Some of what Su Chen said were understandable to them, but some were beyond comprehension.
"As long as the Western Turkic army is controlled, no matter how hard they try, they won't be able to do anything."
Looking at the two people who were lost in thought, Su Chen continued to explain: "After this battle is over, all the remaining troops of the Western Turks will be transported to other places."
"For example, Yazhou in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty is very suitable. Place them on a small island. When we need to fight in the future, we can recruit them to be the vanguard!"
"We are not afraid of them resisting. If we control the food and water sources, they will definitely obey me."
After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er weighed it in his mind and nodded silently.
He quite agrees with this strategy.
It is a good idea to exile the Western Turkic troops and recruit them during wartime.
What His Majesty Li Er didn't know was that Su Chen stole this method from him!
Historically, this is what happened after the Tang Dynasty defeated the Western Turks.
On the small island of Yazhou, a total of 150,000 Western Turkic troops were exiled!
Even the resettlement strategy was exactly the same, Su Chen just told him seven or eight years in advance.
The only difference is that there are probably only 150,000 Western Turks left this time...
"besides."
Su Chen continued: "We also need to establish local armies in various Western Turkic cities, under the management of our Datang stronghold, and let them maintain local security and manage other Western Turkic people."
"In this way, the only armed force of Western Turks will confront others, and conflicts will inevitably arise."
"And I, Datang, only need to control it from behind, and it won't waste much energy."
"That's basically it. Is there anything else you don't understand?"
Changsun Wuji thought for a while and asked: "When you talk about supporting a puppet in the royal court, do you mean to find a tribal leader to support him in getting the throne?"
"That's right!"
Su Chen nodded and said: "This is done openly. At the same time, secretly, we want to support another tribe, provide them with weapons and supplies, and support their regime."
"Of course, this can't be done in the name of the Tang Dynasty Binfu. You can just find any excuse, just say it's the noble clans, factions, etc. within the Tang Dynasty."
"Let them think that we have disagreements within the Tang Dynasty, so that they will not despair!"
"When these two forces take shape, they will start fighting on their own without us adding fuel to the flames."
"In short, the purpose of this is to cause chaos in the royal court of the Western Turks!"
"Before my officials from the Tang Dynasty took over, it was not a good thing for them to have an iron plate within them."
After Su Chen's detailed explanation, Changsun Wuji completely understood.
At the same time, he also developed an inexplicable fear towards Su Chen.
Listening to Su Chen's indifferent tone, he suddenly had an illusion.
It's as if they are all chess pieces on the chessboard, and Su Chen is the one who controls all the chess pieces without being involved!
"If you have memorized everything, tell Li Er this method when you get back!"
"Remember, this is just a temporary measure, we still need to seize the time to train manpower."
"Strive to fully take over the Western Turks within two years."
Su Chen's voice called Changsun Wuji back from his daze.
Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "It may be difficult in just two years."
"Although His Holiness has already reformed the imperial examination system, judging from the current situation, the effects have not yet begun to show."
After speaking, he sighed and continued: "The population of our Datang is indeed too small!"
After talking about this, His Majesty Li Er also said: "Yes, the population of the Tang Dynasty is only about 20 million."
"As the territory continues to expand, it is indeed not enough."
"If we move the people to the west, I'm afraid we won't even be able to cultivate the land left."
"Do you have any good ideas for this?"
In His Majesty Li Er's mind, the easiest way is to approach Su Chen when he has a problem.
Regarding the population issue, he has always had a headache.
Although it has been growing, the growth rate is too slow.
According to statistics from various state capitals, there were less than two million newborns in Datang last year.
If you calculate it this way, even ten years later, the population will still not be enough!
"This question is also simple."
Su Chen said casually: "Just remove the laws that restrict population growth."
"how do I say this?"
Su Chen continued: "First of all, the law that people with the same surname cannot intermarry must be banned."
This law is simply the biggest hidden danger in feudal society!
It was implemented during the Western Jin Dynasty and was not abolished until the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
In ancient times, there were only a few people. How could we increase the income if such a regulation was introduced?
In fact, in the current Tang Dynasty, this law is only binding on the people.
Intermarriage between nobles with the same surname still occurred from time to time.
As long as they are not from the same clan, no one will care about them at all.
In such a good year last year, there were only two million newborns. This is directly related to this!
"How can this be done!"
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "Nobles from aristocratic families all have their own genealogy that can be checked. Even if they have the same surname, many of them are from different clans."
"But it's different among the people. Very few people have genealogies in their families, and the common surnames often have distant or close blood relationships."
"If we allow intermarriage with the same surname, we don't know how many deformed children will be born."
Regarding Changsun Wuji's words, Su Chen did not deny it because he did not say anything wrong.
If this law is liberalized, it will indeed have such consequences, but it is unavoidable.
Su Chen also understands this, but he believes that even if there is a dispute, it will be more beneficial than harm!
With the continuous expansion of territory and the rapid development of commercial areas, the pattern of gathering places based on surnames and clans will soon pass, and the population of the Tang Dynasty will also begin to flow in a very short period of time.
By then, the impact will actually be minimal.
When this system was abolished in the Ming Dynasty, there were less than 60 million people, three times the number of people in the Tang Dynasty today. There was no trouble at all.
By the mid-term, there will be nearly 200 million people!
What a terrifying effect this is!
It can be seen from this that this matter must be done!
His Majesty Li Er's views are completely opposite to those of Changsun Wuji.
He feels that this method is completely feasible and should be implemented as soon as possible
If this law is not removed, the population will never increase!
In this world, if there are not many people with the same surname, how can they all be related by blood?
He had long known about intermarriage among nobles.
These things happened from time to time during the Wude years. After all these years, no one has ever given birth to a deformed child.
