After celebrating the New Year, Li Er and his team invested in production and construction.
Although he knew it, he said that his good brother and his party had married in Shandong and had not returned yet.
But I still have to keep busy here.
Changsun Wuji arranged for a group of people to go to Zhaojiazhuang to prepare for the blacksmith shop and drinks.
A group of people from Zhaojiazhuang also started to join in the construction and began to build the factory!
On the other side, tens of thousands of cavalry from the Tang Dynasty rushed westward to the territory of the Qiang people and launched an indiscriminate attack on them.
All those who resisted were killed, and the remaining people were all taken prisoner. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty stationed troops here and arranged for them to start mining.
The Qiang tribe was originally a small territory that could be wiped out by the Tang Dynasty.
It's just because their place is so poor that the Tang people want to occupy it, but there is no need at all.
If it weren't for the minerals, Datang wouldn't even look at it.
In less than two months, the entire Qiang tribe was defeated and occupied.
On that day, the merchants who had inspected the ore in Zhaojiazhuang left Zhaojiazhuang and rushed towards the Qiang tribe.
When everyone arrived at the Qiang tribe, they found that the Qiang tribe had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The tribes they had done business with before were gone, replaced by soldiers from the Tang Dynasty.
When the soldiers from the Tang Dynasty saw their group of merchants, they all gathered around to inquire.
Everyone is just a businessman. Where have you seen anything like this?
Then he told them the reason for the matter. After hearing their reason, the soldiers here also told them the reason for their war.
This group of Qiang people robbed our Tang Dynasty merchants on the way, so our Majesty the Tang Dynasty sent a large army to fight.
Now they are in the fighting stage. If they come to do business, they should stay away from here.
This group of Qiang remnants would not be able to counterattack and directly injure these merchants.
Everyone was surprised and happy when they heard the news.
What is shocking is that we from the Tang Dynasty actually came to fight against the Qiang people.
Does this mean that if the Qiang people fail and they come to do business with the Qiang people again, this time they will not dare to raise the price halfway, thinking of bullying them, or causing trouble?
After all, for their group of merchants, even in a place like our Datang, they understand that our campaign in the Tang Dynasty has its own purposes and reasons.
I'm afraid they won't send troops to occupy a place like the Qiang people who don't give a damn.
After hearing this, everyone left with a smile and waited for the Tang army to retreat before coming back to do business with them.
But now they are going to other places to continue doing other businesses.
Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, everything is going according to plan.
Zhaojiazhuang Ironware Manufacturing Factory and Liquor Factory Weichen are also arranging manpower for construction, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Li Er nodded after hearing this!
"Okay, auxiliary machine, I can rest assured that you can do your job. I will leave this matter to you to handle."
"It's your Majesty. Please rest assured, your Majesty will definitely take orders."
In the Tai Chi Hall, after finishing all the things here, Changsun Wuji left the palace and went to deal with other matters.
Li Er, who was reviewing the memorial in the palace, looked at the time.
Today has already reached the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Calculating the days, it will not take long for my virtuous brother and his team to arrive back in Shandong.
After they come back, you can implement other plans.
Thinking of this, Li Er smiled.
This year is a new year, and for me, Datang, I also have new plans.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, during the Lantern Festival, news also came from outside the palace.
During the Lantern Festival, people all over the world are very happy.
Everyone is laughing and laughing, welcoming the arrival of the festival together.
Hearing this, Li Er smiled slightly.
The people can live and work in peace and contentment and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous age. For me, doesn't this just mean that the king has done these things well?
The happier the people are, the more satisfied I feel as a king!
Could it be that tonight, taking advantage of the Lantern Festival, I could be in Hanyuan Hall and invite everyone to gather here and have a good time?
While Li Er was thinking quietly, a guard rushed in!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the southwest border pass is 800 miles away and is urgent!"
Expedited route 800 miles to Southwest Border Gate?
Li Er frowned when he heard this. What happened at the southwest border?
"What happened?"
"Your Majesty, news came from our soldiers at the southwest border that a large number of Tibetans were discovered at the border and heading towards our border.
Our army's scouts went to investigate and had several collisions with Tibetan scouts.
The Tibetan scouts launched a fierce attack on our Tang soldiers, and several of our Tang soldiers were killed by them due to their carelessness.
Look at this, the Tubo people are going to start a war with us, the Tang Dynasty!"
What?
After hearing this, Li Er stood up suddenly, slammed the table hard, and scolded angrily.
"It's really unreasonable. Those Tubo children dare to be so arrogant and compete with me, the Tang Dynasty. Are they looking for death?
