Chapter 218: The Role of the Navy

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Wang Ke's eyes were firmly fixed on the map on the imperial case, in his memory, not to mention that he knew all the military ports in later generations, but he also knew a lot, and now he had to think about where to build them first, after all, for Datang, all places were on at the same time, one was unnecessary, and there was not so much money to support, and most importantly, it was not necessary to build so many ports now, after all, on land, there were still several places waiting for Comrade Li Er to clean up.

The affairs of the navy are not a one-touch thing, not only to build ports, but also to train the navy and build warships. These things have to be done, but if ports are built everywhere, it will inevitably have to build warships and train sailors, which will be unsustainable for the current Datang.

Looking at Wang Ke who was frowning, Comrade Li Er knew that it was best not to speak at this time, and when Wang Ke could think about it, Comrade Li Er knew that he had no right to speak at all, and he had no idea what to say about the 'engagement' on land.

Wang Ke looked at the map for most of the day before he raised his head and asked Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, I wonder if the emperor can tell his ministers what he plans for these small overseas countries?" ”

Comrade Li Er was stunned for a moment, he hadn't thought about Wang Ke's problem, and now his greatest attention was on the Western Turks, Tuyuhun and Tubo, and he really didn't take care of other places.

Comrade Li Er moved his eyes to the map, and after looking at it for a long time, he realized that this map was specially marked with a "door" to mark the sea frontier, and he hurriedly beckoned Yang Gonggong to bring over the map of the whole country.

The eunuchs moved all the chairs in the room to the wall and spread the map on the ground, and Wang Ke stood aside with Comrade Li Er, listening to Comrade Li Er's thoughts.

Seeing Comrade Li Er pointing everywhere with his hand, Wang Ke was really a little dizzy, this map is too big, and it is not very clear where Comrade Li Er is pointing, Wang Ke hurriedly looked around, and found that there was a wooden stick supporting the window under the window, and hurriedly took it and handed it to Comrade Li Er.

Comrade Li Er took it, looked at Wang Ke approvingly, and gestured on the map with a wooden stick and said: "Now the main 'essence' of our dynasty is placed in the west and north, for our dynasty, Tuyuhun is not a big problem now, for our dynasty, the biggest threat is the Turks, our dynasty has just pacified the Eastern Turks, and the Western Turks and our dynasty are directly confronted, which can be regarded as the biggest threat to our dynasty." ”

Wang Ke understood what Comrade Li Er meant, and now people still have a traditional consciousness, and they attach great importance to things on land, and they have no idea of asking for rights and interests in the sea. For this, Wang Ke was also influenced by later generations, so he had this concept that was different from this era. Now, Wang Ke felt that it was time to speak out, but he could not say it until Comrade Li Er finished speaking.

Comrade Li Er followed his train of thought and said: "The six counties of Nanzhao in the southwest have no deterrent effect on our dynasty at present, and the Tibetan people are now in civil war every year, and they have no time to take care of the long term with our dynasty, so in my opinion, our most urgent problem now is to eliminate the Turks and open up the 'communication' with the Western Regions, which can be regarded as eliminating one of the biggest threats to our dynasty from the north." ”

When Wang Ke heard Comrade Li Er's words, his feeling became stronger and stronger, and these people didn't think about the idea of expanding to the ocean, but this can't be blamed on them, now is an era of farming culture, and the atmosphere of the whole society is like this, except for scholars, that is, the status of farmers is high, and all other industries are looked down upon. Who makes the current productivity low, and can only meet the most basic needs first! This can't fill your stomach, and it's useless to say anything else.

Wang Ke shook his head, in his opinion, in fact, everything is connected, and in the whole social link, it is all linked one by one, and without any link, it cannot run smoothly. Although he knew that it would be difficult to change such a concept with his own ability, he believed that as long as he could influence a high-level person like Comrade Li Er, this matter would be much simpler.

It's still the same sentence: all changes, if from the bottom to the top, it is impossible to achieve, but from the top down, it is a matter of course, especially in this era of centralization and the supremacy of imperial power, as long as the emperor can have the determination to change, then this thing is half the success.

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Wang Ke took the wooden stick from Comrade Li Er's hand and said to Comrade Li Er: "The minister agrees with the emperor's statement. I also know that since ancient times, this northern threat has been a topic that has not stopped in my Central Plains. Now that the Tang Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, and the emperor has the ambition to expand the territory, it is the best opportunity to solve this problem. ”

When Wang Ke said this, he peeked at Comrade Li Er's expression, because what he was going to say next was essentially different from Comrade Li Er's concept, and now he just followed Comrade Li Er's opinion first, so that Comrade Li Er's heart could be more comfortable, and he would not have so much resistance to what he said below.

