The Tang State sent troops to the Central Plains, which naturally caused shocks in the surrounding countries.

Baekje King Fuyu's face was as shocked as earth, and he hurriedly found his henchman Sha Ai and said, "Sha Zuoping, you already know about the Tang State sending troops to the Central Plains, right?" ”

Sha Ai's face was heavy, and he said, "The minister has just gotten the news and is about to report to the king." ”

Buyeo said, "What do you think?" ”

Sha Ai said: "Strong, strong people can't afford to resist. If Tang Guo had taken out such a sharp weapon earlier, I am afraid that I would ...... Baekje."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but Fuyu Ju fully understood what he meant.

"Yes, Tang Guo is so good at forbearance, everyone ignores his existence and is almost defenseless against him. If the world knew in advance about the existence of firearms......"

Sha Ai shook his head and said, "Even if the people of the world know in advance, it is useless, any resistance in the face of this sharp weapon will only increase casualties." ”

Fuyu's expression was extremely ugly, and he said: "Where should I go from Baekje, can Sha Zuoping have a high opinion?" ”

Sha Ai said solemnly: "Gao Jian no, but I, Baekje, have always respected the Central Plains as the suzerain, and the king may as well follow the example of the previous king." ”

Fuyu said helplessly: "It can only be like this, this may be our only way out at present." I'm going to send you to the Central Plains to see Emperor Tang, I wonder if you're willing to go on my behalf? ”

Sha Ai smiled bitterly, can I refuse if you say this: "The minister obeys." ”

……

Goguryeo, the king of the Little Beast Forest, Gochufu, did not have the pleasure of revenge when he learned that the Yan Kingdom was destroyed, on the contrary, he was worried.

Their feud with Yan has been too long, and it has been reconciled as early as the reign of his father, the former king of his homeland, and the two sides are still allies.

Of course, Goguryeo was a vassal and Yan was the suzerain.

And their enmity with the Tang State is close at hand.

His father, the former king of his homeland, was killed by the Tang State in some strange way, and a large number of Goguryeo magnates were also killed.

Although the deaths of these magnates weakened the power of the nobility and eased the constraints on his reign, he was not at all grateful to the Tang State.

The hatred of the family and the country made him full of resentment towards the Tang State.

The most important thing is that he has been preaching hatred with Baekje all these years, and even regarded Tang as a hostile target to inspire the people of the whole country.

If this is suddenly called tribute to the Tang State, will it hit the military and public opinion?

He told his subordinates about his concerns, and the result was that he thought too much.

When was the Goguryeo ancestor not defeated by others and then became a son to others? I've been used to it from top to bottom, and no one will say anything at all.

This result made him angry and helpless, so be it, and send the table to surrender when the Central Plains stabilizes.

……

Silla had been in the stage of tribal alliance before, and in the previous few years Chennaib had become the leader of the alliance and established himself as king, establishing a formal monarchy.

But the tribal leaders below did not recognize his identity, and the country was in a constant state of turmoil. He had also heard about the Tang Kingdom's entry into the Central Plains, but he just looked at it.

At least until he subdued the opposition at home, he was not even qualified to be a vassal. And the Central Plains has not really been pacified, even if he wants to recognize his father, he is not in a hurry, so he chose to wait and see.

There are many forces in Liaodong who make the same choice as him, and there is no need to worry about this kind of thing at all. When the Central Plains is decided, whoever is stronger will be recognized.

Recognize your father in advance, wouldn't it be embarrassing if he failed?

……

The strongest reaction was the Qin State, where 80,000 troops went out of the pass to hunt Huan Wen with the Yan State, but the whole army was wiped out, and only Wang Meng escaped with a team of personal guards.

It can't be said that he escaped back, but to be precise, he was released by others.

For a while, the government and the opposition shook, and then the impeachment of Wang Meng flew to the palace like snowflakes.

No one believed his words, what Tang State had firearms that could kill people miles away, and conquer cities and conquer everything.

What Huan Wen, Murong Chui and the 50,000 people of the Qin State, a total of 400,000 troops surrendered without a fight, and the Yan State was destroyed without holding on for a month.

Can't make up nonsense, are they really stupid? Whoever believes is a fool.

Then it didn't take long for them to find out that they had really become fools, everything was true, and a general named Li Zhong of the Tang State led an army of 50,000 troops stationed on the Qinyan border.

Some generals of the Qin State were dissatisfied and tried to attack, and then verified the authenticity of Wang Meng's words with reality.

The whole Qin State panicked.

No one impeached Wang Meng anymore, and they all played one after another to let them hurry up and find a way.

