Ang Lee's next stop was the Polu Kingdom. It was also a very small kingdom. The population of this small kingdom was only in the tens of thousands, and the number of soldiers was even smaller, only around a thousand. The weak Polu Kingdom only had the ability to protect itself and did not have the ability to invade others.
As the Polu Kingdom was at the back of the Malacca Strait, there were not many merchant ships coming and going. Because of this, the commerce was not developed and it was considered a relatively poor small kingdom. However, because of this, this small kingdom was able to avoid the attacks of pirates. In the entire Polu Kingdom's coastal area, there were no signs of pirates. After all, pirates also wanted to pursue benefits. Without merchant ships to plunder, why would they foolishly stay here?
It was said that the Polu Kingdom had been established for more than a hundred years. The ancestors of the King were from Guangzhou in the Tang dynasty. As the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty spread to Guangzhou, in order to live a peaceful life, they brought their people and people to settle down in the Polu Kingdom and gradually developed into a kingdom.
It had to be said that the location of the Polu Kingdom was a natural place to retire. Because it was located overseas, no matter how much trouble the Central Plains Dynasty caused, it could not affect this place. And because it was at the back of a busy sea route, pirates were not willing to visit this place. As a result, this place would always be peaceful and the happiness of the people was naturally high.
Of course, the happiness of the people was not only dependent on the stability of the environment. At the same time, they also had to consider whether there were enough resources. Poverty could not make people feel happy. This was the case in any region.
The location of the Polu Kingdom ensured a long-term stable life, but the degree of prosperity was not guaranteed. After all, this place was far away from the sea route. Without the stimulation of commerce, the enthusiasm of the people would not be high enough. It was impossible for them not to be poor. However, because there were more plants and animals in the rainforest, it was not a big problem to fill their stomachs.
However, everyone yearned for wealth. No one yearned for poverty. Therefore, as long as the people of the Polu Kingdom saw the outside world, they would definitely be envious of the outside world. Thus, they would be dissatisfied with their hometown. Only people in troubled times would yearn for stability. And people in stable poverty would yearn for wealth.
In order to maintain the stability of the country, the Polu Kingdom implemented a policy of seclusion. Other than a few merchants, normal people could not casually leave their hometown to avoid being exposed to the bad habits of the outside world.
Although there were many drawbacks to this policy, the benefits were obvious. The thoughts of the people were more pure and they were more willing to be slaves. They did not know what resistance was, and this was extremely beneficial to the ruling class.
For example, in later generations, many countries that had closed themselves off from the outside world would have a miraculous scene. For example, if the leader of the country casually said something, it would be the truth. If an ordinary person said the same thing, it would be nothing. Because of the difference in status, the same few words would have a completely different meaning.
Another example was when a leader went to a certain company for an inspection and said a few words of encouragement, and the company's production value would immediately increase by a level. With a casual guidance from the leader, the company would be able to overcome the difficulties.
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Therefore, the seclusion of the country was to fool the people so that it would be easier for the people to rule. This was very beneficial to the ruler. However, this method severely restricted the thinking of the people and would cause the country to fall behind. In this way, when a powerful foreign enemy invaded, it would be very helpless.
Ang Lee understood the mentality of the ruler of the Polu Kingdom. He knew that the ruler of this small country did not want to have too much involvement with the outside world. He did not want to join the cooperation framework of the Maritime Silk Road led by the Tang dynasty. This would inevitably harm the interests of the Tang Empire to a certain extent. Although the Polu Kingdom was a certain distance from Malacca, it was not too far. For the long-term development of the Tang Empire, the Tang Empire needed to go out. The Polu Kingdom was a partner that must be cooperated with. They could not allow the Polu Kingdom to continue to be secluded. After all, the benefits of the Tang Empire would exist here. The resources and manpower here must serve the Tang Empire. This must be made clear.
To put it simply, Ang Lee's trip to the Polu Kingdom this time was to use the means of deterrence to open the door of the Polu Kingdom. He wanted to make the Polu Kingdom a part of the cooperation framework of the Tang dynasty and make it a vassal of the Tang Empire.
