Chapter 449 Selling Land

"It may be a little difficult to do, but let them learn from what happened on the Tuyuhun grassland. The land here is very suitable for farming. Although there is only one season of food a year, the advantage is that the area is vast. If they can all be sold, In addition to increasing the court’s income, everyone’s wallets can also be thicker.”

Li Xiang knew that if you want people to do things, you have to give them some benefits. You can't get no benefits at all. Who has the enthusiasm?

Although Li Xiang hasn't said much now, we all know what His Highness is like. The people who follow His Highness to conquer the country are basically extremely rich. The main reason is that we have done the things His Highness has told us. Is it possible? Will Your Highness treat us badly in the future?

"Your Highness, don't blame me for saying these unlucky words. This is also the land of Goguryeo. Although we can't beat them now, if we are unlucky in the future, they will probably fight back from the south. , didn’t the people who bought the land suffer huge losses at that time?”

Niu Jinda thought for a while and said, "Winning or losing on the battlefield is a common thing for military officers. Many of the places we occupied long ago were taken back by others later, so these places are not worth investing in. Throw all your property here." , if it is due to a negligence of the military, it will directly make you bankrupt.

Su Dingfang also frowned next to him. Although it was only in the land surveying stage, if he really wanted to sell food, he would have to give everyone a peace of mind pill. If he didn't have this peace of mind pill, there wouldn't be much. People are willing to throw money here.

"Then why do you think Tuyuhun grassland can be sold?"

Li Xiang did not answer their questions, but asked another question.

"Isn't that because Tuyuhun was defeated by us? Moreover, Tuyuhun is now our vassal state. We have so many troops stationed on the grassland. There are still many people in the Tuyuhun Protectorate. Even if Tuyuhun wants to cause trouble, , we have to give him a chance!"

Su Dingfang said without thinking. After he said this, he glanced at Li Xiang with a guilty conscience. Could it be that our Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was going to have the same result?

"You are right. We are also winning now, and we will have to cross the Taedong River in a while. Then we will directly attack the entire peninsula, not just Goguryeo, including Silla and Baekje. Let's simply Deal with them once and for all to save them having to do it again later.”

Li Xiang's words made the two generals dumbfounded. We shouted slogans in Chang'an City to conquer Goguryeo. But you, old man, are ready. You are about to hunt rabbits and beat three countries.

"The relationship between those two countries and us has not yet been determined, and Silla seems to be preparing to pay tribute. Isn't it a bit bad for us to just kill them?"

Su Dingfang said with some worry, our emperor is called the Khan of Heaven, which means that people from all over the world love you so much, but our army does not implement this concept, but instead attacks other countries everywhere. Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Woolen cloth?

"Look at how you, a person like you, are afraid of wolves before you do something. You just said it yourself. They are preparing to pay tribute, not that they have already paid tribute to us..."

Niu Jinda's answer made Li Xiang very satisfied. These places are all masters who have milk and are mothers. Now that we are strong, they will not say anything. If one day we become weak, they will be the first to add insult to injury, so we can take advantage of the opportunity we have now. If you don't have enough strength, you have to defeat them with one punch.

"That's what I say, but will the locals resist us fiercely? Even if we occupy this place, it is very likely that we will cause unnecessary losses."

Su Dingfang said hesitantly, if the Tang army is stationed here, it may be attacked by local people every day. This is not a good thing for the Tang army. It may not cost us much to occupy this place, but If you are attacked every day, the price will be high.

"Look, look, you don't know how to calculate, do you? How can we take care of these bullshit things ourselves? Of course we let them bite the dog."

Niu Jinda said while eating roasted lamb leg.

Su Dingfang slapped his head. Isn't this a specialty of our Highness? How could we forget this? Tuyuhun and Hao Yuanshang were their prime ministers who fought with the Khan, and finally got the advantage of us.

As for Zampu and various chieftains on the Tubo Plateau, their heads have been beaten and their heads have been beaten. The hatred between the two sides has been forged and it is impossible to resolve it. Let alone attack us now, even if we Sending hundreds of soldiers up would still be enough for them to drink a pot.

Several people talked about other issues, but no one took this negotiation seriously. In Li Xiang's view, we have an absolute advantage, so why should we negotiate with you people? Weak people don't even have a chance to negotiate. If you say you want to negotiate, then negotiate, then where do you put my face?

After dawn the next day, General Niu Jinda began to organize his army, and everyone in Anshi was extremely nervous.

There were many people who fled back from the front in the city, and they brought fear to the city. According to them, the Tang army's siege method was completely different from before. In the past, they used human lives to fill the city. It's simply not needed now.

Everyone has seen in the past few days that the most powerful thing in the Tang Dynasty army is the ballistae. When they attack a certain section of the city wall, the entire section of the city wall cannot last long. When the city wall collapses, the Tang Dynasty cavalry will They will swarm in, and their ballistae will also be moved to the city wall. Wherever there is resistance to them in the city, the ballistae will be fired towards.

In this case, even if you are not afraid of death, you will not be able to hold on for long, mainly because the strength gap between the two sides is too big. You may have an advantage compared to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but this advantage is of no use at all. What's the use of coming out?

Looking at the Tang troops arrayed neatly outside the city, Li Renxi, the commander-in-chief of Goguryeo's Northern Territory March, ordered people to open the city gate.

This guy can't say that he is afraid of death. He has to say that for the safety of the more than 100,000 people in the city, this is a little-known place, but because he defeated Li Shimin here, it gradually developed into the number one place north of the Datong River. How strong are these words to say that a big city must surrender for the sake of the safety of its people!