Li Longji happily went to hold an instant telegram conference while Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan continued to play with their little brothers and sisters.
The two of them were in no hurry to allocate the supplies.
From the other party's actions, it seemed that Duoshi didn't want to start a large-scale war. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to gather an army right under the noses of the Great Tang, let alone two thousand people.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were very confident in this. The environment and terrain of that place weren't a place that just anyone could start a war with a large number of people.
If it were that simple, the two of them wouldn't have needed to train in the Turkic lands for a year. It would have been much more convenient to just charge over.
In Wang Juan's words, Little Gao had once gone to fight, but due to various reasons, he had lost the war. However, the victorious Duoshi had not been able to attack the Great Tang's territory in one go.
Similarly, even if Little Gao had won at that time, he hadn't been able to bring his soldiers too far in. The climate wasn't suitable, and the supply route was too long — these were all crucial factors.
At that time, Duoshi had been more formidable than it was now. It was just that Duoshi's political rule had been more stable than it was now. In that situation, they hadn't been able to invade, much less now.
Wang Juan guessed that Duoshi had seen that they had increased the number of soldiers in Tubo and used the excuse of disaster relief as an excuse. However, even though the disaster was over, the soldiers had not been withdrawn. Thus, he was a little anxious, or more accurately, afraid.
Thus, he naturally had to do something to delay or stop the Great Tang's plan to invade. By bringing out two thousand people, he was expressing his attitude.
First, Duoshi wanted to use this method to tell the Great Tang that he, Duoshi, would not just wait to be beaten and not retaliate. He had his own soldiers.
Second, he wanted to say that he didn't want to attack them. He didn't intend to start a large-scale war. He just wanted to protect his own position. This wasn't a provocation, but a helplessness.
He was admitting defeat, but he wasn't directly saying that he couldn't do it. Instead, he was expressing it through actions.
"I can imagine that once our soldiers go over, Duoshi will immediately send someone to contact us. To be more precise, they will question why we sent soldiers to their territory."
Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan after he stopped his little sister from changing her clothes and jumping into the water. He sat on the deck and gave his little brother and sister the task of cleaning up the fish.
Wang Juan nodded her head in deep agreement. "I think so too. Their purpose is not to question us. Their purpose is to make our people mention the Jiangnan Dao through questioning, so we can criticize or ask them about their cannibalism.
As soon as our people opened their mouths, they would immediately put on a 'is that really so?' look, and then say that they didn't know, and that someone had come to cause trouble in the name of Polyphagy. They wanted to give it to them, or say that they had already killed the troublemaker over there.
They even sent us a bunch of Duo Cannibal's heads to show us, saying that it was the responsibility of this group of people, but in fact, the heads were sent by the Duo Cannibal Lord. In other words, they were the people who had been eliminated internally. "
"They might even come to pay tribute." Unable to swim, Xiaobei squatted next to her brother and sister to clean up the fish. Her mind was not on the fish. She glanced at her brother and sister from time to time and listened to them talk. At this moment, she interrupted.
Zhang Xiaobao and Weiwei smiled and praised, "You can tell just by looking at Xiaobei, let alone Duo Cannibal."
After being praised by her brother, Xiaobei became excited. She immediately put down the work in her hands and said, "I know what they are up to, so we must not ask them about the Jiangnan Dao first. Instead, we must directly ask them why they have stationed troops on the land of the Tang Empire.
Then we will ask them to retreat. If they don't retreat, we will bombard them with cannons. We will attack them from the sky and on the ground. We will also ask Shuiyun to be in charge of reconnaissance. What do you think? "
"Good, good, good idea. When the time comes, our Xiaobei will ask them in her own name." Zhang Xiaobao smiled and patted his sister's head.
What he said was naturally a little perfunctory. The people in the past would not mention the issue of whose territory it was. If they really did, Duo Cannibal would definitely change the topic and start to argue with the Tang Empire about the issue of the territory.
The Tang Empire did not have the time to play with Duo Cannibal. The purpose of the soldiers in the past was to fight and train them. Although they were good at training and had a high success rate in shooting fixed targets and moving targets.
