Independent administration and justice is already the limit that Li Yan can do. As for legislative power, it is still temporarily in the hands of Li Yan, but the legislative power will be independent sooner or later. After all, Li Yan, who came from later generations, already knew the trend of history. Simply concentrating power in the hands of the emperor will only cause dictatorship, and dictatorship may bring disaster to his descendants. Therefore, from now on, he has intentionally begun to dilute the emperor's power.

However, no matter how Li Yan diluted it, in this era, the emperor was still the master of the entire empire, especially Li Yan was also the founder of the entire Great Qi Dynasty. Whether it was prestige or ability, he was recognized by all subjects. Therefore, although Li Yan handed over most of the administrative power in his hand, in fact, as long as he said a word, he could take back these powers at any time.

The administrative structure of Qi State was upgraded on the original basis, and most of them did not change much, and they only made some modifications to some details. However, even so, it was still not possible to be completed in a short time. Therefore, after the founding ceremony was completed, Wang An, as prime minister, and the ministers of the cabinet members, were almost exhausted.

However, all of the above has nothing to do with Li Yan, because he is only responsible for formulating large plans, and the specific operations must naturally be completed by his ministers. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be the emperor be useless? What’s more, Li Yan also delegated most of his administrative power. Taking advantage of the opportunity of upgrading the administrative organization, it is also a test of the cabinet he selected. Only by passing this test can Li Yan have reason to believe that they will lead the Daqi to a higher glory under their leadership.

Half a month after Li Yan ascended the throne, Li Zhen and Li Yun also ascended the throne in Zhongjing, Tianzhu, but their political system was quite special. There were two emperors in China who were in charge of government affairs and military affairs, and their national names were also troublesome. Whether it was Li Yun's "Cheng" or Li Zhen's "Yue", it was not suitable, so in the end, they simply used "Tianzhu" as their national names.

Moreover, because of the particularity of the unity of politics and religion in India, the political system of India was completely different from that of the Tang Dynasty and the Daqi Dynasty, but it also absorbed some characteristics of the political system of the two countries. In addition, the development of industry and commerce in India was far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty and the Daqi Dynasty, so Li Yun proposed the development idea of ​​giving equal importance to agriculture, industry and commerce. This also led to the political system of India becoming more unique.

However, just when Li Yan, Li Yun, Li Zhen and others established their country and became emperors one after another, Li Ke finally crossed the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea, then advanced from south to north, during which he passed through the Aegean Sea and finally arrived at the Black Sea Strait a month later. Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Rome, was located there.

Constantinople was originally an ancient Greek city called Byzantium, but later Greece was conquered by the Romans, and it naturally became a Roman territory. Later, Constantinople built a big city here and named it New Rome, but people still like to call it Constantinople.

However, among the people of Eastern Romans, it is simply called a city. Perhaps in the hearts of the Eastern Romans, except for Constantinople, which can be called a city, all other places are rural, which is somewhat similar to a city in later China. Haha. Just kidding.

Constantinople is located at the northeast end of the Black Sea Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and its geographical location is very important. The Black Sea Strait is divided into three parts, the southwest end is the Dardanelles Strait. In the middle is the smallest sea in the world, called the Marmara Sea. The northeast end is also a strait, and Constantinople is also located on this strait.

The Greeks called this strait the Bosphorus, which was translated into Chinese as Oxford Ferry. In Greek mythology and legend, the old lewd Zeus had an affair with the princess on earth, but was discovered by his wife, so he turned the princess into a cow. Finally, the princess swam across the strait and escaped, so she got this name.

When Li Ke and his fleet passed through the Dardanelles at the southwest end, they found that the two sides of the strait, which were only two or three miles wide, had built many fortresses. From time to time, soldiers could be seen shuttled through the fortresses. In addition, there was also an Eastern Roman navy patrolling in the strait.

Before entering the Dardanelles, Li Ke's fleet had already joined with the envoy fleet of Wang Fangyi's envoys in the rear. This time, Li Ke no longer planned to conceal his identity. When he saw the Eastern Roman officials who were managing the strait, he directly revealed his identity, which shocked the other party. While sending people to inform Constantinople, he was very attentive to receive it. Now, there are two Roman warships leading the way in front of their fleet, and there is a Roman fleet behind him to protect him, for fear of an accident in the noble Tang prince.

"What a dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!" Li Ke stood at the bow of the warship, looking at the military layout on both sides while walking. Although he had never studied in the military academy, when he was a prince, he also learned military tactics with several veterans, so he could naturally see the strategic importance of the Dardanelles at a glance.

