Wentang

Chapter 153 The Emperor's Couple Losing Their Mind
"Yes, this is Datang." Yue Shan nodded.

Just when he was about to introduce the information on the globe, Li Shimin suddenly showed a horrified expression, staring blankly at the crimson patch above Datang.

Yue Shan immediately understood why Li Shimin was terrified, Turkic.

"Is the scope of the Turks' rule so vast? It is several times larger than that of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin muttered to himself.

"This... Did you draw it wrong?" Changsun Wugou said in disbelief.

Don't think it's an exaggeration, Li Shimin naturally knows that the Turks are powerful, and now Datang is no match at all, but he has no specific concept of the strength and scope of the Turks.

This is also the most regrettable part of China's thousands of years of history. There is no complete map of the world.This limited the vision of the Central Plains Dynasty, which eventually led to the lack of expansion factors in the cultural genes.

We do not lack confidence, on the contrary, we are too confident.He thinks that the Central Plains is the center of the world, and everyone else is a barbarian.It is natural to disdain the barbarians, as long as the Central Plains are governed well.

Although the early Tang Dynasty did not lack the desire to go out, they had to wait until they defeated the Turks before they were able to explore outside.At this time, Li Shimin and his subjects did not know much about the situation outside the Central Plains.

Yue Shan felt that adding a world map to China was more meaningful and far-reaching than inventing gunpowder to make guns.

It's just... It seems that I have used too much force, and Li Shimin and his wife were a little frightened.

"If you only count the land area, the Turkic people are the most powerful force in the world at this time." The corner of Yue Shan's mouth is slightly raised, and there are not many times to appreciate Tang Taizong and the empress of the ages losing their composure. Take the time to appreciate it .

"Facing such a powerful enemy, do you still have the heart to smile? You little heartless thing." Even though his expression was subtle, he still couldn't escape the eyes of his eldest grandson Wugou, and she reprimanded her eyebrows raised up.

"I am wronged. In front of me stands the future co-lord of the world. There is nothing to be afraid of mere Turks." Yue Shan wailed exaggeratedly, and by the way he also encouraged Li Shimin.He was really a little afraid of scaring away the future Tang Taizong.

But obviously, he was overthinking.

"Haha... Well, well, such a strong enemy can make people angry, let's see how I destroy the Turks and promote my Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin looked up to the sky and laughed.

Looking at the heroic Li Shimin, Yue Shan smiled gratifiedly, little stars were about to appear in the eyes of the eldest grandson Wugou.

"Back then, the Huns were stronger than the Turks, and the Han was far inferior to my Tang Dynasty. In the end, it was the Huns who failed." Looking at the map of the Huns' power that was divided into two, Yue Shan said: "What's more, the Turks It was split in two decades ago."

"I only know about Mr. Pei's achievements today, no wonder Cui Lan admires him so much." Changsun Wugou said in admiration.

"Dividing the Turks is indeed an unrivaled feat, Mr. Pei is a great talent." Li Shimin nodded and said: "But don't underestimate the enemy, even if the Turks are divided, we are still no match for the Tang Dynasty."

Yue Shan couldn't help feeling happy for Pei Ju, his achievements were finally officially recognized.

However, he has a completely different view on the matter of destroying the Turks. There is no way. History has proved that Li Shimin underestimated himself and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is powerful and strategic, and is assisted by good ministers and strong generals. Within five years, the Turks will surely be wiped out."

Li Shimin was shocked, and said a little unconfidently: "Five years?"

"Five years is still a conservative term. Perhaps within five years, Xie Li will appear in the Daxing Hall to perform dances for His Majesty."

"Okay, since Cui Lan has said that, how can I disappoint you? After five years, I must see Jie Li dancing for my Tang emperor and ministers in the Daxing Hall." Li Shimin was so excited, even the rarely used 'I' said it all.

"Cuilan, come here, continue to tell me what kind of countries these are."

"This is Goguryeo, Buyeo, and Baekje, and further north is a bitterly cold place that is even colder than Liaodong. There are few people here, only a few barbarians survive, and there are no particularly powerful forces..."

"Continuing to the northeast corner, there is a strait here, through which you can reach another piece of land, named Dongsheng Shenzhou... During the Zhou Dynasty, a group of survivors of the Shang Dynasty came to this land through this strait ..."

"I think that for today's Tang Dynasty, there are three food crops that are more important than the land. One is potatoes, the second is sweet potatoes, and the third is corn. The yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes can reach more than five shi per mu, and even ten shi with careful care .”

Even Li Shimin and his wife, who were a little numb after hearing too much shocking news, still couldn't help but exclaim.

"Cuilan's words are serious?" Li Shimin waited for his eyes and said out of breath.

"Really." Yue Shan said affirmatively.

In fact, what he was thinking was that, of course, it was a lie. The yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes was even more exaggerated than what I said, and the yield per mu easily exceeded [-] kilograms.

Just considering that those are specially bred varieties, the yield of raw potatoes and sweet potatoes is definitely not that high, so he tried to keep it as low as possible.

But even the yield of five dens per mu is still unimaginably high for Li Shimin, and the yield of two dens per mu in the early Tang Dynasty is considered high.As for the ten stones Yue Shan mentioned, he didn't even dare to think about it.

"I'll send someone to look for good seeds right away." Li Shimin said in a hurry.

"Sage, don't worry, now is not the time." Yue Shan dissuaded.

"Then when is the time?" After being persuaded by him, Li Shimin also calmed down and asked.

"It's thousands of miles from Chang'an to this strait, and there are many dangers. The survivors of the Shang Dynasty died countless times before reaching another land. We don't know anything about the situation on this road, and sending people rashly may cause heavy casualties." Yue Shan analyzed.

"As long as you can get a good seed, many people will die." Li Shimin said coldly.

Yue Shan didn't directly refute his words, but continued: "Because the population of the Central Plains has decreased greatly in troubled times, there is no need to worry about arable land and food for at least 20 years. Therefore, we have enough time to obtain better seeds, and there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices."

"Please look, my sage, there are two ways to go from Datang to the Strait, one is by land and the other is by sea. On land, we can first send caravans to find out the situation along the way. As for the sea route, we will start to build a navy now. Two ways to go hand in hand can obtain fine seeds at the least cost.”

"Now our main enemy is the Turks, and we are powerless to distract him."

Yue Shan's last words finally moved Li Shimin, and made him wake up from the shock brought by the good breed.Yes, now the life and death enemy of the Tang Dynasty is the Turkic people, so don't mention everything about the Turkic people.

"Okay, just do as you said, I will send someone to supervise the construction of naval warships." Li Shimin said.

(End of this chapter)