After Yuchi Gong finished speaking, Qin Qiong disagreed.
He retorted: "It is not impossible to attack the Western Regions, but not now. Wu Guogong, you have to know that there have been so many disasters in the past few years, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has already been depleted. Even if we can recover in time, it will take a long time.
According to what you said, we should attack the Western Region first. But how many countries are there in the Western Region?
In addition, the Western Turks are waiting on the side. After a battle, the treasury may be emptied again. What should we do if the year is unfavorable again?
It is not worth attacking the Western Regions just to frighten them."
"Do you need money or food to attack the grassland?" Yu Chigong asked back.
"Of course, but we don't need too many." Qin Qiong said confidently: "The grassland people are just hanging on for a while now, so there is no need to use a large number of troops. And to fight in the Western Regions, we can't start without an army of 50,000."
"I don't need 50,000, I only need 30,000, and I can sweep across the Western Region." Yuchi Gong said coaxingly.
He has the qualifications to brag, after all, it was not long before the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks.
At the same time, this is also the difference between Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong.
Who Yuchi Gong wants to fight depends entirely on who is difficult to fight and who is difficult to fight. Once he defeats him, it will show that he is awesome. Qin Qiong is more interested in economic considerations.
"Why not attack Goguryeo?" Duan Zhixuan asked.
Li Zhiyun was silent for a moment and said: "Goguryeo is a big country in the region. It occupies the advantage of the terrain and the people's hearts. If we want to move, we must go all out."
Duan Zhixuan said: "Your Majesty, we have destroyed the Khitan and Xi tribes and opened up the main route to Liaodong. We can advance through multiple routes and eliminate Goguryeo in one fell swoop."
Li Zhiyun is aware of this, but he cannot do this. At least, he cannot attack Goguryeo yet.
If we attack Goguryeo in the future, we must complete our efforts in one battle and not give Goguryeo a chance to survive.
Otherwise, if there is a tug of war, he will definitely lose.
In fact, for this reason, Li Zhiyun knew who was most suitable to fight, but in his heart he still felt that not attacking the countries in the Western Regions at this time, especially the Western Turks, would easily make the forces there grow bigger and stronger.
So, he looked at Li Jing.
"Pharmacist, what do you think?"
Li Jing thought for a while and said: "Goguryeo is not an option now. As your Majesty said, Goguryeo has a favorable location and good people. If we want to fight, we should go all out.
The countries in the Western Region are complicated and complicated, with both the Western Turks and the Tuyuhun. If we want to completely occupy the Western Regions, we must attack the Tuyuhun to prevent our army from entering the Western Regions and being attacked from both sides. However, the Tuyuhun is not bad in strength and can support less troops.
Ten thousand, so our army should be about fifty thousand.
After three years of disaster, the treasury of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was empty. After the Tuyuhun campaign, our court had to rest for a while.
At this time, Xue Yantuo and the Uighurs in the grassland will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger. By then..."
At this point, Li Jing stopped talking.
But his intention is very clear, destroy the grassland first, and then destroy the Western Regions.
Li Zhiyun was silent for a while and said: "Actually, I also know that we need to destroy the Xueyantuo and Uighur tribes first, but I am also worried that the Western Region will become stronger and stronger."
Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the grassland is stable. If you use your Majesty's method to continuously obtain cattle, sheep and war horses from the grassland, our country will be able to recover blood quickly, and the invasion of the Western Region will be smooth."
Too!
Li Zhiyun smiled, Li Jing was right, it would be a good idea to suck the blood of the grassland and use it as military supplies.
"I understand."
Sometimes, you still can't rush forward and you have to solve the trouble in front of you.
As the end of the year approaches, Chang'an is gradually becoming more lively.
And every winter, Li Zhiyun's internal funds will have some extra income.
Earn a small amount of money from briquettes.
However, this is just a tack.
Since the sale of sugar, the emperor's internal funds have been increasing day by day, which made the agents greedy. But they had nothing to say, because the emperor later allowed them to sell woolen sweaters on the grasslands.
