Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 669 Difficulties
Chapter 665

Wei Hao returned to the mansion, and hoped that Li Lizhi could go with him to meet the Persian princess, but Li Lizhi didn't want to go, because there were too many things at home, mainly about those workshops,

In addition, the business at home is getting bigger and bigger. Wei Hao doesn't know about many businesses, but they are all run by Li Lizhi. Li Lizhi bought 2 mu of land in the northeast to grow rice. I sent someone to supervise it,
In the south, Li Lizhi also purchased about 5 mu of land scatteredly, all of which were unowned. Li Lizhi sent people to open up wasteland and plant rice.

In the northwest, Tuyuhun and Tubo will also have land to sell this time, and Li Lizhi also intends to buy it. Anyway, as long as the court sells the land, Li Lizhi will definitely buy it.

"It's better for you to go there, and let them see the demeanor of Princess Datang!" Wei Hao said while looking at Li Lizhi with a smile.

"I'm not going to show off the limelight. Go ahead. It's a matter for the court. Why are we women involved?" Li Lizhi said to Wei Hao. Wei Hao was very helpless when he heard it. We have to wait for Li Shimin to issue an imperial edict, but I really need to go and see.

In the afternoon, Wei Hao went straight to the post house, and Duan Zan went there together. When Wei Hao and Duan Zan went together, Wei Hao asked Duan Zan if he knew the situation in Persia.

"I really don't know. When the news came from the border, I was ignorant. We know this country, but we don't know anything about their country.
I just know that Persia and Rome have been at war all year round. Rome is an empire further to the west, and I heard that it is also very powerful, but it is thousands of miles away. How could we know, and now only some businessmen know the situation there! Duan Zan looked at Wei Hao and said helplessly.

"Hey, how can we talk about it? You can't say that you really sent 1 people to Persia to fight? Besides, if you want to help us, you are also helping Rome. We are far away and close to attack. Persia is very close to us.

Moreover, our plan was originally to expand to the west, and at the same time to expand to the north. After defeating Tubo and Tuyuhun, the next step is to deal with the Turks. Now the army is also training cavalry to fight. The next step is to attack the Turks. there! "Wei Hao said to Duan Zan.

"Yeah, what should we do now?" Duan Zan also said worriedly, both of them were not familiar with Persia, not only they were not familiar with it, but none of the officials in Tang Dynasty were familiar with it.
Soon, the two arrived at the post house, and Wei Hao met Princess Kawad.

"Your Highness, please sit down and drink tea!" Wei Hao invited Princess Kawad to drink tea in a tea room in the post house.

"Thank you!" After translating the words, Princess Kawad said to Wei Hao with a smile, then picked up the teacup and drank tea.

"We also have tea in Persia, and we also bought it from your Tang Dynasty, but instead of drinking tea like this, we boil it with milk or mare's milk!" Princess Kawad said with a smile.

"Really? I've heard of this, but we are not familiar with you in Persia. Now you say that you hope to borrow [-] soldiers and horses to assist you in fighting. It is difficult for us to make a decision. Before the two of us This country has not established diplomatic relations, and there is no official communication, and now you want to borrow the army, we dare not agree!" Wei Hao said while sitting there,
When Princess Kawad heard Wei Hao's words, she also nodded, expressing her understanding, and then said: "We can understand, but now we are in a crisis in Persia, those nobles killed my father and made my younger brother the king. Those younger brothers are all very young. I also escaped when I came to Datang this time. We have known for a long time that Datang’s military strength is strong, but we have not been able to communicate with each other. This time I came here, just I hope to borrow an army, bring the Tang army back, kill those nobles, and at the same time reach an armistice agreement with Rome, so that the Persian Empire can live on for a while!"

Wei Hao also nodded after listening to the interpreter. He got some news. There must have been a coup in their country. Those nobles killed the king. Now the princess wants to take revenge.

"Well, okay, but we still have to be cautious about borrowing the army. Now our army is fighting, and you know it, and the road is too far away. We can't guarantee the safety of our soldiers, so this is necessary Careful consideration!" Wei Hao said as he sat there.

"If you are willing to lend me troops, I am willing to cede ten cities near the east to your Great Tang, as your military bases in the Great Tang. Now we just hope that the country can be stabilized as soon as possible!" Princess Kawad said. .

"How big is Persia?" Wei Hao was a little moved when he heard it. With the city, Tang's army can garrison there. After understanding the situation in Persia, he can start fighting against them. Now Still need to understand.

"Persia now has a population of tens of millions, hundreds of cities, and a large army in the past, which is almost the same as that of Tang Dynasty. However, now those troops are controlled by those nobles, and we can't move them! Our territory is vast, Close to the sea!" Princess Kawad said to Wei Hao.

"Oh, okay, then tell me about the Persian affairs. We really don't understand the Persian affairs. If you make it clear, we can help you. Now we don't understand, so we dare not promise anything. !” Wei Hao said to Princess Kawad,
Then one afternoon, Wei Hao sat there and talked about Persia with Princess Kawad. As he learned more, Wei Hao felt that now is the best time to fight Persia. Now Persia is a mess, similar to a warlord The era of separatist regimes, this time has passed, and they can be well controlled,

However, for the people in Persia, they still have some issues of belief. For Wei Hao, this is not difficult. He has experience in this field and can persuade those people, so what we need to consider now is, Who led the soldiers there, how many soldiers they brought there, and how to find out the situation after they went there!When to call and wait!

