Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 81
20 years ago, the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, which almost exhausted the Sui Dynasty's money and soldiers, but all three times were defeated.

During these three Eastern Expeditions, the Han people suffered numerous casualties.Especially in the second Eastern Expedition, 10,000+ Han Chinese were beheaded in the Battle of Sashui, and the heads gathered together to form a terrifying Jingguan.

These three eastward expeditions to Goguryeo exhausted the vitality of the Sui Dynasty, which can be said to be an important reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has been established, it was not long before the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo. Everyone can remember the suffering that Goguryeo brought to the Han people.

Especially the Tang people in the Northeast area said, "It is worse to suffer from Goguryeo than a tiger", which is not an exaggeration at all.

When all the generals present heard Changsun Wuji mentioning the three expeditions to Goguryeo in the former Sui Dynasty, they all felt sorry for him.

Especially Qin Qiong, he had personally participated in the Eastern Expedition under the former Sui Lai's tent, and now recalling it, he couldn't help sighing.

"Goguryeo is really a strong enemy!"

Everyone sighed for a while, and Changsun Wuji was even more satisfied. He put away the map, closed the coffin and concluded: "The north of the Yellow River is no longer dangerous. If anyone crosses the river forcibly and wants to fight head-on with the three northern countries, it will definitely be difficult." It's a dead end!"

Just now everyone still had the heart to talk back to Zhangsun Wuji, but after being analyzed by him, everyone was frowned and remained silent.

Li Shimin was also terrified by the shock. According to the analysis of the situation, it is extremely difficult to hold the north of the Yellow River.

He sighed in his heart, if Ke'er went to the north to join the war, he must be persuaded not to cross the river, otherwise he would be close to death.

Changsun Wuji's remarks made the atmosphere a little stagnant. Everyone calmed down now and carefully analyzed how to defeat the enemy.

At this moment, Wang De, who was guarding Li Shimin's side, suddenly swayed and looked outside the hall.

He immediately whispered something in Li Shimin's ear, and after Li Shimin nodded, he walked out of the hall again.

Everyone was curious, but they saw that Wang De left the Ganlu Hall, and soon turned back.

But when he came back this time, he had an extra letter in his hand.

Wang De took the letter, walked up to Li Shimin respectfully, and said in a low voice, "This is a letter sent by the secret guard of the King of Shu!"

Li Shimin was puzzled, he didn't know what Li Ke's plans were going to be, and the situation was critical, so he opened the letter in front of everyone.

At this time, all the ministers in the field were still at a loss, they did not dare to make mistakes, and could only wait for Li Shimin to read the letter before discussing.

Seeing that Li Shimin's face turned happy at this time, he finally unfolded the letter and said in a vibrating voice: "Another letter from Ke'er, please circulate it!"

Wang De quickly took the letter, and then handed it to the ministers in the hall, and everyone circulated it.

This letter is divided into two parts. The first part is written by Li Ke, which is about the rescue plan of Youzhou.

As soon as they saw the beginning, everyone was surprised.

They are in Chang'an, and they only learned about the Youzhou matter through inquiries from various parties recently.

But Li Ke, living in Shu, how did he know about Youzhou?

What is even more surprising is that Li Ke not only understands the situation in Youzhou, but also reacts quickly and formulates a solution to the predicament in Youzhou.

According to Li Ke, there is a chamber of commerce in Sichuan, which can provide money and food, so that the local government can come forward and organize the people of Youzhou to move to Sichuan and Sichuan.

Although he said it implicitly, even the officials of the Guanlong Group could guess that the so-called Chamber of Commerce was the Chamber of Commerce of Shu State under Li Ke's name.

But the chamber of commerce did not pay for nothing. Li Ke said that after the war, the chamber of commerce would cooperate with the Youzhou government to rebuild Youzhou.It's just that in the ten years after the war, the money and grain produced in Youzhou, after deducting the basic living security of the tenant farmers, the rest belonged to the chamber of commerce.

But considering that the ownership of the land is the local gentry landlords in Youzhou, if they take away all the proceeds, they will definitely not accept it.Therefore, Li Ke regards these landlords as investors of the chamber of commerce, and distributes [-]% of the proceeds to these gentry landlords.

After reading the method proposed by Li Ke to save Youzhou, everyone thought it was a good idea.

The first problem in Youzhou is the lack of food. As long as food can be provided to temporarily solve the problem of famine for the people, they will still be saved.

After solving the famine, we must find a way to solve the problem of the survival of the people. After all, there will be a war soon, and the people will stay there, and production and life will become difficult.Can't let the army protect it all the time, and the country pays for it?
However, as Li Ke mentioned, transferring the people to Shu could minimize the impact of the war.The people are no longer disturbed by the war, but they can also give birth with peace of mind and survive in Shu.

As for the Chamber of Commerce, although it provided money and food in the early stage, its income in the ten years after the war will definitely far exceed the money and food provided by the Chamber of Commerce. As long as this battle can successfully hold Youzhou, this is a very profitable business.

Everyone in the King's Party of Shu nodded in agreement, the chamber of commerce earns money, and it is they who earn money, so why should they not agree?
It can not only save the people of Youzhou, but also make money along the way. You can earn both fame and fortune, so it's strange if you don't agree!

Even the officials of the Guanlong Group, such as Changsun Wuji, were envious of this proposal. What's more, they had to consider how to join Li Ke's plan and paid for it.

"That's right! The King of Shu has a good idea! It will be much easier to move those people to a safe place and fight in the future!"

Li Ji nodded in praise.

Fang Xuanling also said with a faint smile: "It is beneficial to the country and the people, the King of Shu can do it!"

Everyone's compliments were rather reserved, but Cheng Yaojin jumped out at this moment, and said with a big laugh: "His Royal Highness, this is a good idea. It not only solves the siege, but also makes money along the way! This business is definitely worth it!"

After speaking, he laughed again, which caused members of the surrounding chambers of commerce to roll their eyes.

What everyone knows well, you have to tell the truth, isn't this a joke for Li Shimin and the people of the Guanlong Group!
Li Shimin ignored Cheng Yaojin and others. He was thinking at this time whether Li Ke's proposed solution had a deeper meaning.

Gentlemen and land, the combination of the two had to make Li Shimin think more.

He couldn't help but recall that when he was having dinner with Concubine Yang, Li Ke had suggested that he would find a way to take away the land from the gentry in the future.

From this point of view, Li Ke had his mind set on the land of the Youzhou gentry.

The ten-year harvest will all be owned by the chamber of commerce, and the gentry, as investors, can get [-]% of it...

His heart suddenly brightened. Doesn't this mean that Li Ke used [-]% of the income from the land to take the land from the gentry?
Ten years later, as long as the gentry can earn the same profits as before, will they still withdraw from investment?

Li Shimin smiled faintly, and Li Shimin couldn't help sighing: "Ke'er, I thought at the beginning that the lies you said would never come true, but I didn't expect that you really have such a good way to get the land from the gentry into your own hands. "

(End of this chapter)