Chapter 777 Why cant we be this since ancient times?
"I would like to ask Your Highness, if Ren Gui is promoting rice in Yuezhou, can I also participate in it?"
After Chen Shuda's expression softened, he stood up and asked.
Li Gang, Pei Ju and others were stunned, and all looked at Li Yuanji.
The reason why Chen Shuda asked this question was not because he wanted to take credit from Ren Gui, nor did he have any ulterior motives.
But she was simply worried about Ren Gui, fearing that after taking a lot of money and food, Ren Gui would make a mess and waste the money and food.
After all, although Ren Gui was good at both civil and military affairs, he could manage the army when he was mounted, and he could manage the herdsmen when he was dismounted, but when it came to the herdsmen, he was still inferior to Chen Shuda and others.
This line is not only reflected in status, but also in ability, qualifications, and vision.
After all, the largest herdsman official Ren Gui ever held was a feudal official, while Chen Shuda and others had been chief ministers for many years.
Chen Shuda and others have experienced more things, made decisions, and participated in things than Ren Gui, and they are also bigger than Ren Gui.
When it comes to planning a city, they may not be as good as Ren Gui.
But when it comes to planning for the country, Ren Gui has to carry their shoes.
So when Ren Gui was in charge of a political decree that could affect half of the Tang Dynasty, they offered to help Ren Gui check it, and it was also for Ren Gui's good.
Li Yuanji knew what Chen Shuda meant by asking, and he didn't mind asking Chen Shuda and others to help Ren Gui. However, he did not rush to agree, but asked: "If I let you participate, what are you going to do?"
Chen Shuda was stunned for a moment, and without thinking, he said decisively: "I will send the Ministry of Civil Affairs to serve as a prisoner. The people from Sinong Temple will set off immediately and rush to Yuezhou to see if there is a place suitable for building a city in Yuezhou.
If not, I will ask Ren Gei to choose another place.
If so, I will ask the person who will be the prisoner to help the Yuezhou governor select a site and help the Yuezhou governor build the city. At the same time, I will ask people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to calculate the requirements for building the city and distribute money and food as needed."
Chen Shuda said this and did not go on.
Xiao Yu continued: "I will send people from the Ministry of Punishment and Yushitai to supervise the Yuezhou governor's construction of the city and ensure that he spends all the money and grain in real ways instead of lining his own pockets."
Pei Ju followed up and said: "I will order the governor of Yuezhou and the Sima of Yuezhou to use their merits to offset the corvee and reduce the money and grain needed to build the city. At the same time, I will order the surrounding states and counties of Yuezhou to conquer the corvee and help Yuezhou build the city."
The corvee levy mentioned by Pei Ju is not a random levy.
Instead, according to the law, the people in the prefectures and counties near Yuezhou were required to perform corvee every year.
This will not cause the problem of waste of people and money.
There will also be no indiscriminate collection of corvee services.
Li Gang slightly arched his hands and said: "I will pass a letter to the Governor of Yuezhou, asking him to enroll the captured water bandits and grass bandits into the common people's register, so that they can atone for their sins with their merits.
In addition, I will order all places south of the river to let the governors of various places lead the county soldiers, government officials, and township warriors to suppress the bandits as soon as possible.
And the captured water bandits and grass bandits were sent to Yuezhou to build a city."
Li Gang did not say what to do with the water bandits and grass bandits who were relegated to commoner status after building the city.
But he didn't tell everyone in Tai Chi Hall that he knew.
For this kind of water bandits and grass bandits who like to cause trouble and make trouble, military generals have always liked to incorporate them into the army and use them as cannon fodder.
Civil servants like to use them to death.
Send them wherever they are needed.
If they are still not dead after Yuezhou City is built, then let them build another city until they are dead.
No one in the government or the public has any sympathy for these people.
After all, it was understandable that they would go around causing chaos in troubled times. Now that the world has settled down, the imperial court has repeatedly issued decrees to allow them to return to their hometowns and become common people again.
But they just don't listen and want to cause trouble, so the court doesn't need to be polite.
Opportunities have been given to them, and more than once.
From Li Yuan's ascension to the present, relevant decrees have been conveyed almost every year.
This has been conveyed for several years, and if you still don't listen, then don't blame the imperial court for being ruthless.
