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    The independence of the executive and the judiciary is the limit of what Li Min can do. As for the legislative power, it is still in Li Min's hands for the time being. However, the legislative power will be independent sooner or later. After all, Li Min, who comes from later generations, already knows the history.  The trend of blindly concentrating power in the hands of the emperor will only lead to dictatorship, and dictatorship may bring disaster to his descendants. Therefore, from now on, he has deliberately begun to transfer the power of the emperor to the emperor.  diluted.

    However, no matter how diluted Li Min was, in this era, the emperor was still the master of the entire empire. In particular, Li Min was the founder of the entire Da Qi Dynasty. Both his prestige and ability were recognized by all his subjects. Therefore, although Li Min  He handed over most of the administrative power in his hands, but in fact he could take it back at any time with just a word.

    The administrative structure of Qi State was upgraded on the original basis. Most of it has not changed much, and only some details have been modified. However, even so, it still cannot be completed in a short time, so  After the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was completed, Wang An, as Prime Minister, and the various ministers who were members of the cabinet were almost exhausted.

    But none of the above has anything to do with Li Min, because he is only responsible for formulating big plans, and the specific operations must be completed by his ministers. Otherwise, wouldn't he be the emperor in vain?  What's more, Li Min also decentralized most of the administrative power. Taking advantage of this opportunity to upgrade the administrative organization, it is also a test for the cabinet he selected. Only by passing this test can Li Min have reason to believe that they will succeed in the new era.  Under his own leadership, he led Daqi to greater glory.

    Half a month after Li Min ascended the throne, Li Zhen and Li Yun also ascended the throne as emperors in Zhongjing, Tianzhu, but their political system was rather special.  There were two emperors in the country, who were in charge of government affairs and military affairs, and their country names were also troublesome. Whether it was Li Yun's "Chiang" or Li Zhen's "Yue", it was not suitable, so in the end, they simply used "Tianzhu"  For the country name.

    And because of the particularity of the integration of politics and religion in Tianzhu, Tianzhu¡¯s political system is completely different from that of Datang and Daqi, but it also absorbs some characteristics of the two countries¡¯ political systems.  In addition, Tianzhu's industrial and commercial development was far inferior to that of Datang and Daqi, so Li Yun proposed a development idea of ????paying equal attention to agriculture, industry and commerce.  This also makes Tianzhu's political system even more unique.

    However, just when Li Min, Li Yun, and Li Zhen established their kingdoms and proclaimed themselves emperors, Li Ke finally crossed the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, then advanced from south to north, passing through the Aegean Sea, and finally arrived a month later.  the Black Sea Strait.  The capital of Eastern Rome, Constantinople, was located there.

    Constantinople was originally an ancient Greek city called Byzantium, but later Greece was conquered by the Romans, and it naturally became the territory of Rome. Later, Emperor Constantine built a large city here and named it New City.  Rome, but people still like to call it Constantinople.

    However, among the people of Eastern Rome, it was simply called the city.  Perhaps in the minds of the Eastern Romans, except for Constantinople, which can be called a city, all other places were countryside. This was somewhat similar to a certain city in China in later generations.  Ha ha.  just kidding.

    Constantinople is located at the northeastern end of the Black Sea Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Its geographical location is very important.  The Black Sea Strait is divided into three parts, the southwest end of which is the Dardanelles Strait.  In the middle is the smallest sea in the world, called the Sea of ??Marmara.  The northeast end is also a strait, and Constantinople is also located on this strait.

    The Greeks called this strait the Bosporus Strait, which is translated into Chinese as Oxford Crossing. In Greek mythology and legend, the old slut Zeus had an affair with a human princess, but his wife discovered it, so he turned the princess into a  Cow, the princess finally escaped by swimming across the strait, so she got this name.

    When Li Ke and his fleet passed through the Dardanelles Strait at the southwest end, they found that many forts had been built on both sides of the strait, which was only two or three miles wide. Soldiers could be seen shuttled among the forts from time to time. In addition, in the strait  , and there was also a navy from the Eastern Roman Empire patrolling.

    Before entering the Dardanelles Strait, Li Ke's fleet had already merged with Wang Fangyi's envoy fleet at the rear, and this time Li Ke no longer planned to conceal his identity. When he met the Eastern Roman officials in charge of the strait, he directly  After revealing his identity, the other party was very shocked. While sending someone to notify Constantinople, he received them very attentively. Now, there were two Roman warships in front of their fleet leading the way, and there was a Roman force behind them.  The fleet was responsible for protection, fearing that something unexpected might happen to the noble Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

    "What a dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!" Li Ke stood on the bow of the warship, looking at the military layout on both sides while marching. Although he had not studied in a military academy, when he was a prince, he followed several  A veteran general has learned the art of war and can naturally see it at a glanceThe strategic importance of the Dardanelles Strait.

