Chapter 752
"The Goryeo Kingdom has a vast land of thousands of miles and a million people. Its country has ten roads and two capitals, so its strength cannot be underestimated!"
On the ship to Goryeo, Zhang Chen, a doctor from Shaofu Temple, who was in charge of business dealings in Goryeo, said bitterly to Zhou Kui, who looked indifferent:
"During the Dingzong period, the Guangjun Office was established to reorganize private soldiers across the country under the pretext of preventing the Khitan invasion. It is said that the number of people reached 300,000. There is a reason why they were safe and sound under the pressure of the Khitan!"
"We know!" Zhou Kui listened while blew the sea breeze, and unconsciously took out his earwax, then glanced at the lump, then bounced slightly and went straight into the sea. It seemed that a sea fish opened its mouth and swallowed it directly.
Zhang Chen and Doctor Zhang were stunned and felt more and more nauseous. God knew what these sea fish eat on weekdays.
"Before I came, the saint had already spoken to me. The defeat of Emperor Taizong in the former Tang Dynasty and Emperor Yang of Sui fought several times. Although I was a rough man, I actually knew more than a thousand words. I have also heard a lot of historical stories and would not underestimate the Goryeo people!"
Zhou Kui said seriously, and then said excitedly: "The Goryeo people have always been afraid of power but not virtue, and are good at defending the city, and the Khitans can't do anything!"
"But, I tell you, our Hailong Army is not afraid. Have you seen that the black holes are specially installed with cannons and bronzes. If this is a single shot, which city can defend it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen followed him and looked at the cannons, and then he became confident.
I heard that the strong Jinling City was blown away by it. It was a two-meter-thick city wall. It was definitely unstoppable with the Kaijing city wall.
This is also the reason why Shaofu Temple is so tough. As long as it suppresses Goryeo and forces it to surrender, then Jinshan and Jeju will have a stable grain supply area and will naturally develop more rapidly.
Moreover, in Goryeo, gold and silver minerals are extremely rich, which is another benefit for Shaofu Temple.
"As long as you build the capital, the huge Goryeo will naturally surrender!"
"Where is his reinforcements?" Zhou Kui said in a deep voice: "It is easy to capture the capital, but I am afraid that reinforcements from all over the country will be able to defend the city, and these thousands of people will not be able to defend it."
"Don't worry, this is different from our Tang Dynasty. Although there are governments in various places, if there are vassal states and nobles control the places, such as Huangzhou Huangfu family, Zhongzhou Liu family, Zhenzhou Liu family, Pingzhou Pu family, Pingzhou Yu family, Guangzhou Wang family, etc., the king's control is just a few roads, Jingmin, Xijing and other roads, which is not worth worrying!"
"As long as we speed fast enough to make them surrender and pay tribute, we will achieve our goal!"
"It would be great if it was that simple!" Zhou Kui shook his head. Although it was a word different from Goguryeo. Although it was naturally different, Goguryeo's reputation was too loud. Even if Zhou Kui had confidence, he still seemed a little worried and no longer had the confidence he had just now.
Opening the capital, above the court.
After several days of debate, although the Han ministers tried their best to argue, they still could not change the result. Wang Zhao's patience gradually exhausted, and he was more inclined to directly hand over the Han people to the Khitans.
"Okay, everyone, let's do it this way. Choose a good day and hand over these escaped untouchables to the Khitans. As for the Tang Dynasty, they are in a disadvantage, so they just don't need to pay attention to them!"
Wang Zhao sat on the throne calmly and announced casually.
This is a trivial matter. If the envoys of the Tang Kingdom had not made unreasonable trouble, they would have been resolved long ago.
Moreover, through this incident, Wang Zhao discovered that in recent years, the Tang Kingdom's influence in China has become increasingly greater, which is not a good sign.
Even after being informed by others, Danluo Island, also known as Jeju Island, is becoming more and more prosperous and has become a famous place to raise horses. I heard that there are tens of thousands of horses.
Wang Zhao was drooling about this. He directly sealed the Imperial Shang for the sake of 500 Khitans. Now there are tens of thousands of horses under his nose. How can it not be moved by what he looks like?
"Danluo Island, have you heard of it?" Wang Zhao asked casually.
"Your Majesty, that is the sea horse farming land of the Tang Kingdom. There are tens of thousands of horses, which are taken from our country!" Some nobles could not suppress the excitement in their hearts and immediately said.
"It was originally Danluo State, but later obtained by the Tang State and listed as a place for horse raising. There were tens of thousands of people and thousands of soldiers, which was as solid as a god!"
When Shuangji saw the king asking this, he didn't know what it meant, so he couldn't help but say softly, his tone slightly aggravated, hoping that the king would return in a difficult situation.
Unfortunately, things often go against your wishes.
"Is that so? How far is the Haiyang Road?" Wang Zhao said in great enthusiasm.
"It's about a hundred miles and you can travel around in a few hours. The island has vast grasslands and fertile land, which is the most suitable for raising horses!" someone said impatiently.
"Is that true?" Wang Zhao touched his beard and sighed with unsatisfactory feelings. Then, looking at the ministers with serious expressions, he continued to ask:
"I heard that Tang State occupies half of China's territory, but I wonder how it is better compared to Song State?"
Goryeo paid tribute to the State of Song until later, the Khitan went south and gave it to the place south of the Yalu River, so he recognized the Liao Kingdom as his father. At this time, he still regarded the Central Plains as his main focus and wanted to join the Song Dynasty to fight against Liao.
The power of the Song Kingdom, given the consistent strength of the Central Plains, Goryeo directly believed that it was inseparable from the Liao Kingdom and was quite disliked by the Tang Kingdom.
"The specific situation of the Tang Dynasty is unknown, but its country is half a share of the world, with hundreds of thousands of troops. Although its military strength is weaker than that of the Song Dynasty, its navy is the best in the world. We must guard against it!"
Shuangji felt that the king's thoughts were a bit dangerous, so he quickly persuaded that he knew Goryeo, and even compared with Wu and Yue, he was very different. He was an enemy of Tang, which was almost unified in the south, and he really wanted to perish himself.
"Is the navy awesome?" Wang Zhao shook his head and then said, "That's all, our navy has been abandoned, so don't humiliate yourself!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Crossing the sea to seize the island was simply impossible for Goryeo at present. Although horses are jealous, they still have to be rational.
"Your Majesty, something big is not good--" Suddenly, a eunuch knelt outside the door and shouted loudly. Shuangji felt that the king's thoughts were a bit dangerous, and hurriedly persuaded that he knew Goryeo, even compared with Wu and Yue, was very different. He was an enemy of Tang, which was almost unified in the south, and he really wanted to perish.
"Is the navy awesome?" Wang Zhao shook his head and then said, "That's all, our navy has been abandoned, so don't humiliate yourself!"
Chapter completed!