Guo Zhiyun and the others secretly observed the leaders of the various tribes. Those who were willing to join the Tang dynasty were welcome.
Those who were afraid of losing their power and felt uncomfortable would not force them.
Those who chose to leave posed no threat to the Tang dynasty.
After the people of the tribes came over, they would know the morale, weapons, and logistics of the Tang dynasty's army.
They would like to live a peaceful life. When the leaders gave up on these things, they would leave with them.
Why did they turn around and want to attack the border cities of the Tang dynasty?
To conquer the cities and live a good life?
To live a life with a thermos, no lights, burning coal to resist the cold, growing vegetables in greenhouses, storing food, and having rice and wheat flour?
To fight? It was fine if they didn't fight before, but now that they left, they had to fight again?
What if they couldn't win? People would die.
Even if many people died, they would have to face the attacks of the Tang dynasty at any time to conquer a city.
There would be no more coal, no more rice, no more wheat flour, and no more medicine for typhoid and malaria.
"In another ten days, the ice will be gone." Qin Li ate the mutton and onion dumplings and didn't eat the San Xian dumplings.
In fact, when he was in the Li Family Zhuangzi, he liked to eat the San Xian dumplings and steamed buns the most. He was afraid that he would get a stomachache when he came out.
He preferred stability, not making mistakes, and not being too radical.
"Now the horizontal ice will become vertical ice, and then it will start to separate into large pieces. The ice will flow downward."
Zhang Zhongliang was familiar with the situation. He was guarding the Longyou Jiedushi near the Yellow River.
"Will there be any problems with the Northern Protectorate of Fengzhou?" Wang Junkui thought of the Yellow River.
He followed Guo Zhiyun to the Hexi Jiedushi, but he knew that there was a river that flowed into the Yellow River and then to the sea.
"My Dongzhu should have made arrangements. The Northern Protectorate of Anbei had to move away because of the Turks' power and the Yellow River's ice flood."
Qin Li didn't worry about the lower reaches of the Yellow River at all. It was closer to Chang 'an, so he didn't need to worry about it.
"I'm just worried that the new tribe leader won't be willing to listen to orders." Wang Junkui was most worried about this.
Hao Lingquan, who had been drinking mutton soup with her head lowered, raised her head and said, "I'll take care of it. I won't let them go out. In fact, I've already talked to two of them. They're ready to enter the Tang dynasty with their entire tribe."
Everyone looked at him and almost forgot that they had a general in their team. They didn't know whether he was good at fighting or not, but he was really good at diplomacy.
Zhang Xiaosong smiled. "If the Imperial Court brings up this matter again, Song Jing won't have the face to see anyone, right?"
Everyone knew what Hao Lingquan had been through. She was supposed to be a general.
In the end, after Song Jing became the Prime Minister, he ignored her, forcing Hao Lingquan to beg Li Yi.
At that time, Li Yi wasn't as powerful as he was now, and his authority wasn't as great as it was now.
Then, he also arranged a general position for Hao Lingquan under Song Jing's name and stayed in Zhuangzi to teach her.
To put it simply, Zai Fu was negligent.
To put it bluntly, the Prime Minister was ignorant.
To put it even more bluntly, Zai Fu was jealous.
Hao Lingquan sat up straight, her eyes wet. "I can do it. Give it to me."
He hated that he couldn't give a military order. Even if it wasn't for himself, he wanted to fight for Li Yi.
Let others see, especially Song Jing, how did you treat me in the past? I want you to be unable to raise your head when you hear my name in the future.
"We can't let down Li Dongzhu's trust." Zhang Xiaosong understood Hao Lingquan.
His thoughts were the same as Hao Lingquan's. He was grateful to Li Yi. How much pressure did Li Yi bear to not let His Majesty punish him?
If His Majesty treats me like a national hero, I will repay him like a national hero.
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In the early morning drizzle, Li Yi saluted Zhang Ruibo and the others who were standing on the gangplank and preparing to return to the ship. "Take care!"
