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Chapter 748 The Pursuit of the Japanese Country

Li Mu flipped through the book of the country and became even more angry: "Look, look at what this is all about? I want books, plaques, steles, antiques, and I want to send personnel to watch and study from the three provinces and six ministries? What do you think of the Tang Dynasty? What do you think of yourself? Give whatever you want, why don't I remember that the Tang Dynasty owes you money!"

The three-field sacred man on the tutu was crying but she was still crying. Li Mu even banned the two major demands in the letter of the Japanese State. The purpose of sending the Tang envoy to the Tang Dynasty was only three, changing the title, studying, and tribute. The first two were the main ones, and tribute was the secondary ones. The reason was that the Tang Dynasty and Japan were across the sea. Japan had no large ships. If they wanted to trade tribute, they could not transport much cargo. Basically, they just carried some with them, and could not achieve a scale.

The most important thing is to change the title and study. The change of title was not achieved in the previous dynasties, and it was actually not expected. The most important thing is to study.

Learning the advanced culture, religion, legal system, and education in the Central Plains, starting from the root, improving the Japanese and strengthening the country is the established policy of the whole country.

"Hey?" Suddenly Li Mu made a sound of surprise. He picked up the letter of the country and looked carefully. His expression became a little strange. When everyone saw him like this, they were curious about what he saw, but it turned out to be this expression.

"I finally saw something interesting."

Mita-guchi looked up quickly. Could it be that there is anything else in this national letter that this picky marquis can accept? If so, that would be great. Now that I can become one, even if this trip is not in vain, it will be considered as completing my mission. If there is such a thing next time, I will never come no matter what I say. Who said this is a good errand? When you meet someone like Luoyang Marquis, good errands have become bad errands.

"This last one," Li Mu pointed to the words on the letter of the Chinese letter, looked at the dog's Santian Ze, and said, "You said you would offer three hundred girls to the army, and change them every six months. This means to provide the army--" Li Mu's lips curled up slightly: "Is this what this marquis thinks?"

"This..." Mida-sama in the Inuguchi made a big blush. Li Mu's tone had a strong sarcasm. Although the words were vague, as long as he was an adult, who would not understand the meaning?

Three hundred girls are supplied to the army and they will be replaced every six months. It is obvious that this is just a matter of borrowing seeds? This reminds Li Mu of a marketing article he saw in the recommendation news of a portal website before he traveled through time. That article talked about the matter of the Song Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, Japan prohibited people from communicating with the Song Dynasty, so during the Song Dynasty, monks had to smuggle when they wanted to come to the Central Plains. But there was a kind of ship that could come to the Central Plains in a noble place without any restrictions.

These ships were all full of women. Their purpose of coming to the Central Plains was to find beautiful men or tall and burly men from the Song Dynasty to get pregnant with their children. It was called "Du Chuang" in history books. The Japanese people "Du Chuang" were to improve their genes, so they must be the best women in Japan to be competent. Therefore, these women were all not ordinary people. Most of them were the daughters of Japanese nobles and had received the best education in Japan.

After returning to Japan, these women were treated very well. No one would discriminate against them. On the contrary, many big families would pay a lot of money to marry them for the children in their stomachs. Their descendants would receive special care and would also get the best partner after they grew up to ensure that the hard-won excellent genes can be healthyly continued.

This is a story from the Song Dynasty, but it was unexpectedly implemented as early as the Tang Dynasty.

Inugu Mita-sama was unable to understand Li Mu's thoughts and didn't know how to answer. Unexpectedly, Li Mu laughed, patted his shoulder, and said, "This girl, I like it very much. If this one is there, the first two are not unrelated."

Everyone almost lost their waists. What a thing? This is, he just looked like he was generous in his words for the country and the people. Why did he change his face in a blink of an eye? He changed his mind for hundreds of Japanese girls? If this was recorded in history books, wouldn’t it be a joke for future generations to die?

Wei Zheng couldn't help but: "Li Mu, you--"

Before he could speak, Li Shimin stopped him with his eyes. Wei Zheng had to hold back and continue to see what Li Mu said.

The Mita-santhes was already in trouble. Seeing that Li Mu was interested in the girl, he hurriedly beat the snake and followed the stick and said, "If the Marquis likes it, you can have as much as you want. The man will definitely choose the most beautiful woman in Japan and offer it to the Marquis."

