Time flows slowly in the long river of history. It will only move forward and never stop. No one knows where the end of time will be. And history is nothing but pebbles washed and formed in the river of time. The Sui Dynasty has been thrown into memories and history. The rise of the Chinese Empire can no longer be stopped by anyone. When the railway from the Chinese Empire to Jiaozhi was built, wagons of brass and fine iron were transported to Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Chinese Empire. Looking at the precious metals that could hardly be piled up in the warehouse, the ministers all grinned from ear to ear. " Less than one-third of the two-and-a-half-year inventory has been shipped. The other two-thirds are still being shipped, and it is expected that all of them will arrive at the national strategic reserve in Chang'an within half a month. "The warrior was pointing in the warehouse with his face glowing red. The color of yellow nirvana made people's eyes dazzled. "Well, I'm afraid this warehouse should have at least three to five million kilograms, right?" Wei Yunqi said, his pupils shining brightly due to the yellow color of this warehouse. "A warehouse is five hundred tons, which is equivalent to one million catties." The warrior shook his head and explained. "Today, Luzon's annual output of refined copper can reach 5,700 tons, and its annual output of steel ingots can reach more than 18,000 tons. It is expected that after more than 10,000 Japanese laborers arrive in Luzon, Luzon's The output of copper mines can increase by 15% next year, and the output of steel ingots can increase by about 30%." "Hey, a heavy artillery consumes 300 kilograms of refined copper and 250 kilograms of refined steel. The fine copper in this warehouse alone is enough to cast more than 1,600 artillery pieces." Li Shimin counted with his fingers and said repeatedly. Ever since he saw the power of artillery, this guy has been obsessed with gunpowder weapons. In the court, he is a staunch weaponist and strongly demands that the troops change equipment faster to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Imperial Army. Fortunately, nowadays, the Chinese Empire is still surrounded by enemies on all sides. In the south, Cheng Yaojin continues to squat lazily in Jiaozhi and take a nap. From time to time, he opens his eyes and slaps the Champa King and Funan Kingdom, and then continues to take a nap. And Yang Gongren is now simply the local emperor of the Japanese country, and his words are more effective than Soga Mako, Emperor Suiko, and Prince Shotoku combined. Those Japanese were in great awe of these Chinese Empire soldiers who were so tall and strong that they were almost armed to the buttocks with armor and weapons. "Compared to those Wadao who are about 1.4 meters tall, these strong and strong men from Guanzhong, who are at least 1.7 meters tall, are simply giants who could not be more stalwart. An elite Chinese Empire soldier, fully armed, is more than enough to deal with ten Japanese soldiers wearing tattered clothes and holding bamboo spears. After the 100,000-strong army entered Japan, there were less than two armies that actually participated in the battle. Instead, the navy severely reduced several coastal cities to ruins along the coast of Japan. The resistance of the northern rebels has weakened a lot. And these soldiers also gained the right to obtain the land on this Japanese island. This made the soldiers excited, but also a little worried. After all, this place is overseas and it is a colony. If their land is here, , wouldn¡¯t it mean that he would stay away from his hometown in the future? However, with the efforts of political instructors and officers at all levels, more than 30,000 soldiers were persuaded to retire early. They will become landowners on the island. Each soldier will receive a hundred acres of land. If they are willing to retire here, an additional four hundred acres of land will be added. In addition, each soldier will be provided by the government. production tools, and the government built houses and gardens for them so that they could live as comfortably as possible in this foreign land. "The soldiers who are unwilling to stay can leave the land they have obtained to their comrades to take care of, and then the comrades will sell the grain they obtain into money and remit it to themselves. Well, banks don¡¯t do much remittance business, but the bank remittance business for the military is extremely smooth. The important thing is that the soldiers are far away from home, so most of them need to rely on the bank¡¯s remittance system to deposit their military pay. Family members can withdraw money from the bank. Most of the remaining soldiers who were unwilling to stay gave their fields to their comrades to take care of, while some soldiers left the fields they received to their brothers at home, so that those brothers who had no fields could Coming to Japan to start a family and start a business is also a good choice. Anyway, with your comrades taking care of you, nothing will happen. This group of 30,000 elite soldiers will retire here, and then their families will be brought here. At that time, there will not only be 100,000 more Chinese people here, but also more than 30,000 veterans. As long as something happens, all the rebellious forces on the Japanese island can be suppressed at any time. Now, Li Zitong, who stayed on the Ryukyu Islands, had thought for a long time and saw with his own eyes that the Japanese islands further north than the Ryukyu Islands were easily conquered and suppressed by the Chinese Empire. With his own strength, I am afraid that it is not enough to inflict a blow to the Chinese Empire, so the reason why I keep myself is perhaps just to let myself be a threat to the Chinese Empire.The country took the front line and gave the Chinese Empire a reason to invade this unclaimed land. After thinking about it, Li Zitong sent a messenger to Chang'an. The request was very simple. He hoped to join the Chinese Empire and recognize the Chinese Empire as his sect. This meant that he hoped to become the King of Ryukyu and establish a free country on his own. Regarding his wishful thinking, I sternly rejected it and wrote a handwritten letter directly telling him that he must either surrender unconditionally or take up arms and continue to resist. I believe that even if he wants to resist, his men will be killed. There are at most one or two people among them who are willing to die with him. As for after the unconditional surrender, I promise that I can make this guy a rich man with no worries about food and clothing in the future, or if he wants to be an official, there is no problem. But this needs to be done according to his own abilities. In addition, I can help him resolve his personal grudge with Du Fuwei, so that he will not have lingering fears after his surrender. Envoys kept coming and going, and after Li Zitong sent two messengers in a row, he finally understood that it was impossible for me, the belligerent and powerful emperor of the Chinese Empire, to watch him, Li Zitong, establish an independent country under his nose. Finally, the originally tough attitude softened, but this guy was still hesitant. It doesn't matter, anyway, for our Chinese Empire, if we want to seize the Ryukyu Islands, it is a matter of charging one hundred thousand soldiers and horses together with the fleet. "It's just that the soldiers, horses and people under Li Zitong are all subjects of our Chinese Empire, and I don't want them to suffer too many casualties. At the beginning of the new year, my eldest son Tiedan was finally able to speak complete sentences. It can be seen that the brat is very clever, similar to his two sisters. He is also lively and has almost no quiet time. Every day, he would follow his eldest and second sister around the house and play in circles endlessly. Sister Qingxia is also pregnant with her second child, and they are twins. She is now close to giving birth. Sister Yaoguang is also pregnant. Not long after she got pregnant, she won't give birth until the end of the year. Her mother is already crazy with joy. Well, I have always been worried that our family's bloodline is not strong. Now, three children have been born, and there are three more in the belly. How can I make my mother unhappy? Lao Wu also wrote a letter, saying that he was going home to visit relatives and was expected to arrive home in half a month. After receiving the good news, Mrs. Wu cried with joy while holding her baby. After all, it had been nearly two years since her husband passed away, and the little one had not even called him daddy. Now that the railway from Chang'an to Jiaozhi has been built, Lao Wuyi only needs to take a boat to Jiaozhi and then transfer to a train to reach Chang'an in about a day. There is no need to ride a horse-drawn carriage for nearly ten days like in the past, or take a boat to go north and then enter the inland via the Yellow River. "Compared to those two roads, the convenience of the railway is indeed staggering. After many negotiations with Silla, a regiment of the Chinese Empire is currently stationed at the Port of Busan in southern Silla. It has now become a supply military port for the Chinese Empire to facilitate the expansion of the Chinese Empire's influence among the northern countries. Of course, on the surface, after our Chinese Empire has stationed troops, it can shock those countries that have ulterior motives for Silla. At the same time, it is also to increase the adaptability of voyages to the Silla Peninsula. Nowadays, not only on the Japanese island, but also on the Hokkaido Island and Sakhalin Island further north, military depots and mineral survey stations of our Chinese Empire have been established. Over the past year, the Turks have tried to recapture the Hetao area several times in a row. However, the problem is that they have no navy and cannot even build ships. They can only watch the Chinese Empire's navy show off their power on the Yellow River again and again. Wandering. In addition, Jieli Khan also realized that the possibility of retaking the Hetao area was getting lower and lower, so he turned his attention to Li Mi and increased his support. There is no way. After the Hetao Plain was occupied by the Chinese Empire, it was equivalent to an extremely thick barrier for Guanzhong. Nowadays, only the northern part of Shanxi is still under Li Mi's control. It seems that the possibility of attacking the Central Plains from here is much higher than retaking the Hetao area and then advancing to Guanzhong. But the problem is that Li Xiaogong did live up to his reputation as the best general of the Li clan in Longxi. He firmly blocked Li Mi and the Turks in the area north of Jinyang. No matter whether Li Mi or the Turks cavalry came and went, they could not get past the thunder. step. Regarding Li Xiaogong's ability, Li Shimin himself also privately lamented that he was not as good as him. Relatively speaking, Li Shimin is definitely both civilized and military, and both are extremely outstanding. However, in terms of combat strategy, Li Xiaogong is more outstanding than him, and Li Daozong is not bad either. He now guards the northern area of ????the Hetao and manages both the local and military affairs in an orderly manner. . There are quite a lot of talented people in the old Li family. At least my son has been very happy after taking over. We have good ministers such as Liu Wenjing and Pei Ju, and we have a bunch of Li family members in the military.