Now that the matter of the envoy has basically been decided, then Sun Xiangfu also has to prepare.

There are many species from overseas in Shannan Province, but some can be introduced and planted in Dashi and Byzantium.

Since Li Ke was promoted to the general manager of Shannan Province two years ago, Sun Xiaomei's work has also changed from opening up plantations to promoting these new crops to the whole people.

At present, the Datang side hopes that the tastes of the people of Byzantium and Dashi will become more sophisticated, so that they will rely more on the Datang.

Therefore, many seeds, he needs to collect a large number of seeds, store, and bring them over when the time comes, but he was busy for a while, and he did not return to Chang'an until the month of Layue.

Daming Palace, Sun Xiangfu came to participate in a rare court meeting, and finally stood back to the third position of the Wenchen sequence, after the Ministry of War reported to Li Shimin on the dispatch of various armies, he immediately talked about Sun Xiangfu's envoy, and after a few months of preparation, the court even helped Sun Xiangfu plan the route, and all the members of the mission, and the requisition of materials.

After the end of the first lunar month, he would first go to Shanyang, Dingxiang, bring some of the materials that the envoy needed to bring, and by the way, tell a few days of false history, and then go to Ulaanbaatar for a few days, and then tell about false history, and then go west, into the capital of the former Khazar Khanate, Itier.

However, it has now been set up as the Itir Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty, which originally belonged to the border between the Khazar Khanate and the Byzantine Empire, and is now the border between the Tang Dynasty and Byzantium, from here, Sun Xiangfu can directly enter the territory of the Byzantine Empire, and can reach the capital of the Byzantine Empire within ten days.

In the Byzantine Empire, the mission could stay for up to three years, and even, on the Byzantine side, wanted him to stay longer, but the result of the courtiers' deliberations was that a year and a half to two years was appropriate.

After that, he will lead the delegation back to Broken Leaf City, make adjustments in materials and personnel, and begin to go to West Asia, enter the territory of the Great Food Empire, and enter the same period of up to three years of visits, agricultural technology education, agricultural propaganda and other activities, of course, the imperial court will be at any time according to the actual situation, to receive the delegation back to China.

According to the number of people from various industries reported by various departments, there are more than 8,000 people in total, including 7,800 people, 7,800 people, more than 2,000 people in the art troupe, more than 3,000 agricultural students and skilled farmers, plus 3,000 guards who will join the team after arriving at the border, with a total number of more than 10,000.

In addition, the ministers also expressed their opinions on the expected goals to be achieved in this mission, and the overall meaning was to seek some benefits for various industry groups while achieving the purpose of cultural propaganda.

For example, the opening of Chinese language training colleges, factories, shops, and high-end hospitals in both countries may seem to increase their demand, but they will accelerate the flow of their funds to Datang's institutions.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Sun Xiangfu was invited to the imperial study by Li Shimin without accident.

"Are you sure about next year's trip to Byzantium?" After sitting down on the sofa, Li Shimin did not say anything polite to Sun Xiangfu, and asked directly.

"Heraclius has some friendship with me, and I am here to really teach them to farm and expand production, so he has no reason to be unfavorable to me, that is, cultural propaganda, the minister's grasp is not very large, you know, the further west, the grammar they received since childhood, is almost completely opposite to us, although they do want to learn agricultural technology, but it is estimated that only a small number of people who know Chinese characters will be sent to learn, and then translated into their words, and then spread to the public." Sun Xiangfu said truthfully.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's okay, you just need to teach in Chinese, and when they find that there is still a gap with the yield we grow, they will find the reason for it, and if they find it, they will find the text to understand. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Xiangfu had to admire Ma Zhou, Tang Fengyi and the two of them, who actually developed more than half of the students from Byzantium and Dashi into their own people, and once they made a move, they were led into debt.

Now, after so many years, the number of these bought international students has expanded many times, and if they make another move, it is estimated that the effect will be greater, after all, selfish people are the most numerous in any era and any nationality, and Datang, the financier, is too wealthy.

"In this way, the whole errand of the minister will be much easier." Sun Xiangfu was slightly relieved in his heart.

"It's not easy, after all, this time, at least five or six years will not be able to return home, and there are not many five or six years in life." Li Shimin sighed a little.

When I wanted to see him for the first time, Sun Xiangfu was just a hairy young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, but now, he is also a middle-aged man with a big beard and a big beard, and his hair on both temples is also much whiter.

