Without sufficient armed forces, nothing you say will be of any use. Only sufficient armed forces can make people around you understand this truth. If you dare to resist, our swords and guns can chop off your head at any time.
"We must continue to build the remaining military depots, and that must be our top priority. Starting tomorrow, we'll take turns dispatching these officials to various locations. If we encounter resistance, we'll have to get our hands dirty. If we don't subdue them with blood in the beginning, I'm afraid we won't be able to accomplish anything else. Furthermore, we need to recruit troops from all over the place and have them pledge their allegiance."
When Cheng Chumo said this, those present were somewhat bewildered. The young and strong men of the tribes had already been almost completely wiped out. Even those who remained had already been drafted into labor camps. How could they form an army? And how could they pay for this pledge of allegiance?
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, he could only ask himself. Cheng Chumo was the general manager of this operation, so everyone had to listen to Cheng Chumo. Cheng Chuliang could make decisions on battlefield matters, but if it involved civil affairs, there had to be a main leader.
"To put it simply, wherever you're going to send local officials, you should first go to our labor camp and find out their personnel. Select those who usually perform well to serve as traitors. This term was told to me by His Highness. From now on, this term will be used specifically to refer to some rebels from various tribes. Of course, after you go back, you can't just believe their so-called surrender. That is, find the rebels from various tribes and let these traitors kill them. As long as they see blood in their own tribe, they will have no choice but to follow us in the future."
When everyone first heard the term "Erguizi", they were indeed a little puzzled, but now they understand that it is very appropriate. These people betrayed their tribes and beliefs and became the lackeys of our Tang Dynasty. To the local tribes, what are they but Erguizi?
"Now we understand. In fact, many people in the labor camp can't stand it anymore. They have also expressed their support to us in disguise. However, we don't have any other use for them except to make them work. Now that these local officials are coming, they really need some local people to help. Let's go and select them."
Li Chengyi is a guy who is impatient when doing things. Now that he has figured out the situation here, there is no need to rest here. The court has sent hundreds of local officials, along with their guards, which is also a considerable number of people. They must all be settled down quickly to strengthen our rule over this area. If the people of the Arab Empire want to make a surprise attack in the future, the surrounding tribes can also be used by me.
As everyone knows, the two brothers have some private matters to discuss, so they don't stay here. It is rare for two brothers to be in the same army. If these two were not Li Xiang's brothers-in-law, they probably would not have received such treatment.
"Is everything alright back home?"
Although Cheng Chuliang was always concerned about the situation in Chang'an, he had not been back for a long time. The reason why he asked this was not only because of their own family affairs, but also because of Li Xiang's harem. Nowadays, more and more people were entering. Although their sister was still Li Xiang's wife, she was also facing challenges in various aspects.
When talking about this, the smile on Cheng Chumo's face disappeared...
Cheng Luan was indeed the first to enter the family, but after giving birth to Li Xiang's eldest daughter, her pregnancy remained quiet. Instead, those who followed her gave birth one after another, and now the Changsun family has two sons, who are also Li Xiang's harem. She was the best among them. Although she didn't hold the throne, Li Xiang had a deep affection for her Changsun family. Basically, everyone knew that such a person was much more powerful than just a title.
"When it comes to winning over men, our sister is pretty good, but she's still far behind the women of the Changsun family. Just think about the former queen. There were three thousand beauties in the harem, but His Majesty only listened to the queen. The others were just ornaments in the palace. Only the former queen was the true mistress."
When talking about Empress Changsun, both of them had respect on their faces. They also dreamed of their sister having such a day, but unfortunately, everyone is different. If they forced it, it might cause their sister to have groundless suspicion.
"What about the eldest sister?"
The eldest sister that Cheng Chuliang was referring to was naturally Cheng Ying.
If we talk about status and respect, then Cheng Luan must be ranked first, after all, she is Cheng Yaojin's legitimate daughter.
But when it comes to winning people's hearts, Cheng Ying would probably be at the front of the list. No matter whether it is her younger siblings or her older brothers, whenever they talk to this eldest sister, they can feel the warmth of spring.
"Your Highness is very respectful to our two sisters, but I don't know if it's fate that they haven't shown any reaction since the birth of our eldest niece. Father is also very anxious in the capital. We had the upper hand before, but now even those inferior families look down on us. Don't you understand the situation in the palace? No matter how many merits we have made, if we don't have a son, we still can't gain a foothold."
Cheng Chumo said somewhat helplessly that they have now become a family of in-laws. The foundation of a family of in-laws is the prince. Now, neither of the two women in the Cheng family gave birth to a prince, only a princess. This matter is not easy to say.
If they had known the result earlier, they would not have let Cheng Yaojin get involved. Then their family could still be a loyal family. No matter who became the emperor at that time, they would not be treated unfairly because of their bravery on the battlefield. It would be much better than now. Now everything is tied to a woman's belly, which makes the two brothers unable to use their strength.
