Li Po just read Fan Wenjin's report and put it aside.
He wants to meet the Tubo people and cede the land for peace? When did the highlands become the territory of the damn Tubo people? Using the highlands as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with the Tang Dynasty is really a beautiful idea.
Trading...
This is normal. Now it seems that almost everyone is willing to do business with the Tang Dynasty.
The Central Plains Dynasty has a natural advantage in this regard. The Central Plains is rich in products and is in an absolutely leading position in the world today in terms of civilization and various crafts.
The neighbors are shouting and killing because they actually want to get some light from you. If you can't do it hard, then you can trade. Li Po understands their thoughts very well.
But having said that, any trade activities must have rewards. Some goods are just accessories in the returns. There are many other things that can be considered.
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Now it seems that there was some lack of consideration when choosing this opponent.
He also thought that it would take at least a few battles to make the Tubo people realize that they had found the wrong opponent, and at the same time strangle this country that was rising on the plateau in the cradle.
But the Tubo people were defeated in the first battle. The general in front of the battle sent people to ask for peace, and then came the attendants of the Tubo king... The Tubo people are a bit strange...
The civilization of the savages who emerged on the plateau was extremely backward. Generally speaking, the more backward the tribes were, the more warlike they were. The previous behavior of the Tubo people also confirmed this.
But if they suddenly become docile, then there must be a problem in Tubo. Just like the Turks, the more eager they are to form an alliance, the more people feel that something is wrong.
Is it really the will of God?
The Tang Dynasty had just been founded. According to the laws of the rise of great powers, it was bound to go through a series of founding wars before it could gain a firm foothold and enter a prosperous age.
The founding war not only included wars to pacify domestic princes, but also included foreign wars.
For example, in the former Qin Dynasty, after the Six Kingdoms were pacified, the First Emperor sent Meng Tian and others to lead an army to drive the Xiongnu thousands of miles away.
The strong Han Dynasty was not bad either. After defeating Xiang Yu, he established the unified Han Dynasty. After that, he struggled with the Xiongnu for decades, and finally beat the Xiongnu to the point of dying, and the remaining troops fled westward in embarrassment.
The east side annexed North Korea, bringing Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula into the Central Plains' sphere of influence.
Not to mention the former Sui Dynasty, which fought fiercely with the Turks at the beginning of the founding of the country, and eventually forced the Turks to fall apart. At that time, the Turks had more than a dozen Khans, large and small...
However, the founding of the Tang Dynasty was rather strange, as the Eastern and Western Turks sent envoys to form a good relationship.
We fought a battle with Tubo, and the reaction of the Tubo people was a bit unexpected. They actually gave in so much? The Tuyuhun people who were a big trouble in the northwest are also a thing of the past. No matter how you look at it, the situation in the northwest is very good.
If Goguryeo sends people again...it seems like there won't be any troublesome powerful enemies around the Tang Dynasty. Is this a good thing for the Tang Dynasty?
Li Po started strolling around the Tai Chi Hall again.
After years of war, the Tang Dynasty needed to recuperate, but then again, the Tang army soldiers who emerged from the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty needed an opponent.
Put the swords and guns into the warehouse and release the horses to Nanshan. Not to mention that the soldiers would not agree. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he would not do such stupid things. When the blade is sharp, if he does not cut something, it will become dull in two years.
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Unable to go up to the high ground, the Western Region was too far away, and fighting with the Turkic Royal Court was not worth the gain. Li Po's eyes couldn't help but look to the east.
Goguryeo... I haven't heard much news in these years, and I don't know what is being done. The corpses of hundreds of thousands of people are still there, and the Goguryeo people have not paid the due price.
It's just that his layout has not been completed yet, and he is a little unable to attack Goguryeo.
The time is not yet ripe to attack across the sea.
And on land... the biggest obstacle is Ashina Duowen, the Turkic Eastern Khan. This man has been leading many northeastern tribes for some years. He should have some foundation. He previously coveted Goguryeo in Liaodong City...
Those who are eager to fight will be destroyed, and those who forget to fight will be in danger. The emperor must have a good balance between this.
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The Chang'an court was very busy in April.
Spring plowing is gradually coming to an end. Since then, various ministries have been fully cooperating with the Ministry of Household Affairs and Sinong Temple to implement the new farmland system. Farmers have rushed to local counties and counties to guide and urge local officials to redivide cultivated land for the people, determine tax systems, etc.
If I can do this thing this year, it will not be in vain.
What's more, each department has its own things to do.
The memorials piled up beside Li's case were piled up like a mountain, and it seemed that he would never be able to finish them.
Regarding the measures of the imperial court, courtiers and local ministers have expressed their opinions one after another, and the enthusiasm for deliberation is much higher than before. The main reason is that the new policies in the imperial court have been introduced one after another, and various problems have been encountered when they were implemented at the local level.
Local officials cannot be idle. Writing a letter to the central government to report any deficiencies is the proper meaning of the title, which can be regarded as a feedback to the central government's major policies.
