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Volume 6, Chapter 649: Build some major roads

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    In Raolan City, Li Ke spent more than a month recuperating. His health improved a lot, he could get out of bed and walk around, and he could handle simple military affairs. This made Sun Erlang and Xu Jingzong stationed in Raolan City happy.  Incessantly.

    On this day, Li Ke was concentrating on reading in the study when he saw Xu Jingzong came to the study excitedly.

    Li Ke looked up and saw the smile on Xu Jingzong's face, and asked, "Yanzu, what can make you so happy?"

    Xu Jingzong cupped his hands to Li Ke and said, "Your Highness, Su Dingfang has captured Qingtang City, annihilated Zhuo Qing's 100,000 Tibetan elite cavalry, and also intercepted and killed Sang Xiong and his 50,000 Tubo elite cavalry. Chen Qi also broke through.  In Yaze City, he still killed the Tibetan general Getai."

    Li Ke didn¡¯t speak, but listened quietly to Xu Jingzong¡¯s report.

    Xu Jingzong continued, "The current battle situation in Qingtang City is that Su Dingfang has taken a defensive position and let Lu Dongzan's 150,000 troops continuously attack the city. He wants to rely on the tallness and solidity of the city for defense."

    "Yan clan, how did Chen Qi and Su Dingfang deal with the prisoners?" Li Ke asked lightly.

    What he was most afraid of was that the two men killed prisoners excessively and led to the impeachment of some people in the court. Li Ke took the impeachment of certain people very lightly, but this would affect the official careers of Su Dingfang and Chen Qi.  When Chen Qi and Su Dingfang are promoted for their meritorious service, if some people take this as an argument, their rewards will be greatly damaged. However, Li Ke has no objection to killing prisoners in his heart. He feels that  The Tibetan prisoners must be killed so as not to cause trouble to the Tang Dynasty.  Therefore, Li Ke's idea was to hand over the task of killing prisoners to Tuyuhun and the Turkic generals, or to generals such as Cheng Mingzhen. This was the best plan.

    "Your Highness, Chen Qi has already killed the prisoners and civilians in Moyue and Yaze cities!" Xu Jingzong pondered his emotions, and then said calmly, "Su Dingfang in Qingtang City did not only send Luo Lan  Except for the 170,000 strong men, all the other Tubo people were trapped and killed outside Qingtang City!"

    Xu Jingzong said briefly that he had never thought of making an in-depth report to Li Ke on this issue, lest Li Ke blame Su Dingfang and Chen Qi for their recklessness.  But Xu Jingzong had followed Li Ke for many years, and he knew the thoughts of Su Dingfang and Chen Qi very well, so he felt that they did not go too far.

    "One hundred and seventy thousand young Tubo men?" Li Ke asked, "How many roads can be built?"

    "Back to Your Highness, these 170,000 young Tibetan people have been exposed to the cold environment of the plateau for a long time. Let them repair the official road from Naolan to Liangzhou City now. Next year, they can repair the official road from Liangzhou City to Chang'an. By the end of the year,  It can be repaired." Xu Jingzong replied that regarding this issue, he has been planning carefully since Li Ke last chatted with him, and what he said today is the result of many arguments he made.

    "Yan clan, you draft a memorial for me. In addition to reporting the military exploits of Su Lie, Chen Qi and their generals, the main purpose is to mention to my father the matter of using prisoners of war to repair official roads, and ask the court to give it to us as soon as possible.  A clear answer so that you can ask the local authorities to assist you when you take charge of this matter.¡±

    "Nuo" Xu Jingzong accepted the order and left.

    When Xu Jingzong left, Li Ke fell into deep thought.

    Because, he found that the battle between Datang and Tubo ended faster than he expected.

    As long as Su Dingfang and Chen Qi can annihilate Lu Dongzan's army and capture Pibo City, the war will basically be over for Tubo!  Because the Tubo army is concentrated in these two places, the Tubo royal court can only have 100,000 elite cavalry at most.

    Therefore, Li Ke predicted that the campaign against Tubo might end by the end of the year, and to completely annihilate this country, it only takes a tough person to say that one year is enough.  Therefore, he will think about post-war issues.  He knew very well how much credit was behind this battle that made the Tang Dynasty famous and expanded its territory. He just wanted to give good rewards to the meritorious soldiers and not take advantage of anyone by wronging anyone.

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    Chang'an City.

    In Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin was discussing the Tibetan issue with the central ministers.

    Because Li Ke's battle report had been sent to Chang'an City, Li Shimin was in a very good mood when he saw that the Tang Dynasty had won a great victory in the war against Tubo.  Because the victory of this battle will play a decisive role in the future history of the Tang Dynasty, that is, it will increase the land area of ??the Tang Dynasty. This is the dream of every emperor, because only in this way can he leave a heavy mark in the history books.  .  Therefore, when he understood that the Tang Dynasty would have an absolute military advantage over Tubo in the future, he felt very happy and looked very good when discussing the issue with everyone.

    And today¡¯s central ministers have also undergone considerable changes. In this group of people, they oftenAmong the ministers discussing state affairs, Wang Gui, his servant, was missing. Wang Gui had been unable to get out of bed in the past few days and had taken leave to recuperate at home.  Wang Gui's health is not good and he has to resign and go home. If this happens, the central power structure will change again. The position of servant is very important, and no one wants to give up such an opportunity to become prime minister.

    "Everyone, let's talk about it. The defeat of Tubo will happen sooner or later. I estimate that Li Ke will get the exact news by the end of the year, and it will only take us one year to wipe out the remaining forces in the hinterland of Tubo. When the liberation comes,  What we have in front of us is how to deal with this vast land with a radius of thousands of miles?" Li Shimin said calmly.

    ¡°However, everyone can hear that he is in a very good mood.

    ¡° Moreover, everyone also got news from the emperor¡¯s mouth, that is, the emperor was ready to continue the war with Tubo and incorporate Tubo¡¯s territory into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.  That's why he asked such a far-reaching question today about how to manage this land in the future.

    "Your Majesty, the best solution is to immigrate!" Cen Wenwen took the initiative and said, "A few years ago, Prince Tuli of Beiping County had written to the court requesting that some Turks be moved to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty for farming. At that time, there was not enough people in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.  The land could accommodate the Turks for farming. Therefore, the imperial court has not yet given an answer to Peiping County Prince Tuli. Now that the Tang Dynasty defeated Tubo, it would be able to obtain Tubo and all the land, and the large area around Nuolan and Qingtang City was very  It¡¯s suitable for farming. I¡¯ve made careful calculations, and the place with a radius of thousands of miles is enough to support millions of people, so it¡¯s very suitable for people to live!¡±

    "Well -" Li Shimin nodded and said, "The text is right. If the Tang Dynasty wanted a long-lasting peace and stability in the northwest, it had to move the people and turn the northwest into the Tang Dynasty's own territory."

    "Your Majesty, since the cities of Nuolan and Qingtang have been occupied by our army, and our army has an overwhelming military advantage over Tibet, why not start migration and immigration?" Wei Zheng suddenly suggested.

    "What does Xuancheng mean?" Li Ke asked in confusion. He didn't know why Wei Zheng was so eager to immigrate.

    "Your Majesty, the farming season will be next year. As long as some people move to Nuolan at the end of the year, they can catch up with next year's spring farming!" Wei Zheng continued.

    After Wei Zheng said this, Li Shimin suddenly realized.

    "Xuan Cheng has a good suggestion!" Li Shimin said with a faint smile, "Then start migrating people to Nuolan from now on!" Li Shimin paused and continued, "The first batch will be to migrate 100,000 Tang people and 100,000 people  Turkic herdsmen! Xuanling, let you and Wen Wen handle this matter!"

    "Nuo¡ª¡ª" Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen accepted the order.

    Through these appointments, everyone saw the importance Li Shimin attached to Cen Wenwen.

    Because relocating people is a big thing, it requires the mobilization of the whole country of the Tang Dynasty. And because of this, if this thing is done well, it will be a great achievement.  And now Wang Gui, the servant, is still taking leave to recuperate at home. If he is ill for a long time, he will definitely be dismissed from his position as servant. Under such circumstances, Li Shimin attaches great importance to Cen Wenwen, and his meaning is obvious, that is, he wants to cultivate Cen.  Text, give him a credit that allows him to calmly enter the province.  The appointment of Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen to be jointly responsible was just to let Fang Xuanling help Cen Wenwen more.

    "And-" Li Shimin continued, "please take a look at Li Ke's memorial and express your opinions!"

    After Li Shimin finished speaking, Wang De saw a memorial and handed it to Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling took the memorial respectfully and read it in turn with the others, but no one spoke, and they turned their attention to Li Shimin.

    "What do you think?" Li Shimin asked lightly.

    "Your Majesty, Wei Chen knew that the Northern King was recuperating in Lan Lan and handed over the army to Su Dingfang, the governor of Bingzhou. However, Wei Chen also heard that Su Dingfang and Chen Qi massacred prisoners and trapped civilians when they fought in the hinterland of Tubo.  This will be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty's future rule of Tubo." Changsun Wuji said, "As for using prisoners to repair officialdom, I am very supportive of it!"

    "Where did Youpushe get the news that the Tang Army in the northwest was massacring prisoners and killing civilians?" Xiao Yu asked lightly, "Even the battle report from the northwest only arrived in Chang'an today, how could you know in advance?  What about so many situations?¡±

    "Xiao Zhongshu, there is something in your words!" Changsun Wuji asked.

    "Your Majesty, the ministers also support His Highness the North King's opinion. Using prisoners of war to repair official roads can not only cost very little money, but also prevent the people from doing corvee service. This is an excellent way!" Xiao Yu said to Li Shimin, but he  At this point, the conversation changed and he said, "However, the Northwest War is imminent. Since the Northern King killed prisoners and trapped civilians without submitting a letter to the court to report his consentHe has his own ideas, and we should not discuss this matter easily based on hearsay, so as not to affect the morale of the northwest army.  "

    "Xiao Zhongshu is right. The current critical moment of Tubo's life and death is a time to test the combat effectiveness and willpower of our Tang Jingqi. In this case, the morale of the army is very important. We must not fall short." Hou Junji  He also spoke.

    "Your Majesty, it would be good to build more official roads! After all, now that the Tang Dynasty has conquered the northwest, the northwest has become a part of the Tang Dynasty. It will be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty to repair the pipelines in the northwest!" Fang Xuanling said.

    "Well, then leave this issue to Li Ke! This involves the issue of prisoners of war. We will not interfere for the time being. Xuanling, you issued an edict to ask the governments along the way to assist when repairing the official road!" Li Shimin ordered  .

    "Nuo" Fang Xuanling took the order.

    Immediately, everyone discussed many issues with Li Shimin before exiting the Liangyi Hall one by one.

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