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Ang Lee knew that the canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea was nearly 400 miles long, which can be said to be a very long canal, although it also included some natural waterways, but the distance to be excavated was still very long, and it was not so easy to excavate.

But the Grand Canal opened up by the Sui Dynasty before the Tang Dynasty is not inferior to the canal that needs to be excavated, and even much longer than the canal that needs to be excavated, the only difference is that the canal that needs to be excavated is a sea ship, and the requirements for shipping are naturally higher than the Grand Canal owned by the Tang Dynasty, but the distance is indeed a lot less, as long as enough human resources are gathered around, coupled with the advanced machinery of the Tang Empire, this canal can be excavated in a few decades. Once the Grand Canal is really excavated, it will be of great benefit to the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty, which will greatly promote the maritime ties between the Tang Dynasty and Western countries and promote the economic development of the Tang Empire.

In short, no matter how much it costs, the Tang Empire will dig this canal after all, it is just a matter of time or time, and to dig this canal, it is natural that too much manpower cannot be mobilized from Datang, and local manpower must be used.

If the human resources are insufficient, you can also mobilize manpower from farther away, such as the Lion Country, several Tianzhu, the Great Food Country, and some tribes in Africa, as long as the manpower within a radius of 2,000 miles, can be mobilized, and the source of food can be raised locally, or transported by sea or by sea, in short, this is not a difficult thing.

In Ang Lee's view, the significance of digging this canal is much higher than that of the Grand Canal inside the Tang Dynasty, because the Grand Canal is just a communication with the country, and this Grand Canal will completely open up the maritime connection between Europe and the East, which is extremely important for the development of economy and trade.

Of course, such an important position is naturally to be owned, no matter what means are taken, the land on both sides of this canal must be owned by Datang, otherwise, such an important waterway is in the territory of another country, what is the matter, the huge toll costs generated every year, will not be spent elsewhere.

With the current strength of the Tang Dynasty Water Army, it will not cost much to seize such a place, and if you can take advantage of the contradictions between the local tribes, you may be able to take this treasure land without blood.

After leaving the mainland of Datang, Ang Lee has successively acquired two important transportation hubs, the Malacca base group and the Lion Country base. In addition to this, there are three important positions that must be controlled, and all three of them are very important.

One is the area of the Grand Canal that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, one is near the city of Aden, which enters the Red Sea, and the other is somewhere below the Great Eclipse Country.

These three positions have their own strengths and must be in their own hands, otherwise, the Maritime Silk Road cannot be fully controlled.

In terms of importance, it is naturally the most important place to be at the junction of Europe, Asia and Africa, where the Grand Canal can be built, and the importance of this area is incomparable to that of other parts, because it is the most important hub in the maritime world because it holds the main transportation route, and no other hub can compare with it.

Therefore, this area is Ang Lee's ultimate goal, but this area is too far away from Datang, and the distance from the Lion Kingdom is not close, it belongs to an enclave hanging overseas, in order to strengthen support and facilitate support, so, before occupying this area, you must first occupy Aden City.

The city of Aden guards the entrance and exit of the Red Sea, which can play a good role in connecting the upper and lower levels, and the construction of the Tang Dynasty city here can control this area well, in addition, it is also conducive to the connection between the Lion Kingdom and the Grand Canal, and once there are pirates and hostile forces, it can also respond better.

In short, the main reason why Ang Lee values Aden City is because it is the entrance and exit of the Red Sea, and after controlling this and the Grand Canal, the entire long and thousands of miles of waterways will be controlled by the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, in such an important area, there is a need for guards, and if commerce flourishes, if a strong naval army is not set up here, pirates will rise.

In the vicinity of the city of Aden in later generations, pirates haunted very frequently, and the tragedy of pirates robbing merchant ships often occurred, the reason for this is naturally because this is the waterway that merchant ships must pass through, and all merchant ships passing through the Grand Canal must pass through the strait next to Aden City, which is directly called the Gulf of Aden in later generations.

The deeds of escorting ships in the Gulf of Aden have even been filmed into movies, especially the rampant level of piracy near the Gulf of Aden, which is really indescribable.

Li An naturally had to think of this first, so he had to build the city of Datang near Aden City, turn it into a nail, and nail it to the entrance and exit of the Red Sea to deter nearby small countries and pirate forces, and ensure the full smooth flow of the Maritime Silk Road.

The third location, very close to the so-called Persian Gulf in later generations, is also extremely important, which can contain the Persian Gulf, which can naturally greatly improve the international status of the Tang Empire, and in addition, this place can also connect the land Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty.

You only need to find a good port here, and then build a railway from the port to the northeast to connect with the Silk Road railway line of Datang, so that from here in the Persian Gulf, you can achieve the goal of transporting materials by land to Datang.

The Grand Canal, the city of Aden, and the ports near the Persian Gulf, these three locations can almost form a large triangle, similar to an equilateral triangle, which can well compliment the western region of the Maritime Silk Road and promote the economic development of the Tang Empire and distant countries.

The location of the Lion Country is a little farther away from these three places, the sea area of Malacca is even farther away, and as for Yazhou and other Datang locals, it is even more short.

However, the distance between each of the five overseas bases in Datang planned by Ang Lee is about the same, at least, judging from the big map, it is not much different.

For example, the distance from Yazhou to Malacca, the distance from Malacca to the Lion Country, the distance from the Lion Country to the Persian Gulf, the distance from the Persian Gulf to the City of Aden, and the distance from the City of Aden to the Grand Canal, the length of these five journeys is almost the same, and the difference will never be more than two times.

