Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Shen's question made Li Shimin stunned for a moment, and then he laughed.

"Old Shi, you see, now all the tribes really want to vassal us, but if our Tang Dynasty allows them to become subjects, most of them will not agree.

The north is too big, and they have no fixed settlements. Even if we occupy a large area of ​​land, we don't have that much population control.

Moreover, this area is only suitable for grazing, unlike the Central Plains, which is mainly farming.

Many things are not as simple as you think. Otherwise, the big man was very strong at the time, why didn't he take it into his pocket? "

Li Shimin smiled and said that although his son was smart, he still didn't understand political affairs.

Li Shen thought about it carefully and realized that this is really the truth. The north is too big, even if it is occupied,

Datang didn't have that many people to defend themselves, and they had to guard against endless harassment.

It seems that I still don’t understand anything.

However, he was still unwilling to give in. The north was a rich land with rich mineral resources, which was very important for the future development of Datang.

Soon various tribes began to send envoys to Lingzhou to pay homage to Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.

Jiachen (15th)

Li Shimin got up early in the morning to take a shower and change clothes, and Li Shen also got up early in the morning.

"Your Majesty, there are too many people here. I think it would be better to meet in batches." Li Daozong admonished.

"Thousands of people, even if we divide it into batches, it will take a long time," Li Shimin shook his head.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Li Daozong:

"Pass the message to the envoy to go outside Lingzhou City, and I will meet him on the city wall."

When Li Shen followed Li Shimin to the city wall of Lingzhou, he saw the crowds of people under the city in darkness.

"Meet the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"Meet the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"Meet the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

The crowd all knelt on the ground, and their greetings soared into the sky. Even Li Shen felt excited and excited when he saw this scene.

Only then did he understand the greatness of Li Shimin and why Zhenguan's rule was respected by future generations.

This is the coming of all nations.

Li Shimin waved his hand and heard someone in the army below shouting "Get up~~~"

The person below walked to the city as a representative, took out the memorial, and reported it loudly.

Li Shen heard very clearly that they were all flattering words and how cruel Xue Yantuo was.

In the end, I saw this man kneeling on the ground again and handing over the joint letters of credence, saying loudly:

"I hope that the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will be our Heavenly Khan, and our children and grandchildren will be your slaves, and we will not regret it until our death."

"Accurate." Li Shimin said one word.

Li Daozong immediately got off his horse, walked up to the man, and took his credentials.

Then these thousands of people knelt down and worshiped again,

"Khan of Heaven."

"Khan of Heaven."

"Khan of Heaven."

For a time, the words "Tian Khan" filled the world. Li Shimin stood on the city wall and looked down upon the world.

"Let's go."

After the worship was over, Li Shimin said something to Li Shen with his hands behind his back and got off the city wall.

Li Shen was still thinking about the scene just now, it was so enjoyable.

After this matter was over, Li Shimin's purpose in Lingzhou was also over. Li Shen knew that he should go back soon.

But before going back, Li Shen couldn't let go of this opportunity to make money.

He led people to circulate among the envoys of major tribes to discuss cooperation matters.

These tribes all make a living by herding, and Li Shen's target is also their cattle and sheep.

Li Shen planned to establish a purchase point for Prince Ji's Mansion in Liangzhou and Lingzhou.

Long-term acquisition of cattle and sheep from major tribes, they can exchange for grain, tea, salt and other things they need,

This made the envoys of the major tribes very happy. The life of herding was difficult. If Li Shen could purchase their cattle and sheep for a long time, they could change the lives of their herdsmen.

Moreover, the price Li Shen gave was much higher than the price offered by running merchants.

After knowing that Li Shen was the tenth son of the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty and King Ji of the Tang Dynasty, these envoys were even more willing to make deals with Li Shen.

They believed that the son of Tian Khan would not deceive them.

When Li Shen finished his day's activities and dragged his tired body back to the other courtyard, he saw Wang De standing there.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is waiting for you." Wang De smiled.

Li Shen followed Wang De to Li Shimin's study.

"I've seen Aye. What's your order for Aye?"

Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand, looked up at the tired Li Shen and asked.

"How many tribes have you talked about?"

"Uh~~ That's almost it." Li Shen replied with some embarrassment.

"Well, if it's almost time, then I'm going to go back, otherwise I won't be able to catch up with Yuan Zheng." Li Shimin nodded.

Li Shen was shocked. It turned out that Li Shimin had been waiting here for more than ten days just for him. Li Shen thought something was wrong.

"Thank you Aye." Li Shen thanked him sincerely.

"Then tell me, why do you want to do cattle and sheep business with them? There are so many tribes, and there are countless cattle and sheep. What do you want with so many cattle and sheep?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

When he learned that Li Shen had contacted tribal envoys, he kept sending people to pay attention to the matter and found that Li Shen was buying cattle and sheep on a large scale.

"Aye, the purpose of purchasing cattle and sheep is to improve the lives of the people of Tang Dynasty so that they can eat meat.

Secondly, I want to make these tribes dependent on our Tang Dynasty. The reason why the northern herders follow their leaders to fight and plunder is mainly because of the hard life.

What if we let them live a prosperous life? Will they fall in love with me, Datang?

The next step is to build a market or even a city on the grassland so that they can all be attached to the city. This will solve their problem of having no fixed place to live. "

Li Shen explained to Li Shimin one by one that he actually had a plan to make money, which was to open a noble academy on the grassland.

Recruit children from the north to learn Tang dialect, Tang characters, and Tang etiquette.

If you study well, you can also come to Datang to study abroad.

The point is that aristocratic schools are expensive, and ten people who run the school are not as good as one who runs the school.

But Li Shen didn't dare to say it, for fear that his father would steal his business.

Li Shimin nodded after listening to Li Shen's explanation. Although it was unknown whether Li Shen's idea would be useful, the original intention was good.

As long as Li Shen doesn't act recklessly, that's fine. His father is really worried about his son.

"In that case, then you should be prepared. We will go back in two days. This time we will pass by Xiwating. I want to see the grazing there."

Two days later, before leaving, Li Shimin stood outside Lingzhou City and wrote a poem:

"Avenge the humiliation and reward hundreds of kings, eliminate the evil and repay the eternity."

The ministers immediately advised him to engrave this verse on a stone tablet in Lingzhou.

Li Shimin readily agreed.