Great Tang Southern Emperor

But the troubles Datang encountered did not end here. After killing all the Bright Knights, before they could move on, an old man in a monk's uniform came out, and said to the crowd of onlookers: G.So the soldiers of the Marine Corps, who were about to move on, saw a miraculous scene. The people of Constantinople, who were harmless to humans and animals like little white rabbits, quickly turned into rabbits that could bite people, frantically rushing towards the landing team.

The commander of the Marine Corps was taken aback, and decisively ordered the soldiers to shoot. However, the blackened civilians seemed to have been blessed with a fearless buff, and they didn't even look at the death of their companions, but continued to go here crazily. side rush.

To make matters worse, as the gunshots rang out, more and more Byzantine people swarmed in. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Marine Corps in other places also heard the gunshots, and they also gathered here. A line of defense was quickly set up around, and anyone who dared to attack the line of defense would be shot to death.Even in order to deter the crowd, some marines pulled out grenades and cannons, and the roar of the explosion frightened the opponents so that they did not dare to take a step further.

Then Datang did not continue to use brute force to kill all the people in the church, but began to negotiate with the people in the Hagia Sophia Church—or it is more accurate to say that he issued an ultimatum, because as the leading general this time, he has replaced Liu Rengui (in the internal cleanup When Li Zhen found out that he was in collusion with the family, he was dismissed, and Cheng Chuliang was replaced because he became the general manager, so Cheng Chuliang was not transferred, but continued to stay in the Lingnan Navy District), Cheng Chuliang, who became the chief of the Datang Lingnan Navy District, only gave them two options, either the people in the Saint Sophia Church surrendered under the rule of the Datang, and you continued to spread your teachings, but you must obey the rule of the Datang, or the Datang Tang made a way out and let the people of the Holy See leave, but Tang will become the enemy of the Holy See from now on, and anyone who dares to come in to preach will be killed one by one.

Facing the inhuman Datang army, the people of Hagia Sophia finally compromised. Of course they were unwilling to leave Byzantium. After all, this is a huge country with countless believers. There is another room for the development of believers. They still want to spread the light of Christ to Tang people, so that they can also bathe in the gift of the Lord.

So after contacting the Holy See and discussing with them, the Pope specifically allowed them to surrender temporarily... After all, there is an idiom in the Tang Dynasty called bearing humiliation, isn't it?Facing the front of the Tang Dynasty, it is also necessary to endure the humiliation first, but after the glory of the Lord spreads all over the Tang Dynasty, we will slowly settle the score. The most urgent thing is to spread the belief of the Lord. Compared with this, What is personal honor and disgrace?

Chapter 234 The Road to Conquest

Chapter 234 The Road to Conquest

It's just that the pope's understanding of Han culture is obviously at a half-baked level. He only knows how to endure humiliation, but he doesn't understand how powerful the centralization of power is on Datang's side, and the true thoughts of those emperors who have dominated the East for thousands of years (The Son of Heaven here does not only refer to the emperor, but also the kings before the Qin Dynasty and the monarchs of the vassal states).The reason why they fought to the death and life for the throne, did not hesitate to kill their fathers and brothers, conspired to rebel, and all kinds of conspiracies and schemes went together, what was it for?In addition to enjoying the glory of being above ten thousand people and the right to arbitrarily rule the world, isn't it just to prevent someone from shitting on his head?Where would they allow an ancestor to come from their heads?

It is conceivable that once the Christian belief is spread to Datang, it is nothing more than honest preaching, but once they really have ideas that should not be produced, they will be easily torn apart by the emperor of Datang immediately. Break into pieces - whether the emperor or Li Zhen at that time, they will do it.

They may even lose the title of pope, because as an emperor, they will never allow anyone to rate the title of emperor with themselves, even if the emperor is only an honorary title, and the authority is not as good as him. ...

But regardless of whether the Pope is half-baked or not, after his order, the people in Hagia Sophia immediately opened the door to the Tang army, and the last resistance force in Constantinople was completely wiped out.And when the army of the Tang Dynasty entered the imperial palace of the Byzantine Empire, when the edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was issued to the Hagia Sophia Church, and when many monks of the Hagia Sophia Church knelt on the ground to welcome the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it meant that this country that once spanned Asia Oufei, who dominated the Mediterranean Sea and had a huge empire that has been passed down for thousands of years, was completely destroyed—whether it was completely destroyed in spirit or in substance, there would be no such empire in the future.

