"So, you are confident about Tianzhu?" Li Shimin looked at him and asked.
"Almost eight. Anyway, we have wrapped up the entire Tianzhu from several aspects. When the time comes, we won't be able to attack them from anywhere." Li Ke shrugged.
"But to be honest, compared to these, I think Songtsen Gampo still has some abilities. He can see the shortcomings of the Tibetan system and wants to continue reforming along with the Tang Dynasty. This is a smart approach. , after all, our Datang system has already paved the way for them."
Li Shimin shook his head: "Everyone knows that their system is not good. Isn't that the system implemented during the Zhou Dynasty? What is the difference between serfs and slaves? The citizens of this country can still be called slaves, and to be honest, the lives of those slaves are worse than I am the Kunlun slave of the Tang Dynasty. It would be amazing if he did not rebel."
Li Ke really wanted to say something, dad, you have never seen the other side of Tianzhu. The most numerous people at the bottom there are probably not as good as slaves, but they don’t resist. If they don’t resist now, they won’t resist in the future, and they won’t resist in more than a thousand years. No resistance.
There are too many weird things.
It can only be said that thousands of years of torture and brainwashing are indeed justified. Li Ke feels that he should do something special for Songtsan Gampo and the others when the time comes, that is, tell Songtsan Gampo that what happened to the dark-skinned people in Tianzhu He was born with a disease that might be contagious, and when the time comes, I guess Songtsen Gampo won't mind doing something dirty.
"Okay, I'm too lazy to take care of things over there. Aren't you guys from the China War Zone in charge now? You can just take care of it yourself. Speaking of which, what are you going to do on October 1st?" Li Shimin was a little confused. asked curiously.
"Of course it's a military parade! As the day when my grandfather launched an army to resist tyranny, this day is most appropriate to commemorate those martyrs who dedicated their lives for the Tang Dynasty. It is natural to have a military parade at this time, to let them know the power of the Tang Dynasty Be powerful and let them know that the Tang Dynasty today is different from the Tang Dynasty that was bullied by others." Li Ke said firmly.
Li Shimin: "..."
When had anyone ever bullied someone in the Tang Dynasty?
Of course, the Weishui Alliance was indeed an insult, but it could only be said to be an insult to Li Shimin, not to the entire Tang Dynasty.
"Okay, I heard that the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites has sent relevant invitations to some envoys from various countries in accordance with your request. In addition, invitations have been sent to some veterans and some meritorious officials." Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked road.
"Yes. They have some records there, especially some veterans who have been retired for many years. I have invited them. Anyway, they are very important to the Tang Dynasty." Li Ke nodded. Veterans, although the founding of the Tang Dynasty may be It was only more than 20 years ago, but in fact the first batch of thirty-year-old soldiers who followed the Tang Dynasty were now in their fifties.
For ordinary people in this era, those in their fifties are basically considered longevity.
"Well, I like your approach very much. By the way, your elder brother will probably arrive in two days. You can pick him up then. I won't go." Li Shimin said.
Li Chengqian said he was going to investigate, but Li Shimin knew what was going on, and probably many ministers could guess a lot of it, so he definitely couldn't go to pick them up. Only Li Ke went to pick them up.
"I know." Li Ke was shocked, my good brother, you are finally back.
If you are young and do not work hard, you will be miserable! How could you be out there investigating for so long?
After discussing with Li Shimin, Li Ke left the palace.
Two days later, Weishui Pier.
As one of the most important wharves in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, the Weishui Wharf has been expanded several times. The wharf here is completely made of reinforced concrete and can accommodate very large ships. And not only that, the wharf also The outer excavation has widened the river channel, which allows the Weishui River to accommodate many large ships to dock here at the same time.
Li Ke looked at the King of Qin, which was approaching the dock, with a bit of resentment on his face. My dear brother, you still have the nerve to come back, right? And do you know that the ride you take back and forth is my boat!
You must know that after the Qinwang was built, Li Ke didn't even ride on it a few times.
When the ship docks at the dock, a horn sound soon sounds, which means that the ship is docked and can disembark or unload cargo.
Li Ke had already seen Li Chengqian on the deck. When he saw Li Chengqian, Li Ke was speechless. Li Chengqian was obviously much darker than the last time Li Ke saw him. He obviously got tanned in those places in Lingnan. , and this guy not only went to Lingnan Road, he even went to Lizhi Port as far away as possible.
As for the place farther west, he originally wanted to go, but the naval officer responsible for protecting his safety there quit. It was indeed more dangerous there, because Lishengang was actually a relatively important place even in this era. , there have always been simple ports, and they were the first to be sold by Li Ke to these families on Lingnan Road.
These aristocratic families on Lingnan Road were also the first to build. Li Ke's trading firm on Lingnan Road had already built a large number of related factories, allowing them to purchase these materials and transport them to Lizhi Port for construction.
Therefore, the construction speed of Lizhi Port is very fast and the construction is the best. And because of the importance here, the largest number of troops are naturally stationed.
Li Chengqian can get safety guarantee here, but it is impossible in other places.
Walking off the boat, Li Ke came up to him with a resentful look on his face: "Hey, isn't this our Prince? Your Highness, do you know you are coming back? Do you know how I lived in Chang'an?"
Li Chengqian was a little dumbfounded. How did you live? Although I am not in Chang'an City, I also know that your life in Chang'an City was extremely carefree.
"Can you talk properly?" Li Chengqian reached out and hugged Li Ke, dumbfounded. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Li Ke for more than a year, and Li Chengqian missed him quite a bit.
"Why are you here?" After the hug, Li Chengqian looked behind Li Ke and asked.
"Otherwise, who are you going to ask to pick you up? Who asked you to run out and play by yourself." Li Ke said angrily.
"Why did I just go to play? I went to inspect Lingnan Road, and also to inspect the commercial and tax reform of Lingnan Road." Of course, Li Chengqian couldn't admit what he was doing there, "By the way, where is Qingque?"
After answering Li Ke's question, Li Chengqian directly changed the topic.
"Ah?" Li Ke blinked, yes, where is Li Tai?
"You don't know?" Li Chengqian was dumbfounded. Aren't you in Chang'an? Do you know what Li Tai is doing?
"To be honest, I really don't know. Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for several months." Li Ke pondered for a moment, where is Li Tai? He hasn't paid attention to Li Tai for a long time. This guy went to the army and didn't know how to come back? The wings are hard, right? He didn't know how to come back to greet his father and third brother, so he deserved a beating.
