Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 43: I am planning a decisive victory thousands of miles away
Chapter 43: I am planning a decisive victory thousands of miles away
"You don't know?"
"That's right. Given your status, it's normal not to know."
Fang Yuan was surprised that Li Daye and Du Miaoyan were looking at him.
But after thinking about it, I felt that it was normal. The two of them were just the leaders of the royal caravan.
Or they may have some relationship with the royal family, or even be members of the royal family, but they are not qualified to have access to important matters of the imperial court.
"Then how did you know?"
Li Shimin said with a dark face and speechless.
He is the emperor, how could he not know this?
How can you, a governor, know this?
But whether the Eastern Turks can be eliminated is only the result of strategic discussions.
Even if he is the emperor and Li Jing is a general, he does not dare to say that he will definitely be able to destroy the Eastern Turks.
From what Fang Yuan and his maid said, Fang Yuan is very confident in unifying the territory and wiping out the Eastern Turks.
"Did you know that once the imperial court captured Liang Shidu's generals in the past two years, they put them back?"
Fang Yuan slowly drank a cup of tea and said calmly.
"Have heard a little bit."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
The other party's confident look made me angry.
This is not a secret, anyone who knows a little bit about border customs will know it.
Even Fang Yuan was in Wuling County, Shannan Road before, so he was shocked that he could know from such a distance.
"The imperial court is making plans to drive a wedge between Liang Shidu and his generals. Within three months, the Tang Dynasty will be unified."
Fang Yuan said calmly.
It's already nine months now, and this year will be over in three months.
Historical records indicate that Liang Shidu died in the second year of Zhenguan, the last local separatist regime in the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty was unified.
"The imperial court is indeed trying to drive a wedge between Liang Shidu and his generals, but from the current point of view, Shuofang is still very strong internally. Are you so sure that the Tang Dynasty can be unified this year?"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
Everything Fang Yuan said is correct.
He is planning a divorce plan with Li Jing and other generals.
But he had no idea how far Liang Shidu was being separated from his generals.
"That's because you don't understand!"
"The emperor and the ministers have already secured victory."
Fang Yuan laughed and said with a hint of ridicule.
Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng suddenly felt that the tea in the teacups was not good enough, and looked at Li Shimin nervously.
"How can we see it?"
Li Shimin was even more speechless.
How come I didn’t know that I already had the chance to win?
You still despise me, I guess you don’t want to be the governor.
"As a businessman, why should you care about these national events?"
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
I don’t want to talk too much about this with Li Shimin.
"Being in business also cares about national affairs, please tell me."
Li Shimin wants to know the answer.
He didn't understand why Fang Yuan was so confident.
Could it be said that he understands the situation in Shuofang better than himself and the princes of the court?
"Then let me tell you briefly."
"Shuofang is actually in chaos inside, but it hasn't shown up yet."
"It won't be long before the imperial court will contact Liang Shidu's cousin and promise him a heavy responsibility. He will kill Liang Shidu and surrender to the Tang Dynasty."
Fang Yuan took a sip of tea and continued.
He is quite familiar with this period of history.
And it is estimated that the court has already made corresponding plans at this time.
"Are you...sure?!"
Li Shimin was shocked, and the hand holding the tea cup trembled slightly.
Master Liang did indeed have a cousin, Liang Luoren, with whom Master Liang did not have a very good relationship.
His and Li Jing's current idea is to use Liang Luoren and privately promise him a heavy responsibility to lead the generals in the city to surrender.
However, this plan is still under discussion and has not yet been implemented because it is not sure whether Liang Luoren will tip off Liang Shidu and pretend to surrender.
Now, hearing what Fang Yuan said, he also thinks that this plan can be successful?!
"Of course."
"Shuofang can no longer defend it, that is to say, Master Liang knows that he cannot surrender, otherwise he would have surrendered long ago."
Fang Yuan nodded and tasted the good tea leisurely.
Master Liang knew that he could not surrender, as he would die if he surrendered.
