Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 243 Reasonable Reasons

Li Shimin was very puzzled by Li Fu's excitement, and couldn't even understand why Li Fu was so excited.

Of course, Li Shimin could see that Li Fu wanted to continue to attack Goguryeo, and it would be best to destroy Goguryeo.

Li Shimin actually supports Li Fu in his heart, but he also has deeper thoughts.

In the same mood as the courtiers present, Li Shimin believed that under the current situation, the goal of attacking Goguryeo in the first stage had been achieved, and the Tang army should stop and wait for the next step after digesting the fruits of the current victory.

After all, in this war, Datang had fulfilled the long-cherished wish that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed to fulfill in his three conquests of Goguryeo. Logically speaking, he should be content, and if he continued to fight, it would be a bit like chasing the poor.

[Tsk tsk, looking at the eyes of that old man Li Er, you probably think the same way, really planning to be so anticlimactic? 】

[Stupid, he can do what a fool would do, it's simply amazing! 】

[The battle has come to this point, it must be taking advantage of your illness to kill you, and directly push the entire Korean peninsula in one fell swoop! 】

[To be honest, Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje should have been occupied a long time ago. I don’t know why Li Er left these countries until now?Where is the cub? 】

[Call it down quickly, there will be a lot of things to do in this way, and it can also relieve the pressure on Datang, why not do it? 】

Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard this. He actually didn't know much about the three countries of Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje.

In Li Shimin's inner mind, these three countries were basically barren land, tasteless, and a pity to abandon. If it weren't for strategic purposes, he wouldn't have wanted to fight Goguryeo, let alone fight Silla and Baekje at the same time. Saved.

Is there anything worth occupying in those foreign lands? Let them become their own vassal states and pay tribute again and again. Isn’t it a very face-saving thing? Why just occupy them?

However, Li Shimin didn't understand what Li Shimin said to Li Fu at the end, that the current pressure on Datang could be relieved.

And what can be done?Could it be that Li Fu has seen benefits that he has not seen from these three small countries?

[The biggest problem of the Tang Dynasty today, Li Shimin has not actually seen it through, so he has not seen the benefits to other countries, or even turned a blind eye. 】

[Datang has two biggest problems now, one is population, and the other is land! 】

[The problem of land annexation in the Tang Dynasty has developed very seriously. A large amount of land has been entrusted to princes and ministers by landlords or princes and ministers. In fact, the common people have very little land in their hands, and it is easy to cause natural disasters. . 】

[The common people have no land in their hands, or they can’t eat enough to grow the land. After adding excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, if they can’t afford it, they become disaster victims. 】

[The common people who have become disaster victims are terrible. They are the backbone of the rebellion, so this problem must be improved. 】

[And the best way to improve this situation is to conquer more land, the best solution for Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje. 】

[Although these countries are small in size, they have a large population, which created the hard-working character of the people in these countries. Therefore, during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the rich and powerful families were proud of having servants from Silla. 】

[Yes, the three treasures of showing off wealth in the Tang Dynasty, one of which is the Silla maidservant, and the other two are Kunlun slaves and Bodhisattva Man. 】

[So conquering Silla and selling a large number of Silla maidservants across the country will definitely annex the entire population of Silla, and then send the landless Tang people to Silla for development, killing two birds with one stone, how wonderful ! 】

Hiss... can it still be like this?Li Shimin couldn't help gasping when he heard Li Fu's heartfelt voice.

He had heard about Silla maidservants and the Three Treasures of Showing off Their Wealth, and sometimes he had seen them in the East City and West City of Chang'an during his private visits.

In fact, the so-called three treasures of showing off their wealth are just slaves. For example, the Kunlun slaves were black people who were trafficked from Tianzhu.

Because of their tall stature and immense strength, many Changan slaves trained Kunlun slaves and put them beside them as pawns, which is a very honorable thing in the aristocratic circle.

It is also because the number of Kunlun slaves is rare, so they are extremely sought after. Every time a Kunlun slave is sold, it can cause quite a stir in Chang'an City.

As for Bodhisattva Man, it refers to some foreign women who have undergone special training and have a body shape and appearance like a Bodhisattva.

During this period, although Li Shimin admired Taoism, the common people had a special liking for Buddhism, so the common people had a devout belief in Buddhist Bodhisattvas, so Bodhisattvas were also respected by noble circles.

But no matter whether it is a Kunlun slave or a Bodhisattva man, they are all slaves sold in private, just like Silla maidservants, which is something that cannot be seen on the stage. Li Shimin doesn't understand why Li Fu has a soft spot for such things.

Even if it is because of this that he can get the land, but turning all the people of this country into slaves and selling them, Li Shimin can't get over his own hurdle.

And at this moment, Li Fu's voice came into Li Shimin's mind again.

[In fact, the most important thing is that these three countries are potential threats to the Tang Dynasty, and they cannot be like Tubo, raising tigers for trouble. 】

[Now that we have the opportunity to completely knock down these countries, why keep it? 】

[If you don't completely convince them this time, if you want to conquer them again in the future, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort. 】

[Let these countries completely become the inland of the Tang Dynasty in the future, and at the same time warn the Dongying people, if they dare to fall ill, they will directly kill them from the Korean Peninsula and level Dongying! 】

[As for selling those Silla people as slaves, it’s just an extra head. At that time, we will use this one to treat those people as military rewards and reward them to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, so that the population will be integrated in all directions, so that they will no longer have Restoration of mind. 】

After Li Shimin heard Li Fu's voice, he agreed with Li Fu's views to a certain extent.

Li Shimin's face suddenly darkened when he thought of the threat of Tubo to the Tang Dynasty. Even if Silla, Baekje, and even Goguryeo can't be compared with Tubo at all, it is not too bad to prevent problems before they happen.

But Li Shimin can't make up his mind now, he still lacks a reasonable reason, and at this time...

[This Eastern Expedition cost a lot of money to fight Goguryeo. The court doesn’t want to pay this money, and I don’t want to pay it either. Then who will pay it?Isn't it funny to let the common people out! 】

(End of this chapter)