"You've finally found the true meaning of development on the plateau. Your development strategy is correct. In addition to maintaining trade, you must also establish communication channels in various locations. It's like a spider web, slowly radiating outward."
After listening to Wen Cunhai's report, Li Xiang also began to formulate the next development direction for these people. Commercial institutions have been established in various places, and the communication channels are actually spy departments. As long as they develop outward slowly, just like Gaochang, it will be so easy for us to solve Gaochang in the end.
Of course, this is from an outsider's perspective. From an insider's perspective, we conquered Gaochang, and it took a lot of effort. Didn't they just ignore our early efforts? The same is true for Tubo right now. If we were to conquer Tubo right away, it would certainly be very difficult. But if we were to infiltrate step by step, Tubo in two years would be like Gaochang today.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. We have already formulated a long-term development plan. Please review it."
Wen Cunhai took out a memorial from his arms. This was also the most important memorial. If it was obtained by someone else, this guy and Xiao Liuzi would definitely be killed without a burial place.
Songtsen Gampo and the chieftains did have conflicts, but they all wanted to preserve the country of Tubo. However, if they knew that Xiao Liuzi's ultimate goal was to overthrow Tubo, they would most likely unite. Now they think that Xiao Liuzi just wants to gain some commercial benefits, so they allow Xiao Liuzi to develop slowly.
But if they knew Xiao Liuzi's fundamental purpose, even if these people still had internal conflicts, they would have to put aside their conflicts and concentrate on dealing with external enemies.
Li Xiang carefully studied the infiltration plan formulated by Xiao Liuzi. Some parts of it were too aggressive, so Li Xiang made some modifications and extended the time from one year to two or even three years. Tubo is not a small country, and its area is vast, so many places are not so easy to solve.
So we have to extend the time. During this process of extending the time, Xiao Liuzi will be able to see a series of things clearly and make modifications at that time. Our plan is not static. You may make it today and change it tomorrow.
Written at the end were some requests. You should know that Xiao Liuzi's business makes huge profits every year, but Li Xiang still has to give them certain financial support. This part of the money is not spent by Xiao Liuzi. Li Xiang also has a lot of people on the plateau. If Xiao Liuzi dares to be greedy for money, Li Xiang will know it in the next second.
All of this money was used to bribe some local people. These people are not very prominent now, but if it comes to a critical moment, these people can help the Tang Dynasty gain great benefits, so Xiao Liuzi must use money to support them.
While supporting these people, Xiao Liuzi obtained evidence of their crimes. If these evidences were handed over to Songtsen Gampo or the chieftain, they would be enough to execute their entire families. At the beginning, we used money to impress these people, and then used these evidences to threaten them. In the end, we gave them a slap in the face and a sweet date, so that they would lie dormant and be used by our Tang Dynasty.
In addition, Xiao Liuzi also felt that there were not enough people, and hoped that Li Xiang could continue to send a group of people to the plateau. If only his men were left, they would be able to do some rough work, but some delicate work might not be completed.
Li Xiang wrote a letter to the people of Tuyuhun, asking them to pick out 3,000 people and send them to the plateau. With this group of people, Xiao Liuzi would be able to do things much more easily, without having to carry all the tasks on his own shoulders. At the same time, it would also give Xiao Liuzi some of his power.
Xiao Liuzi is indeed loyal now, but people will change after they have power, so Li Xiang must also prepare for the future.
The year before, Li Xiang had already told Xiao Liuzi that he must find an assistant, otherwise Xiao Liuzi's work would be too busy. Xiao Liuzi understood what Li Xiang was thinking at the time, so he sent Wen Cunhai.
Xiao Liuzi's entire family lives on the plateau, and they may be difficult to control at times, but except for Wen Cunhai himself, all the other members are in the two lakes area, so such people are also easy to control.
After meeting Li Xiang, Wen Cunhai's status was recognized. After all, he was the one who had met Li Xiang, so the people below also knew the significance of Wen Cunhai as a deputy. If Xiao Liuzi did something to harm Li Xiang in the future, Wen Cunhai also had the right to stand up and correct him.
Wen Cunhai understood this very well. Although he was very grateful to Xiao Liuzi, he knew that Li Xiang was the biggest person behind the scenes, so he had to do his job well while also keeping an eye on Xiao Liuzi.
Li Xiang did not intend to let his subordinates do this, but as a superior, if he could not control his subordinates well, then the kingdom you have conquered might become someone else's at any time, and it was not uncommon for his subordinates to declare themselves kings.
"I've already issued all the necessary instructions. Also, take these letters with you. On your way back, ask them for money or personnel. You now have the power of a neighbor. If you discover something that cannot be reported in a timely manner but is detrimental to our interests, you can order your men to act. I will send you sixty men later. They are all skilled fighters and will only obey your orders. However, if you give an order that harms me, they will not obey you."
After Li Xiang said this, Wen Cunhai was very nervous. This was the first time he had subordinates. He had seen these people around Xiao Liuzi. Li Xiang now sent him sixty people, which showed that his status had risen.
But at the same time, his responsibilities also increased. Although Li Xiang did not say it so clearly, Wen Cunhai also understood that these people were actually prepared for Xiao Liuzi. If he had the ambition to establish himself as king, or did something to harm Li Xiang, then these people might send Xiao Liu to his death. Apart from this, he could not support these people for other private matters because these people would not do it.