But his cousin and his generals are different. Surrendering can be considered as abandoning darkness and surrendering to the light.
"I tentatively think you are right."
"But how can we know that the elimination of the Eastern Turks is just around the corner?"
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
For Liang Shidu, the general plan is similar to what Fang Yuan said.
After returning, he will discuss it with Li Jing and others to finalize it.
But capturing Shuofang is not the most important. The most important thing is the Eastern Turks behind Shuofang.
The shame of the Weishui Alliance is still vivid in our minds, and the elimination of the Eastern Turks was the long-cherished wish of the Tang emperors and ministers.
"What does it mean to assume that I am right?"
"I am planning strategies to win the battle thousands of miles away."
Fang Yuan glanced at Li Shimin and said dissatisfied.
"The master is right."
Hongxu responded immediately and poured tea for Fang Yuan.
Du Miaoyan and Princess Xiangcheng couldn't help laughing.
Fang Yuan is probably the only one who dares to behave like this in front of the emperor.
However, the two of them also heard that Fang Yuan was really powerful, and his analysis of Shuo Shuofang's situation was very accurate.
"Okay, okay, okay, you are strategizing and winning thousands of miles away."
"Then tell me how to take Shuofang and then destroy the Eastern Turks?"
Li Shimin asked.
He doesn't care whether Fang Yuan is that powerful or not.
What he cares about now is how to eliminate the Eastern Turks.
Regarding the Eastern Turks, he never wanted to destroy them in order to wipe out the shame.
However, he was fully aware of the power of the Eastern Turkic cavalry and did not dare to start a war easily.
"There have been constant snowstorms in East Turkestan in the past two years, you know, right?"
Fang Yuan said with a preaching look.
"Know."
Li Shimin rolled his eyes and answered.
Not only did he know, but he also knew that due to the snowstorm, all livestock in East Turkestan were almost extinct.
"You also know that the big and small khans of the Eastern Turks are at odds with each other, right?"
Fang Yuan continued to ask.
"Know."
Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice.
Likewise, he not only knew that the two were at odds with each other, but also that they had been at odds with each other for many years.
The imperial court will also take advantage of this to intensify the conflict between the two parties and try to join forces with the young Khan.
However, none of these can be used as a decisive factor in the elimination of the Eastern Turks. The court also had other difficulties.
"Then you know everything, do you still have any questions?"
Fang Yuan said speechlessly.
We have the right time, the right place and the right people, so what else is there that we don’t understand?
The Eastern Turks, which have suffered from heavy snowfall for two consecutive years, are now weak and thin, and no longer have the ability to sweep the world.
"Where's the money?"
"Where's the food?"
"The situation in East Turkestan is not good, but the situation in Datang is not good either."
Li Shimin couldn't help but said angrily.
When fighting a war, you not only have to look at the opponent's situation, but also your own.
Now that the imperial court is poor, the treasury is empty, the internal treasury is empty, and there is no money and no food, how can we fight a war?
"Isn't money simple?"
"If you have money, you can buy food."
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
If you have money, you will naturally have food.
The drought and locust plague in the Tang Dynasty affected not many places.
As long as you have money, you can buy food from other places.
"I haven't asked Mr. Zhou how to get the money yet?"
Li Shimin said with a dark face.
He felt like he was about to be pissed off by Fang Yuan.
Since I took office two years ago, I have been thinking about how to make money to fill the national treasury.
But in the past two years, each year has been a small amount of income and a large amount of expenditure, which is impossible to fill up.
Fang Yuan said it well. Isn’t money simple?
Is money so easy to make?
"I asked the young master to apply to the court for the right to operate salt and iron. Don't you know?"
Fang Yuan glanced at Du Miaoyan and frowned slightly.
Du Miaoyan is just the young head of the royal merchant house, so Li Daye should have applied for such a big thing, right?
"I know, what next?"
Li Shimin said with a dark face.
You know more than that, I allow it.
But then, how to make money?
It’s not like the imperial court didn’t sell salt and iron, and it didn’t make anyone rich.