Looking at Comrade Li Er's look of approval, Wang Kecai continued: "As the emperor said, there is only one Turk who poses the greatest threat to our dynasty, but when I think about it, in fact, for our dynasty, the threat of the Eastern Turks is the greatest, and it was eliminated by our dynasty. As for the Western Turks, they have never been much of a threat to our DPRK, because there are not many places directly bordering our DPRK, and now because I have destroyed the Eastern Turks, it seems that there is a great deal of contact with the border of our DPRK. ”

Wang Ke saw Comrade Li Er nodding slightly, knowing that Comrade Li Er still agreed with his words, so he said with confidence: "Now it is the time for our dynasty to strive for 'fine' governance, the people's lives have also been greatly improved, and the tax revenue of the national treasury has also increased significantly. The emperor repealed the decree that the people of our dynasty were not allowed to leave the country, which enabled the rapid development of trade between our dynasty and its neighbors, and also prompted the tax revenue of our dynasty to increase. But now there is a problem, that is, the supplies of our dynasty can only be transported to various places through the Western Regions, and this road is not only far away, the terrain is still very complicated, and the time for this round trip is not short, even if we solve the problem of the Western Turks immediately, these problems still exist. ”

As soon as Wang Ke said this, Comrade Li Er interrupted and asked, "Then what do you mean?" Is there any other channel that can replace it? ”

Wang Ke's words undoubtedly made Comrade Li Er begin to understand that this single external channel is a hurdle that restricts the faster development of the Tang Empire, and if we want to change this dependence, we must find other ways.

Wang Ke saw that Comrade Li Er had entered his trap little by little, so he pointed to the ocean on the map and said, "Shipping!" Wouldn't it be a good idea to find a way out of the sea and carry more cargo by ship than it is now? ”

Comrade Li Er stared at the map and thought for a while before saying, "Can this work?" Can you reach these places on this sea? ”

Hearing Comrade Li Er's words, Wang Ke really couldn't cry or laugh, what do you mean by whether you can get there, this land is surrounded by the ocean! However, he knew in his heart that people's understanding of the ocean now is probably only stuck in the idea of going out to sea to fish, and there is nothing else to do. I can only popularize the knowledge of the ocean to Comrade Li Er first, and I can't go too deep, otherwise I really can't explain things clearly.

Wang Ke turned around and took down the map on the imperial case, pointed to the map and said to Comrade Li Er: "The emperor also knows that the minister came back to the Tang Dynasty from the far west country, and not only passed through the land along the way, but also crossed the ocean, all of which Chen is still clear about. Please rest assured that the emperor can reach any place from the ocean. ”

Comrade Li Er became interested in Wang Ke's words, and pointed to the map for Wang Ke to continue. Wang Ke didn't think about pulling the goods to Europe to sell now, and now for Datang, it was already very good for Datang to be able to transport the things produced to South Asia (then called Tianzhu) and the Middle East (then called 'Bo's) region.

Wang Ke pointed to the map and said: "Your Majesty, please see, now the goods of our dynasty are all trafficked to places such as 'Bo' and Tianzhu, and then transported from these places to other places, so now we can transport them to these places from the route that we already have, and we can also transport them to these places through the sea routes." ”

Wang Ke used a wooden stick to draw on the map, and anyone knew at a glance that there was a big gap between the two routes on the way, and the ocean route was obviously much closer. Of course, Wang Ke knew the dangers of navigation, but this was not something that could be said now, and he had to wait until Comrade Li Er explained this viewpoint before he could come out of the clubhouse and rely on the formation of the navy; after all, the most important task today was to let Comrade Li Er know the importance of forming a navy.

Comrade Li Er's eyes looked at the map, and after a long time, he said to Wang Ke: "Boy, go on, say everything you want to say." ”

Comrade Li Er's words made Wang Ke not know what to say, this Comrade Li Er didn't say yes, nor did he say no, and Wang Ke couldn't tell what this Comrade Li Er thought in his heart.

Looking at Comrade Li Er, Wang Ke still decided to say it again: "Of course, sailing on this ocean will not be smooth sailing, and there must be many difficulties as walking on land, which requires our court to have an army to protect it, so our dynasty must first form a naval division." ”

Before Wang Ke finished speaking, Comrade Li Er interrupted: "Boy, I understand what you mean, you said so much, it's just that I want me to form a water division." You don't have to play so many tricks on me about this, I have already said that I want to form a water master, and you kid don't need to talk to me like this. ”

Wang Ke smiled and said in his heart: "I know that you promised to form a navy, but you also have to let you know what is the use of forming a navy, otherwise you only know that it is used to fight, and you will feel that the investment is too high for a while, what if you want to reduce it!" ”

Wang Kezheng said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't want to play tricks with the emperor, but just to let the emperor understand that this formation of a sailor is not only used for war, but also for many other purposes." ”

Comrade Li Er waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk about this, you better hurry up and talk about where to build a port." ”

As soon as Wang Ke heard this, he knew that Comrade Li Er didn't want to hear this anymore, so he just said it directly, but the biggest purpose of forming a navy now is to fight a war, so he had to think about it first, and where to build a military port was the main issue.

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