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    A few days later, Belus was finally summoned by Li Zhen. However, the Persian prince, who was still a little downcast when he entered the palace, was already in high spirits when he came out a few hours later, and his whole person had an extra vitality.  It looked like he was a different person.

    Immediately afterwards, Bellus left Northern Tianzhu. This time he arrived at Ceylon Island first, and then met Liu Rengui with Li Zhen and the warrant. Through Liu Rengui's arrangement, he quickly rushed back to Taiwan by boat, and took Li Zhen and the warrant.  A letter written by Zhen Zhen, requesting to see Li Min.

    At this time, Li Min was worried about the Javanese plague. If Belus hadn't been holding Li Zhen's letter, he would never have seen Li Min.  However, after Li Min read Li Zhen's letter, he immediately summoned Wang An and others to the palace to discuss matters with a solemn look. Then a few days later, Li Min personally wrote a letter to Li Shimin, which focused on the big food.  What kind of country it is, its domestic political and religious structure, and its ambition to expand outward. Finally, it is "far-sighted" to point out that if the expansion momentum of Dashi is not curbed now, there will be a inevitable conflict between Datang and Dashi in the future.  There is a battle!

    Li Shimin had always been very convinced of Li Min's judgment, which was almost like a prophet. So after he saw Li Min's letter, he also paid great attention to it. He even went to visit Li Jing, who was seriously ill, in person, and gave Li Jing a meal.  The situation was introduced to Li Jing and he wanted to hear the opinion of the military god of the Tang Dynasty.

    As a result, Li Jing, regardless of his serious illness, leaned on the map and calculated for several days, and finally came to a result similar to Li Min's. Moreover, according to Li Jing's calculation, with the current defense forces of the Tang Dynasty in the west, it is very likely that it is not  A big cannibal opponent. After all, the two guardianships of Anxi and Beiting were too far away from the political center of the Tang Dynasty, and it was impossible to mobilize too many elite troops.

    In contrast, Dashi does not have this concern.  They can mobilize more than 100,000 elite troops from the Dashi Peninsula at any time, and there may also be more retinue troops.  Coupled with the current combat effectiveness of the Dashi army, unless the Tang Dynasty has more than 50,000 elite troops stationed in the two protective mansions all year round, it will definitely suffer a big loss when facing the Dashi people in the future.

    It was this conclusion that Li Jing came to that finally made Li Shimin make up his mind to first send an army to interrupt the cannibals' eastward invasion, and at the same time assist the Persians so that they could breathe a breath.  Gather the scattered Persian army and make it a buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and Dashi.

    However, Datang's aid to Persia was only the first step in the plan of Li Shimin, Li Min, Li Zhen, and Li Yun. There will be an even bigger plan in the future, and the target of this plan is naturally in the process of rapid rise.  Period feast.  However, the steps required to implement this plan are complex.  And it will take several years or even ten years. The most important thing now is to provide assistance to Persia and preserve the very appealing flag of Persia.

    A few months later, Belus went on the road with an army heading to the Anxi Protectorate. This army had a total of 40,000 people. Qibi Heli served as the leader, and the famous general Xue Wanche served as his deputy.  The two of them were also the main generals who assisted Persia this time.

    Speaking of Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche, these two people are Hu and Han. It is said that Hu people have a fierce temper and like to be impulsive whether they are fighting or acting.  Han people are generally more rational, but these two are just the opposite.  Although Qibi Heli was a barbarian, he was always known for his calmness in battles and was extremely good at seizing opportunities.  He likes to use surprise troops to make surprise attacks, and he is deeply familiar with the magic of grassland warfare.  But Xue Wanche has a fiery personality.  When fighting, he likes to attack fiercely. When Li Shimin commented on his tactics, he said that if Xue Wanche leads the army, he will either suffer a big defeat or a big victory. There is no third situation. This shows the characteristics of this person.

    However, both Qibi Heli and Xue Wanche have their own shortcomings. For example, Qibi Heli likes to be jealous of people who are more talented than him, which makes his relationship with Li Jing, Li Ji and others not very good, while Xue Wanche is arrogant,  Also, his popularity in the DPRK is very poor.  But Qibi Heli had saved the lives of the Xue brothers, so the two of them had a good personal relationship. This was one of the reasons why Li Shimin sent them to cooperate.

    Not long after the army led by Qibi Heli to assist Persia left Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty passed a Western Region highway network plan, which planned to connect major cities in the Western Region west of Yumen Pass in the next fifteen years.  Build a transportation network based on cement roads. With these flat cement roads, Datang's troops can appear in every corner of the Western Regions in the shortest possible time. This will greatly increase Datang's rule over the Western Regions.

