Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 944
Hearing Li Yuan talk about the location of that island, Liu Muxin said Li Yuan, you really know how to occupy it.

The location of that island is Hulidong Island between Ubang and Litong Islands, between Polo State and Sumatra Island.

But Li Yuan is also reasonable.

After listening to Li Yuan explain the whole process, Liu Mu found that the history was really written by people, and the real history may not be what the later generations recorded.

Liu Mu remembered that there was an ancient Sumatra country called Gantoria.According to historical records, the country was later renamed Sanfoqi, but according to what Li Yuan said, there should be a group of people. They are Buddhists and have different beliefs from the original Gandhara country. .

Li Yuan was still talking there, and laughed as he spoke: "I am very generous, I personally bestowed that island on the Gandhari Kingdom, and the King Gandhari is going to build an island for me on the island in order to thank me for my reward. A palace, and from generation to generation I will serve as the master of Tang Dynasty."

"War?"

"If you didn't fight, there were hundreds of gangsters, and they all ran away after a few casual visits." Li Yuan said cheerfully.

In Li Yuan's eyes, it would take at least tens of thousands of people to fight a war, tens of thousands of people.

But Li Yuan didn't know that in these small places, hundreds of people are considered an army.The elite guards of the Great Tang Shence went to battle, even if they only held a knife, they were a strong army with one enemy and ten.

Li Yuan picked up Liu Mu's abacus and asked, "What are you counting?"

"Father, huh..." Liu Mu let out a long breath first, and then continued: "The poor can't afford to fight. Military expenditures. I don’t know, but I’m shocked when I calculate it, it’s not finished yet, I feel that half of the income of the General Ship Division since last year has been spent on military expenditures.”

Li Yuan laughed, and threw the abacus far away.

Liu Mu didn't understand what Li Yuan was thinking, so he immediately asked, "What does Emperor Father mean?"

Li Yuan put away his smile and became very serious: "The high-ranking person doesn't count these things. These small accounts are calculated by the small family's life, and the high-ranking person counts the power."

Before Liu Mu could respond, Li Yuan explained to Liu Mu: "Take the Han Dynasty as an example. During the years when Emperor Wu was in power, he forcibly emptied the national treasury. It is hard to count how many people died in the Han Dynasty. Some of those who joined the army died as slaves. Without this fight, it would seem that the Han Dynasty was prosperous and the treasury was sufficient, but it would be vain.”

"Jiangshan, Tianxia, ​​and Baye are all created by fighting."

Li Yuan's words were full of pride.

Liu Mu remembers the history of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that the end of the Tang Dynasty was a war against the outside world every year. There were always battles to be fought in the north, south, east, and west.

Tang was defeated in Fanzhen.

At the beginning, the feudal town looked pretty good, but after a long time, it became too big to shake off, and it was impossible to change it if it wanted to change it.

In addition, Wu Zetian wiped out most of the power of the aristocratic family, and the Tang Dynasty no longer had the power to resist the feudal town.In the end Datang became a dismembered empire.

Li Yuan picked up a piece of fruit that Willow had put on the table and put it in his mouth, then relit the extinguished cigar and said to Willow: "Your support for Rome is not enough."

"It's already a lot."

"No, Rome is not expanding, and the slaves from you are available. Father, I heard that some slaves want to join my Great Tang membership. This matter can be handled properly."

Liu Mu didn't expect Li Yuan to be so old, but his desire to expand became bigger and bigger.

Li Yuan asked again: "Does the current Tang Dynasty have the strength to destroy Goguryeo?"

"I don't know." Liu Mu hasn't been in Datang for a long time, so he doesn't know the changes in the military equipment in the north.

Li Yuan put away his serious smile: "Suddenly I don't want to send troops to Goguryeo."

"why?"

Liu Mu didn't understand at all. Li Yuan was definitely the biggest supporter when it came to destroying Goguryeo.

Li Yuan said with a smile: "Because, there are more interesting things than sending troops."

Liu Mu became interested: "What is your father's opinion?"

"No hurry, the time has not come."

Li Yuan didn't continue on this topic, but asked Liu Mu: "Can the military expenditure support it?"

"It can be supported. All the big families, wealthy families, and big merchants have expressed that as long as they need coins for the war, they will help them with all their strength." Liu Mu was full of confidence when he said this.

Not to mention wealthy and aristocratic families.

That is, ordinary people are willing to contribute money and effort.

At this time, Yangzhou City.

Li Shenfu specially invited Qin Qiong from Qizhou, and also called Li Xiaogong, Xiao Yu, a retired official from the Tang Dynasty who was dealing with various problems in Fusang Road, and Feng An's son with extraordinary ability, the current South China Sea Fleet Commander Feng Zhidai .

"Yanzhou and Qizhou are the barriers and important towns in the northeast of the Tang Dynasty. Yangzhou and Hangzhou are important towns in the east of the south of the Yangtze River. Xiangzhou is an important town in the west of the south of the Yangtze River. The important town in the south of the Yangtze River must be Guangzhou City, and the middle of Shu..." Mr. Li Shenfu Opening his mouth, he talked about all the important towns in the southeast, northwest, and regions of the Tang Dynasty.

These are important towns and the centers of a region.

The central city of economy, culture, military affairs, education, etc.

Li Shenfu took out a document and handed it to Qin Qiong.Qin Qiong flipped through it and handed it to Xiao Yu beside her.

After everyone had seen it, Li Shenfu said: "Since Liu Consort Liu went westward, Chang'an City has sold one-year, three-year and various foreign development bonds with a period of voyage of the fleet. The supply is in short supply. There was a long queue in front of the Wutong Fang, until it was sold out the next day, and many people were still reluctant to leave.”

Qin Qiong interjected and said: "What are you talking about to develop bonds abroad? This is to raise military expenses. Liumu fought in the Mediterranean Sea. He came back, and before he returned to Datang, he went around the South China Sea. Someone who came back first told me, He organized the so-called fifty armies, and flattened all the ports, cities, and three major towns along the coast of the Kingdom of Saracen, as well as the king's capital."

"It seems to be very profitable?" Xiao Yu's face was full of smiles.

Originally it was arranged for him to go to the Mediterranean Sea, but Li Daozong was sent there. At that time, Xiao Yu knew that the Emperor of Tang Dynasty would definitely want to make a difference there, so he sent a quasi-commander-level general instead of a civil servant like him.

"The problem is not this, but the present. There are several petitions in Yangzhou." Li Shenfu brought the topic back to the main topic.

Li Xiaogong said from the side: "Uncle's words are too conservative, not a few. The petitions in Hangzhou are enough to fill a room, and there must be fewer here."

"Two." Li Shenfu gave an answer.

Li Shenfu said: "People in Yangzhou think that it is reasonable for stocks to be temporarily inconvenient to sell outside Chang'an due to special circumstances. But bonds are different. The first batch of people who bought bonds made the highest annual profit of 11.00% Point four, there is a profit of [-] yuan for the usual money, which is very good."

(End of this chapter)