In the Liangyi Hall, Li Ji, Xue Wanche, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and other generals of the Western Expedition Army all paid homage to Li Shimin in turn.
This expedition lasted for nearly two years. It was the longest expedition for Li Ji, Xue Wanche, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others. It was also the one with the broadest experience. Everyone's face had a lot of vicissitudes of life visible to the naked eye.
Looking at Li Ji and Xue Wanche, Li Shimin bowed to them with a solemn expression.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is a blessing for me to teach this small country a lesson, to protect the people of our country, the Tang Dynasty, and to promote the power of our country, the Great Tang Dynasty!"
Li Ji cupped his hands and replied.
Xue Wanche, Cheng Chusi and others also nodded. Although this expedition has been a long time, although it is a bit hard, it is the most comfortable one for rough guys like them.
Among them, the main question is the territory, population, and national strength of the Great Food State. After asking this question, I will ask about the territory, population, and national strength of the Persian State.
As long as he knew the land, Li Shimin wanted to take it into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
However, Li Shimin was still full of longing for distant Dashi and Persia.
Li Chongyi said.
As soon as these words came out, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others couldn't help laughing.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, those food officials are being held in the Arrow Camp and the Bomb Camp respectively."
As they talked, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi finally noticed something was wrong, looked up and looked around, and their eyes suddenly widened.
In recent years, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly full, so Li Shimin's reward this time was very large.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
By the time Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others finished their work, it was already two days later.
Soon, four food officials who looked like Persians were escorted in.
Therefore, the Thunder Army was specially set up, and there were also supervisors in the Thunder Army.
"Master, after I and Chongyi presented the four food officials who had been trained by me to His Majesty, I, Chongyi and others, under the leadership of the British Duke, reviewed the bombs and artillery with the Ministry of War. The number of losses!
Then, I went home to rest for a night, and then reported directly to the Master. "
"Very good!"
Especially, those two thousand cars of gold, silver and jewelry.
Or thinking about the stupid things they did in the past, the atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became relaxed.
It's really a beautiful thing to be able to listen to someone tell such a vivid story so leisurely, but Cheng Chusi's story was too short!
After coming out of the Liangyi Hall, Li Ji led Xue Wanche, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others, as well as soldiers from the bomb battalion and arrow battalion, to accept the Ministry of War's verification of the number of bombs, gunpowder, and artillery.
"Bring it back?"
"Moreover, these two are still at war with each other. It is when the country's strength is at its weakest. Wouldn't my father want to attack the country of Dashi and Persia?"
Li Xuan, on the other hand, was holding Li Chenglu, lying on the sofa as if his body was boneless, listening with gusto.
"Chongyi pays homage to the Master!"
"In the far south, Australia is still isolated in the sea!" Li Xuandao.
"General Manager, can you remember the chief officials in the big food city we conquered?"
Of course, Li Shimin, Li Ji and other ministers were well aware of these matters.
Li Chengqian was thoughtful, but then a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
"May I ask Master, why is this?"
After two years, seeing Li Xuan again, both Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi couldn't help but look excited.
After hearing the news, Li Chengqian, Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui and others also happened to come to Lijiazhuang one after another after Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi had just entered Lijiazhuang.
But in fact, during their western expedition this time, from Li Ji down to the army cook, they personally seized more property.
At least, those military lieutenants and colonels hid more property than what Li Shimin rewarded.
As he said that, Cheng Chusi had already run to the big map aside and asked anxiously: "Master, which continent did I, the Tang Dynasty, discover?"
"After all these years, those dandy boys who dared to leave the city privately and directly guard outside the Li Family Manor, hoping to become my disciples, have finally grown up!"
Li Xuan took a sip of hot tea and lay down again.
After talking about the merits and rewards, Li Shimin began to talk in detail about the Western Regions, Dashi, and Persia with Li Ji, Xue Wanche, and others.
"Master, you don't know that although Persia and the Great Food Kingdom have vast territories, all the satisfactory property is concentrated in the hands of those nobles. They are especially easy to plunder. As long as they send a hundred thousand troops and carry half a million bombs, they will definitely go there. Tens of thousands of cars of gold, silver and jewelry can be taken back."
However, Li Ji, Cheng Chusi and others were still full of gratitude.
