Although many people knew about the matter of taking advantage of one's brother and sister-in-law, no one dared to mention it. Even Wei Zheng, a native of Zuan in the Tang Empire, did not dare to mention it. Although he liked to scold others, it did not mean that he was brainless.
However, no one knew that Li Shimin was never ashamed of this matter. Instead, he was proud of it.
He was the most powerful person in the world, and he could get anything he wanted. Moreover, he had a portion of Hu blood.
The Hu didn't just take over the siblings, as long as they weren't related by blood to their biological mother, they would even marry their little mother after their father died.
" Brother Jiang, food and sex are the same. I heard that Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng's wives are both extremely beautiful. No man would not be moved by them. Moreover, the current emperor is half Hu. Although he has been assimilated into the Han Dynasty, in his bones, he is still…"
Not only was Li Er not angry, but he also tried his best to change his image in Jiang Tian's heart. After all, the young man in front of him was the person he would try his best to rope in in the future.
"Fine, I think you're dead set on Li Er.”
Jiang Tian shook his head with a bitter smile. He didn't expect that Old Li wouldn't look down on Li Shiming, but would even help him.
However, in general, Li Shimin was a good Emperor for the Great Tang. After all, he was the one who founded the Zhenguan reign and set the tone for the Kaiyuan era.
"Every emperor has his courtiers. As a courtier, I have to be loyal, right?”
After laughing twice, Li Er continued to ask,"Brother Jiang, you still haven't explained why His Majesty was so stupid about the Temporary Bridge Alliance.”
Li Shiming felt disgusted when he heard the word 'stupid', but he really wanted to know why he was so stupid.
"Forget it. Even if I tell you, you won't understand.”
Jiang Tian waved his hand and didn't want to say more, but Li Er's interest was piqued and he didn't want to let it go.
"Brother Jiang, what are you talking about? I, Old Li, am well-read. Besides, you haven't even opened your mouth yet, so how do you know I don't understand?”
Looking at Old Li's stubbornness, Jiang Tian cleared his throat and prepared to give him a good blow.
"Then let me ask you, do you know what an economic war is?”
"An economic war?"
Li Eryi's face was filled with doubt. Could it be a tactic? But Sun Tzu's Art of War didn't record such a tactic.
"Brother Jiang, what is an economic war?”
Li Shiming felt that this economic war was very likely to affect the future of the Great Tang and the Eastern Turks.
"I knew you wouldn't understand!"
Jiang Tian had a look of 'I already knew' on his face, but since he had already spoken, he was prepared to continue.
"Generally speaking, economic warfare is connected to war economics. It is a great subject. If you want to talk about it in detail, it will take three days and three nights to finish.”
"Let me ask you, when the temporary bridge alliance was signed, what did Li Er promise to compensate Jie Li?”
Li Shimin was a little confused. Didn't they say that it was an economic war? Why did they talk about compensation items?
" Countless gold, silver, jewelry, and tens of thousands of tea bricks."
Li Er tried his best to explain the compensation at that time.
"Let's not talk about gold, silver, and jewelry. Just the tea bricks and other items are not produced in the north, and they are also necessities for the Turkic nomads.
They lived on water and grass and made a living by herding. Their daily food was mostly beef and mutton. Although this diet could make their bodies stronger, it would lack the replenishment of various vitamins and trace elements. The tea bricks made up for this deficiency.
Thus, the Turks and other nomadic tribes of the north listed tea bricks, milk products, and meat as necessities of life.”
" And if we want to start an economic war, things like tea bricks that are not produced in the Northlands will become the key. As long as we properly control the quantity of these things entering the Northlands, we'll be able to take the lead in the economic war.”
"Li Shi Min was foolish because the Temporary Bridge Alliance didn't compensate the Turks enough and didn't last long enough.”
The more Li Er listened, the more confused he became. The compensation he had given to the Turks was already painful enough, but Jiang Tian actually said that the compensation was not enough and that this was where his stupidity lay.
"You still don't understand?"
Li Shi Min nodded.
"Then let me ask you again, if Li Er gave more items to the Tu Jue, would Jie Li give them to the soldiers or even ordinary civilians?”
"Definitely."
Li Er answered firmly. This was a good opportunity to win people's hearts. Jie Li was not stupid.
"This is the key point. If Li Er sends large amounts of tea bricks and other items to the Northern Lands and the Jie Lis distribute the rewards, the Tu Jue will become dependent on the tea bricks and other items.
With this as an opportunity, he could assimilate the entire base of the Turks at the lowest cost. If Jie Li lost his claws and teeth, wouldn't he be a kitten waiting to be slaughtered?”
Although he still sounded muddled, Li Er knew that if he followed Jiang Tian's words, the Great Tang could even defeat the Turks without fighting, turning the entire northern lands into the Great Tang's pasture.
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