Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 71 Longevity Version Longzhong Pair
When the last dead leaf on the tree in the yard was blown off by the north wind, a few sparrows fell from the sky and chirped on the ground looking for food.

Changsheng put the new fried tea into the teapot she brought, and said, "Second brother, we haven't seen each other for more than two years." The boiling water poured into the teapot, stretching out the green tea leaves , as if lazy people stretch their waists.

"At this time, the tea leaves they picked when they passed by the southwest in early spring were given to me by someone, and I brought them all."

Li Shimin sat cross-legged across from her, watching her curiously playing with the tea set in front of her.

"Interesting, drinking tea is different from the ones I've seen. Is this a new method you invented?"

Changsheng poured the green tea soup on the ground, "According to my habit, the first tea soup is to wash away the dust, let's drink the second tea soup." He poured another cup and handed it over.

Li Shimin took the ceramic teacup with one hand, rested on his knee with the other, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Tut tsk tsk, it's a bit lighter." Li Shimin said with a mumbled mouth.

Changsheng smiled, enjoying the bitter taste of green tea in his mouth, and said after a while: "Drinking tea is all about state of mind, which is different from fighting."

When it comes to the word "war", Li Shimin's eyes lighted up, and then he said aggrieved and depressed: "If I didn't listen to your words, I would have come back with my father. I dreamed of riding a horse and carrying a knife to fight Turkic people. I heard that I was so happy about your deeds in Dunhuang that I didn't fall asleep for several nights."

Hearing what he said, Chang Sheng filled up his teacup again, "Father probably didn't fall asleep either, he heard from somewhere that I was injured, and he came to look for me halfway in a hurry."

"After all, you are a daughter... Hehe, I was wrong, after all, you are my father's favorite. No matter how hard I was in the camp, I didn't see him comforting me." Li Shimin pouted, and said that he still hated clothes Changsheng looked at the scars he left.

"Of course it's different in the army. I have a subordinate named Qin Qiong." Changsheng paused deliberately when he said the word Qin Qiong, secretly observing the other party's expression, seeing that Li Shimin was just listening curiously, and there was nothing unusual, so he went on. Said: "The method of tyranny is used in training, that is called cruelty."

After Changsheng finished speaking, he couldn't help shaking his head.

When she said this, Li Shimin felt itchy in his heart, and quickly asked, "What is the law of tyranny?"

"Yi people, sit down!" Chang Sheng said word by word.

If one person makes a mistake, all will be punished, if one person flees, all will be blamed!

"Hiss!" Li Shimin gasped, "No wonder you were able to behead hundreds of Turks with such a low loss!"

The master of tigers and wolves, he is invincible in attacking everything, killing people in the wild, floating corpses for thousands of miles!

The room fell into silence, Chang Sheng and Li Shimin were thinking about something, only the sound of the teapot boiling was left.

After a long time, Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief. He really wanted to go outside the Great Wall to have a look. He relaxed his body and lay beside Chang Sheng, with his head resting on Chang Sheng's thigh.

"Tell me about the war again, I want to hear..."

"Let me tell you about the frontier, shall I tell you about my thoughts?" Changsheng had already told him and his father twice, and it was a bit tiring. Big goals, build some strategic thinking.

"Yeah."

Changsheng took a sip of tea, held the teacup and said, "My original plan was to establish trade with the Eastern Turks in the north and the Western Turks in the west. Exchange our grain, cloth, and iron for their horses, cattle, sheep, textiles, and even It's population labor."

"The purpose of my doing this is to establish trade between the two sides and increase the income of my camp, and more importantly, to turn enemies into friends." Seeing that Li Shimin listened seriously, Changsheng continued:

"The Turkic people use tribes as their unit, and the leader of the tribe is the Khan. The small tribe is respected by the big tribe, and the leader of the big tribe is the Great Khan. Today, the leader of the Eastern Turks, Ji Li, and his tribe control most of the trade in the northern grasslands. , if I can establish a trade relationship with him, then they will become our allies. No one will be troubled by money, the reason why the Turks invaded our Central Plains is to get the living materials that are not available on the grassland.”

"That's very simple, we just sell them. As long as you exchange your things, everyone will be happy."

"It sounds okay when you say that, so why are you still fighting?" Li Shimin sat up and asked.

"Because the Western Turks are unwilling, they are used to robbing, and this business without money is easier and faster. In the past, when the chaos was happening, the Central Plains family was busy fighting. No one cared about the situation in the Northwest, so they took a lot of money." Cheap, so now they want to use the same method against us."

"It's really hateful, Changsheng, you did a good job and taught these bastards a lesson." Li Shimin said angrily, shaking his fist.

"Yes, the first step in dealing with barbarians is to beat them. They will not sit down and listen to you until they are hurt and afraid of them."

Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and brighter. The idea of ​​longevity opened the door to a new world for him. It really has no reason to talk to them. Call first and then talk.

"However, fighting is only a means, not an end."

"What is the purpose?"

"Form a community of interests and subtly naturalize them. With the camp as the center and trade as the link, build cities and villages on the grassland and Gobi, open up land, mine and build roads, so that the nomads who originally chased water and grass to stop them Let them work in tents, or even factories, and influence them with our way of life.”

"But can this be done? I mean are they willing to give up the habits of their ancestors and live in the way of the Han people?"

"This question is easy to answer. Let me ask you which is better, wild vegetables or mutton?"

Li Shimin replied without hesitation: "Of course it's mutton."

"Yes, if you give him mutton once for a person who has eaten wild vegetables all his life, he will not want to eat wild vegetables again. Compared with Turkic tribes, the difference between mutton and wild vegetables is the difference between our life now."

Due to the shortage of living materials, many Turkic people even use the same pot for cooking. The whole family can’t find a spoon. They can only eat with their hands or wood chips. A snowstorm or drought will bring a large area of ​​cattle and sheep. die.

Their ability to resist natural disasters is even worse than that of the Han people, so the year of catastrophe is also a time when the Turks become more aggressive.

But if they cooperate with the Han people, it will be different. They will also live in tile-roofed houses with bright and clean windows, drink sweet well water, go to work on time every day, get paid every month, and then go to the nearby market to buy for themselves. Favorite calico, buy favorite toys for children, and favorite tools for husband.

This is heaven for them.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but slapped his thigh excitedly, hugged Changsheng and kissed him: "You are really a genius!"

Changsheng wiped off the saliva on his face in disgust, and kicked him hard, "Go away, disgusting!"

But Li Shimin's arms were as thick as her calves, and this powerful kick did not move him at all.

"Hey," Li Shimin smirked twice, "How long will it take for what you said to come true?"

"This is not something that can be resolved in one or two battles. It may be ten years, it may be 20 years, or it may not be achieved in a lifetime." Chang Sheng said, looking down at the swirling tea in the teacup.

"How can you be so downcast?" Li Shimin came over to comfort him and said, "This is already the most ambitious thing I've ever heard since I was a child!"

"Oh, what's the trouble, this is only the northwest. There are many things we need to worry about in the whole country, such as the northeast and the southwest..." Changsheng had already instilled ideas in Li Shimin from the perspective of a ruler at this time.

"Northeast, and southwest? What's the matter?" Li Shimin felt that his life was really wasted. Did he train his muscles all day long in the camp to make his brain stupid, and he couldn't understand what Changsheng said.

"Southwest is naturally..." Changsheng was speaking when someone ran in from outside and shouted: "My lord, a letter from Southwest! It's an urgent letter!"

(End of this chapter)