Ji Tang

Chapter 1465 Map of the Tang Dynasty

Ji Song said what he was thinking, and the three of them were stunned. Li Chengqian didn't know at all, Li Shimin was wondering whether this would have any impact, and Li Jiancheng was stunned.

He stared at Ji Song, as if to see if he was joking.

Is this what a minister can say? Let a descendant of the former crown prince go to Yinzhou to found the country? What did he think? Do you really think that if his younger brother abdicates, nothing can be done to him?

"This matter is feasible!"

"what?"

Li Jiancheng was dumbfounded. This was someone who dared to say something and someone who dared to agree to it. He couldn't understand what was going on in the world.
Li Chengqian looked at his father in disbelief. Is this the same father who initiated the Xuanwu Sect rebellion?
"What? Surprised?"

Li Shimin glanced at the two of them and said angrily: "Am I such a ruthless person in your minds?"

"of course not."

Li Shimin waved his hand to signal Li Chengqian to shut up, looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Brother, I have already thought about this matter, but you, what do you have to say?"

Li Jiancheng was silent. He didn't know if his brother was testing him, so he could only respond with silence!
"Old sir, maybe you don't know much about the current Datang Dynasty, so I will briefly explain it. Then you may know that for the current Datang Dynasty, overseas enfeoffment is nothing."

"All ears!" Li Jiancheng said curiously.

"Then I'll make a fool of myself!"

Ji Song pondered for a moment and said to Li Shimin: "Can I borrow your Majesty's "Kanyu Map of the Tang Dynasty" to have a look?"

"Go and get the map!"

There was no hesitation. In fact, he also wanted to show off his achievements in front of his elder brother and prove that he was indeed better than him.

Soon, Chen Shou brought the map, but it was not brought by himself, but by three strong men.

The entire map is more than three feet long and one foot three feet wide. It is made of fine Sichuan brocade and is made of nine layers. Each layer is made of scrolls at both ends. It weighs an astonishing five hundred kilograms and requires three Only a strong man can lift it.

It is foreseeable that this picture will become a world treasure in the future.

"Open!"

Li Shimin waved his hand, and Chen Shou immediately ordered people to spread brocade on the ground to prevent the map from being stained.

The map was slowly opened. Not to mention others, even Ji Songdang was excited when he saw this map. This is the Tang Dynasty, this is the world's hegemon, and this is China's thousands of miles of territory.

After calming down a little, he said in a deep voice: "The Tang Dynasty stretches from the Nancheng Strait in the south to the Beihuang Icefield in the north, which spans more than 20,000 miles. From the Andong Protectorate in the east to the Hezhong Protectorate in the west, the span is also more than 20,000 miles. ”

"The vastness of the territory is not enough to describe the current territory of the Tang Dynasty. It is far greater than any previous dynasty, whether it is the West or the East. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the hegemon of the world!"

"With a population of eight million households, there are more than 60 million people. If you add in the naturalized foreign races, 70 million people will not be able to stop it."

"And the population is growing rapidly every year. Within thirty years, the population will exceed 10 million, and there will be no problems!"

"In addition, a large number of overseas islands and sea areas can only be regarded as the radiation range of the Tang Dynasty, and are not drawn on such a map. Look here!"

Pointing to the southeastern sea, this place is different from the light yellow of the Tang Dynasty, but white. Looking directly at it, it is half the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

"And here!"

It also pointed to a huge piece of land at the southern end, which seemed to be one-third the size of the Tang Dynasty. "This is the latest piece of land discovered. Although the habitable places on it are less than one-fifth of the total, it is rich in minerals, especially iron ore. Even if it is mined for thousands of years, it will not be enough to consume ten percent of it."

"This is Yinzhou."

Then he pointed to the two continents facing each other across the sea, the East and the Tang Dynasty, and said: "The only civilization here now is the Mayan civilization, but it is in the ancient times of the Central Plains. However, the people here are very similar to the people of the Central Plains, they all have black hair. , black eyes, yellow skin, it’s fair to say they are of the same race.”

"In order to get closer to the Maya people, based on some things from the ancient Yin and Shang era, we said that they were the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Coupled with their assimilation over the years, everyone basically recognized this relationship. As long as they return to the Maya , will inevitably set off a storm, and we are too far away to monitor them, so we need a Han force to guide them and completely assimilate them, even into one clan."

"On the two Yinzhou continents, the population is not sparse. According to my prediction, there are at least 20 to 30 million people. As long as they are assimilated, the living space of our Han people will be greatly enhanced. No matter how the world changes in the future, the Han people will always be Become the main group in this world and control the entire world."

"Moreover, as our overseas territories continue to grow, we also need the royal family to go out and enfeoff, so as to suppress the development of local forces and prevent them from completely losing control."

Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Ji Song's words, and said somewhat self-deprecatingly: "So, in this place where no one goes thousands of miles away, only my children are suitable? First, they are authentic members of the Tang Dynasty royal family, and secondly, they left The hidden danger will be completely eliminated.”

"Am I right?"

Ji Song remained silent, and Li Shimin was a little embarrassed. Only Li Chengqian looked at this and that, and finally opened his mouth, deciding not to speak.

"Go, why not go!"

Just when everyone thought the matter was about to end, Li Jiancheng suddenly said.

As if seeing everyone's surprise, Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly and said: "This is the best ending. Sooner or later something will happen to them if they stay in the Central Plains. You can tolerate them, Cheng Qian can tolerate them, but what about future emperors?"

"They will be the subject of surveillance. Whether they are officials or anything else, they will inevitably be restricted. This has nothing to do with anything else, it's just human nature. As long as they exist for one day, who can say clearly what will happen in the future?"

"I will leave my will."

Interrupting Li Shimin's words, Li Jiancheng said: "Do you believe it?"

Li Shimin was stunned!
"Look, you don't believe it, let alone others?"

"You know better than me what role the ancestral system left by my father can play. It is just a piece of waste paper."

"Go ahead, it's okay to go. If I didn't have a few years to live, I might go."

"But I have one to go to, and you must agree, otherwise I won't agree even if you die!"

Li Shimin was shocked and said: "You said, as long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse!"

"Okay, my request is that they cannot be assigned to the same place. I looked at the map and it's a big place. It's best if they don't interact with each other for a hundred years."

Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Ji Song quickly said: "Old sir, please rest assured, His Majesty has already made a decision on this matter. When the time comes, the southeast, northwest and northwest will have their own places to go. This will avoid being too close and unspeakable things will happen."

Li Shimin's color changed slightly and returned to normal, and he said in a deep voice: "I agree to this!"

"But I also have a request!"

At this time, Li Shimin no longer called himself me, but used the name "I" because Li Jiancheng's words reminded him of the Xuanwu Gate incident, and he thought he was still brooding about it.

"Say it!" Li Jiancheng waved his hand tiredly.

"That means they are never allowed to return to the Central Plains again, and they are not allowed to use Tang as their country's name, and they are not allowed to claim to be orthodox." Li Shimin said.

(End of this chapter)