Li Zhiyun will basically take care of the interests that he can take care of. However, he will also control the areas that should be controlled to the death.
For example, the emperor allowed them to build new looms for factories, but the taxes that should be paid, the wages that should be paid, and the slaves that should be exploited all had to be approved by the emperor.
Moreover, the scale and sales license must be obtained from the emperor.
If anyone dares to go to the grassland to sell woolen clothes without a sales license approved by the imperial court, that is smuggling.
Anyone caught will be severely punished.
In addition, the sales price must also be in accordance with the rules of the court.
Manna Hall.
Li Zhiyun is drafting a law on commercial tax.
At present, the imperial court's commercial tax is still in its original version, and it will definitely be inappropriate when it comes to foreign trade in the future.
However, Li Zhiyun was really not proficient in this aspect, so he started tearing up the paper as he wrote.
"I still don't read enough." Li Zhiyun put down his pen and smiled sadly.
At this moment, Gao Liangzhong walked to the emperor holding a box.
"Your Majesty, Yuwen Industrial Supervisor sent someone to deliver something, saying it was the glasses your Majesty wanted."
"Oh, he finally polished it." Li Zhiyun chuckled, put the box on the table and opened it.
Lying quietly inside was a pair of glasses.
With the current industrial level of Datang, it is quite difficult to polish a pair of glasses. Mainly due to lack of experience and insufficient infrastructure, it can only be done by hand.
That's all because Li Zhiyun took the time to teach me step by step.
"Where are the others?"
"At Tai Chi Gate."
"Reward him fifty taels of gold, and ask him to send twenty pairs first."
"According to the decree."
Ganlu Palace belongs to the harem, and the palace rules are strict. Foreign ministers are not allowed to step into the harem, otherwise it will be a serious crime.
As for the crime, it all depends on how your enemy or censor wants you to die.
When the late emperor was here, Pei Ji often went in and out of the harem without scruples, and was often impeached by the imperial censor.
After Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, his ministers were very cautious, and no one dared to cross the thunder pool. Even the left and right generals Li Zhen and Li Qiang only patrolled near Taiji Hall and Liangyi Hall.
Unless the emperor summons them, they cannot come to the Manlu Palace to see the emperor casually. Of course, as the emperor's bodyguard, Li Zhen still protects the emperor personally most of the time.
Li Zhiyun picked up his glasses and looked at them quietly.
To be honest, it's pretty rough.
After all, it is not polished by machine, and the glass firing technology is not skilled enough. However, the clarity is still there, and it is barely usable.
Technology is advancing step by step, so take your time.
Du Fu.
As a close minister of the emperor, Du Ruhui's mansion was not built in a luxurious style, but was very low-key.
But being low-key doesn’t mean others can ignore it.
After returning home in the next morning, Du Ruhui drank hot soup in the study, lit a coal stove, read and checked his son's studies.
"What are you writing here? It asks you to memorize the article seriously, but you won't listen, right?"
Du Gou lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
"My child is wrong."
The eldest son's weak character made Du Ruhui very helpless.
"Take a closer look, I'll check it out later."
"yes."
Du Gou was holding a book and memorizing it silently.
Du Ruhui took out the box from the drawer that the emperor sent to him when he went to court this morning.
The new desk has drawers, which makes people feel very convenient. At least it is convenient to put some things in it.
Moreover, because the table and chairs are of moderate height relative to each other, the volume occupied by the drawers does not hinder anything, so everyone can accept it.
Opening the box, Du Ruhui looked at it curiously. He also wanted to know what His Majesty would give him.
A pair of glasses.
Du Ruhui didn't know what the glasses were for at first, until he read the 'instructions' and suddenly realized.
So, he put it on.
Then he felt great.
The emperor was so kind to him!
How many literary people are not short-sighted?
Although it is impossible to measure the extent of myopia, a pair is specially provided for each person.
However, the appearance of glasses still made Du Ruhui very happy because he could see more clearly.