    In addition, a wide cement road has been built in the section from Chang'an to Yumen Pass, but Li Min suggested to Li Shimin that it would be best to build a railway on this section, which would greatly shorten the distance between Chang'an and Yumen Pass.  At the same time, it also strengthened the connection between the political center of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions.  Moreover, in order to persuade Li Shimin, Li Min also planned to build Taiwan's island-circuit railway.Take the plan as an example. Although this railway project has only been completed less than a quarter, it has already greatly promoted economic and cultural exchanges across Taiwan.

    Li Shimin has already heard about trains, and he also knows that many railways have been built in coastal cities such as Dengzhou and Shanghai, and they have greatly promoted local economic development.  Some time ago, various newspapers discussed the convenience brought by the introduction of trains in the Guanzhong area. Even the DPRK and Central Government also had this idea. So when Li Min proposed to build a railway from Chang'an to Yumenguan, although Li Shimin felt that this railway was too  A bit longer, but not unexpected.

    The key reason why the Western Region is difficult to manage is that it is too far away from Chang'an, and the emergence of trains is undoubtedly a good way to shorten the distance. Although this plan may cost a sky-high price, after evaluation by Li Shimin and the ministers, it was concluded that the construction  A railway from Chang'an to Yumenguan is completely necessary. After all, the revenue brought by the Western Regions to Datang every year is not a small amount.

    Just after Li Shimin finalized two huge transportation plans, Li Min immediately sent a special team from Taiwan to Chang'an. This team was all organized by professionals with experience in designing railways. In later generations, he and Zhan Tianyou  The same railway engineers will measure the distance from Chang'an to Yumenguan Railway on the spot and design the railway route.

    If you want to build a railway, there are two problems that need to be solved. The first is the design of the route. This requires specialized talent exploration. After several years of development, Li Min has cultivated such a group of talents, and now they are all assigned by him.  Arrive in Chang'an.  The second problem is the production of steel. After all, railways need rails, and the amount of steel required is not a small amount. Therefore, before the people who designed the railway route have arrived in Chang'an, Datang and various places in Taiwan have begun to build steel plants on a large scale. I hope  With the combined efforts of the two countries, this significant railway was successfully built.

    In addition, Li Min also tried his best to help Li Shimin's plan to build a road network in the Western Regions. For example, cement production across Taiwan will be given priority to supply Datang's needs.

    In fact, this can be regarded as a deal condition reached by Li Min and Li Shimin. Datang initially assisted Persia, while Li Min contributed people to help Datang build a transportation network to strengthen Datang's rule over the Western Regions. As for Li Zhen  and Li Yun, their strength is still too weak for the time being, so at this stage they still focus on developing their own strength. When they unify the entire Tianzhu, they will have the strength to participate in the plan for the big food.

    Li Min had been wary of the rise of Dashi from the very beginning. This great theocratic empire was unparalleled in history. Its territory spanned three continents: Asia, Europe and Africa, and even later defeated the army of the Tang Dynasty.  , has obtained the right to rule Central Asia. If the Great Eclipse is allowed to develop like in history, it will definitely pose a huge threat to both Datang and Li Min.  Fortunately, Dashi is still in the initial stage of outward expansion, so he still has time to kill the opponent's expansion momentum.

    But Li Min also knew that Dashi was not an end-of-life empire like the Western Turks, but a new empire with unlimited vigor. Defeating such an enemy would naturally not be achieved overnight.  But this is not a big deal. His navy has arrived on the east coast of Africa and can threaten the hinterland of Dashi at any time. The Tang Dynasty is also blocking the way of Dashi's eastward advance, and it is not something that Dashi can provoke now.  .  In addition, Tianzhu's Li Zhen and Li Yun are also developing rapidly. When they grow up, they can attack Dashi from three sides with Li Min and Datang. No matter how powerful they are, they will probably end up with hatred.

    After Li Min finalized the huge plan to curb the epidemic, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then devoted his energy to the plague on Java Island.  However, although the plague on Java Island involved most of Li Min's energy, Taiwan still made a major decision during this period.

    Taiwan has also formulated a development plan similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, which is to solve the transportation problems in various places. However, unlike the construction of roads in the Tang Dynasty, most of Li Min's sphere of influence are islands, so transportation naturally relies on ships, and steam  After several years of development and application, ships have undergone several improvements. Today's steam ships are not only faster, but also have larger hulls and can carry more cargo. They can be promoted on a large scale.  .

    It was precisely in order to promote steamships on a large scale that Li Min made improvements at various important ports. For example, a large amount of coal and fresh water were stored at each port to facilitate the filling of coal and water for steamships. In addition, steamship production plants  It also expanded its scale and opened new factories, making the output of steamships higher and higher, and the cost getting lower and lower. It already had the advantage of competing with sailboats.

    However, the promotion of steamships is still subject to some restrictions. For example, for some ocean-going ships, because the coal supply problem cannot be solved, sailboats must still be used, such as??The second exploration of the American route some time ago.  Although the previous exploration did allow Lu Wan and the others to reach America, Li Min soon discovered that the route explored for the first time had great limitations.
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