But in real life, the enemy wasn't a fool. They wouldn't just stay there and be a target for you. After suffering a few losses, they would also hide. The people on both sides could be considered a form of training. It was just that one side was very passive.
Xiaobei happily continued to clean up the fish.
When it was almost time for dinner, Li Longji, who had casually eaten something at noon, ended the instant telegram meeting. With a tired expression, he found Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
He poured himself a glass of wine and added a lot of ice cubes in the wine, looking like he wanted to drink melted ice instead of wine. He raised his head and drank two mouthfuls of wine and chewed a piece of ice. After that, he let out a long breath of enjoyment and asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan,
"How is the logistics arrangement? We can't wait for the soldiers to run to the front and end up with no bullets and no food to eat. "
"We have discussed it. Cuckoo and I plan to give this difficult and glorious task to the logistics groups in Jiannan and Shannan. We will find people in the form of a tender. Whoever performs well and provides the best conditions will be the one we will use."
Zhang Xiaobao did not mention anything about logistics to Wang Juan. When Li Longji asked, he casually answered.
Wang Juan nodded in agreement. It seemed like the two of them had really considered this for a long time before coming to a decision.
Li Longji and Weiwei paused and looked at Zhang Xiaobao in surprise. Then, they asked, "Why is it not your family's people or the imperial court's people? Even if it is a small-scale war, it is good to train the soldiers. Logistics soldiers are also soldiers, and they are not inferior to the soldiers on the frontlines. "
"If our family and the imperial court's people are mobilized, the matter will become serious. It will give the impression that we want to start a large-scale war, and it will make them more vigilant. It will affect our training of the soldiers.
If we send the local groups, it will give them a false impression. Our family's soldiers in the Tubo region will not be mobilized, and our logistics will not be mobilized. This will make the people of Duoshi think that we are going to fight them to put on a show for the people of Great Tang, and not really want to make the war as tragic as possible.
Our people have other things to do. For example, when the railway is being built, they can help transport construction materials, organize meals, and so on. We can't spare any manpower. We have to develop the country's infrastructure. "
Zhang Xiaobao explained to Li Longji. After listening to his words, Li Longji felt that Zhang Xiaobao made some sense. However, when he heard the latter part, Li Longji felt that Zhang Xiaobao was talking in his sleep.
What did he mean by developing the country's infrastructure? Not being able to spare any manpower? Not to mention the people of Duoshi, even he did not believe it.
Knowing that Zhang Xiaobao was starting to scheme again, Li Longji did not intend to fall for Zhang Xiaobao's words. Instead, he turned his gaze to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan was also in a daze. She had not discussed this matter before, so she had to think carefully about it.
After a while, Wang Juan finally considered part of the matter. The reason why she only considered part of it was because she was not sure what Zhang Xiaobao wanted to do.
Li Longji, who was standing there with an unhurried expression, said, "Zhang Xiaobao's meaning is that our and the imperial court's logistics troops will be used to build the railway. Not only will they be used for transportation, but our people will also have to participate in the construction of the railway when it is not too dangerous.
In fact, during the transportation process, we will also have to repair the road to the railway line. Furthermore, the speed must be fast and the quality must be acceptable. We will also improve the training of the logistics troops in charge of roadbed engineering. In other words, we will strengthen the training of the engineers. "
After Wang Juan finished speaking, she looked at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao returned a look of certainty.
"Why is that?" Li Longji could not guess. To be more precise, his mind was not completely on the current topic. He was still in the state of the telegram conference.
Wang Ju, who had also followed Duoshi, thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are doing this to make it more convenient for them to fight Duoshi in the future. The current conflict with Duoshi is a small-scale battle. There is no need for the road to be too good, especially now that the road in contact with Duoshi is almost done.
After all, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo consider that area to be Tang Empire's territory. Letting the logistics companies in those two places be in charge of the logistics task now is not a big deal even if there are some mistakes.
However, when we fight Duoshi in the future, the logistics must follow up. The road is the most important thing. Now, let Xiao Bao's people cooperate with the people of the imperial court to do this. While saving the cost of other people's manpower, it also has the effect of training the troops. "
"Oh, right, I was thinking about the matter of the meeting just now and was confused for a moment." Li Longji blinked twice and finally came out of the state just now. He naturally admitted that he was not focused enough.
Then, he continued, "In that case, we will follow Xiao Bao and Cuckoo's plan and let the people of the civilian logistics company go over to help. As for the cost … Xiao Bao, how do you think the cost is going to be?"
"What cost? We will buy all the things. We don't need the people of the logistics company to manage. They just need to do the transportation. "Zhang Xiaobao replied.
"I am talking about the cost of transportation. We can't let them do the work for free." Li Longji said. At the same time, he glared at Zhang Xiaobao, meaning to not beat around the bush. I don't believe that you don't understand what I mean.
After being glared at, Zhang Xiaobao understood and hurriedly said, "The problem of cost is easy to solve. When they ship the things to the place and come back, they will usually have empty carriages or horses. Since they have nothing to do, it is better to carry some things back.
They can carry whatever they have over there. After they are done, they will ship it back. We don't want the things and they will sell it themselves. No matter how much they sell it for, it will be their own. It will be considered the cost of transportation. If they are willing to spend money, we can even sell the Duoshi slaves to them at a low price.
In the future, when we need to build roads or something, we can have them send the slaves over. We can give them some money as a form of employment. Isn't that good? "
"Oh, you don't plan to pay? That's good. If we give them money, it will be hard to measure the amount. If we give them more or less, they will always think that it is worth it. They will consider whether it is worth it or not. If it is not worth it, they will not accept this job. "
Li Longji agreed with Zhang Xiaobao's idea. Usually, when merchants go over, they will also do business. When they go, they will load the goods, and when they come back, they will not be empty-handed. But to buy things over there, there is a cost. Now, they will use the cost when they go over to cover the cost. Merchants will know what to do.
Li Longji thought it through. Wang Ju, who was once the Minister of Revenue, still does not understand many things.
Seeing that the Emperor understood, he asked Zhang Xiaobao, "Xiao Bao, if the war lasts for a long time and only let the logistics people of the two places be in charge, they will make more money. Will other people have opinions? They will also join in.
But when they form a joint lineup and plan to invest in it, the war will be over. It will have an impact on the logistics industry of the two places. At least, it will make people's hearts waver. How should we solve this? "
Wang Ju thought about it thoroughly. He knew that his grandson will not refuse the people who came later to join. Otherwise, the two places will become the dominant force, which will not be good for the balance.
Any person in the Imperial Court will consider this point. He was afraid that the war will end as soon as other people join in. After all, the other side only has 2,000 people. They will not need to hide for too long.
"Cuckoo, you tell them. I will go and cook. It's almost time to eat." Zhang Xiaobao looked at the sky and felt that eating is more important. Answering questions is a small matter. He said to his grandfather, smiled at him, and got up to go to the ship's kitchen.
Wang Juan had to take over the task. She said to Wang Ju, "Grandfather, you don't need to worry, because the war will not end. Although there are only 2,000 people in Duoshi now, there are still people behind them.
Our army also takes turns to fight with them. The purpose is to train the soldiers. The scale is not big, just a few hundred people. A few hundred people will go to the front and train to search, and then train to adapt to the climate, as well as to shoot and command in this climate.
There is no need to fight so fiercely. After achieving some results, the body and spirit will enter a period of fatigue, and the next batch of people will go to take over and change the guard.
Similarly, even if Duoshi is always in a weak position, they will constantly send troops to rotate. Unless their people are stupid and wait for all two thousand of them to die, they won't care. "
"They are clearly suffering losses, why do they still send troops?" Wang Ju did not understand.
Gao Lishi thought about the reason and explained to Wang Ju, "It's very simple. Duoshi also needs to train the soldiers. Even if they suffer losses, they cannot stop. Otherwise, Tang can continue to push forward and make their people feel fear.
Of the two thousand people, it was estimated that when half or one-third of them died, they would withdraw and replace them with a new batch of people to try their best to defend that position.
As for the people who were replaced, they would be responsible for explaining the battle situation to the other people when they returned to their places. For example, what kind of terrain was better, how to react when the enemy charged, and what methods to use to achieve the goal of killing the enemy.
Of course, the soldiers we train with will also suffer casualties. After all, they are soldiers who have never fought in a real battle. They need a period of adaptation. The difference is that our losses will be very small. We won't even need to use a ratio of ten to one. "
Li Longji followed up with an analysis. "If the commander is not greedy, the loss ratio should be between 20 and 30 to 1. That is, if the enemy loses more than 20 people, we can have one dead or injured person. After all, we have medics following us, but they don't."
After hearing Gao Lishi and Li Longji's analysis, Wang Ju was silent for a moment. He lowered his head and pondered for a while.
After thinking for a while, he said, "One person in exchange for twenty of them is a little heavy for us. Cuckoo, you have to think of a way to talk to the previous commanders about how to avoid large numbers of casualties. It would be best if the ratio is 1: 100, or even to fire more cannons and let fewer people charge forward.
What you're saying is that we'll just keep fighting like this and wait until you and Xiaobao are ready before we start the final large-scale battle to deal with Duoshi, right?
But when that time comes, Duoshi will have trained many veterans who can adapt to our offensive style. It won't be easy for you to catch the enemy off guard, and the casualties will increase. "
"The casualties won't increase." Wang Juan and Weiwei shook their heads. She knew very well what Zhang Xiaobao meant. When they really fought a large-scale battle, the casualties on their side would be reduced.
Without waiting for others to ask, Wang Juan said, "Now that we are fighting with Duoshi, we will slowly increase our forces as we grow, forcing Duoshi to increase their forces as well. Every time we add a few hundred people, we will fight for ten days. After a year, we will have tens of thousands of people.
Fighting with Duoshi will force them to fight even if they don't want to fight. But the battlefield is close to us and far from Duoshi, so they will be fighting a long-distance battle.
More of their people will die, and more of them will be captured by us. After a few months of fighting, when they feel that they have enough veterans, they will send them to the front lines again. So now, we will try our best to not fire as much as possible and wait for their veterans to come up. We will really catch them off guard.
Moreover, if we fight slowly and drag it out, not only will we be exhausting their military strength, but we will also be competing with them in terms of logistics. They need manpower and livestock for transportation, and so do we. However, we can continuously push different logistics groups to the front.
The division of labor in our country is very clear. Those who do transportation are responsible for transportation, and those who do farming are only responsible for farming. No matter how many livestock and people are needed for transportation, it is only the needs of the industry itself. It can be adjusted slightly.
But Duoshi is different. They have to eat, raise livestock, and then let the livestock help transport supplies. We need weapons, and they also need weapons. But we have a strong foundation, and they can't. Their smelting technology is far worse than ours.
In addition, we also have new weapons that the research department comes up with from time to time. Through war, we can take them out for testing. After collecting data, we can go back and update and improve them.
Record down every small and classic battle. Even if it wasn't done well, record it down and use it as teaching material for others.
I believe that Duoshi will definitely not gain as much as us in the process of war. They can only keep on giving. When Xiao Bao and I start a large-scale war, they will no longer be able to organize a better resistance. "
After saying that, Wang Juan sighed helplessly.
She didn't like to fight all the time. Although she majored in this field, there were bound to be deaths in war. No matter how advanced the weapons were, there would still be casualties. There were even situations where non-combat casualties occurred.
But in this world, there was absolutely no relationship with the word 'peace'. Commercial means were not omnipotent. If the other party didn't want you to mine, you couldn't do it even if you talked. So, you had to solve it through force.
If they invaded more people now, they would get more resources and develop more technology. In the future, they would have to pay less. No one was willing to die, but almost everyone wanted to live a better life. Usually, there were people who risked their lives to commit crimes, not to mention this kind of war where killing was not illegal.
Now that Great Tang had the absolute advantage, if they didn't take advantage of it, would they have to wait for others to develop and pay a higher price to fight for resources?
Wang Juan thought so, but Li Longji and the others didn't consider this problem. They only thought according to what Wang Juan said and analyzed in their hearts. If they were to fight like this, how much would the other party expend and to what extent?
The three of them were not unfamiliar with war, and they knew about economic matters. In the past, they had fought many wars, but the difference was that it was different from now. In the past, when they fought, they were always giving, and the benefits in terms of resources were far less than the benefits in terms of status.
They fought Tubo time and time again, but the result was that Tubo submitted to them in name. In reality, the land that they won was still Tubo. In fact, the bigger the land, the more stable their rule was. Many people from both sides died, but the result didn't change.
At the same time, after each war, the economy of the country would be greatly affected, especially in terms of food. It wasn't just the consumption of food, but also the loss of labor that would result from the deaths in war.
But now, there was no need to worry about the economy of the country being shaken. The resources consumed in war were only a small portion of the Great Tang's resources. The true source of consumption was steel.
Steel was very important, and the Great Tang used the majority of it to make weapons and train tracks. In some areas, people even used wood for farming.
But this didn't mean that the Great Tang didn't have any steel. On that new island, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had their people increase the mining efficiency. It was hard to say how the two of them were so formidable that their predictions were so accurate. If they said that there were iron mines below, there would definitely be iron mines below.
Once they were done fighting Duoshi, even if they couldn't immediately subjugate Duoshi, they could still force them to give up their land. At that time, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo would be able to immediately say that there were no good mines in the land that Duoshi was occupying.
Thus, the Great Tang didn't care about fighting a war of attrition with others. If anyone tried to fight a war of attrition with the Great Tang, they would end up dragging their own country down.
The three of them calculated the cost and began to feel sorrow for Duoshi.
"If We were the Emperor of Duoshi, We would immediately withdraw all our people and give up a large portion of the land for the Great Tang to occupy. This would allow us to organize our people and continue to push in other directions. It's better than fighting a war of attrition with the Great Tang and then using this opportunity to attack them from other directions.
Alas, their ambitions are too great, but they don't have the strength to support them. I estimate that in a few years, this religiously-based country of Duoshi will be finished. "
Li Longji spoke as if he was thinking for the sake of others. From his words, it seemed that he was speaking with the pride of someone who could judge the country, not truly bemoaning the state of the universe and pitying the fate of mankind.
Wang Ju and Gao Lishi nodded in agreement. The two of them also understood the final result. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo's model was war, plunder, construction, development, technological improvement, and continuing the war.
If their plans were truly too large, then under the protection of military force, they would cooperate with the other side, trade, scheme, and wear down the regime.
In any case, no matter which model it was, they were all expanding outward. This was especially true for Xiao Bao's non-military methods under the protection of military force. He was clearly scheming against others, and while others might know that they were being schemed against, they couldn't refuse. It was like poison mixed with honey. As one ate, one would be poisoned, drinking poison to quench one's thirst.
"Cuckoo, do you and Xiao Bao have any other plans?" Gao Lishi felt that the plan that the two of them came up with couldn't be so simple, so he asked. Even if she didn't, he felt that it was enough. He just felt a little lucky.
As soon as he asked, Wang Juan nodded and replied, "Yes, war is not the goal. War is only a means. The goal is to improve the lives of the people. Otherwise, who would want to fight a war? Right now, Tang's development has reached a bottleneck.
To be more precise, it's because Tang's civil technology has fallen behind, and the new technology has not been fully developed yet. Although Tang is also undergoing changes in production relations, the speed of change can't keep up with the speed of the people's pursuit of resources and culture.
Therefore, conflicts are about to erupt. At this time, the first to erupt is definitely the issue of resources. Because our movie hasn't been produced yet, the propaganda and education can't keep up. However, the appearance of all kinds of resources allows the people to see a better life.
At the same time, it also widens the gap between people. Our education, childbirth, medical care, and retirement can be free, and the people will have to pay less. However, this doesn't solve the problem. As the channels of information transmission become more perfect, the people understand more about the situation outside.
