A few days later, with Chu Nanhuai and his apprentice, Li Ye successfully received the Lingnan Navy. Of course, the first person to meet was the pathfinder monk in the opponent's team.
With the route map Li Ye gave to the Lingnan Navy and his eyes of the emperor, it would be difficult for the Lingnan Navy to get lost. As long as the general direction is not wrong, it is really impossible to go into the deep sea.
After the route is established and the first mission is completed, this part of the Lingnan Navy that communicates with the Americas will be renamed, and the name is also ready-made, the Far East Fleet. After all, for Datang, this is a route sailing to the far east.
For the people of Tang, America was the Far East. Realizing this, Li Ye laughed at himself. In his memory, the Far East refers to the east of Asia.
Li Ye did not specifically participate in the next errand, and after asking Yang Xingmi and Chu Nanhuai to discuss it, he took it as a matter of course as the shopkeeper, and only decided on the essential part.
The rest of the work is not complicated, but it will be very busy to do, but with the help of the aborigines, the accumulation of cultivation resources will be very fast. After the big monks without the strength of the real world, the aborigines here can only become laborers.
Compared to the vast world of America, the aborigines here are too few. The combined population of the northern and southern continents is not as large as the three Chang'an cities.
According to Li Ye's arrangement, the Far East Fleet will leave some monks and soldiers this time to help Chu Nanhuai's master and apprentice control the aborigines and initially achieve local stability.
When the fleet comes over for the second time, in addition to continuing to transport some soldiers, it will also bring a large number of officials and monks who are good at surveying mountains and river resources, and establish the rule of the Tang Dynasty here. At that time, cities and roads will be built one after another.
Li Ye's strategy for driving the aborigines was also very simple. In the first few years, he would definitely not be polite and focused on iron and blood. After all, the Far East Fleet doesn't have much time, and a large amount of resources must be transported back quickly to enhance the national strength of the Tang Dynasty and ensure the next battle in the Western Regions.
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In addition, this is also the need to temper the nature of the aborigines and lay the foundation for future enlightenment.
After three to five years, the aborigines will be honest and obedient, and Tang Jun will not kill people easily here. Afterwards, the aborigines were gradually given Tang household registration, allowing them to enjoy the huge benefits brought by the development of the mainland, until they completely became Tang people.
At the same time, Haihe Yamen is also stepping up the manufacture of sea-going ships and warships, and the size of the Far East Fleet must be expanded as soon as possible.
After returning to Chang'an, Li Ye was not too leisurely.
Not to mention the rapid development of the cultivation civilization of the Tang Dynasty, there will inevitably be a lot of memorials that need to be reviewed, and there are many affairs in the grassland, Anton, and Zhendong.
Li Zhen and Cui Keli were dizzy with busy work all day long, and they had already started petitioning to expand the three provinces and six ministries, and set up special government offices to handle overseas affairs including the Anton and Zhendong Governor's Mansions.
Li Ye naturally agrees with this, as the stall becomes bigger, it will be very troublesome to manage.
The Mayans did not have this concern. There were only so many aborigines in total, and they were scattered in various cities in various places. They did not belong to each other and were hostile to each other.
A ruler leads tens of millions of people to live, and a temple is enough to manage it. It is strange that a scientific and efficient military and political system can be formed, and excellent governance wisdom, ideas, and military and political civilization can be produced.
"Zhang Chang'an looks quite stable, why did he get himself into such a big trouble?" Li Ye put down the memorial in his hand, feeling a little dumbfounded, and asked Li Zhen who was standing in the hall.
Li Zhen also felt that this incident was a bit unbelievable. It stands to reason that a young man who has ideas about his official career would not be able to refuse the marriage of the Zuo Shilang's family of the Ministry of War. What happened, Zhang Changan refused the marriage arranged by his family, so he offended Qian Shilang.
The official evaluation of the year is medium. "
When he was in Hexi, Li Ye had a good impression of Zhang Changan, and with the opponent's performance in the battle of Huairong, Li Ye still had high hopes for him, but he didn't expect such an oolong to happen now.
This memorial was submitted by Yushitai, and its original intention was to impeach the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War for abusing his power. Although there is no evidence, Zhang Changan was indeed suppressed-it is rumored that the memorial was originally Yushitai's responsibility.
He waved his hand to signal Li Zhen to back down, Li Ye activated the eyes of the emperor, and observed Zhang Changan's current situation for a while. It's a pity that the eyes of the emperor's way can only see the present, not the past, nor the future, so there is nothing special to discover.
"Order Tsing Yi Yamen to investigate the matter on this memorial." Li Ye called an eunuch and handed the paper to the other party, asking him to pass on his will.
If Zhang Changan is really not doing well in the Grassland State, he can only get a mediocre official evaluation. If it is true that the left servant of the Ministry of War uses his status to make his colleagues deliberately suppress Zhang Changan, Li Ye will naturally punish the abuse. Person of authority.
However, if Zhang Changan really gave up his great future for a shepherdess, this kind of behavior without considering the consequences and not thinking about progress is simply an outlier among the enterprising Tang people, and Li Ye will definitely... appreciate it very much.
A few days later, the investigation of Tsingyi Yamen had results, and Song Jiao came to report it in person.
"Don't tell me, Zhang Chang'an is a bit bloody. He just didn't like Qian Shilang's daughter. This was said by Chu Zheng himself. He happened to witness this incident when he was training new riders on the grassland for half a year. the whole story."
Song Jiao said with great interest that in today's Tang Dynasty, besides King Qi, she is one of the few who can maintain her usual demeanor in front of Li Ye.
"I investigated that tribe, and it's clear that Gesang's girl likes Zhang Chang'an. Although Zhang Chang'an treats Gesang well, she has never entered the other party's tent at night. According to the shepherd's words, this is the reason for everything. No meaning.
