"Your Majesty, we have no other way to go now. In addition to consolidating and close relations with the Three Kingdoms Alliance and the Nanyang Alliance, we can also use the Japanese to involve some of the energy of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, I also plan to take a detour and secretly visit the Liberian lands. I believe they are as restless as us now. If we can establish a more effective linkage mechanism, if the Tang Dynasty attacks us, they will launch an offensive to contain it in the north. If the Tang Dynasty attacks the Liberians, then we will Attacking in the south may be able to slightly relieve our respective pressures, but it is not easy to establish such a mechanism based on mutual absolute trust, especially when we have not had substantive cooperation before."
Lei Juetian said this with some difficulty. This was also a helpless move. It is not easy to join forces with the Liberians. The geographical distance is an insurmountable obstacle. The two sides must be able to establish a coordinated and effective linkage. The mechanism cannot be achieved by just talking and holding two talks. This involves the interests and political systems of various countries. Will the Liberians desperately launch an offensive in the north to contain the empire because of the empire's attack on Machi Khan? Who can guarantee this? And will the Liberians believe their own side's guarantee? Will the Three Kingdoms Alliance be able to do this in the future? It is very difficult to solve this series of complex problems.
"Juetian, this must be quite difficult, but I do think there is hope for success. After all, we have a common foundation of interests. If we are finished, then no matter which country in Liberia, they should know that Liberia Even if the Asian people unite, they may not be able to compete with the Tang Dynasty. Without worries, which country on the Eastern Continent can survive under the great military power of the Tang Dynasty? The conflict between the Asian people and the Tang Dynasty is determined by "Yan, I think the possibility of us forming an alliance with the Liberians is even greater than with the Three Kingdoms Alliance. What do you think?" Bixili said in a deep voice.
After hearing what Bi Xili said, Lei Juetian stopped and thought about it carefully. At the beginning, he had considered the difficulty of this matter, but he had indeed ignored the sense of crisis that several parties were forced to survive under the pressure of the Tang Dynasty. When a When the country faces an existential crisis, they can agree to any conditions. It is undoubtedly quite tempting for them to have a strong foreign aid.
"Your Majesty means that we should immediately find a way to contact the Liberians and form this kind of alliance as much as possible?" After pondering for a while, Lei Juetian also felt a little moved.
"Yes. I think so. Juetian, look at it. Bokaninsky, who is now in power in Heathrow, and Vasily and Knox in Kaman, are supported by internal and external support from the Liberians in these two countries. The policies are much more practical and mature than before. Both countries have strong war potential. The reason why they have been difficult to improve is that they pay too much attention to the interests of the immediate area and ignore the decisive role of domestic economic development in the country's comprehensive strength. This led to putting the cart before the horse. Gomez was originally a very good prime minister, but he was too eager to get things done. If Gomez could digest it easily after swallowing up the northern region of Jerok, he would then take the opportunity to destroy Bein, who had been causing trouble for them in the north. If the people are wiped out, I think the Kaman Kingdom alone is enough to give Datang a headache."
"The same is true for the Hesi Luo people. The original people in power have always been shy about annexing the northwest and the north, and the west is even more controlled by the nomads. As a result, the national power is constantly being consumed in this kind of fruitless war. If it had been adopted earlier, the current land measures, I am afraid that the rise of Li Wufeng has long been eliminated. Both countries have realized the seriousness of the problem, so they do not hesitate to compromise and want to develop national strength to fight against the Tang Dynasty. But everyone knows that if they adopt this method now, they will There is no longer much effectiveness in fighting against the Tang Dynasty. The only way is to unite. Maintain a stalemate as much as possible and wait for changes within the Tang Dynasty."
Bixili's eyes were deep and dark, looking particularly solemn.
"Does Your Majesty think there will be any changes within the Tang Dynasty?" Lei Juetian's heart moved slightly.
"I'm not sure yet, but think about it, how much energy have we spent just annexing Anjie, Yuejing and Ronisia? Compared to us, Datang annexed more than ten areas. Times, are there no centrifugal tendencies in these areas? Are they all willing to submit to the rule of the Tang Dynasty and accept the assimilation of the Tang Dynasty? Are there not one or two outstanding people from each ethnic group who want to make their nation independent of the Tang Dynasty? What made him famous outside the Tang Dynasty? Li Wufeng is now overwhelmingly powerful. Naturally, no one dares to challenge his authority, but can it be guaranteed that this will be the case in the future? Li Wufeng is ambitious. But when he gets older, he may not necessarily think so. He is a hero, must his son also be a hero?"
