Li An remembered that a high-ranking official in later generations once said that it is not necessary for all ordinary people to be able to afford houses, and those who have money can buy a few more houses and rent the extra houses to the poor who cannot afford to buy houses, so that the housing problem of poor urban migrant workers will be solved, haha! What a perfect idea!

That is to say, in the eyes of these high-ranking officials, ordinary poor people at the bottom, people from low-income groups, are not worthy of owning housing, since poverty can't afford it, then it's good to rent a house, anyway, just have a place to live, as a low-level person, what do you still want, you still want to go to heaven! If you can have food to eat and have a place to live, you should be grateful to Dade, you can't have too many requirements, and the people who know how to be content and know how to be grateful are only a qualified good people, and they are the people that the country likes.

Industrious, hard-working, hard-working, endure low wages, and serve the development of society wholeheartedly, this is the favorite common people of the imperial court, only the common people with these characteristics, the powerful can squeeze to their heart's content, in order to use their sweat and health, in exchange for the comfortable life of the powerful.

Of course, this is the case in later generations, and the magnates of the Tang Dynasty are the same, these guys are also the first purpose of satisfying their own wealth, as for the interests of the common people, they disdain to consider it, the highest requirement, that is, to let the people be fed and clothed, have a place to live, and have things to do, it is enough to have these, if all the people are rich, it is not realistic.

After all, if all the common people of a country are rich, then no one is willing to be enslaved, and there is no way to guarantee the interests of the elite class, and it is impossible to find a servant, because everyone is rich, no one wants to be a slave to others, no one wants to serve others, no one wants to do dirty and tiring hard work, and they all want to live a small life easily, so the forward momentum of the whole country will naturally slow down.

Only when all the people of a country are burdened with tremendous pressure, and then transform this huge pressure into a driving force for progress, can a country continue to develop rapidly.

Because no one wants to be starved to death, and in order not to starve to death, one must work without stopping, not stopping for a moment, until he is exhausted to death.

And for a country, it is a very trivial thing to exhaust a few ordinary people, except for the collapse of this family, the rest of the people live how they should live, eat, drink, laugh and laugh.

If all the common people are rich, and the money they earn in a month is the same as that of the powerful, enough to spend decades or hundreds of years, then it is very likely that a large number of ordinary people will not continue to work, especially the hard and tiring work, so that who will work for the powerful, who will serve the children of these powerful, and who will find them to vent when the powerful are unhappy.

There is also the problem of the combat effectiveness of the army, when the country is poor, the blood of the common people is relatively strong, after joining the army, the combat effectiveness of the army will be doubled, and once the country is rich and the people live a good life, they will be afraid of losing their lives, and in this way, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

Even in the same country, the combat effectiveness of soldiers in different regions is not the same, and the combat effectiveness of soldiers in rich areas is generally not as good as that of soldiers in poor areas, and the gap is not ordinarily small.

When the Japanese invaded China in later generations, there was a division of soldiers, almost all of whom were composed of people from wealthy commercial areas, and as a result, when they encountered a war, the soldiers deserted, and their combat effectiveness was not ordinarily weak.

In short, no matter whose interests it is, ordinary people should not be allowed to be too rich, and this is what rulers have understood for thousands of years.

For the sake of the interests of the so-called imperial court, many times the interests of ordinary people can only be sacrificed, who makes the number of fart people too much? It doesn't matter if there is one more or one less.

From a small Benghazi incident, Ang Lee thought of too many things, and unconsciously walked on the beach for an hour, and, in this hour, Ang Lee has been thinking about problems, and has not talked to Li Xiaolu, which seems to be a little cold beauty.

"What is Li Shilang thinking, he has been sighing for a long time."

Seeing that Li An finally looked back at herself, Li Xiaolu spoke at this time.

Li An sighed and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I thought of some unhappy things, there's nothing, let's go!" Let's go back and rest. ”

"Oh, Li Shilang's heart, there will also be unhappy things?"

Li Xiaolu asked.

Li An smiled indifferently at the corner of his mouth, and said: "That's natural, there will be unhappy things in anyone's heart, the little beauty has it in my heart, and I naturally have it in my heart, what's so strange about this, okay, let's not talk about this, let's go back and rest and talk about happy things!" ”

"Well, let's not think about unhappy things, we think about happy things."

Li Xiaolu responded.

After a night's stay, the large fleet left the port of Benghazi and continued westward towards the port of Gibraltar, the final destination of the trip.

On the way to continue to travel, Ang Lee was very lucky not to encounter a storm again, and the journey was smooth, which made people feel very comfortable.

The distance from Gibraltar is getting closer and closer, and in order to express his warm sincerity, King Rahman of Spain personally sent his henchmen to greet Li An, and expressed Spain's willingness to establish friendly diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, the mission of these guys is not just to welcome Ang Lee, they also have another task, that is, to explore the reality of the Tang fleet, and understand the purpose of Ang Lee's trip from the side, and then, before Ang Lee arrives in Spain, they must send this news back, so that Rahman can prepare earlier and not be caught off guard by Ang Lee.

Li An and the soldiers under his command are very satisfied with Rahman's attitude, no matter what the purpose of these guys is, Li An will not be afraid, the Tang Empire has enough strength to deal with all threats, let them know the strength of the Tang Empire in advance, and there is nothing wrong with it.

"Li Shilang, after these guys came, they liked to visit all the ships, and they almost visited the rat holes in each cabin."

One of the subordinates said.

