Gu Sizhi didn't want to read the articles of association. But Li Mu asked him to read them, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and read on.
But this look was incredible. Gu Sizhi's eyes were fixed. When others saw this, they became more and more curious. However, without Li Mu's permission, they did not dare to go over and take a look. Waiting for Gu Sizhi
After reading it, I circulated it to them. Everyone's expressions were almost the same. First they frowned, then relaxed, and then became ecstatic.
Now it was Li Shimin's turn to be curious. He also wanted to know what was in Li Mu's charter.
"The Marquis is a great talent, we admire him." After reading the charter, everyone bowed to Li Mu. If the charter was followed, they would really have no worries at all.
Li Mu laughed, waved his hand, and said: "What matters whether you respect or not? It's mainly about doing things. If you don't have any objections, let's get started. The ugly words are ahead. If something goes wrong this time, I won't tolerate it.
"
"I will never let you down, Lord Marquis!" Everyone agreed, especially Wang Rui, who clapped his chest the loudest.
After everyone left, Li Shimin couldn't wait to ask Li Mu what the regulations were.
Li Mu knew that he had been lying for a long time, and Li Shimin would be angry if he didn't say anything else, so he told the story in detail.
"Your Majesty, I know that what your Majesty and these gentry are most worried about is the force of the Turks. As the saying goes, the Turks are soldiers when they mount their horses, and they are citizens when they dismount their horses. They are cruel by nature - I also thought so in the past, but I had an incident last year.
During my trip to the Western Regions, my feelings changed."
Li Shimin did not speak, but looked at Li Mu, waiting for him to finish speaking.
Li Mu continued: "Your Majesty, I want your Majesty to think about a question - has your Majesty ever seen a beggar?"
Li Shimin was wondering what the connection between Beggar Hanazi and the matter to be discussed was, but since Li Mu asked, he thought about it and replied: "I moved to the north and south, of course I have seen Beggar Hanazi, what's the matter?"
"Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, whose responsibility is it to have more or less beggars?"
Li Shimin was silent, and after a while, he said: "This is my responsibility - if I govern the country well, who would be willing to beg for food?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "This is exactly the reason. The same reason can also be applied to the Turks. Has Your Majesty ever thought about why the Turks wanted to plunder the Central Plains?"
Before Li Shimin could answer, Li Mu answered directly: "Isn't it because they don't have enough to eat and don't have enough clothes to wear, so they have to rob to make up for it? If they live and work in peace and contentment, how can they have the idea of plundering?"
"If the Turks could live like the people in Chang'an City, working hard to have food and clothing, who would be willing to herd cattle on horseback, and who would be willing to go to war?"
"I traveled around the Western Regions last year, and from what I saw with my eyes, I learned a lot about the nomadic peoples in the Western Regions. Your Majesty, do you know that there is often no reason for the nomadic tribes to draw their swords and fight with each other? Even if there is a reason,
It might just be a woman, or the ownership of a horse cub, just such a small thing is enough for them to kill."
"Is this cruelty? Yes!" Li Mu sighed: "I won't vindicate them, but why are they like this? Isn't life difficult? The resources for survival are limited. In order to survive, you have to kill other people.
, seizing other people's cattle, horses and women. The more they seize, the more they can survive the long cold winter... This is why cannibalism often occurs on the grasslands."
"When the Central Plains dynasty is in decline, they can come to the Central Plains to plunder. But when the Central Plains dynasty is strong, they cannot plunder. If the time comes and the weather is too oppressive, wouldn't it mean death?"
Li Shimin was deeply touched by this. Although the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty had planned for several years to defeat Jieli, the victory was essentially brought about by the weather. If it hadn't been for the heavy snow, which froze many people and livestock in Turks to death, who would win and who would lose?
Unknown.
"Your Majesty has been dealing with the Turks for many years, and you should have observed a pattern. The strength and decline of the Turks is often a cycle. When they are extremely powerful, they will have civil strife. Why? Because they do not produce, they only herd. And the grassland
It's so big. If there are too many people, there won't be enough livestock. If they fight among themselves, people will die, but this is not a bad thing for the Turks. Because when a person dies, his property, cattle, horses, women, and children can be
Inherited by those who survive. This will create a relatively stable time, and they will not have to rely on robbery to survive."
