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Chapter 1265: Fifty Thousand People Are Not a Big Deal
"Your Majesty, I am ignorant. Please tell me where the huge amount of wealth is coming from. Why have I never heard of it?" Fang Xuanling asked in surprise.

Li Shimin also hurriedly urged: "Chengqian, don't keep us in suspense, tell us now."

"Father, Lord Fang, this is related to the third condition of the Turks just mentioned."

Li Chengqian smiled and reminded them, "You forgot that the Turkic Khan Shiluodi led a large army from Hebei Road all the way south to Jingxiang. In addition to dividing the land, they also destroyed several powerful families and plundered countless local wealthy families."

"The wealth accumulated by the Fanyang Lu family alone for dozens of generations is worth tens of millions of guan. How much wealth do the Qinghe Cui family, the Zhaojun Li family, the Boling Cui family, the Xingyang Zheng family, the Bohai Gao family, and other noble families, plus the large and small families that depend on them, have?"

"The savings of half of the north may reach 100 million strings of cash, and all of them are in the hands of Shi Luodie's 50,000 troops."

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Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling stood up suddenly and looked at each other, their eyes were shining, and even their breathing became rapid. At this time, both of them were extremely upset, wondering how they could have forgotten such an important thing.

Shi Luodie confiscated half of the wealth in the north. This is such a terrifying figure. Once this money falls into their hands, all problems will be solved.

"So I suggest that we first agree to the third point, and we have to do it ourselves."

Li Chengqian explained: "If the Right Wise King withdraws his troops, Shi Luodie will definitely be alert. Even if he is stupid, he knows that we are negotiating. If he can make the Right Wise King's army abandon Chang'an and retreat, then will there be any conditions that are unfavorable to him?"

"As long as we are on guard, it will not be easy for us to destroy his 50,000 cavalry."

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise."

Fang Xuanling also immediately gave up his point of view and said decisively: "Grand Emperor, there are people in the Shiluodi army who have plundered the people of our Tang Dynasty. They must not fall into the hands of the Turks. They should be returned to our Tang Dynasty to benefit the people."

"With this wealth, I am confident that within a few years, my Tang Dynasty will be reborn and become even more powerful."

"Okay, it's settled."

Li Shimin did not hesitate. In front of the huge amount of wealth of 100 million taels, all other things could be put aside. He said anxiously, "This matter must be done, and it must be done immediately. I am too worried to leave my 100 million taels outside the city."

"I can't wait any longer. Send Hou Junji to me."

"Yes, father, I will go and summon him right away." Seeing that Li Shimin shamelessly took the money for himself and even threw aside the humiliation brought by the edict of repentance, Li Chengqian could not help but grin, responded, and turned to leave the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan that will surely not fail." As soon as he left, Fang Xuanling could not wait to discuss with Li Shimin how to capture Shi Luodie's 50,000 men in one fell swoop at the lowest cost and in the shortest time.

Li Chengqian walked out of the room and shook his head with a smile. This money was originally intended to be used to solve problems for the Tang Dynasty. It was not as much as he said. When converted in total, it was only about 700 to 800 million.

Half of it was gold and was received in the clone's private space.

The other half, about 300 to 400 million, was divided among the 50,000 troops. Even so, it was enough for the Tang Dynasty to overcome the difficulties.

To solve the land problem in Jiangnan, Hanzhong and Bashu, Li Chengqian had a budget of 100 million yuan, which could be used either to recover the land or as military supplies to fight a war to conquer the south.

Although this compensation was not much, it was already much better than the northern nobles, whose land and wealth accumulated over generations were all taken away. The remaining nobles in the other half of the country did not have to lose their wealth.

You can also get a certain degree of compensation, which is already a generous treatment.

This is because Jiangnan is a place with many mountains and rivers and the land is scattered, making it difficult to conquer. In addition, Li Chengqian has been exhausted from dealing with the northern clans and really doesn't want to start a war again. Otherwise, how could he let them off so easily?

Of course, there is another point. The gentle breeze and drizzle of the south of the Yangtze River have always made the southern nobles weak and more likely to compromise. Unlike the northern nobles, who have blended the fierceness and toughness of the grassland barbarians, their unbridled arrogance and tyranny have from time to time suppressed the imperial power.

If the northern clans are the vicious wolves on the grassland, then the southern clans are like the elks in the forest. Although they are also large in size and look ferocious, they have no killing power and cannot cause any big waves.

The North has always held power with the knife, while the South has held grain and money. In the end, those with money will never be able to defeat those with the knife.

The weather in early September is still as hot as summer. The cicadas on the trees are screaming desperately. The breeze brings the heat waves from the scorching sun, making people feel hot all over. In the shade of a semi-open corridor next to the study outside Chengqing Hall, facing the direction of the small lake in the Imperial Garden.

Li Chengqian was lying leisurely on a rocking chair carefully crafted by the craftsman supervisor, with his eyes closed, rocking gently under the help of a maid.

Half asleep and half awake, Wang De stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Grand Marshal is here to see you."

