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Text Chapter 666: The Weakness of Dashi

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    "Two premises?" Li Ke was stunned after hearing this. He couldn't think of the two premises Li Min mentioned for the moment.

    I saw Li Min put down his chopsticks, then stretched out two fingers in sequence and said: "First: transportation; second: population!"

    Li Ke was a little confused after hearing this, and immediately said: "Sixth brother, I thought you were talking about transportation and the army, how could you mean transportation and population?"

    Li Min shook his head with a smile and said, "There is no need to talk about transportation. Third brother, if you want to gain a foothold in the Mediterranean, you must need strong support from the rear. My father and I can provide this, but you need to eat regularly."  The Suez Canal, which is controlled by others, is quite choked by their necks, and we must find a way to prevent them from taking rash actions."

    "As for the second reason why it is population rather than the army, the first is because the army also comes from the people under your rule, so third brother, you must have a certain population in your hands, and the Han people must account for a considerable number. Chapter  The second reason is that although the army can help you conquer a large piece of land, if you want to completely control this land, you need a large number of Han people to stabilize the rule, so the importance of population is far more important than the army." Li Min finally said slowly.  said.

    Li Ke nodded seriously after hearing this, and at the same time he admired Li Min even more.  Although he served as governor in the Tang Dynasty and governed the people of a state, he had no experience in establishing a country alone overseas, so he was not very mature in some aspects. What Li Min said today has a great influence on him.  Help and inspire.

    "Liu Lang, I have written down what you said, but these two prerequisites cannot be solved by me alone. I wonder if you have any good ideas?" Li Ke asked humbly.

    "Hmm." Li Min thought for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "As for the population, I can make an announcement in Daqi. As long as the conditions you offer, Third Brother, are high enough, you should be able to attract a group of people, but the number is small.  I can't guarantee it, but at least tens of thousands of people can be gathered. In addition, with your influence, third brother, you should be able to gather a group of followers in the Tang Dynasty, and there is also the father. As a father, how can I say that?  I have to support Third Brother with a group of men. I heard that the population of the Hu people in the northern grasslands has grown rapidly in the past two years, and those are all natural cavalry!"

    After Li Ke listened to Li Min's words, he showed an embarrassed look and said: "Liu Lang, I won't refuse if you give me the manpower, but how can I speak to my father?"

    "Third brother. You really have to go see your father once, because apart from this matter, if you want to prevent the big cannibal from choking your neck, you also need your father to come forward. My seventh brother, eighth brother and I will assist you.  That¡¯s it!¡± Li Minmin said helplessly.  He knew that Li Ke was thin-skinned and was embarrassed to speak to Li Shimin, but he wanted to solve the two prerequisites of population and transportation.  Li Ke must also talk to Li Shimin in person.

    "Oh? It seems that Liulang, you have a way to make the big eater obediently let go of the Suez Canal and allow the supply fleet to support me to flow unimpeded?" Li Ke's eyes lit up after hearing this.

    Although population is a big problem, after all, both the Tang Dynasty and Qi Dynasty have always encouraged fertility.  However, the growth of population does not happen in a day or two, so it is in a state of shortage for the time being, so Li Ke does not expect to be able to recruit many people to follow him, at worst, if there are not enough Han people.  Then fill it with grassland barbarians or even Sanhan people under Li Min.  But Li Ke was quite helpless about the fact that the big eater might get stuck in his neck.  I tried many methods along the way, but they all seemed to be unworkable, so I placed all my hopes on Li Min. Now it seems that Li Min did not disappoint me.

    After hearing this, Li Min analyzed with a serious face: "Actually, it is not troublesome to solve this matter. It is nothing more than taking advantage of the situation to intimidate. The cannibals are rising too fast, and the nationalities in the country are mixed. This  Their country lacks a kind of cohesion, just because Dashi has been winning battles, giving people a feeling of invincibility. This not only gives them the upper hand in foreign wars, but also makes the foreign races at home unable to fight.  Dare to have different intentions."

    When he said this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Li Min's face, and then he said: "But now that Dashi has met us, my father's Tang Dynasty is almost invincible in the land battles, and it is even more invincible.  In this confrontation, Dashi clearly realized that if they really fought with Datang, their chances of winning were very small, not to mention my navy, which could directly threaten the Dashi Peninsula. If there really was a fight,  , they will inevitably suffer a major defeat, which will break their undefeated myth, and this is undoubtedly fatal to the current Dashi, so Dashi will never dare to compete with us at this time  Let¡¯s start the war!¡±

    Hearing what Li Min said, Li Ke also jumped up and said: "So that's it. Dashi's weakness is that he doesn't dare to fight. He is worried that if he loses, the confidence that the people in the country have finally built up will collapse."Sometimes it will have a fatal impact on their rule.  Then we only need to make an offensive stance, as long as Dashi is frightened, then we will impose conditions, and opening a small Suez Canal is no problem!  "

    "Haha, third brother is still quick to respond. To intimidate Dashi, my father still needs to come forward. After all, he can not only represent the Tang Dynasty, but also represent my Daqi and seventh brother and their Tianzhu. As long as the three parties jointly act, we will not be afraid  If you don't give in if you eat too much, you might even get greater benefits!" Li Min laughed happily.

