Getting off the boat and on the way back to the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion, Su Dawei was thinking about what Li Tao told him repeatedly.

A famous general like Li Tao, who is afraid that he has already made a plan for using troops, specially had a private meeting with Su Dawei, even if there is a need for military affairs, it is by no means the main reason.

His intention is not in what he says, but in what he means.

What would that be?

Su Dawei rode a horse, escorted by his cronies and soldiers, and walked slowly.

The brow is locked deeper and deeper.

He thought of it.

Li Tao said so much, in fact, the content is not important, what matters is a feeling that is revealed.

A hidden worry about the future of Datang.

Datang has been established for only forty-four years.

But the territory has expanded to the extreme.

Something that has never been seen before.

The people lived a prosperous life, and the spices, medicinal materials, treasure technology, gold and silver wealth of the countries in the east and west regions of the Central and Western regions were continuously imported to Chang'an with the Hexi Corridor.

Then through Chang'an, feed back to the Tang world.

The silk, tea, porcelain, various medicinal materials and skills of the Tang Dynasty were also spread throughout the Western Regions through the Hexi Corridor.

From the West, to the East.

From the Wa Kingdom to the Nanyang Islands, all the small vassal states, even the people outside the country, have established inextricable ties with the Tang Dynasty and regard the Tang Dynasty as their suzerain.

Called the Tang Emperor the Heavenly Khan.

And to do all this, it only took Datang more than 40 years.

The current state of the country is like flowers blooming with brocade and cooking oil with fire.

Su Dawei, who is familiar with the general trend of history, knows that with the death of a group of veterans such as Su Dingfang, the martial arts of Datang will quickly decline.

In particular, the Tang army went to war with Tubo and was twice defeated at the hands of the Qin Ling.

The myth of the undefeated Tang army has since faded.

And Su Dawei also faintly felt that he actually agreed with the meaning of Li Tao's words.

The system is only the bottom line, not the inevitable condition for the empire to be strong.

The most important are those who founded the country.

After the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, all the outstanding people, high-quality military and political talents, concentrated in that period.

And the man who gathered the culmination, the man standing at the top of the pyramid, was Tian Khan, Li Shimin.

He went to the east and the west, and in seven years, he conquered the Tang Dynasty.

In the years that followed, the Eastern Turks, who had been threatening China, were wiped out in World War I.

Unify the Mobei and Western Regions.

Become the heavenly khan of all nations.

And not only is it a military victory, but the Tang Dynasty, which inherited the Sui system, can also be politically enlightened.

At the same time, it also has a high-quality civil service group.

In addition, Li Shimin himself has a brilliant political skill, a view of the overall situation, and an open mind.

This single-handedly created the glorious prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

Unfortunately, no one in this world can be immortal.

Tian Khan, after the death of Emperor Taizong, many things have begun to turn sour.

It's like the government soldier system.

Are the government soldiers in the Taizong period the same as the government soldiers today?

Su Dawei remembered that Liu Renliang gave Li Zhi a book a while ago.

It is mentioned that when Taizong was there, and when the current emperor Li Zhi had just ascended the throne, if a soldier died on the battlefield, the imperial court would send a special envoy to pay tribute, and would also transfer the official title of the sacrificed soldier to their descendants.

But since the year before, that is, the fifth year of Xianqing, these rewards have disappeared.

What makes people even more speechless is that when it comes to Pyongbaekje and Pyongyang, not only will there be no reward for the sacrificed soldiers, but even the meritorious ones will not necessarily be rewarded.

Therefore, after Su Dingfang conquered Baekje, why did he set up troops to plunder, and even did not hesitate to raise a butcher's knife against the people of Baekje who surrendered.

The roots are here.

The low-level soldiers are all resentful, if they can't calm their anger and give them rewards, let alone peace with Baekje, the soldiers will be at risk of mutiny.

Let people work as soldiers, and they don't even give money for their lives.

This is a bit excessive.

Moreover, those who have made meritorious deeds will not be rewarded.

In this way, who of the people below still wants to fight?

Li Tao was right, when Taizong was alive, the war was fought quickly, often in a few months, a decisive victory, and then a lot of capture.

For example, after Li Jing fought the Eastern Turks, Xiao Yu impeached him for arson and plunder, and the booty captured by the Tang army was handed over to the imperial court alone, with hundreds of thousands of livestock and hundreds of thousands of prisoners.

When Tuguhun was beaten, Qibi He Li and Xue Wanche captured another 200,000 head of livestock.

Fighting Goguryeo, Li Shimin migrated to the Central Plains with more than 70,000 people, captured 50,000 horses and 50,000 cattle, captured more than ten cities, and plundered all the goods in the cities.

In this way, not only did it not lose money, but the Tang army became stronger and stronger.

All the soldiers who participated in the battle were richly rewarded, so everyone used their lives.

But now, sitting on the dragon chair has been replaced by the new emperor Li Zhi.

The harsh treatment of soldiers began after Li Zhi ascended the throne and really took power.

It's only now that the consequences begin to show.

Thinking of this, thinking of what Li Tao said, Su Dawei couldn't help but sigh immediately.

He knew that he knew this situation, but he couldn't change it.

After all, all this is the emperor's decision.

Su Dawei has always believed that a country's progress and contraction do not happen in an instant, but there will be a process of transformation.

And this process lies in the mentality of the superior.

Once it began to suppress the military, exploit the treatment of the soldiers, and lower the status of the soldiers......

Such a soldier will not be able to maintain his dignity and combat effectiveness under any circumstances.

