Li Yuanxing ordered to return to Chang'an, leaving Su Dingfang here to continue digging. There was no requirement for progress, just to keep an eye on this area. The rest of the large army followed Li Yuanxing back to Chang'an.
The only things he brought with him were the complete giant dragon bones and three basically complete dinosaur bones.
The most complete one was not the pterosaur, but a velociraptor that was only over one meter tall. Not even a single bone was missing, and what was even more rare was that very few of the bones on its body were damaged.
When the King of Qin returned to Chang'an, there were no drums or flags, only a speeding team.
Li Xiaogong and Zhang Gongjin returned to their respective cities and stepped up defense. In particular, Li Xiaogong began to pay full attention to Gaochang's reaction, and began to store war preparation materials and train civilian bravery in Yiwu. Li Yuanxing had promised that no matter what before winter, 100,000 shi of food and 100,000
People's weapons and weapons must be transported to him.
Hezhou is more than 1,300 miles away from Chang'an.
Li Yuanxing ordered to return to Chang'an in ten days!
At noon on the ninth day, Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty personally went out to welcome Sanli.
It was not for anything else, but because Li Yuanxing suddenly came back early, without drum music, and marched at a rapid pace, dragging a lot of baggage behind him. Li Er couldn't help but feel worried.
"The imperial brother came out to greet him personally, and the younger brother was frightened!" Li Yuanxing still kept a smile on his face.
"Thank you for your hard work, Wu Lang. You must have wanted Brother Wei to see the giant beast's skeleton one day earlier. Thank you for your hard work, Wu Lang!" Li Er also laughed out loud and reached out to pick up Li Yuanxing: "Come and ride with Brother Wei, and see Brother Wei off
Wulang returns to Qin Wangzhuang!"
Li Er and Li Yuanxing were sitting on Li Er's bicycle frame.
After getting in the car, Li Yuanxing and Li Er's faces sank at the same time.
"Goro. What happened?"
"It's a very interesting thing. I have underestimated some people. So I went back to Chang'an to make some preparations and play this game with them." Li Yuanxing forced a smile on his face.
Li Er shook his head gently: "Don't embarrass yourself too much, Wu Lang. Brother Wei, I have a good news for you. There will definitely be a bumper harvest around Chang'an this year. The Ministry of Revenue and Sinong Temple have sent people to make statistics. This year, five people around Chang'an City will be harvested.
Baili, the harvest is five times that of last autumn. This is all the benefit brought by Wulang's water conservancy project."
"First transport 100,000 dans to Li Xiaogong, and ask the Ministry of War to prepare 100,000 dans of ordnance and secretly transport it to Yiwu!"
"Goro, tell me, what happened?"
After Li Yuanxing organized the thoughts in his mind, he began to speak.
"Brother Imperial, let's talk about the time first. The Tuyuhun people suddenly proposed to open the spring market, so the time will be mid-April to late April next year. At this time, I should be on an expedition to Goguryeo, or I have already arrived in Goguryeo and am preparing to start the war.
The two times coincide."
Li Er nodded, he can dominate the world. He is definitely better than Li Yuanxing in terms of strategy.
"Let's talk about the location. Tuyuhun chose Ganzhou, which is the choke point between Datang and Yiyiwu. It can be said that as long as Ganzhou is unstable, even if there is only some war, Datang will not be able to take care of it in two months.
Let’s go to Yiwu. Let’s talk about Yiwu. All the levels in Yiwu are set up for the Tang Dynasty. It’s easy to attack from west to east. It’s difficult to attack from east to west. It’s very difficult!”
Li Er nodded silently.
"Brother Emperor, the last point is that the King of Gaochang played a trick that he thought was very clever. I thought that in order to stabilize Gaochang, I wanted to use troops in a few years, so he deliberately made some very unreasonable demands. I
I thought he was wrong. This kind of superfluous thing actually made me alert!"
After Li Er listened to Li Yuanxing's entire introduction, he gently shook his head.
"Brother Emperor, do you think I am wrong?"
"Wu Lang, listen to what my brother has to say."
Li Yuanxing nodded heavily: "Brother Huang, please give me some advice!"
"Wulang, you are just guessing, but there is not enough evidence to prove that the Gaochang and Tuyuhun people are going to be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty. But Wulang, you are right. Such an arrangement, such a time and place, seem to be a
Conspiracy. Tell the truth first, or tell it false!"
Li Er's thoughts were a little more complicated than Li Yuanxing's, because he was still thinking about the internal conflicts of the Tang Dynasty.
"If it is true, there is only one solution, and that is for us, the Tang Dynasty, to take action in advance. However, taking action in advance means breaking with Tuyuhun and starting a war. King Gaochang has just submitted the order, and Tuyuhun proposed to be friendly. At this time, our Datang
Take action first and let the world see what you think."
"Yeah. It's really a troublesome thing!" Li Yuanxing sighed.
Li Er added: "Besides, it's false. They don't want to resist. If the Tang Dynasty transfers too many troops, it will affect the defense of other places. If you transfer one hundred thousand troops, plus auxiliary troops and people transporting grain and grass, it will be equal to
The Tang Dynasty lost nearly 500,000 laborers. You have to know how big the demand for labor is in Chang'an now."
