Li Daozong also sent people to bring some Southeast Asian specialties.
Well, these things to please the emperor are still hanging around on the road.
They are all gems, gold and other things, which are similar to the gifts sent to Chang'an by the Funan people last year. For the emperor who is rich all over the world, they can only be regarded as the icing on the cake.
Li Po didn't want these things. He asked Li Daozong to look for some high-yielding crop seeds. In addition, despite the backwardness of the local indigenous people, there might be some crafts that the Central Plains could learn from.
Li Po thought about it for a while, and then he came up with a reply to Li Daozong.
He told Li Daozong that it would not be of much use to bring some local scriptures to the Central Plains. It would be better to teach the local indigenous people to learn Chinese and read the Four Books and Five Classics.
The next step is to summarize what you should pay attention to when fighting and living in the primitive jungle area there.
He himself had some experience, and he informed Li Daozong of it all in his reply. As for the effect, Li Po was not sure.
Today, the borders of Southeast Asia are completely undeveloped. Without personal experience, you have no right to speak.
Therefore, the experience of the Tang soldiers who went there is most worth preserving.
Li Daozong has already established a firm foothold in Linyi, so contact and trade with the small countries in the southeast can be put on the agenda.
It's just that the Tang Dynasty's naval forces are all gathered in the East China Sea, so they have to wait a while.
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As soon as Li Daozong's report arrived in the capital, the hurried Silla delegation arrived.
This time, more than 500 people from Silla came, which can be called an envoy. The name of envoy to Tang appeared in Li Po's ears.
Half of this Silla delegation were guards, and the other half were Silla nobles.
They came here this time because they wanted Datang to fulfill their previous promise and leave them to travel and study in Datang. This was the standard method of sending envoys to Tang Dynasty.
Only this time, the Silla people took the lead and did not let the Japanese take the lead.
What made Li Po a little disappointed was that Princess Jin Seungman of Silla did not come.
The princess of Silla is youthful and lively, not to mention good-looking, and quite good at talking. She is indeed quite rare.
However, after Jin Shengman returned to Silla, he had already become the first heir to the Queen of Silla because of his achievements in opening up diplomacy with the Tang Dynasty and attracting strong support.
Moreover, after the Tang army destroyed Baekje, the responsibility of communicating with the Tang army also fell on the princess. In short, it was just a word, and she couldn't get away.
The people of Silla, on the other hand, hugged a big leg and were frightened by the scene of Baekje's demise. They hurriedly begged for mercy from the Tang Dynasty, keeping their posture extremely low.
An envoy to the Tang Dynasty was dispatched, and he took advantage of the situation and once again requested the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to grant a more formal title.
Last year, things happened in a hurry, and the people of Silla didn't react very well. The people sent were not satisfactory, and they couldn't make the decision on many things.
After regaining their composure this time, they simply tried their best to show their surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Not only did they present generous gifts, but they also sent eight beautiful Silla aristocratic women, who wanted to enter the palace to serve the Tang emperor.
There are also several royal nobles of the Jin family in the mission. They are all young and strong contenders for the throne of Silla. The meaning is self-evident. They will stay in the Tang Dynasty and even serve as officials in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, they will serve as senders to Silla.
It's just a pledge to Datang.
The official envoy of the Silla people is a young man named Jin Chunqiu. He is the brother of Queen Jindeman of Silla. He is also one of the commanders of the Silla army and an important member of the royal family.
In the bone system of the Silla people, the real bone nobles are members of the royal family who do not have the right to inherit the throne. They often serve in the military and control the military power of Silla.
This is obviously an inappropriate system of checks and balances, and conflicts between imperial power and military power can easily arise.
If the real bone generals who have no right of inheritance fall out, maybe a horse-riding king will be born in Silla.
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When Jin Chunqiu came to Chang'an, he did not have as many excited thoughts as when Jin Shengman saw the big city in the Central Plains. Instead, he was full of worries.
Because he saw a large army gathering in Donglai, and the sea was covered with ships of the Tang Dynasty. It is estimated that he will never forget that scene in his life.
The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty once again refreshed his world view.
Originally, he thought that with the help of the Tang army that destroyed Baekje, he could launch an attack on the behemoth Goguryeo.
But when he saw Donglai's army, he became afraid.
What did the Tang Dynasty want to do? When it conquered Goguryeo, would it also destroy Silla?
This thought gradually grew in my mind and could no longer be eradicated.
He led his team to Chang'an and knelt down deeply in the Tai Chi Hall, trying his best to show his surrender and awe. He wanted to get an answer.
That is what position Silla will be in the Tang Dynasty's strategy.
In his opinion, neither the previous oppression by Goguryeo nor the invasion by the Japanese and Baekje could be compared to this time.
Once the Tang army sets out to advance eastward, the survival of Silla may depend on the thoughts of the Tang generals.
The demise of Baekje made the people of Silla rejoice, but it also sounded the alarm for them.
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In the Taiji Hall, Li Po received the envoy from Silla.
He first asked about Jin Shengman's current situation. Jin Chunqiu made a note of this in his mind and gained a new understanding of the courtesy his cousin received in the Tang Dynasty.
He had just learned Chinese for a while, and although his speech was stammering and his pronunciation was weird, he didn't need anyone to translate.
"Everything is fine with her. If she can hear His Majesty asking about her, she will definitely come all the way to express her gratitude to His Majesty..."
Jin Chunqiu said this, he considered every word he said. Although his thighs were thick, it would not be nice if he accidentally trampled Silla to death.
Li Po laughed, and the people from Silla behaved more and more humbly, which was within his expectation.
Baekje was beaten to a pulp, and if Silla, a neighbor, was still as calm as ever and thought that Tang Dynasty was a good helper, then it would be like seeing a ghost.
Nowadays, the ministers of the Tang Dynasty are saying that people from far away are fearful of power and not immoral. The description is very apt.
"She is indeed a good lobbyist and very smart. She admires the etiquette of the Central Plains and learns it quickly. The queen and I like her very much.
And you have sent people to come to court several times, and I am very relieved. Although the road is far and we are across the sea, we can help each other and form friendship, which is very rare.
I remember your friendship, and I hope you can repay your kindness, and don’t imitate Goguryeo and do the same things again and again, so that your descendants can remember today’s feelings forever.”
Jin Chunqiu breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and prostrated on the ground again, saying with a choked voice: "How could we forget His Majesty's kindness?
When the Spring and Autumn Period comes, I do not want to be a good alliance, I just want to be a subject of the Tang Dynasty forever, serve His Majesty, and my descendants will have nothing to lose."