"Master, I didn't expect that the Great Food Kingdom and the Persian Kingdom were so large and rich, but their national power was so weak!"
Li Xuan glanced at Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi with satisfaction, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes.
"...Fortunately, we know that if we want to know the territory, population and national strength of a country, we only need to capture an official of that country. Therefore, after capturing the big food city, Chongyi and I , so he kept all the Dashi officials who were supposed to be executed as slaves and took them all the way back to Chang'an City."
After reporting their expedition experience to Li Shimin, Li Ji bowed his hands again and saluted.
However, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi looked surprised.
Cheng Chusi said hurriedly.
"You guys, tell me, how is the situation of the great thief army in this western expedition?" Li Xuan asked.
"Exactly, speak quickly, speak quickly..."
As for soldiers who died in battle, their families will receive a reward of one thousand guan and ten acres of fertile land, and their children can directly go to the local county school to study in the state!"
"Did you interrogate the territory and national power of the Dashi country from the mouths of those Dashi officials?"
When Li Ji was speechless, Li Chongyi stood up to report.
Cheng Chusi subconsciously responded and prepared to continue.
Therefore, the territory, population, and national strength of countries such as Dashi and Persia are not so clearly understood.
Gunpowder is an artifact of war, and it is the foundation for the expansion of the Tang Dynasty!
The sharp weapons of the country could not leave the Tang Dynasty. Even with the edict issued by Li Shimin, firearms such as gunpowder and bombs could not be allowed to enter and leave the Tang Dynasty at will. Otherwise, as long as any vassal country outside the Tang Dynasty obtained the gunpowder formula, the Tang Dynasty would be destroyed. War is rising everywhere. This is not only Li Shimin's ban, but also the consensus of all military generals and courtiers.
Li Xuan said slowly.
Li Xuan said with determination.
Li Chengqian, Wang Xuance and others immediately understood where the continent Li Xuan was talking about and nodded subconsciously.
Li Chongyi replied.
"Don't pay attention to me, just keep talking!"
Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Fang Xuanling and others on the side were all stunned.
I saw the desolate Western Regions and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, especially the city of Chang'an.
"It's actually this continent?"
"What if, thousands of miles away from my country, there is a country that is almost as big as my country's territory? The land is fertile, the gold mines are directly exposed on the rivers, and there are also a lot of iron mines, but there are no indigenous people on it.
In this barbarian continent, do you think it is necessary for Your Majesty to spend so much effort and send troops to plunder other big countries for no reason?"
The inspector must know the use of any bomb, even an arrow bomb, and report it to Li Shimin in detail, and a document must be kept for future inquiry.
However, under the iron cavalry of my Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty, these barbarians are like weak women in armor. They can only wail in pain and kneel down to beg for mercy from my Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty..."
"This time, all the soldiers in the Western Expedition will be rewarded with a reward of one hundred guan and ten acres of fertile land. All the captains will be rewarded with a reward of one thousand guan and one hundred acres of fertile land and promoted to one rank. As for meritorious service, they will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins and an additional 100 households with food.
A Zhuangzi was promoted to one level; Xue Wanche was rewarded with a hundred gold coins, an additional 100 households were allowed to live in the city, and his honors were promoted to one level; Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and other generals...
As early as when they were captured by Li Chongyi and Cheng Chusi, these officers and soldiers of Dashi were frightened by the artillery and bombs of the Tang Dynasty. Later, they followed the army of the Tang Dynasty eastward for tens of thousands of miles, starting from Dashi.
To the Tang Dynasty.
Coupled with being trained by a group of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the army, these four food officials have become extremely honest.
Li Shimin has become obsessed with expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Even though the territory of the Tang Dynasty has expanded countless times, even thousands of miles away from the sea, there is already a fertile continent about the same size as the territory of the Tang Dynasty waiting for him.
Datang Development.
Li Shimin looked happy and said directly: "You will bring those food officials to Liangyi Palace as soon as possible!"
The army's expedition to the far west to eat the barbarians should be the most exciting and interesting event in the next two years for them.
When he saw Li Shimin, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
Li Chongyi responded and walked out with Cheng Chusi.
"Just wait until you come back safely!"
After all, both civil servants such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, as well as military generals such as Li Xiaogong and Li Ji, all had the ambition to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
"Hehe, it all depends on Master's teachings!"
