Chu Tang: Tell Li Er at the beginning that I am a time traveler

Chapter 652
that night.

Li Chong was resting in this posthouse.

After Yicheng listened to the report of the little official, he naturally found Li Chong, expressing his concern for the grandson of the emperor.

in fact……

As the emperor's grandson, Li Chong, how can he say that he is not very powerful at all.

But guess...

Yicheng also didn't want to cause trouble.

And there is...

Although Li Chong's power is not great, he is the only son of the prince.

Then this...

The power of the prince is equal to his power.

in fact……

Think so too.

But if you really want to talk about Li Chong's own power, it's really nothing.

By midnight.

Li Chong had almost rested at this time.

Seeing that the Yicheng had come over, he also got up in his pajamas, and expressed his concern for the Yicheng: "Xie Yicheng is concerned, but my highness is indeed very interested in this overseas matter."

Yicheng, surnamed Wang, also replied: "But the identities of these people are unknown after all."

Li Chong said: "I am a grandson of the emperor, not a prince, let alone an emperor. They are not good for me, and what benefits can they get. Instead, they will first curry favor with me and gain my trust. At that time... I am not sure what they will be useful for." Bigger."

"Tell me about the situation of the other party."

Yi Cheng said: "It is said that 20 years ago, he went out from Tang Dynasty, and now, he came back from a place called Paris West."

Li Chong: "Eh... 20 years ago? Was there such a thing?"

Although Yicheng is quite old, he has never been out of the Tang Dynasty, so how could he know so much.

He said: "I don't know very well either."

And about sending envoys out, how could he know so much as a little postman.

Li Chong said: "Forget it, anyway...you will know the specific situation tomorrow."

……

By the second day.

soon……

Li Chong also met this legendary official sent by Datang.

Seeing the other party's age, it's not very big, I guess...

Maybe it's about the same age as Aye himself.

Although he has been in overseas for more than [-] years, he has not forgotten the etiquette of Tang Dynasty at all.

After seeing Li Chong, he immediately saluted Li Chong, even...

There is also a trace of being neither humble nor overbearing.

Eye!

Next to his left eye is a very deep knife mark. It should be a knife mark. This gives people the feeling that people will unconsciously think that the other party is definitely not a good person.

"Minister Zhou Ze, I have met His Highness."

However, the voice and expression of this speech are still respectful.

and……

Li Chong could still feel that there must be a lot of lives under this person's hands, and he might have participated in a lot of battles.

"I heard that you came back from the west of Paris?"

"Exactly."

"Is there such a place as West Paris overseas?"

To be reasonable, Zhou Ze thought that Li Chong was small, but in fact, he really didn't want to waste more time on him.

but……

He also just came back, so it is not a bad thing for him to get to know one more grandson of the emperor, and even... maybe it is a good thing.

then……

It was also for this purpose that after Zhou Ze hesitated for a moment, he carefully explained to Li Chong where the so-called Paris West was.

Zhou Ze said: "This Paris West, to put it bluntly, is a transliteration. Its correct name should be Parisii."

In order for Li Chong to have a more intuitive understanding, then...

He also ordered someone to bring the map, and then...

Explained the location of Parisii to Li Chong.

Once he said that, Li Chong understood instantly!

Paris!

The capital of France.

of course!

At this moment, no one would say that this country is France, but call it the Frankish Kingdom, or some empire or kingdom named after a certain family.

But no matter how you call it, it is already Western Europe, even the westernmost part of Europe.

Further west, there is only the Atlantic Ocean.

Then Li Chong asked, "What countries are there?"

Zhou Ze: "Country? Your Highness should be referring to those fortresses originally built by barbarians?"

Li Chong: "Yes."

Zhou Ze said, "Before I set off, none of these countries existed."

Li Chong: "Have you hit that far?"

Zhou Ze was also a little surprised, but he still said: "The people living there are basically either barbarians or pirates. These people don't know how to govern a country at all. Compared with Datang, they are really far behind. It's normal for them to perish."

