"Your humble servant is very anxious. You have entrusted this matter to me for quite some time, and there are still a large group of people in the court watching me. If there is no improvement in a short period of time, these people may submit a memorial. How can I know who will take the position of Protector General by then? Even in my family, the younger generation is mushrooming like mushrooms after rain. If I don't work hard, I will be surpassed by them soon."
Xiao Shougui said as he devoured his breakfast. Being from an aristocratic family was indeed a source of pride for him, but the competition he faced was also more intense than others. Why should the family's resources go to him? He had to show the elders his abilities and make them think he was worth investing in.
If your current work comes to a standstill, or if Li Xiang is dissatisfied, then the family will have to start looking for a replacement. Perhaps that person's talent cannot catch up with yours, but at least it is another direction of development. All resources cannot be concentrated on you. In case you are disliked by Li Xiang, or become a target of attack within the court, then the next generation of the family must have another person to take the lead.
Li Xiang was also a descendant of an aristocratic family. Take the royal family for example, it was impossible to put all eggs in one basket. It was just that Li Xiang's development was too abnormal, which resulted in other members of the royal family not having many opportunities.
However, those people were not idle either. They were also secretly accumulating strength. Once Li Xiang was defeated and retreated to Maicheng, these people would stand up immediately. If they were Li Xiang, except for the first war, they would not show up at all for the rest. They would just rest on their laurels and not enjoy the benefits until they ascended the throne.
If Li Xiang were to act like them, the land controlled by the Tang Empire would be reduced by at least 70 percent. Except for Tuyuhun and Turks, the remaining land would never fall into our hands.
"Competition definitely exists, and I can't help you with that. You can only continue to strive for greater heights so that you can properly handle various relationships with opponents in the court and followers within your family. In fact, behind every successful person are numerous competitors. Sometimes they should look back and thank these competitors. After all, without the encouragement of these competitors, their achievements would not be so high. The same is true for you."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, Xiao Shougui nodded for the first time. He agreed very much with what Li Xiang said. Take his cousins at home for example. They were young but all had their own plans, and each of them was very thoughtful. It was precisely because of these people's abilities that Xiao Shougui did not dare to stop for a moment. Even if he had stayed up all night last night, he had to hurry up to formulate this plan.
After he finished formulating the plan, it would take at least three days for it to be submitted to Li Xiang. It didn't mean that Li Xiang would approve it after reading it. Li Xiang also had his own think tank, and he had to let everyone in the think tank take a look at it, and they had to express their opinions. Only then could this matter be submitted to the court, and only after discussion in the court could it be implemented.
It’s not that Li Xiang wants to evade responsibility. It’s mainly because this matter is too complicated. If you don’t consult with many people, you really can’t jump to a conclusion. If something goes wrong in the future, the loss to the Tang Dynasty will be too great. Therefore, when any plan is under discussion, others must be allowed to put forward their opinions, and the more opinions the better.
This is also a strategy of Li Xiang. Take the current immigration issue for example. Xiao Shougui proposed that the Goguryeo people could come. Then whether it is Li Xiang's think tank or the officials in the court, you can put forward opinions or even raise questions, and Xiao Shougui must answer them one by one. If one of the problems cannot satisfy everyone, then there is no need to continue with this plan.
This is also to be on the safe side. Of course, doing so may delay many things, but even if some things are delayed, it will also prevent us from making mistakes. Although the current Tang Empire is powerful, it cannot make mistakes in some major events. Once a mistake is made, it will not be so easy to ease it back.
After dinner, the two of them went to the front hall to start working. Li Chengyi and Chang Sunze also came over and began to look at Xiao Shougui's plan. Last night, Li Chengyi was the general on duty. He took his men around for a long time and caught some criminals. It can be said that the local security is really bad to the extreme.
Although the county system has been implemented, it is just a name. People in many places still disobey discipline. If you take people to catch them, these guys will immediately run into the desert, and it is not easy to catch them. In the past, the leaders of various tribes ruled here, and there were some places that were beyond their reach. It is not that these places that were beyond our reach were changed because of the arrival of our Tang people. It can only be said that they have become more obscure.
"I think this is feasible. The people of Goguryeo are more gentle than the locals. And with the great reputation we left in Goguryeo, they won't dare to do anything rash for at least the next few years. As for what to do in the long term, we still have to slowly explore it."
Chang Sunze was the first to express his opinion. Li Chengyi had been developing in the army, and this guy basically had no say in how to deal with people's livelihood issues, mainly because he had never done it before. Chang Sunze was different.
When he was in Indochina, this guy was in charge of both military and political affairs. He was quite familiar with the people of Goguryeo and Fuso. In order to become a legal resident of the Tang Dynasty, the people of these two countries would do anything. As long as you can increase his points, even if it means selling his father out, these people will have to think about it for a while.
It was precisely because of this characteristic that Xiao Shougui included them in his consideration. As for the Turks and Xueyantuo, Xiao Shougui believed that there was no possibility. As they were both nomadic peoples, if you immigrated them all here, you might give them more room for development. If they could unite with the locals, a large nomadic state might be formed...
