Chapter 832: 832 In the study room
Chapter 832 832 In the study room
From another perspective, are those peripheral, conquered lands really just in the hands of an empire? Not really.
At all times and in all countries, any conquest represents cruel exploitation and oppression. Whether it's the ravages of China by those **** who had a good life, or the crazy expansion of Germany's head of state in Europe, the essence is the same.
They do not wish to turn the lands conquered by their iron hoofs into their own territory, nor do they intend to treat the indigenous peoples on the land well and develop them into people under their rule.
These places are exploited colonies. North America is to Britain, and North Africa is to France.
It is impossible for all these conquered areas to receive the same treatment as the conquerors. Unless a time traveler is born who can obtain money and technology from other places and quickly spread the benefits to the occupied areas, the occupied areas will only feed back the core area.
Tang Mo was such a time traveler, so he was able to complete his expansion in Zheng and Qi and immediately gain the support of the local people.
For these people, the Tang State was not a conqueror, but a liberator: after occupying these areas, the Tang State immediately provided more supplies and better living conditions for the local people, which reduced the people's grievances to a level that was negligible. within the control range.
At the same time, the Tang Dynasty began to launch a liquidation against the slave owners and landlord aristocracy, and quickly integrated into the peasant class, gaining widespread support from the peasant class.
Coupled with the advanced productive forces represented by the Tang State, they were bound to gain the support and love of the emerging workers and business classes, so they achieved unprecedented success.
But all this would have been impossible in ancient times, without the extra benefits brought by time travellers.
The same was true for Britain, which extorted taxes and fees from the Americas and caused slave owners to revolt, Germany, which brutally exploited the occupied areas of the Soviet Union, and Japan, which inhumanely massacred the people in the occupied areas of China.
This makes it easy for civil commotion to occur in these areas, and they will be divided if they are exploited by interested people. Those lands that were occupied at a huge cost are used as wedding dresses for others: for an emperor, this is definitely a fool's behavior. .
Taking China as an example, the conquest of the Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou regions was actually completed during the Qin Dynasty. However, the effective development and control of this area was only started on a large scale during the Southern Song Dynasty due to pressure from the north.
By the time they really took control of these mountainous areas, it was a matter of the Ming and Qing dynasties. One can imagine how difficult it was to open up territories and expand territory in ancient times.
Those key nodes that are only a short distance away on the map and appear to be close at hand are much more difficult to capture than imagined.
The territory of South Vietnam is actually pretty good. It was conquered by the Han Dynasty, but in the end it was still divided by the local indigenous people. The Tang Dynasty actually also attacked Baekje and Silla, but failed in the end.
What if we beat him down? South Vietnam eventually became Vietnam, and Baekje eventually became North Korea. Since ancient times, many famous generals and heroes have been enfeoffed as wolves, but the desolate Beiting is still the territory of nomadic people.
When the British sailing warships were invincible, the flag that never set was flying everywhere, but they could only send prisoners to Australia for "forced immigration." There was no way. Who of the good British citizens at that time wanted to go to Australia and suffer?
The same is true for China. At that time, if the emperor wanted to find a reliable, capable and handsome minister to go to Guangxi to build a city and build a school, the minister would probably crash to death in the main hall crying... After all, being sent to the ends of the earth by the emperor is the way to bring him. It is a punishment that is deeply humiliating and makes life worse than death.
If the country is defeated and the country is permanently settled, then the Mongolian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Roman Empire, and the German Third Reich may all faint in the toilet from crying.
If it can really be stuffed into your pocket, who would want to just throw it out like this? Isn’t it because we are really powerless and unable to do anything?
The fact is that when the strength is not enough, even two big gangs on a broken island are not willing to live together. Scotland is now very unhappy with England.
The unbreakable alliance turned into a complete joke in the end, and now they have turned against each other, which illustrates what it means to truly "drink from a golden cup with you, but not with a sword."
Another question is, is it really better to keep some land in your own hands? The answer is no either.
Between two countries, the rich country can ignore the plight of the poor country and only need to continue to trade ruthlessly and make profits.
Especially when there are many poor countries, the only thing the rich countries have to do is to occasionally support these poor countries and ensure that they have a slightly fragile economy to serve as a market for product dumping.
But if these places are occupied, the rulers will have to seriously consider eliminating the gap between the rich and the poor.
