"Isn't that so?"
After being asked by Jiang Tian, not only Li Er, but even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others were shaken.
"Of course not."
Jiang Tian directly denied Li Er's words and continued.
"If the Turkic bandits were simply invading the borders and plundering resources, why would they burn the villages and force the people to become refugees?”
" Burn the village and force the people to become refugees to go south?"
The people present were all the pillars of the country during the early Tang Dynasty. Everyone was very smart. Jiang Tian only needed to point a little and they understood.
"Chief Jiang, do you mean that this is a signal from Jie Li? He wants us to give him another batch of supplies.”Li Jing said.
"That's right, Jie Li's large-scale attack on the border this time, the subtext of burning, killing, and looting is: Li Er, hurry up and pay me the tribute. Otherwise, the borders of the Great Tang will never be peaceful.”
"There are a total of 130,000 elite soldiers stationed at the border of our Great Tang. Isn't Jie Li afraid that the people he sent won't return?”Du Ruhui said.
"Haha, Old Du, your words have exposed the fact that you are a civil servant.”
"Why?" Du Ruhui asked in confusion.
Jiang Tian didn't say anything, but Li Jing answered Du Ruhui's question.
"The 130,000 elite soldiers are stationed in the strategic towns, but the villages on the border are scattered. The Turks are mostly light cavalry, and not only are they agile, but their targets are also random. By the time the soldiers arrive, the Turks will be long gone.”
"As a member of the Great Tang, Brother Jiang, are you going to stand by and watch the Turks bully the people of the Great Tang?"”
"Old Li, don't be anxious. I was just about to say it.”
This was a matter of national justice. Jiang Tian would not ignore it. He had dragged Old Li away from telling him because he did not know that the situation at the border was so dangerous.
He thought that Jie Li, who had gained a lot of benefits in the alliance at Weishui River, would stop for a while. However, he didn't expect that Jie Li was so greedy.
"Could it be that Chief Jiang has a way to deal with this Turkic thief?”Fang Xuanling immediately asked.
"If Stronghold Chieftain Jiang really has a way to deal with the Turkic bandits, we will definitely report it to His Majesty. At that time, you can also become an official in the court and serve the country.”
Although Clear Wind Stronghold was good and his daughter would not suffer in this place, Jiang Tian's identity was still a bandit. Zhangsun Wuji still wanted to change his identity.
Moreover, he could tell that Jiang Tian was a Qilin talent and a pillar of the country. As long as he became an official in the court, he would definitely rise to the top. At that time, their Zhangsun Clan would also rise with the tide and be immortal.
"There are two ways to resolve the threat of the Turks. The first is the economic war method that I briefly discussed with Old Li. Although this method is time-consuming, it is the most effective.
The second was the culture war, the method of internal division.”
"What is an economic war? A culture war?" Fang Xuanling asked excitedly.
"I made a simple analogy with Old Li about the economic war before. I believe you should have heard him say it before.”
Seeing the others nod, Jiang Tian continued,""Then I'll directly tell you how to deal with the Eastern Turks.”
Li Er, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, and the others were listening to Jiang Tian attentively, afraid that they would miss something.
"First of all, I want to say that the majority of the Turks are like our Great Tang, disliking war. Many times, they are forced to mount their warhorses.
The most common was when they received a summons from the Turkic royal court. They had no choice but to go, or they would be killed.
Of course, even more importantly, our Great Tang has the necessities of their lives, such as tea bricks.”
Fang Xuanling and the others agreed with this point.
"Because of the conflict between races, the people of the Great Tang are often unwilling to do business with the Turks. Since we can't buy them, we can only rob them.”
"If we want to start an economic war with the Turks, we must first break down the trade barriers. In other words, we must allow the Turks to buy from us at a price they can accept.”
"Since we can buy it and exchange it, I don't think the Turks will be so foolish as to start a war and risk their lives.”
The eyes of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui lit up, but Li Jing, who understood the Turks better, voiced his doubts.
"Chief Jiang, according to what you said, we are going to build a trade capital so that people from all races can trade there. Am I right?”
"That's right, that's what I mean.”Jiang Tian nodded.
"Chieftain Jiang, as you said, this so-called trading capital must be built on the border between the Great Tang and the Turks, right?”Fang Xuanling said.
"Yes!"
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Next, Jiang Tian explained the specific methods of the economic war against the Turks.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others exclaimed in their hearts.
This child was a great talent of the country, the foundation of the Great Tang's prosperity!
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