As a prince, theoretically speaking, Li Chengzhao does not need to learn the art of war too well. What he needs to learn more is the emperor's mind and the art of controlling people. But to a certain extent, the art of war actually has something in common with governing the world, so
Li Zhiyun also doesn’t want his son to know nothing about the art of war.
Therefore, he did not expect Li Chengzhao to become a victorious commander in every battle, but he had to understand the basic military strategies and strategies for governing the country. Otherwise, if a war broke out in the future, he would not know who to use as a general, which would be a big problem.
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The eleventh year of Zhenguan passed, and the Tang Dynasty entered the twelfth year of Zhenguan.
Last year was a prosperous year, and this year is also a prosperous year. The empire has no major issues, and that is to continue to build granaries to collect grain. There is so much grain that rots in the warehouse and there is nothing in the warehouse. There are two completely different concepts. Of course, as a
The Emperor, Li Zhiyun is still very conscientious. He has all the food that is about to expire and rotten be pulled out for the slaves to eat, so that it is not wasted. Moreover, the slaves can also have a full meal, and everyone is happy.
The situation of slaves today is much better than in the early days. In the early days, slaves were used by the empire as disposable consumables. They ate less and worked much. They got up earlier than chickens and went to bed later than dogs. They were used completely as beasts.
.There is a folk song: Bones are under the cement, bones are in the mud, bones and coal are not separated into families, slaves have no home to return to.
Wherever a cement road is built, you will definitely find huge burning pits not far from the roadside, full of the bones and residue of slaves. The same is true on both sides of rivers and canals, basically the same. Ministry of Civil Affairs
The number of dead slaves has been counted, and the total number is nearly 600,000. This is an extremely large number, and does not include those who are dying and those who are being escorted to die.
In the glorious times, it was actually made of the bones of slaves. The benefits of this are obvious. The more obvious point is that the labor of the people of the empire is reduced, and they can cultivate the land and have children. The population is rising, and the food supply is increasing.
Taxes are increasing every year.
As for whether the slaves were miserable or not, this was not considered by imperial officials. As we all know, slaves are not subjects of the empire, so they are not human beings. Since they are not human beings, why should we pity their experiences.
At present, some of the components of the empire are aristocratic families. Although they are well-educated in poetry and books, they are more cruel than anyone else. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Shandong nobles built fortresses everywhere to protect their tenant farmers and their own families. The Guanlong nobles were even more cruel.
Needless to say, they were born out of Xianbei and other tribes, and essentially they still follow the grassland approach. That is, whoever wins will enjoy everything the enemy has.
Now, as the food that the empire cannot eat is taken out, and the slaves are occasionally given extra meals, it is enough for them to be grateful and respectfully continue to dedicate their lives to the empire, helping the empire to accelerate its development and expand its territory.
Occasionally, Li Zhiyun would lament that he was about to usher in a bloody era of oppression. However, it was only the foreigners who were oppressed. He never regretted it, because this was an important way for the empire to become stronger. He not only wanted the empire to win at the starting line
, and let the empire win directly to the end.
The reason for using slaves was that Li Zhiyun naturally had to instill this idea into the prince Li Chengzhao. Once, the prince asked him if he kept oppressing the slaves like this, wouldn't something happen?
Li Zhiyun's answer is not to let the slaves conflict with the empire, but to let the slaves conflict with each other, disintegrate them from within, let them serve the empire while fighting each other, and eventually die together.
The bloody facts once silenced the prince until Li Zhiyun told him the old stories of the Xiongnu and other grassland tribes, and told him that the Turks and other tribes were wolves. When the empire was strong, they were obedient dogs.
When the empire is weak, they will jump out to harm the empire like they did in the late Sui Dynasty.
Li Chengzhao, who was familiar with history books, could naturally quickly understand the meaning of his father's words. Gradually, his thoughts began to assimilate with the emperor's, and he would no longer sympathize with those slaves.
And this is exactly the effect Li Zhiyun needs. The prince should be taken by his side to teach him, so that he can go on the path he wants to see. As for the prince's teachers, they are only used to teach the prince etiquette, poetry and books. The art of the emperor,
How can we be taught by them?
The ministers couldn't tell what the prince was thinking. The main reason was that although the prince was not very old, he learned quickly because he followed the emperor. He was able to restrain his emotions and anger and not show up in front of others. This made many people want to please.
Prince, there is nothing that can be done for the opportunists who have become the ministers of Qiandi.
Back to the topic, slaves were oppressed and naturally resisted. Most of the slaves that have been captured are domesticated, and their resistance is average and harmless. The soldiers who supervise the slaves' work can suppress them. But the rebellion in the grassland direction
, but it has always been very intense.
The imperial court has always been prepared for the management of the grassland. When a tribe in the grassland rebels, the grassland people who have been patched with Chinese characteristics will first be asked to suppress it. If they cannot suppress it, then the imperial soldiers will go out to fight.
Now, there is a tribal rebellion in the Shengzhou area. The slaves killed the local grassland officials who were conferred by the imperial court. It is quite ridiculous to say that after they rebelled and killed officials, they did not commit any crime against Tang Chenqiu, and even sent people to request the imperial court to confer the title.
Li Zhiyun naturally refused to this. If he agreed, the consequence would be that the situation would gradually deteriorate. If the grassland tribes followed suit and killed all the grassland ministers who were canonized by the imperial court for rebelling and requesting canonization, the imperial court would gradually lose control.
The control of the grassland will also take a hit to the empire's prestige.
This precedent cannot be set!
No matter who rebels, as long as they are rebelling, they will die. Even if the officials killed by the grassland tribes in rebellion are grassland people who have been patched with Chinese culture, it is the same.
Manna Hall.
"Do you want to quell the chaos?" Li Zhiyun sat high on the imperial couch, holding a memorial in his hand, and his eyes fell on the prince below.
"Yes." Li Chengzhao said, "I want to go."
"Why?" Li Zhiyun changed to a comfortable sitting position and looked at the prince quietly, "Give me an explanation."
Li Chengzhao said without hesitation: "My son is the prince of the empire. If he doesn't know how to fight, how can he let the soldiers of the empire die in the future? Besides, I don't want to stay in Chang'an all the time. I also want to go out to expand the territory for my father and make me proud."
The Tang Empire was famous."
"Tsk." Li Zhiyun laughed, and then said playfully: "Did you know that there are many emperors in the history books who prevented the prince from going to war? Do you know why?"
Li Chengzhao said without thinking: "I think the reason is that firstly, I am worried that the prince is incapable of leading troops and will interfere with state affairs. Secondly, the prince's position is important and it is not appropriate to move lightly. Thirdly, well, thirdly, the prince is the best
It’s better not to be in charge of troops.”
"Why is it best not to command troops?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Hearing this, Li Chengzhao was a little speechless, but he still said helplessly: "Yeah, do you really want me to say it?"
"Say it, I'm listening."
Li Chengzhao took a deep breath and said, "Yeah, I don't know why. I made up this third reason. I don't know anything."
Having said this, he showed a naughty smile.
"Hahahahaha." Li Zhiyun couldn't help but laugh.
The suspicion between many kings and fathers seems to be insignificant between this pair of fathers and sons.