Li Chong: "How old are you?"

Zhou Ze also replied, "I'm 36 this year."

Li Chong: "That means, you went out when you were 16?"

Zhou Ze also had a nostalgic look on his face, "That's right! Back then, I went out with other people, but... this time when I came back, I was the only one left."

Li Chong: "..."

You make it sound like you killed them all on the way.

I saw Zhou Ze continued: "To be honest, in fact...the minister went out as the escort of the mission back then."

Li Chong: "Then your family members are also willing?"

Zhou Ze smiled dumbly and said, "Your Highness, do you not understand what I'm expressing?"

Li Chong: "You are actually a follower, but I heard from Yi Cheng that you claim to be an official of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhou Ze: "That's why I want to say 'the truth is true'."

Li Chong: "What about the others?"

Zhou Ze: "Some died in the wind and sand on the way, some met robbers, and some fell ill for no reason. In the end...the team of hundreds of people disappeared soon."

"There are still some who don't want to come back."

Li Chong looked at him silently.

What Zhou Ze saw in Li Chong's eyes was not curiosity and questions.

I only heard Li Chong then say to him: "Then what are you going to do in the future?"

Zhou Ze is well aware of his humble status, but...

Relying on my own experience abroad, perhaps...

After returning to Datang, he could still be a part-time official.

Seeing that he was speechless, Li Zhong also said, "From now on, why don't you just follow me."

Zhou Ze seemed to be hesitant.

Li Chong said: "Why, I am young, so I think His Highness is useless?"

What Zhou Ze thought in his heart was yes, but it was not.

But...

Who would be so quick to put the treasure on a person who had only seen it for less than half a day.

The key is……

There is nothing in Li Chong's current body that makes him think it is worth relying on.

Zhou Ze replied, "Of course not."

Li Chong: "It's okay if you don't, no, you will follow me from now on."

"By the way! Tell me first, what is the current situation in the Western Regions?"

Zhou Ze then gave Li Chong a brief introduction to the current situation in the west.

In general, before the arrival of the Tang army, or more precisely, the army of the Great Tang feudal kingdom, there was chaos there.

although……

There is also a kingdom that sounds huge, but in fact, the powers of those kings are very limited, and even a duke in the territory may not be able to control it.

And the result of this, naturally, is that these kingdoms are very fragile.

There is almost no one that is not broken in one attack.

And as long as the battle is defeated, the kings of these kingdoms will surrender, and then want to talk to Tang Fengguo about how to keep their own country by paying money.

natural!

The princes of the Tang Dynasty would not give them such an opportunity.

Usually, it is to slaughter all the people in the city directly.

to be frank!
That scene was extremely cruel.

of course!

Not all of them do that either.

Some are kind-hearted, and they will still ensure the safety of the residents in the city, but it is inevitable that all of them will become slaves.

People in the West who wear black clothes and gowns often compare them to demons.

Zhou Ze can only say...

Feel the same.

Every time the princes of the feudal country came of age, it was time to go out and distribute the population and land. That was the nightmare of those barbarians.

Everywhere, there is war.

be honest……

Zhou Ze doesn't think this is a just act, but it is said that this tradition has been around for nearly 100 years.

Li Chong said: "Then don't they resist? The Tang Dynasty has never lost a battle?"

Zhou Ze replied: "I have also lost battles. It's just...it doesn't affect the front going west. When I left...the front has already reached the west of Paris."

See Li Chong staring at him.

Zhou Ze said again: "Actually... the fact that the place has been taken down does not mean that it will be done once and for all. From time to time, there will still be some barbarians, or pirates from the sea in the west, or from the north, south, constantly intrusion."

Li Chong: "Pirates?"

Zhou Ze: "Others call them Vikings. And... the descendants of those fleeing kingdoms also fled to the north. Those Vikings are exactly what they found."

