I'm about to become an immortal, do you want me to be a prince?

Li Mu doesn't mind expanding his circle of friends either.

After all, Li Ji is a new generation of Tang military god after Li Jing.

It's very face-saving to have such a big shot in the circle of friends!

"Brother, it is said that in addition to setting up prefectures and counties in Liaodong, Duke Du also plans to abolish the Dingxiang Governor's Mansion. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

While drinking high-end wine, Li Zhen asked while smashing his mouth.

Li Mu looked calm, slowly shaking the wine in the glass, and smiled slightly.

"Darang is so clever, can you also inquire about this kind of thing?"

Li Zhen scratched his head, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "Compared to my brother, he is insignificant, but my brother is the master of the world."

Li Mu raised his wine glass and lightly touched Li Zhen, then drank the wine in one gulp.

After drinking, he nodded and said, "It's true."

Li Zhen quickly poured another glass of wine for Li Mu.

And he asked, "Could it be that there is a rift between Duke Du and Duke Zhang?"

"Da Lang is too worried, this move is just following the trend, it has nothing to do with individuals."

After a pause, Li Mu continued, "Besides, Mr. Zhang has been running Dingxiang for many years, isn't it just for Datang to successfully win Dongguan?"

When Li Zhen heard that it had nothing to do with personal feelings, he let out a deep breath.

Li Ji and Zhang Gongjin are good friends. As a son, he naturally cares about whether his father's good friend offended the boss.

If not, don't worry.

As a Sao Nian who was about to grow up, Li Zhen didn't have any lofty ideals.

If he had to say yes, it would be to wait for his father to burp his fart, and then take over as a logical successor to be the Duke of the Empire.

But since I met a certain wild crossing dog.

Li Zhen suddenly found out.

Hey!It turns out that aristocratic life can still be played like this.

Then this guy found out that if he followed this awesome brother Li Mu, could he also have some fun with him?

Even if you can't be a waver in the East China Sea like Du Gou.

At least he should be able to pretend to be aggressive on land like Cheng Laosan.

Therefore, Li Zhen was the one who responded most positively to Li Mu's strategic arrangement.

"Brother, Liu Shili's lord has made arrangements and will go to the northwest in a few days."

"Ah That's good."

"It's just brother, why did you treat Liu Shili so kindly, because of the preparation of colored glaze..."

Li Zhen originally wanted to say that this old boy doesn't know good and bad, and was always getting in the way before, so now he should be left in Qizhou to rot until he dies.

I saw Li Mu shaking his head, "Da Lang, make the best use of everything, since he wants to go to the Northwest to fight for a while, then let him be fulfilled. In the future, when the Northwest is restored, it will be a help."

In fact, Li Mu's conscience is just hurting. According to the original history, this buddy Lao Liu should have made contributions in the Northwest, and then left his name in history.

In the end, because of his wild time-traveling dog's intrusion, the credit was lost, and he is still lying in Qizhou, unhappy.

That place in Qizhou, it sounds nice, Fengming Qizhou.

However, this world is suffering to the extreme.

In the era of underdeveloped transportation, even if there were mineral resources in this place, it would not help.

It is estimated that no one is willing to invest here except Li Mu.

For the sake of glass, Li Mu forced Liu Shili to the ground and rubbed him against the ground.

It made this buddy depressed later, and the psychological shadow was so hot.

If you don't give him a hand, it is estimated that it will really be useless.

Besides, letting him go to the northwest is also a safe move.

In case Hou Junji gets confused in the future, he will make big news with Li Chengqian.

Then this buddy can replace Hou Junji's role.

"What do you mean, brother?"

"After the restoration of the Northwest, Dalang can't figure out what to do next?"

Li Zhen thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Brother, are you talking about the Western Regions? Will the imperial court send troops to the Western Regions?"

Li Mu patted his shoulder, nodded and said.

"Da Lang guessed right, the Western Regions won't make us wait too long."

Li Zhen suddenly trembled, I'm going, do you want to be so fierce?

Will it still be playing Goguryeo?

Are you starting to stare at the Western Regions?

Want to be so exciting?

Li Zhen quickly took a sip of wine to suppress his shock.

Li Mu also picked up the wine on the table and took a sip before continuing.

"Da Lang might as well invest in the west side in advance, it will be profitable."

"What do you mean, brother?"

Li Mu smiled slightly, raised his wine glass and touched him again.

Then lightly highlight two words.

"Silk Road."

Chapter 183 Obtaining the Maximum Benefit at the Minimum Cost!

