Chapter 172 Request for Tuyuhun
"Let's all get down to business. This time the imperial court has given us all the power. When negotiating with Tuyuhun, we must think about all the conditions. We will never fight an uncertain battle, and we cannot let Tuyuhun take over. It’s cheap. Although we haven’t eliminated them this time, the security of the border areas must be guaranteed for a few years.”
When General Qin Qiong said this, everyone else was sitting down seriously. After all, this was related to the situation in the border area. Everyone who had been cheerful just now began to offer suggestions.
The most important thing is the construction of the new city. Although the geographical location of Liangzhou City is dangerous, it is too far from the core area of Tuyuhun, and our army cannot be stationed on the grassland. If we are stationed on the grassland, we may be stationed on the grassland at any time. It was bulldozed by them, so there must be a city.
Although the imperial treasury is now empty, Li Shimin's imperial edict has arrived. By then, even if it is a waste of money, the new city must be built. According to the planning of officials from the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, the construction of the new city will be divided into three years. The first year It will cost about 1.1 million yuan. We definitely won’t be able to come up with this money. We have to ask the people in Tuyuhun to pay for it.
The second issue is about trade. Tuyuhun controlled the trade between the three countries. He made a lot of money in these years, but suffered the two countries on both sides. We don’t care about their relationship with Tubo, but the Tang Dynasty does not Heavy taxes are allowed, and all Datang products should be tax-free.
Our officials had negotiated with them countless times in the past, but because the two countries had an equal relationship at that time, the officials in Tuyuhun refused directly. They could earn an income of one million yuan every year from this alone. Why should I cut off this part myself? Now that Tuyuhun has been defeated, it is a perfect opportunity.
The third issue is naturally the issue of ceding territory. Originally, the border line between the two countries was fifty miles outside Liangzhou City, but because the people of the Tang Dynasty were unwilling to leave the city, Tuyuhun expanded the border line to outside Liangzhou City. This time The border line must be expanded to more than 300 miles outside Liangzhou City, which is 100 miles more than originally stated. This will also leave a strategic depth of 100 miles for the new city.
Article 4 is the issue of compensation. After the war, each country will have a huge financial hole. The victorious country must find the defeated country to compensate for this hole. If the defeated country is unwilling, then we can only continue to fight. , in short we cannot afford this money ourselves.
After discussing these main issues, Li Xiang also raised another issue. If we can take over the hundreds of miles of grassland outside Liangzhou City, we must set up a management organization. If we nominally own this place If it does, it will be eaten back by them soon.
After all, Tuyuhun is a herding nation and they live on this grassland. On the other hand, we are a farming nation. People can go to the grassland to do business, but they will never put their homes here. Our soldiers risk their lives. If the land we take back is not managed, it will most likely be lost in a few years. We also feel sorry for those soldiers who died in the battle.
"It's easy for you to say. Can you look at the grassland outside every day? Our people don't go out to graze at all. Even if there are only a few of them, they don't need such a large grassland."
Li Zhi has been holding it in for a long time. No one has asked his opinion from the beginning to now. He can only stay where he is. Now after hearing Li Xiang's words, he finally found a brush existence. Chance.
Although Li Zhi's words didn't sound good, everyone present nodded. Everyone knew how the fifty miles of grassland outside the city were lost in the past. It was because our people didn't go out of the city very much. After testing, they later discovered that they were grazing on this land without anyone taking care of it. Over time, it became their own pasture.
"Bi Shi has a bold idea..."
Li Xiang knew very well that this old management method must be changed. If we continue to use the previous method, no matter how much grassland we take back at the negotiation table, it will eventually be taken back by the people of Tuyuhun, so Li Xiang Xiang has already thought of a way, which is to support Zaterk.
When Li Xiang said this, the expressions on everyone's faces were very exciting. Some people felt that Zaterk was not worthy of belief, and some felt that Li Xiang was a bit whimsical. In short, few people agreed.
When Li Xiang brought Zaterk, they thought that Li Xiang just needed some news from the grassland. In fact, Li Xiang had already thought about it. In addition to needing news from the grassland, he also had to support an agent. , this guy has already fallen out with his father because of the prince's issue, and has extreme resentment towards the top management of Tuyuhun. Let's let him fight with his father as a management official outside Liangzhou City, which can not only save our The land can also keep Tuyuhun from being idle.
"Isn't this a bit too risky? You must know that he is a Tuyuhun after all, and his heart must be different if he is not of my race. Didn't you say this?"
Cheng Yaojin said with some worry, there were many feudal dynasties in history that used barbarians, but what was the final result? Those barbarians have all betrayed the Central Plains Dynasty. If we do this now, it is very likely that we will breed tigers.
"General Cheng is right, but I have a comprehensive plan. He only controls civilian officials. All the armed forces are in our hands. In this vast grassland, we must equip ourselves with a dedicated army."
Everyone understands Li Xiang's words. After all, this piece of grassland has been taken back. If the troops were not stationed there, then this piece of grassland would easily become Tuyuhun. However, the imperial court is financially strapped at the moment. If there is such a situation again, If we spend a lot of money to garrison the army, I'm afraid the court will be unable to make ends meet.
"You know our financial situation. How many troops are stationed outside? If it's three to five thousand, I'm afraid it won't be of much use. But if it's twenty to thirty thousand, how much will it cost this year?"
Qin Qiong said with some worry that he did not want the land he wanted to return to be returned to Tuyuhun, but the current situation of the court is here, and money is scarce everywhere. Although we are on the front line, the emperor is not prepared to spend too much here. General Qin Qiong knows this idea very well.
Li Zhi's sneer came over again...