"Hey, what are you saying? Is this kind of person?" Li Mu glared at him fiercely, and the Dog Mita-sama said in pain. Did he say it wrong again? Unexpectedly, Li Mu changed his mind and said, "The most beautiful woman is naturally to respect Your Majesty. I will avoid this. Just be the second beautiful one."

Tutu Mita Cyrus understood it carefully and laughed, "That's natural. The envoy didn't say it just now, and he didn't dare to think about it. If Your Majesty likes it, the country will do its best." Tutu Mita Cyrus was excited. If a Japanese woman could get pregnant with Li Shimin's dragon seed, would that be great? Even if nothing happened to him, the only thing he had done was to make a lot of contribution.

Seeing that the two of them were getting worse and worse, Li Shimin had to speak out: "Li Mu, talk about serious matters!"

"No," Li Mu hurriedly agreed, and then looked serious and said, "We will talk about this in private, so I won't talk about it here. As for the two previous items, don't think about the title seal, it's impossible to change. What to learn, didn't that little monk learn in Ci'en Temple? Ci'en Temple is a model of the Tang Dynasty temple. If you study hard, you will definitely learn a lot. If you think it's not enough, you can send a few more monks here." After Li Mu finished speaking, he blinked at Tutasan Si: "Okay, the matter is over, let's go."

Inugu Mida-sama was about to fight for it again, but suddenly he saw Li Mu blinking and was stunned for a moment. Then he understood it. It seemed that some things could not be said on the surface, but this matter might not be impossible. It was just that this marquis wanted to seek some benefits from it.

Although Japan is poor, it can still be maintained if it satisfies one person. The Mita-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-Sien-

"The envoy is leaving." Inugura Mita-chan said nothing, but saluted Li Shimin respectfully, then saluted Li Mu, and retreated with Ikkyu and Huiri. Although this time, the meeting with the saint did not make any purpose, it is extremely valuable to be able to join Li Mu.

When the palace gate was closed, Li Shimin stared at Li Mu and said, "What's your bad idea? Why don't you come here with the real idea?"

"I am dedicated to the country!" Li Mu shouted, Li Shimin glared at him and said, "Don't do this with me. What's going on? Tell me clearly."

"What is your Majesty asking?"

"Two items! Say them all!"

"Hey." Li Mu responded obediently and said, "I did it on purpose by Master Xuanzang. The story of Mahayana Buddhism was compiled, but the matter of Mahayana Buddhism is not fake. I am not a complete deception by Master Xuanzang when he traveled west. It is considered a win-win situation. He has obtained Buddhism, and I have also obtained what I want."

"What do you want?"

"I have already said it clearly." Li Mu said in a temptation: "Your Majesty, think about it, didn't you say it, yearn for the customs and customs of the Western Regions, and let Master Xuanzang record it along the way."

"That's what he said-" Li Shimin muttered, and suddenly realized, saying, "Do you want him to do a detailed work?"

"Hey, don't say it's so ugly." Li Mu waved his hand repeatedly and said, "The Tang Dynasty must manage the Western Regions. Although everyone is harmonious now, one day, there will be people who don't know how to die and have the intention of being unjust. The military strategy is full of knowledge. Knowing yourself and your enemy and winning every battle is not necessarily a fight. But before the fight, we can't be blind. The necessary news still needs to be collected and sent out to do a detailed job, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. It just so happens that the mage is going to travel west and help a little, which is not a big deal."

"Hmph, you're so kind." Li Shimin glanced at his two sons and thought to himself, why can't my son grow one with such a heart? Look at the two things's eyes shining, obviously they didn't expect that they were so deep.

"As for the letter of the country of Japan," Li Mu thought about it for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, do you think that before answering Your Majesty's question, I would like to ask Your Majesty, how big is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which is considered large enough?"

A seemingly simple question stumped Li Shimin. He suddenly realized that he had not thought about this question seriously.

Li Shimin thought about it and said, "Who would think the territory is small? Naturally, the bigger the better. However, the manpower is limited. I will be satisfied if I can pacify the four barbarians in this life."

"I ask Your Majesty again, do you want to pacify the four barbarians or occupy the four barbarians?"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Is there any difference?"