After Li Zhen heard the word "Silk Road".

He stared at Li Mu with his eyes wide open, with an expression of disbelief.

"Brother, what about Goguryeo? Could it be that the court stopped fighting here?"

"Of course not. It's not that difficult to defeat them, mere Gao Linu."

After shaking the wine in his hand, Li Mu drank it in one gulp and continued.

"However, there is no need to be in a hurry. It is just right for soldiers to point directly at Yalushui at this time. To obtain the greatest benefit at the least cost is the essence of war."

Li Zhen scratched his head, a little hard to understand.

"Also ask my brother to teach me."

"Dalang, what is the purpose of our war against Goguryeo this time?"

Li Zhen thought about it for a while, and wanted to say it was for justice.

But think about it or forget it, even I don't believe this kind of saying.

So he whispered with a guilty conscience, "As my brother said, the word interest."

Li Mu smiled, "Da Lang is insightful, the core of war is the word profit."

"In this case, why give Goguryeo a chance to breathe?"

"Giving Goguryeo a chance to breathe is to maximize the benefits."

"..."

"Look, Dalang, if our army goes straight to Pyongyang now and captures Gao Jianwu alive, is there any excuse to capture Labor later?"

Li Zhen thought about it carefully, that's right, if the battle is won, then what excuse is there to work hard?How can we investors make money?

Of course, if Datang is willing to disregard his face and go straight to Pyongyang, he will still wantonly plunder the population.

That's another matter.

But generally this doesn't happen.

After all, there was international public opinion in ancient times.

If this kind of thing gets out, will Li Shimin's honorary title of Emperor of the Ages be lost?

Not to mention one emperor through the ages, even the honorary title of Tian Khan may not be guaranteed.

The surrounding small countries must not complain about Li Shimin's disregard of martial arts ethics, madness or something.

The image of a big country is no longer there.

The international status is still unstable.

He, Li Shimin, also wanted to save face.

In the battles of the heavens and the kingdoms, they have always paid attention to a teacher who is famous.

Taking the capital and capturing the king means that the battle has been won.

If you continue to work on it, you will learn from others without a name.

This is not in line with my Datianchao's usual style.

Li Shimin is not so thick-skinned.

Then Li Mu continued, "So, the best plan is to stop in duck-green water now. It's called a rest, but it's actually for the purpose of maximizing profits. As long as the war is not over, we can continue to obtain benefits."

Li Zhen nodded frequently, "Big brother!"

Li Mu smiled, picked up the bottle and poured a glass of wine for Li Zhen and himself, then continued.

"In addition to maximizing benefits, there is another benefit."

"What's the benefit?"

"The Gao family has been in business for a long time. Although it is easy for our army to win, it will inevitably be attrition. At this time, we will stop in duck-green water and declare to the outside world that we can not only accumulate strength, but also disturb the hearts of the people and shake the foundation of the country. Then we will deploy our troops again. In Pyongyang, the difficulty will be a little less."

As Li Mu said, what this war considers is not military victory, but the maximization of interests.

Goguryeo has been in business for hundreds of years, and has a glorious history of competing against Mr. Yang, so there are still some foundations.

And more importantly, it is a matter of popular opinion.

Hundreds of years of operation, coupled with a glorious history, the words of the people's will can still be pretended to be forced.

Therefore, in order to reduce losses and obtain maximum benefits.

At this time, the duck-green water stopped, but the attitude still maintained the posture of attacking at any time.

Then, Goguryeo will also maintain a state of high tension at any time and prepare for the battle with all its strength.

Fully preparing for war means that a large amount of the country's resources will be tilted towards the military.

With the loss of Liaodong, Goguryeo has no buffer zone, so it must not dare to take it lightly. Even if it goes bankrupt, it will fully support military expenditures.

And a country whose economy is not very developed, because of the military threat of a hostile country, has to convert its national resources into war resources.

Then, it will inevitably squeeze and exploit the domestic people.

Under such circumstances, it is hard to say whether people's hearts can continue to support Gao.

Even if Gao wanted to sell a wave of patriotism, the domestic people gritted their teeth and insisted.

However, Li Mu still has Silla and Yamato in his hands, so he will put pressure on him at that time.

Goguryeo is under the enemy's back and forth, and it will definitely increase the investment of resources.

Under such circumstances, he does not believe that the people in Goguryeo can continue to grit their teeth and persist.

When the people are exploited to a certain extent, it is bound to explode.

Then, if you do it at that time, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

And during this period, Tang Jun will not have been squatting in Yalu Shui to watch the show.