"Your captives." Li Longji thought that there were not many prisoners on death row. He thought of Li Yi's eleven thousand captives.
"Teach the captives well and find a way to send them back. Then bring the whole place back to the Tang dynasty." Li Yi refused to let the captives of the southwest die.
What he wanted was the southwest barbarian land. There were nearly 12,000 captives, and many of their families would be sent over in the autumn.
A large group of people must be trained well to let them feel that the Tang dynasty was good, and that his place should be merged with the Tang dynasty.
This way, the people of the southwest barbarian land could live a good life, and their lives would not be in vain.
"There are few death sentences." Li Longji was worried.
"Many people were beaten to death in the local area without an official in charge. If it's really not possible, there are still people who are exiled.
They are unfamiliar with the place, remote, and sparsely populated. Most of them will die if they go there.
They will work for a year and become apprentices for two years. They will work for another year and work in the community for another year. They are also willing. "
Li Yi was short of manpower now, and he hoped to give them a chance to change.
Otherwise, he would need to use explosives. What if the explosives misfired? Also, when digging the mountain, the land would collapse and water would leak.
He did not have a tunneling machine. Would there be no accidents with a tunneling machine?
"How many years will it take to dig a river and capture some Tubo and Turkic captives?" Li Longji agreed to include the exiled captives.
"It depends on how many people are used. The road built by Zhang Jiuling is directly in the middle of the mountain. As long as there are enough people, they can carry it out with poles.
I will leave some soil on both sides to block the water. I will add explosives. Boom! The explosion will connect with the water.
The position is high, and under normal circumstances, there is no need to worry about the Yellow River flowing backwards. "
Li Yi thought that if there was no other way, he would dig from the top instead of digging a hole.
Tens of thousands of people were sent out. Soon.
The Suez Canal was dug for ten years, and the people digging could not even drink much fresh water. Some of them died of thirst.
Some could only eat a little food every day. If they continued to work, they would starve to death.
190 kilometers, more than ten years.
The Tang dynasty sent people to dig more than ten kilometers of road and provided them with enough food and water.
The men who dug the Suez Canal were always sick, all kinds of diseases, and the canal was very wide.
The Tang dynasty did not need a 360-meter-long canal, nor did it need to be so deep.
As long as they were paid well and provided with good support, they would be able to dig it out in less than a year. They would be able to use it next year.
The places that needed to be bombed were the prisoners on death row and exiled people at the front line. There were duds for them to clean up.
Li Yi had thought it through. Let's learn from Zhang Jiuling, let's not move mountains, let's not learn from Yu Gong.
"This way, we can recruit the local people. The local people have mediocre people. Twenty days a year, they will be exempted from the transfer. Another twenty days."
Li Longji was prepared to use the laws of the imperial court. Even if the capital office was exempt from the law, other places would not be exempt.
"I'll send my ten thousand captives over as well. I'll feed them meat every meal.
A notice was sent out that anyone who was willing to work on the canal would be paid thirty coins a day.
You only need to work for ten hours a day, including meals. There will be meat for all three meals a day. "
Li Yi was going all out. Wasn't it just money? If this canal was completed, it would solve a historical problem.
The imperial court's control over the area would increase by more than ten times, and the people in the remote areas would benefit from it.
At his time, sections of the Jinghang Grand Canal were still in use.
When the Xiaolangdi Reservoir of the Yellow River was built, it was not considered that the entire Yellow River would be open to navigation. Later, it was regretted and redesigned.
The remaining problems of the bridge on the river were not small.
It was unknown how long it would take for the entire Yellow River to be open to navigation, because there were high-speed trains, highways, and airplanes.
Li Longji lowered his head and thought for a while. Then, he simply lay down and gestured for Li Yi to continue massaging his head.
Li Yi washed his hands and came back to massage him slowly. He was a patient, so he had to take care of his emotions.
"Brother Yi, this is feasible. From the looks of it, the Yellow River will be open to navigation next year." Li Longji was willing to spend money.
The people worked so hard, but they were given three meals, wages, and meat to eat.
When the Tubo and the Turks were dealt with, what could they not have? Large tracts of land and the Silk Road on land.
They could push the army to the front and prepare to attack the Abbasid Caliphate.
There was no rush to attack. The Tang dynasty should seize the time to develop the economy.
They could raise more livestock in the Turks and Tubo areas, open up new fields, and plant more cotton.
Then, they could wait for another two or three thousand years to push the Abbasid Caliphate over.
Li Longji thought about the future and fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Li Yi continued to massage, but he did not use as much strength. He could not stop now. Once he stopped, Li Longji would wake up.
Outside the door, Empress Wang and Princess Yongmu looked through the window and smiled.
Empress Wang whispered to Princess Yongmu, "It's said that a father-in-law and son-in-law are not easy to get along with. This won't happen to you."
Princess Yongmu blushed, but her eyes were filled with sweetness.
"Li Lang is someone who will do great things. It's just that when he's with me, he becomes like this." Princess Yongmu lowered her voice and said.
"He's a young man. Can you stand him being so old? This is called ability. He can adjust his mentality. When he's with you, he's just playing with you. "
Empress Wang knew that Li Yi had a calm personality. When she interacted with him, she would automatically ignore his age.
Only when he interacted with Yuanshu would Li Yi change his appearance to match his current age.
Yuanshu was very happy every day when she interacted with Li Yi.
What she learned in the past was to be dignified. What was the use of being dignified? Was it as fun as kicking shuttlecock?
She was the Empress, but she was playing with people in the imperial harem. She was just pretending to be the Empress.
"Your Imperial Father must have come up with some good idea. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so relaxed. Only when he's with the Li Family Zhuangzi does he truly relax."
Empress Wang said as she felt sorry for Li Longji. He had to worry all day, and he also had to scheme against the ministers and aristocratic families.
He couldn't not take care of any of them. When he slept in the imperial city, he would suddenly wake up at night and talk in his sleep.
Then he would go to Xingqing Palace, and occasionally he would suddenly wake up.
Only when he was with the Li Family Zhuangzi did he sleep soundly and eat well.
The key was that he didn't have to worry or be afraid. When he saw the sudden news of the war at the front, Li Yi was there, Li Yi dealt with it.
When he asked the ministers, the ministers would say one thing after another. It sounded reasonable, and in the end, he still had to choose.
The ministers didn't have Fang Zhengzhi or Du Duan.
When it came to the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Yi alone solved all the problems. He had strategies and was more decisive.
Like now, when it came to national affairs, he didn't even need to find an imperial physician. He directly arranged it.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't know how to treat illnesses or play.
"Imperial Mother, will Imperial Father be able to attend court tomorrow?" Princess Yongmu was worried about her father's condition.
"Yes, Li Yi guarantees that he will take care of it. Even if he doesn't attend court, it's fine. If there's a problem in court, he can just send a letter. "
Empress Wang wasn't worried about court affairs, and Zhuangzi wasn't far from the court. Just like today, they could send a letter and send a reply, and the problem would be solved.
Princess Yongmu nodded, "If the world can be peaceful, everyone won't have to work so hard."
"The world can't be peaceful. There are still many countries in the Abbasid Caliphate that want to fight with us. But don't worry, Li Yi is already planning."
Empress Wang was still indifferent. It was just a war.
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