After Li Yuanji listened carefully to what Pei Ju and others said, he was filled with emotion again and again.
Although what Pei Ju and others said was nothing new, they were indeed thoughtful.
Moreover, if implemented according to what Pei Ju and others said, the required expenditures will be reduced a lot.
The reduced expenditure can be used to do other things that benefit the country and the people.
If some gains can be achieved by annihilating water bandits and grass bandits, we might be able to balance our income and expenditure.
However, this kind of thing is just a matter of thinking about it, but it is impossible to realize it.
After all, it is impossible for soldiers, horses and government officials from all over the south of the river to suppress bandits to return empty-handed.
After they seized the stolen money, they divided the profits layer by layer. There would not be much left for the court, and they would not be able to balance the balance of payments at all.
Although sending people to keep an eye on them and asking them to hand over everything they capture can prevent this from happening.
However, this is not necessary.
Because if you want the soldiers, horses and corvees from all over the south of the river to work hard to suppress the bandits, you must feed them, otherwise they will not be able to work hard for you.
You know, some places south of the river where information is blocked are still using the reign names of the former Sui and the former Liang. How much knowledge do you expect them to have about the Tang Dynasty, and how much loyalty do you expect them to have towards the Tang Dynasty?
So money is the most motivating factor for them.
As long as they see the benefits, without your supervision, they can actively plow the south of the river and dig out all the water bandits and grass bandits. In the process, they will also spread the word about the Tang Dynasty.
It's good, so that people who don't know about the change of dynasties, or who know about the change of dynasties but don't understand the Tang Dynasty, can truly understand the Tang Dynasty.
After all, they ate at the expense of the Tang Dynasty and took advantage of the Tang Dynasty. If they did not say good things about the Tang Dynasty, they themselves felt guilty.
People in this era are still very conscientious. If they eat from someone else's food, they will never blame someone else's food.
There are many people who work hard for others just for the sake of a good meal, or even for the sake of stability.
"Your ideas are all good, so let's do what you want."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yuanji smiled and said to Pei Ju and others.
When Pei Ju and others heard this, they relaxed completely, and smiles appeared on their faces. They all bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness..."
Li Yuanji nodded and did not talk to Pei Ju and others anymore, but looked at Li Shentong and others.
Before Li Shentong and others could speak, Li Yuanji took the lead and said: "I will leave it to Uncle Wang and my cousin to deploy the troops south of the river, cooperate with the governor south of the river, and the county magistrate to suppress the bandits.
I hope that Uncle Wang and my cousin can completely eradicate the moths hiding in the hearts of our Tang Dynasty and return a peaceful world to the people of our Tang Dynasty."
The tone of these words was very high.
Li Shentong bared his teeth after hearing this.
That's not what he wants.
However, he just said the wrong thing, which caused Li Yuanji to bleed a lot. Now he is no longer qualified to express any objections. He can only express his dissatisfaction with a grin on his face.
Li Yuanji did not pay attention, but looked at Qu Tutong, Shi Wanbao, Li Jing and others and continued: "As for the conquest of the Turks and Tuyuhun, you don't have to rush to ask for help.
I plan to wait until the granary in Luoyang is full and the number of Dingkou in the Tang Dynasty is restored to 3 million households, before I can launch my troops against the Turks and Tuyuhun.
At that time, I will divide my troops into two groups at the same time and attack the Turks and Tuyuhun respectively."
It would be a waste to let Qu Tutong, Shi Wanbao, Li Jing, Xie Shufang and other generals from the Tang Dynasty fight against the Turks.
Historically, Li Jing, Chai Shao, Hou Junji, Wang Junkuo and others went to the Turks and completely crushed them to the ground.
When the granary in Luoyang was filled and the number of Dingkou in the Tang Dynasty returned to 3 million households, the Tang Dynasty was fully capable of launching an attack on the Turks and Tuyuhun at the same time.
The Turks are now in even worse shape than they were in history, because the Turks experienced a unprecedented Battle of Qingyang, so it will be easier for the Tang Dynasty to conquer the Turks.
Although Tuyuhun danced for joy, Tuyuhun's strength was very mediocre. He couldn't even defeat Liangzhou, so how could he defeat the Tang Dynasty's army?
Therefore, it is not risky to attack Turks and Tuyuhun at the same time.
