Before Li Er finished speaking, he was about to say what the court needed to do to help these young people who went out to become pirates to survive? Suddenly he heard Chang Sun Wuji say this.
"The imperial court, in Weichen's opinion, actually does not need to do anything special to help these young people."
"This...how do you say this?" Li Er suddenly frowned because of this question.
Although it was Li Sheng who brought it up, he is not without brains or incapable of thinking. This problem actually exists objectively. Even for myself, if you think about it, you followed your father Li Yuan to conquer various places when you were a teenager.
At the age of thirteen, he was awarded the title of General Tiance for his military merits.
But such military achievements have special factors after all - he was cultivated by the Guanlong military aristocratic training system, which is nothing to say, but basically few of his other opponents at that time had received such a serious education.
Those opponents have either received a literati education since childhood, or they are just big bosses and do not know anything about tricks. Most of these opponents, even if they think about it, they naturally cannot compete with themselves.
But these young people who go to sea to become pirates are different. These juniors have to fight against the most terrifying and cold-blooded opponent - the sea.
When the vast waves kill people, they are as cold and indifferent as "aging", without any psychological burden at all.
In addition to sailing, especially single-boat sailing, this activity itself is high-risk, and they also have to face the prying eyes of the Romans.
Yes, these young people are all pirates. They are all people who have "rebelled" from China. According to the Romans' thinking for more than a year - that is, they try not to do anything themselves and try their best to help the various parties in the Tang Dynasty.
With the idea of handing over a knife to an opponent, these young men were obviously also the targets of Roman funding.
Then the Tang Dynasty secretly supported them again. It seems that these young people should be very easy to get along with, and they should be invincible in the sea in a matter of minutes.
But Li Er knew that the truth was not that simple.
Because, politics.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, due to the extremely bloody civil war during the Three Kingdoms period, the impoverished areas on all frontiers in China completely lost the support of the Luoyang government during the war. At the same time, they had to bear huge amounts of corvee and military service, and finally experienced a sharp decline in population... And
In order to ensure tax revenue and military resources.
During the Cao Wei Dynasty, the Hu people began to be introduced from outside the customs and moved to the border areas where the Han people originally lived for farming and military service. These things that happened in the Western Jin Dynasty should have been famous, but in the end they were unknown.
Official Jiang Chong once wrote to the then emperor Jin Wu that the Hu people were rugged, had been a source of trouble throughout the ages, and were not of our race. Everyone knew the back part of his mind.
However, because this petition itself was not accepted by Sima Yan, Jiang Chonghe's essay on migration to the Rong Dynasty itself failed to become famous.
However, when it came to Li Er, this article was really famous. At least... in Li Er's heart, this was an eternal masterpiece.
The reason couldn't be simpler.
If Li Sheng hadn't appeared, God knows how long he would have had to fight the Turks and the Goguryeo Xianbei people, and how many more years of fierce fighting he would have had!
With this understanding, the relationship between the Romans and this group of young people who slipped out of the country to become pirates is easy to understand.
In China, Jiang Chong wrote a letter to the emperor, asking the emperor to be careful about the inward migration of barbarians. Is it possible that in such a huge empire as Rome, there were no people with eyes and brains to give the emperor advice?
It's just that although Jiang Chong submitted a letter at that time, what level was Sima Yan? Anyway, as soon as the Taikang era under this guy's rule ended, the Western Jin Dynasty was violently exposed to the "Southern Crossing in Clothes" incident, which was probably this level.
But were the Romans at this level?
I'm afraid that Li Er didn't need to think too deeply. If he used a little common sense, he could only shake his head secretly in his heart. The Tang Dynasty is so powerful now, but the Romans can survive to this day in the battle of wits and courage with the Tang Dynasty.
, and even managed to regain ground in the Americas even when the war in Europe was not going well and they were losing blood one after another.
Anyone with eyes can see this. This Roman is definitely not a free man.
Of course, Rome's ability to compete with the Tang Dynasty to this day was due to the introduction of China's advanced technologies, such as gunpowder and other technologies. But then again.
Just like the Internet in later generations, anyone on the Internet can learn any technology as long as they are willing. Even the technology for making nuclear bombs may be found for you to learn - at most it is not so advanced and cool, but the most primitive method of making nuclear weapons can be found online.
Maybe there really is, after all, the original computer computing power is only a drop in the bucket compared to the cheapest mobile phone in the 21st century.
But most people just hang out on the Internet and just watch short videos to learn something systematically? That's it.
Anyway, most people just can't do it.
This fully shows that the Roman emperor, and there may even be an entire team, or circle, surrounding this emperor, is most likely not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Otherwise, these small native countries in Southeast Asia have participated in the trade and maritime expansion of the Tang Dynasty all year round. Why haven't these guys done some industrialization? To put it bluntly, no matter how good the conditions are, the long-term outcome of the struggle still depends on the people.
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And since the Romans were not fuel-efficient lamps.
For Li Er, the final operator of the Tang Dynasty, of course, this matter should not be timid in the first place. There is the possibility of borrowing arrows from a straw boat, so why should we deny the option of using the Romans? But equally, we must place our hope in borrowing arrows from a straw boat.
Arrow, that's obviously overthinking, the Romans are not pigs.
It is possible to borrow it, which of course does not mean that there is no chance, but it does not mean that it is stable. Of course, in the adult world, there must be backup plans.
Li Er looked at this uncle with great seriousness and said, "Auxiliary machine, I have been thinking about this for a long time, but I still can't feel at ease. After all, these maritime merchants and the young people who went out have not really gathered into an army. The sea is very windy and rough.
How can I rest assured that there are tigers, tigers and wolves in Rome waiting for me?"
"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty cannot effectively support these young people, but it can protect maritime merchants from traveling. Why?"
As soon as Li Er finished his question, Changsun Wuji immediately asked a rhetorical question.
The interval was so short that it was almost as if there was no interval at all, as if the emperor had already expected that he would say and think this way.
With such a quick reaction, Li Er, as the person involved, could not seem to notice it. The old eunuch on the side looked up in surprise.
Li Er was stunned when he heard this, and then began to think deeply. After a moment, he frowned and said suspiciously, "Auxiliary machine, what do you mean?"
"Why can it help maritime merchants clear the way? This is of course because the imperial army attacks the pirates casually. At least the main force of the pirates attacks casually. But what does it matter?"