Women hold meetings here, speaking with status and listening without status.
They have never thought that their men did not know, and they do not believe that the Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty and the King of Qin Li Yuanxing of the Tang Dynasty did not know these things.
Li Yuanxing knew this and asked Li Er: "Brother Emperor, do you know that my sisters-in-law are divided into two factions?"
Li Er's answer at that time was: "Wu Lang, as a brother, don't you know that your women, including Lian Lanyue and Mingyue, are divided into four factions? No, they are also divided into three factions."
From then on, Li Yuanxing would never bring up this topic again until he died.
The news of the aristocratic family buying and selling weapons was not a secret. There was even a slogan in the newspapers that the Tang Dynasty would unify the world within three years.
The people who were most affected by this slogan were not the common people, but the aristocratic families and the royal family. For this slogan, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty came to the Qin Palace again just one day later. He also brought the six most important women around him, and Several younger brothers came for a family dinner in name only, but in fact they came just for the slogan in the newspaper.
"Wu Lang..." Li Er shouted, but he saw that Li Yuanxing was in a daze.
Having no other choice, Li Er shouted again: "Wu Lang, did you read yesterday's newspaper?"
Only then did Li Yuanxing react: "Brother, I have seen it. It's just some ignorant people shouting. Those things can confuse ordinary people, how can they confuse you, brother? Of course, in the eyes of the aristocratic families, Because of interests and wealth, I lost my cool."
"Goro, tell me!"
"Brother, do you remember the expedition to Goguryeo? My brother, why did you delay it again and again? At that time, many aristocratic families were blinded by wealth, and it is the same now."
Li Er remembers that it wasn't that he couldn't win at all, but that the logistics couldn't keep up.
"Brother Imperial, please calculate some data for Brother Imperial!"
"No, when you say that, Brother Wei understands. Brother Xiu from the Western Turks is not in a hurry to fight, because a cart of food has been transported with 200 shi. It would be good to have 10 shi left. Those porters are returning. You still have to eat when you are out, so food transportation is twenty times more expensive!”
Li Er is also a wise man. He knows very well that the most critical thing in a war is definitely logistics.
The soldiers are strong, but without food or supplies, they are simply killing themselves.
Nowadays, there are more supplies for wars. Not only food, but also a large amount of ordnance, so supply has become a key point in restricting the current external expansion.
"Brother Imperial, I am traveling to America. On a ship with a load of 3,000 tons, it hauls 800 tons of coal alone. The consumption of that ship is every 500 kilograms of coal, at a speed of 35 miles per hour. This is the most economical speed. The smaller the ship, the smaller the coal consumption. Of course, the load on the ship itself is not large."
Li Er knew what was going on in the Americas. The fleet heading there had a minimum carrying capacity of 1,300 tons and consisted of at least ten ships, two of which were purely coal-loading ships. In this way, according to the ten general Based on the calculation of 13,000 tons, and then deducting the crew's food and drink expenses, the actual cargo carrying capacity is only less than 4,000 tons.
If it weren't for the huge interests in America, no one would be running this route at all.
"What does Goro mean?"
"In Nanyang, only one or two hundred tons of coal is enough, even if there is some accident and there will be no coal. Fifty tons of coal is enough for any ship to sail to a port where coal can be added. But in the boundless sea, Where to add coal? They want to go directly to Europe, let alone Europe. If they can bypass Africa and still have coal, then they can laugh."
Wu Zhao's calculation for Li Yuanxing was that the 3,000-ton ship did not need to be used for food or drinking. It might not be able to sail to Europe even if it was fully loaded with coal.
During the European Age of Discovery, sails were used and only food was needed.
Wu Zhao came to Li Er holding a roll of maps: "Brother Emperor, this is the coal port planned by Yuanxing. Only after completing this can we launch a global invasion. As for the Western Region, cannibalization is the only option.
The way is to slowly move our pastures and crops to the west and occupy them bit by bit."
Li Er agreed with Wu Zhao's statement: "The number of military horses in the Tang Dynasty is still too small, and they need to be cultivated."
Tufan, Tuyuhun, and Western Turks. In Li Er's eyes at this time, they were still desolate places. There was no big surprise whether they were occupied early or late.
Suddenly, Li Lanshan stood up, looked at Li Yuanxing, then came to Li Er and gave a shallow salute. This action made Li Er feel a very bad feeling, and from Li Yuanxing's eyes, Li Er felt
Even Li Yuanxing didn't know what Li Lanshan was going to say.
But the look in Li Lanshan's eyes is really unsettling.
"Brother Emperor, Lan Yue would like to request a decree. Dai Yuanxing and Mingyue will request a decree to live on Xia Island for a while."
Li Er immediately wanted to ask: Why?
But Li Er didn't ask that, but turned his attention to Li Yuanxing: "Does Wu Lang mean the same thing?"
Li Yuanxing did not answer immediately. He was really thinking about how to answer this question. Li Yuanxing understood what Li Lanshan meant. Even though Li Lanshan had not discussed it with Li Yuanxing in advance, Li Yuanxing could understand what Li Lanshan meant. He was really forced to do this now.
