Ji Tang

Chapter 1048 Unprecedented Unity
Faced with everyone's excitement, Ji Song seemed to have expected it and was not surprised at all!

"So, after we opened up to the Strait of Malacca, they became anxious!"

"I was so anxious that I would not hesitate to launch a war immediately. As you can see, the other side came prepared. Such a large-scale military operation cannot be prepared in a short time."

He said solemnly: "I'm not afraid to tell you that we have little chance of winning this battle. We are inferior to the opponent in terms of military strength and number of warships. Moreover, they also have information from the Pei family, but we basically know nothing about it. .”

"how is this possible?"

Cui Gu took a step back in shock and said in disbelief: "You are one of the few generals in the Tang Dynasty who has been invincible in every battle since the expedition. Even in a war as disparate as that of Goguryeo, you were able to defeat the opponent and escape. Nothing more than barbarians”

When he said this, he suddenly couldn't talk any more. Barbarian?Are there such barbarians in the world?Regardless of military strength, combat readiness, equipment, and civilization, is it really worse than the Tang Dynasty?

And having such a high strategic vision shows that there are smart people on the other side. As soon as they see that their own interests are harmed, they will immediately start a war. Is this what ordinary countries can do?
Decisive, swift, and powerful, this is the reflection of Dashi!
"Then what should we do? The imperial court asked us to come to the sea to expand our territory, and we agreed. Doesn't the imperial court just care about this situation now?"

Someone said sadly.

Although the others didn't say it clearly, Ji Song understood that their hearts were cold.Once the imperial court is defeated, it may no longer care about their life or death.The family's investment in the sea will be completely wasted, and hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation will be lost.They absolutely cannot bear such a huge loss.

They are like abandoned children at this time, lonely and helpless.As the actual managers of overseas territories at this time, they will be the first to bear the brunt of any situation. When it comes to their own lives, no one is more anxious than them.

"Shut up!"

Gu Yanzhi said angrily: "Look at how you are doing now? Do you still have any composure and calmness of a big family? Isn't it just a big meal? Isn't it because there are so many of us?"

"Don't forget, everyone, why did Duke Xi come to the South China Sea now? Once defeated, Duke Xi's reputation will be destroyed in one day, and"

He looked at Ji Song, who had his eyes closed, in silence, and said, "Moreover, Duke Hao has already prepared to die for his country at any time. He told me that once defeated, he will have no choice but to die."

After hearing this, everyone looked at An Ran's Ji Song in shock. They didn't expect that Duke Xi of the Tang Dynasty, a world-famous grandmaster, and the head of the Ji family whom the five surnames expected to rival, would be so decisive?
They never thought that Ji Song would deceive them, because in this era, once the words are spoken and cannot be fulfilled, the people in the world will inevitably cast aside them.

Not to mention if they were defeated and fled.At that time, even if the emperor or the prince is protecting him, all the aristocratic families in the world will never let him go.

Therefore, Ji Song has no choice but to die!

"Everyone!"

Ji Song stood up, bowed and clasped his fists in front of everyone's horrified eyes, and saluted everyone!
"Perhaps you don't quite understand the consequences of defeat. Think about it, once I am defeated, will they watch helplessly in the face of the Tang Dynasty's empty coastal defense?"

He asked himself and answered: "No, never!"

"They will definitely march straight in and invade the coast of Datang. By then, tens of thousands of miles of sea territory will never have peace, and the shame of the Weishui River will reappear. We..."

He first pointed at himself, then at them: "You."

"Are you ready?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, they didn't expect Ji Song would say something so serious.But think about it carefully, if they were to change places, would they let this golden opportunity pass?
No, it won't.

It will only go too far!
"So, this war is not only related to your overseas interests, it is even related to the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty."

"Please give me a helping hand!"

Ji Song bowed again.

Everyone calmed down and looked at each other, and for a moment they could hear a pin drop.

"I, the Zheng family, fully support Mr. Xi. All the manpower, material resources, and financial resources of the Zheng family overseas, as long as I, the Zheng family, have them, I can allocate them at will. Anyone who slacks off will be killed!"

The principal of the Zheng family may have received instructions from Zheng Qian, so he stood up first and said.

"Thank you!"

Ji Song cupped his fists and said.

"I, the Runan Zhou family, fully support Duke Hao. Everything owned by my Zhou family will obey Duke Hao's orders!"

The second one is the Runan Zhou family, which is only slightly inferior to the Five Surnames and Qiwang family in the Tang Dynasty.

"The four Jiangdong families represent all the Jiangdong aristocratic families and obey the command of Duke Hao!"

The heads of the four Jiangdong families, Wu, Gu, Zhang, and Zhu, expressed their stance, and expressed their stance on behalf of all Jiangdong families.

