Li Mu stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the rough sea, his heart racing.
Now he can somewhat understand why some people want to compose a poem every now and then. Once you see some scenery, you really can't control it!
The strongholds and fortresses were all under construction. Su Wo and his son, who had been defeated twice, never tried to destroy them again. If the Tang army took a step forward, they would take a step back. Li Mu guessed his plan. He wanted to wait for the Tang army.
After withdrawing, we will continue to plan for it slowly. Because everyone knows that the Tang army, or Li Mu, cannot stay in the Japanese country forever.
In fact, what people expected is not bad. Li Mu really has to leave. There are too many places that need him. He has stayed in the Japanese country for long enough. Moreover, everything in the Japanese country is on the right track. He can stay here or
If you don't stay here, there won't be any big difference.
He left Li Chongyi, two hundred Jinyi guards, and thirty secret guards to train the Japanese here. By the way, he also used gold to personally make a seal of "Tang's Imperial Japanese King" and left it to his eldest brother Shanbei.
Taking into account the sentiments of the people of Japan, Li Mu removed the word "slave" and added the word "imperial edict", which clarified the legal principle that the king of Japan needed the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, from Li Mu's point of view, this is not a loss, what?
Whether you are a slave or not, you can only take advantage of words, and the actual things are obviously more important.
Originally, the emperor had a name, but the eldest brother Yamabei was no longer the emperor, but the king of Japan who was granted the title by the Tang Dynasty, so he could not take the title like the previous emperors. Li Mu made the decision and sealed the mountain according to the system of the Tang Dynasty.
The eldest brother Wang Bei was named the "King of Donghai Commandery" and Yixiu was granted the title of "Prince of Donghai Commandery". The king of the Japanese Kingdom was hereditary in the Tang Dynasty and replaced by "King of Donghai Commandery".
Li Mu's awarding of rewards was not random. The etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty was inherited from the Sui Dynasty, and there was a series of measures for ennobling vassal states. The highest level was the imperial title of the county king. There are well-documented cases such as the title of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
The deeds of the King of Tubo and the Prince of Xihai. Tubo was located to the west of the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of Commander of the West Sea. The Japanese Kingdom was located to the east of the Tang Dynasty and was an island, so it was appropriate to grant the title of Commander of the East China Sea.
After doing this, Li Mu boarded the ship and returned. He made an agreement to spend the winter and come back to Japan in the next spring. He hoped that by then the scope of influence of the Donghai Commandery King could be expanded to half of Japan's territory. Even if this was not possible, he would still
This is the minimum requirement to build the four docks along the coastline. Because in the coming year, Datang is very likely to attack Goguryeo, and it has been deployed in the Japanese country for a year, which at least meets the strategic needs of waterway encirclement.
Li Chongyi stayed in the Japanese country. In addition to training the Japanese to fight against the Suga family and his son, he also needed to train a Japanese army that could fight. When the Tang Dynasty fought against Goguryeo, the Japanese would also have to be recruited to fight. Otherwise, Li Mu would be a mountain.
Is it all for nothing to carry Big Brother Wang on his back? You have to give something.
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On the return trip, following the ocean current, the time was shortened by nearly half. After a few months, when we arrived at Yangzhou Port, the port in front of us had changed drastically.
Almost no old buildings can be seen, replaced by brand-new streets and shops. The port has more than doubled in size. This is only the first phase of the project. There will be three phases of the project in the future, all of which are completed. The port will be expanded.
The volume will be increased several times.
Li Mu was very pleased about this, because all of this was completed without him. And it seemed to be done well, which at least showed that even if he did not do it himself, as long as he pointed the direction, people of this era could
Can do things well.
Bai Qiaoqiao and her children, together with Li Zhien and Wang Ou, were waiting at the pier for Li Mu. Li Mu would be away from home for more than half a year. Although he was used to it, his longing could not deceive others. He saw Chang'an from a distance.
No., the tears of the girls couldn't stop flowing. The mother's crying made several children who came to the pier with fun in mind panic. Their big eyes were full of question marks. They didn't understand. They were going out happily.
Why did my mother start crying when she arrived at the dock and saw the big ship?
The common people also gathered at the dock. They had received the news yesterday that the Chang'an was back today. Along with the Chang'an, there was also a whale. This whale was also unlucky. It happened to collide with the fleet and was tickled.
The sailors did it easily.
Just like the previous two times, I put it on the back of the boat and dragged it back. It’s not that it can’t be divided and put on the boat and pulled back, but there is really no room in the cabin.
All the cabins are filled with silver ore. And they are all silver ore with very high purity. Those with low purity are not qualified to occupy the precious space in the cabin. The fate of those ores can only be piled next to the mine pit.
In the mountains, when the resources are scarce, we will have to work hard to refine them.
When resources are plentiful now, who wouldn’t dig for rich ores?
These silver ores are all excellent in the ratings given by the system. In other words, one ton of ore can extract two kilograms of pure silver. This is already a very high ratio. One ton of ore can extract two kilograms of pure silver.
Forty taels of silver are spent, and all costs are eliminated. The net benefit is at least more than thirty taels. This is only the most basic value. Silver is money, and the real value of money lies in its circulation. When these silvers become ingots, in the Tang Dynasty
As it circulates, its value will increase.
Li Mu brought these silver ores back to the Tang Dynasty for smelting, hoping that the technology of refining silver would be passed to the Japanese country later. Otherwise, if the Japanese people obtained the refining technology, they would definitely not be willing to be miners. By then,
Even if it can be suppressed, it is an unnecessary trouble.
Moreover, silver ore does not only contain silver. There are many associated metals in silver ore, including copper, gold, lead, zinc and other metals. No matter which metal, it has its role in the future of Datang.
, are all rare resources.
These silver ores are all excellent in the ratings given by the system. In other words, one ton of ore can extract two kilograms of pure silver. This is already a very high ratio. One ton of ore can extract two kilograms of pure silver.
Forty taels of silver are spent, and all costs are eliminated. The net benefit is at least more than thirty taels. This is only the most basic value. Silver is money, and the real value of money lies in its circulation. When these silvers become ingots, in the Tang Dynasty
As it circulates, its value will increase.
Li Mu brought these silver ores back to the Tang Dynasty for smelting, hoping that the technology of refining silver would be passed to the Japanese country later. Otherwise, if the Japanese people obtained the refining technology, they would definitely not be willing to be miners. By then,