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Volume One: The Li Family Has a Son Named Longji Chapter 62: Wu Zetian¡¯s Proposal

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    Zhang is indeed a famous politician in Chinese history. He has unique vision and is very pragmatic. He mentioned a very important issue.  .  .  Confucianism advocates "righteousness" and regards righteousness as above all else, and always accuses others of "not living up to righteousness".  In fact, the biggest problem with Confucianism is that it fails to mention "profit".  "Yi, of course, is important, but without righteousness, it is unthinkable."  However, profit is equally important, and it is unthinkable without profit.  Why is profit so important?  Because as an individual, you have to eat and clothe yourself, support your parents, and raise your children, which requires money and generates "profit."  When going to fight thousands of miles away, "righteousness" alone is not enough, it also needs to be supplemented by "profit".  " Defeating the big food is what the people of the Tang Dynasty wish for.  As early as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had the opportunity to send troops to Persia, but because the conditions at the time were not mature, Emperor Taizong had to give up this plan.  Although this matter did not happen, the people of the Tang Dynasty have not forgotten it. If they want to send troops to attack Dashi, the people of the Tang Dynasty will definitely participate enthusiastically. This is "righteousness".  However, attacking Dashi is too far away, thousands of miles away. It is too bitter there and far less comfortable than at home.  Moreover, the risk is still very high. Parents, wives and children will definitely be worried. If there is no huge profit to support it, how many people can go?  Even if we go, how long will it last?  If there are huge profits and three to five years of hard work can lead to a comfortable life for ten to twenty years, then many people will be willing to take risks and go to participate in this battle.  This way, this battle will be much easier to fight.  Think about it, the British Empire ruled half of the world for hundreds of years with three small islands. One of its methods was to use heavy profits to lure its citizens to adventure overseas.  Give an example.  Like an ordinary British soldier.  He is just an ordinary person in the UK.  When he arrived in India, he was a master of people.  His salary is enough for him to keep a little lover in India and hire three or two servants to serve him like a master.  ¡°Moreover, after working hard for several years, he returned to the UK and saved enough money to live comfortably for ten years or even longer.  With such generous profits, who wouldn¡¯t want to take risks?  As for the officers.  The salary received is even more generous.  Precisely because of the stimulation of such huge profits, the British are always adventurous, and the British have traveled all over the world.  "That makes sense!" Everyone agreed in unison.  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????People are pragmatic politicians, very clear about the importance of interests, they cannot but agree.  "The fifth thing is to strengthen the spying on information." Zhang said and continued: "This matter can be left to the King of Persia. Your Majesty, what I mean is to give Persia more money so that he can attract more people.  "The importance of intelligence needs no explanation.  "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says that "you can fight a hundred battles without danger", which is based on perfect intelligence work.  Without complete intelligence work, timely and reliable information cannot be obtained.  How come "a hundred battles are invincible"?  To complete this work, it must be the Ni Nirvana Master.  There are two main reasons for this: First, he is the Prince of Persia.  He has considerable influence in his hometown of Persia, and he can use this influence to find out information.  The second reason is that the appearance of Tang people is completely different from that of Middle Eastern people. If Tang people come to inquire about information, the possibility of success is not high. The Arab Empire can identify Tang people at a glance.  Therefore, when preparing for the war with the Arab Empire, we must strengthen the strength of the Ni Nirvana Master and allocate more money to him so that he can go out and fight.  "That's right." Li Longji nodded heavily and said, "Master Ni Nie, please estimate how much money you need and then report it to me. I will allocate enough money to you." "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Master Ni Nie  I was overjoyed and smiled so much that my eyes narrowed together.  He was so happy not only because he could get more money and be free to work hard, but it also meant that he was one step closer to returning to his homeland.  "The sixth thing is to send a large number of people to lobby, so that rumors will spread in the Arab Empire, people will be panicked, and they will oppose the Great Eclipse." Zhang Shuo's eyes flashed and he smiled: "Of course, they also have to speak for the Tang Dynasty.  If you want to make the people in Dashi feel good about the Tang Dynasty, it is best to rise up and welcome the army of the Tang Dynasty. " Lobbying, in modern terms, is a public opinion attack and a political offensive.  We all know how important this is, our ancestors have used it long ago.  Before Qin Shihuang unified China, he adopted Wei Liao's suggestion and paid heavily to bribe scholars, lobby for Qin, and endorse Qin. This was an important reason why Qin Shihuang was able to unify China.  For another example, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, used Chen Ping's plan to buy gold and silver, win people's hearts, divide and disintegrate Xiang Yu's men, and achieved great success.  From the Arab Empire?Internal attack, differentiation and disintegration are also a good method.  If it succeeds, it will be of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty.  "Zhang said, your idea is very good." Li Longji greatly appreciated it and said with a smile: "Today's Dashi is cruel and cruel. Wherever they go, the land is thousands of miles away. They force the people to believe in their God. If they don't trust,  They will be killed. These people are in dire straits. If they get the news that the Tang Dynasty is going to move westward, they will definitely rise up and welcome the Tang Dynasty. "At the beginning of its rise, the Arab Empire strongly implemented religious policies and wanted to be conquered.  people believe in their religion.  If you don't believe it, you will be beheaded.  There are many religions in the lands occupied by the Arab Empire. Among them, Manichaeism has a history of hundreds of years and has many believers. It can be said that it is deeply rooted.  For the sake of their faith, these Manichaeans rose up against the Arab Empire. This was the reason why the Arab Empire could not be pacified even though it had conquered the Persian homeland for decades.  There was a time when the Arab Empire wanted to give up the land of Persia, if Yusuf had not put down the rebellion here with bloody and brutal means.  After absorbing enough lessons, the Arab Empire changed its course and asked the conquered people to pay taxes to obtain their own religious beliefs, and the resistance was weakened a lot.  Of course, this measure has not yet been implemented.  "Haha." Everyone knew something about the situation in the Arab Empire. After listening to Li Longji's words, everyone laughed in unison.  "Also, after the Dashi conquest, the people there will be turned into slaves for them to drive. The Tang Dynasty will not want slaves, which is another advantage for us." Li Longji continued.  The Arab Empire was a slave country. Wherever it was conquered, the people there would become slaves.  The Tang Dynasty was a feudal system and did not keep slaves. This was its natural advantage.  As long as this is used well, it will become a sharp weapon.  "Haha." Everyone burst into laughter again.  "Your Majesty, that's all I have to say." Zhang said finally.  After finishing speaking, he raised his eyebrows provocatively at Yao Chong, which meant that you can tell me ten things, and I can also tell you six strategies, which is no worse than you.  Yao Chong grinned with disdain.  Of course, the small movements of these two people were very fast, and they disappeared in a blink of an eye. Others did not notice it, but Li Longji saw it, but ignored it.  "These two guys are in conflict with each other and cannot be reconciled. As long as they don't endanger official business, you don't have to worry about them."  ??History, Li Longji personally came forward to mediate between these two people, but the result was useless, and the two people agreed face to face not to fight.  You have to fight no matter how you fight behind your back, and you will fight until you die.  "Zhang said Liu Ce is right and remarkable. Does any of you have anything to say?" Li Longji asked.  "Your Majesty, I think there is still one big thing to do." Zhang Jianzhi took over the words and said: "That is to select talents. Talents are needed to get rid of the long-standing abuses, and the governance after defeating the Great Eclipse also needs talents. In this matter, we  You have to do it first.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Li Longji nodded with great appreciation.  Zhang Jianzhi is a good politician, but he has a bit of womanly kindness, otherwise, he would be even more perfect.  The matter of reserving talents is very important and urgent.  If Li Longji wants to create a prosperous Kaiyuan era and eliminate the long-standing shortcomings, he will need a large number of talents.  Governing conquered lands also requires a large number of talents.  You know, the Arab Empire has a territory of thousands of miles, which is not much inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty. You can imagine how many talents this requires.  If the Tang Dynasty does not start to reserve talents now, it will be too late by then.  "After the national policy and military strategy are rolled out, we will start to recruit scholars and recruit talents." Li Longji immediately made the decision.  "Your Majesty is wise." On this point, no one has any objection and everyone agrees.  "Are there any questions?" Li Longji asked.  "Yao Chong, Zhang Shuo and Zhang Jianzhi have already talked about all the important things. I have nothing more to say." Di Renjie shook his head.  Yao Chong¡¯s Ten Things, Zhang Shuo¡¯s Six Strategies, plus Zhang Jianzhi¡¯s strategy for recruiting talents, included all the most important things at the moment. Even with Di Renjie¡¯s intelligence, he couldn¡¯t think of anything else that needed to be said.  "That's right." Wang Xiaojie and the others greatly agreed with this.  "You have nothing to say, right? Well, I will say one thing, a very important thing." Wu Zetian glanced at the ministers and said slowly.  "Wu Zetian was extremely shrewd and had talents that could be seen in the world. Since she had something to say, it must be a very important event, and everyone's eyes were focused on her.  ? ?But Li Longji had to pay attention to it. His eyes widened and he looked at Wu Zetian and said: "Please ask grandma to speak."  The most important thing. However, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to do it, and it requires young and powerful people to do it." Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie and Wang Xiaojie and said, "But the ministers in the court are not young now, and it is difficult to bear them.  This is an important task. If your Majesty wants to create a new era and realize his grand ambitions, he needs to promote a group of young and talented talents. " "The Queen is wise," the ministers praised in unison.  Among the ministers in the court, the civil servants were headed by Di Renjie, and the military generals were headed by Wang Xiaojie.  Although these two people have extraordinary talents, they are still quite old, in their sixties or seventies. Their bodies are not as good as before, and their energy may be low.  "To defeat the big food, there are too many things that need to be dealt with, and it must be done by a group of young people who are young, strong and talented.  Wu Zetian¡¯s reminder is very timely and very reasonable.  (To be continued)
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