As soon as this statement came out, all the heads of the family looked at them in surprise.

"The Xuanzhou family obeys Duke Xi's orders!"

The aristocratic family in Xuanzhou had a natural affection for Ji Song from the beginning, and it had the autograph of the family leader. They had no objection to obeying Ji Song's command!
"Dengzhou, all the aristocratic families in Mingzhou obey the orders of Duke Xi!"

This time, no one was surprised at all. Both Dengzhou and Mingzhou were supported by Ji Song alone.If it weren't for Ji Song, they would be a small or medium-sized aristocratic family at best, and they wouldn't even have to think about achieving their current status.

Moreover, if they do not support this time, when the news reaches Chang'an, one by one of these people will be liquidated by the Ji faction. This is no joke.

"The Li family in Longxi and the Li family in Zhaojun obey the orders of Duke Xi!"

The Li family of Longxi is a royal family, so of course they will support it. The Li family of Zhaojun has always been close to the Li family of Longxi, so there is nothing wrong with agreeing.

At this time, there are only three families represented by Cui Gu, and the Cui family is the most powerful.They are also the three families that have always been most hostile to Ji's family and Ji Song.

At this time, the three of them were sitting on pins and needles, looking at the people who looked at them with strange eyes, Cui Gu gave a bitter smile.He understood that it was no longer a matter of whether they should agree, but that they had to agree.

Otherwise, the three of them will become the public enemies of all the famous families in the world!
"Cui!"

"Wang Shi!"

"Lu Shi!"

"Follow Duke Xi's orders!"

slap~
Ji Song stood up happily and said with a smile: "I would like to thank you all very much. Please rest assured that I have asked your majesty that once this battle is won, you will all receive a certain amount of land compensation, and if you reach the level of knighthood in the future, Standard, the title is upgraded by one level and can be inherited for three generations!"

After everyone left, Ji Song sat in a chair in a daze, and didn't notice when Gu Yanzhi came in!
"Mr. Xi!"

"Huh? Oh, it's you!"

Ji Song came back to his senses, looked at the paper in Gu Yanzhi's hand, and said with a smile: "Have you done all the statistics?" "Yes, this is the population, resources, and food and grass of their respective territories reported by them. According to the imperial court's statistical comparison, in addition to population , although there are some differences in others, they are not much different. It seems that they really took out all the money this time!"

Ji Song shook his head and smiled: "It's already this time, if they are still hiding it, then they are not them anymore."

"Tell me, how many resources can we use this time, and how big is the population gap? I'm also curious about how many hidden houses they have hidden!"

When Gu Yanzhi saw what Ji Song said, he stopped talking and said directly: "According to statistics, the population under the control of all aristocratic families is 130 million. This does not include the indigenous population. If these populations are added, they can use 100 million people." A population of 500 requires no less than [-] people."

Ji Song was also a little surprised when he heard this: "So many?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that they would have such a large population in just a few years. As expected, these people are not registered, because the population counted by Datang is only over 50."

"There are nearly 80 more people, and this is without affecting our industry in the Central Plains!"

Ji Song took a breath, he never expected there would be so many.

How many people are there in the Tang Dynasty now?There are less than 3000 million people, and this population is only due to Sinong Temple's continuous attraction of hidden households.When the Tang Dynasty was first founded, the population was estimated to be less than 500 million.Is 3000 million a lot of people now?This is the total population after more than 30 years of recuperation.

"Calculating this, they still have at least nearly 500 million people living in hiding in the Central Plains. It's really amazing!"

He suddenly felt a little cold on his neck. It was incredible that he could still live peacefully after all these years.

The Ji family is good, powerful and wealthy, but it is a bit higher than that of the aristocratic family.But the hidden forces are very different.

If the Ji family rebels, they will pull out thousands of people until they die.But if the world's aristocratic families rebelled, he could easily pull out an army of at least tens of thousands of people.

If he hadn't forced them to a dead end this time, he really wouldn't have known that the family's potential was so great.

"It's a fluke!"

Ji murmured softly.

"What? What did you just say?"

Gu Yanzhi wondered.

"Oh, it's nothing, keep talking!"

When asked by Gu Yanzhi, he immediately reacted and said quickly.

Although Gu Yanzhi was a little puzzled, he still didn't intend to ask more questions and continued reading: "Currently, each family has opened up a total of about 300 million acres of farmland. Due to the hot weather and the planting of three-crop rice, three crops can be harvested a year. Therefore, the grain reserves Enough to feed the army for three years, not counting the new grain produced every year."

Ji was not surprised to hear this. Although the climate here is hot, it is also the most suitable place for food production. One year is as good as the northern part of the Central Plains for three years.

