All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 331: Vassal State System

"It's been so many years, it's about the same."

In Lanqiao Inn, Chen Ran and Li Er were eating and drinking together, and he took the initiative to pour wine for Li Er, which was rare.

Li Er glanced at Li Yuanji who was sitting respectfully beside him, frowning slightly. "Have you thought about it?"

"Ah."

Li Yuanji, who had obviously matured a lot, nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, second brother, I will never come back after I leave. If I ever set foot on the land of the Middle Earth, you will kill me immediately."

Time passed quickly, and with strong logistical support, the Tang Dynasty swept across the world in an invincible manner.

Goguryeo in the northeast had caused considerable trouble to the Tang Dynasty in history.

But when the Tang army was fully equipped with cotton-padded clothes and quilts, and used new large-scale sea vessels to transport logistical supplies by sea, Goguryeo's resistance seemed ridiculous.

Especially when the coffins were filled with black gunpowder mixed with sugar and sent to the city wall to be detonated, the Goguryeo people also lost their last trump card.

After Goguryeo was conquered, Li Er also turned his attention to Japan across the sea.

At this time, Chen Ran took the initiative to propose that Li Yuanji's entire family move to Japan to become king.

After all, the Xuanwu Gate Incident happened many years ago, and even Li Yuan, the one who betrayed his son, died of illness.

Faced with Li Er's great achievements in improving people's livelihood and sweeping the world, the people of the world have long forgotten the former Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince of Qi Li Yuanji.

It can be said that on the political level, they no longer pose any threat to Li Er.

At this time, Li Yuanji proposed to leave, and Li Erben had no intention of refusing.

"The Japanese Kingdom sent an envoy to apologize some time ago, and also said that they would arrange for an envoy to be sent to the Tang Dynasty."

"Hey, Tang Envoy!"

Hearing this, Chen Ran couldn't help laughing. "That's the nature of Japan. When they encounter a strong enemy, they will take the initiative to kneel and learn from you. When they become strong, they will turn against you and bite you. If you agree to pass on Japanese technology and materials, you will leave trouble for future generations. They will scold you in the future."

After wiping out Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty also wiped out Baekje and Silla. Although the Koreans recognized Goguryeo as their ancestor, in fact, Goguryeo had nothing to do with them. Their ancestors were the Three Han tribes that were still living a primitive life, namely Baekje and Silla.

The people of Baekje asked Japan for help. Japan, ignorant of its own limitations, actually sent reinforcements and fought a battle with the brand new Tang navy at Baekgang River.

With Chen Ran's technical support, Datang's new ships even began to be covered with copper.

The Tang Dynasty no longer lacks copper. They have captured too many prisoners, most of whom are frantically mining in various mines.

Except for the copper mines buried deep underground, almost all the others marked by Chen Ran are being excavated on a large scale.

The outcome of the battle was not surprising at all. The entire Japanese army was wiped out, with more than 10,000 people drowned alone.

This is the reason why Japan sent envoys to apologize.

In addition, he wanted to recognize his father, so he sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty.

"Instead of raising an ungrateful person," Chen Ran was still helping Li Yuanji, "it would be better to let him go to Japan and be the king. Don't learn any technology in the future, just concentrate on farming. Develop specialty agriculture, eat well and export grain to the Tang Dynasty at the same time, that's good."

Li Er naturally would not agree easily.

He first drank the wine in the glass, then tapped the glass with his fingers.

Chen Ran rolled his eyes.

He would not take the initiative to pour wine for others unless he needed a favor.

Li Er had always been humiliated in front of him. This was a rare opportunity, so naturally he spared no effort to make back his money.

Li Er picked up the wine glass again and asked directly, "If Yuanji went to Japan, how would Japan be positioned in the future?"

"Vassal!"

Chen Ran said without hesitation, "Wakoku is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and the king is like a prince. The crown prince must go to school in Chang'an, and the succession to the throne must be approved by the Tang emperor. Vassal states have no diplomacy, and all external exchanges belong to the Tang Dynasty. In terms of military, they can only have basic power to maintain public order. The Tang Dynasty has troops stationed in Wakoku to protect it."

"Of course, the expenses of the garrison and the daily entertainment of the soldiers all need to be provided by Japan."

Li Er didn't care about anything else, he only cared about that one sentence.

'The succession to the throne must be approved by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.'

"The empire's territory is growing, and it is no longer manageable." Li Er pondered for a long time, "It is not impossible to arrange some vassal states."

Considering the communication capabilities of this era, the Tang Dynasty was so huge that it would take several months to travel from one end to the other, even on horseback.

Even the ambitious and talented Li Er had to set up protectorates one after another and assign general managers to be in charge of the local situation.

He could naturally see that doing so would carry the risk of warlord separatism, but he had no better choice.

At least before the popularization of radio and airplanes, no one could do anything about it.

"If we do things as vassal states, it would be a way out."

Chen Ran interrupted his thoughts impatiently, "Can you please give me a straight answer?"

Li Er put his thoughts aside and looked at Li Yuanji.

After a moment, he nodded and said, "In that case, let's go."

Li Yuanji was so overjoyed that he almost shed tears.

Since Xuanwu Gate, he has been trapped in Lanqiao Inn most of the time.

Although he could learn a lot of good knowledge, staying here for so many years was almost driving him crazy.

"Second brother~~~"

Li Er also reached out his hand at the right time and pressed Li Yuanji's shoulder. "Okay, everything will be fine."

Chen Ran on the side curled his lips and said, "Acting." Li Er is becoming more and more like a standard emperor.

A typical emperor is cold-blooded and ruthless, caring only about interests and not feelings.

The reason why Li Er was willing to let Li Yuanji go to Japan to be the king was not out of emotion, but out of interest.

He was laying the groundwork for his sons to become kings in various parts of the world.

Chen Ran could of course see through all of this, but there was no need to expose it.

As for the people in Japan, they don’t know yet that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has chosen a new king for them. This is no big deal. They will know when the Tang Dynasty’s army arrives in Japan.

Li Yuanji was a little out of control, but Li Er was very calm.

"Chengye stays in Chang'an City. I will take good care of him."

Li Chengye is Li Yuanji's eldest son. Originally he was killed after the Xuanwu Gate Incident in history, but now he has become a hostage.

"I will arrange the best education for Chengye, you don't need to worry."

"Yes~~~"

The Tang Dynasty's army set out again.

This kind of thing has long been commonplace for the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Ever since the food problem was solved and everyone could have enough to eat, the Tang Dynasty's army basically sent out large numbers of troops every year.

Mainly going west, but sometimes going in other directions.

But this time, I went to the East, a place I had rarely visited before.

About 20,000 elite Tang troops came to the seaside and boarded large ships through the plank road at the port.

They were carried by ships to Japan, avoiding the typhoon season.

Japan is selecting smart people from all over the country and preparing to send them to the Tang Dynasty to learn advanced knowledge, and also to ask for it. If the request fails, they will directly steal the seeds of the crops.

Then, the Tang Dynasty's soldiers landed.

Thanks to the supplies provided by Chen Ran, the people of the Tang Dynasty have been well fed and well clothed in recent years, especially the military, which has received priority supplies.

These Tang army soldiers could eat their fill at every meal. They had a supply of meat and eggs almost every day, as well as plenty of rapeseed oil to fill their stomachs.

The result was that almost every Tang army soldier was tall and strong, with a ruddy face.

Even when wearing heavy plate armor weighing dozens of kilograms, he can still move briskly.

The most feared thing in everything is comparison. When there is comparison, there is hurt.

The people here in Japan, as Chen Ran said, could not reach the faces of the Tang army even if they jumped up and waved their fists!

Being short is the biggest pain for the Japanese people.

In order to improve their genes, they have been continuously introducing people from China since the Tang Dynasty, especially men from China who sailed to Japan, and asked them to leave their seeds.

By the Ming Dynasty, the effects gradually became apparent. The average height exceeded 1.4 meters and gradually approached 1.5 meters. Occasionally, giants over 1.6 meters tall would appear.

Japan is an island, and the same is true not only for the people but also for the horses they raise.

In the words of the Tang Dynasty's Daomen who landed, "Be careful, a group of half-grown children riding dogs are rushing towards us!"

There was no suspense in the battle.

In front of the Tang army, the Japanese resistance was so ridiculous.

Their iron swords and bamboo spears were simply unable to penetrate the plate armor worn by the Tang army.

Faced with the weapons of the Tang army, the so-called armor worn by the Japanese, which was made of bamboo and a small amount of iron sheets, also had no defensive effect at all.

The Tang army defeated the Japanese in several counterattacks, and the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and eventually fell into a state of organizational collapse.

Afterwards, the Tang army swept across Japan and planted the Tang flag in every corner.

By the time Li Yuanji brought his entire family here after traveling thousands of miles, the locals had already knelt obediently to welcome their new king.

"Why are the people here so short?"

Li Yuanji, who was originally in high spirits, was suddenly disappointed.

"Your Highness." Zhao Wenhai, who had escorted him here, said with a smile, "The Taoist priest said that when you encounter something unpleasant, don't rush to deny it, but think about changing it."

Li Yuanji looked over and asked, "What do you mean?"

"The Taoist priest meant to give them a new species."

The Japanese don't need any advanced knowledge, they just need to know how to farm.

In the future, this place will mainly develop characteristic agriculture and characteristic service industries, and provide logistical support for ships sailing here.

As for what kind of ships would come to places where there is only agriculture, on the one hand, there are ships coming to mine and transport minerals, and on the other hand, there are fleets sailing to America.

New large ocean-going ships now have the ability to cross the Pacific Ocean and reach the other side.

Since the goal is to be the Khan of the world, America is naturally indispensable.

Of course, it is an unrealistic luxury for the Tang Dynasty to directly rule that place.

Chen Ran’s proposal was still about a vassal state, but this time it was Li Jiancheng’s family’s turn.

(End of this chapter)