Li Chong actually didn't know much about the Vikings.

Li Chong: "Can you draw it and let me see what they all look like?"

Zhou Ze: "..."

"This, I can't do it, I'm a guard, not a painter."

Li Chong: "It's a pity! But it doesn't matter. How are these people's firearms?"

Zhou Ze: "It was extremely rudimentary at the beginning, but when I left, their firearms level had improved significantly."

Li Chong: "What about the marching formation?"

Zhou Ze: "It's okay to march in formation, and this thing, you can learn it as long as you have seen the opposite side once."

Li Chong: "Tell me about how they fought."

Zhou Ze: "Cannons and muskets. Line up in multiple horizontal rows to shoot, and when the distance is close, all the people will charge."

Li Chong: "Didn't you say that they are barbarians and pirates, can they have this kind of organizational ability?"

Zhou Ze: "Most of them are loitering soldiers, but there are also some elites. Among them, there are also some very smart people. And...they also like to recruit mercenaries from other places."

Li Zhong was somewhat impressed.

after all……

The West is a bit different from the East.

Compared with raising a huge army by yourself, it is more convenient to directly hire others to help you fight the war.

and……

Sometimes, due to their long-term participation in wars, this mercenary may also be more professional when fighting.

but……

This mercenary system should still not work.

after all……

If it works, then there is no need to be beaten to Paris.

only……

The way to solve problems, such as spending money to solve problems, is still deeply engraved in their genes.

As for Datang's Fengguo side, it's not like killing them all in one go.

Basically eating a piece of territory, then digesting it for a while, and then...

Then go to the next one.

at the same time……

We have to wait for the population to increase.

Li Zhong said again: "How many people are there at present?"

Zhou Ze said: "It is difficult for those barbarians and pirates to count how many households there are, and how many people there are in each household. But on the side of the Tang Dynasty... it is visible to the naked eye, and the number is increasing year by year."

Li Chong said, "That's okay."

Zhou Ze: "Your Highness is so young, why is he so interested in places thousands of miles away?"

Li Chong said, "You don't understand."

The Chinese only know how to eat and eat, think about lust, and then roll in.

of course!

Li Chong is not saying that this European will not be like this.

But...

What Li Chong was worried about was that they suddenly lost their enterprising spirit.

That shot didn't kill the European, which is very troublesome.

even……

You see, the sons of Genghis Khan engaged in internal strife, and the huge Mongolian Empire also said it would disappear.

but……

The feudal state of the Tang Dynasty should be better.

Because the Mongol Empire just put a person there and collected taxes there.

But Datang's feudal state is different.

The feudal state of the Tang Dynasty was defeated, and it took root and sprouted locally.

of course!

Li Chong was also worried that these fools would fight each other again because of the uneven distribution.

But now it seems...

They all went to Paris, so even if there were, the problem probably wouldn't be too big.

The key is……

In fact, what Li Chong didn't know was that this time point happened to be a time when Western Europe was in chaos and there were many small countries.

Because after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, no one had the absolute strength to unify that piece of land.

Apart from the lack of men like Ying Zheng, the reason why they could not be unified was also because of the barbarians and pirates that Zhou Ze mentioned.

How to say the history of Europe is probably a history of being continuously invaded by various Germans and Vikings who came from the north and followed the coast, and then merged.

finally……

These Germanic peoples, the Vikings, also slowly assimilated with the original Europeans.

But in any case, they are not a kind of people of the same origin.

Naturally, this also made it difficult for them to form any unity.

At least……

During the Zhou Dynasty, no matter it was the Seven Kingdoms or other small countries, they still considered themselves to be Chinese orthodox, but in Europe, there was no such concept at all.

all because...

They couldn't form such a concept at all.

And those barbarians and Vikings coming from the north, for them, are probably almost like the White Walkers in "Game of Thrones".

of course!

Now, the White Walker may not come from the north, but from the east.

(End of this chapter)