The emperor's role at this time was actually to make decisions. Others had to be discussed by the courtiers. In the face of problems raised by local officials, they would either correct some problems or encourage them.
This situation is expected to continue in recent years, because many of the court's measures are based on five-year units and are based on long-term effects.
The emperor and court officials will not change their minds easily. No matter how many problems arise, there will only be a solution, and there will be no change in the general direction.
This requires the emperor and his ministers to have a firm will to implement their political ideas.
Government affairs are becoming increasingly heavy. Fortunately, Li Po has adapted to this kind of life, but the burden of heavy responsibilities makes him look forward to the coming alliance more and more. He really wants to go out for a walk to relax.
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Of course, there is not no good news.
The Ministry of Household Registration has completed the household registration statistics. It took three years, which is a bit long, but we cannot blame the Ministry of Household Registration for not doing its best.
Because Dou Jiande was pacified last year, the household registrations in Henan, Hebei, and Shandong were all calculated last year.
Other places, such as Jiangnan and central Sichuan, are a little more relaxed. The northwest has been in chaos, and there has been a war with the Tubo people. The populations of the Tuyuhun and Qiang tribes have also been a mystery.
This year Xu Shiji and Xue Wanjun are working together to clear out the remnants of Liang Shidu and various horse bandits in Yulin, Shuofang and other places, let alone those over there. They are all half-citizens and half-bandits. They also have the characteristics of mobile crimes. The census is also
Can't find it on them.
The people who were captured all went to work mining and building roads, so death was not a pity.
The completion of statistical household registration is a prerequisite for the implementation of the land-acre system. In addition, it will also be of great help in the establishment of Zhechong Prefecture. It will also allow officials in the DPRK and China to grasp the overall situation more clearly. This is indeed good news.
But this good news is a bit sad.
As expected, the population has dropped sharply, and the household registration of the former Sui Dynasty can basically be invalidated.
The household registration submitted by the Ministry of Household Affairs totals more than 4.26 million households and the population is more than 11.2 million people, which is not much different from previous estimates.
Records from the fifth year of Daye show that the population of the Sui Dynasty was more than 8.9 million households, with a population of more than 46 million.
The comparison between the two sides was shocking. Even though there was no surprise, Li Po was not in a very good mood for the next few days. From time to time, he would take Yang Guang out for cramps and peel his skin.
That guy was having so much fun, I guess no one can compare to him from ancient times to the present. He is the only one in Chinese history, and he will never be wronged by being called a tyrant.
Another good news is that various academies have started construction at the beginning of this year, and they should be able to recruit their first batch of students by autumn.
For example, Jiangling was very clever. Li Jing sent a letter to the court, begging to take out Xiao Mian's palace and move it to use as an academy. It would be empty anyway, so as not to build any more buildings.
Li Po ordered Li Jing to do something expedient without even thinking about it. When he was in Yunnei, he almost demolished the palaces of the Northern Wei Dynasty, without any consciousness of preserving historical relics.
The servant Du Chuke muttered a few words. The palace over there was once the Jiangling Palace, so it might not be appropriate to use it as an academy.
Li Poquan turned a deaf ear to it. Whether he could visit Jiangling in this life was of no concern. What use was there to putting the palace there?
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In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Po was immersed in writing papers and was living a very hard life.
On the other hand, Li Bi, who was not far away, was very interested in reading the memorial. When it was time for dinner, the couple took each other out and went to the Ganlu Hall to eat.
While walking, Li Bi said: "I want to go to Chang'an Academy in two days. Do you want to go for a walk together?"
Li Po shook his head and said: "I can't get away recently, so I won't accompany you. Do you plan to visit incognito in private, or go there with a big fanfare?"
Li Bi was a little disappointed, but immediately smiled and said: "Most of the husbands who leave the palace are simple and simple, and I want to follow suit."
Li Po laughed and said, "Then you have to think about it. It's inconvenient for a woman to travel. It's better for you to send someone to just say that in advance. Otherwise, you will be blocked outside the academy and not be able to enter. You will be in trouble."
It’s a joke.”
Li Bi said nonchalantly: "How could it be? Aren't the documents from Qianniu Beishen Mansion not useful there? Then call Li Chun, she has been there several times."
Li Po nodded, and Li Chun continued to let himself go. After getting married, he became a Bengali. Not only did he often harass Li Xiuning, but he also met Ashina Peony at the house of Mrs. Chu State. It is said that they had a very happy conversation. Li
Po was very worried that she would be deceived into going to the Turks...
Li Chun got tired of staying in Chang'an for the past two years and was talking about wanting to visit Luoyang, Jiangling, Jiangdu and other places.
If Li Po hadn't tried his best to suppress her, she would have run away without a trace.
"Well, that's okay. By the way, I asked her to move to the imperial city. Has she moved?"
When her husband asked about this, Li Bi felt a bit toothache. "She resisted the decree and said that she lived well at home and didn't want to move. She didn't dare to tell you. Let me talk to you."
The couple looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces.