The military power of the Tang Dynasty was so great that no one in the world could resist it.
Fang Jun never thought whether he would be able to defeat Zhenla's army if he participated in the war of Lin Yi Kingdom. This was not conceited, but self-confidence. If the nomadic peoples on the northwest grasslands may still be able to fight against the Tang Dynasty soldiers, then these countries in Southeast Asia that have grown up bathed in Han culture have been like scum since ancient times.
In fact, not only the Tang Dynasty, but any unified Central Plains dynasty in history could crush these small southeastern countries in terms of military strength. Teach them how to behave anytime and anywhere!
Even the elite navy under his command now has no less than 3,000 men, and they are equipped with heavy armor and sky-shaking thunder. Such strength is enough to destroy a country in the face of small countries in Southeast Asia without any effort.
Of course, people are killed in wars, and soldiers wrapped in horse leather and leather are nothing, but the life of every soldier must be worthy of death, which can bring benefits to the country, and can also bring enough compensation to his parents, wives and children at home.
Then, Fang Jun must weigh whether the losses he may bear by helping Lin Yi resist the enemy's invasion are within the range he can bear. If he can bear such a loss and get satisfactory compensation from Lin Yiguo, then this battle can be fought.
On the contrary, Fang Jun could even destroy Lin Yiguo himself without hesitation!
Not to mention benevolence, justice and morality, everything done between countries is a balance of interests...
Fan Zhenlong suddenly became nervous when he saw Fang Jun deep in thought.
Not long after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty sent General Liu Fangnan to conquer Linyi because Linyi had not paid tribute to Chang'an for a long time. Liu Fang led his army all the way to Linyi, the capital, and kidnapped eleven golden gods who were worshiping heaven and earth in the temple. Then he withdrew. In the first year of Daya of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang once again sent an army to the south. That time he destroyed the Linyi State and divided the territory of the Linyi State into three counties. Fortunately, there was civil unrest in the Sui Dynasty and the army had to return.
Lin Yiguo, under the leadership of Fan Fanzhi, only recovered after a bloody battle.
After that, the Tang Dynasty was established. King Linyi took advantage of the country's prestige and was destroyed twice by the Sui Dynasty. He no longer dared to make any mistakes. He paid tribute every year and tried to repair the previously damaged relationship...
However, Lin Yi was at peace with the Han people, and the relationship between the two sides was always stiff and cold. On the contrary, people-to-people exchanges increased day by day, and business contacts continued.
This time, Zhenla's army pressed forward and attacked the capital. Linyi's military power was absolutely irresistible, and the country was about to be destroyed again. Fan Fanzhi had no choice but to go to the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion and pay a large sum of money to request the Tang army to go south to help Linyi State resist Zhenla's attack.
Who knows if the Jiaozhou General Manager's Office will send troops?
Fang Jun's arrival is like guidance from the gods. Perhaps this means that Lin Yi's fate should not be cut off!
Could Fan Zhenlong let such an opportunity slip through his fingers?
If it was really because he failed to persuade Fang Jun and the Jiaozhou Governor's Office could not send troops that the Linyi Kingdom was destroyed, then Fan Zhenlong could only apologize with death, otherwise how could he have the face to meet his ancestors?
Although the Han people destroyed Linyi State many times, most of the reason was that Linyi State sometimes felt that it did not need to look at the faces of the Han people, but every time they were severely slapped in the face by reality. In front of the Han army, no matter how brave the Cham people of Linyi State were. Dare to sacrifice, but it is nothing more than a mantis trying to use a chariot, and it will be reduced to ashes...
Fortunately, the Linyi Kingdom was too far away from the Central Plains of the Han people, which made the Han people look down on this small land. They withdrew their troops every time after occupying it, so that the Zhan people could successfully restore their country every time.
But if they are destroyed by the nearby Chenla, then all the Cham people will have to flee to the world. The Chenla people will kill all the Cham people to achieve their desire to occupy this land for a long time...
"Master Marquis, Linyi State and the Tang Dynasty are separated by a strip of water and have the same origin. They have always admired the culture of the Central Plains and have always been close to the Central Plains. The Han people doing business in Linyi State were treated no differently from the Cham people. Counting five hundred years ago, We are all descendants of the Han people too! You can’t just watch Linyi be destroyed by Zhenla, the Jimie tribe are all savages who drink blood from their hair!"
Fan Zhenlong couldn't help but cry out in sorrow, his feelings were so sincere that he had seven emotions.
In fact, he is just talking nonsense...
The Linyi Kingdom was originally Xianglin County, Rinan County, Han Dynasty. General Fubo, Ma Yuan, opened the southern border of Han Dynasty and established this county. During the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, Gong Cao killed the county magistrates and proclaimed himself king, and the country was founded from then on. It was passed down for several generations that the king had no heirs and made his nephew Fan Xiong the king.
It can be said that there are many descendants of Han people in Linyi Kingdom, but the royal family of Linyi Kingdom has no blood relationship with the Han people.
Fang Jun chuckled. Are you a novice in history?
Since you kid deceived your brother, don’t blame him for being too cruel...
"Brother Fan clearly knows that it is not because I am unwilling to help, but the soldiers under my command are the Royal Navy under the personal guard of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I have the power to give orders, but I have no right to initiate provocations. If so, Helping Linyi to resist foreign humiliation will inevitably lead to casualties. How can I explain this to His Majesty the Emperor? Besides, Linyi and Zhenla are thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. Their fight has nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty. How can the Tang Dynasty favor one and favor the other? "
Fan Zhenlong was stunned for a moment and gritted his teeth.
He is a smart man, and his father Fan Fanzhi has always placed high hopes on him because of his wisdom and decisiveness in handling government affairs.
There were casualties among the soldiers, and they could not explain it to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so Lin Yi would be responsible for the post-war pensions; the war between Lin Yi and Zhenla had nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, so whether the Tang Dynasty would help or not, it would depend on who to help. Who is more aware of current affairs...
Fan Zhenlong said without hesitation: "Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, if there are any casualties among soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, Lin Yiguo is willing to pay ten times the pension stipulated by the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty can help Lin Yiguo resist foreign enemies, Lin Yiguo is willing to pay 100,000 yuan." As military expenses for the Tang army, all food, grass and weapons will be provided by Lin Yi. At the same time, I will give the Marquis another 50,000 guan as a thank you gift."
The pension is mine, as is the food, grass, and weapons. You can take back the 100,000 guan to explain to the court, and the 50,000 guan is the reward for your promise to send troops, and it is your net income...
I have to say that Fan Zhenlong is really thorough in everything he does.
It's a pity that he underestimated Fang Jun's appetite...
Fang Jun laughed dumbly.
You want your brother to work for you for 50,000 yuan?
Haha, as long as my brother is willing, he can make millions in minutes...
He shook his head and said: "Brother Fan has misunderstood. I am a minister of the Tang Dynasty and loyal to His Majesty. How can I participate in the war between the two countries for some personal gain? This is not in the interest of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, I The reason why Hou led his fleet to Linyi State this time was with a mission, mainly to purchase 10,000 shi of rice seeds that can be harvested three times a year, and 1 million shi of rice..."
Rice seeds are different from rice. Complete rice seeds can be planted in the ground and rice will grow. Rice is the rice after hulling and can only be eaten. If it is planted in the ground, nothing will grow...
Fan Zhenlong said in shock: "Our country has only discovered rice seeds with three crops a year and extremely high yields in recent years. Has it even been heard about in the Tang Dynasty?"
Fang Jun's heart skipped a beat, damn!
Now there really is Champa rice!
Finally, he has reached a field he is familiar with. Regarding agriculture, Fang Jun can kill all the farmers of this era in an instant! Champa rice is such a famous variety, how could he not know the details?
Although Champa rice is named after Champa, it is actually native to the Indian Peninsula and later spread to the Malay Peninsula. Then it was introduced to China in the late Tang Dynasty and was promoted on a large scale in the Song Dynasty.
Although the varieties of Champa rice are excellent, in fact, the grains in Linyi, Chenla, Siam and other countries are not high. Why? These "savages" are very lazy. They don't know how to farm intensively and they don't bother to do it. Anyway, this place has abundant water and a suitable climate. You can get food no matter how you tinker, so why do you have to be so tired?
Farming is extensive and there is no irrigation. Rice is planted directly into the ground and allowed to grow naturally. Thinking about it, it is surprising that the yield can be high...
Naturally, Fang Jun couldn't show his urgent emotions in front of Fan Zhenlong, so he pretended to be calm and said: "I just heard an Arab Hu businessman talk about this, so when I continue to train the navy this time, I came to take a look. , I didn’t expect it to actually exist?”
Fan Zhenlong felt regretful all the time.
It's not that he can't bear to part with rice seeds, but there are very few of them in Linyi State. He only needs 10,000 dan at once...
But compared with Guo Zuo, what is it?
Fan Zhenlong made up his mind, since he wanted to satisfy the Marquis who held the military power, he shouldn't try to push Sosou's people to agree a little bit, but just go ahead and suppress this man in one step!
Gritting his teeth at the moment, Fan Zhenlong said grandly: "No problem, 10,000 stone rice seeds will be given to you for free as a friend of the Marquis! As for the one million stone rice, after the Zhenla army retreats, the Marquis will only need Just pay half price!”