Li An nodded, and guessed: "This must be the task given to them by Rahman, let them figure out our strength, but it's good to let them see, we have so many good equipment, just show them all, there is no need to hide it." ”

For a small country like Spain, Ang Lee believes that it is definitely a good idea to deal with it with deterrence, the characteristic of these small countries is to bully the weak and fear the hard, as long as they can show extremely strong strength in front of them, then they will definitely be able to force them to submit to the softness, so as to agree to the requirements of the Tang Empire, and obediently obey the will of the Tang Empire.

Li An didn't want to bully these small countries, but for the interests of the Tang Empire, he had to sacrifice the interests of these small countries a little, as a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, Li An must put the interests of the Tang Dynasty first, and when other interests conflict with the interests of the Tang Dynasty, Li An can only choose to safeguard the interests of the Tang Dynasty.

For the sake of the Tang Empire's century-old plan, Ang Lee must lay out as soon as possible, occupy all strategic places in the world as soon as possible when the people of the world are still in the stage of ignorance, tie the economies of all countries in the world to the Tang Empire, and make all countries inseparable from the Tang Empire, so as to become vassals of the Tang Empire forever.

To achieve such an effect is Ang Lee's ultimate goal, and for this reason, Ang Lee is willing to dedicate his youth and knowledge to make the Tang Empire better.

Rahman's subordinates looked polite and respectful to the Tang Dynasty soldiers, after all, their task was to explore the strength of Li An's fleet, and use this to speculate on the strength of the Tang Empire.

Li An has secretly issued an order, so that the soldiers under his command do not have to hide, and tell the truth all the strength of the Tang Empire, if the other party wants to see the equipment, let them see it boldly, anyway, these guys can't learn it if they see it.

Precise Datang machinery, how can these guys learn, it is completely impossible to happen, seeing it will only make them afraid and envy Datang, and will definitely not reveal their own technology.

Ang Lee didn't like socializing very much, and after meeting Rahman's subordinates, he dumped these guys on his subordinates, and Ang Lee was only in charge of controlling everything behind the scenes.

Usually, these guys visit and interview everywhere, and their subordinates are responsible for guiding the way, and Li Ang will not come forward in person.

"Li Shilang, there is the port of Gibraltar in front of you, and you only need to walk for another half an hour, and you should be able to enter the port."

One of his subordinates put down his binoculars, walked over to Ang Lee's side, and opened his mouth to report.

Li An was slightly stunned, looked up into the distance, and said: "Gibraltar, after walking for so long, I finally arrived, this port is much larger than Benghazi, and the soldiers can have a good rest." ”

Gibraltar is a very important port in the south of Spain, but it is not the only port, there are many ports in the south of Spain, and its southernmost port is not Gibraltar, however, Gibraltar is a relatively independent peninsula, so as a foreign power, it is natural to choose Gibraltar, which is an easy to control peninsula, which is also very beneficial for defense.

It is precisely because Gibraltar is not the only port in southern Spain that Li Ang has the idea of asking for Gibraltar, if the only port in southern Spain is Gibraltar, then Li Ang will not think so, after all, it is necessary to leave a way for others to live, not always think about yourself, but also consider the feelings of others.

Gibraltar was only a port in Spain, and Abdelrahman I, after taking control of Spain, set up his capital in Córdoba, which was not very far from the southern port, which was only a few hundred miles away.

In general, it is best to build the capital of an empire in the geographical center of the empire, which is also the most conducive to controlling the entire empire, and Corvado is obviously not the geographical center of Spain, it is slightly southerly, and it is better to go north.

However, this seems to be enough to show that Rahman I did not have enough control over northern Spain, and he feared that his power would not be stable if he moved the capital north.

After all, before Rahman I landed in Spain, the army had conquered two-thirds of Spain's territory, and moreover, it was all south territory, and the people in these territories converted to *** religion earlier and were safer, while the northern Spanish territory was inhabited by ordinary people of other faiths, and the reliability was not high.

In addition, from an economic point of view, the proximity to the southern port makes it easier for the capital city to prosper, so the capital of Córdoba is also a good choice.

In addition, Córdoba is located on the north bank of Spain's famous Guadalquivir River, which means that the city does not have to worry about water problems.

Moreover, the river is also a very good transportation channel, which can transport all kinds of goods to Córdoba, and at the same time, it can also transport all kinds of goods to other places in the capital Córdoba, thus promoting the commercial prosperity of the whole country.

It can also be said that Rahman I's choice to build the capital in Córdoba was a very correct choice and a more visionary.

For a country, the location of the capital is very critical, and for the rise and fall of an empire, the location of the capital is very demanding, and many conditions need to be met.

If the capital is chosen well, it will speed up the prosperity of the country, and if the capital is not chosen well, it will affect the national fortune of an empire.

Generally, the site selection of the capital city needs to meet several basic conditions, first, the ground should be flat and open, the capital as the largest city in the country, there is no open field, only the building is in a relatively flat place, it is convenient for the layout and development of the capital, and there is a more convenient transportation system and developed agricultural production.

For example, since ancient times, the location of the capital city has been in several relatively large plains, even if it is a secession party, the capital will be selected on the larger plains in the territory, even if there is really no plain, it will also choose a relatively flat area in the territory to build the capital.

Second, the water source should be very sufficient, the capital is densely populated, and a large amount of domestic water is needed, and the palace gardens and ditches and ponds of the emperor and generals need trickle of green water to beautify and embellish, and can also provide convenience for irrigation and shipping, therefore, the location of the capital city has a great influence on the water source, since ancient times, all the capitals have been located next to the larger rivers to facilitate access to water.

The third is that the traffic should be smooth, the orders of the rulers should be quickly delivered to all parts of the country, the information from the whole country should also be quickly fed back to the capital, and the materials from the southeast and northwest should be transported to the capital as soon as possible, all of which are inseparable from the superior transportation conditions.