In the palace of the Qin State, after reading the books brought back by Wang Meng, Fu Jian couldn't help but applaud: "Emperor Tang is really the first saint in the past, and I can't talk to him freely." ”

Wang Meng knew his character very well, and when he heard this, he knew that he would not surrender, but he still persuaded him: "Your Majesty, the prosperity of the Tang State Bingfeng is unprecedented, and there is no chance of winning against us." ”

Fu Jian sighed: "I don't know, but the Qin State is not me, but the Qin State. There are many people in the clan who are unwilling to live up to me, and if I dare to bow to the Tang Kingdom, I am afraid that the country will immediately fall apart. ”

"And the Qin State was created by the ancestors of my Fu clan, how can it be easy to deal with people. The king is different from me, and I will not stop him if he wants to leave. ”

Wang Meng got up and bowed solemnly, and said firmly: "The ministers are deeply favored by the emperor, and they can only repay each other with death, if they have two hearts, they will die and have no place to be buried." ”

Fu Jian was greatly moved, and said: "Why did the prince make such a poisonous oath, how could I not believe you." ”

After the idea of the unification of the monarch and the minister, he talked about how to deal with the affairs of the Tang State again, Wang Meng said: "The Tang State has firearms, and there is no place for any pass and fortified city. ”

"If you want to fight them, the only way to do this is to set up an ambush and quickly rush into the enemy line to fight them...... If he can seize some firearms and even find a way to make them, he will have the capital to compete with him. ”

Fu Jian had never seen a firearm and didn't know if this method would work, but he believed in Wang Meng and followed his train of thought to formulate a method.

I have thought of all kinds of methods to lure the enemy into depth, what to dig tunnels, what to ambush in the mountains and forests, or to raid with cavalry, etc.

After careful consideration, the two most feasible methods were selected to lure the enemy deep and cavalry raids, and then the location of the ambush was selected.

After the tactics were determined, Wang Meng's mood improved a lot, and he said: "The Tang State has recruited 200,000 troops from Huan Wen to destroy Yan, and the strength is far above that of our Qin State, and it is difficult for us to compete with it alone. ”

"It's best to form an alliance with Liang and Daiguo, and gather the strength of the three countries to have a glimmer of hope...... If possible, you can also form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom......"

Fu Jian said: "Okay, I will send someone to contact the countries to fight against the Tang State." ”

However, before they could act, new news came, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, Jiankang, was conquered, and the queen mother, the emperor and the princes and ministers were wiped out.

This also meant that they had lost another ally, and Fu Jian and Wang Meng had quickened their movements, and they had to complete the alliance to build a defensive line before the Tang State could completely take over the Jin State.

However, the alliance was frustrated before it could begin, and Liang Guoguo advocated that Tianxi didn't believe them at all, and even mocked them for not even being able to deceive people.

And Daiguo's side also didn't give them a good face, this is normal, just a year ago, Qin State annexed a large part of Daiguo's territory, how could the two families form an alliance with deep hatred like the sea.

In the face of this situation, even if Fu Jian and Wang Meng have great ability, it will not help.

Fortunately, things quickly took a turn for the better.

First, when the news of the Tang State destroying Yan and Jin came out, Zhang Tianxi finally believed their words and had plans to form an alliance.

It didn't take long for the Tang State to implement the New Deal and land reform, and wantonly kill the wealthy and powerful families of the Shi clan, which completely frightened the princes and nobles of Qianliang.

Alliance, alliance must be formed.

Even the Dai State wavered, and after the Qin State promised many benefits, it also agreed to form an alliance.

When the Tang State was engaged in the war to destroy the Jin, the three kingdoms of the Qin and Liang dynasties in the north formed an anti-Tang alliance.

The secret agents of the Tang State are not only the Yan and Jin countries, almost any major force has their people in the development of more than ten years, and the three kingdoms of the Qin and Liang dynasties are naturally no exception.

The news of their alliance was sent to Wen Yi by the secret agent as soon as possible.

At that time, Wen Yi was receiving Huan Huo, Xie An and others who had surrendered, and said disappointedly after seeing the information: "Fu Jian still chose the path I least wanted to see." ”

Liu Meng said: "Your Majesty's will to win the world is also the will of heaven, and the Fu family's disrespect for the will of heaven is the way to death." ”

Wen Yi frowned slightly and said: "Who are you learning from this heresy, how can there be any providence in this world?" If it is naïve and intentional, it can only be human. ”

"The heart of heaven is the will of the people, and the will of heaven is the will of the people. It is the will of the people that we have to conform to in the world, not some ethereal sky. ”

This is simply a big rebellion, but he is the emperor and no one dares to object when he says it, and the people around him silently bow their heads and don't know what to think.

