I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 541: Forming the Tang Navy

Chapter 541: Forming the Tang Navy
After hearing what his father said, Li Zheng understood that although his brother-in-law had not been too outstanding in recent years, he was transferred back to Chang'an because of his sympathy. Li Zheng really didn't know much about his abilities.

but.

Since his father had mentioned it, and he was his brother-in-law, Li Zheng naturally had no reason not to use it.

"Eunuch Wang, tell me to summon Li Kan to see me." Li Zheng said immediately.

"The old slave accepts the order."

Wang De responded immediately and arranged for someone to summon him.

"I heard that Goguryeo has been completely controlled by our Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"almost."

"Although Goguryeo is still a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, it is fundamentally under the control of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is government affairs or the military, the Tang Dynasty is in charge."

"The Goryeo king I enthroned was just a puppet."

"Not only him, but all his civil and military officials are under my control. There is no way they can cause chaos even if they want to." Li Zheng smiled faintly, revealing his contempt for Goguryeo.

in the hereafter.

Goguryeo was very angry about China, but now, Li Zheng can make them live or die as he pleases. They will never have any chance to turn things around. They are just fish on Li Zheng's chopping board.

"Now that we have control over them, there is no need to rush to annex them directly. Let their citizens continue to exist. If we annex them directly, those surrounding foreign countries will definitely be very wary of our Tang Dynasty, which will be detrimental to our future conquests." Li Shimin taught.

"Do not worry."

"The child knows this."

"Let him exist for now. After I have swept away all the foreign nations around, I won't have to worry about anything anymore."

"At that time, there will be no need for the so-called King of Goryeo to exist." Li Zheng smiled faintly, having already made a decision in his heart.

We were originally planning to launch military action this year.

However, Zheng Xuan pointed out the empty army and the many old, weak and sick soldiers, which temporarily made Li Zheng give up the idea of raising an army directly.

this year.

Li Zheng has already issued an order to Zheng Xuan that the affairs of the Tang army must be completely resolved before the end of the year.

Get rid of the old and weak, get rid of empty noises.

Li Zheng wants an elite army that truly belongs to the Tang Empire.

"When are you going to mobilize the troops? Which country will you target next?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

"Or it could be south of Jiaozhou Prefecture, which is a natural outlet to the sea. As long as we control all of the southwestern land, our Tang Dynasty can overlook the countries of Xiayan, and the outlet to the sea will be even closer to Xiayan."

"of course."

"There is another option."

"That's Japan."

"If I have the chance, I will destroy them first and make the people on the Japanese island slaves forever. I will never forgive them." Li Zheng said coldly.

Hear this.

Li Shimin showed a strange look, and then asked with a smile: "I rarely see you so angry at a small country. When the Japanese envoy came to pay homage to you, I saw that you wanted to kill the Japanese envoy."

Li Zheng smiled, his eyes showing disgust without hiding it: "Father, do you believe in the trajectory of fate?"

This sudden sentence caught Li Shimin off guard.

"If someone else said this, I would say he is a lunatic, but I believe you," Li Shimin said with certainty.

"If I hadn't appeared, perhaps a thousand years later, my Yanhuang civilization would have been destroyed by this Japan." Li Zheng said in a deep voice.

Li Zheng frowned, with a look of surprise: "You said that my Great Tang would be destroyed by this tiny country of Japan?"

"This seems to be a fantasy."

Seeing Li Shimin's unbelieving expression, Li Zheng shook his head and laughed dumbly: "Indeed, judging from the current situation of Japan, it seems impossible to destroy the Tang Dynasty, but time can change everything."

specific.

Li Zheng was too lazy to explain too much. After all, before the Japanese Kingdom, there was a Khitan, but it had been completely wiped out by Li Zheng.

Naturally, Li Zheng would not talk about these anymore.

After all, because of his appearance, all these have changed, and in the near future, Japan will also be gone.

Now that he has come to this era, Li Zheng will definitely deal with them and completely eliminate this trouble.

"Although what you said is a bit far-fetched, I believe you."

"Once your navy is well trained, we will attack Japan directly."

"Destroy him."

"Put an end to this trouble for the Tang Dynasty."

A murderous intent flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said to Li Zheng.

As the wise emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he naturally had tremendous courage. Even if what was said at this moment was not Li Zheng but by the important officials of the six ministries in the court, even if he did not believe it, he would prevent such a thing from happening.

After all, this is a matter concerning the fate of the country and cannot be taken lightly.

"it is good."

Li Zheng didn't say much and just nodded in agreement.

The Tang Dynasty navy will be reorganized, not a domestic navy, but a navy for ocean expeditions. The first thing this navy will do after it is established is to destroy Japan.

The father and son talked for so long.

Li Kan was also summoned.

"I pay my respects to the Emperor, Your Majesty."

When Li Kan arrived, he knelt down to pay his respects.

"My dear, there is no outsider here, please stand up." Li Zheng smiled and raised his hand.

"Today at the court."

"I believe that you have also seen the resources possessed by Western countries, as well as the various rare treasures," Li Zheng asked in return.

Li Kan nodded, his expression also showing some shock: "Originally, I thought that all Western countries were barbarians, but after seeing those Western treasures, my understanding of Western countries has been overturned."

"The Western countries, and indeed any other countries in the world that possess rare treasures, will all be the prey of the Tang Dynasty in the future."

"All Western countries are on the coast. It would take several years to reach them by land, but by sea, it would only take half a year or a year."

"And the navy will become the key to our Tang Dynasty's future conquests of Western countries and even of foreign nations around the world." Li Zheng said with a serious face.

Hear this.

Li Kan's breathing became rapid.

He was a smart man, so he could naturally understand what Li Zheng meant.

"I am willing to serve the emperor and the Tang Dynasty."

Li Kan knelt down and said excitedly.

"I summoned you here today for this very purpose."

"I hope you can train and command the navy for the Tang Dynasty in Jingzhou."

"troops."

"One hundred thousand."

"We will remove the old and weak from the Tang Dynasty's navy, reorganize it, and recruit young and strong men from the south to join the army."

"As for the troops, I will have the Ministry of War arrange them for you within two months."

"Once the troops have arrived, I will give you six months to train the navy for me."