Li Yuanxing had an idea of how big it was, but he didn't have detailed figures.
Li Er was the emperor and his brother. On the issue of internal construction in the Tang Dynasty, this was the first time that Li Yuanxing was reasoning instead of Li Er was reasoning.
"Wulang, the current value of Shiwei livestock workers in Chang'an has almost tripled. The monthly wages of Mohe boatmen have increased by about five times. A third-class craftsman only needs to post a notice asking for work on the notice of the Ministry of Works.
, no less than ten people will come to the door within an hour after the notice is posted. The income is already higher than that of a fifth-grade official in the Tang Dynasty."
Ha ha ha ha!
Li Yuanxing smiled heartily.
The Tang Dynasty has changed and is completely different from the Tang Dynasty in history.
When did labor become a scarce commodity in the Tang Dynasty, but in fact the workshops in Chang'an were really robbing people.
"What Wulang doesn't know is that your thousand-acre-a-day machine is in great demand in the Tang Dynasty. The price of strong cattle has dropped by 20%. If you buy one of your machines, you can free up hundreds of laborers.
And the benefits these hundreds of people create for the family in a year are ten times the price of your machine."
"Immortal work is productivity!" Li Yuanxing replaced the word science and technology with "immortal work".
Li Er also laughed with Li Yuanxing.
Suddenly, Li Er's expression changed: "Wu Lang, I will tell you another big conspiracy!"
"Brother, please speak!"
"The Western Turks secretly told Wang Jishan that as long as his brother agrees to a marriage, their betrothal gift will be Gaochang!" Li Er said in a very serious tone.
Li Yuanxing was stunned for a moment and continued to laugh: "Okay, it's really great. These guys are all shameless people!"
Brothers Li Er and Li Yuanxing both understood the meaning of the words of the Western Turks. This was equivalent to telling Datang that if there was no reconciliation, the Western Turks would definitely avoid the issue of Gaochang. All other issues can be discussed.
There are no problems with trade routes, trade, etc.
Whether you want horses, women, or goods from Tang Dynasty, it doesn't matter.
But let’s not talk about Gaochang.
Li Er's voice dropped a little lower: "Wu Lang, I heard that you want to build two flying fortresses. So I want to tell you that the other one is not used as a last resort. Unless you are sure of a full-scale war with Tuyuhun, use it.
, it is very likely that all the small states surrounding Datang will unite secretly."
"Because Datang made them feel scared?" Li Yuanxing thought his guess was correct.
"That's right, that's the reason. Wulang can imagine, Eastern Turks, Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo. If they join forces, what will happen to our Tang Dynasty? Only now can I truly understand how difficult it is to not get married. Da Tang
Tang Yi has entered a state of all-out war at this time, and the development of the Tang Dynasty will stop here, and will probably go back to the chaos of the war a few years ago." Li Er is an excellent strategist, and he thinks nothing better than
Li Yuanxing is simple, but definitely more comprehensive.
Li Er didn't say a word.
That is, there are many people from Prince Yin's party, and it is only the first year of Zhenguan.
By then, what if the world says that Li Er only cared about waging war when he became emperor. He was really not as good as Prince Yin. At that time, Li Er couldn't stand it, and Li Yuanxing couldn't stand it either. There would definitely be civil strife in the Tang Dynasty.
"Brother Huang, do you have any wise suggestions?" Li Yuanxing asked.
Li Er smiled and shook his head: "No, even if he knew that he would suffer a loss, he would still let Gao Chang take action first and then counterattack. This is the only idea in Brother Wei's heart. It is just to gain a great cause. I, Datang, are Wei Yi
I will take revenge."
Li Yuanxing understood that this is politics. Even if you know you will suffer a loss or sacrifice, you still have to make a choice.
"If the opponent starts fighting, we will fight back..."
After Li Yuanxing asked, he regretted it. As Li Er said, a lot of preparations were needed.
What if I guess wrong?
Then there is only one option, which is to directly go to war with Gaochang. Otherwise, the officials of the Tang Dynasty will think that His Highness the King of Qin also made mistakes, and they can only be forced to do the wrong thing.
The war with Gaochang meant the war with Tuyuhun, which led to a new trouble.
Datang needed to recuperate and accumulate strength.
Li Yuanxing leaned on the carriage, and his mind became more and more confused. Politics is really not fun, and those who play politics cannot be good people. Otherwise, cruel decisions cannot be made. No matter how Li Yuanxing calculates, it will require a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources.
It's a waste, even at the expense of many people.
Whether it is the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty or the people of the Tang Dynasty.
"Wu Lang, you must remember that Goguryeo has to fight. No matter how far we fight, my brother will completely leave the decision to you this time. Even if you don't fight for an inch of land, my brother will not complain."
Li Yuanxing did not answer, but silently smoked his cigarette.
The burden on King Qin is getting heavier and heavier. This is not a game, and it is not a matter of randomness. This is not a game. It is impossible to start over if you make a mistake. This is not a game, because what is sacrificed is the most real life.
"Wulang, this journey has been extremely hard. After returning to the village, take a good rest for a few days. There are state affairs every day, so there is no rush for these few days." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at Qidian.
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