The more one understood, the more one would naturally compare. With comparison, what followed would be pursuit. Pursuit was a better word than comparison.
As such, money becomes more important, and other aspects will start to gradually give way. Fortunately, it won't be too serious. At least there is a good Emperor, Xiao Bao and I, suppressing them from a very high moral point of view.
However, some people are smart, and some are stupid. Naturally, their income will be different. There is a lack of production technology, and it can't be completely transformed into productivity. Therefore, the internal conflicts of the country will gradually intensify. Even if no one rebels, there will be hidden dangers.
What should we do? It's war. When there is a war, the people will temporarily put aside their comparisons with the people around them and focus on the survival of the country. Even if they bully others, the people will take it seriously.
At the same time, in the process of war, many industries will be affected. These industries will require more manpower, or more industrial workshops. The income of the people will increase, and the number of jobs will increase.
When there are more people, there will naturally be people who can think of other ideas to increase productivity. Therefore, new production technology will appear. Not only can it be applied to the industry, but it can also be used in more industries.
Then, doesn't this mean that the production technology will catch up with the people's demand for resources? "
After a series of tongue-twisting words, Wang Juan gasped for breath. It seemed that she was also very tired.
After Li Longji and Gao Lishi heard this, they nodded vigorously. They had already heard Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan talk about some of the related matters. However, they didn't expect that the two of them didn't choose to start a war casually. They did so in order to prevent the people from being in a bad mood.
After Wang Ju heard this, he was also shocked. After all, he didn't know much. He didn't expect that his grandson and granddaughter-in-law would want to coordinate the lives of the people in the country when other people didn't want to start a war because they were afraid of wasting money and manpower.
They were too knowledgeable. Whether to fight or not, and when to fight, there were so many things to pay attention to.
"Cuckoo, according to what you said, as long as we continue to fight, we will never have to worry about the people in the country rebelling, right?" Wang Ju asked.
Wang Juan shook her head and said, "We can't always carry out large-scale expeditions. We need to cooperate with Xiao Bao's economic plunder. From time to time, there will be a small-scale battle. It's easy to control, and we can always win. At the same time, the casualties must be very, very few. Otherwise, the families of the soldiers who died will gradually dislike the war.
Also, every time we start a war, we have to find an excuse. It's an excuse that is specially made for the people in the country to see. We have to let them think that the Tang Empire is so powerful and so peace-loving, but there are still people who cause trouble, and we have to teach them a lesson.
For example, we can't destroy Duo Shi in just a few years or a dozen years. We can destroy their power and political system, but we can't kill everyone and occupy all the land at the same time.
In the end, we will achieve our strategic goal and then let Duo Shi split into many small countries. At this time, we will not attack them, but the countries around them, the countries with resources.
How do we fight? "Tell the people that while we were fighting against Duoshi, that country was not cooperating and kept trying to stab us in the back. There were several times when we almost lost many good men because of this. This is too big of a threat to our Great Tang. Perhaps they will learn from Duoshi and come here to cause trouble.
Do you want to fight and nip the danger in the bud? "
"Uh!" Wang Ju was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, yes, we have to fight. If we don't fight, how will the resources come? If we don't fight, they will think that we are weak and will come back to kill more people of the Tang Empire.
Good, I have also thought of a good idea. Let the people of the Tang Empire go to the countries we haven't attacked. They can travel, play, or buy some specialties there.
Then, things will be easy. It is impossible for there to be no conflicts between people, especially between two different countries. As long as our people are wronged, we will have an excuse to go to war. What do you think? "
"Grandfather is indeed amazing," Wang Juan said cooperatively.
As they talked, it was time for dinner. The ship was still sailing, and they couldn't reach the island with the beach tonight. They had to wait until noon tomorrow. This was because the wind was good and the ship was fast.
During dinner, a large group of people gathered together and there was no need to keep silent. Xiaobei and the others chattered about the fish and what to do tomorrow.
After eating a few mouthfuls, Li Longji stopped and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "When We were discussing matters with the officials of the court, We discovered that the telegram is very useful and fast. It is so far away from the capital, but it takes less than an hour to send a message back and forth. To be precise, it takes slightly more than three quarters of an hour.
Compared to the previous eight hundred li emergency report, it is dozens of times faster, perhaps even a hundred times faster. Even Shuiyun can't compare to this speed. During war, using telegrams to send a message back and forth takes at least a quarter of an hour. This is the speed of an immortal. "
Li Longji sighed. He felt that this telegram conference was the most fun thing to do today.
Zhang Xiaobao expressionlessly nodded, meaning that he was right, the speed of an immortal. Wang Juan held back her laughter and lowered her head to eat.
"Xiao Bao, what do you think can compare to this speed?" Li Longji asked again. However, when Zhang Xiaobao heard his tone, he understood what he meant. He was not asking him but asking a rhetorical question. What he meant was that there was nothing faster than this.
As such, Zhang Xiaobao continued to nod. "Perhaps there isn't any now."
What he meant was that there might be in the future. Furthermore, he used an uncertain word to answer.
However, Zhang Xiaobao was cursing in his heart. If this kind of telegram was really useful, why would he and Wang Juan still need to use a satellite phone back then?
It actually took three quarters of an hour to send a message back to the capital from here. If it were a real war back then, three quarters of an hour would be enough for the other party to launch an air attack. Furthermore, there would be paratroopers landing. The surprise attack, rescue, revenge, and retreat would all be completed. Furthermore, the paratroopers would fly several hundred li away.
There was no doubt that the other party could achieve this kind of speed.
"What will happen in the future?" Li Longji noticed Zhang Xiaobao's perfunctory attitude and felt that he was being a little arrogant. As such, he asked humbly.
"In the future, there will be people speaking from here. When the people in the capital listen, they will feel that there is no delay in time. In fact, they will even be able to see the people in the capital from here. It will be like watching a movie.
"If our Great Tang has a batch of geniuses, and Cuckoo and I teach them the general theory, they will still be able to see it in their lifetime as long as they don't take any detours. However, at the same time, there will be a need for a line. Just like telegrams, if we don't use a line, then it will still be similar to telegrams. Every set distance, there will be a place to receive and transmit the message.
As for a place that doesn't need to be changed between the line and the ground, but directly through another channel, it will probably be very difficult for them to survive until then. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought about it for a while, and then selectively said it.
"Sigh ~!" Li Longji sighed. He really wanted to see more advanced technology, but he also knew that time waits for no one. If Xiao Bao and Cuckoo were to research a certain technology on their own, they might be able to get it done very quickly at the beginning.
However, when they needed other technologies to help them, it would slow down. At the same time, the two of them didn't have the time to research technology. There were more important things waiting for them.
"We don't expect to be able to see people anymore. We hope that when We are alive, We will be able to see the people of Great Tang. Every family will be able to use a tool that saves time compared to telegrams. Telegrams are fine too, but not telegrams are probably too difficult."
Li Longji lowered his expectations and appeared very sad. It was as if he would lose his life tomorrow.
As he spoke, other than Xiaobei, Zhang Xiaobao, and Wang Juan, the others also revealed sad expressions. Who didn't want to live a little longer and see more of the world?
"Xiao Bao, is there no way to live forever?" Wang Ju asked Zhang Xiaobao in a very low voice.
"Live forever? Perhaps there is. The development of science is always denial, not acknowledgment. Acknowledgment is temporary, while denial is eternal. However, denial is not the unknown, but something that is already known. It is still too early to talk about it, too early, too early. "
Zhang Xiaobao couldn't give a more definite answer because he himself didn't know what was going on. This was the development of science. The more one knew, the more one would realize that they were ignorant.
"Let's eat. Let's not talk about it anymore. Life and death are fated. Riches and honor are up to the heavens." Li Longji used this sentence to end the topic that made him feel depressed. It was better to live one day at a time. It was not worth it to live with worry and not be able to enjoy anything at the end of the day.
