Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 287: Andong Prefecture, Dongyi Prefecture, East to North America

Li Yuanji was very surprised. Is Liu Rengui so powerful? He actually caused Li Ji to lose nearly half of his troops in one battle.

Li Yuanji was really surprised. Although he believed that Liu Rengui was capable, he did not expect him to be so strong.

After reading the battle report, I finally understood why.

After Liu Rengui took over the command of the army, he launched a strong attack on Li Ji's defense line. With the assistance of artillery, he ordered the musketeers to cooperate with the army to break through Li Ji's defense line in one fell swoop, and continuously pushed Li Ji back.

Later, when Li Ji was trying hard to find an opportunity to break the deadlock, Liu Rengui set up a trap again, luring Li Ji to attack, and then ambushed Li Ji's army. Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji and others came to rescue, and Xue Wanche led his men to intercept and kill the reinforcements halfway.

In the end, Xue Wanshu was left behind to cover the retreat and was captured. Li Ji and others retreated again with the remaining troops and were able to escape.

After reading the battle report, Li Yuanji also laughed. In this battle, Liu Rengui's performance was really good. He was probably the only person in the battlefield of Dongzhou Prefecture who beat Li Ji into this state.

Li Yuanji was happy, but not too happy. In the current situation, if Li Ji wanted to break the impasse, he had no choice but to take risks like this. If it were not for the influence of this situation, in his opinion, it would be difficult for Liu Rengui to beat Li Ji like this.

He stopped thinking about it and looked at Yang Jianhe.

"Immediately send a message to Liu Rengui, asking him to stop the attack and let Li Ji and others go back.

But the captured Tang army and Xue Wanshu must not be released. When the Tang army returns, they must follow them all the way, allowing Xue Wanche to continue to lead the army to attack Silla. "

Li Yuanji had never thought of capturing Li Ji and others. If he did so, Li Er would probably go crazy.

As Li Ji led the Tang army to withdraw, the Silla army could no longer stop Xue Wanche's army. Silla was completely pacified, the Silla king was killed directly, and the Goguryeo army was frightened and retreated. The lands of Baekje and Silla were officially incorporated into Li Yuanji's fiefdom.

Li Yuanji also changed the name of the two places to Andong Prefecture, and thus the fiefdom was expanded by one prefecture.

At this moment, Li Yuanji, under the guidance of Yang Cheng, was looking at the silver mine in front of him.

Li Yuanji's eyes were full of joy, if for no other reason than that as the silver mines were mined, the stones that came out would become pure silver after smelting.

"Yes, we need to increase the mining of this silver mine. With this silver, our finances will be relieved."

After watching it, Li Yuanji no longer felt as excited as he did at first.

Yang Cheng said solemnly: "Brother-in-law, don't worry. I have already started to send more people. The amount of mining will only increase in the future."

Li Yuanji nodded and left. After seeing this silver mine for a long time, he felt that it was just so-so and there was nothing to see.

After returning to the city, Li Yuanji called Yang Cheng and Liu Rengui together.

"Now that things here are settled, I will start to return to Haikang, but there is one more thing I need to entrust to you."

Yang Cheng was somewhat reluctant at first, but when he heard that there was something important to be told, he immediately became serious.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji immediately said: "This matter is very important. Remember, you must complete it as a priority."

"There are Ainu people in the northern part of Dongzhou Prefecture. We must capture that island as soon as possible. Later, I will ask Feng Ang to send 30,000 troops to make up for the shortage of troops here.

You will leave part of the navy behind to assist the army in attacking that island. This part of the navy will be officially renamed the East China Sea Fleet. After you return, you will immediately start recruiting troops to expand it.

As for the command of the army, select an outstanding person from the army and promote him directly.

After conquering the Ainu island, it was renamed Dongyi Prefecture.

Yuanlin, when the time comes, Dongyi Prefecture will be under your management and we will work together to develop it."

Yang Cheng and Liu Rengui were both secretly excited when they heard this. Yang Cheng was happy that they could continue to attack Ezo, and Liu Rengui was happy that the three major fleets were about to be formed.

"Don't worry, my king. I will definitely conquer Ezo. Within this year, Dongyi Prefecture will become your fiefdom."

After hearing this, Li Yuanji immediately became extremely serious.

“After conquering Ezo, the next step is the key. Especially you, Yuanlin, you must remember this clearly.

By then, we will build a port and a dock on the north side of Dongyi Prefecture, and then form a fleet. After the fleet is formed, we will mobilize warships from the East China Sea Fleet, and they must be warships equipped with artillery.