If the Polu Kingdom was sensible and agreed to cooperate with the Tang Empire, everything would be fine. If they dared to disagree and refuse the reasonable request of the Tang Empire, Ang Lee would not be polite to them. He would directly overthrow their regime and let the people who were willing to cooperate take over.
It could also be understood that Ang Lee's trip to the sea was backed by force. He wanted to force the countries along the way to join the cooperation framework of the Tang dynasty. His ultimate goal was to benefit the Tang Empire and make the Tang Empire stronger.
If it were the previous Tang dynasty, there would be no need to spend so much effort. Unfortunately, since Ang Lee came to this era, everything had changed dramatically. The industrialization of the Tang dynasty had completely risen.
The speed of industrial production was many times faster than manual production. As a result, whether it was the raw materials for production or the market for product sales, they would become more and more insufficient. In this case, for the sustainable and healthy development of the industrialization of the Tang dynasty, it was imperative to develop overseas markets and raw material bases.
Ang Lee was very far-sighted and saw this point. Therefore, he ignored everyone's objections and personally led a troop of soldiers along the Silk Road on the sea. He went to all the countries that had interests related to the Tang dynasty and personally informed their kings of the Tang Empire's attitude.
All the countries that he went to before were settled by Ang Lee. None of them dared to go against the Tang Empire. Of course, these countries were relatively open-minded and were willing to contact other countries. The situation of Haling Country was slightly different. It was a country that closed itself off from the outside world and was not very enthusiastic about contacting the outside world. Moreover, it was very worried that if it contacted the outside world too much, its ruling position would be shaken.
Just like a certain South Korean country in the future, the people all treated their leader as a god. Even if they did not have enough to eat, they still respected their leader and believed everything their leader said without a doubt. Even if it was obvious that it was nonsense, they still believed it without a doubt.
It was because they had never been to other countries and had never seen the opinions of other countries. Therefore, they were one-sided and stubborn about any problem. They always believed that their country was strong and always believed in their leader.
This kind of rule was bound to be very fragile, because once the people came into contact with the outside world and found that the outside world was not as their leaders had said, the seeds of doubt would grow in their hearts, and once the seeds of doubt were formed, they would gradually shake the position of the ruler.
It took a few days to travel from Haling Country to Polu Country. In other words, Ang Lee would have to drift on the vast sea for several days.
Fortunately, there was enough food and water, so he did not have to worry about food and water along the way. In addition, Ang Lee had special privileges and could enjoy treatment that others could not. For example, the privilege of bathing in fresh water was only available to Ang Lee alone.
After all, the days of drifting on the sea were very difficult. Fresh water resources were very precious. Under such circumstances, it would be too wasteful to use fresh water to bathe.
However, Li An's identity was rather special. If he was the only one in the entire fleet to receive such treatment, it wouldn't be a waste of much fresh water. If everyone were to bathe in fresh water, it would be unbearable.
As for why Li An wanted to waste fresh water and chose to take a bath on the ship, it was naturally because it was more comfortable to take a bath. The weather at sea was relatively harsh, and the air was filled with uncomfortable salt. After a long time, the salt would deposit on the body's skin, making it uncomfortable. Taking a fresh water bath at this time was naturally very comfortable.
Moreover, Ang Lee did not bathe alone. Every time he took a bath, he would definitely let Yun 'er and the beauty accompany him. With two beautiful women in the cabin of the vast sea, bathing in fresh water with him, this kind of enjoyment was destined not to be enjoyed by ordinary people.
During the day, Ang Lee had promised Yun 'er and the beauty that he would compensate them well. At night, accompanying them in the bath, wasn't that the best compensation? If they bathed together, they could do a lot of things.
"Alang, the hot water is ready."
Yun 'er said with a smile.
Ang Lee looked up. At this moment, Yun 'er's forehead was full of sweat, and her hair was stuck together. It looked like she had a different kind of charm that made people's hearts skip a beat.
The beauty was wearing a milky white bellyband, making her look even more lovely and moving, making people unable to bear to look away.
