It's just that these are still very long-term, and they can't understand Li Dali when they say it. changed his words and explained: "Although Daliao is in a predicament at the moment, the soldiers and horses below still have the strength to fight. And Mahamat in the west, who was eaten by us last time, and lost the land of Persia, will certainly not give up.

Therefore, we should be quiet in the north and not move! ”。

Li Dali obviously supports sending troops to the north. So when Li Chengji finished speaking, he said loudly: "The governor is too worried." Mahamat is currently in a serious shortage of food, and it is still difficult to raise troops for the time being. Moreover, the warning letter sent by the governor last time had made Mahamat retreat. Even the city of Lyon was burned.

It seems that for a long time, it will not intrude on Khorasan Province. ”。

Li Chengji listened, but still objected: "But do you know!" We don't have much food. Just now, I sent Secretary David to the palace and asked about our grain and grass reserves. But I was told that our grain depot had bottomed out. ”。

Speaking of this, Li Chengji also deliberately pretended to be worried.

Li Dawei and Li Dali were both taken aback, obviously they didn't expect that the Governor's Mansion was already short of food to such a point.

For a long time, in order to establish the good military discipline of the Apologetic Army. The Governor's Palace of Khorasan did not allow the soldiers to go to the enemy's territory to fight in the grass valley. On the contrary, those border armies can, under the orderly command of the commander, seize all the materials that can be used in the enemy's territory, such as grain, gold and silver.

But that's also limited!

After all, there was no large-scale penetration into enemy territory, so that after several captures in the border lands. In the territory of Ghul, which borders the province of Khorasan, there is nothing left to plunder.

The Western Karakhanid Kingdom and the Great Liao in the north were rich and many. However, the relationship between the Western Qarakhanid and the Khorasan Governor's Office was good, and the territory was not large, with only two large-scale cities, Hezhong Province and Suzunasha.

If it is plundered, the Western Qarakhanid will be destroyed.

In Daliao, that's even more impossible. Because Li Chengji has always been clear, they are Liao. Then the apologists plundered the Liao people, and they were their own people beating their own people. Cathars, who seldom plundered even enemy territory, were unlikely to aim their butcher knives at their own people.

In this way, there is really no suitable object for playing grass valley.

But Li is atmospheric, they are not stupid! Seeing that the summer grain harvest is imminent, there is naturally a way to raise military rations. He said loudly: "Didn't the Governor's Mansion house house house thousands of fugitives this year? In addition, large tracts of cultivated land have been developed in Amu Darya, Lishui, Bancheng County, Yeli County and other places.

Coupled with the high-yielding wheat seeds provided by the Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, the harvest should not be bad, right? ”。

There are so many cattle and sheep as meat supplements, and it seems that it is not difficult to use some of the grain and grass as military rations.

Li Chengji sighed and said vigorously to Li: "Secretary David said!" Although many fugitives have been collected this year, there are not a few grains and grass that have been spent on resettlement. And due to the impact of the war, much of the arable land in the territory has been reduced to wasteland.

Those that are leveled are less than half of the Qi ploughing. Therefore, although there is a harvest, it can only be a small harvest. ”。

If this problem is not resolved, there will be no way to talk about sending troops. Li Dali and Li Daqi didn't know how to say it, so it was difficult to persuade them again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Chengji mentioned the construction of ports and the opening of maritime trade routes.

Li Dawei and Li Dali listened to Li Chengji quietly and didn't speak for a long time. Obviously, he was unexpectedly about Li Chengji's construction of the port.

"What, you think this is not to be done?" , Li Chengji looked at their reactions and asked rhetorically.

Li Dali hurriedly responded no, explaining: "The matter of opening up the sea route is very promising. However, Khorasan Province is surrounded by mountains, Gobi and deserts, and there is no sea route to be found. And according to the Governor's will, although there is a lot of rice in the island country of the South Seas in the east, it will take more than two months to transport it to the border of Khorasan Province. If you travel by land again, I am afraid that it will be quite difficult. ”。

Although Li Qi didn't speak, the meaning was obvious.

"Who said there is no way to find the sea!" , Li Chengji flipped through a huge map from the desktop. It was carefully drawn by top daughtsmen according to his intentions. It took nearly a year to depict a vast territory north of the Sahara Desert and east of the European continent, including the Mediterranean, Siberia, the Malay Archipelago, and the four Japanese islands.

It is also marked with the warp and weft of later generations, which is accurate to a few degrees.

Some countries and cities also have key markings. Almost the entire Eastern Hemisphere is presented in front of everyone's eyes.

Li Dali saw it for the first time, and immediately exclaimed. Although Li Wei knew that Li Chengji had made such a map, it was also the first time he had seen the real drawings. The look of surprise was all on his face.

Ignoring their surprise, Li Chengji pointed to a small piece of red on the map and said, "This is the location of our Khorasan Province." In this vicinity, they are Khorezm, Western Qarakhanid, Eastern Qarakhanid, and Gur. ”。

"The territory of the Kipchaks is so large. There is also the territory of the Kangli people, which is also much larger than Khorezm. Li Dali realized. In his impression, the powerful Khorezm should be a big country. The Kipchaks and Khamli, who became their vassals, were small states with very small territories.

Who would have thought that this Khorezm, as the suzerain, could not catch up with the subordinate tribesmen in its territory.

"And this Western Qarakhanate is really a small country. It's not as big as my fingers on this map. Li Dali pointed to the droplet-shaped Western Karakhanid and said with a smile.

"The power of the Gur Kingdom has spread so far." Li Dali looked at the map from Afghanistan to northern India, a big yellow territory of the Ghor Kingdom, and sighed.

"It's good that their sultan died early! Otherwise, with such a behemoth lying sideways, we don't want peace in Khorasan Province. Li Wei looked at the four dividing lines drawn in the territory of the Gur Kingdom and said happily.

"If we want to find the sea route, here and here, is the best choice." , Li Chengji pointed to Erman Province and Sindh Province in later Pakistan, and said loudly.

"Huh! I know the land of Childman. Listen to the sea, start from our Malu. It takes at least five days to get there for a shortcut. If you take a fast horse, you will have more than a day. But on this map, it doesn't seem to be needed for half an hour! Li Dali gestured at the straight-line distance between Qierman and Ma Lu, and said suspiciously.

"It's shrunken on this map! If you really go, it will be the same number of days as the sea says. Li Chengji explained, pointing to the surrounding places of Erman and introducing it.

"You see, this is Sistan. It is bordered to the west by the higher Sahalhad plateau and to the east by the desert and the Doba Gagar mountains. To the north is the Gur Mountains. To the south is the Oakland Ridge. If we want to find the sea, we must eat this place and this place. With the movement of Lee Seungji's fingers, the lands of Sistan and Maklan were designated as places to be captured.

"The governors of Sistan and Makran have been controlled by the local tribes for generations. In the past, when Khorezm and Gur were fighting against each other, the governors of these two places swayed from side to side, and they came out of the wall grass alive. Li vigorously controls the Intelligence Department and knows a lot of information about surrounding forces. Therefore, we also know the recent situation in Sistan and Makran.