If the Romans provided weapons support to these young people, then for Li Er, all he needed to do was issue a notice saying that the submarines of the Tang Dynasty would completely wipe out the pirates at sea, and any pirates who disturbed the people of the Tang Dynasty would be eliminated.
The remaining villains will only have one treatment, and that is to be shot without mercy.
This seems cruel? But in fact it is not. There are hidden buttons in such notices.
If you carefully examine the wording and sentences of this action, it is not difficult to find that the military action announced in the content is not against all pirates in the world, but against the pirates who harass the soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty.
This means, very simply, just don’t come to the waters of the Tang Dynasty and the villages and towns along the coast to commit crimes. The notice did not say that the imperial army will chase you and kill you. China has had its own rules and regulations since ancient times. Unreasonable violence is equal to a crime.
, all armies must be well-known before they can take action, and, since the announcement did not say what to do.
Of course, this is because the master is out of nowhere, and the imperial army will not chase him out to torment the pirate group composed of his own family.
Since this group of pirates could not withstand the might of the Tang Dynasty's imperial army and plunder the coast of China, they would naturally go out and concentrate on opening up the border.
certainly.
There is actually another problem with this idea.
This problem is not that the specific details of this set of logic are wrong, but the problem of the idea itself: if this whole thing is really that simple.
That's simple. As an emperor, there is nothing to worry about.
But in fact, it does exist, because although these young scholars are all well-educated and have quite a lot of martial virtues - they first left their hometown in China to join the pirates, pursuing "big votes". Don't worry about their ferocity, they are all good prospects.
But no matter how good a seedling is, it still needs to accumulate experience and learn knowledge in various fields. It is not easy to go overseas and open up new territories. It can be done by beating gongs and drums. More importantly, it must accumulate its own resources and have more knowledge.
Weapons, larger teams, better training, and more stable food sources.
With all these factors involved, it goes without saying that navigation is difficult. These young people have not been fully developed. It is basically impossible to conquer cities and territories overseas and achieve results smoothly and continuously as the court expects...
It was originally impossible.
But since the Romans sent them weapons and resources, this might not be impossible!
And since the Romans can give them a gift, then... if it is still not enough and they need help, Datang will also come to give them a gift at this time, which is like settling the matter.
If this is the case, it would be easier to handle. The reason why Li Er feels troublesome is that, to put it bluntly, the Tang Dynasty cannot devote such huge resources to the matter of opening up Xinjiang. It can take action from both military and civilian lines at the same time and in a normal way.
Open up the territory.
But think about it.
Since we are not afraid of the Romans causing trouble, it seems that even if this matter is troublesome, it will not be too troublesome.
There are currently two of the largest pirate gangs in the coastal waters of the Tang Dynasty. One of them has been completely killed and the whole group has disintegrated. Moreover, it is impossible for this group of pirates to be visible to the naked eye to be able to take down escaping ships and people.
They were all summoned back to form strength again.
Because there was no decisive mastermind in the sudden breakup of the gang, but because these pirates were originally.
They have found the wrong target to exploit. These young people cannot even communicate with themselves as the masters of the empire. These guys are obvious, and it is even less possible to control these young and energetic thugs.
Not to mention the other group, they were a group of cunning people, not even vicious. They just used the weapons and intelligence provided by the Romans to rob the people of the Tang Dynasty. This group of people has nothing to say.
These guys, before the Romans funded them, and after the Tang Dynasty concentrated on combating pirate activities when it first opened the sea, these guys had no movement for several years in a row, and they were hiding somewhere.
Even the craziest young desperadoes who ran away from the Tang Dynasty have disbanded. Such courageless gangsters naturally dare not come to cause trouble anymore. Of course, morally speaking, as the emperor, he still has an obligation
Organize military operations to truly eliminate all these pirates.
But this is naturally not because Li Er doesn't want to do this, but because the ocean is too...big.
The terrifying area is as huge as the sea. There are countless islands and land scattered here and there. These guys are on boats. Who knows where they are hiding? This is something that is simply unclear. The Imperial Army is going...
Fighting is very simple for the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty. Now any force on the four seas, whether it is Tianzhu or something else, is like four words in front of the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty, and it will be broken at the touch of a touch.
But it's different when it comes to suppressing bandits.
On land, China has no shortage of high-level civil servants who are resourceful and resourceful. These guys can easily control the mentality of any land force, such as bandits, various grass-headed kings, and the like.
But on the sea, nothing can be said clearly - on land, bandits or grass-head kings set up camps, and the location is very selective. Any counselor under Li Er can easily find this for you.
Clear the country's favorable terrain.
But at sea, not to mention people like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui under Li Er, even the pirates themselves had countless thoughts about which beach they would dock at in a few days.
I don't have much knowledge in my mind, so how can Wei Zheng, the minister with a Taoist education background, the most scheming and the closest to Zhuge Liang, do the math?
This can also be said to be one of the real risks of navigation. No matter how capable a hero is, he has to ask God for his life when he reaches the sea, and then he has to beware of pirates who may appear from any direction at any time to plunder.
This is also the case. It can be said that the reason why Li Er could not really force those merchants to go to the sea to open commercial ports in the Americas and contribute to the expansion of the Tang Dynasty was indeed the terrifying pressure of the sea itself, which was simply not something that ordinary people could solve.
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And since this is the case, then there is really no need for me to ask anyone to go to sea. If there are people who are on the way, help others along the way. This is the right way - at the very least, the correct way of thinking!
At this time, Li Er couldn't help but sigh at the powerful vision of the decision-makers of the Qin and Han Empires at that time. In fact, the offensive in the Warring States Period was never the focus of the game of the Warring States Period. The real focus was who could make the offensive progress and turn it into a force.
To create a good and real way of playing life, the final answer... is naturally the military merit system.
The beginning and end of the military meritocracy correspond to the rise and end of the Qin and Han dynasties.