    "Fang Yi, if you were asked to attack Constantinople, would you be able to conquer this important sea route?" Cen Changqian didn't know much about the art of war, but after hearing Li Ke's words, she turned to Wang Fangyi next to her.  asked.

    Wang Fangyi has been sizing up the terrain here since just now, and as a military general, he is naturally thinking about ways to attack here. Therefore, after hearing Cen Changqian's words, he immediately said: "This strait is connected  The Black Sea not only has a dangerous terrain, but also has the naval support of Constantinople behind it. It is simply impossible to capture it from the sea. Therefore, the only way is to attack from the land in the south of the strait and directly attack all the land on the south bank of the strait.  If we occupy it, then we can attack Constantinople from any point in the strait, and there will be no military value here, so it doesn¡¯t matter whether we attack it or not.¡±

    "Haha, Fang Yi is indeed a military wizard. He has seen the weaknesses here in such a short period of time. However, the cannibal army has not yet completely occupied the Asia Minor Peninsula. It is quite far away from the Black Sea Strait. In addition, the East  The Roman Empire deployed a large number of troops in Asia Minor, so if Dashi wants to attack here from land, it must defeat all the armies in Asia Minor." Li Ke also said with a smile.

    On the way, Li Ke paid great attention to collecting information about the Eastern Roman Empire, especially the war with the cannibals and the relationship with the northern and eastern barbarians. This was the focus of his collection.  The situation in the empire can be regarded as somewhat understood.

    "Indeed, the Asia Minor Peninsula has become the last barrier between the Eastern Roman Empire and Dashi, so the Eastern Romans will definitely defend it at all costs, so if Dashi wants to destroy the Eastern Roman Empire as quickly as possible, then  The best way is to capture this strait from the sea, and then capture Constantinople in one fell swoop. When we came here, didn't we hear that Dashi had already built a navy in Egypt? It is estimated that Dashi was also preparing to fight with the Romans at sea.  A showdown of life and death!" Wang Fangyi said with a smile on his face.

    Although under the pressure of the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty, Dashi had to sign a four-nation alliance, everyone knew very clearly that Dashi, as a new empire, was born with the desire to expand outwards. Although now  They bowed to the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty for the time being, but they will definitely show their fangs again one day in the future, and after suffering from the clouds on the way eastward, they can only turn their attention to the Eastern Roman Empire in the north. After all, no matter what happens to the Tang Dynasty,  Strong, it is too far away from here, even if it is support, it will not have much power.

    The length of the Dardanelles Strait is about one hundred miles. At the speed of Li Ke and his fleet, it took them nearly half a day to enter the Sea of ??Marmara. This ocean in the middle of the Black Sea Strait was very small and was known in later generations as  The smallest sea in the world.

    However, although this sea is small, the scenery is very beautiful. In addition, the Black Sea Strait connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, so fish often pass through this strait, making the fishing industry here very developed.  There are also two small islands in the sea. The islands are rich in marble, granite and slate. Most of the stones used to build Constantinople were collected from the islands.

    Li Ke and the others were not the first batch of Han people to arrive here. In fact, as early as the opening of the Suez Canal, sporadic Han merchant ships had arrived in East Rome. Therefore, the people here were no strangers to Han merchant ships, but Li Ke  The arrival of their fleet caused a sensation, and even many fishermen stood on the boat with their mouths open, looking at Li Ke and his fleet from a distance.

    Their eyes were all focused on the four warships in Li Ke's fleet. These four warships were all the main warships in Li Min's navy. The hull was divided into four layers. On both sides of the ship's side on each layer, there were more than a dozen ships.  The gun port reveals the black muzzle inside.  However, these artillery were not the reason for surprise. After all, the Eastern Romans did not know the power of artillery. The main reason why they were shocked was that the battleship was so big.

    Originally, the Eastern Romans had always been very proud of their navy, but then the arrival of Han merchant ships made them discover that the Han ships were actually much larger than their warships, but now the warships that appeared in front of them  , but it was about twice the size of ordinary Han merchant ships. This made the Eastern Roman warship leading the way look less than half the size of Li Ke's warship. It could be said that this was the first time they had seen such a large ship.

    In fact, it was not just these fishermen. When Li Ke and the others entered the Dardanelles Strait, the navy of Eastern Rome was also shocked by the four warships. If they were not worried about disturbing the distinguished prince of the Tang Dynasty, there would have been many Romans.  The officer couldn't help but board the ship to visit.

    But even so, several Roman officers gathered at the sterns of the two Roman warships leading the way, and they were talking about the four warships. It is estimated that they were probably discussing what to do if they encountered an enemy drivingHow should they defeat each other when fighting against such warships?

    After another two days of sailing, Li Ke and his fleet finally crossed the Sea of ??Marmara. Further ahead was the Bosporus, and Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, was already in sight.
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