Chapter 1378 There can’t be a financial hole

In the original war, although the captured prisoners of war were also exchanged for money, the money exchanged was relatively small after all. However, after some operations by Li Xiang, this was completely different. In addition to the local prisoners, Including local people, they can use it to exchange for money. In short, as long as our finances do not suffer a deficit, if there is a financial deficit, according to Li Xiang's intention, all of them can be sold by the pound.

Some civil servants of the court stood up and said that this or that was not good, but Li Xiang was too lazy to listen to them. The generals all understood what Li Xiang said. If we consider the lives of people like them, then our lives will be ruined. Anyway, no one can interfere with the military's actions while our finances have not been relieved.

Li Shimin also agreed with this, because for Li Shimin, if there was a hole in the finances, he would be the one who would be in trouble in the end. The entire Tang Empire spent money in many places, not just the military, so In order to ensure the smooth operation of finances, the imperial court must cooperate with the various policies formulated by Admiral Tiance's Mansion. As for those screaming civil servants, seeing that the emperor had no intention of interfering, they knew what they should do. .

The local people still have illusions in their hearts. They believe that the Tang Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness, and it would never bring them great disasters. What's more, everything that should be taken away from this land has been taken away. , apart from us, the rest are probably the animals, but those animals are not worth much at all. If they are transported back to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, it may cost more.

But they obviously underestimated the capabilities of the Tang army. It will indeed cost a lot of money to transport your livestock back to Chang'an, but if it is transported back to the countries in the Western Regions, it won't cost too much money, and The lifestyles of the countries in the Western Region are similar to yours. We can easily sell these animals for just a little less than the local price. Anyway, what we want is just a financial income. As for whether we can earn it. So much money, this is not within the scope of our consideration.

And when selling these animals, it can also create some conflicts in various parts of the Western Region. For example, the tribes that sent troops with the Tang Dynasty can get more shares. Anyway, the price is lower than usual, as long as you take the money If you buy it, you basically get this bargain.

As for those tribes that have not sent troops, I can only say that I am sorry for you. This victory can only be divided among the victors. You did not perform any outstanding performance on the battlefield. When the war is over, you will not be able to obtain what the victor deserves. rights and interests.

This will also let the countries in the Western Region understand that as long as you fight with the Tang Empire, both your soldiers and the people will benefit after the war is over. But if you passively resist every time, then these The benefits will never have anything to do with you.

Some tribal leaders also said that as long as we live a good life and don't go out to fight, it's okay if we don't have this benefit. But people are ambitious. If you don't plan for it, the tribes around you will slowly expand through these methods.

Originally, you were evenly matched and no one could devour the other. But if his strength becomes stronger and stronger, and you remain the same, and if the Tang army provokes you from behind, it is estimated that the surrounding people will The tribal leader cannot sit still. He is likely to start another round of invasion wars. At that time, when you face a huge neighbor, can you still hold on?

Although it is within the area ruled by the Tang Dynasty, because the borders of the countries in the Western Region are too large, no matter how hard management is strengthened, there will still be some tribal wars. Although the Tang Dynasty strictly prohibits such behavior, sometimes it You can open the back door for some people. For example, if you fight with the Tang army, the pasture next door is much richer than yours, and the tribe next door does not have in-depth cooperation with the Tang army, so you will not be able to do something. Someone took care of it.

While the common people of each tribe were immersed in their wild thoughts, more than 20 tribes were instantly surrounded by the Tang army. They were within 20 miles of Samarkand City, and they were considered to be relatively wealthy tribes around them.

When Governor Faisal left, they had already suffered a robbery. Later, those people inside the city of Samarkand also robbed them once. The entire tribe could be said to be empty, but now they still want to Accept another robbery.

"Great General of the Tang Dynasty, please have mercy on us. Except for old people and children like us, there is no one left in the tribe. We gave these cattle and sheep to you in the hope that we can continue. .”

Feng Chucai was riding on a tall horse in front of him. This man should be a prestigious old man in the tribe. The tribe has about 4,000 people, but there are only more than 900 young adults among them. Now all of these 900 people have died on the battlefield. , except for the more than 30 laborers standing next to me, I am afraid that all of them are over 50 years old and under 15 years old.

Their tribe contributed 1,000 sheep, 200 cattle and 100 horses.

"If this number is doubled again, these dozens of people will be recruited with the army, and 60 young girls from your tribe will be recruited. If you agree, then we will not go in."

There was no expression on Feng Chucai's face. If you are too weak to these people in front of you, in the future they will raise their scimitars and kill in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, and our people may not be able to live a good life.

This is the relationship between countries. Either you die or I die. Either you become a great power or you are exploited by the great powers. This is what Li Xiang often said, so these people under his command also remember it very clearly. They don’t want to If our own people are exploited by foreign powers, then we can only exploit others.

After hearing Feng Chucai's words, the old man immediately knelt down with the others, and they all began to cry. They said that they might not be able to survive if they took out these things. After all, there were still 3,000 people in the tribe. As for the people, if they were all taken out, at least 1/3 of the people in their tribe would freeze to death in winter... (End of this chapter)