After the morning court the next day, Changsun Chong followed the little eunuch to the Taiji Palace, where many ministers were already waiting.

Eldest Sun Chong thought to himself, it seems that Li Er has really won this time, and it is estimated that the war is not far away.

Everyone didn't eat breakfast, they threw off their arms one after another, and ate what Li Er asked him to get back from the imperial dining room. It's rare to eat in the palace, and of course you can't be polite.

If you want the horses to run, you have to be fed, and Li Er is also very happy to dine with the courtiers. Especially watching them eat in a hurry, I also feel that they eat very ordinary meals on weekdays, and they taste very good today.

The eldest grandson Chong finally grabbed a basket of xiaolongbao, and if he slowed down, he would probably be hungry. He saw these old killers today, so he didn't care where he was, he ate first and then said. I saw Cheng Yanjin pinching two xiaolongbao from the hot steamer and throwing them into his mouth together.

Wei Chi Jingde, directly did not use the bowl, directly picked up the bucket of porridge, a mouthful, this eating appearance can no longer be described as bold.

Eldest Sun Chong is the youngest here, and if he is not happy, he will only be hungry. This is the experience accumulated before, and the hero does not suffer the loss in front of him! After eating first, let's talk about the rest, the stomach is empty, and everything is empty.

After eating and drinking, everyone finally had the spirit to do business.

Li Er pointed to the map and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I called you here today to discuss the war against the Japanese Kingdom. Li Er made up his mind at the beginning of the discussion and did not give others a chance to chirp.

Zhang Daliang has been in charge of the navy, and there are already 50,000 elite soldiers, and 50,000 are being trained. Because there was no war, Zhang Daliang could only lead the navy back and forth along the coast to fight pirates. After more than three years of governance, the Datang Sea is peaceful.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty's own merchant ships that have benefited a lot, those Persia. As well as overseas merchant ships, they are also the most assured to do business in Datang. Not only will the government not bully them, but they will do business safely.

Because the Persian eclipse was often in the small countries on the southeast coast, it was robbed by local pirates, and even paid a lot of money to ask the Tang Emperor to send troops to help them extinguish the water invaders.

Not to mention that there are not only Persian cannibals doing overseas trade, but also many merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty.

Since someone paid for it, Li Er made a calculation in his heart, not only did it not cost money to send troops, but it could also make money. And it was in the name of guarding the caravan. It has not only been praised by Datang businessmen, but also won unanimous praise from overseas friends.

More importantly, the Datang Navy has gained a lot of experience in actual combat at sea after escorting and attacking pirates.

Changsun Chong is not a pedantic person either. Since the Datang caravan has arrived on the southeast coast, it is not in vain. Spices. Gems and other things were continuously transported to Chang'an, making a lot of money. This money can be used for the navy's shipbuilding and military training.

"Your Majesty, Dengzhou was slaughtered by the people. Day and night they are waiting for our Tang court to get justice for them! The Japanese are too hateful. If they really go to the point of fighting with the Tang soldiers, how many dead or wounded they will be, it is the destiny of each other. After all, as a soldier, whether you live or die is for the country. And after experience training, sacrificed, that is not as good as others. However, the people of the slaughtered villages in Dengzhou are all old, weak, women and children, ordinary people who have no power to restrain chickens. They have brutalized the people of our Tang Dynasty like this, and they will definitely not be able to spare them. In the past, our Datang did not have the ability to fight across the sea, but now that our Datang Navy has been completed, it is time to set sail and be loyal to the country. Zhang Daliang returned to Beijing this time to report on his work, and he should have gone back a long time ago, but was stopped by Li Er.

Since then, Zhang Daliang has been scratching his heart and lungs, is he going to fight? Their skins are all idle, every time they fight pirates, they are tired of fighting, and recently even the pirates are gone, so they can only be idle and go to the sea to bathe.

Zhang Daliang's words were sonorous and powerful, and they were well-founded.

Li Er listened, nodded and asked, "Auxiliary, now the household department has enough money and food for this expedition?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji stood up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, up and down the Tang Dynasty, the promotion of high-yield rice, bumper harvests year after year, and the granaries everywhere are full, enough for the entire people of Datang for two years." However, there are still a lot of stocks in the people's homes, so the money and food for this expedition are not a problem at all. ”

"Hmm!" Li Er's head bowed, "Then who can be the coach this time?" ”

Li Er looked at the elderly Li Jing, and couldn't bear that he was getting older, and he had to cross the ocean to fight.

Cheng Yanjin stepped forward, patted his chest with a bang, and said: "Your Majesty, my old Cheng automatically asks for help, and I am willing to be the commander!" ”

Li Er really wanted to slap himself hard, and then slap Jin twice, this time he could be handsome, but he was by no means the commander of the whole army!

"It's a long way to go, so we have to think a lot more about it." Li Er said in a deep voice.

When Li Jing saw Li Er looking at him, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to ask for help, and he is willing to be the commander, share worries and solve problems for His Majesty, and promote the power of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Er was embarrassed and wanted Li Jing to go, but the age was there after all.

"I want Aiqing to pass, but I know that Aiqing is not young, and I can't bear Aiqing to cross the ocean and travel tiringly." Li Er was embarrassed and hesitated whether he wanted Li Jing to go over.

