Chapter 2704 Military Expansion Should Be Suspended

"Old!" Li Dan looked at Bi Gou and Li Yi and shook his head.

He saw that many ministers had let go of their worries and were ready to hand over power after returning from here.

He still remembered that a group of prime ministers had calculated with Li Yi, mainly to suppress Li Yi.

At that time, no one knew what Li Yi was thinking. With the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty's economy, the increase of fiscal revenue, and the strong military strength.

The officials' views on Li Yi gradually changed until now.

The officials were relieved that Li Yi would not rebel, let alone take measures against normal officials.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty continued to expand, and people outside became Tang people.

It was so strong that they could destroy anyone they wanted, and did not allow Li Yi's exchanged things to participate. With the weapons made by the Tang Dynasty itself, it was still the same.

The one hundred steam locomotives anchored on the water could sink all enemy ships and block the enemy's sea area.

And the airship could fly over the enemy's land to attack. When Li Yi did not arrive at Lijiazhuangzi in Bashui, could Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty stop the airship from throwing explosive packs?

Dig a basement and hide in it, unless you never come out.

"This is something that shouldn't exist in the world today!" Li Dan grabbed a handful of dry fried sunflower seeds and put them on his teeth to crack.

Concubine Dou Lu, who was standing next to him with a smile on her face, picked up a sunflower seed and pinched it with her thumb nail, then broke it, took out the kernel, and fed it to her youngest son.

She only dared to put food into her son's mouth when Li Yi was around, without worrying about getting stuck in his throat or something.

Otherwise, she would crack it with her mouth first, chew it up, and put it into her son's mouth with her fingers.

When Li Yi was around, the child would grab the fish with his hands and spit it out to feel the fish bones, so he could spit out more fish meat, especially when eating hairtail slices.

When Li Yi was not around, all the bones had to be found and picked out, for fear of piercing the throat and esophagus.

"Brother Yi, are you tired?" Li Longji ate half an ear of roasted corn and asked Li Yi, who was eating the other half next to him.

Li Yi used small tweezers to pick up corn kernels, and his movements were fast, picking up one and eating one.

"It's not tiring, it's fun to practice with hands."

Li Yi didn't pick up the food one by one. After picking up the first grain, he picked up the next grain, then the next two grains, then the third grain, the fifth grain, and then picked up the food horizontally and diagonally...

Not only him, but all the nurses did this. They used chopsticks with both hands to eat.

The basic skills of eating must be practiced well. Even if a barber only uses a pair of scissors, it looks easy to make a snap, but ordinary people will get cramps when they move their hands.

"Should we fight Japan?" Li Longji didn't want to learn how to eat corn. He was thinking about Japan.

"We will occupy the places that Japan has not occupied yet, including large and small islands and reefs.

When other places become the territory of the Tang Dynasty and become stable, we will look for other places.

The territorial annexation is too fast, there will be loopholes and unstable logistics.

We should consolidate the existing places first. The large territory on the left side of the strait that can go to the Arctic is not conducive to farming. We still have to take it."

Li Yi stopped, picked up the wine glass, and looked to the west, as if he was looking at Japan. In fact, he was looking at the former territory of the Russians.

The current territory of Japan is not what it was then. It is small, easy to defeat but difficult to rule.

The population of the Tang Dynasty is small, and colonization abroad before its own place has developed will weaken the economic system of the Tang Dynasty.

It is difficult to repair every part of the Tang Dynasty with a population of tens of millions.

Australia, New Zealand, America, the north, the northeast, the Korean Peninsula, Tibet, the southwest, and parts of Africa are currently under the control of the Tang Dynasty.

First, we should clean up the forces, and then slowly deal with others.

Otherwise, we will see those European countries that colonized abroad, and finally lost their colonies one after another.

There are many reasons. The biggest problem, in Li Yi's opinion, is the problem of transportation and civilization.

Therefore, we can no longer occupy the territory of the country. In theory, as long as other countries do not take the initiative to attack the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will not continue to cause trouble to others in the next ten years.

Look at how the Yuan Dynasty perished? No, look at how the Song Dynasty perished? No, look at how the Tang Dynasty perished?

We should focus on economic construction after stabilizing the borders, and the Chinese people will not rebel if they are well fed and well-drinked.

Now, whoever wants to revolt in the place where the Tang Dynasty used to be, he can lead a group of hooligans or something, and no people will care about him, but he can report it and help the government.

My family just built a new house, and life is getting better day by day. You want me to rebel with you?

A war without an economic foundation is a real war of aggression. The territory is big enough, so stabilize it.

"So, let's put aside the hatred for the time being."

Li Longji found an excuse for himself, why should I fight Japan? Because Japan has fought the Tang Dynasty.

"Don't worry, third brother, the military war can be stopped, and the economic war must be strengthened. Through technical means, further corrupt and weaken the other side."

Li Yi was worried that Li Longji would completely give up external expansion, so he quickly reminded him.

"Of course! Trade, exchange luxury goods for their survival necessities."

Li Longji took the wine glass, raised it, and drank it himself.

Li Yi followed up with an example: "There will be wars in various places outside. We should sell weapons to them to protect the interests of civilians.

When they form a tripartite situation, the war will stop and the people will live a normal life.

If one side is strong and the other side is weak, the strong side will inevitably attack the weak side, and the people will suffer in the war!"

Li Yi suggested with compassion that we should stop the war and sell weapons to weak tribes and countries.

When they become strong, they will attack others and then sell weapons to others.

In this way, people with weapons won't fight, right?

Li Longji looked at Li Yi with a wine glass in hand, and nodded after a while: "Brother Yi is right. Others need weapons, what should they sell?"

"Bows, crossbows, armor, arrows, and medical alcohol. They use good wood, ore, gold, silver, and grain to exchange.

Horses, cattle, camels, etc. are also fine. I also collect gems now. My financial conditions allow me to stockpile.

They bring things to exchange for one price. We pay more for their things, and we pay less for our things.

If they can't come by themselves, we go to collect and send them, which is another price. We bear the risk."

Li Yi didn't need to think too much about this, and directly gave his solution.

"Brother Yi, do you like to collect gems?" Li Longji knew that Li Yi was not interested in gems.

In this case, why do you want to exchange? Gems cannot be used as collateral for the issuance of paper money.

"I don't like it. In my eyes, gems are not as good as good seeds, but I can like it.

There is a kind of stone in the 22 counties of Jingzhao Prefecture that only Chang'an and Wannian counties have. I said I can buy this stone at a high price.

I am willing to give out the guns and ammunition of the matchlock gun. I will give it to whoever provides me with this stone, and then..."

Li Yi stopped here. Is there any need to continue?

"What will happen then?" Li Longji knew what was going to happen next.

Chang'an County and Wannian County fought each other and wanted to transport stones to Li Yi. The other 20 counties wanted to fight these two counties, and they had to stop others from coming to mine stones.