Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"Useful." Li Jing nodded bluntly and said, "How much has Your Highness built?"

"one thousand."

"Okay, I'll form a thousand cavalry and test it." Li Jing nodded.

"Well, then I will leave this matter to you, Dai Guogong." Li Ke nodded and said.

"Then...Your Highness, how will you implement your garrison plan?" Li Jing looked at Li Ke and asked. He endured it for a whole day. He didn't ask yesterday, but he is going to ask today.

"Lu Hai, are our supplies and personnel ready?" Li Ke asked.

"Your Highness, some of the relevant materials have been delivered this time, and 130 craftsmen have arrived this time." Lu Hai said respectfully.

"Have you found the iron ore and limestone?" Li Ke asked.

"Yes." Lu Hai nodded simply.

"Your Highness, what do you mean? There are iron mines and that limestone mine nearby?" Li Jing didn't know what the limestone mine was for, but he knew about the iron mine.

"Yes." Li Ke nodded. There are not only iron ore and limestone mines, but also copper mines and gold mines nearby, but mining needs to be done step by step.

"Actually, my caravan discovered these minerals around here long ago, but it was not within the territory of our Tang Dynasty, so we couldn't start the construction." Li Ke added, of course, this was explained to Lu Hai and the others in advance. Yes, Li Ke actually looked for it based on the mineral distribution map in his hand.

These mineral distribution maps record all domestic minerals that have been mined, are being mined, and have been proven, but have not been mined due to technical and cost-effective reasons.For Li Ke, mines can be found in all parts of the country.

One of the easiest iron mines, a limestone mine, and a copper mine have been selected nearby.

"Take a day off today, and tomorrow I will have someone escort you to the relevant place to start mining minerals." Li Ke said.

"Yes, Your Highness, the workers?" Lu Hai hesitated.

"Aren't these Tuyuhun people good workers?" Li Ke said lightly, grazing, it is indeed necessary to continue grazing here, but it is enough to keep some people, there is no need to keep so many herdsmen.

And if you want to feed so many herdsmen, you must be nomadic. The population of Tuyuhun is actually not that large, only a few hundred thousand people in total.

"Your Highness, are you going to use them?" Li Jing hesitated. At present, the Tuyuhun people within their control area are actually honest, and the dishonest ones are all dead. These nomads have actually been used to it for a long time. In the process of constant conquest and being government.

When someone more powerful comes to fight, they will submit obediently, and they will not have any second thoughts, unless it is some nobles and the like.

These ordinary herdsmen will obediently submit, work, accept signs of new rulers, and help the rulers fight until they are conquered by stronger people, and the cycle repeats like this.

"Yes, don't worry, I know it well, in fact, these ordinary herdsmen are also very easy to control." Li Ke said lightly.

Li Jing nodded and didn't say much.

"Did you bring the person I need?" Li Ke looked at Lu Hai next to him again.

"Yes, Your Highness." Lu Hai nodded immediately.

"Let them come over, there is something they need to do." Li Ke greeted directly.

Lu Hai immediately put his hand in his mouth and whistled. After calling a guard, he asked to find someone.

Soon, a total of nine people came over. Li Jing noticed that these people were wearing scholarly uniforms, and they should all be scholars.

"I have seen His Highness, I have seen Duke Dai." Several people came over and saluted one after another.

"Well, I have something to give to you guys now." Li Ke said directly.

"Your Highness, please tell me, I will be heartbroken."

"It's very simple. Now you are divided into two groups to represent me as envoys to the Qiemo Kingdom and the Raoqiang Kingdom. After you go, ask them directly why Murong Fuyun entered the Tulun River. They did not report to me and asked them to send someone Come to Chihai, or come to Chihai to explain to me in person, otherwise, the Tang army will sweep away all those who have colluded with Tuyuhun!" Li Ke said with a serious face.

"It's Your Highness! It's their fault that these two countries didn't report to His Highness." One of the literati directly raised his head and said with a serious face.

"After I went, tell them that I am very poor, and I was dispatched to the Western Regions by my father, so I am very unhappy." Li Ke said again.

"Your Highness, do you want to take their land?" the leading literati asked immediately.

"What do you want their land for? Now is not the time to take them down." Li Ke shook his head, "But I want them to know that the Xizhou Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty has been established, and the Tang Dynasty will have the final say in this area in the future, otherwise , they can’t bear the consequences, and if Datang’s caravans trade with them, they are not allowed to collect taxes!”

"Yes, I understand. After I pass by, I will tell them about your request, Your Highness, and say that you are very unhappy. Then I will show a greedy look. They will definitely bribe me and ask me to help me out with ideas. This Shi Chen will tell them that Your Highness is poor, and let them bring tribute to Your Highness, and open up trade for your Highness's caravan to trade." The leading literati replied immediately.

Li Ke nodded in satisfaction, this head is very flexible, as expected of me, "What's your name?"

"If you go back to Your Highness, the subject is called Wang Zheng." The literati said immediately.

"Very good. You are divided into two missions. Can you recommend which one is more suitable?" Li Ke nodded in satisfaction.

"I think Yang Cheng is fine." Wang Zheng immediately replied, following Wang Zheng's words, a middle-aged man in his 30s came out from behind him.

"Very well, then Yang Cheng and you each form a mission to Qiemo and Ruoqiang." Li Ke said.

"It's a long way to go, Your Highness, we're leaving now." Wang Zheng raised his head and cupped his hands at Li Ke.

"Duke Dai, I will trouble you and send two teams of guards." Li Ke turned to Li Jing.

"No problem." Li Jing was a little speechless as he listened beside him. This, His Royal Highness King Qin also thinks the same...is it so weird?

"Your Highness, I would like to know, what tribute do you want them to bring?" Wang Zheng asked again.

"Gold, from today on, His Highness only likes gold." Li Ke said confidently.

"Yes!" Wang Zheng and the others didn't feel anything wrong, but directly bowed and saluted.

Li Jing: "..." Why do I always feel that Chang'an is completely different after His Highness comes here.