Li An was very excited when he thought that Gibraltar, a choke point, could be completely controlled by the Tang Empire in the future, and with such an important choke point, it would choke the sea communication between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, and this would inevitably bring immeasurable benefits to the Tang Empire.

That is to say, in the future, anyone who wants to pass through this narrow strait must obtain the consent of the Tang Empire, otherwise it will not be able to pass, and even, the Tang Empire can use military ships to block the strait at any time and block the passage of merchant ships of disobedient small countries at will, so that they can easily control the economic lifeline of various countries, so that all countries have to obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, because the construction of the Datang Canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea has not yet been completed, the importance of Gibraltar is not too high, but with the opening of the Datang Canal in the future, the importance of Gibraltar will skyrocket, and at that time, the value of Gibraltar will be able to increase tenfold.

Therefore, Ang Lee wants to take Gibraltar down easily before the price rises, and garrison an elite army of the Tang Dynasty here to firmly control Gibraltar, so as to control the lifeblood of the countries.

Of course, Ang Lee will not spend money to buy this piece of land, that is too expensive, to be able to obtain benefits at the lowest cost, is the purpose of Ang Lee's life, when the whole country in Spain is in a panic, Ang Lee believes that as long as he plays a little trick, he can make Mr. Sultan Rahman of Spain obediently give the land with both hands.

After all, Ang Lee's strength is there, in addition, Ang Lee's request will not be too excessive, he will not carve up too much land in Spain, just a very small piece of land, in addition, he will also give them some benefits, for example, when the Tang Dynasty built the port of Gibraltar, it needed to hire a large number of Spanish locals, and after it was put into operation in the future, it would also need a large number of Spaniards to work, thus bringing a lot of employment opportunities to the country.

When the team set off, Li An was still thinking about the problem of Gibraltar, and even Li Xiaolu, who was sleeping in his arms, crushed his thighs, and Li An didn't feel it, which shows the concentration and seriousness of Li An's thinking.

In Ang Lee's impression, the approximate location of Gibraltar, Ang Lee is very clear, it is in the southernmost tip of Spain, guarding the communication between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, but the specific terrain of Gibraltar, Ang Lee does not fully understand, only knows that it is a very good port, and now it is occupied by the navy under Rahman, and there are not many merchant ships and fishing boats.

Because Gibraltar is a very good port, Li Ang is also very worried, worried that Rahman is reluctant to give such an excellent port to the Tang Dynasty, but Li Ang is very confident in his own strength, and believes that as long as he gives both grace and power, he can make Rahman endure the pain, after all, the entire Spanish land itself does not belong to them, they are Arabs, and the aborigines before Spain are Europa, not the same race, once Li Ang instigates the aborigines of Spain to rebel, And to provide these natives with sophisticated weapons, Rahman's rule will come to an end, so as long as Ang Lee hints at supporting the opposition, Rahman will choose to give in, he can't withstand too much pressure, and there is no other way but to give in.

The subordinates were very reliable, not only successfully contacted Rahman, but also drew the topographic map of Gibraltar that Ang Lee was very concerned about, and of course, more topographic maps of Spain were sent back one by one.

Ang Lee had little interest in the rest of the world for the time being, and his main focus was drawn to the topographical map of Gibraltar in hand, and he was planning the construction of a new port and, of course, the impregnable defensive design.

The current Gibraltar is a small port, the construction is not very good, although it can also meet the use requirements, but that is because there are not enough ships at the moment, and once it becomes an extremely busy maritime traffic hub, the number of ships in the past will gradually increase, after the Tang Dynasty opened industrialization, the flow of merchant ships will be higher, which requires the port of Gibraltar must be expanded accordingly, so as to meet the future demand.

For how to expand the seaport, Ang Lee's experience is undoubtedly very rich, starting from the Strait of Malacca, Ang Lee has begun to contact various seaports, and personally participated in the construction of a large number of harbor design, and has accumulated extremely rich experience in designing seaports, so there is absolutely no problem with letting Ang Lee design the seaport, and this task can be completed very easily.

Looking at the map in front of him, the expansion of the seaport is already in Li An's mind, how to build the seaport according to local conditions, Li An has already thought very clearly, even, how to build a defensive position, what kind of defensive weapons to configure, Li An has also thought about everything, in short, Gibraltar will definitely be built into an international good port, but also a strong fortress that cannot be destroyed.

Because Li Xiaolu was sleeping in his arms, Li An had no way to write down the plan he had in his mind on paper, he could only imagine it out of thin air, and it was not too late to write it after he arrived on the ship, of course, he had to draw the sketch according to the situation and hand it over to his subordinates to discuss.

It's hard work, but there's nothing more exciting for Ang Lee than achieving his goals in life, so thinking about and designing Gibraltar's port was a complete pleasure, an indescribable pleasure.

The topographic map of Gibraltar drawn by his subordinates is very good, and the height and vegetation distribution of each part are clearly delineated.

The whole of Gibraltar is a peninsula that goes deep into the sea from north to south, the shape of this peninsula is very much like a potato, the west side is a plain by the sea, there is a high ridge in the east, and the south is also a small plain, and the overall terrain is still very good.

Among them, the western side of the sea is very suitable for the construction of a large port, and the eastern hilltop and halfway up the mountain can be built turrets, only a few turrets are needed, the entire port of Gibraltar can be completely controlled, so that this very important port is impregnable, the eternal protector of Gibraltar.

Ang Lee carefully studied the map and initially drew five or six forts that had to be built, and as long as these forts were built, no one would be able to attack Gibraltar.

