Chapter 379: The Great Wall Outside the Territory, for Thousands of Years

Wow!

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the big tent.

The powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty didn't need to turn around to check. They could tell just by listening to the sound that it was Lan Yu, Marquis of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, who suggested this "killing prisoners".

Among these generals, only Lan Yu had the deepest enmity with the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition Army.

In the battle of Talos, Turhong almost wiped out the Blue Jade Group;

In the Battle of Princess City, Turhun personally led the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition Army, and directly defeated Sapphire until he tied himself to the flagpole with a rope to command the battle;

To this day, Lan Yu still has a slight limp on one of her legs, which was all thanks to the Arab Empire's army during the Eastern Expedition.

Now, although the culprit Turhong has died tragically under Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's Fang Tian Huaji;

However, those soldiers of the Arab Empire who marched eastward are still alive. How could Anxi Hou Lanyu, who was upright and determined to avenge his enemies, miss the opportunity to beat the fallen dog?

Even if the emperor did not agree with his suggestion in the end, it still gave him a chance to express his feelings. It made him feel better, didn't it?

Sure enough, after hearing Lan Yu's suggestion, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who was on the throne, immediately waved his hand and said only: "It is ominous to kill prisoners!"

In fact, what Chen Huaian was thinking about at this time was how to maximize the remaining value of these hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war and wounded soldiers in his own hands.

Rather than just waving his hand lightly and killing them all.

It's easy to kill, but troublesome to deal with the aftermath!

If he really followed Lan Yu's advice and killed all the prisoners of war from the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition, then the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire outside the Western Regions would really be incompatible with each other;

I am afraid that the news of the killing of prisoners here has just reached Baghdad one second, and the next second the Abbasid Dynasty will use the strength of the whole country to march eastward, "fulfilling its destiny" with the Tang Dynasty, and will not stop until death;

Wouldn't this completely ruin the good situation that Chen Huaian had worked so hard to manage?

If he really had this plan, why would he bother to fight Turhun, the first warrior of the Abbasid Dynasty and the general of the Eastern Expedition of the Arab Empire, in a duel outside Black Tiger City?

Wouldn't it be much easier to directly order the Shenji Battalion outside the city to use red cannons to bombard them day and night until all the Arab Empire's Eastern Expedition Army in Black Tiger City were killed?

At this time, Guo Dingfang, the Minister of War, Zhenxi Marquis, also stood up and said slowly: "I also believe that it is not appropriate to kill prisoners, and education should be the main thing!"

"Master Guo, you said it quite easily!"

Lan Yu did not dare to talk back to Zhaowu Emperor Chen Huaian, and then directed the conflict at Guo Dingfang, the Minister of War, and said: "Who just invited the emperor to ask for food, drink and medicine for these hundreds of thousands of prisoners?"

"The main thing is education, you raise them!"

"Hou Anxi, you——"

Guo Dingfang was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to reply to Lan Yu.

In fact, his original intention was to assimilate these hundreds of thousands of captives, just like the relationship between the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty, so that they would recognize the Central Plains culture and eventually become willing followers of the Tang Dynasty.

However, Guo Dingfang suffered from poor eloquence and his words did not convey his meaning, so Bluetooth took advantage of the opportunity and responded to him.

Lan Yu still looked like he was not stingy, he spread his hands and said: "You can't kill but you can't kill, you can't feed but you can't feed them, and you have to worry about the plague breaking out in the army if the wounded don't have medicine to treat them;"

"Tell me, what else can we do?"

At this time, Changxin Hou Zuo Liangcai, who had been silent in the corner and had a very low presence during the Western Expedition, suddenly stood up and said to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian on the throne: "Your Majesty, I think that these prisoners of war can be distributed as servitude;”

"Now, Pang Xianchu, the Duke of Jin, is carrying out large-scale construction projects in Chang'an Mansion in accordance with the emperor's decree. Why not enlist these hundreds of thousands of captives into corvee service and contribute to the move of the Tang Dynasty's capital to Chang'an?"

"It can be considered that by contributing to the Tang Dynasty, we can wash away their sins of invading the Silk Road in the Western Regions!"

"Your Majesty, what Marquis Changxin said is absolutely true!"

Huo Qubing also stood up and expressed his position: "I also think that these hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war can be escorted to Chang'an Mansion to serve as corvees. They are well-trained soldiers, and if they are involved in the construction of large-scale construction projects, they will naturally be better than ordinary people." Civilians are reliable and durable;”

"Anyway, hiring a civilian husband costs money. It's better to use the silver from hiring a civilian husband to cover the living expenses of these prisoners of war. Maybe it can also save the court a lot of money in salary expenses!"

oh?

Hearing this, Chen Huaian raised his eyebrows, thinking about it.

Chang Xin Hou Zuo Liangcai's proposal to use prisoners of war as corvees reminded Chen Huaian. Why not just let these hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war work on the spot and build an extraterritorial Great Wall along the entire western border of the Western Region?

That’s right, it’s the Great Wall of China!

As a time traveler, Chen Huaian naturally knows that no dynasty can last forever. Even Genghis Khan, who is as powerful as a generation of geniuses, has trampled the iron hooves of the Mongolian cavalry almost all over the world. The descendants of the descendants still cannot keep the good fortune. country;

For Chen Huaian, who has the [Natural Emperor's Fate] system that can achieve unlimited explosive troops, he can certainly be unafraid of any threats and challenges;

However, once he achieves the achievement of "one emperor for eternity", or after his death a hundred years later, will the successor of the dynasty have the ability to defend the great country he has conquered without fear of any threats and challenges?

Obviously, the answer is no!

If, at that time, there could be such a Great Wall outside the region to build the first barrier of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions to resist foreign enemies, would it be much better for future successors?

In addition, Chen Huaian had already made plans in his mind to let his imperial concubine, Princess Pijia Yue Qiluo, give birth to a prince in the future, inherit the title of the Yingwu Khan Mo Yanchuo of the Uighur Khanate, and become the well-deserved Western King of the Tang Dynasty;

Then, he led the construction of a Great Wall outside the region along the border of the Western Regions at this time, which was undoubtedly paving the way for his descendants and making early arrangements for the long-term and stable rule of the Western Regions for his descendants.

When he thought of this, Chen Huaian suddenly became enlightened.

I saw Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who was sitting on the main seat, waved his hand, and the originally noisy central army tent suddenly became quiet.

Ahem!

Chen Huaian coughed twice and said, "Marquis Changxin's suggestion is very much in line with my heart. Using these hundreds of thousands of enemy prisoners of war who invaded the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty as corvée labor is also a chance for them to redeem themselves from their crimes and meritorious service. It also demonstrates the magnanimity of my Tang Dynasty;"

"But--"

Speaking of this, Chen Huaian changed the subject and said meaningfully: "I do not intend to let them go to Chang'an Prefecture to perform corvée labor and contribute to the construction of the new capital of the Tang Dynasty;"

"How can these foreign barbarians understand the aesthetics of the palace architecture of my Han people?"

"What if they build some incongruous foreign-style buildings for my palace, wouldn't it make me and the Tang Dynasty a laughing stock and a laughing stock?"

Hahaha!

Upon hearing this, the generals present couldn't help laughing out loud, thinking that the emperor was still as humorous and witty as ever!

Then, Chen Huaian said word by word: "I have decided to let them build a Great Wall on the border of the Western Silk Road to resist foreign invasion!"

"Building a Great Wall will benefit the present and future generations!"