Take the land of the peninsula to provide a good port for the Tang Dynasty.
This is the strategic concept proposed by Li Qinzai to Li Zhi, but this concept is a supplement or extension of the great navigation strategy.
The reason for its existence is that before this, Li Qinzai had proposed the concept of the Great Navigation. On the basis of the Great Navigation, the Tang Dynasty must take the land of the peninsula in order to speed up the completion of the Great Navigation Strategy.
It’s a bit convoluted to say, but to put it simply, Japan, Baekje, Silla and Goguryeo must be completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Just like the overseas military bases of the US military in later generations, they have every reason to exist and cannot be ignored.
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Li Qinzai's few words of guidance made Li Zhi go through the original world map in his mind, and then he completely understood what Li Qinzai meant.
Li Zhi's eyes gradually became excited.
Li Qinzai once again successfully persuaded him.
"So, Jingchu thinks that after destroying Goguryeo, I, the King of the Tang Dynasty, should take over Silla Kingdom?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "From a geographical point of view, there is a good port along the coast of Silla Kingdom, but in fact the outlet to the sea is blocked by the Japanese Kingdom, and the location is not as good as the eastern seaport of the Japanese Kingdom.
"However, when Goguryeo and Baekje were destroyed, and the Japanese Kingdom was completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty, the huge Haidong Peninsula was left with only the Silla Kingdom that was not controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the Silla Kingdom had hidden evil intentions. If it was not easily destroyed,
If it is destroyed, it is difficult to say what trouble it will bring to Datang in the future."
"There is another advantage of the Tang Dynasty destroying Silla. If Silla is destroyed, the east side of the Tang Dynasty will be free from worries and no longer have to worry about the constraints of any foreign forces. From then on, the strategic focus of the Tang Dynasty will shift to the west, and there will be no fear of fire in the backyard. At the same time,
, Datang could also enjoy the huge dividends brought by sailing to the east."
"Your Majesty, the dividends of sailing are absolutely unimaginable to you. It cannot even be described with specific figures."
"On the other hand, if the countries on the peninsula are not destroyed, the Tang Dynasty will not be able to bypass these countries when it explores the world. The dividends we get will have to be shared with them. We could have received 10% of the profits.
Maybe only 50%, or even less, went into the Tang treasury..."
This sentence finally succeeded in igniting Li Zhi's anger.
"It's a dream to share my dividends! They are blind!" Li Zhi said angrily.
As he spoke, Li Zhi's eyes were full of murderous intent: "After destroying Goguryeo, the king's division of the Tang army went all the way south and must capture the entire peninsula. The Silla country will be the first to lose the courtesy of its ministers. I attack the country that is not its ministers, which can be regarded as the division of the army."
Well-known, in short, whoever dares to share my sailing dividends will be my sworn enemy!"
Li Qinzai smiled. After all, interests are what move people's hearts. At the same time, interests can also make people want to kill. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was no exception.
Today I broke down the truth with Li Zhi and told him, but Li Zhi was always hesitant to take action against Silla.
However, when the huge benefit of "navigation dividend" was placed in front of Li Zhi, Li Zhi finally became undecided.
In the face of national interests, even close relatives can be killed, let alone an overseas Dongyi who has hidden evil intentions.
Li Zhi was really short of money these years. Why didn't he want to conquer all directions and expand the territory like his father? However, Li Shimin drained the country's capital during his reign. No matter the population, wealth or resources, they were all lost during the Zhenguan Year.
Almost all of it has been consumed in external military operations.
Even though Li Zhi had great ambitions after he ascended the throne, he had to adopt a recuperation policy to restore some vitality to the treasury and the people. Therefore, during the more than ten years since Li Zhi ascended the throne, the number of foreign troops used was pitifully few.
Even if we use troops, we can only fight local small-scale wars, and cannot fight a major war at all. For example, Li Qinzai once conquered Tuyuhun, and the more famous Xue Rengui set the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows, conquered the nine surnames Tiele, etc. In fact, they only
It can be considered a small-scale war.
