King Wu Li Ke and the two old generals nodded naturally to Ding Tu's statement. In their view, the people of the Tang Dynasty were naturally of the highest level, followed by some countries bordering us. As for these isolated countries overseas, they were no different from animals. So when he saw the corpses floating nearby, King Wu Li Ge just covered his mouth with a handkerchief and did not feel that there was anything wrong with killing these people. If he had to say what he felt, it was that these people's deaths had defiled the beach.
"What's wrong with these people?"
King Li Ge of Wu saw a large number of people on the beach in the distance, divided into circles. Our soldiers were surrounding them and they looked like dishonest people.
"In reply to your Highness, there was a riot here last night. Local rebels attempted to rob our supplies, but they have been killed. These individuals are all family members. I'm afraid there are other rioters among them, and they pose a threat to the safety of Your Highness and the two veteran generals. So, with the help of the local official Watanabe Ichiro, we have arrested them all. This is the former local official, Lord Watanabe."
Watanabe Ichiro had been eager to try. This guy met the prince of the Tang Dynasty for the first time. In his opinion, such a person was greater than the emperor of Fuso. After all, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was much larger than that of Fuso. Even if it was just one of the princes, his fiefdom was several times larger than that of our Fuso.
"Um."
Watanabe Ichiro thought he would have a chance to speak, but he didn't expect it was just this one word. However, Watanabe Iran was already very excited. At least the prince of the Tang Dynasty had a smile on his face just now. Of course, he didn't see it clearly at night, but he was convinced of it.
"We must thoroughly investigate these local people. We will never treat anyone who has made contributions to the Tang Dynasty unfairly. However, if they harbor second thoughts, the Tang Dynasty will not let them off..."
Li Ge spoke as he walked, and Ding Tu also gave a thumbs up in his heart. Although our prince is not responsible for specific matters, his words still carry the wisdom of the royal family. Looking at Watanabe Ichiro next to him, he probably already knows what to do.
As they were talking, it was already dawn. Nearly two thousand people were captured last night. These people were now waiting on the beach. If they were all killed, Ding Tu would probably be reluctant to do so. If he transported them all back to Goguryeo, he would be able to open up more land.
You have to know that there are still many wastelands in Goguryeo that have not been reclaimed because the conditions for reclamation are relatively poor. In addition, all the people who can work in Goguryeo have jobs, so they can only send people back from Fuso. They can only be given two steamed buns a day. As long as the wealth they generate can be more than these two steamed buns, they can be asked to do anything.
When they arrived at the temporary Protectorate, everyone looked at the map for a long time. King Wu Li Ke soon discovered a fatal problem, that is, we did not have enough people.
"To occupy this frontier position, we need nearly 4,000 men. If we continue to advance, Kyushu Island has seven prefectures, which means we will need nearly 30,000 men. I'm afraid all the troops used for the attack will be trapped here."
King Wu Li Ke said with some concern. Just now many people were immersed in joy, so few people thought about this problem. But when King Wu said this, the people present were a little confused and immediately realized that this was indeed not a trivial matter. We want to occupy the entire Fuso. If Kyushu Island alone will delay 30,000 of our people, wouldn’t the entire Fuso require more than 100,000 people?
Apart from the eastern expedition to Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty had never mobilized so many troops. The most important thing was that all these troops had to be transported from the sea, which required a considerable cost. Although our navy warships are relatively large, we cannot guarantee that all ships will not sink. This time on the way to Fuso, a ship ran aground. Fortunately, the surrounding ships rescued in time, so no casualties were caused.
"Don't panic, Your Highness. This is our first stop, so we must clear out the surrounding area. In the following places, we can completely adopt a delegated rule system. For example, as with Watanabe Ichiro just now, we only need to station a small number of troops, hand over most of the power to them, and rule through them..."
Ding Tu had a plan long ago. We only need to occupy the important coastal ports and inland hub cities. As for other places, they will naturally be handed over to the local people. Moreover, according to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, 70 to 80 percent of Fuso's population lives in coastal areas. As long as our ships make a round every now and then, even if we don't have many people on land, we can still control this place well, but the prerequisite is that we have to defeat them all.
"Can these people be trusted? Take Watanabe for example. He has a pointed face and monkey cheeks, and I can tell he's not a very loyal person. Will he betray us in the future?"
Everyone also had doubts about the words of the King of Wu. In their opinion, the guy just now was indeed a treacherous person. If we just believed him, if he rebelled in the future, we would have no place to cry.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. This man has no one else in his family except a younger brother. I have just tested him and he is very concerned about his younger brother. On the ship returning to the Tang Dynasty today, his younger brother is already going to Chang'an City to study."
Li Xiang is very experienced in controlling these people outside. Whoever you value most will be taken to Chang'an City. After more than ten years of education in Chang'an City, these people only have the Tang Dynasty in their hearts. When they return to their original fiefdoms, they will only do things to maintain the rule of the Tang Dynasty. As for everything that happened before, they have probably forgotten almost everything.
Hearing that everything was planned out on Ding Tu's side, King Wu Li Ke nodded with satisfaction, but he still felt a little disappointed. His father asked him to conquer this place, but apart from sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labor, was there no way for him to contribute?
If it were a useless prince, he would probably be very satisfied with the current arrangement, but Wu Wang Li Ke is a very capable person, so it is a bit difficult for him to do this...