The bathroom of the ship was close to the side deck. It was a small house that was divided into an inner room and an outer room. More than half of the inner room was a large bath, and the rest was a walking aisle. At the end was a special shower. The bathtub was closest to the outer deck of the ship, and there was only a layer of wood that connected it to the outside world. On this layer of wood, there was a small sliding door with glass inlaid on it. Through the glass, one could clearly see the night sky outside.
The area of the outer room was about the same as the inner room. It was a place to store clothes, and there was nothing special about it. It was just that the furnishings were more beautiful. There was a comfortable Simmons soft bed and a cushioned rocking chair.
After taking a bath, lying down in the outer room and enjoying the gentle massage of Yun 'er and the beauty would also be an indescribably wonderful feeling.
He had slept for almost the entire day. At this moment, Ang Lee had already slept enough. The moment his body entered the bath, a relaxed and comfortable feeling immediately assaulted him, making Ang Lee feel what it meant to be comfortable.
"Aiyo, I've slept for an entire day. It's so comfortable. You two come over and give me a good massage."
Ang Lee waved his hand, asking Yun 'er and the beauty to come over and help him massage.
Yun 'er and the beauty clearly knew that they liked to watch * * * * *, but every time, they would put on a shy expression and lie in front of Ang Lee in their undergarments.
However, although Ang Lee liked to watch * * * *, he liked their shy and charming appearances even more. Their faintly discernible charm was even more fascinating.
The temperature of the bathtub was relatively high, causing waves of mist to rise, while the temperature of the glass on the side was relatively low. As a result, when the steam from the bathtub met the cold glass on the side, it condensed into small droplets of water, causing the glass to look misty and completely unable to see the night sky outside.
Ang Lee didn't like the scenery outside being blocked. He got up and walked to the glass. He stretched out his hand and drew an image in the misty glass water. He then looked at the two of them with a smile.
"Look, what is Alang drawing?"
Ang Lee asked with a mischievous smile.
Yun 'er glanced at the beauty and said with a smile, "Ah Lang, are you drawing a beauty? Only a beauty would be so big, hahaha. "
"Hmph, Big Sister Yun 'er is big enough?"
The beauty retorted shyly.
Ang Lee said with a mischievous smile, "What nonsense are you guys talking about? I didn't draw you guys! "
"Then this is? Is it the princess of the Ha Ling Kingdom? Or … "
Yun 'er guessed blindly.
Ang Lee said in all seriousness, "This is my son's butt. It's fat and cute, right? What are you guys thinking? Besides, there's no point in between, so you don't have any either? Alright, I'll see for myself! "
As he spoke, he reached out to untie Yun 'er and the beauty's undergarments to verify his guess. Of course, this was just a joke. How could Ang Lee not know how many moles there were on their bodies? He had drawn a picture to tease the two of them, but it was just to take off their clothes in a more interesting way.
Yun 'er and the beauty had resisted for a while, running around in the bath. However, the temperature of the bath was already relatively high, and running around made it even hotter. Soon, the two of them couldn't take it anymore. They laughed and took off their undergarments. At the same time, they also enjoyed Ang Lee's infatuated gaze, feeling beautiful.
Bathing was originally a very comfortable thing, and with the company of beauties, the taste was even better. This kind of joy was difficult for people who had never experienced it before to understand.
This was definitely a comprehensive experience of sight, hearing, touch, and smell. It was the highest enjoyment a person could experience in this aspect.
However, Ang Lee was a person who understood emotions. These kinds of enjoyment were definitely not enough. These were all physical enjoyment, and the enjoyment of the soul could make people feel even more elated.
And the so-called soul was the pride of being superior to others and the sense of accomplishment of conquering the hearts of young ladies.
After wiping off the water vapor on the side glass, Ang Lee saw the stars in the night sky. Lying on the side wall of the bath and looking at the starry sky outside, Ang Lee suddenly had the urge to explain. He wanted to explain to these two uneducated young ladies about the common sense of astronomy.
"Look at the stars in the sky, how many do you recognize?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Aren't these stars all the same? What's there to recognize? "
Yun 'er pouted.
"Alang, I don't know. I heard that only cultured people can understand them."
The beauty said.
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