Capital Datang

In King Qi's Mansion in Keelung City, Li Yin sat alone in the study room, tapping the table with the fingers of his right hand, his face full of contemplation, and in front of him was an opened letter.

The letter was written by Li Zhen and Li Yun from Chang'an, and in this letter, the two first expressed their unwillingness to stay in Datang and be a mediocre prince, and they planned to follow Li Yun's example and expand overseas.Then he told Li Yin that he was building an army of his own. Most importantly, the two of them asked Li Yin for help, hoping that he could give advice on their overseas development and help them Make the army construction more perfect.

For Li Zhen and Li Yun's plans to expand outward, Li Yin felt happy at first, because he understood that the world is very big, and his power alone is limited. There are not many places, so if Li Zhen and Li Yun can join, the speed at which they can open up their living space will be greatly enhanced.

But what gave Li Yin a headache was that all the countries around Datang, such as Silla and Baekje, had been wiped out by him, and Nanyang had already become his possession. As for the newly discovered Australia, it had already been designated by him. The land under his rule can be seen from the "milk" name of his eldest son Li Qi.There are also North and South America, but they are too far away, and he hasn't sent anyone there yet, let alone Li Zhen and Li Yun.

The east and south are his default places, and the north is an extremely cold plateau, which is not suitable for human habitation at all. The only way is to let Li Zhen and Li Yun develop to the west.Capital Datang 489

Speaking of the West, Li Yin's eyes fell on the South Asian subcontinent.That is the future India.The Indian continent in the Tang Dynasty was collectively called Tianzhu, although it was on this continent.It splits countless countries, large and small, but in the eyes of Tang people.They are all collectively called Tianzhu. Master Xuanzang has not yet returned from Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures. The Tang Dynasty does not know much about Tianzhu. In fact, let alone them, even Li Yin does not know much about Tianzhu.

When Li Yin was planning to expand overseas, he focused his attention on Taiwan and the Nanyang islands south of Taiwan. Not only is this place closer to the Tang Dynasty, but also rich in products, except for the relatively hot weather.Others are very suitable for development in all aspects, and Li Yin also regards Nanyang as his main development goal.Of course, Li Yin is also very concerned about Australia and North and South America, and has been working hard to find the waterway to get there. Now Australia has been settled by him, but North and South America still has no clue.

It is precisely because Li Yin focused all his attention on Southeast Asia and the east and south of Nanyang, so he paid less attention to the places west of the Strait of Malacca. At most, he got some information about the South Asian subcontinent and Some situations in Persia and other places.

Collected by Wu Meiniang's intelligence system.Li Yin knows that Tianzhu is now in a period of "chaos". Among them, the north bordering Datang and Tubo is better, because a few decades ago, a king of Jieri with great military exploits appeared in the north.In his decades of fighting, he finally unified the northern part of Tianzhu, which was like a plate of loose sand, although his ruling method was very loose.There are large and small independent forces in the country, but at least in the eyes of outsiders.They have formed a powerful nation.

But in the south of Tianzhu, there are many countries and tribes.There are countless forces, large and small, among which the weak may only have a few thousand people, mainly relying on those powerful forces to survive. Among them, the most powerful Rajputs even repelled the attack of the King of Harassment. In [-], with the aging of King Jieri, the Jieri Dynasty began to decline, while several major powers in the south were very prosperous, which also caused them to start to move around. It will start a new round of war.

Thinking of the "chaos" in Tianzhu now, Li Yin nodded with a smile. Although the Jieri Dynasty in the north of Tianzhu is going downhill, after all, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and they are still a unified country in name. In addition, Tianzhu is not an island, so now even Li Yin dare not take the initiative to start a war with them.

But the south of Tianzhu is different, there are countless forces big and small, and wars are happening every day. If Li Zhen and Li Yun's troops are sent there, and then they support the various supplies they need, but brothers belong to brothers, Business is business, and these materials also cost money, so Li Zhen and Li Yun must pay for these materials.

Although Li Zhen and Li Yun are both the princes of the Tang Dynasty, and they also have a lot of properties under their names, compared with Li Yin, they are simply the difference between heaven and earth, so they have no money to buy those supplies from Li Yin, but this It doesn't matter, Li Yin has already thought about it. At the beginning, he can temporarily owe them part of the credit, and it will not be too late to pay them after they get the dividends from the war.

