Chapter 730: I am willing to throw away everything
Although the Tang Dynasty seems to be prosperous and powerful now.
But there are also many, many things that have not been resolved.
Over the years, the Tang Dynasty had conquered the north and south and expanded its territory a lot.
This also leads to the fact that centralization has always been a problem.
Take the land of Tuyuhun as an example.
Although the imperial court had nominal control over the area, it also established military camps and horse farms belonging to the imperial court in the area.
However, the imperial court's control over other territories was not as in-depth.
In recent years, many nomads from other countries have come to Tuyuhun to graze, causing chaos on the Tuyuhun border.
Almost every day, tribes clashed with the Tang Dynasty officials and were wiped out.
It's just that these things are all trivial after all and cannot reach the level of national war, so they have never been reported.
But if this is not resolved, it will always remain a problem.
And compared to centralization of power, the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty are more important now.
Nowadays, many ethnic groups have been added due to the expansion of territory.
Although these ethnic groups all obtained Tang household registration under the arrangements of Li Chengqian and Li Shimin.
But in the final analysis, they were merged with foreign races, so the aborigines of the Tang Dynasty were still somewhat xenophobic.
And the response to this phenomenon is particularly strong in the south.
Even some time ago, there were incidents where people from New Tang Dynasty and people from Old Tang Dynasty fought in the streets, killing people.
Although this matter was properly resolved by the government, the mood of the people has temporarily stabilized.
But if this matter is not resolved, it will always be an acne in Datang, and it will relapse sooner or later.
But this is not something that can be solved quickly.
You can only take your time.
Now, what Li Chengqian is doing is actually to reconcile the internal conflicts of the Tang Dynasty.
His recruitment order this time did not restrict New Tang people and Old Tang people, and treated everyone equally.
To a certain extent, this gives the two ethnic groups an opportunity to integrate with each other.
And Li Chengqian understands these, because Because he is from a later generation, he has seen great countries fall due to racial conflicts.
But how can others understand?
Just like Changsun Chong, he didn't quite understand.
In particular, I don't understand why it is necessary to distribute military pay to soldiers like imperial officials.
Wouldn't it be better to use Zhechong Mansion to recruit troops like before?
Changsun Chong is a person who can hold back his words.
So, he never asked.
But now, he really couldn't bear it anymore.
Taking advantage of his free time, Changsun rushed to Li Chengqian and asked him his questions.
And listen to his words.
Li Chengqian shook his head and smiled.
He said: "You are saying that I should not pay these soldiers and should continue to recruit soldiers according to the original military system, right?"
"yes."
Changsun Chong nodded and said: "Furthermore, I feel that the effect of using the Mansion Army System and the Recruitment System are the same."
"Same?"
"You really think so?"
Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Chong with obvious disappointment in his eyes.
He originally thought that people like Changsun Chong, who had been with him since childhood, could understand his thoughts.
Unexpectedly, he still doesn't understand...
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed: "Before I answer your question, I want to ask you first."
"You said, if a country wants to develop and survive, what is the most important thing?"
Hearing this, Changsun Chong raised his eyebrows.
He obviously didn't expect that Li Chengqian would ask him this.
But this is indeed not a problem for Changsun Chong. After all, he is a man of both civil and military skills.
He said almost without thinking: "Internal stability, external peace."
"Well, that's good."
Li Cheng
Qian raised the corner of his mouth and said with his hands behind his back: "Then what do you need to do to achieve these two items?"
"this……"
Changsun Chong was a little confused by the question.
After thinking for a long time, he said: "Externally, we must make all foreign enemies submissive, and internally we must unite the ministers and the people as one."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian smiled and said nothing.
After all, Changsun Chong is still young and does not have the experience in politics.
Therefore, when we talk, it is inevitable that there is some meaning of talking on paper.
The reason why Li Chengqian can talk eloquently with others is because although he has never experienced it, he has seen a lot.
"Brother Chong, sometimes I do admire you."
"You can cultivate literature until you become famous all over the world, and cultivate martial arts until you become famous in Chang'an City."
"But sometimes, I think you are stupid."
"For example, if the foreign enemies are all subdued and the subjects and the people are united, can this be done just by talking?"
Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Chong and said, "Let me ask you, is the Qin Dynasty strong?"
"He is powerful enough to end the chaos of the Warring States Period and unify the world."
"But what's the result?"
"It only existed for fifteen years and was overthrown."
"Is the Sui Dynasty powerful?"
"Although it was overthrown by the Tang Dynasty, no one can deny the power of the Sui Dynasty."
"After all, it is the second existence after the Qin Dynasty to unify and divide the world."
"But what's the result?"
"In just thirty-seven years, it was destroyed in the dust of history."
Without waiting for Zhang Sun Chong to reply, Li Chengqian continued: "And have you ever thought carefully about the reasons for the demise of these dynasties?"
Hearing this, Changsun Chong was stunned.
He said: "Isn't it the abuse of people's power that leads to chaos in the world?"
"hehe."
"Abuse of people's power..."
"Look at me, am I abusing people's power?" Li Chengqian raised his hand and pointed to the factory building under construction in front of him.
This time, the prototype of the industrial park he planned is as big as Liangzhou City, and the total number of manpower invested exceeds 10,000.
"These more than 10,000 people are working day and night to build factories for us."
"In the future, tens of thousands of people will come to this factory to work for us."
"If you think about it carefully, how is this different from when Emperor Qin built the Great Wall of Tombs and Emperor Yang built the canal?"
Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Chong and said, "But why didn't they rebel? Even when they were recruiting workers, they fought hard to get a job for themselves?"
Changsun Chong said nothing.
Because he has gradually understood what Li Chengqian meant.
And Li Chengqian also knew, he understood.
Therefore, he said: "In the final analysis, it is because the gap between the rich and the poor among the people is so large that classes have been formed."
"This forced some desperate people to take the road of rebellion."
"I don't believe it. If I let everyone in the world have enough to eat and make money, they would still think of sacrificing their lives in vain."
Hearing this, Changsun Chong raised his head and looked at Li Chengqian, his eyes a little complicated.
He said: "But Your Highness, with the current financial income of Longyou Dao, it is simply unable to support such a huge ideal of yours."
"Then transfer the money from elsewhere."
"Longyou Road has no money, Jiangnan Road has it, Huainan Road has it, and even Henan and Hebei Road have it."
"I don't believe it. With all the efforts of the whole country, we can't afford to support a single Longyou Dao."
"I firmly believe that one day, Longyou Road will become the richest place in the world."
Li Chengqian clenched his fist tightly and said: "I will do this at any cost, even if it means losing everything, I am willing to do so."
Hearing this, Changsun Chong couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
"Earlier, Your Highness always planned before taking action, but this time..."
He said: "Your Highness, you are really a little impulsive this time."