Seeing that the matter was almost over, Yang Fan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if nothing else is done, I will step down first!"

His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows, looking like he was eager to speak but stopped, raised his hand and signaled that there was something wrong.

Finally, Li Er said inexplicably: "Do you have any other plans for the shipping and ports in Jiangnan so much?"

Yang Fan arranged for Xue Rengui to be responsible for the navy and shipbuilding, and then asked Fang Yiai and Du He to be responsible for training the caravan guards.

Now Yang Fan is asking for a fief in the Jiangnan area. All of this is said to have made great moves.

Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the times, His Majesty Li Er couldn't understand even if he wanted to break his head.

What exactly made Yang Fan so energetic, it was really just to open up overseas waterways?

Although the Jiangnan area is very rich, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River is everywhere, so the imperial court has very low control over it.

In His Majesty Li Er's opinion, there is no need to spend a lot of energy on doing those illusory things.

After all, even if a new waterway is opened, the biggest beneficiary is not the court, but the gentry in Jiangnan.

Yang Fan did not rush to answer, but instead asked with a smile: "What kind of country does Your Majesty think Fusang Country is?"

Since His Majesty Li Er asked, Yang Fan did not intend to hide it anymore.

Openly announced that it may also receive the support of His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er thought about it and frowned and said, "As far as I know, the Fusang Kingdom is just a small place, poor and backward, and an uncivilized remote island country."

Soon, His Majesty Li Er realized that Yang Fan’s purpose of building a sea boat was to deal with Fusang Kingdom.

But Li Er asked in confusion: "Fusang Country is a small country and has few people, so it is not worth fearing. Why did you spend so much effort and plot against Fusang Country?"

A small place is not to be afraid?

Yang Fan smiled and scoffed at His Majesty Li Er's thoughts of a great country and arrogance.

In later generations, it was this small land of Fusang Kingdom that ate so much flesh and blood on the elephant in China.

Even this small land, along with some barbarians from Europe and the United States, almost shared the elephant. Who can think of it?

Not to mention the distant future, even in the near future, this small Fusang Kingdom began to peek at the flesh and blood of this elephant in China.

Since we dare to send a navy army to war with the Tang Dynasty, this is the wolf's ambition.

Although the Tang Dynasty is now strong and has strong national strength, it will not take Fusang Kingdom seriously?

But too many ants can kill people, especially when people are weak.

It is precisely because Huaxia never took the country of Fusang seriously that it eventually led to a great disaster and almost destroyed the country.

Due to historical changes, this kind of tragedy may not happen again, but Yang Fan will never tolerate a trace of luck.

So he decided to give this top-notch Tian Khan a warning lesson.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan pondered for a moment and asked again: "Your Majesty, you heard that during the former Sui Dynasty, the Fusang Kingdom sent an envoy to Luoyang to meet the Emperor of Sui and submitted a letter to the country."

His Majesty Li Er is worthy of being a knowledgeable emperor. Not only is his ability but his knowledge can also be called a rich and knowledgeable person.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Haha, I have some impression. It is said that a huge joke was made at that time, which made the Emperor of Sui very dissatisfied. If he hadn't wanted to argue with them, he would have killed them long ago!"

Yang Fan did not laugh, but instead asked in a heavy mood: "Your Majesty, do you remember how they wrote the letter of the country back then."

His Majesty Li Er frowned, obviously he could not remember the specific content.

Yang Fan did not say anything, but said directly: "If I remember correctly, it should be: the emperor is at the sunrise and the emperor is safe at the sunset..."

His Majesty Li Er clapped and laughed: "Yes, that's how it was written."

Then he looked at Yang Fan with a little surprise, a little surprised.

Although I know that Yang Fan is a bit genius, most people forget this kind of obscene knowledge after reading it, and just treat it as an interesting thing.

But Yang Fan is so clear that it is incredible that he has put in some effort.

Speaking of this, it was indeed a big joke in the Sui Dynasty.

During the Daye period, the mission sent by the Fusang Kingdom to the Sui Dynasty arrived in Luoyang.

These envoys presented a letter from the Emperor of Sui. The beginning of the letter is - the emperor at the sunrise and the emperor at the sunset and the emperor is safe...

This language structure made all civil and military officials laugh and despise the Fusang Kingdom.

Of course, what everyone laughs at is not only this weird writing format.

The most important thing is that I think the name Fusang people is too arrogant.

In that era, only the emperor of Huaxia could be called the emperor.

The Fusang State Book called their supreme ruler the emperor, which made the Sui Emperor very unhappy, and the civil and military officials naturally laughed out loud.

Besides, the emperor is at the sunrise and the emperor is at the sunset and the emperor is safe... no one will like this statement.

Therefore, the Emperor of Sui ordered people to teach the etiquette of Fusang envoys, and even gave them a lot of craftsmanship.

