I secretly murmured in my heart that it was too much for this old man to be the father-in-law.

"ha……"

His Majesty Li Er raised his head and let out a burst of hearty laughter, obviously feeling happy that he had grasped Yang Fan's fate.

In the palace, one of the emperor and his ministers laughed heartily, and the other's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. However, the scene was very harmonious, and there was no sense of distance between the emperor and his ministers at all.

The chamberlains and maids waiting on the side couldn't help but secretly admire it, this mallet was really amazing.

Not only did he dare to confront the emperor, he was also able to make his majesty so cheerful.

It seems that this is the real Jian Zai Di's heart, and his future is limitless. People like Changsun Wuji will have to step aside.

After laughing enough, His Majesty Li Er looked at the depressed Yang Fan with a smile. He almost couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Tell me, you want to go to Jiangnan. Is it true that you just want to open up waterways to make money?"

Yang Fan shook his head: "Of course it's more than that. Making money is only one aspect. The most important thing is to make all the surrounding countries surrender to me, the Tang Dynasty. One word can destabilize their countries. This is my purpose. For example, the nearby support

Pushing the country."

His Majesty Li Er was slightly stunned: "Oh? No wonder you keep asking me to pay attention to Fusang Kingdom. So you are interested in his territory?"

"However, you are too ignorant. If you look at the big place like Fusang Country, there are not many islands at all. It seems to be very barren, so what's the use of it?"

As soon as he heard Yang Fan say that he wanted to control surrounding countries, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but think of what Yang Fan had said before.

Because Yang Fan reminded Li Er more than once that he must pay attention to the trends in this country.

However, Li Er sneered at several Japanese islands and looked down upon them at all.

He looked down upon the people there. Even the Fusang envoy, His Majesty Li Er, only treated him as a third-class citizen.

Yang Fan smiled contemptuously.

It’s terrible to be uneducated!

Although Li Er was wise and powerful, he was also too conceited.

This guy thought that his Tang Dynasty was the largest territory in the world, but how did he know that the entire Tang Dynasty was only a palm-sized place on the earth.

If you just keep a close eye on Fuso Country, of course, there won't be any big results.

After all, the island country is subject to earthquakes all year round, and it will sink to the bottom of the sea at some point.

But it is undeniable that the island's domestic silver mine output is still very rich, and its silver mine output once ranked among the top in the world.

The silver mines there are all bare ore, and are most suitable for manual mining without large machinery.

After organizing his words, Yang Fan said: "Your Majesty, the people have been bound to the land of Huaxia for generations. It is understandable that they don't know the outside world."

"But as the emperor, if your majesty is so short-sighted, you will really disappoint me. Does your majesty know how much of the world's territory our country, the Tang Dynasty, occupies?"

His Majesty Li Er thought for a moment, and then said proudly: "I am not bragging. According to my estimation, our Tang Dynasty is vast, accounting for at least 1/3 of the world's land area, right?"

Yang Fan laughed so hard that tears almost came out of his eyes.

It wasn't until His Majesty Li Er's face turned black that Yang Fan stopped laughing.

Seeing Yang Fan's unbearable smile, His Majesty Li Er felt unhappy and asked in a deep voice: "Is it so funny? Even though the land area of ​​the Tang Dynasty is not 1/3 of the world's, it is not far behind. I am sure.

The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful and vast empire."

Yang Fan looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is the most powerful empire in the world. I have not denied this, but when it comes to the vastest territory, I do not agree. And your Majesty said that the territory of the Tang Dynasty is

It occupies 1/3 of the world’s area, so it’s like looking at the sky from a well.”

His Majesty Li Er's face darkened: "Then I would like to hear it."

From that look, it was obvious that the emperor would definitely go crazy if Yang Fan didn't give him an explanation.

Yang Fan was not afraid at all, and talked about some basic knowledge about the earth.

When Yang Fan said that the Tang Dynasty only accounted for about 1/50 of the world's land area, His Majesty Li Er seemed a little unbelievable.

When he knew that the earth was a sphere and that more than 70% of it was ocean, His Majesty Li Er could almost fit a few duck eggs into his mouth.

After hearing the end, Li Er's mouth never closed.

The boss's eyes widened, obviously he had heard the most incredible thing in the world.

After slowly digesting the knowledge Yang Fan said, His Majesty Li Er asked in disbelief: "Is what you said true?"

Seeing Yang Fan nodded affirmatively, His Majesty Li Er continued to ask without giving up: "You said that in the far west, there is an empire called Rome with a territory no less than that of the Tang Dynasty? Then why have I never heard of it? Also

Didn’t you hear what the merchants were talking about?”

Yang Fan explained helplessly: "We are very far away from the Roman Empire, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Of course, few people have heard of it, but as long as the shipping lanes are opened, Your Majesty will definitely be able to see the vastness of the world."

His Majesty Li Er nodded: "Since the world is so big, why do you care about the small island of Fuso Country? Wouldn't it be better to conquer a wider area?"

Yang Fan smiled: "Your Majesty should know that in order to fight against foreign aggression, one must first settle the domestic affairs. As a close neighbor, Fusang State will naturally look covetously at the rich Tang Dynasty due to its lack of resources. The Fusang people are very ambitious. Only by firmly controlling them can we

Peace of mind.”

"What's more, the general trend of the world will inevitably divide after a long period of time. This is a natural law. From a fundamental point of view, the collapse of every dynasty is because the people have lost the land they depend on for their livelihood. Coupled with natural and man-made disasters, the people cannot afford food.

After all, people are forced to a dead end. In order to survive, of course they have no choice but to rebel."

"But once the world's economic lifeline is controlled, even when the Tang Empire is at its weakest, there will be a steady supply of supplies, which will greatly alleviate domestic demand."

"What's more, if we control neighboring countries such as Fuso Kingdom, once a foreign enemy invades, these people can become outposts to stop the enemy. Why not?"

With that said, Yang Fan took this opportunity to give His Majesty Li Er a good geography and economics lesson.

"Our Tang Dynasty was a farming civilization. The social structure and cultural heritage destined that land would be the most important guarantee, which would inevitably lead to the land gradually being concentrated in the hands of some nobles and powerful families."

"Once the land is highly concentrated, conflicts will break out on a large scale. How to solve this conflict? It is very simple, liberate the people from the land and let them go to the ocean and the world. The vast ocean has endless resources.

The vast world is enough to support tens of millions of times the current population of the Tang Dynasty..."

His Majesty Li Er listened carefully to Yang Fan's views that no one had mentioned before.

However, His Majesty Li Er seemed to understand Yang Fan's words. He had a very important question.

No one is farming anymore, what do I eat and wear?

If everyone went to other places, wouldn't he, the emperor, become a mere commander?

At that time, the government, the emperor, etc. will all be just decorations. Isn’t this just creating a cocoon?

Just as he was about to ask more questions, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the palace.

Soon, Li Junxian hurriedly entered and reported: "Your Majesty, the prince is ill and cannot come..."

"boom……"

His Majesty Li Er stood up suddenly and kicked over the coffee table in front of him, his heroic face filled with anger.

It turned out that His Majesty Li Er ordered Li Junxian to go to Chang'an to bring the King of Wei and the Crown Prince to Lishan. Who knew that Li Chengqian would pretend to be ill?
Chapter completed!