The problem of food supplies had become a stumbling block for the Empire's eastern expedition.
This was expected.
The ministers were all silent. They were all very clear about Li Chengdao's obsession to return to Chang 'an, so no one took the initiative to speak when faced with this question.
They really couldn't think of a perfect solution.
After a period of silence, someone broke the heavy atmosphere.
"I have a plan that might be able to break the situation."
Everyone looked over.
A burly general with an extraordinary bearing stood out. It was the Defender General, Li Ji!
Li Ji was the head of the generals in the court, the only person in the empire who was given the title of commander.
Among the other generals, only Su Dingfang could compare. Xue Rengui was also qualified, but he was still young.
He suddenly said that he had a plan to break out of this situation, so naturally, he would be valued by everyone.
"Please speak, Minister Li."
Li Chengdao restrained his expression and sat up straight to listen.
Li Ji said directly,"Our current national strength is weak. The best plan is to conserve our strength and make plans."”
"However, the Eastern Expedition is already on the agenda and cannot be abandoned. Food was the most important thing. The empire's national strength was not enough to support the expedition, so they could only go on an expedition and use war to support war. This could solve the problem of food.”
Li Ji had a well-thought-out plan and spoke with confidence, putting forward his own ideas.
His plan was not difficult to understand. In the end, it was to nurture the battle with the battle!
The expedition to the Great Tang was separated by Persia, Arabia, and Tubo.
And the so-called battle to nurture battle was to fight all the way!
They would seize grain from these countries to feed their armies!
After hearing Li Ji's plan, many of the ministers were dumbfounded. On the contrary, the generals rubbed their fists and were eager to give it a try.
"Alright! I'm good at fighting, so I'll fight my way through!”
Feng Li revealed a ferocious expression as he laughed maliciously.
"How can the countries of the continent stop the Great Qian cavalry?”
Wang Xuance, who always had a low sense of presence and rarely spoke, nodded in agreement.
"I heard that the Persian beauties are the most beautiful in the world. I can seize a few for Your Majesty to fill the harem.”
Xue Wanche said with a smile.
Su Dingfang did not say anything, but his palm was already rubbing the imperial sword at his waist.
The civil officials were speechless.
A vulgar warrior!
Do you guys have muscles in your brains?!
The Minister of Revenue stepped forward and said in a deep voice," Your Majesty, it's too risky to use war to nurture war. Although our Great Qian cavalry is powerful, if the enemy chooses to avoid fighting or drags on, we won't be able to hold on for long.”
"Moreover, the war is ever-changing. Once we lose, it will implicate the entire army and affect the foundation of the country.”
The points mentioned by the Minister of Revenue were all fatal flaws in nurturing war with war.
The first battle couldn't be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the bigger the problem would be.
Secondly, he couldn't have a big failure. Otherwise, if he failed halfway, everything would be over.
"Humph! In the entire continent, which one of them could match up to our Great Qian cavalry? If I fail to fight them, I will kill myself to thank Your Majesty!”
Xue Wanche snorted coldly, his tone revealing his strong confidence.
This was not arrogance, but the confidence built up from hundreds of battles, big and small!
Not to mention him, basically all the generals had the same mentality as him.
Xue Rengui had gone to train his soldiers and wasn't here. Otherwise, he would definitely be the first to apply to be the vanguard general.
"The Eastern Expedition is not a child's play!"
The Minister of Revenue glared angrily.
"Pa!"
Seeing that the officials below were about to start quarreling, a crisp sound of a whip rang out. It was the eunuch holding the brush who had struck the whip.
The Nine Dragon Palace Hall instantly quieted down. Then, everyone looked at Li Chengdao.
How to make a decision still depended on His Majesty.
"The Eastern Expedition is imperative."
The moment Li Chengdao opened his mouth, he came to a conclusion.
The generals all heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, even smugly glancing at the civil officials.
However, before Li Chengdao could finish, he continued,"But Liu Qing's considerations are not without reason.”
"We don't have enough food and grass. I read the ancient records of the Byzantine Empire, and it said that there is a kind of crop called sweet potato and potato in South America. It ripens once every three months and can be grown on dry land.”
"If we can plant these two crops on a large scale, then the food problem can be solved.”
Hearing Li Chengdao's words, the officials below all boiled over.
"Crops that can be grown on dry land?! How, how is this possible!"
"Where is South America? Why have I never heard of it?”
"If we can obtain these two crops, not only will we be able to solve the food problem, but we can also benefit the people of the world!”
.........
Li Chengdao's words shocked the officials for a while.
After calming down, Wei Zheng said,"Your Majesty, even if there really is such a magical crop, where should we go to find it?”
"After finding it, we still need to plant it on a large scale. The Eastern Expedition can't wait that long.”
"I have plans for this matter."
Li Chengdao waved his sleeves and said seriously,""The Eastern Expedition must not be abandoned, and we must also find sweet potatoes and potatoes.”
"I will arrange for people to take a treasure ship to South America to search for these two crops.”
"The Eastern Expedition will proceed as usual. I will personally lead the army to conquer the countries of the Western Regions.”
At this point, Li Chengdao slowly stood up and stood upright.
He looked out of the hall, and his gaze seemed to pierce through thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.
"I want to see if the European countries and the countries of the Western Regions can stop me from going east!”
His name was Li Chengdao.
He had an unyielding pride in his bones!
No matter what difficulty it was, it could not stop him from advancing!
The blood of the generals boiled. Li Ji immediately knelt down and said in a deep voice,""I am willing to follow Your Majesty to Chang 'an!”
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty to Chang 'an!”
The other generals were no exception. They would absolutely obey Li Chengdao's will!
.........
After the morning assembly, the overall strategy was finally decided.
The Eastern Expedition was inevitable. They had to conquer the countries along the way and use the war to nurture the army!
At the same time, Li Chengdao also ordered people to start building treasure ships for long-distance voyages, preparing to go to South America to search for sweet potatoes and potatoes to provide follow-up supplies.
Great Qian Empire was operating at a high speed. Everything was going on like a raging fire.
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