After forming a mixed fleet, they set out eastward and encountered the Liugui Kingdom, then headed east again. There is no record after that place.

The fleet's mission is to find a new continent over there. Once there, there will be corn and other edible high-yield crops.

These are the ones drawn on the paper. After you find them, bring them back. You must bring them back as soon as possible and mark all the routes you sail on!"

Li Yuanji handed the images of stems and leaves of potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and other crops to Yang Cheng, and then spoke solemnly again.

“Remember, this matter is the most important. Even if Dongzhou Prefecture and Dongyi Prefecture are not well governed or even lost, this king can accept it, but the new continent over there must be explored!
If he succeeds, I will make him the Duke, the first Duke in my fiefdom!"

What Li Yuanji is looking for this time is North America. Now in North America, there are Indians, people with yellow and light brown skin.

In fact, he was not very clear about what kind of era it was over there, but Li Yuanji was very clear that the shortest route was through Ezo.

He was really coveting the resources of North America, and opening up a new continent and finding a new habitat for the Han people was also of great significance.

In the past, he only wanted to protect himself and deal with the dangers from the Tang Dynasty. Now, he is able to protect himself and is no longer afraid of the threats from the Tang Dynasty.

Now Li Yuanji also has his own ideas and ambitions. What is there to fight for in the Tang Dynasty?

The earth is so big, at least nowadays, it is very big. There are so many places that have not been explored by people of this era, and there are many good places suitable for living. As long as the development of the Tang Dynasty is curbed to prevent Li Er from expanding, he can continue to expand outward.

If he can't expand in ten years, then a hundred years, or even several hundred years will be fine. Anyway, he has longevity pills to take. He just doesn't believe that his fiefdom cannot be expanded?
When Yang Cheng and Liu Rengui heard about the New World, they were shocked. How could there be an unknown land so far away?
The two were shocked for a moment. They had always thought that the Tang Dynasty was the center of the world, but now there was a continent that they had never heard of. They were both doubting at the moment, was this true?

But since they heard it from Li Yuanji's mouth, the two had to believe it. As for why Li Yuanji knew it, neither of them wanted to ask. There are some things that really cannot be inquired.

Yang Cheng immediately said solemnly: "Brother-in-law, after we conquer Dongyi Prefecture and complete the construction of the port terminal, I will personally lead the fleet to sail eastward and bring back these agricultural products!"

Liu Rengui then continued, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely mobilize the most elite naval escort fleet and send out the Marines to deal with any emergencies!" Li Yuanji nodded, gave some more instructions, and let the two go.

Now these are his plans and what he is about to do, but he doesn't know whether he can complete them in the end.

And even if it could be completed, Li Yuanji estimated that once the fleet went out to sea, it would probably not return for three to five years.

Especially since it was the first time going out to sea, he needed to understand all aspects and find the route himself. Plus, the distance was far, so Li Yuanji could only hope that everything would go smoothly for Yang Cheng.

Originally, he also hoped that Yang Cheng could go, but now Yang Cheng was in charge of the affairs of Dongzhou Prefecture, and then he would conquer Ezo and also be in charge of the affairs of Dongyi Prefecture. He was a little hesitant.

He was worried about sending someone else, and Yang Cheng was very capable in this area. Now that Yang Cheng was able to step forward in person to take the responsibility, Li Yuanji realized that his love for his brother-in-law was not in vain.

After resting for a while and preparing to return, Li Yuanji opened the system, but he did not expect that the system would give him a surprise.

He saw that the original task had been completed, and then he looked at the contribution points. Now his contribution points have reached a huge amount of 200,000. Li Yuanji was suddenly excited.

What is now shown is that the fiefdoms recognized by the system are the ones that originally provided contribution points, which makes Li Yuanji extremely happy.

He immediately turned his attention to the new task: Since we want to develop, the economy is particularly important. Each prefecture will have an annual income of 2 million taels, and 150,000 contribution points will be obtained if it is completed.

Looking at this new task, Li Yuanji's smile suddenly disappeared. An annual income of two million taels may not sound high, but in reality, it can be summed up in one word: difficult.

The contribution points for this task are very generous, directly reaching as much as 150,000, but how long will it take him to get them?

The net income of a prefecture reaches two million taels of silver. This is the net income, which is equivalent to the net profit. The prefectures that are now being assessed by the system are Leizhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, Nanzhou Prefecture, Liuzhou Prefecture, Jiaozhou Prefecture, Yuezhou Prefecture, and Liuzhou Prefecture.

Leizhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture are fine, so this task is not difficult. It can be said that it has been completed and can indeed be achieved now.

Nanzhou Prefecture and Yuezhou Prefecture have similar problems and can both be completed.

However, among the three prefectures, Liuzhou Prefecture, Liuzhou Prefecture, and Jiaozhou Prefecture, Liuzhou Prefecture and Liuzhou Prefecture are especially difficult.

Due to transportation problems, Liuzhou Prefecture's external development has always been restricted. Although it was one of the five prefectures in the early days, its development has been much slower.

As for Liuzhou Prefecture, it was a place that had not received much attention before, and its development is also relatively backward now. Compared with other prefectures, it is indeed far behind.

Jiaozhou Prefecture is fine. Wei Ye has done a very good job in the development there, and with the support of maritime trade, it will only take a little time to complete this task.

Li Yuanji suddenly had a headache. Liuzhou Prefecture and Liuzhou Prefecture were the real problems. When this task could be completed and when he could get the contribution points depended entirely on when the development of these two prefectures could catch up.

Li Yuanji was helpless. He could already think of the next step of investing a large amount of money in the two governments to strongly support their development.

Nowadays, the gap between the prefectures under his rule is really small. Although the territory is so large, the economy is supported by those few prefectures. Leizhou Prefecture is the largest, Guangzhou Prefecture is the second, and Nanzhou Prefecture is the third.

The three prefectures support the common development of so many places, and the other prefectures also provide certain support, but the main source of income for his fiefdom is concentrated in these three prefectures. It can be said that the three prefectures account for more than 85% of the economic source of his fiefdom.

Li Yuanji was very troubled. This task was extremely difficult. The only thing that made him happy was that other prefectures were not added. If other prefectures were added, he would have to refresh this task.

He stopped thinking about it and fell into deep thought as he looked at the more than 200,000 contribution points he now had. What should he redeem with so many contribution points?

Soon, Li Yuanji had an idea, but this idea could only be implemented after he returned.

Then on the second day, Li Yuanji boarded the ship back to Haikang. Liu Rengui left behind a navy again. The navy left behind was not only the foundation for forming a fleet, but also for attacking Ezo.

When passing through Quanzhou Prefecture, Li Yuanji immediately ordered the fleet to stop in Quanzhou and go to Feng Ang's government office.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I could have prepared to welcome you in advance."

Li Yuanji laughed immediately.

"Why, I have to report to Mingda before I come here, haha."

"I came here just to return to Haikang this time. I happened to have something to do, so I came here."

Facing Li Yuanji's teasing, Feng Ang was now obviously much more indifferent. When he heard that Li Yuanji had come for something, his face suddenly became solemn.

"Your Majesty, what is it? I will do my best to complete it!"

Li Yuanji also stopped smiling.

"Don't be so serious, it's not a big deal. You can mobilize 30,000 troops and then go to Dongzhou Prefecture, under the command of Yang Cheng.

This time in Dongzhou Prefecture, we conquered Baekje and Silla and established Andong Prefecture. The army in Dongzhou Prefecture is a little insufficient, so you can send the troops I asked you to prepare before."

When Feng Ang was asked to take charge of the military affairs of the three prefectures, Li Yuanji had already asked Feng Ang to prepare for this matter. Li Yuanji had not expected that it would come in handy so soon.

Feng Ang was stunned at first, then his face turned happy and he stood up immediately.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for conquering another territory. Your fiefdom is now probably almost as big as the Tang Dynasty. This is truly cause for celebration."

Feng Ang felt very emotional, thinking back to when Li Yuanji first came to Lingnan, he faced many difficulties. Now, in just a few years, his fiefdom had become so vast. Feng Ang was always grateful for his original choice.

Whenever he thought of this incident, Feng Ang felt very pleased with himself. No one could understand it at that time, but who wouldn't admire him now?
Li Yuanji was also amused by Feng Ang's exaggerated praise.

"Okay, I have no intention of competing with the Tang Dynasty, and I can't compete with it now.

Go down and arrange this matter. Also, start recruiting some young men who are good at sailing. The navy is going to expand. You should prepare now. The royal decree will be issued later."

After making the arrangements, Li Yuanji stayed in Quanzhou Prefecture for some time before setting off again.

In Haikang, Cen Wenben and others all had worried faces, obviously they had encountered something bad, and were waiting for Li Yuanji to come back and make decisions.

(End of this chapter)