After destroying Byzantium, Datang really stopped fighting. After all, the territory they conquered was too large, almost equivalent to doubling the area of ​​Datang from its original size, and this doubled new territory They are also places that are particularly difficult to govern. You must know that whether it is Western Turks, Dashi, or Byzantium, these three countries are all countries with a strong religious atmosphere, and almost all the people believe in religion. Such citizens are generally very religious. It's not easy to brainwash them.

If it's just not easy to brainwash, that's all right. Li Zhen has enough confidence. Anyway, no matter how big the belief is, he can't beat eating. As long as he can bring a happy life to the local people, with the help of the invasion of Tang culture, Thinking about 20 years later, it should not be a problem to transform them into citizens of the Tang Dynasty.

The problem is that these places are newly conquered. It is impossible to say that there will be no rebellion under the rule of Datang. Moreover, Datang has done a bit too much on the territory of the previous Dashi, which has aroused Many people complain that such people are even more difficult to return to Datang, and they will cause a little trouble for Datang from time to time. With their ability to be a local snake, they can definitely make Datang want to die.

Therefore, Li Zhen must think of a way to subdue these people's hearts, otherwise, even if Datang occupies this place in the future, it will definitely be turbulent. Maybe once Datang is weak, this place may immediately go out independently. This is not true. What Lee Jung wants.But people's hearts are the most difficult thing to conquer. For a while, Li Zhen couldn't think of a good way, so he could only put it aside temporarily, and first repair the road from Tang Dynasty to West Asia.

Anyway, Datang is now powerful, and it is foreseeable that it will not decline for at least 50 years in the future. As long as the transportation and communication are fast enough, even if there is a real rebellion, Datang can quickly extinguish it. As long as the territory is stable, the rest are not Things - if it doesn't work, let's use time to grind it slowly. I don't believe that it is impossible to grind an iron pestle into an embroidery needle.

So the most important thing now is to repair the road. Fortunately, there are not many slaves in the Tang Dynasty, but there are many slaves. Until now, the aborigines in Nanyang have not been caught yet. Now that there is another Western Expedition, it is even more It is that countless slaves have been harvested, and the labor force is completely sufficient, so there is no need to call for labor.

But even so, it took more than two years to build this road.

Until March of the third year of Li Zhenzhengwu, after the desperate construction of millions of slaves, the secondary road from Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to Constantinople and extending to surrounding places along the way was completely completed and opened to traffic.The entire road is nearly [-] kilometers long, and if the branch roads along the way are included, the total length exceeds [-] kilometers. For this reason, Datang's domestic construction has been suspended for two years, and all cement is supplied to this road. , The consumption is even more huge, basically Datang's annual treasury revenue is filled in.

If it were any other monarch to build such a huge project, I am afraid that the people in the country would have been filled with dissatisfaction, and the people might even rebel. For example, Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor Yang of Sui, because of the construction of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, even led to national There was turmoil, the people were in dire straits, and in the end even the country was destroyed, and the subsequent dynasty was in vain.

But things are different when it comes to Li Zhen, because when the Chidao was being built, not only did Datang not become weak, but the economic growth rate exceeded double digits for two consecutive years, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the gdp increased year by year.

The main reason why this kind of thing happened is that there were a lot of opportunities to make money when building the Chidao. Many people seized the opportunity because of the construction of the Chidao, and made a lot of money because of it. A local tyrant that everyone envies.Although more people did not become local tyrants, they also made a small fortune because of this road, and brought the whole family into a well-off family. As long as they don't lose their families, they will basically have no worries for life.

However, the construction of the Chidao was not without cost. Less than half of the 100 million slaves survived, and nearly 50 people were buried under this road. If someone digs the cement on the Chidao, you can find Almost every kilometer of the roadbed is filled with white bones - it can be said that the reason why this road can be built is that it is piled up with numerous bones. The road is not only a miracle in the history of human engineering, but also It is a road of bones paved with the corpses of slaves.

So much so that in later generations, this path has become the most important evidence for some defenders and virgins to criticize Datang for being arbitrary, cruel and domineering.Of course, this is something for later, Li Zhen can't control them, but judging from the current situation, the construction of Chidao is of great significance to Datang. It is precisely because of the existence of this road that Datang The control of Central Asia, West Asia, and Europe has been greatly enhanced, and it has been of great help whether it is material transportation or business exchanges.