    Sometimes he really admired himself. He only came here to help Li Ke, but after he made such a fuss, it turned into a joint effort between the Tang and Three Kingdoms to intimidate Dashi for their own interests, and helping Li Ke became secondary.  .

    Next, Li Min and Li Ke began to discuss how the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty should act in order to make Dashi feel the greatest threat, and at the same time not make the other party feel that death is inevitable, so as not to really backfire and Dashi and them would be defeated.  If it really comes to this point, even if Dashi is really destroyed, it will be more gain than loss for the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty.

    Brothers Li Ke and Li Min are both extremely intelligent people, and the intimidation plan was quickly formulated.  To be on the safe side, Li Min also specially sent the plan to several mature and prudent ministers such as Wang An and Lu Hong for discussion. In the end, they felt that although there were certain risks, it was still quite feasible if it was implemented smoothly.

    After the plan was finalized, Li Ke and Li Min stayed in Nugang for a few more days. However, it was okay to stay in a place like Wozhou for a few days, but the successive earthquakes were really unbearable, especially Li Min.  A person who cherishes his life, he doesn't want to die in an earthquake one day, so he quickly returned to Taiwan with Qinghe and other female relatives.  As for Li Ke, he took a boat to Datang to meet Li Shimin and seek his help personally.

    In the plan finalized by Li Min and Li Ke, it was divided into two parts, which were completed by Li Ke and Li Min respectively.  Li Ke had already gone to see Li Shimin, so Li Min naturally couldn't be idle. After sending his family to Keelung, he immediately left Taiwan by boat, first arriving at Lion City, then crossing the Strait of Malacca, and going to the mainland of Tianzhu for the second time.

    Because time was urgent this time, Li Min took a steamship all the way. Now, after nearly two years of development, steamships have become popular not only on various routes in Southeast Asia, but also on long-distance routes such as Tianzhu or Africa.  Steam ships are also beginning to appear on the routes, and even Li Min's navy is already trial-producing steam warships. If it succeeds, the navy's strength will take another leap.

    It is also worth mentioning that after leaving the Maliu Strait, pirates were rampant on the route entering Tianzhu Bay, which posed a huge threat to passing ships. Li Min had long wanted to clean up, but because of Nanyang's  We have never been able to free our hands to do this, and only last year we finally organized a large number of naval forces to start the cleanup.

    After a year of hard work, the navy has eliminated hundreds of large and small pirate groups here, making the shipping routes in Tianzhu Bay orderly. Although there are still a very few pirates who have slipped through the net, they have become less established.  This has been highly praised by maritime merchants from various countries, and it has also greatly promoted commercial exchanges here.

    The steamer Li Min took did not go to Ceylon Island, but docked directly at the Tianzhu port closest to Zhongjing. This port was originally an unknown small port, but because it was the closest to Zhongjing, it quickly became prosperous.  , has now been named Jingwei Port by Li Yun, and a large number of military forces have also been deployed to prevent enemies from attacking from the sea.

    There is a railway from Jingwei Port to Zhongjing, which was just completed last year. Everything from the rails to the trains were imported from Li Min, and what is very interesting is that the train carriages are also divided into grades, Brahmin and Kshatriya  They can ride in high-class carriages, while Vaishyas can only ride in low-class carriages. As for the lowest class Daudara, they are not eligible to take the train.

    Li Min¡¯s envoy arrived one step ahead of him, so Li Zhen and Li Yun specially arranged a train for Li Min to greet him.  Although the current trains have been improved several times and are getting faster and faster, they are at most about the same speed as horses. It still took three hours to get from Jingwei Port to Zhongjing, so Li Min slept on the train.  Just arrived in Zhongjing.

    When Li Min got off the train, Li Zhen and Li Yun were already waiting for him at the train station. This made Li Min very happy. He immediately walked up with a big smile and gave the two brothers a warm hug.  , then Li Min pulled Li Zhen and Li Yun into the carriage as if they were running away, and rushed towards the palace quickly.

    There is no way to escape. The train station is a place where people gather. In addition, one of the biggest characteristics of Tianzhu is its "stinky". The train station is the worst of stinks. It is impossible to stand people. How can Li Zhen and Li Yun be in that kind of place?  It is really difficult for the two brothers to wait for themselves.
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