In the palace, Xia Hongsheng met with Li Shimin, taught Li Shimin the letter he wrote to Li Xiaogong first, and prepared to pass it to Li Xiaogong through the spy camp together with Li Shimin's reply. He also informed Li Shimin of his idea of going to Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Minzhou.

"Would you like to go there yourself?" Li Shimin was a little surprised by Xia Hongsheng's thoughts: "At that time, you took the initiative to ask Ying and wanted to go to Ryukyu. You're attached to that area. ”

"It's not that Weichen is obsessed, it's really those three places that are related to Datang's maritime interests." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty has also seen the map I gave to Your Majesty, there is only so much land, and the rest is all sea." Sooner or later, Datang will develop on the sea. Minzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, especially Guangzhou, already have this foundation, it is a beginning, Weichen wants to make this head better, don't be delayed by some other things! ”

"To the south, Jiangnan Road still has a large area of barren mountains and forests, and Lingnan Road is still undeveloped except for those cities and counties. To the north, the revenge of the Han family's sons burying the bones of Liaodong has not been avenged, and the lost territory of Goguryeo has not been recovered. To the west, Xue Yantuo's department was growing stronger, and Tuyuhun often moved on the trade routes, hindering the westward movement of the Tang caravan. Li Shimin shook his head and said to Xia Hongsheng: "The road has to be taken step by step, the mainland is undecided, why the sea?" Datang wants to develop the ocean, and it has to wait until the land is completely stabilized. ”

"Of course, Weichen didn't let His Majesty leave the surroundings of the Tang Dynasty alone now, and pay attention to the ocean." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Weichen wants to take precautions. Your Majesty just follows his own decision, step by step to stabilize the Tang Dynasty, the minister just runs a little faster, and opens a way for His Majesty in front, and when His Majesty turns his eyes to this side, he can go faster and smoother. ”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and shook his head: "In the letter of filial piety, it is said that there are people in Guangzhou, Quanzhou and other places who have fornicated with pirates and collected money, and I will let people investigate thoroughly. As for Xia Qing, I won't let you go there for the time being. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Xia Qing still built a ship with peace of mind first, and other things will be talked about later. ”

Xia Hongsheng listened to Li Shimin's words and was a little disappointed, but after listening to Li Shimin's resolute tone, he could only give up for the time being.

In fact, in Xia Hongsheng's view, the development of maritime trade has no conflict with the development of Jiangnan and Lingnan. It can even bring a lot of wealth for domestic development.

"Since Your Majesty said so, then Weichen should obey the order." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Yes, Your Majesty also knows that Weichen has a westbound caravan in private, starting from Chang'an, leaving Yangguan, passing through the countries of the Western Regions, passing through Persia and other places, all the way to Daqin." Once the caravan went back and forth, a year passed, and after the profits were given to the caravan dividends, Weichen himself earned hundreds of thousands of yuan, which was the source of the expenses in Jingyang Academy. Did Your Majesty ever know that if you change to a sea route, starting from Guangzhou, you can reach Linyi, Tianzhu, Persia by coastal road, and finally you can also reach Daqin. The cargo of sea ships is several times that of land routes, or even more than ten times. However, the time required is at most half of the time by land, or even Trinity. Your Majesty, how much wealth can you bring back? Your Majesty may say that the wealth was brought back into the hands of the maritime merchants. But when the maritime merchant is rich, he will spend money, and the more money he spends, the more people will gain wealth, and he will be able to bring about the prosperity of a place. If the local area is rich, won't Datang be rich? Datang has more wealth, whether it is developing Lingnan or preparing for war, won't it be smoother? ”

"I understand that." Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's just that I still have one more thing to do at the moment, and if I don't finish this matter, I can't be distracted by the sea, nor can I let my ministers, my army, and my people be distracted from the sea." ”

Xia Hongsheng was stunned: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the matter?" ”

"Jiuying is determined, only this corner." Li Shimin sighed: "The old China of the Han Dynasty existed, but now it is owned by others. At the time of Emperor Yang, he wanted to recover and complete the country, but he couldn't do it, and his strength was invincible, and finally countless Han family sons and daughters were dry in Liaodong. Since I am now the Son of Heaven, I am the Tang Dynasty and the four seas are peaceful, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and I should not forget the country, recover Liaodong, and avenge the children of China. (Note: The word China means the Central Plains in ancient times, and also refers to the country that controls the land of the Central Plains, and is the collective name of the Central Plains Dynasty of China)

"Liaodong?" Xia Hongsheng was stunned again: "Goguryeo! ”

Now that it has only been five years since Zhenguan, Li Shimin's idea of recovering Liaodong and conquering Goryeo has advanced so much!

"Not bad!" Li Shimin's expression was solemn, and he said: "The land of Liaodong was originally Han land, and then the Central Plains was in turmoil, and Goguryeo took advantage of the opportunity. Today, the military of our Tang Dynasty, there is no opponent in the four seas, not only the soldiers are good at fighting, they are not afraid of death, and there are countless good generals. With the equipment in the Tang Dynasty army now, who can shake it? At this time, if Liaodong is not recovered, the whole territory will be restored, and when? Do you have to wait for me to grow old, and wait for all the good generals who can fight well to die?! The land of China, even if it is an inch, cannot be lost! ”

Xia Hongsheng took a deep breath, although Li Shimin's martial arts are higher than Wenzhi, Li Shimin is also better at forbearance. Forbearance is a major advantage of Tang Taizong, just like the shame of ******, starting from Li Yuan's establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin forbeared, accumulated strength, waited for the opportunity, and finally suddenly erected, destroying it in one fell swoop. Therefore, in the original history, although Li Shimin had the intention of recovering Liaodong, he did not take action considering that after years of war in the early Tang Dynasty, the soldiers were disabled and the national strength was weakened, and he needed a period of recuperation. But now, the changes brought about by Xia Hongsheng have made the Tang army's army stronger and better at fighting. Especially the appearance of firearms some time ago has unprecedentedly improved Li Shimin's confidence in the Tang army, so the idea of recovering Liaoda and conquering Goryeo was out of control.

However, isn't it too early to fight Goryeo now?

Morning fart! Xia Hongsheng scolded himself in his heart.

The land of China, even if it is an inch, cannot be lost!

Li Shimin's words pierced Xia Hongsheng's heart like a needle.

All kinds of unequal treaties in later generations have ceded how much land in China we have. Boundary disputes, East China Sea disputes, South China Sea disputes...... I don't care about you!

China wants to develop, but also to rise, so it can only endure it, can only temporarily taste grievances, can only temporarily fill the pocket, can only put aside disputes, and can only develop together.

But! China will be tough one day!

When that day comes, not an inch of land can be lost! China, no less!

"Got it!" Xia Hongsheng's expression froze, and he said solemnly: "Where the land is, every inch of land must be fought for!" Those who offend my Tang Tianwei will be punished even if they are far away! The minister assured His Majesty that Liaodong would return, and Goguryeo would perish! (To be continued.) )