Chapter 235 The Road to Conquest: Sweeping Europe

Chapter 235 The Road to Conquest: Sweeping Europe

Since the Chi Dao was completed, there has been an endless stream of caravans and tourists walking on it every day, which has greatly stimulated the domestic economic environment of Datang, so that the treasury revenue in the third year of Zhenguan almost exceeded the two years of last year. more than double.The happy civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty shouted "Long Live the Holy Spirit", and no one expressed any objection to Li Zhen's move to build roads. Instead, some people suggested whether to build a few more roads, and include the vast wasteland north of the Turks into the territory of the Tang Dynasty within……

This proposal was immediately rejected by Li Zhen and went back, what are you kidding?There is not even smoke in the Siberian wilderness, why are you building such a good road?Besides, it was a deserted wasteland (Shiwei and Mohe were selectively ignored by him), and you might not be able to see a figure even if you walked a hundred miles. It is not worth investing too much resources at this time. After Europe is wiped out, it will not be too late to go back and occupy here.

The most important thing now is to wipe out Europe. It is said that Datang's actions three years ago have frightened the whole of Europe. Under the appeal of the Holy See, major European countries have formed an anti-Tang alliance to jointly resist Datang's aggression.

It's just that for this alliance, Li Zhen didn't expect much. The European countries have fought endlessly for years, and the hatred between them has grown. He doesn't believe that such a group of countries will really cooperate sincerely. I'm afraid It is their nature to have their own minds.Even such an alliance may not be as strong as the alliance of the previous family.What's more, what if they really unite?Even the powerful Dashi was defeated by Datang's spears and cannons. How could these countries that are still playing the trick of heavy cavalry charge be Datang's opponents?

But now that people have shown their moves, it would be unreasonable for me not to respond. Just after two years of repairs, Datang's military strength has once again reached its peak, and the better news is the Suez Canal leading to the Mediterranean It has also been dug out, and the navy can also enter the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. With the navy participating in the war, if the navy and army cooperate, it should not be a problem to destroy Europe.

The facts are exactly as Li Zhen thought, when the 50 troops of the Tang Dynasty marched into Europe, the European countries did not learn the lesson of the demise of Byzantium and the Dashi Empire, and still displayed [-] heavy cavalry on the border. Tang didn't play hedging tricks with them at all, he didn't even bother to fire the gun, and directly pulled the cannon up.

After tens of thousands of cannons were fired, the entire army of one hundred thousand heavy cavalry was wiped out. Even if they survived by luck, they were all shocked into fools, without any fighting power.

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So the European countries really panicked this time. Faced with the advancing Datang army, they almost exhausted their means, but it was useless at all. They could only watch the Datang army getting closer and closer with desperate eyes. Invading their own city, killing all those who resisted, and taking away all the gold, silver and jewels in the treasury, they themselves were put on the shackles of captives, waiting for an unknown fate...

One of the things I have to mention is that Creevey was named a general by Li Zhen, and he personally led the army into the Principality of Bavaria. The enemy to be killed is now the head of the Grand Duke of Bavaria, Carla Ahzenofen, and he has returned to his family with endless glory, which can be regarded as a consummation of merit.

The battle to perish in Europe took a year and a half. The reason why it took so long is because there are too many countries in Europe. Too much trouble.

And when Britain, the last country in Europe, was taken to the island by the Datang Marine Corps a year and a half later, only the Slavs remained in the whole of Europe, and the rest were all destroyed under the iron hoof of Datang. It can be said that Europe has completely surrendered to the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and even the Holy See has declared its allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, and the coronation of each Pope needs the recognition of the Tang Emperor.

The reason why the Slavs were left behind was not that Tang was unwilling to attack here. The problem was that the home of the Slavs was today's Russia, which was almost the cold pole of the earth. Especially in winter, it was impossible to march and destroy the land. It is actually easy to lose the Slavs, but in that bad weather, it is estimated that more people died of freezing than fighting, so let's wait until next summer.

After conquering Europe, especially the Kingdom of Britain, Li Zhen issued his first order as an emperor, which was to announce the abolition of all scripts on the European continent, and all parts of Europe must learn Chinese, especially in the Tang Dynasty. The appointed consuls must be proficient in Chinese, which is the first condition for them to be officials of the Tang Dynasty-the reason for this order is purely because of his resentment. English is indispensable for mechanical design. Knowing ordinary English is enough to drive people crazy.

The difficulty of mechanical English is several times that of ordinary English, which makes people want to die. Li Zhen had to endure several years in order to learn mechanical English. You can testify by clicking Bensan, because Bensan is learning molds, mechanical English will really drive people crazy, and those technical terms are completely memorized, and the difficulty is beyond the reach of people who learn ordinary English experience).

In the past, Li Zhen had no choice but to act according to the standards of foreigners, but now he has the opportunity and ability to change all of this, of course he will not let it go, and he has avenged his previous life, and since then he will let Europe People should go and learn Chinese characters with their Chinese textbooks, and let them experience the pain of learning English by themselves—you must know that Chinese is much more difficult to learn than English.