"Fang Yi, if you were asked to attack Constantinople, would you be able to conquer this important sea road?" Cen Changqian knew little about military tactics, but after hearing Li Ke's words, he turned to Wang Fangyi next to him and asked.

Wang Fangyi has been looking at the terrain here since just now. As a general, he was thinking about how to attack here naturally. Therefore, after hearing Cen Changqian's words, he immediately spoke: "This strait connects to the Black Sea. Not only is the terrain dangerous, but Constantinople's naval support is also behind it. It is impossible to capture this place from the sea. Therefore, the only way is to attack from the land south of the strait and directly occupy all the land on the south bank of the strait. At that time, you can attack Constantinople from any point in the strait. There is no military value here, and it doesn't matter whether it attacks or not."

"Haha, Fang Yi is indeed a military genius. He can see the weakness here in such a short time. However, the army of the cannibals has not yet completely occupied the Asia Minor Peninsula, and is quite a distance from the Black Sea Strait. In addition, the Eastern Roman Empire has deployed a large number of troops in the Asia Minor region, so if Dashi wants to attack here from land, he must defeat the entire Asia Minor army." Li Ke also smiled.

On Li Ke's way, he had paid great attention to collecting information about the Eastern Roman Empire, especially the other party's war with the cannibals, and the relationship with the northern and eastern barbarians, which were the focus of his collection. Therefore, Li Ke also had some understanding of the situation in the Eastern Roman Empire.

"This is, the Asia Minor Peninsula has become the last barrier between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Great Romans, so the Eastern Romans will definitely defend there at all costs. So if the Great Russians want to destroy Eastern Romans as quickly as possible, then the best way is to capture this strait from the sea and then conquer Constantinople in one fell swoop. When we came, didn't we hear that the Great Russians had already built a navy in Egypt? It is estimated that the Great Russians are also preparing to fight the Romans at sea to fight life and death!" Wang Fangyi said with a smile.

Although under the pressure of the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty, Dashi had to sign the Four Kingdoms Covenant, everyone knew very clearly that Dashi, as a new empire, was born with an outward expansion. Although he bowed to the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty for a while, he would definitely reveal his fangs one day in the future. And after being under the yin of the way eastward, they could only turn their eyes to the Eastern Roman Empire in the north. After all, no matter how strong the Tang Dynasty is, it is too far away from here, and even if it is supported, it will not have much power.

The Dardanelles are about 100 miles long. At the speed of Li Ke and his fleet, it took nearly half a day to enter the Marmara Sea. This ocean located in the middle of the Black Sea Strait is very small and was called the smallest sea in the world in later generations.

However, although this sea is small, the scenery is very beautiful. In addition, the Black Sea Strait connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, so fish often pass through this strait, making the fishing industry very developed. There are two small archipelagos in the sea, which are rich in marble, granite and slate. Most of the stones used to build Constantinople are collected from the archipelago.

Li Ke and the others were not the first Han people to arrive here. In fact, as early as the beginning of the opening of the Suez Canal, sporadic Han merchant ships had already arrived in Eastern Rome. Therefore, the people here are not unfamiliar with Han merchant ships. However, the arrival of Li Ke and their fleet caused a sensation. Even many fishermen stood on the ship in amazement, looking at Li Ke and their fleet in a distance.

Their eyes were all focused on the four warships in Li Ke's fleet. The four warships were all the main warships in Li Yan's navy. The hull was divided into four layers. There were more than a dozen gun doors on both sides of the side of each layer, revealing the black muzzle inside. However, these guns were not surprising. After all, the Eastern Romans did not know the power of the guns at all. The reason why they were shocked was mainly because the warships were too large.

Originally, the Eastern Romans had always been very proud of their navy, but later the arrival of the Han merchant ships made them discover that the Han ships were actually built a few points larger than their warships. However, the warships that appeared in front of them were about twice as large as ordinary Han merchant ships. This made the Eastern Roman warship leading the way look less than half of the Li Ke warship. It can be said that this was the first time they had seen such a large ship.

In fact, it was not only these fishermen, but when Li Ke and his friends entered the Danier Strait, the Eastern Roman navy was also very shocked by the four warships. If it weren't for the fear of disturbing the noble Tang prince, there would probably be a Roman officer who would have been unable to help boarding the ship to visit.

But even so, several Roman officers gathered at the sterns of the two Roman warships leading the way, and were discussing the four warships. It is estimated that they were discussing how they should defeat each other if they encountered an enemy driving such a warship?
Chapter completed!