The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

The imperial study room.

Li Chengmu looked at Li Chengzhan and Li Chengshang's eldest son Li Ding'an who were standing in front.

"You must have received a letter from the Supreme Emperor today. You probably know why I asked you to enter the palace."

"Since we can't miss the season when we go to Nanyang, we are pressed for time. I will give you about ten days at most to prepare. In this way, you are about to leave overseas, and the things to prepare will be complicated. If you have any difficulties, you can ask me. I can help. If you solve it, I will try my best to help you solve it."

Li Chengzhan stepped forward and bowed in greeting: "I wonder what kind of support the imperial court provides to our domain?"

Li Chengmu sighed: "Although the world is at peace now, because everything is in ruins and waiting for new things, money and food are needed everywhere, so the imperial treasury is also tight."

Noticing that the faces of the two people below had turned ugly, he continued: "Of course, the support that the court should give will still be given. Each of you can choose a thousand households to go to the fiefdom with you. No more than a thousand households will be allowed." Ten thousand people, if the population is larger, the fleet going to Nanyang may not be able to carry it.

You can also bring the guards, slaves and private soldiers from your respective mansions.You can also purchase a batch of supplies along the way and take them out to sea.Tomorrow I will withdraw a sum of money from my internal funds and send it to you. It will be used as funds for you to purchase supplies before departure, which is also my intention. "

"That's all?" Li Chengzhan was not satisfied with this, "Your Majesty should know that the continent that my father mentioned is a barbaric land. When we arrive in the fiefdom, we must carry out construction. You should give craftsmen from all walks of life to Shall we call some people?”

Li Chengmu nodded: "Second brother is right. There are no shortage of skilled craftsmen in all walks of life. In the past few days, you can go to the Craftsman Bureau to select some who are willing to go south with you. For the time being, each of you can select 200 people."

Li Chengzhan and Li Ding'an looked at each other. They were satisfied with the emperor's arrangement for the time being. In fact, they could arrange for the steward to buy anything they needed, including craftsmen. However, due to time constraints, why not pick up the emperor's wool when they could.

"I would like to thank the emperor first. Tomorrow I will arrange for the steward of the palace to go to the Craftsman Bureau to select suitable craftsmen."

Li Ding'an stepped forward and bowed: "The emperor's nephew has thanked the emperor. If you have nothing to do, we will go back to the house to prepare?"

Coming out of the palace, Li Ding'an frowned: "Uncle, why are you and my father separated in the same place? My nephew heard that overseas, the sky is high and the sea is vast, the land is vast and abundant, and there are unclaimed lands everywhere. Grandpa Emperor, why don't you Suggest giving us more territory?"

Li Chengzhan didn't know what Li Jingfu was thinking, so he thought for a moment and said: "Your grandpa probably wants us to take care of each other. After all, we are overseas and we are unfamiliar with the place. We are not far apart, so it is convenient to take care of us. If anything happens, Everyone can also provide timely assistance.”

Li Ding'an nodded and sighed in his heart. Their big room was different from the other rooms. Their father, who was the master of the family, had a fever and became mentally retarded.Now he is the one who can talk about things, and what he decides is his father's inheritance. I think over time, maybe the second brother will have opinions.

If the father's inheritance can be divided into two, and each of the brothers inherits a part, and manages it separately, it will be able to effectively avoid brothers' disputes over interests.

Li Ding'an thought a little too far. After bidding farewell to Li Chengzhan, he returned to the palace and immediately ordered the housekeeper to arrange for people to go out to buy supplies and go to Yahang to buy some capable people.

Tomorrow, they will also have to deal with their properties in the capital. All of them will be turned into money, and then they will be purchased into materials and transported to the fiefdom.

In the wild lands overseas, money is of little use, materials are the hard currency.

The news in the two palaces naturally caused a sensation in the capital. When the courtiers first learned of the news, some wanted to object, saying that enfeoffing the princes and grandsons overseas would seem to solve future problems, but it would damage the emperor's image as a benevolent king.

The outside world thought that the emperor had no capacity for people and could not accommodate the clan kings.

But most people still support it. Even the Emperor and the Queen Mother have no objections. How can they dare to object?
To take a step back, the kings entrusting overseas territories are tantamount to opening up territories for Dayu in disguise. How dare you oppose such a great and sacred event!

The Emperor and the Queen Mother were both planning to go out to sea this time. Xia Jing was planning to go because she had heard of this continent during the end of the world, but she had never been there and was very curious.

What is it like to be a country riding on the back of a sheep in history? I heard that people from this country in another time and space could live a wealthy life at home just by letting go of their sheep or mining minerals. In this way, they could easily surpass the well-off countries. What kind of charm does it have?
Of course, at this time, there may not be many people on this continent, and the pitifully few indigenous people can be ignored.

