"Borderlands?" His Majesty Li Er was disappointed and said, "Is this the Hanhai Desert, or the land of ponds and marshes and saline?" ”

Guo Ye shook his head and said, "Neither." The land here is more fertile than China. Rich in minerals, it is far above the Tang Dynasty. If there is really a chosen country in the world, I am afraid that it does not refer to my Tang Dynasty, but here! We can call this continent the Americas. ”

When His Majesty Li Er heard this, his eyes turned green, and he said, "Such a good place, can it be a borderless place?" ”

"Uh...... It's not completely ownerless. There are still some savages on it. They slash and burn and drink blood, only tribes and no country. ”

"Savages? Are savages human? Belch...... No......" His Majesty Li Er suddenly realized that his words were very incorrect ideologically.

He changed his words and said: "Within the four seas, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. It is a great crime that these savages did not come to pay tribute. I must send troops to fight and let them know what it means to be in the right world! ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "Even if people want to come, they can't come!" Your Majesty, please see, our Datang and the Americas are still separated by thousands of miles of waves. Not to mention savages, it's not easy for us Tang people to go to that place. ”

Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er's excited mood gradually calmed down, and said: "That's right, I think it was just Goguryeo to the Tang Dynasty, Guo Aiqing sat on the boat and capsized and almost died. It's too risky to get there smoothly from such a distance. ”

Guo Yedao: "The risk is big, but the benefits are also huge. There are more gold and silver minerals on it than in Fuso. Even if you don't talk about gold and silver, just talking about land, Your Majesty can gently let it go? Don't forget, if you don't take it, you will be blamed for it! ”

"Guo Aiqing means ......"

"This place is still a borderless land, if the Tang Dynasty doesn't take it, in a few hundred years, it may not be who it is. Whoever occupies this place will have the foundation of the king. Eventually, it will be a scourge for China. ”

"So this place must be taken?"

"You have to take it!"

"But ......" His Majesty Li Er thought for a moment and said, "Even if I make up my mind, if I want to occupy such a large place, at least at least, there will be more than a million people. This place is too far away from Datang, what if someone has bad intentions and sets himself up as a king? ”

Guo Ye said: "This possibility is indeed possible. Therefore, in order to prevent someone from setting himself up as a king, it is better to directly crown the king! ”

"Directly crowned king?"

"Yes, such as Li You, the king of Qi, such as other princes. Except for the crown prince, your other sons, who are the children of the clan, can be crowned kings. The imperial court supported them with soldiers, horses, weapons, ships, money, and food, and allowed them to establish a state in this place. ”

His Majesty Li Er's expression changed, and he said, "This king is different from my prince of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Not bad, strictly speaking. This is the Zhou system, or the feudal system. All princes have both military power and political power, and can pass on to their descendants. ”

"There is a weekly system, there is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, what should they do if they fight?"

Guo Ye spread his hands and said, "That's no way." Zhou has 800 years of rivers and mountains, and His Majesty is still not satisfied? In addition, even if the heroes compete with each other, the meat will rot in the pot in the end. In short, it is His Majesty's descendants who are the emperor. ”

"It's a big matter, think twice."

Guo Ye continued to persuade: "Zhou, Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, how can there be a thousand-year-old immortal country? If one day, the mandate of heaven changes, and the descendants of His Majesty are afraid of ...... There are things that I can't bear to say. If you have a foundation overseas, you can also leave a bloodline for Your Majesty. ”

"This ......"

"If those who fled overseas can lie down and taste their courage, and then become a hero, it is not known that the descendants of the Li family will reign in China again. Isn't this much better than sticking to the land of China? ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "I understand what you said, but ...... Although there is this benefit, but in the process, I don't know how many of my descendants will die. ”

"The gentleman's ze, the fifth and beheaded! How many generations can Your Majesty's benevolence shelter? Let them have the opportunity to contribute to the country, and only then can they truly care for future generations. In addition, the cannibalism that His Majesty feared can also be solved. It's better to die on the battlefield than to kill each other, right? ”

Guo Ye's last sentence moved His Majesty Li Er, and he muttered: "If I had known that there was such a rich land overseas, I am afraid there would be no Xuanwumen." ”

"So you agreed?"

