If you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

This is very reasonable, whether in later generations or in Datang.

Starting from Chang'an City, all the way to Dengzhou, due to the early construction of cement roads, the states and counties along the way are generally relatively wealthy.

Especially after entering the boundary of Dengzhou, it is obvious that you can feel the prosperity of the city.

Dengzhou, where the people couldn't even eat their stomachs, is long gone.

"Lord Wang, Xue Li and Xi Jun have bought and recruited government soldiers, we have to wait in Dengzhou for a few days."

Ma Zhou, Xu Jingzong, Shangguanyi, and Chu Suiliang all had positions in the imperial court, and it was impossible to follow Li Kuan to Goguryeo.

But Wang Xuance is different, he is completely Li Kuan's personal staff, and he will go wherever Li Kuan goes.

No, now on Li Kuan's side, one is Wang Xuanwu, and the other is Wang Xuance.

"Don't worry, this king happens to have some things to do in Dengzhou."

This is Li Kuan's second visit to Dengzhou, however, Dengzhou is second only to Liangzhou, and the Chu Wangfu has a huge influence.

Countless people in Dengzhou relied on Li Kuan to personally venture out to sea to fish and whaling to solve the problem of food and clothing and find a way to get rich.

Even the worst person has a touching heart in his heart.

In order to make the battle of Goguryeo more smooth and fruitful, Li Kuan felt the need to make some other arrangements.

"On the day that His Majesty appointed the prince as the chief of the Pyongyang Provincial March, he had already sent pigeons to Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou City. All the warships and merchant ships of the East China Sea fishery on the side of the Japanese country have also been recalled. Lord, you only need to sit in command in Dengzhou, and Xue Li and they can lead a large army to take the two capitals of Goguryeo, Pyongyang and Seoul. ”

Wang Fugui naturally didn't want Li Kuan to lead troops to sea again.

Although the new clipper produced by the East China Sea Fishery Shipbuilding Workshop is very safe, after all, the wind and waves are eyeless, and some accidents occur every year.

"Don't talk nonsense! I'm the chief manager in Dengzhou, like what? Besides, others are worried about Goguryeo, are you also worried? When the time comes, hundreds of our warships and sea ships will rush to Pyongyang City, and those sampan-like sailors of Goguryeo can be our opponents? As long as we line up the warships on the riverside outside Pyongyang, the officers and men on board can land slowly without worrying about any danger. ”

Not to mention the professional warships of the city sailors, the decks are equipped with all kinds of bed crossbows, even ordinary sea ships, as long as they belong to the East China Sea fishery, they also have bed crossbows on them.

Coupled with the placement of crossbow arrows on the deck, if the Goguryeo people dared to come out to block the landing of the Tang army, it would save Li Kuan a lot of trouble.

"Lord Wang, in fact, my subordinates think that it is not difficult to defeat Goguryeo, but it is still very challenging to destroy Goguryeo. As long as our sailors split up to attack Goguryeo's respective cities and contain Goguryeo's troops, we would have already made a great achievement.

Especially in the area of the Yalu River, we could have sent a fleet of ships to cruise there and destroy all the Goguryeo ships, so that the cities of Goguryeo's Liaodong would lose contact with the cities on the peninsula, and they would have to worry that our fleet would transport soldiers to attack them from behind. ”

Wang Xuance was not afraid of death, but he felt that there were only about 20,000 soldiers in Li Kuan's hands, and if he went directly ashore to attack Goguryeo, it would be a bit insufficient.

After all, it is impossible to transport too many war horses on the ship, and if there are only 20,000 infantry, it will be difficult to defeat Goguryeo or capture the city of Pyongyang.

"Xuan Ce, don't worry, although this king's art of war was born in the wilderness, he is not a person like Zhao Kuo. Our advantage is equipment, how can we use our weaknesses to fight for Goguryeo's strengths? ”

Li Kuan didn't think about letting the people of the City Ship Division fight ashore immediately.

Of course, it's not a complete abandonment of the fight on the road.

If you want to attack the city, you still have to rely on the army.

The government soldiers that Xue Li and Xi Jun bought to recruit were used for land warfare at that time.

Of course, the most elite force in Li Kuan's hands is the guards of the Chu Palace, these specially trained guards can play a role in being one to ten, and they can definitely give Goguryeo a ruthless blow at critical moments.

Of course, the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Chu Wangfu has been arranged in Goguryeo for so long, so naturally it is not a dry meal.

"Lord Wang, it seems that Dengzhou Assassin Shi Chun brought someone over to greet him!"

When he was about to arrive at the gate of Dengzhou City, Wang Xuance saw a group of people standing at the gate of the city from a distance, obviously coming towards Li Kuan and his party.

"Let's go! Chun Yujia, a fat sheep, has been raised for ten years, and it is time to play their role. ”

……

Dengshu, Ajinomoto branch.

The day after Li Kuan arrived, he invited a group of people to Ajinomoto for dinner through Chun Yunan.

Chinese people like to talk about things at banquets, whether it is difficult or other shopkeepers, they will not think that Li Kuan really just wants to have a meal with everyone.

"Lord Wang, you are the benefactor of the people of Dengzhou, this time the Lord led the army to Goguryeo, our members of the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce discussed it, and were willing to offer their meager strength to comfort the army, I will first throw bricks and lead the jade, donate 20,000 yuan."

After three rounds of drinking, it was hard to see that Li Kuan had not yet entered the topic, and couldn't help jumping out by himself.

In his opinion, Li Kuan invited so many merchants to have dinner together, and he must have gone to everyone's money bags.

Fortunately, in this era, wealthy businessmen have the habit of donating funds either actively or passively, and Chun Yuyi also thinks that Li Kuan is trying to let everyone "take the initiative" to donate money to the labor army.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, not only money, but I am also willing to sacrifice a thousand whale skin tents for the army; The winter in Goguryeo is a little colder than our Dengju, and these tents are very good at keeping warm from the cold, so you should be able to use them. ”

"I have a batch of whale skin boots in that warehouse, and I happen to donate them to the army!"

"I opened an instant noodle workshop outside the city last year, and the instant noodles that the army needs can be found in me, and I definitely don't earn a penny."

"My fleet just returned from going to sea yesterday, and if there is a need, I can listen to His Royal Highness King Hou Chu at any time."

……

Although the words of these businessmen are not necessarily from the heart.

However, at least it also shows that Dengzhou's support for Li Kuan is still relatively large.

As the rear of the waterway attack on Goguryeo, Dengju could fully support the consumption of 20,000 troops, and there was almost no need to transport supplies from Chang'an City.

Of course, weapons such as arrows, knives and guns, Dengzhou is subject to production restrictions, and it still needs to be uniformly deployed by the imperial court.

"I appreciate everyone's kindness! This king has called you over today, not to let you go rich, but to take you to get rich! ”

Li Kuan glanced around, and a smile appeared on his face.