Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

The Tiele tribes occupied a vast area in northern Mongolia.

Apart from the Xueyantuo, which occupied an extremely fertile grassland, the situation of most of the other tribes could only be described as average.

They belong to the kind of people who won't starve, but also won't become rich.

The various departments had been eagerly awaiting Princess Gaoyang's invitation for a long time.

Back then, they specially gathered six thousand elite soldiers to form the Beihai Dragon Cavalry for Gaoyang's command, wasn't it all for today?

The leaders of the Tielehun tribe were Motuluo, the Tieletongluo tribe was Amu, the Tielesijie tribe was Baluso, and there were also the Uyghurs, Dubo, Guligan, Duolange, Pugu, Bayegu, Huxue, Xijie, Adie, Baixi...

After receiving the invitation, the leaders of the Tiele tribes, large and small, dressed in their most magnificent and respectable clothes, settled their affairs within their tribes, and hurriedly led a personal guard towards Baikal County.

The entire northern desert was in an uproar, as if there were trending topics in this era.

"Princess Gaoyang convened the Baikal County Common Prosperity Forum, and all the Tiele tribes except the Xueyantuo tribe were invited to attend," is sure to top the trending search list.

Baikal County.

The only large restaurant owned by Prince Lu, Li Yuanchang, here was directly requisitioned by Gao Yang.

At this moment, Wei Shuyu, Dou Mingzhong, and other young talents who came with them were all busy.

Some were responsible for greeting guests, some for showcasing the projects, and others for maintaining order on site...

A banner was pulled up high.

"The Northern Desert Common Prosperity and Development Committee..."

Wei Zheng murmured, savoring the strange name, finding the connotation of "Crown Prince" in it to be just too perfect.

He lowered his head and frowned as he looked at a booklet in his hand that outlined the organization's future development direction and scope of responsibility. The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.

Beside him, Wei Shuyu carefully accompanied him. Not far away, Princess Gaoyang gave him a threatening look with a half-smile, which made Wei Shuyu's lips twitch twice.

"Ruxi (Wei Shuyu's courtesy name), are you aware of what happened here?"

Wei Zheng turned to his son and asked.

Wei Shuyu quickly snapped out of his daze and nodded stiffly, "This child knows a little bit..."

"Then tell me, are all the things on this really what Princess Gaoyang wanted?"

Is that right...?

Wei Shuyu wanted to curse inwardly; he had only just found out himself!

Personally, he absolutely did not believe that the project plan involving economic development, industrial production, and coordination among various tribes was made by Princess Gaoyang, who used his cross-dressing pictures to threaten him.

While thinking this in her heart, Wei Shuyu still tried her best to put on an act of "Princess Gaoyang is truly talented, both outwardly beautiful and inwardly intelligent," and nodded solemnly.

“Father, I know you don’t believe me, but Princess Gaoyang is not what you think she is!”

Wei Zheng: "???"

What am I thinking?

Wei Zheng was simply amazed by the various projects mentioned and the wildly imaginative ideas. Having served as an official for many years and governed Baikal County for several years, he could imagine the possibilities if these projects could be realized just by looking at the contents of this booklet.

The Tang Dynasty will surely be able to bring the northern desert under its true control without shedding a drop of blood.

Almost half a month after the news of the banquet was sent out, the leaders of the Tiele tribes rushed to Baikal County.

Mo Tu Luo and the others looked at the city that had been built from scratch on the shore of the North Sea.

My heart is filled with longing and admiration for the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains.

In a place where winters can easily freeze people to death, to build such a city, perhaps only the Tang Dynasty could have accomplished this in the world today.

After all, they had witnessed firsthand how frequent and massive the caravans carrying supplies, cattle, and sheep from the Zhenbei Road of the Great Tang Dynasty had been to Baikal County over the years.

"My lords, we meet again..."

Princess Gaoyang's appearance caused Mo Tu Luo and the others to hurriedly rise and pay their respects.

As the only leader who had the opportunity to host a banquet for Gao Yang along the way, Hunbu was not strong, but Motu Luo was standing at the front among all the leaders, big and small.

"Your Highness, we all rushed here as soon as we heard that you could make our lives better."

Behind him, everyone burst into laughter in support.

Gao Yang smiled without saying a word and gestured for everyone to take their seats.

As dish after dish of delicacies and fine wines were served, the leaders, who could not compare with the Turkic people of the Tang Dynasty these days, couldn't help but swallow hard.

"When I passed through the northern desert, the leaders of all tribes took good care of me. However, I have also seen how your people are living. The reason I have invited you here today is, as the invitation says, to wish you all prosperity together!"

Upon hearing the phrase "common prosperity," even Baluso, the leader of the Tiele tribe who usually craved Tang Dynasty wine, had to suppress his urge to drink heartily from the jar.

Looking up, I saw several people carrying a huge sign in from outside.

"Northern Desert Common Prosperity and Development Committee"

Several Tiele leaders who could read Tang Dynasty characters were also completely baffled at first glance.

However, they were not in a hurry and waited for Gao Yang to have someone explain.

"Fellow leaders, the population of most tribes is a little over ten thousand, and even the better-off ones have no more than thirty thousand. The warriors of the North Sea Dragon Riders have already explained this to me."

"So, what do you leaders think is limiting your development?"

Gao Yang's simple question immediately received an answer from a voice present.

“What’s so difficult about that? It’s all about the grasslands! With bigger grasslands, we can graze more livestock, and the women in the tribe can have more babies…” said Amu, the leader of the Tiele Tongluo tribe, in a deep, muffled voice.

Gao Yang nodded slightly.

“That’s right. What limits the development of your tribe is resources, but… those of you who came to Baikal County a few days ago must have seen it. Baikal County relies on the North Sea and has the advanced fishing technology of our Great Tang Dynasty. Let’s not talk about anything else, we have no shortage of fish and meat.”

"In addition, there is absolutely no need to worry about the consumption of resources such as salt and iron."

"They can also hunt, herd livestock, and farm."

"Therefore, these delicacies before you are not rare in Baikal County."

All eyes were drawn to the delicacies and fine wine before them.

Gao Yang glanced around and said, “Your leaders are all very righteous and willing to send your men to my command. I am naturally willing to lend you a hand as well.”

She waved her hand, and immediately everyone was presented with a plan outline for the future development of Baikal County and even the northern desert.

"Tribal joint management system..."

Mo Tu Luo watched intently.

"The Northern Desert Common Prosperity and Development Committee, spearheaded by Princess Gaoyang's residence and centered on the fiefdom of Baikal County, leads the Tiele tribes in jointly developing the fur processing industry, timber composite processing industry, dairy product deep processing chain, salt industry, straw weaving fiber industry, bone tool manufacturing industry..."

As everyone flipped through the booklets in their hands, waiters brought out one by one the products that would be processed and sold by various industries in the future.

Birch bark waterproof lacquered fur coat, leather armor with detachable copper buttons, felt snow boots, modular sled cabins, compressed charcoal, purified pine resin, portable milk bricks, yogurt rations, bone glue binders...

"Each tribe can choose two industries to invest in, and a joint quality supervision department will be established. Each tribe will provide personnel to be responsible for controlling product quality. 15% of the final profits from the industries will be set aside to establish a disaster relief fund to ensure that each tribe can receive relief in the event of a disaster in the future."

"The remaining profits were then voted on jointly: whether to invest in industrial expansion or distribute as dividends..."

Motuluo gasped, and then, like the tribal leaders around him, his face flushed red with excitement.

They're about to enjoy the fruits of the Tang Dynasty's labor!