Chapter 751 The Core of the Tang Dynasty

Although Li Shimin was angry at the time, after calming down, he could understand that Changsun Wuji was right. To be an emperor, you must be broad-minded. If you can't even tolerate your own grandson, how can you be an emperor for eternity?

Of course, only Changsun Wuji can say this, and even if Changsun Wuji says this, he still has to worry about his own head. Fortunately, Li Shimin is not a foolish king. If Li Shimin were a foolish king, Changsun Wuji’s head would now be Already fallen.

"Uncle's worry is indeed necessary. Just now in the court, everyone was able to speak freely and express their worries. So if I want to continue with this plan, then I must give all your worries one by one. It will only work if it is resolved. Doing so will be conducive to the development of our Datang Dynasty and the entry of the Tang Dynasty army into Nanzhao Kingdom."

Regarding what Li Xiang said before, Changsun Wuji also nodded in appreciation. Li Xiang can have such a mentality, which is much better than his uncle and grandfather.

But when Li Xiang said the last sentence, Changsun Wuji immediately understood what was going on. Li Xiang told himself in this way that no matter how difficult it was, he must occupy Nanzhao Kingdom, and This matter has been determined, and we will never give up due to various difficulties.

Although Li Shimin had just made a conclusion, if Li Xiang's heart was not so firm, Changsun Wuji and some other ministers could finally move the matter over, but if Li Xiang had been under Li Shimin's control, I'm afraid it's not that easy to talk about this behind my back.

"I really don't understand. Those places are barren. Are they really that important to us? If we want to say that the northern and western regions are of some value, I really don't see the value of those places. No, my men have also inquired about some of the situation in Nanzhao. It is not as good as the several prefectures and counties in the wealthy areas of the Tang Dynasty. Is it necessary to spend a huge amount of money to conquer it? "

Without the face of an outsider, the eldest grandson Wuji also spoke a little casually. Of course, this was also the habit given by Li Xiang from the beginning. When discussing issues between the two, they must put aside their status and seniority. If there are various If there are various ties, then this problem will be difficult to solve.

"Uncle, look at this picture. This picture was given to my grandfather back then. Now I have drawn another one. This is the future territory of our Tang Dynasty. The reason why we want to occupy these areas is to protect our territory. The core area of ​​the Tang Dynasty is now like a frontier. Someone may invade at any time. There is no long-term strategic depth at all. After we occupy Nanzhao Kingdom, our strategic depth in the southwest will increase. It is thousands of miles longer than it is now. If an enemy attacks, the battlefield will be in the southwest region and will not reach the Central Plains and Guanzhong. Then we are already in an invincible position..."

Li Xiang once again took out a map. This map was still the best map, Qiu Begonia. This was what Li Xiang had always wanted.

At the beginning, Changsun Wuji couldn't listen to what Li Xiang said. But when Li Xiang talked about strategic depth, Changsun Wuji did have some changes. Take Chang'an City as an example. It turns out that no matter what Whether it's Tuyuhun or the Turks, they are very close to Chang'an City. If they make a sudden attack, we will probably be caught off guard.

But now that we have captured these two places, and have also set up military camps on their land, if there is another outsider who wants to attack Chang'an City, it seems impossible now, unless you have the superiors. A million-strong army, and it must be an elite army, may bring some danger to Chang'an. If there is improper command or something happens in the middle, a million-strong army will not be able to reach Chang'an.

In just five years, Li Xiang has increased the strategic depth of Chang'an City by more than a thousand miles, which also allows the people of Chang'an City to live and work in peace and contentment. This is the fertile Guanzhong Plain. As long as nothing happens here, then Datang The foundation is that even if the fight outside becomes a pot of porridge, we will not surrender easily.

Now what Li Xiang has to do is to continue to expand the core area outwards, continue to occupy some desolate areas around Datang, and use these desolate areas as barriers to the entire Datang. Then our core areas will be more. Once the core area If it were doubled, it would mean that the population of Tang Dynasty could increase by at least 50%.

After Li Xiang finished speaking, Changsun Wuji sat silently and stared at the map with his eyes. Many places on this map had been taken down, but there were also many places that were not actually controlled. If we follow what Li Xiang said and want Datang to become this territory, there is still a long way to go.

"From a big perspective, I agree with your statement. You can have such a huge plan in your mind. The Tang Dynasty is really lucky to have a leader like you, but it must be You have to be measured and don't lose all the national power, just like Emperor Yang of Sui..."

When he said the last sentence, Changsun Wuji had already lowered his voice. Is Emperor Sui Yang a person without ideals? That is of course impossible. His ideals are still very lofty. If he could take into account the actual situation at that time and solve the people's livelihood problems, and then extend what he wants to do, this guy would probably be an eternity. One emperor.

It's a pity that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was too impatient. Everything had to be done immediately, and no matter what kind of life the people were living, he already had no food to eat, and you still had to drag them to dig canals. How can this be done?

Li Xiang once said before that if Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty could provide three meals a day and keep the people full, let alone dig a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, even if the canal was dug to Europe, our Ordinary people can definitely do it, and the biggest problem is food.

But now this problem can be solved. Li Xiang has a lot of land in his hands and already has high-yielding grain seeds. If Li Xiang wants to dig a canal now, he has enough grain to support it. These millions of civilians turned out to be much stronger than Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty...