Whether or not to attack Zhenla and how to attack them would depend on Zhenla's reaction.
Zhang Xiaobao continued to think about how to turn the unfavorable situation into a good one for the Tang Empire. He went into another carriage alone to ponder.
Bi Shu and Yao Chong wanted to help but couldn't. Their way of thinking was different from Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. To be precise, their way of thinking was the way of thinking of the normal ruling class. If they could solve the problem without using weapons, they would try their best not to use weapons. Otherwise, it would be a waste of manpower and resources.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to speed up the expansion. While the weapons were advanced and the morale was high, they wanted to occupy more territory and plunder more resources.
Seeing that Bi Shu and Yao Chong were still worried, Wang Juan persuaded, "Grandpa Bi, Grandpa Yao, don't worry about the lack of domestic supplies, and don't worry about the sharp rise in domestic prices.
In fact, we have other ways to solve the problem of Zhenla. That is, we can send people to their ruling class to exchange benefits and let them take the initiative to send people over. But Xiao Bao and I have unanimously decided that we can't indulge their bad habits. The exchange of benefits itself represents our weakness. "
Bi Shu waved his hand, "No need to say more. Let's fight. I can see that even if Zhenla doesn't attack this time, you will still attack them when you have the time. They are too close to the Tang Empire. Sooner or later, they will belong to the Tang Empire."
"Yes, yes, Xiao Bao and I also think so. Moreover, their land is connected to ours. If it were Japan, we may be gentle because our ships are enough to control the people on their island. But the neighboring countries have the ability to send troops, even if their weapons are not advanced. "
Wang Juan admitted very straightforwardly. Peace would only appear when the difference in military strength was not big. The entire history of human beings in the world was actually a history of war. In war, resources were obtained, technology was developed, and technology was used to start wars.
Whoever didn't follow the footsteps of this rule would be beaten. Neutrality was the charity given by the strong countries under the balance of interests.
Bi Gou and Yao Chong didn't want to waste their energy on this issue. They left Wang Juan's car and got together to discuss the fishing when they arrived in Yizhou.
Seeing that they did not try to persuade her, Wang Juan was very happy to have someone take out the military map and continue to study the route of the army to attack Zhenla. She did not want the other party to withdraw their forces when the situation was dire and then hide in the mountains and forests while she played a jungle battle with them.
That was truly too cruel. The advanced firearms of the Great Tang would be limited, and the number of casualties would increase. Thus, a strategic objective had to be set, and only then could tactics be used flexibly.
All the generals looked forward to forming a strategic objective after completing countless small tactical objectives.
*****
Xiao Bei's team was still moving forward quickly. Xiao Bei's nine children were still carefree.
They did not need to worry about the strategic problems of the country, and they certainly did not need to worry about the livelihood of the people. The only thing they could do was to spend the money earned by the candy house on the children of the Great Tang according to their own ideas.
In fact, no matter how they spent, it would not be wrong, because they did not need investment and return. Although the money they earned every year was higher than the national revenue of Japan in the past years, it was only a small part of the current Great Tang.
They had time to read books, edit and organize various kinds of stories for their younger brothers and sisters who stayed at home, and then teach others to show their strengths. Not only could they teach others, but they could also consolidate their knowledge.
As for playing, they did not lack, and they also had many toys. They did not lack the right to have toys because adults also had toys.
Xu Yilong did not eat that night. After eating a lot of snacks, he was not hungry anymore.
Then he went to Xiaohai, who was teaching others, and listened to Xiaohai teach mathematics. Although Xiaohai was good at mathematics, the overall nine people were very bad. The other eight people's level was equivalent to that of Wang Juan's fourth grade, so Xiaohai was able to teach them with ease.
Xu Yilong's level was slightly better than that of the fourth grade, but definitely not at the level of a first or second grade. Therefore, he listened very seriously, ready to lay the foundation first, and then learn more advanced mathematics from Xiaohai.
"Okay, okay, tonight we will go out for a while, rest for three hours, and continue tomorrow morning. We will be able to meet up with brother and sister at dusk, and then we will go to Yizhou as usual for a day. Our difficult days will be over."
After listening to the lesson, Xiaobei said happily. Rushing like this, even if they stayed in the carriage, obviously would not be comfortable. Once in a while, it was okay for two or three days, but they had enough of running back and forth like this.
Xu Yilong thought that it was very hard for the nine little guys to keep running with the team outside, so she advised, "Xiaobei, in fact, you just need to follow your brother and sister. Why do you have to run out, it will be easy to get tired and sick."
"It's okay, it's okay. We are still okay. Don't you see many children around our age, studying hard in school during the day, and helping the adults when they go home at night?
Just like Tonghua County, although there was a school, it had not reached the level where all the children lived in school. The farthest child had to walk for three and a half hours to get from home to school, and another three and a half hours to go home.
I have seen the teachers we found when we left, and their standards are far from the same. But the children are very satisfied. In comparison, we are really too happy. Not all teachers can be like brother and sister, and specifically weave knowledge into stories. "
Xiaobei was very sensible and compared the situation of the other children.
"If only the students in the Imperial College could be like you," Xu Yilong said with emotion.
Xiaobei curled his lips in disdain, "Them? Their lives are so good. Their families are all rich and powerful, and they have their own maids and manservants. Usually, they just flip through books at home and have someone to wait on them. When they reach school, someone will bring them lunch at noon, and then there will be teachers like great scholars to teach them.
During class, they are absent-minded, and when school is over, they will go somewhere to play. This is the Imperial College, and the Imperial College is not very good. It is said that there are children of poor families in there, but in fact, if they are selected from the local government, how can they be poor?
There are already local merchants who sponsor them, and there are capable people who value them. Saying that they are poor is relative. It is not that they can't eat meat, but they can't take out the money to hold banquets and poetry recitals. "
Xiaobei was very familiar with the situation in the national key schools, because the Imperial College had sent them invitations more than once, hoping that they could study there.
In the end, they were directly rejected without any mercy. Not only did they say to the person who sent the invitations that they were ashamed to be associated with the students there, but they also said that the teachers wanted to teach them, but they were not qualified and were not worthy.
The students in the Imperial College were very angry, and so were the teachers, but they could not do anything to Xiaobei and the others.
Xu Yilong used to think that the Imperial College was good, but now that she saw Xiaobei's nine children, she realized that when it came to education, their brothers and sisters were better, so she tried to ask Xiaobei, "How can the students in the Imperial College be like you?"
"It's very simple. Brother said before that when all the children in the Tang Empire reach a certain level of knowledge, the students in the Imperial College will no longer have the advantage of education, and they will be able to find their own position again.
Or use another method to improve the status of merchants, improve the status of craftsmen, and give more treatment to farmers so that the students can't enjoy the high position.
But I don't want to do that, especially the status of merchants. I plan to always suppress it, or else it will make the Tang Empire think that money is the most important thing, and it will shake the foundation. "
Xiao Bei told Xu Yilong what her brother had said and nodded solemnly. She had a worried look on her face. It was not clear if she could really understand, but her expression was impeccable.
Xu Yilong was stunned. She squeezed her eyes hard and looked at Xiaobei again. She felt that the person in front of her was no longer a child, but a scholar older than her.
"How to shake the foundation?" Xu Yilong humbly asked for advice.
"Do you know about shaking? It means shaking. For example, our toys, the ones that can be assembled into buildings, if we shake it hard below, we will find a problem. Guess what the situation is? The screws on the top can actually loosen a little. "
Xiaobei patiently explained to her.
"I'm asking about how to shake, not the consequences of shaking," Xu Yilong asked again.
"Ah? How to shake? It's just that … this is a good question. Think about it first, then ask me if you don't understand. I'll take you to see the real thing, which is our toy. You will definitely know how to shake from it. "
Xiaobei hesitated for a moment, then ordered someone to bring her assembled toy from the toy carriage at the back.
Xu Yilong understood. Xiaobei did not know the key to shaking at all, so he was diverting her attention. She had heard that Xiaobei was good at this kind of thing, and she finally saw it today. That serious look was so cute.
Soon, Xiaobei's toy was sent over. The road that the carriage was traveling on was not bad. It was an official road. Because there were many caravans coming and going, there was a lot of investment in maintenance, so it was considered stable.
Xiaobei's toy was put in a big box. There were many small boxes in the big box, which were filled with small wrenches, screwdrivers, calipers, and other tools, nuts and bolts, and iron pieces of various shapes. It did not feel like a toy, but a common item in a craftsman's home, or even more complete.
Xiaobei let Xu Yilong come closer to take a look, and said, "Look, we can use the parts in the box to assemble a variety of other fun things, such as a dog or a car.
Look, brother once assembled a very beautiful car for us. It can walk on its own. It needs this thing called a motor, which is an electric motor. Brother always likes to call it a motor, and there's also a battery.
I'm sure you haven't seen it before, because it hasn't been popularized. To be precise, only we have it, and no one else has it. Because it belongs to children, Xiaoyuan, Xiaonan, and I will use it first to figure out better parts and assembly methods.
When the time comes, Baby Candy House will take it out to sell. Do you want to have a car that can move on its own while being assembled by itself? Do you want to have a beautiful new home for dolls?
Come on, please pay attention to our Baby Candy House. Every once in a while, we will introduce a new toy or a new way to play, so that you can be full of happiness, so that you can have everything you should have. "
Xu Yilong swallowed her saliva, and then, "…"
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