Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 552 Chapter 565: Japanese pirates strike
Li Hao chatted with Cheng Qingyun and the engineers all afternoon. For their scientific research work, Li Hao promised to fully support them. Li Hao will provide many things for scientific research, and even build a factory for them in Liuqiu alone. To make money, just help them specifically.

Li Hao knows that the progress of science requires huge financial support. Edison is known as the king of inventions, and he invented countless inventions in his life. Are those things really invented by him? No, Edison established his own studio. Countless engineers made inventions and technological innovations for him, and all the things he invented were counted on his head, so he would have so many inventions in his life, otherwise, how could he do it with his own strength, and A scientific research studio naturally needs a huge amount of funds to operate, otherwise where will the raw materials come from and where will the technicians come from.

But now, the most important thing Li Hao lacks is money. He still has hundreds of millions of taels of silver stored in Liuqiu and has not put it into the market. Consequences, so now he only invests 80 taels of silver into the market every year to maintain the slow increase in prices in Datang. Price increases are an inevitable trend and cannot be avoided. Although prices are rising, people's lives are also getting better. Not bad.

That night, Li Hao lived in the Summer Resort. He thought a lot that night. He was excited when he thought that he had advanced the technology tree in Datang and let Datang carry out the industrial revolution more than 1000 years in advance. This is a great feat , is far greater than establishing a country and dynasty, because it will change the whole world, not just Tang Dynasty.

Early the next morning, Li Hao packed up and rode back to Chang'an. He had just returned to the palace to amuse his children for a while, when suddenly Wang San came to report that the Jiangxia King Li Daozong was coming to visit.

This time, Li Hao went to meet him in person, after all, he was in the front yard. Li Hao welcomed Li Daozong to the living room, and said loudly, "Come here, serve some good tea!"

Li Daozong curled his lips. He also knew Li Hao's secret code now. "Serving tea" means serving old tea, and "serving good tea" means using new tea. As expected, he still has a bit of face and can let Li Hao treat him with new tea, but But he didn't feel happy at all, and secretly despised Li Hao's stingy behavior.

The two exchanged a few words of greeting, tea came, they drank tea, Li Hao put down the teacup, smiled and asked: "Master Taishan, what advice do you have for coming here this time?"

"I don't dare to take advice." Li Daozong said, "I came here to tell you something. Yesterday afternoon, when I received the report from Yangzhou, Chuzhou, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Huzhou, Yuezhou and other places appeared one after another. Dozens of Japanese rogues came by boat and plundered the people's money and food. Some of the Japanese rogues even killed people. Yangzhou Governor Bian Youdao sent troops to wipe them out several times, but the Japanese didn't fight them at all. Bian Youdao was powerless to flee, and left by boat. The Japanese people saw that my Tang government soldiers and horses could not do anything to them. They became more rampant, burning, killing, and looting. Now the coastal areas are full of panic. What do you think about this matter? "

Li Hao frowned suddenly when he heard the words, narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Japanese pirates!"

Li Daozong was taken aback when he heard the words, then nodded and said: "That's right, these Japanese people are thieves who do all kinds of evil, and the word 'Japanese pirates' is very appropriate!"

Li Hao hurriedly asked: "What does Your Majesty say?"

His Majesty ordered Su Dingfang to lead 8000 elite troops to the Qing Dynasty, starting tomorrow. The group of Japanese pirates only consisted of [-] to [-] people. Presumably, they would not be the opponents of our elite soldiers from the Tang Dynasty.

"You think too simply." Li Hao said solemnly, "These Japanese pirates know that they are not the government's opponents, and they will definitely not confront the government head-on. When our brigade of soldiers and horses pass by, they can disperse their actions, and the harassment and looting will be over soon." Fleeing by boat, it will not help where to go to chase them at that time, they can also find a small island in the sea to temporarily avoid the limelight, our army can't be stationed there all the time to waste food and grass."

"This..." Li Daozong was stunned when he heard the words. After thinking about it carefully, Li Hao's analysis was very reasonable, so he asked, "Then what should we do? We should report this matter to His Majesty as soon as possible. Tomorrow The army is about to go out."

Li Hao frowned when he heard the words, it seems that Li Shimin didn't take those pirates seriously at all, otherwise why would he not discuss it with him, the military god? How could Li Shimin put thousands of thieves in his eyes?

Li Hao thought for a while and said, "Master Taishan, I'm going to the palace to face the saint."

Li Daozong said: "Let's go together, if there is a need, I can also speak for you."

"Alright." Li Hao nodded, the two got up immediately, Li Hao ordered the horses to be prepared, and went to Taiji Palace with Li Daozong.

Li Shimin was quite surprised by Li Hao's sudden request to see him, but he still met Li Hao and Li Daozong in Ganlu Hall.

"Shi Kuang, Cheng Fan, this is the first time I see you two coming to see me together." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Li Hao cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I really have important matters to attend to this visit."

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and spread his hands, "Tell me, what is the important thing?"

Li Haodao: "Your Majesty, I heard that Japanese pirates are rampant in the coastal areas near Yangzhou. Is there such a thing?"

"Japanese pirates?" Li Shimin heard this word for the first time, and he found it quite new. He seemed to think that the word was appropriate, nodded and said, "Yes, there are indeed Japanese pirates doing evil there. I have sent Su Dingfang to lead [-] troops to fight against them. , we will set off tomorrow, there are only a few thousand bandits in the area, and there is no danger."

Li Hao arched his hands in awe after hearing the words: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being bold, General Su may return without success this time."

"Oh?" Li Shimin frowned suddenly and asked, "Why did the poet mad say that? Could it be that my ten thousand elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty can't beat a mere few thousand bandits?"

Li Haodao: "Think about it carefully, Your Majesty. The total strength of the coastal areas is more than ten thousand. Why can't they deal with the Japanese pirates? It's all because the Japanese pirates are floating on the sea in boats, and their whereabouts are unpredictable. The people who have no power to fight back attack, and once our officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty come, they will flee by boat, our soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty may be invincible on land, but how can we withstand them fleeing to the sea?"

"I have never considered your idea." Li Shimin said slowly, "I originally wanted to send the navy to encircle and suppress, but the navy has been taken by Xue Rengui to conquer Goguryeo, and the newly built Weihaiwei has not yet been completed, and the shipyard has not yet been completed. We have just started building ships, and in such a situation, what do you tell us to do, don’t you just abandon the people in the coastal areas and ignore them.”

Li Hao frowned when he heard the words. What Li Shimin said was really a problem. To deal with these Japanese pirates, the navy is naturally the best. However, there is no navy available now. Li Hao intends to use the navy he built in Liuqiu to wipe out these Japanese pirates, but this is very risky. However, once it was discovered that he was raising a private army, he would not be able to escape the charge of treason.

The final result is of course that he monopolizes Liuqiu and establishes his own kingdom, and all his business in Datang will be destroyed. Even, everything he has painstakingly managed in Datang may be destroyed, and the Industrial Revolution will be delayed for many years. If Datang forces a war with him, he will either directly fight to Chang'an and occupy Datang, or he will only defend Do not attack.

If he only defends but does not attack, it will waste the national power of the Tang Dynasty in vain, and other foreign countries will definitely fall into trouble. At that time, the people of the Tang Dynasty will suffer again, and if he is allowed to attack Chang'an and occupy the country, he is unwilling. He really didn't want to be emperor, and he didn't want to turn against Li Zhi.

In short, sending a private army to exterminate the Japanese pirates is really a low-level move, but at this moment, he has made a decision in his heart, only to see Li Hao solemnly clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I request that you lead troops to wipe out the Japanese pirates."

"You?" Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked with a frown, "If you leave, who will take care of the affairs of the Tiance Mansion?"

Li Haodao: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Tiance Mansion can be temporarily handed over to British public supervision, and General Fan Lihua will be back soon. With the two of them here, the Tiance Mansion will be fine."

"Well..." Li Shimin nodded slowly and pondered. He was always at ease when Li Hao was doing things. Since Li Hao took the initiative to invite Ying, Li Shimin said, "Okay, I will give you [-] soldiers and horses to go and wipe out the Japanese pirates."

"Your Majesty, there is no need for [-] soldiers." Li Hao said proudly, "It is enough for me to bring [-] recruits from Tiance Mansion."

"Five thousand recruits?" Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard the words. It was the first time he had heard that someone brought recruits to war. Recruits, this is the gap in combat power.

"Poetry, are you overthinking it?" Li Shimin asked worriedly, "What can recruits know? I'm afraid they're not proficient at setting up formations. Can they shoot arrows with bows and arrows? Have their riding skills been well trained?" ?”

"Your Majesty!" Li Hao said confidently, "I have been training the recruits of Tiance Mansion for a month, and those recruits have already been reborn. Although they are not proficient in riding horses and drawing bows, they are no longer a big problem. It is the most important thing in the minister's training, and there will be no mistakes."

"Okay, since you are so persistent, then I will allow you to play." Li Shimin nodded helplessly.

Li Hao said again: "Your Majesty, I still need a certain amount of power to allow officials from all walks of life along the coast to obey my orders."

Li Shimin said generously: "Okay, how about I appoint you as the dethroning envoy of Jianghuai?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Hao said, "I will definitely kill all the Japanese pirates, leaving no one behind."

"Well." Li Shimin nodded with a smile, "I've always been at ease when you do things, Shi Kuang, just happened to be here today, so I'll ask you by the way, the country of Wa is now in civil war, and their king asked me for help from the Tang Dynasty, you What advice do you have?"

Li Hao sneered when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, Japanese pirates are detaining us at the border of the Tang Dynasty. Is Your Majesty still planning to lend a helping hand to them?"

"Poet Kuang's words are wrong." Li Shimin said slowly, "These pirates are some rebels or wanderers from the Wa Kingdom. They came here to escape the war.

Li Shimin's "unfilial piety" is very spiritual. It also reminds Li Hao that Datang and Wa are now a father-son relationship. The original agreement was that if the son's country is in trouble, the father's country must help. Now the son is really in trouble. Logically speaking, as a father, Datang should lend a helping hand.

　I'm going to fight Japanese pirates, let's have fun!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)