Li Sheng suddenly realized that these guys seemed to care more about national affairs than they did about business, trading, and profits.
"Could it be that you guys are really..."
Li Sheng muttered this with a suspicious look on his face. Before he said anything else, the expressions of Li Er, Wei Zheng and others had changed instantly.
Isn't this too sudden? Li Sheng has seen through everything now? But the problem is that everyone hasn't figured out what to do with this matter in the future...
The key to everything is not just the thing itself, but also all the people involved.
The "hundred" officials in the DPRK and China's civil and military affairs are only a false reference, but the actual scale is far more than this number.
In short, if there are more than a hundred people, they all come in all shapes and sizes, let alone the whole world.
Will Li Sheng's return to Chang'an really not cause any turmoil at this moment?
Even the most powerful and outstanding emperors of the Western Han Dynasty encountered dangers in every generation regarding the issue of establishing a heir apparent.
The Western Han Dynasty was already the most stable era since ancient times, let alone now...
The fifth year of Zhenguan is still the first year.
Before Zhenguan, China had been in turmoil for hundreds of years. All kinds of strange forces were entrenched in China. How could there be a day when a few forces were turbulent and fighting for power and profit, causing rivers of blood?
What's more, the arrival of the Zhenguan era is also because...
This is not because Wei Zheng and others are cowardly, but in fact, no one dares to worry about this kind of thing easily.
But then Li Sheng started to complain,
"You guys... you have really been at ease at the emperor's feet for a long time. You will talk about the great things of your family and country every day, but you can't keep up with the things about making money and livelihood. But I don't blame you..."
Seeing that Li Sheng was just complaining casually, Wei Zheng, Li Er and others breathed a sigh of relief!
Li Sheng shook his head leisurely, and then continued to talk about Persia, "In short, although Persia is small, it has handicraft industry and should not be underestimated. But you don't have to look like this, there is no need to face a powerful enemy..."
"When evaluating a foreign country, before you say it is good or bad, you must first look at its location. Persia is far away from me, but not that far... Apart from some small tribes, the main thing that separates us is the Kushan
country."
"Guishuang Kingdom..."
After Li Sheng said this, this time Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui and others no longer showed confusion, but all frowned and thought.
Li Sheng had previously made them confused by going all over the world. In the end, they only knew that Persia had a certain strength and great potential, but at this moment...
Li Sheng said, "You must first look at the location." This means we need to discuss something seriously.
The first thing to look at between countries is the military perspective. Only when the people have a sense of security can we talk about other things.
And Li Sheng said this...
Just now Li Sheng said that Persia posed a certain threat to the Tang Dynasty in terms of trade and economy. Wei Zheng and others acknowledged it and immediately regarded Persia as an opponent.
But now that Li Sheng said this, Wei Zheng and the others actually understood... Since there is a Guishan in the middle, they know this, then...
Persia may not have a naturally hostile relationship with the Tang Dynasty, but at the same time, there are indeed contradictions in trade and economy...
Due to this subtle relationship, Wei Zheng and Li Er immediately knew what Li Sheng was going to talk about.
This matter is indeed worthy of repeated consideration!
Seeing that these guys had grasped the mystery, Li Sheng couldn't help but smile slightly and said it would be easy to talk about it. At this time, Li Sheng couldn't help but sigh again. Sure enough, these rich people in Chang'an are like this. They can't understand the business.
Menqing, who is involved in major national affairs day by day, is the one who is involved.
But now that he has talked about this, Li Sheng continued, "Persia is both a potential opponent and a potential teammate. What to do is indeed a problem. But I don't want to sort everything out, and discuss different issues separately.
In fact, it’s nothing complicated…”
"Military politics, enthusiastic cooperation. In the economic field, these merchants are not the imperial officials, right..."
Li Sheng said this with an ambiguous tone and a mysterious smile on his face. He suddenly seemed to have entered the old monk's chat mode again.
But this time, Li Er and others were not confused. In an instant, all four of them showed expressions of astonishment... and surprise.
Pupil earthquake!
Wei Zheng suddenly became stunned and muttered to himself...
"Yes... the military can cooperate, and the two armies can act together. In terms of economy... merchants do business without being ordered by the court, so isn't this just personal behavior?"
"In this way, if we, the Tang Dynasty, can reverse the trend of maritime trade in the future, even if we make money from the Persians, they will not be able to say anything!"
Wei Zheng quickly understood this, diplomacy...
After all, this era is different from later generations. There are dedicated bureaucrats responsible for all matters. Different fields have different accountability paths, and specific matters are analyzed in detail.
But in ancient times, many things were often handled and completed by the top leader personally, and...this situation has nothing to do with the system, or even the people themselves.
Zhuge Liang's three views are correct enough, but he still grasps big and small things. Because of the limitations of communication conditions in ancient times, it is very difficult to judge the situation. Liu Bang has no advantages except that he is not timid and does not show off, but he can tame Zhang Liang and Xiao He.
The character is not because he has many tricks, but...
It is because Liu Bang is not cowardly and does not show off, so things like taking the blame and making decisions are entrusted to him by Xiao He, Zhang Liang and others.
The current situation is the same. All foreign affairs between countries ultimately depend on the monarch, because indeed only the monarch can bear many of the blame, but...
The king is an individual who is affected by emotions and limited by his abilities. Therefore, many wars in ancient times were often meaningless. What Wei Zheng was worried about was the impact of the economic situation on politics and military affairs.
If Persia fell out with the Tang Dynasty due to economic pressure, and there would be no strategic fulcrum overseas, then the huge map Li Sheng came up with...
How to manage the Tang Dynasty? It is impossible for the people of China to pretend to be outsiders in this world.
But Li Sheng gave the answer directly, leaving economic issues to the people, and leaving military and political issues to the court to win people's trust.
As long as you leave no excuses, why worry about Persia losing control?
Of course, if economic losses continue, Persia may still lose control.
But this possibility is basically certain to never be triggered.
Because to the east of Persia is not directly the Tang Dynasty, but there is also Kushan!
Without the Tang Dynasty, there would be a lot of military pressure on the east side of Persia out of thin air, then...
The possibility of capriciousness will always be just a possibility, and as long as the military, politics and economy are separated, this possibility will not explode due to accidental personal factors!
