Li Shi Min was stunned and frowned.
"You're asking for half of Jiannan Dao!”
Li Shi Min asked cautiously.
"What are you trying to do?"
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Tang was divided into the Ten Paths.
That is, Guannei Road, Henan Road, Hedong Road, Hebei Road, Shannan Road, Longyou Road, Huainan Road, Jiangnan Road, Jiannan Road, Lingnan Road, the abolition of the county into a state, so each road has jurisdiction over several states.
The eight provinces that Li Ke requested, including Yizhou, were all linked together. They occupied more than half of Jiannan Road and even took down Chengdu Prefecture.
This was complete control of the entire southwest!
"I definitely have an ulterior motive, but I won't tell you.”
Li Ke said with a smile.
"I already said it's a deal. Just say whether you're willing to make this deal or not. As for what I want to do with these places, don't worry about it.”
"I've also made it clear that if you don't agree, I can order the Shu Royal Guards to stop the disaster relief right now.”
"Anyway, you are the emperor. In the end, you will be the one who will be affected the most by the locust plague.”
"You choose."
Li Ke was very unyielding because he had the capital to be unyielding.
Right now, Yizhou was the only fief in the province. Due to the research, whether it was money, food, or various resources, they were astronomical figures.
Saying that he was as rich as a country was simply insulting Li Ke.
After he took down the seven provinces, as long as he gave him half a year, Li Ke would have tens of thousands of cars and hundreds of thousands of spears.
So what if Li Shi Min was the emperor? Even if he sent millions of troops to attack him, he would not be afraid.
Moreover, Li Shiming wouldn't be able to make the first move.
Chang 'an and the Tang Empire would be his!
"Your Majesty, I think it's feasible."
Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly said.
"The King of Shu has made great contributions to the smallflower plague and the locust plague this time. Increasing his fief is also a kind of reward.”
"There will be much less opposition from the courtiers and aristocratic families.”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui hurriedly said.
"I agree."
Li Shi Min looked at Li Ke angrily. He really didn't expect Li Ke to talk to him like this and reject his proposal.
He didn't know that Li Ke was most disgusted by Li Shiming's random wishes.
In history, the real Li Ke, including his son Li Tai, the other princes Li You, and Princess Gao Yang, all rebelled. The biggest reason was that Li Shiming could not make any promises.
He would give them the illusion that their hope would be destroyed, but they would have no way out. They would take the risk and live a life worse than death.
However, Li Shi Min had yet to realize this, he only hated Li Ke.
However, just as Zhangsun Wuji said, Li Ke's request was not too much.
Moreover, for the sake of the inheritance of science, Li Shiming was even willing to hand over the position of Crown Prince. Why would he care about the fiefs of the seven states?、
"Alright, I promise you."
Li Shi Min said unhappily.
"Tonight, when I return, I will write an edict to announce your reward to the world. As long as the disaster is controlled within five days, it will be announced to the world.”
"But you said that you would write a book and record your research for others to learn from.”
"The Imperial Court won't be able to produce enough paper for you to write a book in a short period of time. As for the bamboo slips, they'll also need to be urgently allocated.”
During the Tang Dynasty, although Cai Lun had improved the quality of the paper, the quality of the paper had improved a lot.
However, the production rate was not high, so Great Tang paper was still a rare item in high demand.
Even the books in the imperial court were not all paper, but mostly bamboo slips.
"I thought it was nothing."
Li Ke smiled indifferently.
"It's just paper. I can make it myself. You don't have to worry about it.”
Li Shiming, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others were shocked.
" You know how to make paper?!"
Li Ke pointed at his head and smiled.
"Science is omnipotent!"
……
Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji split up and left Chang 'an. One of them went to Jingzhou, and the other went to Lingzhou.
According to Fang Xuanling's idea, both of them were fully armed and equipped with heavy armor. They even had masks on.
The ordinary soldiers also covered their mouths and noses with short bandages and barely moved forward.
" Damn it, these locusts are like rain. I can't see the road at all. It's really difficult to move!"
Cheng Yaojin cursed angrily.
"If this was an enemy, I could still fight him.”
"But this little thing doesn't need any strength at all. Its true qi is killing me!”
"Forget about saving people, the army can't even walk two miles in a day!”
Cheng Yaojin was furious.
The conditions for the army to march were very harsh. It was not just about bringing 50,000 people away, but also all kinds of supplies and equipment.
If they encountered any bad weather like rain, snow, wind, or frost, it would delay their progress, let alone the current situation.
"Great General, we have no choice.”
Wu Zhong said with a bitter smile.
"The locusts are all over the place, blocking our vision. We can only move forward like this.”
Cheng Yaojin sighed helplessly.
He could be considered a wise general and often had many ideas, but in the current situation, he really could not think of any solutions.
" I can only pray for the Path of Heavenly Gods."
Cheng Yaojin joked and ordered.
"Take out your saber, swing it, and kill. Try your best to open up a path.”
This method seemed to be the only feasible method at the moment.
The army obeyed, but the effect was obvious. It was useless.
For the first time, the Tang Army was stumped by these locusts.
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin heard the sound of chickens and ducks nearby. It was very noisy, and it was obvious that there were many of them.
Following the direction of the sound, he took a closer look and saw many people wearing veils, chasing tens of thousands of chickens and ducks to eat locusts.
"Under the orders of the King of Shu, we will drive the chickens and ducks to the provinces within the Pass to clear out the locusts.”
The person revealed his identity and intentions.
Cheng Yaojin was relieved.
No matter what, everyone's goal now was to deal with the locusts. They were friends, not enemies.
But how much could chickens and ducks eat when they ate locusts?
This method really worked.
Li Ji, who was in the Spiritual State, had the same thoughts as Cheng Yaojin.
However, after an hour, they had actually eliminated countless locusts, and they could see the path ahead.
Although Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji were not together, they both had the same feeling.
"Damn it, I'm a battlefield hero, but I can't even compare to chickens and ducks!”
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