Three hundred and sixtieth chapters for help
Li Shimin hasn't been to the battlefield in person for more than three years. The most recent time was before Qin Hao crossed over and faced Jie Li Khan's shame in the Wei River.
Thinking about the past three years, the Tang Dynasty was really amazing. It first killed the East Turks, the strongest competitor in the surrounding area, and then destroyed the rebellious Tuyuhun. Now he personally led his troops to attack Goguryeo, which indirectly destroyed the former Sui Dynasty, and he also wanted to destroy the country with confidence.
The three kingdoms were destroyed in three years and three battles. This speed was faster than the original history. According to common sense, the country that used troops so frequently had long collapsed, and the soldiers would also feel war-weary. But in fact, the Tang Dynasty is still very powerful now, and there is no problem with the national finances. Fang Xuanling wrote in a letter yesterday that even if this battle is fought for eight months, there is no pressure, and he doesn't even have to tie his belt.
This made Li Shimin feel complacent and proud. Thinking about how bad he was when he first ascended the throne, and now the Tang Dynasty is even stronger than the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, but the common people have not become victims of his history. The quality of life is getting higher and higher every year.
I am indeed the saint of the emperor of the ages.
However, all of this seems to be inseparable from one person: Qin Hao.
All the changes in the Tang Dynasty began after Qin Hao made his mark. Although he is not the prime minister now, his status in Li Shimin's heart is only high and not low. However, this brat will never save him the worry like Fang Xuanling, but will always be the one who is having problems.
Although it has been proved that as long as his problem is solved, the result afterwards is really beautiful, the process of solving the problem is really hard.
For example, now, he is not so worried about fighting, but he is scratched by a piece of paper made by Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's memorials are tens of thousands of words, but the central idea is only two: want people and power.
Let’s talk about asking for people first. He is fighting a war! He is still fighting a national war with a powerful country like Goguryeo! He opens his mouth and has 100,000 elite Guanzhong. How can you say this? He has only 300,000 to 400,000 troops in his hands, and about half of them are Hu people. What a fuck you will turn into a 100,000 troops.
There were some small moves on Silla, and he knew this, but Qin Hao's approach was too radical, which made Li Shimin unable to accept it for a while.
Originally, when he encountered such a thing, he just wanted to issue an order to denounce the Queen of Silla, hoping that they could restrain themselves. If it really didn't work, he could only take Niu Jinda and the others back. At worst, he would open up a second battlefield and settle the score with Silla Qiuhou after the war.
Anyway, he has become very confident since the war, and even if there is no second battlefield, he is confident to go to Pyongyang City to celebrate with the soldiers.
But Qin Hao obviously went to tear his face apart. He took the queen away when he went up and let a former Tang Dynasty captain be in the Silla Supervisory Kingdom. This is clearly a fight to the death!
The little Silla Datang naturally didn’t take it seriously, but do you have to take this diplomatic influence into consideration? Why is it an ally the moment before, and the next moment, it seems like it is going to destroy other people’s country?
Khitan Khan lives not far from him, and the dirty, tiring and dying work are all done by others. If everyone knows this, how can you still dare to help you fight with the war?
To be honest, if this matter is done by someone else, Li Shimin might have been dismissed from his post and investigated. As for Niu Jinda's subordinates, I can only say sorry. After all, as the emperor, he must start from the overall situation if he thinks about the problem.
But if Qin Hao was the case, I really had to think about it.
Li Shimin believed that although Qin Hao was young, he was still very sensible in his work. In his impression, Qin Hao was not a figure of the Eagle Card. This guy was much like a civil servant than a military general. He advocated the silence of things and the use of economic means to achieve military goals. When chatting, except for the prejudices that often gritted his teeth when talking about Tubo, he was more like a pacifist at other times. The reason behind doing things like this must have a deep meaning.
Unfortunately, Qin Hao's little bastard didn't come to report in person, and only handed in a plan, which made him unable to ask in person. Qin Hao's tricks were all unfathomable, and you wouldn't understand if you didn't give you a detailed explanation. Anyway, Li Shimin was still confused after reading the plan for a night.
In Qin Hao's plan, the additional 100,000 troops was not used to start a war with Silla, but more of a deterrent effect. At the same time, the complex relationship was used to develop an economic layout for Silla, and those economic layouts were also agreed with Silla before.
In other words, he would try his best to maintain the ally between Silla and the Tang Dynasty, but he just demarcated the concession in advance and talked about things that had been discussed before. Well, this guy tied up the queen, but said he would maintain the friendly relationship between the two countries. He is such a genius.
In Qin Hao's plan, about 5,000 of the 100,000 people added were used as the guards of the big bull, and the other 50,000 were responsible for building the concession, and they would stay in the so-called concession for a long time in the future. According to his own words, this concession will become the economic center of Silla and Baekje in the future.
The rest is to support Niu Jinda, so that even without the restraint of Silla, he can conquer Baekje and successfully open up a second battlefield.
In addition to soldiers, this guy also needs power. Anyway, it is Silla and Baekje's affairs. He still listens to Niu Jinda in military affairs, but politically listens to him. He hopes to fully handle all administrative affairs related to the two countries and report to him, the emperor afterwards.
Li Shimin naturally didn't know what the temporary governor of the colony was, but this did not prevent him from understanding this. Anyway, according to Qin Hao, the country of Silla will sooner or later be a disaster, but it is not convenient for the Tang Dynasty to take action. If this matter is handed over to him to operate, he can defeat the country without fighting and turn Silla into several counties of the Tang Dynasty.
In his understanding, this statement is basically equivalent to crazy words, but considering that Qin Hao has created so many miracles in just a few years, Li Shimin really wants to give it a try.
So after thinking about it, Li Shimin agreed in principle to his arbitrary power in administrative affairs of Silla and Baekje. The military was subject to Niu Jinda, but Qin Hao still had to be controlled by Niu Jinda in major matters, and he was still one chief and one deputy chief manager.
As for the 100,000 soldiers, it was just Qin Hao's lion's mouth. Li Shimin wanted to break the Yalu River. It was impossible to send people again at this time. After thinking about it, he decided to transfer 20,000 people from his central army to support him. The rest was handled by the Qing Gang himself. He could increase the number of soldiers in the Qing Gang's mansion, but Yongyetian did not.
This is actually a bit hooligan, but after receiving the order, Qin Hao whistled to the sky and almost jumped up excitedly.
Chapter completed!