Bixili's words were low, but he was obviously well thought out: "For a huge empire, especially an empire conquered through military means, there are problems such as uneven economic development, conflicts between ethnic groups and religious beliefs, and the control of remote areas by the imperial center. Weak power, huge differences in culture, customs, and customs in various regions may cause many problems. Perhaps when an empire's military power is very strong, it can be suppressed, but once there is some kind of change, these contradictions and signs will It will be like the weeds in the spring wilderness. It only takes one rain to grow wildly. If it is not handled properly, it may bring disaster to this empire. I think the best way for us now is to delay, delay. Go on, try every means to drag it on, unite all allies to avoid war as much as possible, but when war is really unavoidable, you must go all out to make the war protracted, and try to avoid internal conflicts in the huge empire of Datang. Prominence, maybe only in this way can we have space to survive."
Bixili's words left Lei Juetian speechless for a moment. Bixili's idea was good, but the key to the question was, could Machi Khan and other countries survive this situation? It is obvious that the strength that Datang is showing now will be proved by force soon. The war cannot last for five or ten years. A protracted war will certainly cause many problems within Datang, but how long can the national strength of these countries be sustained? However, one thing in the words of the Great Khan is still accurate, that is, the Liberians are in the same situation as our own. Perhaps at this point, we and the Liberians can understand each other during negotiations.
Cui Wenxiu carefully read every Dibao and major newspapers from the imperial capital. Although most of the important news published in the newspapers had been learned from Dibao, Cui Wenxiu still hoped to learn more about these news and news from major newspapers. We can understand the changes in public sentiment in the imperial capital through the reaction to the incident. In fact, the changes in the sentiment of the people in the imperial capital represent to a certain extent the views of the people in the entire empire, especially in the interior of the empire, and this also affects the Senate and the Empire to a great extent. Even His Majesty the Emperor will respect the wishes of the representatives of the House of Commons in many cases.
There is not much news about the Central Continent. Except for the construction of two major ports by the Imperial Economic Development Agency and the South Indian Road, which has attracted attention in the interior of the Empire to the Baltic and Aegean Sea regions, there is nothing special. Kuiyang The construction of capital cities in Kuiyang Mansion and Pamir Mansion is also expected. From a strategic perspective and an economic development perspective, these two places will be the strategic bridgehead for the empire to deal with the Luzon people in the future, especially Kuiyang Mansion. Continuously extending south and west to encroach on the best fulcrum of the Luzon people's sphere of influence on this land.
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor has succumbed to the pressure within the empire to develop the economy. Judging from the development outline announced in 701, consolidating the connection between the central continent and the hinterland of the empire and improving the disaster resilience of the empire's hinterland have become the main themes. In this regard, Cui Wenxiu also It can be understood that the connection between the Central Continent and the Empire is not only too far, but also the passage can only be through the northwest land route. No matter how much your Majesty trusts himself, the important ministers in the DPRK still tend to reduce their power in administrative affairs and use economic Cui Wenxiu could understand and accept this point. He had no other ideas and simply took the initiative to ask the Indian region to open a county and build a government as soon as possible to show his positive attitude. , this can also let many people put down their worries.
The empire now attaches so much importance to the construction of water conservancy in the Five Lakes and northern farmland. It seems that the reason is that it suffered a lot from the floods and droughts last year, and it is wise to learn from it. In addition, the empire is probably also worried that the economic development of the empire's hinterland will be surpassed by surrounding areas, which will lead to the main The phenomenon of the weak serving the strong has occurred. Now some new territories have been incorporated into the empire and new officials have taken office. In order to prove their abilities and show their ambitions, the officials are all trying their best to develop the economy. Some regional economies have begun to appear. The explosive growth has put pressure on all the counties in the empire. The empire has always been proud that the economy and culture of the interior are far superior to other regions. Once this advantage is lost, it will not be conducive to maintaining the centripetal force of the empire and maintaining the condescending posture of the center of the empire. , In addition to fully promoting Tang culture in terms of culture, it is also necessary to maintain the absolute economic advantage of the empire's hinterland over other regions.
However, these are not the issues that Cui Wenxiu is most concerned about. What Cui Wenxiu wants to see is to get approval for some of the plans and plans he submitted to His Majesty the Emperor regarding the mainland war zone in 701. That matter involves hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. One year of operational deployment.