And Li An has already planned, in the future, to build five fleets in these five overseas locations, from far to near, namely the First Fleet in the Grand Canal area, the Second Fleet near Aden City, the Third Fleet near the Persian Gulf, the Fourth Fleet here in the Lion Country, and the Fifth Fleet in Malacca.

With these five fleets, it will be enough to ensure the smooth flow of the Tang Maritime Silk Road and the huge interests of the Tang Empire.

Now, the fleet in the waters of Malacca is already in preparation, and the fleet here in the Lion Kingdom is also in its infancy, and the captured Lion Kingdom warships can be used only after a little repair, and in addition, Li An will also leave a few steam gunboats as the backbone of the local naval army.

The cost of maintaining five powerful naval fleets is naturally very high, but these costs can allow some support from the surrounding small protected countries, and in addition, these locations are all sea communication arteries, and a lot of tolls can be collected alone, so there is naturally enough money to support the operation of the navy.

Moreover, the size of the navy in these five positions can be developed also depends on the local income situation, if the income cannot keep up, the navy ships will be used less, if the income is particularly large, then more ships will be raised, in short, it must not increase the burden on the local court.

Although this method is good, it is also prone to some problems, that is, the navy of various localities will obtain financial support from the local area on its own, and over time it will develop into a local power, and it will be a big trouble if it is separated and self-reliant.

In addition, the money collected for tolls must be handed over to the imperial court, and then the imperial court will allocate funds to the navy, although the money does not have to be directly transported to Chang'an City, just a formality, but it is very useful to put an end to the separatist forces, and he will remind the naval officers and soldiers that their funds are provided by the imperial court, not local officials, so that they are loyal to the Tang court, not the local Tang officials.

The five overseas fleets are enjoyable to think about, but this plan is still in Li An's brain, and he has not told the imperial court, because many things have to be done step by step, and they can't be rushed.

After Li An obtained part of the land of the Lion Kingdom and Nantianzhu, he immediately reported the details of the land obtained locally to the imperial court, but due to the long sea route, when the news was sent to Chang'an City, it was already half a month later.

This still uses Datang's most advanced steamships and trains, and if Ang Lee hadn't invented these two things, the news would not have been delivered for several months.

After the imperial court got the news, it was naturally very excited, and the emperor Lao Tzu and the ministers all happily danced in the palace.

As soon as the minister was happy, he asked the emperor to give a name to the land that Xin had gotten, and the emperor thought that the largest piece of land he got was the land of the Lion Country, so it would be called Anshi County.

In this way, the land that Li An got from the Lion Country has a new name, that is, Anshi County, and the most important Tanar City reported by Li An was also changed to Anshi City by the Tang Emperor.

The holy decree was sent to the Lion Country as quickly as possible, and went straight to Ang Lee's residence, such an important matter naturally had to be handed over to Ang Lee as soon as possible.

"Li Shilang, good news! Great news. ”

The eunuchs in charge of the herald have all gone to the lion country, and it is also hard for him, and there are some alternate officials in the capital who have already been in the jinshi, but because there is no idle official position, they can only be idle in the capital, this time, Li An laid down a piece of land again, and they volunteered to be officials, and the emperor naturally couldn't ask for it.

In order to show their loyalty, these officials brought only half of their family members to their posts, and the remaining half of their families stayed in Datang.

"Is Your Majesty going to reward us with these heroes?"

Li An asked happily.

"Your Majesty said it, the holy decree doesn't need to be read, just hand it over to Li Shilang, please take a look."

The little eunuch directly handed over the holy decree.

Li An took a look, and there were indeed a lot of rewards, but there were not many rewards for funds, and most of the rewards were land, of course, not the land of the Tang Dynasty, but the land of the place that Li An acquired.

Meritorious generals can get 1,000 acres of land, ordinary soldiers can get 100,000 acres of land, and those with the greatest merit can even get 10,000 acres of land.

And because not all soldiers will stay in the local area, these lands can be bought and sold freely, and if the soldiers who acquired the land leave, the land can be sold to the soldiers who stayed in the local area to develop, or it can be sold to the locals.

Li An naturally received the most rewards, with 60,000 acres of land, which was incomparable to other soldiers, but Li An did not plan to settle in the local area, so there was no chance to use these lands.

Fortunately, there are more local Datang merchants, and Li An can lease the 60,000 acres of land he has obtained to Datang merchants, and then collect a certain amount of rent.

"Anshi County, yes, Your Majesty's name is good! Since then, this place will be called Anshi County, Tanar City will be called Anshi City, by the way, we have just built a new school here, and now it should be renamed, it will be called Tang Anshi University Hall! ”

Li An said happily.

"Datang Anshi University Hall, this name is good! It's so much better than the previous name! It looks more domineering. ”

Everyone was very happy to answer.

"These are the officials of Anshi County selected by the imperial court! You don't need to do anything these days, just get familiar with the environment, rest more, and then start working after you are familiar with the environment. ”

Li An said.

There were as many as fifty or sixty of these officials, and their respective families and retinues were all no less than five or six, and there were more than twenty or thirty, and the average was more than ten, and the total number of five or six hundred was still some.

"Xie Li Shilang."

The officials hurriedly thanked, and each went to rest, they traveled a long way here, almost no rest along the way, when the ship was in Malacca, the total time to dock was less than half a day, just to replenish fresh water and food and set off, they were sleepy and tired and could only choose to rest on the ship, many officials and their families who were not in good health were sick on the road, but they could only endure when they were sick, and there were a few who couldn't bear it, and they could only stay halfway, and dozens of people were left in Malacca, After resting for half a month, they will rush here by boat to join most of the people. Reading, a better reading experience.