Wang De served Li Shimin for his entire life. Not only did he take care of the emperor in his daily life, he was also an experienced deputy in the emperor's handling of state affairs, especially knowing every nook and cranny inside and outside the palace.

He is very familiar with the functions of various departments in the court, and has a clear understanding of the personalities, backgrounds, factions, and other details of most of the ministers. Such a butler is satisfying, and a slacker like Li Chengqian is naturally reluctant to let go.

After Li Shimin woke up, he continued to let Wang De serve Li Chengqian, and he transferred Jingming, the eunuch who served Changsun Wugou, to his side for his own use.

After reporting, Wang De stood aside and did not urge him. He knew that the emperor must be awake. Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Li Chengqian did not move his eyelids, waved his hands, and uttered a word softly: "Announce."

"promise!"

Wang De quickly reached out and took the palace maids serving the emperor and the eunuchs nearby out. A moment later, Hou Junji walked in.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was taking a nap, he quickly stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, saying: "Your Highness, I, your servant, pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

"He is not a stranger, so there is no need to be so polite, General. Get up!" Li Chengqian opened his eyes, but still lay there, squinting at the sky in the distance.

Hou Junji did not dare to be careless and kowtowed respectfully, even more cautious than when he met Li Shimin: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, the retired emperor has ordered me to wipe out Shi Luodie and his group tonight. I wonder if Your Majesty has any other orders?" Hou Junji knew that Shi Luodie's people were also the emperor's people. Even though Li Shimin had given the order, he did not dare to be careless.

He hurried over to report that without the emperor's consent, he dared not kill all those black gloves.

"Well, when do we start?"

"The beginning of the hour of Chou."

Hou Junji quickly took out a plan for encirclement and suppression that he had discussed with Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling and handed it over: "Mr. Fang's plan is to reward a large amount of wine in the name of the court, so that those Turks can enjoy it to their heart's content."

"When they are in deep sleep at midnight, we will use an army of 200,000 to surround them from all sides, not sparing a single person."

Li Chengqian took it and looked at it. It was a topographic map showing the situation near the Shiluode camp. There were nearly 30,000 troops ambushed in eight directions, including the southeast, northwest, and northeast. When the time came, they all rushed out, rushed into the camp, and annihilated the Turks in one fell swoop.

Silently noting down several possible escape routes, Li Chengqian handed the map over and thought for a while before saying, "Remember, don't use fire attacks. Those people have countless treasures in their hands. It would be a pity if they were destroyed in the flames of war."

"Finally, bring more food so they can have a full meal and kill them. Don't leave any of them alive."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hou Junji's heart shuddered when he saw the calm look on the face of the very familiar young man in front of him. Although it was a hot summer day, he felt his heart suddenly tighten and his whole body turned cold, as if he was in the severest winter.

Although in the eyes of the world, Shiluodie's 50,000 men were vicious invaders, Hou Junji knew that they were all "heroes".

They have made great contributions to the extermination of clans and equal distribution of land in the north of the Tang Dynasty. From the 300,000 people who went south last winter, only 50,000 are left now, and they will soon make huge contributions to the finances of the Tang Dynasty.

Even Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling, who were unaware of the situation, did not intend to kill them all, but only to capture as many as possible. The Tang Dynasty had fought in all directions, and there were many Hu people in the army. These veterans of the battles and the survivors of the great waves and Taosha were all excellent warriors.

As long as they are absorbed, they can become soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

But the emperor in front of him obviously had no intention of letting them go. In total, more than 500,000 Hu people sacrificed their lives for the emperor's great cause in just one year. This emperor who had fought his way out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses was of course a heart of stone.

Even he, a brave general who had killed countless people on the battlefield, felt a little bit sorry for it.

"Hmm?" Hou Junji was slightly stunned, and Li Chengqian immediately sensed something and his eyes moved over lightly.

Hou Junji's scalp immediately went numb and his heart exploded, as if he was being stared at by some indescribable existence. He quickly responded, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your orders and will definitely do it according to your orders. There will be no mistakes."

"Well, go ahead." Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, retracted his gaze, waved his hand gently, and closed his eyelids again.

"I resign!"

Hou Junji quickly retreated. After walking out of the study, he couldn't help but let out a deep breath. Then he felt cold on his body and reached out to touch it, only to find out.

In just a quarter of an hour, his back was soaked.

In fact, Li Chengqian did not use his momentum. Hou Junji, who knew too much, was already terrified and fearful, and did not need to be intimidated again. It was simply that Hou Junji imagined too much, which made him suspicious and deceitful.

After Hou Junji left, Li Chengqian, who was lying in the rocking chair, also sighed.

After spending more than half a year together, he found that there were many people who were loyal to him, such as Zhuolibuhua and Ashinaduo.

But he was helpless. These Turks had been rampant in the heartland of the Central Plains for too long and knew too much about the situation in the Tang Dynasty. Once they returned to the grassland, they would cause endless trouble. It was like he had cultivated a group of enemies who were familiar with the situation, so they had to die.

Besides, now that half a million are gone, these 50,000 people won’t make a difference!
(End of this chapter)