Luo Zhang not only asked for people from Li Jing, but also asked for two people from His Majesty and Cheng Yaojin. These two people also stayed out of sight in the court and the military camp, and there was nothing unusual about them. , but Luo Zhang named these two people.
Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin naturally agreed to Luo Zhang's request. Like Li Jing, they were also puzzled as to why Luo Zhang wanted these two people. After all, there was nothing special about these two people!
In this regard, Luo Zhang smiled and said nothing. How could he say such a thing? Knowing the history of later generations, he naturally had to take it to the extreme. There are some things that cannot be said and can only be done. One day they will discover it. It was already too late, at that time, these people were his right-hand men!
Others are planning, so Luo Zhang naturally has to do the same, but Luo Zhang has the historical memory of later generations, so he can naturally be one step ahead.
The Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty was already quite large under the formation of Luo Zhang. Apart from Liu Renyuan, Luo Zhang also recruited two thousand new recruits. These two thousand people were also not included in the establishment of the Tang army. They were paid for by Luo Zhang out of his own pocket. Recruited.
Of course, this was also approved by His Majesty, euphemistically called the Royal Marine Guards.
After the news came out, many people came forward one after another, saying that His Majesty doted on Luo Zhang too much and actually let him recruit so many people. With Liu Renyuan's troops, Luo Zhang already had 5,000 troops, although there were still two Qian is a new recruit, but this is a force that cannot be underestimated.
At the same time, everyone was also wondering, where could Luo Zhang get so much money to recruit men? In addition, the soldiers were so good that it was hard to find generals, so where would he go to find generals to train these men.
In this regard, Luo Zhang remained silent and did not explain much, while His Majesty ignored these people at all.
In the imperial palace and royal study room, Li Shimin laughed when he looked at Luo Zhang who was standing respectfully in front of him.
"Are you getting angry now? There are many memorials to the censor. You should also tell me, what do you want to do by recruiting so many people? Although I know you are not that kind of person, you have to give me an explanation!" Li Shimin laughed Looking at Luo Zhang, he believed in Luo Zhang. Whether it was Luo Zhang's contribution to the Tang Dynasty or Luo Zhang's status as his son-in-law, he did not believe that Luo Zhang would rebel against him. Luo Zhang recruited those who The new recruit must have his own intentions!
Luo Zhang didn't say anything, but asked someone to carry in a stick about two meters long. The stick seemed to be rolled with cotton. This made Li Shimin a little confused and wondered what Luo Zhang was going to do!
When the stick was placed on the ground and rolled slowly to both sides, a picture scroll appeared in front of Li Shimin's eyes.
Li Shimin was stunned when he saw this scroll, because he saw the name of Tang Dynasty, Chang'an to be exact, and many familiar town names on it.
"Is this a map?" Li Shimin stood up from the dragon chair and came to the scroll and asked.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed a map!" Luo Zhang bowed.
"How...how can this be so big? Is the Tang Dynasty so big? Why don't I understand many place names?" Li Shimin asked puzzled.
Luo Zhang rolled his eyes. If the Tang Dynasty was so big, it would be invincible!
"No, there is Japan here, as well as Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Turks, Xueyantuo, Tubo..."
"It turns out that Japan is only that big overseas, and it turns out that Tibet occupies such a large land."
"Luo Zhang, you..." Li Shimin would be a fool if he couldn't understand the names of the countries around Datang.
It's just that Luo Zhang's painting is so exquisite. It's a hundred times more exquisite than those painted by the geographical map painters of the Tang Dynasty. It has the same purpose as the sand table presented by Luo Zhang, and it gives an immersive feeling.
"Your Majesty, this is the world I know. What I want to say may make you confused, disbelieving, and confused, but this is the fact. It is also the reason why I established the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty and why I recruited so many people. Human reasons!" Luo Zhang said calmly.
"Huh? The world you know?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up. Luo Zhang was a descendant of the Immortal. The world he knew was naturally different from what he knew. Since Luo Zhang said this, it must make sense.
This is Luo Zhang. If it were anyone else, he would have been dragged out and executed by Li Shimin for the crime of deceiving the public with his evil words!
"Tell me, what's the reason?" Li Shimin said, but his eyes never left the scroll on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the reason why the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty wants to recruit so many people is to use it in the future. When we defeat the Turks, the next step is to start thinking about recovering Goguryeo. And the reason why Yang Guang failed to recover three times should also be considered by Your Majesty. I know." Luo Zhang said eloquently.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Keep talking!"
"The expedition to Goguryeo is different from attacking the Turks. Although sleds can play a role, the effect in Goguryeo is not so obvious. After all, the geographical environment of Goguryeo is completely different from that in the north. There are many mountains and water over there, and if it rains, the roads will be blocked. It will be muddy, which is not conducive to the movement of the sled at all, so Wei Chen wants to use the navy to land and launch a sneak attack on Goguryeo!" Luo Zhang paused at this!
Li Shimin looked at the map on the ground without saying a word for a long time, then waved his hand to signal Luo Zhang to continue without saying a word.
This made Luo Zhang raise his eyebrows. He really couldn't understand what His Majesty was thinking. Why didn't he praise himself for such a good idea?
"The first thing we have to do is to form a powerful navy and clear out all the warships in the waters of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo, and the Japanese. Only by sinking and disabling all their ships will the sea be destroyed. There is no force to stop us from above, so it is feasible for sea ships to land, and we can go around to the rear of Goguryeo without anyone noticing and launch a direct attack on Pyongyang City. As long as Pyongyang is captured, Goguryeo will destroy itself without attacking!" Luo Zhang said sonorously and forcefully.
But after Luo Zhang finished speaking, Li Shimin remained silent, which made Luo Zhang even more confused.
Brother, please give me a response. This is a map that I worked on day and night. I came up with a solution. Is this your attitude?
"Luo Zhang, your idea is very good. I agree with it, but it doesn't work!" Li Shimin first raised his voice and then suppressed it. This made Luo Zhang almost scold him. What do you mean my idea is good but it doesn't work?
Seemingly sensing that Luo Zhang was a little unhappy, Li Shimin smiled and said, "You don't understand these yet, but you will understand them later! Just do what you want. Being able to clear out their ships is also a great achievement. I support you!"
"But……"
"Needless to say, I have made up my mind and this matter is over!" Li Shimin waved his hand to stop Luo Zhang from talking any more, which made Luo Zhang almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
It's just that His Majesty has said this, so he can't say anything else, lest he makes His Majesty unhappy. If His Majesty is unhappy, then he will be upset!
Since the affairs of Goguryeo cannot be discussed, Luo Zhang naturally has other explanations.
"Your Majesty, since you want to attack Goguryeo by land, I have no objection. However, Japan only needs the navy to attack it. I sincerely ask your Majesty that if the time comes, I am willing to lead the army to attack Japan and bring Japan into the territory of the Tang Dynasty! " Luo Zhang bowed.
Li Shimin looked at the centipede-shaped Japanese, nodded and said: "That's no problem. The Japanese have repeatedly harassed our coast of the Tang Dynasty and caused a lot of losses to the people of our Tang Dynasty. We really need to teach them a lesson about this matter." When the time comes, I can support you!"
After talking for a long time, I finally agreed to one thing. If I don’t attack Goguryeo, I won’t attack Goguryeo. It’s good to be able to attack the Japanese, but the existing offshore ships need to be improved. They are still too small!
After that, Luo Zhang introduced Li Shimin to the countries in the Western Regions, as well as the rising food countries, the Eastern Roman Empire, etc. Li Shimin was amazed and amazed.
In fact, he didn't expect that the world was so big. There were so many countries outside the Tang Dynasty, and there were even countries more powerful than the Tang Dynasty. He was completely unaware of this before.
Again, he would believe this only if Luo Zhang told him. He was afraid that others would regard him as deceiving him and kill him directly!
"So, where is the Penglai Immortal Island?" At the end of his sentence, Li Shimin asked the question he was most concerned about.
The world is so big, so naturally he is not willing to leave so early. The emperor is like this, wishing that all the land was under his feet, let alone Li Shimin, the emperor of the ages!
