Chapter 454: Developing the South China Sea (Part II)

Li Chengqian was called to the Ganlu Hall at noon, and in the face of a group of old guys, including the old man, he sighed from the bottom of his heart, knowing the affairs of the South China Sea, he had to stretch out his own hand.

"Cheng Qian, you read a lot of miscellaneous books, tell us about the island called Luzon!" Li Er took a group of old men, brewing kung fu tea, and drinking it slowly.

It seemed clear that the morning discussion had yielded no results at all.

"Father, what they found was not Luzon, but an archipelago, the names are messy, and the sons can't remember much, it seems to be called Sumatra or something."

"Sue, Sumen......, forget it, anyway, that place is ours now, it doesn't matter what it's called, let's name it later." The crappy name turned around in Li Er's mouth a few times, and finally gave up helplessly.

He cares about the things on the island, not the so-called name.

"Whoa!" The old man's words are holy decrees, no matter what he says, just listen to it.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, listening to the meaning of your words, it seems that you are very familiar with that side of the sea?" Li Jing asked tentatively with the help of no one speaking.

"I can't say it's familiar, I've seen some of it in an ancient book before." Li Chengqian looked at this man who was abandoned by the woman of destiny with sympathy.

He didn't grasp several major choices well, and it is estimated that he will fade out of the center of power after a while.

Xuanwumen's choice to wait and see was the first mistake, and Dingxiangcheng let the former Sui Yicheng princess die was another mistake he made, and the consequences of this mistake will soon be revealed.

"Tell me what the book says." Li Er has given up asking about the name of the book, because many times, the ancient books that Li Chengqian said are fragments, and there is no name or anything at all.

"Let's not talk about the climate of Sumatra, it's not much different from Linyi, it's all terrible heat, but it's true that the island is rich in spices, and according to records, there should be a lot of coal, iron, copper and other things on that island."

"The other thing is the jungle, or some special wood, which is good for shipbuilding, and the rest...... There should be some kingdoms on that archipelago, but none of them are powerful, and if a large army is sent over, 10,000 horses will be enough to wipe out the country and slaughter the city. ”

"As for the land area, it's hard to say, and it's not recorded in the book, but it says it's very large."

According to the situation of the mud in his memory, Li Chengqian explained the general situation, and finally sighed and said: "It's that it's too remote there, and the strength of my Tang Navy is not strong, and some of them are not easy to control." ”

"Hmm!" Li Er nodded and glanced at the rest of the group.

What Li Chengqian said in the end was a big problem, and the place that the ship could only reach in two months was indeed a big problem to control.

It's not like land, if there is a rebellion, you can directly send troops to suppress it, then the broken place is far away from the emperor, even if there is a rebellion, it will take about half a year to get the news, if you transfer troops again, I am afraid that it will not be possible to succeed without a year.

But if such a big place is to give up like this, this is not in line with Li Er's character, the desire for land has almost been carved into the bones of the Chinese, how can Li Er be an exception, so it is impossible to give up.

"Chicken ribs, what chicken ribs!" After a long time, Wang Jue let out such an emotion.

"Whether it's chicken ribs or not, it's already the land of the Tang Dynasty, and I will never lose any land in my hands." Li Er waved his hand and interrupted Wang Qi's emotion.

"Your Majesty, have you considered being crowned king?" The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Li Chengqian and asked tentatively.

"Your Majesty must not, there have been things like kings since ancient times, but the final outcome is unsatisfactory, and the ministers think that they must not be crowned kings." Wei Zheng took over the words of the eldest grandson Wuji.

The old fellow's reputation for loyalty is well known, and Li Er has accepted his advice many times, and when he simply arranges the deliberations later, he must also participate.

"Old Wei, things always have to be based on the actual situation, right? In the past, those dynasties were all in the Central Plains, and naturally there were endless troubles, but now this is an overseas enclave, which is completely two natures. ”

"Then what guarantee do you have to ensure that the king with a different surname will not suddenly rebel?"

"How can you rebel when you are overseas and isolated?"

The eldest grandson Wuji and Lao Wei didn't wait for Li Er's decision, so they first argued together, the public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and they quarreled for a while.

"Alright, don't make any noise!" Li Er waved his hand, interrupting the senseless argument between the two, and turned his head to look at the two of them: "Xuan Ling, Keming, what do you two think?" ”

How to see? Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui glanced at each other, and said in unison: "The minister is stupid, everything is arranged by His Majesty." ”

In any case, if the suggestion is adopted, and in the end something goes wrong, the responsibility needs to be borne by the spokesperson, how can two old fox-like characters be willing to speak on such a thing.

Li Er showed such an expression on his face, and after scanning everyone, he fell on Li Chengqian's body: "Chengqian, what do you think?" ”

What do you think? This question is really interesting, Li Chengqian unconsciously thought of Yuan Fang, so he shook his head: "Father, the son and the minister read few books, this matter is ...... I really don't know how to do it. ”

"I don't read many books......" The room full of people looked at each other, and the ghost believed that he read few books.

Who doesn't know that Li Chengqian has the ability to never forget, and a copy of "The Mean" can be read in less than a cup of tea, and it can be memorized backwards.

Now that I have run out and said that I have read few books, I need to find a better reason to deceive people!

However, Li Chengqian looked at a group of old guys with an innocent face, looking cute and cute, and there was no way to accuse him of anything.

His Majesty Li Er gritted his teeth angrily for a long time, and said almost word for word: "Say, I just want to hear what the 'ignorant' people will do about this." "I was in a good mood, but this stinky boy came up and made such a fuss, and he really didn't have any eyebrows.

"Father, the left and right are just a reserve of resources, why are you so serious, and my Tang Dynasty's conquest will not stop, soon it will become an inland sea, and it is not so easy to rebel, right?" Li Chengqian spread his hands and said nonchalantly.

"Inland Sea?" Li Er was taken aback by his son's tone, the place where it took more than two months to sail turned out to be the inland sea in his opinion? Where is the open sea going? Or is there an open sea in his eyes?

The rest of the people also looked at each other in amazement, speechless for a long time, the ambition of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty seems to be much greater than his Lao Tzu!

(End of chapter)