"Who doesn't want to live a stable life? Turks are also human beings, and they must also want to live a stable life. They say that Turks are soldiers when they mount, and they are people when they dismount. Why is this situation happening, and it is not forced? In the Central Plains, we can
When we see people getting old and being supported by their children, we think this kind of thing is normal and filial piety is what everyone should do. But why do Turks rarely have this situation? Is it because they can't live? They don't get on the horse after they are born.
It is the people who dismount their troops, but those who cannot do this will have been eliminated long ago."
"They have to fight with us. If they don't fight with us, they will kill each other. There is no other way."
Li Mu moved with affection, but Li Shimin remained silent. These principles are simple, so Li Shimin doesn't understand. But before he was the Khan of Heaven, he was first the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He must first be responsible for the people of the Tang Dynasty, and then he can do it only when he has enough energy.
Take care of the Turks. What's more, these things are not his strength, and he can't think of any way to do it.
"Now the Turks are facing a crisis..." Li Mu looked at Li Shimin seriously and said, "And the crisis is right in front of us and will break out soon."
Li Shimin frowned: "Don't be alarmist. Why don't I know about the crisis?"
"Your Majesty, I am by no means an alarmist." Li Mu said with a bit of urgency: "After all, your Majesty defeated the Turks the year before last and moved the remaining Turks to Hetao. There is nothing wrong with this move, but your Majesty ignored one thing
thing."
"What?"
"Turks live as nomads. What is the essence of nomads? They are not people, they are livestock! And most of the Turks' livestock were frozen to death in the heavy snowfall that happened thousands of years ago. When they fought with us, they ate them as rations.
Less than half, there are not many livestock left, and some of them were taken by us as trophies. In fact, they really have very few livestock in their hands!"
"This..." Li Shimin didn't know the secret here, and asked doubtfully: "But they have been trading with us, horses, leather, etc. The trade has never been interrupted. If they don't have livestock, how do they carry out these trades?"
"Your Majesty, what does the livestock I mentioned have to do with horses? Their rations are not war horses, but cattle and sheep! As for the leather, I have checked the purchase list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Most of the goods lists show that these cowhide
"Is this cruelty? Yes!" Li Mu sighed: "I won't vindicate them, but why are they like this? Isn't it difficult to live? The resources for survival are limited. In order to survive, you must fucking
Kill others and seize other people's cattle, horses and women. The more they seize, the more they can survive the long cold winter... This is why cannibalism often occurs on the grasslands."
"When the Central Plains dynasty is in decline, they can come to the Central Plains to plunder. But when the Central Plains dynasty is strong, they cannot plunder. If the time comes and the weather is too oppressive, wouldn't it mean death?"
Li Shimin was deeply touched by this. Although the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty had planned for several years to defeat Jieli, the victory was essentially brought about by the weather. If it hadn't been for the heavy snow, which froze many people and livestock in Turks to death, who would win and who would lose?
Unknown.
"Your Majesty has been dealing with the Turks for many years, and you should have observed a pattern. The strength and decline of the Turks is often a cycle. When they are extremely powerful, they will have civil strife. Why? Because they do not produce, they only herd. And the grassland
It's so big. If there are too many people, there won't be enough livestock. If they fight among themselves, people will die, but this is not a bad thing for the Turks. Because when a person dies, his property, cattle, horses, women, and children can be
Inherited by those who survive. This will create a relatively stable time, and they will not have to rely on robbery to survive."
"Who doesn't want to live a stable life? Turks are also human beings, and they must also want to live a stable life. They say that Turks are soldiers when they mount, and they are people when they dismount. Why is this situation happening, and it is not forced? In the Central Plains, we can
When we see people getting old and being supported by their children, we think this kind of thing is normal and filial piety is what everyone should do. But why do Turks rarely have this situation? Is it because they can't live? They don't get on the horse after they are born.
It is the people who dismount their troops, but those who cannot do this will have been eliminated long ago."
"They have to fight with us. If they don't fight with us, they will kill each other. There is no other way."
