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Chapter 425 Not Enough
Li Tai frowned slightly, he also wanted Hou Junji to regain power, after all, it would be of great benefit to him.

But for Hou Junji to take power, it is not just a matter of talking in front of Li Shimin.

Otherwise, let alone letting Hou Junji take power, he himself would cause Li Shimin's displeasure.

In his opinion, if Hou Junji wants to take power, he needs to wait for an opportunity.

opportunity?

Li Tai suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said, "The imperial court is selecting someone to go to Turkic as an envoy, you can ask Lu Guogong, how about this king recommending him to go?"

It has just been reported that the imperial court is going to send envoys to Turks.

Li Tai didn't think about it at first, after all, Hou Junji was the Duke of the state, so he definitely couldn't let Hou Junji go for such a small matter as an envoy.

But now he suddenly felt that this was an opportunity.

"Embassy?" Hou De was taken aback, a little unhappy.

If he hadn't been concerned about Li Tai's identity, Hou De would have wanted to scold him.

The imperial court was going to send envoys to question why the Turks came to the Tang Dynasty to plunder, so he naturally knew about it.

It's not a big deal like this, and something dangerous, it's not a good job at all.

Li Tai noticed that Hou De was a little displeased, and said lightly: "What Lu Guogong lacks now is an opportunity. As long as he can be used by the father, it means that the father's anger has dissipated. Is it difficult to regain power? You Tell Lu Guogong what this king said, and see if he is willing, if he is willing, this king will go to ask Father, if he is not willing, forget it."

"Yes, I will definitely bring His Royal Highness King Wei's words with me." Hou De said hastily.

Hou De left Furong Garden and returned to Hou Mansion, and told Hou Junji what Li Tai said.

"Father, my son thinks that King Wei just wants to use us and doesn't want to help you at all." Hou De said indignantly.

Hou Junji shook his head and said, "I think this is a good opportunity."

"Father, it's obviously a thankless job to go to Turkic, why do you say it's an opportunity?" Hou De said.

"As long as His Majesty is willing to use me, the time for me to return to my post as an official will not be far away. I am afraid that His Majesty will not use me. Do you think this is an opportunity?" Hou Junji said.

He felt that he underestimated Li Tai before, and he thought that Li Tai had good eyesight but low power.

Now it seems that Li Tai is still capable.

Not only did he know that the imperial court wanted to send envoys to Turks, but he also knew the inside story, but he didn't think of this way at the time.

"So Dad, you agree with King Wei's method?" Hou De asked.

Hou Junji nodded, and said, "You go and tell King Wei right away, and just tell him about his kindness. I am very grateful."

Although both the family and Changsun Wuji had promised to help him regain power, Hou Junji knew that if he wanted to regain power, he could only wait until Datang used troops abroad.

Only then will he have the opportunity to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.

Naturally, Hou Junji didn't want to wait so long. If he could take power before then, he would not be guilty of meritorious deeds, but would have the opportunity to get one step closer by virtue of his meritorious deeds.

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Palace, Nectar Palace.

Fang Xuanling selected the personnel for the mission and reported it to Li Shimin immediately.

Li Shimin looked at it casually and agreed.

After all, this mission is just for show, and the personnel on the mission are not important at all.

Li Shimin thought for a while, told Fang Xuanling what Lin Xuan said before, and then asked, "Xuanling, what do you think about this matter?"

Generally, Li Shimin likes to listen to Changsun Wuji's opinion on things like this.

But because of the previous events, although Li Shimin still believed in Changsun Wuji, he didn't believe it as much as before.

Fang Xuanling pondered and said: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of potatoes, but if it is really like what the Marquis of Jingyang County said, there is no problem in occupying the grassland. However, if the Turkic people merge with the Tang people, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble, Your Majesty." Is it really decided to move the people from the Tang Dynasty to the grasslands at that time?"

He really didn't know about potatoes, and he didn't know how to evaluate them. He believed that Lin Xuan would not use such things to deceive Li Shimin.

But it is not that simple to annex a nation.

Before the Eastern Turks were wiped out, some people took refuge in Datang, but most of them took refuge in Xue Yantuo.

The grassland lacks all kinds of materials, and the conditions are not as good as those of Datang. Why don't those people join Datang?

This is related to the habits and character of a nation.

Although the nomads often plundered the Central Plains dynasty, but you let him plow the land every day and eat whole grains, can he get used to it?

In addition, the nomads are brave and fierce, and it is difficult to integrate with the people of Datang.

The Qiang people in the Han Dynasty were widely distributed and had many tribes.In order to cut off the connection between the Huns and the Qiang people, the Han Dynasty set up Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei in the Hexi Corridor, established a local administrative system, and set up important officials such as guards and captains to manage the affairs of the Qiang people.At the same time, a large number of Qiang people who belonged to them moved inward, and they were divided into Eastern Qiang and Western Qiang geographically.The Eastern Qiang who entered the Central Plains lived in Senei and mixed with the Han people, intermarried and merged, and engaged in agricultural production.

However, the Qiang people continued to rebel, which cost the court a lot of financial resources.

Many people know that the chaos in the world at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was caused by the powerful relatives and the emperor's favor on eunuchs.

But if it weren't for the three Qiang rebellions, the Eastern Han court, which was not wealthy, would have worsened the situation. The flames of war had spread to Guanzhong, and a large number of Longyou heroes had been used, which would have intensified the turmoil in the upper class of the ruling class.

The Eastern Han Dynasty might be able to linger on for a few more years.

Therefore, national integration is not that simple. If one is not done well, it will cause future troubles for Datang.

Li Shimin sneered and said, "Trouble? Kill more people, and you will naturally be obedient."

Of course, he knew the history of the integration of the Qiang people in the Han Dynasty.

In his opinion, the Han Dynasty treated the Qiang people too favorably, and the Qiang people were too concentrated, so those Qiang people would always rebel.

After he annexed the grasslands, he planned to disperse the Turkic people to various parts of the Tang Dynasty. Once someone dared to rebel, he would directly suppress them severely. After a few decades, those people would naturally become Han Chinese.

Fang Xuanling was not at all surprised by this, because people in the Sui and Tang Dynasties were not greatly influenced by Confucianism because of the chaotic chaos and the collapse of rituals and laws.

"Your Majesty, if you want to occupy the grassland, you will need to spend a lot of resources. Even if the Tang Dynasty's treasury is full, it may not last long." Fang Xuanling said.

If you want to completely occupy the grassland, you don't just have to move the people there.

At that time, many cities will definitely be built in the grassland, but there is nothing in the grassland, and the materials for building the city will definitely need to be transported from Datang.

The cost of building a city is already high, and with the need to transport materials over long distances, the cost is undoubtedly astronomical.

"According to my estimation, the tax revenue of the imperial court next year will reach more than 5000 million guan, and at least 500 million guan will be left over. Occupying the grassland will not happen overnight. Only a preliminary occupation is needed in the early stage, should it be enough?" Li Shimin said.

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "It's far from enough. Even if we can build it slowly, at least ten new cities need to be built on the grasslands in the early stage. Even with the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it's still not enough."

Li Shimin glared at Fang Xuanling, what do you mean, you are thinking about my little treasury now?
But he also knew that Fang Xuanling would not lie to him about this, so he had a headache.

Could it be that he really wants to do business with Lin Xuan?

It's not that he rejects doing business, it's just that the business Lin Xuan said this time needs to hire too many people, so Li Shimin didn't listen to it before, so he refused.

(End of this chapter)