Li Ji was pleasantly surprised again. He knew when Li Chongyi and Cheng Chusi captured those officials. However, he originally thought that those officials had been killed long ago, but he did not expect that they were taken all the way back to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Ji, Xue Wanche and others all bowed their hands and thanked him.
However, Li Ji, Xue Wanche and others only conquered Dashi to avenge the Tang Dynasty caravan, and finally plundered the Dashi city with them. They used ten times the method to avenge Dashi for plundering the Tang caravan.
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"Master, Gao Ming, why are you all acting like this?"
Li Ji's face lit up with joy. After thinking of a rumor in the army, he looked at Li Chongyi expectantly.
The whole world is not the land of the king.
Li Shimin said with a gentle face, he was very satisfied with the results achieved by Li Ji leading an army of 20,000 in the Western Region.
With bombs and artillery in hand, it can be said that he is invincible. After destroying the 30,000 thieves who dared to plunder the Tang Dynasty caravan.
"Where are those food officials?"
Hearing this, Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others couldn't help but feel a little unfinished and reluctant to give up.
Li Chongyi and Cheng Chusi knew very well that their master's desire to occupy another country's territory as the territory of the Tang Dynasty was stronger than your Majesty!
However, my master always kept his head down and planned, while your majesty was shouting and occupying at the same time.
"Your Majesty, after this battle, I can guarantee that in the Western Regions, no small barbarian country will dare to ignore the power of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
After another night of cozying up with their wives and concubines at home, the next day, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi came to Lijiazhuang to greet Li Xuan, which was actually to report some of their affairs in the Western Regions.
Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others were overjoyed and asked quickly.
Li Wei, the commander of the imperial army outside the palace, quickly followed.
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others all looked puzzled.
After packing all the rare treasures and food in the city on the carriage and leaving warning letters, Li Ji returned with his army.
Li Chengqian, Xue Rengui, Wang Xuance and others on the side also had a plate of fruits and snacks in front of them. While eating, they looked at Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi quietly.
"You can rest assured that although His Majesty may have such thoughts, he will never send troops to attack Dashi and Persia!"
"Master, I don't know that in the far west, Persia, which was originally a powerful country, has been attacked by Da Shi in recent years, and it seems that it is still losing ground. However, the big food country in the far west is not called Da Shi. Food is called the Arab Empire, or the Christian Empire. Those barbarians seem to believe in some kind of Christian religion, but they are a bit like those Buddhists!
In addition, the bandits of Dashi fought very recklessly and bravely. Many of them wore leather armor and cavalry, a bit like the Turkic hozens in the north.
"The virgin prince pays homage to the master!"
“Thanks for all your hard work!”
Especially issues such as Dashi, Persia's territory, population, and national strength.
However, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi have been with Li Xuan for so many years. Although they are very reckless and often do some dandy things on weekdays, they can still think of some problems that ordinary people cannot think of at critical moments.
However, it seems that the big food country is already at war with the Persian country, and the Persian country is losing ground.
"Oh~"
Afterwards, Li Shimin asked something and replied something.
However, when he opened his mouth, he realized that he seemed to have finished speaking.
"Without the indigenous people, would the gold mines be as fertile as the Americas?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others also looked at Li Chongyi expectantly.
Li Chengqian and Li Baoding, who were addicted to listening, followed the instructions.
Taking advantage of the Dashi Kingdom's attack on the Persian Kingdom, Li Ji, Xue Wanche and others directly led an army of 20,000 people and 10,000 servants from the Western Regions to capture a big Shishi city.
The conquest continued for thousands of miles, all the way from the Western Regions to the Great Food Country.
Today, they came here precisely for this matter, so as soon as Li Xuan asked the question, Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi never stopped.
"It disappoints the general manager, but I brought back all those barbarian officials from Dashi!"
Everyone in the Liangyi Palace was not surprised by this.
"How can this continent be so fertile and so rich?"
"Master, this continent must not be entrusted to those powerful families!"
Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi said quickly.
"Don't worry, even if all the aristocratic families in the world unite, Your Majesty will not enfeoff. Unless they can come up with as much money as this continent, it's a pity that they have been jumping up and down for so long, but there is nothing they can do!" Li Xuan said with a smile.