This number scared Li Shimin.

“Are these people born and raised?”

"The Mayans are natives, but many tribes in North America are actually supposed to be from our side?"

"Those who passed by us?"

Li Chao nodded, "The Indians in North America were tribes that migrated from the extreme northeast of our northeast. There are even some legends in the Americas that prove that the Mayans there were actually the Yin people in our ancient Chinese past."

"Yin people?"

Li Shimin exclaimed, and he felt that this was a myth. It has been two thousand years since the demise of the Yin people. Do they have the ability to travel across the ocean and travel thousands of miles to the Americas?

"Your Majesty, you have also seen the natives brought back from America. Do they look very similar to us? If they change their clothes and hairstyles, do they look no different from us?"

“It’s a bit similar to that.”

Li Chao is actually telling stories, and the Mayans are definitely not Yin people. But some indigenous tribes in the Americas passed by from Northeast Asia, which is indeed a lot of evidence in later generations.

"Your Majesty, the people in Taixi are mostly white. The southern barbarians in the south are mostly short and dark, and the continents in the south of Egypt are as dark as charcoal. It can be said that people from different ethnic groups are still easy to identify. The differences between the barbarians and the surrounding areas are not very different, because their ancestors are also branches of our China."

This Chinese branch did exist in ancient times.

But even now, it has a lot of influence among the Tang people. And the official also likes this theory. With this, when it expands, there will be legal rationality.

Now Li Chao uses this trick to fool Li Shimin, saying that the Americans are actually Yin tribes that fled after being defeated by Shang, and Li Shimin really believes it a little.

"Is there really a legend in America that their ancestors were Yin people?" Li Shimin asked.

"Well, they have a legend that they migrated from the West, crossed the ocean, and finally came to this place, where they settled and multiplied."

"Ah, I really didn't expect that I actually have a ethnic group in China as far as America, where I reproduce and live, and now I have a population of tens of millions."

"Wenyuan, do you think I want to send an envoy to America and tell them about the situation in their hometown. Let them send someone back to worship their ancestors!"

Li Chao almost couldn't help laughing. The emperor thought so far.

"We have a route to America now. I think we can send a mission to announce the situation of the Tang Dynasty in the Middle Earth, establish friendly relations with them, and even send our Han books and texts, establish several Confucius Institutes there to spread Han civilization!"

"Wenyuan, this can be found." Li Shimin was a little excited. "The Americas are so big, with a large population, but they are so backward. Do you think the Tang Dynasty should send some troops to build cities and garrison troops there and protect our tribe?"

Li Chao was speechless.

"Your Majesty, it's too far away, tens of thousands of miles apart, and the sea route is not yet perfect now. If this person is sent out, it will be difficult for him to come back."

"Well, it's too far away. But I think I can try it when I have the chance."

"If your Majesty really wants to try, then you can treat that place as a place of exile, send some prisoners who are extremely sinful, and exil to them there forever, and never come back."

The cost of exiling prisoners to America is definitely not low. But it is equivalent to sowing a few seeds of Han civilization into America. Perhaps slowly, these prisoners of crime can also establish a foothold there and open up several colonial strongholds for the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "Next time I send an envoy, I will take a group of prisoners and send troops to escort them. When I get there, I will choose a place and build a village, so that they can survive and do not have to leave troops to guard them."

Li Chao first observed three minutes of silence for the poor guys.

American cuisine made Li Shimin very satisfied.

Li Zhi especially likes steamed corn on the cob, while Yizi especially likes fried potato strips. Li Shimin thought that everything was pretty good, but he still paid more attention to corn. These high-yield crops of potatoes can be used as vegetables and grains, high-yield and drought-resistant, which is amazing.

"Next year, I will definitely let the Sinong Temple have more variety and try planting them in all walks of life in the world to see the situation. If it is really as good as you said, I will definitely promote the world at that time."

After dinner, Li Shimin was not in a hurry to go back.

It's the end of the year, and there are indeed many things, but there is no rush to do this.

He asked Li Chao to take him to the greenhouse to see the American crops. The growing in the garden was very different from the dishes on the table. After looking carefully for a long time, Li Shimin exclaimed, "This world is so big, the land is so big. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions to make the Han people know that there were other countries in the far west and many countries in the western Regions. Zhang Qian also brought back a lot of hu cuisine, which made our dining table very rich. Later, the Silk Road was also very impressive."

Li Chao smiled and said, "Now my Tang Dynasty expedition team discovered America, and only then did I know that the Yin people went to America, and only then did I know that there was a group of people in China that reproduced and survived."

Li Shimin walked to the table and chair where Li Chao often sat down, "and brought back so many American crops."

Sitting here, Li Shimin couldn't help but remember the last time he came, but was drunk by Li Chao that day, and then he slept with a little girl in confusion.

"I haven't forgotten about the last account with you yet, but I actually plotted against me." Li Shimin cursed with laughter.