It’s really unreasonable.”
The more Li Er talked, the angrier he became. Looking at the information above, he remembered how the Tubo people came to show off their power in the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing this scene must be because after they came to our country, they started trouble with our country, and ended up being beaten up by our country.
Finally, he thought about getting married to me, Datang, but he was directly rejected by me, Datang.
So I was very angry and thought of launching an attack on Datang to prove my ability.
Fortunately, I had predicted in advance that this group of Tubo people would resort to these methods.
I have arranged in advance for a group of soldiers to go to the southwest border and prepare for the battle.
If anything happens to them, they can immediately send someone to resolve the matter.
"Okay, I understand, let's go down first!"
"It's Your Majesty."
After the soldiers left, Li Er called a group of confidants to come to the palace to discuss matters.
After he told this matter, the faces of the civil servants and generals also changed drastically!
Sure enough, His Majesty was right. The Tubo people came to our country, the Tang Dynasty, and they were really ambitious.
In the end, I did not get any benefits from Datang.
So after leaving, I thought about starting a battle with me, Datang, to prove my existence.
So that Datang could know their capabilities and then come to Datang for a new round of negotiations.
After hearing everyone's explanation, Li Er also nodded secretly.
"You, the Prime Minister of Tubo, Lu Dongzan, is indeed quite capable.
If the strength of this Tubo people is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, they will definitely be a formidable opponent.
We are not afraid of the enemy being powerful, but we are afraid that there is such a powerful wise man behind this powerful enemy making plans.
Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, Wei State had the upper hand in the world but was unable to conquer Shu and Wu's coalition forces.
Compared with the Wei State, there are not particularly many soldiers in the Shu and Wu States.
But there happened to be a wise man, Zhuge Liang, whom Liu Bei respected as a military officer, and he set up various plans.
If the Shu Kingdom has the same strength and territory as the Wei Kingdom, it is really not certain who will win.
Generals are easy to come by, but advisors like that, those with great wisdom, are extremely rare!
"Hey, Your Majesty, I was unhappy with the Tibetan people at that time.
He should be arrested directly and his head ripped off.
Hang it on our city and let them know that they will pay this price for having trouble with Datang!"
A grumpy soldier jumped out and said these words.
After hearing what he said, Li Er waved his hand!
War is not like a child's play. Do you think it is just playing house? You can fight whenever you want and kill whenever you want?
Even if it is a small place, like the Qiang people, if you want to fight, you have to find an excuse.
The Tang Dynasty and Tubo had never fought before. They came here to communicate with each other. There was no reason for me to chop off their heads directly.
Not to mention the other clans around, even my own people would definitely not be able to stand looking at it.
Besides, even if the two armies are fighting, they will not kill the enemy.
Unless it's a life-and-death battle, a situation where it's really a fight to the death.
But if that situation occurs, both sides will not send envoys!
"Your Majesty, now that the Tibetans are coming to fight, how should we prepare?"
"How can we arrange this matter? Your Majesty has already arranged it before.
Since they want to fight, let them know how powerful I am, Datang.
Lest we think we are just weak.
We killed the Tibetans directly in one fell swoop, letting them know what we are capable of!"
Yeah yeah!
The rest of the group also nodded in agreement, mainly because this Tibetan man had looked menacing when he came to the Tang Dynasty.
He fought with the Tang Dynasty in literature and martial arts, but in the end, he was beaten by the Tang Dynasty.
Now I have no choice but to return to the land of Tubo in despair, only to start a war with the Tang Dynasty again.
I already knew that these people had bad intentions, but I didn’t expect that the Tibetans would come so quickly!
"Okay, pass on my decree and send another 30,000 soldiers to the southwest border to provide support.
This is the first war between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo people. We must show the momentum of the Tang Dynasty.
As many people as they come, I, the Tang Dynasty, will kill as many people as possible!"
"This is Your Majesty, the last general to take orders."
"Your Majesty, I have seen that based on past combat experience, the Tubo people will definitely launch an all-out war with the Tang Dynasty next spring.
Wei Chen thinks that we should send more people to build the new weapons of the Tang Dynasty.
Quickly send reinforcements to the southwest border, and when we start a war with Tubo, let the Tubo people know where our Tang Dynasty is even stronger!"
Li Er stepped forward, nodded, and arranged the task for other ministers to handle.
Two months is the deadline, build as much as you can, and arrange it together when the time comes.
Let the Tibetan people know that our great reputation as the Tang Dynasty will make them tremble with fear whenever we mention the Tang Dynasty.
In addition, this matter must also be announced to the world, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo are at war!