Li Mu moved with affection, but Li Shimin remained silent. These principles are simple, so Li Shimin doesn't understand. But before he was the Khan of Heaven, he was first the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He must first be responsible for the people of the Tang Dynasty, and then he can do it only when he has enough energy.
Take care of the Turks. What's more, these things are not his strength, and he can't think of any way to do it.
"Now the Turks are facing a crisis..." Li Mu looked at Li Shimin seriously and said, "And the crisis is right in front of us and will break out soon."
Li Shimin frowned: "Don't be alarmist. Why don't I know about the crisis?"
"Your Majesty, I am by no means an alarmist." Li Mu said with a bit of urgency: "After all, your Majesty defeated the Turks the year before last and moved the remaining Turks to Hetao. There is nothing wrong with this move, but your Majesty ignored one thing
thing."
"What?"
"Turks live as nomads. What is the essence of nomads? They are not people, they are livestock! And most of the Turks' livestock were frozen to death in the heavy snowfall that happened thousands of years ago. When they fought with us, they ate them as rations.
Less than half, there are not many livestock left, and some of them were taken by us as trophies. In fact, they really have very few livestock in their hands!"
"This..." Li Shimin didn't know the secret here, and asked doubtfully: "But they have been trading with us, horses, leather, etc. The trade has never been interrupted. If they don't have livestock, how do they carry out these trades?"
"Your Majesty, what does the livestock I mentioned have to do with horses? Their rations are not war horses, but cattle and sheep! As for the leather, I have checked the purchase list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Most of the goods lists show that these cowhide
"All"
"Is this cruelty? Yes!" Li Mu sighed: "I won't vindicate them, but why are they like this? Isn't life difficult? The resources for survival are limited. In order to survive, you have to kill other people.
, seizing other people's cattle, horses and women. The more they seize, the more they can survive the long cold winter... This is why cannibalism often occurs on the grasslands."
"When the Central Plains dynasty is in decline, they can come to the Central Plains to plunder. But when the Central Plains dynasty is strong, they cannot plunder. If the time comes and the weather is too oppressive, wouldn't it mean death?"
Li Shimin was deeply touched by this. Although the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty had planned for several years to defeat Jieli, the victory was essentially brought about by the weather. If it hadn't been for the heavy snow, which froze many people and livestock in Turks to death, who would win and who would lose?
Unknown.
"Your Majesty has been dealing with the Turks for many years, and you should have observed a pattern. The strength and decline of the Turks is often a cycle. When they are extremely powerful, they will have civil strife. Why? Because they do not produce, they only herd. And the grassland
It's so big. If there are too many people, there won't be enough livestock. If they fight among themselves, people will die, but this is not a bad thing for the Turks. Because when a person dies, his property, cattle, horses, women, and children can be
Inherited by those who survive. This will create a relatively stable time, and they will not have to rely on robbery to survive."
"Who doesn't want to live a stable life? Turks are also human beings, and they must also want to live a stable life. They say that Turks are soldiers when they mount, and they are people when they dismount. Why is this situation happening, and it is not forced? In the Central Plains, we can
When we see people getting old and being supported by their children, we think this kind of thing is normal and filial piety is what everyone should do. But why do Turks rarely have this situation? Is it because they can't live? They don't get on the horse after they are born.
It is the people who dismount their troops, but those who cannot do this will have been eliminated long ago."
"They have to fight with us. If they don't fight with us, they will kill each other. There is no other way."
Li Mu moved with affection, but Li Shimin remained silent. These principles are simple, so Li Shimin doesn't understand. But before he was the Khan of Heaven, he was first the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He must first be responsible for the people of the Tang Dynasty, and then he can do it only when he has enough energy.
Take care of the Turks. What's more, these things are not his strength, and he can't think of any way to do it.
"Now the Turks are facing a crisis..." Li Mu looked at Li Shimin seriously and said, "And the crisis is right in front of us and will break out soon."
Li Shimin frowned: "Don't be alarmist. Why don't I know about the crisis?"
"Your Majesty, I am by no means an alarmist." Li Mu said with a bit of urgency in his tone: "After all,