Liu Meng said ashamedly: "Yes, Your Majesty has been reading a lot of ancient books recently, and he has been inadvertently harassed so that he has such inappropriate words, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Wen Yi said: "This person's heart is like a mirror, and it must be wiped diligently, otherwise it will be covered by dust." The order is passed down that the whole army must step up ideological study in addition to training and combat. ”

"Administrators, in particular, are the most susceptible to corruption, and they must be studied intensively. I will have the Officials, the Imperial Observatory, and the Guards Department conduct covert investigations, and if anyone is found to be corrupt, they will be severely punished. ”

"Then order Dongning to step up the printing of basic textbooks, so that every household has at least one set of basic reading materials, and distribute them to every household free of charge."

"Literate young people from the country must be recruited as teachers, and every village must have a primary school to promote literacy for all."

Xiao Baishan got up and said, "Yes." ”

Xie An and the others couldn't help but be moved, although they didn't know what the so-called basic reading materials were, but even one copy per household was not a small amount.

Although it is true that the price of books is much cheaper now with the advent of papermaking and printing, it is only compared to hand-copied books, and in fact the price is not much lower.

First of all, the cost of paper is not low, and secondly, the printing technology is also pure manual printing, and the cost of printing is not low, coupled with the monopoly of knowledge by the nobles.

In short, reading has never been about the poor.

If it was placed three years ago, Wenyi would not dare to guarantee that it would be able to implement culture and education throughout the world, and the cost of books would not be bearable.

However, with the deepening of the research on steam engines and the emergence of practical machines, things such as pulverizers have become common, which can easily break the materials of papermaking.

The birth of the thermometer has also made the drying room standardized and guaranteed, and the drying paper has also become manual drying, and the efficiency has been increased by hundreds of times.

Nanyang is a tropical and subtropical climate, there are many rainforests, and the raw materials for papermaking are inexhaustible.

Printing is no exception, and hydraulic printing has been studied for ten years. Although the equipment is still very primitive, the printing quality is not as good as that of manual printing, but it is also reluctant to get out of the manual and enter the mechanical printing stage.

The point is that the machine prints more efficiently, thousands of sets of books every day.

As for whether such mechanized equipment could be made in ancient times, there is no doubt at all. The earliest machinery recorded in Chinese history books was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty and operated by water power.

Although the gears unearthed from the tomb of Emperor Ba of the Han Dynasty do not know what kind of machinery they were used in, it also strongly proves that there were corresponding mechanical devices as early as the early Han Dynasty.

plus bronze calipers and other equipment from the Wang Mang period...... I can only say that don't think the ancients are too stupid.

In terms of physiological structure, there is no difference between the ancients and modern people 2,000 years ago, and there is no gap in IQ, what is missing is only 2,000 years of experience and insight.

Put an ancient person in the 21st century and receive a modern education, then he is a modern person.

Put a modern person in ancient times and receive an ancient education, then he is an ancient person.

Straight to the point.

After reprimanding Liu Meng and issuing several instructions one after another, Wen Yicai returned to the topic: "Pass the order to Li Zhong, don't worry about the Qin State for now, just guard the pass and don't let them come out, and then go west when we destroy the Jin State." ”

"Yes."

"The work of converting surrendered soldiers will also be accelerated, and I will meet 200,000 qualified converted soldiers in June. Then recruit 200,000 people from the newly conquered land, and with these 400,000 new soldiers, it is enough to sweep the world. ”

Xiao Baishan said: "Your Majesty, if you recruit another 400,000 people, our army will exceed one million, is it too much?" And the number of firearms is also insufficient. ”

Wen Yi knew what he meant and reminded himself to beware of the newly recruited army and not let them touch firearms. He did not object to this, and said directly:

"Firearms are the dependence of the nation, and they cannot be given to others at will. The newly recruited army still uses cold weapons, and is mainly responsible for garrisoning the area, and the siege of the city is handed over to the firearms army. ”

"But it is not possible to completely prevent the Forces nouvelles from coming into contact with firearms, which would chill people's hearts. Fifty thousand soldiers of sound thought were selected from among them and awarded them with firearms. ”

"The Privy Council has established a complete set of selection criteria, and in the future, all those who pass the examination can become the firearms army. If you can't pass the assessment, go to the local garrison. ”

It's not that Wen Yi is stingy and suspicious, but the production speed of guns is really slow. Tang Guo was able to form a 400,000 firearms army, which was the result of nearly ten years of accumulation.

Some of the newly recruited weapons of the 50,000 firearms army have just been produced, and some are still on the production line.

However, the ministers and generals present did not have any opinions, but felt that this was normal, and even felt that Wen Yi was a little too generous.

How can such a thing as firearms be easily touched by people who have not passed the assessment, at least until the world is calmed down and after a certain amount of study and transformation.

But Wen Yiken's reuse of the new army also made them feel a lot more at ease.