After hearing what Zan Pu said, Lu Dongzan thought for a moment.
"Zanpu, now we, Tibet, have been completely unified under Zanpu's wise leadership.
In the previous Tubo, various tribes were divided and wars continued, which weakened the strength of the entire Tubo.
Now that Tibet has been completely unified, my subordinates believe that our next plan is to implement a policy of friendly relations with foreign countries.
We will work hard internally to develop our Tubo economy so that our people in Tubo can live and work in peace and contentment."
"Ah, implementing a friendly policy towards foreign countries, this? This?"
As a result, this matter is not in line with their long-standing strategic policy.
Since the unification of Tibet, our foreign strategic policy has always been to be tough, tough, and tough.
Beat everyone until they surrender. Now, doesn't this mean that they are cowardly?
However, the Prime Minister had already said it, and the others just whispered in their hearts and did not dare to say anything more.
Seeing everyone talking in low voices, Songtsen Gampo and Ludongtsen laughed together.
"Hahahaha, everyone, if you want to say something, it doesn't matter, we are all our own people.
Remember, we remember that we should tell each other everything we know."
"It's Zamp."
Then everyone expressed their thoughts.
In the past, I, Tibet, fought with a tough attitude. How could I, Tibet, become a coward even after fighting?
Yes, yes.
Everyone around nodded their heads and looked at the Prime Minister with blank expressions.
"Everyone, I know what you are thinking. Now we occupy this place, and there are no opponents around us.
I remember that Tuyuhun suppressed us and beat us because we were not unified in Tibet.
But now Tuyuhun, in the eyes of the Tubo people, is nothing more than a small country.
If I, Tubo, want to go to war, I can defeat Tuyuhun with just a snap of my fingers.
But you, as generals, the most taboo thing is to be proud and complacent and not be able to recognize your own strength.
If Tubo is surrounded by small countries like Tuguhun, why should Tubo be afraid of a war?
But everyone, do you know that there is a place called the Central Plains to the east of Tubo?"
They know the land of the Central Plains. It is said that the country located there is very powerful.
"Yes, my parents once took me to travel to that Central Plains land when I was young.
The previous empire where the Central Plains was located was called the Sui Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty had millions of soldiers.
With such great strength, the Sui Dynasty was no match for the Turks in the north."
this.
Before that, everyone only cared about their own three-thirds of an acre of land. How had they ever heard of anything other than their own?
Now that they heard what the Prime Minister said, everyone looked confused.
The Sui Dynasty actually had millions of people. Their entire Tubo army, with all their soldiers added together, was only 400,000 to 500,000.
I thought that with four to five million, they were already powerful.
As a result, compared with others, it is only half of their strength.
Everyone sighed in their hearts, how could the Sui Dynasty be so powerful?
This can't be fake, right?
Hearing them murmuring one sentence on the left and the other on the right, Lu Dongzan burst out laughing.
"It is understandable that you officers and men do not understand the culture of the Central Plains and the power of the Central Plains people.
Before I entered the Central Plains, my thoughts were the same as yours.
But after I entered the Central Plains, I realized what it means to truly have people outside the world and heaven outside the world.
In the Central Plains, I studied and lived with my elders for a period of time, and learned a lot of advanced cultural knowledge there.
Various military techniques and strategies, this time I was able to unify Tibet, and everyone said that I was a think tank.
In fact, it is directly related to what I learned from the Central Plains."
Didn't everyone expect that these things happened before the Prime Minister?
Hearing the Prime Minister say this again, everyone suddenly realized.
When they were on a campaign, they fought all the way east and indeed encountered a city from the Central Plains.
It's just that they didn't realize this. When they saw the city of this group of Central Plains people, they originally thought of launching a direct attack.
The news of the attack was reported to Zampu, and the news came to the Prime Minister, who left the city in the Central Plains and retreated a hundred miles.
If that group of enemies enters the territory of the Central Plains, no one will be allowed to go and they will be allowed to flee.
Before, everyone didn't understand the reason for this, but the order has been given and they can only obey it.
It wasn't until today that I realized that there was such a saying about this matter.
"Prime Minister, are you saying that the Sui Dynasty is so powerful?
If this is the case, we really cannot fight with it."
"It's not about the Sui Dynasty. When my ancestors and I went to the Central Plains, and then at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were wars in the Central Plains, strife in the world, and various factions."
Hearing what the Prime Minister said, all the soldiers sneered.
By the way, the prime minister was panting heavily when he spoke. I originally thought that the Sui Dynasty was powerful, but now it seems that the Sui Dynasty has also perished, isn't it?
Since the Sui Dynasty has perished, what should we be afraid of him doing?
"You guys don't know. If that were the case, I wouldn't tell you this.
After the demise of the Sui Dynasty, the entire Central Plains was occupied by a country called Datang.
It is said that the Tang Empire was stronger than the Sui Dynasty before.
I sent people to the Central Plains to investigate. A few years ago, the Turks went south and besieged the Tang Dynasty, forcing the Tang Dynasty to sign a covenant under the city and make the Tang Dynasty surrender.
It is said that in less than four years after the Tang Dynasty surrendered, it had already sent hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer the Turks in the spring.
A few days ago our spies came to report that the Tang Dynasty had wiped out the Turks."
How could this be possible? Everyone was shocked when they heard it.
Aren’t these the Turks who claimed to be able to beat millions of people in the Sui Dynasty?
How come it was wiped out by the Tang Dynasty?
How strong must this Tang man be?
"Everyone, I did not grow up with the ambition of a Tang Dynasty person and want to destroy the prestige of Tubo.
