Five hundred and sixtieth chapters and peace of mind
(Seeking collection)
Chapter 562
"Your Majesty... my subordinates, I don't dare."
Hua Ling shivered in fright and didn't understand what Liu Ling meant.
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "What I mean is that if you want the grassland people to live in peace from now on, you can't kill them. If you want to prevent any more wars north of the Great Wall, you have to find other ways.
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Liu Ling patted Hua Ling's shoulder and said: "There are hundreds of tribes in the grassland, the larger ones have millions of people, and the smaller ones have hundreds of people. The Khitan replaced the Turks and became the overlord of the grassland and established the Liao Kingdom, but they could not control the entire grassland. People in the grassland see
It seems that they all follow the orders of the Khitan, but in fact they have their own thoughts. Once the Khitan declines, the Jurchens in Liaodong, Shiwei in the deepest part of the grassland, Bohai, or other grassland peoples may take their place. If you want the grassland people not to invade south, unless
It is to kill all the grassland people. There is no doubt that no one in the past dynasties has been able to do this."
Liu Ling said with a smile: "I can't do what neither Hanwu nor Li and Tang could do. On the vast grassland, if they don't want to fight with my army and hide away at will, they won't be able to find them, let alone annihilate them.
When we go north for an expedition, we send fewer troops, so the grassland people are not afraid at all. If we go more, the supplies required are very large. Even if our country is strong, how many times can we support it? If we try again and again without success, no matter how powerful the country is,
Dragged down!"
"If you want to eliminate the threat outside the Great Wall, since you can't achieve your goal by killing, what else can you do?"
Liu Ling asked with a smile.
Hua Ling frowned and thought for a long time, then shook his head with a wry smile and said: "My subordinates are stupid and I really can't think of any perfect strategy. The northern part of the Great Wall is not as good as the Central Plains. The people's hearts are strong. They live by water and have no fixed place to live. It is really difficult to conquer the Central Plains.
There is a city and the people gather together, so comparatively speaking, even if the city is as strong as Jinling Jianwu, it is not difficult to attack it. The grassland seems to be undefensible but is full of dangers."
Liu Ling hummed and said: "So, I never thought about annihilating the Khitan people from the beginning. Moreover, I can't do it. If I can't do it, then I'll find another way."
Liu Lingdao: "Originally, after conquering the Great Wall, I originally wanted to move hundreds of thousands of people from the Central Plains to the grasslands and mix with the grassland people. I would educate them with etiquette and wear away the hostility on the grasslands over time. However, this idea was not practical.
In fact, there are millions of people in the grassland, and hundreds of thousands of Central Plains people have moved there. It is still unclear whether they can assimilate those grassland people, or whether they will be assimilated by the grassland people. It is bitterly cold in the north of the Great Wall, and I am afraid that after hundreds of thousands of Central Plains people move there, they will not be able to use it.
Over the years, I have become a part of the army of prairie people going south."
Liu Ling turned around and asked Hua Ling: "Tell me, why do the prairie people keep going south to plunder?"
Hua Ling thought for a moment and said, "Coveting the prosperity and beauty of the Central Plains?"
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Ambition is certainly an important reason. Not to mention the royal leaders of the grasslands, who among the emperors of any country does not want to open up territories and expand the territory and go down in history? But ambition is only the ambition of emperors and generals. Where did the soldiers of the common people come from?
So many great ambitions? As long as they can live a stable and healthy life, who would be willing to lick blood on a knife and live a life without tomorrow? In fact, the grassland people, whether they are their nobles or ordinary people, are so enthusiastic about going south.
To live a better life.”
"They have no fields, so they lack grain from the Central Plains, no silks and satins, no tea, no pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and no ironware. These things are treasures in their eyes, attracting them to rob and plunder. The Khitans controlled Yan
After Yun Liuzhou, they came into contact with the prosperity of the Central Plains, so their desires became even stronger. They wanted land and iron, but they couldn't get it, so what should they do? Then they had to come and rob it."
"As long as there are barriers, the war will continue. Even if I threaten them with my troops today, how long can the grassland people who are short of necessities be honest? For food, iron, and dazzling treasures, they will still keep going south."
Hua Ling asked tentatively: "What does the prince mean...to allow goods such as ironware and tea to circulate with Saibei?"
Liu Ling glanced at Hua Ling with admiration and said: "The grassland people lack iron, tea, and cloth, but we lack the skins, war horses, cattle, sheep, and jade from Saibei. In fact, we are just getting what we need. But the initiative in this trade must be
How can we gain the initiative in our hands? We still have to fight until the nationalities outside the Great Wall are convinced and make them realize that doing business with the Han people in the Central Plains is far more beneficial than war."
Liu Ling smiled and said: "The prairie people are rough and brutal. A boy of five or six can gallop on a horse. A boy of fourteen or fifteen can fight in battle. He can dismount his horse to serve the people and mount his horse to serve as a soldier. If they cannot suppress their so-called trade
It’s just empty talk.”
"So, people still have to be killed, and a lot of them have to be killed. Tell me...if we kill seventy-eight out of ten of the strong men outside the Great Wall, how long will it take for these nations to regain their strength?"
