Could it be that at that time, the Tang Dynasty still had little national power?
Therefore, Su Chen continued to speak: "Use my daughter of the Tang Dynasty in exchange for temporary peace!"
"What's the difference between this and selling a girl for glory?!"
"Li Shimin asked me if there were any men from the Tang Dynasty?!"
"In what way am I, a man from the Tang Dynasty, inferior to those foreigners?!"
"I, a man of the Tang Dynasty, can become the nightmare of all foreigners with just the Mo Dao in my hand!!"
"Could it be that my Chinese men are weaker than those barbarians?!
His Majesty Li Er opened his eyes wide and looked at the astonishing Su Chen in front of him in disbelief.
And Queen Changsun on the side, her beautiful eyes are even more brilliant!
As a daughter, she can empathize even more!
Since ancient times, women from the imperial dynasty have often been sacrificed for marriage, which makes her extremely worried!
Su Chen's words all hit her pain points!
"As an iron-blooded man of the Tang Dynasty, why should I be afraid of barbarians?!"
"If they don't surrender with one move, then beat them until they surrender!"
"This is the character and arrogance that my Tang Dynasty should have!"
Su Chen finished speaking, but at this time the dining table was completely quiet!
At this moment, Wei Zhengcai finally understood that the young man in front of him was not arrogant at all, but had pride in his body!
From the first time I heard Changsun Wuji talk about Su Chen to when Su Chen had not yet uttered these generous words.
He had always thought that this young man was unwilling to become an official in the court because he was arrogant.
Only if you have enough face can you become an official.
But he guessed wrong!
This young man never cared about worldly fame and fortune!
All he wants is an iron-clad demeanor!
Faced with these rebellious words, Li Shimin not only did not get angry, but began to reflect deeply on himself!
Since he became the emperor, everything must be done with the emperor's mind in mind!
Originally, he was the undefeated God of War who roamed the battlefield, a rare hero in ancient times, with countless ambitions in his chest!
Now, after the impact of Su Chen's words, his blood, which had been silent for a long time, finally boiled again!
In a moment of heat, Li Shimin blurted out!
"Okay! From now on, I will never marry anyone in the Tang Dynasty!"
As soon as Li Shimin said these words, Wei Zheng couldn't sit still!
Regardless of the suspicion between the emperor and his ministers, Wei Zheng hurriedly grabbed him and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty! Don't use your anger for a moment!"
After pacifying Li Shimin, Wei Zheng turned to look at Su Chen angrily and said in a deep voice: "What you said is nice. If you don't pacify the Eastern Turks, what will happen if they want to rebel?"
"My Tang Dynasty has just experienced a severe drought, locust plague, and snowstorm, and the people are exhausted!"
"You said it was easy, but do you know how difficult it is to actually operate?!"
Wei Zheng was a civil servant who was good at strategy.
Therefore, compared to Li Shimin, who was a military general, he is more rational and can remain relatively calm.
In his opinion, Su Chen's words were too ideal, and if they were to be implemented, the Tang Dynasty would probably be wiped out.
However, what surprised him was that Su Chen did not flinch when faced with his question, but chuckled lightly.
"If you think that the Turks will be stable after taking the noble daughter of the Tang Dynasty, you are really too naive!"
"I can only give you four words for this!"
"Crazy people talk about dreams!"
Wei Zheng's face turned red when he was scolded by Su Chen!
You know, he usually quarrels with others, how can there be a chance for others to quarrel with him?!
Even Li Shimin was criticized by him in front of the officials every day!
He couldn't even remember the last time someone dared to talk to him!
"Let me tell you what conquest means!"
Su Chen ignored Wei Zheng's ugly expression and continued: "The first step is to completely subdue them physically!"
"Exercise total mental and financial control!"
"This is called conquest!"
Hearing this, Wei Zheng frowned again.
He can understand the physical subjugation, which is to fight until they dare not make mistakes!
But the Turks have no fixed place to live all year round, so what kind of economy can they have?
Not to mention the so-called mental control, which left him in the clouds.
"Please give me some advice!"
Now, Wei Zheng was in awe of Su Chen and did not dare to look down on him from a high position, but made friends with him as an equal!
Seeing that Wei Zheng's attitude had dropped to such a low level, Su Chen stopped showing off the score and began to answer his questions seriously.
"Take the Eastern Turks as an example!"
Su Chen put down his bowl and chopsticks, sat up straight, and said seriously: "The reason why I said that we must establish the Beiting Protectorate at all costs is because the East Turks have just been defeated and a new political power has not emerged. It is completely in disarray.
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"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!"
"The establishment of the Beiting Protectorate was, on the one hand, to intimidate and maintain order."
"On the other hand, they are taking advantage of their current weak military strength to use force to force the Turks to breed a large number of sheep!"
"Then, buy wool!"
Buy wool?
Because Su Chen's thinking was a little too out-of-the-box, Wei Zheng couldn't react for a while.
"What? Force them to breed sheep? Then buy the wool?"
Wei Zheng looked confused.
"Yes! It's wool. Wool is the material used by many nomadic people to weave clothes." Su Chen explained.
“Wool is cheap, comfortable and durable, and can protect against cold and wind.”
“Absolutely high quality and affordable!”
After listening to Su Chen's words, Wei Zheng nodded blankly. He was still confused!
"What does this have to do with going to East Turkestan to buy wool?"
"The Mongolian Plateau, with its abundant water and grass, is the most suitable area for sheep to grow and breed!"
"Exchange daily necessities with them for wool. Over time, a stable supply and demand relationship will be formed!"
"If we don't want the wool, what else will they eat? What will they use?"
“Isn’t the economy under control?”
As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, His Majesty Wei Zheng and Li Er just looked at Su Chen blankly, unable to speak to themselves for a long time!
Su Chen's one move of economic control is really awesome!
This is actually another conspiracy!
His Majesty Li Er has been deeply impressed by Su Chen's plan!
Although wool weaving is not popular in the Tang Dynasty today, this is entirely due to the low output of wool, which cannot be popularized on a large scale.
However, as long as there is a stable supply and demand relationship with the East Turkestan itinerary, are you still worried about insufficient raw materials?
Even if the Tang Dynasty did not have the habit of wearing woolen fabrics, Li Shimin, as the emperor, certainly did not care about it.
Given his status, it is not just a matter of saying a word to make the people of Tang Dynasty wear woolen fabrics?
Now he can't wait to return to the palace immediately and finalize this matter!
However, Su Chen hasn't finished speaking yet.
He didn't care what the two people's reactions were, but said calmly: "This is just an economic conquest, I haven't said a spiritual conquest yet!"
