The morning court ends.

Chengqian's rare summons Fang Xuanling, Ma Zhou, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng talked together.

There is a side hall in the palace, a table and a copper hot pot. Various hot pot ingredients are prepared, mainly mutton slices.

The second year of Kaiyuan is about to end, and it is now the end of the year, and the envoys from all over the country have arrived in Beijing one after another.

Thinking about the past year, the center of the court has not been very smooth, so Cheng Qian also wanted to have a good chat with a few of them. The four ministers represent the three forces in the court now.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were centrists, so Ma Zhou was naturally the main figure of the Zhang Party, especially Zhang Chao was not in Beijing, with Ma Zhou as the leader, and Changsun Wuji was the royalist school.

The Zhang Party has the strongest power. Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng supported them in most cases, and Changsun Wuji's strength is relatively weak.

He is sometimes quite boring.

But he became angry, angry, and even tougher, and now he has gradually thought a little more. Just like this time, he originally wanted to fight hard, but Zhang Chao's memorial was completely different.

Cheng Qian thought about Zhang Chao's concession afterwards, but it was quite unexpected.

"The West Sea Fleet Navy captured Gujarat Port from the west estuary of Jieji Kingdom, and the South Sea Fleet also captured Chittagong from the Aragan Kingdom, controlling the estuary of the Ganges River."

No matter how the monarch and ministers fought in the court, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty expanded their territory, which still made him, the emperor excited and happy.

Wang Xuance stuck in Tanisha like a nail. He successfully occupied many city fortresses on the line of Tanisha and established a fortress defense cluster, so that although King Jieri established a coalition with Zhaloqi, Alagan, Kamohobo and other countries, he was still unable to advance westward.

Relying on the advantages of the navy, the Tang army launched an attack on the East-West and East-West Haikou of the Jieji Kingdom at the same time.

The West Sea Fleet successfully captured the Gujarat Port, the port of the western estuary of the Kingdom of Jieji, which is regarded as a southwestern protrusion of the Kingdom of Jieji, to the west is the Great Desert, and to the east is the Zhaloqi Kingdom on the Deccan Plateau. This protrusion has now been captured by the Tang army, and they have lost the West estuary.

To the east, the South China Sea fleet bypassed Lijiapo, crossed the strait, and attacked the Aragan Kingdom, an ally of the Kingdom of Jieji. It captured Chittagong near the mouth of the Ganges River.

This harbor has a long history and has been in the hands of the Aragans for more than a hundred years, but under the attack of the South China Sea Fleet, they were unable to defend it.

Now the South China Sea Fleet occupies Chittagong and blocks the entrance to the Ganges River.

Both East and West Haikou in Jie Ri were controlled and blocked by the Tang army.

The Tang Dynasty obtained two more important ports in the Indian Ocean, and at the same time greatly weakened the strength of the Kingdom of Jie Japanese. Without these two major sea ports, the economy of Jie Japanese would be much damaged. Not to mention that the Tang army occupied these two sea ports, Jie Japanese would have to send troops back to defend, and the pressure on Tanisha would be greatly reduced.

Fang Xuanling sighed, "This is still the strategy set by Wen Yuan at the beginning, and his vision is long-term. Now that we have captured these two port cities, it is not enough to worry about the country of Judgment."

"I am ready to send more troops to Gujarat and Jida."

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "The two ports are very important and are an important support point for us in India. I would like to ask Your Majesty to name the two ports."

In the eyes of the Tang people, the names Gujarat and Jida should be a little too special. Naturally, they should be given a Chinese name for this newly conquered land.

Cheng Qian thought about it and said with a smile, "How about giving the name of Yongji to Chittagong and Gujarat to give the name of Xinji?"

"very good."

Changsun Wuji praised it.

Since ancient times, many names have been given to the newly conquered land. Huaiyuan, Huaihuai Rou and Huai'an also include Wu'an and Wuding or Ningyuan Ningxia, Huai, Ning, Wu, An, Zhen, Gui, Sui, De, Xing, Xin, etc.

The two newly conquered ports themselves are both in Ji, and the emperor gave them one Yongji and the other Xinji.

Chengqian means that these two port cities are relatively important. Not only is the location important, but the surrounding land is also good. For example, Chittagong guards the estuary of the Ganges River, and the nearby area is the most fertile estuary plain.

Both places were captured by the imperial naval fleet, so Chengqian did not intend to grant the princes as fiefs, but intended to use these two important places as territories directly under the imperial court, and even did not intend to give them to the royal family in the future.

Yongji and Xinji ports are set as two states, relying on the two ports to explore the surrounding areas.

The imperial court dispatched troops from the Nanya to station, and sent the governors and county magistrates to manage them.

Chengqian did not fully support the imperial court's law of division of feudals. He believed that the division of feudals was right, but it could not be done in one size fits the whole. For example, there was no problem in the north of Yinshan, Yanshan, and Tianshan. However, in Linyi, Funan and even the Golden Peninsula, the division of feudals could not be divided.

He even opposed the credibility mailing.

These places seem to be far away from the Central Plains, but they are extremely fertile and are quite conducive to development. Such places should be held in the hands of the court.

Now that Jida and Gujarat have been captured, he opposed the division of feudals. Even the original Xindu Port, Cheng Qian also planned to change the feudals and exchange this port from the princes to serve as the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.

"Before, Wang Xuance's territory of Gandhara was changed to Tanisha. Now Gandhara is in the hands of the court. I plan to use Gandhara's territory plus some newly-developed territory of the Kingdom of Jieji to exchange it back to Xindu Port and surrounding territory from the princes. What do you think?"

