Chapter 591: Bolu Country
Ang Lee's next stop is the country of Bolu, which is also a very small kingdom, this small country has a population of only tens of thousands, and even fewer soldiers and horses, only more than a thousand.
Because the country of Boru is located on the back of the Strait of Malacca, there are not many merchant ships coming and going, for this reason, commerce is not developed, it is a relatively poor small country, but because of this, this small country has escaped the invasion of pirates, and in the entire coastal area of Boruka, there is no shadow of pirates at all, after all, pirates also have to chase profits, there are no merchant ships to plunder, so they will not stay here stupidly?
It is said that the country of Bolu has been established for more than 100 years, and the king's ancestors are the people of Guangzhou in the Tang Dynasty, because the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty spread to Guangzhou, in order to live a stable life, so they took their clansmen and people, and came to settle here in the country of Bolu, and gradually evolved into a kingdom.
I have to say that the location of the Bolu country is a natural retirement place, because it is located overseas, so no matter how much the Central Plains Dynasty tosses, it cannot affect here, and because it is located on the back of the busy sea passage, pirates are not willing to patronize here, so that this place will always be peaceful and stable, and the happiness of the people is naturally very high.
Of course, the happiness of the people depends not only on the stability of the environment, but also on the sufficiency of materials.
After all, it is far away from the sea trade routes, there is no commercial stimulation, and the labor enthusiasm of the common people must not be high enough, and it is unlikely that they will not be poor, but because there are more animals and plants in the tropical rainforest, there is no problem in filling the stomach.
But people's hearts are yearning for wealth, no one longs for poverty, so as long as the people of Bolu country see the outside world, they will definitely envy the outside world, so that they are dissatisfied with their hometown, only people in the troubled times, they want stability, and people in stability and poverty are eager for wealth.
In order to maintain the stability of the country, the country of Bolu practiced a policy of seclusion and seclusion, except for a small number of merchants, ordinary people were not allowed to leave their hometowns casually, so as not to get into the bad habits of the outside.
Although there are many disadvantages of this policy, the advantages are also obvious, that is, the common people are more pure-minded, more willing to be slaves, and do not know what resistance is, which is extremely beneficial to the ruling class.
For example, in later generations, many countries that are closed to the country will have a magical scene, for example, the national leader casually said a word, that is, the truth, ordinary people say the same thing, it is nothing, because of different identities, so, the same few words, the meaning of the meaning is completely different.
There is also a leader to inspect a certain enterprise, casually say a few words of encouragement, then the output value of the enterprise will immediately increase a grade, the leader will guide at will, the enterprise can tide over the difficulties.
In this way, these leaders are no longer ordinary people, but god-like beings, and even more powerful than the gods in the sky, so that people can only worship.
Therefore, the purpose of closing the country is to fool the people, so as to make it easier for the people to rule, which is very beneficial to the rulers, but this way seriously curbs the thinking of the people, and will lead to the backwardness and ruin of the country, so that when a powerful foreign enemy invades, it is very powerless.
Li An understands the mentality of the rulers of the Bolu country, and knows that the rulers of this small country are unwilling to have too much involvement with the outside world, that is, they are unwilling to join the cooperation framework of the Maritime Silk Road led by the Tang Dynasty, and this will inevitably damage the interests of the Tang Empire to a certain extentThe resources and manpower here must serve the Tang Empire, this must be clear.
To put it simply, Ang Lee's trip to the country of Bolu this time is to use deterrence to open the door of the country of Bolu, so that the country of Bolu will become a part of the framework of cooperation with the Tang Dynasty, and let it become a vassal of the Tang Empire.
If he dares to disagree and refuse the reasonable demands of the Tang Empire, then Li An will not be polite to them, and directly overthrow his regime and let those who are willing to cooperate take power.
It can also be understood that Ang Lee's trip to the sea is backed by force to force countries along the way to join the Tang Dynasty cooperation framework, and its ultimate purpose is to make the Tang Empire more powerful for the benefit of the Tang Empire.
If it was the previous Datang, there was no need to make such a big effort, but unfortunately since Ang Lee came to this era, everything has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the industrialization of Datang has completely risen.
The speed of industrial production is many times that of labor, so that whether it is the production of raw materials, or the market for product sales, it will be more and more insufficient, in this case, for the sustainable and healthy development of Datang industrialization, it is imperative to open up overseas markets and raw material bases.
Li An saw this very forward-looking, so he personally led a team of soldiers and horses to walk along the Maritime Silk Road, went to all the countries related to the interests of the Tang Dynasty, and personally explained to its king to show the attitude of the Tang Empire.
All the countries I have been to before have been dealt with by Li An, and no country dares to go against the Tang Empire, of course, these countries are relatively open-minded and willing to contact other countries, and the situation of Heling Kingdom is slightly different, this is a closed country, and the enthusiasm for contacting the outside world is not high, and it is very worried that after too much contact with the outside world, it will shake its dominance.
Just like a certain stick country in later generations, the common people have mythologized the leader, and even if they can't eat enough, they still respect their leader very much, and believe in everything the leader says, even if it is very obvious nonsense.
It is because they have not been to other countries, nor have they read the rhetoric of other countries, so they look at any problem one-sidedly and stubbornly, and always believe that their country is strong and always believe in their own leaders.
This kind of rule must be very fragile, because as soon as the common people come into contact with the outside world and find that the outside world is not what their leaders say, the seeds of doubt will grow in their hearts, and once this seed of doubt is formed, it will gradually shake the position of the ruler.
It took several days to get from the country of Haling to the country of Bolu, that is, Li An had to wander on the vast sea for several days in a row.