"There is a difference in nature." Li Mu explained: "For example, Tubo is located on the plateau. When we reach the plateau, we almost cannot live. A large part of the land occupied by the Turks is the desert Gobi, barren land, and everything does not live, and it is not suitable for survival. While Goguryeo has a bitter and cold territory, with long winters and white snow, which is very different from the climate in the heart of the Central Plains. What is the use of such a place?"

Wei Zheng couldn't help but interrupt and said, "A great country is a powerful man who is invincible to the world. Is there any better reason to not occupy the proportion?"

"I'm talking!" Li Mu took over the words, "There are some things involved here that need to be explained clearly, and the reason is very simple. Please answer me, if you occupy Tubo, Tubo people, do you kill them or not?"

"Of course, it is not to kill. How can the emperor promote a benevolent and righteous army? "Wei Zheng said something, obviously referring to the matter of Li Mu's massacre of the city.

Li Mu was not angry, as if he hadn't heard it, and continued: "If we don't kill, it would involve a problem. The millions of Tubo people are millions of mouths. If the Tang Dynasty occupied Tubo, we would have to support these people. How should we support them? Who will support them?"

Wei Zheng was stunned and immediately reacted, saying, "They were alive as well, but why did they not survive the rule of the Tang Dynasty? Isn't it better to live in light taxes and levies and rest in peace?"

"Of course not."

"Why can't it?"

"Just not!" Li Mu pointed it straightforwardly and said, "Imagine that if a war begins, the first thing is to consume the national strength of both countries. Both sides will be killed and injured, and both sides will consume food and grass. After the war, the Tubo Kingdom was destroyed and the Tang Dynasty also suffered a lot. If it is not occupied, the Tang Dynasty could plunder the remaining materials of Tubo to fill itself, but if it is occupied, not only will it not be replenished, but it may face the loss of one country and damage the vitality of the two countries."

"Besides, Tubo is still a structure of upper class nobles and lower class slaves. Tubo's slaves live less than pigs and dogs. In the Tang Dynasty, there were basically no such slaves. If Tubo was occupied, what standard should be treated with Tubo slaves? If the Tang Dynasty was no different from Tubo, how could the king's army be discussed? If the Tang Dynasty turned from pigs and dogs to humans according to the Tang Dynasty, who would fill the extra cost?"

Wei Zheng stopped talking, and he could never say anything about Li Mu in terms of settlement.

Li Mu looked at Li Shimin and said, "This is also the reason why I do not advocate war. If it is not necessary, if the national strength is insufficient, as long as I fight, no matter how I win or lose. Also, what I want to ask Your Majesty to think about is that even if these problems do not arise, can the Tang Dynasty destroy all the four barbarians, accept the people, and occupy the land for a long time?"

"The west is said that there are Turks west of the Tang Dynasty, and there are the Western Regions countries west of the Turks, and there are Persia and the Great Food in the Western Regions. How vast is the world? After Your Majesty defeats the current four barbarians, there will be even more powerful four barbarians. Will there be endless wars for years? The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has to go to war for generations, regardless of the lives of the people? Your Majesty, this is obviously wrong."

Li Shimin frowned and was a little unhappy. He was a man from a battlefield and had the passion of a soldier in his bones. If it weren't for the involvement of national strength, he would have led the army to pacify the world. But Li Mu now said that this was something wrong, and even if he recognized it rationally, he would not accept it in his heart.

"Then what do you say is right?"

"Your Majesty, four words, to win people with virtue." Li Mu admitted his true colors and said: "As for this Japanese envoy, I want to make an immature suggestion. I want to ask Your Majesty to set up a school for foreigners to study to educate these barbarians. Let them learn the text, etiquette, system, rules, etc. of the Tang Dynasty. Just imagine, if these small foreign countries were like the Tang Dynasty, then even if the Tang Dynasty did not occupy them, wouldn't they be like the territory of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Wait," Li Shimin interrupted Li Mu and said, "But why did I listen to your words just now? It seemed that I didn't want to agree to the Japanese envoy, so why did I change my mind again?"

"There are differences." Li Mu explained: "What I want to give them is culture and etiquette, but there are some things that I don't want to give, nor can I give them."

"What are you referring to?"
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