The wet sails were raised, but the anchor was not. Li Yi gave them a set of anchor ropes that could be used for a few years.
"When we get back, I'll think of a way to pay the tax and send it to Chang 'an." Zhang Ruibo returned the salute and talked about paying the tax.
He just found out that overseas trade had to pay 30% tax. It was not 30% of the net profit, but the gross profit.
It was a lot, and he suddenly lost a lot of net profit.
Three days ago, someone said that he should pay the tax, but he didn't care.
Today, he took the initiative to pay the tax and use it to support the Tang dynasty's navy. The navy was strong, and he wouldn't be bullied.
If he hadn't met General Li, who was patrolling the seas on behalf of the heavens, he would have lost more than 30% of his goods. He might have lost his life on the island.
"No rush. Keep it for now. When the time comes, we'll calculate it together. I believe in you."
Li Yi was afraid that Zhang Ruibo would have to go back and forth. He didn't have much money, so he went to Quanzhou to dock. In the future, Quanzhou and other coastal areas would have to set up a shipping agency.
"Goodbye!" Zhang Ruibo gritted his teeth. He was afraid that he wouldn't want to leave if he stayed any longer.
This cruiser was simply too comfortable. There was everything inside.
They walked over, and the Winged Knights followed to deliver things. They delivered salt and refined salt.
The sea used electricity and a part of the reverse osmosis membrane. There was refined salt, very fine, and no iodine.
Li Yi could add iodine, but if he didn't, it would be meaningless and couldn't be popularized.
Zhang Ruibo was very excited when he saw the buckets of salt. This thing was a hard currency everywhere.
After delivering the salt, the Winged Knights came back, and the yacht slowly moved away.
He waved again, and the yacht sailed in the direction of the archipelago.
"Why is the cruiser so fast? There's no need for sails or oars. In a naval battle, this cruiser can annihilate the entire fleet of other people. "
A relative of Zhang Ruibo said proudly, although the cruiser wasn't his.
The others watched as the yacht turned. In a naval battle, firing rockets, and seizing the limelight, who could beat it?
They didn't know that no power would dare to fight a naval battle with Li Yi. Li Yi definitely wouldn't fire rockets, nor would he fire rockets.
Li Yi would fire individual shoulder-carried fuel air explosives and aim at the largest ship. Once fired, all the other ships would collapse.
After the fuel air explosives were fired, the ship would shatter, and no one on the ship would survive.
Li Yi controlled the yacht and turned it around. He showed it to Zhang Ruibo and the others, and to the people of the Japanese Empire.
Let me show you how fast my cruiser is, and how small the turning radius is. Are you proud? Are you afraid of the Japanese Empire?
"Li Lang, our cruiser is really good." Princess Yongmu was in the steering room, full of happiness.
Xiao Lan nodded vigorously not far away. Yes, our cruiser.
The little girl had a leaf in her mouth, and her eyes were smiling like a koala.
This was her current home on the sea. The masters of the Tang Dynasty and Li Yi's teachers were two different concepts.
The masters of the Tang Dynasty preached, taught, and dispelled doubts.
When the disciples had learned enough, the masters would use their social connections to write recommendation letters and recommend them to the higher-ups, or ask their friends to help take care of them.
Li Yi's teachers were professionals. They were paid to teach the children, and both sides were in an employer-employee relationship.
However, some teachers were paid and hoped that the students would be like the students of ancient times, positioning themselves as the masters of ancient times.
This idea was ridiculous. The reward was not proportional to the effort. They could only teach, not preach.
As for dispelling doubts, dispelling doubts was the education of three views.
If the teachers themselves didn't have the right views, how could they educate their children?
When the children were entangled in a small matter and couldn't let it go, a few teachers could find out in time and say to the children, "A gentleman's heart is moved when things come, and his heart is empty when things go."
"Li Lang, when the navy of the Tang Dynasty comes out in the future, they should first patrol the coast and see if anyone wants to smuggle, right?" Princess Yongmu held Li Yi's arm.
"No!" Li Yi was very straightforward.
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