Great Tang Southern Emperor

After all, he has been the prince for so many years, and his wisdom is not much worse than those old foxes. Of course, he will not simply think that Li Zhen is just showing off his layout.Li Zhen's more important purpose is actually to warn these people, don't act rashly, and don't think that you can do whatever you want with a feudal state - Datang can use warships and artillery to deal with the rebels in the colonies, and naturally you can also deal with these feudal states .Now that the general land has been sealed to you, then you can lie there honestly, otherwise don't blame me for firing the giant ship cannon to your door, it will not look good at that time.

"Big brother has won the award, but my younger brother is just a little clever." Li Zhen said modestly: "Besides, all of this is just a small suggestion from my younger brother. It's up to you whether the father agrees or not. Even if the father agrees, I'm afraid the ministers below may not agree, after all, there are too many interests involved."

"Then let them fight." Li Tai narrowed his eyes and said, "Didn't you use this trick to half-mutilate the family before?"

Li Zhen shook her head lightly, and said with a wry smile: "Hehe, how can there be such a simple thing? I have suffered a loss once, how could those people fall for the second time? If they are so easy to deal with, then the aristocratic family will not harm the Central Plains Hundreds of years."

"I believe myna, you will definitely find a way to solve it." Li Zhi was full of confidence in Li Zhen,

"Then I would like to thank my ninth brother for his auspicious words."

"Hey...but myna..." Li Zhi suddenly became frowning, looked at Li Zhen cautiously, and said softly, "I have a small request, I wonder if myna can agree to it?"

"Okay, Brother Nine, but it's all right, as long as I can do it, Myna will definitely agree." Li Zhen looked at Li Zhi suspiciously, this kid is not as honest as he appears, according to the news from Skynet below Looking at it, my ninth younger brother jumped up and down during the period when Li Chengqian was deposed, and was very active for a period of time. Even people from the aristocratic and Confucian families once entered and exited the Prince Jin's mansion-the intention is self-evident.

This kind of activity did not stop until after Li Zhen's plan, the aristocratic family and the Confucianism were seriously injured, Li Zhi slowly stopped his actions, and closed the door to thank guests for the first time, not accepting anyone's visits, until recently Li Shimin Returning from Goguryeo, this can be regarded as appearing in front of people again.

Chapter 699

Chapter 62 Changing fiefs

Throwing out the messy thoughts in her mind, Li Zhen smiled and said, "Eighth brother, just say it."

"Then I'll tell you." Li Zhi said with some confusion: "It's just... starling, I heard that there is a lot of sand in my fief?"

"That's right, a considerable part of the territory there is the largest desert in the world. Of course there is a lot of sand. Not only is there a lot of sand, but it is also extremely short of water. There are only coastal areas." Li Zhen smiled and understood what Li Zhi meant. Zhi originally chose the place near Algeria, which is close to the Sahara Desert, and even the south is part of the Sahara Desert, and the central part is a plateau. Although it is better than the desert, it is dry and rainless, and it is also not suitable for living... In short, this place Except for the Mediterranean coast in the north, there is no place suitable for people to live in. Although the central plateau can live in people, the environment is too bad. Even if people can live in, it can only account for [-]% of the total population.

And even the northern part of Algeria is extremely short of water. Although the north is the Mediterranean Sea, the sea water cannot be eaten or irrigated, and the rainy season in the Mediterranean is mostly in winter-it is really not suitable for crop growth.

As for the economy, although Algeria is next to the only outlet from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, it is also the closest sea route from Asia to Western Europe - the Strait of Gibraltar.

But such an important place, Li Zhen and Li Zhi had agreed long ago that this place belongs to the direct jurisdiction of Datang, and it is not Li Zhi's base that Datang wants to garrison here, so if Li Zhi really chooses here, although he can It is impossible to make some money from the past business taxes, but it is impossible to turn over.

"Uh... what my little brother means is... can I change to another place." When Li Zhen said this, Li Zhi's heart became even more empty: "Mynah, you also know that I was afraid of drought and sand since I was a child. I just thought that the place was big enough—but then I asked a few merchants from Dashi... Starling, can you give me another place? Even if it’s not that big, it’s fine as long as there’s no shortage of water. , will be dead."

"...Okay, what place do you like?" Li Zhenhan, but still agreed to his request, took out the map and said: "But let's talk about it first, whether your choice is okay or not, but I have the final say. "

"Understood." Li Zhi rubbed his hands and said with a dry smile, "I've already made up my mind, it's here, and I want half of it here."

"Caspian Sea?" Li Zhen was taken aback. She really didn't expect that Li Zhi would choose the northern half of the Caspian Sea—what's the difference between this place and Algeria?

"What? Can't you do it?" Li Zhi asked cautiously.