In addition, it has basically not been exploited for tens of millions of years, so the land is extremely fertile, and the yield per mu has exceeded the Central Plains.

"Mr. Hao, this place is simply a treasure. Look, there are more than ten places where bare iron ore has been discovered. Now the combined production can produce millions of kilograms of iron ingots every year. As long as we build a military workshop here, our logistics will be completely reduced. No pressure!”

Gu Yanzhi didn't think about the others because it was unnecessary.These overseas territories have been established for a long time or a short time, and it is good to be able to do this in these years.When they first started, most of them were looking for spices and gold and silver mines. They decided to develop them only after discovering the riches overseas.

Therefore, cloth, porcelain, and daily necessities all relied on Datang.

"Not bad, really good."

Ji Song sighed with emotion: "I never thought that they could achieve such achievements. If we give them a few decades, a big country will be established. I really underestimate them!"

"With these, we can confront the big cannibals in the strait without any pressure on logistics. This will be our biggest advantage. As time goes by, they will inevitably become anxious because of food and grass. Once they become anxious, they will inevitably make mistakes. , and once they make a mistake, our chance will come.”

"Moreover, the imperial court is now fully committed to building warships. Every month, we will have ten more warships, and this number will continue to increase."

"So, as long as we hold them back now, the balance of victory will tilt towards us!"

Ji Song clenched his fists and said excitedly.

Gu Yanzhi also sighed: "Your procrastination is the best way to defeat someone without fighting. Even if the enemy knows our strategy, they can only watch it because it is a conspiracy."

"Not bad!"

Now that the biggest strategic problem has been solved, he feels a lot more relaxed during this trip.He smiled and said: "But this also requires strong national power. Without the support of a strong and stable Tang Dynasty, everything is empty talk."

"In the Battle of Changping, if the Zhao State had not been weak, how could they have replaced Lian Po with a young boy? Because they couldn't hold on any longer, they rushed to a decisive battle. If it dragged on any longer, Zhao State would collapse without a fight. .”

"And Qin State is sitting on Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away from Guanzhong, as well as Longxi Granary and Shuzhong Granary. Bai Qi also understood that Zhao State must have taken the lead before Qin State could not hold on, so he confronted it."

"The first is to defeat the enemy, then the second is to defeat the enemy, and then the third is to attack the city."

"This is the highest level of military strategism. You and I are just lucky to be born in this era when the Tang Dynasty suppressed the world. If it were a country with weakened national power, the enemy and we would be in different places, and it would be us who would suffer!"

Of course Gu Yanzhi also understood this truth, and he was filled with emotion for a while, sighing: "Yes, this is our luck, and it is also the luck of the people in the world!"

"And this luck is worthy of our support!"

Chang'an, Zheng Mansion.

Today, all the famous families in the Tang Dynasty, even powerful ones, have sent their principals to Chang'an.The gathering place was finally placed in Zheng's manor outside Chang'an City.It's not that it's inconvenient, but there are too many people. Even the Zheng Mansion's residence in Chang'an cannot meet the requirements.

After statistics, in addition to the seven families with five surnames, the first-class families include the Liu family in Hedong.The Zhou family in Runan, Gu, Zhang, Wu and Zhu in Jiangdong.As well as the Dou family, Dugu family, and Changsun family of the Guanlong military nobles; the Du family, Wei family, Yang family, etc. of Chang'an.There are more than 30 first-class aristocratic families alone.

There are even more second-rate families, such as the Xie family, the Sun family, the Zheng family, and the Gou family in Jiangdong.The Xun family in the Central Plains, the Kong family in Qufu, and the Yan family.The Luo family, Zhao family, Jiang family, Liu family and so on in the north.There are more than 300 of them.

Although the third-rate aristocratic families did not come, their opinions were also represented by local prominent families, and these people were the most numerous.

In addition to the Xungui Group, there are more than 100 of them, not counting those Xungui Groups that have declined.

And the royal family also came, and the person who came was Prince Li Chengqian, who represented the Li family of Longxi.It can be said that today's gathering can even represent all the aristocratic families in Datang.

Once a decision is made, it will inevitably affect the situation in the world!
If Li Shimin's identity hadn't been inappropriate, he would have come today.However, in order not to affect the smooth progress of the gathering, the Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom was sent here after Fang Xuanling and others advised him.

This also made all the aristocratic families breathe a sigh of relief. If the emperor comes, what will be the difference between Hechao and the imperial court?
You simply didn't come, otherwise this party would have ended in an anticlimactic manner.Are you still ready to discuss?Negotiation is nothing, just put on a show and go home.

(End of this chapter)