At first glance, Li Ze almost didn't recognize Gu Han. I still remember that the two of them met before he went to Goryeo. At that time, Gu Han was still a thin guy. He hadn't seen him in the past two years. He had grown at least twenty kilograms of meat. Looking at the gradually rounded face, Li Ze was stunned for a while.

But Gu Han was a little ashamed and blushed and bowed to the ground: "I've seen Li Xiang."

"I thought you had suffered a lot in the past two years. You looked pretty good, and you've all changed from a national face to a melon face." Li Ze said with a laugh.

Gu Han's face turned redder. He lifted his robe and sat on the chair opposite Li Ze, saying, "At first it was very hard. He crept through the forest all day, climbed ice and snow all day. Later, he expelled the Liaodong troops and promoted the reconciliation between Tan Daoji and Li Zaidao. I worked more, but I drank and had fun with the high officials and nobles in Goryeo all day. The flesh on this body was uncontrollable for more than one day."

Li Ze laughed: "You are so enviable every day, you can talk big, you can't talk outside, you can't talk outside, you can easily be beaten."

Gu Han had a bitter face: "When I first passed, I felt comfortable. As time went by, I felt very bitter. Now, as soon as I saw those hot stamping posts, I was frightened. But I had to go there. This day was really not a good day. I didn't go to the banquet and cooked some millet porridge at home with a plate of pickled vegetables, which was so comfortable."

"I don't know how lucky I am in my blessing!" Li Ze patted the documents that were piled up in front of me, "I want to beat you up because I said it."

"It is my blessing to be able to let Li Xiang breathe and be more relaxed." Gu Han said with a smile.

Li Ze shook his head repeatedly: "Look, look, now he has even changed his temperament. He has learned to flatter."

Gu Han, the first governor of the Tang Dynasty to Goryeo, had its special significance naturally self-evident. Therefore, after he returned, Li Ze made a whole night for him to listen to his reward. After the two of them made a few remarks, they got back to the point.

"Overall, Goryeo is now operating according to our ideas." Gu Han said: "Li Zaidao is in the throne, and Tan Daoji is the prime minister in charge of political affairs. When I left Goryeo, I just helped them complete the structure of the first Goryeo law, and in the general outline, the emperor's position and the prime minister's rotation principle."

"Li Zaidao is not a foolish monarch, and Tan Daoji is a famous minister of a generation. They have no idea about now?" Li Ze asked with a smile.

"Li Zaidao has no idea yet. All his attention is still focused on fighting against Tan Daoji. The two competed on the candidates for county magistrates in various counties in Goryeo. Although Li Zaidao has Park Zicheng as a general, overall, he is still at an absolute disadvantage. In the twenty-two counties in Goryeo, only five people support Li Zaidao." Gu Han smiled and said, "Of course, Park Zicheng's combat effectiveness is amazing. With our support, this person became the Minister of Revenue in Goryeo and the leader of the anti-Tan Daoji series. He always faced a tough battle with Tan Daoji in the court."

"Of course, the people who have to be as strong as Li Zaidao hold a real power force, otherwise the five counties that support him will soon be unable to survive under the suppression of Tan Daoji." Li Ze smiled. "So, if Li Zaidao did not have our support, he would soon be defeated in the battle with Tan Daoji.

"That's true!" Gu Han said: "Tan Daoji uses the power of the Prime Minister to vigorously exclude these five counties on some fundamental policies in the development of the country, but we naturally will not stand by. Therefore, our Tang Dynasty merchants injected a lot of funds into these five counties to help them develop. Speaking of which, the ones that have developed the best now are these five counties."

Li Ze nodded: "Tan Daoji is extraordinary. This person is the focus of our attention. Let's talk about him?"

Gu Han nodded and said, "This person is indeed capable. After re-taking power, the first thing he did was to imitate the national policies of our Tang Dynasty, equalize the land and reduce taxes. This move alone immediately won him a huge reputation."

"Equalize the land and reduce taxes, and the country's income will be greatly reduced. Our Tang Dynasty relies on increasing commercial taxes. What does Goryeo rely on?"

"So their court is not having a hard time now. However, Tan Daoji is also a ruthless person. This person's Prime Minister's Mansion is just a few tiled houses. I once suggested that the Prime Minister's Mansion and the places where the emperor lives should be renovated to show their majesty, but this person flatly refused. In his words, every penny now must be used on the blade. Personal enjoyment can be placed in the back row. If he doesn't repair it, the emperor can only live in a dilapidated palace. It's funny. Once I was invited to Li Zaidao's banquet. It rained heavily on the way. The main hall where Li Zaidao was hospitalized was actually big outside and small inside."

Li Ze had no smile on his face.

"It seems that not only Tan Dao Jixiong's talent and strategy, but Li Zaidao should not be underestimated!"

