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Chapter 1099 The Damned Robber

Wang Xuance certainly knew that the so-called complete annihilation did not mean to kill all the people, but to kill the males in various ways, just like in Goguryeo, and let the old people die naturally, migrate the Han population, and digest the women.

After a few generations, there will be no more native people.

This strategy has been proven to be completely feasible in Goguryeo. Today's Goguryeo is no different from Liaoxi. As time goes by, it is only a matter of time before it is fully incorporated into the bloodline of Yanhuang.

Wang Xuance also thought that the population of Wa was only two million, and under the brutal rule and exploitation of the Turks, the population had shrunk significantly in recent years. The number of adult males had been reduced to less than half, and if war was used to push it forward, this process could be greatly accelerated.

Li Yan stretched out his hand and called Wang Xuance to him. He said with a strange expression: "After you have completely gained their trust, help them organize a large-scale rebellion to overthrow the rule of the Turks. However, before that, you can reveal all the details to the Turks."

"Given the brutality and cruelty of the Turks, we don't need to worry about what happens next. Killing someone with a borrowed knife is better than going through all the trouble ourselves!"

Li Yan smiled sinisterly. The Tang Dynasty had to use the Turks to clean up the house before taking over Yingzhou in its entirety. If the Tang Dynasty army was really allowed to take action, it would inevitably leave a reputation of cruelty, tyranny and inhumanity in the history books.

Li Yan is not afraid, but if he can be clean and refreshing, why not keep a decent appearance?
When Wang Xuance's Jinyiwei instigated the Japanese to expose all their plans and forces, Li Yan would naturally order the Turks to secretly dispatch a large army from the northern route to the island and thoroughly clean it up from north to south.

All the preliminary preparations have been made for the Tang Dynasty to take over Yingzhou.

The Turks are not Japanese, and they do not have much aversion to the people of the Tang Dynasty. When the Japanese suffer heavy losses, they will capture people from the grasslands or the Tang Dynasty and go to mine. In this way, people from the Tang Dynasty will naturally flow here slowly.

When the time is right, retaking Yingzhou will be a natural process.

The Turks were the ones who did the dirty work for the Tang Dynasty. They were the ones who destroyed Goguryeo, the 36 Kingdoms in the Western Regions, and Tubo and Tuyuhun. They would also be the ones who destroyed Japan and wiped out Wa from this world.

Ah.
Li Yan smiled slightly. These damn bandits really deserved to die for committing such a huge sin of killing.
Unlike our Tang Dynasty in the Middle Earth, which is a country of etiquette, all we did was to rescue the people who were struggling and wailing under the iron cavalry of the Turks, and give them a peaceful life in the Celestial Empire again, so as to achieve universal peace and harmony and make the world one family.

What is benevolence and righteousness? This is benevolence and righteousness!

Some people think that being kind and merciful is benevolence, and that being ruthless and cruel is tyranny. This is because they do not understand the nature of these two forces at all, and do not know how to use them. Only when these two forces are used together can they exert their extraordinary power.

Any one used alone is self-destructive.

Watching Wang Xuance leave contentedly, Li Yan sighed. He wished he could witness the fall of that place with his own eyes, but unfortunately his current identity no longer allowed it. Not to mention the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, even as the Right Wise King of the Turks, it would be difficult for him to take risks easily.

Now, in the face of attacks from all directions, all Li Yan can do is arrange and deploy everything in Chang'an City, and then let his subordinates carry out the execution. For things like this that are thousands of miles away, even Wang Xuance can only sit in the central command and cannot go to the front line in person.

Shaking his head, Li Yan regained his composure and was about to deal with the memorial when Wang De came in again to inform him that the prince had been summoned to come and ask for a meeting.

Li Yan had no choice but to put down his pen and meet Li Xiang.

After a while, Li Xiang walked in energetically. Ever since he went to the fields to plow the fields himself, Li Xiang's skin had become visibly darker, but he was also healthier. He no longer walked as frivolously as before, but had become more solid and energetic.

I feel more energetic now, and the effect of exercise is very obvious.

"Your son pays homage to His Majesty!" Li Xiang knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, becoming closer to Li Yan than before.

"Get up!"

Li Yan also raised his hand casually. Li Xiang had been very busy these few days since he entered the Finance Temple. He often came to the Imperial Study in the name of asking for advice. The conversations between father and son became more frequent, and the sense of unfamiliarity was obviously dissipating.

"Xiang'er, how do you feel about your contact with the Finance Temple these days?"

Li Xiang walked to the imperial desk naturally, replaced a cup of hot tea for Li Yan, then sat down and said excitedly: "Father, I feel that the Finance Temple founded by your father is simply a stroke of genius. It can not only raise a large amount of silver and money, but also issue treasure notes."

"We can also use this as a basis to vigorously support the development of the East Factory."