*****
The next afternoon, on an island that was three square kilometers in size, Li Longji and the others changed into their swimsuits and sunbathed on the beach.
He finally truly felt the comfort of the beach. As for whether or not his skin would be exposed to the sun, it wasn't something he needed to consider.
This was much better than staying in the artificial sea and beach when he was in the capital.
Xiao Bei and the others cleverly asked someone to set up a shed for them. They went under the shed and stayed there. When they were in Jili Province, they had been injured more than once. Although there were ways to prevent injuries, such as being exposed to the sun every day, like the fishermen by the sea, they would naturally get used to it.
However, when they saw the fisherman's dark and rough skin, they decided to hide from the sun as much as possible before they developed sunscreen at home.
Xiaobao and Wang Juan also hid. They did not want their bodies to be in pain. If Li Longji was in pain, there was medicine. If they applied a cooling medicine, it might be able to relieve the pain.
Empress Wang and Wu Huifei stayed by Li Longji's side. The two of them each had an umbrella on top of them. Beside them was a table with fruit and wine on it. The two of them were also afraid of being exposed to the sun.
Li Longji stayed on the recliner for a while, then picked up his binoculars and looked at the sea. He planned to go swimming, but after changing his clothes, he didn't go into the water yet. He was worried that there would be sharks here.
Although there was a boat docked at sea and it might serve as an early warning, he was still worried.
After a while, Xiao Bei and the others went swimming. Li Longji finally mustered up his courage and waved at Zhang Xiaobao: "Xiao Bao, I'll accompany you for a swim."
Zhang Xiaobao was eating when he heard Li Longji's call. He felt helpless. He knew that Li Longji was afraid of sharks and was always worried about the dangers under the water.
Seeing that he was being called over, no matter what the reason was, he had to go down.
Zhang Xiaobao and Li Longji entered the water one after another. When they entered the water, there was a circle of people around them. Some of them were holding spears, while others were holding crossbows. The crossbow bolts were very thin, like chopsticks.
The main purpose was to make Li Longji feel more comfortable and less worried.
There were waves on the beach, but they weren't big. They rose and fell in waves, making people feel very comfortable in the water.
Li Longji swam for a quarter of an hour, then suddenly stepped on the water and came to Zhang Xiaobao's side. He held Zhang Xiaobao's arm with one hand and gently moved the other hand in the water. He said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Xiao Bao, you better think of a way. I think this place is not bad. It can be used as a tourist hotspot in the future.
It can attract more rich people to spend their money here. I think it's cheap to spend a hundred strings of coins here. Not only is the water good, but the scenery is also beautiful. The buoyancy is also not small, and there are small fish below. It's like a fairyland. What do you think? "
Li Longji was full of confidence when he spoke. His voice was steady, and it didn't feel like it was difficult for ordinary people to speak while swimming. It seemed to be related to the fact that the buoyancy was not small.
Zhang Xiaobao's body was currently shorter than Li Longji, and only the part above his collarbone was above the water. It couldn't be helped. As a part of the buoyancy, he naturally had to be pushed down.
Hearing Li Longji's suggestion, Zhang Xiaobao thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The island is too small, and it's easy to disturb the rest of the people guarding the lighthouse. But we can change to another place, which is the end of the world. When Your Majesty is tired of staying here, we can go to the end of the world."
"Oh, that's fine. Are there sharks there?" Li Longji asked.
"In theory, there are, but there aren't many. It's not like other places where there are more sharks." Zhang Xiaobao answered. He didn't understand what Li Longji meant.
"Let me test you. Can you make it so that sharks can't get close? In a situation where you don't need a lot of people to protect you, you can't send a large number of people to surround the sea when other people go sightseeing, right? "
When Li Longji talked about sharks, his eyes warily looked into the distance. It didn't matter if he could see them or not. In any case, it was for psychological comfort.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao understood. Li Longji wanted to find a way to prevent sharks from biting him so that he could swim to his heart's content. It was mainly because he was swimming with Empress Wang. Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable to have so many people watching them.
In the end, he didn't say it directly. Instead, he asked in the name of thinking of a way for himself.
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