Various legends from later generations prove that this continent is rich in resources, and the difference depends on whether you have the eyesight to discover treasures.

"How many ships are you going to bring this time? How many troops?" Li Jingfu received that the eldest son's family, the second son's family, and the fourth son's family had taken the train to Tianjin Port, and then took a sea ship from Tianjin Port to Lingnan.

"The navy is , and the ships are still the same as the last time I went to sea. Except for the navy who stayed in Malaka, the rest will follow me to sea."

Xia Jing thought, she had nearly seventy ships here, plus the fleets of Dafang and Fangfang, there were probably nearly a hundred ships, which was about the same number as the last time they went to sea.

Since this voyage is farther, more supplies have been prepared.If you are short of supplies on the return trip, you can go to Penang and other bases along the way to resupply.

Li Jingfu nodded clearly: "Coupled with the fleets coming from the capital to rendezvous, as well as the fleets of the Lan family and Mingyue Houfu, we will almost have enough 130 ships this time."

Time passed quickly, and a few days later, the fleet from the capital appeared on the sea along the coast of Lingnan.

The fleets in Lingnan set sail one after another, rendezvousing with the fleets on the sea, and sailed further to the deep sea together.

More than a month later, when the huge fleet sailed through Luzon, a row of cannons fired on the tower of Luzon Naval Base to see off the two princes of Dayu.

The masters of the two princes went to sea for the first time and met their own army of Dayu for the first time overseas. They were excited and moved, and their faces showed pride.

Their Dynasty of Dayu became powerful, and they ruled the world even overseas.

Nowadays, Dayu is no longer someone who can be bullied by just a few small rebels. Dayu has become stronger.

After passing Luzon Island, Xia Jing pointed to the world map and said to Li Jingfu: "When the fourth family's ship arrives at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca, we can let them break away from our team and sail to Malaka. But we will not pass this time. Instead, we will go around Sumatra and sail towards Oceania. By going around here, we can save a lot of sailing distance.”

And even if there are many islands in this sea area, there is no need to worry. The draft of ships in this era is not as deep as in later generations, so there is no need to worry about running aground on rocks.

The fleet led by Xia Jing sailed smoothly on the sea, but in the capital thousands of miles away, the peace of the court was broken by an urgent message from Liangzhou.

The Great Wall border gate on Longyou Road was breached by the Xirong people, and they quickly advanced eastward. I think now I am afraid that the Xirong troops have already reached Zhangye County.

No one knew that Li Chengmu had just heard the report that the Xirong people had broken through the border pass of the Great Wall. He was panicked for a while. It seemed that without Xia Jing in the capital, he felt unsure.

"Jiayu Pass has been breached. Do you have any good suggestions?"

After hearing the emperor's question, the civil servants looked at each other in confusion. They did not know how to lead troops to fight. In this situation, they collectively silenced themselves and waited for the military commanders and nobles to come up with ideas.

At this time, Long Yutian stood up. He had lost the opportunity to expand the territory for Dayu through the expeditionary force. This time he must seize this good opportunity to make contributions.When others were afraid of avoiding him in time, Long Yutian said: "Your Majesty, the Western Region is the homeland of my great ancestor, Dayu. Later, it was robbed by the Xirong people. Now that I, Dayu, have regained my strength, my troops and horses are getting stronger day by day. It is It’s time to regain my territory of Dayu.”

"Oh, Uncle Ping Ning, please tell me in detail." Li Chengmu felt relieved when he saw someone coming forward.

At least the court has a group of people available.

"The Xicheng Mansion was established in the Western Regions during Taizu's time. Now that the situation has reached this point, it means that it is time for us to recover the Western Regions."

As he said that, Long Yutian glanced at Xiang Rongrang, who was in charge of the Gyeonggi camp, paused and said: "This time the Xirong invaded Jiayuguan and used 20 troops. I think they came prepared. It will definitely be too late to dispatch troops remotely. , it is better to gather troops and horses nearby."

"The emperor can transfer 15 troops to Bingzhou and 20 troops from the Gyeonggi camp to form an army of 35. In addition to the troops originally owned by Liangzhou, a total of troops will be sent to Liangzhou to crush them directly. Let Xirong see that I, Dayu, am not easy to bully now!"

The genocide of Beidi is the best example.

"Uncle Ping Ning, the Xirong invaders have 20 troops. What if they have more supporting troops later?" Someone in the court asked another possibility.

Long Yutian looked at the civil servant who was speaking and snorted: "If Xirong has backup, we can mobilize troops and horses to Yizhou, and mobilize troops and horses from Yizhou directly into Liangzhou. The road conditions are a little more complicated than ours, but at least It will not affect their arrival time in Liangzhou."