"It has added a huge source of revenue to the Tang Dynasty, getting rid of the situation of relying solely on taxation. It can be said that it has created a precedent in history."

Li Yan nodded with a smile. The real influence of banks on market regulation and economic national policies is not something that people of this era can see. What they can see is its money-making function, which is normal.

In fact, even Li Yan is a novice, and his understanding of the true power of finance is very limited. However, his long-term life experience tells him that the greater the benefit, the greater the harm, and you can't be impatient when doing anything.

You should move forward while exploring, stop after taking two steps, and proceed step by step carefully. If you are too eager for the benefits it brings and are too aggressive without discovering its disadvantages, it is very likely that when you are going smoothly and making rapid progress, a huge disaster will come and make you go back to the beginning of your business overnight.

Therefore, he thinks that if you don't understand, you won't try those high-end operations. So you can keep your feet on the ground and rely on the elite talents of a country, and naturally make various attempts that conform to the actual situation in practice, and find its effects and disadvantages.

Li Xiang was even more excited when he saw his father's approval: "Let's not talk about the issuance of treasure notes. Everything has its own rules and regulations. We just need to follow the steps. On the contrary, I think the Datang Asset Management Bureau has a lot to do. It involves all walks of life."

"If the overall scale can be expanded several times, the annual profits and taxes will be considerable."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Li Yan said with some regret: "In fact, in my plan, projects related to the national economy and people's livelihood, such as salt, iron and grain, should be included in the jurisdiction of the court. Not only can it increase the income of the court, but it can also stabilize prices and protect people's livelihood."

"However, even if the aristocratic families are also engaged in business now, the court still has a lot to do."

Li Yan pointed out: "You are the crown prince. You only need to understand and be familiar with the operation of the treasure banknotes. You don't need to get involved in the details. As for the East Factory, I have separated it out so that I can manage it separately."

"You don't have anything else to do at the moment, so you can start from here, take over the East Factory, and participate in the details."

When Li Xiang heard this, it was obvious that his father didn't just want him to learn about it, but also wanted him to do something personally to improve his abilities?

That’s great! I can finally participate in government affairs, not just farming in the East Palace.

"Please give me some advice, Father. Where should I start?"

Li Yan smiled slightly: "You don't need to worry about the Jinyiwei, you just need to understand the various businesses of the East Factory. Most of the salt and iron industries are controlled by the aristocratic families, and the East Factory is also involved. You just need to understand the operation of it, and there is no need to expand it."

"Food should be your top priority."

Li Yan knew that the Tang Dynasty was about to face a great war. Other things were minor matters, but food was indispensable. He needed a huge amount of food to control the situation, and the current granary in the Tang Dynasty was far from enough.

Salt, iron and grain are all important materials related to the national economy and people's livelihood, but compared with salt and iron, grain is the most important but also the least profitable.

It is not as expensive as the previous two, and is small in size and easy to store, preserve and transport.

Grain is cheap, but bulky, mostly produced in the south, extremely difficult to transport, and easily spoiled if not properly preserved, so it is the last of the three. As an emperor, Li Yan would expand vigorously in salt and iron.

It will seriously infringe upon the interests of the aristocratic families and intensify the conflicts.

Therefore, starting with food is the most legitimate and least likely to cause conflict with the aristocratic families.

After all, food is the most important thing for people. As the court, we are responsible for providing the most basic survival needs for the people of the world, and no one can say anything about it.

"Xiang'er, do you know that the people of our Central Plains have always had a hard life? Even in good years, they still go hungry for half a year. Do you know why?"

Li Xiang looked confused, he really didn't know these things.

He was born in the royal family, a grandson of the emperor. Although his status was not high, he had no shortage of food and clothing, and the resources around him were also available. He had never left Chang'an City, so naturally he didn't know what the lives of the people in various places were like?

The ministers around him also said that the Tang Dynasty was now peaceful and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so he naturally thought that everyone was living the same life.

Now I heard from my father with my own ears that the people were living a hard life and had no food to eat. Naturally, I felt a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Li Yan did not blame him too much. It was not Li Xiang's fault that he did not eat meat. It was determined by his background and what he saw and heard. The people who raised and taught them should be blamed, not the children who grew up in a honeypot and never saw the world.

"Our Great Tang is vast and rich in resources, and the situation in different places is different."

"The lives of the common people have always been maintained at a level that is barely enough to feed themselves. The reasons behind this are very complicated and cannot be explained in just a few words. When you have fully understood all the reasons behind this, you will basically meet the criteria for a crown prince."

"Today, I want to talk to you about another issue."

Seeing that Li Xiang was listening attentively, Li Yan imparted what he had learned: "The annual treasury income of our Tang Dynasty is mainly land and population taxes. To be more specific, it is the tax grain mainly paid by various places."

(End of this chapter)