Chapter 904: Technical Assistance

Cutting the land will definitely make Rahman's flesh hurt, and it will even reduce his prestige, so that the king's aura that he has accumulated with great difficulty will be weakened a lot.

But as long as they can meet the needs of Datang, they can also get corresponding benefits, so as to make up for the loss of land and royal qi caused by land cession.

Moreover, they have no better choice, as long as Li An really likes a certain land here, they are afraid that they will not be able to refuse, and with their little strength, it is not enough for Li An to plug his teeth.

It hurts to cut, and if you don't cut, you may lose more, which makes Rahman feel very bad, although Ang Lee didn't ask for anything, but he has learned about the situation from the side, and he has almost guessed where Ang Lee's goal is.

"The Tang fleet stayed in Gibraltar for three days, and until now, they still have a lot of soldiers and horses parked there, it seems that they are deliberately staying in Gibraltar and not leaving!"

Rahman spoke.

"King, Datang is a hard robbery, how can this be, although it is only a small place, but it is also our land, it is ours."

"I think the same as the king, most of the Tang Dynasty has taken a fancy to Gibraltar, what can we do, we can't beat them, we definitely can't beat them, what should we do?"

"No, it's just a possibility, maybe they don't have their eye on anything, we can still discuss."

"King, what I care about now is what kind of benefits Datang can bring us, Datang has vehicles made of iron sheets, if it can sell us some, then we don't have to be afraid of Charles and Ottoman, and it is not impossible to lose some land."

"What do you mean by this, Gibraltar is not in your territory, of course you won't feel distressed, it's my territory, remember, it's my territory, I don't agree."

Many of the subordinates discussed loudly, completely ignoring the pale-faced Rahman, as if Rahman did not exist at all, which was enough to see that Rahman's position in the kingdom was not stable enough, and his subordinates' awe of him was not strong enough, and they were able to continue arguing in front of him, and they didn't take him as a king in their eyes at all.

Because Rahman also knew that his foundation was too shallow, so even if his subordinates tore the roof over, he would not get angry.

"If it really can't be done, the king, I can't give up Gibraltar, but you must give me some compensation, and I can't lose a port and a piece of land for nothing."

After some quarrels, the subordinates who owned the territory of Gibraltar compromised, however, he felt that he could not suffer in vain, if the Tang Dynasty could really give the Rahman Kingdom certain benefits, he should get more, otherwise, his heart would be unbalanced.

Rahman opened his mouth and said: "Okay, don't quarrel with everyone, Li Shilang hasn't opened his mouth yet, how can we take the initiative to cut the land, let's spend it slowly!" Let's see what conditions they exchange for! ”

The subordinates felt that it made sense, so they left one after another.

Ang Lee lived in Córdoba for several days, and his daily work was very easy, nothing more than eating and chatting with Rahman, and introducing the current development status of the Tang Empire, as well as the future development direction, as well as the great achievements that can be made in science and technology.

This can also be regarded as brainwashing! It is to make Rahman yearn for Datang's life, so he is naturally more willing to cooperate with Datang, so he doesn't mind selling his little interests.

"Datang is thousands of miles away from our country, you can reach it in one day, and birds can't fly so fast!"

Rahman was really unacceptable to Ang Lee's idea of being a guest, after all, Ang Lee's thinking was too avant-garde to make his mind difficult to accept for a while.

Li An nodded and said: "That's right, this is nature, birds will get tired after flying for a while, but planes will not get tired, and besides, they are much faster than birds, as long as the experiment is successful, flying from Datang to Córdoba will be enough for a day at most." ”

"It's too fast, it's too fast, when will Datang be able to develop something so powerful."

Rahman, though a little incredulous, couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li An opened his mouth and said, "It's hard to say! However, it will definitely be able to be developed, and when the time comes, if the king wants to go to Datang to have a look, he will be able to arrive in one day. ”

After hearing this, Rahman was shocked in his eyes, and the rest was longing, people live for a lifetime, who doesn't want to have a good time, and being able to travel everywhere is not the greatest chic.

Seeing that Rahman was already moved, Li An continued to speak: "This is nothing, what is more powerful?" If the telephone could be invented, and the king wanted to find me, all I needed to do was make a phone call, and in the blink of an eye, I could hear what the king said, and if it was more powerful. ”

Rahman was completely shocked by Ang Lee's request, he didn't speak for a long time, and he didn't know what to say, and Ang Lee definitely didn't deceive him, these things, as long as Ang Lee was given enough time, he should be able to make them, after all, many technical blueprints are in Ang Lee's mind, as long as you spend time studying, you will definitely be able to achieve ultimate success.

Of course, in addition to showing off all kinds of high technology, Ang Lee also told Rahman that as long as he cooperates with Datang and is a friend of Datang, these good things will have their share in the future, and Datang will not treat good friends badly, as long as they are good friends of Datang.

Rahman was completely moved, in his opinion, friendship with Datang is too important, and if they are not in harmony with Datang, their losses will be too great, so, losing a little benefit is nothing, as long as they can get the support of Datang, it is very cost-effective.

At this point, you only need to look at the Ottoman, the previous Ottoman did not have much strength, just because of the support and assistance of the Tang Dynasty, the strength increased many times at once, and even, it rode on their heads.

Therefore, for the sake of the kingdom, Rahman must hold on to the big tree of the Tang Empire, so that he can sit firmly on his throne.

"Li Shilang, we are willing to be a subsidiary of Datang, can we do it?"

Rahman said.

Li An was of course very happy when he heard this, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes, it's too good, but the contradiction between you and Osman seems to be very deep!" Ottoman is also a friend of our Datang, but he thought of coming to attack you, if I didn't dissuade him repeatedly, at this moment, Córdoba is only afraid that it has fallen into the flames of war, if my Datang soldiers and horses withdraw, the Ottomans may attack again, and then it will not be troublesome, this big trouble must be solved. ”

"Is there a good way for Li Shilang?"

