The reason why the world is unpredictable and cruel is that if you don't dare to go out and look for opportunities to open up new territories, you can be the same as Ban Chao and Wei Huo.
If the hunt is not completed, then this matter will even have a negative impact, and the young people in China will begin to think that the great achievements of Wei Huo and Ban Chao are meaningless, and they are just luck.
Although this America, according to Li Sheng, is a rough place in terms of material civilization, even the wheel has not been invented - you can imagine what the level of other parts is; in terms of spiritual civilization, it is the same as Xianbei Qiangjie and the like.
Just like the barbarians, I just want to be awesome and kill you indiscriminately. If I can kill you, I will do what your father does - if you can convince the public, then it is a ghost.
As far as this part is concerned, what Li Sheng said before is indeed true.
If the Tang Dynasty wanted to conquer America, it would be a piece of cake - no matter whether it was about civil administration or martial arts, it would be no problem.
But the problem is that although the population in America is not good at anything, they have the vast ocean as a barrier. What kind of punishment in the world is just a scenery in front of this thousands of miles of ocean? This is the real "gap".
With the existence of the sea, this matter is not so easy to handle. China currently has various types of powerful warships, but if you want to sail far,
Then it must be improved at the level of the hull itself. But this problem.
It was indeed a problem in China before, but for China now, it is really not a problem, because China,
There is already a big iron ship!
No matter how powerful the wind and waves are, they cannot tear apart steel!
Of course, even with a body of steel, it will still be damaged and cause trouble when it encounters reef ice floes, but compared to a wooden ship that is often torn apart and destroyed by wind and waves, this is much better, not to mention the defense of the iron ship, ordinary reefs and
If there is nothing you can do about the floating ice, it will be more stable.
When the steel ship was first built, Li Er learned about it in Chang'an and almost immediately thought of things in America.
This thing is simply a sharp weapon.
However, due to various subsequent affairs, especially the issue of banknotes, the restless little boy Dongnan Diao, and problems such as Goguryeo and Tuyuhun that had not been conquered and dealt with at that time, the conquest of America was
Of course, in terms of priority, we have to put it at the back. After all, the matter in Southeast Diao is related to banknotes, and the banknotes are a real life-or-death plan. At the same time, there are many unscrupulous people involved. After arriving in Rome, Rome
Seeing the rapid development of the Tang Dynasty, people also began to intensify their activities, and the game with the Romans became fierce again.
Basically, they are all strategic checkpoints. After careful calculation, there are basically none that can be said to be bypassed. Naturally, there is no time to accomplish any great undertakings.
Datang gradually gained an advantage in the battle against Rome, and not only did it have reliable plans for its next steps, but it also had reliable financial resources to support these plans. So, at this time, it was naturally impossible for Li Er not to ignore Datang.
The second largest strategic interest besides the northwest strategy!
That is America.
This group of ministers present are all the pillars of the country and belong to the talents of Wang Zuo. Naturally, they all know this, but Li Er has finished his words.
The ministers thought for a while.
In the end, no one spoke up.
And as soon as this weird silence appeared, several people looked at each other one after another, but such a pair of glances and confirmation eyes made the atmosphere even more weird, because everyone found that other people's eyes were similar to their own.
idea.
To be precise, this idea is actually no idea at all.
This is not to say that they are not excited about Li Er's proposal, or are not interested in the huge economic value of America and the merits of acquiring America, but they always feel that there is something wrong with sending ships out to sea to search for America now.
I just couldn't figure out what the specific problem was, because normally, it would be inconceivable that such a useful thing as a black iron ship would not be used to open borders.
Talking to the emperor and expressing your views but not being able to explain why is definitely not possible.
Those Confucian scholars could speak harshly, but for big guys like them, that was too cheap. So for a moment, everyone was waiting for their colleagues next to them to speak first, and then they were shocked to find that no one spoke up.
After waiting for a while, Li Er's face changed.
As expected, it turned dark.
A pair of dragon eyes narrowed, and he looked at the ministers with an unkind expression and said, "Why, the Tang Dynasty is not without conditions now. I asked you to come up with a better plan to conquer America, but why don't you all say anything?"
"Or do you think my move is militaristic and unkind?"
When it comes to the second sentence, Li Er's eyes are already a little cold - describing the expansion of territory as militarism is a common method used by bastard Confucian scholars to suppress capable ministers and compete for personal interests.
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Of course, there must be a good name for things like opening up borders, otherwise things will not go smoothly and smoothly. Even if you are Wei Huo and there are no two or five Huns to guide you, you can only take your time.
If you fight hard and want to do something that will break through, then you are overthinking it.
But this is all a matter of method. As for the nature of the matter of opening up Xinjiang, for any "person in charge" of China, it can only be an undoubted and correct thing.
Only by spreading branches and leaves can we avoid risks. Real long-term peace and stability always comes from foresight.
On this point, Li Er has always had a tacit understanding with these ministers and his generals - without this tacit understanding, the Tang Dynasty would not have been able to encroach on Goguryeo to the east and kill the Turks in the west.
It requires a lot of hard work. But at this moment,
Since we want to open up new territories, how can we skip the Americas? However, right now, all of my ministers have this look on their faces.
How could this make Li Er not think more?
Not to have a hand in such a huge benefit, to put it more seriously, can be regarded as irresponsible to our children and grandchildren.
However, seeing that Li Er's face was ugly, and although the ministers present were worried, they were still in the inner court of the group and there was no one else nearby, so Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is not what I am willing to do."
I am loyal to you with my life, but my heart is always a little uneasy."
"disturbed?"
Li Er was curious when he heard these two words, "What kind of uneasy method is it? Let me hear it!"
Li Er was a man of great martial virtue and had a good temper towards others. As long as he did not deviate from the line on matters of principle, he was actually a very easy-to-talk monarch. When he asked this question, Fang Xuanling took a deep breath.