Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 923
"Dozens of stones?" Li Shimin was taken aback, before Ye Siniang could hand over Dugu Lanruo's letter from home, he stood up and reached out to grab the letter.

Liu Mu wrote letters in spoken language, and the same thing made him write twice as many words as Dugu Lanruo.

Dugu Lanruo didn't write many words, but the content was several times that of Liu Mu's letter.

Among them, Dugu Lanruo mentioned two spice islands, both of which are on the coast of East Africa. Dugu Lanruo wrote in the letter that the first island is not too big, but there are countless clove trees as far as the eye can see. Will be under 200 million lilac trees.

Another willow son-in-law is called Madagascar, a very large island with countless herbaceous spices, countless.

Dugu Lanruo wrote the word countless twice, which is enough to represent how many spices there are on this island.

Then there is Willow's decision to build a port in Mogadishu, where there are countless frankincense, myrrh, and overwhelming numbers like locusts. It is shocking to run, and there are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of bison, sheep, and horses. .

The letter was circulated to all important ministers.

Fang Xuanling let out a long breath: "Saint, it's a good thing that you sent the force to go on a long journey a few months ago. Now it seems that you need to send more elites from the Turkic, Shiwei, and Khitan tribes." Go. With a herd of [-] bison running wildly, I can't imagine what kind of momentum it will be."

Li Jing said next to him: "Thousands of horses are galloping, and everything that stands in the way will be crushed. I didn't read the letter, but the lion that causes the most death is under the feet of the bison."

"Choose a suitable person to participate in the alliance. When I got the battleship just now, I thought that we should send four main battleships to station in Mogadishu. If there is any emergency, it will be used when necessary. Little General Pao, let the enemy know the majesty of my Tang Dynasty."

Originally, the Ministry of War did not plan to send the main battleships abroad, but now Datang has accumulated for several years, and there are only eight battleships of [-] materials. These ships are designed to be completely prepared for naval warfare and shore warfare.

Every cabin and every staircase on the ship is designed to improve the ship's survivability under artillery fire.

Even if no one has weapons like artillery except Datang right now, Datang also needs to make strategic arrangements in advance.

Willow did not bring such a boat when traveling in Rome.

The willow wood used was only 300 meters in the previous generation. It can only be said to be a combat-oriented heavily armed merchant ship, and it is not a pure battleship.

The Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty launched a ruthless attack, which was quite terrifying.

Especially when it comes to the imperial interests of the Tang Empire, Li Shimin is absolutely refusing to give up an inch.

"Today's discussion is temporary, and I will have a big discussion tomorrow afternoon."

"The minister waits for orders."

Li Shimin didn't want to discuss the small-scale discussion about Liu Mu's alliance with Rome. This matter needs to be studied seriously. The sending of four battleships can be said to be a little selfishness of the Emperor Tang.

But how many soldiers to send, what level of ordnance to equip, what kind of strategic materials to bring, etc.

Li Shimin believes that this matter needs serious consideration.

Public discussion will achieve better results than discussions with a few people behind closed doors, so Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty initiated a cabinet discussion tomorrow afternoon.

In Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin has already shown his knife.

Mediterranean Sea, south of the former site of Thebes City.

There is an extremely large-scale construction site here. The canal from the Nile to the Red Sea has been widened, dredged, and embankment projects have been done for a month.

Here, there are eight thousand Roman soldiers and one hundred Tang soldiers.

There are nearly [-] slaves from all over the country.

Before the fierce war with Persia, Eastern Rome had a population of more than 400 million people.After fighting for more than 200 years, the population has dropped by [-]%. Among the population ratio, the ratio of citizens to slaves has reached [-]:[-].

In other words, for every citizen of Rome, there were thirteen slaves.

On the site of the canal from the Nile to the Red Sea, [-] slaves came from different ethnic groups and regions.Heraclius will continue to increase the number of slaves here, work hard, and use the consumption of [-] slaves to use the fastest speed to ensure that the willow boat can come from the canal to the Nile.

Then it goes up the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea.

Liu Mu came here, and he had just bought [-] slaves from Rome with the help of the great Roman priest.

The price of a slave was only one Roman gold coin.

Willow gave double, that is, [-] slaves totaling [-] gold coins. Rome promised that Willow could choose slaves at will in any area, and any Roman nobleman would sell slaves to Willow.

Even if it is a first-class gladiator, just add a little gold coins.

The gladiator Liu Mu doesn't like it. Those are just personal force. What Liu Mu wants is a legion combat slave with strong coordination. The first condition is to be strong, incomparably strong.

In the middle of the chaotic slave settlement, five hundred Roman soldiers forcibly carved out an open space.

Willow stood on one side of the clearing, and behind him stood three trays. On the first tray was a tray of Roman gold coins, on the second tray a handful of pearls, and on the third tray a bolt of silk.

"Gao Hu!" Liu Mu pointed forward.

Gao Hu, who was only wearing a pair of big boxers, first showed off his strong muscles, then went to a shelf beside him and picked up a javelin. There were forty javelins on this shelf, divided into four types.

The first is a wooden, standard throwing lance used by the old Roman legions.The second type is an improved new javelin, with an extra leather ring added to make it easier for people to use their strength.The third type is the Tang-style short javelin, with a wooden handle [-] feet long and a steel tip of [-] inches, weighing less than two catties.The last type is a two-foot-long javelin made of pure stainless steel, which weighs no more than four catties.

The first shot, Gao Hu threw a distance of 75 steps, the second shot a distance of [-] steps, the third Gao Hu threw a distance of almost [-] steps, and the last one, Gao Hu shot a distance of [-] steps. Accurately stab a wooden figure standing there.

A proclamation from Willow, translated into more than five languages, spread throughout the slave camp within three days.

For any person, as long as two of the four javelins break the record, the rewards in the three trays will belong to whoever.

It is very clear in Liu Mu's notice that you are all slaves, and your worth is only one gold coin. Look at the value on the tray, everyone is eligible to come and have a try.

It was not the slaves who went mad first, but the Romans.

They didn't understand at all whether the people from Tang Dynasty had brain problems. Immediately, some Roman soldiers approached the hundred Tang soldiers who had been stationed here for several months and asked them if they could give it a try.

"Of course, anyone can."

(End of this chapter)