Chapter 1053 The ancients knew how big the world was
In this era when the entertainment industry is quite scarce, in this era when entertainment projects with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people are rarely held, the first resolution was passed quickly and received unanimous approval from everyone.
As for the second resolution, some people are in favor of it and some people are not in favor of it.
What I agreed with was that I saw that the imperial court was making a lot of money through water transportation, sea transportation, and border markets. I felt that building a horse farm on the grassland was also a profitable business, so I wanted to add another piece of business to my family.
Those who disapprove feel that the imperial court has conquered the Turks and the Western Turks, and has also swept through the countries in the Western Regions that were attached to the Western Turks. With so many people raising horses for the imperial court, there will be no shortage of horses in the imperial court, and even among the people in the future.
There will be no shortage of horses, so they think there is no market for building horse farms to raise horses.
Therefore, they rejected this decision for various reasons such as their family being sparse and their inability to run a horse farm on the grassland.
But without exception, they were all suppressed by Li Yuan.
In Li Yuan's view, he, as the emperor, has actually reached his end, so he doesn't mind doing some unpleasant things arrogantly.
If everyone is dissatisfied with him and wants to drive him out of office, he will be happy to do so.
So he has entered the state of 'I don't care about the throne anymore, what can you do to me'.
Therefore, the people in the camp really had no choice in the face of his arrogance and domineering behavior.
There's no way they could join forces to overthrow the Tang Dynasty, right?
Let’s not talk about their tribe. Whether the clan members agree or not, even they themselves may not be able to convince themselves.
After all, every dynasty change is a process of shuffling the cards.
During the transition between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they took advantage of this common style to rise to great heights, becoming masters and the top nobles of the Tang Dynasty.
If the cards are shuffled again, no one can guarantee that they can keep what they have now, and no one can guarantee that they will get to the next level.
Therefore, now, except for some weak-minded people, no one would think of starting a rebellion against the Tang Dynasty.
So facing Li Yuan's domineering and arrogant attitude, they could only endure it silently.
They could join forces to force Li Yuan, but the problem is that Li Yuan is not afraid of force now.
If they forced Li Yuan to abdicate the throne and give it to his son, Li Yuan might even thank them.
But in Li Yuanji's hands, they may not be as comfortable as they are now.
Since there was only one emperor and one minister, after Li Yuanji came to power, how could he use Li Yuan's trusted old ministers?
Even if Li Yuanji is willing to use it and is willing to trust him, Li Yuanji's behavior style is completely different from Li Yuan's.
Their broadmindedness, vision, and abilities may be able to cope with Li Yuan, but they may not be able to cope with Li Yuanji.
So it's better to stay fully under Li Yuan's hands.
After completing the two resolutions, the banquet dispersed.
The next day, before dawn, some people were hurriedly preparing for the Jockey Club.
Li Yuan sent out all the people he could, so only the entire Li family was left in the camp.
After Chen Shanyi and Liu Jun wisely took away the eldest son of Li Chengde and Li Jiancheng, only the core members of the Li family were left in the palace.
Except for Yang Miaoyan and Li Xiuning, everyone else is here.
Li Yuan put down his airs as an emperor, picked up his father's style, and talked with his son and daughters-in-law.
The primary target is Li Yuanji.
I saw Li Yuan sitting at the top in a very natural and comfortable posture, and said seriously: "Yuanji, there are no outsiders here. What do you think, can you tell us?"
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin didn't speak, and kept glancing at Li Yuanji.
The same goes for Changsun and Zheng Guanyin, while Li Chengqian played the role of a good boy well.
Li Yuanji looked around at his family and said with a smile: "How big does father think this world is?"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, frowned and said nothing. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it carefully, they also frowned and fell into silence.
Changsun and Zheng Guanyin lowered their heads and started thinking.
This question is easy to answer if you follow the script.
But as one of the ruling families of this world, their understanding of this world is far beyond books.
Therefore, they all know that the knowledge in books is not accurate. Some places will be biased, some places are completely inconsistent, and some places are not even recorded.
So let them answer this question according to their understanding. They can't answer it for a while.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji continued to smile and said, "How about I tell you my answer?"
Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin raised their heads at the same time, as did Changsun and Zheng Guanyin.
It's just that Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin were listening attentively, while Changsun and Zheng Guanyin were more concerned about what Li Yuanji was trying to do.
After Li Yuanji took everyone's reactions into his eyes, he smiled and said: "As far as I know, the world is so big, according to the records of our predecessors in the distant dynasties. To the north of our Tang Dynasty, beyond the Beiting, and thousands of miles away, there is a
It is not inferior to my territory in the Tang Dynasty. Although the spring and winter there are a bit cold, the summer and autumn are very mild.
To the west of our Tang Dynasty, beyond the Western Regions, there is a territory that is not inferior to that of our Tang Dynasty. The four seasons there are similar to those of our Tang Dynasty. The dynasty there is not inferior to that of the Turks. The culture there is also similar to that of Dingkou.
, maybe a little inferior to my Datang, but not too much.
Bordering that territory, there is another territory that is not inferior to our Tang Dynasty. Although the people on that territory are still in a state of ignorance and live like savages, the products on that territory are very rich.
There are many things that I don’t have in the Tang Dynasty, and there are also a lot of gold, silver and jewelry deposits.
To the south of our country, there are countless islands, which are covered with all kinds of rare treasures, such as spices, gems, and seafood that we use, and they can be seen everywhere.
To the east of the Tang Dynasty, there is the Kingdom of Japan. Further east, there is a territory that is not inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty. There are only a group of savages raging on it, but the four seasons are distinct, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the products are rich, and the territory is not inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty.
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When Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin heard these words, they were not surprised, nor did they open their mouths in surprise. Instead, they frowned again and fell into silence.
Changsun and Zheng Guanyin were shocked and dumbfounded, while Li Chengqian felt as if he was listening to a book from heaven, feeling incredible and thinking that his uncle was talking nonsense.
"Alang..."
Seeing that Li Jiancheng seemed to believe Li Yuanji's lies, Zheng Guanyin couldn't help but give him a reminder.
Li Jiancheng had a stern face and replied stiffly, "It's possible that what he said is true..."
Zheng Guanyin was stunned for a moment.
Changsun and Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin at the same time and asked Li Shimin for confirmation.
Li Shimin also nodded slightly and imperceptibly.
Changsun and Li Chengqian suddenly became like Zheng Guanyin.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but said: "How is this possible?"
Li Yuan let out a long sigh, raised his hand and stroked Li Chengqian's head and said: "Nothing is impossible, because emperors of all dynasties knew that the world is far broader and bigger than they imagined.
Therefore, emperors of all dynasties, as long as they were enterprising, were exploring the outside world.
Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions is an example.
The reason why no one tells the world is to facilitate the rule.
Because once the common people know that there are places outside the Central Plains that are not inferior to the Central Plains, they will not be able to peacefully farm in the Central Plains or stay in the Central Plains peacefully.
Some of them who couldn't stand the exploitation by local officials or the abuse by wealthy families would drag their families and leave.
Therefore, when facing the people, all the emperors would tell them that the Central Plains is the only rich place in the world. They can only live in prosperity if they stay in the Central Plains. If they go to other places, they will only live a miserable life.
If they suffered in the Central Plains, they would suffer even more in other places.
In this way, the people will never leave the Central Plains.
We people can be supported by the people from generation to generation and live in prosperity."
Li Chengqian frowned and said in disbelief: "But none of us have been to the places Uncle Wang mentioned. How can you be sure that the places Uncle Wang mentioned really exist?"
Li Yuan smiled bitterly and patted Li Chengqian's head and said: "Silly boy, we have never been there, but others have been, and there are people from other places who come to the Tang Dynasty. If we can't understand it ourselves, why can't we understand it through them?
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There are many Hu merchants in Chang'an City, some from the Western Regions and some from the sea.
It is not difficult to know from their mouths that there is another Tianzhu to the west of the Western Region, and there is a Dashi to the west of Tianzhu.
The Hu merchants who came from the Western Regions were weathered, so they couldn't see anything.
However, the Hu merchants who came from the sea were not weathered. It is not difficult to see from them that the place where they lived was not barren or a barbaric land.
This is easy to see from the various rare treasures they brought out. The craftsmanship of some things cannot be imitated by the skilled craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, which clearly shows that they have skilled craftsmen there.
And not everyone can support skilled craftsmen. In our Tang Dynasty, only aristocratic families and powerful people can afford to support them.
Therefore, there must be families similar to aristocratic and powerful families there.
And if there are aristocratic families and powerful families, there will naturally be a royal family to rule them.
So there must be a rich country there."
There is a saying that you can see the whole leopard by looking at one spot.
Although Li Yuan has never been to Tianzhu, Dashi and other places to the west of the Western Regions, monks from Tianzhu and businessmen from Dashi are hanging around under his nose all day long. If he doesn't explore it, he won't know.
possible.
And with his energy, if you want to explore a person, you will definitely be able to figure out every aspect of that person.
Under such circumstances, the origins of the Hu people, the forces behind them, and the country's intelligence could not be concealed at all.
Even if the Hu people are good at disguise, they still have flaws in some details, and these details are enough for Li Yuan to understand everything he wants to know.
