Jin Mantang and Gongsun Changming both knew that Li Ze had always attached great importance to overseas trade and the construction of sailors.

Overseas trade brought great wealth to Li Ze's Wuyi court, and for many years he continued to increase the construction of naval divisions, and in the eyes of the two, it was to a greater extent to ensure the safety and monopoly of maritime trade.

The current Tang Navy Division has actually been divided into two, and one part is guarding the house, taking into account the fight against the southern forces. Under the attack of the Tang Dynasty sailors, the maritime trade in the south has basically come to a standstill. Because once they go to sea, they will be attacked by the Tang Dynasty sailors and lose all their money.

The ports of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, the largest ports of overseas trade in the past, are now basically abandoned, and overseas trade is basically concentrated in Haixing Port and the port of Jiaozhou and Yangzhou, which have not yet been fully completed. Merchants in the south who wanted to trade overseas could only ship to the nearby Yangzhou, but after the two sides officially turned around and opened the prelude to the war, even this line was cut off. Southern merchants, who had relied on maritime trade, were now on the verge of bankruptcy.

The other part of the sailors became part of the voyage trade. They sailed overseas as escort ships for the caravan. When attacked by pirates, they were valiant defenders, fighting pirates to defend the interests of their merchant ships. As soon as they encounter merchant ships from other countries, they immediately turn into pirates and attack each other, stealing their supplies.

Whether it is guarding the family or being outside, it plays an incomparable role in the stability of the Tang Dynasty now, and the huge investment of the year has been opposed by countless important ministers, but now, these people are all celebrating with their hands and praising Li Ze's efforts to overcome public opinion and bring about today's fruitful results.

But the two didn't expect that Li Ze would attach such importance to him to such a degree, and he would actually set up a university hall for this purpose.

Both of them knew how much it would cost to invest in a university hall.

"Is this necessary now?" Gongsun Changming said: "Now that our sailors have been able to cross the seas, I think it's okay to maintain this situation." Shipbuilding technology, training sailors and generals, but also specially letting people learn those Yi languages, what role can it play? ”

Li Ze smiled: "Mr. Gongsun, do you know what my greatest wish is? ”

"Dominate the world." Gongsun Changming immediately said.

Li Ze nodded: "My world is not just our Datang world, but this world." He gestured to the globe on top of his desk.

walked over and turned around according to the globe: "Datang, how big is this place?" I want people everywhere in the world to be proud to understand our Chinese civilization and to be able to speak our Chinese language, and if we want to do all this, we must first understand these people. ”

"The ship is gone!" Gongsun Changming said proudly. "As Li Xiang said earlier, if you don't accept it, you will be convinced first."

"If it's just for business, this strategy will work. But to spread our civilization, force alone is not enough. Li Ze shook his head and said: "On this road, force is only the backing. It's just to show off when necessary, and if you really want to go around arming, you will really embark on the road of belligerence and death. ”

"As long as we're strong enough." Gongsun Changming was not convinced.

Li Ze looked at Jin Mantang with a smile and said, "Jin Gong, you went to the United States and also went to Europa, what do you think of the people in those places?" ”

"The United States is not talking about it for the time being, it seems to me that it is still in a state of chaos, and I can't see the future. But Europa, though far inferior to us, is strong enough if they weren't as torn apart as they are now. "If there is a hero like Lee Sang, I think they will be a strong opponent for us." I have seen the samurai of one of the city-states, and I have also seen the battle between the two factions, and the way of fighting is very different from ours, and the scale is not the same, but their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. The formation of troops, the tenacity and bravery of the soldiers, are breathtaking. ”

"Exactly!" Li Ze nodded and said: "Their culture and traditions are very different from ours, they have their own set of philosophies for life and governance, if we kill them hard, it will only cause strong resistance." ”

"I'm afraid that's going to be the case." Jin Mantang said: "The people there are all fanatical believers in religion, no matter what kind of force, the punishment for heretics is the same severe, and when their Inquisition punishes heretics, the cruelty of the methods is outrageous. Regardless of the fact that they are now divided and independent, but they follow the same religion, and for their emperor to have legitimacy, he must be recognized by their religious leader, that is, the pope. So from another point of view, they are also a unified civilization. ”

"Not bad. They are a completely different civilization from us. Li Ze said leisurely: "If, as Mr. Gongsun said, we really send troops to fight, how many people will be able to conquer?" Can you rule after conquering? Can you rule for a long time? To completely move this set of ours to the past is bound to be unadaptable. Moreover, fighting far overseas, how much combat strength do our soldiers have, and how can we guarantee that there will be an endless supply of them? It's too far! On which land, what we have to do is to exert our influence, force, only as a last resort to ensure that our influence is further strengthened, and that our interests are not violated. ”

"So we need to understand them, understand their culture, understand their traditions, understand their religion, and then find their weaknesses and dig into those weaknesses to make sure that we get a steady stream of benefits from them." Li Zedao: "This world is very big, and there has never been a shortage of heroes in this world, there is no shortage on our side, and there is no shortage of them anywhere." Now we Datang already know the vastness of this world, and they don't know it yet, we have taken the lead. But sooner or later, they will also know, and sooner or later they will also want to take their place in this world. In the future, there will inevitably be a collision between the two civilizations, so we must do our homework beforehand. They can exist, they can be powerful, but they are never allowed to go beyond them. It can only be our Datang who can guide the world forward. If there is any country in this world that shows signs of surpassing us, we will immediately try to ruthlessly suppress him by all means, including war. The purpose of such wars is not to occupy their territory, not to enslave their people, but only to ensure our superiority. We must be clear about this. ”

Jin Mantang and Gongsun Changming listened a little intrigued.

Looking at them, Li Ze said with a smile: "All in all, one thing, in this world, Datang is preferred." ”

"This sentence is deep in my heart!" Gongsun Changming laughed: "It should be the priority of Datang." The Tang people should stand at the pinnacle of this world and look down on everything in the world. ”

Li Ze wants to become a sower of civilization and spread Chinese civilization to every corner of the world. But he also knows that the battle of civilizations, compared with the battle of countries, will be more cruel and more life-and-death to a certain extent.

Therefore, a country that carries the spread of civilization must have the strength to surpass other competitors. Not just force, but wealth. Only in this way will people think that yours is good, and people will have the motivation to learn. The more they want to change their backwardness, the more they want to learn what you have that they think is advanced. The more they learn, the deeper the Chinese civilization will take root in those lands.

To make all races and all countries in this world feel that the moon of the Tang Dynasty is rounder wherever they are, this will achieve Li Ze's goal.

China is to become the central country in the world.

Thanks to the ancestors' cultural inheritance for thousands of years, the current Tang Dynasty, even if it is still in the midst of war, his strength can still stand on the top of this world, which allows Li Ze to calmly carry out this arrangement. When he has completed the final integration of this land, it will be time for him to really stretch out his arms to this world.

The Western Regions is about to completely return, the south and the north of the desert have been included in the command, Tubo has been torn apart by itself, it is only a matter of time to clean them up, and when they completely defeat the southern direction training and occupy the territory of Tubo, they can settle down and run their ideal Chinese civilization.

For the current territory, Li Ze felt that it was enough. She is already enough to carry her dreams. A vast territory, a large population, abundant resources, and a powerful force, he now has all the things that a superpower should have.

It is not a good thing to be too greedy for territory, because territories that cannot be effectively ruled are basically a drag, a burden, and a burden to the empire. The current size, Li Ze thinks it is just right.

Jin Mantang was thrilled when he heard this, and he was a businessman, and he could also participate in Li Ze's grand plan, and become an extremely important part of it, which made him so excited that he couldn't help himself. Zhang Hui's name is forever associated with Wuwei Academy, and Chun Yuyue's fame will be immortalized in history with the inheritance of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and now, he also has the opportunity to make his name forever for future generations and not just a successful businessman.

"Since Li Xiang values me so much, then I will return to Yangzhou and prepare for the establishment of the Sailor School." He stood up and said, "Give me a year, and I will build the best university hall in Yangzhou." ”

"So, it's hard work!" Li Ze also stood up and arched his hand and said, "All for the sake of Datang." ”

"Datang always comes first!"