After thinking again and again, Li Yuanxing nodded: "Brother Chen also has this intention!"
Li Er stretched out three fingers.
At this time, neither Empress Changsun nor the princesses spoke. This was a matter between the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and King Qin of the Tang Dynasty.
"Three conditions. Wulang, you can't leave the Tiance Admiral Seal. When Datang needs you, you still have to come back. And then you can't hide so that Brother Wei can't find it. The third condition, three years.
limit!"
Li Yuanxing nodded.
Li Er also nodded and added: "I can't leave until I come back from the expedition."
Li Yuanxing did not refuse and could not refuse.
The topic that they originally wanted to talk about was completely interrupted by Li Lanshan's unexpected request. Anyone could see that King Qin Li Yuanxing wanted to escape from the world. Li Yuanxing didn't care about the title of King Qin at all, nor did he care about the title of General Tiance.
There are always things that need to be adjusted by him, always dealing with the interests of the aristocratic family and the powerful. It seems that the King of Qin is tired of it.
The princesses didn't know whether this was good or bad.
To say it is bad, it cannot be that bad. Who said that King Qin's power would be gone if he retreated from the world. In the Tang Dynasty, there were more than tens of thousands of people who were die-hardly loyal to King Qin and were willing to fight to the death.
"I have decided to take Wu Lang's place as the general of Tiance for the time being!" Li Er knew that this power could not be taken away by anyone. Li Yuanxing was not in Chang'an, so he took charge of it, but did not say that he would take it back. He said that as long as Li Yuanxing is alive,
He will always be the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, the best among all the people in the world.
Even if you say you want to leave, you can't leave right away.
It happened that during this period of Li Er's personal expedition, Wu Zhao had enough time to prepare.
Timber from South America, steel, cement from Chang'an, and various materials were shipped to Hawaii first. Then tens of thousands of tons of high-quality coal were piled in reserve, and then grain was used to build a new Prince Qin's Palace. Then the gorgeous palace was
It would take time, manpower, and material resources to demolish the other courtyard and move it there.
The news was not blocked at all. In the afternoon of that day, Qin Qiong and Li Jing came to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
"Goro, why is this?"
"When Lanshan proposed this idea, I was really shocked. But then I thought about it and realized that she was actually right. I should leave too. You can help a child learn to walk, but not for too long.
.Children who have never fallen will not be able to walk very steadily in the future. I can help them for a day, but not for a lifetime."
Li Yuanxing gave a reason.
"Wu Lang!" Qin Qiong wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Jing.
"Uncle Bao, it is a great good thing that Wulang chose this time to leave. There are no external enemies in the Tang Dynasty at present, only internal troubles. Some small and medium-sized aristocratic families are already eyeing overseas fiefdoms. Take advantage of Wulang's departure to see
It seems that there is no sword hanging above their heads, but in fact it is more terrifying."
Qin Qiong is a warrior and he doesn't understand this kind of planning.
Li Jing explained in detail: "Without the restriction of Wu Lang, the small and medium-sized aristocratic families will definitely jump out. At that time, it is impossible for the big aristocratic families not to take action. At that time, there will be some chaos. People will not die, but they will also be injured.
In the chaotic battle of bones, the battle is not about swords, but about people and money."
"The pharmacist still understands me!"
"Actually, there are too many people who can see this scene. As Wulang said, money moves people's hearts, and they are blinded by benefits!"
Li Yuanxing smiled and did not answer.
"The integration of wealth will cause the decline of many aristocratic families. Not to mention small and medium-sized aristocratic families, even large aristocratic families may not be able to sustain it. As long as they do not join forces, the wealth of the Tang Dynasty treasury is not something they can match. Then the aristocratic families will be divided into
There are two categories. One category is those who prospered and prospered with the Tang Dynasty, and the other category is the ambitious family members."
"There is a difference between a wealthy family and aristocratic families!" Li Yuanxing added.
Li Jing agreed with this statement. A wealthy family is one who serves the family first and then the country.
However, it is possible for an aristocratic family to prosper together with the family and the country.
Li Jing didn't say a word. In fact, the Li family in Longxi has four major houses and several small houses, which are divided into three factions. The largest faction is apolitical and only knows how to make money through business and make the family prosperous. Then the smallest faction
It was Li Jing's faction that prospered and prospered together with the Tang Dynasty. The one with power in the middle was Grandpa Li Changying, who was also the clan leader's faction. He worked hard for the great prosperity of the Li family and dreamed of overseas.
The three factions of the Li family in Longxi cannot be regarded as hostile.
There was cooperation, but there were disagreements, and there were also small-scale armed fights.
But at the moment, there are not many conflicts of interest and principle, so in order to seek wealth, the cooperation is quite close. Only people like Li Jing, who is in the upper echelons of the family, know that this inner rift exists.
Come to think of it, the other six companies are not monolithic.