The most important thing is that Qu Tutong, Shi Wanbao and other veterans who are about to bid farewell to the battlefield must be given a chance to shine, otherwise they will really make themselves angry when they see the young people galloping around outside the territory and conquering cities and territories.
dead.
They have been fighting for a lifetime, most of which has been a civil war.
Now that we have finally made it to the point where we can open up territory for the Central Plains, if we don't let them contribute, they will really be depressed.
Therefore, Tuyuhun is a battlefield prepared for veterans.
"Why do we have to wait until the Dingkou of the Tang Dynasty has recovered to three million households before we start a war with the Turks and Tuyuhun? Can't we do it now?"
Shi Wanbao was the first to shout.
After Qu Tutong weighed his physical condition and felt that he could still fight, he also said: "Brother Shi's words are reasonable. Our Tang Dynasty can now fight against the Turks and Tuyuhun, and we and other veterans can also fight against each other."
I will use my sword to behead the chiefs of the Tang Dynasty."
The reason why Shi Wanbao and Qu Tutong were anxious was not that they were very warlike. They wished they could rush to the Turks or Tuguhun right now and fight against the Turks and Tyuhun people.
But they felt that the conditions for starting a war with the Turks and Tuyuhun after the Dingkou of the Tang Dynasty had recovered to 3 million households were too harsh.
You know, the number of Dingkou households in the Tang Dynasty has only recovered to 1.9 million households, which is still 1.1 million households short of 3 million households.
Calculated based on a household of five people, that is a population of 5.5 million.
Considering the current population base and reproductive conditions of the Tang Dynasty, how long will it take to give birth to a population of 5.5 million?
If it takes ten or eight years, neither Shi Wanbao nor Qu Tutong can afford to wait.
That's why they object.
Li Yuanji explained patiently: "We must make our Dingkou stronger before we can further conquer the four directions and expand our territory. Only in this way can we occupy the places we conquered.
If we hurriedly raise troops now and spend a huge price to capture the Turks and Tuyuhun, there will not be enough Dingkou to fill these places.
Then it won't be long before the Turks and Tuyuhun will resurface.
We, or our descendants, have to fight them again.
You tell me, what are we planning for?"
Shi Wanbao and Qu Tutong were speechless by this question.
Li Gang said thoughtfully, "Your Highness is planning to incorporate their territory into the territory of the Tang Dynasty after conquering the Turks and Tuyuhun?"
Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.
Although with the current traffic conditions and communication conditions of the Tang Dynasty, the territory is too large to be taken care of, but this does not affect the Tang Dynasty's ability to eat and occupy more during this period.
If you can't take care of it, then divide it up.
Just like the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties enfeoffed the princes, they enfeoffed the powerful people of the Tang Dynasty and allowed them to take root in various places.
Whether they choose ethnic integration or live on their own, as long as they gain a firm foothold in various places and become vassal states.
In the future, the traffic conditions and communication conditions will catch up. If people in the future can repeat the feat of King Qin in sweeping Liuhe, they will be able to expand the country of the Central Plains several times.
Even if such a feat cannot be accomplished, it can still be achieved by relying on the enfeoffment model so that the sun never sets.
After all, Daying had already accomplished such a feat, and Datang only needed to copy the work in line with the times.
At the worst, you can copy Genghis Khan's work. When the Turks go to the West to cause trouble, it would be good to follow behind and beat the Westerners again.
Anyway, with the Turks opening the way ahead, it would be easier for the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses to enter the west than it was for the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
After all, in the food chain during this time period, the Turks stood at the top of all Westerners, and the Tang Dynasty stood at the top of the Turks.
Datang can do anything according to its own will.
"But since ancient times, emperors of all dynasties have focused on support..."
Li Gang hesitated and spoke.
Li Yuanji stood up slowly and said without hesitation: "Why should we imitate them? Why can't we be like this since ancient times?"
Li Gang felt as if he had been struck by lightning for a moment, and his eyes widened in shock.
Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Wang Gui and others also raised their heads one after another, with shocked expressions on their faces.
Li Shentong slammed the table excitedly.
"Uplifting! This is really uplifting! Why can't we be like this since ancient times?! We have been like this since ancient times!"
Li Shentong shouted loudly.
Li Xiaogong, Qu Tutong, Shi Wanbao, Li Jing and others all had glints in their eyes.