All because there is an old saying in China, which is called knowing yourself and the enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle.
Today's Datang is a strange country to us.
Although we are neighbors to each other, our exchanges with the Tang Dynasty are limited to civilians.
These are all things that people know through exchanges with private businessmen, but there are not many stars.
Maybe their Tang Dynasty was not very strong, and they were not as good as Tubo.
But I think that before knowing the exact strength of the opponent, it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
In addition, when our dynasty is established, what we need is to rest and recuperate.
It is said that although a country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish. Instead of starting a war with the Tang Dynasty and having multiple enemies, it is better to let the Central Plains people in the east become our friends.
We work hard to develop Tubo's strength. When our strength becomes stronger, we may not be able to fight against the Tang people!"
Yes, yes.
When all the soldiers heard what the Prime Minister said, they nodded in agreement.
Everyone knows the strength of the Tubo people.
Even their Tubo eagles know that they will not attack rashly without knowing the strength of their opponent.
First, communicate with Datang to understand the true strength of the opponent, so as to make corresponding strategies.
Then everyone turned their attention to the Prime Minister.
Ludongzan saluted Songtsen Gampo!
"Zanpu, in this case, I would like to go to Datang to learn more about it and send an envoy to Datang.
At the same time, we are spying on the strength of the Tang Dynasty. This way, we can have a more accurate understanding of the Central Plains.
We can also make the next step strategy that is in line with our Tubo and the method that allows us to get the maximum benefit from Tubo."
"That's good, then Prime Minister Lao will take people to Datang in person."
The next plan will be arranged by the Prime Minister himself.
"It's Zamp."
Songtsen Gampo arranged the order, Ludongtsen saluted and began to make arrangements.
Bringing Tubo’s unique highland barley wine, highland barley noodles, yak meat, cowhide, horns and a variety of Tubo specialties.
Leading a team of 200 people, they left the palace and set off slowly in the direction of Datang.
According to their speed, combined with the route taken by their Tibetan businessmen who went to Datang to do business.
Everyone expects to reach Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, in two to three months!
The soldiers who were fighting against the Turks at the front heard His Majesty's arrangements and started to return along the same route carrying a large amount of loot.
Of course, in addition to a large number of people returning, there are also a large number of soldiers left on the grassland.
These soldiers, under the orders of the commander-in-chief, continued to carry out clearance work in the Turkic grasslands in the west.
Try to clean up all these Turkic children.
Now that they have returned in triumph, all the soldiers are talking and laughing.
In the spring, I led all the soldiers to go to war. Now that I have been fighting for such a long time, the battle is finally over.
Yeah yeah.
All the soldiers secretly lamented that the war against the Turks was over and it was time to return to Chang'an City and enjoy their time.
This battle went so smoothly, thanks to His Majesty's wisdom and martial prowess.
This telescope is like a clairvoyant, seeing information from miles away is real.
As he spoke, several soldiers took telescopes and began to study.
I don’t know how Uncle Bao and his son are doing.
Although they have been fighting on the front line, everyone also knows some of the things happening in the rear.
After Uncle Bao heard the news that his Qin family boy was seriously injured, he vomited blood.
Fortunately, the Holy Spirit had already known about it in advance and sent someone to arrange for him to go back.
Otherwise, when they think of these things that happened, everyone feels, if something happens, they feel, hey.
"Okay everyone, even if we don't believe anyone, we must believe in the Holy One today.
I think Shu Bao and his son must have recovered from their injuries and are waiting for us old brothers to go back and drink, hahahaha."
"Yes, yes. After returning this time, if Uncle Bao is in good health, I will have to find him to have a few more drinks."
The old brothers chatted and laughed one by one, and began to imagine all kinds of things that would happen after returning to Chang'an City.
Just talking and chatting, everyone was chatting about topics, and it was a bit sad.
Now that the Turks have been defeated, they have no enemies anymore.
Only when war occurs can generals exert their remaining strength.
Now that the powerful enemy in the north has been eliminated, Datang has no more battles to fight.
When they all returned to Chang'an, they went to court on time, but other than that, there was nothing else to do.
"Okay everyone, don't talk about this anymore.
As generals, we must serve the court and your majesty. If there is no battle to fight, doesn't it mean that the entire Tang Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe?
If we fight every day, if we fight every day, doesn’t it mean that the Tang Dynasty is in a state of war?”
Alas, that's that.
It would be better to have no war, it would be better to have no war.
After that, we started talking about other things!
Time flies very fast, and a month passes quietly.
During this period, all food supplies for the people in the entire Central Plains region had been received.
Taxes from various prefectures and counties are also collected step by step.
Although there was a disaster this year, due to Li Er's divine intervention, the merchants collected locusts, so that although the food production of the people in the world was reduced, the overall income was not low.
All the people were shouting and thanking the Holy One and the court.
All the money was tallied up and placed in granaries in various places, and all other money was collected into the national treasury.
In addition, manpower was arranged to purchase and prepare grain on a commercial basis to meet the unexpected needs of the Tang Dynasty!
"This is Your Majesty, I will take your orders."
After finishing arranging things, Li Er glanced at everyone.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to do?"
"Your Majesty, the soldiers in front of me have received news that the leading troops have entered our border with the Tang Dynasty and are rushing towards Chang'an City.
Regarding the rewards that everyone has told us about, shouldn’t we also be prepared in advance?”
Li Er thought for a moment and nodded.
"In that case, if someone comes to convey my decree, officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Household Affairs will start to deal with the reward and welcome the matter."
"It's your Majesty, I'm taking orders!"
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to do?"