"But what do you do after you deceive someone into Liuqiu?
It’s impossible to develop Ryukyu with that little manpower.”
Su Chen Yile: "How can I lie to others?"
"We Tang Dynasty people came to Ryukyu to act as stewards,"
“The main force in developing Ryukyu is the Tu people!”
Fang Xuanling: "Impossible! How many indigenous people can there be in Liuqiu? They won't obey your discipline."
Su Chen: "Liuqiu doesn't have enough manpower, but there are a lot of manpower in Nanyang, and there are plenty of people in Linyi, Zhenwa and other places in Indochina!"
"Where does the Prime Minister think the Kunlun slaves of the Tang Dynasty came from?
Most of them come from Southeast Asia!”
Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian were stunned by Su Chen's words.
Fang Xuanling pointed at Su Chen angrily: "You, you, our country of etiquette in the Tang Dynasty, how can we plunder people everywhere like barbarians?"
Su Chen said calmly: "What's not allowed!"
"The Prime Minister has already said that the Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, so how can we act like barbarians and rob them as slaves?"
"Those natives can enjoy the same treatment as the common people of our Tang Dynasty when they arrive in our country."
"Isn't this much better than them eating hair and drinking blood in the woods?"
"When they reach Liuqiu Three Years, they won't even want to drive them away."
Hearing Su Chen's sophistry, Fang Xuanling waved her sleeves angrily: "If you dare to do this, just wait to be criticized verbally and writtenly!"
Su Chen said indifferently: "This is a policy that benefits the country and the people, but I am still afraid of those corrupt scholars."
"Besides, since I entered the court, when did they stop scolding me?"
"The most shameless people in the Tang Dynasty are those bastards. They are full of men and women who steal and prostitute, but they talk about benevolence, justice and morality. They are obviously full of filth, but they talk in a high-sounding way."
"When I was the governor of Guanzhou, they still scolded me in the court, led by brothers Wen Daya and Wen Yanbo,"
"They called me a traitor and a traitor who brought trouble to the world. I haven't even settled the accounts with them yet!"
Fang Xuanling's face twitched, I remember that you scolded them even more harshly, right?
The year before last, in order to oppose the railway and Su Chen's industrialization policy agenda in Guanzhou, the remnants of the family spent a lot of money:
The three famous heroes of the Wen family, the eldest, Wen Daya, and the second, Wen Yanbo, were quarreling and scolding Su Chen in the court!
Then, not only did the Wen brothers get scolded, Wen Daya also lost his title as Minister of Industry.
Then Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, Wang Gui, Cen Wenwen and other famous figures from all over the world, as well as ministers in the DPRK, collectively submitted a letter to oppose the railway and Guanzhou Iron and Steel Plant.
Finally, with the strong push of His Majesty Li Er, Su Chen's industrial layout in Guanzhou was implemented. In May last year, the railway from Guanzhou to Chang'an was built.
Those rotten scholars who risked their lives to oppose Su Chen, and the court officials were thinking about how to face Su Chen's cross-examination, but Su Chen suddenly led the navy on an expedition to feast.
Su Chen looked at Fang Xuanling, who still looked indignant, and said quietly: "Prime Minister Fang, the method I mentioned is not just for developing Liuqiu."
Fang Xuanling was stunned and said hurriedly: "Then what else do you want to do?"
Fang Xuanling knew that there were many businesses in the Tang Dynasty and there was a shortage of labor everywhere. Once Su Chen opened the door to plunder people from overseas, the consequences would be unpredictable at all.
Su Chen smiled and said: "Fang Xiang, why are you so nervous?"
"I have no intention of stealing people from overseas and transporting them to the mainland. The method I mentioned is only suitable for special protection areas overseas or around Datang that are in urgent need of development and lack labor force."
China's ethnic relations are already complicated enough. Su Chen thinks it's better not to cause further chaos in the interior.
Besides, the lack of labor force is only a temporary phenomenon. The war in the Tang Dynasty has been over for more than ten years, and now agricultural output has increased tremendously. The Tang Dynasty will soon enter a period of population explosion, or has already entered a period of population explosion.
Fang Xuanling was slightly relieved when he heard that Su Chen had no plans to sell people to the Tang Dynasty.
"It seems that the Lord Protector has made up his mind to kidnap some people from overseas and bring them to Ryukyu?"
Su Chen glared at Fang Xuanling: "Mr. Fang, what is robbery?
Do you think I’m the kind of person who would do something like that?”
"Besides, do I need to be kidnapped?"
"Just throw something to those tribal chiefs, and they will rush to send people to me!"
Fang Xuanling was stunned: This is really possible!
The Silla maids of the rich and powerful families of the Tang Dynasty and the orchids of the Western Regions were not stolen from the Tang Dynasty. They were bought from other countries by the noble families of the Tang Dynasty.
Fang Xuanling's family was clear about this: his jealous wife was from Fan Yanglu's family, and her family had a Silla maid business.
Fanyanglu's business in Silla maids was very high-end. They traded with Silla princes and ministers and bought Silla maids from them and transported them back to the Tang Dynasty for sale.
The Silla nobles who made deals with the Fanyang Noh family were also responsible for selecting, training and teaching Silla maids to speak Chinese!
Similarly, if Su Chen wanted to bring back some labor force from overseas, he really didn't need to send people to rob him.
Just throw some of the stuff from his workshop to the indigenous chiefs, and he'll probably be able to get boatloads of young and strong labor force.
Fang Xuanling sighed and said nothing. He had nothing to do about it.
Su Chen said he wanted to develop Liuqiu, and it could really happen.
"Prime Minister, although I will not go to Nanyang to rob people, those remnants of the powerful family will not be lenient."
Su Chen said quietly again.
Fang Xuanling was shocked: It’s true!
It is far from enough for those rebellious people to transfer and plunder the population from the Tang Dynasty. If they want to further strengthen their strength, they will definitely plunder a large number of Nanyang people to serve as coolies.
Damn it! How could I forget such an important and obvious question!
Fang Xuanling was extremely annoyed and a little ashamed:
Just now, this bastard was not just talking about developing Liuqiu for a purpose, he was talking about competing for people with those rebellious forces. He actually misunderstood that he was going to sell people to the Tang Dynasty!
Seeing Fang Xuanling's face changing color, Su Chen continued quietly:
"Prime Minister, those remnants of the powerful family will definitely arrest coolies in Nanyang."
"Those remnants of the powerful families originally controlled a large number of craftsmen. Needless to say, they have all moved overseas."
"They also stole a large number of industrial technology books and drawings from the Tang Dynasty. Their industrial level is not bad,"
"The fleet we encountered the day before yesterday is proof. Their warships are already very close to the strength of our Datang Navy gunboats."
"Moreover, they have moved and robbed a lot of our Tang Dynasty population, bringing advanced farming technology overseas, plus a large number of southern coolies,"
"Prime Minister, the speed at which the remnants of the powerful clans are developing overseas will shock everyone in the court!"
Fang Xuanling sighed and said: "The strength of those rebellious forces has stunned everyone in the court!"
"Now it seems that the whole government has probably greatly underestimated them."
After saying that, Fang Xuanling glared at Su Chen: "My original plan today was to ask the Lord Protector to agree to support my proposal to Liuqiu when he returns to the court."