It is precisely because of such a joke that Huaxia has never taken Fusang Kingdom seriously.

In their opinion, Fusang is a small country, and the people do not cultivate education, so why should they be afraid?

It is precisely because of this arrogance and ignorance that these Fusang people stole a lot of advanced industrial and agricultural technologies, which made China suffer in the future.

Of course, Yang Fan did not allow such a thing to happen again, so he solemnly said: "Your Majesty, from this we can see that the ambition of the Fusang people, the ruler of an uncivilized land, would he dare to call himself the emperor? Then how could he do it in the future?"

"A country cannot be strong forever, and it will always lead to weakness or even destruction in various natural and man-made disasters."

"Of course, a country cannot be weak forever. If one day a king with great strength appears, the national strength will inevitably be strong!"

"Once Fusang country becomes strong, the wolf's ambition will inevitably be exposed. If you are not prepared, you may be caught off guard."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and asked, "How can we make a country strong forever and prevent foreigners from being bullied?"

Yang Fan continued to answer: "This is very simple. Either destroy the surrounding countries when the country is strong, or make the surrounding countries always weaker than themselves!"

"The old saying goes, flowers will not be red for a hundred days, people will not be blessed for a thousand days, things will turn back when they are extreme, and prosperity will decline when they are extreme. This is the truth that will last forever."

"The same is true for a country. If a country wants to be strong, it must formulate a long-term strategy and then implement it unswervingly."

"In my opinion, the external strategy is actually very simple. We cannot allow those weak countries to become stronger bit by bit!"

"If we use all resources and all means to make other countries surrender, to make them incest and to make them strife and to force them to rely on us, then the Tang Dynasty will always be invincible."

Although Yang Fan in his previous life was just a loser, the information in the 21st century was very circulating and there were a lot of discussions on the forum.

For example, the policy adopted by Citi, a superpower in later generations, made this arrangement very easy.

Keep the politics and finance of small countries firmly under the control of their own politics and finance, and as long as they are disobedient, they will do whatever they want to do. In this way, no one will be allowed to be driven by Citi.

Even the strong European Union had to follow its leadership under the coercion and temptation of Citigroup.

This is the road to the dominance of a great country!

With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, we can take this path. It can even be said that the Tang Dynasty is a far-leading power in this world.

Whether from a technical, cultural or economic level.

Of course, if you want to do this, the prerequisite is to change the arrogance of the country and not take small countries seriously.

Hearing Yang Fan's endless explanation, His Majesty Li Er nodded in agreement, showing a thoughtful expression.

Seeing this, Yang Fan struck while the iron was hot:

"Your Majesty, between nations, there are only eternal interests, and no eternal friends."

"Since you are not a friend, you can only be an enemy. Whether the enemy is strong or weak, you must always be vigilant. It is best to deal with it before the threat occurs!"

His Majesty Li Er was shocked by Yang Fan’s words!

This idea completely overturned his understanding of state relations, but after savoring it carefully, he found that what Yang Fan said was very reasonable.

After pondering for a while, His Majesty Li Er looked at Yang Fan with complicated eyes and interrupted: "I built Xinshi sea ships in Jiangnan and opened up a waterway, not just because of Fusang Kingdom, right?"

This insight completely overturned His Majesty Li Er's perception.

In the past, he always thought that the Tang Dynasty was superior and other countries were vassal states, so there was no need to pay attention to it.

Yang Fan's words completely made him realize another world and the entanglements of interests between countries.

As Yang Fan said, there is no friendship between countries at all, at most it is just a matter of interest.

Yang Fan's move this time was a bit big, obviously it was impossible for a small Fusang country.

Yang Fan said frankly: "Of course it is impossible to mobilize many troops for a small Fusang Kingdom. Suppressing Fusang Kingdom is just an accompanying means. The main purpose is to make the people of the Tang Dynasty rich and strong."

His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up, but he still pretended to be calm: "Tell me, how can a channel make the people of the Tang Dynasty rich and the country strong?"

Yang Fan took a sip of tea and continued to explain: "Zhangzhou and Quanzhou belong to Jiangnan Road. Although the mountains and roads are high, the roads are far away, they are very close to the sea route."

"From there, traveling to various countries in Southeast Asia, the shipping is extremely convenient. If you can operate it here into a trading port, you will have unique geographical advantages and can open up business channels with various countries in one fell swoop. In a few years, it will become the largest sea trade transaction gate in the Tang Dynasty."

Of course, Yang Fan’s inspiration comes from the special economic zones.

In later generations, after Jiangnan Road was listed as a special economic zone by the state, it only took more than a few decades to become the largest container production base in Asia and the most important maritime port in the country.

If Jiangnan Road is operated as an overseas trading port, it will surely allow the world's wealth to flow continuously into the Tang Dynasty.

Whether it is national construction or war, this requires the support of money.
To be continued...