The terrain in the east is very unsuitable for building a port, so it can only be abandoned, while the terrain in the west is relatively gentle, which is an excellent location for building a port.

"Gibraltar, what a place! In the hands of Spain, it is really a waste, in case it is invaded by pirates, I don't know how many merchants will suffer, or in the hands of Datang to make people feel at ease. ”

Ang Lee said to himself.

"Gibraltar, why did Li Shilang suddenly talk about this place?"

Li Xiaolu, who was asleep in Li An's arms, suddenly woke up, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and looked at Li An suspiciously.

Li An gently stroked Li Xiaolu's pink face, and said, "The place we are going to this time is Gibraltar!" What's the matter, you know this place? ”

"Of course, that's my hometown, no, it's my hometown, since the Moors came, they drove us all away, and they wanted to occupy the harbor there, so, I haven't been back to my hometown for a long time, are we really going here?"

Li Xiaolu's emotions seemed a little excited, and there seemed to be some tears in her eyes.

Li An has read countless people, so he can naturally understand the meaning in Li Xiaolu's eyes, gently stroked Li Xiaolu's soft body, and said: "Is there anything sad, if there is, you might as well say it." Let me enlighten you. ”

When Li Xiaolu heard this, she endured tears in her eyes for a long time, and finally fell out, and said sadly: "I had a happy home, but when the Moors expelled us, my family was all gone, and I was the only one left, woo woo." ”

After saying that, he cried sadly.

This is similar to Ang Lee's guess, it has been like this since ancient times, an invader occupies the land of another country, in order to occupy this land forever, he will choose to expel the original owner of this land to another place to achieve his goal, and in this process, it is inevitable that the aborigines will not agree, which will cause bloodshed and even a tragedy of extermination.

In order to obtain these lands permanently, they expelled all the Chinese ethnic minorities who originally lived in the Outer Northeast, and after being opposed, they brutally used force to kill a large number of ordinary people, causing a scene of rivers of blood.

And there are too many such examples, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, there are countless of them, and many of them are more common than cow hair.

Li Xiaolu's family is the aborigines of Gibraltar, and after the Arabs crossed the sea to occupy Spain, in order to better control Spain, they decided to occupy this important area of Gibraltar and operate it as an important stronghold, and because the foreign nationalities will inevitably not trust the local nationalities too much, so it is necessary to expel the aborigines who originally lived in Gibraltar, in addition, the territory of Gibraltar is relatively small, if the aborigines are not expelled, it will affect their immigration and port construction.

After all, they have already adapted to life in their hometowns, and if they move to live elsewhere, they will naturally find it difficult to adapt, and they will have resistance in their hearts, and they may even openly oppose the unreasonable demands of foreign regimes.

How can the robbers reason with you, since the aborigines refuse to relocate, then the only way to do so is to use violent means, so there are so-called violent evictions and massacres.

Li Xiaolu's family was completely separated because of the expulsion and killing of the Arabs, and since then, Li Xiaolu has become a loner, but fortunately, she met a friend with the same experience and took her to the art museum, which gave her hope of living.

At this time, because Ang Lee mentioned Gibraltar, which reminded Li Xiaolu's sad past, he couldn't hold back and started crying.

"This group of robbers is really excessive, how can they hurt the little beauty's family? You have to settle accounts with them. ”

Li An opened his mouth to comfort, and he had the intention of fighting for Li Xiaolu.

"Really? Can Li Shilang really get justice for us? ”

Li Xiaolu asked excitedly.

Li An nodded and said, "What else is there to say, what is our relationship, let's talk about it!" How do you want to get justice? ”

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiaolu.

"I want to erect a monument to my deceased family, right where we once lived, okay?"

Li Xiaolu opened her mouth to make a request.

Li An was quite surprised, this can be regarded as a request, and this requirement is too low.

"Of course this is fine, this requirement is too low."

Ang Lee said.

Originally, Ang Lee thought that Li Xiaolu would propose revenge, but he didn't expect that he just wanted to erect a monument to his family, which was unimaginably kind.

"Then what more could I ask for! I don't want to cause trouble for Li Shilang. ”

Li Xiaolu asked curiously.

Li An thought for a moment and said, "You can offer compensation, let the robbers who hurt your family give monetary compensation, or you can ask them to pay for their lives and let those executioners resist their lives." ”

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiaolu, but saw that Li Xiaolu did not show an angry expression, but looked sad.

"My relatives are gone, so what if I kill my enemy? It's just a matter of killing in vain, and I can't remember who killed my family in the first place, so I can't just find someone to kill me! ”

Li Xiaolu said.

Obviously, she doesn't care about revenge, she is a weak woman, everything that happened before has passed, she doesn't want to pursue it anymore, let alone make a killing, he just wants to live well and live his day well.

Li An smiled at the corner of his mouth and said: "You are really a kind and good girl, good luck will follow you, but you also said just now that Gibraltar is your hometown, which was robbed by the Moors, so it should also be returned to its original owner." ”

"Li Shilang wants to help us retake our hometown, but our family is gone."

Li Xiaolu's face was lonely.

Li An opened his mouth and said: "What I mean is that the land of Gibraltar is your hometown, and it should not be occupied by the Moors, if I can occupy this land, I will definitely collect the people who have left here and let them return to their homeland, I believe they will be grateful to the Tang Empire, and they will be willing to be the people of the Tang Dynasty from now on." ”

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiaolu.

Li Xiaolu's expression was slightly surprised, she didn't expect that Li An also had ambitions for this land, and actually wanted to occupy Gibraltar and make Gibraltar the territory of the Tang Dynasty.