Therefore, Li Zhi has always been frustrated. A penny can stump a hero and an ambitious emperor.
If the imperial court had sufficient money and food, Li Zhi would have ridden on Tubo's neck to defecate, and by the way, he would wake up Lu Dongzan by soaking in yellow urine. How could he tolerate it until today?
The great navigation strategy proposed by Li Qinzai now, in addition to bringing new species to the Tang Dynasty, actually has a greater benefit. It can bring endless dividends to the Tang Dynasty.
This bonus was the biggest reason that prompted Li Zhi to make up his mind to agree to the navigation strategy. To put it bluntly, it was actually colonial plunder.
Shipbuilding has begun in Quanzhou in the southeast, and the naval officers of the Tang Dynasty are slowly expanding their numbers and training. Coupled with Li Qinzai's world map, everything is progressing in an orderly manner. The dividends of navigation are actually not far away.
At this juncture, if anyone dares to share Li Zhi's dividends, Li Zhi will definitely risk his life with him.
I want to fight a big war, I want to surpass the late emperor in opening up new territories, I also want to build palaces and gardens, I also want to provide benefits to the people, and leave a mark in the history books as a "Benevolent Monarch and Holy Emperor".
Good reputation...
All of this requires endless money.
In the face of huge interests, what does Silla mean?
It’s not even an idiom, right?
Don’t hesitate, destroy it!
"Jingchu, I think we can start planning for the destruction of Silla." Li Zhi said in a gloomy tone: "When Wang Shi conquered Goguryeo, the plan for Silla must be carried out at the same time, so that after Goguryeo is destroyed,
Perfectly connects with the battle to destroy Silla."
Li Qinzai lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds. In fact, I have already begun to make arrangements."
"Oh? How does Jingchu plan the layout?"
"I promised the Japanese envoy Fujiwara Tsuno last night that the Tang Dynasty could consider loosening the bonds of Japan, but the condition is that Japan immediately recruits its own young men, goes to sea to provoke Silla, and lands in Silla to create friction between the two countries and brew the cloud of war.
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"I thought that the battle to destroy Silla could be left to the Japanese country, and the Tang Dynasty would not be known as an unkind enemy."
"The war between the two countries reached an uncontrollable point. Tang Dynasty intervened forcefully to mediate in the name of the suzerainty. The king's army settled in Silla as a matter of course, and the Japanese army retreated."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai sighed sadly and said: "Who would have known that the sky has no eyes. The war between the two countries had just been mediated by the Tang Dynasty. The leader of Silla suddenly died suddenly. The Tang Dynasty had no choice but to support another puppet as the leader..."
"However, after all, the puppets were still a little bit incapable, and they were incompetent in governing the country, which caused widespread resentment among the people. So the new ruler had to ask the Tang Dynasty to join him, just like Tuyuhun. After the whole country asked and begged three times, the Tang Dynasty reluctantly incorporated the Silla Kingdom into its territory.
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Li Qinzai spread his hands and said innocently: "In this way, the entire peninsula has become the Tang Dynasty inexplicably. Things are unpredictable and the seas are changing. Your Majesty is wise. Those who have gained the Tao will be helped, and God will surely give you generous gifts."
After Li Qinzai finished speaking, both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were stunned. The couple looked at each other and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Li Zhi said with a smile: "Jingchu, did you come up with such a shameless method?"
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the process. I just ask whether this method works or not."
The couple was silent again. After a long time, Empress Wu gritted her teeth: "It works, but... it's so shameless. It sounds shameless. Datang played the role of a hypocrite."
Li Qinzai had no choice but to sigh and said: "Then our Datang's sailing dividends will probably be inevitable..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Zhi slapped his thigh decisively: "It's not shameless! Who dares to say shameless?"
"What hypocrite? What's wrong with the sect leader going to the country to do justice for heaven? Let's do it like this!"