Moreover, the railway has now been built to Wuwei, which is very convenient and fast for transporting troops and horses.

Li Chengmu looked at the other ministers in the palace: "Does anyone have anything to add?"

At this time, Xiang Rongrang stood up. He was a veteran beside the Supreme Emperor. Now the Supreme Emperor was already the Supreme Emperor. He was an emperor and a minister. If he didn't work hard, he might be marginalized.

He must take command of this battle against Xirong, take advantage of this opportunity to recapture Jiayuguan, and take advantage of the situation to regain the Western Region that has been lost for hundreds of years. It is not a problem to become a marquis and a general.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the front line for Dayu's safety. Please grant me your permission!"

Long Yutian, who was already out of the queue, almost ran away in front of the emperor after hearing his shameless words!

As long as he works harder to pacify Liangzhou this time and regain the Western Region, he will have made great contributions to Dayu.

Now, this governor, who has a low sense of presence, actually comes to ask the emperor for a fight. How can this be done?
What if the emperor agrees to let him go?
"Your Majesty, the general has already prepared a plan for this battle. I hope you will trust the general and let him take action this time, right?"

"Your Majesty, the last general is more suitable to lead troops in war than the uncle, because I have no worries!"

Long Yutian glared, you don't have any dignity without a wife and offspring, right?
"Your Majesty, since Governor Xiang has not married and left a wife for the Xiang family, he is indeed not suitable to go to the battlefield. Why don't we let the last general go this time, and when Governor Xiang is married, let him go to fight for Dayu next time?"

"Your Majesty, I am more suitable than Ping Ningbo. I will ask you for a battle!"

"Your Majesty, if you ask the governor to stay, you can't cut off the relationship with the Xiang family!"

Most of the civil servants in the court stared at the two of them as if they were fools. Although Xirong did not often invade Dayu's border, he still fought bravely. This time he might not be able to come back from the battle.They couldn't understand why the two men in the court were less afraid of death than the other.

Li Chengmu was very happy that the two of them wanted to serve Dayu. Such loyalty to the emperor was rare.

So his tone softened a lot and he said: "I understand your desire to fight for Dayu, and I feel very relieved."

"The Xirong people invaded the border of Dayu. This war will definitely be fought, but the capital has to keep people. One of you can only go to Liangzhou, and the other can stay in the capital. Which of you is willing to stay with me?"

After listening to the emperor's words, the two of them raised their fingers and pointed at each other at the same time, and said in unison: "Him!"

Seeing them arguing like children, Li Chengmu wanted to roll his eyes and give it to them.

He said helplessly: "Since you don't want it, then it's up to me to decide.

Regarding Xirong, no matter how we fight or arrange our battles, I have one request: no matter who goes, they must save their lives. "

In the end, Long Yutian was selected by the emperor as the governor of the Western Regions, while Xiang Rong left the Gyeonggi camp responsible for the security of the Gyeonggi area.

"I want you to be brave for Liangzhou this time! The people of Xirong dare to invade. If there is no meat to eat in Liangzhou, I allow you to go to Xirong to rob! Those who don't have a wife, go to Xirong to rob! If your family is short of Ding Shao slaves, go to Xirong to rob!" "

"All the looted material slaves are at the discretion of the soldiers themselves, and the army will not touch them at all. I will issue a decree later and write these down in the details to give everyone a guarantee."

hiss!
There was a sound of breathing in the hall.

Everyone felt that the emperor was forced into a hurry and even dared to say this.

The civil servants came to their senses and immediately stood up to oppose the war. Countless money and food were consumed in the war. Now that there is a slight return, why should these reckless men take advantage of all the benefits?
"Your Majesty, think twice before you act."

"Part of the materials looted by Xirong will be used for the army's daily expenses, and the rest cannot be handed over to the national treasury?"

Li Jingfu even doubted whether this official from the Ministry of Revenue knew how to write the four words "shameless"?
They united to resist everything, and they took advantage of it, and they did so openly and openly, with no trace of embarrassment on their faces, showing how thick-skinned they were.

And first of all, let’s take the imperial treasury as an example, as if Dayu’s treasury was always empty and empty.

Li Chengmu frowned and looked at the expressions of the officials, and found that many of them had the same thoughts as the civil servants who had just spoken.

"I am encouraging the soldiers who went on this expedition. They worked hard for Yu the Great, and I only rewarded them with some property. Compared with their lives, this property is not worth mentioning."

What Dayu wanted was Dayu's army who dared to fight, were not afraid of fighting, and had high positive emotions.

So appropriate rewards are essential!