Now, he doesn't dare to stay in Chang'an City, because, one after another, old guys have begun to leave him, and the feeling of seeing acquaintances pass away is really not very good, and great compassion is easy to hurt.

Therefore, after the year, he will still go to Broken Leaf City with Empress Changsun and a concubine to sit in Broken Leaf City, leaving Li Chengqian in charge of the country, anyway, it will only take ten days to get from Chang'an to that side, and Li Chengqian, in the issue of governing the country's internal affairs, has not lost to Li Shimin at all, and it is easy to stay there.

Sun Xiangfu said, "The minister is only in his thirties, and he is in the prime of life, so he should have done more things, and the minister is used to turning it into his home when he goes there, so you don't need to worry."

But you yourself, in charge of the integration of the entire South Asian region, the resettlement of tens of millions of people, don't work too hard, let more young officials help you share, a country, only every generation has people emerge, there is a successor, in order to be strong for a long time. ”

"Zhengming's words are reasonable, I handed over the Chengqian to you for training, which is the most correct thing to do since I became a country, just right, speaking of this follow-up power, I have been thinking about some things recently, I don't know if Zhengming can teach me."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "The longer the country is inherited, the more the descendants of those who grew up in a comfortable environment lack the spirit of pioneering and enterprising, self-cultivation and self-discipline, how to prevent it?" ”

This question is a problem that almost all feudal dynasties will encounter, from Li Shimin's ability to ask this question directly, Sun Xiangfu roughly knows the height of his thinking, he is a person who likes to read history, since the Qin and Han dynasties, the end of each dynasty is close at hand, how can he not know it!

Right now, in his heart, I'm afraid that the annexation of South Asia, the capture of Byzantium and the Great Eclipse, and the unification of Eurasia are already inevitable, as long as they are completed according to the planned strategy.

And the problem he needs to think about more is how to keep the prosperous country of Datang for a long time, it is easy to fight the country, but it is even more difficult to defend the country, this is not an empty word.

As a later generation, Sun Xiangfu has never seen a dynasty that can perfectly pass on imperialism, let alone in a country where the level of spiritual civilization is far lower than that of later generations, and the land area is much larger than that of later generations, and the difficulty of governance is many times higher than that of later generations.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu actually has no definite answer in his heart, but no answer does not mean that there is no idea, anyway, at present, it is impossible for their generation to witness the time when Datang falls apart, if you can do it, try to do it, maybe it can be effective!

So, Sun Xiangfu said, "Actually, we have done a good job now, since ancient times, the king has been deaf, there are many reasons, growing up in the deep palace, which will limit their contact with the people, and over time, there will be a situation where they are not sympathetic to the suffering of the people."

The single education makes the nature of all princes and princesses annihilate to a certain extent, and those who know are in the same range, and the knowledge is not broad enough, and the vision is not broad enough.

Moreover, they have been surrounded by some obedient eunuchs since childhood, so that they can develop arrogance and extravagance since childhood, arrogant and domineering, treating civilians as nothing, and so on, etc., we are all improving, you see that among the many princes who have grown up now, there are not many who can be enough to govern the state and county, and there are even talents like King Wei and King Wu who can be the pillars of the country.

I believe that in a few decades, these problems will no longer be a problem, and the talents emerging from the royal family will only increase, which will be enough to assist the king and manage the world.

Well, your concern should be only with the king himself. ”

When Sun Xiangfu said this, Li Shimin sat up straight, showed a serious look, and motioned for him to continue.

"The rights of the king must be restricted, this is the truth that the courtiers and doctors have realized earlier, but how to limit it is a big issue, and it cannot be determined by the king's own temperament.

In the same way, you can't let the courtiers and doctors override the king.

Because, most kings, even if they are mediocre, want their country to be stable, and the group of scholars and doctors is easy to ignore the government because of selfish interests. ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin nodded in agreement, he has been exploring this point, he has been exploring this point before, he has been jumped by the popularity of Wei Zheng sometimes, and sometimes, in the face of people like Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong, he can only be helpless, and he still needs to be respected for people like Li Jing and Feng An.

However, he doesn't think that his descendants can handle all aspects like himself, and it is too difficult for people to restrain themselves, even the now quite virtuous crown prince Li Chengqian will often pick his son, go to the theater to watch a play, or force the implementation of some policies that he thinks is right, and there is basically no major problem.