Chapter 1182

"Oneself?" the ministers frowned.

Merton nodded: "Yes, at present, the biggest problem of the Turkic ministries is that there are more people and less land. In those years, your majesty moved nearly 200000 Turkic ministries to the south of the Yellow River, took great care of them, protected them from the bitter cold and hunger in the north, and gave them superior pastures. In the past ten years, the population of the Turkic ministries has doubled. Now the Turkic population in the south of the Yellow River is nearly 400000. The place originally planned to resettle herdsmen was afraid I'm afraid it won't be enough. "

"Four hundred thousand!" the civil and military officials were surprised that they had ignored such important data.

Merton smiled bitterly: "If the people of the Tang Dynasty were good at farming, it would be easy to feed these 400000 people in such a large place. However, the nomadic habits of various Turkic departments are difficult to change. In order to feed the population, even if Weichen invented the method of green forage storage, it still can not meet the needs of Turks. A large number of cattle and sheep are about to gnaw the grassland into sand. Recently, the Mu Us desert has expanded continuously, and Turks are still in trouble Each ministry is the culprit. Over the years, Lord Sun's achievements in governing the Yellow River can't compare with the destruction of the Turkic ministries. "

The crowd couldn't help but be in an uproar. They didn't expect that the destructive power of the Turks was so great. Of course, the Turks were herding hard. I'm afraid it had something to do with the invention of spirits in Mojia village.

"This is not the most serious. In order to feed more livestock, herdsmen can only herd more desperately. In this way, a vicious circle will be formed. Within a hundred years, the land of Turkic migration must turn from grassland to desert, or Turkic herdsmen will nomad farther away, encroach on Farmers' farmland, resulting in disputes between herdsmen and Han people." Merton said.

Hundreds of officials nodded one after another. The population of Turkic ministries increased sharply, grasslands became sandy land, the price of cattle and horses decreased, the income of herdsmen decreased, and the disputes between Turkic herdsmen and Han farmers were all undercurrent. It turned out that these contradictions were hidden in the illusion of peaceful coexistence between Turks and Datang, and finally broke out in an all-round way in this assassination incident.

"Your Majesty, I think it is the general trend to put all Turkic departments back to the grassland. The late one will suffer." the eldest sun Wuji gritted his teeth and got up and agreed.

Wei Zheng seconded: "The Turks are rebellious and hard to tame. Although his majesty treats them sincerely, he doesn't know how to repay them. In those days, the Turks' habit was to plunder South whenever there was a shortage of livestock. Now it's even harder to change their bad habit. Once his majesty can't meet the Turks' appetite, the Turks will betray his majesty. Just as ASHNA's association rate said, the Turks are a wolf and a wolf who can't feed well."

This time, it's just an assassination, and the next time, I'm afraid, it's a large-scale rebellion. At that time, I'm afraid the Turks will be even worse.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "a mere 400000 people?......"

Merton shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, in just ten years, the Turkic population has reached 400000. In another ten years, I'm afraid it will be 800000 or 1000000. Will your majesty still be able to meet the requirements of the Turks? Will there be so many grasslands in the Tang Dynasty to accommodate the Turks?"

Li Shimin's heart sank. At that time, either the Turks brought down the Tang Dynasty or the Turks set off a greater rebellion.

Seeing that chaotang had always agreed to let the Turks return to the grassland, Li Ji frowned and said, "did you ever think that once these 400000 Turks were herders in Datang and nearly 100000 troops in the grassland?"

The 100000 troops are an important force in any place and are an important help in the hands of Datang. If they return to the grassland, Datang's fetters on them will be weakened. Coupled with the influence of Turks on the grassland, once they become enemies with Datang, it will be a disaster.

Li Shimin nodded slightly. The reason why he wanted to leave Turks was that he valued the military power of Turks.

The court was silent. How could they not know the importance of Turks? But just as the Mohist School said, the world is safe and sound, and the Tathagata is not responsible for the Qing Dynasty.

"In this way, the minister has his own way." a new voice appeared in the court hall. When they saw it, it was the new general of the firearms army, sun Chong. He looked like a weak scholar, but wore a brand-new armor, which was very different from the generals.

Li Shimin's eyes flashed and said in surprise, "can Chong'er have a good plan?"

The eldest son said proudly with a look on his face: "Tell your majesty, the problem of the imperial court is that the Turks want to return to the grassland, and the imperial court is worried that the border will be unstable after these Turks return. In that case, why should your majesty release the Turks to the grassland and use the money and food used by your majesty to appease the Turks? Turks are young and strong. In this way, you can meet the requirements of all Turks without more money and food Don't worry about the instability of the border, but you can turn the Turkic cavalry into the help of the Tang military. "

"Wonderful! Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog son. General changsun's move can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"Your Majesty really knows talents, and General Chang sun is really good at both literature and martial arts."

Many ministers praised Li Shimin and his eldest sun Wuji when they heard the speech.

Changsun Wuji stared at changsun Chong, and then said modestly, "the dog is ignorant and speaks nonsense. You are wrong."

The eldest sun Wuji was modest in his mouth, but a proud smile appeared on his face.

Li Shimin showed a satisfied look. He tried his best to overcome the public opinion and let Chang sun Chong serve as the general of the firearm army, which has been criticized by many people. Now Chang sun Chong offered a good plan and greatly raised his face.

"What do you think of Chong'er's strategy?" Li Shimin asked the generals as usual. In fact, his heart has been biased towards this strategy.

Many ministers agreed that this policy can indeed solve the current situation of Turks, meet the requirements of Turks, and will not let Turkic ministries lose control. I'm afraid it's the best way.

Just when the Minister of civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty thought that he had found a way to achieve both ends, an disharmonious voice suddenly said: "The Turks are naturally satisfied. If one day there are strange Turks like ASHNA's association rate, endure humiliation, bear heavy burdens, maliciously flatter, one day have power, shake their arms, and hundreds of thousands of foreign recruits respond, I'm afraid they will sweep the Central Plains immediately. This policy is no less than handing a sword to the Turks."

All civil and military officials were shocked. They immediately felt that their backs were cold and sweating. They turned their heads hard. They saw that it was the Mexican family who spoke against them.

"What's more, all the officers and men of the Tang Dynasty adopt the government soldier system. There is no pay for sending troops to war, but there is pay for the recruitment system of Turks. How can hundreds of thousands of government soldiers think about it? Are they still willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty?" Merton asked.

Li Shimin could not help looking embarrassed. He had just been blinded by this method of having the best of both worlds and was not aware of the risks. This policy allowed the Turks to directly control the military power and was very unfair to the government military system.

"Moreover, today's Grassland is no longer what the Turks want to go back. After the Turks moved south, the original playground belonging to the Turks has been divided up by Xue yantuo, tiele and Khitan. I'm afraid it's no less than a sheep into a tiger's mouth to let a group of Turks return to the grassland. If your majesty supports the Turks' rash return to the grassland, it will arouse the dissatisfaction of all the ministries. Will your majesty have another northern expedition Merton asked again. No one is willing to spit out the fat in his mouth. Once the Turks return to the grassland, I'm afraid there will be disputes in the world.

Merton's three objections were penetrating, in sharp contrast to Chang sun Chong's boasting, and they stood high and made a judgment.