"Datang is now north to the north of Liaodong, directly to the country of Liugui. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info From the Wandering Ghost Country to the west, there are large swaths of borderland. However, it is extremely cold, and it is of little use for the time being, except for increasing the geography of Datang. ”

"To the south of Linyi, there is the Strait of Malacca, and based on the country of Linyi, it is radiating to all sides, and it will not be long before it can be adjacent to the eastern line of Tianzhu.

To the east, as for Toying Road, there is a vast sea outside Toying Road, and there is no need to continue to expand for the time being. ”

"Only in the west, although all the countries in the Western Regions have the Tang Dynasty as their suzerain, their hearts are different. And they are all wall grass, after all, they can't be regarded as the land of Datang. ”

Xia Hongsheng left everyone to eat at home, and there were no taboos on the dinner table of Xia Hongsheng's house. These militants are counting with their fingers where the Tang Dynasty can fight in the near future, so as to teach them to go and make meritorious contributions.

"It's easy to say." Xia Hongsheng listened to it for a long time, and finally couldn't listen anymore, and was ready to educate these war fanatics with muscles in their brains, so he said: "Then let me ask you, how long will it take for His Majesty's will to spread from Chang'an to Shanzhou?" ”

"If the official road is smooth, and it takes four or five days to travel another 800 miles to expedite. It will take at least three days for the flying pigeon to pass the book! "All of them are people who have served in the army for many years, and this question naturally bothers them.

Xia Hongsheng smiled and asked again, "Not bad." However, the eight-hundred-mile rush is not available at any time. If the local officials want to ask the court for something, I am afraid that they will not be able to go 800 miles in an emergency. Even if you bring a flying pigeon raised in Chang'an, use the flying pigeon to pass the book, from the local invitation to the response of the imperial court, there is no delay in the middle, just the journey, a round trip is six days. This is just Shanzhou, it's just a performance. ”

Everyone listened to Xia Hongsheng's words, so they all stopped the chopsticks or wine glasses in their hands and looked at Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng didn't say more, but changed his words, pointed to a dish next to the table opposite him, and said, "Oh, this bowl of chicken soup is really stewed enough, it's just ......"

Xia Hongsheng stretched out his arm, tried hard enough, and said, "The arm is so short, I can't reach it!" ”

"How easy is that, give!" Fang Yiai picked up the basin and handed it to Xia Hongsheng.

Next to him, Li Yexu hurriedly pulled Fang Yiai: "Slow down, Lord Yuanzheng is going to lecture me!" ”

Everyone laughed, but asked again: "What does Brother Sheng mean, although our Datang can fight so many places, we can't manage it?" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "Not bad." This is still the case in Shanzhou, let alone farther away. The countries of the Western Regions are now even far inferior to the Tang Dynasty, and if the Tang Dynasty wants to take the countries of the Western Regions, it is simply easy. Why not? It's not without reason! How easy is it to find a reason? It's really not good, let's make a start, Datang's spies still have these skills. But what about once it is knocked down? Will it be beaten and left, or will it be included in the territory of Datang? If you leave after fighting, and return to the same state within a few years, it is equivalent to a vain. If it is included in the territory of Datang, it will be very troublesome for Datang to manage. It takes several months for the imperial court to reach any decree of the imperial court, and it will take several months for the imperial court to know what is happening there. How does this work? So it's better to control them first, they don't dare to disobey Datang, and Datang won't annex them. Let them take care of themselves first. Datang also had his hands free and concentrated on finding a way to solve this problem. Wait until one day this problem is solved, and then swallow them at any time, but in an instant. ”

"Liaodong is not so far away, didn't you set up Liaodong Road and send Liu Renliang there?" Li Yexu asked, "Why can't the Western Regions?" ”

"Naturally, it's different." Xia Hongsheng said: "In that piece of land in Liaodong, the population is not complicated, and after the destruction of Goguryeo, there will be nothing else. Moreover, although it is not close to Chang'an, once there is a change, it can be transferred through the naval division from Dengzhou or from Dongying Road very quickly. Moreover, the cultural habits of the Goguryeo people were originally learned from the Central Plains, and there was a foundation for rule. However, the countries of the Western Regions are different, the populations of the countries of the Western Regions are complex, and a small country may be composed of several tribes, and if there is a change, the only way to do so is to send troops over from the land. The cost of sending troops from such a long distance is too great. Therefore, it's not that Datang is unwilling to take those small countries, or that Datang is incapable of defeating them, it's really out of reach! Datang can only nod his fingers now, trying to hold that place firmly in his fist, but his arms are still a little shorter. ”

"That'...... How long will it take? Fang Yiai shook his head regretfully and said, "Could it be that Datang has been putting them on hold like this?" ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head, picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip silently, and said secretly in his heart, this depends on those scientists!

I myself am a weak subject in science, and I really have limited knowledge of things. At most, it only points out a general direction. It is up to them to develop what happens next.

Therefore, Xia Hongsheng spared no effort to devote all his resources to the academy, hoping to cultivate as many talents with this consciousness as soon as possible.

Datang's technology has reached the end that Xia Hongsheng himself can help it reach. The rest depends on these people.

"Why didn't Brother Sheng speak, what are you thinking?" Su Dingfang saw that Xia Hongsheng seemed to be distracted for a while, so he asked.

Xia Hongsheng retracted his thoughts at this time, smiled, and said: "I suddenly remembered that the academy, how long Datang's arms can be extended depends on their future achievements." ”

"Hehe, if someone can really make a method that allows the Tang Dynasty army to spread the sound for thousands of miles and move the land into inches, I am afraid that only the students of Jingyang Academy will be able to." Su Dingfang said with a smile: "I just don't know if I can see it in my lifetime." ”

"Think so much, let's just look at the present, even if we can't see it in this life, we will lay a foundation for future generations." Liu Renshi smiled and said very freely: "Some time ago, I ate wine with Brother De, and I heard Brother De talk about it, saying that Jingyang Academy is building a machine, if it is made, it can really be a thousand miles a day." Come to think of it, the people in the army of my generation sacrificed their lives to fight on the battlefield, and what they did was not that they could study what kind of opportunity they could make in the academy with peace of mind! As long as we fight bravely to kill the enemy and protect the country and defend the frontier, they can study it with peace of mind, and they will be able to do it one day! ”

"Yikes! Brother Renshi's words should be revealed! Xia Hongsheng didn't expect Liu Renshi to say such words, so he immediately slapped the table and said with a smile: "Just rush this sentence, come, Brother Renshi, I will give you a drink!" ”