"I am not prepared to enter Qin as a winner at all. I am prepared to become the ruler of Qin as a liberator." Tang Mo said at the meeting.
Of course, he is not prepared to turn the Qin region into his own colony. If he wants a colony, the Orc Empire is obviously a better choice.
In addition, the Tang State already had several colonies and a low-level ruling area. These places had not yet been specifically planned and managed. It was impossible for the Tang State to wastefully turn Qin into that kind of place.
"I have only one ambition from beginning to end! That is, within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, all the people of the Tang Dynasty! People of the Tang Dynasty! There are only people of the Tang Dynasty! There can only be people of the Tang Dynasty! Those who identify with the Tang Dynasty and understand me are all
I'm from the Tang Dynasty!" Tang Mo didn't want to turn a quick victory into an endless security war.
He has too much experience to refer to in this regard. The idiotic colonial strategies of Europe and the United States and the one-shot trading style of pirates are simply idiotic behaviors.
Only those who have no brains would choose such a brutal way to manage their occupied areas. What he wants is for the local people to accept the culture of Tang, identify with Tang, become its subjects, integrate into Tang and become an integral part of Tang.
Although he knew that it would take many, many years, much, much money, much blood, and much, much more patience...
But everything is worth it. Regional barriers must be eliminated, because the Tang Dynasty is already too big. Such a huge empire cannot have too many regional differences.
Tang Mo didn't want his empire to turn into Mongolia one day, first into the four great khanates, and then like gravel, shattered in the wind, split into fragments that never interacted with each other until death.
"I would rather not have it than allow a piece of land to become a special exception...I don't want the good exceptions, and I don't want the bad ones!" Tang Mo reminded his ministers one by one, banging on the table.
"The education is the same! The development is the same! The management is the same! The system is the same! The future military will be the same! That is the Tang Dynasty! The people there are my people! If you abuse them, you are abusing me!" On this kind of issue,
Tang Mo believed that there was nothing to be careless about.
The officials of the Tang Dynasty who were about to take office lowered their heads and recorded the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor. They were about to go to Qin as officials to manage that land with strong folk customs and completely different systems.
The people there are good at fighting and are willing to use force to solve problems. The land there is relatively barren and the economic conditions are relatively backward.
But officials are officials, and transferring them to Qin actually gave them a great opportunity. They were promoted before they went, and after they went, they would naturally become chief officials in many areas.
If they do well, they may become a good competitor for the empire's center in the future. This is a test, but it is also a great opportunity. By seizing this opportunity, unknown people like them may one day really succeed.
Become the brightest star on the stage of fighting for hegemony in the world.
"Let the people live and work in peace and contentment! If they break the law, use the law to manage them. If they abide by the law, they will be your food, clothing, and parents! People are like water, and the Tang Dynasty is like a boat. Water can carry a boat but it can also capsize it! I hope this truth will be engraved into you
In my mind, I will never forget it for the rest of my life!" Tang Mo looked at the officials in front of him, and he almost said everything he wanted to say clearly.
This was a test, not only for these officials, but also for the Tang Empire. The land area had almost doubled, and there were so many people in the occupied areas. The Tang Empire simply did not have enough officials to manage such a vast land.
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Therefore, Tang Mo could not name almost all the people who participated in this meeting. Only a few had met Tang Mo before, and these officials who had met Tang Mo could now be said to have truly closed the border.
Big official.
They are all very young, some are just 30 years old. If normal promotion and selection procedures are followed, they may have to wait until they are fifty to sit in their current position.
"Yes! Your Majesty! Long live our Emperor! Long live your Majesty! We will definitely abide by His Majesty's teachings and serve our empire as herdsmen until we die!" Everyone stood up and swore to Tang Mo.
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A civilian car slowly parked next to a camp. The Qin soldiers here looked a little tired. Only the guards standing guard stood at attention and saluted the officers who got out of the car.
"Sir!" The soldier on duty was a little uneasy, because he knew that the number of guards arranged by the army here was too small, and the distance did not meet the regulations. At this moment, they were simply undefended.
But this can’t be entirely blamed on them. They have traveled 40 kilometers in one day, and each of them is carrying a large amount of ammunition and food...
The speed of this kind of march is already the limit. After all, many troops do not have cars, and most companies even drive cattle and horses.
They had no choice but to march from the far north of Shu to Wuyang, the capital of Qin. In a few days, they had traveled more than 230 kilometers. This was almost the limit.
According to the order, because Wuyang lacked food and did not have much ammunition, they could not march lightly and quickly. Instead, they had to carry a large amount of ammunition to ensure their combat capabilities and their own supply capabilities, and then go north to fight.
That is to say, they have to feed themselves, prepare their own weapons and fight their own wars...and once the ammunition and food they carry are used up, they basically have no new supplies to look forward to.
In the past, such an order would have been a joke. No one would command a battle like this, but now they are executing such a ridiculous order because the city they are going to rescue is called Wuyang.
That was the sun of the Qin State, and it was the most sacred place in the hearts of the people of the Qin State. So they went north at all costs and ran at an astonishing speed.
"It's okay! No need to alarm anyone! Let everyone take a rest." Liu Zhian stopped the soldier from waking up the sleeping soldiers around him with his hands, and ordered in a low voice.
He had hardly slept in the past few days. Because he did not dare to use radio equipment, he could only run along the road from one army to another to personally supervise the march of his men.
Except for sleeping in the car for a while, he never closed his eyes. So, tired, he walked directly into the headquarters of the army, took a cup of hot water from the officer on duty, sat on the chair and gently
Sighed.
News came from his rearguard that the Tang Army had captured the Shushan defense line and completely surrounded Shushan City. His retreat was now blocked, and soon the rearguard deployed in Nanjiao City would be attacked by the Tang Army.