Rahman asked.

Li An thought for a while and said: "If the Ottomans want to attack you, they will definitely choose to land from the southern port, and then advance to Cordoba by land, if my Tang Dynasty can garrison a force of troops and horses in Gibraltar in the south, it can effectively deter the Ottomans, so that they cannot attack north, and can protect you very well, so that your two countries can coexist peacefully, but I don't know if the king can give Gibraltar to us." ”

After saying that, he looked like he didn't care.

Rahman had already thought it through, so naturally he would not object, so he agreed very readily: "If Datang is really willing to make friends, what if Gibraltar gives it to Datang, we are not stingy people, I only hope that Datang can help us, we need a lot of things, which only Datang has." ”

Knowing what Rahman wanted, Ang Lee said, "The king is so generous, so I can't be stingy, five thousand crossbows, five hundred thousand arrows, and many other weapons have been prepared, all of which have been given to the king to replenish his armament to defend against the invasion of foreign enemies." ”

Since Rahman generously ceded Gibraltar, Ang Lee could not help but give him some benefits, otherwise, Rahman would not be able to give a convincing account to the ministers and people in the country, and giving them so many benefits would naturally alleviate the internal discontent.

A very important incident was solved in an understatement dialogue, and it couldn't be smoother than expected, if it was left to the future, this kind of thing would not be talked about for decades, and it would never be possible to solve it if it was fought for a head, and even the use of force was even required, and Ang Lee was so awesome, through adequate preparation in the early stage, he could get things done with just one sentence in the later stage.

Subsequently, Ang Lee talked to Rahman about various technical supports, after all, the various technologies of the Rahman Kingdom are too backward, in order for Datang to do better business with them in the future, it is necessary to provide them with some necessary technical support, so that it can also reduce the price of these materials that Datang needs.

For example, after Datang took Gibraltar, it was sure to carry out construction, and construction is inseparable from a lot of raw materials, sand, stone, cement, steel bar, these are all necessary building raw materials, the lack of any is not good, and all by their own production, it is very cost-effective, if you can let the local people responsible for production and supply, it will be able to greatly reduce the cost of construction.

Only after the Tang Empire provides technical assistance, can they learn the relevant technologies of cement and other engineering materials, so as to carry out large-scale production, reduce production costs step by step, and supply sufficient building raw materials to the market.

Of course, after these construction raw materials are more, they can not only support the construction of Datang, but also greatly benefit their own domestic construction, which can greatly improve the strength and efficiency of the building, and even pave hard and stable concrete roads to promote the traffic of various trunk lines.

It can be seen that the technical assistance provided by Ang Lee is all the simplest and most basic technical assistance, and he will never assist them in the high-tech military field, and it would be good to sell them some products at most.

"King, these are the technical information of cement, concrete, and other materials, and the writing is still very detailed, in addition, I will leave a shortage of technical personnel in Gibraltar, if you don't understand, you can ask them at any time."

Li An personally handed over the technology that had been prepared to Rahman's hands, the value of these materials is far higher than the five-thousand-volt crossbow, which is of extremely important strategic significance to change the overall appearance of the Rahman Kingdom, and it is also a good thing that Rahman is eager to get, so when he got these technical materials, Rahman's expression was extremely excited, these baby bumps are much stronger than the five-thousand-volt crossbow.

Rahman felt a headache at the thought of ceding a piece of land to Datang before, but after getting so many benefits at the moment, he suddenly felt that he had taken a big advantage, and the grievances in his heart were swept away, and he soon became vigorous.

"Thank you Li Shilang, I'll arrange it first."

Rahman had obtained so much technical information, so he naturally needed to take it back and organize it properly, and he also had to think about how to distribute it.

After all, whoever masters these technical materials will have the opportunity to make a lot of money, which is a matter of interest, so it is natural to be cautious.

In the process of taking the throne, Rahman gained the support of many local nobles and Arab nobles, although these forces supported him, but the loyalty was not too high, and it was only because of common interests that they were bound together, and if the interests were not well distributed, they might cause unrest again, so it would be a big trouble.

Therefore, after receiving Ang Lee's aid technology, Rahman must carefully consider which technology is responsible for whom, whether it will cause dissatisfaction among the other forces, or whether it is necessary to copy all these technologies into several copies, and give a separate copy to each supporting force, so that they can develop and compete on an equal footing.

Of course, it can also be allocated according to the resources of the respective territories, and these allocations can have different consequences, and this is what Rahman needs to consider.

In addition, Rahman can also use this opportunity to play games with the various forces he supports, and use technical information to force them to hand over more rights, which is conducive to Rahman's gradual centralization of power and the realization of his ambition of complete control of the Rahman Empire step by step.

After receiving Li An's warrant, the Tang officials handed over the Fuyuan crossbow and other weapons to the hands of Rah's subordinates, and watched them transport the weapons to the palace.

As for how to distribute these materials and weapons, it is completely Rahman's own business, Li Ang will not interfere in other people's internal affairs, and there is no need to interfere at all, it is simply tiring and unflattering, it is better to let them deal with it themselves, anyway, as long as they can meet the requirements of the Tang Empire, it is okay, no matter how he distributes the benefits internally?

Only Rahman knows about the technical information that Li An gave to Rahman, but the fact that Li An gave Rahman a large number of weapons was quickly known by the people of the city, after all, the technical information was delivered by Li An himself, just a stack of papers, and a large number of weapons were unloaded from the Tang warship, and they had to pass through many places along the way, so naturally they couldn't hide it from everyone.