"Uh......" His Majesty Li Er looked at the map, sighed, and said, "After all, it's too far, is there a place to get closer?" After my Datang has accumulated enough sailing experience, I will send the children of the clan to cross the ocean. ”

"Absolutely. Your Majesty, look at this place, it can be called the South Sea Islands, and it is also a borderless land. However, it is too cozy. ”

"Is it wrong to be too comfortable?"

"Of course it's wrong. This kind of place, the weather is hot, and there is no need to wear clothes. Abundant in food, there is no need to grow food. Don't worry about anything but watch out for the plague. If you stay here for a long time, it's easy to lose your enterprising spirit. ”

Of course, His Majesty Li Er didn't think this was a bad thing, and said: "This place is much closer to my Tang Dynasty than that America, and it is so supportive, it is really a gift from God to my Li family." Great, this is it! By the way, what about the minerals here? ”

Guo Yedao: "Although it is not as rich in gold and silver as Fuso and the Americas, there are several copper mines. If I occupy this place, I will not use money in the future. For daily operation, only copper coins are used. ”

His Majesty Li Er said excitedly: "With the copper of the Nanyang Islands, and then there is the gold and silver of Fusang. For my Datang's daily transactions, I can completely use cloth, which is much more convenient. This is the only one, my merits are enough to be passed down through the ages, Guo Aiqing, you are my Zhuge Liang. ”

He paused for a moment, shook his head again, and said, "No, Zhuge Liang is not as far as you, if you have to describe it, Guan Zhong is still similar." Let's get along with each other, the king does not doubt the minister, the minister does not doubt the king, and jointly create this prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"By the way...... His Majesty Li Er picked up the map again and said, "There is still a continent here?" Also Borderlands? ”

"Yes, Wechen calls this place Africa."

"How does Africa compare to the Americas?"

"It's not as hot as it is, and a lot of places are uninhabitable. The people above were dark-skinned and not very industrious. Of course, this place is far from barren, and it can be colonized if you have the resources to do so. ”

"Africa, America, and the ...... of the South Sea Islands" His Majesty Li Er said: "These places are much bigger than my Tang Dynasty, if you want to occupy them all, how many people do you need?" Can I afford it? Besides, the homeland is difficult to leave, and now that my Datang is a country and the people are safe, who wants to cross the ocean? ”

Guo Yedao: "Our generation will definitely not succeed, and now we can only use gold and silver to lure." However, it can be continued for future generations. However, if there is a natural disaster, the victims can be relocated overseas. In this way, it is possible to avoid popular unrest, and secondly, it also replenishes the population of overseas places. ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "There are also death row prisoners, who can be moved overseas without having to be executed, which also shows my benevolence." ”

Guo Ye continued: "The change of dynasty, on the surface, is the king's immorality. But in essence, there are still many people and few places. The people have no food for the rest of the people. But there are natural and man-made disasters, and in order to survive, you have to rebel. With this strategy of moving overseas, the Tang Dynasty's Guozuo is likely to surpass that of the Zhou Dynasty. ”

"Good, good! I have Guo Aiqing, it is better than a million male soldiers. You draw this map a little more carefully, and I'm going to enjoy it. ”

"Yes."

Guo Ye immediately drew an inaccurate map of the world from memory, and then said to His Majesty Li Er: "Wechen has done his best, but there must be a lot of fallacies on it. When the time comes, it is better to send someone to carefully verify. ”

"That's pretty good." His Majesty Li Er cherished the map and advised: "The importance of this map cannot be overstated. You don't need a hammer to ring the drum, so you don't need to tell me how to keep it secret. ”

"Wechen understands."

"Then I'll be relieved."

His Majesty Li Er stood up and said casually: "I heard that you have the ability to rule the world because you have been taught by the Taishang Laojun. It turns out that I don't believe it, but today, it seems that it is really inseparable. Guo Aiqing, what do you say? ”