Chapter 1270 The Finale

Chapter 236 Finale

At this time, it has been Zhengwu five years, and Li Zhen has been emperor for more than five years, but his ambition has not dissipated with the conquest of known human families, but after the destruction of Europe, he started the unknown again. The land of conquest.

In the second half of the fifth year of Zhenguan, apart from leaving 10,000+ troops to guard Europe, Li Zhen sent the rest to the African continent.At this time, Africa was still a primitive society dominated by primitive tribes. Although it also had its own country, the rule of the country over the tribe was often not reliable.

What's more, although the black uncles on the African continent are very powerful, their combat effectiveness is not very good. After all, there are too few people who are as good at summarizing as Ben Yin. Most of the black uncles are very lazy. There was absolutely no resistance against the Tang army armed to the teeth.

In just half a year, the Tang Empire pierced through the African continent, from the northernmost Tunisia directly to Cape Town in the south. The only regret is that the original tribe was not found. On the African grasslands where water and grass live, it is too difficult to find a wandering tribe.Faced with the original cause of the loss, Li Zhen could only comfort him, and I continued to send people to search on the grassland, hoping to get some clues.

Li Zhen's other worry is also related to Africa, that is, the African continent is too huge, and it is full of lazy black uncles, who don't even have a country, Li Zhen really doesn't know what to do with it, if It will take too long to manage it, but if you give up, it is hard to beat it after all, and the resources above are sufficient, so I really can't bear it...

In the end, Li Zhen suddenly turned her attention to her sons. All the children from Li Huang down, facing Li Zhen's malicious gaze, all shuddered unconsciously...

In the end, Li Zhen decided to use the enfeoffment system, and not only her son, but also her brothers who are still alive, are all included in the canonization, and all the fiefdoms are in Africa (originally they each chose their own territory, but Li Zhen Zhen thought for a while, let them get together and make it more lively), except for those important areas, the rest were divided by Li Zhen.In this way, Datang obtained the resources of Africa, and they obtained fiefdoms, the best of both worlds, and this has also become the traditional territory of Datang to entrust the royal family. Anyway, Africa is so big, at least for 100 years, there will be no place to entrust the royal family.

As for what to do in 100 years, then don’t care about your own affairs, and let future generations have a headache. As an ancestor, you can’t do everything, can you?

After unifying the entire known human world, Li Zhen began to build a larger road network on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also began to feud the officials. Xue Rengui, Fang Yiai, Du He, Xi Junmai , Cheng Chuliang, Yuchi Baoqing and other confidant old men were conferred the titles of dukes for their meritorious service, and most of the rest of the officials also received varying rewards, it can be said that everyone is happy.

What is even more surprising is that Li Zhen actually began to assign fiefdoms to meritorious officials, which made people who thought Li Zhen would not be entrusted suddenly overjoyed.However, Li Zhen's canonization is not without conditions, that is, he can distribute the fief to the officials, but this fief does not belong to them forever, but like a title, it will gradually decrease with the succession of the title .

That is to say, your generation is the prince of the state, but your next generation can only be the county prince, and the third generation is only the county prince, etc., until the last baron, and then just a loose official in name only, until the end You don't even have to be a casual official, just become an ordinary rising commoner—of course, if you make contributions in the process, the imperial court will also raise your title level as appropriate.

The same is true for fiefdoms. At the beginning, your fiefdom will be very large, but with the reduction of titles, the area of ​​the fiefdom will gradually decrease. Of course, the fiefdom will not be completely canceled for you, but it will be a small rash in the end With such a small amount of land, it is no problem to worry about food and clothing, but it is impossible to do things.

And the review of the fief is also very strict.If you have been in charge of your own fiefdom for decades but have not developed it, the court will take it back, and the same is true for crimes—not only for the officials, but also for the royal family’s African fiefdoms, otherwise the royal family’s population will increase. More and more, no matter how big the Tang Dynasty is, there will be a day when it will be closed. In the end, the Tang Dynasty will be like the Ming Dynasty. The emperor may not even have as many territories as the prince. This is Li Zhen. Absolutely do not want to see.

But even though the fief has various restrictions, the officials are still full of emotions. This is a fief. How many people have dreamed of something, but they just got it.Back then, the aristocratic family and other forces united to support King Jin and fight against the current sage, for what purpose?In addition to enmity with His Majesty, didn't the original King Jin use the fief to lure them?

If you let them know that His Majesty will also entrust the feudal princes, I don't know if they will jump out of the ground in anger?