"I think so. Ports like Xindu are very important. If they are handed over to the princes, they are afraid they will not be able to develop and operate quickly. Trust is very important to the Tang Dynasty and the entire Xindu leadership. If they are handed over to the court to operate, then the power of the court can quickly develop the port, which will be very beneficial to the court and the princes of Xindu at that time. Moreover, the court can station troops in Xindu Port, which can not only protect maritime routes, but also quickly send troops to reinforce."

Changsun Wuji naturally agreed immediately.

There are many ports like Xindu, Jida and Guji, such as Lijiapo, which is also an important port. But Lijiapo will definitely not spit it out.

The entire Golden Peninsula was granted to the Princess of Zhenguo. Li Jiapo was actually not owned by Zhang Chao, but Zhang Cong, the son of Zhang Chao and Princess of Zhenguo.

But if you can get one piece back, just one piece.

Liu Qiu and Li Jiapo couldn't take back, but the trust, Xinji and Yongji must be in the hands of the court in the future.

Ma Zhou didn't say anything.

He ordered the dishes into the hot pot.

"Director Ma, what do you mean?"

Ma Zhou put down his chopsticks and smiled.

"Your Majesty's idea is correct. Important ports such as Xindu, Yongji and Xinji should indeed be controlled and operated by the court. Although overseas territories are enfeoffed and developed, they also need to be led by the court. Your Majesty's ideas are completely correct."

Ma Zhou is not confused about the concept of big things.

Although everyone usually competed with the emperor, they were just to limit the imperial power, but no one had ever thought of weakening the Tang Dynasty.

Ma Zhou believed that all ministers, including Zhang Chao, hoped that the Tang Dynasty would be strong.

The central court of the Tang Dynasty is the trunk and the princes are the branches. The strong trunk and weak branches are the right one. If the weak trunk and strong branches are strong, the entire system will collapse.

"Transfer a army from Nanya to destroy Alagan first." Changsun Wuji said fiercely.

The Arakan Kingdom actually has a long history, with a history of at least seven or eight hundred years. This small country is not considered in the Indian system, but should be from the Myanmar system.

They have always been in the southwest of the Naga Mountains in Myanmar, which is the western coastal area of ​​later generations. Their territory is actually quite small, but at this time, they were considered to be a relatively powerful force in the Bay of Bengal.

There are mountains to the east and sea to the west. The terrain restricts the development of the Arakans and has always been confined to this narrow and long coastal area.

It is also more reasonable for Changsun Wuji to say that he will fight the Arakam country first.

After all, the Ganges estuary plain to the west was controlled by the Gundam Kingdom. Later, Jie Ri destroyed Gundam and other countries and expanded its power to the Ganges estuary to the east.

The strength of Jie Ri Kingdom is relatively strong, and there is no danger to defend on the plain where the Ganges River enters the mouth of the river. The Tang army came from afar, so it is difficult to gain a foothold. It is better to rely on Chittagong as a supporter and destroy the weaker Alagan first, so that you can rely on the Naga Mountains and have no worries to capture the Ganges River Estuary Plain.

Changsun Wuji put half a plate of goose intestines into the hot pot.

"Your Majesty, first capture Alagan, and then seize the Ganges Seakou Plain. Then, we can annex the Little Brahmins and the Great Qin Brahmins to the northeast, and then we can connect with Yunnan Road through the Naga Pass. By then, Yongji will no longer be an enclave, and Yunnan Road will also obtain an outlet. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty can also join Tubo from the south. When Tubo is conquered in the future, Qinghai-Tibet can also go directly to Yongji Port and enter the sea."

Although it is difficult to cross the Naga Mountains to Yunnan, or cross the snowy mountains to Qinghai-Tibet, it is still possible to build a road and use mules and horses.

Even if the road is difficult, there will be heavy snow and mountain blocking periods every year and mudslides in the rainy season. It is also very important to have a channel to go directly to the sea.

This not only means transporting Qinghai-Tibet merchant freight from Yunnan, but also because the Tang Dynasty was able to quickly transport goods or troops into Yunnan or Tibet through the sea.

The north and south can connect Yunnan and Qinghai-Tibet at the same time, which will undoubtedly allow these two areas that the Tang Dynasty is still expanding and conquering, and can integrate into the Tang Dynasty more quickly.

"Yongji, Jida University has confidence, each stationed one army." Cheng Qian said, slapped his thigh. Each place had 20,000 troops stationed. If the Shanghai army was added to three ports and each stationed a squadron, it would be almost the same.

"As for Yunnan Road, I think troops should be sent in," said Changsun Wuji.

Nanzhao, Yunnan, was originally only of medium strength among the Six Divines, but because he accepted Han culture and had always had a good relationship with the court, he sent troops to help him in the war of protecting the law, which was considered a great contribution to the law protection army.

Nowadays, King Nanzhao, like Queen Subi, is the autonomous ruler of the Tang Dynasty and has great power. However, Changsun Wuji always believed that, and his heart would be different if he was not of my race.

This is one time, another time.

Now that the imperial court has freed up its operations, of course it has to strengthen the control of Yunnan.

As for the reason, it is based on the reason of sweeping away the barbarians who were disobeying the Wang Hua who plundered Yunnan's trade routes. On this reason, the Tang army entered Yunnan and the army passed by, and it would not be so easy to withdraw.
Chapter completed!