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Text 1013. Annan Protectorate (Part 1)

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    The next day, there was a public court meeting.  ¡ï ¡°Your Majesty, I have received a report from Wang Xuance, the governor of Guangzhou, claiming that Lin Yiguo once promised him that he would come to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute. But now Lin Yiguo¡¯s tribute envoy has not come after such a long time. See  He will never come. Therefore, if I think this Lin Yi State is so bold and fools the Tang Dynasty, I should send troops to punish him!" Jing Wen said.  And everyone looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine Jing Wen sold in this gourd.  Aren't you just a Lin Yiguo? People provoke you, but you actually want to bring trouble to them?  Of course, everyone knows what this so-called tribute envoy is.  After all, they are too far away. Who would be crazy enough to send an envoy thousands of miles away to pay tribute, but they will not get any benefits.  Since they don't want to come, they won't come. Does Datang still want to force them to come?  So everyone can understand it, but Jing Wen actually grabs someone else's braid and tries to bring bad luck to others. What's the reason for this?  "What? Since you have promised me that Tang Dynasty will pay tribute, how can you not come?" Li Shimin said angrily.  When everyone saw Li Shimin like this, they couldn't help but feel speechless. Li Shimin's anger was too fake. Everyone could see that he was pretending to be angry.  But everyone also wants to see what Li Shimin and Jing Wen will act in next, so this is to let them see what they have to say.  "Your Majesty, this Linyi country is so disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty. We must send troops to severely punish it." Jing Wen said.  After hearing this, someone immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, this can't be done!" "Your Majesty, our Tang Dynasty has just finished conquering Goguryeo, so we cannot send troops to fight in large numbers. We made a lot of money in defeating Goguryeo, but  The people have invested a lot! And if things continue like this, the people will probably be eager to profit from the war, which is not a good thing for the country. So please don¡¯t raise troops so quickly, otherwise our Datang will really bear it.  "I'm sorry!" "Your Majesty, we can't fight! The Goguryeo war has just ended, and it will still require a lot of financial resources to annex the Goguryeo land. Our Tang Dynasty's treasury is already empty, so we can't continue to fight.  If we fight, our imperial treasury will collapse. At that time, unless we raise taxes or borrow money from the people, it will not be sustainable at all!" Although Goguryeo's floating wealth has been distributed to the shareholders who invested in it.  However, if you want to annex Goguryeo next, you still need investment from the court.  Although the military expenses of the war have been paid for by the war shareholders, the follow-up process of annexation has to be prepared by the court itself.  So now it is like Jing Wen once again cheated the Tang Dynasty's finances and swallowed up the Tang Dynasty's finances, which had just improved a little, so it is not suitable to send out large armies to fight again.  Of course, it is impossible for everyone to send troops so resolutely this time, because this Linyi country has no blood debt to the Central Plains Dynasty!  At that time, Goguryeo killed almost one million soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. It can be said that almost all the people in the Central Plains have a blood debt.  In this case, everyone fully supports the attack on Goguryeo, and there is no problem.  No one can say anything.  However, this Lin Yi Kingdom is just a little disrespectful, and it is not enough for Tang Dynasty to send a large army to attack, and the people will not support it.  After all, there is no physical pain, and no one is affected by blood debt.  Then naturally there won't be any problem.  As for the next step, it is also a very huge problem.  Because transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, the south was not as flat as the north, but there were many mountains in the south!  More mountains means more wrongdoings.  Moreover, climbing a mountain is different from walking on a flat road. Climbing a mountain takes a long time.  At that time, let¡¯s not say whether the army can attack it, but it means that the logistical supplies will not be replenished!  In a mountainous place like this.  Maybe ten kilograms of grain are sent from the rear to the front line, but when it reaches the front line, it's only one kilogram, or even less.  As for most of them, they were consumed on the road and could not really replenish the army.  And for such a long supply line, the loss in thin air is huge.  After all, the civilians who transported people also had to eat horses, unlike the cars and trucks of later generations that were very efficient and did not eat food.  After just fighting a national war like this, if you want to continue to fight such a costly war, it is simply impossible to do it.  "What do you think? What should we do?" Li Shimin asked.  Jing Wen immediately went on to say: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, then we might as well adopt the method of Jizhou Prefecture to make those Linyi states take the initiative to apologize to us and become the Jisuzhou of our Tang Dynasty. This will not only teach them a lesson, but also  You can let me expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty!¡± ¡°Jisui Prefecture?¡± Of course everyone knows what is going on with this Jisu Prefecture, it is a trap!  And those leaders of small tribal countries,?Many people are willing to become Jixizhou of the Tang Dynasty. After all, they can get a lot of compensation when they pay tribute, so many of them are keen on this.  The system of Jisi Prefecture had almost no impact on the division of local rights. It only became a subsidiary of Datang in name only.  And they will not object to this Jisi Prefecture. As long as they bring out some "meat and bones" to attract people, there will definitely be many people who will take the initiative to join the Tang Dynasty and become a Jisi Prefecture.  "Your Majesty, if this is the case, then I can agree!" Someone said immediately.  After all, if you just send one person to convince the other party to become the Jizhou of the Tang Dynasty, there will be no loss.  This kind of success is a credit and an honor for Datang, but there will be no shame if it fails.  This kind of Jiduzhou is just a way to put money in the Central Plains' face.  But many people still enjoy it, after all, it can add some luster to themselves.  However, Jing Wen also believes that this Jizhou is still beneficial to expanding the influence of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it will also facilitate the subsequent expansion of the territory.  If you have the ability, just swallow it up. If you don't have the ability for the time being, then consider setting up a Jizhou state first and establish the nature of the land first. This can be regarded as an excuse for future expansion.  "And since we want to set up some Jizhou in Linyi State, it is natural to set up a Protectorate of the Imperial Guard. Since it is in the south, it is better to set up a Protectorate of Annan." Jing Wen said.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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