"Of course." Gu Han said: "But no matter what they think, they can only dance in the track we have drawn. This year, I just thwarted an ambitious plan by Tan Daoji."

"Let me tell me!" Li Ze asked with interest.

"Tan Daoji wants to create a unique Goryeo writing!" Gu Han said: "All their official writings used to use our writing, but now, he actually wants to change his course and create original Goryeo writings, with full ambitions. Of course, I am hitting such an action head-on. In the end, Tan Daoji had to put this plan completely shelve."

"This is a good thing." Li Ze said: "Whenever you have this kind of thought and want to get rid of our thoughts, it has actually grown in his heart. The Ministry of Rites is also preparing a plan, and a large number of people will enter Goryeo. These people mainly go to Goryeo to open private schools to teach Goryeo people to learn our writing, our etiquette, our traditions, our history. At the same time, major academies will also allocate certain places to recruit powerful children of Goryeo and even outstanding talents from the countryside. It is necessary to train them into hard-core supporters of the Tang Dynasty. After a few years, these people can return to China and slowly replace the current powerhouses in Goryeo. We are not greedy for their country, but they must become our most loyal partners. The same words and the same values."

"This is a strategy to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot, but I'm afraid there will always be some dissidents here." Gu Han reminded.

"Of course. But as long as it is the general trend, a little noise cannot change the overall situation." Li Ze said: "It is important that we make the people of Goryeo feel that only by relying on our Tang Dynasty can they have a good life. Once they leave us, they will immediately relive the old nightmare. For this reason, their economic lifeline must be in our hands."

Gu Han said: "We have been doing this. Nowadays, Goryeo is extremely short of funds. Even the so-called powerful people. To be honest, they are not as good as some wealthy people in our Tang Dynasty. A large number of merchants organized by the Business Department have injected large amounts of funds into Goryeo, and the whereabouts of these funds are all pillar industries in Goryeo, such as salt, iron, bulk grain, mineral deposits, etc. Some factories have opened one after another, recruiting a large number of local workers, effectively improving the quality of life of local people."

"Once our businessmen leave the country, most of their tempers will become a little bad. In order to pursue profits, they can do anything, but Goryeo is different from those overseas, so you have to keep a close eye on this matter." Li Ze reminded: "If necessary, catch a few people who stand out and try to warn them. Be sure to let the ordinary people of Goryeo understand that our Tang Dynasty is a civilized country, and we are going to help them, not to suck their blood."

"Yes!" Gu Han said sternly. "Gory people learn our words and speak our Tang language, which is naturally a country of brothers. We naturally cannot tolerate someone doing excessive actions against them."

"How is the Korean army?"

"Tan Daoji has reduced his army on a large scale. Now there are only 50,000 regular troops left in the entire Goryeo, of which 10,000 are in the capital, and the remaining 40,000 are stationed in various places. The most important thing is to suppress bandits. After many years of war, there are many bandits in the territory of Goryeo. It is extremely harmful to the local economy. Military power is basically controlled by Tan Daoji. Even in the capital, there are only thousands of troops loyal to the emperor." Gu Han said: "But we have stationed 5,000 troops in his capital, and there are still warships at the port. This is the Dinghai Shen Needle."

"How powerful is the army?"

"It should be said that the remaining tens of thousands of troops are still very effective." Gu Han said: "After all, they are veterans who have fought for many years. They are still a little capable of living until now. After receiving a large number of our equipment, their combat effectiveness has improved even more significantly. Now I am lobbying their Ministry of War to promote the military disciplines of our Tang Dynasty. This matter is already obvious. If nothing unexpected happens, this matter will be implemented in the second half of this year. In this way, we can legitimately send a large number of officers into their army in the name of instructors."

"You didn't miss anything!" Li Ze nodded admiringly: "There are two things you are going to do next."

"Please give me instructions!" Gu Han said.

"First, the bandits in Goryeo are basically unable to become a big climate. As a brotherly country of the Tang Dynasty, I think Goryeo has the responsibility and obligation to contribute to the Tang Dynasty, so I hope they can send a group of troops to the Tang Dynasty to help us attack the south."

Gu Han was slightly stunned, but immediately understood and nodded repeatedly.

"Second, I heard that Japanese pirates are quite rampant in the coastal areas of Goryeo? Can Tan Daoji create another team to cooperate with our navy? First, it is to attack Japanese pirates, and second, it is to attack Japanese pirates' nests."

Hearing this, Gu Han smiled and said, "I wonder where Li Xiang fell in love with him again?"

Li Ze smiled and turned the globe on the big table and pointed a place: "I think this place of Ryukyu is good. Take it down and hold it in your hands. I will leave this matter to you to complete. In the head, the one we can support you is the navy ship."
Chapter completed!