When Li Jing heard this, he was very relieved and said, "Your Majesty, with your words, Weichen will never give up." ”

Li Er listened and said; "The matter of the boss, let's discuss it for the time being, let's talk about the capture of the Japanese kingdom first."

"Of course, if you bring all 50,000 navy, and then transport 30,000 army, you can definitely capture the Japanese country." Cheng Yanjin said loudly, only knowing that he was blindly brutal.

Li Er listened, did not speak, did not approve, did not nod, and saw the eldest grandson Chong yawning boredly, and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, what is your magic method?" ”

Li Er's voice just fell, so people's eyes fell on Changsun Chong's body.

The eldest grandson Chong listened and said: "Son-in-law, this matter is not done overnight, and it is too risky for the army to press it." After all, this is hard training for Datang athletes, and it is very expensive. ”

"Don't come to these to learn, come to some dry goods!" Cheng Yanjin didn't like the appearance of the eldest grandson rushing around.

The eldest grandson held back a mouthful of old blood in his heart, but Cheng Yanjin could say so, but he couldn't answer like this.

"You wait for the virtuous nephew to finish speaking, and then you can comment?" Li Ji couldn't see it.

"Well, go on, don't hide it." Li Er explained that Changsun Chong's idea is often very useful.

Changsun Chong stood in the middle and said in a deep voice: "Back to Your Majesty, first of all, we must first settle down inside the outside, and the country is very stable for the time being, so there is no need to worry." The king of Jiangxia went to Tubo to see off his relatives, and the son-in-law felt that the king of Jiangxia continued to inspect in the southwest and northwest, and had decided on the west. The second is to pay attention to Goguryeo's and Nanzhao and other places, and wait for orders in a wartime state. So that there is some restless effect to take advantage of the opportunity to stir up trouble. ”

"A good one must be safe outside." Li Er's head was bowed, and everyone also nodded, "An Nei said it, how to take it outside?" ”

Changsun Chong pointed to the map and said: "The Ryukyu Kingdom, since it has been friendly with the Tang Dynasty, it can be seen from the annual tribute to the Tang Dynasty, for such a vassal country, we must give respect and encouragement, so the imperial court sent people to the last time, and then built a base in the place where the Ryukyu Kingdom is close to the Wa Kingdom." Although we have a navy, we have to land when we occupy the Japanese country, so we need a lot of grain and grass, and we need to drift across the ocean and faint for thousands of miles, which is time-consuming and laborious. ”

"Well, that's just a matter of transporting rice seeds." Li Er nodded, this method is good, in this way, at least there is no need to transport grain and grass in large quantities.

"Then set up a military base on Ryukyu Island or on the occupied islands of Wakoku, so that the soldiers will not be like rootless Ping, and have a place to stay. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended! Kill two birds with one stone. Changsun Chong replied.

"Anything else?" Li Er asked again.

"Then, that is the territory of the Japanese kingdom that we have conquered, and someone has to govern it, so we have to emigrate there, and then transport the Japanese captives to other places to do hard labor to atone for their sins. How to relocate the officials and people here is the last question considered by the imperial court. "Changsun Chong divided into three big steps to carry out this time.

When Li Er heard this, he bowed his head again and again, and said, "If we borrow the islands of the Ryukyu Kingdom on a large scale, will it cause criticism?" ”

Hearing this, Changsun Chong shook his head and said: "What are you talking about, the Wa Kingdom has bullied the Ryukyu Kingdom over the years, and has long wanted to retaliate, but it has never had the power. They paid a large amount of tribute every year, just to hug the thighs of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Wa Kingdom did not dare to really send troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom. ”

When Li Er heard this, he seemed to remember that Dai Zhicheng had been an envoy to Japan back then, and he left a lot of nails. If you can provoke a war between the Japanese and the Ryukyu Kingdom, it is best if the Ryukyu Kingdom is beaten badly, and then the Ryukyu Kingdom asks the Tang Dynasty to send troops, then everything will be more justified, and it can also win the love of the people of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"Yes, that's very good!" Li Er said in a deep voice, now that the weather is cold, it is not suitable to go to sea, so he just took the opportunity to plan this matter.

Li Jing stepped forward again and said, "Your Majesty, since you want to set up a military base in the Ryukyu Kingdom, then Weichen can just command the whole army, and there is no need to work hard. ”

When Li Er heard this, he was interested and said, "Aiqing's loyalty can be learned!" I am very relieved, the blessing of the Tang Dynasty, the blessing of the people. ”

"Wechen is ashamed!" Li Jing knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

Li Er personally came down, helped Li Jing up, and said: "This is a detailed map of the Wa Kingdom and the Ryukyu Kingdom, Aiqing can take it back to study, and I hope Aiqing can formulate an exquisite strategy to reduce the casualties of soldiers." ”

"Weichen Command!" Li Jing took the map and was excited. After fighting all his life, although he is not young anymore, when he thinks of being able to go to the battlefield, he suddenly feels like a young man, and his blood boils.

Several Wenchen have said some details, money and food, follow-up officials, and the people to be relocated, they are responsible.

The generals are supporting the training and ready to march the army at any time.

After discussing for a whole day, the eldest grandson Chong also discussed, and his mouth was dry. (To be continued......)