"However, after Zhang Changan came back from the Andong Protectorate's Mansion, the situation has changed significantly. The shepherds all said that now they often see two people going out in pairs."
After listening to Song Jiao's statement, Li Ye had a complete understanding of the matter. To say that Zhang Changan doesn't like Gesang is obviously nonsense, if not, he would definitely not refuse the marriage, it's just that he himself didn't realize it before.
Coupled with the young man's vigor and vigor, and he has just made great achievements in Huai Rong, it is inevitable that he will be full of enthusiasm. At this juncture, he is unwilling to submit to the powerful, relying on women in exchange for advancement, and firmly believes that he can fight for the world with his own strength. , is also human nature.
Zhang Changan's performance in this matter can't be said to be right or wrong, it can only be said to be a choice.
personal choice.
Ruin the brows and bend the waist to do things for the rich and powerful, although it is beneficial to not do it, stick to one's strength of character, stick to one's pride, even though it is not beneficial to do it.
"Before this, I thought Zhang Chang'an could be of great use. He has good talent, tenacity, boldness and carefulness, and he has good talents. The future Tang Dynasty will inevitably rule the world, and he is needed to sit in one side. Be on your own and conquer the barbarians."
When Li Ye said this, he smiled happily, "But now, I think Zhang Chang'an has the potential to be a prime minister."
Song Jiao gave Li Ye a white look, "If you are so emotional and don't know how to weigh the pros and cons, can you still be the prime minister?"
Li Ye shook his head and said sternly: "This is not acting on emotion, but adhering to principles and heart. There are many talented monks in the Tang Dynasty, like Yang Xingmi, who can lead an army alone and expand territories in unknown places He is a great talent. But in my eyes, Yang Xingmi can make great achievements in battle, but he can never be a prime minister."
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Can't be prime minister? "Song Jiao rounded her red lips in surprise.
"That's right. Although he is persistent, he is too smooth and calculating after all.
"In this world, there are no people who are truly round on the outside and square on the inside. If you are too smooth for a long time, it will definitely affect your mind. In troubled times, Yang Xingmi may become a prince, but it is absolutely impossible to rule the world; in governing the world, He may be able to be the prime minister of an ordinary country, but he will definitely not be the prime minister of the future Tang Dynasty."
Li Ye's rare and solemn face said, "A truly powerful country needs a principled emperor and a persistent prime minister. Not all things in this world can be used to weigh the pros and cons. Some things have to be done at a loss.”
Song Jiao frowned her seductive long eyebrows, as if she had realized something.
Li Ye told her the story of the thirteen soldiers returning to Yumen.
After the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, the Northern Xiongnu occupied the Western Regions. In the 16th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Great Han once again sent troops to the Western Regions to drive out the Northern Huns. The following year, the Northern Huns, unwilling to fail, sent 20,000 troops to attack, besieging hundreds of Geng Gong's tribe in Gucheng.
The two sides fought fiercely. From spring to autumn, although the Han army suffered heavy casualties, the Northern Huns were still unable to conquer the city.
At that time, Emperor Han Ming passed away, and Emperor Han Zhang succeeded to the throne, and the imperial court was unable to support it for a while. When the state affairs stabilized a little, it was almost winter. Sikong thinks that it is not cost-effective and unnecessary to rescue such a small number of people with laborious expeditions and galloping for thousands of miles. Moreover, when the army passes by, Geng Gong's troops may be dead long ago.
And now it is the cold winter season, when the army is dispatched, I will be damaged first, and thousands of people will be killed or injured, and a lot of food and military resources will be spent to rescue hundreds of people. It's good to send troops to the Western Regions when you are ready.
And more Hanchens believed that Geng Gong must be rescued, and he must be rescued immediately.
So the Han army went to rescue.
The three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang dispatched a total of 7,000 soldiers to march in the Gobi desert in the northwest in the cold winter months to rescue dozens of comrades whose life and death were unknown.
There is no record of how many people froze to death on the way.
In the first month of the following year, 7,000 soldiers of the Han army arrived at Liuzhong City, defeated the Cheshi rebels, beheaded more than 3,800 soldiers, and captured more than 3,000 soldiers.
At this time, they were still hundreds of miles away from Geng Gong, separated by the snow-capped Tianshan Mountains. During the first lunar month, heavy snow fell, and the snow on the flat ground was several feet, and in some places it was even more than ten feet. However, the soldiers traveled thousands of miles, and they were exhausted after the battle.
There are dozens of people in Geng Gong's department, do they still need to be rescued
The Han army dispatched two thousand soldiers to rescue them.
When the reinforcements arrived, Geng Gong's troops in Shule City had only 26 men left.
After that, they retreated and were chased by the Huns cavalry all the way. They fought and left. When they arrived at Yumen Pass, only thirteen of the twenty-six remained.
Although they were dressed in rags, their shoes were pierced, their faces were haggard and their bones were broken, they managed to survive in Chang'an.
This is the return of the thirteen generals to Yumen.
It is also the origin of Yue Fei's "The strong man eats the meat of the barbarians when he is hungry, and talks about drinking the blood of the Huns with a smile" written by Yue Fei in Manjianghong.
"If Yang Xingmi is the prime minister, he may send troops to recover the scene when the weather is suitable in the coming year, but he will definitely not send soldiers across thousands of miles to rescue in the cold winter months. However, Zhang Chang'an will."
Li Ye said in a deep voice, "This rescue is really not cost-effective because of the cold winter, so many soldiers died. But what I, Tang, need is a prime minister who can give such orders!"
This is the majesty of a strong man, and the reason why a big man is a strong man. Song Jiao surrendered happily, and bowed to salute: "I understand."