However, Du Ruhui shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Erlang, can't you fly there?"
"You can't fly there!"
Du Qi answered firmly.
This was the path he wanted to take, and it was also his future development.
The Tang Dynasty was his homeland, where his roots were. Therefore, Du Qi would not stir up trouble in the Tang Dynasty. Especially in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was now in power and working hard. The Tang Dynasty's national strength would develop rapidly.
If Du Qi became an official in the country, he would at most be conferred the title of Marquis or Prime Minister. Even if he broke the sky, he would only be a prince with a different surname. Of course, this was almost impossible.
He might as well go out.
To the west.
This was the path Du Qi planned for his future.
Du Ruhui sighed. He knew that he could not persuade Du Qi, because Du Qi had always been very opinionated. Once Du Qi had decided on something, Du Ruhui could not change it.
Du Ruhui thought for a while and said, "Erlang, you have to think twice before you do anything. You have to be well prepared. You can't act recklessly. Otherwise, there may be problems. As your father, I can't help you much. The only thing I can tell you is to be more prepared. The more prepared you are, the more confident you will be. "
Du Qi said, "Father, don't worry. I understand."
Du Ruhui chatted with Du Qi for a while. Finally, Du Qi left and returned to his room.
Du Qi did not tell anyone about this matter.
Except for his parents, he could not trust anyone else. Even Liu Zhengxi, Du Qi did not tell him for the time being. Because even if he wanted to arrange this matter, he must do it under another guise.
Du Qi quickly arranged for Huang Sheng of Chang 'an Bank to send the money. Du Qi began to adjust the industries under his command.
He expanded the main industries to the west.
The bank was also to the west.
This was the next direction.
After Liu Zhengxi received Du Qi's arrangement, he had a different opinion. In the study room, Liu Zhengxi sat upright and reported, "Young Master, to the west is the Long You Dao, which borders Tufan and Tuyuhun. There are many other tribes there as well."
"Even further west are the countries of the Western Regions, which are further away."
"In this direction, the trade route is actually not very smooth, and the Imperial Court's control is not very strong, close to nothing. I think there is a great risk in expanding to these areas and developing our main industries in these areas. "
"Rather than developing to the west, I think it would be better to develop to the central plains or expand to Jiangnan. Regardless of whether it's the hinterland of the Central Plains or Jiangnan, it can increase the commercial territory. "
Liu Zhengxi put forward his suggestion.
Du Qi did not reveal his true purpose. He only said, "Mr. Liu, the reason why we are developing to the west is because we have a plan. That was because the domestic business had been constantly developing. No matter what, there was a limit to domestic business. My goal is to open up the former Silk Road and expand my commercial territory to the Western Regions. That's why we're making the arrangements now. "
Liu Zhengxi was originally against it.
Now that Du Qi said it, he immediately stopped objecting.
Naturally, the bigger the commercial territory, the better. Just within the Tang dynasty, the commercial territory was indeed not very big. After expanding outside, it was different.
It felt like opening up new territory.
Liu Zhengxi did not stop him and said, "Since Young Master has said so, I will make the arrangements. Although the next focus will be on the commercial development of Jiangnan, the Central Plains, and other places, the main focus is to expand to the Long You Dao, step by step to the Western Regions. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "With Mr. Liu's arrangements, I can rest assured."
Once a decision was made, it would involve countless things.
These were all Liu Zhengxi's arrangements, so Liu Zhengxi hurriedly left to busy himself with the matters at hand. Du Qi stayed in the residence to plan the affairs of the Western Regions and prepare to go to the Western Regions.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of the third month.
The third day of the third month was an auspicious day.
On this day, as the general manager of the army, Li Jing gathered the troops to go to war. This time, it was not a large scale conscription of hundreds of thousands of soldiers like before. There were only thirty thousand, and ten thousand of them were commoners. Even so, they were still elites. The other twenty thousand were regular soldiers, the elites of the army.
Although there were only thirty thousand, they were not weak.
The key was that Li Jing, as the general manager of the army, was leading the army up north to attack the Turks. To destroy Xieli Khan, he had to make some arrangements. Furthermore, Li Jing was in charge of all the troops in the north. Hence, although thirty thousand men was not much for Li Jing, it was still enough for him to mobilize the various forces.
Du Qi also followed along.
Not only was he in charge of military affairs, but he was also in charge of the army's grain and salaries.
To put it bluntly, Du Qi was the general manager.
The army swore to set out in Chang 'an, heading out of Chang' an from the north. They then headed north to Puzhou, and through Puzhou, they headed north to Shuo Prefecture, which was north of Dai Prefecture.
The main camp for this battle was set to be Shuo Prefecture.
The army that Li Jing led was going to camp in Shuo Prefecture and then plan to deal with the Turks one by one.
The army went up north, and it was on the way.
The food in the army was really good, mainly buns and steamed buns. As such food was easy to steam and did not use much flour, one could steam buns, steamed buns, etc. After eating these, one would not go hungry easily.
Apart from that, there was also meat soup.
This was Du Qi's arrangement.
On the battlefield, one could not let the soldiers go hungry.
If it had been any other war, it would have been impossible to have such a meal. It was already good enough to have dry rations and flatbread. In today's army, in addition to steamed buns, steamed buns, yellow steamed buns, and meat soup, there was also bacon, pork, mutton, and other delicacies every few days. It could be said that it was extremely good.
Such treatment made the morale of the soldiers rise.
3rd month, 18th day, the army entered Jiang Prefecture.
At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
After the camp was set up, most of the soldiers were already resting. Within the main tent, the oil lamp was still lit. Li Jing was still looking at the map and studying the battle with the Turks.
Apart from that, there were also many intel regarding the Turks from the north that were sent over to Li Jing for him to read. This allowed him to grasp the news on the battlefield and make the best arrangements.
After looking at the intel, Li Jing stopped and instructed, "Men, invite Advisor Du over for a meeting."
Du Qi was the advisor, so Li Jing called him Advisor Du.
The soldier went to inform him, and in a short while, Du Qi arrived.
When Du Qi saw Li Jing, he smiled, "Manager Li, although it is spring and the start of the 3rd month, it is still cold. But the spring weather is chilly, you must take care of your body. "
Li Jing was close to 60 years old.
He was one of the pillars of the army.
He was also the military god of the Tang dynasty.
Du Qi respected Li Jing a lot. Moreover, to be able to partner with him was a good arrangement for Du Qi.
Li Jing chuckled and said, "My body is still considered strong. Besides, with the down jacket you made, it's not considered cold. Although it is cold in the 3rd month and has some effect, it is not much. "
Du Qi said, "That's good."
After pausing, Du Qi went back to the main topic, "May I know why Manager Li invited me over?"
Li Jing said in a low voice, "I called you here to ask you what you think about this battle. Under the current situation, we will head north and temporarily not clash with the Turks. Do you have any ideas? "
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