"It's not impossible...it's just... how should I put it?" The northern shore of the Caspian Sea is not an important area, Li Zhen hesitated for a while, and said: "This place is actually not much better than Algeria. Don't think that the Caspian Sea is a big lake. But in fact, this is a saltwater lake, and it is located inland, so the transportation is not convenient, and the climate is also a temperate continental climate, and there is no advantage in climate, it is not as good as the Mediterranean climate..."

"But it's close to the Silk Road." Li Zhi said his reasons: "You know how much tax the Silk Road brings to Datang every year, you know it very well. As long as I occupy this place, the annual tax revenue will be considered It’s not as good as Datang, but it’s enough for me to make a fortune.”

"Well, since you insist, then I have no objection." Li Zhen would not say that with the opening of the Maritime Silk Road, the land Silk Road will decline sooner or later, and Li Zhi may not be very big if he occupies this place. Harvest, and with the opening of the sea route, the opening of the Suez Canal is imperative. As long as it is opened here, with Algeria's geographical advantages, it will only be a matter of time to make a fortune-but Li Zhi's choice is not wrong, because Datang opened Suez Canal I don't know when it will happen. It is estimated that it will be another lifetime series, but the benefits on the Silk Road are readily available, so it is not short-sighted.

What's more, even if the Silk Road declines, it is impossible to completely decline. Even if the sea route is opened, some places need to be reached by land, such as Central Asia and Eastern Europe...

"Thank you myna." Li Zhi was overjoyed and thanked repeatedly.

"It's nothing, as long as you don't regret it in the future." Li Zhen shook her head and didn't say much.

"Don't worry, I won't regret it." Li Zhi said confidently: "Mynah, you don't know how valuable our Tang's things are when sold in the West. That's tens of times or hundreds of times of profit. If I take a ride in it, I’ll make a lot of money.”

"Huh?" When Li Zhi said this, everyone's eyes lit up, especially those young ones.

Li Ming was also moved: "Ninth brother, is what you said true?"

"Of course." Li Zhi said with a smile, "I asked those big food merchants about this, and to prove it, I sent a small caravan to follow the big food caravan to the big food , do you know how much a piece of woolen cloth from Datang sells for?"

"If I remember correctly, for woolen cloth, a large one is five guan. If you buy it in bulk, the price should be even lower." Li Fu interjected, he is the most useful person for business besides Li Zhen. One of the interested people, so the price of the goods on the market is very clear.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "That's right, I bought it at the price of one Siguan, but do you know how much I sold it at Dashi?"

"How much?" Li Ming asked subconsciously.

Li Zhi stretched out four fingers: "A total of fifty guan, this is still the price of a piece of silk, I brought a hundred bolts of silk, and this time I collected a full five thousand guan, a full twelve times the profit ah."

"What?" Everyone was stunned. This is really amazing. They knew that Datang's special products are very profitable abroad, but they didn't expect that they would make such a profit—twelve times the profit. How much does it have to be? ah?

Li Ming's saliva flowed out, and he looked at Li Zhen eagerly: "Brother, I also want to find a fief on the Silk Road, is it okay?"

"It's possible, but you can't mess around." Li Zhen said seriously: "I only allow you to collect a maximum of [-]% of the tax, and it really won't work if it is more."

"No problem, no problem, [-]% is [-]%, and [-]% is more than enough." Li Ming nodded hastily: "Of course I understand this truth, I will not do things that are exhausted."

"That's good, you can choose by yourself." Li Zhen turned the map to face him.

"Yes, thank you starling."

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Chapter 700 The princes who died

Chapter 63 The princes who died

Let all the doubts in the hearts of the brothers be solved one by one, and the next thing is naturally a grand gathering.

"Third brother, we haven't had a drink for a long time, so we have to drink to our heart's content today."

"It's natural, come on, do it."

"Fifth brother, we didn't win or lose in the wine fight last time. Today we must decide a male or female."

"Hmph, am I afraid of you? Come on."

"..."

Maybe it was because of the worries in their hearts that everyone was unrestrained. Li Zhen cooked the kitchen herself, and the rest of the people also came in small groups. Even in the end, Li Zhen invited Fang Yiai and others over. lively.

But just when everyone was bustling and drinking happily, a group of uninvited guests came outside the palace.

"Who dares to break into the palace?" The guards outside the gate saw a group of people walking towards the palace, and their vigilance suddenly became louder. They immediately put their hands on the handle of the knife and shouted loudly at the same time.

"Shut up." The first person took out a waist card and lit it up, and at this time the guards also saw who they were, and they were shocked and fell to their knees in a hurry: "I have seen Your Majesty, the crime of disrespect, and the crime of respect." Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"No problem." It was Li Shimin who came, and he waved his hands and said: "I heard that Zhen'er is holding a banquet, and it happens that there is nothing to do today, so I came here to have a look and join in the fun."

"Yes, this subordinate will lead the way for His Majesty."

But Li Shimin refused: "No need, you stay here, I will go by myself."

"Yes, please, Your Majesty." The guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was very grateful in his heart. Fortunately, His Majesty is in a good mood, otherwise his life would be lost.

"Hahaha……"