The rewards and punishments for those who were in power in the early days of the Tang army were clear.

The current government soldiers, in order to sell their lives for money, do not hesitate to wave their swords at those small people of the feudal country, the difference is sad.

Is Datang out of money?

Li Tao did say that the current war has been going on for a long time, and it is often recorded in the year, and compared with the time of Taizong, the national strength is too much.

But this is by no means a reason for the imperial court to withhold the rewards of soldiers.

Datang's stalls are now bigger, and the population is larger. 88

But Datang has also become richer.

From east to west, there is an endless stream of business travelers to and from Chang'an.

There is everything.

Chang'an is the richest in the world and the center of East Asia.

Money, naturally, is there.

But the key is where the money is spent.

This year, the Daming Palace was rebuilt, and the eastern capital Luoyang was rebuilt.

He also named Luoyang as the capital of the gods.

At the same time, Wu Zetian was very fond of Buddha and built Buddhist temples.

The palace is becoming more and more extravagant.

And I heard that Li Zhi's health has not been very good recently.

The worse the health, the more the Buddha believes.

It is hoped that with the help of the two methods of Buddhism and Taoism, life can be prolonged and the body can be strengthened.

As a result, the wind of worshipping Buddha in the imperial capital has become more and more prosperous.

Moreover, Li Zhi also gave himself the nickname of Emperor Daisage Dahongxiao Emperor.

Before the Tang Dynasty, emperors were generally addressed by nicknames.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the emperor has been called by the temple name.

It's because Li Zhi and Wu Youtian like to add names to themselves too much, and they have a long list, which is extremely inconvenient to call, and in the end they can only be called by the temple number.

Thinking of this, Su Dawei could only say from the bottom of his heart: My lord, times have changed.

The position where we stand now is a turning point in history.

The peak prosperity of Datang has only been in the past two years.

After fighting Goguryeo, it reached the apex of the territory of the Tang Dynasty in history.

Then start a war with the Tibetans to break the myth of invincibility.

It became the beginning of the prosperity and decline of Tang Wude.

Su Dawei shook his head secretly.

He can only be a witness, and at most he can do what he can, such as promoting some generals like Heiya Changzhi and Lou Shide.

As for more, he alone can change it.

That's all there is to it for now.

By the way, Li Tao said so much to himself, what he meant in and out of his words, did he really want to be a pure minister, hoping that he could carry the banner of the Tang Army in the future?

Phew, this bad old man is very bad, how can he be so kind.

Among the military generals and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, there are roughly two types of people.

One is good at seeking the country, running for the country, and sparing his life.

For example, Su Dingfang.

There is another category, that is, an old fox like Li Tao, who is good at making a living.

Of course, they also hope that Datang will prosper, after all, if Datang is good, they can be better.

But before you do that, the first thing is to protect yourself.

We will not give up our lives lightly.

This is the background color of Li Tao.

Otherwise, he would not have said such things as "This is His Majesty's family matter" when Li Zhi asked him about the abolition of the post-abolition.

Most likely, I still want to take care of the Xu family in the future.

It's a pity that his son Xu Jingye is too pitiful.

Su Dawei has no idea of sacrificing his life for the old fox family for the time being.

The matter on Li Tao's side has come to an end for the time being.

For the next period of time, Su Dawei was busy preparing for the upcoming expedition to Goguryeo.

Fortunately, Li Tao did not look for him again, so that he could concentrate.

More than a month has passed.

On this day, Su Dawei's Kumatsu Governor's Mansion received a letter from Tsushima Island.

The letter was brought to Su Dawei by the Tang Army's ships that crossed Tsushima Island, traveled along the coastline of the peninsula, and finally landed at Kumazu Harbor.

The person who sent the letter was An Wensheng.

"Is Ami healthy? Ten days ago, our army had already marched into Honshu, the country of Japan......"

An Wensheng's letter was mainly to explain the situation of the Tang army in the Wa Kingdom.

Shikoku is very close to Kyushu, and it is basically a matter of looking at the wind.

Tang Jun didn't make much effort.

However, on the state, the Tang army still encountered some resistance.

Of course, now the Tang army has successfully landed in Honshu and has gained a foothold.

There may be some fighting in the future, but An Wensheng is still optimistic enough about it.

He said that by the end of the year, it should be possible to annex all the Japanese archipelago.

Su Dawei looked at the letter and read it several times.

He had a general topographical map of Wajima in mind, and compared the map in his mind with the place names mentioned by An Wensheng.

Fang knew that the Tang army had now captured Tottori and Okayama in later generations, and was very close to Kobe and Osaka in later generations.

This made him feel a little excited.

If Osaka is occupied, the Tang army will move forward and occupy Kyoto in the future.

Next up is Nara.

There are also a series of important towns such as Nagoya, Nagano, Niigata, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Fukushima, and Tojo.

Of course, they are all place names of later generations.

At this time, the location of the center of Honshu was also called Chugoku, and the whole of Honshu was called Reed Plains Chugoku.

It is the place where the descendants of Amaterasu and Susanoo fought over in the mythological era.

Nowadays, all this does not seem too far away.

According to Ahn Wensheng's plan, not only can he subdue Honshu by the end of the year, but he will also be able to push troops all the way to Hokkaido and Sakhalin......

In addition to mentioning the use of soldiers, An Wensheng mentioned the most about the system that Su Dawei left behind in the Japanese State before leaving.

At that time, An Wensheng and Gao Dalong both praised this system very much.

Ask Su Da what is the name of this law.

Su Dawei thought for a long time and dropped a sentence: "This law is revolutionary transformation." ”