"Your Majesty has wronged the death minister. In order to entertain His Majesty, the Heavenly Minister specially took out the best wine. Who knew that the wine was so good and the wine was very strong. I was also confused that day."

Li Shimin shook his head, "Forget it, let's not talk about that anymore. That girl is actually pretty good, although she is young and smart. I'm taking care of Chi Nu and Yizi now. Today I see that both of them like Wushi very much, so I will ask her to help me take them with me and relieve my burden."

"There are so many people in the palace, why should Your Majesty take them personally? You can't take care of them like this."

Li Shimin sighed.

"The queen suddenly left, and the two children lost their mother at such a young age. If I don't take them well, I will be ashamed of the queen and them."

Li Chao thought to himself, why don’t you mention the youngest princess? He is also the queen’s biological child.

Wu Zetian really got the opportunity this time. He helped Li Zhi and Yizi to show up in front of the emperor often, which was amazing.

"Wen Yuan, you told me last time that the Tang Dynasty could not stop the conquest. How to use troops next year? Do you have any suggestions?"

The Tang Dynasty is indeed capable of fighting wherever it is, but the Tang Dynasty cannot start wars at the same time.

"You have reported before that Xindu's leadership had a warning to Japan to invade, and that Persia is now in a civil war, and Rome is also desperately snatching Persian territory. Is the situation there really such a serious one?"

"Your Majesty, it's not serious. Although the Kingdom of Jieji is planning to invade my Xindu territory, His Majesty only has one order, and there are eight thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty there. Then let the lords form their own guards and step up the training of the territory militia. Then we can also raise tens of thousands of troops."

"Besides, we can send a fleet to reinforce from the sea. There are two benefits to reinforce from the sea. One is that it can quickly reinforce the reliability, fast time, and more reinforcements. The other is that we can surround Wei and save Zhao, and then directly attack the sea estuaries on both sides of the east and west sides of the Jie Japanese country, seize their ports, and restrain some of their troops."

"If we can seize their East-West Haikou city, our future trade routes will be of great benefit. At that time, our army was on all sides of the country, so they would be exhausted, but we could quickly support each other and deploy troops through the sea."

"Then how many troops do you think you need to send more?"

Li Chao thought for a while, "I think the fleet of Xindu Port can be expanded from the squadron to a fleet of 10,000 people. In addition, it is almost enough to send another three thousand army."

It turned out that there were 3,000 naval divisions in Xindu Port, and in Xindu, there were 5,000 troops, totaling 8,000 troops. Now, there will be 7,000 naval divisions and 3,000 troops, totaling 18,000 troops.

A navy fleet of ten thousand people, eight thousand army.

In addition, the number of troops, militia units, etc. of the lords is far inferior to that of the military power of the Kingdom of Jiji, but the Tang Dynasty is well equipped and has naval advantages. It is absolutely fine to defend it if it is just guarding.

"Where is the Persian side?"

Persia is indeed very lively now. Rome is launching a massive counterattack on Persia and regaining many lost lands along the Mediterranean such as Egypt. However, at this time, Persia is in civil strife again. An emperor and generals of the army are in separate positions every year, and they are in chaos. At this time, the biggest force appears, and the Arabs under the Islamic coalition are experiencing their livers.

Their rise is like sparks, and it is simply unstoppable.

The Persians were bothered with internal and external troubles, and demise was immediately happening. An empire that had been around for hundreds of years was now falling apart. In this situation of the Persians, it was naturally a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.

However, Li Chao knew that the Arabs would accept all the Persians' belongings very quickly, and could not stop like they were injected with chicken blood.

Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty has not had strong control over many territories in Central Asia. Especially on the front lines of the Caspian Sea and the Amu River, there are only some lords who were divided into feudal areas, and the Tang Dynasty's 80,000 soldiers in the Western Regions, and there are not many military residences there.

"Your Majesty, the court now needs to prepare more weapons for the lords. Once the war breaks out there, we must rely on the vassal lords to defend the borders we have drawn. We need to let the lords form their own territory guards as soon as possible and equip them with weapons."

Li Shimin nodded, "I understand."

Li Chao's seven sons were enthroned in the Dayuan Valley of the Western Regions. Although they were still far from Persia, they were actually not far away. In history, the Arabs quickly entered.

The Li family's Dayuan Valley was composed of seven earl leaders, with a total of two thousand Hou Bo's soldiers. The Li family could recruit soldiers and buy 14,000 horses in Dayuan. The imperial court had five military prefectures there, with 5,000 troops stationed there. Usually, the guards were rotated, and a thousand people were kept in the Dayuan Military Town for a period of time.

It is not easy to recruit 14,000 soldiers, but no matter whether it is easy or not, Li Chao still hopes that the court can prepare the armor first, even if the price will be more deceptive, Li Chao also accepted it.

People can help you slowly, but you have to get the equipment first.

"Let the vassals in the Western Regions start recruiting soldiers. As much as they recruit, the court will sell them as much armor as the court."

It's time, and Li Shimin can no longer regret it.
Chapter completed!