Kyushu is about to take another stride forward!

The relationship between the two parties is finally cemented from this moment on.

The entire Northern Border is about to change.

The balance of power and an analysis of the habitat all require a process.

Li Shimin did not choose to conceal this matter.

But after the banquet, he decided to lead the ministers to the Luoshui River for a grand ceremony.

He wants to take this opportunity to further blend the common people into the court, making them true citizens of Great Tang.

—The whole world is watching!

The ceremony at the Luoshui River has become a deeply respected tradition among people from all around.

Especially this kind of ceremony personally hosted by the Emperor, which garners even more attention.

Not to mention that Li Shimin is now hailed as the Holy Emperor.

People from all around have gathered.

And during this grand ceremony, Li Shimin announced to the world that the four tribes had conferred upon him a respectful title.

—Celestial Khan!

When that proclamation echoed through the sky, the national power of Great Tang reached its pinnacle.

Everyone knew, the era of prosperity had truly returned!

The impact of this event on Great Tang was astonishing.

The national strength of Great Tang was indeed recovering rapidly, and under Li Shimin’s policies, the strength of the entire nation advanced at a visible pace.

However, hoping to fully recover to its peak in just a few years is undoubtedly daydreaming!

But now, after learning of this event, everyone from court officials to people everywhere are unwaveringly convinced.

This is the significance of the matter!

It can ignite the passion of various officials and the populace.

This move is significantly helpful for the country’s development.

Li Shimin remained humble, as always leading Kyushu in the court.

The road is difficult and long—he cannot relax yet.

It is worth mentioning that Li Shimin ordered artists to document this ceremony and the submission of the four tribes, then granted the sealed and inscribed records to the Gu Clan.

Including having Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince, study alongside the Gu Clan’s descendants.

This is his favor towards the Gu Clan.

When power, prestige, and wealth are saturated, this is exactly what the Gu Clan needs. ...

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Meanwhile, in the Northern Border.

Gu Quan did not remain at the Juyan Sea but secretly assisted Gu Yan in dealing with the remnants of the Eastern Turks.

This was also Li Shimin’s intention.

His trust in Gu Quan was unlike any other Emperor’s, almost entrusting all Northern Border affairs to the Gu Clan.

Regarding this, the ministers naturally had nothing to say.

Besides Li Shimin, is there any other family that can subdue the Barbarians all around?

Only the Gu Clan!

It must be said, the effect of the Luoshu Harmonizing Device was terrifying at such times.

Under Gu Quan’s already remarkable attributes, it played a regulatory role to cover his weaknesses, making him a versatile strategian in handling Northern Border matters better.

Li Shimin did not overly restrict Gu Quan, only expressing his general attitude in letters, granting all implementation rights to Gu Quan.

This is absolute trust.

Not only in Gu Quan but also in the Gu Clan.

The most crucial part is that Gu Yu had already established many policies in advance for this, as if he had foreseen such a day would come for Kyushu, leaving abundant resources for the Gu Clan.

Even Gu Yi had to admit, the Gu Clan’s foundation is incredibly deep.

Without any significant division within the entire family.

The insights passed down from generation to generation endowed the Gu Clan with a formidable heritage.

Each generation’s descendants could continuously climb on the shoulders of those before them.

And based on the foundation laid by Gu Yi, a modern man, this heritage is the fundamental reason why others find it difficult to surpass the Gu Clan.

In the current situation, Gu Quan handled these matters with ease.

He had Gu Yan break up the Turkic tribes entirely and relocate them.

Furthermore, he took control of several major pastures, fundamentally restraining these nomadic tribes.

If it were in the past, such a move would surely incite large-scale rebellion, but things are different now.

Who dares to challenge the might of the Gu Clan?

No matter how unwilling in their hearts, they ultimately have to accept it.

The entire grassland was in turmoil.

Migrations and fragmentation of such scale inevitably led to many internal conflicts, but those conflicts would be swiftly quelled, unable to affect Great Tang’s plans in the slightest.

The ruler and his minister, one managing the Northern Border externally, the other governing Kyushu internally.

Both relentlessly advancing towards a unified goal.

And the effect was astounding.

By the end of the sixth year of the Zhenguan era, Kyushu’s population had recovered to nearly five million households, and the great migration in the Hetao Region had finally completed. The grain reserves reached a total of twelve million shi, enough to feed the entire national population for over a year.

Furthermore, Gu Quan proposed a dual-official system to Li Shimin.

While ensuring the interests of the Turkic nobles, continuously dividing their power.

And establishing household registration in the entire Hetao Region, setting up "Exchange Market Monitors", to precisely control the entire exchange market, and more meticulously manage the transactions of Hu and Han merchants.

This indeed is a groundbreaking move.

Merging foreign races and achieving the overall plan of a greater Kyushu, fundamentally the exchange market stands as the pinnacle among these efforts.