Even the navy ships of the Tang Dynasty were not that big, right?!
Changsun Wuji couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you say you would only take a few hundred people with you? Why do you want to get such a big ship?"
"I can't tell you this yet."
Su Chen said with a smile: "You will know when the time comes!"
After hearing his answer, Changsun Wuji and Li Ermai looked at each other.
His Majesty Li Er even had a bad premonition in his heart.
This kid... I'm afraid he has other plans, right?
From the looks of it, it seems that it is not as simple as just knocking on the door...
Will a cooked duck not fly?
Su Chen continued: "Anyway, Lao Li, just help me get the manpower together, and then just wait at home to get rich."
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, His Majesty Li Er said: "Then what do you want from these people?"
Su Chen thought for a while and said: "As long as I understand some water properties, then... I have been a normal person for a long time, and I can handle the rest by myself."
"That's no problem."
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "I will be able to send the person to you within seven days."
When he said this, His Majesty Li Er had already made up his mind.
To be on the safe side, he decided to arrange for some old, weak, sick and disabled people to come over to Su Chen.
He wanted to see how Su Chen captured that city!
At this point, the matter is settled.
Su Chen was in a very good mood, and said with a smile: "I haven't asked you yet, why are you here this time?"
"Did you send my giant wolf to Li Er yesterday?"
When talking about business, His Majesty Li Er's expression instantly became serious.
He nodded and said: "Your things and strategies have been sent to the current Holy One, and the Holy One attaches great importance to it!"
"I heard that the Holy One has accepted everything. This time he will mobilize a large army to take down Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks in one fell swoop!"
"good!"
Su Chen nodded and smiled with satisfaction: "Li Er indeed still has courage. If we don't fight now, it will be much more difficult when the Western Turks stabilize."
Changsun Wuji also took advantage of every opportunity and started to make excuses, saying: "But I heard from a friend who is an official that the court is not optimistic about this matter!"
"Why is this?"
Su Chen looked up at him and said in surprise: "I have analyzed each one so thoroughly. Is there something they still don't understand?"
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "It has nothing to do with your strategy. The main thing is how to deal with the Western Turks after defeating them!"
Su Chen was confused by what he said and said: "How can we arrange it? Just set up the Anxi Protectorate to manage it!"
"The entire territory of Western Turks has been conquered. It only needs to be enforced for a period of time."
"Slowly, the population of our Tang Dynasty will flow westward. In another thirty to fifty years, the Turks will be completely assimilated, which will not be a problem at all!"
"After this battle, how can the Western Turks still have resistance?"
"They will definitely not be able to slow down in a short period of time."
"Don't tell me that my Tang cavalry can't even do this little thing!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "What you said has naturally been carefully considered by the court."
"Since the Holy Emperor has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, he must completely defeat the Western Turks."
"But this matter of the Anxi Protectorate is probably very troublesome. There are not enough officials in the Tang Dynasty today!"
Hearing this, Su Chen suddenly realized!
It turned out to be because of this!
Not enough officials!
This reason is indeed a bit frustrating...
It seems that winning most battles is not necessarily a good thing.
The population development has not kept up!
This matter is really difficult to handle...
Seeing Su Chen wrinkle his hair, Changsun Wuji asked worriedly: "Can you think of a good idea now?"
"This battle involves so many troops and so many people, so we can't get away with any benefits, right?"
After being silent for a while, Su Chen slowly said: "I did have some negligence, but don't worry for now, let me think about it."
With that said, he asked the old housekeeper to serve a pot of tea and began to think carefully.
On the side, His Majesty Li Er and Chang Sun Wuji looked at him without daring to breathe.
After discussing it in the court for so long, they still couldn't come up with a feasible solution. If Su Chen couldn't do it, then they would really have nothing to do!
After a while, Su Chen finally said: "There is a way, but it has some drawbacks."
As soon as he finished speaking, Changsun Wuji couldn't wait to ask: "Can you tell me in detail?"
"it's actually really easy."
Su Chen said: "Since we can't manage it ourselves, let them manage it themselves!"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji was a little dumbfounded!
Isn’t this the same as not saying anything?
If we let them manage it by themselves, wouldn't it be in vain?
His Majesty Li Er had the same idea as him, and both of them looked confused.
Ignoring the doubtful two people, Su Chen continued to mutter: "Let them manage themselves, but there must be a prerequisite!"
"That means we must establish strongholds in large cities in Western Turks and station troops there."
"And that's what I call disadvantages."
Su Chen continued: "In this way, we will drag at least half of the troops of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Turks for at least two years."
"After establishing a stronghold, rely on the garrison to suppress it. At the same time, we will support our puppet agents of the Tang Dynasty in the royal court of the Western Turks."
"Use this puppet and the coercion of force to control the Western Turks. After the situation is stable, we will slowly move the people westward."
"At the same time, use religion to brainwash them."
"In this way, when my officials from Datang are in place, they can take over seamlessly."
After thinking for a while, Changsun Wuji raised his doubts and said: "Even so, there is no way to prevent the Western Turks from resisting!"
"Even if they appear to be compliant on the surface, how can we know what they are planning secretly?"
Su Chen smiled and said, "You are right about one thing, they are indeed planning secretly."
"But those are useless. All it takes is a simple method to completely make them lose their ability to resist."
"No matter how careful the plan is, it is just useless!"
To sum up, the strategy Su Chen mentioned was to develop the Western Turks into a colony of the Tang Dynasty.
In the early stage, military suppression was carried out through strongholds, and in the later stage, economic plunder was started.
However, due to the characteristics of the grassland people, Su Chen needs to add an extra layer of political control.
For such a country with many tribes and complicated relations, this strategy is very suitable!
In another thousand years, with the rise of maritime trade, colonial strategies would be common.
But now, His Majesty Li Er and Changsun Wuji sound quite novel.
