Seeing that Xia Hongsheng was stunned, Li Shimin hurriedly smiled and said: "Oh, don't be surprised, some time ago, Fang Qing came to discuss the matter of Persia with me, so it was said that his second son, Fang Ai, listened to some remarks from you, and came back to listen to him, and felt very reasonable, so he said it to me." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xia Hongsheng breathed a sigh of relief, damn, he almost thought that Li Lao Er was spying on his son!

"This is also the day they went to play with their son-in-law, and the big guys at the dinner table talked about the Western Regions and Persia, so they brought it up." Xia Hongsheng said: "The scope that Datang can firmly control in his hands is now almost close to the maximum. If Datang's communications and transportation do not develop and progress by leaps and bounds, it will not be easy for this scope to continue to expand. ”

"Not bad! I've been thinking about this for a long time. Li Shimin nodded, and said thoughtfully: "I'm thinking, the Tang Dynasty has more and more land, and the annexed places are getting bigger and bigger-the previous dynasty didn't have a land as vast as the current Tang Dynasty, but when you see the head, you can firmly grasp it in your hands and not lose it, isn't it still this piece of Guannai?" A few days ago, I heard Fang Qing talk about what the virtuous son-in-law said to Fang Yiai, and I couldn't help but think of this problem again. I want to ask the virtuous son-in-law, but what can I do? ”

"There are solutions, but they are all temporary." Xia Hongsheng said: "To truly solve the problem of firmly integrating the land beyond the distance into Datang's body and becoming an inseparable and inseparable part of Datang, at least four conditions need to be met. ”

"What are the three conditions?" Li Shimin asked.

Xia Hongsheng replied: "First, communication. The imperial court should always be able to know the local situation and dynamics, and be able to quickly transmit the decree to the court, and the situation there can also be quickly transmitted to the imperial court and let the imperial court know. That's communication. If there is really a very urgent situation in the Guannai area, most of the areas can be reached within two days of 800 miles expedited, so the imperial court knows all the places well, and it will naturally be able to control the places firmly. The farther away the distance, the worse the timeliness, and the imperial court is actually equivalent to turning a blind eye to those lands that are too far away. ”

"Not bad. I already know that. Li Shimin nodded: "Second?" ”

"Traffic." Xia Hongsheng replied: "The army of 100,000 people, from Chang'an to Luoyang, now it only takes two days to walk on the cement road. Therefore, Luoyang is stable, no one dares to disturb, even if someone dares to disturb, the army arrives quickly, and the situation can be controlled. But what if it's thousands of miles away? I don't know how long it will take for the army to arrive, and how much will it cost? These are all things that dare not be calculated. Sometimes, the cost of treating him is too high, and it is better to turn a blind eye and not go deeper. When the imperial court is rich and powerful, it may still have the ability to manage it, but if the imperial court is weak, then it is really powerless and can't take care of it. Since ancient times, how many dynasties have not been in the later period, and the internal chaos of the imperial court has resulted in the inability to manage so far. ”

"That's it. I thought of this too. Li Shimin nodded and said, "Third, I'm just afraid it's human!" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Yes!" The person sent is capable and can control the local situation, but he is afraid that he will be far away from the emperor and embrace his land. The person sent will not hold the land and respect himself, and he is afraid that he is not capable enough to control the local area in the hands of Datang. This candidate is not only loyal to Datang, but also has excellent experience and talent. But how many such people can there be? I'm afraid that the DPRK and China will never be enough, how can they be sent thousands of miles away! ”

"The sky is high and the emperor is far away!" Li Shimin slapped the table: "That's right!" The virtuous son-in-law ...... this"

"Father-in-law, although there are few people who are both loyal and talented, there are still some after all. This, on the contrary, is the least restrictive. Xia Hongsheng continued to say to Li Shimin: "The first two points can be gradually made up for through the development and progress of technology, and all departments can improve. This fourth point is actually the most fundamental and difficult thing to do. ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin stepped forward: "Virtuous son-in-law, come quickly!" ”

"Fourth, it's also human. However, it is not a talent, but a local person who is based on the Tang Dynasty. Xia Hongsheng said: "Every geographical scope has its own culture. This culture comes from the land that has been inhabited for generations, and the civilizations that have flourished on it. And its carriers are none other than the local people. Or rather, the local peoples. The nationality mentioned by the son-in-law refers to a group of people who are objectively distinguished from other groups of people in terms of culture, language, history, region, or religion. Due to some historical reasons, a country can have different peoples, and a nation can live in different countries. A country can also have more than one nation. ”

"Let's take ourselves! We are the same race, speak the same language, have common customs, and have the same foundation of Chinese civilization, so we can be regarded as a nation, the Chinese nation. Xia Hongsheng explained with an example.

"Even if it is said, the Turks, Xue Yantuo, Tiele ...... Their words are the same, their customs are the same, and where they live, are they a people? Li Shimin quickly understood what Xia Hongsheng meant and said.

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "That's right!" Father-in-law, why is the land of Lingnan, although it is thousands of miles away, but it is firmly under the control of the Tang Dynasty? Because most of the local people are also Huaxia people, in their hearts, they are different from others because they wear Tang costumes, speak Chinese language, and have Han customs, so they feel in their hearts that they should be Tang people, not other neighboring Tubo and Nanzhao people. Because he thinks that he is a Tang person, he is also willing to accept the jurisdiction of Datang, and he also thinks that he should be governed by Datang. ”

"So the people of Baiyue and the Han people are always incompatible!" Li Shimin slapped his palm on the table and said: "Because the culture of the Baiyue people is different from the culture of the Han people, they don't feel that their Tang people should be under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Yes!" Xia Hongsheng nodded: "But even though there are Baiyue people in Lingnan, they are still firmly controlled by Datang, why?" ”

"Because the number of Han people is much larger than that of Yue people!" Li Shimin said.

"Exactly!" Li Shimin said: "The main ethnic group of a place determines the belonging of a place. If Datang wants to really firmly control a piece of land, it must ensure that the main ethnic group on this land is Huaxia, and most of the people are Tang people! ”