Li Yuanxing did not enclose North America, nor Central America, but only some enfeoffments in South America.
Why is there no North America? Is that continent a barren land?
Noble families, dignitaries, and dukes didn't understand. They made countless guesses, but when it was announced, it was so unexpected.
King Qin Li Yuanxing is not in Chang'an, but who can say that the influence of His Highness King Qin will weaken.
An autographed letter from King Qin of the Tang Dynasty was reproduced in its original version by several major newspapers in Chang'an, the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties!
With this letter, the Goguryeo people first expressed their displeasure.
Because the Goguryeo people believed that they once came from the Central Plains to Liaodong, why could these barbaric Maya people be honored guests of the Tang Dynasty, but they, the Goguryeo people, could not.
There are many people debating this in countless wine shops and teahouses in Chang'an City.
The Goguryeo people seemed very excited. Many wealthy Goguryeo businessmen paid a lot of money and treated guests in wine shops and teahouses. Just to let others listen to their remarks, they just wanted to get more treatment. Or give them more quotas for goods.
Or let the Goguryeo people buy real steamships.
But in any case, the Goguryeo people believed that they had the same roots as the authentic Tang people.
"It seems very interesting!" Li Jing sipped the fine wine paid for by the Goguryeo people, ate the big red shrimp shipped from Nanyang, and watched the Goguryeo people jumping up and down with great interest.
"What do you think, Duke Wei?" Hou Jun gathered nearby to help Li Jing pour the wine.
Wang Jishan stretched out his hand to block Hou Junji, then picked up the wine bottle and helped Li Jing pour the wine: "I will serve this glass. Hou Shangshu Rong, I have a question first!"
"Please!" Hou Junji smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
Cui Junsu took a bottle of wine and poured it for Hou Junji, and nodded with a smile.
"Mr. Wei, what is His Highness the King of Qin thinking about?" Wang Jishan signaled his ordinary followers to leave before asking.
Li Jing did not answer immediately, but cut the big red shrimp open, divided the meat into several portions, and took one portion for each person with serving chopsticks. Instead, he put down his chopsticks with a solemn look on his face.
No one urged me, they just waited silently.
"Try this delicacy first. Each of these big red shrimps weighs a pound. It is extremely delicious. I heard from Sun Shenxian that this food is a great tonic!" Cui Junsu invited everyone to eat first.
Li Jing put a piece in his mouth, tasted the taste, and suddenly looked like he was suddenly enlightened.
"I have a question in my mind. No matter it flies in the sky, runs on the ground, or swims in the sea, even the Pearl Golang can be raised in a circle. Can't this thing be raised? Goguryeo and the Japanese are fighting for this big red
It can be said that the shrimps are already incompatible with each other. The Australian side had to ask the Ministry of War to demarcate the sea area and let both sides launch water in their respective areas."
"This is a plan to kill three men with two peaches!" Cui Junsu took out a scroll from his arms.
"What is it?" No one opened it to see, they just asked out of curiosity.
"Big red shrimp is the best way to breed. There is the most suitable breeding area in Melbourne. But I am not ready to move in a hurry. I am waiting for the Nanyang people to start attacking the Japanese and Goguryeo people. In the place where the sea is caught, the Nanyang people
I also want to get my hands dirty. There are seven nobles in Palembang who have collected 100,000 catties of gold just to let my Cui family support their fleet and share some of their goods!"
Li Jing finally brought the topic back to the topic at this time.
"The Mayans, there are about 14 million people there. How huge is this population? From north to south, that continent is almost as big as ten Central Plains. How many soldiers did the Tang Dynasty have to occupy all this land?
What's the use of enfeoffment? The final result is like an ant gnawing an elephant, not much can be eaten."
Hou Junji also quickly said: "The Tang Dynasty has no soldiers."
Did the Tang Dynasty have no soldiers?
Under questioning, Hou Junji did not answer, but just turned his attention to Li Jing.
Li Jing said with a smile: "The current population of the Tang Dynasty is about 18 million people. Excluding the children who are educated and the old and disabled, the population is only 11 million people who are over 15 years old and under 45 years old.
.Of the seven million removed, there were five million children.”
In the Tang Dynasty, anyone who could live beyond the age of forty-five and still be healthy was considered an old man.
"Also, the number of women who have given birth is another two million. Including the old women who have to take care of them, the Tang Dynasty has lost another three to four million people. After that, there are only less than eight million young people.
"
Eight million sounds like a lot.
But Li Jing continued to calculate: "The current farmland in the Tang Dynasty is divided among the eight million people. On average, each person has to cultivate eighty acres of land. The ratio of officials to the population in the Tang Dynasty is 47 to one. That is to say,
There were nearly 400,000 officials in the Tang Dynasty. According to the Ministry of Industry, the Tang Dynasty now needs at least four million craftsmen. Statistics from Sinong Temple are that the Tang Dynasty needs at least five million farmers. The Ministry of War
The rule given is that the total number of standing soldiers and garrison guards in the Tang Dynasty cannot be less than 1.2 million. The Ministry of Railways said that for the safety of the railway, they need 200,000 people..."
