The construction of roads has become the top priority of the Tang Dynasty and an important national policy. At least from last year to this year, the first major incident that occurred in the Tang Dynasty was to conquer Goguryeo. The second thing was that the Tang Dynasty used more than 300,000 prisoners of war to speed up the construction of the main roads of the Tang Dynasty. Think about it, the later Beijing-Kowloon Railway was about 200,000 to 300,000 workers. Moreover, these more than 300,000 were all strong laborers who only worked but did not get money. Tiele prisoners of war were more than 80,000,000, Tuyuhun prisoners, and nearly 200,000 Goguryeo prisoners of war, and tens of thousands of prisoners of war were surrendered to Hu tribes. Uncle Li, the old hooligan who was very quick, sent some prisoners who were originally detained in the prison to the construction labor camps, allowing them to undergo labor reform.

By the way, let them learn more skills. In addition, there are also people in the labor reform camp who are engaged in political and ideological work. The purpose is to make them work with peace of mind, and to let those foreign prisoners of war let go of their anger and gradually realize the tolerance and abundance of the Tang Dynasty, so as to guide them to become the pioneers of the great integration of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

The total length of the cement road built now has reached more than 2,300 miles. The amazing construction speed and very little fiscal expenditure are consumed. This not only makes Uncle Li almost laughed at his happy mouth, but also makes the Tang Dynasty's political group see the benefits.

First, if cement straight road connections can be used between important towns across the country, it will not only play a huge role in promoting the development of the commodity economy, but also minimize the heavy road transportation costs of the Tang Dynasty. More importantly, through these fast transportation routes, the army in the Tang Dynasty can quickly reach any abnormal state and a border area with abnormalities in the shortest time. This greatly strengthens the court's control and grasp of the overall country.

As for why the local officials were disturbed, my old man put the little abacus of those people in front of me in just a few words.

The roads were not smooth, so officials could often build up renovation land on the excuse of recruiting ordinary people to work, pay money if they didn't work, and also get some money from local wealthy merchants to make profits. Invisibly, being an official can make a fortune. Another point is that all these officials hoped that they were the local emperors on the ground, and even wanted to stay in the place where they could neither enter nor leave. He did whatever he wanted. There were many other reasons. After the old man analyzed it one by one. I realized why Uncle Li hesitated for a long time to talk to me and ask for details. It seemed that it had a lot to do with this.

Because when I chatted with the old man casually, the old man talked about this matter, which was about the post station. Also called Post Station, the ancient Chinese government set up post stations, using horses, cars, ships, etc. to convey official documents and military information. It can be traced back to three thousand years ago and was the earliest prototype of postal service in the world.

There are many inns in the Tang Dynasty, and there is an inn every dozen or hundreds of miles on the edge of an important transportation road. However, since the road renovation has been carried out, there have been relatively too many inns in the past. For example, there are 17 inns between Chang'an and Luoyang. It is a waste of human resources, but it has to be wasted, because most of these personnel are injured soldiers who have retired, and the station system is equivalent to a necessary condition for their survival. In this way, it must be reduced, but what should we do if the extra personnel do? I proposed the concept of post office with my old man. Only five need to be retained between Chang'an and Luoyang.

The post station is enough, and the remaining personnel can be adapted into postal personnel, that is, delivery and sending and receiving letters. I roughly told the old man about the operation method of the postal system in later generations. The old man quickly understood the value and significance of it, as if he had caught a treasure. He has been thinking about this for some time. If the postal system is successful, the country will no longer need to spend a lot of money on this communication infrastructure, reducing fiscal expenditure. Moreover, if the benefits it generates are really fully discovered, it will also bring benefits to the country.

I am alone, I can't change the whole world at all. After all, manpower is limited. However, when I instill my thoughts and goals into the minds of thousands of people, the world will definitely reform because of this. This is the power of the masses. The trend of history is also the trend of the masses. The important thing is how to reverse their thoughts and work styles, tempt me, obey my guidance, and thus form a long-term development idea. This is my main task.

"Justice? What is justice? Justice is what is justice? Justice is what is said to our own people, to those who recognize themselves as the Tang Dynasty, and to those who work hard to disperse their sweat and blood for the Tang Dynasty." I stood on the podium, looking at the more than a hundred students sitting at the bottom of the stage, as well as more than twenty-something in the Honglu Temple and the Main and Guest Office.

No one dared to look at me with his eyes, no one dared to make a sound to provoke me, their faces were obedient, their pen tips were like the tip of a phonograph, and every word I said and every tone was clearly recorded on it, neither a word or a word. No one dared to use classical Chinese to modify my language in this temporary training school. Their loyalty was the Tang Dynasty, and their hearts were towards the great and wise Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but here, two words can be used to describe their attitude towards me, both respectful and fearful.

I picked up the tea on the podium and continued to destroy their almost unbearable hearts: "The fairness, justice and openness in diplomatic rhetoric are all farts. They are just a layer of rouge applied by the strong to embellish the flesh and blood of the weak..." I waved my arm with a strong swelling with a strong expression, with anger. Every excellent teacher is an excellent speaker and an excellent debater. This is the most impressive sentence that my tutor at the university left me. It not only should we be good at arousing the enthusiasm of students to listen to your explanation, but also guide them into the ideological atmosphere you need, and thoroughly purify and baptize their mind, body and even souls.

You must also know how to turn them into swords in your hands and analyze the essence of things with you.

"I want to tell you that in diplomacy, only two words are the most effective, that is, power, what is power? Power is a powerful execution, which uses high pressure or overwhelming means to force or attempt to force others to change or influence others' decisions. It has the ability to realize a certain idea, or in other words, it is a powerful force for you to achieve the final diplomatic results. In the face of power, all morals are nothing more than thin paper on a window. Think about it, when the founding of the Tang Dynasty, when the country was full of waste, did the Turks in the north talk about morality to us? Have you told us justice? No! It is because they also know this truth, why can't you understand?! Tell me, your answer, in diplomacy, when differentiating against the enemy of the Chinese people and foreign countries, what should you do?"

One hand was raised timidly, and I signaled him to stand up and speak. The young student coughed several times, and seemed to have to be more courageous: "Students think that in diplomatic means, they should still have strong power to gain benefits, rather than exchange for temporary peace with so-called benevolence. If we fall back, we will be ourselves."

"Okay! Very good, sit down, your answer is very correct. Now, I will summarize what I said in this class. Please take good notes: In terms of diplomacy between countries, we can only deal with unfair things. Although justice is good, it must be based on power. Without this foundation, it is like a little lady who is like a flower and she ran to a bandit who is killing people and robbing money with a big knife and telling him that he shouldn't do this.

I was afraid that she would have robbed her up the mountain and became the wife of the village." A kind laughter came from below, and I responded to them with a smile of approval. Then I continued: "The last sentence: The winners in diplomacy are not necessarily people or countries on the moral side, but the winners must be countries and people with powerful power. You must chew this sentence into pieces, stuff them into your head, and remind yourself all the time. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" More than a hundred students agreed in unison. No one had a trace of reluctance on his face. I finally breathed a sigh of relief. In a few months, I finally achieved a little bit of results.
Chapter completed!