"Eighth brother, although you can't fully believe the words of ghosts and gods, but you can't disbelieve it, let's revise people's teachings here in Tianzhu, if we really anger the local gods, what can we do?" In a palatial palace, Li Yun said to Li Zhen in front of him with a wry smile, although he was also involved in the reform of Brahmanism, but he was really a little worried in his heart, after all, he was still a little afraid of ghosts and gods.

However, Li Zhen, who was wearing a royal robe, said nonchalantly: "Seventh brother, you are too timid, I don't believe in any ghosts and gods, besides, the Brahmanism here in Tianzhu has been weakened, if we can successfully unify the Tianzhu Continent, then the Brahmins will definitely prosper again in the future, so if the three main gods really exist, I am afraid they will only express their gratitude to us, and it is best to send a few goddesses to our brothers to try!" ”

Li Zhen said in the end, her face was full of lewd expressions, speaking of Brahmanical gods are not like those gods in the Central Plains religion who do not eat fireworks in the world, but each has its own desires and shortcomings, especially some goddesses, who are even more romantic, and in many mythological stories, there are legends about their cheating with other male gods.

And Li Zhen and Li Yun had to read a lot of Brahmin books in order to better be a qualified god, but the more they read, the more Li Zhen had no reverence for the gods of Brahmanism, because in his opinion, these so-called gods are actually similar to people, especially some goddesses, if they are placed in the Central Plains, they are simply sluts, so he will say the above ridiculous words to the goddess.

And Li Yun also smiled after hearing this, if he didn't go out of the Central Plains, he really didn't expect it. Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, would worship the gods of Brahmin? But it's also amazing. He and Li Zhen have now become the embodiment of God, and they are also being preached by a gang of brahmins. If this kind of thing was put in the Central Plains, it is estimated that it would have been published by ginseng a long time ago, saying that they were lying to confuse the public.

"Brother Seven, religion is just a ruling tool in our hands, don't take it too seriously, what is the situation in the country now, and have various industries returned to normal?" Li Zhen asked at this time. Now he and Li Yun are divided and cooperated, of which Li Yun is in charge of government affairs and restores domestic industry and agriculture. Li Zhen was in charge of the military and was responsible for foreign military expansion, and the two of them were in charge of religion.

When it came to political affairs, Li Yun immediately said with a serious face: "Although the area of the Kingdom of Chola is not large, it is located in the coastal area, the land is quite fertile, and the planting methods in this area are also relatively fine, so the grain production is very good, and now agriculture has also recovered." I believe that when the grain harvest comes, we will be able to achieve food self-sufficiency, and we don't have to let the sixth brother go all the way to send food! ”

Speaking of this, Li Yun paused for a moment, and then said: "But food is only one aspect. If we want to expand, we can't just have food, we must have money in our hands. In the past, the main income of the Chola kingdom was the capital. and the taxes of the two port cities of Sangla City, so I think we should learn from the sixth brother. The two port cities will be re-planned, so that they become one of the big ports in South Tianzhu, I believe that as long as these two cities develop, we will have a stable source of tax revenue. ”

However, Li Zhen was obviously not interested in these economic aspects, so he waved his hand after hearing this: "The development of these countries depends on you, Seventh Brother, I am now recruiting locals, and I plan to form a religious apologetic army, under the banner of religion, whoever dares not to believe in our new Brahmins in the surrounding countries, then we will recruit whom, but with the establishment of this army, I am afraid that more food and materials need to be consumed!" ”

"You can gather the cathars, there must be a limit to the number of people, with the current situation, we can only support a catapolo army of about 30,000 people at most, and if we have more, we will have to borrow from the sixth brother!" Li Yun said with a wry smile after hearing this.

Speaking of which, Li Zhen is a war maniac, and he is also very talented in military affairs, but he doesn't like politics very much, so naturally Li Yun is all on his shoulders, but now Li Zhen is focused on expansion, and he doesn't care about anything else, while Li Yun is responsible for the management and development of the ruling area, and even the logistics supply of the army, it can be said that he is much more tired than Li Zhen.

"Don't worry, 30,000 people is enough, several small countries around us tried to jointly attack us last time, but they were rushed by our steppe cavalry, and each of them was seriously injured, with these 30,000 cathars, there is absolutely no problem in taking them!" Li Zhen said with a grin. If it weren't for the lack of troops, he would have occupied the surrounding small countries long ago after defeating the alliance of several countries, how could they survive until now?

However, Li Yun smiled bitterly after hearing this, because after defeating those small countries, he would definitely be busy again, not to mention anything else, just redividing and managing the administrative regions of various places was enough to exhaust his mind.