Li Jing is talking about goals and plans.
If you don't count two or three, the number of young people the Tang Dynasty will need next year alone will require more than 20 million people.
Otherwise, due to the population problem, Datang's agriculture, industry, transportation, etc... will be greatly affected.
Finally, Li Jing said: "It seems that the treasures of America are not gold, silver, and jade, but people!"
"With a population of 14 million, if there is no war for ten years, the population will triple!" Wang Jishan responded from the side.
Cui Junsu said: "If the birth rate of the Tang Dynasty is guaranteed for ten years, the total population will reach more than 60 million. If we give the Tang Dynasty thirty years, the population will exceed 100 million, and more than half will be young and strong."
"Let's watch! In less than three months, Wu Lang will definitely have a strange move. Everyone should save more money." Li Jing made a concluding speech.
What is the strange move? These four are all people representing different statuses and dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty. They can’t figure out what it is? But they have followers who come over to report: "The Holy One has given a reward, saying it is extremely precious red wine."
Some rosewood has been delivered to my home, and the carpenter at home thinks that this wood cannot be exchanged for gold!"
Not exchangeable for gold!
Carpenters know whether the wood is good or not, and they can tell its depth by touching it in their hands.
This reward can be said to be shared by all the top nobles of the Tang Dynasty, but the quantity is limited. The amount of materials that can be used to make a desk is definitely not enough to build a wardrobe.
At Wang Jishan's house, not only Li Jing, Hou Junji and others came over, but many dignitaries from the Tang Dynasty also came after hearing the news.
First, a few boards were cut out, sanded, and polished. The carpenters stepped aside respectfully.
"It's better than Nanyang rosewood, more than twice as good. I don't know anything about sandalwood!" Li Jing took a few steps back to get out of the way.
Nobles naturally have aristocratic bearings. After several rounds of negotiations, a famous scholar appraised several pieces of wood and said: "According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, these woods in the Tang Dynasty have been strictly ordered to be cut down. Violators are serious crimes." After that, he turned to Longxi.
An old man from the Li family said: "Mr. Li, what do your Li family say?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is in charge of matters. What do we, the Li family, say?"
The famous scholar added: "I know that King Qin is going here. It takes a month one way from Luzon. Two months is not a long time for a round trip."
Everyone nodded and agreed with this statement!
"More than three months. It only took three months for the King of Qin to send a ship and come back. There are two thousand elites beside His Highness, but even if there are such trees growing on the seaside, I am afraid it will not be possible in such a long time.
Loaded on two ships and returned. On the other side of Nanyang, the trees were cut down, transported to the port, and loaded onto an 1,800-ton ship. It would take three months just to prepare the goods. The forest cannot be full of thick trees, so this
I can’t figure anything out.”
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it!" A voice floated over from a distance.
Everyone quickly turned around and saluted.
Because the owner of this voice is Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty.
"Everyone knows how to make more money through calculations. If you don't have time to think about it, why don't you go directly and ask Wu Lang if he is serious about it." Li Er smiled heartily.
People in the Tang Dynasty were not servile, and they did not refrain from speaking.
What's more, there's nothing disrespectful about what I just said.
After everyone heard Li Er speak and saluted according to the rules, the celebrity still dared to smile and said: "Even if the saint is wise, I'm afraid he won't be able to figure it out this time!"
"What I don't understand is that the Mayans took away 50,000 to 60,000 slaves and 30,000 soldiers. Wu Lang didn't know how to use these people. He didn't dare to open the gold mines, and he couldn't touch the jade, crystal, and emeralds. Just
I can cut down some trees and bring them back to you as gifts, but you guys still dare to arrange for Wu Lang behind my back!"
"The Holy One is joking, how dare you have such intentions!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Li Er's face suddenly became very serious: "These Mayans should not be underestimated. I originally thought they were just some natives. But their ability in arithmetic has seemed to be too much for the Hongwen Museum in the past half month. They can only
If I hold on to the more advanced arithmetic theory taught by Goro, I am afraid that I will be defeated in a few days at most."
"Are you really that powerful?" Cui Junsu couldn't believe it.
He was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. It can be said that the Tang Dynasty has made great progress in statistics, accounting, and engineering mechanics in recent years.
Is it still defeated?
Li Er sighed: "Yuan Tianshi has been defeated in the study of heaven. Although each has his own merits, the Mayan calculations of calendar, celestial phenomena, astrology, etc., Wu Lang is not in Chang'an!"
Li Er's words are very obvious. If Li Yuanxing were here, he could still compete.
But only the current research on astronomy in the Tang Dynasty has declined.
"What about the status of celestial phenomena?" an official asked anxiously.
"Originally, the Mayans had never seen a sextant, but this thing fell into their hands. In just one day, their calculations had surpassed those of the astronomical masters who had been trained for half a year in the Tang Dynasty. This is enough to prove that their foundation is good.
Just like martial arts masters communicating with each other and learning moves, they can become even better!"
The officials are not sad, but happy! It seems that the gap in the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty can be filled. (To be continued...)