To get rich, build roads first.

This statement is very reasonable whether in later generations or in the Tang Dynasty.

Starting from Chang'an City and going all the way to Dengzhou, because cement roads were built early, the prefectures and counties along the way are generally relatively wealthy.

Especially after entering Dengzhou, you can clearly feel the prosperity of this city.

The Dengzhou where people could not even have enough to eat has long gone and will never return.

"Your Majesty, Xue Li and Xi Jun have gone to recruit soldiers. We have to wait in Dengzhou for a few days."

Ma Zhou, Xu Jingzong, Shangguan Yi, and Chu Suiliang all held court positions and could not follow Li Kuan to Goguryeo.

But Wang Xuance was different. He was Li Kuan's personal adviser. He would go wherever Li Kuan went.

No, beside Li Kuan now, one is Wang Xuanwu and the other is Wang Xuance.

"Don't worry, I happen to have some things to do in Dengzhou."

This is Li Kuan's second visit to Dengzhou. However, Dengzhou is second only to Liangzhou, and the capital of Chu has great influence.

Countless people in Dengzhou relied on Li Kuan to personally venture out to sea to fish and hunt whales to solve their food and clothing problems and find a way to become rich.

No matter how bad a person is, he still has a touching heart.

In order to make this battle of Goguryeo smoother and more fruitful, Li Kuan felt that it was necessary to make some other arrangements.

"On the day when His Majesty appointed the Prince as the Commander-in-Chief of the Pyongyang Road March, he sent a letter to Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou naval divisions. In the past few days, there should be some fleets arriving one after another.

Come here. All the warships and merchant ships of Donghai Fishery in Japan have been recalled. Your Majesty, you only need to take command in Dengzhou, and Xue Li and the others can lead the army to capture Pyongyang and Seoul, the two capitals of Goguryeo.

Down."

Wang Fugui naturally did not want Li Kuan to lead his troops to sea again.

Although the new clipper boats produced by Donghai Fishery Shipbuilding Workshop are very safe, after all, there are no eyesight in the wind and waves, and some accidents happen every year.

"Don't talk nonsense! What are you talking about when I, the general manager, live in Dengzhou? Besides, others are worried about Goguryeo, are you worried too? When the time comes, we will have hundreds of warships and sea ships rushing to Pyongyang City, just the few Goguryeo ships.

Can a navy like a sampan be our opponent? We only need to line up the warships on the riverside outside Pyongyang, and the officers and men on board can land slowly without worrying about any danger."

Not to mention the professional warships of the municipal navy, all kinds of bed crossbows are equipped on the deck. Even ordinary sea-going ships, as long as they belong to the East China Sea fishery, also have bed crossbows on them.

Coupled with the crossbows placed on the deck, if the Goguryeo people dared to come out to block the Tang army's landing, it would actually save Li Kuan a lot of trouble.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates think it is not difficult to defeat Goguryeo, but it is still very challenging to destroy Goguryeo. As long as our navy separates to attack Goguryeo's cities and contain Goguryeo's forces, we have actually achieved great success.

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Especially in the Yalu River area, we can send a fleet to cruise there and destroy all the Goguryeo ships. In this way, the connection between the Liaodong cities in Goguryeo and the cities on the peninsula will be lost.

And they have to worry at all times that our fleet will transport soldiers and attack them from behind."

Wang Xuance was not afraid of death, but he felt that Li Kuan only had 20,000 soldiers at his disposal. If he went ashore directly to attack Goguryeo, it would be a bit unsatisfactory.

After all, it is impossible to transport too many war horses on the ship. If there are only 20,000 infantry, it will be difficult to capture the city of Pyongyang, let alone defeat Goguryeo.

"Xuan Ce, don't worry. Although my military skills are from Yeluzi, I am not a person who talks about war on paper like Zhao Kuo. Our advantage is equipment, how can we use our own weaknesses to compete with Goguryeo's advantages?"

Li Kuan never thought of letting the men of Shibo Navy go ashore to fight.

Of course, this does not mean giving up the battle on the road completely.

To attack a city, you still have to rely on the army.

The soldiers Xue Li and Xi Jun bought and recruited were to be used in land battles.

Of course, the most elite force in Li Kuan's hands is the guards of the Chu Palace. These specially trained guards can play the role of one against ten, and can definitely give Goguryeo a ruthless blow at the critical moment.

Of course, the Intelligence and Investigation Bureau of the Prince of Chu's Mansion had been deployed in Goguryeo for so long, so naturally it was not for nothing.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Chun Yunan, the governor of Dengzhou, has brought someone to greet you!"

When he was approaching the gate of Dengzhou City, Wang Xuance saw a group of people standing at the gate from a distance, obviously coming towards Li Kuan and his party.

"Let's go! The Chunyu family has been raising this fat sheep for ten years. It's time for them to play their role."

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Dengzhou, Ajinomoto branch.

The day after Li Kuan arrived, he invited a group of people to Ajinomoto for a dinner through Chun Yunan.

Chinese people like to talk about things at banquets. No matter whether it is Chun Yunan or other shopkeepers, they will not think that Li Kuan really just wants to have a meal with everyone.

"Your Majesty, you are the benefactor of the people of Dengzhou. This time, Your Majesty leads the army to go to Goguryeo. We, the members of the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce, have discussed it and are willing to contribute a small amount of effort to comfort the army. I will first make a contribution and donate 20,000 yuan."

After three drinks, Chun Yu could not help but jump out when he saw that Li Kuan hadn't gotten to the point yet.

In his opinion, Li Kuan's invitation to so many businessmen for dinner must be for everyone's pockets.

Fortunately, in this era, wealthy businessmen have the habit of actively or passively donating money. Chun Yunan also thought that Li Kuan was trying to get everyone to "actively" donate money and labor this time.

"Yes, Your Highness King Chu, not only money, but I am also willing to donate a thousand whale skin tents to the army. The winter in Goguryeo is a bit colder than ours in Dengzhou. The effect of these tents on preventing cold and keeping warm is very good.

You should be able to use it."

"I have a batch of whale skin boots in my warehouse, and they just happen to be donated to the army!"

"I opened an instant noodle workshop outside the city last year. The army can come to me for all the instant noodles they need. I will never make a penny."

"My fleet just returned from the sea yesterday. If necessary, we are always at the disposal of His Highness King Hou Chu."

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Although the words of these businessmen may not necessarily come from their hearts.

However, it at least shows that Dengzhou still has relatively strong support for Li Kuan.

As the rear area of ​​the waterway attack on Goguryeo, Dengzhou can fully support the consumption of an army of 20,000, and there is almost no need to transport supplies from Chang'an City.

Of course, weapons such as arrows, swords and guns are subject to production restrictions in Dengzhou, so they still need to be uniformly deployed by the court.

"I appreciate everyone's kindness! I'm calling you here today, not to make you lose money, but to lead you to make a fortune!"
Chapter completed!