This number frightened Li Shimin.
"Are these people native?"
"The Mayans are indigenous, but many of the tribes in North America, in fact, it is speculated that they actually came from our side" "From our side" Li Chao nodded, "The Indians of North America are tribes that migrated from the extreme northeast of our northeast.
There are even some legends in the Americas that prove that the Mayans there are actually the Yin people of ancient China. ” "Yin Ren" Li Shimin exclaimed in surprise, no matter how he felt that this was a mythical story.
It has been 2,000 years since the Yin people perished, and they have the ability to travel tens of thousands of miles across the ocean to the Americas "Your Majesty, you have also seen those natives brought back from the Americas, their appearance, is it very similar to us, if you give them a change of clothes and a hairstyle, do they look not much different from us?"
"It's kind of similar."
Li Chao is actually also telling stories, and the Mayans are definitely not Yin.
But some of the indigenous tribes of the Americas came from Northeast Asia, and there is indeed much evidence for this in later generations.
"Your Majesty, the people of Tessie are mostly white-skinned.
And the Nanban to the south of us is very short and swarthy, and there is the continent south of Egypt, where the people are as black as charcoal.
It can be said that people of different ethnic groups are still very easy to identify.
The difference between our Central Plains and the surrounding places is not too big, and that's because their ancestors are also our branches of China. ” This Chinese branch is said to have existed in ancient times.
But even now, it is very influential among the Tang people.
And the official also likes this doctrine, with this, when it expands, there is legal reason.
Now Li Chao is using this to fool Li Shimin, saying that the Americans are actually the Yin tribe that fled after being defeated by Shang back then, which Li Shimin really believes.
"There is really a legend in the Americas that their ancestors were Yin people," Li Shimin asked.
"Well, they have a legend that they migrated from the west, crossed the ocean, and eventually came to this place, where they settled and multiplied."
"Ah, I really can't imagine that there is still a group in my China that has lived as far as the Americas, thriving there, and now there are tens of millions of people."
"Wen Yuan, do you want to send an envoy to the Americas to tell them about the situation in their hometown.
Let them send people back to worship their ancestors."
Li Chao almost couldn't hold back his laughter, the emperor really thought far enough.
"Now that we have a route to the Americas, I thought we could send a mission to announce the situation of the Tang Dynasty in China, establish friendly relations with them, and even send books and texts to my Han family, and establish several Confucius Institutes there to spread Han civilization."
"Wen Yuan, this can be had."
Li Shimin was a little excited, "America is so big, with a lot of population, but it is so backward, do you say that the Tang Dynasty should send some troops over to build a city and garrison troops over there to protect our people."
Li Chao was speechless.
"Your Majesty, it's too far away, tens of thousands of miles apart, and the sea route is not perfect now, this person sent out, but it will be difficult to come back."
"Well, it's too far away.
But I think I can try it when I have the chance. ” "If your Majesty really wants to try, then you can make it a place of exile, and send some of the most heinous prisoners there, and exile them there forever, never to return."
The cost of exiling prisoners to the Americas was certainly not low.
But it is equivalent to sowing a few seeds of Han civilization in the Americas, and maybe slowly, these prisoners can also establish themselves over there and open up a few colonial strongholds for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "The next time I send an envoy, I will just take a group of prisoners and send troops to escort them over."
When they get there, choose a place, build a tunzhuang, and let them fend for themselves, and there is no need to leave soldiers to guard them. ” Li Chao first mourned for the poor group of fellows for three minutes.
American cuisine made Li Shimin very satisfied.
Li Zhi is particularly fond of steamed corn on the cob, and Son is particularly fond of fried french fries.
Li Shimin thinks everything is quite good, but he still pays more attention to corn and potatoes, which can be used as vegetables and grains, and can also be used as high yields, and are drought tolerant, which is amazing.
"Next year, I will definitely let Sinong Temple plant more, and try to plant it in all provinces of the world to see how it goes.
If it is really as good as you say, it must be promoted to the world at that time. ” After eating, Li Shimin was not in a hurry to go back.
It's the end of the year, and there are indeed a lot of things, but there is no rush for this time.
He asked Li Chao to take him to the greenhouse to see those American crops, which grew in the garden and were very different from the dishes on the table.
After looking at it carefully for a long time, Li Shimin exclaimed, "This world is really big, and the land is so big."
During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions, letting the Han people know that there were still countries in the Western Regions in the far west, and there were many countries in the west of the Western Regions.
Zhang Qian also brought back a lot of Hu dishes, which greatly enriched our table, and later there was the Silk Road, which was very good. ” Li Chao said with a smile on the side, "And now that my Datang expedition has discovered the Americas, I know that the Yin people went to the Americas back then, and only then do I know that there is an ethnic group in my Huaxia that thrives there." ” Li Shimin walked to the table and chair where Li Chao often sat and rested and sat down, "I also brought back a lot of American crops." ” Sitting here, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of the last time he came, but he was drunk by Li Chao that day, and then slept with a little girl in a daze.
"I haven't settled the account with you last time, but I actually plotted against me."
Li Shimin laughed and scolded.
"Your Majesty has wronged the dead minister, that day the minister deliberately took out the best treasure in order to entertain His Majesty, who knew that the wine was too good, the wine was strong, and the minister was also drunk that day."
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Li Shimin shook his head, "Forget it, don't talk about it, that girl is actually not bad, although she is young, she is quite smart."
I now personally bring the pheasant slave and the son, today I see that both of them like the Wu clan very much, and in the future, I will ask her to help me bring the two of them, and also reduce the burden for me. ” "There are so many people in the palace, why does Your Majesty take them personally, you can't take care of them like this."
Li Shimin sighed.
"The queen left suddenly, the two children lost their mothers at a young age, if I don't take them well, I will be ashamed of the queen and them."
Li Chao thought to himself, why don't you mention the youngest princess, who was also born to the queen herself.
Wu Zetian really got the opportunity this time, helping to bring Li Zhi and his son-in-law, and often appeared in front of the emperor, which is amazing.
"Wen Yuan, last time you told me that Datang can't stop the pace of conquest, how to use troops next year, do you have any suggestions?"
Datang does have the ability to fight wherever it is now, but it is impossible for Datang to start a war at the same time.
"You played before, saying that there is a Japanese country to invade the Xindu Territory, and that Persia is now in a civil war, and Rome is also desperately trying to grab the Persian territory, is the situation really so serious over there?"
"Your Majesty, it's not serious.
Although the Ring of the Sun is planning to invade our Xindu Territory, Your Majesty only needs a will, there are 8,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers there, and then let the lords form their own guards and step up the training of the territorial militia.
Then we can also raise tens of thousands of horses. ” "Besides, we can send a fleet to reinforce it from the sea.
Reinforcements from the sea have two advantages, one is that they can quickly reinforce the reliability, the time is fast, and the reinforcement of troops is also large.
On the other hand, we can encircle Wei to rescue Zhao, and then directly attack the east and west outlets of the Ring Japanese Kingdom, seize their ports, and contain some of their forces. ” "If we can take their eastern and western Haikou cities, our future trade routes will also be of great benefit.
At that time, the country was surrounded by our troops on three sides, and they were exhausted, but we could quickly support each other by sea and deploy troops. ” "Then how many more troops do you think is appropriate?"
Li Chao thought for a while, "Chen thinks that the fleet of Xindu Port can be expanded, from a detachment to a fleet full of 10,000 people.
In addition, an additional 3,000 troops will be enough. ” Originally, Xindu Port had 3,000 sailors, and Xindu had 5,000 troops, a total of 8,000 soldiers and horses.
Now add 7,000 sailors and 3,000 armies, and that would be a total of 18,000 men.
A fleet of 10,000 sailors, 8,000 armies.
In addition, the armies and militia units of the lords are far inferior in number to the military strength of the Japanese Ring State, but Datang is well equipped and has a naval advantage.
It's just a keep, no problem at all.
"Where's the Persian side?"
The Persian side was indeed very lively right now, and the Romans were making a major counterattack against Persia, retaking many lost territories along the Mediterranean, such as Egypt.
At this time, Persia was in civil strife, with an emperor a year, and the generals of the army were divided into separate territories, and the chaos was inextricable.
And at this time, the greatest persecution appeared, and the Arabs under the Islamic union were bursting their livers.
Their rise is like a spark burning the prairie and is unstoppable.
The Persians were troubled internally and externally, and their demise was imminent.
An empire that has been around for hundreds of years is now falling apart.
The current situation of the Persians is naturally a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.
However, Li Chao knew that the Arabs would receive all the Persians' belongings very quickly, and they couldn't stop like a chicken.
Today, Datang's control over many territories in Central Asia is not strong.
Especially on the Caspian Sea and Amu Darya lines, there are only a few feudal lords, and the 80,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions have few military offices there.
"Your Majesty, now the imperial court has to prepare more ordnance for the lords, once the war breaks out over there, then we will have to rely on the vassal lords if we want to hold the border that was drawn before.
We need to get the lords to assemble their own territorial guards and equip them with weapons as soon as possible. ” Li Shimin nodded, "I understand." ” Li Chao's seven sons were sealed in the Dawan Valley in the Western Regions, although it was still far from Persia, but it was actually not far away.
Historically, the Arabs were quick to get in.
The Li family's Dawan Valley is seven earls, and the Hou Uncle's number of soldiers is 2,000, and the Li family can recruit 14,000 troops and horses in Dawan.
The imperial court also had five military offices there, with 5,000 soldiers stationed there.
Guards are rotated in peacetime, and thousands of people are kept in Dawan Military Town for a long time. 14,000 soldiers and horses are not easy to recruit, but no matter how difficult it is, Li Chao still hopes that the imperial court can prepare the ordnance and armor first, even if the price will be more cheating, Li Chao also admits it.
People can recruit slowly, but the equipment must arrive first.
"Let the vassals of the Western Regions start recruiting soldiers, and as many as they recruit, the court will sell them as much ordnance and armor as they want."
At this time, Li Shimin can no longer regret it.
Arming the lords is also to build a Great Wall of the Western Regions for the Tang Dynasty. t1706231537: