shook it left and right: "Since this place has been occupied by me suddenly, then all the people here will be the people of my Datang, there are no opponents here, only conspiracy rebels, and for the rebels, my Datang has always seen one to kill one by one, and now after my efforts, the rebel's death has been changed to rebel hard labor, which is a great merit, so if you count it, you should not only not hate me, but should be grateful to me." ” "You're arguing with reason."
Tuli was furious: "You have occupied our country, and we are not allowed to resist?
What is the rationale for this?
” "Heh, you're actually reasoning with me?"
Li Zhen also smiled: "In previous years, when the Turks were strong, when did you reason with us?"
” "......"
Tuli was about to refute, but Li Zhen directly interrupted: "Don't defend yourself, when the Turks forced the Tang Dynasty to sign the Weishui Alliance, you should have thought that there would be such a day."
Besides, when has there ever been a reason between countries?
Haven't you always spoken with your fists?
If you are Turkic, you can oppress my Datang, and if my Datang is strong, you can naturally destroy your Turks, the reincarnation of heaven, nothing more than this, there is no reason to talk about this, if you lose, you have to admit it. ” "That's it, I won't tell you this, my business is not done yet."
Tuli thought that Li Zhen was going to subdue them, so he suddenly woke up from his contemplation and frowned, "What else is going on?"
It is impossible for us to take refuge in Datang. ” "Am I rare?
Do you really think you're all treasures?
Li Zhen said disdainfully: "I came this time mainly to find Jieli, I forgot to ask him for something just now." ” "What's that?"
"A final order from a Turkic khan."
Li Zhen said politely: "As for the content of the order, it is naturally an order for the Turkic people to lay down their arms and surrender......
Let's call it an edict, the content of which you think for yourself roughly means to order all your people to surrender, avoid unnecessary resistance, and accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
However, if I can put my Datang in a positive position, it would be the best.
After all, if we don't have such an order, our rule may not be smooth, and once our rule is blocked, it may cause blood, and you don't want that to happen, do you?
” "What if, I say no?"
When Jieli heard this, he finally couldn't help it anymore and walked out of the tent.
"Anyway, I don't care, but in my heart I wish this was the case."
Li Zhen said indifferently: "You should have heard our conversation just now, what my Datang lacks most now is slaves, so the prairie may become a colony of our Datang......
In fact, in my opinion, the colony is much better than the territory, but because I am afraid that the colony will be too inhumane to be accepted by my father, I did not bring it up. ” Speaking of this, Li Zhen was a little regretful, what he said was in his heart, the concept of colonies was difficult to be accepted by the Tang Dynasty, which was dominated by Confucianism, and he didn't even dare to mention Li Zhen.
It doesn't matter if it is not accepted by the people and the government and the opposition, Li Zhen is afraid that he will be seized by his enemies, and then attack or pour his own dirty water on the people, and then his reputation will be stinky, and if he wants to fight for the throne, it will add a lot of trouble, and if the people and the government and the opposition are opposed, even if Li Shimin likes himself again, I am afraid that his opinions will have to be considered.
However, although he did not dare to mention it, he had to do it when he had to do it, and if necessary, Li Zhen would also start the slave trade.
This is also the reason why he had to go to Yuezhou, a place that belonged to the Tiangao Emperor at this time, in addition to the unique geographical conditions, the more important thing is that he can stay away from the sight of the imperial court.
When the time comes, he will do whatever he wants, and implement his ideas one by one.
And to put it mildly, as long as Yuezhou and even Lingnan are built well, even if he fails to compete for the throne, no one dares to touch him, but he can open up to the south, and it is not impossible to establish a country no less than the Tang Dynasty.
"Colony, what's that?"
Jieli asked, not knowing what was going on, but when he heard this word, his heart subconsciously jumped, as if the word was full of sin. “......
You can think of it this way, a colony is an area ruled by a suzerain, without political, economic, military, and diplomatic independence, and completely under the control of the overlord.
"Li Zhen is not easy to explain the meaning of the colony directly, there are many secret agents of major forces around him, and it is not good to spread it after all.
"Is this any different from your direct rule?"
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"It's definitely different, the colony though......
Why am I telling you this?
Li Zhen also reacted, she was really idle, what are you doing with Jieli?
"You just say you can't write or not, right?
I'm good for you, it's pretty much the same for us anyway, but it's not quite the same for you. ” "Would you be so kind?
But since you have a request, then I will write to you.
Jie Li naturally wouldn't believe Li Zhen's nonsense, but his heart was clear, although he was defeated and captured by the Tang Dynasty, it did not affect his prestige in the Turks.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has just conquered the Turks, there must be as many resistance forces as Jiumao, which is quite unfavorable to the rule of the Tang Dynasty, but as long as there is his edict, at least seventy percent of the tribes on the grassland will be soft, and the remaining thirty percent will not affect the Tang Dynasty, but will become a source of slaves on the mainland.
But without his order, even if Datang forcibly took it, there would be chaos on the prairie for at least a long time.
In other words, with his edict, Datang's rule over the prairie will be much smoother, and even if there is chaos, it will be controlled within a controllable range, which will be very beneficial to Datang.
If it was in the past, this edict Jieli would definitely not have been written, even if it had to be written, it would have to mention some conditions to embarrass Li Zhen.
But now it's different, if Li Zhen's slave policy is really used, I'm afraid that countless people will really be reduced to slaves, born and died for the construction of the Tang Dynasty - just like Li Zhen said, he can't wait for the Turks to rebel, because only in this way can he have endless slaves......
This is not what Jieli wants to see.