Teaching other countries is, after all, completely different from treating one’s own country. The way things are handled in other people's homes is definitely different from the things in your own home.
If you have the ability to make the cake bigger, so that people all over the world can enjoy more benefits, and people all over the world can improve their living standards and gain a brighter future, then that kind of rule will be meaningful. Otherwise, conquer the world. He just stuffed the chaotic world into his stomach and let it explode in his stomach. Obviously, Tang Mo is the one who has the ability to make the cake bigger, but he must be very careful, carefully change the world, and then eat the fattest part of the world step by step as planned.
"It's not that I don't covet Bunas, I just hope to find a better opportunity to win there." Tang Mo took the water glass from Alice's hand and explained to his woman.
"I understand. In fact, after so many years, people who came out of Beiling have a lot less affection for it. Although everyone wants to take it back, they are not in a hurry." Alice put her hand on Tang Mo's shoulder. , said softly.
She represents the Beiling Clan. When they left the Western Continent, the Beiling Clan immigrated hundreds of thousands of people and could be said to be the cornerstone of the Tang Dynasty at that time.
Tang Mo had a chance to capture Bunas, and even had a chance to reach out to Beiling again, but he gave up this opportunity, so Tang Mo had to give these Beiling people an explanation and a comfort.
"You can comfort them and explain to them that we haven't avenged Mr. Fischereau's revenge yet!" Tang Mo looked at the water in the crystal clear water glass and said to Alice beside him.
Alice's heart trembled slightly when she heard Tang Mo's words - he still remembered his father, the somewhat upright Earl of Beiling.
In fact, Tang Mo has already chosen a more pleasant title for Alice's father, Count Fischereau: Duke of Tang.
The posthumous title is actually of little use, but Alice is very grateful to Tang Mo for his thoughtfulness, and the people from Beiling also appreciate Tang Mo's kindness.
For so many years, the people of Beiling have always regarded Tang Mo as their savior and their guide. After following Tang Mo to Tang Kingdom, they did get the treatment they dreamed of.
The Tang State needed a large population to fill its vast territory, and every old man who followed Tang Mo received a large amount of land.
These lands are much better than the Beiling homeland in terms of quantity and quality, so the people of Beiling have always used their loyalty to repay Tang Mo, the great emperor.
"Thank you!" Alice was very touched. She leaned down and kissed Tang Mo's ear gently, and then murmured: "Thank you for everything you have done for me."
For a moment, she recalled the first time she saw Tang Mo's steam engine in Beiling, and the first time she came to Bunas and saw Tang Mo.
She also thought of her own helplessness and despair after Count Fischereau was murdered, and of the unforgettable nervousness when Tang Mo hugged her.
Unconsciously, Alice's face turned red. It is difficult for outsiders to imagine that the "finance minister" of the empire, who controls the empire's economy and can decide the ownership of millions of gold coins with just a look, can be so childish at times.
"Between you and me, there is no need to say thank you." Tang Mo looked at Alice dotingly and said with a smile.
"I should have thanked you properly when I was in Beiling. Without you... I really don't know what I would have done..." Alice sat on the armrest of Tang Mo's chair and turned her head to look down at Tang Mo's eyes.
Although he is almost thirty years old, Tang Mo’s face is still so attractive in Alice’s eyes—she can’t get enough of it.
At that time, Alice, who was only a teenager, felt that Tang Mo was handsome, the kind of handsome that she could still remember and dream about. After so many years, it still made her blush and heartbeat.
“…” If Tang Mo doesn’t know what he should do at this time, then he is really a fool.
However, when the two people were spreading word of mouth, there was a knock on the door. The two people quickly arranged their clothes, and then ordered the people outside to come in.
One of Tang Mo's secretaries opened the door awkwardly, then placed a pile of documents that Tang Mo needed to deal with immediately on the coffee table, and then left in a panic.
Even a fool knows that after knocking on the door, it took more than ten seconds before he was allowed in. His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness must have important matters inside...
The two people who had lost interest finally stopped messing around in the study. Tang Mo stayed and started reviewing the documents. Alice left as if fleeing, leaving Wes with an infinitely beautiful back outside the door.
"Oh...it's so good to be young." Looking at Princess Alice walking away, Weiss teased with a smirk, took out a lollipop from his pocket, peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth -Smoking is not allowed here.
(End of this chapter)