Of course, Ang Li is ambitious, and there are very big ambitions from beginning to end, or he will not personally lead the Tang fleet to open up the Maritime Silk Road, you must know that opening up the Maritime Silk Road can allow the Tang Empire to control the entire world, although it is loose political control, but the power is still very huge.

The reason why a country has been leading the world in later generations is to use bases all over the world and a wide range of allies, so as to establish a whole set of interest chains, in the whole system, everyone must be in line with the interests of this country, if anyone dares to disobey, then it will be ruthlessly cleaned up, and for countries that are not in this system, it is necessary to carry out very severe restrictions and suppression, so as to prevent the rise of this country, challenge its global hegemony, and then threaten their own vested interests.

When Ang Lee helped Datang establish an overseas order, these countries along the way must abide by this order, and anyone who dares not to abide by this order will definitely be severely attacked, and even directly lead to the collapse of the country's finances, and then cause the change of regime.

Of course, the prerequisite for the realization of Li An's plan is that there must be a strong army, and the Tang Dynasty army, after Li An's modernization, fully meets such conditions and can fully meet the task of controlling all key points in the world, so that all the economic lifelines of the world are controlled by the Tang Empire.

Li Xiaolu was slightly surprised by Li Ang's ambitions, but she was not unhappy in her heart, after all, her hometown had long been occupied by the Arabs, and Li An wanted to recapture Gibraltar from this group of robbers and take it for himself, which was not a loss of interests for Li Xiaolu, and at the same time, there was no emotional loss, just because these places had long been no longer part of her hometown.

And Li An said okay, if the original aborigines are taken back and settle down again, this makes Li Xiaolu feel quite happy, the people in his hometown back then have long gone their separate ways, if there are still people who can come back, maybe there are people Li Xiaolu can know.

"Li Shilang, if all the land in the world is owned by the Tang Dynasty, will there be no robbers expelling the people in the future. Is it true that all ordinary people can live their lives with peace of mind? ”

Li Xiaolu asked.

This question is a bit big, and at first glance, Ang Lee didn't know how to answer, and his mind fell into deep thought.

Since ancient times, there has been an obsession in the Chinese Empire, and this obsession is to dominate the world, unification is the common goal of all aspiring monarchs, no matter what kind of chaotic era, in the end there will always be unification because of the emergence of a certain monarch.

The obsession with reunification has become a cultural phenomenon unique to the Chinese Empire, which is not found anywhere in the world, and it is also a very excellent idea.

Because the ancestors of China have long realized that only the unification of the world can stop the endless wars and let the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Before the unification of Qin Shi Huang, China was called the Spring and Autumn Warring States, and the meaning of the Warring States is very easy to understand, that is, the countries have been fighting each other, so they are called war countries, and the Spring and Autumn Period seems to be quite soft, and there seems to be a sense of poetry, but the meaning of the word Spring and Autumn is also inseparable from the war.

And the reason why it is called this name is because in that historical period, major events mainly occurred in spring and autumn, spring is the season of sowing and sacrifice, and autumn is the season of harvest and war, as the old saying goes, the plan of the year lies in spring, and in autumn, the various princes have grain, and they begin to fight for territory, and the ancient soldiers have to wear thick armor, and they are too hot to wear in summer, and they can't move in winter, so autumn is the most suitable, and at this time, the autumn harvest has just begun, and the country has a sufficient supply of grain and grass, You can also plunder other people's grain and grass through wars, so in these two seasons, the historians are also very busy, sacrificing major events in the spring, and recording war events in the autumn, because almost all the major events occur in these two seasons, so this period is called the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the Spring and Autumn Period of China, wars were very frequent, and the reason for frequent wars was naturally because the number of countries was too large and too chaotic, and the vassal states, for their own interests, would choose to plunder the resources of other countries through wars for their own use, so as to obtain the greatest benefits for themselves.

But if every vassal state thinks so, then large-scale wars are not far away, so, throughout the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wars are extremely frequent and tragic, and the common people of every country live a very miserable life, men are either desperately cultivating the land and farming, or are conscripted to fight, many people joined the army before they were minors, and when their hair was gray, they had not left the barracks.

This kind of life of being a soldier and fighting wars all his life is obviously meaningless, but it was like this in the Spring and Autumn Period, when there were many small countries, for their own interests and survival needs, all countries had to fight extremely tragic wars, so that it was difficult for all the people in the world to live a stable life.

Since the unification of the world, this kind of war has been greatly reduced, and although there will still be wars and rebellions, the affected population is relatively small, and not too many people will suffer because of the war.

This is the benefit of unification, at the same time, it is also the reason why many people with lofty ideals are determined to unify the world, the first to unify the world is Qin Shi Huang, and then the dynasties, there are a large number of great unified dynasties, and all the great unified dynasties, are correspondingly more stable, there is a scene of prosperity and prosperity, the rapid development of science and technology of various scientists, and in the years of war, there will be no prosperity at all, because the countries have been fighting, there is no time and resources to develop economy and science and technology, and the prosperity of the country is impossible to talk about, After all, the criterion of a prosperous era is that the population is large and the material is sufficient, and the people live a prosperous and stable life, and only when these conditions are met can it be called prosperous, and only after the great unification can this happen.

Some people may think that if all countries manage their own acres and thirds of their own land and do not encroach on others, wouldn't that be okay?

