He even felt that his old face was a little hot and he seemed to be unable to hold on.
Because, at the canonization ceremony of the Taiji Palace yesterday, he was so pleased that he... gave those tribes quite generous rewards.
It was more than twice the tribute offered by those grassland tribes!
Now when I hear Su Chen say this, I feel a little guilty for no reason.
His Majesty Li Er argued: "Your Majesty gave rewards to those foreign countries in order to promote the reputation of the Tang Dynasty. Think about it, as long as the reputation of the Great Kingdom spreads, won't there be more and more countries that will surrender in the future?"
"You are stupid, Lao Li!"
Su Chen couldn't help but get a little angry and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you?"
"They surrendered because they were afraid. There is no need to do that!"
"If you don't obey, just beat until you obey!"
"Only if they give me tribute points from the Tang Dynasty, then what are the rules for us to give them gifts in return?!"
"The key is, they really dare to accept it!"
"Small countries appear out of nowhere, with a total population of less than a hundred thousand. I, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, sent a fierce general with three thousand cavalry. Isn't this just a random decision?"
Speaking of this, Su Chen shook his head, patted Li Er on the shoulder, and said: "Old Li, although you have the same surname as Li Er, you absolutely cannot think like him!"
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment by what Su Chen said, and almost lost his mind.
Marching and fighting are not as simple as you say!
Not only do we have to prepare grain and weapons, but we also have to delay farming, and most importantly, we have to burn an unknown amount of money!
Those small and remote countries are far away and attacking them is a thankless task.
but……
His Majesty Li Er suddenly thought deeply and felt as if something had gone wrong.
If you look at these problems in a year or two, it seems that you are really good at it.
But now, in the case of Datang, it seems that we don’t need to think about it that much!
You know, sweet potatoes will soon be promoted across the country, and there are also new salt production methods and new pig production methods, and people's lives are becoming more and more promising.
Because of the emergence of Fanggui, there is more and more money in the treasury.
In addition, Su Chen said that the Qu Plow greatly improved the efficiency of farming. Doesn't that mean that from now on, the Tang Dynasty will have no shortage of food?!
Once the quality of life of the people improves, the population fertility will also increase!
As a result, Datang's development in the next two years seems to be beyond everyone's imagination!
The most important thing is that Su Chen's method of recruiting grassland tribes to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty opened a door to a new world for him!
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that with the current capital of the Tang Dynasty, it can indeed act domineeringly, without caring about the face of those weak and small countries at all!
The more His Majesty Li Er thought about it, the more shocked he became, and he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly.
If these small things are looked at separately, they are only great achievements and have not yet risen to the level of affecting the fate of the country.
However, if you look at them all together, almost all of Datang's current worries have been solved!
At this time, His Majesty Li Er's eyes turned to horror when he looked at Su Chen!
How could all these things be such a coincidence? Obviously this bastard had planned it in advance!
If this is really his plan, then this little bastard is really unfathomable!
Just one person's efforts can affect the operation of a country. This is too shocking no matter how you look at it!
Forcibly suppressing his excitement, His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said: "Although what you said makes sense, I will never go back to trick Your Majesty. This is my principle as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty!"
"As for those aristocratic families, I have only one way to deal with them, so just don't worry!"
Su Chen was silent for a moment and did not argue with Lao Li anymore.
Hearing what he said, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. It seemed that Li Er's prestige among the people was quite high, and Lao Li actually thought about him like this.
But thinking about it, although he had a bad temper, he was indeed a good emperor who loved his people like his own son.
So, Su Chen could only say helplessly: "Well, just do what you want."
Having been in contact with Lao Li for so long, Su Chen also knows him very well.
He is shrewd in his work and has clear thoughts. He is also a rare talent. Besides, he also has Lao Sun and Lao Wei with him, so he should not be too impulsive in doing things.
"You can take whatever you want with the things on the shelves. If we divide it into pieces, I don't want you to take eight or two, I only want 50 percent."
"In any case, Lao Li, you are also facing huge risks. How can I take advantage of you?"
After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er finally breathed a sigh of relief!
At the same time, he looked at the glazed objects on the shelf, his eyes getting hotter and hotter!
Now, there are still dead objects on these shelves, which are clearly war horses, pieces of armor, and long knives...
His Majesty Li Er believes that with this money, his army will definitely be armed to the teeth!
"Okay! It's settled then. I'll send someone to move it to you tomorrow."
"You can do whatever you want, let's go back first."
…
After Su Chen and His Majesty Li Er returned to the house, the old housekeeper happened to have prepared the hot pot, and several people sat around the table and started eating hot pot.
"Aniang, this handsome mutton is delicious!"
Xiao Sizi spoke to Empress Changsun with excitement on her face, but found that her mother-in-law seemed a little distracted.
Looking at her father, sister, and brother Su, they all seemed to be in a daze.
Especially her sister, who for some reason always secretly glances at Brother Su from time to time.
Forget it, I don't care about you, I enjoy hot pot.
For Xiao Sizi, thinking about these things is too tiring, so he might as well eat hot pot.
As a result, at the entire dinner table, only Xiao Sizi ate with gusto, while the others seemed to be in a state of mind.
His Majesty Li Er has many things on his mind right now. In addition to settling the grassland tribes, he also has to consider conquering Tubo.
When he thought of conquering Tubo, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but ask Su Chen: "Little friend Su, I remember you just said that it was easy to deal with Tubo."
"But as far as I know, Tubo's national power and military strength are quite strong, and it is located on a plateau, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is impregnable. It has also brought a lot of trouble to the Tang Dynasty over the years."
"But why can you still make things so easy?"
After finishing speaking, His Majesty Li Er stared at Su Chen without blinking, eager to know the answer.
He always felt that this bastard had some novel tricks that he hadn't revealed yet, and he had to ask them!
Hearing this, Su Chen couldn't help but feel a headache.
Why does Lao Li always ask questions about whether he wants to play or not every time he comes here?
In response to this, Su Chen couldn't help complaining: "Old Li, we are just ordinary people, why should we worry about Li Er?"