Hua Ling was shocked, and a chill rose from her heart and gradually spread to her whole body. The heart-stopping killing intent in the prince's faint words made Hua Ling feel like she had fallen into an ice cave.
"Although I am not capable of killing all the prairie people, I am capable of killing more. Is there any other way to deal with a ferocious and stubborn enemy besides being afraid of him?"
Liu Ling asked with a smile.
Hua Ling took a deep breath: "No."
Liu Ling snorted and said: "So, in this Northern Expedition, the requirements for soldiers' military discipline should be as low as possible. Killing, setting fires, and even looting should be left to them as long as they are not too excessive. Grassland
Before the people went south many times, how did their leaders inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers? Isn't it with gold, silver, treasures and women? These things are also available to the prairie people, allowing the soldiers to freely kill and rob, allowing them to do better than the prairie people.
It is vicious and ruthless, expanding the wounds on the grassland infinitely, so that the grassland people can understand the true meaning of war. For those who like to start war, besides letting them feel the pain of war, what can be more satisfying than this?
Are they memorable?"
There was a chill in Liu Ling's tone: "Being an evil person can always achieve your goal faster than being a good person."
Hua Ling suppressed the fear in her heart, took a deep breath and concluded: "Your Majesty means that the main purpose of this Northern Expedition is to kill a large number of strong men from the Saibei ethnic group. The more the better. Then set up a town in the Saibei.
The military department designated one or more places as trading venues. Let the grassland people know that if they want to obtain iron, cloth, tea and other things they want, they should go to the place designated by the Han to trade.
Of course, the rules of the transaction are set by the Han, and they have no other choice but to abide by them. The Suppressing Military Division sends capable generals to guard them, and as long as there are disobedient ethnic groups outside the wall, they will be suppressed immediately."
Liu Ling nodded and said: "In addition, if the people from the grassland want to live in the pass, slowly let them in and mix with the people from the Central Plains. However, the entire tribe must not be let in. There can be no rush or obstruction. At this time,
Many years later, a large number of Han people who admired the culture of the Central Plains lived in the Central Plains, living from sunrise to sunset, plowing fields and weaving. Over time, who can tell who is a grassland person and who is a Han?"
"We must not only suppress them, but also make them feel that they are all my subjects, and I am fair to them."
Liu Ling smiled and said: "It's easy to say, but it's actually very difficult to do. This is not a short process. It may be completed gradually in thirty, fifty, one hundred, or three hundred years."
It will take time to turn the outside of the Great Wall from a place that is the source of war from time to time into a ten thousand-mile pasture for my great men."
Hua Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But... this is the most correct path."
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "After returning to Taiyuan, your task is to hold on to Taiyuan City. That is a fragrant roasted whole lamb that I drew for Ye Luxiongji. As long as he comes to snatch it while drooling, it will be the Khitan's."
Failure is already doomed.”
Hua Ling asked again: "What about Xixia? Is the prince's strategy against Xixia the same as that against Khitan?"
Liu Ling nodded and said: "It's roughly the same. After the Khitan problem is solved, we will start to deal with the hidden dangers of the Party members to the Central Plains. Blackwater City is the only way to connect the countries in the Western Regions, and Weiming is famous for it.
Standing in Heishui City, he stopped the goods from the Western Regions from flowing eastward, and the goods from the Han Dynasty could not go to the Western Regions. Because of this, Xixia must conquer. Moreover, there is a resource in the Western Regions that is very important for the future.
Something very important. In the future, as long as you can have that kind of thing, it will mean strength and wealth for the country."
"What is it?"
Hua Ling asked curiously.
Liu Ling smiled and said: "It is a kind of black oil. It cannot be used with current methods. But in the future it will become an indispensable important commodity and a necessity. The more you have, the more beneficial it is to the country. Even if
Nowadays, it is also a very important tool in war. Do you remember the kerosene used in the conquest of Zhou?"
Hua Ling's eyes lit up: "Subordinate, remember!"
Liu Ling smiled and said: "It's that kind of thing."
After looking at how late it was, Liu Ling waved his hand and said, "That's all for today. The doubts in your mind have been cleared up. Go back to bed and meet your sister tomorrow. When Zhao Da comes back in a few days, let's go together."
After hearing what happened in Xixia, the four of you will rush back to your base and prepare everything that needs to be prepared before winter comes."
Speaking of Hua Duo Duo, Hua Ling obviously had something to say, but in the end he endured it. He hesitated for a while and bowed: "My subordinates are retiring. Your Majesty, please rest early."
Hua Ling bowed and retreated to the door. After exiting the door, she turned around and prepared to leave.
After taking only two steps, I suddenly heard Liu Ling's calm words: "Don't think too much, and be at ease. If you don't make others jealous, you are mediocre. No one knows your abilities better than me. I believe in you, so why should you care about what others do?"
Say? It’s better to take back your idea of resigning and being demoted. I don’t want to have one less duke after the world is settled!”
Liu Ling smiled and said: "As for Duoduo, I will treat her well."
Standing outside the door, Hua Ling's body trembled suddenly, and two lines of hot tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. Feeling the warm feeling in her heart, Hua Ling turned around and gave Liu Ling a solemn military salute. (To be continued)