Money, those Confucian scholars called it Adu, and called it the smell of copper.

But who in the world can live without money?

A real man should not be free of money for a day.

When he heard Li Bo mention the word "money", he immediately raised everyone's interest.

Li Bo looked at everyone, and then saw Su Dawei opposite him, and threw encouragement eyes on him.

A few years ago, I was still a lonely ghost wandering around. I never thought that one day I could return to the Tang Dynasty and even my son would have a good future in the future.

Everything is given by Su Dawei.

He calmed down, held a ripple in his heart, and sang: "In the early years, I had traveled north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and had also been to Persia and Dashi. I saw merchants from all over the world, traveling along the Western Regions in an endless stream.

Spices that are priced at gold, rare gems, medicinal materials, Persian glass, gold and silverware, ironware, all exquisite works of art...

Of course, there are also my Tang Dynasty porcelain, silk, herbs, and mirrors."

After a stop, he continued to say, "The benefits of trade are worth billions. Our Tang Dynasty can control such a large territory and subdue the Turks, the Western Regions, Liaodong, and Southeast. In addition to the prosperity of the martial virtues of our Tang Dynasty, it is also closely related to this trade route."

He took a deep breath and finally concluded: "Confucius said that self-cultivation, self-cultivation, family, country, and world, but self-cultivation requires money, family, family, and country, and world, what is the lack of money?

The Western Regions merchants from Persia and Dashi traveled thousands of miles to transport the goods to Chang'an, then purchased silk tea and porcelain from Chang'an and transported them back to the west...

This trade route is the wealth route of my Tang Dynasty.

With Hexi, there will be a continuous flow of wealth into the Tang Dynasty.

If this trade route is cut off…”

Without further ado, the generals in the tent could already imagine the consequences.

Since ancient times, cutting off people's wealth has been like killing their parents.

There is only one that communicates between the West and Hexi.

The rolling gold wealth flowed in, making the Tang Dynasty rich.

With such a strong profit, no one wants to get a share of the pie?

The first step in the rise of Tubo was to annex Tuyuhun, and the second step was to plot against Hexi.

The series of tests and expansions of the four Anxi towns by the Tubo people in recent years all illustrate this point.

Therefore, the dispute in Hexi is not just about the gains and losses of a city and a place.

It was also an important cornerstone for the Tang Dynasty to maintain the empire.

It can even be said to be the lifeblood.

Without enough wealth, the Tang Dynasty could not maintain its military strength, maintain its military virtues, and maintain its prosperity.

Even if you have no money at home, you can't live, let alone the huge empire.

Su Dawei's vision for future generations will be more long-term.

Over the past five thousand years, the Tang Dynasty has been the most gorgeous in all dynasties.

The opening of the Tang Dynasty, the tolerance of the Tang Dynasty, and the glorious spirit of the Tiankang Khan swept across the abundant martial virtues of East Asia.

Its glory and splendor always shines on future generations.

In this regard, the prosperous Tang Dynasty was that there were no ancient people in front and no visitors in the back.

Because of its wealth, the Tang army was extremely luxurious.

A cavalry with three horses.

The Northwest Horse Farm maintains millions of war horses all year round.

There is also a rate of more than 60% of armor-padded.

Including the Turks, Tiel people, and Tubo people, they all envied the Tang army's military armor.

The soldiers have horizontal swords, horses and spears, and strong crossbows.

And armor is not ordinary leather armor, it is iron armor!

Sixty percent of the Tang army were equipped with iron armor, horizontal swords, moji swords, horn crossbows, long bows, strong crossbows, large shields, and more than three war horses.

There are also extremely rich logistical support.

With all this, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty turned into lions sweeping across the east and west.

Only then did the Tang Dynasty have the martial virtue of invincible and invincible battle.

Behind all this is countless money and wealth and countless resources.

Later generations, even according to another time and space, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty shrank from a huge empire spanning East Asia to the Middle East to a regional power.

It is precisely because of the loss of the Western Regions.

From then on, it will not be possible to transfer strong productivity outward, earn Western wealth, and cut Western leeks...

It can only gradually weaken and wither until the arrival of the historical cycle.

Su Dawei was a later generation, and naturally knew that if he wanted to become a true empire, he would take the path of expansion.

It may not be an expansion of force, but also an expansion of economic, cultural and political, or even a expansion of trade and productivity.

Import products from outside in exchange for wealth.

Only by avoiding the dilemma of inclination.

At this time, Su Dawei stood at the fork in history, looking forward for a thousand years and backward for a thousand years.

A powerful Han who possessed Hexi and the Zhang Empire.

The prosperous Tang Dynasty that dominated the Western Regions and occupied the Hexi Corridor.

This is the peak of the power and force of the Central Plains.

No matter what point it is, you cannot lose this lifeline.

All enemies who dare to provoke the Tang Dynasty and want to get involved in Hexi must be crushed.

This may be the reason why he came here.

Although it sounds pretentious, Su Dawei did feel a heavy feeling on his shoulders at this moment.

That is pressure, and the destiny of the country.

A more literary statement may be a sense of historical mission.

All decisions today, a future war, are likely to determine the fortunes of the Han people for thousands of years in the future.

It will change the fate of countless people.

Su Dawei took a deep breath and glanced at the generals in the tent.

"Everyone said a lot just now, and they all said it very well. I don't think I need to say more. Everyone understands the importance of this battle to our Tang Dynasty. We must not retreat because the Western Regions are the fundamental interests of our Tang Dynasty."

His voice did not raise purposely, but it was still buzzing in the tent.

It gives people a deafening feeling.

"The only option for this battle is victory. We want to defeat Tubo here and let all those who want to provoke the Tang Dynasty see what the outcome will be."

Su Dawei's voice turned sharply and raised his voice: "After the generals return to the camp, they will issue the significance of this battle to the various battalions of the Tang army, unify their thinking and prepare for battle. Tomorrow, follow me to advance."

All the generals in the tent stood up together and crossed their hands to Su Dawei and said, "Here!"

...

A deafening thunder suddenly sounded on the grassland.

It was not really thunder, but the movements made by thousands of war horses running together.

The sun shines, and from the distant horizon, the smoke that blocks the sky and the sun suddenly rises.

If an experienced scout can roughly determine the number of war horses based on the size of the smoke and dust.

With such a huge amount of smoke and dust in front of you, it is possible to achieve it at least tens of thousands of war horses, or even hundreds of thousands of war horses.

As the thunder sounded closer and closer.

The whole earth seemed to be trembling with the sound of hooves.

On the ground, gravel jumped, and countless birds, insects and snakes ran away in panic.

A black line suddenly surged on the horizon, gradually spreading into a black torrent.

These war horses came very fast.

If you look closely, you can see countless Tuyuhun horses moving in unison, raising their four hooves.

Tuyuhun horse is the Hequ horse.

Also known as Qiaocoma, it is produced at the intersection of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan. It is known as the three famous horses in China, along with the three hippos in Inner Mongolia and the Yili horse in Xinjiang. It is one of the oldest horse breeds in China.

More than a thousand years ago, good horses were produced in Gansu and Long. It is said that the Qin people grazed for the Zhou emperors. This kind of horse was Hequ horse, which was called Qin horse at that time.

The Hequ horse has a large and coordinated body, full bone mass, and the stallion is majestic and fierce.
To be continued...