This kind of thinking is really naïve, because as long as there are interests, there will be contention, there will be all kinds of problems within any country, when the resources are not enough to develop, it will naturally think of aggression, and when you see that the other party is weaker, you will also think of invading others, so as to gradually expand your own power, or because of some small contradictions and make a big move, in short, as long as there are many small countries in the world, there will be a lot of wars, and after the unification of the world, This situation will be greatly reduced, which will be conducive to the people's peace and contentment.

Li Xiaolu's question made Li An think for a long time, not that this question is difficult to answer, but to answer such a question, you need to think very clearly.

Because of the domination of the world by China, this so-called world refers to the Kyushu of China and some lands on the periphery, and does not include other ethnic groups far away, if these are also counted, it has already exceeded the so-called world of the Chinese Empire.

This is not only a larger region, but also a difference in culture and identity, the world of China has been unified many times, and a consensus has long been formed, that is, no matter what, the world must be unified, and all people with lofty ideals think so.

This is not necessarily the case in other parts of the world, where many peoples do not possess such qualities, they have no concept of the world at all, they only know how to protect their own private interests, so they will never be able to achieve true unity.

For example, the Europa world has many, many countries, but no one can unify all these countries to form a larger country, and there have been several relatively large countries on the Mediterranean coast, but because the structure is relatively loose, there is still an essential difference with the great unification of China, and it is not a grade at all, because their regime is too loose, and once they encounter a disunity of interests, it will make the country fall apart.

Therefore, the smallest and most fragmented country in later generations is the Europa world, and the countries in the rest of the country in general are always larger than them, especially the area of the Chinese Empire is very large, and the reason for this is caused by the idea of great unification.

In the Europa world, not only are the countries very fragmented, but after the formal unification is completed, some countries want to break away from the unification of the situation for their own interests, which has caused great trouble to the region.

In short, because the people in that place prefer independence and are unwilling to form a unity, no matter how they are integrated, it is impossible for the countries in this region to complete the formal unification.

Because of the different regions, people's ways of thinking are different, and it is precisely because of this that when Li Xiaolu proposed that after the Tang Dynasty unified the world, there would be no wars and bandits, Li An really didn't know how to answer.

If you tell her that the Tang Dynasty does not have such great ability, it will damage the national prestige of the Tang Empire, and if you tell her that the Tang Dynasty will unify the whole world, there will be no wars, it will be too fake, after all, if the Tang Empire forcibly unifies the whole world, it will inevitably be resisted by a large number of peoples, and wars may be more frequent, and only good cooperation is the best way.

"The situation of the countries is complicated, and it is not so easy to unify, but as long as the Tang Dynasty occupies the key points and controls the countries of the world, it can effectively alleviate the war and banditry."

Li An thought for a long time, and could only answer like this.

Li Xiaolu nodded and asked: "I understand, just like this time Li Shilang adjusted the relationship between the Ottoman and Rahman, so that they did not attack each other, in this way, the war can be reduced, this is the meaning of the Tang Empire's existence overseas, isn't it?" ”

After speaking, he looked at Li An seriously.

Li An looked at Li Xiaolu in surprise, nodded, and replied very appreciatively: "You are right, this is the meaning of our Tang Dynasty's existence, in the future, when the Tang Empire occupies Gibraltar, it can separate Spain and Ottoman Egypt, and in the future, it will not be easy for war between these two countries, and there will not be many people displaced because of the war, and the situation like your family will be greatly reduced." ”

This is Li An's heart, as long as the Tang Dynasty occupies the important hub position of Gibraltar, it can control the Strait of Gibraltar very well, so as to separate the two countries of Spain and Egypt, so that if these two countries clash again, it will inevitably destroy the interests of the Tang Empire in Gibraltar, so how can it not be strongly opposed by the Tang Empire, and this war is very likely to be unfought.

The Tang Empire is sandwiched between these two countries, as long as it intervenes by force and deterrence, there is no way for these two countries to continue hostility, and the reason for the Tang Dynasty will be very sufficient, that is, to protect the interests of merchants from being violated.

Of course, these excuses are relatively secondary, mainly because the military strength of the Tang Empire is relatively strong, which is the backing to solve all problems, if there is no extremely strong military force, any excuse is in vain, and it will not have the slightest effect.

In any era, force is always the core issue that must be paid attention to, and only with strong force can people listen to what a country says, and if there is no force as a backing, a country that is reasonable will be slaughtered by others.

Since ancient times, the Chinese Empire has a saying that the major affairs of the country of soldiers, the place of death and life, and the way of survival must not be ignored, that is, the army is an extremely important part of a regime, and without the support of the army, no regime can exist stably.

Therefore, the ruling stratum of any political regime regards military strength as the most important task, and any ruler firmly grasps military strength and does not let go, so as to ensure the absolute security of his own political power.

Since ancient times, all emperors who have handed over military power to their ministers have almost all ended up miserable, because after the ministers have military power, they will not be willing to be just a courtier, and they will think of replacing him, so as to usurp power and seize the throne and become the emperor himself.

A rich country must have military power that matches its status, otherwise the rich country will become a lamb to the slaughter, to be bullied.

In the later period of the Braided Dynasty, he had more than seventy percent of the world's wealth, but what was the result? Being beaten by a small country whose economy is far inferior to its own, and being beaten without temper, it can also be said that there is no power to fight back, which shows how important military power is to an empire, it is simply to determine the life and death of an empire, if there is no strong military force, no matter how much wealth is useless.