Thinking of this, Li Yin feels that the whole plan has almost taken shape, and the rest needs to be completed by Li Zhen and Li Yun.So when he wrote to Li Zhen and Li Yun about his idea, he also began to let people gather information on all aspects of Tianzhu, especially about the large and small forces in the south, and get as much detailed information as possible from them. If you get it, it can be regarded as a little help for his two younger brothers as an older brother.

A few days later, Li Zhen and Li Yun, who were still studying in the military academy and were recruiting manpower, finally received Li Yin's reply letter. At the same time, they also saw a bright road pointed out by Li Yin, which was to open up the Tianzhu mainland. When I sent the letter to them, I also gave them a map of the world and a map of Tianzhu.

Still in the cafeteria of the military academy, Li Zhen and Li Yun sat alone to eat together, and there was a circle of space around them, and around these positions were all the confidantes they had subdued during this time.It is also worth mentioning that in order to subdue these people, the identities of Li Zhen and Li Yun had to be exposed. Now everyone in the entire military academy knows the true identities of the two of them, which surprised everyone at the same time. , I also feel a kind of sincere admiration for Li Zhen and Li Yun, especially some people who know Li Zhen, they never thought that this brother who usually "touched" with them turned out to be the most honorable man in Datang. One of the princes.

However, after their identities were exposed, although the two won the respect of others, they also alienated most people from each other. When Li Zhen and Li Yun get along, they will feel an indescribable discomfort, and because of this, when they are eating, except for some confidantes, few people will disturb them.

Today Li Zhen and Li Yun had something to discuss, so even their confidantes sat far away, which left a large space around them for their conversation.

"Seventh brother, what do you think of the place that sixth brother pointed out to us?" Li Zhen asked while lowering her head while eating, and beside him were some messages about Tianzhu that Li Yin had sent one after another. Although the information is not very detailed, it is enough to give people a general understanding of Tianzhu.

Hearing Li Zhen's words, Li Yun smiled and said: "You don't understand Sixth Brother's temperament, so why would he still cheat us? And you have read all the information that Sixth Brother sent , Tianzhu has a hot climate, which is very suitable for agricultural development, and the sixth brother also vowed that Tianzhu is very suitable for the development of tea and cotton planting. Money to spend!"

In fact, Li Zhen didn't know that Tianzhu World was the first place to grow cotton, and it was also the origin of Asian cotton. Now the cotton in Datang was actually passed down from Tianzhu.Moreover, Li Yin also knows that India in the later generations is a big cotton planting country, and the output is amazing. Now that the textile industry in Datang is developing rapidly, the demand for cotton is increasing, and the supply of cotton has been in short supply. So as long as they can Tianzhu has established a cotton-producing area, which is an endless cornucopia.

As for the tea, although the current Tianzhu tea is still wild and does not treat tea as a commodity like the Tang Dynasty, the Indian tea of ​​later generations is very famous, and even replaced the status of China as a tea town. From this we can see that, Developing the tea industry in Tianzhu is also an excellent way to make a fortune.

"Seventh Brother, you misunderstood me. I asked if Tianzhu is good to fight? Although Sixth Brother said that there are many small countries there, and the strength is not very strong, but according to Sixth Brother's information, the terrain there is relatively flat and elephant soldiers are prevalent there." , chariot soldiers and cavalry soldiers, the latter two are fine, but it is not easy to deal with elephant soldiers!" Li Zhen said with a frown.He naturally believed in his sixth brother, after all, the person he admired the most was Li Yin, but what he just asked was not about Tianzhu's economy, but about the military.

Li Yun studied in the General Staff Department and knew all kinds of arms very well. When he heard Li Zhen's words, he couldn't help frowning.The chariot soldiers had long been eliminated in the Central Plains, and Li Yun could think of several ways to restrain the chariot soldiers at will, so there was nothing to worry about.As for the cavalry, it is only necessary to form a cavalry that is more elite than the opponent, and he and Li Zhen are also confident in this.However, the elephant soldier is more troublesome. He also knows the huge size of the elephant. If he really charges, there is probably only one way to restrain the opponent.Capital Datang 489

"Cannon!" Li Zhen and Li Yun said almost at the same time, and then they looked at each other with wry smiles. All the firearms in Tang Dynasty are contraband, and except for the army, no one can own them, not even their two princes.Fortunately, apart from Datang, their sixth brother Li Yin also produces artillery, but the price of artillery is not low, and if they want to deal with Tianzhu's huge elephant soldiers, they may need to form an artillery force. Just think about this The cost of the troops is enough to make them sleepless. (To be continued. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)