It's just that before Li Yun could complain, suddenly Li Zhen spoke again: "Seventh brother, although the territory we have laid in Tianzhu is not big, at least we have a firm foothold, and the promotion of neo-Brahmanism has made the two of us become popes, but the word 'emperor' is a little unworthy of the name, do you think we should also establish a country?" ”

When Li Yun heard the words 'founding of the country', his whole body was shocked, and a fiery look flashed in his eyes, but then his expression darkened, and he sighed and said: "Eighth brother, isn't it a little early to establish a country now, and look at the sixth brother, he has laid down such a large territory overseas, hasn't he also established a country?" ”

Li Zhen also sighed after hearing this, speaking of which, they and Li Su have become independent from the Tang Dynasty, although they used to have their own titles, such as Li Su's King of Qi, Li Yun's King Jiang, and Li Zhen's own King of Yue, but these titles are all titles in the Tang Dynasty, after they become independent, although these titles can still be used, it is best to establish a country on their own, in order to win the hearts of their subordinates. It's just that I don't know what Li Su thinks, he hasn't established a country until now, and he still uses the name of the Qi Palace, which makes the two of them dare not establish a country overseas as younger brothers, so they can only use the name of a pope to get by.

"Seventh brother, do you think it's better to discuss with the sixth brother and let him take the lead in establishing a country overseas, after all, we don't have any foundation in Tianzhu, if we can't fight abroad in the name of the country, it will always make people feel a little unjustifiable, and I may not see anything now, but it will definitely have an impact on future expansion." Li Zhen was still a little unwilling in the end.

And Li Yun thought about it for a while after hearing this, and then slowly said: "The sixth brother must be considering his father's side, after all, as long as the sixth brother does not establish a country for a day, then he is nominally a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, so that there is no big obstacle between him and the Tang Dynasty, such as things like the migration of population, there will not be too many people who oppose it, but as long as the sixth brother establishes a country, then it is two countries with the Tang Dynasty, and in the future exchanges between the two countries, it is likely that there will be many obstacles, I am afraid that this is the real intention of the sixth brother not to establish a country!" ”

Li Zhen's expression was solemn after hearing this, and he said slowly: "Brother Qi still understands that we are still renting my father's firearms troops, although they are rented in name, but in fact they are for us to use, but if the country is established, then the ministers of the court will definitely criticize this matter, and then my father will be forced by the pressure of the court, even if he does not take back the firearms troops, I am afraid that he will really charge a certain fee, which is not a good thing!" ”

And at this time, Li Yun also continued: "Yes, we need money everywhere now, and it is naturally good to save a little, and the establishment of the country is not very urgent for the time being, let's take a slow time first, and then talk to the sixth brother to see what he means?" ”

Li Zhen also nodded when she heard this, it seems that this is the only way.

And when Li Zhen and Li Yun's letters were delivered to Li Su, Li Su couldn't help but smile bitterly, why didn't he know the importance of the founding of the country, but since he started his overseas development, he has been trying his best to avoid this question, because he has not yet figured out how to get along with Datang after the founding of the country? What kind of relationship should we get along with? If there is a conflict, what should be done? and so on, all of these problems may be caused by the founding of the country, so this is why Li Su has been giving orders in the name of the Qi Palace, even if Lu Qing and Su Dingfang below have proposed several times, they have all been suppressed by Li Su.

The above is more abstract, for example, to give a simple example, if Li Su is the founding of the country, then should he be called king or emperor? This is not just a matter of title, but related to the relationship with the Tang Dynasty in the future, for example, if he is the king, then it is equivalent to Li Yu who thinks he is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, and in the future, he will be a vassal to the Tang Dynasty like the countries of the Western Regions.

And if he is called the emperor, it is equivalent to being on an equal footing with the Tang Emperor, and the two countries are on an equal footing, but with the solipsistic mentality of the Central Plains Dynasty, it is difficult to guarantee that after Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty will be hostile to Li Su's country. Even Li Shimin may feel uncomfortable, which will directly affect the relationship between Li Su and Datang, which is both father and friend.

It is also worth mentioning that when Wen Xin gave birth to the eldest son of the two of them two years ago, Li Su asked Li Shimin to give him a name, and Li Shimin actually gave a 'crown' word, which is of extraordinary significance, it refers to the emperor's crown, and ordinary people dare not take this word as a name.

It's just that Li Su has never been sure, whether Li Shimin will let him be the emperor, or let his son be the emperor in the future? There is a difference of several decades between them, and this kind of thing can't be asked explicitly, so in the end, Li Su simply pretended that it hadn't happened.

Thinking of all the aspects involved in the founding of the country, Li Su couldn't help but have a headache in the end, and finally simply threw aside the letters of Li Zhen and Li Yun, Lu Wan and their sea trials were almost over, so I still had to think about exploring the American route! (To be continued......)