Fortunately, the food and fresh water are sufficient, so you don't have to worry about eating and drinking along the way, in addition, Ang Lee is personally privileged and can have treatment that others can't have, such as the privilege of bathing in fresh water, which only Ang Lee has.
After all, the days of wandering at sea are very hard, and fresh water resources are very precious, and in this case, it would be too wasteful to bathe in fresh water.
However, Ang Lee's identity is relatively special, if Ang Lee is the only one in the entire fleet who has such treatment, in fact, he can't waste much fresh water, and if everyone bathes in fresh water, it will be a little unbearable.
As for why Ang Lee wasted fresh water and chose to take a bath on the boat, it was naturally because the bath was comfortable, the climate at sea was relatively harsh, and the air was filled with uncomfortable salt, which would be deposited on the skin of the body after a long time, making people's skin not comfortable enough.
Moreover, Li Anke is not taking a bath alone, every time he takes a bath, he must let Yun'er and the beauty accompany him, there are two beautiful young women, in the cabin of the vast sea, to accompany himself in the freshwater bath, this kind of enjoyment is not destined to be enjoyed by ordinary people.
During the day, Ang Lee promised Yun'er and the beauty, saying that he would compensate them well, and at night, wouldn't it be the best compensation to take a bath with them? If you bathe together, you can do a lot of things.
"Ah Lang, the hot water is ready."
Yuna said with a smile.
Li An raised his eyes and saw that Yun'er's forehead was full of beads of sweat at this moment, sticking her hair together, and it looked like she had a different charm, which made people feel unmoved.
The beauty is wearing a milky white belly pocket, which looks even more delicate and moving, and people can't bear to take their eyes off when they see it.
The ship's bathroom, near the side deck, is a modest house, divided into an inner and outer room, with half of the inner room being a large bath and the rest being a walking aisle and a special shower at the end. The plank closest to the outside of the bath has only a layer of wood from the outside world, and on this layer of wood, there is a small sliding and pulling house, which is inlaid with glass, through which you can clearly see the night sky outside.
The outer room is about the same size as the inner room, and it is a place to store clothes, and there is nothing special about it, except that the furnishings are more beautiful, with comfortable Simmons soft beds and upholstered rocking chairs.
Lying outside after taking a bath and enjoying the delicate massage of Yuna and the beautiful woman will also be an indescribable wonderful feeling.
It's almost a day of sleep during the day, and at this moment, Li An has already slept enough, and the moment his body enters the bath, the feeling of relaxation and comfort immediately hits, making Li An feel what it means to be comfortable.
"Oops, it's been a day of sleep, it's so comfortable, you two come here, give me a good press."
Ang Lee beckoned and asked Yuna and the beauty to come over and help him massage.
Yuna and the beauty knew that they liked to watch it, but they put on a shy look every time, and they were lying in front of Ang Lee in their belly pockets.
However, although Ang Lee likes to watch it, he prefers the delicate appearance of the two of them, and the looming charm is even more fascinating.
The water temperature of the bath is relatively high, and the temperature of the glass on the side is relatively low, so when the water vapor of the bath meets the cold glass on the side, it condenses into small water droplets, so that the glass looks foggy and you can't see the night sky outside.
Li Ang didn't like the view outside being obscured, so he got up and walked to the glass, stretched out his hand to draw an image in the foggy glass water, and looked at the two with a smile.
"Look, what is Ah Lang drawing?"
Li Ang asked with a wicked smile.
Yun'er glanced at the beauty and said with a smile: "Is Ah Lang painting the beauty?" Only a good person is that big, hahaha. ”
"Hmph, Sister Yun'er's is big enough?"
Beauty's shy retort.
Ang Lee sneered: "What are you talking nonsense? I didn't draw you! ”
"So what is? Is it the princess of King Heling? Or ......"
Yuna guessed.
Li An said seriously: "This is my son's ass ball, fat and cute!" Where do you think of it, besides, there is no point in between, and there is none in yours? Gotta see for myself! ”
Saying that, he stretched out his hand to untie Yun'er and the beautiful woman's blasphemous clothes to verify his guess, of course, this is a joke, how many moles do these two have on their bodies, can Ang Lee still be unclear? Draw a picture to play with the two, just to remove the clothes of the two for more fun.
Yun'er and the beautiful woman resisted for a while before, running around in the bath, but the temperature of the bath was already relatively high, and it was even hotter when they ran around, and soon the two of them were too hot, laughing and removing their dirty clothes, and by the way, admiring Ang Lee's obsessive eyes, it felt beautiful.
Bathing is a very pleasant thing, but in the company of a beautiful woman, the taste is even better, and this kind of pleasure is difficult for people who have not experienced it to understand.
It's definitely an all-encompassing experience of sight, sound, touch, and smell, the highest level of enjoyment a person can experience in this regard.
However, Ang Lee is a person who understands the mood, and these enjoyments alone are absolutely not enough, these are physical enjoyment, and the enjoyment of the soul can make people flutter.
And the so-called soul is the pride of superiority and the sense of accomplishment that conquers the heart of the little lady.
After wiping the water vapor of the side glass, Li An saw the stars in the night sky, lying on the side wall of the bath, looking at the starry sky outside, Li An suddenly had the urge to explain, he wanted to explain the relevant knowledge of astronomy to these two uneducated little girls.
"How many do you know when you look at the stars in the sky?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Aren't all the stars the same? What is there to recognize. ”
Yuna pouted.
"Ah Lang, I don't know, I heard that only cultural people can understand it."
The beautiful woman said.
Li An said with a smile: "Although there are many stars in the sky, each star has a name, and everyone on our earth has a corresponding star in the sky. ”