But now there is still a problem, that is, the supply line is too long, God, such a long distance, and still have to climb a lot of mountains and highlands, whether the soldiers can bear it is a problem, what will happen to those supplies at that time,
Also, communication is a problem!
After Wei Hao finished chatting with Princess Kawad, he also went to the palace and made a detailed report on the matter.After listening to Li Shimin, he was also worried, and only then did he realize how far it was.
If it is to be controlled, it will be very difficult for the people of Datang to go there by then. It may take half a year to ride a horse. Also, if there is any news from the front line, it may be half a year before Chang'an .

"Well, what should I do? In fact, I have also discovered this problem now. Our soldiers in the northeast are also continuing to fight to the north. There are no opponents in the north. They are all aborigines. It is easy to fight, but it is It's hard to control, and you can't get the news in time!" Li Shimin sat there and said.

"Actually, the problem of communication is not difficult. I have a solution, but it takes time to get close to the problem of transportation. I guess it won't work in a few years!" Wei Hao said worryingly while sitting there.

"How do you get close to the communication problem? You can still send letters by flying pigeons? This is not unrealistic. Although I know that there is such a method, it is too easy to make mistakes!" Li Shimin said while sitting there.

"It's impossible for me to use this method. There is a faster way. In one breath, you can know things thousands of miles away, but you need to build a lot of things. This is not difficult. The difficulty lies in the road problem! "Wei Hao waved his hand and said.

"What are you talking about, thousands of miles in one breath, Shen Yong, you can't brag like this!" Li Shimin asked Wei Hao curiously when he heard this.

"Why am I lying to you? I'll show you when I have time!" Wei Hao rolled his eyes and said.

"Someday you don't have time, you go fishing every day, you don't have time, Shen Yong, if you have a way, you can solve it, now there is a war in Tubo, we are also waiting for news every day, when the news comes back to us, at least It's Jiutian, you say, Shen Yong, my father always believes what you say, now, you get it out for me!" Li Shimin said anxiously to Wei Hao.

"Ah, I made a simple one, but those who use it need to be trained!" Wei Hao said to Li Shimin.

"Then cultivate, I find that you are really getting lazy now!" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao helplessly and said.

"Can I take a break? Father, that's not how people are used! I can't rest, father, let's talk about the problem of this road now!" Wei Hao immediately said to Li Shimin, this topic made everyone feel uncomfortable. Li Shimin was distracted.

"Don't interrupt, the road is the problem of the road. Now we are talking about the communication problem. Don't get away with it. Your father, I managed to catch you once!" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and said,

Now it's hard to hear Wei Hao say that there are new things coming out now. This kid hasn't released new things since he went to Luoyang to open those workshops last year. Li Shimin is curious about how much Wei Hao knows. .

"No, okay, I'll get it for you. I'll take King Ji to get it out during this time! Now let's talk about the road!" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin helplessly and said.

"That's ok, what did you say, how long?" Li Shimin was relieved when he heard it, and then asked Wei Hao, he wanted to ask for a definite time.

"Two months, two months, right?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Okay, let's talk about the problem of the road. What's the problem with the road? We have so many captives and prisoners. Wouldn't it be good to let them build the road?" Li Shimin then looked at Wei Hao and said.

"How can it be so simple, there is a plateau, we are not familiar with many places, and even if the straight road is built, when will we go by people?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and asked.

"Riding, I can only ride a horse, there is no faster tool!" Li Shimin immediately said to Wei Hao.

"It's too slow. It needs to be faster. We need faster means of transportation to quickly reach Persia and Rome. For example, it may take half a year for us to reach Persia.
But if there is a tool that allows us to arrive within half a month, it will be much faster. After all, the journey is so long, half a month is about the same, but this involves many problems, many, many problems. , now only one King Ji can use it, others can't use it, and the ministers from the Ministry of Industry can't use it at all! "Wei Hao sat there and said worriedly.

But Li Shimin was looking at Wei Hao at the moment, and what Wei Hao meant was that he had such a tool, but people from Datang couldn't make it.

"Shen Yong, tell the truth to your father, have you thought of something else? Something good?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Well, there is. But no one is available. I can't do it by myself. Even if I do, I can only make one car. If you want to mass-produce it, you need a lot of talents. You need The knowledge of Gewu is what King Ji is learning now!" Wei Hao nodded, looked at Li Shimin and said.

"You, you. Don't you know how to train more? You go fishing every day, and you don't know how to bring more apprentices. Oh, you have the nerve to say it!" Li Shimin understood at this moment that he didn't have so many people available. ,

Those people now don't understand Wei Hao's stuff at all. If they want to do well, they need to learn it again.Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin depressedly.

"Yes, father knows that you are busy, that is, you have been idle for half a year, but father told you, for Persia, we can fight later, or we don't have to fight, but those things of yours must not be lost , you have to get it out!" Li Shimin then said to Wei Hao.

"Okay, I'll get it out for you, isn't he teaching King Ji now? King Ji has learned a lot now!" Wei Hao said helplessly.

"Well, you don't need to worry about the Persian affairs. Let Duan Zan take care of it. Whether you can borrow the army or not. Besides, you can borrow it. As you said, go there to find out the situation. But, this communication tool, you But if you want to get it out for me, anyway, I believe in you, if you say yes, then yes!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Okay! That's the best, I don't want such a thing!" Wei Hao nodded.

"In addition, the straight road from our side to Persia needs to be repaired. It must be repaired. I don't know when it will be used!" Li Shimin continued to make up his mind and said,

Li Shimin heard that Persia is so big and rich in products, so he would be sorry if he didn't fight.

(End of this chapter)