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Text Chapter 642 Li Min¡¯s Family (Part 2)

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    After hearing Wu Meiniang's last words, Li Min's face darkened, and he frowned in thought.

    What Wu Meiniang mentioned was actually that half a month ago, civil and military officials headed by Wang An submitted a memorial to Li Min, which contained a proposal to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor.

    Speaking of the establishment of the country, in fact, as early as a few years ago, some of the more impatient military generals, such as Lu Qing, Su Dingfang and others, wrote several times expressing their hope that Li Min would establish the country. However, considering the attitude of the Tang Dynasty at that time,  , so Li Min suppressed the matter, and civil servants such as Wang An and Lu Hong also knew that the time for founding the country was not yet mature, and Taiwan still needed the support of the Tang Dynasty in all aspects.

    However, after so many years of development, the power in Li Min's hands has now greatly increased. Not only has he mastered a large amount of land, but he has also moved a large number of people from the Tang Dynasty. Now the number of Han people in Li Min's hands has reached 7 million.  Reaching one-third of the number of Han people in the Tang Dynasty, if we add the Sanhan, Japanese, and Nanyang natives, the total population is almost the same as that of the Tang Dynasty.

    In addition, because Li Min vigorously developed industry and commerce, agriculture was mainly a large plantation economy, which liberated a large number of people from the land and indirectly promoted the development of industry and commerce. Even in Taiwan, the industry and commerce has surpassed that of the mainland.  The Guanzhong area in the Tang Dynasty became the largest commercial and prosperous area in the world.

    It is precisely because of the development of industry and commerce that Li Min's annual tax revenue has risen linearly. Even two years ago, Li Min's annual treasury income exceeded that of the Tang Dynasty. This allowed Li Min to be both administrative and military.  He flexed his muscles and strengthened his rule over various places. At the same time, he also attracted many talents from the Tang Dynasty to serve under him.

    With economic and administrative support, Li Min's military power has also been greatly enhanced, because the lands he occupied are all overseas.  Therefore, the military power in Li Min's hands was mainly the navy, and the nature of the army was closer to that of the Marine Corps in later generations.

    Among them, the navy is the core force. It only recruits Han people from top to bottom. Now the total strength has reached 200,000, with more than 700 main warships and thousands of other small and medium-sized warships. It is divided into five major groups: east, south, west, north and center.  Fleets were stationed in various places.

    Among them, the Eastern Fleet was established the latest and is now stationed in the Hawaiian Islands in the east. Its main task is to protect the safety of the American routes.  It was also the main fleet used by Li Min to invade America.  The Western Fleet was stationed on Ceylon Island. In addition to helping Li Zhen and Li Yun, it also protected the safety of the route from Africa to Malacca.  The Southern Fleet is the strongest and is stationed in Luzon, Java, Australia and other places. Li Min is preparing to split this fleet into two fleets.  The main force of the Northern Fleet is stationed in the Japanese slave port and is responsible for the security of Samhan, Japanese, Liuqiu and other sea areas.

    There is also the Central Fleet responsible for Taiwan's security, but this fleet is very weak. There are very few main warships in the fleet. Most of them are small and medium-sized ships. They are usually responsible for sea arrests and anti-smuggling tasks.

    In addition to the navy, Li Min also controlled an army of 300,000 people.  The core of this army is 100,000 Han troops, and half of them are firearms troops. As for the remaining 200,000 people, they are foreign troops composed of grassland people, Japanese people, Sanhan people, etc.

    Although the number of foreign troops is large.  But usually they are only used for auxiliary purposes. For example, when they occupy a new place, Li Min will send these foreign troops to manage public security and suppress rebellions.  The real main force on the battlefield is still the Han army. After all, he does not want to follow the old path of the Roman Empire.  As a result, the Romans lost their military power, and all their troops were barbarians. In the end, they were backfired by these barbarian armies, and most of the country was lost.

    It is precisely because of having such strong economic and military strength that Wang An, Lu Hong and others who originally disagreed with the founding of the country and proclaimed themselves emperor have now changed their views. After all, from all aspects, Li Min is already full-fledged, indeed.  It's time to establish a country. This is the general trend, and not even Li Min can change it.

    However, Li Min still had concerns about the founding of the country, so after Wang An and others raised it, he did not give them a reply for the time being in the name of careful consideration. However, half a month later, Li Min  He still couldn't make up his mind, which made Wang An and others very anxious, so they reminded him through Wu Meiniang.

    "Meiniang, what do you think I should do about this?" Li Xin pondered for a long time, and finally looked up at Wu Meiniang and asked with a serious face. Founding a country and proclaiming himself emperor is not only a national matter, but also his family matter. After all, now  It was still the era of family affairs, so he wanted to hear Wu Meiniang's opinion.

    After hearing this, Wu Meiniang gently walked to Li Min, and then said softly: "From my standpoint, I naturally hope that my husband will ascend the throne and become the emperor, but I also know that this matter makes you very embarrassed, so  As for this concubine, everything is subject to your husband's arrangements. However, husband, you must also consider Wang An's gang of civil and military officials.?feelings.  "

    After hearing this, Li Min sighed. Although Wu Meiniang said that she would make the decision, in fact, in her heart, she still hoped that she would ascend the throne. After all, Wu Meiniang was different from Wen Xin and others. She was more interested in fame and wealth, so she naturally wanted to  Li Min can take a step further, and then she will also have a higher status.

    Thinking of this, Li Min was helpless. Fortunately, he also knew that although Wu Meiniang persuaded him to ascend the throne, although she had some plans for herself, she was actually mainly thinking about him. After all, for Li Min now, the advantages of ascending the throne far outweigh the disadvantages.

    Although he knew that Wu Meiniang had good intentions, Li Min still couldn't make up his mind, so in the end he could only say that he would think about it again. Wu Meiniang had no choice but to withdraw.

    But before Li Min calmed down, the door of the study room opened again, and then Jin Shengman came in with a tray. There was a pot of tea on the tray. This was Li Min's habit. Whenever he had lunch, he liked to drink a few cups.  Wen'er used to be responsible for tea, but since Wen'er had a daughter, Jin Shengman took care of the tea delivery.

    Since Jin Shengman became Li Min's secretary, she quickly gained Li Min's recognition with her administrative skills, and the relationship between the two gradually eased. They even had a son, Li Han, but because of Jin  Shengman is usually very busy, so Li Han is usually helped by Wen'er and Hua'er.

    "Your Highness, please have tea!" Jin Shengman poured out a cup of tea with a smile, then put it in front of Li Min and said softly. When Li Min took it, she walked behind Li Min and gently squeezed his shoulders.  , which made Li Min feel relaxed all over. After taking a sip of tea, he closed his eyes and rested his head on Jin Shengman's chest. This made the other party's eyes turn red, but he did not dodge.

    "Shengman, what do you think of Wang Fu's proposal half a month ago?" After a while, Li Min, who seemed to be about to fall asleep, suddenly said.

    Jin Shengman, who was squeezing Li Min's shoulders, was stunned. Although she helped Li Min handle some government affairs, it was not her turn to speak on major matters. Therefore, she naturally did not expect that Li Min would ask such an important question to her.  question, and I didn¡¯t know how to answer it for a while?

    However, Jin Shengman is the queen after all, and she quickly reacted. She thought for a moment and then replied: "My husband has some concerns in his heart, so he definitely doesn't want to become emperor now, but this matter is the general trend, so in this way  It seems to me that Wang Fu and others have invited me at the same time. After all, this matter will bring more advantages than disadvantages to my husband."

    Jin Shengman¡¯s answer did not go beyond Li Min¡¯s expectations, because excluding the influence of other factors, ascending the throne was indeed his best choice.

    Thinking of this, Li Min sighed tiredly, and then waved Jin Shengman to retreat.  After sitting in the study for a long time, he suddenly stood up and left the study, and then walked to the backyard.

    Today is the tenth day, so Xijun and Mengxue are both at the palace. When Li Min walked to the garden of the inner house, he happened to see Xijun and Mengxue sitting together and chatting. Feng Shuyu was sitting next to them, and he didn't know they were there.  Chatting about something, laughing like silver bells from time to time.

    Speaking of which, Xijun is now in charge of the financial power of the palace, and all the industry and commerce under Li Min's name are under her jurisdiction. However, since having Chou Chou, she has focused half of her heart on her children. She usually pays no attention to financial matters.  Most of them were left to the people below, especially after Feng Shuyu was born. This smart woman quickly grew up and now has taken over most of Xijun's work. Xijun is even planning to have a child.

    As for Mengxue, she is the dean of Taiwan Medical College, which is also her favorite job. And because she is a woman, there are more women than men in Taiwan¡¯s medical schools. Even now, in Taiwan¡¯s medical profession, women  The number of doctors is increasing, and I believe it won¡¯t be long before half of the medical industry will be taken over by women.

    Looking at Xijun and Mengxue chatting and laughing, Li Min wanted to ask them their opinions on his ascension to the throne, but after thinking about it, he gave up. After all, they had never cared much about political affairs, even if they went there by themselves.  If you ask, I'm afraid they won't be able to give any good advice, and it will also add a little trouble to them.

    Thinking of this, Li Min shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked towards the courtyard where Zhong Wenxin lived in the inner house.  Looking at the weather, Wen Xin must have woken up from her nap.  Although Wen Xin didn't care much about political affairs, she was his wife after all, and if he ascended the throne, Wen Xin would be his queen, so Li Min wanted to hear Wen Xin's opinion on this matter.

    When Li Min walked to the door of Wenxin's yard, he heard the sound of several children playing inside. When he entered the yard, he found that Chou Chou, the eldest sister, was playing games with Li Qi, Li Mian and other younger brothers and sisters.  , and in front of the main hall door, Wen Xin was lying on a deck chair, looking at a few lively children while stroking her belly. Her face exuded a radiance of motherly love, which made peopleAs soon as he saw it, he felt very peaceful in his heart, and even Li Min's chaotic thoughts suddenly calmed down.
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